Chapter 473: Putting the lives of the people first
There was dead silence on the huge stone platform.
Many powerful people looked at the three Holy Lords in disbelief.
No one could believe that these three were powerful beings who had ruled the world for thousands of years and were revered and respected by countless people.
They were unexpectedly crushed and forced to retreat by Meng Dian and others from Guiyuan Sect just by their aura and pressure.
Although Meng Dian and others are Jindan Zhenren, the three holy masters are also beings who have survived the thunder tribulation and entered the Jindan realm.
Especially Meng Dian’s words, which shocked everyone.
For a moment, everyone stared at the three Holy Lords, wanting to see how they would explain.
"Brother, I've already told you that you can't hide it from them. You and I are both familiar with the sharpness of the Jindan realm's spirit.
It’s just that the puppet Dharma body that has completed its foundation building cannot completely hide from their perception.”
At this time, the Third Holy Lord suddenly spoke.
“You have to give everything a try.”
The First Holy Lord shook his head.
Originally, he just wanted to give it a try, but now it seems that he still cannot hide from the Jindan realm's spiritual perception.
The conversation between the two immediately caused a commotion.
The meaning of the two saints' words was already very clear, and they directly acknowledged Meng Dian's words.
The true bodies of these three people are indeed unable to leave the holy mountain. What appears before them now is that puppet Dharma body.
As long as there is a force that has already guessed it, or even is still certain about this matter.
Even the people from the three secret places showed surprise on their faces.
Especially the strong ones who came from Qingyang Temple and Yunshui Secret Realm this time, they were calm and composed from the beginning to the end of the holy meeting.
Even when Meng Dian and the others joined forces, there was not much fluctuation in his expression, as if everything was as expected.
Now I can't help but feel a little surprised.
"They actually admitted it. What on earth do these three want to do?"
The people in the three secret places all became confused.
The three Holy Lords have almost exposed their own weaknesses. How can they convince the public and ensure the progress of the Holy Conference?
Sure enough, after hearing the words of the First Saint Lord and the Third Saint Lord, Meng Dian and others showed surprise on their faces.
"Senior Saint Lord, this is how unfair you are. For such an important event as the Saint Assembly, you three only sent a puppet Dharma body. Isn't this too perfunctory for us?"
Meng Dian looked at the First Saint and his three companions with a smile.
"If you want to see my true body, it's very simple, just go directly to the Holy Mountain. But do you dare?" The Third Holy Lord said lightly.
Meng Dian and others were stunned.
To be honest, they really don't dare.
These three old monsters have been practicing in the holy mountain for a thousand years.
I believe that the place must have been managed to be as strong as a rock long ago. Coupled with the magical power of the holy mountain itself, who knows what means they can use.
With such a geographical advantage, even if they have the advantage in numbers, they may not be able to escape.
“Humph, Big Brother knows that you are as cowardly as mice, so he decided to hold the Holy Meeting in the Holy City instead of the Holy Mountain.
Otherwise, with your courage, you probably wouldn't even dare to come, right?"
The Third Saint practiced the art of sword, and his character was as upright as a sword, so when he spoke, he was naturally straightforward.
Naturally, he didn't look happy when facing the arrogant Meng Dian and others.
Seeing the expressions of Meng Dian and others, he started to mock them directly.
"you……"
Meng Dian didn't expect that the Third Saint Lord, who was also in the Jindan realm, would speak so impolitely, and his face immediately turned red.
However, he had a high level of cultivation after all. He used his mental skills to slightly circulate the anger in his heart, and his expression returned to calm.
“It seems that Senior Third Saint Lord still fails to recognize the situation clearly.
Since you have admitted that your real body cannot leave the Holy Mountain, only your Dharma body has come.
Then this holy meeting should not be presided over by you.
With your current strength, I’m afraid you can no longer convince the public.”
"Our strength is not enough to convince others, then who can? Is it you, Brother Meng?" The Third Saint Lord continued to taunt.
“If you fellow practitioners think highly of me, I will naturally not refuse. However, as I said before, as practitioners of my generation, we should respect strength.
As the world changes and spiritual energy revives, not only is the righteous path flourishing, but even the evil path is showing signs of revival.
Since the three holy masters' real bodies are trapped, they cannot travel.
It may be difficult to deter the villains in the future.
Therefore, I feel that [Holy Mountain] is no longer suitable to be the leader of our righteous alliance.
It just so happens that this holy meeting is being held, and I think we should re-elect a suitable sect to lead the righteous path."
Meng Dian's words shocked all the heroes.
It was obvious that after confirming that the true bodies of the three Holy Lords could not leave the Holy Mountain, he no longer intended to hide it.
This is an attempt to directly seize power over the Holy Mountain and overthrow them from their position as leaders of the righteous path.
"The suitable sect you are talking about, could it be your Guiyuan Sect?" The Third Saint Lord sneered.
"If my Guiyuan Sect can defeat all the heroes, then why not become the leader of the righteous path?" Meng Dian said proudly.
At the same time, a powerful aura emerged from him, and the powerful golden elixir pressure suppressed the entire audience.
There was even a sign that he was suppressing the momentum of other Jindan realm powerhouses.
The Jindan realm cultivators from other sects felt the sudden increase in pressure from Meng Dian and their expressions changed slightly.
Because they found that Meng Dian at this moment could make them feel palpitations.
"What kind of extraordinary magic weapon did Meng Dian obtain?"
Even the Jindan realm in Qingyang Temple and Yunshui Secret Realm became a little solemn at this time.
According to their intelligence, Meng Dian only survived the heavenly tribulation for half a year.
Logically, even if he had accumulated a lot of experience, he shouldn't be that strong.
If they really had such a terrifying talent, the former Guiyuan Sect would not be just one of the major sects in Zhongzhou, but the strongest sect.
The only explanation is that he obtained some powerful magic weapon from somewhere.
Only with the blessing of magic weapons can such terrifying momentum be mobilized.
"No wonder Meng Dian is so confident. He launched attacks on the Holy Mountain right after the Holy Meeting began. It turns out he has something to rely on."
At once, everyone understood.
They had found it strange at first, thinking that Meng Dian was being too impatient.
The Holy Assembly had just begun and nothing had been discussed yet, but he directly jumped out to provoke the three Holy Lords.
It turned out that he was confident enough to seize the power of the Holy Mountain before the Holy Assembly officially began.
Seeing everyone stunned by his aura, Meng Dian felt so happy that it was hard to describe.
The mysterious power in the body also circulated faster.
He looked straight at the opposite side, and the aura emanating from his body became more and more terrifying: "Three Holy Lords, I wonder what you think of Meng's proposal just now?"
Faced with Meng Dian's increasingly fierce momentum, the First Saint Lord's expression did not change much.
He sighed and said, "In fact, the position of the leader of the righteous path can be held by anyone as long as they have enough virtue. My Holy Mountain does not care too much about this.
As long as the sect that holds this position can put the people of the world first in everything and lead the way in the right direction.
So what if I, the Holy Mountain, give up this position? "
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked again.
What the First Saint Lord meant by this was that he was willing to give up his position and let other sects take over the position of leader of the righteous path?
Even Meng Dian did not expect the First Saint Lord to answer like this.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "So, Shengshan is willing to give up his position and let others take over?"
"That's right, the old man just said that as long as there is a sect that can put the people of the world first, the Holy Mountain is willing to give up its position and regard it as the leader of the righteous path." The First Saint Lord said very straightforwardly.
Hearing the First Saint's straightforward answer, Meng Dian was caught off guard.
He looked at the First Saint Lord in doubt and uncertainty, but found that not only the First Saint Lord had a calm expression, but even the other two Saint Lords also had calm expressions, as if they had no objection to the First Saint Lord's words at all.
The same is true for other sectarian forces.
Originally, in their view, the Holy Mountain held this holy meeting only because the three Holy Lords were unwilling to accept the changes in the world situation and wanted to regain control of the world.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
Is this a step back to advance, or is there another purpose?
What exactly are these three old monsters up to?
For a moment, this thought reappeared in many people's minds.
"Fellow Daoist Meng, what do you think? As long as you, the Guiyuan Sect, can promise to put the people of the world first in the future, then my Holy Mountain will give you the top spot."
The First Holy Lord looked at Meng Dian and said with a smile.
Meng Dian was silent for a while before he spoke: "May I ask, Senior Saint Lord, what does it mean to put the people of the world first?"
“That’s easy to say. Actually, this is the reason why the three of us old men convened this holy meeting.
Today, the world is in chaos due to changes in heaven and earth, the revival of spiritual energy, the emergence of geniuses, and the emergence of strong people.
Many sects have sparked many disputes in order to compete for cultivation resources and sect territory.
The fighting ended in bloodshed, with many casualties, and even the sect was destroyed.
What's more, ordinary people are displaced and living in misery.
If you continue to fight like this, I am afraid that countless people in the world will be killed or injured.
So the three of us old men wanted to hold a holy meeting just like we did a thousand years ago.
Invite all sects in the world to discuss and work out a set of rules together.
I hope that if you have any disputes in the future, you will try to restrain yourself and avoid places where people gather and live.
Have compassion in your heart, and don’t really treat the lives of the people as ants and trample on them at will.”
The First Holy Lord spoke slowly and solemnly.
These words shocked everyone present.
He was speechless for a moment and just stared blankly at the three figures in the center of the huge stone platform.
The First Saint Lord then said to Meng Dian, "Friend Meng, didn't you ask earlier how to put the people first?"
"The three of us old men don't ask for much. If you, Guiyuan Sect, want to sit at the top of the righteous sect, it's very simple."
“As long as you can guarantee that in the future, you can restrain the cultivators of the world and not harm ordinary people without reason, and give the people of the world a glimmer of hope.
Just like what the Holy Mountain has done for thousands of years, then we three old men, even if we regard your Guiyuan Sect as the leader, what's wrong with that!"
The First Saint said these last few words with absolute certainty and determination.
Makes everyone feel that way.
As long as Meng Dian dares to nod, this old man will really regard Guiyuan Sect as the leader of the righteous path.
But does Meng Dian dare to nod?
He wanted to nod.
But under the watchful eyes of the crowd, his neck, for some reason, became extremely stiff.
His face turned even paler and he was unable to nod his head.
"These three are really just doing this for the benefit of the people of the world?"
At the location of Qingyang Temple, an old Taoist priest with black hair and beard had a look of amazement in his eyes.
Even he had not expected that the reason why the three Holy Lords convened the Holy Meeting was just as they stated in the invitation.
To bring some hope to all people in the world.
"The bearing of my Qingyang Temple is not as great as this holy mountain."
Next to the old Taoist priest with black beard, a Taoist priest with white hair and a youthful face, with white hair and beard, sighed.
Before coming, he had also guessed the intentions of the three holy masters.
Now it seems that he, the abbot of Qingyang Temple, was judging others by his own mean standards.
"These three old guys are really just doing this for the common people?"
At the location of the Yunshui Secret Realm, a figure showed a look of surprise.
"Sure enough, these three are indeed kind people. No wonder they are appreciated by His Majesty."
On the side of Hanshui Palace, Han Lingshuang also smiled.
When she hosted a banquet for Lu Qing, they also talked about the holy mountain.
Among them, Lu Qing expressed great admiration for the three Holy Lords.
Now she finally knew why.
As for the remaining other sectarian forces, there is no need to mention them.
They never imagined that the real purpose of the three holy lords convening the holy meeting would be this.
Involuntarily, everyone's eyes fell on Meng Dian.
The First Holy Lord's meaning is already very clear.
As long as Guiyuan Sect promises to put the people of the world first, Shengshan will abdicate and let the wise take over.
They wanted to see whether Meng Dian dared to agree.
Feeling the gazes from all around, even though he was at the Jindan stage, Meng Dian's body couldn't help but become a little stiff for a moment.
As for the other Guiyuan Sect disciples beside him, they were in a state of panic.
For a moment, everyone became restless.
"They actually turned the situation around?"
On the holy mountain, Lu Qing had been using his spiritual senses to "watch" the movements in the holy city.
With his realm of cultivation and his magical powers, naturally no one could discover his spying.
Originally, when they saw that the First Saint Lord and others were forced to retreat by Meng Dian and other Jindan realm masters, and that the truth was revealed that their true bodies could not leave the holy mountain.
He still thought that the First Saint Lord and his men had already fallen into defeat and could no longer recover.
Unexpectedly, the First Saint's sudden move was a retreat to advance.
But with a flip of his hand, he not only neutralized Meng Dian's aggressive momentum, but now he was also putting the entire Guiyuan Sect on the fire.
At this moment, if Meng Dian gave a careless answer, Guiyuan Sect’s reputation would be damaged.
"sharp!"
Lu Qing couldn't help but admire the First Holy Lord.
As expected of a man who has ruled the world for a thousand years, he can never match his skills.
"However, Senior Saint Lord, some things cannot be controlled by just relying on your skills. There will always be some unexpected things that are unreasonable."
Lu Qing sensed the aura of Meng Dian and an intriguing expression appeared on his face.
At this moment, a trace of black air emerged from the eyes of Meng Dian in the holy city below.
(End of this chapter)
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