In my twilight years of cultivating, I became a Supreme Daoist of the Longevity Path-Chapter 826

Chapter 826: 343: The Longevity Sect at a Difficult Transition!

The Terrifying Formation of the Outer Domain Camps (5k) Chapter 826: 343: The Longevity Sect at a Difficult Transition!

The Terrifying Formation of the Outer Domain Camps (5k) The autumn wind was bleak, and above the border city’s stronghold, the sky darkened as bear-like black clouds, driven by the raging wind, slowly pressed toward the sun.

With a fierce roar, they swallowed the sunlight entirely, leaving not a hint of brightness behind.

In the vast border city fortress, only the sparkling lights of the formations remained in an instant.

Chen Dengming raced back, and while he was still a distance away, he could feel he was already targeted by the enormous crossbows on the city walls, which were of third-tier magic treasure grade.

A sharp, piercing pain spread across his body, giving him the illusion of being penetrated.

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With a flick of his hand, a token flew out, emitting a beam of light that revealed a glowing green ‘Longevity’ character.

The threatening sensation of being locked on vanished immediately.

The light from the token enveloped him, and with a speed as fast as lightning, he caused a ripple on the array barrier and entered the city.

“It’s the Sect Leader of Longevity Sect, Chen Bai…

with a presence that stands out during the day, and even more so at night, a visage noble and handsome, indeed Senior Chen who carries the air of an immortal with a steadfast character!”

“Such a powerful aura!

Truly worthy of his reputation as a prodigious fighter, a combat genius rarely seen in Longevity Sect for many years!”

“It’s said that he already has the strength to break through to Nascent Soul, but he’s temporarily suppressing his cultivation.

They say it’s because he’s been Sect Leader for too short a time.”

“That’s true, according to the rules of the Longevity Sect, the current Sect Leader must step down once they advance to Nascent Soul, to pass on the leadership to the Longevity Daozi.

If no Longevity Daozi has been chosen yet, they must hold an Elders’ conference to pass the position to a suitable Elder, and currently, Longevity Sect hasn’t seen the emergence of a new Daozi.”

As Chen Dengming flew overhead, he overheard the discussions below and was slightly startled.

These gossiping cultivators seemed to know more about Longevity Sect than he did.

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Come to think of it, he hadn’t really considered the matter of choosing a new Daozi for the sect; he had always thought of himself as both the Daozi and Sect Leader of Longevity Sect.

Martial Uncles like Su Yanyan had never even mentioned selecting another Daozi.

Only now, reminded by the discussions of these passersby, did Chen Dengming realize he had been the Sect Leader for over twenty years.

With a maximum of ten more years before reaching Core Formation, shouldn’t he start looking for a new Daozi for the sect?

After much consideration, he suddenly found that Longevity Sect now seemed to be lacking continuity.

In the past, the fastest the Longevity Sect had ever gone from choosing a Daozi to becoming Sect Leader was Uncle Jiang.

But even then, Su Yanyan was already so outstandingly talented that there was no dispute in choosing him as the Daozi, dominating his peers.

After being Daozi for more than eighty years, Su Yanyan then became Sect Leader.

Over a decade later, it was the turn of the then-prominent Ai Yunliang to be chosen as Daozi.

Unfortunately, both of these successors perished before they could fully mature.

It was only after Xing Huiguang became Daozi that the situation gradually stabilized.

Now, his generation faced an awkward situation of having no one to pass the baton to within Longevity Sect.

Ultimately, this was due to the abrupt outbreak of war that didn’t allow a relatively peaceful environment to nurture talents.

Furthermore, suitable talents like Hua Zhenyu had encountered misfortunes and gone missing.

“Back when I competed for the position of Longevity Seed, there were Hua Zhenyu, Tan Siyan, Huyan Shunbin, and Rao Ling…”

Chen Dengming thought of this and remembered he still owed Tan Siyan a favor.

During the election voting phase, the latter had rallied his supporters to cast all their votes for him.

However, Tan Siyan had disappeared more than a decade ago to prepare for his Golden Core breakthrough and had been wandering the Four Oceans ever since, with no news of him.

Huyan Shunbin and Rao Ling, on the other hand, were quite inferior in comparison.

“Hua Zhenyu was ready for Core Formation back then.

If his uncles and aunts became Masters Chen and were safe, he should also have reached Golden Core by now.

But where is he now?

Has he truly perished on that exploratory path?…”

Chen Dengming couldn’t help but think of Hua Zhenyu, his strong competitor for the Longevity Seed.

At the time, Hua Zhenyu had even advised him to withdraw from the competition, promising full support in the next term to recommend him for the Longevity Seed.

And now, when the next term arrived, the other party had gone missing…

This really was in line with the Longevity Sect’s tenet: ‘With life comes everything.

Live long, and all will be yours; die young, and all is lost; those who survive will rule.’

Now among the younger generation, apart from his wife He Yingyu who had entered Golden Core and undoubtedly possessed the qualifications and potential to be a candidate, there were no others outstanding enough.

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Meanwhile, in the wartime reception hall of the border city’s stronghold.

Left Elder Zuo Qiuling of the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance was solemnly receiving an esteemed guest sent by Island Xumi.

“Your Excellency, you have a common phrase in Buddhism that to save a life is more meritorious than building a seven-tiered pagoda.

You’ve seen and heard about the slaughter perpetrated by these Outer Realm Evil Cultivators who have invaded our lands.

If Island Xumi lends a hand, and at the same time convinces Putuo Buddha Monarch of the Vajra Potala Sect to join forces, we could surely hasten the end of this invasion from the Outer Region, restore order to the Four Seas and Four Realms, ensuring people can live peacefully, and cultivators can practice without worry.

This would be saving countless lives, equivalent to building countless pagodas…”

The situation for the Counterattack Cultivator Alliance, formed by sects from the Four Oceans and Four Realms, was not good.

Though it was true that many lost territories in the Eastern Region had been reclaimed.

But in reality, these territories were ones that the Outer Realm Evil Cultivators had deliberately let go of, knowing they couldn’t hold onto too much land.

Because of this, the initial counteroffensive led by the Daozi powerhouses of various sects saw reports of easy victories, with hardly any effort spent.

However, in actuality, after the Outer Realm Evil Cultivators gave up most of the Eastern Region and tightened their defenses, the Counterattack Cultivator Alliance began to hit a stalemate while trying to advance from the east toward the southwest and north.