Chapter 1271 - 18: The Four Unparalleled Powers Gather!

In an instant, the gossip-loving hearts of all the True Men burned fiercely, and they quickly began to imagine various scenarios.

Hasn’t Zixiao been in closed cultivation for a long time? Perhaps he was secretly managing this matter. Under the guise of closed cultivation, he secretly ran off to Qeng’an Academy to reunite with Master Yaoguang and his family.

This move, indeed, is a stroke of genius.

How come no one thought of this move before?

However, the higher the cultivation realm and life level, the harder it is to successfully conceive the next generation. For Purple Mansion Realm cultivators to conceive offspring, they either have extraordinary luck or need to try consistently over a long period.

It’s just unclear whether Zixiao and Yaoguang were lucky or if it was the result of long-term effort.

"What are these messy looks you’re giving me?!" Zixiao Zhenren, an experienced Divine Power Realm powerhouse, immediately understood what those looks meant.

"I’m truly ashamed to be associated with you lot."

He waved his hand angrily and, in a huff, led his disciple to his designated chair position.

"I never expected these great True Men to be so... irreverent when together," muttered Xu Chuchu, who blushed and whispered, marveling behind Wang Shouzhe.

Wang Shouzhe couldn’t help but smile.

You haven’t seen even more irreverent and shameless big shots~

Perhaps the longer one lives and the more experiences one has, the more naturally their skin thickens over time. In any case, Wang Shouzhe had never seen a thin-skinned big shot.

Moreover, Black Tortoise cultivators are also human; being human means experiencing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and having personality flaws. After all, there’s really no such thing as a "perfect person" in the world.

When their cultivation is low, with someone above to suppress them, they naturally learn restraint. But when their cultivation is high, with no one to constrain them, their wilful nature gradually reveals itself. What it will develop into over time is hard to say.

Isn’t there the saying "old child" for a reason?

"Cough, cough, okay, that’s enough," Jiang Zhencang coughed twice, "Today marks the initiation of the Struggle for the Saint Son, and with many juniors present, everyone should be mindful of their influence."

Wang Yingxuan behind her curled her lips and rolled up her sleeves: "It’s just childbirth; what’s there to be mindful of? Master, everyone’s here already, so let’s speed up the pace. I can’t wait to dominate and inherit the Saint Master’s position."

Jiang Zhencang’s expression froze, and he coughed twice more, saying disparagingly: "For now, you can only inherit the Saintess position; your master still has many years to live."

In his heart, he marveled at his Cloak and Bowl disciple, who had everything good: good talent, good comprehension, strong combat capability, but lacked any noble goddess-like demeanor and loved to fight at every turn, rolling up her sleeves to get things done.

Back when Jiang Zhencang was young, he went to study at the Immortal Palace, where the senior sisters truly had an ethereal aura, seeming sacred and unapproachable like goddesses, making him worship and admire them.

He had thought of cultivating Yingxuan in that direction back then, but alas...

Forget it, thinking too much leads to tears.

Jiang Zhencang sighed inwardly, quickly composed himself, and stood up solemnly, saying aloud: "The Struggle for the Saint Son is among the core strategies of our Lingyun Sacred Land, aimed at selecting the inheritor who can lead the Saint Land to greater heights. All Great Celestial Prides of our Saint Land are qualified to participate in the competition. During this process, the principles of fairness, justice, and openness must govern the selection."

"The specific rules will be announced by the Lingyun Treasure Manual. Let’s welcome the Lingyun Treasure Manual!"

Having said that, he stepped out, raised his hand, and performed a finger technique.

In that next moment.

His entire aura uncontrollably surged, waves of pressure belonging to a Lingxu Realm powerhouse spread swiftly, engulfing the entire Trial Hall in an instant.

The Divine Power Realm immortals present immediately became serious, while the core disciples in the Celestial Human Realm turned pale and struggled to remain standing. In fact, if the big shots in front hadn’t borne most of the pressure, hardly anyone would be standing at this moment.

Meanwhile, a golden imprint slowly emerged between Jiang Zhencang’s brows.

Through flashes of golden light, a clear, lofty and ethereal aura surged from the imprint, resembling the wind from Gao Tian sweeping through the forest.

In the presence of all eyes, a pristine jade tablet slowly emerged from the imprint, floating to the center of the Trial Hall.

The jade tablet was crystal-clear and flawless, with a faint golden light flowing on its surface, its aura mysterious and unfathomable, evidently the sacred object of Lingyun Sacred Land—The Lingyun Treasure Manual.

On that jade tablet was a petite girl with black hair and a red dress, her demeanor lazy and charming, yawning, stretching as if she just woke up.

This girl, only half an arm tall, her form hazy, slightly ethereal, was evidently the artifact spirit of the Lingyun Treasure Manual.

Everyone was captivated by this scene.

After all, among the powerhouses present, apart from Great Chun and Peach Red Jade, the two spirit plants, no one had seen the Treasure Manual.

"Is this the Lingyun Treasure Manual?" Wang Shouzhe’s eyes were filled with longing.

He had only ever seen the incomplete sections of the Golden Toad Treasure Manual, and those remnants and a complete manual that truly embodied inheritance functionality were simply worlds apart.

A complete manual of inheritance is an extremely rare thing in the world. Once qualified to inherit the manual, one is highly likely to cultivate to the Lingxu Realm.