A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 49

“What? Do you have any objections?” Wu Hao approached Su Qiaoran, pulling her into his embrace, then looked over at the Five Guardian Elders not far away. Clearly, their expressions carried a hint of resentment.

Wu Hao had killed Murong Huang without hesitation, but the Imperial Weapon was far more valuable than a mere peak Quasi-Emperor. With the Imperial Weapon destroyed by Wu Hao, it meant that the foundation of the Myriad Flower Holy Land had also been shattered, making it doubtful that they could maintain their status among the Four Great Sacred Lands.

How could the Five Guardian Elders not be furious? However, because Wu Hao’s power was overwhelmingly strong, they could only force a smile and say, “No, no, senior, you did well. We’ve long found Murong Huang displeasing, and thanks to you for taking action to eliminate him. Otherwise, we would have been unable to restrain ourselves and would have ended up dealing with him ourselves.”

“You had better mean that.” Wu Hao looked at them with a half-smile, then turned to Lin Tianyi, speaking with utmost seriousness. “Thank you, Uncle Lin, for taking care of Qiaoran over the years.”

After saying that, Wu Hao bowed to Lin Tianyi, which took Lin Tianyi by surprise, and he hurriedly helped him up, saying, “Fellow Daoist, you don’t need to do that. After all these years, I’ve regarded Qiaoran as my own daughter; it was only right for me to step in.”

Hearing this, Wu Hao shook his head and replied very seriously, “It’s different. If it weren’t for Uncle Lin, I might never have met Qiaoran. I see that the Myriad Flower Holy Land currently doesn’t have a Holy Lord; how about you take on that role?”

This was Wu Hao’s way of expressing his gratitude to Lin Tianyi. By becoming the Holy Lord of the Myriad Flower Holy Land, he would use his resources to help Lin Tianyi break through to Quasi-Emperor and even Great Emperor, which he felt would repay Lin Tianyi for nurturing Su Qiaoran over the years.

Upon hearing this, Lin Tianyi instinctively rebuffed, “Fellow Daoist…”

“If Uncle Lin is willing, you can just call me Wu Hao.” Wu Hao said earnestly. Seeing this, Lin Tianyi could only sigh and respond.

“Wu Hao, with my current strength and experience, I cannot take on the role of Holy Lord of the Myriad Flower Holy Land. You should reconsider this decision.”

Wu Hao shook his head, firmly deciding that nothing would change his mind.

The Five Guardians nearby initially reacted with anger upon hearing Wu Hao’s words, but then their expressions brightened as a realization struck them.

That’s right, Lin Tianyi is no ordinary Supreme, especially with Wu Hao, this Great Emperor, backing him. If Lin Tianyi becomes the Holy Lord of the Myriad Flower Holy Land, it would mean that Wu Hao would serve as the support for the Holy Land.

Thinking along these lines, the Great Elder took the initiative to step forward and said to Lin Tianyi without hesitation, “Elder Lin, I believe you are the most suitable candidate to become the new Holy Lord of our Myriad Flower Holy Land. Please don’t decline too much; Elder Wu must have his reasons for doing this.”

“Yes, Elder Lin, just agree to it. Actually, we should start calling you Holy Lord Lin now!”

The other elders also voiced their support, considering that losing one Murong Huang in exchange for gaining a Great Emperor’s support was clearly a huge win for the Myriad Flower Holy Land.

Perhaps even Murong Huang himself hadn’t expected that the people of the Myriad Flower Holy Land would so quickly turn from mourning his loss to celebrating the arrival of a Great Emperor’s backing.

Faced with the support of so many elders, Lin Tianyi hesitated and turned to Su Qiaoran. “Qiaoran, what do you think I should do?”

“Master, you should accept it,” Su Qiaoran replied, smiling in Wu Hao’s embrace.

With his daughter saying this, Lin Tianyi found it hard to refuse and could only nod in agreement.

Thus, Lin Tianyi became the new Holy Lord of the Myriad Flower Holy Land, while Murong Xue looked on in disbelief, clearly unable to accept that her father had fallen and that the Myriad Flower Holy Land was now smiling and apologizing.

“No, I disagree. Is this how you repay my father? He died for the Myriad Flower Holy Land! How can you so quickly choose a new Holy Lord? At the very least, for my father’s sake, you should wait for some time before selecting a new Holy Lord!”

Murong Xue stood up, her composure breaking down.

However, the Great Elder looked at her and snorted coldly. “Hmph, how dare you say that? Isn’t it because he offended Elder Wu himself? This is all his own doing!”

“And you, Elder Wu is clearly a match made in heaven with Holy Maiden Su, why are you making a scene?”

After saying this, the Great Elder ignored Murong Xue’s disbelief and turned to Su Qiaoran, speaking with utmost seriousness. “Holy Maiden Su, you are the truly deserving candidate to be our Holy Maiden. Would you be willing to become the Holy Maiden of the Myriad Flower Holy Land once again?”

At that moment, the Great Elder’s tone was extremely flattering. After all, Su Qiaoran was not the main issue; what mattered was that her Dao Companion was a Great Emperor. If Su Qiaoran could become the Holy Maiden, then the Myriad Flower Holy Land would rise to be at the top among the Four Great Sacred Lands from now on.

However, Su Qiaoran had already lost the desire to become the Holy Maiden. She shook her head, saying, “Never mind, I no longer have the intention of becoming the Holy Maiden.”

After seeing the true colors of the Myriad Flower Holy Land, Su Qiaoran lost any aspiration to take on the title of Holy Maiden. Originally, her plan had been to become the Holy Maiden to better be with Wu Hao. But now that Wu Hao had already stepped forward, it no longer held any significance for her to become the Holy Maiden.

When the Great Elder heard Su Qiaoran’s response and was about to say something more, he suddenly found Wu Hao glaring coldly at him, making it clear that if he dared to say anything else, he would face Wu Hao’s wrath.

Realizing this, the Great Elder could only sigh and agree. “Since this is your decision, Holy Maiden Su, we will respect it. Just know that if you ever tire of it, the doors of the Myriad Flower Holy Land will always be open for you.”

“And you, Murong Xue, because you slandered Holy Maiden Su, we will revoke your qualification as Holy Maiden, designating Lin Yahuan in that role!”

Upon hearing the Great Elder’s words, Murong Xue’s eyes brimmed with disbelief as she angrily exclaimed, “How dare you? I am the Holy Maiden this time! I am the one with the best talent! What is Lin Yahuan compared to me? She can’t measure up at all!”

Meanwhile, Lin Yahuan, who had been eating melon seeds on the side, widened her eyes in surprise, clearly still processing the enormous joy of the situation. But once she regained her composure, she excitedly spoke up.

“Thank you very much for the support of all the elders. I, Lin Yahuan, swear that I will fulfill my duties as the Holy Maiden and will not bring shame to our Myriad Flower Holy Land.”