The Nineteenth Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect?!
Everyone stared at the subtitles slowly appearing across the Heavenly Curtain.
They were all dumbfounded.
The Qingyun Sect disciples immediately looked toward True Lord Daoxuan. If they remembered correctly... True Lord Daoxuan seemed to be the eighteenth Sect Leader, didn't he?
In other words,
the person appearing on the Heavenly Curtain was the future Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect?!
Tian Buyi's eyes narrowed slightly.
He looked at True Lord Daoxuan and asked, "Senior Brother Sect Leader, is that person on the Heavenly Curtain Nephew Xiao?"
At that,
the other nearby Peak Masters turned to look as well.
The figure on the Heavenly Curtain was obscured by a hazy mist. They could only make out its general shape and couldn't see its features clearly, so they couldn't determine its identity. But...
Who in the Qingyun Sect didn't know that 'Xiao Yicai' was the next Sect Leader, personally chosen by True Lord Daoxuan?!
Hearing this,
True Lord Daoxuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
His gaze remained fixed on the figure on the Heavenly Curtain, and a mighty surge of emotion rose in his heart, because he realized...
That figure wasn't Xiao Yicai at all!
As Xiao Yicai's master,
True Lord Daoxuan wouldn't claim to know him inside and out, but he could certainly recognize his build.
Besides,
didn't the Heavenly Curtain say it itself?
The next Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect would be hailed as the Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven!
How could True Lord Daoxuan not know Xiao Yicai's talents? He was absolutely unworthy of that title...
At that thought,
True Lord Daoxuan understood.
The next Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect wasn't Xiao Yicai?
Then it had to be someone else!
At that moment,
the other Peak Masters all found the answer they wanted in True Lord Daoxuan's expression.
The next Sect Leader wasn't Xiao Yicai?
But if it wasn't him,
then who else could it be...
The Seven Peaks' Masters were briefly troubled by the question, but soon set it aside. Whoever the next Sect Leader was, he would still be a member of the Qingyun Sect!
Wouldn't he?
The Peak Masters' attention was drawn to the praise on the Heavenly Curtain...
The Sword Wielder of the Zhu Xian Sword!
The sole leader of the Righteous Path beneath heaven!
The founder of the Immortal Dao!
The Dao Ancestor who spread the teachings throughout the world!
The Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven!
These accolades?
Every one of them showed that the Qingyun Sect's next Sect Leader would be a legendary figure!
The Peak Masters were deeply shaken.
And they weren't the only ones.
Even the disciples throughout the Qingyun Sect were astonished.
"The Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven?"
"I can't believe the next Sect Leader of our Qingyun Sect will be the Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven in the future!"
"The founder of the Immortal Dao?"
"And the Dao Ancestor who spread the teachings throughout the world?"
"What do those two accolades mean?"
"How can you not understand? It means that the next Sect Leader of our Qingyun Sect founded the true Immortal Dao! And he spread its teachings throughout the entire world!"
"Whoa—"
"With such contributions, calling him the Dao Ancestor really isn't an exaggeration!"
The disciples of the Qingyun Sect's Seven Peaks discussed it animatedly.
At that moment,
countless people were speculating about the next Sect Leader's identity. Most guessed that it was Xiao Yicai of Heaven-Reaching Peak, after all...
Xiao Yicai had been the champion of the previous Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament!
He was also the eldest disciple of the current Sect Leader, True Lord Daoxuan, and was destined to succeed him as the next Sect Leader!
Little Bamboo Peak,
Moon Gazing Platform.
A gentle breeze drifted past.
Ethereal mist floated through the air like a dream.
The hazy sunlight shone through the clouds onto a pavilion.
A cold and aloof girl stood there.
She wore a white dress and was as refined as she was beautiful. Her complexion was fair, her skin as smooth and delicate as porcelain. In the soft sunlight, it seemed to glow faintly, as if gently caressed by the light...
The girl was young.
Yet her lovely face held an utter chill.
As though she had been born that way.
The cold and aloof girl raised her eyes slightly.
She looked toward the towering figure on the Heavenly Curtain, her gaze settling on the accolades. It lingered for a moment on the words 'Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven'...
"The Number One Sword Immortal Under Heaven?"
"Senior Brother Xiao Yicai of Heaven-Reaching Peak?"
Lu Xueqi murmured softly.
She seemed unconvinced and furrowed her brows slightly, unable to resist gripping the Tianya Divine Sword tightly in her hand.
The cold and aloof girl gazed silently at the figure on the Heavenly Curtain.
No one knew what she was thinking.
Everyone in the Qingyun Sect believed the figure on the Heavenly Curtain was Xiao Yicai in the future.
Even the Four Great Sects of the Demonic Sect thought so.
After all,
Xiao Yicai was True Lord Daoxuan's chosen heir.
True Lord Daoxuan had even passed on the Seven Star Sword, a token of the Sect Leader, to Xiao Yicai. Wasn't that proof enough that Xiao Yicai would be the next Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect?
But...
Was that really the truth?
Great Bamboo Peak, behind the mountain.
Ye Changfeng looked at the figure on the Heavenly Curtain.
He only had to glance at it once. His first impression was that it looked incredibly familiar!
Holy crap!?
Wasn't that me?
Ye Changfeng stared in bewilderment.
Other people might not recognize him,
but how could he fail to recognize himself!
Though a hazy mist obscured the figure's face, he still recognized his future self from certain features.
For a moment,
Ye Changfeng's expression turned strange.
His future self had become the Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect?
He had also wielded the Zhu Xian Ancient Sword and gathered the Five Volumes of Heavenly Books? This...
It didn't seem completely out of the question!
Ye Changfeng raised an eyebrow.
He was determined to keep a low profile until he reached the Supreme Purity Realm before coming out, but that didn't seem to conflict with the accomplishments shown on the Heavenly Curtain. After all...
He wasn't very far from the Supreme Purity Realm now.
At most, it would take him five or six years.
Then he would officially break through to the Supreme Purity Realm.
By then—
With his Supreme Purity cultivation!
Wouldn't becoming Sect Leader, gathering the Five Volumes of Heavenly Books, and wielding the Zhu Xian Sword all be easy?
As for founding the Immortal Dao later on?
Ye Changfeng had always had exceptional comprehension!
It wouldn't be surprising if he managed that!
"So..."
"Was that person on the Heavenly Curtain really me!?"
Ye Changfeng grew a little curious.
He was curious to see what kind of changes his future self would bring to this world. Anyway, with the Heavenly Curtain concealing him, even if the whole world saw it...
He didn't have to worry about being exposed.
At that thought,
Ye Changfeng continued watching.
Outside Yuqing Hall.
The Seven Peaks' Masters discussed the revelations animatedly.
They were all talking about the information revealed on the Heavenly Curtain.
"The Five Volumes of Heavenly Books?"
"That name alone sounds extraordinary!"
Zeng Shuchang, Peak Master of Wind Return Peak, narrowed his eyes slightly.
The other Peak Masters fell into thought as well.
Heavenly Books?
They had never heard of them!
True Lord Daoxuan's heart stirred slightly.
He thought of the ancient sword Zhu Xian inside the Illusion Moon Cave Mansion. The Zhu Xian Sword bore a nameless ancient scroll, and the Qingyun Sect's core cultivation method, 'Taiji Xuanqing Dao,' had evolved from it...
It was said that
Tianyin Temple also possessed a Wordless Jade Wall.
Their core cultivation technique, 'Great Brahma Prajna,' had likewise been comprehended from it.
Could it be...
True Lord Daoxuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Unlike him, who wasn't sure,
the people of the Demonic Sect were remarkably familiar with the existence of the 'Heavenly Tome'!
Especially the Ghost King Sect!
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