282: Chapter 282 A simple "hmm," and I become the sect leader.

Su Changge was stunned when he heard this.

Take over as the Sect Leader of Jade Cauldron Pavilion?

What kind of joke is this?

He was just a newbie at the Qi Refining First Layer. If he became the Sect Leader, he would have to deal with Sect affairs every day and handle all the visiting Cultivators. If he accidentally let his cover slip one day, he wouldn't even know how he died.

He just wanted to run away as fast as possible and get as far away from this place of trouble as he could.

"Damn, are you all sick in the head? I just killed your Sect Leader, and you want me to be the new one? Aren't you afraid I'll sell out your entire Sect?"

Su Changge complained frantically in his heart, but he couldn't show a hint of emotion on his face. He could only frown, intending to refuse.

Before he could speak, all the Disciples kneeling on the ground kowtowed in unison, their cries and shouts filling the air.

"We beg the Immortal Venerable to take over as Sect Leader! We beg the Immortal Venerable to take over as Sect Leader!"

"From now on, everyone in our Jade Cauldron Pavilion will follow the Immortal Venerable's lead. If the Immortal Venerable tells us to go east, we will never go west!"

"If the Immortal Venerable does not agree, we will kneel here until we die!"

Su Changge looked at the people kneeling all over the ground, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

If he really refused, would these people actually die here?

If these people died, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if word got out that he, Su Changge, had forced all the surviving Disciples of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion to their deaths, it might attract more old monsters to investigate, which would make it even easier for his cover to be blown.

Moreover, he currently needed an identity to facilitate his activities in the Lingxu Wasteland. Having the status of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion Sect Leader would make things much more convenient in the future.

"Forget it, I'll agree for now. Anyway, I'll run away in a few days and head to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins. Once they can't find me, this Sect Leader position will naturally become invalid."

Su Changge made up his mind, but on the surface, he maintained his indifferent demeanor and gave a faint "Hmm."

He had intended to convey the meaning, "I understand, get up now."

However, when the Goatee Elder kneeling on the ground heard this "Hmm," he immediately burst into tears with excitement and kowtowed heavily to Su Changge three times.

"Thank you, Immortal Venerable! Thank you, Immortal Venerable! My Jade Cauldron Pavilion is finally saved!"

The Disciples behind him also cheered instantly, sobbing uncontrollably and hugging each other in celebration.

"Great! With the Immortal Venerable as our Sect Leader, our Jade Cauldron Pavilion will be the number one Sect in the Lingxu Wasteland!"

"With the Great Sun Divine Ability that the Immortal Venerable just displayed, and that purple Qi covering the entire Lingxu Wasteland, who would dare to provoke our Jade Cauldron Pavilion in the future?"

Su Changge stood there, watching the cheering crowd, completely dumbfounded.

"What the hell? I just said 'Hmm'? How did you all just assume I agreed? I didn't, I'm not, don't spout nonsense!"

"I just wanted you guys to get up! Can you understand human speech?"

Su Changge almost broke character. He quickly suppressed the expression on his face, feigned an inscrutable look, and turned his hands behind his back, looking at the distant sky.

He had to quickly think of a way to run away; otherwise, in a few days, these people might ask him to hold a lecture, and then he would truly be exposed.

Just as he was pondering how to tell them he needed to go out wandering, the Goatee Elder crawled over again, his face full of excitement, and bowed to Su Changge.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, this subordinate just led people to inventory Li Changfeng's belongings. We found a batch of treasures he kept in private, as well as an important document, and have come specifically to present them to the Sect Leader."

When Su Changge heard the word "treasures," he immediately swallowed the words he was about to use to explain himself.

"Treasures? Li Changfeng's treasures? Could there be anything good? Right now, I have nothing but emotion points, and I happen to be lacking some practical items."

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, lifted his eyes faintly to look at the Goatee Elder, his voice calm and without ripples.

"What is it?"

The Goatee Elder quickly took out a storage ring from his bosom and offered it to Su Changge with both hands.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, Li Changfeng had been hoarding Star Essence Iron and a detailed map of the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins. He originally intended to wait for the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins to open in three months to go in and find the 'Shattering Star Art' left behind by the Ancient War God. He had been preparing these things for decades, and they are all in this storage ring."

When Su Changge heard the words "Shattered Star Ancient Ruins," his eyes instantly lit up.

The Shattered Star Ancient Ruins? He had seen this Secret Realm in the memories of the Xuantian Old Ancestor before. It contained quite a few Opportunities and only opened once every hundred years. It just so happened that it would open in three months.

Most importantly, the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins were located in a remote area and filled with the dangers of various ancient battlefields. The people who entered were all experts from various Sects and factions. Everyone was busy snatching up Opportunities, so no one would pay any attention to him.

Wasn't this a ready-made Opportunity to run away?

As long as he said he wanted to go to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins to find Opportunities, these Jade Cauldron Pavilion Disciples would definitely not dare to stop him, nor would they follow him. Once he went in, he could do whatever he wanted, and even if his cover was blown, no one would know.

Su Changge was overjoyed in his heart, but on the surface, he still didn't show a hint of expression as he reached out to take the storage ring.

He scanned it with his Divine Sense. Sure enough, the storage ring contained twenty pieces of Star Essence Iron the size of a fist, a very detailed map of the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins, and even notes written by Li Changfeng himself, which recorded various dangers and points of caution within the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins.

Besides that, the storage ring also contained quite a few Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and a few Magic Treasures of decent quality.

"Damn, this is exactly what I needed! This Li Changfeng is truly my god of wealth! Even after death, he sent me such a huge gift!"

Su Changge suppressed the excitement in his heart and tucked the storage ring into his bosom.

He lifted his eyes to scan the ruins covering the ground. There were quite a few injured Disciples lying on the ground moaning, and a faint smell of blood drifted in the air.

He needed to find an excuse now to say he was going to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins, but he couldn't make it look too deliberate.

Su Changge pondered for a few seconds and then spoke.

"There have been too many casualties here, and the Spiritual Qi is chaotic. It must be rebuilt."

He had originally just said it casually, wanting to stabilize these Disciples first, let them stay here to rebuild the Sect, and not follow him.

As soon as he finished speaking, a prompt from the System rang out in his mind.

"Ding! Host command detected. Automatically matching the 'Words Become Law' phenomenon. Consuming 100,000 emotion points!"

Su Changge was stunned. Before he could react to what had happened, he saw golden light filling the sky raining down from above.