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Su Chen took a sip of tea, feeling the intense gazes around him, and said with a smile:
"Next, we will announce the runner-up and third place winners of the championship list, in order."
"Third place on the list of champions, Xie Zhize."
"Second place on the list of champions, Mo Yi."
"Bai Xiaotang has already explained Mo Yi very clearly, so I won't go into details."
"Here, I'd like to highlight the third-ranked person on the list, Xie Zhize."
"Many martial arts practitioners in Beili must have heard of this name."
"When Emperor Tianwu Xiao Yi conquered the world and established the Beili Dynasty, he had five great meritorious officials under his command."
"Xie Zhize is the number one among the five meritorious officials. He served as one of the Three Dukes along with Grand Tutor Dong Li and was the Grand Tutor of the current court."
"Even the history of the first dynasty of Beili was written by him."
"The most amazing thing is that Xie Zhize suddenly disappeared later, leaving many speculations for future generations."
"In the stories told by street storytellers, Xie Zhi is portrayed as an unparalleled young master in a chaotic world, possessing extraordinary abilities."
"He can summon lightning with a wave of his hand and bring down a torrential rain with a gesture. Moreover, he is well-versed in various Taoist classics. He can travel the world in his mind with his eyes closed, and even fly to the heavens in his dreams to play chess with immortals."
"There are even legends that Xie Zhi was proficient in the methods of cultivation and eventually ascended to immortality on a crane."
"But in fact, Xie Zhize neither died nor ascended to heaven. He has lived to this day and is guarding the No. 1 Tower in the world. He has lived for more than two hundred years."
"As you may have guessed, the guardian of the third floor of the Number One Pavilion Under Heaven is Xie Zhize."
"Some people may find it strange that Xie Zhize is not a cultivator, so how can he live forever?"
"But the world is vast and full of wonders, and there is more than one way to achieve immortality."
"Take Xie Zhize for example. He had already entered the realm of a terrestrial immortal two hundred years ago. Moreover, thanks to a secret technique, although his body decayed, his soul remained immortal."
"He transformed his cultivation as a terrestrial immortal into three pure streams of immortal energy, thus preserving his true spirit."
"In addition, the wondrous formations within the World's Number One Restaurant allowed him to survive."
"But he paid a huge price for it, which was that he could never leave the No. 1 Restaurant in the world for the rest of his life."
"As long as he remains in the World's Number One Pavilion, he is invincible. Even a stronger terrestrial immortal cannot kill him."
"But sadly, he himself is also unable to **himself.
"He had to bear two hundred years of loneliness all by himself."
"And his purpose in being is to guard the third floor of the World's Number One Building and to test the trial participants."
"Only those who pass his test are qualified to enter the fourth level."
"And the ultimate secret of the No. 1 Building in the World is hidden on the fourth floor."
Inside the Dengtian Pavilion, many heroes of the martial arts world were so shocked that they stood up abruptly.
A person who lives forever!
Yet another immortal person!
Since the news spread that Su Chen was going to re-rank the Bei Li Top 100, countless martial arts practitioners have come from all directions.
Most of them were searching for the secret to immortality.
What they didn't expect was that, besides Li Changsheng, there was another immortal person in the Beili Dynasty.
His name is Xie Zhize. He attained the realm of a terrestrial immortal two hundred years ago and has lived for over two hundred years.
The most shocked were the heroes of Beili.
They were very familiar with the name Xie Zhize. He was the number one meritorious official since Bei left the country and the head of the Five Pillars of State.
Even the history of the first dynasty of Beili was compiled by him, which is enough to show the trust that Emperor Tianwu Xiao Yi had in him.
That is why, even though two hundred years have passed, folk tales about Xie Zhize continue to circulate.
Storytellers also began to create all sorts of fantastical tales, which made him increasingly famous.
But true martial arts practitioners scoff at these stories, believing them to be fabrications by later generations.
Only now did they realize that they had truly underestimated the First Tutor of Beili, and also underestimated the terror of the Number One Tower in the World.
Who would have thought that a terrestrial immortal who had lived for over two hundred years was sitting on the third floor of the World's Number One Restaurant?
In an instant, the entire hall erupted in discussion, with everyone buzzing with unease.
"Xie Zhize? Xie Zhize, the Grand Tutor of Beili? I never expected that he would be the third-ranked person on the list of the most outstanding!"
"This is terrifying! Absolutely terrifying! Xie Zhize is an ancient relic from over two hundred years ago, and he's still alive?"
"There are many folk tales about Xie Zhize. I thought they were all fake, but I didn't expect them to be true."
"The first floor is the sword aura of the White Feather Sword Immortal, the second floor is the portrait of the ancestor of the Imperial Observatory, and the third floor is Grand Tutor Xie Zhize himself. This number one building under heaven is truly terrifying."
"Now I finally understand why the First Building Under Heaven is so heavily guarded; every floor is a terrifying place."
"I never imagined that besides Li Changsheng, who cultivated immortality and lived forever, there were other immortals in Beili."
"Both are immortal, but Xie Zhize's method of achieving immortality is completely different from Li Changsheng's; it's practically like being imprisoned."
“That’s right! Li Changsheng is the one who truly lives a long and carefree life, while Xie Zhi’s life is more like a long period of torment than true immortality.”
In the fifth small room on the thirteenth floor, on the side of Bei.
Warming the wine in the pot, his heart raced. The mysteries of the No. 1 Restaurant under Heaven had opened his eyes, and he couldn't help but ask:
"Celestial Mystery Immortal, what secrets are hidden on the fourth floor of the Number One Pavilion Under Heaven?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people in the hall started to jeer.
The fourth floor is the location of the ultimate secret of the number one building in the world.
If the first three levels are already so frightening, how curious must one be about the ultimate secret?
Su Chen didn't intend to explain, and simply said:
"The fourth level holds the secrets of the ancient Heavenly Emperor; the mysteries of heaven are extremely profound."
"The little reward you gave me isn't even enough to take a look at it."
This is a big deal; he wouldn't just tell anyone.
Su Chen's words made the martial arts practitioners present even more eager to see what was going on.
The ultimate secret of Bei Li is related to the ancient Heavenly Emperor; I can't sleep at night until I find out.
There was nothing he could do, even with the wine warmed up; for such an important matter, what he offered was simply not enough.
It's in the first private room on the east side of the fifteenth floor.
Fusu squinted, finally unable to hold back any longer, and walked out, shouting loudly:
"Fusu, the eldest son of the Emperor of Qin, pays respects to the Celestial Mystery Immortal!"
"I am willing to offer ten famous swords, three hundred chests of jewels, two hundred thousand taels of gold, and three million taels of silver as a reward."
"Please tell me the ultimate secret of the Number One Pavilion Under Heaven, and whether anyone has passed the trial in the past two hundred years."
Chapter 38 Climbing to the top
Whether it was the secret of the ancient Heavenly Emperor on the fourth level that Su Chen mentioned, or the mystery of immortality that Xie Zhize mentioned, they were both too attractive to Fusu.
These rewards were nothing to the Qin Dynasty, which had plundered the treasures of the six states.
Upon hearing Fusu's words, the martial arts practitioners in the hall were all excited.
I never expected anyone would actually be willing to pay such a high price.
In this way, they also have the opportunity to hear the secrets of the No. 1 Restaurant in the World.
In an instant, all eyes were focused on Su Chen, and the Ascending Heaven Pavilion fell silent.
Su Chen's eyes lit up. He pulled up the system to check on Fu Su, thinking that with his status and luck, he should be pretty good.
Soon, a system notification sounded in Su Chen's head:
"The fortune telling for Fusu was successful!"
"Congratulations, host, on acquiring the unparalleled divine power, 'The Emperor's Aura Observation Technique'!"
The Emperor's Art of Observing Qi?
Su Chen repeated it to himself, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. This was definitely a top-tier divine ability.
The emperor is said to be able to see through everything with a smile.
Those who master the "Emperor's Aura Observation Technique" can easily discern changes in others' auras and even discover weaknesses in their character, making them impossible for opponents to defend against.
Although Su Chen had already mastered several powerful techniques.
But the more of these supernatural powers and secret techniques, the better.
As he thought about it, Su Chen's mood improved somewhat. He opened his fan and slowly said:
"Let's talk about the secret of this ancient Heavenly Emperor first."
"In fact, the legendary ancient Heavenly Emperor does not exist; it is just a myth."
"Back then, Emperor Xuanyuan created the Xuanyuan Sword, unified the Nine Provinces, and became the first ruler of the Nine Provinces."
"But after Emperor Xuanyuan died, the world fell into chaos again, and the people suffered greatly."
“A skilled swordsmith, unable to bear seeing the land shattered, traveled all over the land and eventually found eighty-one kinds of extraterrestrial meteorite iron.”
"He melted all this iron into a furnace, intending to create a Heavenly Emperor Sword to imitate the Yellow Emperor's unification of the world."
"But the Heavenly Emperor Sword's destiny was too strong, and in the end it did not succeed. It broke into four pieces, becoming four Emperor Swords."
"And on the fourth floor of the World's Number One Building is the Heaven-Slaying Sword, one of the four Emperor's Swords."
"Back then, Emperor Tianwu Xiao Yi used this sword to conquer the land of Beili."
"The trial of the Number One Pavilion under Heaven is the test of the master of the Heaven-Slaying Sword."
"The benefits of the fourth level don't stop there."