Natural Fairy Species

  Chapter 94 Head of the Sect

  Dun Ben Church.

  Wei Dao attracted a spiritual spring, which twirled and fell into the tea stove. Instantly, the tea boiled and rolled into the three teacups through the small hole.

  Ling tea is like a live fish in water, rolling up and down, chasing head and tail, and the aroma rippling in the room.

   "Two brothers, please drink this tea."

  The dignified head of the Qingfeng sect was making water and pouring tea for people. Sitting on both sides were Tan Changkong, the master of the alchemy hall, and Luo Qiuzhen, the master of the Fu hall.

   "Junior Brother Wei, are you really determined to get rid of this burden?"

   Compared with the previous years, Tan Changkong's figure is more haggard, like a candle in the wind, crumbling.

  But the dead air on the face faded away, obviously it has something to do with Rage God's success in stealing the sun and his extra lifespan.

  When Wei Dao first entered the sect, Tan Changkong was already the elder of the establishment of the foundation, and his seniority and seniority were placed here, so he had less scruples about speaking.

   "Senior Brother Tan, don't worry, Brother Wei always makes plans before acting, and acts carefully... we can just listen quietly."

  Luo Qiuzhen was dressed in a purple robe, with runes tattooed on his chest, back, and sleeves, seemingly chaotic, but actually contained the essence of his life's runes.

  The alchemy hall and the Fu hall represented by these two people are also the most powerful supporters of the head guard.

   "I came out of retreat last time, and I gained a little. I have already found a chance to complete the foundation... I plan to clean up the head and tail of my tenure in the past two years, so I will retreat and attack."

   Wei Dao put down the teacup in his hand, considered his tone, and said slowly.

   "It's true! The master master deserves to have the qualifications of the foreign spirit root, and he is far ahead of us old guys!"

  Luo Qiuzhen had a complicated look on his face. Every step forward in the foundation-building period was a qualitative breakthrough. With Wei Dao's age, he was promoted to the completion of foundation-building, and the door of alchemy has been opened to him by half.

  Compared to Jiedan Dao, it is of course no pity to give up a head position.

   "Okay, since Junior Brother Wei is going to achieve the Consummation of Foundation Establishment, it is inappropriate to continue to take the position of Sect Leader and be entangled in general affairs. But we need to discuss carefully, what should we do with the vacant position?"

   At Tan Changkong's age, he has long since lost the Dao Nianxiang, and he will earn money if he lives an extra year.

  I just want to make proper arrangements for the descendants of my relatives and my own family before sitting down.

   "We don't have a suitable candidate in our bag, and the water managed by Liang Yu can't get into the Law Enforcement Hall... It's a pity that Zhou Bai is gone. If he is given another 30 years, his age and cultivation level are just right."

  The power of the head of the Qingfeng Sect mainly depends on the personal prestige of the person in charge. After all, there is the ancestor of Jiedan, and there are five halls in charge of the duties. More is the coordination of palace merchants, presiding over the elders meeting and external appearance.

  Weidao can have such authority because he can unite the most neutral elders. Even the elders of the Hall of Law Enforcement have to admit that during his tenure, the benefits of the sect from top to bottom have increased significantly.

  The Zhou Bai that Luo Qiuzhen spoke of was Wei Dao's second disciple, who was raised by his side since childhood.

  Now it is the early stage of foundation establishment, and he helps Wei Dao deal with some unimportant general affairs on weekdays.

  But to be included as a candidate for the head of the Qingfeng Sect, the following three points must be met.

  Cultivation in the middle stage of foundation establishment, if the cultivation base is too low, it will lose the face of the sect and cannot suppress the rest of the elders;

  Young people are in the prime of life, they are too old to spend enough time on cultivation, so they reluctantly take up the post, and retreat for three years at every turn.

  Proficient in general affairs, otherwise a head who only knows how to cultivate and is not good at management can set back the welfare benefits of Qingfengmen disciples by a hundred years in one term.

   "If someone from the Law Enforcement Hall takes the head position, it will indeed be a headache."

  The Palace of Law Enforcement already possesses the strongest combat power of the Qingfeng Sect. In addition to the five inspection teams, it also has battle formations, large airships and other powerful weapons under its command, and it also has the power to supervise the sect's disciples' illegal activities.

  If there is another head from the Hall of Law Enforcement, the Hall of Law Enforcement will completely overwhelm the other four halls, suppressing them with the same power as Qitang.

  Tan Changkong came from the years when he was the sole head of the Law Enforcement Hall, so of course he doesn't want to go back to the past.

  Although alchemists have a noble status and are highly sought after in the world of cultivating immortals, there is no sect to collect alchemy recipes and alchemy materials for the backstage. The efficiency of alchemy alone is too slow, and there are not so many alchemy opportunities to cultivate experience.

   "It is true that there are two junior brothers in the Hall of Law Enforcement who seem to be more qualified, but let's change our thinking... What do the two senior brothers think of Junior Brother Gu?"

   Wei Dao remained calm, dipped his finger in the tea, and wrote a name on the table.

   "Gu Xisheng, how is this possible? He is still in the early stage of foundation establishment at the age of more than a hundred, and he is not one of us. Why push him to the top?"

  Luo Qiuzhen frowned. This Gu Xisheng belonged to a neutral elder with no faction behind him. He was a very inconspicuous person among the more than 30 elders in Qingfeng Sect.

   "It's interesting to push Gu Xisheng to be the head of the sect... Junior Brother Wei, you continue to talk."

   Tan Changkong thought for a while and said.

"Two senior brothers, Junior Brother Gu has been in charge of the General Affairs Hall these years. I have tested his ability many times. In a place like the General Affairs Hall, he has done a very good job in allocating resources, mediating conflicts, and responding to the requirements of various halls. It is rare. General affairs talents, this is one of them."

   Wei Dao raised his second finger and continued.

"Secondly, it is precisely because Junior Brother Gu is not one of us that he may get the votes from the Hall of Law Enforcement... Bai Er and Junior Brother Gu are running for the head at the same time. You said that Senior Brother Liang and the others would vote for who?"

   "Finally, it's not a bad thing to have a weaker cultivation base without the support of factions. The five palaces each perform their duties, and the head of the palace only needs to be adjusted in the middle."

  Tan Changkong and Luo Qiuzhen looked at each other, and it seemed that there was room for manipulation.

  For the Alchemy Hall and the Talisman Hall, a weak leader seems to be more in their interest.

  Dun Bentang was completely silent, only the sound of boiling water from the tea stove.

  …

  A long list, with forty or fifty names listed, and marks added by daubing.

   "Nephew Bai, this is a preliminary list. If you have a promising candidate, you can also submit it. I will add it for you."

  Peng Chong waved his hand carelessly, probably just finished refining the weapon, and his whole body was exuding scorching heat.

   There are a total of 50 places for the trip to inherit the stele once every ten years.

   In the first round, there were 20 quotas for Qingfeng Sect, and the remaining 30 quotas were divided among the 15 immortal cultivating families.

  It was decided at that time that the five families with the worst inheritance results were deprived of the qualifications to participate in the next trip to inherit the stele.

  However, another five immortal cultivating families were allowed to move to Montenegro. Perhaps out of stability, Old Ancestor Yang personally gave two places to each family.

  So I went around, and this time the number of sects remained unchanged.

  All inner disciples, as long as they are under 20 years old, will automatically get a place, and the rest will be selected from the outer disciples.

  After the last trip, almost all of the 20 disciples returned with inheritance and harvest, and those who caused visions like Su Li and Chen Wei became the focus.

  As Bai Zichen entered the sect, his harvest under the inheritance stone tablet was also revealed.

  Everyone knows that the Stone Monument of the Five Sacred Mountains is a good thing, and the quota for participation has become very popular, and there will be no such thing as last time when someone voluntarily quit.

  According to what Peng Chong said, after returning from that trip ten years ago, some people began to secretly plan the number of places for this inheritance stele.

   Except for the nine inner disciples who meet the age requirements, there is a lot of room for manipulation in the remaining candidates.

  (end of this chapter)