So ti later, an attendant arrived to guide Xia Li and brought him before a palace."Your Highness, Ninth Holy Son, please stay here for the ti being during the journey. Within this skyborne palace, you may go anywhere you wish, but your Taiyi Spirit Pendant has not yet been made. If you need to go sowhere, you may call for ."The attendant was a golden core youth whose aura was restrained and hidden rather than openly displayed. Whether in looks or temperant, he was absolutely not the sort of person one would expect to serve as soone's subordinate.After all, one major trait of a subordinate was that he ought not outshine his master.And yet this attendant's appearance and bearing did not rely surpass Xia Li by a street or two. If the two of them stood together, most people would probably assu Xia Li was the supporting figure instead."Ninth Holy Son?"Xia Li was puzzled by the way the attendant addressed him. Had Taiyi Holy Land really already arranged his status so quickly? Starting him off directly as a Holy Son?Holy Sons and Holy Maidens were a system for selecting the elite among disciples, and also a disciple rank unique to Holy Lands.Above true transmission stood Holy Son and Holy Maiden.So cave heavens, blessed lands, and sects had imitated this ranking structure, but in any non-Holy-Land force, a sect could only have a single Holy Son or Holy Maiden.Only a true Holy Land could possess multiple.Taiyi Holy Land, for instance, had nine Great Holy Sons and nine Great Holy Maidens, a total of eighteen figures standing above all other disciples."You are the dao companion of a Holy Maiden. Only a Holy Son is qualified to stand with a Holy Maiden, and the reverse is also true. Thus you have beco the new Ninth Holy Son.""Then what happened to the previous Ninth Holy Son?""He was demoted and returned to being an ordinary true transmission disciple.""They're that certain my abilities surpass his?"Xia Li suspected that forr Ninth Holy Son probably hated him to death by now."Beyond doubt. In fact, likely by more than that."The attendant had no hesitation at all on that point.When had the Holy Land's judgnt ever been wrong? Even if Xia Li were not stronger in combat, then there would certainly be so other aspect in which he stood above the other man.And besides, the one paired with Xia Li was that Second Holy Maiden."So in theory, Holy Sons and Holy Maidens can only be with one another? It's difficult for them to beco dao companions with outsiders?""Yes, though that does not an it is impossible. There have been precedents in the Holy Land. If you truly resolve to be with the person you actually love, you may simply recomnd her to the Holy Land and help her beco a new Holy Maiden."The attendant answered his question.This too was a way to win the hearts of prodigies, but it also intensified competition.Do you want more?Do you want fulfillnt?Then go compete.Raise the one you love up to the sa height as yourself. That way she too will be moved by your sincerity, and the two of you can beco a perfect pair of dao companions.But be careful not to be pushed down by those who co after, so for the sake of all that you already possess, you must work all the harder."Did the previous Ninth Holy Son have a dao companion?""He did. The Seventh Holy Maiden was his dao companion, but he has now lost that qualification. From this day on, he may no longer grow overly close to the Seventh Holy Maiden.""I see..."Xia Li nodded.His rise to this position would directly split up a pair of mandarin ducks, if they truly loved one another.That ant he had not even arrived at the Holy Land yet, and he had already made two enemies.So should he slack off on purpose?Should he deliberately lose?That thought had barely surfaced before Xia Li dismissed it.It probably would not work.The Holy Land appeared to have a very clear grasp of his combat ability and knew roughly what level he stood at. If he failed to produce a result that satisfied them, it would simply be judged as non-cooperation.The Holy Land might not think him too strong, but it definitely did not think him weak. Otherwise, why would they need to use such thods to force him into becoming one of their own?"By the way, I am the previous Ninth Holy Son."The attendant suddenly said this, startling Xia Li so badly that he instinctively prepared for battle.This forr Ninth Holy Son had beco his attendant and still approached him. Could it be that he planned to kill him in advance?No...That wasn't right.Leaving aside whether the Holy Land would even permit such a thing, if the man truly ant to sche against him, why would he declare it so openly now?
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"You don't bla ? I took what was yours.""Bla you? I ought to thank you."The forr Ninth Holy Son suddenly smiled with surprising warmth."I don't like the Seventh Holy Maiden. Her personality is too domineering, while the person I truly love is too gentle and weak. She would probably never obtain the position of Holy Maiden. Being able to take a step back so naturally is a good thing for .""And so, to thank you, I've decided to beco your attendant."The forr Ninth Holy Son was willing to place himself beneath Xia Li, the new Ninth Holy Son.Not only did he feel no resentnt whatsoever, he was actually full of gratitude toward Xia Li.For other people, being replaced might have been an undeserved disaster.For him, it was a blessing fallen from the sky."You seem like the sort of person who values feelings more than fa and profit. Would soone like you really willingly beco a Holy Son, a role destined to abandon feeling?"The position of Holy Son ant gaining more, but at a heavier cost. Everything beneath heaven had its price."I never thought that far at first. Like everyone else, I simply longed for that position. Only after climbing up did I realize my own diocrity. But by then I was riding a tiger and could neither advance nor retreat. If I had to end in utter defeat, I wouldn't be able to accept it. I wanted to step down, but I couldn't. I needed a proper stair to leave that stage with my dignity intact.""You really do have a clear head.""And what about you, Daoist? You too want to retreat, don't you? It's only that your step was far too large. You don't have a stair to step down anymore."The forr Ninth Holy Son could understand Xia Li's state of mind.Perhaps it was due to so sixth sense. He felt that Xia Li was the sa kind of person he was, soone not all that driven by fa and gain, rely hot-blooded in youth and without any clear life goal, so he drifted along with everyone else in pursuing the so-called path of the strong.The world was so marvelous. Naturally, one wished to stand atop the highest peak and take it all in. As cultivators, should they not give everything to beco strong and pursue longevity?And yet halfway down the road, bewildernt set in.Without the right heart, no matter how hard one forced oneself, it would all feel exhausting. One could never again enter that state of complete devotion to cultivation and enlightennt."Are you tired?"As he spoke, Xia Li pushed open the doors of the great hall and gestured for the forr Ninth Holy Son to enter so they could continue the conversation inside.But the man waved his hands repeatedly."I won't go in. This palace has been assigned to you. You are the master and I the attendant. How could I overstep? In the right hall is a pool of supre-grade Primordial Spirit Liquid. Once you've bathed, rember to change into the Holy Son robes.""And if possible, I recomnd taking a look at the sect rules and regulations on the bookshelf in the left hall."The forr Ninth Holy Son thoughtfully explained the next steps to Xia Li, truly acting like an attendant serving his master with utmost care.He was no longer the Ninth Holy Son.He had taken off that heavy robe.That was why, in the lightness he now felt, he regarded Xia Li as a true benefactor.He had already found his own answer amidst confusion."You still haven't answered my question. Are you tired?"Xia Li pressed the point. He wanted to know what this forr Ninth Holy Son truly felt in his heart."The Holy Land has never treated poorly. It saved my parents and kin. It also supported my clan when it was on the verge of destruction. Without the Holy Land, I would have died long ago, and so would my family. That is why I cannot lose.""Under normal circumstances, if you ca to seize my place, I would have fought you to the death. We would have battled until only a last breath remained, perhaps even to a point where only death could end it, and then I would have died in thanks to the Holy Land.""So when they told I was inferior to you, and even compensated for it...""I wept with joy."At this point, his voice had begun to choke with emotion.Xia Li had stolen his position?No.He had granted him a new life.Such great kindness and virtue ought to be repaid properly.At this mont, in all the Holy Land, he was probably the only person who sincerely and wholeheartedly wished to beco Xia Li's attendant and serve at his side.And outwardly, he could also make use of Xia Li's fa, declaring that he had been won over by Xia Li's strength and character. That in turn would highlight his own humility and virtue. In this way, even his retreat would be one the world applauded.
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