Chapter 16 The Great Elder's Expectations
The Great Elder looked nervous when he saw this. "What's wrong, girl Yue? What did your father say in the letter? Did he say where he was going?"
After Xiao Liyue knew that her father was fine, she smiled and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Don't worry, Great Elder, my father is fine. The letter said that if he is not in the immortal world, he has ascended to heaven. We don't need to worry about him."
The Great Elder laughed excitedly and said, "Haha... That's great. I knew the Sect Master wouldn't just disappear like that for no reason."
After the excitement, the elder suddenly became serious again: "Your father has ascended, so our Xianling Sect must appoint a new leader. Now that the leader token is in your hands, you will be the new leader."
Xiao Liyue picked up the sect leader token and looked at him with reluctance on her face: "Great Elder, how can I, with my useless spiritual roots and innate spiritual power, be the sect leader? Can't I just not be the sect leader? I feel that being the ninth elder is enough for me."
The Great Elder was furious when he heard this and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid! It doesn't matter if you have useless spiritual roots and innate spiritual power. The fact that the Sect Master gave the token to you shows that he chose you and that he trusts you. Besides, your current cultivation level is pretty good among the disciples in the sect. Don't think that just because you hide your cultivation level, the Great Elder and I won't be able to see it."
"And this Xianling Sect is the hard work of your father, and also the hard work of all of us. The Xianling Sect was established five thousand years ago, and has gradually grown from an inconspicuous small sect to the number one sect in the world of immortal cultivation today."
“And you are also the second person in our sect in the past few thousand years to break through the foundation-building stage with useless spiritual roots and useless innate spiritual power. You should know that the first leader of our Xianling Sect was a person who successfully transcended the tribulation and ascended to heaven with useless spiritual roots, so you can definitely become the next person to transcend the tribulation and ascend to heaven.”
Xiao Liyue didn't expect that the Great Elder had such high expectations of her.
"Great Elder, Mo Jingxuan and Liu Ruxi are much more powerful than me, why didn't you choose them but me?" she asked curiously.
After all, Mo Jingxuan is the male protagonist of this book, and after her death, Mo Jingxuan became the leader of the Xianling Sect, so she naturally doesn't want to compete with the male protagonist for the position of leader.
The Great Elder shook his head and said, "Although they both have good cultivation, he and that girl Ruxi broke the sect rules last time, which made the Second Elder and the Grand Elder very disappointed in them, including the Sect Master. The Sect Master did intend to let Jingxuan take the position of Sect Master, but after he came back last time, he suddenly said that Jingxuan was not suitable."
"We have all seen your growth over the past year. Although you are naughty by nature, you have a very good character. The Supreme Elder is also very optimistic about you. Now that you have the leader token, we will naturally support you unconditionally."
“However, the other elders of the sect and the second and third supreme elders are more optimistic about Jingxuan and Ruxi. So once they know that you have the sect leader token, I’m afraid there will be a commotion. But this is why I said at the banquet today that you must work hard on your training and then use your strength to shut them up.”
Xiao Liyue didn't expect the Great Elder to be so thoughtful, and naturally didn't want to disappoint them.
"I know what to do, Great Elder. I will be the head of the sect."
The Great Elder smiled happily and said, "Good boy, you just need to practice well, and the Great Elder and I will take care of the rest for you."
"Then Liyue would like to thank the Great Elder and the Supreme Elder first." Xiao Liyue saluted.
The great elder nodded in satisfaction, "You're welcome, girl Yue. In three months, the Immortal Alliance Conference, which is held every three years by all the major sects, will be held. I hope you can make it into the top five this time."
"Because this Immortal Alliance Conference is different from previous years. It is no longer an ordinary sect competition, but an important competition that concerns our four major sects and six major schools, and the qualifications to enter the Netherworld Secret Realm."
"And the winner of this Immortal Alliance Conference can lead five disciples into the Netherworld Secret Realm, so this Immortal Alliance Conference will definitely be quite intense."
Xiao Liyue murmured to herself, "The secret realm of the underworld?"
Having read the original novel, she knew that the Netherworld Secret Realm was a secret realm that only opened once every hundred years. Only those who entered the top ten were qualified to enter the Netherworld Secret Realm. That was also the place where the male and female protagonists contracted the first divine beast.
You should know that after the male and female protagonists possessed the divine beast, their cultivation improved rapidly, and the younger generation was invincible.
The Great Elder looked at her in a daze and said worriedly, "Yes, the Netherworld Secret Realm is only opened once every hundred years. This Immortal Alliance Conference will be a life-and-death battle. The more disciples enter the secret realm, the more they will naturally get inside, so there will inevitably be some people who will do whatever it takes to win."
"So at this Immortal Alliance Conference, I hope you will go all out to help our sect disciples gain the opportunity to enter the Netherworld Secret Realm."
Xiao Liyue smiled and said, "Don't worry, Great Elder. Even if I don't win, Mo Jingxuan and Liu Ruxi will win."
Seeing that she was putting her hopes on others again, the Great Elder was so angry that he slapped her on the head. "Are you really confused or just pretending to be confused? Their victory will not do you any good. Jingxuan and the Third Elder are so close, so if he wins, he will naturally bring their disciples and people he trusts in."
"When the time comes, you can bring one person in. Can you compete with them? The Second Elder and I also have our own selfish motives. After you enter the top five, you can choose two people to go in, from my grandson Wei Zisu and my apprentice Situ Mo, or the Second Elder's grandson Chu Mingyou and his eldest apprentice Nangong Yu."
"After all, the top five can bring two people in, while the top ten can only bring one person in. And the first place can bring five people in, so the competition is fierce this time."
Xiao Liyue listened to the familiar names of the four people, and her expression changed slightly after thinking for a moment. Wei Zisu, Chu Mingyou, Nangong Yu, Situ Mo, aren't these four the good friends of her future apprentice? You should know that after her apprentice became a demon, the four of them still walked with him and treated him as brothers.
However, according to the plot of the male and female protagonists becoming elders of the sect, and herself becoming the ninth elder, the following plot should be advanced. Yu Fengchen is estimated to have become an inner disciple of the sect. The sect has an annual event where the inner disciples select their masters, and she also has to accept disciples in advance.
She smiled awkwardly. It was inevitable whether it was a blessing or a curse. She might as well let it be! As long as she didn't abuse Yu Fengchen, wouldn't it be fine? Thinking of this, she agreed to the elder's request.
"Okay! Then I will try my best to get into the top five. If I win, I will choose two of the four to accompany me into the secret realm of the underworld."
The Great Elder laughed happily and said, "Haha...Okay, then I'll ask you, girl Yue, to take good care of them in the future."
"Haha... no problem." She smiled bitterly.
Anyone who knew that they were accomplices who would kill them in the future would probably not be in a good mood.
Just like that, Xiao Liyue dragged her half-drunk body back home. As a result, while walking on the road, she accidentally bumped into someone and her body leaned back involuntarily.
As a result, a thin but tall young man grabbed her hand and pulled her hard, and she fell directly into his arms due to inertia.
The close contact allowed Xiao Liyue to smell a faint medicinal scent on the boy. She didn't dislike the smell, so she couldn't help but sniff it a few more times.
The boy was frightened by her action and pushed her away reflexively.
"Ouch..." Xiao Liyue took several steps back before she could steady herself.
(End of this chapter)
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