Zhang Ruochen's steps were steady, cold air surged from his body, and he gradually approached Shangguan Xianyan.
"Son of God."
Suddenly, Elder Yuan Zhou, one of the six holy elders, stood up and called Zhang Ruochen.
Elder Yuan Zhou is an ancestor of the Shangguan family. His original name is Shangguan Zhou. He has extremely high prestige in both the Blood God Sect and the Shangguan family.
Obviously, Elder Yuan Zhou was also worried that Zhang Ruochen would kill Shangguan Xianyan, so he personally stopped him. In any case, Shangguan Xianyan was a prodigy from the Shangguan family, and Elder Yuan Zhou could not just sit idly by.
Shangguan Xianyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since Elder Yuan Zhou came forward, Gu Linfeng would probably not be able to kill her. It was only then that she realized that her clothes under her skin were soaked with cold sweat.
Zhang Ruochen stopped and asked with a smile: "What advice does the holy elder give?"
Elder Yuan Zhou was dressed in green clothes and looked like an immortal. He said: "The Son of God has found out the immortal vampire saint lurking in the sect and has done a great service. This elder believes that he should be rewarded."
Is he taking the initiative to show his kindness?
Zhang Ruochen thought about it carefully and immediately rejected the idea.
You must know that he is just a quasi-sage, and his background and backing are not very strong. As a saint elder and a big shot in the Shangguan family, how could Elder Yuanzhou take the initiative to show his favor to him?
Zhang Ruochen rolled his eyes and said: "In everyone's eyes, this son of God is still guilty of sins, so why should I be rewarded?"
Elder Yuan Zhou smiled kindly: "As the son of God, he already has the power of life and death in the holy realm. No matter what the secret behind Wei Longxing's death is, the son of God actually did nothing wrong."
Zhang Ruochen said: "Elder Yuan Zhou is a sensible person."
Elder Yuan Zhou then said: "After the leader disappeared, the Blood God Sect was left without a leader, and the entire Kunlun world was in chaos again. A great turmoil has come. The Blood God Sect cannot be without a leader for a day. We need someone to step forward and take over.
The position of the leader is to lead hundreds of millions of believers through the current difficulties."
"The Son of God has extraordinary intelligence and extraordinary talents. He is able to kill powerful men in the Holy Realm at a young age. Looking at the world, he is also a first-class person. This elder believes that a canonization ceremony should be held immediately, and all the saints in the world should be invited to witness the Son of God.
Become the new leader of the Blood God Religion."
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the entire Guiyuan Palace was once again boiling, causing heated discussions.
The canonization of the leader of an ancient religion is a major event that attracts worldwide attention, and the entire Kunlun world will be shaken by it.
If other monks had suggested it, everyone might not have taken it to heart. However, the person who raised the matter was Elder Yuan Zhou, one of the six sage elders. The significance of this was very extraordinary.
Including several Dharma kings and palace masters, all of them were a little moved and showed strange expressions.
Zhang Ruochen was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Elder Yuan Zhou to say such a thing.
Zhang Ruochen knew very well that in the current Blood God Religion, many important figures were eyeing the position of the leader. If he agreed, he would most likely have been assassinated before the canonization ceremony.
Killing does not necessarily have to be done with a stick, nor can it be done with praise.
"Does he really want to help me ascend to the position of leader, or is he planning to get rid of me?"
Zhang Ruochen couldn't guess Elder Yuan Zhou's true intention, so after careful consideration, he said: "It may take several years for your cultivation to reach the level of the leader, and you can retreat once. The leader has only been missing for a few days, and he may return at any time. We
There is no need to be so anxious about canonizing the new leader."
Elder Yuan Zhou just spoke and wanted to continue saying something.
Zhang Ruochen added: "Besides, since ancient times, only the Son of God is qualified to take over the position of the leader when he has reached the holy realm. I have only survived the first quasi-holy tribulation now. Whether I can survive the other two quasi-holy tribulations is still a question.
The unknown.”
Dharma King Hai Ming sat on the seat, smiled coldly, and said to himself: "This kid is still somewhat self-aware, and is not so crazy that he is hopeless."
Elder Yuan Zhou felt helpless and looked towards Elder Yuan Xing.
Elder Yuan Xing shook his head gently, and then stood up and said: "Since the Son of God is unwilling to take over the position of leader, then let's wait a little longer. However, we can't wait too long. The situation in today's world has changed.
According to predictions, fierce battles have broken out in various domains, sects with ancient inheritances have been destroyed, and the Blood God Sect is also in danger, so the position of the leader cannot remain vacant."
"This elder believes that when the Son of God becomes a saint and the leader has not returned, a canonization ceremony must be held to canonize the Son of God as the next leader of the Blood God Religion. Do you have any objections?"
Elder Yuan Zhou and Elder Yuan Xing spoke at the same time, which represents the will of the Elder Pavilion. Even if someone covets the position of the leader, it is difficult to expose it now.
Besides, Gu Linfeng must reach the holy realm before he can become the leader, and he cannot take the position of leader now.
"No objection." Dharma King Hai Ming said first.
Afterwards, the saints and half-saints of the Blood God Sect all spoke up and expressed their respect for the decision of the Elder Pavilion, and no monk raised any objection.
The elders' meeting continued, and a series of recent major events were mentioned:
In the wild secret realm, there were ancient relics who had cultivated to the realm of great saints. At that time, the sky in the east was full of purple glow, which spread all the way to Tiantai Prefecture in the central region. Almost all the saints of the race felt it.
Subsequently, that ancient relic started a war among all races, trying to unify all the beast races in the wild and secret realm.
Nowadays, the wilderness and secret realm have been filled with blood, and one ancient mountain after another has been dyed red.
"Is it possible to become a great sage from ancient relics?"
Zhang Ruochen was surprised. The significance of this matter was absolutely extraordinary.
You must know that the rules of heaven and earth today are very different from those in the ancient times. After the medieval period, almost no ancient relics can reach the realm of the great sage.
Emperor Ming once told Zhang Ruochen that once the ancient relic reaches the realm of the Great Sage, it can fully activate the ancient bloodline and become the most powerful creature in the Kunlun world, and even have the chance to become a god.
For the human race, once an ancient relic reaches the realm of the Great Sage, it means that a catastrophe is about to come.
The ancient relic is still fighting in the wild secret realm and has not broken into the territory of the First Central Empire. However, once it unifies the various tribes of beasts, the next step will definitely be to deal with the human race.
Immediately afterwards, another major event was discussed at the meeting, related to Queen Chi Yao.
"Since the Queen left the Central Imperial City, she has never appeared again. The Beast Emperors and Blood Emperors who were frightened and fled overseas have returned to the Kunlun Realm. Some people think that the Queen's cultivation is too strong and has been destroyed by Heaven.
Suppress and kill.”
"The undead ghosts in the Eastern Region are becoming more and more rampant, and a ghost city has been built in the Shuishen Mountain Range, known as Fengdu. It is said that with Fengdu as the center, there are no living creatures in a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles, and all towns have disappeared, leaving only
A ghost nest.”
"The Ministry of War, the Eastern Territory Saint Prince's Palace, and Wushi Qianzhuang sent out coalition forces to attack Fengdu three times in a row, but they failed to defeat it. Instead, they suffered numerous casualties."
…
Afterwards, everyone talked about the Southern Territory and the Northern Territory.
The Death Zen Sect made a comeback and conquered a first-class sect with medieval heritage in the southern region. It established a religious altar, spread its teachings, recruited many disciples, and challenged the imperial court head-on. It has conquered nine prefectures and occupied hundreds of counties.
The ancestor of Death Zen even proclaimed himself the "Holy Dharma Buddha" and canonized eighteen Arhats and seventy-two Bodhisattvas. He wanted to compete with Ten Thousand Buddhas and Taoism for the name of orthodoxy, and competed with the First Central Empire for the ownership of the world.
Of course, the biggest turmoil came in the Northern Territory.
It is said that the undead blood clan has conquered more than half of the Northern Territory, and hundreds of millions of humans have become the blood food and prisoners of the undead blood clan.
More than half of the imperial army was gathered in the Northern Territory, fighting the undead vampires until the sky was dark and the mountains and rivers were shattered.
It is said that some important cities in the Northern Territory and the Holy Land of Lingshan were killed every inch of the mountains and rivers. Saints died every day, and the corpses of ordinary soldiers were piled up in mountains and transported back to the Central Territory one by one.
Although Kyushu in the Central Region is the hinterland of the First Central Empire and the place where human power is most consolidated, it is not peaceful.
Fengdu Ghost City, the Death Zen Sect, and the Undead Vampire Clan all sent out a large number of strong men to sneak into the central region, causing destruction and turmoil in an attempt to disrupt the imperial court's rear.
Moreover, the various noble families and aristocratic families in the Central Territory were already very ambitious and wanted to get a share of the troubled times, so they had some connections with the Death Zen Sect and the Undead Vampire Clan, and had already arranged their troops in secret.
The Central Territory, which was originally the most stable, is about to be in great turmoil.
Zhang Ruochen didn't expect that the situation in Kunlun Realm would have deteriorated to such an extent, and that the human race forces would actually cooperate with the undead vampire race. Didn't he know that he was seeking his own destruction?
"Chi Yao alone has such huge power that he can stabilize the Kunlun world?" Zhang Ruochen murmured to himself.
When Chi Yao was in charge of the Central Imperial City, the world was at peace, martial arts flourished, and the world was prosperous. The status of the human race in the Kunlun realm was rising steadily, becoming one of the best among all races.
Chi Yao had just disappeared, and the entire Kunlun world had turned into a chaotic world. Countless humans had died, countless humans had been displaced, and countless humans had become prisoners.
Zhang Ruochen asked: "The battle in the Northern Region is really so tragic that not even the imperial court can stop it?"
The First Central Dynasty was so powerful that with just a military department, it was able to suppress all major kingdoms and state capitals. There was no reason why it could not stop the attack of the Undead Vampires just because the Queen was missing.
A half-saint who had just returned from the Northern Territory sighed and said: "The imperial court assembled the military department, the Earth Temple, and the power of Confucianism and Taoism to form an unprecedented crusade. However, it was still defeated one after another and could not stop it at all.
Undead Vampires. When I came back, I saw a convoy transporting all dead bodies, singing sad songs along the way."
"It is said that there are saints from the undead vampire clan who are lurking in the crusade army, causing the morale of the crusade army to be unstable. At critical moments, there will always be civil strife, so the undead vampire clan can take advantage of it."
Zhang Ruochen's eyes narrowed and he took a deep breath.
Logically speaking, as the crown prince of the Shengming Central Empire, he should be happy. However, Zhang Ruochen could not be happy no matter what, and was instead quite worried.
"It seems that the "Secret Scroll of the Blood Tribe" must be announced as soon as possible. How to announce it and who should it be handed over to?"
Zhang Ruochen's eyes lit up, and he thought of a person. Perhaps it would be most appropriate and reassuring for him to hand the "Secret Scroll of the Blood Clan" to her.
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(I went to bed at three or four o'clock in the morning for several days in a row. I felt that my body was a little overwhelmed. I really couldn't write today. I was in such a bad state. Just one chapter!
I'll try to adjust it and see if I can get another chapter out at noon tomorrow.