Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 54: Do you know what's south of Meinan?

As expected, no one in the room had heard of this name before, just as Qi Sibai had said.

"Li Hongling was ranked thirteenth, wasn't she?"

The young man with thick eyebrows exclaimed in surprise.

"According to the rules, this person killed Li Hongling and meets the requirements of the Canglang Evaluation, so they should directly replace Li Hongling and be ranked thirteenth, right?"

"Why are they only ranked thirty-third instead? They've inexplicably dropped twenty places."

Qi Sibai explained,

"Don't worry, Yan Wei, the reason for this is explained in the evaluation comments."

Every issue of the Canglang Evaluation updates the corresponding evaluation comments, with additions, deletions, and revisions.

And the evaluation comments for newcomers who first appear in the Canglang Evaluation are always the focus of attention.

After all, the Canglang Evaluation's perspective is extremely sharp, and almost every comment can accurately hit the mark, even predicting the future of the person being evaluated.

And they can analyze everything from personality to strength.

The evaluation comments for newcomers are even more detailed.

For example, Li Hongling, who suddenly died, was once evaluated as unworthy of being a Martial Saint. Now, not only is she unworthy, she can't even be considered at all.

Therefore, young cultivators both desire to be ranked in the Canglang Evaluation and fear having their secrets exposed...

There are also those who deeply despise the Canglang Evaluation.

However, overall, the influence of the Canglang Evaluation is positive and authoritative among cultivators.

Sure enough, everyone quieted down and looked at the evaluation comments belonging to Chen Kuang.

Chen Kuang didn't expect to see his own name so quickly on the Canglang Evaluation, which he had only heard about from Huo Hengxuan before.

He wasn't particularly interested in how others evaluated him, but what the Canglang Evaluation represented was likely the information others currently held about him.

So he had to pay attention.

Behind Chen Kuang's name was a long introduction.

"Originally a mortal musician in the Liang Kingdom's imperial palace, at the age of nineteen, he emerged and first killed Wei Su, the young master of the Three Tribulations Sect, during his escape from the palace. Then he broke through the Black Armor Army's formation and killed Li Hongling, a disciple of the Martial Saint. Astonishing achievements."

"Skilled in killing with the sound of the qin, suspected to have also cultivated the Buddhist Gate techniques and Huo Hengxuan's 'Grass Cutter Song'. However, during battles, his spiritual energy leaked out, causing his cultivation to decline. This may be due to the use of pills or secret techniques."

"Is there really a method for mortals to withstand the might of a Great Grandmaster unscathed? The author has pondered over this but has not been able to figure it out."

"Therefore, his cultivation is assumed to be at the Sea Opening Realm. Previously, he deliberately concealed his strength, so his ranking was moved back by twenty places to demonstrate fairness. If he achieves more accomplishments in the future, his ranking will be adjusted again."

"Note: Shen Xingzhu was in the imperial city at the time of the battle between Zhou Liang and Chen Kuang. Chen Kuang killed his way out but did not harm any mortals, which is commendable."

"Additional note: The Martial Saint Pavilion has issued a bounty on this person."

The young man with thick eyebrows looked on in amazement.

"Amazing! Setting aside the battle in the heavens, isn't Chen Kuang equivalent to single-handedly breaking through the entire imperial city?"

The host shook his feather fan and said, "Not killing is the impressive part, killing is not impressive."

He speculated, "To escape from a desperate situation without harming mortals, this person should be a disciple of the Buddhist Gate, with great compassion. He is a true hero."

He highly praised Chen Kuang, "Just based on this, I think he is more than capable of replacing Li Hongling in the thirteenth position!"

Qi Sibai shook his head and said in exasperation,

"The Canglang Evaluation is evaluating prodigies, not saints!"

"This Chen Kuang looks intimidating, but his cultivation is borrowed. It's already quite high to place him at thirty-third."

"I heard that later, an elder from the Three Tribulations Sect pursued him and found that his cultivation was only at the Innate Realm."

"If it were a normal ranking, he should be placed after the two hundredth position."

The woman in red glanced at him and teasingly said,

"I see, you're unhappy because he jumped ahead of you in the rankings, aren't you?"

Qi Sibai: "..."

His name happened to be in the thirty-fourth position.

Originally, with Li Hongling gone, he should have moved up one spot.

But Chen Kuang swooped in and snatched it, causing everyone in front to move forward, except for him.

Everyone looked at the two names, one before and one after, and burst into laughter.

The woman in red was curious again,

"Isn't the 'Grass Cutter Song' the ultimate skill that earned Huo Hengxuan the title of 'God of Killing'? He can restrain himself even with that?"

Shen Meinan blinked her black and white eyes and said seriously,

"What's so difficult about that? He is sincere in his heart, so if he doesn't want to kill, naturally he won't."

She twisted the bow on her clothes and muttered softly, "Unlike someone... who is very hypocritical."

They discussed it seriously.

Chen Kuang secretly chuckled.

Where did he not kill? He had killed ruthlessly all the way, leaving a trail of corpses.

In that situation, how could he restrain himself just by wanting to?

If you restrain yourself, you're exposing your weakness to the enemy.

But because Shen Xingzhu didn't kill him, others actually assumed that he hadn't killed any mortals, and instead, using Shen Xingzhu's name, he was labeled as a "compassionate disciple of the Buddhist Gate."

He really benefited from it.

From this, it can also be seen how high Shen Xingzhu's reputation is.

"Its lofty standard as the beacon of the Dao should render the sun and moon devoid of light."

This evaluation not only made Shen Xingzhu the beacon of the Profound Spirit Dao Gate, but also made her an unattainable figure in the eyes of the world.

She is an infallible beacon, and every action she takes naturally aligns with the Dao she upholds.

However... the higher she is praised, the more advantageous it is for Chen Kuang.

This means that she absolutely wouldn't dare to make a move in front of a large audience.

Furthermore, the greater Chen Kuang's reputation becomes in the future, the less Shen Xingzhu can act.

Chen Kuang is quite skilled at using moral coercion.

"Just now, I noticed that the cultivation of these few individuals is very high. It seems that they are all famous in the Canglang Evaluation."

"Have I stumbled into a gathering of geniuses?"

"No wonder the battle between Zhou Liang and Zhou Liang was so intense, yet they still have the leisure to visit this lake."

"The life and death of mortals indeed has little to do with cultivators..."

Chen Kuang eavesdropped for a while before slowly approaching with his qin in hand.

"Apologies for the interruption."

He spoke loudly, interrupting the conversation of the few individuals.

The ostentatiously dressed Lin family host was the first to smile and greet him, inviting him to take a seat. When he caught sight of the qin, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

"It's quite a coincidence, Fellow Daoist is also skilled in playing the qin."

The mood of the people present became subtly different upon hearing this. They had previously been unaware of Chen Kuang's achievements, but now, seeing the musician before them, their emotions changed.

How could this be so coincidental?

Chen Kuang had just escaped from the palace two days ago, and now they unexpectedly encountered a musician at Dongting Lake.

Chen Kuang smiled faintly, "There are only four famous qins in the world. Are there really so few skilled qin players?"

The host was taken aback, then laughed heartily, "Fellow Daoist is indeed interesting!"

He straightened his attire and bowed, "I am Lin Er You, a disciple of the Freedom Mountain."

Freedom Mountain?

This was the second time Chen Kuang had heard this name.

He remembered that Huo Hengxuan had mentioned it, saying that the evaluation given by Shen Xingzhu was bestowed by the master of Freedom Mountain.

To have such authority, it was likely that the master of Freedom Mountain was also a Saint.

Goodness, does this mean that the Lin Er You before him is also a disciple of a Saint?

Chen Kuang twitched the corner of his mouth.

Why did he feel like he could throw two bricks on the street and hit a Saint?

Could martial arts really reach such a level?

Lin Er You took the lead, and the rest of the people introduced themselves in turn.

The young man with thick eyebrows, Zhou Yanwei, claimed to be an Independent Cultivator, at the Sea Opening Realm, ranked 95th in the Canglang Evaluation.

Qi Sibai, who took out the new publication, was from the Observation Heaven Bureau, ranked 34th in the Canglang Evaluation.

The beautiful woman in red, Ming Yan, was unexpectedly from the Buddhist Gate.

Chen Kuang raised an eyebrow.

She seemed to anticipate Chen Kuang's confusion and explained with a charming smile, "Fellow Daoist, have you heard of the Lustrous Secret Sect? Among the myriad ways of the Buddha's teachings, its disciples are divided into two branches. One is the Void Imperfection Pure Land, which regards the Buddha as the Buddha. The other is my Lustrous Secret Sect, where we regard all sentient beings as Buddhas."

Ming Yan's eyes were seductive, her breath fragrant, as she softly said, "I practice the Blissful Zen."

She glanced at Chen Kuang, particularly focusing on his handsome face, even though he was still wearing a blindfold, and smiled playfully, "If Fellow Daoist is interested, you can come to my room for a discussion~"

Chen Kuang remained indifferent, playing the role of a blind man.

The bright and lively girl in a goose-yellow dress hopped and jumped, her twin ponytails with bells swaying behind her head. She approached him, extended her hand, and waved it curiously, looking at his blindfold.

"Are you really blind? How do you walk without stumbling?"

Chen Kuang remained silent, feeling that the sense of familiarity from this girl was growing stronger.

He felt like he had seen her somewhere, but couldn't recall...

Where was he familiar with her?

He was confident in his memory and wouldn't have this feeling for no reason.

"But you're quite good-looking."

After the girl finished speaking, she giggled shyly and said, "I'm Shen Meinan."

"Do you know what's on the south side of your eyebrows?"

She extended her hand, making a scissor gesture with her index and middle fingers, and placed it on her eye sockets.

"It's my eyes."

The girl stuck out her tongue, cute and lovely.

Chen Kuang felt a thunderous roar in his head.

Yes, those eyes.

They were exactly the same as Shen Xingzhu's.

To be continued.