Suddenly, a light shone from the cloud vortex. After a while, two rays of light were drawn out by the energy disk and landed on the stage.
As the two rays of light slowly dissipated, Zhang Yu and Cen Chuan appeared separately. They were not far from each other.
Cen Chuan glanced at Zhang Yu. To be honest, he did not know how the battle ended. He only knew that his virtual body had been cut down three times. This undoubtedly showed that there was no way to defeat Zhang Yu with just his virtual body.
He thought to himself, "After all, it was not a battle of life and death. It was difficult for me to use my full strength."
In fact, when he used his virtual body, his real body could also participate in the battle. This was not as simple as having an extra copy of himself. This was because the real body and virtual body were originally one person. When they worked together, their combat power was far stronger than a single virtual body. In the past, there were some opponents who were evenly matched with his virtual body, but they were almost instantly killed by him as soon as he used his real body.
However, because this was not a real battle of life and death, he did not reveal his real body. He thought that he was probably guarding this in his heart. The energy disk believed that he could not defeat Zhang Yu by relying only on the techniques in the field, so it directly judged him to lose.
However, he did not regret it. This killing technique was the last resort of a cultivator. Even if it involved the battle of the East Court, it was far less important than his own safety.
Zhang Yu actually felt that this battle was not over. This was because he could feel that Cen Chuan had not used his full strength. His Primordial Spirit had only appeared at the beginning and did not appear later.
The Primordial Spirit was very important to a real cultivator. Some cultivators even had half of their combat power above the Primordial Spirit. However, even if this was not the case, it was impossible for the Primordial Spirit to not have any combat power.
Because of this, he had not used his Mysterious Cicada Visualization Painting. He was waiting for the Primordial Spirit to appear.
However, from beginning to end, he had not seen his opponent use his Primordial Spirit.
He thought about it and could understand. To put it bluntly, this battle was after all a discussion where both sides restrained themselves. It was impossible for them to use all their killing techniques.
Lin Huaixin cupped his fists and said, "First Elder, the winner of this battle is Zhang Shouzheng."
The Chief Deacon nodded and said, "The purpose of this discussion is to determine the ownership of the Dongting Protectorate Prefecture. With the suggestions of all the court deacons, Zhang Shouzheng and Xuan Zun were allowed to compete. Now that Zhang Shouzheng has won, Zhang Shouzheng will be the Xuan Chief of the Dongting Protectorate Prefecture. This matter will be announced immediately."
Everyone cupped their fists and bowed.
Zhang Yu also raised his sleeves and bowed.
Daoist Zhong stood up and said, "First Deacon, the Dong Ting Continent is guarded by Zhang Shouzheng. That Changhe Governor-General Manor should be guarded by Cen Xuanzun. "
The Chief Deacon nodded slowly and looked at everyone. He said, "Does anyone have any objections?"
Chao Huan raised his eyebrows as if he wanted to say something. But at this moment, he saw that the Daoist at the head of the table was staring at his face. He moved his mouth and snorted, but did not say anything. Only then did the Daoist look away.
None of the other court deacons present objected.
The Chief Deacon saw this and said, "Xuan Xuan Zun will be the Xuan Chief of the Changhe Protectorate Prefecture."
Xuan Zun cupped his fists and bowed.
The Chief Deacon said to Daoist Wei, "Wei Ting Zhi, this matter has been decided. Next, you need to supervise the Yujing Imperial Court and the various prefectures to do well in the matters of upgrading and migrating the prefectures. The prefectures must also do their best to cooperate."
Wei Ting Zhi said, "First Elder, I will communicate with the Imperial Court about this matter."
After the Chief Deacon gave his instructions, his body lit up and the world behind him slowly melted away. A majestic palace could be seen behind him. He turned and left the rainbow cloud and walked in with the Daoist child beside him. The court deacons bowed and sent them off.
After the Chief Deacon left, the court deacons also left. Daoist Zhong came down from the rainbow cloud and came to Cen Chuan. He said, "Daoist Brother Cen, I have a few words to say to you."
Cen Chuan said, "What is it? If you want to ask about the battle just now, forgive me for not being able to say anything. "
Daoist Zhong said, "Since the outcome has been decided, I will not talk about this matter anymore. I just want to ask, when is Daoist Brother Cen going to the Changhe Protectorate Prefecture?"
Cen Chuan said, "Since the matter has been decided, I will not delay it. I will leave in a few days. In the future, I will have to rely on Daoist Zhong to take care of the matters of the court. "
Daoist Zhong nodded and said, "Of course." He said again, "The invasion of the cultivators in the outer layer has not stopped. The previous few times they appeared, they all landed in the vast inland of the Western Land. In addition, there are many EsGods there. When you go there, you may have a chance to make a contribution."
Cen Chuan said, "I know this. My Zhengqing lineage is also there. I know that there are countless filthy things in the Barren Land."
Daoist Zhong said, "Daoist Brother's lineage is also not easy. However, now that the Zhengqing lineage's crimes have been washed away, have you considered inviting the Zhengqing Daoist and Daoist Mei back together? "
Cen Chuan said, "Eldest Senior is in seclusion. I have not seen him for many years. Moreover, I can't control his wishes. My Junior still has to take care of the dojo. Naturally, he can't come here."
Daoist Zhong said, "Since Daoist Brother is sincere in returning to Tianxia, why do you still want to leave that territory alone? Why don't you return it to Tianxia? Then, you don't have to worry about this matter. "
Cen Chuan sneered and said, "That is the foundation that my Zhengqing lineage built painstakingly. Daoist Brother, you want me to hand it over with just one sentence?"
Daoist Zhong said slowly, "Daoist Brother, have you thought about it? If the Head Enforcer insists on letting Zhang Shouzheng relinquish the position of Shouzheng in order to be the Head Enforcer, then Zhang Shouzheng might withdraw from this discussion. However, why didn't the Head Enforcer do that?"
Cen Chuan immediately understood what he meant. He looked over and said, "Daoist Brother Zhong, are you saying that because I still keep this dojo, the Head Enforcer can't completely trust me?"
Daoist Zhong did not say anything. He had already said what he needed to say.
Cen Chuan frowned and said, "Let me think about this matter slowly."
On the other side, Zhang Yu left the Cloud View Platform and returned to the Shouzheng Palace. He stepped onto the steps, but at this moment, his mind trembled slightly. He realized that a new Xuanyi was awakening, just like what he had sensed before.
Xuanyi always appeared together with all kinds of fate. If a cultivator's foundation was deep enough and he could grasp the opportunity, then he could obtain it. However, he could feel that this was not the case this time.
Cen Chuan was a member of the Zhengqing lineage. His words of bringing about the prosperity of Zhen and destroying Xuanyi were contradictory to what he wanted to do. This led to a clash of Daoist Wills. Furthermore, this person was competing with him for the position of the Protectorate of the Protectorate. This was also a type of confrontation. It was also because of this that his own heart and his determination required him to suppress the other party, which led to this change.
It was no wonder that the clash of different Daoist Wills was usually difficult to reach a compromise. He raised his eyes and looked ahead. His feet did not stop moving. He continued to walk forward until his figure disappeared into the deep and vast palace.
At this moment, Xuanting announced the establishment of the Protectorate of the Four Protectorates. He also sent out messengers to deliver the edict to the various Xuanfu.
In the Xuanfu of the Dongting Palace, a Daoist shrouded in golden light announced Xuanting's edict. He closed the edict and handed it forward, saying, "Xuan Head Xiang, receive the edict."
Xiang Chun took a few steps forward and received the edict from the Daoist. Then, he clasped his hands and bowed to the Daoist. The Daoist bowed back and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiang, from the moment of the announcement, Zhang Shouzheng will be the Xuan Head of the Dongting Prefecture. All positions in the Xuanfu will be arranged by Zhang Shouzheng when he arrives."
Xiang Chun clasped his hands and thanked the Daoist, saying, "Thank you for informing me."
The Daoist nodded to him and returned to the golden light curtain behind him. Then, the golden light rose and disappeared into the sky.
Xiang Chun walked down from the Xuanfu's high platform. Fan Lan, Xu Ying, Qi Wu, and the others were waiting for him. Xu Ying stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Senior Brother, how is it?"
Xiang Chun looked at the crowd and said, "From today onwards, the Dongting Protectorate will be known as the Dongting Prefecture. The etiquette and rules will be the same as the mainland's. There will be another edict from the Protectorate Office later."
When the cultivators heard this, they could not help but be overjoyed.
Fan Lan thought for a moment and asked, "Senior Brother, may I know who the Dongting Prefecture will be?"
Xiang Chun said, "The edict says that the Xuanting will send Zhang Shouzheng, who is the original Xuan Head of the Protectorate of the Dongting Prefecture, to be the Guard."
Fan Lan could not help but open her eyes wide. She asked happily, "Senior Brother, is that true?"
Xiang Chun nodded.
Cheers of joy could be heard from the crowd.
The promotion of the prefecture was a good thing, but what they were most worried about was that the Xuanting would send a Xuan Zun who did not get along with the Dongting Protectorate.
One had to know that the Xuan Head of a prefecture could decide many things. As long as he wanted to take care of it, there was nothing he could not do. Sometimes, the Xuan Head's thoughts would clash with those of his subordinates. Because of the great difference in status between the two sides, their thoughts would naturally be different.
Generally speaking, the Head of Mystery would hand over everything to the governors below to manage, and he would not interfere too much. However, it was inevitable that some Head of Mystery would not do so. For example, Guo Zhen of the Yi Luo Upper Continent was one such example.
It could be said that Zhang Yu was the best choice to be the Xuan Head of the Dongting Prefecture.
First of all, Zhang Yu was born in the Dongting Protectorate and had been the temporary Xuan Head. He understood very well what the people of the Dongting Protectorate wanted and the internal conflicts of the Dongting Protectorate. Moreover, the current Governor had also been taught etiquette by him. If he were to come, not only would he be able to better calm the people, he would also be able to mediate the conflicts that would arise when the foreign population migrated in.
Xu Ying thought for a moment and said, "Senior Brother, if the native population is migrating to the Dongting Prefecture, will the Xuanfu of the Dongting Prefecture also bring in foreign cultivators? Should we call back the disciples who have been sent out to study? "
Xiang Chun stroked his beard and thought for a moment. He said, "It's hard to say. However, for the matters of Xuanfu, we should first maintain the original structure. We can discuss the rest after the Guard arrives."
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