The fastest sect master to step down in history (1 / 2)

"This...!" Hearing that the sect master was to be replaced, Yun Shan and Grand Elder Yun Leng could no longer sit still. They sprang to their feet in agitation. "This won't do! We disagree!"

"What, you have objections?" Chen Yang raised an eyebrow and spoke calmly to Yun Shan and the others, who had risen from their seats in agitation.

He was not discussing it with them. He was issuing orders.

Faced with his threat, Yun Shan and the others seethed inwardly.

But remembering that Chen Yang's strength surpassed even a Dou Zong's, they instantly deflated.

They could only force smiles and bend to preserve themselves. "N-no!"

"What objections could we possibly have? Whoever you say is the sect master will be the sect master."

"It's just that Nalan Yanran is still rather young, and her cultivation is low. If she becomes the Tenth-Generation Sect Master now, I fear she won't command everyone's respect." As he spoke, a troubled look appeared on Yun Shan's face.

Chen Yang glanced at him indifferently, tapping his fingers against the rim of his teacup. "Make a list of everyone who refuses to accept her. I'll visit them myself and talk some sense into them, so they'll obediently fall in line."

Yun Shan: "...!"

Yun Leng: "...!"

The elders fell silent one after another.

Seeing that they had no further objections, Chen Yang sent someone to summon Nalan Yanran.

When Nalan Yanran was summoned, she was on the Sect Master Peak, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, honing her cultivation technique, and consolidating her cultivation.

Nalan Yanran arrived with an Inner Disciple.

She entered the main hall apprehensively, wondering why she had suddenly been summoned.

When she looked up and saw Chen Yang sitting in her teacher's seat, chatting and laughing with former sect master Yun Shan beside him, she could not help feeling utterly bewildered.

"Former Sect Master, Master's husband, what did you wish to see me about?" Within a few breaths, Nalan Yanran gathered her scattered thoughts and bowed in greeting, neither servile nor overbearing.

The way Nalan Yanran addressed him as her master's husband pleased Chen Yang.

The more he looked at Nalan Yanran, the more satisfied he became.

He liked underlings with high emotional intelligence.

No wonder Nalan Yanran had won Yun Yun's affection, becoming so close to her that they were both teacher and student and friends.

"Find yourself a seat. No need to be so formal."

Chen Yang beckoned, signaling for a servant to bring up a chair.

At Chen Yang's signal, two servants immediately brought over a fine wooden chair and placed it beside him.

Once the wooden chair was in place, Chen Yang gently patted it.

"Come sit here!"

This seat stood on equal footing with Chen Yang's and Yun Shan's. Nalan Yanran knew her place; she neither dared nor had the standing to sit there.

Yet Chen Yang had asked her to, and she did not dare refuse him either. A troubled look crept onto her face.

She could only quietly cast a pleading glance toward former sect master Yun Shan, Grand Elder Yun Leng, and the others.

What could the First Elder and the others say?

Changing sect masters was a major matter for the sect. With Nalan Yanran's current experience and cultivation, she was nowhere near qualified to take the position.

But Chen Yang had insisted on it to ease his wife's burden and keep these vexing matters from wearing her down.

With Chen Yang exerting pressure beside him, Yun Shan could only make pointed faces at Nalan Yanran, signaling for her to take the hint and hurry over.

Although Nalan Yanran truly lacked the experience and strength to serve as sect master at present.

With old fellows like them around, however, there should not be any major problems.

Only after receiving Yun Shan's nod did Nalan Yanran dare step forward and nervously take the seat.

Sitting in the wooden chair, Nalan Yanran felt as though she were dreaming. Her heart pounded faster and faster, as if it would burst out of her chest.

Having spent so many years at Yun Yun's side, Nalan Yanran understood what this seat meant.

Thinking of Chen Yang's domineering manner and absolute strength, she formed a rough guess.

Sure enough, Chen Yang's next words confirmed her suspicions.

Chen Yang signaled for Yun Shan to brew him another cup of tea, then lifted it and spoke to Nalan Yanran between small sips.

"From today onward, you are the Tenth-Generation Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect."

Chen Yang spoke directly, without beating around the bush.

Nalan Yanran froze. This exceeded what she had imagined.

She had guessed that she would, at most, become deputy sect master. She had not expected Chen Yang to declare her the Tenth-Generation Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect outright.

Nalan Yanran's heart raced. She stole a glance at Yun Shan, seeking his approval.

"Why are you looking at him? It was your teacher's wish for you to inherit this position. There's no need to feel any pressure."

The husband was the guiding authority over his wife, after all, and Chen Yang held absolute imperial authority in their household. His wishes were equivalent to Yun Yun's.

So he had said nothing wrong.

Besides, beyond his selfish motives, Chen Yang had considered Yun Yun's actual circumstances even more when deciding to have her resign as Misty Cloud Sect Master.

Although her talent ranked among the best in the Jia Ma Empire, it amounted to little across the entire Dou Qi Continent.

Chen Yang did not want these troublesome matters distracting her. She should devote herself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

The slow bird had to take flight first, and diligence could make up for shortcomings. With her innate limitations and no cheat to rely on, this was her only way to catch up to him.

Hearing this, Nalan Yanran asked timidly, lacking confidence, "Is... is this really what my teacher wants?"

Her teacher had only been sect master for two and a half years.

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow and looked at Nalan Yanran. "What, do you think I need to lie to you?!"

"This...!" Nalan Yanran had no answer.

"If I tell you to take the position, take it. Stop dithering." Chen Yang did not want to keep arguing about this.

"If you don't know how to do something, learn. If your cultivation is weak, hurry up and cultivate until you raise it." Chen Yang cut off every excuse Nalan Yanran might use to decline.

Seeing that Yun Shan, the First Elder, and the others did not even dare breathe loudly, Nalan Yanran understood that the matter was settled.

"Then... then I'll give it a try. If I fall short in any way, please guide me, Former Sect Master, Grand Elder."

Unable to refuse, Nalan Yanran could only rise and solemnly bow to Yun Shan and Yun Leng before bowing to Chen Yang in thanks.

That bow carried immense significance. It meant that, from this day forward, her status had changed.

She was no longer the carefree young mistress of the Misty Cloud Sect who needed only to focus on cultivation.

From now on, her shoulders bore responsibilities and obligations. Her every word and action represented the honor of the Misty Cloud Sect.

No one knew how greatly Nalan Yanran's state of mind had changed in that brief instant.

She went straight from playful arrogance to maturity and composure.

\n[Ding~! System mission completed: Yun Yun, the ninth-generation sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, has stepped down, and Nalan Yanran, the Tenth-Generation Sect Master, has taken office. Reward: 20,000 Modification Points.]

[Ding~! The host currently has 30,000 Modification Points.]

[Ding~! The host has completed the achievement Mission Expert, tier 1. Rewards: 50,000 Modification Points, a Golden Thunderwing Wolf Beast Core, a True Dragon Beast Core, a Golden-Armored Purple-Eyed Titan Beast Core, an Iron-Eating Giant Beast Beast Core, and a Molten Flame Yuanxu (turtle) Beast Core.]\n

The System Sprite appeared again and pointed a finger at Chen Yang, injecting all the Beast Cores into his dantian.

Once the Beast Cores entered his dantian, Chen Yang's Myriad Spirits Demon Transformation Art began circulating automatically, actively absorbing them and turning them into Monster Transformation forms for his Myriad Spirits Demon Transformation Art.