How Rumors Are Made
It can be said that as soon as Lu Changsheng returned to the Holy Land, a shocking event broke out.
The New Holy Lord.
This is a huge deal.
Generally speaking, the Holy Lord is succeeded by the Holy Son, and the Holy Lord either ascends to heaven or reaches the end of his lifespan; otherwise, the Holy Lord will not be replaced.
After all, for a holy land, the Holy Lord is the spiritual faith of all disciples. If you do not gain everyone's approval and rashly become the Holy Lord, the entire sect will not Qi Ingestion.
Even if you submit, the rest of the world won't.
When the Holy Lord Assembly is held in the future, everyone here is a cultivator who has lived for thousands of years. If you are the only one in your twenties, thirties, or forties or fifties, wouldn't that lower everyone's status?
However, in the Great Luo Holy Land, Lu Changsheng was established as the Holy Lord.
What's rare is that there wasn't a single person in the entire Great Luo Holy Land who objected; everyone was in favor.
Moreover, after the news spread, it not only surprised people temporarily, but soon Great Sage offered their congratulations, and within the Central Province Continent, not a single sect opposed it; all of them supported it, which was extremely rare.
Many holy sites even believe that this should have been done long ago.
However, this matter only surprised people somewhat; what truly shocked the world was not this.
Purple Azure Holy Land.
The Purple Azure Holy Son was studying the sword manual when suddenly, dozens of his True Disciple rushed over.
"Holy Son, Holy Son."
"Holy Son, we've heard that Senior Brother Lu ascended the Heavenly Platform in the Celestial Origin Holy Ground Ascension Platform and reached the 108th step. Is this true or false?"
Li Ran, who was studying the sword manual, was a little stunned when he heard these words.
He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that Lu Changsheng had reached the eighty-first step.
"Where did you hear that from?"
Li Ran was somewhat annoyed. Although Senior Brother Lu was indeed extraordinary, he couldn't just say things like that.
"Holy Son, you still don't know?"
"It's all over the place now, saying that Senior Brother Lu has obtained an incredible opportunity for Immortal Fate in the Celestial Origin Holy Ground, especially on the Ascension Platform. There are only eighty-one steps on the Ascension Platform, but Senior Brother Lu managed to climb to the hundred and eight steps, which alarmed the immortals. You must know that, right?"
"Yes, and Senior Brother Lu also said something like this: I was able to reach the eighty-first step not because I could only reach the eighty-first step, but because the Ascension Platform only has eighty-one steps. Now the whole Central Province is buzzing about it. Holy Son, don't you know?"
Some of the disciples looked at Li Ran with curiosity.
"Cough, how could I not know?" Li Ran was bewildered, but outwardly he said seriously, "However, these are all rumors. Senior Brother Lu did not just reach the 108th step, but the 365th!"
He said with a confident expression.
"Hiss! Three hundred and sixty-five steps?"
"Really?"
"Holy Son, are you trying to deceive us?"
They were stunned.
"You guys are really short-sighted. Who is Senior Brother Lu? If he hadn't reached the 365th level, how could the Da Luo Holy Lord have directly allowed Senior Brother Lu to inherit the position of Holy Lord? Alright, alright, stop worrying about this all day long and focus on your cultivation."
Li Ran said with absolute force.
After saying this, he went straight back to his residence and began to cultivate the sword manual in seclusion.
The Shu Gate Holy Land.
Xu Jian stood on the Dao Discussion Platform, looking at the tens of thousands of disciples, and spoke with utmost seriousness.
"So, Senior Brother Lu walked up the Ascension Platform step by step, until he reached the eighty-first step. Do you know what Senior Brother Lu said to me then?"
"He said, ' Junior Brother Xu, do you think I've reached the end of my rope?'"
"I nodded subconsciously at the time, but an unbelievable scene appeared. I saw that Senior Brother Lu took another step up, and in an instant, the immortal light was dazzling, and thousands of auspicious lights appeared. Even the figure of an immortal appeared in the void."
"At this moment, Senior Brother Lu said, ' Junior Brother Xu, the reason I stepped onto the eighty-first step is because there are only eighty-first steps. But if Senior Brother is willing, let alone eighty-first step, one hundred and eight steps, three hundred and sixty-five steps, or seven hundred and twenty steps, I can walk up them all.'"
"After saying that, Senior Brother Lu stepped onto the 720th step! At that moment, I completely understood the gap between Senior Brother Lu and me. He did not belong to this world; he belonged only to the Immortal Realm. However, Senior Brother Lu said one last thing to me."
He said, "Junior Brother Xu, although you have good aptitude and are handsome, cultivation does not rely on appearance or aptitude, but on unyielding self-improvement!" At that moment, I had an epiphany. I understood. Fellow Junior Brother, you must also remember this well: cultivation does not rely on appearance or aptitude, but on unyielding self-improvement, do you understand?
Xu Jian said with deep emotion, looking up at the Azure Sky with a sentimental expression that captivated countless disciples.
Exquisite Holy Land.
Countless disciples gathered, while a female disciple sat on the Martial Arts Arena, speaking with great excitement.
"Senior Brother Lu has arrived at the Path to Immortality. He only needs to take one step forward to become an immortal and prove his Dao. But at the critical moment, Senior Brother Lu did not take that step. He turned back and gave up becoming an immortal. Some people asked Senior Brother Lu why he did not become an immortal."
Do you know what Senior Brother Lu said?
"What did he say? Senior Sister, what did Senior Brother Lu say?"
"Senior Brother Lu didn't say anything. He just glanced at our Exquisite Holy Maiden, and after just one glance, he didn't say anything more and slowly left."
The female disciple spoke with tenderness.
In an instant, all the female disciples of the Exquisite Holy Land were stunned.
"I never expected Senior Brother Lu to be so gentle, ahhhh, I love him."
"I love it too."
"Aren't you ashamed? Doing this in public."
"When I first saw Senior Brother Lu, I thought he must be a very tender person. I never expected that I would be right. If I could have a passionate love affair with Senior Brother Lu, I would die without regrets."
"You? Take a look in the mirror and see if you're good enough for Senior Brother Lu."
"Hmph, what's it to you? Can't I even think about it?"
"Our Holy Maiden is going to be so happy!"
"Ahhh, so sweet! From now on, Senior Brother Lu will be my dream lover."
The disciples were completely speechless, because this was just too intoxicating.
"Really?"
However, some people seemed very curious and thought it was somewhat impossible. After all, how many cultivators would be willing to give up the chance to become an immortal?
"You don't believe me? You can ask the Holy Maiden. Isn't she cultivating on that mountain?"
The female disciple in the Martial Arts Arena said this.
"Holy Maiden, is this real or fake?"
At that moment, someone loudly asked, inquiring about the Exquisite Holy Maiden.
The latter awoke from his contemplation.
She glanced at the crowd.
I want to veto it.
But in the end, things changed again.
"More or less."
The sound rang out, followed by gasps of surprise.
The Exquisite Holy Maiden was somewhat stunned.
She didn't know why, ever since she said goodbye to Lu Changsheng at Celestial Origin Holy Ground...
Lu Changsheng's face would appear in his mind from time to time.
As the rumors continued to evolve, the tone suddenly changed a few days later for some unknown reason.
The entire Central Province was inexplicably engulfed in a war of words.
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