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Chapter 1228: The Succession Ceremony of the Shushan Sect (3)

Seeing that Situ Zhong continued to indulge in drinking, Ning Xiaoyao was able to have some peace and quiet.

He was still somewhat worried whether the aggressive attack from the Buddha Land would affect the succession ceremony. Although according to the intelligence he knew, after the Great Xuan Dynasty gained a certain upper hand and annexed half of the land resources of the Buddha Land, both sides were ready to negotiate to temporarily end the war.

But before the peace talks came, in order to obtain more favorable ceasefire conditions for themselves, this final outburst was even more earth-shaking. If the Buddha Land and the Great Xuan Dynasty chose to hold this confrontation in the Dao Realm, it would really be bringing them unnecessary disaster.

Just when Ning Xiaoyao was thinking about whether he should notify the Ghost Market in advance and get more people, Situ Zhong, who had a dog face, came up and said something.

"Although your Hidden Dragon List is a group of monsters, our Shushan Sect is not bad either. We have the Five Elders above us and the Seven Saints below us. We have a promising future~"

"Five Elders? Seven Saints?" Because of Situ Zhong's temporary return, Ning Xiaoyao also investigated the information about the Shushan Sect. It belongs to a secret branch of the Taoist domain, and can also be regarded as a pro-war faction among the pro-war factions. Therefore, it was given the important task of suppressing the Demon Locking Tower.

The Demon Locking Tower here is different from the Demon Locking Tower in the Fairy Sword series of the fateful story. It can be seen as a passage between the human world and the demon world. There are formations in the tower that can suppress the demons and even completely refine them. That is why it firmly locks the entrance of the demons to the human world.

The Shushan Sect needs to enter the Demon Locking Tower frequently to kill powerful demons that can resist the formation and have certain strength.

I even go into the demon realm to take a look occasionally.

Originally, the development speed of this branch was quite normal. Perhaps because of multiple battles, its average strength was better than that of the Dao Realm. However, it was also considered a part of the Dao Realm and did not require excessive caution or vigilance.

But with the arrival of the era of destiny body, there are signs of splitting.

Of course, this is not accurate. In fact, the Shushan Sect hopes to gain more say. After all, there are too many destiny bodies in their sect, and power is power.

Today, Taiqing Zhenren, who is the head of the Shushan Sect, is more of a legend and a background figure in the fateful story of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series.

He is the founder of Xianjian Sect and the first leader. He unified all the major sects in Shushan, accepted the guidance of the Emperor of Heaven and became an immortal. He entered the land of Shushan and left an inscription. He once realized the realm of spiritual practice. Over the hundreds of years since the founding of the sect, there have been countless geniuses, but none of them could surpass him.

The Five Elders of Mount Shu, Qingwei, Jingming, Heyang, Cang Gu and Youxuan are also famous destiny bodies. These five are the creators of the Evil Sword Immortal. They have not committed suicide yet, but it cannot be ruled out that they will hatch such evil creatures due to some guidance of fate.

The next generation is the middle-aged group, and Situ Zhong is one of them, but the most famous and outstanding one is Jiang Qing, who is his great uncle in his destiny body but only his senior brother in reality.

He is like a child from other families. His talent is so great that even Taoist Taiqing would admire him. Even someone like Situ Zhong, who considers himself a genius, could only secretly think that this perverted senior brother was a monster when facing him.

As for Situ Zhong's senior brother Dugu Yuyun, he regarded him as a goal to pursue and an object of admiration.

In the original novel, Jiang Qing fell in love with Yue Rouxia, the daughter of the Demon Lord, and fled to the Demon Locking Tower for fear of punishment, causing the tragic death of many Shushan disciples. As a result, he fell into deep self-blame, and his soul was never liberated after his death. Later, Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru broke into the tower and fought with him, freeing him.

After he awakened his fated body, the Five Elders realized that something was wrong with their good boy. With the help of the intelligence channels of the Taoist Realm, they found out about the story of the fated body in the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, and immediately arranged for him to go into seclusion.

It is unknown whether he has been able to break through the maze or has completely sunk into depravity, but what is certain is that his strength is improving at a very fast pace. He may even be too deeply influenced by the original owner, which has accelerated his speed of absorbing the essence.

This was also one of the reasons why Situ Zhong explained that the only person in the Tianyan Realm was Taiqing Zhenren, because he was not sure whether Jiang Qing had broken through to the Tianyan Realm, at least he had not seen it with his own eyes yet.

As for the Seven Saints, they come from the Chinese Paladin V and the prequel series.

It is composed of Taiwu, Caogu, Qingshi, Gangzhan, Yushu, Lingbo and Lingyin in their youth.

Unlike the original novel, Gang Zhan and Ling Bo replaced the yet-to-appear Li Xiaoyao (Yipin) and Gang Zhan's apprentice (Tie Bi), who also died one after another in the prequel series of The Legend of Sword and Fairy V when the title of the Seven Saints was not actually appointed.

But judging from combat performance and potential, Taiwu, the strongest of the Seven Saints, can be compared to Li Xiaoyao (Yipin) in a state of self-abandonment, and the others are all at least at the Dharma Realm.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for Situ Zhong to say that the future is promising, because when the Shushan School is fully grown, its comprehensive combat power will be enough to crush the current Taoist Palace. After all, there are less than ten people in the Taoist domain (including the Quanzhao Li family) who are at the Dharma Realm.

The Five Elders and the Seven Saints together already exceed this number.

It was the sudden appearance of Xue Wuxia that made the Shushan Sect put away some of its sharp edges.

During these seven days, Ning Xiaoyao had been preparing for the reception work, and at the same time he had witnessed the invisible confrontation between Daoyu and Shushan. Those factions suddenly swarmed together to fully support Xue Wuxia, which might have been due to the pressure brought by Shushan.

“I think that instead of training the Seven Saints of Mount Shu, you might as well look for Li Xiaoyao. After all, according to the description in the fateful story, this fateful protagonist, who has not been affected by the calamity of love and has not yet been completely disheartened, has a truly abnormal talent.

Moreover, it seems that you and him have a master-disciple relationship~"

Ning Xiaoyao's proposal made Situ Zhong roll his eyes. Doesn't he know how great Li Xiaoyao's potential is?

His peak period should be in the second generation, when he used the complete Tiangang Sword Formation to kill the newly born Demon Lord Hun Tian. Even though this Demon Lord could not compete with Chonglou, he was no less powerful than the patriarchs of the eight royal families in the demon world.

But after that, Li Xiaoyao started to become a scoundrel, probably because he was completely disheartened after experiencing the deaths of his two wives and only daughter.

Even after becoming the head of Shushan, he was still troubled by the past and his strength did not improve at all. Finally, he took advantage of the rebellion of Jingtian Sect to resign and let Taiwu take over as the head of the sect, while he himself held the idle position of the Seven Saints.

It can be said that Li Xiaoyao is also a conceptual-level strongman. If he can save the lives of his wife and daughter, or truly get out of this entanglement, with his less than a year of practice, he dares to confront the natural combat power of the Moon Water Demon Combined Monster.

Even if he cannot reach the level of the seventh generation male protagonist, the divine general Shugo, he will not be ranked in the middle when ranking the protagonists of all generations.

"Senior brother went to look for it and turned the Quanzhao Li family upside down, but there was no suitable candidate at all. To be honest, you might..."

"It can't be me. My personality is very different from his. I can't try to frame him just because of a name." Ning Xiaoyao interrupted the other party decisively.

He felt that he was doing fine now, and he didn't feel that his improvement speed was slow. So why should he fall into Li Xiaoyao's trap? After all, this guy was a strong candidate who was qualified to compete for the role of the most miserable protagonist.

Situ Zhong took another sip of wine, smacked his lips, but still didn't finish his words.

During these seven days, both he and Dugu Yuyun had a more detailed understanding of the current Mountain and Sea Realm, so they knew that it would not be difficult to artificially create a Li Xiaoyao.

Especially now that the relationship between Dao Domain and Ghost Market is becoming more and more ambiguous, there is a high chance of success.

It’s a pity that Ning Xiaoyao was extremely disgusted with this matter, which forced him to suppress his thoughts.

Then Situ Zhong turned the topic back to the previous part.

"According to your speculation, Mara has reached the Tianyan realm, so what about Yuya?"

“They should not have reached the Tianyan realm yet. The strengths of the three of them are not exactly the same. Currently, the six heavens of the Desire Realm have only been established for three days, and the second day is still controlled by the Ghost Market. Therefore, Zhishan and Mo Luo can achieve the Tianyan realm, but Yuya is a little worse.

Her strength is probably similar to that of the Black Tathagata."

"I have also heard of the name of the Three Blacks of Zen Buddhism. It is said that one of them died in the Desire Realm."

"Yes, the one who died was Black Miroku."

"Are they not destined bodies?"

"Probably not."

"But why is their strength increasing so fast?"

Ning Xiaoyao frowned slightly. He recalled that Xue Wuxia once said that after the death of Black Maitreya, Black Tathagata and Black Randeng were not too sad, and their strength suddenly increased a lot because of the death of Black Maitreya.

This information obviously came from the Ghost Market, or to be more precise, it was Qin Fan's judgment.

He also had some speculations in his mind. Just as Poxun turned into three, the technique practiced by the three brothers of the Hei family might very well be the integration of three bodies into one, and they used the names of the past Dipankara, the present Tathagata, and the future Maitreya as their own names.

Ning Xiaoyao knew some information about the elements of breaking through the Immortal Realm. Based on information from all sides, he knew that there were some special skills in the Buddha's land whose grades could not be determined. For example, the "Wutian Jingshi Volume" practiced by Po Xun was one of them.

Not long after the Ghost Market became prosperous, there were rumors inside that Qin Fan was investigating a martial art called "The Demonic Ape Defeats the Sky·The Seventy-two Intentions True Canon", the origin of which was said to be related to the Buddha Land.

Therefore, the fact that Black Tathagata has now reached perfection in his cultivation to the Dharma Realm was not beyond Ning Xiaoyao's expectations.

"As the current master of the Buddha's land, he may have some special means." Ning Xiaoyao's answer was obviously perfunctory.

Situ Zhong nodded in agreement and directly led the topic to the next person.

“There is nothing much to say about Shi Wuzun, who also comes from the Pure Land Sect. He is a predestined body. Although he is only in the Fengyun generation, his foundation has been almost used up. With the help of his own forces, it is not difficult for him to reach the Dharma Realm.

The same goes for Duan Shuai of the Linlang Duan clan. It is said that his son Duan Lang is already regarded as the leader of the next generation of the Duan family. His potential is indeed extraordinary. Just the dragon state already possesses certain immortal qualities.

As for Yan Jing'an, he is just average. Well, I mean his strength."

Noticing Ning Xiaoyao's slightly strange look, Situ Zhong quickly added that after all, the Cihang lineage that Yan Jing'an came from was rich in beauties, not to mention a mature and plump woman like Yan Jing'an. To describe her as ordinary would really be an underestimation of her.

And the strength

The other party is still in the Celestial Realm, and her potential is just that. If there is no special opportunity, entering the Dharma Realm will be the limit of what she can achieve in this lifetime.

Then Situ Zhong spoke with a serious expression about the Buddhist monk from the Pure Land Zen Sect. There are still some hidden dangers of division within the Buddhist land. For example, the Shaolin Temple is somewhat dissatisfied with the Black Tathagata of the Pure Land Sect becoming the master of the Buddhist land.

In fact, its internal structure is very similar to the Shushan Sect, with piles of destiny bodies just like a hen laying eggs. However, its strength level is obviously not comparable to that of the Shushan Sect, and it is already a fluke that its average strength can reach the Tianxiang realm.

But this also greatly enriched its core strength.

It's just that Black Tathagata is performing very strongly at the moment, with the secret support of the Ghost Market (in the battle in the Desire Realm, the Three Blacks had already been captured by Qin Fan), and he then brought in the Desire Realm as an ally. Coupled with his long-standing reputation, the mere Shaolin Temple can only choose to bow its head temporarily.

That's why the other person was not among the people traveling this time.

However, this divine monk was somewhat unfamiliar to Ning Xiaoyao and Situ Zhong.

"It should be the destiny body that has just awakened."

"He has reached the Dharma Realm just after awakening. This person is quite powerful."

Halfway through the conversation, Situ Zhong wanted to make a few comments, but he and Ning Xiaoyao beside him had already tacitly stopped talking because they had already sensed the aura of the representative of the next force.

The leader was not very strong. Although he was at the Tianxiang realm, he was indeed a bit weak to Ning Xiaoyao and Situ Zhong, who had just witnessed a strong man at the Tianyan realm. However, when they sensed the three people following behind him, their expressions unconsciously became more solemn.

Then a poem was uttered in all directions.

【Fame and fortune, empty and miserable spirits, eventually return to a peaceful and tranquil view of the mountains and rivers; the joy of the world, the good dreams, the jokes of the past and present are all romantic. 】

Yuhuangtian, dressed as a nobleman, walked in the front, and the two men on his left and right, half a step behind him, were middle-aged men in plain clothes with weathered eyes and a sword-like aura.

The other one has a handsome appearance, a calm expression, and a calm and rich temperament. He is like a mighty river that is about to rush upwards, and he also has the youthful vigor and vitality of a young man.

Following behind the Jade Emperor is a burly old man with white hair and beard and peaceful eyes. Every step he takes forward is filled with a majestic demeanor!

Just as Ning Xiaoyao and Situ Zhong were looking at the three people other than Yuhuangtian in doubt.

Yu Huangtian took the initiative to show the invitation and said:

"The head of the Great Xuan Worship Hall, Yu Huangtian, is here to pay his respects."

"Greetings, Master Yutang." Ning Xiaoyao quickly returned the greeting.

His eyes kept glancing behind Yuhuangtian.

"They don't need me to introduce them." Yu Huangtian responded to the other party's inquiring eyes with a smile, and finally said, "This is Dugu Qiubai, one of the five elders in my worship hall."

"The Dharma Realm is perfect, but this sword realm is... second level?" Ning Xiaoyao estimated his combat power level based on the vague aura he felt and the pressure he felt when facing the demon.

Just as Yuhuangtian was about to introduce the second person, a figure suddenly appeared next to Situ Zhong.

"Senior Brother?" Situ Zhong looked at Dugu Yuyun who suddenly appeared in confusion.

Dugu Yuyun stared at Dugu Qiubai and said.

"My brother, is this your choice?"

The next second, a powerful sword force pressed towards Dugu Qiubai! (End of this chapter)