Dragon's Origin

Chapter 591: Convinced (Part 2)

The ceremony of the Dharma Assembly was very long. From the Grand Master down, all the Taoists wore solemn Dharma robes, each with their own position, meticulously following the steps of the Dharma Assembly. They bowed to Lao Jun when it was time to bow to Lao Jun, stood in position when it was time to stand in position, and offered incense when it was time to offer incense, extremely earnest.

The various lords and representatives of the royal family, as invited VIPs, were arranged in the VIP seats outside the main hall. The distance was very close, so they could see clearly.

Although it was said to be the Dharma Assembly of the Lao Jun Temple, it was actually the Dharma Assembly of the entire Taoist sect. All the leaders of the six Taoist sects were present. When bowing to Lao Jun, the six leaders stood in a row, without any distinction of front or back, and bowed together.

For the internal affairs of the Taoist sect, this Dharma Assembly was essentially a ceremony held by the Taoists, big and small, to thank the ancestral master after inheriting the ancestral master's legacy. Of course, they also took this opportunity to introduce the successors from all sides and, at the same time, express the Taoist sect's position to the world.

What the various forces really cared about was the last point. They all wanted to know what the Taoist sect was thinking.

However, now, everyone's attention was focused on the two offerings on the altar in front of the statue of the Taoist patriarch, Lao Jun. They were two well-preserved human heads.

Anyone who knew what had happened before knew the origin of these two heads. Even if they didn't recognize them or had never seen them, they could guess. Moreover, who among the people who came here didn't know what had happened? If they really didn't know, would they come here to participate in the Dharma Assembly?

The heads of the Dai Kingdom's ruler and the Dai Kingdom's Grand Elder were now placed on the altar of the Taoist patriarch at the Lao Jun Temple as tributes. Everyone who saw this scene was gasping for cold air in their hearts.

Of course, there were also those who were not gasping for cold air. Dai Xiao was not. He just looked at the two heads and secretly shed tears of blood in his heart. The deceased ruler of the Dai Kingdom was Dai Xiao's father, his biological father! Although the new Grand Elder's relationship with him was not so close, not so direct, the Grand Elder had taken good care of Dai Xiao after all.

Now, Dai Xiao could only watch his own biological father and the Grand Elder's heads placed on the altar, but he could do nothing. He could only watch.

As for the idea of taking the two heads back, Dai Xiao didn't even dare to think about it. Under the heavy guard of the Dai Kingdom's palace, Old Ancestor Ling Xu still took the heads as he pleased, and all the guards died cleanly. This was the sacred ground of the Taoist sect. If he dared to have this thought, his own head would be placed next to his father's head on the table.

Therefore, when it was the turn of the guest observers to pay their respects to the Taoist patriarch, Dai Xiao was extraordinarily pious compared to the big figures from other vassal states, kneeling down for twice as long as the others.

Dai Xiao endured the strange gazes of the people around him. Now, the Dai Kingdom could not withstand too strong a storm and could only act like a turtle with its head in its shell. But if other vassal states thought that the Dai Kingdom was a soft persimmon that could be easily pinched, Dai Xiao didn't mind letting them know the hidden strength of the Dai Kingdom.

Thanks to this Dharma Assembly of the Taoist sect, it attracted the attention of other vassal states. Perhaps in the eyes of other vassal states, the Dai Kingdom was already a lamb to be slaughtered, waiting for them to find a suitable posture to strike. Unfortunately, they missed the best opportunity to eliminate the Dai Kingdom. This short half-month gave the Dai Kingdom the opportunity to bring back all the hidden forces from the past.

The elders who had been sent to various places by the Dai Kingdom urgently rushed back to the Dai Kingdom. The Dai Kingdom's experts from the Thousand Desolation Land and the Shanyue Land did the same. On the fifth day after the incident, there were more than a thousand young experts in the Dai Kingdom, all of whom were the new generation of experts from the Dai family who had previously lived in seclusion and claimed to be loose cultivators practicing in various places.

Although the overall strength of these experts was not as strong as the original group of experts in the royal palace, the number of legendary realm experts alone was no less than that in the royal palace. What was even more gratifying was that they were younger and had more potential, and their future achievements might be even greater.

The elders of the Dai Kingdom, this time united against the enemy, did not compete for the position of the head of the family. Of course, this was not a good position. Sitting on it probably meant great danger and responsibility, as well as unimaginable humiliation. After pushing each other for a while, the elders naturally chose Dai Xiao, the heir designated by the previous head of the family when he was alive, as the new ruler and new head of the family.

The first thing the new head of the family did after taking office was to personally rush to the Lao Jun Temple to apologize. Such a humiliating thing was absolutely impossible for the Dai family to do in the past. But now, Dai Xiao could only obediently come over, not daring to say a word of refusal.

The ceremony of the Dharma Assembly was finally completed. Everyone took a long breath in their hearts, waiting for the Lao Jun Temple to reveal its hand.

The Grand Master, on behalf of the six Taoist sects, used one sentence to put the hearts of the various lords at ease.

"Our six Taoist sects have no intention of competing with you in the secular world," the Grand Master said. At that moment, countless people were clearly heard exhaling.

"Our Taoist sect is still the same Taoist sect, and it has never changed," the Grand Master's voice was clear and reassuring: "In the future, apart from exploring the essence of Taoism and cultivation in the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao passed down by the ancestral master, there will be no changes in the way of cultivation that will bring any impact to you. You don't have to worry."

How could they not worry? Everyone was slandering in their hearts. Fortunately, the Grand Master publicly said this in front of so many people, which showed that the Taoist sect would not change its attitude, which was a good thing.

Will the Taoist sect not change? Maybe it will, maybe it won't, but at least not in the near future. What has changed is only the attitude of all parties towards the Taoist sect. As the Grand Master said, the Taoist sect is still the same Taoist sect, and it has not changed.

Old Ancestor Ling Xu did not suddenly pop out of a crack in the stone. He existed before, and he will exist for a long time in the future. But didn't everyone always underestimate the Taoist sect before? Has Old Ancestor Ling Xu changed? No! He just did one more thing than before. It's just that the others didn't know about his ability before. Who is to blame?

"Marquis of Dai!" the Grand Master suddenly called out.

Dai Xiao did not dare to neglect and hurriedly responded, walked to the front, and obediently bowed to the Grand Master, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction in his expression or actions.

"This matter was caused by your Dai Kingdom instigating the experts of the Shanyue Kingdom to attack the leaders of our six Taoist sects and attempting to steal our Taoist legacy and interfere with our Taoist legacy ceremony first," the Grand Master asked without the slightest politeness: "Are you convinced by this result?"

"It is indeed our Dai Kingdom that was wrong first," Dai Xiao was indeed worthy of being a man who could yield and stretch. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Grand Master: "Our Dai Kingdom is completely convinced!"