However, Elder Lin planned to wait until Lu Xuan broke through to the Core Formation realm before attempting to possess someone else's body! He still had about thirty to fifty years of lifespan left, and during that time, as long as he did his best to help Lu Xuan, he might be able to break through to the Core Formation realm.
After Lin Daoxuan finished planning in his mind, his expression gradually changed from cold and gloomy to kind and gentle.
At this moment, the holy sons and daughters of the nine major sects, most of whom had good relations with the Heavenly Cold Holy Son, all stepped forward to criticize Lu Xuan in order to curry favor with Elder Lin. They all believed that Lin Daoxuan would punish Lu Xuan severely without hesitation, so they were all eager to speak out:
"Elder, you must avenge the Holy Son of Heavenly Cold!"
"Poor Tianhan Saint! He just broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm and was killed by this cultivator with five spiritual roots. Elder Lin, you must avenge him!"
Unexpectedly, Lin Daoxuan completely ignored them, and instead spoke calmly and kindly to Lu Xuan below:
"Hmm, not bad. Your name is Lu Xuan, right? I've heard of you from Fellow Daoist Wuchenzi! You were able to kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with your five spiritual roots. Your talent is truly rare. Perhaps this is the opportunity for the rise of our Righteous Path Alliance!"
“My disciple, the Holy Son Tianhan, was not as skilled as others. Besides, in the cultivation world, strength is respected. His death due to insufficient cultivation is the consequence of his own actions. As the Core Formation Elder of the Righteous Path Alliance, I naturally cannot show favoritism to him!”
As soon as he finished speaking, all the cultivators present were utterly shocked.
Especially those holy sons and daughters, they all thought Lu Xuan was doomed this time.
Unexpectedly, Elder Lin seemed to have no intention of punishing Lu Xuan.
What's going on?
When did Elder Lin become so easy to talk to?
Where did Elder Lin Daoxuan, nicknamed the God of Slaughter of the Righteous Alliance, go? Is this still the same Lin Daoxuan who once slaughtered dozens of Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect in a fit of rage?
Immediately afterwards, Lin Daoxuan said to Lu Xuan below:
"No need to greet Fellow Daoist Wuchenzi! From today onwards, you are my true disciple! You are the new Holy Son of our Righteous Path Alliance! Your status is even above that of the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of the Nine Great Sects!"
Upon hearing this...
Lu Xuan below was completely confused.
Is Elder Lin Daoxuan really that easy to talk to?
They killed his direct descendants and his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator protectors.
Lu Xuan was prepared. He self-destructed the Devouring Demon Insects and more than a dozen top-grade magic artifacts, and then used the escape technique recorded in the Nascent Soul Jade Slip, which came at a great cost, to leave.
In that case, Lu Xuan's cultivation level could potentially regress to the Qi Refining stage. And the success rate wouldn't be high!
That was an outcome that Lu Xuan was extremely unwilling to see.
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and decided that no matter what Lin Daoxuan's plans were, it was best not to turn against him now.
"Thank you so much, Elder Lin, no, Master, for your kindness. I am deeply grateful and have no reason to refuse. It was only because I had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm and was not in good control of my magic power that I accidentally killed the Holy Son of Heavenly Cold and Fellow Daoist Green Mist. I feel very uneasy and have decided to volunteer to go outside Yunmeng City to kill those demonic beasts!"
"Go outside Yunmeng City to slay demonic beasts?" Lin Daoxuan's expression remained unchanged when he heard Lu Xuan's excuse. He had lived for hundreds of years, so how could he not know Lu Xuan's plans?
That's right, Lu Xuan was preparing an excuse to leave Yunmeng City.
He didn't believe that Elder Lin Daoxuan was truly kind enough to accept him as a true disciple and the Holy Son of the Righteous Path Alliance.
I suspect they have some ulterior motive.
It would be best to leave Yunmeng City, this place of trouble, as soon as possible!
To everyone's surprise, Elder Lin actually agreed to Lu Xuan's request without hesitation: "Good, as expected of my disciple, your courage is commendable. Alright, you can go to fight the enemy outside Yunmeng City tomorrow!"
Suddenly, Elder Lin's tone changed abruptly. In an instant, he took out a jet-black pill, from which wisps of black smoke rose, and said, "However, this Soul Nourishing Pill will serve as my greeting gift. This item can make up for the deficiencies in your primordial spirit after you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!"
"Soul-Nourishing Pill?"
Lu Xuan was also shocked when he saw the pill in Elder Lin's hand.
Before Lu Xuan could react...
The "Soul Nourishing Pill" had already flown into Lu Xuan's dantian.
Lu Xuan simply couldn't refuse.
"Haha, Lu Xuan, you should cultivate diligently from now on and strive to advance to the Core Formation realm as soon as possible. Don't let your master down. The position of Grand Elder will be yours in the future. I always keep my word!"
Of course, Elder Lin's plan was very clear: as long as he could secretly possess Lu Xuan's body, the Grand Elder would naturally still be Lin Daoxuan.
Because Lin Daoxuan was worried that other Core Formation cultivators, or even Nascent Soul cultivators, would not tolerate this action, he decided to possess Lu Xuan's body and continue to cultivate under Lu Xuan's identity, while continuing to thrive within the Righteous Path Alliance.
The crowd, completely unaware of all this, thought that a tremendous stroke of good fortune had befallen Lu Xuan. The attitudes of the surrounding holy sons and daughters changed drastically, and they came over to congratulate and flatter Lu Xuan.
Only Lu Xuan knew that what was inside his stomach was not some kind of Soul Nourishing Pill.
Because when he probed with his divine sense, he could feel a black worm crawling out of the pill and onto his spiritual platform.
It's likely that if Lin Daoxuan had just a thought, this insect could devour his primordial spirit.
It can now be said that his life and death are in Lin Daoxuan's hands.
No wonder the other party could let him leave Yunmeng City with such confidence.
"This thing is more like a Soul-Devouring Pill. What a laughable thing it is, a Soul-Nourishing Pill!" Lu Xuan thought to himself.
Seeing Lin Daoxuan leave.
Lu Xuan also left the place with Xiao Ling'er, Ding Jiuhan, and the Old Ancestor Hongye, who were unaware of the truth.
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