Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 769 The Grand Ritual of Luo Tian
Longhu Mountain, mountain road.

Two elderly men were walking side by side. One was dressed in a well-tailored bespoke suit, clearly an old gentleman and wealthy man. Even with his white hair, his posture remained upright, and the wrinkles on his face could not conceal his youthful handsomeness. The other was dressed in a Taoist robe and had his hair styled in a Taoist bun, exuding a natural and casual aura.

"Old Celestial Master, your temper has become more restrained with age."

The elderly man in the suit spoke first, "If I were you, I couldn't stand them interfering in this matter and meddling... The Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, the place for selecting the next Celestial Master, they dare to get involved?"

The implication was that this old man in the Taoist robe was actually the current Celestial Master Zhang of the Celestial Master's Mansion on Longhu Mountain.

“Brother Lu, let it go.” Master Zhang chuckled, his eyes narrowed. “The fact that outsiders are involved in the succession is already absurd, so their reaction is understandable…”

"Bullshit. These bastards just don't want Zhang Chulan to enter the Celestial Master's Mansion; they're after the Qi Body Source Flow!"

The old man surnamed Lu frowned and glared, angrily saying, "So they forced you to expand the scope to the entire world of supernatural beings, just to prevent Zhang Chulan from entering the Celestial Master's Mansion. Those disciples will definitely use all their methods. Zhang Chulan has only been cultivating for a few years, can he withstand it?"

"Even if what you say is true, what can I do?" Zhang Tianshi said helplessly.

“If you just recruit Zhang Chulan to Longhu Mountain, they won’t say anything, but I don’t understand why you want him to inherit the Celestial Master’s title.”

"Brother Lu, I really can't tell you about this matter, I can only ask for your forgiveness." Zhang Tianshi remained calm and composed.

The old man surnamed Lu immediately widened his eyes and glared at Zhang Tianshi: "What do you mean you can't tell me? If that person were still alive back then, you..."

“Yes, if he were still here…” Zhang Tianshi sighed, but stopped mid-sentence, looking up at the sky. The old man surnamed Lu also fell silent.

After a long while, the old man surnamed Lu finally spoke in a deep voice: "In short, you can tolerate it, but I can't. They think that Zhang Chulan is the only opponent in this competition, and that the other extraordinary people either don't participate or don't put in any effort. Although my ability and spirit are far inferior to that person back then, I can still cause them some trouble."

"Old Master!"

"Senior Lu!"

Although the two elderly men were old, they were as light as swallows. As they walked, the mountain path quickly disappeared beneath their feet, and a pavilion appeared in front of them, where four or five people were sitting. Upon seeing the two elderly men arrive, someone stood up to greet them.

"Sit down, everyone, please sit down." Zhang Tianshi waved his sleeve and said with a soft laugh, "Although this place is my Taoist temple, I am not the host today. Hehe, it was Old Lu who gathered everyone here."

"Brother Lu, haven't we finished discussing all the details of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony?" A plump old man leaning on a dragon-headed cane chuckled. "Is there anything else worth gathering us all up to discuss?"

"It's nothing, I just need to think about it when I get back. You see, the Celestial Master was the convener of this grand event, and all of you gave him so many 'good' suggestions..."

"Oh, you're too kind, you're too kind." The fat old man looked a little embarrassed, and a long-haired old man next to him also chuckled awkwardly.

"But, and I mean 'but,' what have I done?" The old man surnamed Lu's eyes suddenly sharpened. "I think, although we've gathered everyone, there are probably only a few who truly want to inherit the Celestial Master's position. Wouldn't it be a waste for them to come all this way? To ensure they don't make a wasted trip..."

After speaking, the old man surnamed Lu pointed his finger in the air in front of him, and blue talismans flowed from his fingertips, remaining suspended in mid-air.

"Whoosh!" As the talisman took shape, a hurricane suddenly rose from the ground, lifting the wooden pavilion into the air. The wind blades were like knives, shattering the pavilion into a pile of wood chips.

"Ouch!"

"Lao Lu!"

"Senior Lu, what are you doing!"

The group of people, who appeared to be of high status and imposing stature, gasped in surprise at this move.

"Hmph." The old man surnamed Lu snorted. "I'm sure everyone has guessed it. This is the Tongtian Talisman, one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques of Jia Shen! Please spread the word throughout the world that if the winner of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony does not intend to inherit the Heavenly Master title, I will pass this Tongtian Talisman to him."

"What a 'flawless life'! Pretending to be virtuous and clean-living, I never imagined you were the ultimate beneficiary of that turmoil." An elderly man with long hair stood up, squinting and chuckling coldly. "However, you, Lu Jin, an elder of the Trinity Sect and a lifetime honorary professor at Trinity University, use something like this?"

"A life without flaws? I don't deserve that." Lu Jin's eyes dimmed slightly. "Back then, my brother was murdered. He came to me before he died. I could have helped him, but I didn't. Heh. However, before he died, he told me all the names of the people who were chasing him. Gentlemen, would you like to hear them?"

"Oh, the sun is nice."

"Yes, that's good. As people get older, they need to get more sunshine."

"Yes, we need to get plenty of sunshine."

The short, stout old man and the long-haired old man both looked up at the sky, seemingly wanting to bask in the sun and replenish their calcium.

"Old Lu, you're offering this thing up?" Master Zhang looked surprised, clearly unaware of this beforehand. "This might cause a misunderstanding..."

"Old Celestial Master, it's better to guide than to suppress." Lu Jin sneered, "A mere Zhang Chulan has already made all sides restless. Quanxing? Although they are utterly wicked, at least they dare to take responsibility for their actions. The most insidious, the most vicious, and the most disgusting are those masked troublemakers. Although there were reasons for what happened back then, Longhu Mountain and I, Lu Jin and the like, ultimately stood by and did nothing. Does that make us innocent?"

"Lu Jin!" The long-haired old man and the short, fat old man were so offended by these sarcastic words that they couldn't save face and couldn't help but shout, "Watch your words! What happened to Longhu Mountain back then? The Old Celestial Master didn't hold it against you, but why didn't your Sanyi Sect do anything about it? You can't say you don't know!"

"You two still dare to bring it up?" Lu Jin glanced at the two old men of the same generation. "If that person were still alive back then, would you two dare to spout nonsense? If that person were still alive back then, what do you think he would do?"

"Tsk..."

The two old men seemed to have thought of something terrifying. Even with their long-standing air of superiority, they couldn't help but shiver, drawing sidelong glances from several middle-aged people around them.

"You are not him." Seemingly making people uncomfortable, the short, stout old man forced himself to remain calm and said, "Even if you are over a hundred years old now, can you compare to him?"

"I can't compare, but I have my own way." Lu Jin was surrounded by talismans shimmering with blue light. "Don't all people want this power? No need to fight over it, take it!"

(End of this chapter)