Chapter 2: Martial Arts Ranking!

Upon discovering that his attributes and many abilities were not activated, and that his original Mangekyou Sharingan, originally belonging to Fugaku Uchiha, only had a single tomoe and was putting a great burden on his body (almost draining all his blood and energy just by opening it), Zhang Weihao immediately deactivated his Sharingan, restoring his original pupil color, and began checking his various attributes.

Appearance 11, IQ 12, Physique 15, Family Background 50. Because he awakened relatively early this time, he is still a minor, only thirteen years old (to make it easier to drive big cars), so his attributes have not yet grown.

Because I haven’t practiced martial arts and don’t really enjoy reading, some of my key attributes haven’t increased much, and some have even decreased. But that’s okay, once I start training, they’ll rise back up in less than two years.

It has to be said that having a high family background is indeed very useful. He is actually the son of the richest man in the country, and his family must be worth at least 13,000. Well, there is also the number one in the world in this world, so the Zhengde Emperor of this world is not simple either.

After all, he’s a ruthless character who can outwit the old fox Zhu Tiedan; he should not be underestimated.

Based on the Gu Long universe, Zhang Weihao strongly suspected that this guy was very likely the true leader of the Azure Dragon Society, namely the famous Longevity Sword Bai Yujing.

However, I haven’t heard of these things yet; we’ll have to wait until I actually enter the martial arts world to confirm them.

“Tell me about the martial arts world. I want to know what the martial arts world is like now.”

“The martial world? Alright, young master, then I’ll tell you about the martial arts rankings. First is the weapon rankings, where sword masters are the most numerous. They are mainly divided into the Five Great Sword Gods and the Ten Famous Swords. The Five Great Sword Gods are: Yan Nantian, the number one swordsman in the world, ranked sixth; Xie Xiaofeng, the sword emperor of Shenjian Villa, ranked tenth; Ye Gucheng, the sword immortal and lord of Baiyun City; Ximen Chuixue, the sword god and lord of Wanmei Villa; and Feng Qingyang, the sword saint of Huashan…”

These fifteen are the most recognized sword masters in the world today. Because it is a martial arts competition, even the fourth-ranked weapon in the Little Li Flying Dagger series, such as Guo Songyang, the Songyang Iron Sword, is only among the top ten famous swords and cannot even be listed on the martial arts ranking list.

Because the martial arts ranking only lists the thirty-six most powerful masters in the martial arts world, and only considers the martial arts world, not the imperial court. The only person from the imperial court who is on the list is Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Blooded Marquis, who is ranked third in the world.

Who is the best in the world?

Xue Qianxun’s eyes changed instantly, and she introduced him with great admiration and fascination: “Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai, the previous leader of the Sun Moon Sect, dominated the world for thirteen years, and roamed the martial world, seeking only to be defeated.”

“What the heck? Dugu Qiubai? The leader of the Sun Moon Cult?” Zhang Weihao instantly realized that what he had added was Yu Zheng’s version of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

There really is a Dugu Qiubai in it, who is Dongfang Bai’s master and the former leader of the cult before Ren Woxing.

“And what about second place in the world?”

“The current leader of the Sun Moon Sect is Dongfang Bubai. Because Dugu Qiubai ascended to heaven with the Wudang founder Zhang Sanfeng three years ago, Dongfang Bubai has declared himself the second best in the world to show respect.”

Zhang Weihao felt something was off when he heard this. Although he was the number one in the world, he didn’t want to be number one. He only wanted to be number two. So everyone had to lower their standards. As a result, the martial arts ranking list, which was originally supposed to be the top 36, actually only had 35 people. Ye Gucheng, who was originally one of the top ten masters in the world, could only be ranked eleventh because of this. Just imagine the psychological trauma Ye Gucheng must have felt.

“Is Dugu Qiubai a man or a woman?” Zhang Weihao immediately realized the blind spot.

After all, Xue Qianxun was with Dongfang Bubai, and the two were a lesbian couple. However, it seems that they were both disciples of Dugu Qiubai and were deliberately arranged to be by his side. Even the rise of the Zhang family was closely related to him. So, it is highly likely that he is the reincarnation of one of his wives. Could he really have become a man?

In the novel “Star River Emperor,” Tang Zichen is said to have been reincarnated as a man. Although he has the talent for gender freedom, Zhang Weihao is still quite afraid of encountering such a situation.

“A woman…a woman.” Xue Qianxun knew, of course, but looked at Zhang Dingding, the young master, with a strange expression.

Zhang Weihua was right. She was indeed specially arranged by Dugu Qiubai to take care of Zhang Weihua before his ascension. She didn’t trust anyone else, especially Dongfang Bai, his ruthless and ambitious eldest disciple. She felt that the obedient Xue Qianxun was more suitable.

After all, once she leaves, she can never return to this world.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Weihao understood the situation and guessed which wife it was.

Without even asking, it’s obvious that this must be the first wife, Tang Zichen. Only she could be so domineering, able to suppress even Zhang Sanfeng and even force him to ascend to immortality with her.

The purpose, of course, is also for oneself.

After all, that was a rare cultivation master whose realm far exceeded the limitations of the world. Moreover, given Zhang Weihao’s style of doing things, they would inevitably clash sooner or later. Zhang Weihao wasn’t even sure if he could compete with this old codger. Without an old codger to keep him in check, he would indeed be much freer.

Putting everything else aside, if I were to actually kill Zhu Houzhao or even overthrow the Ming Dynasty, that old codger would definitely make a move.

It is said that Zhang Sanfeng was a sworn brother of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Wudang is a recognized royal Taoist temple, which has been granted titles many times. It is certain that he would take action (the setting of the TV series Wudang, the version starring Jiao Enjun).

Although the two had a falling out over some issues, their bond remained strong. Wudang was practically the state religion, and they certainly wouldn’t allow the Ming Dynasty to be destroyed.

As for the groom outside the door, it was clearly the work of his first wife. He was probably beaten by his first wife, who shattered his martial arts spirit. So he was keeping his promise to be his groom for a few years, acting as his protector and escorting him until he truly grew up.

As expected, the first wife is the most reliable; it’s so sweet to live off a woman.

“I’ll give you a list later. You prepare the medicinal herbs for me. I’m going to start cultivating. What level are you at now? I’m asking about internal martial arts.”

Xue Qianxun realized that her young master had really changed and was not the same as before. She immediately dared not treat him like a child anymore and replied respectfully, “He has reached the peak of the Transformation Realm, but he still cannot comprehend the Core Formation Realm. He has begun to cultivate internal energy and try to skip the Core Formation Realm and directly enter the Gang Realm.”