Chapter 183 The Different Responses (1/2)

From the elders to the normal disciples, everyone in the hall felt an indescribable feeling when they saw Shen Lian.

It was as though they had set eyes on a hint of Meaning of Dharma in the world; it was as though the way of Dao had manifested in the human realm, and they all felt slightly melancholic.

This form of melancholy was akin to when one stood along the river and mourned about the lost time.

The flowing of water was ancient and quiet; it contained deep wisdom within it. On the other hand, a lot of elders seemed to be in deep thoughts when they saw the red mark in the middle of Shen Lian's brows.

Those in Qing Xuan who were available had all come. After all, the ringing of the ”Dao Bell” signified that something great had happened. Moreover, it was rung nine times.

Futons started appearing, and the Huandan elders had taken their seats on both left and right sides according to their rank.

On the left and the right side, Ge Yuan and Hong Qianya each took the second seat.

Hong Qianya had always held Shen Lian in high regards, but both of them were not meant to share a master-disciple bond. Now, Shen Lian was almost as good as he was.

However, he thought Shen Lian was still the same person as before. The only difference was that he now had a higher level of cultivation. Moreover, he even showed signs of breaking through and Huandan. ”Chief, you rang the bells nine times. Could it be that someone had attained immortality?” He was the first to ask.

Even though Shen Lian looked mysteriously unpredictable, but it would be a blatant lie to claim that he had attained immortality. When he left the mountain, he had not even Ruhua yet. He still had a far way to go from ”breaking through the Absurd State”. Even if he was a reincarnation of the almighty and had retrieved the memories of his past life, he would still need a precious and rare Celestial medicine for him to gather the mana needed to consolidate his Primordial Spirit. It was hard to break through the Absurd State, to attain immortality and became one of the land immortals.

Shen Lian was not a reincarnation of the Almighty, but he had great potential. Hong Qianya was sure about this. The Solution of Ziwei Dong Mystery that he was cultivating could see through one's fate.

The likeliest option here would be Zhang Ruoxu. However, they all knew that Zhang Ruoxu was gravely injured and had not been able to recover. In fact, he had even used the Ice Light to preserve the last of his vitality. The Five Peaks of Qing Xuan were crowned with snow caps because of that.

Unless he turned the situation around and recovered from his injuries, otherwise it would be impossible for him to become an immortal Zhenren.

However, there was no sign until now. Even though Hong Qianya had asked, but he was in disbelieve.

He realized how shakily thin Zhang Ruoxu's breath was, and he almost could not feel it anymore. If Zhang Ruoxu had not become one of the Celestials and hid his breath, it meant that he was about to pass on.

Though, his hopes were up as he heard the nine bells being rung.

”Not one had attained immortality. I want all of you to meet the new chief of Qing Xuan,” Zhang Ruoxu spoke after glancing across the hall.

”Who?” Hong Qianya asked.

”Didn't all of you see the mark between Shen Lian's brows?” Zhang Ruoxu replied calmly.

The mark between Shen Lian brows had been noticed by many, but a lot of elders refused to believe what they saw. After all, they thought that they would at least be notified in advance if a new chief were to be chosen.

Hong Qianya knew what was going on, but he still asked in order to invite further elaborations. This showed how well-rounded he was in a social context. Despite that, he was quite shaken by the news, but he supported the chief's decision.