Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 531 The Battle for the Holy Son

"What? This happened?"

Upon hearing this, the great saints of Lingguan Holy Land displayed various expressions.

They naturally knew that the major forces of the Ziwei Star human race were beginning to gather the geniuses born in this great era, but they had not expected that the quasi-emperor ancestor would personally make the arrangements.

The most crucial point is that, knowing there might be a traitor among them, the Ancestor chose to trust this junior who had not yet become a Great Sage, rather than trust the veteran Great Sages.

This signal is extremely dangerous.

This means that the current Holy Master of Lingguan is most likely the successor chosen by the Ancestor, and these core matters have been entrusted to him.

The reason why Lingguan Holy Land can occupy the prestige of being the number one holy land on Ziwei Star is firstly because it is a force that originated from Wuji Tianzun, thus possessing legitimacy.
Secondly, due to the inheritance of the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji and the accumulation over the long years, their foundation and power are the greatest among the Ziwei Stars.

Thirdly, the great array imprinted deep within the Purple Star is connected to the great array of their Spiritual Observation Holy Land, allowing them to have powerful control over that array.

In this situation, unless other forces obtain the Supreme Imperial Weapon and the Imperial Array, they will have an absolute advantage.

Judging from the current situation, perhaps when the ancestor passes away, he will hand over control of this great formation to the Holy Lord of Lingguan. In that case, he will not only be the leader of the Holy Land of Lingguan, but also the leader of the Ziwei Star human race.

In the future, if they want to deal with this holy ruler and seize power from him, it will probably be as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

But they can't make a big deal out of this now, lest they incur the ancestor's displeasure, so they can only endure it.

With everyone harboring their own ulterior motives, the incident did not have any major consequences. Only Chen Chong was punished and was confined to Yinfeng Valley for fifty years.

After all, this matter was personally arranged by the Ancestor. Although the process was not in accordance with regulations, with his endorsement, the other Great Sages could not say anything.

Therefore, the only problem is that the exposure of immortality violates the ancestor's purpose of secretly cultivating these top geniuses.

Therefore, the Holy Master of Lingguan could only deal with Chen Chong, punishing him for lax supervision.

This was something Chen Chong had anticipated, so he accepted it readily.

Yinfeng Valley is a major danger zone in the sacred Lingguan area. It is filled with gusts of cold wind and the gathering of extremely yin and cold power. Ordinary people who are in it will be chilled by the cold air, gradually lose their vitality, and eventually turn into a corpse.

Even if Chen Chong were a saint, she would have problems living here for a long time.

This choice was actually made jointly by both parties.

Those Great Sages did this in the hope that Chen Chong would become invisible, thereby preventing the geniuses who had been absorbed into the Spiritual Observation Holy Land by Chen Chong from taking the opportunity to become his disciples or get close to him and join the lineage of the Holy Lord of the Spiritual Observation.

Chen Chong and the Holy Master of Lingguan chose this place because it was more suitable for the cultivation of the Taiyin Body, which is believed to grant immortality.

To avoid revealing any flaws, the Holy Master of Lingguan directly used the excuse that all information about immortality was confidential to prevent others from seeing his presence.

These people are all Great Sages. As long as they see Changsheng, they can tell that he has the body of Taiyin. Therefore, the method by which he survives his death tribulation will inevitably attract attention.

In this situation, immortality would likely never bring peace.

Therefore, the Holy Lord of Lingguan adopted a delaying tactic, postponing the true appearance of Changsheng as much as possible, until he became a Great Sage, until Changsheng became the most crucial and important seed.

Over the next few decades, Changsheng will follow Chen Chong's guidance and undergo arduous seclusion here until he participates in the future battle for the Holy Son.

Once Changsheng becomes the Holy Son of Lingguan, even those Great Saints cannot easily target him. At that time, even if everything about this incident is exposed, they will no longer need to worry about anything serious happening.

Therefore, before Changsheng and Chen Chong arrived at the Lingguan Holy Land, the Holy Master of Lingguan had already taken care of everything.

The ceremony in which Changsheng formally entered the Lingguan Holy Land was attended only by Chen Chong, his master, and the Holy Master of Lingguan.

Although Chen Chong did not want to be the master, he had no choice but to agree under the joint request of the Holy Master of Lingguan and Changsheng.

Chen Chong declined mainly because Changsheng had already achieved minor mastery of the Taiyin Body and had a profound understanding of the Daoist scriptures and the Douzi Secret. Even he would find it difficult to teach him anything more.

After all, his talent is far inferior to Changsheng's, and due to past injuries, his potential has been almost exhausted, making it difficult for him to achieve any major breakthroughs.

Under these circumstances, Chen Chong really didn't want to mislead or mislead young people.

However, as the mentor in the path of immortality cultivation, he spent a lot of time and energy searching for a way to save his life in order to achieve immortality, and was eventually punished by being confined to Yinfeng Valley for this.

Such kindness naturally filled Changsheng with gratitude. Becoming his disciple was the most acceptable choice for Changsheng.

As for the Holy Master of Lingguan, he used this to increase his junior brother's leverage, so naturally there was no problem with it.

During the initiation ceremony, Changsheng looked at the extraordinary stone statue and asked, "Master, is this the Boundless Supreme Heavenly Venerable?"

Chen Chong nodded and said, "Yes. This statue was carved by our ancestors of the Lingguan Holy Land when the first incarnation of the Wuji Heavenly Venerable came to this place."

As Changsheng bowed and paid his respects, a sense of doubt arose in his heart. For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity with the stone statue, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

However, he couldn't recall the reason, so it was worth giving up.

After that, Changsheng began to follow Chen Chong in seclusion and cultivation in Yinfeng Valley.

With the Holy Lord of Lingguan as his backer, Changsheng's cultivation journey became much smoother. He not only passed all the trials of the Holy Land and broke numerous records, but also read extensively, broadening his knowledge and enriching his future path.

The sacred Lingguan site contains numerous ancient scriptures and supernatural powers, from which Changsheng has obtained a great deal of nourishment and has begun to comprehend and develop his own methods using the Douzi Secret.

Time flies, and in just two years, Changsheng has reached the Great Perfection of the Dragon Transformation Realm and transcended the tribulation to step into the Immortal Platform Realm.

According to the arrangements of the Holy Land of Spiritual Observation, once a disciple reaches the Sendai Realm, he becomes a candidate for Holy Son. Among his fellow candidates, he must compete to become the final victor and the current Holy Son.

In this process, individual strength is naturally the most crucial element, but forming alliances, developing influence, and even winning over people from other holy lands are all reasonable means.

Generally speaking, this process can be long or short. If the difference is significant, it can end in the first level of Sendai.

However, if there are many geniuses, it can be difficult to quickly determine who is superior, and it will take a long time. Of course, even so, the outcome is usually determined before the Dao is severed.

However, becoming a Holy Son does not necessarily mean becoming the Holy Lord; it only means becoming the first in line to succeed, not the sole heir.

The current Holy Lord of Lingguan only became a Holy Son when he was about to sever his Dao in the second level of Sendai. He then became entangled with his fellow disciples for a long time before becoming a Saint and finally becoming the sole successor, eventually succeeding as Holy Lord.

The Spiritual Observation Holy Land already possesses more than one person with a special physique, and several other prodigies being secretly cultivated have yet to reveal themselves. Even a long-lived being would find it difficult to determine a winner in a short time.

Therefore, the battle for the Holy Son in this generation is destined to be a long one. And the subsequent overtime will be even longer.

(End of this chapter)