Chapter 481 - Martial Arts Competition for Fun

Chapter 481: Chapter 480: Martial Arts Competition for FunBelow the altar.

Su Jiannan step by step ascended the staircase, making his way onto the altar.

Shortly after, Ji Bei and Ji Bai, leading the full staff of the Elder Pavilion, ascended to the altar.

The last were the core martial artists, Lin Bai and Ye Mobei.

Originally, the Spirit Sword Sect had nine core martial artists, but this year’s nine were all slain by Lin Bai. The only one left was Ye Mobei, who did not take any action and was spared from the disaster.

Ye Mobei, walking beside Lin Bai, laughed and said, "Congratulations, Lin Bai."

Lin Bai, expressionless, replied, "If you wish to take revenge for Divine Alliance, you are welcome to come looking for me. I hope you don’t use distasteful schemes."

Ye Mobei disdainfully replied, "When the Core Martial Artist Assessment lost its impartiality, I gave up on Divine Alliance. Although I am a martial artist of the Divine Alliance, the Spirit Sword Sect has given me the grace of recognition."

"My attachment to the Spirit Sword Sect is absolutely no less than yours."

Ye Mobei calmly said.

Lin Bai responded with a slight smile and ceased his words.

Su Jiannan, accompanied by all the elders of the Elder Pavilion and the two core martial artists, ascended the altar to make a golden sword offering to the heavens.

Upon the altar, there was a sword furnace, within which were many golden swords. Lin Bai looked closely, and there were astonishingly over five thousand.

Ye Mobei explained, "Each newly appointed Sect Leader will cast their golden sword into the sword furnace. The intense fire will burn, to decree to the mysterious yellow."

"I see,"

Lin Bai replied, nodding slightly.

Su Jiannan inserted his own golden sword into the sword furnace and loudly declared, "Today I, Su Jiannan, take up the mantle of Sect Leader Supreme, the 4512th of the Spirit Sword Sect. I will abide by the Spirit Sword Sect’s rules and guide the disciples below me, cut down the powerful and support the weak, and guard us from evil."

"Now, the Spirit Sword Sect has fallen. I, Su Jiannan, solemnly swear to bring the Spirit Sword Sect back to its pinnacle days!"

"I ask that all past Sect Leader Supremes guard and protect the Spirit Sword Sect, so that it may exist for countless generations!"

Su Jiannan spoke passionately and clearly, and then gestured.

Suddenly, within the sword furnace, thousands of golden swords simultaneously shone.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—-

The golden swords ascended, and gathered into a forceful and boundless sword presence that was cast into the sky.

Half an hour later, the golden swords descended, returning to the sword furnace.

Then, under Ji Bei’s arrangement, they went through numerous cumbersome procedures.

Approximately one hour later, all procedures were completed, and the succession ceremony ended.

Su Jiannan sat tall upon the Supreme leader’s throne, laughing and chatting with the guests who came to congratulate him from all directions.

"Leader Su Jiannan, I am Liu Qingfeng from Shengyue Sect, and I am here to pay respects with a drink."

At this moment, a young man from the Shengyue Sect’s seats came forward and said before Su Jiannan with a smile.

Su Jiannan responded with a slight smile: "Liu Qingfeng, I’ve heard of your name, one of the ’Three Heroes and Four Talents’ of the Shengyue Sect. Today, upon seeing you, I no doubt agree with your reputation."

Liu Qingfeng offered a slight smile.

At this time, Tang Tianhao walked over with a wine cup in his hand and laughed: "Hahaha, compared to the trivial accomplishments of Liu Qingfeng, how could he compare to the high disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect?"

"Leader Su Jiannan, I have long heard that the Spirit Sword Sect’s disciples are all skilled in sword cultivation. While everyone is gathered here, it seems boring to just sit and drink. Why don’t we let the younger generation compete in martial arts?"

"For the sake of lively atmosphere."

Tang Tianhao suggested.

Su Jiannan gave a slight smile, glanced at Lin Bai, and saw that Lin Bai was currently chatting and laughing with the First Princess.

Immediately, Su Jiannan laughed and said, "That’s fine, since it’s a martial arts exchange, let us stop at the point of contact and avoid injuring anyone to maintain a harmonious atmosphere."

Ji Bei, standing next to Su Jiannan, whispered to Ji Bai, "It’s starting, it seems the Sacred Moon Sect of Dayue Kingdom has come with ill intentions."

Ji Bai chuckled, "I just saw the Sect Leader glance at Lin Bai, I suppose these two old foxes must have their own calculations."

Ji Bei laughed, "If Lin Bai wasn’t here, I bet our Sect Leader wouldn’t have agreed to this martial art exchange."

Ji Bai chuckled, "Yeah, with Lin Bai here, the Spirit Sword Sect wouldn’t lose too badly."

Su Jiannan and Tang Tianhao exchanged a smile.

Immediately, Tang Tianhao turned and loudly announced to all the martial artists present, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are honored to be invited by the Spirit Sword Sect to attend the Sect Leader Inauguration ceremony today."

"From far away in the Sacred Moon Sect of Dayue Kingdom, I have heard of the fame of the Spirit Sword Sect. Jian Xuan, the First Sword Cultivator of the Lingdong 700 States century ago, was from the Spirit Sword Sect."

"I have always admired the Spirit Sword Sect, wouldn’t you like to challenge the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect and exchange some sword skills?"

Tang Tianhao asked with a laugh, "I’ve already got the approval of Sect Leader Su Jiannan, we are free to challenge any disciple from the Spirit Sword Sect."

Su Jiannan laughed, "Since we are guests from afar, an exchange in martial arts is in order, but remember, please don’t hurt anyone to prevent any disruption of harmony."

The voices of Su Jiannan and Tang Tianhao resounded.

The First Princess whispered, "The Sacred Moon Sect has started, they indeed came with ill intentions."

Lin Bai said, "Yes, although the Sect Leader knew the Sacred Moon Sect came with ill intentions, does the Spirit Sword Sect have any countermeasures?"

"Now that the Sect Leader has just taken office, if the Spirit Sword Sect doesn’t even have the courage to accept challenges today, it will become a big joke in the martial arts world."

The First Princess laughed, "Indeed, Sect Leader Su Jiannan is in a predicament."

"A martial arts exchange is about to happen!"

"Although the Sacred Moon Sect and Spirit Sword Sect verbally agree it’s just an exchange, the tension between the two is palpable."

"Yes, you may not know the inside story. More than two months ago on the Southern Battlefield, half of the disciples of the Sacred Moon Sect died at the hands of the Spirit Sword Sect. It seems the Sacred Moon Sect has come for revenge."

"This time the Sacred Moon Sect has come, they indeed came with bad intentions."

Many of the guests who came to offer congratulations have seen the signs.

The war between Dayue Kingdom and Shenwu Kingdom can be considered the largest scale conflict in recent centuries, causing a dozen surrounding Martial Arts Empires to pay great attention.

Tang Tianhao said with a slight smile, "We have a good-for-nothing disciple, Zhang Haoyun. He’s stubborn by nature and has a love for swordsmanship, but his skills are quite poor. I would appreciate it if one of Spirit Sword Sect’s skilled disciples would guide him."

Tang Tianhao pointed to a young man seated among them.

At once, a young man from the Sacred Moon Sect stood from his seat, walked into the center of the plaza with a smile, and gave a bow to the crowd saying, "I am Zhang Haoyun, a disciple of the Sacred Moon Sect, with cultivation at the Heaven Martial Realm Ninth Layer."

Zhang Haoyun’s talent in the Sacred Moon Sect was not low. During the ranking of the Three Heroes and Four Talents, he lost to Liu Qingfeng by just one move and failed to enter the ranks of the Three Heroes and Four Talents.

However, his cultivation reached a peak and should not be underestimated.

Seeing Zhang Haoyun step out, there were exclamations from the crowd. They never thought the Sacred Moon Sect would send out a disciple who was just short of entering the ranks of the Three Heroes and Four Talents as their first contender.

The First Princess said, "Zhang Haoyun is not simple. During the match of the Three Heroes and Four Talents in the Sacred Moon Sect, Zhang Haoyun lost to Liu Qingfeng by half a move and failed to rank among the Three Heroes and Four Talents. But now, Zhang Haoyun’s cultivation can be considered among the elites in the Sacred Moon Sect."

Lin Bai, watching Zhang Haoyun step out enveloped in an intimidating sword aura, felt that this man wasn’t an easy one to deal with.

With a cultivation at the Heaven Martial Realm Ninth Layer, he could be considered one of the strongest existences just below the Half-step Divine Elixir Realm.

Tang Tianhao laughed, "Sect Leader Su Jiannan, which skilled member will the Spirit Sword Sect dispatch to instruct my unruly disciple?"

Tang Tianhao’s words were full of humility, but it was extremely irritating to hear.

Instruct!

If the disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect were to win later, then it won’t be a problem.

But if they lost, it would not prove instruction but rather it would prove cruelty. That would indeed be a great disgrace.