"No, wait, why am I suddenly being made the Holy Son?"
"Why isn't it Xiao Xue?"
Upon learning he had become the Holy Son,
Jin Mian was utterly perplexed.
He was currently extremely busy, having to take care of his wife, complete his Godly Trials, and manage the peaceful coexistence between humans and Spirit Beasts.
Where would he find the time to be some Holy Son?
And so, he sought out Qian Daoliu to ask for the reason.
"What do you think?"
"Given Xiao Xue's current condition, can she be the Holy Maiden?"
"What if something happens and it disturbs her pregnancy?"
Qian Daoliu didn't give Jin Mian a pleasant look at all.
That's right.
Through Jin Mian's relentless 'farming' efforts,
Qian Renxue was now pregnant.
Three days ago,
after completing her daily prayer to the Angel God,
Qian Renxue was just about to begin her cultivation.
Unexpectedly,
a wave of nausea surged up from her stomach.
She was stunned for a moment.
Her face then turned slightly pale, and she covered her mouth, rushing to the side to dry heave.
Once the nausea subsided a bit,
Qian Renxue couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Could she be sick? Why did she suddenly feel like retching?
She quickly closed her eyes to inspect her internal condition.
After a self-examination,
she soon discovered
that a surge of Life energy had suddenly appeared in her abdomen.
Immediately after,
Qian Renxue opened her eyes and touched her stomach in disbelief.
She was pregnant?!
Though she hadn't experienced it herself, she had certainly heard of the symptoms.
She immediately informed Jin Mian of this good news.
When Jin Mian found out,
he literally took flight in joy.
Having lived two lives,
he was finally going to be a father!
However, Qian Renxue still found it hard to believe.
So she called for a physician to check her pulse.
The final result was confirmed.
It was a Pregnancy Pulse!
And she was already over two months along.
Qian Daoliu and Jin E somehow found out about this news.
They came over immediately.
The two had very different expressions.
Jin E was beaming with joy, the wrinkles on his face radiating happiness.
His lineage was finally, in a true sense, gaining a new member.
Qian Daoliu, on the other hand, was a mixture of grief and joy.
The joy was that he was going to be a proper great-grandfather.
The grief was that,
in the blink of an eye,
the granddaughter he had raised since childhood
was already going to be a mother.
Hearing Qian Daoliu's words, Jin Mian rubbed his head.
Ever since learning Qian Renxue was pregnant, he had stayed by her side constantly,
fearing any accidents.
He paused for a moment and said, "You're right. Fine then, I'll reluctantly accept being the Holy Son."
Once it was decided that Jin Mian would become the new Holy Son,
all of Spirit Hall began busy preparations for the Investiture Ceremony a month later.
At the same time, they didn't forget to notify other powers to attend this grand occasion.
The first to give feedback was the Tiandou Empire.
After all, half of the Heaven Dou imperial court consisted of Spirit Hall's people.
Not to mention that even their Emperor, Xue Qinghe, was a fake.
So upon receiving the invitation, the fake Xue Qinghe immediately sent a letter back, stating he would definitely attend in person.
In contrast,
after receiving the invitation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School did the exact opposite.
Ning Fengzhi didn't even think twice before tearing the invitation to pieces.
What a joke.
Last time, they went to Spirit Hall for a competition and ended up under house arrest for five years.
Those five years of imprisonment
still left them with lingering fears even today.
How could they possibly deliver themselves to their doorstep again?
Furthermore, the other party had recently collaborated with the Tiandou Empire to play a trick on them.
This had caused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to be branded with the reputation of being treacherous and ungrateful.
This sudden warm invitation surely hid a conspiracy.
As for the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire,
Dai Tian,
after receiving the invitation,
he originally didn't want to go.
But when he heard that his rival, the Tiandou Empire, would be attending,
and that their Emperor Xue Qinghe would be there in person,
he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Because of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School incident,
the two sides had almost come to blows.
How had their relationship become so close now? There must be something wrong.
So he sent the Crown Prince, Dai Weisi, to investigate the situation personally.
The one-month deadline arrived quickly.
The Holy Son's Investiture Ceremony officially began.
The entire high command of Spirit Hall arrived in full force.
Below, a large number of Spirit City citizens gathered.
In the VIP seats sat distinguished guests who had come from afar.
Jin Mian was dressed today in a specially made golden Holy Son robe, highlighting his heroic spirit.
Despite the grand scale of the scene,
in reality,
the process for appointing the Holy Son was very concise.
First, Qian Daoliu took the stage to announce the removal of Bibi Dong from the position of Supreme Pontiff, with himself temporarily taking over the role.
Then he read out the decree appointing Jin Mian as the Holy Son of Spirit Hall.
After handing the Holy Son Token, which symbolized the status, to Jin Mian,
the Investiture Ceremony was over... In the blink of an eye,
another half-year had passed.
After noon,
Jin Mian finished reviewing the last memorial.
With no regard for his image,
he slumped into his seat, looking like he'd lost his will to live.
"It's finally over."
"How can there be so much of this crap every single day?"
"I'm so unlucky; I have the status of a Holy Son, but I'm doing the work of the Supreme Pontiff."
Ever since becoming the Holy Son of Spirit Hall,
Jin Mian had been driven insane with work.
All matters of Spirit Hall, from top to bottom, were handed to him for review and processing.
He had almost no free time.
Especially Qian Daoliu.
Though he was the acting Supreme Pontiff,
in reality, he was a total hands-off manager.
He had transferred all the matters that should have been handled by the Supreme Pontiff to him as well.
Claiming it was for 'training'.
However, there was one benefit to this.
That was, Spirit Hall and the Hall of Worship had merged once again after many years.
Furthermore,
as time went by,
Qian Renxue's belly grew larger day by day.
Every day after finishing his work,
Jin Mian would immediately go home to accompany his wife.
But even so, Qian Renxue's Godly Trials didn't fall behind.
She had currently progressed to the fifth trial.
On the contrary, because of the abstract tasks issued by that jerk Destruction,
Jin Mian had been stuck on the fourth trial for a long time.
Fortunately, Destruction also realized that 'peaceful coexistence between humans and Spirit Beasts' was a long-term issue.
So he went easy on him and let Jin Mian pass the fourth trial first.
He had now reached the sixth trial.
After becoming thoroughly familiar with the daily work,
Jin Mian began to prepare a plan to eliminate the Upper Three Sects.
Unlike Bibi Dong's Spirit Hunting Action in the original story,
what he wanted to do this time was to completely uproot the Upper Three Sects!
To ensure the three Sects were wiped out completely,
the Seven Great Consecrated Elders, plus dozens of Spirit Douluo Elders, and over a thousand Soul Masters
carrying heavy firepower
would execute this operation!
At the same time,
he also ordered the Angel Legion in the Tiandou Empire to conduct real-time surveillance of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
As for Bibi Dong, since being removed from her position as Supreme Pontiff,
she had been cultivating in the Secret Chamber.
In over half a year, she hadn't stepped foot out of the Secret Chamber.
Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan became ordinary directors of Spirit Hall.
Jin Mian stepped outside his room.
Feeling the gusts of breeze,
he muttered to himself, "The wind is rising; it's time for the Upper Three Sects to perish!"
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