destiny eternal calamity

Chapter 170 Oath

Shang Xueyan said this after discussing it with Li Wei.

She had already made plans when she decided to use the pseudonym Yaoyue to replace her current identity as the sect leader and cultivate with Li Wei.

In any case, the purpose of this sect rule is simply to enable the Holy Son to achieve mastery of cultivation as soon as possible and suppress the Demon Clan.

As long as Li Wei's cultivation speed is fast enough, he won't have to worry about these stubborn old men causing trouble.

So she went over the script with Li Wei before she came.

Li Wei initially thought that Shang Xueyan was overthinking things, given how enthusiastic her disciples were about her; he assumed they wouldn't cause her any trouble.

I now realize that liking something is one thing, but who holds the power is another.

Shang Xueyan was not born into a powerful clan affiliated with the Kongsang Sect. Her status as a Holy Maiden, the position of Sect Leader, and even herself have probably been coveted by several major families for a long time.

Whether Shang Xueyan is willing to become Li Wei's Daoist partner or not, these people have every reason to cause trouble.

The Holy Son cannot be replaced, but the Holy Daughter can.

Rather, how could they possibly lay a hand on this favored daughter of heaven if they didn't remove Shang Xueyan from her position as Holy Maiden?

If Shang Xueyan were to say today that she wanted to abide by the sect rules and become Daoist partners with Li Wei, those people would probably use a different excuse, saying that the two are too different in generation and it would be inappropriate for them to become Daoist partners, and that Li Wei should wait for the new Holy Maiden to take the throne.

And aren't the current prospective saintesses, Gu Meng and Yan Ruyu, all members of the four major families?

Of course, Gu Meng and Yan Ruyu may not know about the family's schemes, and even if they did, they would be powerless to stop them.

They have been striving for the position of saintess for nearly thirty years. Now they just want to succeed her. What's wrong with that?

As for these elders and clan elders, as long as they can use Li Wei, the Holy Son, to divide Shang Xueyan's power, they can further control the Kongsang Sect.

There's still a chance to marry Shang Xueyan, this proud and beautiful woman.

So Shang Xueyan's refusal to abide by the sect rules was actually something they wanted to see, but they didn't expect that Shang Xueyan had a personal disciple named Yan Xueshang.

Furthermore, they planned to matchmake Yan Xueshang and Li Wei, which was something they absolutely could not accept.

Therefore, they decided to reject Shang Xueyan's decision and directly assign Li Wei a Void Elder as his dual cultivation partner.

At this point, seniority and status no longer matter.

Li Wei, naturally, wouldn't let them succeed, so he said according to his prepared lines: "Elder, Senior Sister Yan and I are mutually in love, and it's impossible for us to be unfaithful!"

Upon hearing this, the elder who had proposed abolishing Shang Xueyan's position as Holy Maiden stroked his beard and said, "How can the Holy Son know that the Sect Leader's disciple will definitely be chosen as Holy Maiden? What if Gu Meng or Yan Ruyu proves their destiny first?"

"What? Does the sect rule say that a holy son cannot have three wives and four concubines? The main reason I refused the senior's suggestion is that if I were to become a Daoist partner with an elder, I would not be able to marry my senior sister, which would mess up the seniority."

Li Wei said calmly.

His words caused a stir among the elders and the crowd below.

Yan Xueshang blushed, but did not refute him.

"Haha, Holy Son, you're quite the ladies' man. But you heard what Fourth Grandmaster said: he arranged for you to become Daoist partners with an elder so that you could improve your cultivation as quickly as possible—"

Upon hearing this, Li Wei immediately interrupted the elder.

"There's no need for that! I am exceptionally talented, and I broke through to the Dharma Form before I even turned thirty. Why would I need anyone's help?"

"Fellow disciples, I hereby swear an oath to Heaven: If I cannot break through to the Heavenly Mandate realm within five years and to the Void Realm within ten years, I will never make any progress in martial arts!"

As Li Wei finished speaking with unwavering conviction, everyone fell silent.

The Demon Tomb is indeed in danger, but for the time being, it shouldn't be a problem for at least several decades, otherwise these families wouldn't still be busy fighting for power.

Now that Li Wei has sworn an oath, they can no longer find a reason to force him.

"Hmph, no wonder you're master and disciple, just as stubborn and self-willed as your master!"

Sang He turned and left, saying bitterly.

The Fourth Master gave Li Wei a deep look, said nothing, and then disappeared from the scene.

The disciples below were stunned for a moment before slowly coming to their senses.

"Does that mean Wei Li won't become a Daoist couple with the sect leader?"

"Yes, but he might marry two prospective saintesses! That Senior Sister Yan, her features are absolutely stunning, no less beautiful than the sect leader!"

"Sigh, I'm so envious. Why am I not the Holy Son?"

"As long as the sect leader remains pure and virtuous, I don't care!"

After that, there were no further disturbances, and Li Wei successfully completed the process of ascending to the throne as the Holy Son, officially becoming the contemporary Holy Son of the Kongsang Sect.

Furthermore, Shang Xueyan organized a special program, allowing the families of his disciples who had received exorcisms and healing to come on stage to thank the Holy Son.

After this incident, even the male disciples no longer harbored much hatred towards Li Wei, the "thimble".

Ultimately, the Kongsang Sect needs him as their holy son.

The four major families are causing trouble simply because they don't want to see Shang Xueyan, an outsider, continue to occupy the positions of Holy Maiden and Sect Leader.

And some of them coveted Shang Xueyan, wanting to force her to step down as Holy Maiden and marry them.

Li Wei knew that Beishan was the territory of the four major families, so he did not go to live in the Holy Son's Palace in Beishan. Instead, he continued to follow Shang Xueyan back to Nanshan.

Shang Xueyan managed Nanshan quite well.

According to her, although those female elders all came from affiliated families and had been married, including some from the four major families, they were all Shang Xueyan's senior sisters and uncles, and they all supported her, the Holy Maiden. That's why she dared to reveal Yan Xueshang's identity to them.

As for the female disciples, they even had to ask permission to go down the mountain, so of course they couldn't send messages home.

The reactions of those elders and clan elders today also prove Shang Xueyan's statement.

Several days passed, and the elders and clan elders of Beishan still did not know of Yan Xueshang's existence and identity.

"This might also be Shang Xueyan testing these female elders."

Li Wei had a sudden realization.

He could only sigh silently, realizing that his cheap master was probably more cunning than a lotus seedpod.

The next morning, when Li Wei woke up, he saw Yao Yue sleeping soundly in his arms with a smile on her lips.

He watched for a long time, and finally, when the sunlight shone in, he gently patted the beauty's plump buttocks to wake her up.

Because he publicly announced that he would marry Senior Sister Yan in the future, it would be unlikely that he would give Aunt Yaoyue a proper title. Therefore, out of a sense of compensation, he was particularly nice to Yaoyue last night.

This pleased Shang Xueyan greatly, so she took the initiative to engage in dual cultivation again.

After two consecutive days of dual cultivation, Shang Xueyan was exhausted and finally fell asleep.

After getting up, Shang Xueyan did not immediately run away. Instead, with Hua Yuedie's indifferent face, she pretended to be a doting wife and helped Li Wei get dressed.

The thought that Li Wei thought he was enjoying the blessings of having two wives, but in reality he was just being manipulated by her, made her feel somewhat smug.

Although this brat has many female confidantes, she alone enjoys double the favor, and might even receive triple it in the future.