“Since you have been recognized by the sword of the First Palace Master, you are qualified to become the next Palace Master. I have decided to pass on the title of Palace Master to you in the coming days.”
Li Heng, seeing that Xia Ningxue was capable enough to stand on her own, decided to let her become the next Palace Master.
“Master, I am not yet capable of taking charge of Guanghan Palace…”
“The Elders have all agreed to it. You need not worry about the affairs within Guanghan Palace hindering your cultivation, your senior sisters can help you handle most of the trivial matters.”
“Indeed, you are our Guanghan Palace’s most talented disciple since the First Palace Master, and you even have the potential to rival the First Palace Master. You taking the position of Palace Master could help our Guanghan Palace flourish even more in the future.”
“Guanghan Palace has kept a low profile for far too long. During the coming cataclysm, Guanghan Palace has much potential to achieve great things.”
With all the Elders speaking up, Xia Ningxue found it hard to refuse.
All generations of prodigies have taken up the position of Palace Master as a form of trial and experience.
The Palace Master of Guanghan Palace must coordinate many Elders and disciples and also train them to form arrays, which is different from personal cultivation.
High personal cultivation means little compared to a formation made up of slightly less powerful cultivators.
Some ancient, peculiar formations may even require the Elders to take action, joining forces to cultivate the formation.
“Before succeeding as the Palace Master of Guanghan Palace, I plan to visit Mount Taihua.”
Xia Ningxue was not particularly interested in becoming the next Palace Master of Guanghan Palace; instead, she wished to see Lu Changsheng.
Some time has already passed during her last closed-door cultivation session.
“Master knows, you may go. Stay a little longer if you wish.”
Li Heng did not worry about her disciple’s cultivation.
Among the Three Realms, Xia Ningxue’s rate of cultivation is one of the fastest.
Now, Li Heng has little left to teach Xia Ningxue, and only the Elders can guide her on her next steps in cultivation.
“Hmm.”
Xia Ningxue nodded, then summoned the Fairy-Entrapping Sword she had tamed, turned into a streak of flowing light, and headed toward Mount Taihua.
“Li Heng, this time you have indeed accepted a remarkable disciple.”
“After you, our Guanghan Palace hadn’t had many notable disciples; I feared we would gradually decline and become a mere ordinary Holy Land. Fortunately, you accepted this girl. Her talent even surpasses yours and mine.”
“Alas, among the current younger generation, apart from Xia Ningxue, the others are indistinguishable from the masses. Compared to the prosperous times of our Guanghan Palace, the difference is huge.”
“Our Guanghan Palace was once the tenth great Divine Palace in ancient times. The First Palace Master lured a horde of demons into the Endless Ice Domain, then with supreme heavenly power, unleashed an Ice Seal over an entire realm, utterly annihilating the horde of demons. Such grandeur once shook ancient times, frightening many Demon Kings at the mere rustling of leaves. Furthermore, in those years, talents from our Guanghan Palace were plentiful, ranking just after Purple Void Palace and the Eight Great Divine Palaces within the hundred thousand palaces of Heavenly Court…”
“A good soldier doesn’t brag about past bravery; let’s continue our own closed-door cultivation to prepare for the upcoming calamity. It’s unclear how this calamity will compare to the two previous great ancient calamities.”
“The Three Realms have been at peace for far too long, and some powerful beings are returning. We must start preparing early.”
After Xia Ningxue exited seclusion, these Elders went their own ways, each resuming their own closed-door cultivation.
Li Heng informed the Elders and disciples of Guanghan Palace in advance that her youngest disciple, Xia Ningxue, was about to succeed as the Palace Master.
Guanghan Sacred Land immediately bubbled with excitement.
Nobody expected Xia Ningxue to qualify for the succession of the Palace Master of Guanghan Palace so swiftly!
Xia Ningxue had joined Guanghan Palace just about a million years ago and was now about to take charge, breaking the record!
The current Palace Master Li Heng, from childhood, was raised as the apple of the Elders’ eye. The Elders even followed Li Heng to create a huge fuss at the wedding of Liu Mufeng and Feng Qing’er in Jade Pool Holy Land. It took Li Heng eight million years to become Palace Master of Guanghan Palace, while Xia Ningxue just needed a million years.
Even for ordinary prodigies, no matter their background, becoming an Immortal Emperor in a million years would be quite an achievement, and they would not have the credentials to take charge of Guanghan Palace because a Palace Master at the Immortal Emperor Realm could be wiped out by powerful enemies any time they step out.
The Divine King Realm is a necessary condition to become Palace Master of Guanghan Palace.
“Xia really is incredible, isn’t she?”
Fairy Zhi Jin and a few other senior sisters couldn’t help but feel happy for Xia Ningxue.
The younger the Guanghan Palace Master is, the better it is for the Guanghan Sacred Land.
The younger the Palace Master is, it indicates the higher the talent, and the greater the achievements in the future, Guanghan Palace will have one more Great Power.
“Damn, the position of the next Palace Master should have been mine, Jiang Yue, but it was snatched away by her.”
Jiang Yue Fairy bit her lip, feeling aggrieved in her heart.
Before Xia Ningxue’s arrival, she had already ranked thirtieth on the Qilin Ranking, with the hope of becoming the Guanghan Holy Maiden and taking control of Guanghan Palace after a million years.
But with Xia Ningxue’s arrival, she was completely overshadowed, essentially becoming a mere background to Xia Ningxue, no, even less noticeable than that.
The news of the selection of the next Palace Master of Guanghan Palace spread throughout the Immortal Realm, causing an uproar.
To cultivate for a million years and be able to control a top-tier force in the Immortal Realm is simply unprecedented.
Guanghan Palace is not just any ordinary Holy Land.
Guanghan Palace is one of the Ten Great Divine Palaces of the Ancient Heavenly Court, and although it has declined somewhat, its foundation remains profound.
The Great Powers who established these Holy Lands might not be inferior to Xia Ningxue in talent, but when they founded the Holy Lands, they were already standing at the top of the pyramid in the Three Realms.
A Holy Land Master who has cultivated for a million years is indeed unheard of.
However, Xia Ningxue entered the top eight in the Heavenly Court Convention, only losing to the number one talent of the Mysterious Lady Palace, Yuexi. Since Yuexi has cultivated for longer than Xia Ningxue, this does not mean that her talent is inferior to the other party.
With such genius, it seems not surprising that Guanghan Palace decided to let her take charge of the Holy Land.
For a time, all the major Holy Lands of the Immortal Realm have been focusing on nurturing their young disciples, hoping for the young disciples to quickly stand on their own so they can showcase their strength in front of other Holy Lands.
The rise of a powerful young Disciple is actually a symbol of the foundation and potential of a Holy Land.
In the Heavenly Court, at Miluo Palace, Divine King Realm, Emperor Ku, barehanded, is fighting fiercely against several Desolate Ancient beasts, with the blood of the Desolate Ancient beasts splattering onto Emperor Ku’s body.
The Desolate Ancient beasts roar, while Emperor Ku becomes more ruthless and his attacks more ferocious.
Three days later, several tenacious Desolate Ancient beasts could no longer withstand the continuous attacks of Emperor Ku and finally fell, shaking the ground and mountains.
Emperor Ku used his hand as a knife to split open the demonic bodies of the Desolate Ancient beasts and took out their Demon Cores, swallowing them in one gulp.
The Supreme Emperor Body absorbed the demonic power of the Demon Cores, converting it into Emperor Ku’s own Cultivation Level.
Ever since being defeated by Lu Changsheng, Emperor Ku has been crazily cultivating in the Desolate Ancient Realm of the Desolate Treasure Pagoda.
“The further the Supreme Emperor Body goes, the stronger it will become. This is the most dominant special physique in the Three Realms. Lu Changsheng, sooner or later, I will surpass my father and become the most powerful being in the Three Realms, trampling you underfoot like mud. And all that is yours, I will snatch away.”
Emperor Ku’s eyes shown with viciousness, still remembering the humiliation of being defeated by Lu Changsheng.
After the Heavenly Court Convention ended, Emperor Ku’s prestige within the Heavenly Court plummeted, exposing him to the greatest disgrace since his birth. Walking on the divine paths of the Heavenly Court, it was as if Emperor Ku could feel the talented individuals from other Divine Palaces whispering behind his back.
Learning that Xia Ningxue is about to take control of Guanghan Palace, Emperor Ku’s hatred for Lu Changsheng intensified his desire towards Xia Ningxue as well.
After a short rest, Emperor Ku stood up again and continued to battle against the Desolate Ancient beasts inside the Desolate Treasure Pagoda.
On Mount Taihua, Lu Changsheng sneezed.
Having returned from Jinglong Mountain and releasing Dantai Meng, he had resumed his tranquil life of cultivation.
Without the noisy Dantai Meng, Lu Changsheng felt somewhat unaccustomed.
His Disciple, Chen Yi, was still meditating at the foot of the Enlightenment Bodhi Tree at the top of Yuntai Peak.
A thousand years of Path Comprehension was nothing but a moment, still unmoving as if time itself had stilled.
But a thousand years, for a Divine King Realm powerhouse, is like just a day for a Mortal.
Lu Changsheng was practicing “Immortal Roaming the Great Void Steps” in the bamboo forest, and a perfect mastery of it could cause a strong opponent to break out in a cold sweat.
Suddenly, a fragrance wafted by, and a stunningly beautiful figure appeared at the turn of the bamboo grove, like a Nine Heavens Fairy descending to the mortal realm, her bright eyes filled with gentle and tender emotions.