NOVGO.NET Chapter 172: Return
Chapter 172: Return
Lu Bai raised an eyebrow.
“Are you teaching me how to do things?”
The white-bearded old man on the Great Immortal Master’s spirit tablet visibly froze for a moment.
After a moment of silence, it earnestly advised, “Mister Bai, the position of Temple God must not be taken lightly.”
After all, Lu Bai was indeed strong enough, and with the Four Immortal Lotus in hand, these Immortals, whether they acknowledged it or not, could only grudgingly accept it.
But replacing him with a newcomer so quickly was truly hard for the Immortals to accept.
“Is there a rule that the Temple God can’t retire?”
“This…”
The Great Immortal Master felt that Lu Bai was playing dirty.
The Four Great Gates Incense Sect System had only gone through one legendary Incense Master like Grandma Wang San in its full history; there was no precedent for retirement.
Lu Bai spread his hands and said, “There you go then.”
After Long Great Immortal and White Great Immortal showed their agreement, they fell silent.
Anyway, for them, even if the Temple God changed again, they wouldn’t be expelled.
The spirit tablet for the Yellow Great Immortal position showed no movement throughout, clearly going with the flow.
The only one with some concerns was the Great Immortal Master.
But strictly speaking, its resistance was purely because it was too satisfied with Lu Bai as the new Temple God and didn’t want any changes.
“Alright, that’s the plan. Prepare for the Crown Opening Ceremony.”
With that, Lu Bai didn’t wait for their reply and got up, leading Wang Shu out of the hall.
Chang Shengtian, Master Bai Fourteen, and Second Young Master Hu were waiting outside the hall. Seeing the two come out, Second Young Master Hu hurried over.
“How did it go? What did the Great Immortals say?”
Accepting Wang Shu as their own Incense Master meant these Immortals shared prosperity and loss with her.
In a sense, Second Young Master Hu hoped more than Lu Bai that this little girl could successfully succeed as the Temple God of Wang San Nainai Temple.
“Do you think I was discussing it with them?” Lu Bai asked in slight surprise.
Hearing this, Second Young Master Hu let out a long sigh of relief.
“Good, Mister Bai, rest assured, we will definitely assist Sister Wang well.”
Its appearance as a white-haired youth indeed didn’t look very convincing.
After hesitating for a long time, Wang Shu couldn’t help but say, “Brother Lu, I can’t do it…”
Her voice was as faint as a mosquito’s; if not listened to carefully, it couldn’t be heard at all.
Her experiences during this time made her feel like she was dreaming.
These successors cultivated by Grandma Wang San hadn’t even had time to gain recognition from most of the Immortals.
Then Grandma Wang San suddenly passed away, and for these successors, not only succeeding as Temple God was out of reach, but surviving the Immortals’ reckoning was also difficult.
But the ways of the world are so unpredictable.
Wang Shu had originally been hiding here and there, but one day she heard that a new Temple God had appeared in the Incense Sect.
Most absurdly, not long after, this new Temple God sought her out specifically.
And right away, he told her to inherit Grandma Wang San’s last will…
“Don’t be so pessimistic.”
Lu Bai patted Wang Shu’s head and said gently, “This isn’t as difficult as you think. Didn’t Grandma Wang San teach you all in advance?”
“I… I’ve never thought I could succeed as Temple God.”
[Ding!]
[Target Mission One: Rebuild Order (Completed)]
[This Deathmatch Duel will close in thirty seconds. Please remain in place and do not move, Death Fighters.]
Wang Shu’s hands fidgeted awkwardly, not knowing where to put them; she severely lacked confidence.
Even among the successors cultivated by Grandma Wang San, her rank was actually quite low.
But there was no helping it; under the efforts of Second Young Master Hu and the others, the higher-ranked successors had all gone to see Grandma Wang San.
Lu Bai naturally couldn’t say that, so he laid out the facts and reasoned with her instead.
“I’ll leave the Four Immortal Lotus to you. After the four Great Immortals complete the Crown Opening Ceremony for you, they won’t oppose anymore, let alone with these three helping.”
He turned sideways, pointed at the three Great Immortals like Chang Shengtian nearby, and continued encouraging her: “If I say you can, then you can. You should believe me, right?”
Stepping back ten thousand steps.
If she really couldn’t do it, the mission wouldn’t show as completed.
It wouldn’t be too late to consider other candidates then.
……
Inside the hall.
“…Star Shining Fortune Star High, one day the positive fruits will overflow the hall.”
Wang Shu recited it properly, then inserted the nine incense sticks she held into the incense burner.
Wisps of green smoke rose, with faint four-colored sheen emerging within.
Human figures appeared on the four Great Immortals’ spirit tablets, thick magic power surging as each attended to their duties.
Second Young Master Hu and the others stood with Lu Bai in front of the hall, silently observing the situation.
Suddenly, a refreshing incense aura quietly emanated from Wang Shu.
The Great Immortal Master clasped his hands together and shouted toward the sky in a pious tone: “Ritual complete.”
An echo resounded in the hall, as if responding.
The moment the echo faded, a mechanical system prompt sounded in Lu Bai’s mind.
[Ding!]
[Target Mission One: Maintain Incense Sect System (Completed)]
[This Deathmatch Duel will close in thirty seconds. Please remain in place and do not move, Death Fighters.]
At the same time.
A matchmaker with a mole on her chin was waving her handkerchief, her relatives joyfully celebrating another successful match, but at the prompt sound, the matchmaker froze like stone.
At a snack stall in the city, a ruddy-faced vendor was selling pancakes, then his complexion changed, and he suddenly turned to look toward Bixia Yuanjun Temple.
In the restaurant, a young person gorging on food lost the mood to continue enjoying, eyes full of incredulity…
There were many such Death Fighters, including quite a few tourists.
They were well hidden.
But once the target mission was achieved, they could no longer continue their leisurely life in this world.
……
Bixia Yuanjun Temple.
Wang Shu formally succeeded as Temple God.
Clearly the same person and not much time had passed, yet her temperament had matured greatly, almost like a different person in a daze.
She placed her hands in front of her and solemnly turned around.
Wanting to see that young man with the always smiling face first thing.
Regrettably, she didn’t see him.
Second Young Master Hu, Chang Shengtian, and Master Bai Fourteen only then realized that an empty spot had appeared among them at some point.
……
[Ding!]
[Third Deathmatch Duel ended. Beginning return.]
[Settling—]
[Settlement complete.]
[Death Fighter final rank: 1]
[Death Fighter total points: 654 (Double points in effect)]
[Top Ten rewards distributed]
[First Place reward distributed]
[Hidden achievement achieved, reward distributed.]
[Performance in this Deathmatch Duel: Incredulous]
[Performance meets standard; may permanently retain one ability obtained in this Deathmatch Duel]
[Reward details viewable in Data Panel.]
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