Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

The cave above was empty, without a single person. The gate leading to the back hall of the Divine Beast Hall was tightly closed.

Zhang Yuanjing's heart tightened, and he secretly became vigilant. According to King Jin, only the Left Divine Envoy and Zhulong knew how to open and close this gate. During the previous祭祀 (sacrificial ritual), the Left Divine Envoy did not close this gate to reassure everyone.

Now that the gate was closed, it meant that the Left Divine Envoy had awakened after leaving the Hidden Soldiers Cave. This was quite coincidental, and there might be a trap! However, he did not remind Zhang Xuan, because Zhang Xuan seemed to trust the Left Divine Envoy very much.

Relying on Zhulong's power, Zhang Xuan easily opened the gate connecting to the back hall. Within the red light was a long cave passage. She nodded to Zhang Yuanjing, took the lead in stepping into the red light, and then her figure flashed and disappeared.

Zhang Yuanjing protected himself with the Source Stone and held the Geng Metal Essence Slip in his hand before stepping into the red light.

With a flash before his eyes, Zhang Yuanjing appeared in the not-so-spacious back hall of the Divine Beast Hall. The back hall was still empty and devoid of people. This made both Zhang Yuanjing and Zhang Xuan feel strange. Were they not worried about Zhenye breaking out from below? Or had they all fled?

The two looked at each other and shook their heads, unable to guess what had happened. So they quickly headed towards the front hall. In the middle, they passed by the Left Divine Envoy's bedroom, which had been completely cleared out to allow a large number of believers to pass through, and was no different from an ordinary passage.

Zhang Xuan involuntarily stopped and suddenly asked, "Daoist Priest, what do you think of Lu Shi, um, the Left Divine Envoy as a person?"

Zhang Yuanjing was taken aback, thought for a moment, and said frankly, "Ambitious, skilled in scheming, with a bottom line in his actions, but unlucky!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan murmured a few times, "Unlucky," and couldn't help but smile bitterly, saying, "What does Daoist Priest mean? Is it that Zhulong's primordial spirit is too powerful? This doesn't seem to have anything to do with luck."

Zhang Yuanjing said seriously, "If it weren't for me and Senior Fire Crow stirring things up, Zhulong might not have dealt with the Left Divine Envoy, and would have been very likely to let him extract power to improve his own realm. Or, it has long been dissatisfied with the millennia of chaos in the Zhulong Divine Sect, and is thinking of taking the opportunity to create an Avatar Realm cultivator to sweep away the remaining problems!"

Of course, he couldn't say that it was because he brought the Anti-Qi Stone from the Zerg nest and reached a deal with Zhulong that the Left Divine Envoy's long-planned major event was ruined.

Seeing that Zhang Yuanjing didn't want to go into details, Zhang Xuan didn't ask any further questions, but nodded slightly and continued towards the front hall.

The front hall was still empty and desolate, with only the ten-zhang-high Zhulong stone sculpture standing there quietly, making a flying posture.

Because of her fusion with Zhulong, Zhang Xuan could clearly feel its aura in this stone sculpture, presumably because it often manifested its will through this stone sculpture.

Just as the two walked a few steps towards the gate of the Divine Beast Hall, they clearly heard layers of breathing sounds from outside. The Divine Beast Hall isolated divine sense detection, but did not block the five senses.

Zhang Xuan stopped and looked at Zhang Yuanjing with a questioning gaze. Zhang Yuanjing quickly made a few guesses and felt that there was no danger, so he nodded and said, "It's okay, let's go out."

Zhang Xuan forcefully pushed open a corner of the gate and slowly walked out of the hall. The moment she fully appeared, the surroundings were first silent, the breathing sounds completely disappeared, and then there was an avalanche-like cheer.

What came into Zhang Xuan's eyes was a dense crowd of people, stretching from the front of the Divine Beast Hall all the way to the plaza in front of the Holy Hall, and crowding the plaza to the point where it was impenetrable.

The person at the very front was none other than the Left Divine Envoy with silver hair and star-like eyes. His aura was somewhat weak, but he still had a kind smile on his face.

Seeing Zhang Xuan, he knelt on one knee, placed his right hand on his chest, and shouted loudly, "Welcome the return of the Holy Sect Leader!"

The crowd behind him followed and shouted in unison, "Welcome the return of the Holy Sect Leader!"

The sound was like thunder, soaring into the sky, sweeping away the sorrowful atmosphere shrouding Zhuyin Valley.

Zhang Xuan hurried forward a few steps, reached out to help the Left Divine Envoy up, and asked with concern, "Lu Shi, how is your health? Can you hold on?"

The Left Divine Envoy's smile deepened, and he waved his hand, saying, "I dare not accept the title of Lu Shi. You are now the new Sect Leader recognized by the entire sect, and you are no longer the Holy Maiden! This subordinate's body can still hold on, no need to worry."

Zhang Xuan nodded almost imperceptibly, then gently raised her head, her gaze passing over his thin shoulders, and saw Daoist Fire Crow, King Jin, Chang Guangming, Quan Youxuan, and others, including Red Dharma King Long Lingfang.

There was also a very rare figure—Qu Feipeng, the Dharma Transmission Envoy under the Right Divine Envoy. It was said that this person was maverick and devoted himself to studying the sect's scriptures, rarely showing his face. However, White Dharma King and his subordinates, Qi Feng and others, were not present.

All the Sacred Core Realm demonic cultivators had respectful expressions and complex eyes. When they saw her looking over, they all showed some smiles.

Zhang Xuan pointed to the nearly two hundred thousand believers and asked疑惑地 (in confusion), "Left Divine Envoy, why are all the believers gathered here?"

The Left Divine Envoy smiled and said, "This was decided after discussions between me, King Jin, Scripture Master Qu, and the two Altar Masters, Chang and Quan. If the Sect Leader overcomes the enemy, then we will take the opportunity to welcome you to the throne; if the Sect Leader dies a martyr, then we will fight with all our might, succeed or die trying! The foundation of the Divine Sect is here, and if it is destroyed by the enemy, it will be difficult to maintain. It is better to take a gamble, and perhaps there is still a chance. Fortunately, the Sect Leader's divine skill has been completed, and the enemy has been destroyed, so the believers do not need to go up and risk their lives. This also shows that the Divine Sect's fortune is prosperous, and revival is in sight!"

He paused, stretched out his hand and pointed to the square behind, where the very center position was a ten-zhang-square area cleared by the crowd, and dozens of people were building a simple high platform in an orderly manner.

"Sect Leader, please go to the high platform in the square to receive the great salute from the believers!"

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and said loudly, "In the Hidden Soldiers Cave, there were originally eight thousand surviving believers. They have gone through hardships, are scarred, but in order to maintain the safety of the Divine Sect, they mustered their remaining strength, regardless of life and death, and fought alongside me against powerful enemies. In the end, hundreds and thousands of believers turned into divine fire and died with the enemy. There were also thousands of believers who died in the aftermath of the battle.

"They are the heroes of the Divine Sect. The surviving three thousand believers are also the heroes of the Divine Sect. Please, Left Divine Envoy, send people to the Hidden Soldiers Cave to collect the dead and rescue the living. All those who can persevere should go to the high platform in the square to receive the cheers and admiration of the believers!"

As soon as her voice fell, there was an immediate thunderous shout and applause, stretching from the entrance of the Divine Beast Hall to the entire square, and finally converging into a vast and mighty force, shaking the entire Zhuyin Valley.

This commotion was much stronger than the cheers for Zhang Xuan just now.

The Left Divine Envoy listened and nodded constantly. When the earth-shattering sound calmed down, he said with a solemn expression, "What the Sect Leader said is very true. I will immediately take the guards of the main altar to handle this matter. The blood of the believers cannot be shed in vain. Every believer who sacrifices or is injured for the Divine Sect will be properly taken care of, no matter which altar he belongs to! Please, two Divine Grace Envoys, accompany the Sect Leader to the high platform first."

Zhang Xuan wanted to dissuade him, but was stopped by his firm gaze, and had to nod to show her agreement.

The Left Divine Envoy turned his head and said to Chang Guangming and Quan Youxuan, "Guangming, you gather the manpower, bring the medicine, and follow me into the Divine Beast Hall. Youxuan, you increase the manpower and build a high platform in the center of the square that can accommodate four thousand people. Be sure to complete it as soon as possible!"

Chang Guangming and Quan Youxuan responded and quickly walked back towards the rear.