A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 46

Murong Xue suddenly smirked as a thought crossed her mind. That’s right; the opinions of the disciples were not to be taken seriously. Although this time the selection of the Holy Maiden even included participation from the disciples, the most critical factor still lay in the hands of the higher-ups of the Myriad Flower Holy Land. Even if all the votes from the disciples added up, they barely amounted to a hundred thousand, so the final decision still rested with the senior members of the Myriad Flower Holy Land.

Thinking of this, Murong Xue’s gaze turned hopefully toward her father, Murong Huang. Naturally, Murong Huang understood Murong Xue’s thoughts; after clearing his throat, he spoke with a sense of righteousness.

“Silence!”

As Murong Huang spoke, the disciples of the Myriad Flower Holy Land fell silent and turned their attention to him. Without hesitation, Murong Huang continued.

“Everyone, our disciples in the Myriad Flower Holy Land must obtain the approval of our higher-ups before they can marry, especially the Holy Maiden. However, Su Qiaoran’s hasty marriage to a stranger directly violates the rules of our Myriad Flower Holy Land.”

“Therefore, I announce the revocation of Su Qiaoran’s Holy Maiden position, with the second candidate, Murong Xue, taking her place!”

Upon hearing her father’s words, Murong Xue felt a surge of excitement, her gaze toward Su Qiaoran filled with pride and provocation. But at that moment, the Great Elder spoke up.

“Holy Lord, this action seems a bit inappropriate. Qiaoran is the most powerful prodigy our Myriad Flower Holy Land has ever seen. She broke through to the peak of the Great Saint at under a hundred years old. I think we should give her a chance.”

“Indeed, Holy Lord. Furthermore, we still do not know who Qiaoran’s Dao Companion is. If he is also a prodigy, I believe we should give Qiaoran an opportunity to continue being our Holy Maiden,” the Second Elder added.

After both the Great Elder and the Second Elder spoke, the Third Elder and the Fourth Elder also chimed in.

“Yes, to revoke Qiaoran’s Holy Maiden title for just this one incident seems extremely unfair to her.”

“I feel the same; we must give Qiaoran a chance.”

Seeing that four Protector Elders had stood up, a flicker of anger crossed Murong Huang’s face. It was evident he had not expected that a mere Su Qiaoran could mobilize the support of four Protector Elders. It should be noted that to be a Protector Elder, one must reach the Late Stage of Quasi-Emperor.

In the Myriad Flower Holy Land, or in all Holy Lands, only those at the Saint King realm can become Outer Sect Elders, those at the Supreme realm can become Inner Sect Elders, and only those above the Late Stage of Quasi-Emperor can become Protector Elders. Among the five Elders, aside from the Great Elder and the Second Elder, the other three are at the Late Stage of Quasi-Emperor, while the Great Elder and the Second Elder are at the Peak of Quasi-Emperor.

Of the five Great Guardian Elders, only the Fifth Elder is aligned with Murong Huang, so when Fifth Elder saw the Great Elder and others step forward, he didn’t hesitate to approach Murong Huang and spoke up.

“Everyone, we’ve been colleagues for such a long time; we should all understand that the sect rules cannot be changed, right? The strength of the Myriad Flower Holy Land over the years is due to these rules. I admit that Su Qiaoran’s talent is indeed the strongest Holy Maiden in the history of the Myriad Flower Holy Land, but we cannot set this precedent for her.”

“If we casually change the sect rules, then where will the authority of the Myriad Flower Holy Land go?”

“Moreover, Murong Xue’s talent is only slightly inferior to Su Qiaoran’s; allowing Murong Xue to become the Holy Maiden wouldn’t be a loss of face for our Myriad Flower Holy Land. As for Su Qiaoran, we will not punish her for her mistake, but we also cannot allow her to be the Holy Maiden.”

“This, I believe, is the best solution at the moment.”

Upon hearing the Fifth Elder’s words, the Second Elder immediately began to curse.

“Get lost! How can you even compare? Qiaoran and Murong Xue are of similar ages, but one is at the Peak Great Saint and the other at the Peak Saint; there’s no basis for comparison. If it were any other time, I wouldn’t say much, but now we are about to stifle a promising talent. Can I just stand by and watch? In any case, I’ve made my stance clear: if Su Qiaoran is not the Holy Maiden, then I’d rather not have the Myriad Flower Holy Land!”

As the Second Elder’s words fell, everyone present was shocked. They hadn’t expected the Second Elder to go to such lengths for Su Qiaoran.

Murong Huang’s expression also changed slightly upon hearing this, and with a grim tone he said, “Second Elder, if you take back your words now, this Holy Lord can pretend he hasn’t heard you. What do you think the Myriad Flower Holy Land is?”

Before the Second Elder could reply, the Great Elder calmed him down before speaking up.

“Holy Lord, this treatment of Su Qiaoran is indeed inappropriate. If Qiaoran’s talent were ordinary, we wouldn’t say anything. But even when you, Holy Lord, were at Qiaoran’s age, weren’t you merely at the Saint realm?”

“Furthermore, with Qiaoran’s talent, leading our Myriad Flower Holy Land to a new pinnacle is not impossible. Therefore, my suggestion is to treat her leniently; as for that Dao Companion, he could be killed, but it’s crucial to ensure Su Qiaoran willingly continues as a disciple of our Myriad Flower Holy Land.”

As soon as the Great Elder finished speaking, for some reason, he inexplicably felt a chill, but quickly brushed it off. After all, he was at the Peak of Quasi-Emperor; in the entire Xuantian Realm, who but entities at the Holy Lord level could harm him? It was just an illusion.

Hearing the words of the Great Elder and others, Murong Huang couldn’t help but ponder for a moment before finally speaking.

“Since that is the case, then Su Qiaoran can only be made my Direct Disciple. As for the title of Holy Maiden, she can no longer hold it. Consequently, let Murong Xue become the new Holy Maiden.”

Regarding Murong Huang’s decision, although the Great Elder and others hesitated somewhat, they did not refuse; after all, what they wanted was for Su Qiaoran to be of use to the Myriad Flower Holy Land. If a genius of this level could grow, they would enable the Myriad Flower Holy Land to surpass the other three Holy Lands and become the most powerful force in the Xuantian Realm. However, they were still unaware of the strength of the Wu Commerce Association; otherwise, they wouldn’t dare entertain such peculiar thoughts.

Once the decision was made, Murong Huang turned to the crowd and fixed his gaze on Su Qiaoran, saying, “After discussions among me and the Elders, we unanimously believe that Su Qiaoran is no longer suitable to hold the title of Holy Maiden, so we have decided that Murong Xue will be the new Holy Maiden.”

“As for Su Qiaoran, after deliberation, I have decided to take her as my Direct Disciple. Su Qiaoran, are you willing?”