Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Taking Over as Sect Leader of Mount Shu
Mount Shu’s main hall, the elders and disciples from all three hundred and sixty-five peaks had gathered, numbering tens of thousands.
The ordinary Mount Shu disciples knew not what had transpired, but with the Sect Leader’s summon, they followed their respective masters to assemble in the main hall of Mount Shu.
“The Sect Leader suddenly convening everyone must mean there’s serious news to announce.”
“Master, do you know what the Sect Leader is going to announce?”
“Your teacher is also not sure.”
Streams of light descended.
These figures wielded formidable auras, all of them of the rank of Supreme Elders.
Li Changye, Murong Shi, and other young generation Supreme Elders were also among them.
Finally, three terrifying auras arrived.
These three were the mightiest of Mount Shu.
“Greetings to the Great Uncle Master.”
“Greetings to the Sect Leader.”
“Elder Lu.”
The people of Mount Shu bowed in unison.
Now, there were only three practitioners of Unity Realm from Mount Shu present, all accounted for.
“Today, I have summoned all of you here to announce an important matter regarding our Mount Shu. Henceforth, Longevity will succeed me to become Mount Shu’s twenty-eighth Sect Leader.”
“What?! Mount Shu is changing its Sect Leader?”
“I hadn’t expected Qingyun Peak’s Elder Lu to take over as Sect Leader.”
“It’s only right and proper for Elder Lu to assume the position of Sect Leader, having slain the Demon Lord amidst Mount Shu’s calamity and supported the great edifice from collapsing.”
“Elder Lu has been cultivating for just over three hundred years, right? I didn’t expect him to become the Sect Leader so quickly. Apart from the Ancestral Master who founded Mount Shu, Elder Lu is the fastest to become the Sect Leader.”
“To become Sect Leader in three hundred years is beyond belief.”
The elders and disciples assembled in the main hall of Mount Shu were all taken aback.
Taiyuan the Immortal voluntarily yielded his position, declaring that the junior disciple Lu Changsheng would succeed him as the new Sect Leader, becoming the twenty-eighth Sect Leader of Mount Shu!
“Junior brother Lu is truly a monster, his cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds, we can only look on with envy.”
Zhao Wuyan had now reached the eighth layer of the Dao Palace Realm, yet, when Zhao Wuyan was at the fifth layer of Dao Palace Realm, Lu Changsheng’s cultivation was merely at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
And now, Lu Changsheng had stepped into the Unity Realm, while Zhao Wuyan was still struggling in the Dao Palace Realm.
If it weren’t for the fact that the other elders of Mount Shu also advanced slowly in their cultivation, Zhao Wuyan’s Dao heart might very well have been shaken.
Murong Shi, gazing at Lu Changsheng who had become the Sect Leader, had a look of yearning in her beautiful eyes, yet she sighed secretly.
Lu Changsheng’s speed of cultivation was too fast; she simply couldn’t keep up with him.
“Damn it…”
Xiao Xiangdao, upon seeing Lu Changsheng indeed taking the place of Li Changye to become the twenty-eighth Sect Leader of Mount Shu, couldn’t help but clench his fists in secret.
With Lu Changsheng becoming Sect Leader, Mount Shu’s sect leadership line would be from Qingyun Peak, and it was very likely that the twenty-ninth Sect Leader of Mount Shu could come from Qingyun Peak as well, with no relation to Xiao Xiangdao of Wuyang Peak.
“Longevity, do you have anything to say?”
After announcing his stepping down, Taiyuan the Immortal looked toward Lu Changsheng.
“The rules of Mount Shu remain as always. However, I have a new rule to announce.”
Now that he had taken up the position of Sect Leader, Lu Changsheng couldn’t be just a figurehead.
The Sect Leader Uncle, Taiyuan the Immortal, was taken aback.
They thought Lu Changsheng would slack off, but to their surprise, he took his role seriously.
“During my tenure as Sect Leader, Elders at the ninth level of the Dao Palace Realm can go to Qingyun Peak to receive a seventh-grade Entering Void Pill. Elders at the ninth level of the Void Refinement Realm can go to Qingyun Peak to receive a ninth-grade Convergence Pill to increase their chances of successfully undergoing Tribulation.”
Lu Changsheng found ways to increase the number of powerful cultivators in the Void Refinement and Unity Realms at Mount Shu.
To Lu Changsheng, these Elixir Pills were nothing significant.
Lu Changsheng roughly estimated that it would be remarkable for one Elder from Mount Shu to undergo Tribulation successfully within a year.
To him, this consumption was just a drop in the ocean.
But for the Elders of Mount Shu, the Entering Void Pills and Convergence Pills were supreme treasures.
“Entering Void Pill?!”
“Convergence Pill?!”
The eyes of many Mount Shu Elders blazed with fervor.
These pills, which could increase the success rate of Tribulation, were incredibly valuable and the most coveted treasures for them.
Especially for those Elders who had been at the pinnacle of the Dao Palace Realm or the Void Refinement Realm for many years, even a slight increase in their chances of successfully undergoing Tribulation was an opportunity too good to be true.
Although the disciples of Mount Shu had no need for such high-level Elixir Pills, the very idea of giving away seventh-grade Elixir Pills and ninth-grade Immortal Pills so freely filled them with longing.
They, too, dreamed that one day they might cultivate to the peaks of the Dao Palace Realm or even the Void Refinement Realm and receive seventh-grade or ninth-grade Elixir Pills.
Taiyuan Zhenren was at first surprised and then nodded in satisfaction.
He was surprised that his disciple was able to produce enough Entering Void Pills and Convergence Pills for the entire Sect of Mount Shu all by himself.
He was satisfied because Lu Changsheng knew how to win people’s hearts and had secured the support of the Mount Shu Elders as soon as he assumed the role of Sect Leader.
“As for the daily affairs within the Sect, they will be handled by my eldest senior brother and my leading disciple.”
Just when Taiyuan Zhenren thought Lu Changsheng was about to take charge, Lu Changsheng started slacking off again.
Lu Changsheng still prioritized his own cultivation, merely holding the title of Sect Leader in name.
Lu Changsheng estimated that with his speed of cultivation, he wouldn’t need hundreds of years to ascend to the Immortal Realm, and thus, his tenure as Sect Leader would be short, unworthy of much effort.
Li Changye could not help but smile wryly; with Lu Changsheng in name only, he was the one who had to truly take care of the Sect Leader responsibilities.
Assuming one day, either Lu Changsheng or his disciples ascended to the Immortal Realm, it was still possible for Li Changye to become the Sect Leader of Mount Shu, so he bore no grudges.
“Master is really amazing, becoming the Sect Leader!”
Shen Xiaoyao admired his master immensely.
Shen Xiaoyao took it as his duty to act with chivalry, slaying demons and eliminating evil, and with the position of Mount Shu Sect Leader being the most prominent figure within the Righteous Dao of Xia State, his master had now become the greatest hero in Xia State.
The only one truly unmoved in his heart was Lu Changsheng himself.
His goal was the Way of Longevity. The position of Sect Leader for Mount Shu? It was merely a title.
At Misty Peak, Fairy Pavilion Master Su Qian’er gathered all the Elders and disciples.
“Effective immediately, Xue’er will succeed me as the eighteenth Pavilion Master of our Inquiry Immortal Pavilion.”
“Gasps…”
When Su Qian’er announced this resolution, aside from the Supreme Elders who were privy to the information, the rest of the Elders and disciples were shocked.
Having only recently entered the Unity Realm and breaking through her limitations, Su Qian’er could cultivate for ten thousand more years with the hope of ascending to the Immortal Realm in the future. There was no need for her to abdicate, especially not at her peak, yet she chose to let her junior disciple, Xia Ningxue, take over as the Pavilion Master.
Xia Ningxue currently was at the ninth level of the Void Refinement Realm, not as advanced as Su Qian’er.
Xia Ningxue’s stunningly beautiful face showed a hint of surprise; she hadn’t expected her master to designate her as the next Fairy Pavilion Master.
“But Master…”
“Xue’er, there’s no need for further words. This is a decision made collectively by the Supreme Elders and me. You have proven your worth by having the sect’s treasured Immortal Sword recognize you as its master. Besides, there is another reason for my decision… to avoid delaying your cultivation, from now on, your senior sisters Qiu’er and Meng’er will assist you with the mundane affairs of the Sect.”