Published: February 25, 2025
Amidst the attention of the crowd, Dantai Xuanzhong smiled as he handed a Golden纹令牌 engraved with the words “young sovereign” to Tan Yun.
Tan Yun respectfully accepted the token, then stored the Divine Sword and the token into the Qiankun Ring.
“Yun'er, do you have anything to say?”
"The things that should be said have been said," Tan Yun's response left everyone stunned.
"Mm!" Dantai Xuanzhong's gaze was approving as he said, "What you just said to the ancestor master, this sovereign believes you will definitely stand by your words. I have high hopes for you."
"Thank you for your cultivation, Sovereign!" Tan Yun bowed, looking down at everyone, "You may all rise!"
"Thank you, Young Sovereign!" everyone stood up.
Dantai Xuanzhong looked down at everyone and said, "Everyone, if there are no objections regarding the Young Sovereign, I will proceed to announce the rewards for the top ten disciples of the Holy Gate's core competition."
Upon hearing this, the great ancestral patriarch of Danmai, Jin Xianghai, stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Sovereign, I have an objection!"
"Oh? Please speak, Elder Jin." Under Dantai Xuanzhong's calm demeanor was a heart full of rage!
"Replying to the Sovereign," Jin Xianghai spoke righteously, "One year ago, the competition for the Young Sovereign was decided by the nine great ancestral patriarchs of the nine meridians together with you."
"The competition was established beforehand, and today's coronation ceremony of the Young Sovereign comes after that, so..."
Before Jin Xianghai could finish, the second elder of law enforcement, Guan Xuankong, who stood on the left side of the palace, suddenly shouted, "Jin Xianghai, you are being unreasonable! Tan Yun ascended to the position of Young Sovereign based on the teachings of the ancestor master, this is rightful and proper. Do not speak foolishly again in front of everyone!"
"Guan Xuankong, you are also correct," Jin Xianghai said with a forced smile, "If this old ancestor is the only one with an opinion, then I would take back my earlier words, what's the harm?"
Jin Xianghai's words hinted at his control over the situation; he did not believe that the other great ancestral patriarchs would easily allow Tan Yun to become the Young Sovereign.
Sure enough!
The great ancestral patriarch of the Talisman Lineage, Tuoba Qingtian, stepped forward and said loudly, "What Elder Jin said is very true; after all, the battle for the Young Sovereign was pre-determined! If it had not been decided, our nine meridians' holy sons and saintesses would not have gone into seclusion!"
"If they had not gone into seclusion, and if our saint sons and saintesses were participating in the competition, how could Tan Yun possibly make it into the top ten?"
"If he cannot make it in, then he wouldn't even have the opportunity to touch the Divine Sword, let alone gain its recognition and become the Young Sovereign!"
At this moment, apart from the great ancestral patriarch of the Artifact Lineage, Zhongli Bo, and the great ancestral patriarch of the Formation Lineage, Feng Yun, other ancestors began to voice their opinions:
"That’s right! Elder Tuoba makes a valid point, Tan Yun’s position as Young Sovereign is unjust!"
"Yes! An unjust position cannot be accepted!"
"If the Sovereign does not provide a reasonable explanation, it would be hard to convince everyone!"
The seven great ancestral patriarchs of the nine meridians spoke with an extremely firm tone, their targets being Tan Yun and Dantai Xuanzhong!
Dantai Xuanzhong and Dantai Yu's faces turned ashen. Just as father and son were about to rebut, Tan Yun remained calm and said, "Sovereign, this matter started because of me, I will resolve it."
Upon hearing this, father and son exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Tan Yun stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the seven great ancestral patriarchs, and casually said, "Let this Young Sovereign guess your inner thoughts."