Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 332 Want to be a Heavenly Master? First, become Zhang Zhiyao's child husband!
Duan Huaige cultivated for a while, and soon after, someone outside announced that Zhang Tianshi had invited him. So he put away the Landscape Map and quickly left the meditation room.

Inside the Demon-Subduing Hall, the current Celestial Master sat regally on his throne, with only a few high-ranking members of Longhu Mountain below him. Surprisingly, even his former ex-girlfriends and current girlfriends were present. The only difference was that Xiao Jiang and Miss Yan Wang were carried in on stretchers.

Don't ask why they were carried; the answer is that the King of Qin was heavy-handed.

Upon seeing Duan Huaige appear, Miss Yan's gaze immediately sharpened, while Xiao Jiang beside her gritted her teeth and glared at him with fury. Clearly, they had figured out the truth and knew that Duan Huaige had betrayed them.

You despicable traitor! All I did was draw a mark on your virginity!
What? You're saying he was unconscious and didn't know? I don't care, the fact is he really had his fun!

Duan Huaige pretended not to notice their gazes and greeted the old Celestial Master warmly, "I wonder what important matter you have invited us here to discuss? Have you already discussed the reward for me? Or are you going to hold a belated Celestial Master inauguration ceremony for me?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the high-ranking elders of Longhu Mountain darkened. Zhang Mingyi, the crane-cloaked elder who was the first to meet Duan Huaige, couldn't help but say, "Your performance at this year's Karma Luotian Grand Ceremony was evident to all. We thank you for bringing back the inheritance of the Celestial Master's title for Longhu Mountain... The Celestial Master's Mansion has had a very heated discussion regarding the issue of your Celestial Master status inheritance."

"Shall we discuss the scale of my ceremony?" Duan Huaige asked, rubbing her hands together expectantly.

"..."

“The Celestial Master’s Mansion has always emphasized the inheritance of its laws and regulations. Since you are a descendant of the Celestial Master, we will acknowledge your identity,” Zhang Mingyi said. “However, the choice is up to you.”

What choice do I have?

"The first option is to retain the esteemed position of the 52nd Celestial Master, but without any substantial rights, and not to influence or interfere with the decisions of the Celestial Master's Mansion. We will provide you with resources in accordance with the treatment of a Celestial Master."

The old Celestial Master smiled slightly and said, "The Celestial Master's Mansion issues rice, flour, cooking oil, and shopping cards every year, so the benefits are quite good."

Duan Huaige: ?

Is this the kind of resource I need?
"The second option is that you complete the ceremony of inheriting the position of Celestial Master and give up the position of Celestial Master. We will then arrange for you to become a core disciple of Longhu Mountain. In the future, you can enter the upper echelons of the Celestial Master's Mansion and take charge of the mansion. If you have children, we will give priority to cultivating them to become the future Celestial Master."

"Then wouldn't I have to change my surname to Zhang?" Duan Huaige asked in surprise.

“No need. You can marry a woman of the Celestial Master’s lineage, and she can take your mother’s surname.” Zhang Mingyi hinted, “You actually know one right now.”

Qin Shuangjiang: ?

What do you mean? Are you trying to promote your Zhang Zhiyao?

Duan Huaige understood immediately. The former wanted fame but not power, while the latter wanted power but not fame. However, the common point was that Duan Huaige could not enter the core of power in the Celestial Master's Mansion in the short term.

This is also what the Celestial Master's Mansion and others are considering. After all, the sudden addition of an outsider will have a great impact on the power structure of the entire Celestial Master's Mansion. How much power to give away and to whom to give it away are all considerable problems.

"Please rest assured, seniors. I have no desire for power. I just want to be a patriarch in peace."

"..." "You can no longer refer to yourself as the founder..." Zhang Mingyi said helplessly.

"Why! This isn't fair! I was already..."

“We’ll increase your monthly allowance by 30%.”

Duan Huaige immediately fell silent, and nodded with a smile.

"Since you have no objection to this matter, then it's settled." The old Celestial Master said, "The second matter is the inheritance within the Celestial Master's Pass... You can learn it, but you cannot pass it on to others."

Duan Huaige remained noncommittal about this, since he could most likely obtain the rewards from the Heavenly Master's Pass through quests, so whether he learned it or not didn't matter.

But if I can learn it, I might consider it. What if Ah-Tong sees that I've already mastered it and gives me other good rewards?
"can."

Then Zhang Mingyi took out a scroll listing a series of spiritual items to be given to Duan Huaige as a reward. This was to discuss with him in advance to see if there were any items that were not suitable for him, so that they could be exchanged while they could. Once the news was announced to the world, it would be a done deal and they could not be exchanged.

The long list took more than ten minutes to read out. Miss Qiu Xi's eyes were red. She licked her lips at Duan Huaige, plotting how to whisper in his ear to get him to give her a few good things.

Duan Huaige bargained over a few spiritual items and then finalized the list to his satisfaction. Even if he couldn't use all of these things himself, he could consider exchanging them for what he needed. With this batch of supplies, he believed that the internal construction of his Mountain and River Map could once again flourish!

Several things in a row were related to Duan Huaige, and Miss Yan Wang couldn't sit still any longer: "Old Celestial Master, you called us here specifically, you didn't just want to make us jealous, did you? Just tell me what's going on, I injured my body during cultivation today and need to go back to recuperate as soon as possible."

"..."

That's not injury from cultivation, it's clearly from being beaten! I heard your screams all over the Demon Subduing Hall…

The old master nodded and replied, "Of course there are other important matters... Little Yan, how has your grandfather been lately?"

"He's been eating and sleeping well lately, and he often thinks about you." Miss Qiu Xi blinked and said, "He said that among the heroes of our time, Zhang Tianshi is the foremost, and the rest are nothing special..."

Faced with Miss Qiuxi's straightforward flattery, the Old Celestial Master smiled slightly. Everyone likes to hear nice things, and even a highly respected figure like the Old Celestial Master is no exception. However, to Miss Qiuxi's disappointment, the Old Celestial Master didn't immediately offer any gifts in response to her good mood. Instead, he said:
"If that's the case, did your grandfather say when he would send someone to collect the fragments of the 'Map of the Land and its People'?"

"Well, of course it'll be here soon...it's already on its way!" Miss Yan Wang said, making things up.

"Master, Grandpa Yan has already submitted a note to the higher-ups, and the military will soon send people up the mountain to receive the remaining map." Qin Shuangjiang said calmly, "I believe we should have a result before tonight."

"That's good." The old Celestial Master said with emotion, "This time, you lured the Taiqing demoness into the trap with the incomplete map. Although you failed to completely trap her in the causal array, at least you took the contents of the map. Otherwise, who knows how long she would have kept her eyes on Longhu Mountain."

"Old Celestial Master, what are you talking about? What do you mean we took it? You need to provide evidence!" Duan Huaige's eyes widened, seemingly trying to struggle and pretend, but the Old Celestial Master glanced at him indifferently.

You little rascal, you're getting a good deal and then acting innocent?
(End of this chapter)