Holy War
After Lin Luochen’s dust settled, the Elders’ gazes all fell on Li Gousheng.
Elder Xu disregarded any sense of fellow discipleship and competed with Elder Zhou for Li Gousheng.
Zhao Shouren had no choice but to let Li Gousheng choose for himself, allowing him to experience the same treatment as Lin Luochen.
However, Li Gousheng still remembered his kindness and chose to become a disciple under Elder Zhou.
Only Lan Shuiyun remained. Elder Zhou considered giving her to Elder Xu to ease the tension.
But Elder Xu disliked Lan Shuiyun’s behavior, and knowing she even vomited while refining corpses, he was reluctant to take her as a disciple.
The other Elders, seasoned and shrewd, saw that Elder Xu hadn’t made a move, understood Lan Shuiyun had problems, and dared not act.
For a moment, the atmosphere turned cold. Everyone looked at each other, leaving Lan Shuiyun standing alone in the chilling wind, ashamed and furious.
It was one thing to be inferior to Lin Luochen, but to be less desirable than Fatty?
These Demonic Path scoundrels are truly too much!
Finally, Elder Xu, after some thought, considering her Thunder attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root, reluctantly accepted Lan Shuiyun as a disciple.
Seeing his unwilling expression, Lan Shuiyun almost gritted her teeth, but could only feign obedience.
Afterward, other disciples returned and were successively accepted by other Elders and Guardians.
Su Yuyao clearly had no interest in watching further, getting up and leaving with Lin Luochen.
Jiang Li watched their backs, his thoughts unknown, a flash of cold light in his eyes.
“Mistress, Junior Sister seems very attentive to this disciple!”
True Person Cuiyin’s eyes flickered slightly. She smiled, “It’s alright. It’s just the novelty. She’ll lose interest after a while.”
Although a love triangle is interesting, currently Lin Luochen is clearly no match for Jiang Li, and she still can’t discern the gravity of the situation.
Jiang Li looked at Lin Luochen’s elegant back and suddenly smiled playfully.
“That’s true, Junior Sister’s actions always start strong and end weakly!”
Lin Luochen seemed to sense something and looked back, frowning slightly.
Returning to Su Yuyao’s mountain peak, she expertly pulled Lin Luochen into the small building.
Lin Luochen quickly said, “Master, isn’t this inappropriate during the daytime?”
“Nonsense, what’s inappropriate!”
Su Yuyao bumped him, threw a comb at him, and said impatiently, “Comb my hair!”
Lin Luochen said with a mournful face, “I should have chosen the Holy Son!”
Su Yuyao’s eyes widened instantly, angrily saying, “If you dared choose him, I’ll break your legs!”
“No, no, no, I was just joking!”
Lin Luochen stepped forward, combing her hair, and asked with some frustration.
“Master, why is there a Holy Son in the Sect? Doesn’t the Reincarnation Holy Hall only have a Holy Empress?”
Su Yuyao explained, “The Six Paths Sect has both Holy Sons and Holy Maidens. The Holy Son is a candidate for Sect Master, and the Holy Maiden is a candidate for Holy Empress.”
Lin Luochen frowned and said, “So the Holy Son is practically the future Sect Master?”
Su Yuyao hummed, “Unless something unexpected happens, such as the Holy Son’s demise or a major transgression.”
Lin Luochen curiously asked, “Then what about the Holy Maiden? The Six Paths Sect has six Sect Masters, but only one Holy Empress.”
Su Yuyao said solemnly, “The competition for the Holy Empress is not just about the Holy Maidens, but the entire Sect.”
“After all, the Holy Empress’s affiliation determines the future influence within the Holy Hall, so a Holy War will be launched during the change of leadership.”
“Each Sect will exert their full strength, cooperating with their Holy Maiden to seize the other Sects’ Holy Swords and compete for the final position of Holy Empress.”
Lin Luochen paused, frowning, “Holy Sword?”
Su Yuyao explained, “Each of the Six Paths Sects possesses a Six Paths Sword; this is the sacred object wielded by the Holy Maiden.”
“Once the Holy War begins, all means are permitted. The Holy Maiden who collects all six Six Paths Swords first becomes the new Holy Empress!”
Although she spoke calmly, Lin Luochen could sense the danger.
“So, during the Holy War, the Holy Maidens’ mortality rate is very high?”
Su Yuyao nodded, smiling, “Yes, after all, killing is much easier than seizing swords!”
“Even if they luckily survive, but fail to win, they can only linger on in the Sect, living out their remaining years.”
Generally, Holy Maidens who fail in the competition will marry the Holy Son to consolidate his position and their own safety.
For example, her Master, True Person Cuiyin, failed and married Zhao Shouren, retiring behind the scenes.
Lin Luochen suddenly understood and sighed at the fierce competition of the Demonic Path, then looked at Su Yuyao.
“Master, why haven’t I seen you use the so-called Holy Sword?”
Su Yuyao pouted, guiltily saying, “The Holy War hasn’t begun yet, the Holy Sword isn’t in my possession.”
Lin Luochen curiously asked, “When is the next Holy War?”
Su Yuyao shook her head, “Who knows? It depends on the Holy Empress, and who would dare ask her?”
Lin Luochen nodded, earnestly saying, “Master, if the Holy War begins, you should quickly give away the sword.”
“Little brat, you look down on me!”
Su Yuyao made a move to hit him, Lin Luochen quickly dodged, smiling, “Master, I’m doing this for your own good!”
Su Yuyao sneered, “You little rascal, don’t gloat! Your situation with your little lover isn’t much better than mine!”
Lin Luochen asked in confusion, “What do you mean?”
Su Yuyao said calmly, “It’s said that many Heaven’s Chosen have emerged in other Sects. Let’s not talk about your little lover’s Heavenly Devil Saint Physique.”
“The Heavenly Derivation Sect has produced a Star Saint Physique, the Red Dust Sect has an Innate Dao Body, and the Blood Slaughter Sect has a Battle Saint Physique.”
“The Orthodox Path is the same, all kinds of Saint Physiques unseen for thousands of years are emerging. It is said that many reincarnated bodies have also quietly appeared.”
Lin Luochen was dumbfounded, exclaiming, “This is absurd! Have Heavenly Spiritual Roots become common weeds?”
Su Yuyao chuckled, “Not quite, but almost.”
“According to the star officials of the Holy Hall, this is the arrival of a prosperous age unseen for ten thousand years, with Heaven’s Chosen emerging and a great struggle for dominance.”
“So your competitive pressure is far greater than mine. You’re facing Heaven’s Chosen who could normally suppress an entire era.”
Lin Luochen recalled Qu Lingyin’s mention of the Golden Age before destruction and gasped.
The signs of a prosperous age have appeared, so how far away is destruction?
Lin Luochen looked at Su Yuyao, who was gloating, and said speechlessly, “No matter how powerful these Heaven’s Chosen are, what does it have to do with me?”
Su Yuyao smiled sweetly, “You’ve gained much limelight in this assessment, and you’ve likely become a thorn in many people’s eyes.”
Lin Luochen had a terrible headache. Being a person really requires being low-key; one shouldn’t show off!
Su Yuyao watched him frowning in the mirror and nudged him with her elbow.
“Don’t be so downcast. Suppress those Heaven’s Chosen with one hand, and capture all the Holy Maidens to serve tea and water in the Corpse Yin Sect!”
Lin Luochen hummed, looking at her, pondering whether he should start locally.
Su Yuyao didn’t know this boy’s rebellious thoughts and quickly said, “Where are my clothes, are they washed?”
Lin Luochen said innocently, “They’re missing. I hung them outside, and I don’t know who stole them!”
Su Yuyao’s pretty face turned cold. She suddenly realized that if this continued, she might not only be without clothes, but have to run around naked.
“Are you sure they’re gone?”
“Sure!”
Su Yuyao stood up, pulling out her sash to whip Lin Luochen, fulfilling her promise of hitting him three times a day.
“Little brat, I’ll make sure you don’t get away with this. Stay there, don’t run!”
Lin Luochen quickly dodged, “Master, if you do this, I’ll be defying my Master and destroying my ancestors!”
“You even dare to defy your Master and destroy your ancestors? I’ll beat you to death, you little brat!”
Su Yuyao chased him around, giving him his first lesson in discipleship.
That night, Su Yuyao threw the dirty clothes out again, personally sitting by the stream downstream, dangling her little feet, supervising Lin Luochen washing clothes.
Lin Luochen was heartbroken, feeling that choosing Su Yuyao might have been a little impulsive.
Su Yuyao, you just wait; I’ll make you wash my clothes and scrub my back every day in the future!
Su Yuyao had no idea of her rebellious disciple’s thoughts, suddenly remembering something True Person Cuiyin had messaged her about.
“Is there anything wrong with your corpse beauty?”
Lin Luochen knew what she meant and shook his head, “No problem, what problem could there be?”
“I just wanted to lure the hidden Elders out, but he didn’t take the bait. He’s really shrewd.”
Su Yuyao nodded, “If your corpse beauty has any problems, remember to tell me. You’d better use her less.”
Lin Luochen feigned curiosity, “What kind of problems can a corpse beauty have?”
Su Yuyao calmly said, “She was refined from a living person. It’s ultimately against Heaven’s will. Using her easily incurs Karma and suffers backlash.”
Lin Luochen was terrified, exclaiming, “The corpse beauty was refined from a living person?”
Su Yuyao hummed, “Yes, so you should try not to use her, and definitely don’t do anything excessive to her.”
“Although cultivation is defying Heaven, one should still have some reverence, or else what’s the point of cultivation?”
Lin Luochen nodded, “What is her identity, then?”