418: Junior Brother Lu, please wait a moment.

Zhuang Hao was beaten when he was competing for the Holy Son position, so it's only reasonable for Lu Chen to get beaten, right?

Besides, he was going to help Lu Chen compete for the Holy Son position, so what's wrong with taking a beating?

"Holy Master, rest assured, I'll handle this," Zhuang Hao said with a chuckle, turning to leave.

But the Holy Master stopped him again: "Your Dao Heart's deficiency has been mended. While the Hidden Immortal Land is good, I still recommend you take a trip on the Immortal Path. Perhaps it can help you ascend to the Ascension Realm sooner."

Zhuang Hao paused: "Indeed, I should take a trip on the Immortal Path."

If he could obtain a great Opportunity, perhaps three years later, he too could leave the Lower Realm when the Heavenly Gate opens wide.

Of course, that was just a thought; he was still too far, too far from Ascension Immortal.

Watching Zhuang Hao walk away, the Holy Master muttered to himself: "Is three years enough for Lu Chen to reach Ascension Immortal?!"

Although Lu Chen's growth rate was very, very fast, even unbelievably fast, the Holy Master was still worried whether Lu Chen could advance from the Faxiang Realm to the Ascension Realm within three years.

Therefore, the Holy Master wanted to put Lu Chen in the Holy Son position, so that Lu Chen could use the best resources of the entire Dongxu Immortal Mansion to cultivate and break through.

Three years was too short!

This was true for Zhao Yujing, and it was also true for Lu Chen.

Therefore, Zhao Yujing should become the Holy Master, and Lu Chen should be the Holy Son.

Everything was for entering the Immortal Path and breaking the Heavenly Gate after three years.

Even if both Zhao Yujing and Lu Chen could not reach Ascension Immortal after three years, the Immortals of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion still had to enter the Immortal Path.

Because if they didn't break the Heavenly Gate, other Immortals would break the Heavenly Gate; no one would wait for them.

Fortunately, both Zhao Yujing and Lu Chen have a great chance of reaching Ascension Immortal.

...

Time flew by like a white colt passing a crack, and in the blink of an eye, the three-day period had arrived.

On this day, within the Dongxu Immortal Mansion, streaks of divine light flashed across the sky, and countless powerful Disciples returned.

The entire Dongxu Immortal Mansion seemed to be in a frenzy. Whether they were Disciples, Elders, or Protectors, they all gathered towards the highest Immortal mountain within the Dongxu Immortal Mansion.

That was the place where successive Holy Sons alternated and competed.

Within it, there was a battlefield created by an Immortal, capable of supporting battles of the Ascension Realm.

At this moment, on this battlefield, Lu Chen was standing beside the Holy Son Zhao Yujing, and on Zhao Yujing's other side was the Holy Master, Cang Qingxiao.

Even though he had long known that the Dongxu Immortal Mansion had many powerful individuals, Lu Chen was still amazed by the Dongxu Immortal Mansion's foundation at this moment.

This was because there were too many powerful individuals gathered. From what he could see alone, there were nearly two thousand Great Power in the Tongtian Realm, and he even saw eight Ascension Realm existences. There were countless individuals in the Faxiang Realm, while those in the Nascent Soul Realm were relatively few, because generally, those below the Faxiang Realm didn't even have the qualifications to enter this place.

And even with so many powerful individuals gathered, it was still not the entirety of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion.

More powerful individuals were still stationed in various parts of the Starry Sky and couldn't make it.

Besides those in the Ascension Realm, Lu Chen found the most eye-catching individuals to be Shang Tianqi, Lingxu Valley, Nangong Yan, and Ji Qianqiu.

Among these four, excluding Ji Qianqiu, Lu Chen keenly noticed that Shang Tianqi, Lingxu Valley, and Nangong Yan had all looked at him intentionally or unintentionally.

'Their strength is average, but their ambition is quite high,' Lu Chen thought to himself, feeling somewhat bored.

After all, they were all fellow Disciples, and fighting was just for a win or loss. The key was that even all these fellow Disciples combined couldn't defeat one of his Hundred Transformations Dao Soldiers, so there was nothing to look forward to.

While thinking about this, Lu Chen suddenly turned his head and saw a handsome young cultivator wearing a sky-blue long robe with black hair tied up with a green scarf, looking at him.

Their eyes met, and the young cultivator suddenly grinned, then withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhao Yujing.

"Zhuang Hao, he's indeed also competing for the Holy Son position," Lu Chen recalled the few people Ji Qianqiu had mentioned and immediately matched the name.

However, it seemed that Zhuang Hao was indeed much stronger than Ji Qianqiu and the others. He could barely...

...Hmm, perhaps he could block a Clone of a Hundred Transformations Dao Soldier.

Just perhaps.

At the same moment.

As Zhuang Hao was looking at the Holy Son Zhao Yujing, a light voice suddenly came to his ears: "Lu Chen is the Holy Son successor I designated. Don't compete with him."

'Zhao Yujing!' Zhuang Hao chuckled lightly and teased: "If I insist on snatching it, what will you do?"

I'm not snatching Lu Chen's Holy Son position, but I want to beat him up.

Not only did he want to beat up Lu Chen, but he also wanted to annoy the Holy Son Zhao Yujing.

Zhao Yujing's expression didn't change: "If you dare to snatch it, I don't mind shattering your Dao Heart again."

Zhuang Hao scoffed: "My Dao Heart is now indestructible. How can you shatter it?"

Zhao Yujing frowned slightly: "Want to spar?"

Zhuang Hao nonchalantly turned his head and ignored Zhao Yujing.

Even the Holy Master fought against this rebellious guy; go play in the mud.

Just as Zhao Yujing was about to warn him again, he was met with the Holy Master's calm gaze, and he immediately became obedient.

At this moment, an Elder in the Ascension Realm spoke in a deep voice. The sound was not loud, but it resonated in everyone's ears, deafeningly: "For the alternation of the Holy Son position, all Disciples of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion are qualified to compete.

"Show your strength, fight fairly, and the strongest will be the new Holy Son."

There was no excessive verbal embellishment, nor any lengthy speeches.

Everyone present, whether Disciples, Elders, or Protectors, were already existences standing at the pinnacle of the Starry Sky. They all knew what they wanted, so there was no need for more words.

One battle would decide everything.

Just as the voice of that Ascension Realm Elder fell, a Great Power in the Tongtian Realm among the crowd had already stepped into the air: "I, Yuan, am not talented, but I am willing to lead the way for my fellow Disciples."

He cupped his fists and bowed: "Which fellow Disciple is willing to come and fight?"

Although he knew that with his own strength, he couldn't compete with Ji Qianqiu, Shang Tianqi, or Lingxu Valley, he usually didn't have the Opportunity to fight against these top-tier Tongtian Realm Great Power.

This was the selection for the Holy Son position, and it was also an Opportunity to fight against strong individuals.

Especially among fellow Disciples, no one would fight to the death, and with the Holy Master and many Ascension Realm existences overseeing, they could fight freely. If they could gain any insights from this, that would be the best reward.

And just as this Tongtian Realm Great Power finished speaking, Shang Tianqi, wearing rough linen clothes, also ascended into the sky. His voice was hoarse: "Shang Tianqi, I'm here to learn."

"Hmm, Shang Tianqi actually made the first move?"

"It seems he wants to finish the battle quickly!"

Many Elders, Protectors, and even the Disciples were surprised.

One must know that powerful existences like Shang Tianqi, who truly had a chance to ascend to the Holy Son position, usually entered the arena last.

Entering the arena early meant only one possibility: he wanted to quickly determine the Holy Son position in a short period of time.

"Boom!"

Without any extra words, the great battle erupted instantly.

Perhaps, using the term 'great battle' might not be accurate, because as soon as the exchange began, it ended.

That fellow Disciple in the Tongtian Realm didn't even have time to reveal his Dharma Idol or dharma aspect spirit, as Shang Tianqi's finger had already silently touched the center of this fellow Disciple's eyebrows.

The gap was too, too large.

"Shang Tianqi is about to reach the Ascension Realm!" an Elder couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

In that instant just now, even he, an old veteran who had cultivated for over ten thousand years, couldn't see how Shang Tianqi had made his move.

"Shang Tianqi is very strong, but he's not without opponents. Let's continue watching!"

Just at this moment, Zhuang Hao, who was in a particularly good mood because he had annoyed Zhao Yujing, stepped into the air and lightly landed opposite Shang Tianqi.

But he didn't even glance at Shang Tianqi; he just looked around and said: "I, Zhuang, don't have much time. All fellow Disciples who wish to compete for the Holy Son position, come up."

Then he suddenly pointed at Lu Chen: "Junior Brother Lu, please wait a moment. I, Zhuang, wish to have a Peak battle with you at the very end."

Lu Chen: "???"

Very arrogant, but inexplicably so.