Chapter 47: Thank You, Young Master.

Stepping down from Zixia, with handmaidens supporting Jiang Qingshang’s sweeping train, the young woman known as the Number One Beauty in the World stepped onto the Xuanzi Platform.

The Zilin Grand Ceremony was also the Zilin Holy Land’s Founding Ceremony, but holding it once a year was too frequent, so it was changed to once every century.

Jiang Yuerou, who was supposed to preside over the Zilin Grand Ceremony, had not yet returned from the Barbaric Region, so the Saintess was presiding instead.

This was the youngest presiding figure the Zilin Holy Land had seen since its founding.

Not only were there Grand Elders below the stage who were easily thousands of years old, but even those so-called Young Talents were all over a hundred years old.

Yet, no one felt the slightest sense of incongruity about this eighteen-year-old girl presiding over the grand ceremony.

Her unparalleled beauty, perfect demeanor, especially her Sword Dao Talent that allowed her to enter the Yupu Realm at eighteen, and even the prophecy from the Tianji City Elder before his death: “The One Who Subdues Lin Xun is Jiang Qingshang of the Zilin Holy Land.”

All these halos were simply too dazzling.

She was the foremost person in the world today! No one dared to voice any criticism.

Many Geniuses even felt disappointed and lost.

What kind of Genius would such an unprecedented and exceptional woman eventually take as her Dao Companion?

Or rather, who in this world was truly qualified to stand by her side?

The moment this thought appeared, the image of that legendary man, wearing a mask and holding a long spear, surfaced in everyone’s minds.

But soon, everyone felt that this idea of theirs was too absurd and quickly dismissed it.

The Righteous Path and the Demonic Path were incompatible; how could those two possibly have any connection?

However, aside from Lin Xun, who could possibly be worthy of this peerlessly graceful young woman, they realized there was no other candidate!

This made the Elders of the Righteous Path feel profoundly embarrassed.

The Young Talents, on the other hand, felt motivated, vowing to cultivate diligently to win the favor of the Zilin Saintess.

The hundred Ordinary People attending the ceremony naturally just watched, not thinking too much. Jiang Qingshang’s beauty was too dreamlike for them, too ethereally beautiful, but they had already decided that they would boast about this experience for the rest of their lives once they returned!

As for Lin Xun, he admitted that this Saintess of the Zilin Holy Land was indeed extremely beautiful; both her figure and appearance were top-tier. The title of number one on the world’s se jia ranking was well-deserved and truly belonged to her.

But quickly, Lin Xun suppressed the impulse of his “masculine nature,” withdrew his gaze, and continued searching for Qinger.

What if Jiang Qingshang was the top of the se jia ranking? What if she was in the Yupu Realm at eighteen? What if her Sword Dao Talent was rarely seen in ten thousand years?

In his heart, his Qinger was still the prettiest! Her Sword Dao Talent and Realm were not even comparable to a dish his Qinger cooked.

Jiang Qingshang on the stage watched her Husband continuously searching for something, and she couldn’t help but inwardly chide:

“Big Blockhead, you said you were going to find me, yet I’m right in front of you, and you still haven’t recognized me~~~”

Although she was chiding him inwardly, the corner of the young woman’s lips curled up slightly.

With just a faint smile, everyone’s hearts trembled, wishing that this moment could be eternally frozen.

However, not long after Lin Xun started moving through the crowd, a Zilin Holy Land Disciple responsible for order stopped him, indicating that the ceremony was about to begin and asking the friend not to wander around.

Lin Xun had no choice but to wait temporarily for the Saintess to preside over the ceremony.

“Dong.”

The sound of an Immortal Bell slowly drifted from afar. As the chime entered their hearts, the minds of all Cultivators, except for the Mortals, were filled with images of the Ancient Blood War.

In the Ancient Era, all races united to resist the invasion of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan. After ten thousand years of struggle, they managed to suppress and drive out the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan, leading to the current Myriad Laws World and Demon Race World.

The first Zilin Sacred Lord of the Zilin Holy Land participated in that Ancient Great War, and the images mostly focused on how spirited and magnificent that Sacred Lord was.

It must be said that the effect of this stereoscopic, special-effects-filled “movie” was excellent. It both commemorated the ancestors and increased everyone’s reverence for the Zilin Holy Land.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the scenes in their minds finally ended, and everyone slowly returned to their senses.

The exquisitely beautiful woman on the Xuanzi Platform lightly hooked her jade finger, and a long sword pierced the air and flew toward her.

This was the personal sword of the successive Sacred Lords of the Zilin Holy Land, named Zixia, and was one of the ten Immortal Weapons recognized by the Nine Provinces of the Myriad Laws World, having already surpassed the ranks of Divine Weapons.

No one expected that the Zilin Sacred Lord had already handed over Zixia!

Furthermore, this Immortal Weapon was flying around Jiang Qingshang like a clever little girl, meaning the Immortal Weapon had already recognized her as its master!

Everyone said the Zilin Saintess possessed an innate Sword Heart, allowing her to connect telepathically with a Flying Sword. However, to gain the recognition of an Immortal Weapon, one’s Realm must be at least that of an Immortal, and the Sword Heart must be tempered for thousands of years!

Yet this eighteen-year-old girl, whose Realm was only the Jade Purity Realm, had been recognized by an Immortal Weapon! This was simply unbelievable!

Jiang Qingshang grasped the Immortal Sword and began the subsequent procedures.

In fact, the process of the Zilin Grand Ceremony was generally similar to the Imperial Sacrifice of a Mortal Empire. It basically involved Jiang Qingshang leading the worship of the ancestors, followed by promoting some Inner Sect Disciples to the Direct Lineage based on a list.

Finally, just like previous ceremonies, they declared the Zilin Holy Land’s determination to protect the Righteous Path of the world.

Although the speech was long, the young woman’s voice was beautiful, sweet like a clear spring.

Moreover, since she was the Number One Beauty in the World, no one felt the slightest bit annoyed; they even wished she would speak longer so they could gaze upon this peerless beauty more.

After all, they wouldn’t have the chance later.

But Lin Xun clearly noticed that the young woman on stage seemed to grow slightly impatient as she read, her small mouth pouting slightly, as if she disliked how long the script was.

Lin Xun found Jiang Qingshang’s genuine display of emotion rather amusing, and he couldn’t help but recall Qinger’s appearance.

Finally, the speech was finished, and they entered the final stage: the Zilin Saintess needed to tour the Zilin Holy Land together with one guest. As for the meaning behind this—

Even the Elders of the Zilin Holy Land thought it was meaningless.

However, in the beginning, the Zilin Holy Land was founded because the Zilin Old Ancestor accidentally met a stranger, and the two chatted happily while touring the area that is now the Zilin Holy Land. After that, the Old Ancestor said, “I’ll establish a Sect here too.”

Therefore, there was the tradition of successive Zilin Sacred Lords touring the area with one guest.

As for how the guest was chosen, that was decided by the Zilin Jade Pendant worn on the waist of every visitor.

Every visitor’s Zilin Jade Pendant was half of a set, requiring the other half to match, but the matching groove on each pendant was unique.

The Sacred Lord presiding over the ceremony in previous sessions also held a Zilin Jade Pendant.

In other words, among hundreds of thousands of guests, only one person’s Zilin Jade Pendant would match the Zilin Saintess’s pendant.

The moment the Zilin Saintess took out the pendant from the Jade Box handed over by the handmaiden, everyone’s heart grew tense!

Lin Xun, however, felt nothing. He didn’t look forward to strolling around with this Saintess, and he had great confidence in his Bad Luck Lineage.

If he actually won this chance, which had a probability of tens of thousands to one, his secret stash would be discovered by Qinger the very next day!

“Silly.”

Watching Lin Xun’s calm appearance, the young woman smiled lightly in her heart and tossed the pendant high into the air.

The instant the pendant was thrown, the young woman’s slender, jade-like leg had already stepped forward.

Among the tens of thousands of people on the Zilin Plain, one pendant seemed to sense something, transforming into a streak of light that shot up from the ground.

When the two pendants fit together, becoming flawless and whole, the young woman had already walked in front of him.

“Thank you for your trouble, Young Master.”

In front of Lin Xun, the graceful and breathtakingly beautiful woman smiled and curtsied, her beauty surpassing that of a Heavenly Immortal… 【I have something today, so I can only update one chapter first… I’ll make a note of it…】

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