Chapter 238 - 153: Great Ming Peak, Maid Disciple

Chapter 238: Chapter 153: Great Ming Peak, Maid Disciple

After what seemed like an eternity, the entire Beardless Sect completely exploded in an uproar.

"What’s going on?"

"A Nominal Senior Brother? Enjoying all the sect’s resources?"

"Who is this guy? How can the Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect be an outsider?"

"Qin Fan? Who is Qin Fan? Has anyone ever heard of this name?"

"I have no idea. Looking across the entire Thousand Sects Island, and even the whole Eastern Domain, there is no such person."

"How could this happen? A Nominal Senior Brother pops up out of nowhere, and he gets to enjoy all the sect’s resources?"

"At a time like this, when resources are tight and the Thousand Sects Secret Realm is about to appear, we barely have enough to go around as it is. Adding an outsider Senior Brother who enjoys all the sect’s resources—and a nominal disciple at that—isn’t this just rubbing salt in the wound? What on earth is the Sect Leader thinking?"

Once the announcement was made, countless disciples and Elders of the Beardless Sect were stunned. Originally, everyone thought that the Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect would be chosen from among Mu Yunshang and the others. Who would have thought it would be a strange youth they had never seen nor heard of?

For a time, the sect was in chaos.

"I object!"

The dissenting voices of Elder Endless echoed time and time again. Setting aside the fact that they knew nothing about the youth, even if he were a peerless monster, he was still just a nominal disciple. Allowing him to enjoy the entire sect’s resources was undoubtedly demanding the lives of some Cultivators.

"Sect Leader, what virtue or ability does this kid have? On what grounds does he get to enjoy our sect’s resources?"

"Qin Fan, Young Master Qin, is it? May I ask, Young Master, what qualifications do you have to hold the position of the sect’s Senior Brother?"

"Sect Leader, why is this so sudden?"

"We knew absolutely nothing about this! Even if our sect is to appoint a Nominal Senior Brother, shouldn’t it be discussed by the entire Elder Council first?"

"Even if the Elder Council approves, he would only be a titular Senior Brother. He would still need to be observed for three years and serve the Elder Council for five years before he could be officially appointed and crowned. Announcing this so abruptly today, Sect Leader, how can you convince the masses?"

The sect’s disciples did not dare to speak up, but countless Beardless Sect Elders voiced their incomprehension one after another.

Meanwhile, Mu Yunshang, Jun Yichen, and the other eight top disciples stood frozen in a daze. They stared in disbelief at the white-clad figure who had appeared out of nowhere. Their eyes were filled with astonishment, shock, surprise, incredulity, and disbelief. Looking at the unfamiliar figure, their minds went completely blank. What was going on with the Sect Leader and the two Celestial Elders? How could the Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect be a youth they had never met?

"A Nominal Senior Brother?"

"Qin Fan? Where did this guy pop out from? What right does he have to be the Senior Brother of our Beardless Sect?"

"And a nominal one at that!"

Faced with all the voices of opposition, Master Beardless was so decisive that even Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.

"Everyone, this matter has already been decided by myself and the two Supreme Elders. The coronation ceremony will take place in three days."

"Sect Leader...?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Beardless Sect instantly erupted into a commotion. However, just as the hundreds of thousands of Cultivators opened their mouths to speak, Master Beardless cut them off.

"There is no need to say more.

"All disciples of the Beardless Sect, pay your respects to the Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect!"

His deafening voice echoed through the heavens and the earth.

The youth, on the other hand, stood tall on the high platform without saying a single word. For Jiang Hao, whether or not he was the Senior Brother was irrelevant; the important thing was the authority granted by Master Beardless.

Faced with Master Beardless’s words, many disciples and Elders still could not accept this reality and immediately voiced their objections.

"Sect Leader, even if you want to appoint this person as the Nominal Senior Brother of our Beardless Sect, shouldn’t you at least give the Elder Council a reason?"

"Sect Leader, the position of the sect’s Senior Brother concerns the face and future of the Holy Sect. How can you make such a hasty decision?"

"Martial Ancestor, how can the position of our sect’s Senior Brother be held by an outsider?"

Looking at the increasingly agitated members of the Beardless Sect from top to bottom, a sudden change occurred.

BOOM!!!

Master Beardless’s aged body trembled slightly. A terrifying holy aura swept out, instantly suppressing the entire sect.

"This matter is settled and will absolutely not be changed! All disciples of the Beardless Sect must comply. Now, at this very moment, pay your respects to the Senior Brother of the Beardless Sect!"

Master Beardless’s tone brooked no argument. It carried an overwhelming majesty, as if the very air was releasing an oppressive pressure.

At this moment, although countless Beardless Sect disciples wore expressions of defiance, seeing that the two Supreme Elders also remained silent, they knew deep down that this matter was a foregone conclusion.

It wasn’t just the hundreds of thousands of disciples. Even the thousands of Beardless Sect Elders had eyes filled with endless confusion. Yet, in the face of the Sect Leader’s oppressive aura, everyone was forced to comply. Under the holy aura, the hundreds of thousands of Cultivators were extremely reluctant, but they all bowed and saluted the white-clad figure anyway.

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

...

The disciples across the nine great Dao steps voiced their greetings in unison, their voices shaking Yunxiao. Even the thousand-plus Beardless Sect Elders bowed indignantly. However, the tone of those successive greetings carried an unmistakable flavor of the entire sect’s defiance.

Watching hundreds of thousands of Cultivators bowing in reverence, even Jiang Hao couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. So this was what it felt like to stand at the pinnacle above the masses—so incredibly spirited and commanding.

This day was not the true coronation ceremony. Master Beardless’s goal was simply to let Jiang Hao show his face to all the Cultivators of the Beardless Sect first. The true coronation ceremony would take place in three days. At that time, the Beardless Sect would widely invite representatives from sects on Thousand Sects Island with whom they had good relations to come and observe the ceremony.

Time slowly trickled by. In the blink of an eye, night fell. That very night.

Regardless of whether the sect’s disciples and Elders were convinced or not, Jiang Hao was arranged to stay at the Great Ming Peak of the Beardless Sect, moving into the Senior Brother’s Mansion.

Looking at the incredibly magnificent miniature Immortal Palace before him, as well as the Spirit Peak whose Spiritual Qi was denser than anything he had ever seen, Jiang Hao felt a bit dazed. Never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined that, not long after arriving at the Thousand Sect Island Realm, he would suddenly transform into the Senior Brother of a Holy Sect.