The day for selecting a successor arrived quickly, and the location was the martial arts arena of the Dan Shen Temple.
The training ground is very large and looks very luxurious. The audience seats and the rostrum are not on the ground, but in the air, and look like an arc from a distance.
At this moment, many disciples of the Pill God Palace were already standing on the spectator stands. There were several spectator stands, which could be moved freely in the sky.
Watching the battle from the sky offers a better view.
Five people were sitting on the platform.
Lan Hua saw Zuo Yan, who had just arrived at the training ground, and asked:
"Brother Zuo, have you found out the identities of those people on the platform?"
Zuo Yan was impatient, and Lan Hua guessed that he had already inquired about all the higher-ups of the Pill God Palace in recent days, hence his question.
Zuo Yan smiled and said, "Of course I know. The person sitting in the middle is Wang Hongyuan, the Hall Master of the Pill God Hall, but he is the Deputy Hall Master."
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "Such a big matter, why is only the deputy hall master here? Where is the hall master?"
Zuo Yan shook his head and said, "With the Palace Master's status, how could he get involved in such a trivial matter?"
Seeing that no one was around, Zuo Yan whispered in Lan Hua's ear, "I heard that the master of the Pill God Palace is a royal-level expert who has never interfered in the affairs of the palace."
As for where the Palace Master is, only the Deputy Palace Master probably knows!
After saying this, Zuo Yan said normally, "So, as things stand, although Wang Hongyuan is the deputy hall master, he is the actual person in charge of the Pill God Hall!"
Lan Hua looked at Wang Hongyuan and her first impression was that this man's cultivation was unfathomable. He wore a blue robe, had a square face and sharp eyes, and looked upright and incorruptible.
"Where are the others?"
Zuo Yan said, "Do you see that middle-aged beauty next to the Palace Master? I heard she's Deng Xian'er, the head instructor of the Pill God Palace. Pretty impressive, huh?"
"Dignified and elegant, not only imposing, but also beautiful!"
Zuo Yan continued, "The person on the other side of the Palace Master is Xie Wujiu, the Grand Elder of the Pill God Palace. Next to Xie Wujiu is Li Pengfei, the Chief of the Guardian Court!"
As for the last person, it was Yang Zongchen, the chief guest elder of the Pill God Palace!
"These four are the most powerful people below the Hall Master of the Pill God Palace, and their cultivation levels are all above the Profound Rank!"
Lan Hua thanked Zuo Yan and said with a smile, "Brother Zuo, would you like to give it a try?"
Zuo Yan quickly waved his hand and said with a forced smile, "How could that be? Let me tell you, this selection is just a formality, no different from a pre-selection."
"It's purely for the sake of Ning Songzhen of the Ning family in the Peaceful Realm, to make him the successor of the Pill God Palace. He's at the peak of the Celestial Realm! Who among the new disciples present can rival him!"
Lan Hua said "Oh," and looked at the stands, which were now full of people.
Just as the two stepped onto the stands, Palace Master Wang Hongyuan flew above the training ground and shouted:
"Disciples, our Pill God Palace has not had a successor for thousands of years. For the future of the Pill God Palace, we are holding a successor selection today."
Anyone whose cultivation level is at the Celestial Realm and whose age is no more than two hundred years old can participate. Let's begin now!
An uproar immediately erupted in the audience.
"Being under two hundred years old? That's way too demanding!"
"Exactly! We've been ascending from the lower realm for two hundred years already. This is clearly targeting certain people!"
"That's for sure. Even geniuses are a hundred years old when they ascend to heaven. Even with the abundant spiritual energy in the Heavenly Realm, it's not easy to break through to the next realm."
Those truly powerful individuals, which one didn't achieve their status through years of aging? I've heard of some celestial beings who lived for a full thousand years before breaking through to the True Rank!
"It seems this competition is just a formality, entirely for Ning Songzhen's sake!"
At this moment, a person flew out from the stands, looking completely at ease; it was Ning Songzhen.
Ning Songzhen landed in the center of the training ground, casually lifting his robes with an air of nonchalance, and shouted:
"Fellow disciples, my name is Ning Songzhen. Please enlighten me!"
With a wave of his hands, a terrifying aura was unleashed, and blue elemental energy surged forth, causing the audience in the stands to feel a wave of heat rushing towards them.
On the podium, Wang Hongyuan nodded slightly, showing his appreciation.
Whether it's cultivation level or age, Ning Songzhen's conditions are excellent. If he is nurtured with all his might, he will definitely produce great results.
"It really is him! This person is the Ning family's genius. He has reached the peak of the Celestial Realm at only forty years old. Who can defeat him!"
"That's right. If there were no age limit, we would certainly have no shortage of peak Celestial Realm experts among us, but right now, none of us are his match!"
"They all said it's just a formality, so don't even think about it!"
Seeing that no one was going to step forward, Ning Songzhen smiled slightly, everything was going smoothly.
Just then, Lan Hua floated down and stood ten feet in front of Ning Song's true form.
"Brother Ning, it's been so long! I've missed you dearly!" Lan Hua said with a smile.
Everyone was shocked that someone so fearless would challenge Ning Songzhen. The most shocked of all was Zuo Yan, since he had entered the Dan Shen Palace with Lan Hua.
Ning Songzhen's face instantly turned cold, and he calmly said, "I thought Brother Lan had taken my words to heart that day, but I didn't expect you to still be so stubborn!"
"You're the one who's stubbornly clinging to your delusions!"
"Alright!"
Ning Songzhen suddenly laughed and said, "To silence the gossip in the audience, it's worth fighting you today, so that people won't say that this is all just for show."
"However, with your cultivation at the fifth level of the Celestial Realm, you really have no chance against me!"
Lan Hua laughed and said, "How do you know you won't have a chance if you don't fight?"
Ning Songzhen stared at Lan Hua and suddenly exclaimed, "Wait a minute, how come your cultivation level has suddenly increased so much and reached the eighth level?"
After more than half a month of arduous training, Lan Hua finally refined the Blood Droplet to near perfection and successfully condensed the primordial spirit in her middle dantian the day before.
If it weren't for the serious injury last time, the Blood Droplet could have pushed Lan Hua to the peak of the Celestial Realm long ago.
The high-ranking officials on the podium were also taken aback and whispered among themselves, trying to find out about Lan Hua's identity, but none of them knew anything about it.
Deng Xian'er looked at Xue Piaoyao, who understood and quickly explained via telepathy.
"This is Lan Hua? The new Celestial who provoked the Owl Sect to take action?" Wang Hongyuan exclaimed in surprise.
"I remember he ascended to the Heavenly Realm less than two years ago, and he's already broken through to the eighth level of the Celestial Realm so quickly. This kid's talent is no less than Ning Song's!"
Elder Xie Wujiu nodded slightly and praised, "Indeed, quite good. To be able to withstand the strongest heavenly tribulation, he is indeed a promising talent!"
Chief Justice Li Pengfei of the Court of Justice said, "It's good, but the eighth level is still a bit lacking compared to the peak level. It won't be easy for Lan Hua to win!"
Lan Hua looked towards the podium, responding to the gazes of the higher-ups, and asked proudly, "What are the rules for this competition?"
In his view, this was definitely not an ordinary competition; otherwise, it would have been too easy to take Ning Songzhen away with a single barrage of arrows.
Hall Master Wang Hongyuan said, "There is only one rule: only fire-based techniques are allowed. The Pill God Hall is primarily based on fire, so this competition can be considered a test of our fire power!"
"Just as I thought, I knew it wouldn't be that simple!" Lan Hua thought to herself.
Ning Songzhen smiled confidently. When it comes to fire-type techniques, apart from the Pill God Palace and the Tantai family, only the Ning family is proficient in this art throughout the entire Heavenly Domain.
Looking at Lan Hua, Ning Songzhen laughed and said, "I'd like to see how you will withstand the Xuanhuo Jue of my Ning family?"
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