Stronger by Killing
Chapter 301 - 261: Achieving Grandmaster_3
It’s not considered bad for ordinary forces,
but for the Beidou Bang, which ranks among the top five forces, the point of comparison is different.
After a moment of silence,
Mo Jingzhou continued, "You’ve seen what happened today, a surprise attack by the Demon Dao. After Xiao Chen and I were drawn away, there was not even one person to control the situation, nearly leading to Xiao Chen’s death outside, simply because the Beidou Bang has too few available people, and no one capable of taking charge."
As he spoke, Mo Jingzhou surveyed the crowd and said slowly, "So, on the way back, I made a decision to confirm the successor of the Beidou Bang’s Palm Seal that has been undecided for a long time."
The Palm Seal of a gang is a title, similar to the Young Sect Leader in sects, or the Crown Prince in the Royal Family, essentially the Gang Leader’s successor.
Upon hearing Mo Jingzhou’s words,
all the Beidou Bang high-ranking members in the hall involuntarily fixed their gaze on Gu Zhan.
Mo Jingzhou suddenly had Gu Zhan sit below him and pointed out the matter of confirming the Palm Seal, leaving no suspense about the choice.
"You guessed it correctly," Mo Jingzhou said, "the person I choose is Gu Zhan."
Although everyone had some speculation,
when Mo Jingzhou spoke, they couldn’t help but be a bit surprised, feeling somewhat complex emotions.
"Gu Zhan!" Mo Jingzhou suddenly called out.
Gu Zhan was momentarily dazed, stood up and cupped his hands, "Present."
Mo Jingzhou slowly rose and walked over with a box, gently opened it, inside was a three-inch-long bronze seal shaped like the Seven Stars.
He looked at Gu Zhan and said, "This is the Dragon King’s Order, you should understand the meaning, it is the symbol of the Gang Leader of the Beidou Bang, to see the order is to see me. In the future, when I’m not around, you may use this order to command the Beidou Bang as if I were present. If I were to die someday, the holder of this order would succeed as the Gang Leader of the Beidou Bang!"
Mo Jingzhou walked up to Gu Zhan, lifting the box with both hands and presenting it to Gu Zhan, very solemnly said, "Gu Zhan, Squad Leader of Kaiyang Sub-Branch, young and successful, with outstanding achievements, today is the day to assume the Dragon King’s Order, appointed as Beidou Bang’s Palm Seal!"
Gu Zhan looked at the Dragon King’s Order, slowly took it, and said, "Thank you, Dragon King, for your trust."
Immediately, everyone in the hall stood up, all bowed:
"Paying respects to the Palm Seal!"
Gu Zhan turned to look at the gathered high-ranking members and said, "No need for excessive courtesy. From now on, please take care, may the Beidou Bang last for eternity!"
"May the Beidou Bang last for eternity!"
Everyone immediately responded in unison.
"Please be seated!"
Mo Jingzhou waved his hand slightly, instructing everyone to sit down.
The hall fell silent again.
Mo Jingzhou spoke solemnly, "After you leave, inform your subordinates on your own."
Everyone nodded.
Of course, this matter doesn’t need Mo Jingzhou’s instructions; they would do so regardless.
The Palm Seal is the next Gang Leader,
now the Beidou Bang has decided on their next Gang Leader, this matter cannot be kept hidden, although it seemed abrupt, it is definitely a major event.
Mo Jingzhou looked toward Gu Zhan again, saying, "Gu Zhan, the master ceremony is arranged after the end of the war against the Demon Dao, held at Canglan Dao, together with your Grandmaster ceremony!"
In an instant, the hall atmosphere became somewhat agitated,
everyone’s mind buzzed,
Grandmaster!
They were all doubting if they had heard it wrong,
Gu Zhan, has entered Grandmaster status,
none doubted Gu Zhan could become a Grandmaster, but no one expected it to be so soon because Gu Zhan is too young.
Gu Zhan’s identity is not a secret,
all the high-ranking members of Beidou Bang basically knew Gu Zhan’s background and knew he was only a little over twenty,
all recognized Gu Zhan’s strong talent,
and recently, Gu Zhan publicly killed Grandmaster Liu Zuifeng, everyone was discussing which rank Gu Zhan would reach on the Celestial Pride List, never imagining he would enter Grandmaster so soon,
because although it seems there’s a thin line between Grandmaster and Fifth Realm, it is like an insurmountable gap, many prodigies surge forward in early cultivation only to fail at the breakthrough to Grandmaster, many Fifth Realm Great Cultivators failed to break through to Grandmaster, causing their realm to regress, which is not uncommon.
Thus, no one doubted Gu Zhan’s ability to become a Grandmaster,
yet, no one thought Gu Zhan would become a Grandmaster so quickly.
This is a Grandmaster,
any Grandmaster, in the martial world, can be called a formidable figure,
and Gu Zhan,
a Grandmaster in their twenties,
Such figures are rare in the world yet,
still seem somewhat distant,
suddenly, such a legendary figure appearing next to them is a bit unbelievable.
After a long time,
only then did the people in the hall slowly calm down,
due to Great Desert City’s unrest tonight, Mo Jingzhou did not let the meeting last too long, instructing everyone to perform their duties.
Mo Jingzhou personally escorted Gu Zhan out the door, the two strolled in the night,
Mo Jingzhou suddenly asked, "Did you break through to save Xiao Chen?"
"No," Gu Zhan candidly replied, "I broke through only after killing Ghost Fang."
Mo Jingzhou let out a sigh of relief, "It’s good that it wasn’t a forced breakthrough, if it damaged your Dao Heart, that would be troublesome."
Gu Zhan smiled slightly, saying, "I know my limits."
The Dao Heart,
Gu Zhan naturally understands, it is the faith a cultivator holds in pursuing the Great Dao, something quite mystical,
yet its manifestation is apparent,
some have deficiencies in their Dao Heart, thus unable to break through to Grandmaster, others forcefully break through resulting in reverse progress, whereas other prodigies, though capable of breaking through to Grandmaster, deliberately delay in order to refine their Dao Heart,