With the flame blocking, no one could see what was going on inside.
After Zhou Luan's split soul merged, Wang Daoyuan took out two Universe Rings that could store demonic beasts and put them in.
These two demonic beasts were no longer a problem. As long as she waited for ten days to half a month, after the divided soul completely took control of the doppelganger, Zhou Luan would have two more fifth-order middle-grade fighters.
With the two Level Five demonic beasts taken care of, the remaining Level Four demonic beasts and ferocious beasts did not dare to stay any longer.
Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan did not stay in Kongming Mountain for long and returned to the headquarters of Blood Shadow.
There were Blood Shadow cultivators guarding Kongming Mountain. The news of them taking care of the Level Five demonic beasts should have been reported to the headquarters long ago.
Sure enough, the flying boat landed in the valley where Blood Shadow's headquarters was located. Zhang Dingming and Xu Boyu were already waiting there.
"Welcome back, Retired Emperor and Empress Dowager."
Wang Daoyuan waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite. Let's get down to business as soon as possible."
"We've already gathered all the elders and mid-level stewards. We're just waiting for Retired Emperor and Empress Dowager to return. Then we'll start discussing the matter of Empress Dowager becoming the Shadow Master."
The two elders led the way and soon arrived at the meeting hall of the headquarters.
At this moment, there were fifty to sixty Golden Core cultivators sitting in the hall.
Seeing the four of them walk in, all the cultivators stood up and said in unison, "Greetings, Retired Emperor and Empress. Greetings, First Elder and Second Elder."
Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan walked to the main seats and sat down. The others did not feel anything wrong.
Zhang Dingming said, "Now that a Level Five Spirit Vein is about to appear in Beiyuan Xiuxian, even the demon race that hibernated ten thousand years ago has come out to seize the opportunity.
The four top forces, even the Zhou State and the Qin State, already had Yuan Ying cultivators.
Together with the new top force Yan Kingdom, Blood Shadow can only be ranked eighth now.
Now is a time of turmoil. If we don't seize the opportunity to seize the opportunity, it will be difficult for us to make a comeback in the future.
Blood Shadow is different from the other forces. Their hands are stained with the blood of other forces.
Once they decline, they might not even be able to protect the foundation left behind by their ancestors.
However, we also have one last chance.
Zhou Luan, the head of the Shanbei branch, was also the Empress Dowager of the Yan Kingdom.
He was the only Yuanying cultivator among Blood Shadow's direct descendants.
Previously, an elder had suggested for Hall Leader Zhou to be the Shadow Leader. At that time, Hall Leader Zhou had yet to make any contributions, so it was difficult for him to convince the masses.
Today, the Blood Eye Golden Winged Tiger and the Moon Howling Wolf had led a large group of demonic beasts to besiege the Kongming Mountain.
Hall Master Zhou and the Retired Emperor joined hands to take down these two demonic beasts, and even killed dozens of fourth rank demonic beasts to protect the Kongming Mountain.
With such a great contribution, he was qualified to become the Shadow Lord.
I suggest that Hallmaster Zhou be the Shadow Master.
Elders, if you have any opinions, feel free to raise them. "
Before he finished speaking, a middle-aged man said, "I agree that Hall Master Zhou should be the Shadow Lord. Now, there are seven forces with Yuanying cultivators.
Our Blood Shadow can't afford to delay any longer. If Hall Master Zhou becomes the Shadow Master, we'll have a Yuanying cultivator.
With our resources, we can at least suppress the Zhou and Qin States.
In the future, if we join forces with the Yan Kingdom, we won't be afraid of the other four top forces. "
An old Golden Core cultivator also said, "Martial Nephew Zhang Yue's words are reasonable. So what if we're under the Yan Kingdom?
It's much better than being surrounded by the other forces and losing our foundation and inheritance. "
Then, several more Golden Core cultivators came out to support him.
Zhang Dingming and Xu Boyu were a little surprised. These elders came from small families and climbed up from the middle class. The people of the Zhang and Xu families hadn't said anything yet.
In fact, these cultivators who climbed up from the middle class were more supportive of Zhou Luan.
After all, Zhou Luan's background was similar to theirs. If they could promote Zhou Luan to the position of Shadow Master, they could also suppress the Zhang and Xu families.
In the future, their descendants could also get more resources and it would be easier for them to rise to the top.
The elders of the Zhang and Xu families also looked at each other. They had been told by their elders that they must agree with Zhou Luan to be the Shadow Master.
Now that the elders of small families had expressed their opinions, they didn't dare to delay any longer.
For a moment, all the Golden Core elders agreed.
Zhang Dingming glanced at Xu Boyu and cursed inwardly, "This old fox, he most likely reached a tacit understanding with Wang Daoyuan in private. After all this fuss, only my Zhang family was kept in the dark. "
He originally thought that the Xu family would desperately oppose and also rope in a few elders who were promoted from the middle class.
The number of people who agreed with Zhou Luan to be the Shadow Master was less than two-thirds. It would be fine if he fooled them.
The Xu family's betrayal was directly supported by everyone.
But things had already come to this, and Wang Daoyuan had been staring at him.
If he dared to make trouble at this time, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to speak before being killed.
He had no choice but to announce, "Since all the elders have agreed, the stewards below don't need to express their opinions anymore.
Blood Shadow has unanimously agreed that Hall Master Zhou will be the Shadow Master and lead the Blood Shadow cultivators.
Hall Master Zhou, please consider the sincerity of the Blood Shadow cultivators and take on this heavy burden to revive the power of Blood Shadow. "
Zhou Luan stood up and said, "Since all the elders support me, I'll take on the burden of Blood Shadow.
I don't dare to say that I'll shake Beiyuan like the ancestors of the past, but I'll do my best to protect Blood Shadow's position. "
Xu Boyu hurriedly said, "Shadow Master, please go to the Ancestral Master Hall to worship the ancestors."
All the elders also shouted together, "Shadow Master, please succeed."
Zhou Luan didn't refuse. "Since all the elders support me, I'll succeed the position of Shadow Master today."
After saying that, she led the elders to the Ancestral Master Hall.
It wasn't far; the Ancestral Master Hall was right next to the conference hall.
A group of people escorted Zhou Luan into the Ancestral Master Hall. Together with Zhang Dingming and Xu Boyu, they knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in front of the memorial tablets of the past ancestors.
They told the past ancestors that Blood Shadow had chosen another Shadow Master.
Afterwards, Zhang Dingming and Xu Boyu walked into the backyard of the Ancestral Master Hall.
After a while, the two came out again.
Zhang Dingming was holding a red robe in his hand, while Xu Boyu was holding a wooden tray. On the tray, there was a blood jade seal, a few thick animal skins, and a few tokens.
Zhang Dingming put the red robe on Zhou Luan. "This is the Taoist robe worn by the first ancestor, Blood-robed Divinity, when he killed the Devil Clan. It's also the token of the past Shadow Masters."
Xu Boyu came forward, and Zhang Dingming handed the things in his hands to Zhou Luan one by one.
"This is the seal of the Shadow Master, the list of all the properties of Blood Shadow, and the tokens to access the secret treasure house and the core inheritance."
Zhou Luan took these things one by one, and then raised the blood jade seal with one hand.
All the elders, including Zhang Dingming and Xu Boyu, knelt on one knee. "Shadow Master."
Zhou Luan had been in charge of Shanbei for more than 200 years, so she naturally had a good temperament.
She waved her hand. "Elders, please rise. In the future, all the affairs of Blood Shadow will depend on you."
All the elders said in unison, "We are willing to die for Blood Shadow."
Then, Xu Boyu cupped his hands and said, "Shadow Master, I'm old and don't have many years left.
I can no longer assist you. Please allow me to abdicate. "
Zhou Luan hurriedly persuaded, "Second Elder has worked hard for Blood Shadow for hundreds of years. How can you just retire?"
Xu Boyu pleaded again and again, and Zhou Luan reluctantly agreed.
Zhou Luan asked, "In your opinion, who should be the second elder?"
Xu Boyu cupped his hands and said, "I think Elder Zhang Yue can take on this responsibility.
Elder Zhang Yue reached the peak of Gold Core when he was more than 500 years old, and now he's only 600 or 700 years old.
In the future, if he has a Level Five Spiritual Vein, he will definitely be able to break through Yuanying.
He's the most suitable person to be the second elder. "
This guy really knew how to behave. The decline of the Xu family was inevitable, and the position of the second elder could not be kept.
He might as well do a favor and bring Zhang Yue up.
Zhang Yue was a close friend of Zhou Luan's father. If Zhou Luan wanted to cultivate power, she must promote Zhang Yue.
Now that he took the initiative to recommend him, Zhang Yue could also take care of the Xu family in the future.
Zhou Luan nodded. "Since that's the case, then we'll do as Elder Xu says. Zhang Yue will be the Second Elder.
What do you think, First Elder? "
Zhang Dingming knew that he had been tricked, so he did not dare to act rashly. "Zhang Yue is indeed a talent. He's the most suitable person to be the second elder."
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