Journey to the head

Chapter 562 Acting Headmaster

For Tieyuan monks, martial arts comes first!
After these words were spoken, the monks of the Huanggen Sect were silent for a moment, then they became excited and started to cheer loudly, expressing their strong agreement with what he said.

The huge advantage that Lu Qian had just created was immediately leveled by Cheng Sheng. Lu Qian felt a little helpless. If he wanted to integrate the power of this group of fierce and aggressive Tieyuan people, he would have to rely on his fists in the end.

Cheng Sheng was also at the late stage of foundation building, similar to Shen Jialuo. But for decades, Cheng Sheng had Ye Xiao's careful guidance and often followed Ye Xiao to fight. But Shen Jialuo had always been in Yunshan Sect, and generally had fewer opportunities to fight. Most importantly, he had to rely on himself to explore in cultivation. How much could he learn by contacting Ye Xiao every once in a while to report?
The Yunshan Sect taught her knowledge on internal affairs, economics, and military affairs, but did not pass on any skills to her, nor did it guide her practice.

In this situation, if it were a normal battle, Lu Qian would really be a little unsure.

No wonder he asked me to borrow this thing just now. Jialuo knew that there would be a battle in the end.

The excited shouts of the Huanggen Sect monks became louder and louder, forming a huge network that trapped Shen Jialuo inside. If she took a step back and dared not to fight, she would never be able to sit on the position of acting leader.

Shen Jialuo took a deep breath, took a few steps forward, and bowed to Cheng Sheng.

"Okay, Junior Brother Cheng, let's fight to decide the winner."

A moment later, everyone had circled out a large piece of land on a charred hillside. Shen Jialuo and Cheng Sheng stood in the circle, facing each other with serious expressions.

"Sister Shen," Cheng Sheng said, "I'm actually very confused. With your personality, you shouldn't be interested in the position of the headmaster. Why are you competing with me so abruptly? Don't be fooled."

He hinted at something, Lu Qian frowned slightly, but Shen Jialuo just smiled: "Junior Brother Cheng, people always change. You also heard clearly just now that Huang Gen Sect will surely be able to achieve rapid development in my hands. If you really consider our Huang Gen Sect, you should take the initiative to withdraw."

Cheng Sheng choked for a moment, knowing that it would be more disadvantageous if he continued to speak, so he immediately cupped his hands and shouted, "It seems that after not seeing you for decades, Senior Sister Shen's personality has indeed changed. I wonder how your cultivation has improved, and let me experience it for myself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stomped his feet. With a loud bang, the charred ground shook and cracked. Two huge hands lifted up the earth and rocks and slapped them out. Then, a giant of earth and rocks more than ten feet tall struggled to crawl out from the ground and let out a deafening roar.

Cheng Sheng jumped up and stood on the giant's shoulder. In his hand he held a bright orange golden hammer, and the pendant on his waist also emitted a bright and precious light.

This earth and stone giant is indeed Ye Xiao's secret skill. In Ye Xiao's hands, this giant can be up to fifty feet tall, with two heads and four arms, and the strength to carry a mountain. But in Cheng Sheng's hands, it is naturally much weaker, with only one head and two arms, and the size of the body has also been greatly reduced.

However, this giant can attack and defend, and has a certain degree of autonomous action ability. When Cheng Sheng summoned the giant, he could also control the attack and defense magic weapons, so his combat power was naturally doubled.

Shen Jialuo did not just sit there and wait. When the giant struggled to crawl out of the ground, she jumped up, stepped on the ripples caused by the golden bells on her ankles, and climbed into the air step by step. She spread her sleeves and the rhythmic movement of the bells began to sound like flying snow and flowing clouds.

In the golden ripples, Shen Jialuo swayed her waist slightly, a red silk rose up and flew up and down, and bits of spiritual light floated left and right.

It is the secret art - Dance to Pray the Stars.

Dispel disasters and pray for blessings, prolong good fortune, as the dance steps progress, the attack and defense capabilities will continue to improve, eventually forming a huge increase.

Brothers from the same school basically know each other well. Cheng Sheng naturally knew about the Dance to Pray the Stars. His eyes immediately focused, and the earth and stone giant under his feet roared, and clapped his hands. Amidst the rumbling sound, hundreds of pieces of rubble of various sizes flew towards Shen Jialuo like a storm.

The golden hammer in his hand also made a whistling sound and hit Shen Jialuo's chest directly.

This is to take advantage of the fact that the dance steps have just started and the amplification is not strong enough to directly interrupt this secret technique!

Shen Jialuo's red silk suddenly flipped and extended, sliding out a red track in the air. Without stopping, her slender figure just spun, as light as a flying swallow. In the blink of an eye, she slid on the red silk and avoided most of the gravel and shotgun shells in an instant. Even those that could not be avoided were blocked by the extended red silk.

At the same time, she raised her hands and held a pair of golden wheels, one with flowers, birds, fish and insects painted on it, and the other with birds and beasts painted on it. As her dance steps became faster and faster, the golden wheels shone brightly and rose into the sky.

A golden wheel blocked the flying golden hammer with a crisp clang, while the other one drew a sharp arc and slashed towards Cheng Sheng.

But the rings on Cheng Sheng's waist jingled, and a curtain of light rose up, blocking the golden wheel.

On one side is a giant of earth and stone who roars loudly, has sharp lines and is full of explosive power; on the other side is a graceful dancer with tinkling bells, graceful dancing moves, and a sharp edge hidden inside.

The comparison between the two sides was a wonderful and eye-catching scene, and all the monks in the field were watching intently.

Lu Qian looked at it for a moment and nodded. Although Cheng Sheng's cultivation was good and he had learned all kinds of earth element secrets from Ye Xiao, Shen Jialuo was not as disadvantaged as he thought.

Although she did not learn as much as Cheng Sheng, she was able to be focused and precise in her own cultivation. Over the past few decades, she had mastered the Star-Averting Dance and all the skills she had learned, and she combined them with her natural talent for dancing to perfect her skills.

Each of them has his own strengths, and now they are fighting evenly matched.

The Huang Gen Sect monks were packed in, bursting into cheers from time to time. They were already quite impressed by the superb cultivation of Cheng Sheng and Shen Jialuo. The other five foundation-building monks also admired them sincerely, feeling that these two people were indeed the disciples of the head of the sect, and their level was indeed much higher than theirs.

It seems that no matter who takes over as the head, there is really nothing to criticize in terms of martial arts.

After a while, Cheng Sheng was out of breath, and the earth and stone giant had many wounds on his body. Shen Jialuo was also sweating profusely, and his spiritual power was greatly depleted.

The victory or defeat of both sides will be decided in just a few moves.

Will I use the debut pattern, or
Suddenly, Cheng Sheng shouted, "Senior Sister Shen, I'm sorry!"

He mobilized his spiritual power, waved his hand, and three-colored light rushed out from his sleeves!

The flying sand and gravel swelled in the wind, roaring and surging in the air, and turned into a river of quicksand emitting three colors of green, yellow and red. With a huge roar, it swallowed Shen Jialuo.

The monks who were watching exclaimed in amazement. They naturally recognized that this was the most precious treasure of the Huang Gen Sect, the three-colored Ruyi Divine Sand, which had both offensive and defensive functions and endless uses!

Everyone suddenly realized that Ye Xiao had given Cheng Sheng a handful of it as a trump card. This divine sand has the power of a golden elixir. Now that it is out, how can Shen Jialuo, who is in the late stage of foundation building, resist it?
Several foundation-building practitioners felt a jolt in their hearts and looked towards Lu Qian at the same time.

Cheng Sheng defeated Shen Jialuo with the help of the three-colored Ruyi Divine Sand, but it was not fair and just after all. Would it make Tian Yuanzi furious?
However, Lu Qian had a calm expression. He was keenly aware of the looks from everyone and shook his head slightly: "There was no agreement on this before the competition. There is nothing wrong with using any means."

The Huang Gen Sect monks breathed a sigh of relief, but then they heard someone exclaim, "What is that?!"

Everyone looked up suddenly, and saw a bright green light shining in the roaring three-color quicksand river!
In the blink of an eye, the green light had penetrated the sand river. Everyone could see clearly that Shen Jialuo was wearing a cloak made of thousands of emerald feathers and was emitting a dazzling light.

The three-colored divine sand continued to bombard the cloak, but Cui Bi's feathers trembled, shaking off and dissipating the surging power.

That is exactly Lu Qian’s secret treasure, the White Crane Ruyi Cloak!
The three-colored Ruyi magic sand is, after all, just a treasure of the Earth Element. The White Crane Ruyi Cloak moves as it wishes, generating the power of the Wood Element, using wood to overcome earth, and dissipating more than 90% of the power of the magic sand.

With the little remaining strength, Shen Jialuo broke out from the divine sand and attacked Cheng Sheng.

Cheng Sheng was extremely shocked and furious. He never thought that Shen Jialuo would have such a valuable treasure. Although he did not recognize the White Crane Ruyi Cloak, he figured it out in a blink of an eye. It was impossible for a spiritual weapon to block the three-color divine sand, and it could be controlled by Shen Jialuo, a foundation-building master. This thing must be a rare secret treasure!
Where else could Shen Jialuo obtain such a precious treasure except Tian Yuanzi?
It turns out that I got the three-colored magic sand from my master, and Senior Sister Shen also has a secret treasure!

Thoughts flashed through my mind. He could even give the secret treasure to Senior Sister Shen. Tian Yuanzi actually valued her to this extent.

He would let Senior Sister Shen win at all costs, and would let Senior Sister Shen ascend to the throne no matter what!
Cheng Sheng's heart trembled and his eyes flashed.

He must have given my sister other means. Now even the three-colored divine sand is ineffective. Even if I persist, can I still win?

Also, I was full of resentment and didn't think too much about it before, but now it seems that if I win in the end.
Shen Jialuo had already approached, her two wheels spinning fast, and golden light enveloped Cheng Sheng's body.

Cheng Sheng seemed stunned by her, and he was suddenly in a panic, and his originally smooth earth element technique became choppy.

After a few breaths, Cheng Sheng was already in a dilemma. Suddenly, his arm slowed down a little, and Shen Jialuo seized the opportunity. Zhu Ling slid in like a snake, wrapped around his arm tightly, and the golden wheel circled around his neck!
Cheng Sheng sighed and smiled bitterly: "Senior Sister Shen, I lost."

Shen Jialuo's face flashed with doubt, and then he stepped back and bowed, saying, "Junior Brother Cheng, I'm grateful for your help."

The thousand or so monks watching were silent for a moment, and then burst into huge cheers. In their opinion, it was Shen Jialuo who broke through the barrier of the three-colored divine sand and finally defeated Cheng Sheng. This was a wonderful battle!
Although Shen Jialuo also relied on the feather cloak on her body, since Cheng Sheng could use the three-colored divine sand, Shen Jialuo could also use other means. This was fair.

Since Cheng Sheng lost in the end, the position of the head of the generation naturally belongs to Shen Jialuo.

Thinking in this way, under the leadership of Shen Jialuo, the Huanggen Sect will be able to get strong support from the Yunshan Sect, which is of course a good thing.

Amid the cheers and applause of the monks, Lu Qian looked deeply at Cheng Sheng.

This person is really different from the ordinary Tieyuan monks. He is quite intelligent, knows when to advance and retreat, and his cultivation methods are also very good.

He ended the game in this way, and he also figured out the trick and took the initiative to show his attitude of submission to himself.

In this case, this person is also someone who can be used.

Lu Qian moved and flew into the arena. Cheng Sheng bowed to him and said, "I am not as skilled as you, so I have nothing to say. Senior Sister Shen is more suitable to be the acting head than me."

Lu Qian smiled and shook his head: "You are just one step behind. Your skills are very profound. There is no need to be modest. I will still be able to rely on you in the future."

Cheng Sheng nodded with some surprise.

Lu Qian was already standing beside Shen Jialuo. Several foundation-building masters came forward and bowed, shouting, "Greetings to the Acting Sect Leader!"

The other disciples followed suit and saluted one after another, their shouts shaking Purple Bamboo Mountain: "Greetings to the Acting Sect Leader!"

Afterwards, on this charred land full of broken walls and ruins, the monks of the Huanggen Sect held a simple ceremony.

Ye Xiao’s second disciple, Shen Jialuo, officially announced to Cangzhou that he would take over the leadership of Huang Gen Sect on behalf of his master from today!
Tian Yuanzi, the head of Yunshan Sect, gave a speech as a special guest, hoping that the monks of Huanggen Sect would put aside their past grudges, forget the little unpleasantness just now, and fully support Shen Jialuo's work. Yunshan Sect will, as promised, arrange for innate elixirs for Ye Xiao and increase the territory for Huanggen Sect.

All the foundation builders of Huanggen Sect, led by the third disciple of the Sect Leader Cheng Sheng, said that the competition for the acting Sect Leader was just a healthy competition among the same sect and would not harm the harmony. Acting Sect Leader Shen Jialuo had studied under Yunshan for decades and had a lot of advanced experience. He hoped that Huanggen Sect could enter the fast lane of development under the leadership of the Acting Sect Leader.

Afterwards, the Huanggen Sect and the Yunshan Sect had in-depth exchanges on further deepening military cooperation, strengthening economic and trade exchanges, optimizing the spiritual seedling screening and distribution mechanism in Cheorwon County, and maintaining regional peace and stability.

Originally, they wanted to return the Xuan Ning ice coffin that contained Ye Xiao to the Huang Gen Sect for safekeeping. Unexpectedly, after Shen Jialuo discussed with everyone, they decided to ask the Yunshan Sect to help take care of Ye Xiao.

"The gate of my sect is in disrepair and its strength is declining. If there is any enemy attacking again, I am afraid it will be difficult to defend." Shen Jialuo said, "If Master has any accident in my sect, he will be blamed. Please help protect Yunshan Sect. Our sect will be grateful."

Seeing Shen Jialuo get into the state so quickly, Lu Qian felt a little complicated.

Moreover, handing over one's own Jindan Zhenren to another sect, is this a trust in the Yunshan Sect or an alternative form of surrender?

Lu Qian agreed, put the ice coffin back into the cloud chariot, and was about to leave with Yu Jiao and Wu Yan.

Shen Jialuo bit her red lips. When it was time to part, she felt dazed and she came out of the role of acting head.

In just one day, he had a new identity. He had come here on a cloud chariot, but now he had to stay here.

It seems that we are not ready for such a separation yet.

I had lived in Mianlong Mountain for 32 years, and now I was leaving. There were still many things in my little house in the bamboo forest that I hadn’t packed.

"Master Lu" looked at Lu Qian's back, her voice trembling a little.

Lu Qian paused for a moment, then turned around to look at Shen Jialuo. The eyes of this quiet and beautiful female cultivator were red at this moment.

But Lu Qian just smiled and said, "I will keep your home on Mianlong Mountain as it is. Whenever you want to come back and live here, Yunshan Sect welcomes you at any time."

After saying this, he did not stop, and the cloud chariot drew a rainbow light and rose into the sky.

Inside the cloud chariot, Wu Yan glanced at Lu Qian furtively, looking as if she wanted to ask something but didn't dare to, which made Lu Qian both angry and amused.

"Just say what you want to say."

Wu Yan said boldly: "Master Shen seems to have a special affection for Master, Master, why don't you consider it?"

Lu Qian laughed dumbly: "You little kid, you're worrying about your master's affairs."

Seeing Wu Yan's unconvinced look, he said meaningfully: "I have someone I love, so why would I be affectionate with others?"

"Would like to have as one people, old age is not way off."

Wu Yan was stunned for a moment and clenched her hands.

Lu Qian sighed and said to Yu Jiao who pricked up his ears: "Don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to. Let's go to Wen Ning Mountain now to meet my old friend."

(End of this chapter)