Chapter 478: 218: Chen Baimao’s Slip-up!
New Longevity Command Token_1 Chapter 478: 218: Chen Baimao’s Slip-up!
New Longevity Command Token_1 A month of cultivation time passed in the blink of an eye.
Under the watchful eyes of all, the list of candidates for the Longevity Seed of the Longevity Sect was finally announced.
The six Golden Core elders, as figures of the previous generation or earlier, had already participated in the competition for the Longevity Seed.
Therefore, there were no Golden Core cultivators among the candidates for this generation’s Longevity Seed.
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Of the thirteen Great Cultivators of the False Core, five were nominated.
Chen Dengming was on the list.
The other four who were selected were all seasoned members of the Longevity Sect, with strong abilities and exceptional talents.
They had showcased remarkable performances in their many duty assignments, making them strong candidates, outstanding in every aspect.
In terms of seniority, Chen Dengming who has only joined the sect for a few years, couldn’t compare with these four.
Regarding talent, although he possesses a top-quality Spiritual Root.
Still, it was a conflicting Twin Spiritual Root, so it doesn’t provide any advantage.
With regards to merit, though he has made several stunning achievements since joining the sect, the feat of slaying the Golden Core Demon Cultivator, the Blazing Blood Demon alone, equaled the hard work put in by others in completing more than ten missions.
However, he still seemed to be lacking in this area.
The total contributions to the sect he had accumulated, even including defeating the Bull-Headed General with the combined efforts of Qiao Zhaoxian and others, amounted to just three missions in total.
In the group of five Longevity Seed candidates, his merits could only be considered as marginal.
Only in the aspect of sheer strength, Chen Dengming, the disciple newly entered the sect, held an absolute advantage.
His fame for Reverse Slaying Golden Core was unmatched.
“So, Junior Brother, your participation in the mission last time, destroying the Array and killing the mighty General, was very important.”
In the cave dwelling, He Yingyu talked with Chen Dengming.
Chen Dengming smiled and said, “I see.
If it weren’t for the mission last time, perhaps, my merits might not have been enough to qualify for the Longevity Seed candidate.
After all, my experience and achievements are too shallow.”
“Junior Brother, you shouldn’t think less of yourself.”
He Yingyu with her hair high up, her tall figure gracefully carrying tea and fruits, said smilingly, “The last mission was deliberately arranged by the sect.
The purpose was to use you young prodigies of the sect as bait to lure out the big fish from the Demon Cultivation camp.
The conclusion of that mission was reached a month ago.
There was a traitor in our Eastern Region sects and the traitor was already suspected by the alliance’s high-level executives.
So, they went along with the plan and used the information betrayed by the traitor about your mission to draw out the late-stage Golden Core protector from Mosha Country.
You said after the mission that the sect acknowledged your contribution of destroying the Array and killing the mighty General and, indirectly helping deal a heavy blow to the late-stage Golden Core Demon Cultivator and turning in the alliance’s traitor…”
“Yes,” Chen Dengming agreed, accepting the tea and nodded slightly.
The previous mission had indeed been complicated.
Only after returning to the sect to claim his merit did he come to know the real gist behind it.
It turned out that the reason they gave him more than ten tasks to select from and set two routes was because they knew there was a traitor and they were trying to protect him.
However, the traitor in the alliance, surprisingly, was still able to determine his chosen task and leak the information.
Fortunately, the sect had already prepared a plan with Qiu Feng and others to catch the praying mantis while the oriole was waiting behind.
So, his task seemed as simple as destroying an Array, yet he completed extra tasks, earning quite a bit of merit.
“So, Junior Brother, since the sect deliberately set these tasks for you, it’s possible that they really want to groom you towards receiving the Longevity Seed.
Isn’t this like handing you merit?
Just to qualify you for the candidacy of the Longevity Seed.”
He Yingyu sat next to Chen Dengming and winked at him with a smile.
Chen Dengming was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, “Senior Sister, that way of thinking is too centered on me.
I can accept the fact that you’re centered on me, but how is it possible for the high-level executives of the sect to be centered on me?
It’s merely a coincidence.”
He Yingyu sighed, “You, you’re too modest.
Truthfully, if you’re not capable, even if the high-level executives of the sect wanted to promote you, they couldn’t.”
“Alright, let’s not discuss this anymore.
Now that the list of candidates is settled, the real election process will begin…
The final result is still unknown.”
“I have faith in you.
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I heard from Brother Sang that your reputation within the sect is high.
Many disciples, including the executives, support you to be elected as the Longevity Seed.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming laughed dumbfoundedly, “The votes from the sect disciples and executives are indeed important.
But nearly forty percent of the voting power is in the hands of the sect elders and the Sect Leader.
Unless I can get the votes from all the disciples and executives within the sect, the main consideration will still be the opinion of the elders and the Sect Leader…”
Although every disciple in the sect has the right to vote, there are distinctions in the weight of their votes.
The weight of a vote from a Qi Cultivation Stage disciple is far less than one from a Foundation Establishment Stage disciple.
For the Golden Core Elders, they need not say more.
The Longevity Sect once had seven Golden Cores.
One fell during the war in the East and West Territories.
The current six Golden Core Elders of the Longevity Sect, along with Qiu Feng, the sect leader of the Changchun Sect, and Cheng Zhenwei, the sect leader of the Evergreen Sect, both under the direct guidance of the Longevity Sect, make up eight Golden Core elders in total.