Chapter 141 - 131: Electing the Daoist Leader!

Chapter 141: Chapter 131: Electing the Daoist Leader!

As the leader of one of the Four Great Daoist Sects herself, she naturally understood what this meant. Over the past several millennia, whenever such power of the stars descended upon the world, it usually signified that the True Martial Dao Sect would produce great talents, thereby ushering in an era where they would lead the entire Daoist Sect.

What she understood even less was...

Why would Jiang Chengzi actually reveal such a thing to her and Chen Sha? Was he not afraid that their two sects would strike first and snatch away his True Martial talent? Or did Jiang Chengzi truly trust their two sects that much?

However, upon hearing Jiang Chengzi’s question, Chen Sha’s expression couldn’t help but turn odd. "You came for the person who can draw the Beidou Power into their Life Chart? And you claim this person is destined for your True Martial Sect?"

This phrasing reminded Chen Sha of a certain Daoist holding a Seven-Colored Branch.

Seeing Chen Sha’s reaction, Jiang Chengzi’s face immediately tensed up. He thought, "Could it be... this person has already been taken in by the Dao Yi Sect? Otherwise, why would he make such an expression?"

A moment of hesitation flashed through his mind. Jiang Chengzi gritted his teeth. "Seeing Sect Leader Chen’s reaction, you clearly know the inside story. If this person has already been accepted into your sect, I implore you to part with them. Please believe that this person will achieve greater success in my True Martial Sect. If Sect Leader Chen is willing to part with them, you may name any condition, and my True Martial Sect will definitely fulfill it."

In order to "welcome back True Martial," he was willing to risk everything and spare no expense. He wasn’t afraid of Chen Sha naming a price; he was afraid that Chen Sha, knowing the immense value of True Martial, would rather let this Daoist seedling rot in his own hands than let them go to bring greatness to the True Martial Sect.

Chen Sha’s expression became even more Moo Ming. "Then I would like to hear it. If this person were in your True Martial Sect, how much success could they achieve?"

Jiang Chengzi said solemnly, "At the very least, the next True Martial Sect Master will absolutely be them..."

"Unfortunately..." Chen Sha smiled faintly after hearing this. "You won’t be able to take the person away."

Before Jiang Chengzi’s expression could fully change, he urged, "Sect Leader Chen, as long as you are willing to let the person go, name any condition..."

Chen Sha took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "It’s not that I won’t let the person go, but the destined person you’re talking about is none other than this Sect Leader myself. Tell me, could you possibly let me serve as your True Martial Sect Master?"

Looking at Chen Sha’s unhurried demeanor and hearing this astonishing answer, Jiang Chengzi’s expression changed drastically. "Sect Leader Chen, please do not make such a joke."

BOOM!

Chen Sha simply lowered his head to sip his tea without saying a word. However, his True Qi surged upwards, and rolling killing intent shot up, directly condensing into the pattern of the Seven Stars above his head.

WHOOSH!

In an instant, boundless killing intent rushed out from the inner hall, sweeping across dozens of meters. The June weather suddenly felt as freezing as a world of ice and snow. Immediately, Bi Yunxiao and the Little Daoist Child behind her looked at Chen Sha in astonishment. The Little Daoist Child, in particular, scrutinized Chen Sha in disbelief, seemingly completely unaware that Chen Sha possessed such methods.

But those whose expressions grew the most severe were the four people from the True Martial Sect. Jiang Chengzi’s expression could almost be described as tragic. He stared blankly at the starlight above Chen Sha’s head and cried out involuntarily, "How is this possible? It’s actually you?!"

Even though they had entertained this speculation in their hearts, they had always refused to believe it. No matter how one looked at it, it simply couldn’t be Dao Yi Sect Leader Chen Sha. They all knew clearly that Chen Sha was born to the Demon Sect’s Demon Queen, Yun Shouxuan, and was later brought back to Dao Yi Mountain by his father, Chen Canxuan. He possessed the most outstanding bloodlines of both the Daoist and Demon sects.

It was precisely because of this that they couldn’t believe Chen Sha, who already possessed two great bloodlines, actually... also possessed a Life Chart with Beidou entering it? How could all the fortunes and opportunities in the world be monopolized by a single person!!?

Chen Sha looked at Jiang Chengzi’s desolate and tragic expression and slowly withdrew his Seven Stars Killing Power. "If your only purpose was to welcome the person possessing the Power of the Seven Stars back to the True Martial Sect, then you may leave. After all, no matter how destined I am for your True Martial Sect, I am already the Dao Yi Sect Master."

Jiang Chengzi could not face this cruel reality. That night, when they watched the astrological changes of the Seven Stars entering the world at Emperor’s Descent Peak, they had all gone mad with excitement, thinking that the era of True Martial’s rise had finally arrived. Who would have thought... how could True Martial be the Dao Yi Sect Leader?

Right at this moment, Bi Yunxiao, who had been watching the two sect leaders all along, smiled faintly. A profound meaning flashed in her eyes as she said, "Why do I feel like this is preordained by Heaven?"

Jiang Chengzi looked up. "Sect Leader Bi, what do you mean?"

He felt that Bi Yunxiao was somewhat mocking him at this time, and his face couldn’t help but darken slightly. However, Bi Yunxiao continued, "I am saying, isn’t this exactly Heaven’s decree? It wants our Four Great Daoist Sects to regroup and return to the times of Canxuan, jointly honoring a single Daoist Leader. From then on, the Daoist Sect will no longer be a scattered mess and can once again flourish among the Three Religions. Isn’t this the greatest of news?"

Jiang Chengzi’s expression changed drastically. He hadn’t expected Bi Yunxiao to interpret it from this angle. Both implicitly and explicitly, she was actually proposing to re-establish Dao Yi as the Daoist Leader?

He was just about to open his mouth to refute her, but Bi Yunxiao was already speaking. "Setting aside how powerful our Daoist Sect was when Canxuan was alive—it could be said that the Dao was the head of the Three Religions, and how could the Buddhist and Demon Religions even compare? Now, only three years after Canxuan’s passing, our Daoist Sect is no longer at its former peak among the Three Religions. All of this is because our Daoist Sect has lost its backbone, resulting in such disarray.

"Now, since Martial Nephew Chen Sha has already suppressed Zhang Shouren’s Celestial Master Lineage here at the Jade Capital Temple on Jade Emperor Mountain, and obtained the Seal Sword Token of the Celestial Master Lineage, it is practically equivalent to making Jade Emperor Mountain acknowledge Dao Yi’s supremacy. And now, Brother Jiang, you’re saying that Martial Nephew Chen Sha possesses the True Martial destiny of your Daoist Sect. Doesn’t this exactly prove that Martial Nephew Chen Sha has the qualifications to lead our entire Daoist Sect?"

Jiang Chengzi opened his mouth but found it hard to speak.

It was Elder Jingxu behind him whose face turned ashen as he argued, "How can you lump all these things together?"

Chen Sha also hadn’t expected this relative from the Queen Mother Sect to open her mouth and actually push him toward the position of the number one person in the Daoist Sect. This feeling gave him a faint sense of familiarity, almost as if his mother, Yun Shouxuan, had currently possessed Bi Yunxiao. Whenever there was anything good, she wanted to push him up to take it...

But such a thing was, of course, highly beneficial to him. To be the number one person in the Daoist Sect, the Daoist Leader commanding the Four Great Daoist Sects—this was already one of the goals he intended to strive for after coming down the mountain. Then, building upon that foundation, he would aim for the title of number one in the world. Therefore, he was rather happy to see this Queen Mother Sect relative steer the conversation in this direction.

Following Elder Jingxu’s rebuttal, Bi Yunxiao shifted to another angle.

"Let’s not lump them together for now, then. Today, there is one matter in the world that all of you must have heard about. It concerns Long Zaitian of the Demon Sect. He has already begun to reorganize the Demon Sect and intends to unify the Six Paths. This person has now taken the Fire Worship Path and White Lotus Path under his command. Over the past two days, I heard that the Emotionless Dao and Rebirth Dao are also on the verge of submitting to him. This Sect Leader will only pose one question regarding the immediate problem before us: Once the Demon Sect is unified, will the first targets they attack be the several Major Sects of our Righteous Path, or not?

"The Demon Sect is on the verge of unification. If our Daoist Sect does not unite, how are we supposed to stand against them?"

Hearing Bi Yunxiao lay out the pros and cons instead of relying on relationships, Jiang Chengzi realized she was absolutely determined to use this opportunity to re-elect Chen Sha and the Dao Yi Sect to the position of "Leader."

He could, of course, see how much of Bi Yunxiao’s argument was driven by selfish motives and how much by righteous duty. The Queen Mother Sect and Dao Yi Sect had shared a sibling-like relationship for thousands of years; they were basically family. If the Dao Yi Sect reclaimed the leader’s position, the Queen Mother Sect’s status within the Daoist Sect would naturally rise as well.

But his True Martial Sect had finally outlived Chen Canxuan and waited for an opportunity to rise. It had only been three years... Were they going to have to bow their heads and live under someone else’s shadow again? Yet, he simply couldn’t refute the threat brought by Long Zaitian of the Demon Sect...

Suddenly, Jiang Chengzi was rendered speechless. Intense regret began to gnaw at his heart. Why did he have to come down the mountain to search for True Martial...? Now, True Martial was indeed found, and not being able to use him for his own sect was one thing. But how did their True Martial Sect get completely dragged into this mess after just a few sentences?