Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

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Rewinding to the day when the Quasi-Emperor Lingxu passed away, the Holy Master of Lingguan, Yun Xian, truly began to inherit the core control of the Lingguan Holy Land's protective array, and thereby began to continuously deepen his control over the Ziwei Star protective array.

At this time, the Lingguan Holy Land was in chaos. The Great Saints each had their own ulterior motives and were unwilling to let the Lingguan Holy Lord, who had not even become a Great Saint, ride on their heads.

At this time, a Great Sage became active. He began to contact other Great Sages in the Lingguan Holy Land, hoping that they would go together to force the Lingguan Holy Master to hand over the core control of the great formation so that they could each control a part of it.

The fact that this Great Sage stepped forward did not surprise anyone. This was because he was the Great Sage Lingyun, the great-grandfather of the prodigy who had been personally killed by the Holy Master of Lingguan.

Back then, a genius with the body of a king was born in his lineage, and he also had extremely high talent. Therefore, the Great Sage Lingyun personally taught him cultivation, hoping that he could become a pillar of strength like the Ancestor Lingxu.

Originally, he should have risen rapidly to become the Holy Son of the Spirit Observation Holy Land and eventually become the successor of the Spirit Void Ancestor.

But an unexpected event occurred. Yun Xian, the Holy Master of Lingguan, a self-taught cultivator with no special physique but extraordinary talent, joined the Lingguan Holy Land because of his talent, stealing some of the glory that should have belonged to the one with the Feathered King Physique.

Although they had been each other's biggest rivals since the competition for the Holy Son, Yun Xian always had a slight edge, so in the end, the Holy Son of Lingguan was won by Yun Xian.

Later, after the Holy Lord Yun Xian of Lingguan experienced that near-death experience, his methods became even more terrifying, putting this Feathered King Body at a greater disadvantage, and he suffered defeat after defeat from then on.

However, he refused to back down and chose to compete with Lingguan Saint Master Yun Xian to the very end. In the end, a civil war broke out between them, and Yun Xian personally killed this Feathered King Body and suppressed his two other junior brothers who followed him into the Xuanyu Prison.

Only after this did Yun Xian truly become the Holy Master of Lingguan.

It was because of this incident that a deep-seated hatred developed between the Great Sage Lingyun and the Holy Master Yunxian of Lingguan. It was perfectly understandable that he would act as the ringleader, rallying others to oppose the Holy Master of Lingguan.

Lingyun Great Sage secretly summoned all the Great Sages of Lingguan Holy Land and said to them, "There are a total of eight Great Sages in Lingguan Holy Land. After the passing of Ancestor Lingxu, we are the core figures of the Holy Land. This protective formation should be under our control. Yun Xian has not yet become a Great Sage, yet he wants to take sole power. I think this is inappropriate."

Another Great Sage said, "Then, according to Senior Brother Lingyun, what should we do?"

The Great Sage Lingyun said, "We will jointly control the great formation, sharing its power equally. Only through our cooperation can we unleash its full potential. This will also prevent the Holy Land from becoming a place where one person has absolute power. What do you all think?"

Another Great Sage said, "But this great formation was passed down to the Holy Lord by our Ancestor, so we can't just take it by force, can we?"

Lingyun Dasheng said, "Then let's divide it into nine equal parts and count him as one, right? That way we can give the Ancestor an explanation."

"You don't really want a doll to climb on our heads, do you?"

The other Great Sages were also moved. They looked at each other and saw a desire for power in each other's eyes.

After a brief discussion, they agreed to the plan of the Great Sage Lingyun and walked together into the Lingguan Temple.

At this moment, the Holy Master of Lingguan had just taken control of the great formation and had not yet fully digested it when he sensed their presence.

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "Seniors, have come here because you have something to instruct us on?"

The Great Sage Lingyun snorted coldly and said, "Holy Lord, aren't you asking a question you already know the answer to?"

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "You want control of this great formation? This was passed down to me by Ancestor Lingxu; how can I allow others to lay a finger on it?" A Great Sage said, "Holy Master, we are also doing this for the sake of the Lingguan Holy Land and Ziwei Star. Now that the Ancestor has just passed away, how can you alone stabilize the situation like he did? If we can control this formation together with you, we can greatly speed up the process."

“We are not greedy people. When you become a Great Sage, or even a Quasi-Emperor, we will naturally let go and let you take charge.”

Another Holy Lord said, "Yes, we are only temporarily joining you in taking charge of this formation to stabilize the situation as quickly as possible. We have no other intentions. We hope that the Holy Lord will prioritize the overall situation."

The Great Sage Lingyun looked at the Holy Master of Lingguan with a hint of mockery and echoed, "Please, Holy Master, consider the greater good!"

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "You may wish to retain control of the great formation, but there are some among you whom I am not comfortable giving up my authority over."

As soon as the Holy Master of Lingguan finished speaking, the Great Saints naturally turned their gazes to the Great Saint of Lingyun. After all, ever since his highly anticipated successor died at the hands of the Holy Master of Lingguan, he had been at odds with the Holy Master of Lingguan, and their conflict was almost irreconcilable.

But Lingyun Dasheng said, "Indeed, I am not at ease with some of us in charge of the formation."

The other Great Sages were taken aback upon hearing this. Before they could think further, Great Sage Lingyun said, "Make your move!"

Therefore, the Great Sage Lingyun, the Great Sage Xuanji, and the Great Sage Qianxuan immediately took action, taking advantage of the other five Great Sages' unpreparedness, and severely injured three of them.

Then, five Great Saints from the ancient races entered the Lingguan Temple. Together with the three of them, they severely injured the three Great Saints who had been ambushed, making it difficult for them to recover their fighting strength in a short period of time.

The leader laughed and said, "Thank you all for your help. When our Heavenly Army arrives, we will surely repay you handsomely."

The other Great Sages were both shocked and furious: "Lingyun! Qianxuan! Xuanji! You have actually betrayed the human race and colluded with the ancient clans to overthrow the Lingguan Holy Land!"

Xuanji Dasheng said, "No, you're wrong about that. I've been one of them from the very beginning."

The ancient sage said, "Fellow Daoist Xuanji is an adopted son of our Ancestor Jinhua, who was taken in from another star field. He is not even from Ziwei Star, so naturally he is not one of yours."

Upon hearing this, both Uncle Lingyun and Great Sage Qianxuan looked astonished.

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "I can understand why Lingyun would do this, but Qianxuan, why are you doing this?"

The Great Sage Qianxuan sighed, "At first, I only traded with them to gain more benefits for myself, but the more I learned, the more I felt that Ziwei Star had no chance of winning. Rather than perish together, it is better to preserve our strength and cooperate with them."

"This is the best way to preserve my Ziwei human race."

"Besides, do you think I'm the only one trading with them? The two fellow Daoists who didn't ambush us just now have also traded with our friends from the ancient clans, they just haven't made a clear statement yet. Now that the trend is clear, I think they will make the right decision."

"Yun Xian, you'd better hand over control of the formation obediently. That way, we might be able to persuade the higher-ups to spare your life."

The Holy Master of Lingguan sighed, "Among the eight Great Saints of my Lingguan Holy Land, there are actually three traitors, and two others who have made deals with the ancient clans for personal gain, showing a lack of firm resolve. No wonder Ancestor Lingxu is so worried about us."

(End of this chapter)