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Having received Qinchuan's response, the Supreme Elder no longer hesitated and agreed to Elder Gu Chuan's proposal.

Seeing that the Supreme Elder had agreed to his proposal, a smile immediately appeared at the corner of Elder Gu Chuan's mouth.

He didn't suggest this merely to prevent the Supreme Elder from appointing Qinchuan as the Saint Heir. He also saw it as an opportunity for his disciple to vie for the position of Saint Heir.

Not just Elder Gu Chuan but also several other elders present backed his proposal, harboring similar intentions.

When the Supreme Elder, Sect Master Wu Tian, and the other high-ranking elders reached a consensus, the matter was naturally settled.

...

After the meeting ended.

Elder Gu Chuan hurried back to Yunhai Peak, which he presided over, and immediately summoned his direct disciple.

"Disciple pays respect to Master."

Outside the Yunhai Grand Hall, Zhou Xi arrived gracefully, with each step blooming like a lotus.

She was tall and possessed a stunningly beautiful face that could bring nations to their knees, causing the blooming flowers on Yunhai Peak to pale in comparison.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

In this regard, what Zhou Rong and Liu Qingyu had said when they went to Great Wilderness City to annul the marriage on her behalf was not an empty boast. She truly possessed exceptional beauty.

Elder Gu Chuan sat in a round-backed chair, holding a cup of tea. Seeing Zhou Xi enter, a kindly smile immediately appeared on his face.

To him, looking at his disciple was far more pleasing than looking at that Qinchuan!

His own disciple was not only stunningly beautiful, but she also carried the Taiyin True Meridian, and she was extremely talented. At not quite eighteen years old, she had already reached the Third Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm, which filled him with pride.

Aside from talking big, what could Qinchuan compare to his own disciple in?

Elder Gu Chuan's face darkened again at the thought of the Supreme Elder wanting to appoint that man as the Saint Heir.

Observing her master's changing expressions, Zhou Xi softly inquired, "Master, what troubles you? Is there any way your disciple can help alleviate your concerns?"

Elder Gu Chuan took a deep breath, composed his expression, and the image of that boastful person lingered in his mind. Flinging the teacup onto the table beside him, he said, "Today, I met an ignorant braggart who, for some reason, is valued by the Supreme Elder. He even wants to appoint this person as the Saint Heir of our Cloud Sect's current generation."

"Hmph, that person is just a teenager of fifteen or sixteen, and he only joined our Cloud Sect today. His cultivation is merely at the intermediate stage of the Fifth Layer of the Condensed Truth Realm. What right does he have to be our Cloud Sect's Saint Heir? Moreover, there is something peculiar about him everywhere..."

As Elder Gu Chuan talked about the peculiarity surrounding Qinchuan, he abruptly stopped, remembering the Supreme Elder's instructions and warnings not to disclose any of the strange aspects surrounding Qinchuan.

Hearing her master's words, Zhou Xi couldn't help but frown slightly, "The Supreme Elder wants to appoint a martial artist who has just joined the sect and is only at the Condensed Truth Realm as the Saint Heir?!"

Zhou Xi naturally understood what it meant to be the Saint Heir.

It could be said that in any sect, the position of Saint Heir was coveted by all disciples.

Only the most outstanding disciples in a sect could ascend to this position. With such a prestigious status, second only to the Sect Master, even the elders had no authority over the Saint Heir.

In the Cloud Sect, there had already been many outstanding disciples eyeing the position of Saint Heir.

As an outstanding disciple of her generation in the Cloud Sect, Zhou Xi naturally also had designs on this position.

After all, becoming the Saint Heir would grant her access to more cultivation resources, allowing her to grow faster.

However, for years, the Cloud Sect had had no plans to appoint a Saint Heir.

And now, the Congyun Sect had finally decided to establish a Saint Heir.

However, they had just learned that the Supreme Elder intended to make a Martial Artist who had just joined the Sect and was at the Fifth Layer of the Condensed Truth Realm the Saint Heir!

How could anyone accept this?!

"To make a Martial Artist who has just joined the Sect and is only at the Fifth Layer of the Condensed Truth Realm the Saint Heir, Master, if I may be so bold to ask, is that person the Supreme Elder's illegitimate child?"

Zhou Xi couldn't help but blurt out.

Because this was truly beyond belief. If not for this reason, then why would the Supreme Elder nominate a mere Martial Artist at the Condensed Truth Realm to be the Saint Heir?

And it was a Martial Artist who had just entered the Sect at that!

Appointing a Martial Artist at the Condensed Truth Realm to be the Saint Heir was unprecedented, not only in Shanhe County but in the entirety of Tianyuan Nation.

Because, in a sense, the Saint Heir was also a part of a Sect's face.

It represented the younger generation of a Sect.

To let a Martial Artist at the Condensed Truth Realm become the Saint Heir, was that telling others that the younger generation of the Congyun Sect was no more?

If that was the case, it would be better to keep the position of Saint Heir vacant!

Hearing his disciple's words brimming with discontent, Gu Chuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Not only you do not understand, even I and the others are at a loss."

"Thankfully, the Supreme Elder did not proceed solely on his own volition and has agreed to my suggestion," he continued.

Speaking of which, Gu Chuan looked at Zhou Xi with a gentle smile and said, "Xi'er, the proposal I made this time states that if that person can suppress all the talented disciples of our Congyun Sect, dominating his peers, then we will agree to let him become the Saint Heir."

"Similarly, this is also an opportunity for all of you."

"As long as you defeat this person and then overtake your peers, whoever among you will be the Saint Heir of our generation in Congyun Sect."

"Xi'er, your Power of Taiyin is becoming more profound, and your strength is increasing rapidly. As long as you defeat this person and then surpass the other geniuses of your generation, you will be the Congyun Sect's Saint Heir," he added.

Upon hearing Gu Chuan's words, Zhou Xi's eyes suddenly shone with a gleam of brilliance.

Zhou Xi, who had been indignant about the Supreme Elder nominating a newly-joined Condensed Truth Realm Martial Artist as the Saint Heir, now felt as if she had seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

Endowed with the Taiyin True Meridian, and now one of the outstanding individuals among her peers, she had a great chance to vie for the position of Saint Heir.

"I will definitely live up to Master's expectations," she said, her eyes sparkling with determination.

Gu Chuan smiled and nodded, but when he thought of Qinchuan's arrogant and presumptuous remarks before, his tone became somewhat grave, "My disciple, when you go to challenge that youngster, remember to give him a good lesson on my behalf."

Zhou Xi was startled, "Has this person offended Master?"

If it was merely because the Supreme Elder intended to make the other party the Saint Heir, her master would not be this perturbed.

Gu Chuan's expression darkened as he said, "Relying on the Supreme Elder's protection, that person is haughty and arrogant to the extreme, looking down upon everyone, despising all of us in the Congyun Sect, even going so far as to utter wild claims before, declaring the Taiyin True Meridian to be innately deficient, an innate disability, something which truly infuriates me!"

"Not only that, but he also said that since you have already reached the Third Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm, your Taiyin True Meridian must have started to show some effects, and he even told me to ask you whether, since your cultivation, you've often felt your True Qi flowing chaotically and your meridians starting to ache faintly, which is simply absurd!"

As he spoke of this, Gu Chuan looked disdainful, yet he failed to notice that his own disciple's face had drastically changed upon hearing these words!