Void Mountain.
The Nanshan Observation Deck, which is far away from the Beishan Observation Deck where the Zixuan Imperial Court is located, has been occupied by the second and third generation disciples of the Zixuan Kingdom. The best viewing position is now occupied.
Although the Zixuan National Religion has always kept a low profile, its status in the Zixuan Dynasty was only as high as that of the imperial court. Any priest who can enter the Zixuan National Religion will be the leading sacrificial genius in any vassal country in the Shenwu Continent.
But today, this group of sacrificial geniuses are like a group of worshiping priest apprentices. They have been waiting here for a long time, looking forward to meeting the legendary Martial King who shocked the whole city ten days ago.
The dazzling light of the legendary Martial King, whose status is directly catching up with the three legendary Martial King of the Shenwu Human Race, is equivalent to a small legend. Even in the hearts of this group of genius priests of the Zixuan National Religion, he is an idol-level figure.
The disciples of all the national religions were excitedly discussing the upcoming battle.
"Tell me, who will win in this battle between King Ye Wu and more than a dozen Captain Wu of the Royal Guards?!"
"Of course they are the ten captains of the Royal Guards! You don't even think about how strict the selection conditions for the Royal Guards are. If you don't have enough ability to join the Royal Guards? Besides, they are all from the early stage of King Wu. Captain, they are several times more powerful than all the ordinary Martial Kings of the Imperial Guard. Ten against one, no Martial King of the same level in the entire imperial city dares to stand up and boast that he can win!"
"Of course an ordinary Martial King would not dare to boast about this Haikou, but who is King Ye Wu? He is the only legendary Martial King born in the past two hundred years. He led the Cao Mansion team to the top of the Thousand-story Star Tower! Those forbidden The captains of the guard army can't even rush to the 500th floor, not even a little bit worse. King Ye Wu's chance of winning must be more than 50% to 60%! Otherwise, how could he accept this invitation to fight with a huge disparity in numbers."
"I don't know who is more outstanding than Mark, the ten most outstanding disciples of my Zixuan Guojiao?!"
"He is a peerless prodigy in the martial arts department, the legendary Martial King. Most of the ten disciples of our Zixuan Guojiao are majoring in priests. Even the strongest is just a legendary priest. How can the two be compared?!"
"Ha, you don't know something. Ye Fan is not only a legendary Martial King, he is also a holy priest! You can compare him with the top ten disciples of our national religion!"
"There is such a thing? It's incredible!"
Many Zixuan Guojiao disciples were unaware of this, and were shocked when they heard this, and suddenly felt doubly honored. And those disciples of the state religion who had known about this for a long time showed their pride. As a priest, Ye Fan was able to practice and become the legendary Martial King. This is something that makes all the priests of the national religion feel excited and proud.
Among the disciples of Zixuan Guojiao, there was a place where ten priests were very quiet, which was completely different from the lively atmosphere of the crowd around them.
One of the leaders was King Wu, a young priest with handsome eyes, beautiful eyes and elegant demeanor.
He looked indifferent and was not very interested in the upcoming battle. If the state religion had not required all disciples within the sect to attend the battle, he might not be interested in coming to Void Mountain to watch the battle. After all, as a major disciple of the state religion and at the peak cultivation level of King Wu in the later period, he was not too interested in the battle between King Wu in the early stage.
Besides, he didn't think he was any worse than the legendary King of Martial Arts. He may be slightly inferior in the martial arts department, but his strength lies in the priest department.
Surrounding him were nine other outstanding disciples of the Zixuan Guojiao. They were surrounding him like stars holding the moon, and their expressions were full of pride. The ten of them are the most outstanding second-generation disciples of Zixuan Guojiao who are respectfully called the "Top Ten Disciples" by the second-generation disciples.
This young King Wu with handsome eyes and beautiful eyes is surprisingly the most prominent young second-generation "big disciple" You Chujie in the Zixuan National Religion.
He used to be a shining figure in the Zixuan Cult and was recognized as the first disciple among the second generation.
He has the blood of the noble You clan, has the same surname as the current Pope Zixuan You Xingchen, and has a vaguely similar appearance.
Although Zixuan Pope You Xingchen has never confirmed the blood relationship between the two in public, nor has he had any support or special care for him.
However, the Pope has not refuted any "rumors" about You Chujie's bloodline and identity.
Everyone knows what this means in Zixuan National Religion.
You Chujie has no complaints about the pope's reluctance to confirm his identity in public. Because the pope who is in charge of the huge Zixuan State Church must maintain absolute impartiality and selflessness and cannot be selfish in order to lead the huge State Church further.
If You Chujie has any regrets, it is that he did not directly become a disciple of Pope You Xingchen, but instead became a disciple of the first archbishop of Zixuan Guojiao.
Among the second-generation disciples of Zixuan Guojiao, no one has a stronger background than him. Even the first-generation high-ranking archbishops of the Zixuan National Religion were all kind to him and never treated him harshly.
The nine genius priests who are also the most famous among the second generation of the Zixuan State Religion all respect him as their senior brother and recommend him as the leader of the second generation of the State Religion.
In the past, he was even hailed as one of the archbishops, and he was even very promising to take over as the next candidate for the Zixuan Guojiao.
Because his martial arts and priestly talents are excellent, he is second to none among the second-generation disciples. He obviously inherited the excellent priestly talents of the You family.
This made him the number one person of the second generation in the Zixuan Guojiao who had the right time, location, and harmony, and was the most anticipated person.
However, all of this happened suddenly when Wang Luodan appeared more than ten years ago.
After one of his travels, Pope You Xingchen of Zixuan accidentally brought back a sixteen-year-old girl named Wang Luodan.
This girl came from nowhere and was suddenly announced as the only direct disciple of Pope Zixuan You Xingchen. She inherited the mantle of Pope Zixuan You Xingchen and was the best candidate to succeed the next Pope Zixuan. The order of succession was even higher than that of Pope Zixuan You Xingchen. You Chujie, the second generation chief disciple - this means that if Pope Zixuan abdicates one day, Wang Luodan will definitely be ranked ahead of him and have the right to inherit the throne of the Pope.
This made You Chujie extremely angry.
In order to show his selflessness, the Pope did not want to recognize his son in public, but actually found a strange girl from outside to replace his position among the second generation disciples of Zixuan Guojiao!
How could this make him feel so embarrassed? !
However, the moment he saw Wang Luodan, he was shocked by her beautiful and ethereal girlish appearance and icy temperament.
He had never thought that there was a woman in the world who could be so beautiful, ethereal, and flawless, like a fairy or goddess who had caught a glimpse of her.
All the resentment in his heart disappeared in an instant, and turned into the care of his junior sister as a senior brother, and the deep-seated love in his heart.
Maybe the Pope had a deeper meaning, but he just couldn't say it clearly.
He admitted it.
Even if he fails to become the next pope in the end, if he can marry his junior sister... this is still a good choice.
As for why Pope Zixuan You Xingchen accepted a girl of unknown origin as his direct disciple, this is still a mystery in the state religion. It caused a huge shock in Zixuan State Church, but no one dared to question Pope Zixuan. You Xingchen's decision.
Zixuan Pope You Xingchen, as one of the three legendary Martial Emperors of the Shenwu Human Race, possesses mysterious and powerful sacrificial power, and can see a more distant and clear future than any other priest. He must have seen Wang Luodan's future before he made this astonishing move.
Besides, You Chujie, who is the second-generation senior brother of the State Religion, has no objection, and other disciples with lower status in the State Religion will naturally not push forward.
The matter quickly subsided.
Wang Luodan has indeed shown her extraordinary martial arts and priestly abilities over the years, and has quickly become the most dazzling new star in the Zixuan Guojiao, surpassing the top ten disciples of the Zixuan Guojiao.
"The Pope is here!"
"Your lords, the bishops, are here!"
The thousands of disciples of the National Religion who were discussing the battle on the Nanshan viewing platform suddenly fell into silence, and they all bowed and stood up, bowing their heads in anticipation.
Soon, the white-haired Pope You Xingchen of the Zixuan State Church and dozens of archbishops arrived at the viewing platform in a papal chariot.
The Pope's only disciple, Wang Luodan, a beautiful woman dressed in purple, arrived behind the Pope and others.
"Disciples, please see the Pope, your teachers, and all the archbishops!"
You Chujie immediately led the disciples from all the countries to salute him respectfully.
Pope You Xingchen nodded indifferently, and he and the other archbishops passed through the crowd of second-generation disciples of the state religion and came to sit on the papal throne at the Nanshan viewing platform.
You Chujie had long been used to the Pope's indifferent attitude towards him, so he didn't take it seriously. He smiled brightly and gently at Wang Luodan, who was walking behind with a slightly sad look on his face: "Little junior sister! I rarely see you in the state church recently. The training palace appears, are you very busy?"
Wang Luodan was thinking deeply. When he heard You Chujie's inquiry, he couldn't help but stop and glance at You Chujie. He regained his calm expression and said, "I've met my senior brother! The master has given me a task, which is a bit tricky. I don't know how to proceed."
"Mission? The Pope's mission must be very difficult. I wonder if I need help from my senior brother? If there is any need, just say it. My fellow senior brothers and I can help!"
You Chujie couldn't help but laugh.
"Yes, Senior Brother You and we can both help!"
The other young martial kings around also nodded in agreement and expressed their willingness to help.
"Senior brother, do you really want to help me with this?"
Wang Luodan looked a little strange.
"certainly!"
"Master asked me to win over someone to join the state religion, but I could never find a suitable reason. If I try to win him over rashly, I'm afraid he will be disgusted and it will be self-defeating."
Wang Luodan said.
She did not reveal the Pope's true intentions.
The Pope's real intention is to allow her to marry Ye Fan, so that Zixuan Guojiao and the future fourth legendary Martial Emperor can form a real alliance, so that the core force of the Shenwu Human Race can be more united.
As for Ye Fanjia not joining the state religion, it is a secondary matter. It would be more beneficial to her if Ye Fan did not join the Zixuan Guojiao. Her hopes of succeeding to the papacy will be much greater in the future.
But there was an advantage to her speaking out about the pope's "mission" in public. In this way, if she gets close to Ye Fan in the future, she will be executing the Pope's order and will not cause all kinds of slander from the disciples of the state religion.
"who?"
You Chujie's expression changed slightly.
"Ye Fan! Senior brother also knows how difficult it is to win over a legendary martial king. If senior brother has any good ideas, you might as well tell junior sister."
After Wang Luodan finished speaking, he said goodbye to You Chujie and went to the viewing platform near the Pope.
It's him again!
You Chujie was stunned for a moment, his handsome eyes and beautiful face kept changing, he clenched his iron fist, and became a bit more livid.
The Pope asked Wang Luodan to win over Ye Fan to join the state religion. What does this mean? Could it be that the Pope is interested in accepting a second disciple? !
Also, Wang Luodan bluntly stated the tasks assigned by the Pope. What does this mean? Do you really want him to help win over Ye Fan, or are you vaguely warning him not to interfere in this matter?
Various thoughts flashed through You Chujie's mind.
He is not a reckless person. The various conspiracies and competitions within the state religion are extremely fierce. If you are not careful, you will be taken advantage of and the boat will capsize in the gutter.
But no matter what the junior sister's intentions are, once Ye Fan, the legendary King of Martial Arts, joins the Zixuan National Religion, there will inevitably be a stronger competitor for the position of Pope, and his chances of inheriting the Pope's position in the future will become even slimmer.
Or perhaps, she actually didn't want to see Ye Fan enter the state religion and compete directly with her. However, she did not dare to disobey her teacher's orders.
This made her very distressed.
That's why I deliberately revealed the Pope's intentions to him, hoping that he would prevent Ye Fan from entering the Zixuan National Religion and becoming this evil person? !
The junior sister revealed to him the intention of the Pope's order, that should be it!
"If I secretly prevent Ye Fan from entering the state religion, I will be violating the order of Pope Zixuan. This is a very serious crime. Once convicted, I will definitely be punished. But if I don't prevent Ye Fan from entering the state religion, , he will definitely threaten the status of me and my junior sister in the state religion. This will make my junior sister very disappointed in me, and she will definitely feel that I am unreliable and unworthy of trust."
You Chujie's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and he couldn't help but think hard. This is indeed a difficult task, no wonder the junior sister looks sad. If he had known earlier, he might as well not have flowed into this muddy water.