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Chapter 402 - 372: Ascension Council

Chapter 402: Chapter 372: Ascension Council

At this moment, Wang Zijia was seated at the center of the great hall, atop the enormous royal jade throne.

Ling Yanlan had transformed into a flame sparrow the size of a lion, resting in front of the throne, its head and tail connected in a circular shape, its eyes half-closed, seemingly asleep yet not asleep.

Below the high base where the jade throne was located, there were two seats on each side.

The three Great Elders Fu Wenrui, Hui Feiyang, Li Lexin, and the only Great Elder Mo Yunzi, were sitting on those seats.

In the massive hall, numerous disciples stood, all dressed as sacrificial monks, many of whom were at the peak of their ranks.

Regrettably, none of them had achieved a breakthrough to become a Dao Perfected.

After all, the level of power in this realm was limited. The desire to achieve a breakthrough and become a monk who could ascend was extremely difficult.

It was even harder than crossing the tribulation and becoming an immortal in the Wanyu Sect.

In the front row of the disciples were the 108 lineage masters of various branches.

Counting the three Great Elders, the Demon Suppression Sect had developed 111 branches by now!

In the span of thirty-eight years, the Qinglian Realm had witnessed immense changes, both in the mortal and cultivation world.

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The Demon-suppression Hall had not been used many times since its construction.

And today, with such a grand gathering, was the first time.

"Greetings to the Founder!" After everyone arrived, with the appearance of Wang Zijia, all the disciples saluted in unison.

Seated on the throne, Wang Zijia glanced at the disciples who greeted him in unison, fell silent for a moment, and went straight to the point:

"The reason I have gathered you here today is to announce that I will hold the second world-wide sermon in half a year."

"At that time, the Dharma Transmission Plaza will be open to all sect monks, and I will lecture on the Great Dao."

"The main subject of this sermon will be cultivation after reaching the level of Sacrificial Wine, including the formation of True Seeds of Runes and matters related to ascension."

"This sermon will still follow the principle of being open to everyone. Everyone with destiny can come and listen to the Dao. Our sect will certainly open the door of convenience at that time."

Upon hearing this, everyone below was surprised, and a few even started to whisper and discuss amongst themselves.

After thirty-eight years, many present still had vivid memories of Wang Zijia’s first sermon.

It was that sermon that began the flourishing era of cultivation in the Qinglian Realm.

Wang Zijia disregarded the reactions of the disciples and continued: "After the sermon, I will ascend."

"What?"

"Founder, are you going to ascend?"

"The cleaning of the three continents has not been completed yet!"

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With the announcement, the disciples below could not stand still, and the conversations between the lineage masters became loud, some even somewhat panicky.

The issue was not the master’s self-control, but rather that Wang Zijia had played a significant role these years.

Although he hadn’t been active, the whole cultivation world of the Qinglian Realm was basically established under his suppression.

He was the stabilizer of Qinglian, Mo Yunzi, Ling Yanlan, and the others at most considered as gurus, utterly incomparable to him.

Once the news of his ascension was announced, who knows what would happen outside.

Even the three Great Elders and Mo Yunzi, who were seated on the meditation cushion and had received the news beforehand, had complex expressions.

"What kind of manner is making noise in the Sect Meeting Hall!" Wang Zijia glanced at the noisy discussions below, his eyebrows slightly furrowed as he admonished softly.

The disciples below immediately quieted down, each one speechless, looking at Wang Zijia nervously.

"Founder, what have we failed in our services?" One lineage master stepped forward and reported.

Wang Zijia waved his hand, saying," I have always emphasized that sooner or later I would return to the sect. The Demon Suppression Sect needs to rely on you all, and now is that time."

"Founder, you have been working hard in the Lower Realm. You haven’t enjoyed the beautiful scenery and holy places in our Lower Realm. What if we accompany you to enjoy a few decades of worldly distractions!" A disciple suddenly stepped forward and said.

The eyes of the lineage masters around him lit up, they all looked at Wang Zijia, with hopeful expressions.

Wang Zijia glanced at the disciple who spoke, well, he knew him, Yu Tianci, the chief disciple of Li Lexin, who had already started taking over the management of the Five Elements Lineage.

In the sect, the new generation of elder brother, a standard contemporary genius.

The only one who could compare with him was Shang Rifeng, who had turned out to be a bit depressive and lonely for some reason, and was the only one in this realm who possessed a top-grade spiritual root.

"You little rascal, talking about enjoying worldly distractions for several decades, why don’t you ask me to become an official in the mortal world!" Wang Zijia laughed and scolded.

"If Founder is willing, I can be your book boy!" Yu Tianci immediately replied with a smile.

Wang Zijia waved his hand speechlessly. He understood clearly that this guy was a money grubber with a thick face and didn’t bother to talk nonsense with him. He said:

"I have made a decision on this matter, no need for further discussion."

As Wang Zijia finalized the decision, all the disciples below had a gloomy expression.

Some of them were filled with anxiety and confusion, mainly due to their concerns about the Qinglian Realm losing its stabilizer and pillar of support.

"Let’s talk about the situation of each lineage. We should use today to make some decisions!" Wang Zijia looked at everyone, continuing the upcoming topic.

"..."

The disciples in the great hall began the largest summary and planning since the founding of the Demon Suppression Sect.

They summarized the results of more than thirty years, and arranged the plans for the next hundred years, and so on.

After a while, when the discussion was almost over, Wang Zijia said, "Before I leave, I need to collect the aura of treasures from various worlds, similar to refining tools twenty years ago."

"All treasures of the second and third grades are needed. Of course, I’m just collecting a bit of aura, I won’t ask people for treasures."

"So whether it’s the bottom of your private libraries, or if you know friends who have something at the bottom of their boxes, I hope I can see them before I leave. Please inform the various sects."

"Ancestor, you overestimate us disciples!" Wang Zijia’s tone made all the disciples below begin to speak at the same time.

Even the several deputy head teachers on the side stood up together and respectfully said, "Ancestor, why do you need to be so polite, you just need to give an order for this kind of thing!"

Wang Zijia waved his hand to stop everyone from speaking, saying, "This time is different from before. It has nothing to do with the safety of Qinglian, nor the future development. It is purely a private matter for me. I’m discussing it with you and whether you are willing or not will not affect it!"

"Without you, Ancestor, there wouldn’t be the Qinglian World of today. Not to mention that you’re only extracting a bit of aura, even if you wanted me to hand over all of my private stash, I would be willing!" Yu Tianci stated.

"Ancestor, this disciple has..." There were also more realistic ones, who outright offered to hand over precious items.

"..."

Wang Zijia waved his hand and said, "Someone will be in charge of this matter later, and you may present it to me before I leave. If anyone uses this opportunity to seize these, I will certainly punish them severely."

With Wang Zijia’s words, the discussion of this matter ended.

"Alright, let’s end today’s discussions here. The Great Elder and the three Head Teachers stay, everyone else can leave!" Wang Zijia waved his hand to bid goodbye to his guests.

"Comply with the Ancestor’s Decree!"

All disciples bowed in unison and then quickly left.

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After a while, there were only five people and one bird left in the entire hall.

Wang Zijia looked at a few people and took out fifteen blood-colored crystal ornaments the size of a thumb.

There were a total of five sets, three in each set, respectively a thumb-sized sculpture identical to Wang Zijia, a glass bead-sized bloody crystal bead, and a dark red sphere the size of a pigeon egg.

As Wang Zijia waved his hand, there was one set in front of four people and a bird.

Under the puzzled or surprised eyes of the others, Wang Zijia said, "These are the Void Spirit Jade Talismans that I carefully made, which are one-time secondary talisman treasures."

"What is enclosed inside are my signature skills, once the sculpture is activated, my Dharma Idol could be summoned to bless oneself;"

"The Blood Pearl contains the Blood Escape, which allows the user to travel thousands of miles in a split second without any consumption;"

"The dark red sphere is an extreme encapsulation of fifteen Molten Fireballs, the power of which is amazing, I believe you have all seen it, so before using it, make sure you are prepared to run. It would be a joke if you didn’t hit anyone else but blew yourself up."

"These can be considered as the protection I give you before I leave as Ancestor!"

"There is not much high-grade spiritual material in the Lower Realm, so it’s not very realistic to make top-notch spirit tools for you. The next best thing was to leave you talisman treasures."

"Ancestor..."

"Thank you, Ancestor for your graciousness!"

"This disciple will not fail the trust of Ancestor and will carry forward the Demon Suppression Sect, ascend to the Upper Realm as soon as possible, and reunite with you, Ancestor."

"..."

Everyone spoke in unison, moved.

Wang Zijia looked at them indifferently and continued, "In addition, there are the True Seeds of the Perfected Dao Talisman. Since there are only three Demon Pills, I can only make three. So the previously deliberated quota of over a hundred will have to be reduced to five."

"For the others, take your time to cultivate Daoist Priests with Dao Talismans. After raising up five thousand Dao Talismans Jade Discs, its better than these limited True Seeds with attributes that affect their foundation."

"We understand, disciples!"

Everyone cared about this quite a lot because it was related to the foundation of the Demon Suppression Sect.

"Finally, there are the issues of suppressing boundaries and ascension!" Wang Zijia looked at everyone and said, "After I leave, the traction of this world should be completed within ten years, ten years within the Time Forbidden Zone."

"I can’t be sure about this time, it might be completed in three to five years, or it might be completed within eight to nine years."

"In any case, barring accidents, the traction between the two realms will not exceed ten years under normal circumstances. By then, the ascension passage will be completely established. You can start the ascension traction."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yunzi’s idle demeanor changed, his eyes filled with light. Even Ling Yanlan, who was lying on the ground, raised its bird head.

Wang Zijia ignored the two of them and kept speaking, "In this case, let’s set a rule for suppressing the boundaries."

"The three True Beings who suppress boundaries must wait until they have successors before they can ascend. This goes without saying."

"If in the future there are many True Beings, like two or three appearing within a year or something, for the sake of fairness, open the Ascension Passage once every ten years. That is, ten years in the Forbidden Area. Let all True Beings have certain responsibility for suppressing boundaries."

"I am just setting a general requirement. You can discuss the details among yourselves."

"The life span of a True Being is five hundred years as a matter of course. Ten years is only a short time. I don’t think it’s too demanding."

"We disciples noted it down!"