bookcurios Chapter 1362
Chapter 1362
The old woman being questioned was dressed in plain clothes, with a kind face and a terrifying aura, giving off a somewhat ethereal and unreal feeling. Behind her stood a pair of handsome young men and beautiful women.
Upon hearing this, the Palace Master nodded slightly and turned to look at the middle-aged beauty at the head of the table on his right, saying, "Chanyue, since you raised and trained Xin'er, what do you think?"
Chanyue nodded slightly, and then, through the reflection of Chen Xuan's face in the octagonal mirror, she took a closer look and nodded, saying, "Since Senior Sister Yuxin disagrees and wants to see the little guy's foundation and strength, then let's do as Senior Sister says. After all, Xin'er is the successor of our Heaven and Earth Taiqing Palace, and even if she is to find a Daoist partner, he cannot be a weak and easily bullied person."
"Junior Sister Chanyue is indeed sensible. In that case..." The old woman rarely showed a smile upon hearing this, and then crushed a talisman.
As the Grand Elder Yu Xin crushed the jade talisman in his hand, he saw a combined formation of thirty-six Myriad Manifestation Realm cultivators appear in the mirror, directly crushing towards Chen Xuan.
"It's not impossible for him to become my Daoist partner with my next Palace Master. After all, our ancestors were a couple when they created this world and established the sect. If this boy can pass the three tests I set up, then he will be qualified. What do you say?"
As soon as Elder Yu Xin said this, the elders of his lineage all echoed and agreed.
However, the elders of the lineage, led by the Fifth Elder, Sister Chanyue, all looked displeased. They all knew how much Sister Chanyue cared for her junior disciple Zhanxin; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was like a daughter to her. This matter was originally just a matter of Sister Chanyue's approval.
However, Zhan Xin led a group of disciples out of the secret realm, achieving a great feat. She was designated by the Palace Master as the next successor. Naturally, the Grand Elder's faction was dissatisfied and thought of using this method to stop the two of them. Ideally, they would use this test to severely humiliate Chen Xuan, ruin Zhan Xin's Dao heart, and make her lose the qualification to inherit the position of Palace Master.
"Senior Sister Yu Xin, according to the rules set by our ancestors, once a disciple breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, he will no longer be bound by the sect's cultivation methods. As long as a disciple wishes, he can find a suitable Daoist partner." A middle-aged woman frowned as she looked at Elder Yu Xin, clearly very dissatisfied.
"Indeed, Xin'er's trip to the secret realm this time is a great achievement for our sect, giving our Heaven and Earth Taiqing Palace more than a dozen disciples who are qualified to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. We really shouldn't have put our minds to the Dao Heart of a junior." The woman who spoke this time had obviously watched Zhan Xin grow up since she was a child. Having been schemed against like this, she no longer held back and directly exposed the Grand Elder's plan.
"Hmph, I'm also considering the future reputation of the sect. The rumors about Zhanxin and this kid have been rampant and have greatly damaged the prestige of my sect. If he is not qualified to pass the test, he can only be said to be a person with a reputation but no substance."
The Grand Elder simply smiled and ignored these questions, directly taking a perspective that considered the sect's best interests.
"Enough!" An argument was about to erupt, and the Palace Master frowned slightly as he reprimanded, "What kind of behavior is this?"
"Yes, Palace Master."
"Yes, please punish me, Your Highness."
With a single glance suppressing both sides, the Palace Master looked up at the scene of the battle already underway in his glasses and said calmly, "Let's proceed with the test as arranged by the Grand Elder."
As the palace master who controls the Little Blessed Land, the disciples of the Chanyue lineage are destined to become the next palace master. If everyone sides with the Chanyue lineage at this time, the Grand Elder lineage will surely be resentful. It would not be good for the Heavenly Pure Palace if either lineage were to become disloyal. The only option is to maintain a balance.
"This child was exceptionally accepted as a personal disciple by the Thousand Immortals; don't underestimate his discerning eye." The Palace Master's words were clearly meant to appease the Chanyue faction.
"Yes, Palace Master." Chanyue remained seated calmly throughout, showing no interest in the battle between the Grand Elder and his junior sister, but instead focused on watching the fight scene in the mirror.
The reason she remained so calm and unconcerned about factional infighting was because of a sentence her disciple told her before leaving: "Master, we will accept whatever methods the Grand Elder may use to pay his respects to Chen Xuan. Master, you only need to wait for me to bring him to pay his respects to you in person."
She raised and trained Zhanxin herself, so how could she not know his character?
However, she wanted to see what kind of magic this junior, who had only known her disciple for less than ten years, possessed that could cause Xin'er's personality to change so drastically, and that she was now qualified to lead the entire sect.
The battle inside the main hall has temporarily ended. Everyone looks at the mirror floating in mid-air, and their attention, unsurprisingly, is focused on the white-haired youth who is being besieged by a combined formation of 360,000 Myriad Manifestations Realm experts.
Seeing Chen Xuan in dire straits under the combined attack of thirty-six Myriad Manifestation Realm disciples, the members of the Grand Elder's faction whispered coldly, showing extreme disdain.
On the other hand, apart from Chanyue herself, all the other senior uncles and aunts who were on Zhanxin's side frowned. However, when they turned to look at Senior Sister Chanyue, she remained calm, and they all had some doubts about Zhanxin's judgment.
"Chen Xuan was able to withstand the Heartless Sword Formation of the Thirty-Six Thousand Elephant Realm for a long time, which is quite impressive, but he cannot be called a young hero."
"How could someone with such talent be chosen as a personal disciple by the Thousand Sword Immortals?"
“If his strength stops here, not only will the Grand Elder stop him, but we will also stop him. Xin’er’s concerns are not only about the rise and fall of the sect and its prestige, but also about her own potential.”
However, this is not actually the case.
At this moment, the battle scene reflected in the mirror seemed to show Chen Xuan in dire straits under the siege, but in fact, it was all because Chen Xuan wanted to understand the Taiqing Palace's cultivation system more deeply and experience it firsthand.
At the main gate of the sect outside, Zhan Xin Yu Kong watched the battle without any sign of anxiety, only occasionally frowning as he looked at Chen Xuan, wondering what he was up to.
As her Daoist partner, she knew Chen Xuan's strength better than anyone else. This should have been a decisive victory, but the thirty-six senior brothers and sisters joined forces to hold him off for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.
The Heartless Sword Formation, as the most proficient killing formation among the second-generation disciples of the Heaven and Earth Taiqing Palace, is renowned for its power and prestige.
In particular, most of the cultivators in the Heaven and Earth Taiqing Palace practice the Path of Heartlessness or the Path of Ruthlessness. When combined with this Heartless Sword Formation, the added power is terrifying.
However, when it comes to branch sword techniques, or even the Great Way of the Sword, Chen Xuan can say that, apart from Master Qiandao, no one in the entire Qingtian City is more skilled than him.
Having personally faced the ruthless sword formation and carefully felt its operation, Chen Xuan quickly grasped one of the sect's trump cards.
"Junior brother, if this battle continues, you will only be defeated." A senior sister, holding a deep blue earth-grade magic weapon longsword, unleashed a sharp sword beam at Chen Xuan with a wave of her hand, while also advising him with a contemptuous look in her eyes, "Although we are sparring with each other, swords have no eyes. It would be bad if you hurt junior brother."
Compared to the previous senior sister's aloof and cold words of advice, the senior sisters and brothers who spoke next were not so kind.
"With your talent, how did you manage to become a disciple of the Thousand Immortals?"
"Exactly! I don't believe that Immortal Thousand Paths would accept you as his personal disciple against his will because of some treasure or relationship!"
"Chen Xuan, no matter how powerful your background is, it's one thing to act arrogantly in Qingtian City, but this is the blessed land of the Heaven and Earth Taiqing Palace, and no one will give you face here."
"If you don't want a crushing defeat and injury, you'd better admit defeat now!"
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