Chapter 184 Bai Suhuan (1/2)

The next chief would be chosen between Chen Jianmei and Shen Lian. Zhang Ruoxu's initial intention was to groom Lu Shouyi to be the next chief. This was so as Chen Jianmei's character was not a good fit for the position, and Shen Lian preferred freedom. However, time did not wait for him. His injuries were worsening at a rate that was out of his expectation.

Even if Chen Jianmei were to be the chief today, no one would have said a word about it. The reputation of the Temple of Killings and Chen Jianmei's temperament as the Cultivator of the Sword would have deterred anyone from speaking up.

Most of the elders had put forth their views. Amongst those that had not, there were two elders who were powerful and unpredictable. One of them was Yan Bugui's master, the drunken Daoist who carried a red gourd all the time. His Daoist name was ”Drunken Daoist”, and he was cultivating one of the Qing Xuan Disha Seventy-Two Techniques –”Drunken Formula”. He had made a town full of people fell asleep without them knowing with his Daoist technique of ”Three Thousand Drunken Guests”.

From the spiritual vibrations reflected by the Tiandi Jian, he ranked second. Of course, Shen Lian was not the first. After all, he had just attained the state of Huandan. Despite that his Huandan was that of Nine Transformations, his level of cultivation could not rival these great cultivators who had entered ”Buxu” or even ”Powang”.

However, there were not much of these people in Qing Xuan. Besides Zhang Ruoxu, there were only two more people. If one were to add Ge Yuan to the rank, there would still only be three of them. As compared to other Daoist sects such as the Guangqing Celestial Sect, Qing Xuan was nothing at all.

Ge Yuan had entered into the state of ”Buxu”. This was a state where the engagement of Qi by the Yin Spirit had taken place, and the Yang within then Yin had been cultivated subsequent to the attainment of the state of Huandan. The Qi of Dan was merged with it and became unaffected by the gravity. The void was merely a flat terrain, and it was not challenging to walk in it at all. This was why this state was known as ”Buxu”– walking in the void.

Buxu was an extension of Huandan, and at most, one could attain some sort of growth due to one's cultivation of mana. However, the essence was still decided by the quality of Huandan.

Even though Shen Lian had only attained the state of Huandan, but it was a full and complete Nine Transformations of Huandan. He had peered into all the secrets of Dan Dao. He was just as a light and sharp sword, and could outweigh all the other heavier yet blunter swords.

The one with the highest mana took seat at the first futon on the left. He appeared as a middle-aged man and was dressed in white. His skin was crystal clear and had a tint of moonlight yellow. This made him stood out in spite of his unremarkable appearance.

Tiandi Jian had introduced this person to be of the same generation as Shen Lian's founding master, Ziling Zhenren. He had the highest seniority amongst those in the hall, and he cultivated the ”Code of the Bright Moon”. His original name was Bai Suhuan, and was also known as ”Taiyin Layperson”. If he were at the sect back then, Zhang Ruoxu probably did not have to sacrifice so much to chase away Yanxu.

Bai Suhuan had entered into the state of ”Powang”, and had never taken anyone as his disciple. He had always been a loner a the sect. Due to his seniority and age, even Zhang Ruoxu had to show him respect.

The Drunken Daoist seemed drunk and sober at the same time. As though he had just woken up, he asked Yan Bugui who was at his side, ”What is everyone doing here?”

Yan Bugui smiled and replied, ”Honored Master, the chief is announcing the new chief. Do you have anything to say about this?”

”I'll do whatever he says,” the Drunken Daoist replied cheerfully. He closed his eyes again, hinting that everyone else could continue talking, but he was going to sleep.

He had always been carefree and laidback and spent most of his days in drunkenness.

However, the Drunken Daoist always said, ”As I observe the world, I realized that humans are only honest when they are drunk”; this was why no one would treat what he said as mere drunken talk.

As the Drunken Daoist had spoken, some Huandan elders who were in disagreement had shown their support.