Chapter 131 New Way to Pass the Level
Lord Black Sparrow reacted the fastest. He quietly lowered his head and lay on the stone table. Black smoke appeared around him and then disappeared.

The eagle-faced masked man also reacted quickly. He just ran, showing incredible speed and physical strength. With one leap he reached the middle of the mountain and escaped by stepping on the treetops.

"what?"

The Western leaders have not yet reacted. What is going on?

Until the followers behind the master priest quickly pulled out the blood flags around them and shouted again: "Protect the blood flags!"

Only then did he realize that his location had been discovered by the Tianjian Sect!

"Come on."

He left immediately, reminding Chen Lang, but Chen Lang's eyes were burning at the moment, and he said in a deep voice: "I want to protect the blood flag!"

Then he went up, grabbed a shot, and turned away.

But just when he reached the halfway point of the mountain, he suddenly found that the spring next to him was sparkling with blood. Looking up, he saw that the sky was already filled with red.

At the same time, a rumbling sound was heard on the top of the mountain:
"Who is lurking here? Come out!"

As soon as Chen Lang saw it, he knew that someone had summoned the Queen's territory, so he stopped and turned back. In the Queen's territory, any movement would be detected.

When I returned to the original place, I saw Lord Hei Que holding a blood-red flag. The flag was dark red and emitted a faint light, like a lantern, radiating a strong yin energy outwards.

Later, the Western Captain, Eagle, also came back. Lord Black Sparrow looked serious and said, "Stay where you are and don't move. Protect the banner. I'll look around."

"Give it here." A follower of the main priest stretched out his hand and asked Chen Lang for the blood flag.

Chen Lang said coldly: "Do you think I can't protect Fan?"

"This is from the Master Priest."

"He is dead." Chen Lang said.

When he said this, the other believers were slightly startled and came back to their senses from their panic.

Yes, the officiant is dead.

The Western helmsman said, "Don't argue, it's not a big deal. The key is to find out who killed the master priest."

It has been a while since the incident, but no enemy has appeared. This is very strange.

Whether it is the Tianjian Sect or the elders of other sects, it is impossible for anyone who can kill the High Priest in seconds to do so sneakily and run away after killing one.

Are you worried that the Empress will appear?

"There are no signs before death," someone said.

"You suspect it was done by an insider? Who has the ability to do that?" said the eagle-faced masked man.

The Western Captain glanced at him and said, "I saw you running so fast just now, you can almost catch up with the Jindan cultivators. You are really a hidden talent. You are the most suitable person to be the new chief priest."

"What do you mean? Do you think I killed that person?" The eagle-faced masked man asked in a calm voice.

"Or else?"

The Western Captain sneered, "It's easy to judge. Just look at who is most eager to get the benefits after the Master Priest dies."

Several people looked around, but their eyes fell on Chen Lang.

"I think he is suspicious." The eagle-faced masked man sneered.

"You are the only one who is in a hurry to grab the banner. Give it back to me." The attendant of the chief priest insisted on asking for it. After all, he is a well-known soul master. Does he have the shame to snatch it like this?

"Do you think I killed him?" Chen Lang asked.

Several people looked away one after another, wandering around searching, each with their own thoughts.

A moment later, Lord Black Sparrow came back holding a bloody banner, and the blood light around him slowly dissipated.

"Didn't you find it?" someone asked.

“No trace. The Majesty’s domain covers at least 700 to 800 miles. It took only five breaths from the time the accident occurred to the time I summoned him. Unless a Nascent Soul cultivator did it himself, there would definitely be traces left.

Another possibility is that this person is very good at hiding and can avoid the eyes of the Empress.

No matter what, the chief priest is dead. I will report this matter and see how the new chief priest will make arrangements. Besides, this place is not safe anymore, so we should retreat immediately."

After Lord Black Sparrow finished speaking, he paused for a moment and asked, "Why are you all looking at me?"

……

Eventually, a group of people evacuated urgently.

Chen Lang followed the Western helmsman back to the city again and lay dormant for a while.

But when Chen Lang opened the task panel, he found that something bad had happened.

The task has not been moved! "Shit! Isn't it the system that automatically determines it?" Chen Lang was surprised. It was always like this before, why did it go wrong this time?
Is it
Does this require official certification from the Tianjian Sect?

He looked at the mission description and fell into deep thought. According to the surface description of the mission requirements, he needed to make the "greatest contribution", which was not equivalent to "killing the leader of the evil". If it was the latter, it should be able to meet the judgment.

Now that he has failed, he will most likely need to get recognition from the Tianjian Sect. After all, when he started his mission, he also signed up for the Lotus Mountain Trial, and this mission should be tied to the merit list.

The problem is that the system props can kill people without leaving any blood. Whether the Tianjian Sect admits it or not is one thing, but he doesn't even have any witnesses or evidence now.

Finished.

A waste of a demasser.

So how to handle this task?

Chen Lang frowned and fell into thought. After a moment, he relaxed his brows.

"Then why don't I become the leader of the evil sect?"

From the perspective of the Tianjian Sect, the greater the threat to them, the greater the merit after killing him.

He didn't know who else in the Lotus Sect except the chief priest met this condition, but he could try to make himself meet this condition.

Then you can go over and surrender, and everything will come naturally, which will definitely be a great merit.

Isn't this the principle behind the saying "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha instantly"?

……

Soon, Ping Tianjiao summoned him urgently again.

The Southern Sect Leader appeared. After learning that something had happened to the Lotus Sect and the chief priest had died mysteriously, he was sent by the Empress herself to preside over the sect.

“Everyone, the Queen has instructed that she will investigate the death of the officiant, and there is no need for you to argue any further.

But the matter of the Lotus sect splitting up and establishing a new sect cannot be changed. You are all capable people, and the new leader will be chosen from among you."

The Southern Cult Leader expressed his intention, "Who do you think is suitable?"

After saying that, everyone's breathing became noticeably heavier.

The Western Captain and other banner bearers looked at each other, while Lord Black Sparrow had a calm expression, as if he was not involved.

This is a huge matter, as it concerns who will become the next Jindan master.

"Since you are so unwilling, let me do it." Chen Lang said.

"Just stay out of this." The eagle-faced masked man looked at Chen Lang and said coldly.

Lord Black Sparrow also coughed lightly, "The matter of appointing a new leader cannot be so casual. He is responsible for the Lotus Sect."

"That's it."

Chen Lang had never thought about being chosen. "Since you want to be the one, why are you being so shy? Tell me what the conditions are."

The Southern Cult Leader glanced at everyone and said:

"Since there is no public nomination, then we will follow the old method and calculate based on merit."

"What achievements?" Chen Lang asked.

"The number of souls collected, the money collected, and the contribution to this grand festival."

Needless to say, the contribution to this grand sacrifice is naturally the number of living sacrifices captured.

"This is not appropriate." The Western helmsman, the eagle-faced masked man, also frowned slightly. If this rule is followed, Lord Black Sparrow will definitely have the most advantage, and everyone else will have to sit in the back row.

Not to mention the Western helmsman, "Eagle" originally came only for support, but after the death of the chief priest, he also became interested.

"Why not use the power of the palm flag?" Chen Lang asked.

The Southern Cult Leader was well prepared for his question and explained:
"Holding the banner is only one of the qualities of the person holding the banner, but the banner is a power bestowed upon you and me by the Empress. It is not something you and I possess in ourselves. Please understand this."

If you want to target me, just say it directly, fuck it.

Chen Lang sneered, "After all this talk, it's better to have a fight and see whoever wins gets to go."

"Private fighting is prohibited." The Southern Sect Leader ruthlessly rejected it. This was a taboo in the Pingtian Sect, especially when they were fighting while pulling the Ten Thousand Souls Banner against each other. Is that called fighting?
"I think it's better this way."

Lord Black Sparrow knew that if it was based on merit, others would not accept it. After all, he had the longest seniority and the corresponding highest merit.

He said:
"No matter what your previous achievements are, from today until the grand sacrifice, whoever has made the greatest contribution will be the main priest."

……

(End of this chapter)