Chapter 648 Successor to the Headmaster

It is impossible for there to be only one voice in a Taoist sect. If that were the case, the Top Ten Immortal Sects would no longer be the Top Ten Immortal Sects and would have long been at the top. It can only be said that those immortals whose minds are not in the Eight Desolate Universe want to leave the Eight Desolate Universe and go to the Saint Universe, but the same may not be true for other immortals.

The Heavenly Court is gradually showing the outside world to all the immortals. Whether it is the Saint Universe or the Daluo Golden Immortal forces, everything will be slowly unsealed. As long as you compare it carefully, you will know that the Eight Desolate Universe has more advantages. At least no immortal has ever been able to achieve Taiyi within 40,000 years.

Forty thousand years may sound like a very long time, but even in the Saint Universe, it is absolutely impossible to advance from a True Immortal to Taiyi in 40,000 years. Unless a Saint personally preaches and trains one-on-one, otherwise, it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to achieve Taiyi enlightenment in 40,000 years.

The Taiyi gods and demons in the Eight Desolate Universe, except for the Taiyi who surrendered to the universe or the Taiyi in the multiverse, the rest were all promoted to Taiyi because of the existence of the Eight Desolate Universe and the generosity of the Emperor. Not to mention anything else, just the innate qi, which Daluo Jinxian would be willing to share it with others?

Even a clan as powerful as the dragon clan needs to trade innate qi, which shows how precious innate qi is. However, Emperor Chen Jingzhai is willing to share it with all immortals, allowing them to use the innate qi to integrate their Tao. Even though it is not free, a little calculation will reveal that the Golden Immortals in the Eight Desolate Universe have used up a lot of innate qi so far.

Where can we find such a Daluo? Where can we meet such a generous Lord of the Universe? And where can we find such a suitable soil for immortals? Therefore, Chen Lei and others are sure that the top ten immortal gates will never be exposed. The resources that the top ten immortal gates now have are not easy to give up.

However, immortals are different from mortals. Mortals have the opportunity to make mistakes, but immortals in heaven have no chance to start over. Once the ten major immortal gates have made their choice, heaven will inevitably act under the will of the emperor and empress. At that time, the ten major immortal gates will really become ten immortal Taoist sects.

Chen Lei and the others were just drinking and chatting, and casually sighing. They didn't think they were so miserable or stupid. There was no stupid person who could be promoted to Taiyi God and Demon. They were just blinded by interests and their hearts were controlled by desires. If it were in the past, they might have reminded them or even stopped them.

But ever since Sect Leader Tiange came to power and severed the ties between the ten major sects, the friendship between everyone has faded. Judging from the current results, Sect Leader Tiange's move seemed a bit inexplicable back then, but now it is very clever, as it directly allowed the Luotian Sect to escape from the vortex.

Everyone drank and chatted until they dispersed after seven days and seven nights.

Two years later, in the 38,005th year of the Eight Desolate Calendar, the Luotian Immortal Sect issued an announcement one day to hold a ceremony to succeed the head sect leader. Head sect leader Tiange would voluntarily give up the positions of head sect leader and Heavenly King, and both would be assumed by Chen Lei. From that day on, the head sect leader of the Luotian Immortal Sect was Chen Lei, and the Heavenly Court had one more Heavenly King, Chen.

After the news came out, it did not cause too much waves, because the small court meeting had just ended not long ago, and many things broke out at the same time, and there were too many hot spots. The Luotian Immortal Sect just changed its leader, not that the leader died, so the heat was just like that, and most of the immortals just took a look.

But on the day of the ceremony, many immortals came to Jiulong Fairy Island in person to participate in the ceremony and presented their gifts. Most of them had interests in or old friendships with Luotian Fairy Sect. Even Xingshen Sect sent representatives to participate. It seemed that they were very close and there were no barriers between them.

Previously, the Star God Sect was listed as one of the twelve major immortal sects together with the Luotian Immortal Sect and the ten major immortal sects. However, ever since the Star God Sect surrendered to the Emperor of Stars, it has rarely been out and about. However, the outside world does not know that the Star God Sect has always had a relationship with the Luotian Immortal Sect, and the friendship still exists.

The handover of the headmaster means a change in the person in charge of the sect, which has a great impact on both the sect itself and friendly sects. So even though the ceremony is only held on the Nine Dragons Fairy Island this time, everyone who can come will come, and those who cannot come will also participate through Skynet.

The benefits of Skynet gradually emerged in every aspect of life. Chen Lei was also a young immortal and was not so particular. Under the auspices of You Daozun, Sect Leader Tiange smoothly handed over the whisk representing the Sect Leader to Chen Lei. It was originally a fairy sword, but in Fu Yunzi's hands, the whisk was a fairy treasure that Sect Leader Tiange had re-refined.

After the handover ceremony, Immortal Tiange did not leave, but invited everyone to sit down, drink tea and chat together. He did not speak casually, but introduced to Chen Lei the sect's relationships and channels, as well as the interest exchanges between the sect and various families, including the business of Luotian Pavilion.

Although Luotian Pavilion has taken the initiative to affiliate with the Ministry of Commerce and accept the supervision of Heaven, it is still an industry of Luotian Immortal Sect and has trading dealings with other immortal sects. As the new sect leader, Chen Lei must understand this, and other immortal sects must also know the attitude of him as the new sect leader.

When the party was about to end, the Emperor and Empress asked Zhu'er to deliver a gift. Although it was sent in the personal name of the Emperor and Empress, it was of great significance. Chen Lei was pleasantly surprised and opened it on the spot at the instigation of other immortals. It turned out to be a Wind and Thunder Seal, a top-level Taiyi Immortal Treasure, which was extremely rare and perfectly matched Chen Lei's attributes and needs.

Before Chen Lei could finish being surprised, Li Yueli and Pei Dong'er both sent gifts, and Emperor Hongluan's clone also sent gifts. Ever since Emperor Hongluan was dismissed from his post and his original body entered the Saint Universe, Emperor Hongluan had quietly separated from the Luotian Immortal Sect, and she was rarely seen even at meetings.

The gift sent this time is of extraordinary significance. Many immortals secretly speculated, but only Chen Lei and other disciples of the sect understood that this was the choice made by Emperor Hongluan. It was obvious that Emperor Hongluan still chose to stay with the Eight Desolate Universe and would not abandon the Luotian Immortal Sect, otherwise she would have turned around and left without sending gifts.

This rare good thing made Chen Lei laugh out loud. He waved his hand and gave out a batch of fine wine, and drank happily with the immortals.

"What does the Empress mean?" Yan Xun asked secretly, pulling Tiange Immortal aside, "She has never been so proactive before."

"The Emperor and Empress want to divide the forces of the Taoist sects," said Tiange Immortal. "Li Yueli and Pei Dong'er are the celestial concubines from our Luotian Immortal Sect, while Ji Shuanghua and Mei Xianren will support Luofu Sect in the future. The Emperor and Empress will mediate. Tu Ruoyan is the support of the demon clan, and Mo Hen Xianzun is the support of the immortals who have returned to the universe."

"The Emperor and Empress deliberately created this situation?" Yan Xun suddenly realized, "For the sake of balance?"

"The eldest and the second are competing, and the third is dead." Tiange Immortal smiled calmly, "Don't you think so? Luotian Immortal Sect and Luofu Sect are fighting openly and secretly, but the ten major sects are getting worse and worse. The emperor and empress are eager to see such a result. It's not good for the power of the immortal sects to be too entrenched. After all, not every immortal sect can be like us."

"Hehe." Yan Xun laughed softly and understood instantly.

The Emperor and Empress have to do something. Now that the Saint Universe has appeared and the top forces of Daluo are in contact, there will be many challenges in the future of the Eight Desolate Universe. It will not be possible to deal with the forces under their own command. All forces must be united. The Emperor and Empress's gesture of goodwill and sending of gifts today also have this meaning.

Looking at it this way, Yan Xun found that Chen Lei's return was really a perfect opportunity. Chen Lei had friendships with the Emperor and the Empress, and could talk to them more easily. And the Immortal Tiange happened to be in charge of the warship, so he could comprehend his own way. It seemed that the two of them had just switched positions, but in fact the situation had changed.

Sure enough, not long after, or to be more precise, just as Chen Lei and the others had begun to drink, Shen Yurong came with fine wine to congratulate Chen Lei on becoming the headmaster of the Luotian Immortal Sect. Madam Han came forward to entertain them in person, and the female fairies from various peaks also came forward with smiles. Immortal Tiange and Yan Xun smiled at each other and began to drink.

There was no concealment or publicity about the Nine Dragons Fairy Island. Everyone who should know knew it, but it was difficult to know what should not be known. For example, as for the ten major fairy sects, Master Ziyun and others did not care at all whether the head of the Luotian Fairy Sect had been replaced or not. Even if there was a change, it had nothing to do with them. They were trying to go to other universes to contact other forces.

A little later, Shen Yurong left Jiulong Fairy Island and returned to Xuanyoutian.

"Now that you're back, how do you feel?" Jiang Lin smiled and poured her a cup of fairy tea.

"I blushed," Shen Yurong complained, "Why did Senior Brother ask me to give gifts? I feel so uncomfortable, especially when I meet someone I know well."

"Did you run into someone you know?" Jiang Lin touched his chin. "It seems Chen Lei has a lot of supporters, including the fairy."

"What's wrong with the fairy?" Shen Yurong rolled her eyes and said, "You still want me, the fairy, to appear."

"Yes, yes, the female fairy is very powerful." Jiang Lin smiled, "You really have to go for today's event. It's not appropriate for me and other fellow disciples to go there."

"Why?" Shen Yurong asked.

"Tell me how you feel first," Jiang Lin said, "How did they react when you gave them the gift?"

"She seems a little happy, but I know it's not directed at me," Shen Yurong frowned and said, "Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me."

"It's actually very simple," Chen Fuxiao came out of the room and sat in front of them and said, "The situation is different now. If the emperor and empress want to concentrate on dealing with the top Daluo forces in the outside world, they must ensure the stability of the Eight Desolate Universe and the Heavenly Court. All conflicts and contradictions must be put aside or transferred to the outside world."

"That's what I mean," Jiang Lin nodded. "The Emperor didn't show up, so the Empress was under a lot of pressure. Now that Emperor Hongluan has gone to the Saint Universe, even if the Eight Desolate Universe can't be calculated by the Saint, it's enough to cause trouble. It's good if everything goes well with Emperor Hongluan, but it will be terrible if it doesn't."

"The ten major immortal sects did not send anyone over there." Shen Yurong said thoughtfully.

"The immortals are not that great, and Taiyi is even less so," Jiang Lin shook his head and said, "Don't just follow the crowd. Maybe what we see is not what we think."

"Brother, what you mean is that there is another hidden story behind the affairs of the ten great immortal sects?" Chen Fuxiao asked in surprise.

"At the very least, Lingyun Immortal Sect is hard to figure out," Jiang Lin said softly, holding a teacup. "Lingyun Immortal Sect has already launched its own Immortal Consort, and the next step is Heavenly Consort. Why do you think they would do everything they can to get involved with other Immortal Sects and escape from the Eight Desolate Universe?"

"Brother, what you mean is that they did it on purpose? Or is there something else going on?" Shen Yurong suddenly realized.

"Not necessarily. It's just a guess anyway." Jiang Lin smiled and shook his head. "Anyway, let's wait and see."

"Then what should I do?" Shen Yurong said helplessly, "I finally gained a foothold in the Judicial Army, but now I have to join the Star Alliance. What should I do in the future?"

"That's easy," Chen Fuxiao said with a smile, "The clone will go to the Judicial Army, and I will go to the Star Alliance. We will do whatever needs to be done."

"That's right," Jiang Lin nodded and agreed, "As for the Judicial Army, you must not just walk away, you must catch everyone who should be caught!"

"I understand." Shen Yurong nodded in agreement.

After a brief chat, the three of them dispersed. They seldom had the chance to meet each other. When they had free time, they either practiced or refined their magical powers. Jiang Lin and Chen Fuxiao both had their own things to do, especially Jiang Lin. He didn't want to miss the opportunity to make the Luofu Sect stronger.

In the 38,050th year of the Eight Desolations Calendar, the first branch of the Star Alliance was established in the Guanglong Universe.

King Xiao is in charge of the entire Guanglong Universe, and the avatar of Emperor Hongluan is in charge of the Star Alliance branch. They cooperate with each other without any mistakes. Zhao Qinghe is still doing nothing. He either practices in seclusion or travels to other universes. Ao Zhen always follows him.

Zhao Qinghe learned about the change in the situation from Jiang Lin. In Zhao Qinghe's opinion, it was a good thing. At least the Eight Desolate Universe had less internal friction and could unite against the outside world. Not to mention the affairs of the Chi Ming Taoist Palace, just the Guanglong Universe and the affiliated universes that had submitted to the Guanglong Universe were eye-openers for Zhao Qinghe.

"I rarely see human forces treating the demon race equally," Ao Zhen said to Zhao Qinghe with emotion, "The Heavenly Court is really great. They strictly enforce the rules. Humans and demons are equal, and even allow them to enter the academy for further study. This is not seen in the demon race or even in the saint universe."

"When a force rises, it always has its shining points," Zhao Qinghe said proudly. "When the Heavenly Court rises, it also has its own excellence. The rules set by our Emperor are fundamental, so there is no need to worry about any reversals. This applies not only to the human and demon races, but also to the spirit race."

"It's amazing and eye-opening," Ao Zhen nodded, "No wonder the Holy Mother Jin Ming thinks so highly of You Wanli. The Heavenly Court's approach is really great."

After more than two hundred years of organization, the Guanglong Universe has become the same as other affiliated universes, building fairy cities, establishing schools, and establishing its own system, and then distributing the Skynet, allowing the immortals to ascend. After ascending, they can also apply to come back, all on a voluntary basis.

Not only the Guanglong Universe, but also the affiliated Jinxian Universe has such an arrangement. In addition, the Heavenly Dao Net has been spread out long ago. Ao Zhen discovered that an entire universe group with Guanglong Universe as the core has appeared. This is already the foundation of one party's power. The key is that Ao Zhen doesn't understand how they did it at all.

Ao Zhen knew that he would not be able to obtain the secrets without joining the Heavenly Court. Even if he knew the secrets after joining the Heavenly Court, he would not be able to tell them out. So he now wandered around, actively looking for answers. The more he understood about the Heavenly Court, the more impressed he was, and he believed that the Heavenly Court was indeed a kind and benevolent force.