Chapter 1 Da Luo Holy Land

Golden lotus flowers stretched out from the Dao Discussion Hall.

Rays of brilliant light surrounded Lu Changsheng.

He resembled an immortal, his temperament otherworldly, his appearance captivating at first glance.

During the grand ceremony, 100,000 Da Luo disciples gathered, inside and out, uniformly dressed in white robes, creating an indescribably magnificent scene.

At this moment, an incomparably loud voice rang out.

"We! Pay homage to the Holy Lord!"

As the voice resounded.

In an instant, all the disciples bowed, looking at Lu Changsheng, and shouted from the bottom of their hearts, "We! Pay homage to the Holy Lord."

All the disciples were united in heart and mind, Lu Changsheng's prestige was absolutely comparable to his position.

Many disciples even believed that Lu Changsheng should not be the Da Luo Holy Lord, but should become the Holy Lord of the Daoist Sect.

Of course, this idea could only be held in their hearts and not spoken aloud, after all, many sects were present.

"We have met the Da Luo Holy Lord."

At this moment, the sect forces that had been invited also stood up one after another and bowed to Lu Changsheng.

The conferral of the Holy Lord was subject to many rules: offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, to ancestors, and then gaining the approval of the disciples, and finally the approval of other sects.

None of these could be missing. If someone objected, the conferral would be very troublesome.

Of course, generally speaking, no one would object, unless you were truly unworthy, otherwise, no one would court trouble.

After the ceremony concluded.

It also meant that Lu Changsheng's position as Holy Lord was completely secured.

From now on, he was not just an acting Holy Lord, but a true Holy Lord.

In the Dao Discussion Hall.

Lu Changsheng stood high in the sky, he looked at the disciples below and was silent for a while.

Recalling the last time, when the Eldest Brother was conferred, it felt like everything was just half a year ago.

Thinking carefully, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but sigh. Over the years, he had worked diligently and painstakingly, braved mountains of knives and seas of fire, relying on his strong and unyielding heart to reach this step.

Sure enough, heaven rewards diligence.

"Everyone!"

Thinking of this, Lu Changsheng slowly opened his mouth.

In an instant, everyone pricked up their ears, looking at Lu Changsheng, expecting him to say some great truths again.

"In theory, today's conferral should be about discussing the principles of heaven and earth with you all, and saying a few maxims."

"But Senior Brother has many insights, so I won't say much about maxims or the principles of heaven and earth. Today, I will only say one thing."

Lu Changsheng said here, and everyone was even more expectant, watching Lu Changsheng, their eyes filled with admiration and worship.

"A disciple who does not want to become a Holy Lord is not a good disciple."

Lu Changsheng slowly opened his mouth.

As soon as the words fell, they instantly caused everyone to be surprised.

Because since ancient times, the Holy Lords and Elders have always said the same thing, cultivate immortality well, and don't compete for some false fame.

But what was unexpected was that Lu Changsheng's opening remarks were like this, which made everyone feel novel.

"We cultivators, fight with the heavens, to contend for a glimmer of life! Fight with the earth, to contend for unparalleled immortal opportunities, fight with people, to contend for a bright and clear world."

"Among you, some are True Disciples, some are Core Disciples, some are Inner Disciples, and some are Outer Disciples. I think many elders often teach you that we cultivators should focus on cultivation and not engage in strife."

"However, today, Senior Brother will tell you, what immortality is there to cultivate if you don't strive or fight in this life?"

"Don't even talk about cultivators, even mortals, from the moment they are born, are competing, competing for vitality, competing for wealth and power, competing for the people they love, competing for luck."

"Why should people let go of everything in this life, why should they give way to the things they love? People are called people because they have obsessions, how can people be called people without obsessions?"

"Seven emotions and six desires transform into people, while those without emotions or desires are like stones. Today, I am the Holy Lord, but what Senior Brother hopes more is that the next Da Luo Holy Lord will be selected from among the Inner Disciples, or even the Outer Disciples."

"A disciple who does not want to become a Holy Lord is not a good disciple, and one who does not want to become a good disciple will never become a Holy Lord!"

"There is a path through the mountain of books, diligence is the way!"

"The sea of learning is boundless, hard work is the boat!"

"I hope that from today onwards, my Da Luo disciples will be refreshed. Now that the righteous experts have ascended one after another, the evil demons are watching covetously, and the peace you see is just an illusion."

"There is no such thing as a peaceful world, it's just that someone is bearing the burden for you."

"As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth recovers, a brand new era is coming. Don't care how good other people's resources are, and don't care how much background others have."

"From today onwards, I will readjust the rules of the Holy Land. I will give everyone one opportunity after another, as long as you are diligent enough, Senior Brother can guarantee that the Da Luo Holy Land can definitely give you everything you want."

"No matter if you are an Inner Disciple, or an Outer Disciple, or even a Miscellaneous Disciple, Senior Brother will give you a chance, a chance to prove yourself, a chance to compete for luck!"

Lu Changsheng was eloquent.

He wasn't just speaking from the heart.

It was just that in recent days, Lu Changsheng discovered through research that the Central Continent Holy Land was in a very peaceful state, a state of Daoism's 'wu wei' (non-action).

To put it bluntly, it was just meditating every day, cultivating immortality, and then doing some good deeds to accumulate merit.

The entire Holy Land didn't have any fighting spirit.

Although it was very peaceful, this was actually very bad for a Holy Land.

People cannot be without fighting spirit!

And the Holy Land cannot be without competition.

Of course, this competition was not a competition of fighting and killing, but a kind of benign competition. No matter what it was for, there had to be a goal to strive to achieve.

Instead of sitting still and waiting for death.

So what Lu Changsheng wanted to do today was to change everyone's mindset and get the disciples of the Holy Land to compete.

Of course, the main reason for doing this was still two problems.

The first problem was that there were indeed a large number of vacant positions, and talents were indeed needed to fill them. We couldn't just let anyone fill the vacancies because of their high realm, we had to let the right people do the right things.

The second problem was that the righteous experts had ascended, and the righteous path in the world was facing a shortage of successors. To put it bluntly, it was good that he was here, at least there was still a glimmer of hope, but what if he ascended one day?

Everyone just waits for death together?

As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth recovers, demons and evil spirits can also enjoy the benefits of the spiritual energy recovery.

War may break out at any time.

If that time comes, everyone is still in this state, practicing wu wei.

The result is very clear, demons rule the world.

So in extraordinary times, Lu Changsheng used extraordinary means.

However, at this moment.

A voice slowly sounded.

"But... Holy Lord, the sage said, 'The highest excellence is like that of water.' We cultivators cannot be too obsessed, otherwise it is easy to produce inner demons."

Someone plucked up the courage to speak.

Believing that although what Lu Changsheng said was reasonable, since ancient times, Daoist cultivators have been more free-spirited.

The main reason for doing this was to avoid generating inner demons. Excessive obsession can easily lead to evil paths, or get stuck in a realm and be unable to break free for a lifetime.

However, Lu Changsheng shook his head.

Then he glanced at the clear sky.

He pondered for a while.

Wondering if he should say this.

But after thinking about it.

Lu Changsheng sighed.

Then slowly opened his mouth and said.

"As long as there are sages, there will be robbers!"

As the voice resounded.

In an instant.

A thunderclap boomed.

Tearing apart the firmament.