Yang Xiao and the White-Browed Eagle King, along with others, waited until the members of the Six Major Sects had mostly left before stepping forward to bow to Jiang Han, saying in unison, "We thank the Saint Son for his great protection of Manichaeism!"
As soon as they finished speaking, a sea of people knelt down.
Seeing this, Jiang Han felt a surge of emotions and quickly signaled for everyone to rise. "My Adoptive Father was the former leader Yang Dingtian, and it is my duty to protect Manichaeism. The Six Major Sects have retreated; let us first tend to our injuries and then think about how to revitalize Manichaeism!"
His words were subtle, hinting at their need to choose a New Leader.
Glancing over them, he noticed Wei Yixiao's Dantian was filled with cold internal energy that was wreaking havoc within him, causing damage to his lungs. He stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "I will extract the Cold Poison for you; Azure Wing Bat King, bear with it for a moment..."
"Ah..." The Azure Wing Bat King replied with a complex expression, tears glimmering in his eyes.
Jiang Han was not one to be overly sentimental. He gathered his spirit, placed his hand on the Azure Wing Bat King's back, and activated the Nine Yang Manual to help Wei Yixiao dispel the cold energy within him.
After about twenty breaths, he looked at Wei Yixiao, who had opened his eyes, and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Wei Yixiao sensed his condition and exclaimed in delight, "Much better! Thank you, Saint Son!"
There was no rush regarding the matter of appointing a new leader; Jiang Han decided to wait until the higher-ups of Manichaeism had mostly recovered before addressing it. He directly entered the Manichaeism Scripture Repository, hoping for unexpected gains.
The Manichaeism Scripture Repository was divided into three levels. The first level contained mostly entry-level Cultivation Methods, while further inside were the yellow-tier techniques.
Jiang Han skimmed through a book but was greatly disappointed and shook his head as he proceeded directly to the second floor.
The collection on the second floor naturally consists of Xuan-level martial arts, which hold significant value for Jiang Han. After all, Xuan-level martial arts are typically regarded as the foundational cultivation methods by second- and third-rate powers. Only superpowers like Manichaeism, which have dominated the Western Regions for hundreds of years, can amass such a rich collection of martial arts texts. These treasures, viewed as invaluable by those in the martial world, are made available to disciples as if they were cabbages, granting them borrowing privileges.
"Eighth Desolations Spear Technique!" Jiang Han exclaimed as he picked up a martial arts manual, his eyes lighting up. This was a fragmented Earth-level cultivation method consisting of sixteen forms, but only eleven remained; the last five were lost!
"Ding! Congratulations on completing a special sign-in. Reward: Intermediate Earth-level martial arts 'Eighth Desolations Spear Technique' (automatically perfected), with an initial proficiency of 80%."
Golden text resembling little tadpoles flowed into Jiang Han's mind like a bubbling spring, conveying vast amounts of information about this martial art. He could clearly feel his understanding of this technique rapidly increasing.
After a moment, Jiang Han opened his eyes with a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. This was indeed an unexpected delight! He hadn't anticipated that the system would automatically perfect the cultivation method for him, instantly filling in the gaps of this incomplete technique.
Jiang Han was pleased; having one more Earth-level martial art enhanced Manichaeism's foundation and brought them one step closer to their grand goal of dominating the world.
The collection on the third floor was evidently much smaller, containing only a little over ten books, with many slots left empty. In total, there were eighteen Earth-level martial arts texts: five were cultivation methods, while the other thirteen were combat techniques. Most were low-level Earth-tier cultivation methods, with only six being intermediate and just one high-level technique, which belonged exclusively to the sect leader and was not practiced by other high-ranking members of Manichaeism.
"Mountain Moving Force?" The name sounded somewhat unremarkable, but it was indeed a solid high-level Earth-tier martial art. This time, there was no sign-in reward triggered by the system; thus, Jiang Han had to rely on his extensive experience from practicing various Heavenly Tier and Earth-level martial arts to tackle it on his own.
He was flipping through the martial arts manual when Yang Xiao, Yin Tianzheng, Wei Yixiao, the Carefree Immortal Duo, the Heads of Various Halls, and the Five Element Flag Bearer approached him. Without any further ado, they immediately performed a grand salute, saying, "We pay our respects to the Leader!"
Seeing a crowd of experts kneeling at the threshold of the third floor of the Scripture Repository, Jiang Han couldn't help but be taken aback. He quickly regained his composure and said, "Everyone, please rise!"
Although he had long anticipated taking on the position of Manichaeism Leader, when the moment finally arrived, he found himself remarkably calm, far from the excitement and eagerness he had expected. A heavy sense of responsibility weighed on his shoulders.
Noticing that no one responded, Jiang Han smiled and said, "Stop kneeling; get up! I have accepted this position as Leader!"
If it were someone else, they might have pretended to decline and play along with their subordinates in a show of humility. However, Jiang Han did not care for such theatrics. He believed that such behavior was too hypocritical!
It was only natural for him to succeed to the position of Leader; no one could argue against it. Whether it was due to his identity as a former disciple of the previous leader or his mastery of Transference of Heaven and Earth to great perfection, which allowed him to rival the Six Major Sects, all these factors were enough to earn people's trust.
Yang Xiao and the others were overjoyed and once again performed a grand salute, their voices booming: "We pay our respects to the Leader!"
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