Chapter 490 (1/2)

Chapter 490

“You’re leaving?” asked a startled Tu Fang . “Where are you going?”

Even Long Chen was astonished . Ling Yun-zi said he was leaving . He didn’t say he was leaving for a period of time . In other words…

“This time, I’ve obtained a heaven-defying opportunity that has enlightened me onto another kind of Sword Dao . I want to go out into the world and see whether or not I can bring my Sword Dao to the pinnacle . ” Ling Yun-zi smiled .

“How long will you be gone?” asked Tu Fang .

“This is what I will be pursuing for the rest of my life . If I cannot reach that level, then this life of mine will have not had any meaning,” said Ling Yun-zi solemnly .

He had dedicated the first half of his life to his monastery . Now it was time for him to live for his own Sword Dao . He wanted to be a true sword cultivator, free and unfettered, walking to the ends of the world with just his sword .

“Then what about the monastery? Will senior Cang Ming take on the sect leader position?” asked Tu Fang .

“Uncle-master has already brought his apprentice away . He said that until he manages to completely fill that little fellow’s stomach, he won’t be returning,” laughed Ling Yun-zi .

Now Long Chen understood why he hadn’t seen Wilde during these days . He had already been brought away .

Most likely Cang Ming had also decided to strengthen his resolve and focus completely on raising his apprentice .

Right now, Wilde had become his entire focus . He wanted to raise Wilde into a supreme expert, and as a result, he had even left behind his forge . It could be seen how determined Cang Ming was .

“So now that we’ve left, only you, Tu Fang, can be the sect leader,” said Ling Yun-zi .

“Me? How could that be possible?” Tu Fang couldn’t help being startled . He was still only at the peak of the Meridian Opening realm . Without stepping into the Xiantian realm, how could he take a sect leader position, let alone the position of the first monastery’s sect leader .

“Tu Fang, you are straightforward and upright , impartial and incorruptible . With your character, you can definitely take this position .

“Furthermore, you don’t need to feel any pressure . As long as our first monastery has Long Chen, then our position as the first monastery cannot be budged .

“As for in the future when Long Chen leaves, the first monastery will naturally decline, and the position will be taken away . That just means our fate with that position has run out, and there’s no need to fight over it .

“First place can’t always be dominated by one person . The cycle turns continuously; fortunes rise and fall . But that’s what makes life interesting,” said Ling Yun-zi profoundly .

“Yes sect leader . I understand,” said Tu Fang respectfully . Ling Yun-zi was telling him the cycle of the Heavenly Daos could not be reversed .

For example, they had constantly been ranked 108th . But as soon as Long Chen joined, everything had changed .

After experiencing countless dangers, after the suppression of both the Righteous and Corrupt paths, Long Chen had still soared, crus.h.i.+ng the Righteous and Corrupt paths . The entire way, he had forced his way through a pile of corpses, bringing them to their current position .

Times change . Any of those who had vainly attempted to block Long Chen all ended up in extremely miserable states . Ling Yun-zi was using Long Chen as an example to direct Tu Fang .

What is destined to be yours is something no one can s.n.a.t.c.h away . What is not destined to yours is something you can’t obtain no matter what, and if you try, it will cost you your life . These were the invisible rules of the Heavenly Daos .

Ling Yun-zi cared deeply about Tu Fang, and he didn’t want him making the same mistake he had . He had ended up becoming too obsessed, ending up in an abyss of despair .

“Long Chen, I know this monastery will not be your limit . Perhaps there will be a day when we’ll see each other again . At that time, I trust you’ll be much stronger than you are right now, and much more domineering . ” Ling Yun-zi patted Long Chen on the shoulder .

The feeling of parting was always a sad one . All Long Chen could say was, “Take care sect leader . ”

Ling Yun-zi smiled and then walked away . Long Chen and Tu Fang didn’t move . They both knew Ling Yun-zi wouldn’t want anyone to send him off . From today onwards, he would no longer have any shackles . He would be completely free .

The next day, news of Tu Fang succeeding the sect leader position spread throughout the entire supermonastery .

In all of history, only Xiantian experts had had the qualifications to be sect leaders . Tu Fang was merely at the Meridian Opening realm .

But each monastery had the right to appoint their own sect leader . If they felt they didn’t have enough power, they were able to ask the supermonastery for help, and the supermonastery would send them a Xiantian expert to take the sect leader position .

Other than Tu Fang becoming sect leader, news of Ling Yun-zi departing the monastery to pursue his Sword Dao also spread .

That made countless people dumbfounded . Now, Ling Yun-zi had departed, and Cang Ming had brought away his apprentice to travel .

In the entire first monastery, there was not a single Xiantian expert . That caused countless people to feel greed . Many Xiantian experts from the supermonastery made applications to take the first monastery’s sect leader position .

Those applications were all immediately rejected . The reason? Long Chen had said the first monastery didn’t need any expert as support, because they were already strong enough .

That instantly caused those thoughts to die . Those people thought of how Long Chen had killed two Xiantian experts on his own . That made them all turn silent .

Once that matter pa.s.sed, Long Chen had Tang Wan-er help guard him and Meng Qi .