"Absolutely not, how can I be the chief priest?" Zu'an hurriedly waved his hand in refusal, feeling that the request was too absurd.

"Why not?" the chief priest replied. "When you went to the back mountain of the academy before, all my disciples admired you."

Zuan had a headache: "Those are just some wild ideas. I am far inferior to those gentlemen in terms of real skills in the relevant fields. Besides, I am so young, how can I convince the public?"

"Whether it's cultivation or scholarship, those who have achieved mastery come first. When did age become a factor? We might as well just find a few old geezers to be in charge then," the chief priest said irritably.

"No, no, I have too many things to do and I'm afraid I can't handle this position. Please find someone more capable, Chief." Zu An didn't want to take on this hot potato.

But the priest's gaze fell on his finger: "You have just taken the ring that represents the priest's identity, and you cannot go back on your word."

Zuan: "???"

That old fox is setting a trap for him.

He hurriedly tried to take off the ring, at which point the chief priest sighed, "Where can I find another successor in my current state? I can't possibly pass it on to Xiao Daoyun."

Zu An knew he was telling the truth. Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue, master and disciple, each had their own sects, and Pei Mianman had no connection with the academy whatsoever.

Xie Daoyun is a disciple of Master Yan. If he becomes the chief priest, how will his teachers and uncles conduct themselves?

Moreover, she lacks the ability, so forcing her to take over would only harm him.

At this point, the chief priest said again, "If you don't like being the chief priest, then help me find a suitable successor to pass on the position to. Are you not going to grant my last request before I die?"

At this moment, Xie Daoyun also advised, "Yes, Brother Zu, you should agree to the sacrifice, so that he won't leave with regrets."

If Brother Zu becomes the academy's chief priest, won't we see each other more often in the future?

Feeling the earnest gaze of the priest, Zuan's heart softened: "Alright, I will temporarily take charge of this ring for you, senior. I will definitely find you a more suitable successor after I get out."

Seeing that he had finally agreed to take over, the chief priest's face showed a satisfied smile, his eyes grew increasingly cloudy, and he muttered to himself, almost inaudibly:

"...as if light clouds veil the moon, as if swirling snowflakes drift in the wind..."

Zuan only vaguely heard one sentence, and knew that he was probably recalling his former dream lover in the last moments of his life, which made him quite sad.

"Chancellor!" Xie Daoyun's cries rang out, for the Chancellor had passed away suddenly.

...

Meanwhile, as the chief priest and Zuan were talking, the battle on the other side did not stop in the slightest.

A streak of red light flew backward, crashing into the mountainside.

The entire mountain shook, countless rocks fell, and a huge hole appeared in the mountain wall.

"I let you escape last time, but I won't give you another chance this time." A golden light chased after it, about to take advantage of the situation to kill the opponent, when suddenly countless snowflakes flew over like arrows.

Zhao Hao snorted coldly, and his whole body shone with golden light, instantly melting away the seemingly sharp snowflakes.

Just then, a white figure rushed over and stood in front of him.

The sword light shone brightly, clashing head-on with the golden light, and the person floated back dozens of feet.

Meanwhile, Qiu Honglei had already rescued Yun Jianyue during this time.

Yan Xuehen was slightly out of breath, but looked at Yun Jianyue: "Witch, I saved you once, so we're even."

Yun Jianyue snorted: "It was clearly my precious disciple who saved her."

Although I said that, I still felt grateful for her kindness.

"Your moves are indeed exquisite, but they are meaningless in the face of such an absolute difference in skill." Zhao Hao's expression was somewhat unpleasant; these women were still playing the sisterly affection game in front of him.

"There is indeed a gap, but it's not necessarily insurmountable." Yun Jianyue rubbed her slightly trembling arm. After the exchange, her body was almost at its limit, but compared to being slapped away before even meeting her back then, this situation now filled her with confidence.

She said to Yan Xuehen, "Ice Stone Maiden, be careful not to die."

Yan Xuehen said coldly, "Even if you die, I won't die."

As they spoke, their auras rose steadily. Within a few feet of Yan Xuehen, it was as if there was a world of ice and snow, while around Yun Jianyue, a sea of ​​blood churned, subtly protecting her.

Zhao Hao frowned slightly. He could usually handle these two with ease, but today he was seriously injured by the Chief Priest's counterattack. Yet he was actually able to fight them to a standstill. It was a disgrace.

However, the Earth Immortals have amazing recovery abilities, so I don't mind playing with them first.

"You dare to act so presumptuously here with your low-level domain power? I'll give you one last chance: surrender to me, and I'll forgive and forget what happened before. Otherwise, you'll die." Zhao Hao stared sharply at the two women.

Yan Xuehen remained indifferent, while Yun Jianyue scoffed, "When did His Majesty become so easy to talk to? Is he too badly injured to do anything but talk?"

"You're courting death!" Zhao Hao roared in fury, his body radiating golden light that transformed into several golden dragons, which directly blasted towards the two women.

The sea of ​​blood surrounding Yun Jianyue surged up and swallowed one of the golden dragons.

However, the golden dragon roared and struggled desperately in the sea of ​​blood, causing the sea of ​​blood to tremble incessantly, clearly indicating that it was about to be unable to contain it.

Just then, a ray of moonlight appeared, and a crescent-shaped blade flashed, severing the golden dragon's head.

The entire golden dragon shuddered and then vanished completely.

Before Yun Jianyue could even rejoice, two more golden dragons swept towards her.

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