# Chapter 2139: Heartless Words
The Sacred Mountain, in terms of the Shenxiao Continent, belonged to legend—a place that forged geniuses.
Generally, any force daring to carry the word "Sacred" in its name was either arrogantly ignorant or had an Ancient Saint sitting in power. The Sacred Mountain indeed had an Ancient Saint; this was a place that nurtured saints to emerge into the world.
Even the other eight continents of the Xiao Continent besides the Shenxiao Continent had people who had heard of the Sacred Mountain's name.
The First Lord of Shenxiao came from the Sacred Mountain.
"Above saints, Buddhist cultivators, Confucian cultivators, and sword cultivators are all extremely renowned, shaking the Shenxiao Continent. Non-genius figures are not permitted to descend the mountain, and even if they descend, they may not use the Sacred Mountain's name. Therefore, all who walk out of the Sacred Mountain and travel the continent under its name are people of extraordinary talent. And the First Lord of Shenxiao—he is not only a Confucian cultivator but also a sword cultivator—a Confucian sword cultivator."
Ning spoke slowly, causing the expressions of the crowd to grow somewhat solemn. Confucian cultivators were already rare on the continent. The power they cultivated was extremely unique, and their martial souls were also rare. Most Confucian cultivators were possessors of Book Martial Souls. They cultivated the power of words—each word like gold, speech following law, a single word becoming the law of all things—that was what made a Confucian cultivator, even rarer than Buddhist cultivators.
The three most famous types of cultivators among saints were Buddhist cultivators, Confucian cultivators, and sword cultivators. And the First Lord of Shenxiao was a Confucian sword cultivator, cultivating both Confucian arts and the sword path simultaneously.
"Hua Qingfeng, dual cultivation of Confucianism and the sword. At the same time, he is also skilled in two types of great power. The first is the Dao of Heavenly Sound—one word transforming into ten thousand laws, one character slaying a thousand people. His speech itself is the Dao. The second type of Dao is slaughter—the sword listens to words, words command the sword, killing intent arises, heaven and earth change. Better to provoke the King of Hell than to provoke Qingfeng the Saint. Hua Qingfeng is already regarded as a future saint."
Ning's words caused the pupils of those who had never heard of Hua Qingfeng to contract, their hearts trembling silently. Just by listening to the description of Hua Qingfeng, one could feel how terrifying the First Lord of Shenxiao was. Better to provoke the King of Hell than to provoke Qingfeng the Saint—a future Ancient Saint.
Everyone's gaze involuntarily fell upon Heartless Lord. This man was the First Lord of Qingxiao. They wondered what a splendid scene it would be if he were to face Hua Qingfeng, the First Lord of Shenxiao. Many present had already unconsciously lowered themselves by one level, feeling that they were inferior to those who held the title of First Lord of their respective continents.
In fact, they truly were inferior, because none of them had won the title of First Lord of their own continent, nor did they have the strength to do so.
"Dual Dao. This First Lord of Shenxiao who descended from the Sacred Mountain is probably an extremely terrifying figure as well." Lin Feng thought to himself, seemingly contemplating his opponents. In this Xiao Continent gathering, the strong opponents he would face were many. There were nine First Lords of the nine continents, and there was also the First Lady of the nine continents—whether she had the strength to contend with the First Lords remained to be seen. Add to that some reborn old monsters, such as the Array Spirit Body and the Heavenly Soul Ancient Saint, who were absolutely terrifying, as well as figures like Chu Chunqiu of the Thirteen Young Masters of the Demon Domain. In short, Lin Feng truly felt a surging heat in his blood, as if it were slowly beginning to stir. These people would walk together with him toward the most glorious stage of the Xiao Continent.
The group with the strongest talent on the Xiao Continent would engage in a dazzling collision on that stage.
"Of course, although the First Lords are formidable, the Xiao Continent gatherings have always gathered geniuses. It is absolutely possible for existences surpassing the First Lords to appear. In every edition of the Xiao Continent gathering's history, this has been the case. The best ranking for the true First Lords was when only four of them made it into the top ten—less than half. Perhaps the ones who can defeat the First Lords are right here among us."
Seeing the crowd fall silent, Ning laughed heartily, pulling everyone back from their thoughts.
"At best, the First Lords only occupied four spots in the top ten. The stage of the Xiao Continent gathering indeed produces too many monstrous figures." The crowd thought to themselves. However, they also considered Ning's words as mere jest. Even if the First Lords couldn't secure top ten positions, they would absolutely all be ranked above the top twenty or so—already the topmost tier. Many of them didn't dare to think too highly of themselves, because although they were confident, they had some estimation of the gap between themselves and those who were called the strongest First Lords of their respective continents.
"In my Danxiao Continent, the First Lord of Danxiao is naturally a genius of alchemy. Not only is his strength terrifying, but his alchemy skills are also extremely formidable. Ling Huang cultivates the Ninefold Spirit Art, controlling nine-colored flames, each with the power to incinerate the heavens. When the nine-colored flames merge together, the Spirit Art transforms, and its power reaches its peak. Many ordinary Emperor-level figures would be killed instantly if his flames so much as touched them."
Beside Lin Feng, Rufeng spoke slowly, causing the crowd's expressions to stiffen slightly. They knew that alchemists had powerful flames—if their flames weren't strong and their control wasn't abnormal, how could they become extraordinary alchemists? And those monstrous alchemy geniuses would never have weak strength either. This First Lord of Danxiao, Ling Huang, was probably an extremely formidable figure as well.
"Hehe, Ling Huang's alchemy skills are also terrifyingly impressive. Many Emperor-level alchemists seek his advice when refining pills." Yaoyao beside Lin Feng also chimed in with a smile. Lin Feng glanced at this girl and smiled. They came from the Danxiao Continent and were descendants of the Dan King, so they should be quite familiar with that First Lord of Danxiao. They both held the First Lord Ling Huang in high regard.
Judging by Yaoyao's expression, she seemed to quite like Ling Huang as well.
"I am from the Taixiao Continent. The First Sacred Temple of Taixiao has nurtured a batch of terrifying Dao cultivators. The First Lord of Taixiao also emerged from there." At this moment, someone spoke slowly. As he spoke, his gaze fell upon Heartless Lord, and he continued slowly: "Moreover, this edition's First Lord of Taixiao, Wuya, is extremely sinister. The supreme technique he cultivates is the Supreme Emotion-Extinguishing Art, which extinguishes the seven emotions and six desires of people, causing them to lose their humanity and become slaves and puppets."
"Supreme Emotion-Extinguishing Art." The crowd's pupils contracted slightly. Another terrifying figure. Extinguishing people's seven emotions and six desires, causing them to lose their humanity—was this a figure nurtured by the First Sacred Temple? This was clearly a cultivator of the evil path. This person and Heartless Lord cultivated somewhat similar powers, which was why the speaker had deliberately glanced at Heartless Lord.
"Everyone, there's no need to say more. When we reach the stage of the Xiao Continent gathering, we will naturally see for ourselves." At this moment, someone spoke calmly, causing the crowd to look toward him. Ning smiled slightly and said: "That's right. I believe everyone will pass the assessment smoothly. At that time, you will naturally see the nine First Lords with your own eyes, and perhaps even some among you here possess strength comparable to theirs."
"There are so many geniuses on the nine continents that it's not something the nine First Lords can encompass. For example, on my Qingxiao Continent, before I came to the Shenxiao Continent, the Thirteen Young Masters of the Demon Domain in Qi Tian Holy Capital—thirteen geniuses emerged and challenged the imperial dynasties and Ancient Saint Clans of the entire Qi Tian Holy Capital. How formidable they were! At the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, there were seven of them, and even the seventh possessed terrifying strength, let alone the top few."
At this moment, a figure spoke slowly, causing several people from the Qingxiao Continent to nod slightly. They had all heard of this matter. It was said that in that day's battles, aside from Wu Jue and the other two who had the strength to contend with the Demon Young Masters, no other geniuses in the entire Qi Tian Holy Capital could match them, showing how powerful the opponents were.
"Don't forget the two geniuses from Holy City Province—Chu Chunqiu and Lin Feng. Both have stepped onto the Sacred Dao Platform of the Holy Spirit Dynasty, possessing terrifying talent. On the day the Demon Young Masters emerged, Lin Feng even fought a great battle with one of them."
"Indeed, Lin Feng is truly formidable. Back then, eight geniuses including Ji Shang couldn't kill him, showing how great his luck is." The few people from the Qingxiao Continent found a common topic and began discussing among themselves. However, people from other continents didn't feel much about it. Which continent didn't have geniuses? Did only the Qingxiao Continent have them? What was there to boast about?
"The geniuses of your Qingxiao Continent are only famous within your own continent. If placed across the entire Xiao Continent, who knows where they would rank." Someone said indifferently, displeased by the discussion of the Qingxiao Continent.
However, Rufeng and the other three's gazes simultaneously fell upon Lin Feng. Just now, the name they had heard was also Lin Feng.
Ning's eyes also froze for a moment as he looked toward Lin Feng. It seemed this person was also called Lin Feng.
"Lin Feng-gege, they couldn't be talking about you, could they?" Yaoyao blinked her eyes, grinning as she looked at Lin Feng.
Hearing Yaoyao's voice, the pupils of the several people from the Qingxiao Continent all contracted, shooting toward Lin Feng. At this moment, one of them carefully examined Lin Feng's face and couldn't help but burst forth with a sharp gleam in his eyes.
"Lin Feng, it really is you."
This speaker had seen Lin Feng's appearance in battle recordings introduced by his family. He hadn't expected that in this place, not only had he encountered Heartless Lord, the First Lord of Qingxiao, but Lin Feng was also here.
"It is indeed Lin Feng." Lin Feng nodded, seeing no need to hide it.
At this moment, Heartless Lord's gaze also turned toward Lin Feng. On the Qingxiao Continent, the waves stirred up by Lin Feng had made his reputation very loud.
"Lin Feng." At this moment, Heartless Lord suddenly spoke, catching everyone by surprise. This cold fellow was actually taking the initiative to speak.
Lin Feng also looked at Heartless Lord, and then he heard Heartless Lord say indifferently: "Lin Feng, after your name shook Qingxiao, I often heard people placing you and Wu Jue on the same level, using you to compare with me. They believe that you have potential, and perhaps even the strength, to replace my title as First Lord of Qingxiao."
As he spoke, Heartless Lord revealed a faint smile. However, although his face was quite handsome, his smile wasn't very pleasant to look at. Perhaps he was better suited to that cold, heartless expression.
Lin Feng smiled. The words of others were not something he could control. Before him, people had already compared Wu Jue with Heartless Lord.
"Although I find these remarks utterly ridiculous, deep in my heart, I still hold a sliver of hope—that you and Wu Jue won't disappoint me. At the very least, let it not be that I alone from the Qingxiao Continent stand on that peak stage." Heartless Lord said coldly. Then, the crowd saw him stand up and walk into the distance, saying calmly: "Ning, if there's nothing important in the future, don't disturb me."