"Who was that?"
At the Celestial Strategy General's Residence, Li Shimin—the valiant King of Qin of the Great Tang Dynasty—watched the figure drift away. Wonder flickered in his eyes, as though he had seen a peerless beauty, and a fierce desire rose within him.
Ever since the Longevity Ranking List had appeared and the Incomplete Dao cultivators had begun fighting over it, Li Shimin had watched the changes in the sky. He had scrutinized almost every projection of will that manifested.
Yet none of the cultivators who appeared one after another had stirred his interest. Li Shimin seemed concerned only with the changes the Ranking List might bring.
But when Sword Light swept across the sky and the Buddha manifested, everything changed.
"Xu Maogong, you said that monk was a Living Buddha of this age. He must be one of the foremost Great Divine Ability Users you spoke of. Yet someone defeated him in a single exchange, and whether he lives or dies is unknown. The man who struck must be even more formidable, and surely renowned. Who is he?"
The Daoist beside him hesitated, then counted on his fingers. The confusion on his face only deepened. With a wry smile, he said, "Your Highness, how could a man like that be someone I could divine?"
"So you don't know him either?" Li Shimin glanced sideways at him, narrowing his eyes. "I thought you, Xu Maogong, knew the heavens above and the earth below. I thought there was nothing in this world you didn't know."
"Your Highness gives me far too much credit. The mysteries under heaven are beyond counting. What I know does not amount to even one part in a hundred million. How would I dare claim to know everything? I merely know a little about cultivation and