Among the eleven marshals present, everyone had some expectations in their hearts. Without a leader, of course, one must be chosen from among the marshals!

  Pang Shan, Zang Feng and Guan Lu's three leaders were also restless in their hearts!

  Choose the first leader?

  Pang Shan is the second leader, Zang Feng is the third leader, and Guan Lu is the fourth leader. The three of them also want to advance further!

  "Now my 'Shooting Star Sword' has also made some progress! Even Master Shī might not be a match for me... This first leadership position should be mine!" Zang Feng's heart grew hot, this 'Shooting Star Sword' being one of the two top heavenly secret manuals of the Guiyuan Sect. In terms of swordsmanship, Zang Feng had always been quietly cultivating. Rarely venturing out into the world, so his reputation wasn't very big.

  However, before Tun Qing Shan's future, Zhuge Yuan Hong valued 'Zang Feng' the most!

  Zang Feng, who has been secretly cultivating his skills, is incredibly powerful. Younger generation figures like Zhuge Yun and others were easily defeated when they clashed with him!

  "Second Master, he has been with me in the Return to the Origin Sect and led the Black Armor Army in battle for so many years. His labor and contributions are great! From today on, Second Master will be the elder of our Return to the Origin Sect!" Zhuge Yuanhong said loudly, a smile also appearing on Ji Hong's face, old and retired as an elder, it can also be considered as achieving success and fame.

  Many people congratulated Ji Hong.

  Zhuge Yuanhong paused for a moment before saying, "However, the position of commander of the Black Armor Army cannot be left vacant."

  The great hall fell silent once again.

  Zhuge Yuanhong's voice echoed in the empty grand hall: "The new commander-in-chief of the Black Armor Army, originally under the command of the first commander, will be taken over by Teng Qingshan!"

  The great hall was in an uproar!

  Teng Qing Shan as the first leader? Many people looked towards Teng Qing Shan.

  "Heng Qing Shan, come and take over the battle!" Zhuge Yuanhong said loudly.

  Teng Qing Shan immediately stood up and walked towards Zhuge Yuanhong.

  "What is he?" Zang Feng's face changed greatly, "I was originally the leader! Even if we promote Zhang Qing Shan to be the leader, at most let him be the fourth leader. The first leader should be chosen from among us three! With my strength, the first leader should be me!" Zang Feng's sharp eyes narrowed.

  Suddenly——

  Zang Feng suddenly stood up and walked to the center in big strides. Immediately, many people looked at him.

  "Hmm?" Zhuge Yuanhong looked at his beloved disciple.

  "It's going to be a good show!"

  "Zang Feng is probably not convinced." Those elders and protectors looked at each other with a smile, all interested in watching this scene. Anyway, this was an internal matter of the Black Armor Army. The first leader had been chosen, and it was impossible to let the protectors or elders take over again.

  Hong Qing Shan also looked at Zang Feng.

  "Master!" Zang Feng said respectfully, "Qing Shan is indeed extraordinary and has made great achievements. He does have the qualifications to become a leader! However, Qing Shan is still too young and lacks experience. When Master Shibo took over as the First Leader, we three trusted him. But Qing Shan... I think it's better for now to let him take on the role of Fourth Leader!"

  Guan Lü and Pang Shan both fell silent.

  Zang Feng's heart was filled with anxiety as he waited for Zhuge Yuanhong to speak.

  "Get down!" Zhuge Yuanhong shouted.

  Zang Feng's eyes widened, and he looked up at Zhuge Yuanhong.

  Zhuge Yuanhong's face sank: "Who should be the first leader is decided by me and the Law Enforcement Elder together, how can it be up to you? Alright, Feng, you step down first."

  Zang Feng's heart skipped a beat.

  In the position of the Guiyuan Sect, the highest is undoubtedly the sect master and the law enforcement elder. Major events are generally discussed and decided by the sect master and the law enforcement elder. A disciple like him does not have the qualifications to question this decision. Zang Feng was unwilling in his heart... In recent years, he has been a representative figure of the younger generation of the Guiyuan Sect.

  No one can compare with him.

  Zang Feng didn't back down, gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Master! The ranking of the four great leaders is based on strength. In those days, Master Shibo defeated me three times. But now! If Qing Shan wants to become the first leader, he must make people convinced. I'm the first one to challenge... Let's see what Qing Shan's skills are like!"

  Zong Zhu saw this and sighed secretly.

  His disciple, Zang Feng, is indeed diligent and has talent. The only bad thing about him is that he attaches too much importance to fame and gain! When he was in the Black Armor Army, Zang Feng already attached great importance to the distinction between high and low ranks. Generally, the commanders of the Black Armor Army would feel apprehensive when they saw him.

  "Who cares who's the first leader! You're even bothered by such a trivial matter... How narrow-minded. Leader? Elder? They're all just empty titles. To reach the state of Innate and become an Innate strongman, that's the real deal." Zhuge Yuanhong was clearly dissatisfied with his disciple 'Zang Feng', "This time, I'll also use Qing Shan's hand to teach him a good lesson. Hopefully, he'll wake up!"

  Zhuge Yuanhong still had hopes for this talented and determined disciple.

  "Qing Shan, are you willing to accept the challenge?" Zhuge Yuanhong looked at Teng Qing Shan, and all the elders, guardians, and commanders in the hall turned their eyes to Teng Qing Shan.

  "Disciple is willing." Teng Qing Shan bowed and said.

  Zang Feng gave Teng Qing Shan a glance, his eyes as sharp as knives.

  Zhuge Yuanhong nodded slightly and said in a loud voice, "However, today is Qing Shan's first day as the First Commander! It's not suitable to challenge... Feng Er, you retreat first! Today, Qing Shan will take over the war armor. Until September 28th, the other three commanders, if anyone is dissatisfied, can challenge Qing Shan! Whoever wins in the end will be the First Commander!"

  "Yes, Master." Zang Feng retreated, glancing at Ceng Qing Shan. "Hmph, killing Meng Tian? Not inferior to the two elders Black and White? His strength is probably not weak. However... only seventeen years old, I don't believe it, he's my opponent in 'Flowing Star Knife'!"

  Zang Feng is very confident in himself.

  ……

  On the grand hall, Teng Qing Shan respectfully received the set of Xuan Iron Battle Armor and the First Commander's waist badge!

  "The heaviest 'Xuan Tie Heavy Armor' is indeed the heaviest." As soon as it was placed in his hands, Teng Qing Shan clearly felt its weight. The hundred-man commander's "Chi Tie Heavy Armor" weighed over 200 jin, including the war boots and helmet, for a full set. And the Commander-in-Chief's full set of Han Tie Battle Armor weighed over 300 jin. After all, a single piece of Han Tie inner armor already weighed tens of jin.

  The entire set of Xuan Iron Heavy Armor weighs over 500 catties!

  Even a top martial artist, wearing five hundred catties on their body, would feel uncomfortable. Those with strength close to the "Earth List", such as Ji Hong and Pang Shan, can usually bear it in normal times. If they were to engage in one-on-one combat, it would affect their agility too much. Generally, they would take it off and only wear their inner armor to fight. From this, you can see just how good the Red Scale Beast's scale armor is!

  A whole set, just around 100 catties.

  The defensive power is even higher than the cold iron heavy armor, and the protection of the joints is better!

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  Inside the grand hall, a new First Leader was determined, while outside the grand hall, the twenty-seventh generation disciples in white robes and the hundred black-armored Black Armor Army centurions all clearly heard the voices inside the hall. One by one, they began to discuss in hushed tones.

  "The first leader is actually Cui Qing Shan."

  "I had expected as much, those two are on par with the Black and White Elders of the Carefree Palace. The Black and White Elders... they're all listed in the Earth Ranking, any one of them can kill us with a single move. Those two joined forces but still couldn't defeat Teng Qing Shan. Sigh, I hope that one day I'll be able to catch up to Brother Qing Shan."

  "Still calling Qing Shan your junior brother? He's actually the leader."

  "He is also a 27th generation disciple of our sect. What's wrong with calling him younger brother?"

  "Never mind about that, did you hear? On September 28th, Zang Feng is going to challenge Qing Shan!"

  "Zang Feng... he has never lost to our younger generation."

  "That Tuo Qing Shan is actually capable of killing a high-ranking expert from the Earth List!"

  ……

  That group of core disciples, masters and hundred officials were discussing in a low voice, while Tian Qingtiger was the happiest. Soon, a large crowd walked out of the main hall, with the sect master and law enforcement elder walking in front, followed by the four great leaders, elders, dujiang and hufa and many others behind them.

  At this moment, the centurions and core disciples outside the grand hall all fell silent.

  "Brother, take this set of Xuan Iron Heavy Armor back for me." Teng Qing Shan handed the item over to Teng Qing Hu.

  "Alright." Teng Qinghu nodded repeatedly.

  "I have something to attend to and will be back in a while." With that, Teng Qing Shan followed Master Zhuge Yuanhong as they left together.

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  Teng Qing Shan followed behind Zhuge Yuan Hong, advancing continuously.

  "Qingshan, have you made up your mind? Swordsmanship or marksmanship?" Zhuge Yuanhong asked.

  "Master, disciple wants to learn spear techniques!" Teng Qing Shan said respectfully.

  Zhuge Yuanhong listened and shook his head: "I expected as much! Qing Shan, actually swordsmanship and spear techniques also have commonalities! Swords emphasize 'thrusting'. And spear techniques also emphasize 'thrusting'! With your mastery of spear techniques, you can completely convert it to swordsmanship." Teng Qing Shan also understood that spear techniques and swordsmanship indeed had commonalities.

  A sword is just a simplified version of a long spear!

  "The length of the gun, if two people pull open distance, the gun has an advantage! But because of its length, it's not as agile as a sword when wielded. A four-foot long sword is even easier to deploy various sword techniques. Especially after the 'Poetry Sword Immortal' Li Taibai was born, the sword technique in this world reached its peak. Among the pre-heavenly strong, most use swords!" Zhuge Yuanhong said.

  Teng Qing Shan also knew 'Poetic Sword Immortal' Li Taibai.

  In books like "The List of the Earth" and "The Hidden Dragon List", there are also mentions of 'Poetry Sword Immortal' Li Taibai, Yu Huang, Qin Ling Tian Di and other characters.

  From various books, the most revered are undoubtedly 'Yu Huang' and 'Qinling Tian Di', both of whom unified the world. Moreover, their martial arts skills were unparalleled in the world. Among countless masters who did not unify the world, only two could stand shoulder to shoulder with Yu Huang and Qinling Tian Di.

  One is the creator of 'Mani Temple', who created a Buddhist cultivation method and was called the ancestor of Buddhism, 'Sakyamuni'!

  Mani Temple, able to dominate two of the nine states alone, with masters as numerous as clouds, and depths that cannot be measured, becoming the strongest among the eight major sects in the nine states, having an inseparable relationship with the 'Shakyamuni' ancestor.

  Another one is the peerless and elegant poet, Li Taibai, who wielded a long sword and roamed the world over 3,000 years ago, with no one able to match him. However, he did not establish any sect or school. His ultimate skill, "Qinglian Sword Song", also caused several major disasters in history.

  For countless years, the four people who stood at the pinnacle left behind the four great classics: "Nine Cauldron Heavenly Book", "Green Lotus Sword Song", "Golden Body Buddha", and "Heavenly Emperor's Divine Mirror". These four great classics are known as the four great "Divine-level Classics". However, for countless years, there have been people who obtained these divine classics, but not a single person has achieved the accomplishments of those four.

  "Poetry Sword Immortal 'Li Taibai'?" Teng Qing Mountain shook his head and said, "Master, I'd rather learn spear techniques!"

  My predecessors didn't achieve much in marksmanship, so... can't I create a new set of skills on my own?

  "You, I won't say anything more, just follow me into the Wu Ge!" Zhuge Yuanhong shook his head and smiled.

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