The Sect Leader's Demeanor! First Contact with Heaven's Will

A dozen days later, the succession ceremony of the Longevity Sect leader was completely settled, and Chen Dengming jumped from Longevity Dao Child to become the leader of the Longevity Sect.

This has already broken the record for the fastest succession of a Daoist Dao Child to become the sect leader in the history of the Longevity Sect.

Prior to this, the fastest record holder was the Second Ancestor Jiang Jian, who took only forty-two years to go from being the Longevity Dao Child to becoming the Longevity Sect Leader.

Chen Dengming is now even faster.

However, this was also due to the circumstances, caused by the special period in which the situation occurred.

If the Four Domains Nascent Soul Treaty had not been broken, Xing Huiguang would not have decided to break through to the Nascent Soul, and naturally he would not have abdicated so early. He would have had to wait until Chen Dengming reached the Golden Core Late Stage before passing on his position, which would have been at the earliest thirty years later, roughly the same speed as the Second Ancestor Jiang Jian.

Now.

Perilous Hall on Perilous Peak.

Chen Dengming, dressed in a sect leader's robe embroidered with dragons in the clouds and ancient pines, walked through several seemingly unguarded gates that were actually protected by sect Formation, and entered the innermost room, a room filled with sect documents and secrets.

This used to be the sect's confidential room, accessible only to Su Yan Yan.

Even though he was once a Dao Child, he still needed to enter the realm together with other assisting elders to supervise and govern each other.

Now that I am the sect leader and hold the [Longevity Jade Seal], I no longer need to go through such complicated procedures and can come and go as I please.

Furthermore, since the [Longevity Jade Seal] is now in hand, in accordance with the sect's established rules, all the top secret and crucial locations on this Perilous Peak must be further locked by infusing the [Longevity Jade Seal] with Immortal Celestial Dao Power into the Formation.

Therefore, over the past ten days or so, after Chen Dengming had thoroughly mastered the [Longevity Jade Seal] under Xing Huiguang's guidance, he busied himself locking up the core areas of important places such as the sect's scripture pavilion, Treasure Vault, and confidential room.

'Ka'--

As the [Longevity Jade Seal] flashed with light, the final door leading to the confidential office opened, revealing a deep corridor.

Suddenly, the eight statues in the corridor bowed their heads and stamped their feet, shouting in unison, "Greetings, Sect Leader!"

The respectful and orderly voices echoed in the corridor, creating an impressive atmosphere.

"Yes, you've all worked hard!"

Chen Dengming smiled and nodded, subconsciously raising his hand, then realized that these sculptures were actually puppet figures given as congratulatory gifts by the Qiwu Curiosity Sect when the Second Ancestor was the sect leader. They were not True Person, and he couldn't help but laugh and withdrew his hand.

Each of these puppets possesses the strength of a pseudo-core cultivator. When eight puppets form a formation, they can unleash the power of a golden core cultivator, making them a very impressive guard.

Although he is not a person who likes flattery or showing off.

However, it must be admitted that the current Longevity Sect Leader's status and treatment are indeed much better than that of Dao Child.

Not only will they gain a higher level of power and status, but they will also enjoy superior sect resources.

Pills such as Heart Mending Pill, Qian Yuan Pill, and Yiqi Dan are now being distributed at a rate that is 20% higher each year.

For example, when a sect leader learns the sect's Daoist Technique Method, he only needs to pay a symbolic portion of the Sect Contribution.

These are just minor aspects; the greater benefit lies in the inheritance of the Daoist tradition.

For example, they can enjoy the 'Heavenly Timing' resources bestowed by the First Ancestor, and their share of time allocation is much greater than that of the Dao Child.

However, since the Heavenly Longevity Hall is not currently within the sect, the resources and benefits related to the lineage are temporarily difficult to fulfill.

Soon, the heavy doors engraved with magic arrays silently slid to the sides, revealing the scene inside the confidential room.

The room was partially obscured by a hanging beaded curtain, through which one could vaguely glimpse a figure sitting at a large table facing south. The figure was imposing, with slightly green hair, clearly a Heavenly Immortal Clone of Chen Dengming.

Although he is now the Longevity Sect Leader, he is just a figurehead, but he still sends out a Heavenly Immortal Clone to guard the Heavenly Immortal Hall at all times.

When the main body needs to make a decision, the clone will contact the main body through a mental imprint.

Fortunately, now that the <Revised Scattering Flowers from a Celestial Maiden Technique> has been upgraded to the Master level, although the strength of the clones has not improved significantly, their endurance has been greatly extended because Mental Strength can be supplied remotely.

This Perilous Hall faces Fourth-Rank Spirit Vein in an underground cave. While the clone is here to handle the sect's important affairs, it can also use the Spirit Vein to cultivate at any time, thus achieving both goals simultaneously.

Compared to his past life as Rogue Cultivator, where he was often troubled by Spirit Vein, he now lives a truly carefree life.

The saying goes, "When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

While Chen Dengming was still familiarizing himself with the affairs of the sect leader in the Perilous Hall, the Chen Family Mansion in Evergreen City was already overwhelmed with a constant stream of cultivators who came to offer their congratulations.

The mansion was bustling with activity, yet it didn't feel noisy or chaotic.

This grand scene is quite similar to the Chen Manor when Chen Dengming was exploring the Martial World in the south. However, as time goes by, those who come to visit the Chen Manor now are no longer high-ranking officials and nobles from the mortal world, but many immortal cultivators who are high above the mortal world.

Chen Dengming's children, Chen Jing and Chen Yiran, accomplished a feat that many ordinary people could hardly achieve even with their ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke—being sought after and befriended by many cultivators, chatting and laughing with them.

For ordinary people, this kind of experience is something they are born with; if they are not born with it, it is very difficult for them to have it.

It should be noted that even among the many Cultivation Family in the Cultivation World, once a cultivator has a mortal child, that mortal child will find it difficult to gain the respect of the cultivator.

They are often assigned to Lineage- run businesses to do tasks that only ordinary people can do, which provides them with a livelihood and support for life. Whether they can become rich and powerful depends entirely on their own hard work and efforts.

Only a father like Chen Dengming, who treats all his children equally, would not neglect his children and would even provide them with good resources and living conditions.

At this moment, inside the Chen Manor, after Chen Jing and his wife Li Xue had finished entertaining a group of visiting monks and guests, Chen Jing smiled and escorted the pregnant Li Xue into the house to rest.

"Madam, you should rest first. I and Father-in-law will take care of the reception duties from now on."

Chen Jing smiled as he looked at the stunningly beautiful Li Xue.

Now he is twenty-six years old and much more mature than before. Due to years of martial arts training, his body, with broad shoulders and long legs, is as straight as a spear. Under his broad forehead, a pair of tiger eyes shine brightly. Although he is not a cultivator, he is still a martial artist at the eighth level of the Xiantian Realm. He bears a seven-tenths resemblance to Chen Dengming when he was young.

"Yes, I'm not tired either, you can go without worry." Li Xue said warmly, "Husband, remember to drink less wine, it's all spirit wine, it's easy to get drunk."

"No matter how intoxicating the wine, it can't compare to the allure of your dimples, Madam."

Chen Jing laughed and said something flattering; in his eyes, his wife was an angel.

After all, he was just a mortal. No matter how illustrious his father was, it couldn't change the fact that he was a mortal, while his wife was a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a mid-grade high-level Spirit Root.

Therefore, he was very satisfied with everything he had now; his only regret was that he could not cultivate immortality.

Otherwise, once he crosses this threshold, with the resources his father has created for him, he should be able to reach the Foundation Establishment at some point. For example, his wife, Li Xue, broke through and advanced to the Foundation Establishment three years ago after taking the Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, after watching Chen Jing leave the house, Li Xue's gentle eyes dimmed, and she reached out to stroke her swollen belly.

She didn't know when it happened, but she had started to feel tired, exhausted, and even fed up with her current life.

People say life is like a play.

She never imagined that her life would actually become a performance, having to play along with her mortal Husband every day, which was truly exhausting.

The emotions that I accumulated when I was young and naive have now been worn away to almost nothing. There is no enthusiasm or expectation left, only exhaustion.

The thought that decades from now, she might become a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator while her Husband would be an old man, and the rumors and gossip would be even more unpleasant than what she was hearing now, gradually made her feel physically and mentally exhausted.

Everyone cares about their image and has vanity, let alone as the daughter-in-law of Chen Dengming, the Longevity Sect, who is used to being fawned over every day. How could she possibly tolerate the many whispers and gossips behind her back?

But these are all consequences she has to bear after making her choice.

"Is this what life is like for mortals? Marrying, having children, raising offspring—spreading so much of the energy one should have spent on cultivation onto their children and Husband. No wonder my mother..."

Li Xue gently stroked her swollen belly, and once again thought of her mother, Cheng Yun Xue, the Five Elements Escape Sect Golden Core Elder Five Elements Escape Sect.

She had never understood her mother's choices and actions, and even complained about them, but now that she is a mother herself and has experienced similar situations, she suddenly understands her mother's choices back then.

Her father, Li Rong, was no ordinary man; he was merely a low-level Qi Rogue Cultivator. If Cheng Yun Xue was already like that, then her Husband was even less likely to be an ordinary person.

Perhaps the only difference is that this mortal's father, her father-in-law, is quite prominent and powerful.

A strange feeling suddenly welled up in her heart at this moment.

The already quiet room suddenly became even more tranquil, with even the light filtering in dimmed, a stark contrast to the bustling and noisy environment outside.

Chen Dengming frowned as he stepped out of the Perilous Hall, a strange feeling vaguely arising in his mind.

He suddenly stopped, trying to sense it carefully, but found nothing.

However, through spiritual communication, they were able to perceive the Incense Clone's current state of cultivation and exploration in the depths of the sea.

After the battle with Yongxin Sword Son, the Incense Clone has thoroughly demonstrated its astonishing combat power.

As long as it is in the ocean, the Incense Clone can exert combat power that is almost superior to that of an ordinary Golden Core Late Stage cultivator. Even a Golden Core Mid Stage Dao Child with a lineage would not be its match.

Furthermore, the power of the Incense Clone will continue to grow as the number of Incense Believer increases and as the clones cultivate themselves.

For the Incense Clone, the existence of the Heart of the Ocean is a level-five Spirit Vein that can sustainably supply Spiritual Qi for cultivation.

In any region with water, the Heart of the Ocean can quickly absorb water Spiritual Qi to aid the Incense Clone in its cultivation.

Therefore, the growth rate of the Incense Clone will definitely not be slow.

However, nowadays, in addition to cultivating on its own every day, this Incense Clone will also follow Chen Dengming's instructions to explore the secrets of the depths of the Eastern Immortal Sea and search for possible blessed lands or the remains of cultivators' Water Mansion.

The Eastern Immortal Sea is incredibly deep and vast; the area of one section of the sea is roughly equivalent to most of the Four Domains.

This sea area was once home to and destroyed many Immortal Sect Dao Gate, and hides many mysterious Water Mansion.

However, the deep sea also contains extremely powerful sea beasts and sea Sea Monster, some even comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators, making it extremely dangerous.

Ordinary cultivators exploring the deep sea not only have to endure the pressure of the sea, but also face the threat of sea beasts and sea Sea Monster. The Spiritual Qi in the deep sea is also extremely thin, making the exploration process very dangerous and difficult.

The fact that the Incense Clone can be used to explore the deep sea makes it much more convenient and suitable, and Chen Dengming certainly wouldn't ignore this major advantage.

At this moment, sensing that the Incense Clone had penetrated more than three thousand miles into the depths of the sea, reaching an ancient place that even cultivators rarely approached, Chen Dengming connected his mind with it for a moment, reminded the clone to be careful, and then withdrew his thoughts.

"My earlier unease was probably due to the Incense Clone venturing deep into the sea. Now that I've warned Incense Clone to be careful, it shouldn't have any major problems."

Chen Dengming stood before the Perilous Hall, pondering for a moment.

He was originally the inheritor of the Dao of the Human Immortals, and his spiritual power was extremely strong and sensitive, so he would not ignore the emotions and feelings that occasionally arose on a whim.

After pondering for a while, Chen Dengming still felt uneasy. He hesitated for a long time, then took out the [Longevity Jade Seal], his eyes showing a hint of solemnity, and sent in a trace of Dao power.

The Longevity Jade Seal immediately emitted a blue-green light.

Chen Dengming's robes fluttered in the wind, his white hair danced in the air, his Daoist power surged, and his eyes shone with extraordinary light.

He placed the radiant Longevity Jade Seal on his forehead, between his eyebrows, and his mind instantly the Unseen to a wondrous state.

It was as if I were above the clouds, observing all living beings, my mind transformed into an incomparably vast and boundless sea of thoughts, and I grasped a certain profound and coldly vast realm of thought.

The Immortal Celestial Lineage – The Heaven's Will!

My heart is the heart of Heaven, my will is the Heaven's Will!

With the assistance of the sect's treasured artifact, the Longevity Jade Seal, Chen Dengming could briefly grasp the mysterious and incomprehensible realm of Heaven's Will, and briefly enter the state of Heaven's Will's Will to glimpse the secrets of fortune and misfortune.

However, we currently lack the power to use Heaven's Will to crush the enemy's will.

At this moment, Chen Dengming felt his robes, which had been fluttering in the wind, suddenly become still. He felt as if his body and soul had been separated, and he was in a fog.

A gust of wind blew, and the mist thinned. He seemed to see through the thin mist a mass of writhing Flesh and Blood exuding an evil aura, its surface covered with throbbing red veins.

The moment one sees that Flesh and Blood, a powerful, soul-stirring demonic force surges forth, giving off a wild, mad, and untamed aura.

But Chen Dengming opened his eyes completely at almost the same time.

In an instant, the vast, endless space seemed to tremble violently. In the chaotic mist, a pair of blurry eyes opened, like two suns releasing endless light.

Terrifying! Chilling! Majestic!

In an instant, all the evil aura that had attacked vanished.

On the eastern side of the Perilous Peak, a sudden flash of red light appeared, as if a piece of dark cloud had been lifted, revealing a large expanse of blood-red light.

A deafening clap of thunder followed, and with a crash, it sounded like half a cliff had collapsed.

Immediately afterwards, streaks of lightning flashed wildly in the dark clouds, accompanied by a rumbling of thunder, as if a giant stone mill was rolling back and forth in the clouds.

Chen Dengming suddenly awoke from the Heaven's Will state of separation between his body and soul, and sweat poured out of his body as if his pores had been opened.

He looked up in horror at the strangely altered sky above him, the blood-red lightning a terrifying sight.

Changes in a person's appearance can, to some extent, reflect changes in their emotions.

Changes in celestial phenomena also represent shifts in the emotions of Heaven's Will's will.

Just as he was about to grasp the will of Heaven and understand its Heaven's Will, a drastic change occurred in the celestial phenomena, clearly an ominous sign.

Whoosh--

A faint fragrance drifted in from afar, and Su Yan Yan's elegant and graceful figure appeared on the wind. With a graceful and casual beauty, she turned and landed, raising her head to look at the Sky Dome, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

"You came into contact with Heaven's Will? What did you see?"

She stopped speaking immediately after saying that, her brows furrowing even deeper.

"Enough, don't say it, it mustn't be said! The Heaven's Will cannot be revealed, you know it yourself. Share your thoughts with me."

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