lovenovelstory Chapter 526 - 27: Beauty Is Truth
Chapter 526 - 27: Beauty Is Truth
May 14, 2018
The Sect Leader felt like his head was splitting.
Although he knew from the beginning that Zhao Chenlu was definitely a supreme annoyance—watching the elders of Golden Jade City being driven up the wall by her was entertaining from a spectator’s standpoint.
At that time, the Sect Leader could still gently persuade those wailing and furious elders, telling them to see the progress of history, to see the inevitability of new replacing the old, to learn to accept young people with extravagant and unruly personalities, and guide them correctly in their growth...
Looking back now, he realized he was so naive to have mistakenly taken Zhao Chenlu as a promising young talent, not realizing she was a hopelessly decayed scoundrel from ten thousand years ago!
Now he’s personally experiencing her annoying traits, feeling his blood vessels like rushing rivers and surging galaxies, and if it weren’t for the restraint of the Saint Sect’s unique skill ’Sacred Heart,’ he would have already been in a life-and-death fight with Zhao Chenlu.
"Did you ever consider, if you truly become unbearable, I might just bypass all formalities and directly pass on the position to him, regardless of public opinion!"
Zhao Chenlu nodded, "Of course I’ve considered that, but as a former Immortal Venerable, I abide by the principle of never negotiating with terrorists, so threatening me won’t work!"
"Threat... which one of us started threatening first?!"
"It was me, but that doesn’t contradict my life’s principle. I just said I won’t negotiate with terrorists, never said I couldn’t be one. On the contrary, threatening and extorting an ugly ghost is a basic skill of a femme fatale. Overall, if you make my life hard, I won’t make yours easy either."
"..." The Sect Leader, labeled an ugly ghost, truly had nothing to say, having completely resolved in his heart to pass the position to Wang Jiu and then ask the Celestial Divine Sword to vanquish this world’s most beautiful woman, pinning her to the pillar of shame in history!
"You’re overthinking, old man. In one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand years, people will remember the world’s most beautiful woman, not some pillar of shame. Future poets and scholars will go to great lengths to whitewash my image, shaping me into a passionate and righteous femme fatale, while you might just end up as a dead eunuch harming beauties."
"You..." The Sect Leader was utterly speechless because although Zhao Chenlu’s words were full of insults, even if you disregard future poets, right now, artists really love singing praises for notorious female demons throughout history, and the audience response is surprisingly good!
So much so that he has considered more than once whether to mentally cleanse the entire continent.
Seeing the Sect Leader deeply troubled, Zhao Chenlu sympathetically said, "So why do you have to target me like this? Couldn’t we just get along like we’ve done peacefully for the past twenty years?"
"When have I ever targeted you!? I just wish to secure a future for the Saint Sect, for peace. You brought this upon yourself! If you were more restrained and kept your actions in check, you wouldn’t have to worry about being disowned by a loved one in the name of righteousness."
Zhao Chenlu logically stated, "Being so beautiful and yet having to be restrained in actions is simply an insult to this face."
"..."
"Ah sorry, this might be too advanced for you to understand, let me explain it differently..." Zhao Chenlu tried to explain with an apologetic face, "For example..."
"No need to explain, I get it." The Sect Leader was exhausted, "What do you want? For me to give up the Sect Leader inheritance?"
Zhao Chenlu said, "That’s not necessary. I know you have given serious thought to passing the position to Wang Jiu, and since he’s willing to accept, I certainly won’t hinder his interest. It’s just that he’s often rigid in doing things and tends to hit dead ends without guidance, so I need you as a predecessor to give him some proper guidance."
"...Proper guidance?" The Sect Leader frowned, "What sly scheme are you plotting now?"
"It’s simple: before passing the position, modify the sect rules a bit, and add a line to the core tenets of the Saint Sect after ’Caring for Xiangzhou Continent’ and ’Caring for Human Civilization’: ’Caring for the world’s most beautiful woman.’"
"Nonsense!" The Sect Leader was almost amused, "You think the rules of the Saint Sect are like your household scribbles, to be altered at will? And what you added is completely incoherent, are you putting yourself on the same level as Xiangzhou Continent and human civilization?"
"Is there anything wrong with that? I’m just that great." Zhao Chenlu said, "Anyway, I’ve stated my needs, and you can use your initiative on how to implement it. You’re still the mighty Sect Leader of the Saint Sect, aren’t you able to manage such a small matter?"
"You also know I’m the mighty Sect Leader of the Saint Sect..."
Zhao Chenlu said, "And I’m a former Jiu Immortal Venerable and currently the world’s most beautiful woman, are you going to pull rank with me?"
With such a senior title bearing down, the Sect Leader truly had nothing to say.
For those ignorant of the heights of the Immortal Cultivation world, they might laugh it off, treating Zhao Chenlu’s words as the ramblings of a madman, but having personally witnessed the Primordial Ruins, the Sect Leader of the Saint Sect knew well the weight of the Jiu Immortal Venerables. They were the genuine saviors of human civilization, towering figures at the pinnacle of Immortal Cultivation over tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years in human history, indeed far heavier than any current Sect Leader of the Saint Sect.
The Saint Sect has ruled Xiangzhou for two thousand years and is recognized as the leader of the Immortal Dao under heaven, but in the Jiuzhou Era, it might have only been a kind of fellowship or school club, after all, the leader’s cultivation is just at the Early Stage of the Sea Overturning Realm, which would only count as a middle force in the Jiuzhou Era...
If it weren’t for Zhao Chenlu’s words and deeds being completely out of touch with those of a highly esteemed senior, the Sect Leader wouldn’t have always regarded her as a source of trouble.
"Alright, I will think of a way to make him go easy on you."
"No, that’s impossible; he is very stubborn in his ways, so to change it, we must alter the sect rules and also have a reason that makes sense."
"...This is so troublesome?"
"Otherwise, I would have handled it myself; why waste time dealing with you? Do you think I enjoy causing you trouble?"
The Sect Leader laughed in exasperation: "Haven’t you caused me enough trouble in the past twenty years?"
"Do you want to see my full ability to cause trouble for people?"
"... No thanks, then tell me how the sect rules can be reasonably changed to convince the seniors?"
Zhao Chenlu said, "Didn’t I just give an example? Just say the purpose of the Saint Sect is to care for Xiangzhou, care for humanity, and care for the most beautiful person under heaven..."
"And this can be convincing!?"
"Why not? Even if the average person isn’t convinced, he is the Celestial Divine Sword, thinking differently from ordinary people, easy to bamboozle. Just tell him that in human civilization, pure and flawless beauty is equivalent to truth, loving the beautiful is equal to loving the representatives of truth, it is the necessary step for humanity to move from barbarism to civilization, a belief that should not be shaken even at the sacrifice of millions, he will naturally understand."
"...This can also be understood?"
"Of course it can," Zhao Chenlu said, "In his view, humans are a flawed species, so having all sorts of problems is not surprising, and to guide humanity to the right path cannot be done overnight, but must be tackled slowly, so a special case like mine deserves special treatment. Just say this to him, and he will definitely understand."
As the two were talking, suddenly Wang Jiu’s voice came from the side.
"What you say indeed makes sense. Beauty is an extremely precious and rare quality, especially for cultivators, and maintaining one’s supreme beauty is particularly difficult. If the Saint Sect gives her special care from this perspective, I can accept it."
Wang Jiu’s sudden appearance startled the Sect Leader: "You heard it all? Since when?"
While asking, he was also somewhat skeptical in his heart; has the Celestial Divine Sword’s strength recovered to less than one percent, yet his actions are so hidden that I can’t detect them at all? Or did the conversation with Zhao Chenlu stimulate my brain so much that it greatly obscured my Primordial Spirit, making me unaware of changes happening right beside me?
Wang Jiu said, "I’ve been listening since the two of you went outside for a private conversation."
"So you heard her nonsense clearly? You can still accept this!?"
Wang Jiu asked curiously, "Nonsense? Not at all; I think she makes very good sense. In human society, indeed, beautiful women enjoy various privileges, and naturally, the privileges of the most beautiful under heaven should be the utmost."
"Don’t you find this face-based world very unfair?!"
"But the human world has never been fair; unfairness is the norm for humans as flawed beings. In fact, you have indeed been judging by appearances all along." Wang Jiu showed a disappointed expression as if he couldn’t believe the Sect Leader didn’t know something so fundamental, "And as a leader, even if I don’t agree with such reasoning, I wouldn’t rashly change it with strong measures at the beginning of my tenure. If the purpose of the Saint Sect is to see beauty as a quality worthy of respect and special treatment, I will naturally also respect the rules left by the former Sect Leader."
After saying this, Wang Jiu looked seriously at the Sect Leader: "So, now it’s up to you to decide how to handle this issue."
The Sect Leader, thrown a hot potato, almost cried and laughed at the same time: "How else can I handle it? Of course, by going back to revise the sect rules..."
Zhao Chenlu laughed, "If you cooperated like this earlier, there wouldn’t have been any trouble, right?" Then she turned to Wang Jiu, "Come, my dear, let’s figure out a way to restore the Cyan Lotus Sword Manual together. Only you can reverse engineer the lost Primordial skill, a feat enough to astonish the world, as part of building your reputation before taking office..."
The Sect Leader was almost about to jump on the spot upon hearing this - this woman changed her face too quickly!
But in any case, Zhao Chenlu’s change of face could be barely considered a goodwill gesture after both parties reached a consensus on cooperation, which greatly benefited the development of the Three Academies. Despite the surging emotions inside, the Sect Leader maintained a calm surface and smiled.
"Okay, then I’ll leave it to the senior."