The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1823 The Struggle for the Position of Young Clan Leader

Without alerting Meng Ke, Lin Chen left a message for Bai Mo and then departed from the spiritual vein, heading towards the Azure Dragon Palace.

Meng Ke is attempting to break through to the peak of True Immortal, while Bai Mo is in seclusion striving to advance to the next realm; both are at crucial junctures in their cultivation.

His purpose in coming to the Hundred Tribulations Sect was to visit Bai Mo. Now that Bai Mo is safe and sound and has gained importance within the sect, he is naturally relieved.

The path to immortality is long; we'll have time to meet again someday.

Lin Chen ventured deep into the Dragon Clan's territory, and with the token given to him by Meng Shuyu, he finally arrived at the Azure Dragon Palace.

A year later, Lin Chen saw Meng Shuyu again.

Meng Shuyu greeted Lin Chen with a smile. After all, Lin Chen was a special envoy of the Celestial Palace. Even though the Dragon Clan was not under the Celestial Palace's control, they would still give him some face when there was no conflict of interest.

"Special Envoy Lin, are you alone?"

Lin Chen nodded and gave a brief account of Meng Ke and the others' situation.

“Ms. Meng, I would like to see the clan chief.”

Meng Shuyu looked troubled: "Unfortunately, the clan leader is not in the Azure Dragon Palace right now."

Lin Chen asked in surprise, "Where did the clan leader go?"

Meng Shuyu explained, "The opening day of our Dragon Clan's Holy Land is in a few days. The clan leader went to the entrance of the Holy Land in advance to preside over the opening with the other clan leaders. If you had come a few days later, you might not have even seen me."

Dragon Clan Holy Land?

Although Lin Chen was slightly curious about this matter, he knew that it had nothing to do with him, a human, so he didn't bother to ask further. He simply asked, "When will the clan leader return?"

Meng Shuyu replied, "They will wait until the Holy Land closes again before returning, which will probably take at least half a year."

Lin Chen frowned immediately. He didn't have much time now and couldn't wait half a year.

“Ms. Meng, the Tianxuan Martial Arts Tournament in Tianxuan Continent is coming up in a while. The Immortal Palace will be attending in a grand manner this time. I have to get back before then, so I’m afraid I can’t wait half a year. Could you take me to see your clan leader?”

Lin Chen said sincerely, "I hope to have a face-to-face talk with your clan leader, after all, it concerns the future of the Immortal Palace and the Dragon Clan."

Meng Shuyu hesitated for a long time before saying, "Alright, I can take you outside the Holy Land to see the clan leader, but you can't interfere in the affairs of the Holy Mountain."

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "The Dragon Clan's Sacred Mountain is a matter for the Dragon Clan, so I naturally won't interfere."

"Okay, you can rest for a day first, we'll set off tomorrow!"

"it is good!"

The next day, Meng Shuyu brought Lin Chen to the outside of the Azure Dragon Palace and boarded a huge flying ship. A group of people chatting on the deck all turned their attention to Lin Chen. A tall, middle-aged man among them frowned and asked, "Meng Shuyu, who is he?"

Meng Shuyu replied, "Lin Chen, a special envoy from the Immortal Palace, has something to discuss with the clan leader."

The middle-aged man frowned and said, "How can a human be allowed to go to the sacred land of the Dragon Clan?"

Meng Shuyu replied, "In urgent situations, we must act expediently. I will explain to the clan chief."

The middle-aged man seemed displeased, but ultimately remained silent.

Meng Shuyu led Lin Chen to the cabin and arranged a room for him next to hers.

Lin Chen asked, "The person who just spoke seemed to have some issues with you?"

Meng Shuyu replied calmly, "The clan leader is old and we plan to appoint a young clan leader first. He is one of the competitors, Meng Ziyuan. He is unhappy with me because I support Meng Yijie. The two of them are the strongest competitors."

The young clan leader, isn't that the crown prince?

Throughout history, the struggle for the crown prince and the throne has always been extremely bloody. It is conceivable that the competition for the position of young clan leader will be no less intense than the struggle for the crown prince.

"How is your young clan leader chosen? Is it decided by the current clan leader with a single sentence, or by a vote among the dragon clan's higher-ups to see who has more supporters, or is it simply a matter of strength prevailing and the winner taking all?"

Meng Shuyu replied, "Whoever gains the approval of the Ancestral Dragon will become the young clan leader."

"Zulong?"

Lin Chen asked curiously, "How does one obtain approval?"

Meng Shuyu explained, "The Dragon Clan's sacred land contains the remains and soul of the Ancestral Dragon. Whoever enters the Dragon Clan's sacred land and gains the recognition of the Ancestral Dragon's soul can become the young patriarch of my Azure Dragon Clan."

Lin Chen smiled and pressed on, "As far as I know, the Dragon Clan has many branches. Don't you need to compete with each other?"

"Of course we should compete!"

Meng Shuyu's eyes flashed with a sharp, knife-like light: "Each race will send a team to participate in the Ancestral Dragon's banquet. The Ancestral Dragon will set some tests, and everyone will compete for the Ancestral Dragon's approval by their own means. Once someone gains the Ancestral Dragon's approval, they will naturally receive special training when they return to their race, and their future will be limitless."

Lin Chen immediately became curious: "A banquet?"

Meng Shuyu nodded: "Yes, it's a banquet. All dragons who enter the Holy Land can attend, but what benefits they can get depends on their own abilities. Don't be fooled by the fact that we're all dragons. When it comes to competition, they can be ruthless and merciless."

Lin Chen asked curiously, "Did the Ancestral Dragon stay inside the Holy Land the whole time? Didn't it ever think about coming out?"

(End of this chapter)