Chapter 934: Chapter 347: Eighth Heavenly Layer Fourth Level, Divine Court Superior Vista (Double-Length Chapter) (Part 5)
The Summer Solstice date is approaching.
After being vacant for fourteen years, the Sect Leader position at Pure Yang Palace will finally have someone to take over today.
The new sect leader candidate is expected by many people.
One of the top emerging masters of Pure Yang Palace, Jiang Yu.
Last year, she succeeded in reaching the Eighth Heavenly Layer Infant Transformation realm of the Taoist Alchemy Cauldron Sect.
With the Root Bone Talent of a Pure Yin Immortal Body, her becoming the new sect leader of Pure Yang Palace might sound a bit like dark humor. But for the currently understaffed Pure Yang Palace, after encountering a great calamity, she is the most suitable choice.
Jiang Yu’s Pure Yin Immortal Body certainly stands alongside Tang Xiaotang’s Pure Yang Immortal Body, both making remarkable progress in cultivation.
Though her comprehension and talent are not as good as Tang Xiaotang’s, and her silent cultivation advancement is ultimately not as fast as the Master Tang of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Jiang Yu’s current progress speed still greatly exceeds her peers and is rare in the world, bringing stability and hope to the current Pure Yang Palace.
Even if Pure Yang Palace in Zhongnan Mountain has currently hit a low point, it is still one of the three great sacred places of the Taoist Sect.
Now, with the new sect leader taking charge, the guests witnessing the ceremony are all of significant importance.
Although not as grand as the rumored Tian Shi ceremony at Dragon Tiger Mountain four years ago, it is still an event rarely seen in recent years.
Especially, with the newly appointed Celestial Master Lei Jun personally attending to congratulate and witness it, the ceremony instantly attracted more attention.
Near Zhongnan Mountain, Lei Jun reunited with other Celestial Master Mansion Elders and disciples like Fang Jian and Ke Sicheng, who also came, and then together headed for the Pure Yang Palace mountain gate.
Though still far from the mountain gate, someone had already come to welcome them.
"Pure Yang Palace’s Yue Xiling greets the Celestial Master. Your divine presence lights up Zhongnan Mountain," said Yue Xiling, who rarely returned to Zhongnan Mountain, accompanied by Long Tao and other Pure Yang Palace elders, and paid respects to Lei Jun.
Lei Jun acknowledged from a distance: "Taoist Brother, you are too kind."
Yue Xiling and others approached to greet Lei Jun and his companions.
Besides Yue Xiling, those who came also included Xiao Chunhui representing the Tang Imperial Family, and Ye Dongming representing the Mount Shu Sect.
Upon hearing that Celestial Master Lei was personally attending, many people followed Yue Xiling and other Pure Yang Palace elders to welcome him.
Xiao Chunhui smiled: "Meeting again after a long time, Celestial Master Lei is even more impressive than before."
Ye Dongming: "In the presence of the Celestial Master, poor Taoist Ye Dongming sends his regards."
Mount Shu Sect Leader Zhang Taigang had personally gone to Dragon Tiger Mountain to witness the Celestial Master succession ceremony.
This time, he did not come to Zhongnan Mountain.
Not because he treated it differently, but because he got insights from Tang Xiaotang related to Pure Yang Palace, and at the current critical point of refining a Pure Yang Magical Treasure, he is almost in a closed retreat.
Pure Yang Palace could understand this.
Lei Jun responded with courtesy to Xiao Chunhui, Ye Dongming, and others: "Thanks to everyone for coming to meet from afar, this humble Taoist dares not accept such courtesy."
The Pure Yang Palace’s ceremony was quite grand, lighting lanterns that extended far into the distance, forming a void road to welcome Lei Jun all the way to the mountain gate.
Many Pure Yang Palace disciples held up Daoist Banners and Commanding Flags along the sides, orderly paying respects to Lei Jun.
The black robes and white flags formed a huge Tai Chi Diagram that slowly rotated to welcome Celestial Master Lei.
It seemed Pure Yang Palace didn’t consider the possibility of the guests outshining them, only welcoming the Dragon Tiger Mountain group with the most grand ceremony and atmosphere possible.
The level of ceremony was comparable only to the personal arrival of the Tang Emperor.
Mount Shu Sect, Pure Yang Palace had received the Talisman Decree from the Celestial Master Mansion, none of the three parties made a big fuss.
But now, with the personal arrival of Celestial Master Lei, Pure Yang Palace elevated its ceremony to the highest level.
Not only Yue Xiling coming down the mountain to welcome.
Upon returning to the mountain, except for Lü Jinduan who was still presiding inside the palace, Jiang Yu, who was about to take over the sect leader position of Pure Yang Palace, and another grand elder Wang Xuan, were all present at the mountain gate to welcome.
Lei Jun glanced over, seeing more guests coming to greet.
Besides Xiao Chunhui and Ye Dongming, there were also Elder Miaoyi from Tianlong Temple and King Zhang Zhen of Weiyang nearby in Guanlong.
"In the presence of the Celestial Master, humble monk Miaoyi sends regards." The old monk pressed his palms together.
Representatives from the Jingxiang Fang Clan and Qingzhou Ye Clan were also present, represented by Fang Zhu and Ye Cheng, both outstanding talents among the young generation of the two clans.
During the previous chaos in Guanlong and the invasion by the Solitary Eagle Khanate, the Jingxiang Fang Clan and Qingzhou Ye Clan both assisted.
Currently, the prestigious families of Confucian Studies remain relatively humble, but for the significant event of the new leader being established at Pure Yang Palace, the Jingxiang Fang Clan and Qingzhou Ye Clan both sent prominent figures to visit and witness the ceremony.
In terms of age, they are both older than Lei Jun.
Ye Cheng had interacted with Lei Jun before.
But facing Lei Jun now, Fang and Ye spoke first, performing courtesy like juniors:
"Student greets Celestial Master Lei, my father instructed me to convey his regards to the Celestial Master."
Following this, the newly appointed abbot of Bodhi Temple, Monk Ruyuan, the contemporary clan leader of Xiao Clan from outside Long, Xiao Hang, and the former abbot of Vajra Temple, transformed after the emergence of the Xumi Vajra Sect, Suoyang, arrived one after another.
Their identities and status are all leaders in their respective regions.
But compared to the current influence of Dragon Tiger Mountain and Lei Jun, the position of being a regional leader has a distinction.
Pure Yang Palace welcomed grandly, but Lei Jun was not stingy with his congratulations gifts either.
His and the Celestial Master Mansion’s prepared gifts were Yin Moon Soul Stones.
Extremely rare in the mortal world of Great Tang, Yin Moon Soul Stones, which were pursued for years, Lei Jun had a relatively ample supply.
They were obtained from the killing and subsequent eradication of Huang Xuanpu.
Although Yin Moon Soul Stones might restrain others in Pure Yang Palace, they are precisely treasures needed for cultivators with a Pure Yin Immortal Body.
Thus, Jiang Yu can use the Yin Moon Soul Stones for cultivation, while others in Pure Yang Palace need not worry about outsiders using Yin Moon Soul Stones to undermine Pure Yang Palace successors.
After greeting others, Wang Xuan, Jiang Yu, and Yue Xiling immediately arranged places for Lei Jun and the fellow Dragon Tiger Mountain members.
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