Chapter 481 - Chapter 481: The New Sect Leader (1/2)

Chapter 481: The New Sect Leader

Tianhu Mountain was inexplicably draped in white canvases from its foot to its peak.

As Chen Yu ascended the mountain, he found many people kneeling at the roadside, weeping.

He asked the little Daoist by his side several times, but the other didn’t respond, simply urging him to hurry up the mountain.

Beneath the Sanqing Hall on the mountain summit, numerous disciples of the Xuanqing Sect knelt in reverence, reciting Taoist Scriptures.

When Chen Yu entered the great hall, he saw Heavenly Master Long Tian sitting on a cushion, his face adorned with a faint smile.

“Heavenly Master!” Chen Yu called out, then approached Long Tian.

“Child, you’ve arrived!” Long Tian appeared extremely weak as he lifted a finger and touched Chen Yu’s forehead.

“What you did in the village was very good, you have passed my test, and from now on, you are the Sect Leader of the Xuanqing Sect!”

Chen Yu felt bewildered; since he had arrived at Tianhu Mountain, he had stayed in the village and seemed to have done nothing—yet he had become the Xuanqing Sect’s Sect Leader just like that!

Before he could gather his thoughts, the disciples kneeling outside the Sanqing Hall began to shout in unison.

“Greetings to the Sect Leader!”

Those disciples who had troubled him earlier now bore faces full of respect, showing not the slightest dissent.

Chen Yu adjusted his breathing, “Heavenly Master, I’m just an outsider, isn’t it inappropriate for me to become the Sect Leader?”

Heavenly Master Long Tian laughed heartily.

“You are no outsider, in my eyes, you are a man of the Dao! Although I do not know the secrets you carry, I do know that the Xuanqing Sect will have a brighter future under your leadership.”

Before Chen Yu could react, a specially made jade Token was thrust into his hand.

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As the words fell, the radiance on Long Tian’s face quickly faded, his body shriveled, and in the end, he turned into dust and disappeared without a trace.

Two elderly Heavenly Masters at his side immediately stepped forward to drape Long Tian’s purple Taoist robe over Chen Yu.

“Sect Leader, if I may be so bold, what is your first decree after becoming Sect Leader?”

Chen Yu was still in a daze, everything in front of him felt like a dream; he had become the Xuanqing Sect’s Sect Leader without any preparation.

The two ever-high-and-mighty Heavenly Masters were now respectfully asking him what his decree was.

Shaking his head, Chen Yu tried to remain composed.

“Then, let’s lift the punishment for Liu Zhongxiang and allow him to return to the Xuanqing Sect!”

The two Heavenly Masters showed no hesitation and immediately sent someone to carry out the order.

Chen Yu took a deep breath, feeling an indescribable sensation of power rise within him.

A single sentence from him could determine someone’s fate.

However, he didn’t wallow in it and quickly suppressed the feeling.

“Please assist me in arranging Heavenly Master Long Tian’s funeral at the earliest convenience.”

All present answered affirmatively, and then the two Heavenly Masters helped Chen Yu to the back of the great hall.

“Sect Leader, please rest here for a while. Tomorrow, the Sect Leaders of various branches of the Xuanqing Sect will come here to attend the funeral. Those folks have been away from Tianhu Mountain for too long and are quite arrogant and overbearing. It would be best for the Sect Leader to avoid them as much as possible tomorrow.”

Chen Yu frowned involuntarily. He was now the Sect Leader of the Xuanqing Sect; could those branch Sect Leaders really be so presumptuous in front of him?

As he was about to inquire further, the two Heavenly Masters got up and left the place.