Chapter 1213: Master and Disciple Duel

Yun Meng dreamed of seeing Qing He introduce a long list, then remembered what she should do, and hurriedly knelt and kowtowed.

"Your servant pays respects to Your Majesty!"

The Holy One appeared before strangers; as the esteemed Minister of Rites, she must display proper decorum.

Only Shi Guan Qing He acted too quickly, seizing the initiative to set the stage, so she could only shout twice.

Everyone present was shocked by the immortal's appearance, but Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi remained as usual, silently eating and savoring her good friend's cooking.

The Silent Daoist admitted that in his youth he had fantasized about sealing an ancient ferocious beast within himself; as someone who had been there, Xiao Yang fantasizing about having an immortal in his body was understandable.

After all, he was this age.

He never imagined Xiao Yang wasn't fantasizing—there truly was an immortal inside his body.

Back then I only dared to fantasize about having a ferocious beast in my body, but you directly have a female immortal—just now, how did you introduce yourself? Leader of the Ten Ancient Beauties—just hearing that title tells you how beautiful she is.

The Silent Daoist pondered carefully; this seemed to be his first time seeing an immortal, and he didn't know how to pay respects: "Silent Daoist pays respects to the immortal."

"You are Xiao Yangzi's elder; no need to bow to me." The Immortal Immortal waved her hand and lifted the Silent Daoist.

The Silent Daoist strained to bend, but found he couldn't, so he gave up bowing.

"So the immortal has always resided in Xiao Tu's body; it seems Xiao Tu cultivates with divine speed, thanks also to the immortal's guidance."

"Where, where? Besides the immortal's guidance, Xiao Yangzi's own talent is also excellent."

Not the immortal, but since we met, what have you guided me on? Ancient black history? Then I was struck by Ying Tian Xian, then I broke through the limit of the Refining Void stage...

Lu Yang recalled more and more, unable to continue—indeed, being able to cultivate up to the Tribulation Transcendence stage was truly thanks to the Immortal Immortal.

Without the Immortal Immortal, I would now have just reached the Harmonious Body stage step by step.

"So Xiao Yang has an immortal's protection; originally I worried Xiao Yang was inexperienced and lacked worldly wisdom, but now I can confidently pass the sect leadership to him."

"Rest assured, handing the sect leadership to Xiao Yangzi guarantees no problems..."

"You two wait—when will I become sect leader?" Lu Yang hastily pulled over the Immortal Immortal, who loved watching the chaos, and as he spoke, he somehow ended up being called sect leader.

The Silent Daoist spoke earnestly: "Xiao Yang, your father knows the process of becoming sect leader—three refusals, three declinations; I followed that path myself."

"But your excellence is evident throughout the Ask Dao Sect; you can directly become sect leader without anyone objecting."

"Father is old, some tasks are beyond his strength; his greatest wish in his remaining years is to see you juniors grow strong and shoulder our burdens."

"No, Father, you're only two thousand years old, with eight thousand years of lifespan left!" Lu Yang gaped, unable to utter such nonsense.

"In any case, the sect leadership is now yours!" The Silent Daoist decided without consultation—he had planned this upon returning to the Ask Dao Sect, and now seeing Xiao Yang's body aided by an immortal called the Leader of the Five Ancient Immortals, becoming sect leader was certainly no problem.

"No, I won't take it."

"I am sect leader—you must obey me!"

"I have a voucher to act as interim sect leader—you can't control me!"

Master and disciple each saw in the other's eyes an unshakable resolve.

"Then we have no choice but to fight!" Both spoke in unison.

Both were sword cultivators famed for offense, at the Tribulation Transcendence stage; Tianmen Peak was too small to deploy properly,

so they simultaneously flew into the Ask Dao Sect's interior and settled in the desolate mountains.

The others followed suit, found a nearby spot to watch, Yun Meng Meng didn't forget to bring her plate and table, Qing He and Gan Tian Zi Zi helped carry them, Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Yun Zhi laid down a protective barrier to avoid injury from the sword qi.

The Silent Daoist and Lu Yang each stood on a mountain peak, silent.

No one announced the start; simultaneously they drew their swords and released their sword domains.

Boom—

At the moment the sword domains collided, a massive sword qi mass formed; within it, countless sword qi flew about, and in the blink of an eye, the mountains and earth between them vanished, leaving only a circular arc-shaped pit.

The Silent Daoist's eyes burned with battle intent; since comprehending the sword domain, this was the first time he met someone who could match him in swordsmanship.

Lu Yang was no different; at the Ask Sword Grand Canon, facing sword cultivators from all under heaven, he had never encountered an equal opponent—this was the first time he met someone who could withstand his sword qi head-on.

"Good, good, good—I originally worried you'd leap straight to the Tribulation Transcendence stage, your combat awareness and sword insight lagging behind; turns out I overthought it!"

The Silent Daoist laughed loudly, freely unleashing sword qi, sweeping forward—sword qi rolled like waves, surging endlessly, a expanse of white light; this was a lethal sword technique, rarely used lightly.

Encountering this move at the same realm usually means avoiding its sharp edge.

Lu Yang's right arm trembled; he similarly unleashed vast sword qi, like a downward-sloping flood, sweeping the eight wastes, then the sword qi transformed into black dragon, golden phoenix, and white Qiongqi forms, charging at the Silent Daoist.

Countless halos burst in the air, then exploded, space shattered, spiritual qi steamed, boiling over the heavens!

In a few breaths, they exchanged hundreds of blows; their speed was such that even other Tribulation Transcendence cultivators could barely keep up, making it impossible to block every attack and counter every strike.

"Buddha Kingdom in the Palm!"

A hand appeared, vast and boundless, enveloping the entire mountain range, crashing down like the sky collapsing.

The Silent Daoist felt a suction force emerge from the palm's center, impossible to resist, threatening to draw him in.

He tried to slash out sword qi, but all were absorbed by the palm.

"Is this a spatial divine ability? One Step, Ten Thousand Miles!"

The Silent Daoist smiled faintly, countering spatial divine ability with spatial divine ability, stepping through space to arrive at the back of the hand—this was an attack blind spot.

But before he could rejoice, he saw a vast blackness above—indeed, a second palm!

Lu Yang simultaneously unleashed the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm twice, precisely to prevent the Silent Daoist from appearing on the hand's back.

The Silent Daoist's expression changed; he wanted to use One Step, Ten Thousand Miles again to escape, but it was too late.

The second palm struck the back of the first palm, the Silent Daoist caught between them, like two small worlds colliding.

After the palms vanished, the Silent Daoist appeared, panting, clothes tattered, vital energy severely wounded.

"Father, admit defeat—I still have the Immortal Sword Technique unused, and the Image Fist as well."

Though temporarily at a disadvantage, the Silent Daoist would not yield; he wiped blood from his corner of his mouth and firmly rejected Lu Yang's suggestion: "Admit defeat? I have never yielded in this lifetime! Do you think this is all I have? Have you forgotten my sword that opens the Heaven Gate?"

"Second Chief, keep going—I believe you'll win!" One side was the Second Chief, the other the Silent Daoist; Yun Meng Meng naturally and unreservedly supported the Second Chief.

"Hey, why aren't you shouting?" Yun Meng Meng noticed only she was shouting; Gan Tian and Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Zijin remained silent, as if completely indifferent to the battle's outcome.

Gan Tian shook her head helplessly and explained: "Does it matter which of them becomes sect leader? In the end, isn't it still the eldest senior sister doing all the work?"

Yun Mengmeng thought about it and realized it was indeed true—the second-in-command was still busy expanding territory for the Great Soy Dynasty, so where would she find time to be sect leader?

Gan Tian turned to ask the eldest senior sister: "By the way, eldest senior sister, they said they're going to fight, but did they not mention how the sect leader position would be decided?"

The eldest senior sister said lightly: "Naturally, whoever wins becomes sect leader."

(End of chapter)