Peerless God Emperor

Many of those who did not go to Demonic Desolate Domain to watch the competition were all stunned, unable to believe that it was real after learning of the final result.    

The first place of this time's Large Competition did not actually come from the Divine Palace, and was even from the eight noble young masters of the Demon Domain s. Not many people knew of his name, and this undoubtedly broke countless years of practice for Barren Domain Large Competition.    

It had to be known that in the past, at least six out of the top ten contestants had come from the Divine Palace in every competition. The rest were all Heaven's Pride figures at the peak of Demon Domain.    

But this time, too many changes had occurred. Many of the Divine Palace Top evildoers had been eliminated ahead of time, making it hard for people to accept this as true.    

In addition, there was also a powerful Demonic Cultivator. He was arrogant because he had attracted the Mokou Clan's Great Emperor during the Large Competition. However, even so, a Emperor Stage powerhouses of the Moke Dynasty was still killed.    

After that, he actually defeated the Three Purities Immortal Palace's Mo Lingzi, shocking the entire audience. If it wasn't for him admitting defeat later, it was extremely likely that he would have shaken the third place spot.    

Of course, the most dazzling first place was still the youth called Qin Xuan.    

As the news of Qin Xuan becoming first spread, many people knew of his identity, which was the direct disciple of Zither Demons Ximen Guyan.    

Furthermore, he had defeated Hua Yuntian at Sunset Solitary Smoke City by several realms.    

In reality, he had already displayed his power at that time, but that was just happening in the Sunset Solitary Smoke City, so not many people noticed him. On the other hand, Barren Domain Large Competition were different, as the entire Tianxuan Nine Domains was watching this grand event attentively.    

Qin Xuan had obtained first place in the tournament, and could even be said to be the most famous person there.    

By now, almost all of the forces in Tianxuan Nine Domains knew of the name Qin Xuan, and had placed him on the Tianxuan Nine Domains's Top evildoers's list. They no longer viewed him as an ordinary junior.    

There were many rumors regarding the Large Competition. Those who did not personally go to watch all felt regret. If they had known earlier, they definitely wouldn't have missed such a grand occasion. Unfortunately, it was too late now.    

...    

Outside Sunset Solitary Smoke City.    

A pair of young men arrived together. The man wore a white robe that gave him an unparalleled appearance of dust, and he had a handsome face and was extraordinarily handsome.    

When the two of them appeared, it caused quite a stir, and many gazes landed on them.    

These two people were Qin Xuan and Duan Ruoxi.    

They had traveled from the Demon Domain. In fact, the distance from the Demon Domain to the Sunset Solitary Smoke City was not that far, it only took them two or three days to reach there. However, they had traveled together to sightsee and admire the beautiful scenery.    

"Is this the place where the Master lives?" Duan Ruoxi's beautiful eyes looked at the mansion in front of her. This mansion was not too different from an ordinary kingdom's mansion, and it was not luxurious at all, but it carried an ancient feel, as if it had been here for a very long time.    

"Exactly." Qin Xuan nodded, looked at Duan Ruoxi and smiled: "Let's go, Master should be inside."    

As a result, the two of them walked towards the door. The surrounding crowd saw the direction they were heading in and could not help but be shocked, the two of them actually wanted to enter the City Lord's Mansion?    

A few people revealed pondering expressions when they saw Qin Xuan. This youth had an outstanding temperament, they had seemed to have seen him somewhere before.    

Very quickly, Qin Xuan and Duan Ruoxi walked into the City Lord's Mansion. Without anyone stopping them, they disappeared from the crowd's line of sight.    

"I remember!" The crowd suddenly broke out in excited cheers.    

Everyone's gaze turned to look at the person who spoke, only to see him blushing red, his eyes were filled with shock, and he shouted: "The young man is Qin Xuan!"    

"Qin Xuan!"    

Hearing this name, the hearts of the crowd shook, their hearts were in turmoil, just now, the white-clothed youth that entered the City Lord's Mansion, was ranked first?    

Although the Sunset Solitary Smoke City was a borderline city, it was extremely crowded. Every day, there would be many people who came to the Sunset Solitary Smoke City from other regions, but there weren't many who were actually settled here.    

As a result, many people had only heard of Qin Xuan's name, and had never seen him before. Only the residents of Sunset Solitary Smoke City could recognize him.    

"He really is Qin Xuan. Are you sure you didn't see wrong?" Someone confirmed, his heart trembling slightly. The Heaven's Pride that shook the entire Tianxuan Nine Domains was the young man from just now, he could not believe it.    

Although that young man exuded an extraordinary aura, he was still a little too low profile. He didn't have the arrogance that those monstrous geniuses exuded, and in comparison, his aura was a little inferior.    

"Hmph, I live in the Sunset Solitary Smoke City. I saw the battle between him and Hua Yuntian in the void with my own eyes, how could I be mistaken?" The man snorted, as though he could tell that the people around him did not believe him, and said: "Not all of the Heaven's Pride members are arrogant, so Qin Xuan is very low key, before this, have you heard of his name?"    

Upon hearing those words, many people became speechless.    

There were indeed many outstanding and talented people in this world who kept a low profile. For example, the descendants of the Wasteland Lord. Even though his name resounded throughout the wastelands, very few people had seen him.    

However, he was third in the Large Competition this time.    

"No wonder he entered the City Lord's Mansion so quickly. He must be Qin Xuan, there's no way he's wrong!" Everyone knew that Qin Xuan was a disciple of Ximen Guyan, so it was naturally normal for him to enter the City Lord's Mansion.    

Many people nodded their heads, feeling a sense of unease in their hearts. Who would have thought that the person they would be talking about would appear right in front of them? This felt somewhat illusory and unrealistic.    

In their eyes, Qin Xuan was like a character in the clouds, he was too far away from them, but they did not expect him to be like any other person, to the point where they could not recognize him.    

"The young woman who went in with Qin Xuan should be his partner. It's just as the rumors had said, she had the qualifications to be compared to the four great beauties. She was elegant and refined, with a flawless temperament."    

"…"    

In a short while, many figures had gathered outside of City Lord's Mansion, and it was obviously an extremely lively and bustling scene. It was a grand occasion, and everyone was currently discussing about Qin Xuan and Duan Ruoxi.    

Qin Xuan and Duan Ruoxi, naturally, were not aware of the commotion they had caused. The two of them walked into the City Lord's Mansion, walked straight ahead, and arrived in the Inner Palace.    

Qin Xuan stopped by the lake and called out respectfully: "Master."    

Duan Ruoxi looked at Qin Xuan. With her intelligence, she naturally understood what Qin Xuan was thinking in an instant. She shouted towards the inside, "Ruoxi greets Master."    

"Haha, all of you come in."    

After that, Qin Xuan and Duan Ruoxi continued to walk deeper along the small path and very quickly, they arrived at a bamboo forest. Strands of melodious and gentle sound of zither s came out from within and curled around one's ears, causing one's mood to unconsciously become a lot more relaxed, as if they had forgotten many troubles.    

After the two of them walked for a few hundred meters through the bamboo forest, they saw an elegant silhouette sitting cross-legged on the ground. After the two of them walked for a few hundred meters through the bamboo forest, they saw an elegant figure sitting cross-legged on the ground.    

Seeing this, Qin Xuan and Duan Ruoxi did not make any sound to disturb her. Instead, they sat down quietly to listen to the sound of zither and comprehend the concept contained within.    

sound of zither could contain emotions, and from emotions came the concept of concept. There was a great dao hidden in the concept of sound of zither, so comprehending the sound of zither played by Saints would be of great help to cultivation.    

Ximen Guyan was known as the Zither Demons, and his attainments in the zither could not be compared to anyone other than the zither saint.    

Suddenly, Ximen Guyan raised his head and stopped his fingers. The sound of zither in the air suddenly stopped, but the sound of zither in Qin Xuan's and Duan Ruoxi's mind still continued. The two of them were immersed in that state and did not walk out.    

After an unknown period of time, Qin Xuan opened his eyes.    

As if he had understood something, he looked towards Ximen Guyan and smiled: "Master's sound of zither s are profound indeed. If disciples can follow by their side and cultivate everyday, their strength will definitely increase by leaps and bounds."    

"You wish, kid." Ximen Guyan laughed and scolded him. Suddenly, his expression turned serious and he asked. "To be honest, have you ever resented me?"    

"Why does Master have this question?" Qin Xuan asked, he had vaguely guessed a few things.    

"Although I've accepted you as my disciple, I have very little ability to impart to you. I've only played a few songs for you, and you've also comprehended the concept within them yourself. Do you have any dissatisfaction in your heart?" Ximen Guyan asked: "No matter what you say, the Master will not care. I want to hear your truest thoughts."    

"Really?" A light flashed across Qin Xuan's eyes.    

"Of course, how could I lie to you?" Ximen Guyan's expression was sure.    

"I have never resented the Master. In my heart, there is only gratitude and respect." Qin Xuan said with a solemn expression, obviously very serious, and no longer had a casual and relaxed expression on his face.    

Hearing this answer, a strange light flashed in the depths of Ximen Guyan's eyes, but his face remained expressionless as he shook his head: "I don't believe you."    

"Although the Master didn't pass down any abilities to me, and only told me some of the concepts within the sound of zither, these concepts unknowingly increased my mental state, allowing me to feel some things that I couldn't normally sense. These things are even more important to me than divine ability or Elemental Skill."    

Qin Xuan slowly spoke: "The more one reaches the high level Stage, the higher the requirement one's perception is, and in reality, the higher the requirement is for one's state of mind. It's just that many people do not pay attention to it, or have subconsciously forgotten about it.    

Ximen Guyan nodded in satisfaction, he had not seen the wrong person.    

The reason why he asked Qin Xuan the questions, was to probe Qin Xuan's thoughts. He was worried that Qin Xuan would become arrogant because of the results of the tournament, affecting his mental state, but now, it seemed that he was overthinking.    

The people Qin Xuan saw far exceeded his peers, to the point where he didn't even see some of the people who had stepped into the Emperor Realm.