Chapter 17

While the people in the inn were enthusiastically discussing the deeds of Dongfang Bubai, on the Blackwood Cliff, the protagonist Dongfang Bubai, whom they were talking about, was sitting cross-legged on a grand and tidy bed, dressed in a splendid and clean white robe. His eyes were slightly closed, his hands resting on his knees, and an invisible wave slowly spread out from the surrounding void.

If there were experts of the innate realm or higher present, they would know that Dongfang Bubai was cultivating, and the invisible wave in the void was precisely Dongfang Bubai absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

Dongfang Bubai, with his eyes closed, looked young, but a mature, steady, domineering, and proud aura made people subconsciously ignore his age.

Apart from the white robe, he had no other extra items. No, under the white robe, a sword hung at his waist, with a simple and ancient white scabbard and a simple and ancient white hilt, even making people doubt whether the blade was also white.

Dongfang Bubai, sitting cross-legged, did not look tall, with a somewhat slender figure, but he did not appear weak. His shoulders, covered by the white robe, were as if carved by a knife.

His hands were long, very fair, and even beautiful. No one would think that such beautiful hands had killed so many people. The skin on his face and neck was also very fair, comparable to his white clothes, but no one would think he was a fair-faced man.

Slowly, he opened his eyes silently. A pair of clear eyes seemed to have no emotional fluctuations, yet seemed to be filled with countless emotions, in short, anyone who saw them would say they were very complex eyes.

At this moment, one could see Dongfang Bubai's complete appearance. When his eyes were closed, each feature on his face looked strange, as if independent, but now, with a pair of complex eyes, each independent feature perfectly combined, forming a face that was unforgettable and flawless.

Dongfang Bubai slowly got up and walked off the bed, standing very straight, like a sword. His left hand habitually gripped the white hilt at his left waist, and a steady, confident, proud, and even disdainful aura naturally arose.

He slowly walked out of the grand and spacious room, knowing that many people were waiting for him in the front hall.

Although there were many palace buildings on Blackwood Cliff, apart from the central hall, which was the grand hall with a super large square, the meeting hall, and also the residence of the sect leader,

the two grand halls were the most luxurious and tall, standing on either side of the central hall. They were called the Left Hall of Light and the Right Hall of Light, the offices and residences of the Left Envoy and the Right Envoy of the Sun Moon Sect.

The front hall was large and used for office work, while the various courtyards behind were for residence, providing homes for the Left and Right Envoys and their families, similar to the meeting hall where the sect leader resided.

At this moment, in the spacious front hall of the Right Hall of Light, the usual bustling office workers were gone, and only a dozen or so people, some holding weapons and some empty-handed, were standing in two rows, quietly waiting. Although they had been waiting for a considerable time, none of these people, who were of no small status and strength, showed any dissatisfaction or impatience.

Because they were waiting for a person they admired and were willing to die for, and that person was Dongfang Bubai.

After a long time, when a white figure slowly came from the back courtyard, the dozen or so people immediately bowed and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Right Envoy Dongfang."

Dongfang Bubai walked straight to the central chair at the head of the hall and sat down naturally.

"No need for formalities," Dongfang Bubai's right hand lightly waved in the air, his left hand remaining on the hilt. His voice was very calm, but not cold. He was not a cold person. Apart from the calmness, there was only one meaning in his tone, and that meaning was not to be questioned.

Indeed, it was not to be questioned. Years of fighting and defeating countless opponents, combined with his high position in recent years and his original character, had already formed a confident and domineering personality. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was extremely domineering in his heart, not allowing others to oppose him.

The crowd, hearing Dongfang Bubai's voice, stood straight and resumed their normal posture.

"Have you all considered this matter carefully?" Dongfang Bubai's calm eyes slowly swept over the crowd, and they immediately tensed up, becoming even more respectful.

"We will follow the orders of the Right Envoy," the crowd, without any hesitation, bowed and shouted loudly. However, thinking about the matter Dongfang Bubai mentioned, they could not help but feel their hearts surge with excitement.

"Ha ha!" Dongfang Bubai seemed to be thinking of something, a smile of disdain or amusement playing on the corners of his mouth. He said calmly and authoritatively, "Tell me your thoughts."

The dozen or so people hesitated slightly, exchanging glances, and then the man in his thirties, holding a bronze staff, bowed and said respectfully and loudly,

"Reporting to the Right Envoy, I believe that the sect leader is truly planning to abdicate this time, and the most qualified person to succeed him is you. However, Ren Woxing, as the Left Envoy, and with his ambitions, must be guarded against."

"We agree with Elder Zhang's opinion," the remaining dozen or so people bowed and said in unison, their eyes showing a hint of excitement.

As long as Dongfang Bubai could ascend to the position of sect leader, they would naturally be more favored. More importantly, they believed that Dongfang Bubai could lead the Sun Moon Sect to its peak, which would give them higher status and greater benefits.

As for Ren Woxing, to be honest, they did not think he could cause much trouble. It could only be said that he was in the wrong place and chose the wrong opponent. Living in the Sun Moon Sect and choosing Dongfang Bubai as his opponent, was this not courting death?

Moreover, there were still they, these dozen or so people, who were not simple characters.

The Sun Moon Sect respected the sect leader, followed by the Left and Right Envoys of Light, and then the Ten Elders.

Currently, the Left and Right Envoys of Light were Ren Woxing and Dongfang Bubai, and the Ten Elders were Fan Song, the Mighty Demon, Zhao He, the Flying Demon, Zhang Chengfeng, the Golden Monkey Demon, and Zhang Chengyun, the White Ape Demon. These four were the most powerful among the Ten Elders.

Each of these four was at the eighth level of the innate realm, around thirty years old, and had good potential for further advancement. Zhang Chengfeng and Zhang Chengyun were brothers.

The remaining six were Xiang Wentian, Tong Bai Xiong, Qu Yang, Huang Zhong Gong, Shangguan Yun, and Jia Bu.

These six were at the seventh level of the innate realm, of varying ages, and had different potentials for future advancement.

Among the dozen or so people standing here were Zhang Chengfeng and Zhang Chengyun, Tong Bai Xiong, and Huang Zhong Gong, four of the Ten Elders.

The man standing at the head, holding the bronze staff, was Zhang Chengfeng. Actually, with their status as the Ten Elders, they did not need to refer to themselves as subordinates to Dongfang Bubai. If it were not for Dongfang Bubai's overwhelming strength and personal charm, which had won their heartfelt loyalty, they would not have lowered their status to be so respectful to him.

The remaining dozen or so people were all experts at the sixth level of the innate realm, also upper-middle level members of the Sun Moon Sect. Together with Dongfang Bubai, they already represented a significant portion of the upper echelons of the Sun Moon Sect.

As for the remaining six elders, Fan Song, Zhao He, Shangguan Yun, Jia Bu, and Qu Yang, they were loyal to the sect leader and only listened to the sect leader.

Ren Woxing only had Xiang Wentian to support him, and the lower-level disciples of the Sun Moon Sect were mostly in favor of the famous Dongfang Bubai. What did Ren Woxing have to fight against Dongfang Bubai?

His only advantage over Dongfang Bubai was his realm. Currently, Ren Woxing was at the ninth level of the innate realm, while Dongfang Bubai was at the eighth level. However, if they were to fight, they could only laugh.

Thinking of this, they became even more excited, as if they could already see Dongfang Bubai sitting on the throne of the sect leader, leading the Sun Moon Sect to fame and glory.

The matter they were discussing was that the current sect leader, Zhou Tianli, had suddenly announced three days ago that he would abdicate and let the others choose a new sect leader after three days of consideration. Today was the third day.

Actually, everyone had long been prepared for Zhou Tianli's abdication. After all, Zhou Tianli was too old, and all clear-eyed people could see that if it were not for supporting Dongfang Bubai, he would have retired long ago.

Now that Dongfang Bubai had grown up, and Zhou Tianli could no longer hold on, he proposed the abdication. The reason he did not directly hand over the position to Dongfang Bubai and let the others elect was to create a fair and just environment, allowing Dongfang Bubai to take over the position of sect leader with legitimacy.

Moreover, the sect leader should be the strongest person in the sect. If there were any dissatisfied people, such as Ren Woxing, they could challenge him in a martial contest to establish his authority. Although Dongfang Bubai no longer needed to establish his authority, having it was better than not having it.

"Good."

At this moment, when the crowd was excited, Dongfang Bubai did not show any humility. He calmly and naturally agreed with their words, displaying extreme confidence and dominance.

However, the crowd did not find anything unusual. In their hearts, this was Dongfang Bubai. If he did not have the confidence and dominance of being the only one, he would not be Dongfang Bubai, and he would not have said the phrase "The sun rises in the east, and I am the only one who cannot be defeated," which made all the world's geniuses lose their voice.

"Then we will... hmm!" Dongfang Bubai stood up, about to say something to the crowd, but suddenly paused, falling silent, as if listening to someone.

Zhang Chengfeng and the others noticed that someone was using the technique of transmitting sound over a distance to Dongfang Bubai. This technique could be used by anyone at the innate realm, but the higher the realm, the better the effect.

The person transmitting sound to Dongfang Bubai was probably not of a high realm, otherwise, they would not have been detected.

Three seconds later, Dongfang Bubai's eyes flickered, and he waved his right hand, "Go to the meeting hall first, I will be there shortly."

"Yes!" The crowd obeyed the order, not daring to ask more, and slowly left the hall.

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