Chapter 182: A Day Without Seeing Is Like a Year, the Fight for the Son of God, the Clouds Are Moving in All Directions
The Taiyi Sect is the leading immortal sect today. Its vast territory and profound heritage are far beyond people's imagination.
The mountain gate is majestic and the majestic mountains are like giant dragons lying on the ground, fluttering with energy. Even during the day, you can see bright stars, illuminating the sky and the earth.
Among the hidden mountains, there are divine rainbows, and there are pavilions and palaces everywhere. Lakes and rivers are scattered all over the place, and all kinds of rare birds and animals roam around, showing the style of immortals.
There are a total of 108 peaks in Taiyi Sect, including 72 peaks in the outer sect and 36 peaks in the inner sect. Each peak is majestic, beautiful and magnificent, towering into the clouds.
Every time when Taiyi Sect recruited disciples, there would be huge crowds of people outside each mountain peak. The scene was extremely lively and bustling, which was unprecedented and the envy of all the major immortal sects.
Among them, the masters of the top ten inner gate peaks all have the cultivation level of the eighth realm, which is enough to be qualified to serve as the supreme elder in the immortal sects of the outside world.
Jiang Lan followed Li Ran back to Taiyi Gate. The two of them shuttled through the void, passing through many ancient mountain ranges without showing up in front of people. Finally, Li Ran brought him back to Mingxiu Peak.
Mingxiu Peak is not the main peak of Taiyi Sect, but the mountain where the quasi-saint lady usually lives.
The scenery is beautiful and magnificent, with fairy mist floating, cranes dancing, and silver waterfalls falling, accompanied by water vapor, flowing down the stream. It is very peaceful and quiet. Apart from the quasi-saint girl, there are also female disciples who serve and take care of the mountain on a daily basis.
After leaving Jiang Lan here, Li Ran disappeared, planning to summon the elders and the leader of all the main peaks of Taiyi Sect to discuss the next major event of establishing the Holy Son.
Jiang Lan's sudden appearance surprised all the disciples on the mountain.
Several bright and attractive female disciples were still taking care of the flowers and plants, watering the spiritual fields, and tending to the branches and leaves.
Because Mingxiu Peak is where the quasi-saint resides, male disciples and elders are usually confined to it. Without permission, it is a capital crime to set foot here. Even if you want to pay a visit, you must get the consent of the quasi-saint.
Jiang Lan had not expected that his grandfather would just leave him here without saying a word, but he reacted quickly and introduced himself without waiting for the female disciples to shout or get ready.
The female disciples looked at him in astonishment, and then became a little confused.
Except for the period of time he spent in Taiyi Sect when he was young, Jiang Lan had always lived in Xiangguo Mansion. Basically, there were very few disciples in Taiyi Sect who could recognize him.
Not to mention this is just one of the mountains.
Swish!!! Just as Jiang Lan finished speaking, a tall and slender figure suddenly appeared in front of him. She was still wearing a plain green gauze, a slightly loose long gauze skirt, her hair was like clouds, with a jade hairpin inserted diagonally, and a misty veil lightly covering her fair and flawless face.
A pair of clear eyes like glass, clear and calm, but now filled with waves of joy and surprise.
"Saint."
Seeing Li Mengning appear, all the female disciples bowed to greet her, and then their eyes became more confused.
This kind of undisguised expression of joy and excitement was the first time they had seen the would-be saint.
Li Mengning did not explain to the female disciples. She just waved her hand gently, and they tactfully withdrew.
"Jiang Lan..."
"Why are you here?" she asked in a low voice.
"I missed you, so I came to see you. It feels like a long time since we last met. How long has it been since we last saw each other?"
Jiang Lan smiled and reached out to hold her soft hand. His fingers were slender and his skin was white and delicate, so soft that it seemed as if he had no bones.
"Liar..." Li Mengning whispered, but even though she said that, she let him hold her hand, and she couldn't hide the joy on her face.
"How could I lie to you? It's been such a long time since we last met, you don't know how much I missed you."
Jiang Lan seemed to laugh and squeezed her soft, boneless hand.
"You used to... lie to me all the time." Li Mengning looked at him intently, Jiang Lan's face reflected in her clear pupils.
"How about you listen to what I really have to say now?" Jiang Lan reached out and held her in his arms, letting her head rest against his chest.
When Li Mengning heard his clear and powerful heartbeat, her porcelain-like face turned red in an instant, and then her eyes closed in panic, her thick and long eyelashes trembling constantly.
However, she seemed to be afraid that the female disciples on Mingxiu Peak would see this scene, which would damage her dignity as a saint, so she quickly opened her eyes, glanced around furtively, and then she felt relieved.
Jiang Lan was amused by her series of silly and cute actions, and bent down to kiss her fair and flawless forehead.
Li Mengning suddenly became dazed and at a loss, and she didn't know where to put her other hand.
"Have you ever thought about me?" Jiang Lan raised his head and said with a smile.
Li Mengning nodded subconsciously, then denied it flatly, saying, "No..."
"Lying will be punished." Jiang Lan still smiled.
Li Mengning was stunned for a moment, her ears were red, and then she said in a low voice, "I want to."
"That's obedient."
Jiang Lan pinched her rosy face, and Li Mengning leaned obediently in his arms, not moving.
The two of them were affectionate for a while. In the distance, clouds and mist were floating on the mountain peaks, and there was a glimmering glow. A silver-white waterfall fell from the peak, stirring up several feet of water vapor. Under the sunlight, it hung high in the sky like a gorgeous rainbow, blurred and magnificent.
"The scenery in Taiyi Gate is really nice. Every peak has its own unique beauty and grandeur." Jiang Lan admired sincerely.
Li Mengning followed his gaze, but all she could see were layers upon layers of winding and majestic mountains, peaks, and palaces.
Having been practicing here for a long time, these scenes have become commonplace to her.
"pretty……"
Her eyes fell on the rainbow. Maybe it was because of her mood, but it looked more beautiful than ever before.
Jiang Lan noticed that Li Mengning's cultivation had already reached perfection in the sixth realm of supernatural powers, and she was only one step away from reaching the seventh realm of condensing the Dharma image of heaven and earth. When she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion some time ago, she was still in the middle stage of supernatural powers.
Although his cultivation speed is not as fast as mine, compared with other young geniuses, he can be considered a gifted person.
With her talent, she will probably be able to condense the Dharma image of heaven and earth and break into the seventh realm in a month at the latest.
There should be no young genius in Taiyi Sect who is more powerful than her.
Jiang Lan actually doesn’t know much about Taiyi Sect. In the original plot, the only impressive character who appeared was Li Mengning.
Among the other geniuses of the same generation, there is only one in the Ji family, named Ji Mingxuan. Because of his special physique, his strength is much stronger than other young geniuses.
Previously, Li Daoyi's cultivation was higher than that of the opponent, and he almost lost, which made his mother very angry. She felt that Li Daoyi had brought shame to the Li family. Then she called Li Mengning back and asked her to get back at him.
As a result, Jiang Lan received the news that Ji Mingxuan of the Ji family did not fight with Li Mengning on the grounds of seclusion, and the matter was left unresolved.
In addition, during that period, the Li family discovered a secret treasure in the void and sent their clansmen to dig and mine it on a large scale, but they were met with a fierce counterattack from the indigenous people.
Therefore, no one put too much energy or thought into this matter, and no one mentioned it again afterwards.
There are three clans supporting Taiyi Sect, namely the Li family, the Ji family, and the Wang family. Each family has a deeper foundation than the three saintly families of Feixian Island. Their ancestors have produced saints. For example, the Li family has had more than one saint.
Although the Ji family and the Wang family do not have any saints in the world, there have always been living fossils in the family who have taken half a step into that step and are intimidating everyone.
The Taiyi Sect, which is jointly ruled and managed by three major families, is powerful and growing rapidly. It has the strong confidence to intimidate everything, and all the major immortal sects dare not disobey it.
The position of the leader, the holy son, and the holy daughter of each generation of Taiyi Sect also came from the three major families.
If there is an outstanding genius among the outer disciples who wants to be included in the true teachings and receive strong training from the sect, he will change his surname and join one of the three major families.
For example, Li Daoyi, one of the current true disciples of Taiyi Sect, has risen step by step from the outer sect.
It is precisely because of these regulations that no matter how long the Taiyi Sect exists, it can ensure that real power is controlled by the three major families, and the other branches will not be able to interfere.
"Jiang Lan..."
While he was thinking, Li Mengning's voice suddenly rang out.
"Hmm?" Jiang Lan came back to his senses and looked at her.
"You...I can't see through your current strength anymore." Li Mengning whispered softly, seeming a little depressed.
Jiang Lan knew what she was thinking and smiled, "That's great. You don't have to worry about my safety anymore."
Li Mengning shook her head and said, "Not good..."
"Then I will protect you in the future, isn't that the same?" Jiang Lan said with a smile.
Li Mengning looked at him and was silent for a moment before she whispered, "Will you... dislike me?"
"I have no ability to cultivate, I have fallen into depravity, and when I was ordering you around and scolding you, did you despise me?" Jiang Lan suppressed his smile and asked in a serious tone.
Li Mengning shook her head.
How could she possibly dislike Jiang Lan...
"By the same token, even if you have no cultivation, and become old, ugly, and disobedient in the future, I will not despise you, so don't say such things in the future." Jiang Lan hugged her a little harder, and his tone was very serious.
Li Mengning bit the corner of her lip lightly, her beautiful eyes filled with joy and emotion.
"You... are old, ugly, and disobedient..." She quickly reacted and said in a low voice.
Jiang Lan burst out laughing.
Li Mengning leaned quietly in his arms, then came to her senses and asked, "Jiang Lan, are you here to compete for the position of Holy Son?"
Jiang Lan did not hide anything and simply told them what he and his grandfather Li Ran were planning.
The position of the Son of God must be fought for.
This is not only about status, but also involves the future outpouring of numerous resources.
Although the Xiangguo Mansion is powerful, there is still a clear gap compared to the Taiyi Sect, not only in terms of foundation resources, but also in terms of reputation in the land of Kyushu.
In Daxia, the Prime Minister's Mansion can cover the sky with one hand and call the wind and rain, but in the land of Kyushu, not many Taoist holy places will buy into it.
But if one becomes the Holy Son of Taiyi Sect, the many changes that will be brought about can be said to be earth-shaking.
"Ji Mingxuan of the Ji family, I heard that he has a very rare physique called the original Taoist body. The Ji family's true disciples who are more powerful than his cultivation level have all been defeated by him..."
"The last time he fought with Li Daoyi, he didn't use his full strength." Li Mengning told him what she knew.
The Li family must have known this information, and it will be sent to Jiang Lan next.
"The original Tao body is indeed a very powerful physique. When practicing magical skills, one can directly point to the original essence. By learning from one example, one can eliminate the dross and retain the essence, so that the body can remain flawless and pure. It has the effect of reversing the innate nature, and can also transform the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the original energy. It is in harmony with nature and close to the Tao. There is great power in every move."
"According to the ancient books, the most famous one is a person named Yuanshi Zhenjun in ancient times. He has this physique and created Yuanshi Doufa, Xiaoqian Thirty-Six Secret Arts, Yuanshi Zhenjing, Yuanshi Daojie..."
Combining the memories in his mind, Jiang Lan realized the power of this physique.
However, he has already reached the seventh realm of cultivation. No matter how strong Ji Mingxuan's combat ability is at the same realm, he cannot withstand the crushing force of his cultivation and the strong bullying the weak. What's more, Jiang Lan's combat ability at the same realm is already incredible.
"There is a mysterious young man in the Wang family. My master told me that he might be a descendant of the saintly ancestor of the Wang family. He has been sealed in the Dao source until now, and his cultivation is very advanced..." Li Mengning said again.
Jiang Lan nodded. When Li Mengning was introducing it to him, he felt that there was movement from the communication jade talisman.
He took it out and glanced at it. It was the news sent by his mother. The Li family already knew about his coming to Taiyi Sect.
"Let's go to my mother first."
Jiang Lan took the jade talisman for the message.
As a family of saints, the Li family naturally has its own small world, but it is not within the Taiyi Sect.
The two then left Mingxiu Peak and headed towards the Li family.
At the same time, on the highest mountain of Taiyi Sect, the masters of all the main peaks, as well as powerful elders, including the sect leader and others, all gathered there.
The grand hall was very spacious, with starlight gathering overhead and brilliant rays of light. It seemed as if one was in the boundless starry sky. Powerful and terrifying auras surged, filling every inch of the void.
There are cushions placed on both sides, and a figure sitting in the middle has a blurred face and a body like smoke and fog, as if he is in a state of constant gathering and dispersion, and no one knows where his real body is.
The cultivation level of everyone here is at the seventh realm or above, and the first few are even powerful beings in the Jieqiao realm who have survived several heavenly tribulations.
The current leader of Taiyi Sect is from the Wang family. He is a somewhat old white-haired old man named Wang Daosu. He wears a feathered robe and a star crown. His face is peaceful and his eyes are slightly narrowed. He gives people the feeling that he is always smiling, but there is a gleam of light in his eyes from time to time. The aura on his body is as deep as a deep mountain and should not be underestimated.
"Some elders and peak masters haven't arrived yet, but almost everyone is here."
"We have just received the decree from the Supreme Elder. The competition for the Holy Son and Holy Daughter will begin in seven days."
Wang Daosu was slightly hunched over with his hands behind his back. He glanced at everyone in the hall and spoke in a calm tone.
These powerful elders, who were either from the Li family, the Wang family, or the Ji family, were all stunned when they heard this.
Several elders and peak masters from the Li family asked in unison, "Master, which supreme elder meant this?"
There are eight true disciples in this generation of the Li family, four women and four men. Among them, Li Daoyi and Li Mengning are the strongest.
As a quasi-saint, Li Mengning's cultivation strength is naturally needless to say. She is the popular candidate for the position of the saint this time. Almost all disciples believe that she will defeat a group of female true disciples and win the position of the saint.
As for the position of Holy Son, it is a little uncertain.
Li Daoyi’s cultivation strength is quite good, but it is difficult for him to defeat the other candidates for the Son of God.
So until now, the Li family is still delaying this matter. Because of the existence of the Supreme Elder Li Ran, many senior leaders of the Taiyi Sect did not say much.
Logically, the position of the current head of Taiyi Sect should belong to Li Ran's disciple, Jiang Lintian, the current Prime Minister of Daxia. However, because he had other connections, he took the initiative to decline the position of head and gave it to Wang Daosu of the Wang family.
For this reason, the competition for the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of Taiyi Sect was postponed for a long time, and has not been concluded until now.
"This matter was an order personally delivered by Supreme Elder Li Ran." Sect Leader Wang Daosu glanced at the few people and shook his head slightly.
Hearing this, several elders and peak masters of the Li family were stunned again, and then said nothing more. Since it was an order issued by their own supreme elder himself, they could not say anything more.
How could they guess what the saints were thinking?
However, the elders and peak masters of the Wang and Ji families looked at each other, guessing things in their hearts.
The Supreme Elder Li Ran had just solved the demonic disaster on Feixian Island, and when he came back, he issued an order to establish the position of Saint Son and Saint Daughter. Is there any deep meaning in this? However, the position of the head of Taiyi Sect has always been held by the Saint Son. Although the Saint Daughter is equally noble, her power and position are not as good as the Saint Son.
The focus of every fight among the three major families is on the position of the Holy Son.
Among the candidates for the Holy Son of the Li family this generation, there are no particularly outstanding people.
"I think Li Ran Tai Shang also knows that if we delay any further, our Taiyi Sect will be ridiculed by other immortal sects. In the future, the younger generation will walk the world without a saint son to lead them. It will be a loss of dignity."
"But this is also good. The position of the Holy Son should indeed be established."
The elders and peak masters of the Wang and Ji families all showed mysterious smiles on their faces, and were very confident.
Ding, ding, ding...
After the ceremony for the position of Holy Son and Holy Daughter was decided in the meeting hall, the news was soon spread among the thirty-six main peaks of the inner sect and the seventy-two main peaks of the outer sect of Taiyi Sect, accompanied by the sound of loud bells, causing uproar and sensation among all the disciples and elders.
Logically speaking, every true disciple has the qualifications to compete for the position of Holy Son or Holy Daughter.
But even if they are all true disciples, there is still a huge gap between them.
Candidates for the Holy Son, True Teachings, Inner Sect, Outer Sect...
The hierarchy among disciples is generally solidified and deeply rooted in people's minds.
In the hearts of all the disciples, there are so-called candidates for the Holy Son and Holy Daughter.
As the news spread, there was a lively discussion among the mountains, and those popular candidates were pushed to the forefront at the first moment.
The most likely candidate for the Saint's position is undoubtedly Li Mengning. Some disciples think it will be Ji Linglong from the Ji family, and some disciples think it will be Wang Yanling from the Wang family...
As for the candidate for the position of Holy Son, there were even louder discussions and disputes, but not many people thought that it would be related to the Li family.
The Taiyi Sect is the leader in the immortal world. There is no doubt that the Holy Son and Holy Daughter Ceremony will invite all the immortal sects to come and watch and congratulate. This grand scene is rarely seen in a hundred years.
Almost all the disciples and elders were looking forward to this grand ceremony, especially the followers of some candidates for the Son of God, who were extremely excited.
Once the master behind them becomes the Holy Son of Taiyi Sect, his status and position will change drastically in an instant, and even when facing the Sect Leader, he will be treated as an equal.
At that time, their status will also rise, they will have great authority in the sect, and the elders will have to be polite to them.
The ceremony has not yet begun, but there is already a scene of heated discussion on the mountains, and some people have even started placing bets for it.
All the major sects in Zhongtianzhou have also learned of this. The Yaochi Sect, the Wendao Ancient School, the Mingyuan Sect, the Biyou Dongtian, the Yijian Sect, the Qingxu Sect, the Shengyi Mountain... Almost all the famous forces have received invitations to watch the ceremony and will come with their disciples and elders to watch the ceremony in seven days.
In the rest of the land of Kyushu, some ancient holy places with long-standing Taoist traditions, secluded families, and ancient tribes also learned of this and began to send elders and disciples to watch the ceremony and offer congratulations.
Such a major event concerns the reputation and dignity of Taiyi Sect, and no one dares to neglect it.
Of course, at this grand ceremony, if you are confident, you can also send geniuses of the same generation to compete with you. Once you defeat them, you will surely become famous.
In the golden age and the great struggle, many young geniuses are already ready to try. If they can defeat the Holy Son of Taiyi Sect, they will become famous in one fell swoop, achieve supreme style, and attract worldwide attention.
For a time, all parts of Zhongtian Province were in excitement, and some ancient aristocratic families in the capital of Daxia were also preparing gifts and planning to set off.
The attention of the entire Zhongtian Province was attracted by the Taiyi Sect's Holy Son Ceremony.
(End of this chapter)
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