Within the Qianyuan Sacred Ground.
From the Sacred Lord down to ordinary cultivators, everyone bowed low, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
Qin Shujian looked at them with a faint smile.
"Dispense with the formalities. Rise!"
"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!"
Only then did everyone dare straighten up.
Qin Shujian's gaze moved between Qin Yuanbai and Zhang Ergou before finally settling on Zhang Ergou.
"It seems Elder Er Gou intends to contend for the position of Sacred Lord?"
"Heavenly Emperor, according to the Qianyuan Sacred Ground's rules, any sect has the right to challenge for the position of Sacred Lord. The Origin Sect is one of its member sects, so naturally, we have that right as well."
Zhang Ergou cupped his fists and answered solemnly.
At those words.
Qin Yuanbai's expression darkened further.
Qin Shujian's sudden appearance gave him an ominous feeling.
Granted.
They were all members of the Human Race and the Qianyuan Sacred Ground, so the Heavenly Emperor might not show much favoritism.
But the real problem was this.
There was still a difference between him and the Origin Sect.
No matter how one looked at it.
The Origin Sect was a sect Qin Shujian had founded himself. No one else could compare when it came to his attachment to it.
Qin Shujian nodded.
"That is true. The position of Sacred Lord belongs to whoever is capable. If you have the confidence, you can certainly contend for it."
With that.
He turned to Fang Xinglan beside him.
Under Qin Shujian's gaze, Fang Xinglan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly bowed.
"Heavenly Emperor!"
Although he was now the Array Ancestor, with a divine rank in the Celestial Court scarcely lower than that of the Four Pole War Gods, he was still nothing more than an ant before the