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Chapter 263: [262] Promotion to Xuan Shi, May the Divine Banyan Tree Endure, May Wan Hao Prosper Forever

Early morning.

6:20 AM.

Within the sea of spiritual energy.

The True Flame Xuan Seal underwent a mysterious change, with the light sphere transforming into a half-black, half-white color, achieving a delicate balance between light and dark.

This represents the break of dawn.

Cheng Han naturally woke up.

Ever since he gained control over the power of darkness, his daily routine has been like this.

Cheng Han immediately got out of bed, wearing only a thin silk pajama, and walked to the window, swiftly pulling open the curtains.

He looked outside.

The sky was already turning pale.

In that instant, the True Flame Xuan Seal inexplicably stirred with a strange sensation.

Cheng Han surprisingly sensed a trace of excitement, as if this powerful Xuan Seal was also celebrating the arrival of the new year.

Then, the Body Tempering Seal suddenly fluctuated violently, spontaneously connecting with the boundless source of energy, and began to impact that formidable barrier.

Cheng Han was taken aback, "Is this influenced by the True Flame Xuan Seal?"

With a thought, he decisively suppressed the Body Tempering Seal.

Because 8 AM was the perfect time for promotion.

At that time, the New Year celebrations in Anhua City officially began.

The New Year celebrations in Qinglin City also kicked off.

A smile appeared on Cheng Han's lips, "Crossing the threshold of Xuan Shi under the attention of the whole city, that's what I call a sense of ceremony!"

At the same time, the action against the big fish also launched the first attack.

Cheng Han proudly snorted, "Who would have thought that a warrior who is about to be promoted to Xuan Shi would be the mastermind behind the attack on Qinglin City?"

After a moment,

"Knock! Knock!"

The sound of knocking on the door rang out.

Xie You's voice came in, "Sir, it's time to change."

Cheng Han tilted his head and replied, "Come in."

The door was immediately pushed open.

Xie You, accompanied by two maids, quickly entered the bedroom.

The former held a top hat in her left hand and a long cloth bag in her right hand, while the latter two held a stack of clothes.

According to the rules, on the day of the New Year celebration, the Grand Chancellor, as the host of the celebration, must wear a magnificent robe.

This is the official decorum.

It also represents the dignity of a city.

Five minutes later,

Cheng Han stood in front of a full-length mirror and saw a spirited young man.

He wore a long robe in dark green, made of an unbelievably soft material, with the hem almost touching the ground. The robe was embroidered with exquisite and intricate patterns, which was the Divine Banyan Tree of Wan Hao.

As the highest official in the city, only the robe of the Grand Chancellor can be embroidered with the complete pattern of the Divine Banyan Tree.

Cheng Han took a step back, and the robe swayed, causing the Divine Banyan Tree pattern to emit a faint green light, giving a vibrant feeling.

Miss You sincerely said, "It looks really good!"

The two maids nodded in agreement.

Cheng Han suddenly remembered the Divine Lord who sacrificed himself to protect the Divine Banyan Tree, and said seriously, "May the Divine Banyan Tree endure, may Wan Hao prosper forever!"

Although his voice was soft, it was filled with determination.

The three women were momentarily stunned, and they recited in unison, "May the Divine Banyan Tree endure, may Wan Hao prosper forever!"

Xie You quickly opened the cloth bag and pulled out a scepter that looked like gold and wood, "Sir, here is your Grand Chancellor's scepter."

Cheng Han reached out and accepted it, nodding, "Let's go!"

This luxurious scepter was also a standard ceremonial item, usually only displayed on major holidays.

"Thud!"

The scepter struck the ground, producing a heavy sound.

And with this sound, the Divine Banyan Tree pattern on the robe slightly increased its shining green light, adding a touch of majesty.

The main gate was opened by a maid.

"Thud! Thud!"

The sound of the staff echoed continuously.

Cheng Han stepped out of the gate.

In the next moment.

The crowd that had been waiting in the hall, including two deputy governors and a large number of senior officials, shouted in unison:

"Welcome, Your Excellency, the Chief Governor!"

*

Qinglin City.

7:30 in the morning.

The Qian family started to become lively.

Liu Lehui, accompanied by his wife and son Liu Wei, arrived at the Qian family on time.

Qian Qingqing, dressed in a magnificent female warrior dress, looked extremely heroic and personally stood at the gate to welcome them.

The three of them were amazed when they saw each other.

The little girl smiled and greeted them, "Uncle Liu, Auntie Liu, and Xiaowei, welcome to visit!"

Liu Lehui's expression could be described as flattering, "Miss Qingqing, good morning!"

After looking around for a few laps, he asked, "Is your father, Mr. Qian Yiqing, not here?"

Qian Qingqing smiled and replied, "My father received an invitation from the Council of Governance and went out early to attend the New Year celebration."

In fact, the Council of Governance wanted to invite the genius boy's girlfriend, but the little girl had an important task and politely declined the invitation.

Liu Lehui nodded pretentiously, "I see!"

In fact, he had known about this matter a long time ago, he was just making small talk, which was a social convention - saying some meaningless nonsense.

Qian Qingqing gestured, "Please come in!"

At the same time.

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief.

This family finally came!

Finally, they didn't let Cheng Han down!

Of course.

For today's banquet at the Qian family, not only the Liu family was invited, but also five other wealthy families with good reputation and strong financial resources.

This was very necessary.

Just imagine.

If only the Liu family was invited, and the family had just left, the mansion would be subjected to a large-scale attack, wouldn't it raise suspicions?

*

7:48 am.

Anhua City.

The entire Council of Governance building, along with the square in front of it, was already crowded.

A rough estimate showed that there were no less than fifty thousand commoners gathered.

Starting from the building, all the rooftops within a radius of two kilometers that could accommodate people were packed with commoners.

Two days ago.

The Council of Governance had issued a notice that the Chief Governor would personally organize a large-scale aerial performance as a New Year's gift to the entire city's commoners.

Some clever commoners even sold their rooftops to the outside, earning extra money with eight to ten copper coins per vacant spot.

Two minutes later.

The whole city suddenly erupted into a loud noise.

A bright green light rose slowly from the top of the Council of Governance building and flew straight into the sky nearly five hundred meters high.

"Boom!"

The light burst into countless dots.

In the howling cold wind, some of the dots quickly dissipated, while the remaining dots formed a very conspicuous number:

Ten!

The quick-witted commoners instantly understood that this was a countdown.

Meaning - there were ten minutes left until the ceremony began.

On the top of the Council of Governance building.

Cheng Han slowly put down the governor's staff.

"Thud!"

The staff fell to the ground with a muffled sound.

The brilliant green light that had just rushed into the sky had successfully shocked the entire city's commoners.

A large group of officials around looked at the Grand Chancellor with astonishment.

Although the New Year celebration had been held for so many years, they had never seen such a spectacle before, so naturally they were shocked.

Cheng Han looked up at the sky with a strange expression.

Because he once again sensed the vast abyss of source energy, but this time, he did not forcefully suppress it, but completely let go of his mind.

Cheng Han muttered to himself, "It's time!"

Inside the sea of his spirit.

The Body Tempering Seal instantly expanded a lot.

"Buzz~"

With an illusory sound, the Body Tempering Seal quickly vibrated.

In fact.

Cheng Han had relied on the convenience of the Vice Colonel to obtain some rare information from within the Black Armor Army.

Among them, there was a notebook that recorded the forms of the Body Tempering Seal of some warriors who had previously advanced to the Profound Scholar level before their final breakthrough.

The majority of those who advanced had a Body Tempering Seal that appeared as a "large on both ends, small in the middle" hourglass shape, only able to roughly maintain a symmetrical state.

It's not that they didn't want to achieve perfect symmetry.

It's just too difficult, too difficult.

Cheng Han observed the Body Tempering Seal with his mind, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The core threads of this Body Tempering Seal were like eight wonderful wings, presenting a three-dimensional state, and began to vibrate in pairs.

Compared to the recorded situation, it was more than ten times more complex.

Nevertheless, it still maintained perfect balance.

Anyone with a little insight knew that this represented boundless potential!

At this moment.

Several officials who had retired as high-ranking warriors faintly sensed something and their gazes all locked onto the Grand Chancellor.

Deputy Chief Duan Zhuohui of the Inspection Office had a look of disbelief and couldn't help muttering, "Could it be?"

Another Deputy Chief, Bai Xinshan, focused his attention with a shocked expression and quietly expressed his opinion, "I think it's possible!"

Duan Zhuohui took a breath, "If this is true, then..."

Deputy Chancellor Shen Wenxian glared fiercely at the two of them and sternly reprimanded, "Don't you know where we are? Keep quiet!"

The two Deputy Chiefs quickly closed their mouths and didn't dare to make a sound.

After more than ten seconds.

A "pu" sound was heard.

The second bright stream of light quickly rose into the sky.

A large "nine" character was imprinted into the sight of the entire city.

This time.

The entire city erupted into loud cheers.

"Dong!"

The scepter struck the ground again.

Cheng Han's mind entered a strange state, and he murmured in a trance, "I seem to have felt it."

As soon as his voice fell.

His figure suddenly became hazy, as if there was a layer of frosted glass separating him, making it impossible for others to see his appearance.

The group of officials were startled.

Shen Wenxian was the first to react and quickly shouted, "Everyone, retreat three meters and do not disturb the Grand Chancellor!"

"Bang bang!"

The sound of footsteps surged like a tide.

This time.

Everyone realized that something big was about to happen.

The importance of this matter was even greater than this New Year celebration.

Six minutes later.

"Bang!"

A flaming meteor burst in mid-air.

A blazing red character appeared in the sky - "three"!

The cheers in the city escalated to another level.

And on top of the building.

Even more astonishing phenomena appeared.

"Wu~"

A cyclone suddenly roared. Cheng Han slowly rose from the ground, suspended at a height of one meter, his magnificent robe fluttering in the wind, making a "rustling" sound.

This scene left everyone stunned.

Shen Wenxian's expression was incredibly complex, and he couldn't help but sigh softly, "Xuanshi!"

Everyone knew that the Xuanshi was the true master of this world.

The exclamation of "Xuanshi" caused a commotion in the crowd.

After a while.

A profound and deep pressure gradually emanated from Cheng Han's body.

As time passed, this pressure grew stronger and stronger, forcing many people to leave the rooftop under the overwhelming pressure.

"Boom!"

The tenth flame meteor exploded.

It was the largest meteor so far.

"One!"

This was the cry of the common people in the city.

Countdown - one minute!

Meanwhile, on the rooftop.

"Thump! Thump!"

A group of people heard the sound of an illusory heartbeat.

Each beat was deep and powerful, as if it resounded from the depths of their souls.

At this moment.

The pressure began to decrease rapidly.

The hazy feeling on Cheng Han's body quickly faded away.

After a few breaths.

The pressure was gone.

His figure became clear again.

The onlookers' eyes were filled with even more awe.

Those with discerning eyes knew that this was the completion of the Soul Tempering Seal's transformation, a sign of stability, which allowed him to freely control his extraordinary power.

Eight o'clock sharp.

"Boom!"

Cheng Han landed on the ground and opened his eyes.

Shen Wenxian took the lead in bowing, showing extreme respect, "Master Xuanshi!"

Others followed suit, "Master Xuanshi!"

Cheng Han didn't respond, he just waved his right hand lightly.

In the next moment.

An unprecedented strong wave surged from within him.

Countless green rays of light, numbering in the tens of thousands, suddenly burst out from his body, like a volcanic eruption, rapidly shooting up into the sky.

"Boom! Boom!"

Explosions rang out one after another.

Dots of light filled the sky, and a towering tree with lush branches and leaves stood tall in the sky above the city, almost covering half of the city.

The entire city fell silent in an instant.

Everyone looked up, dumbfounded, at the sky.

Cheng Han softly recited a sentence, "May the Divine Banyan Tree endure forever! May Wan Hao prosper forever!"

His voice wasn't loud.

But it clearly spread for ten miles around.

After a while.

A wave of roaring sound erupted.

"May the Divine Banyan Tree endure forever! May Wan Hao prosper forever!"

Cheng Han checked his spiritual value with his mind and was filled with joy.

The original limit was 179.5 points.

Now it had become 197.8 points.

An astonishing increase of 18.3 points.

Compared to when he condensed the Body Tempering Seal, which only increased the limit by 8.6 points.

Truly worthy of the Soul Tempering Seal!

(End of this chapter)