freenovelworld Chapter 320 Guiyuan Sect 20
Chapter 320 Guiyuan Sect 20
After drinking tea for a while, Qin Che couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up: "Second Senior Sister, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me, what exactly did Senior Brother go through? You don't know, the way he looked almost scared me to death!"
Chang Yue sighed: "At least you have a conscience and know to care about your senior brother. He has suffered a great injustice because of you!"
"?" Qin Che's eyes widened. His business? Qin Che wasn't stupid. After recalling what happened in the Sect Master's Hall, he angrily slammed his hand on the chair, looking like he was about to pick a fight: "Who made Senior Brother suffer!"
"Who else could it be but those elders! A bunch of old fogies who rely on their age!" Chang Yue's lips curled into a sarcastic smile, and Nan Yanzhe was just too irritating.
If she were there, there would be chaos. If she were unhappy, they wouldn't be happy either.
"Elder!" It's no wonder Qin Che was so surprised. The sect's main peak has always been a one-man show, and the elders don't have a high profile. They only play a supporting and advisory role. The fact that they suddenly became so prominent is because the "treasure-hunting rat" found one of them last time.
But we did give them a warning, and yet, not long after, they've caused trouble again!
"Well, ever since Master decided to pass the throne to Senior Brother, he has been intentionally or unintentionally nurturing Senior Brother, and has gradually let go of sect affairs."
When the master was around, things were fine; those elders didn't dare to cause any trouble.
Hasn't Master been quite busy lately? He's often away from the sect and has relinquished all sect affairs.
Fearing that his senior brother was too young to handle the situation, he asked the elders in the peak to help him out.
The elders were not convinced by the eldest brother. Although they assisted him, they only allowed him to handle what they considered basic sect affairs.
For example, distributing allowances and benefits to each peak, signing off on personnel allocation by each peak leader, and auditing various secret realms and training grounds!
Qin Che counted on his fingers one by one, but found no problems: "Isn't this something that the Sect Master Peak should handle?"
Cheng Jiu rubbed his forehead slightly, speechless: "Senior Brother Qin Che, all you need to do is sign these."
As the central hub of the Guiyuan Sect, one of the five major sects on the mainland, the interests involved are enormous!
As Senior Sister Changyue said, it seems like management involves all aspects, but that doesn't require Senior Brother to handle it; at most, he can just sign to indicate his agreement.
As for auditing, that's quite tedious. Each audit is a painstaking and time-consuming process. If there are problems, that's fine, but if there aren't, isn't that a waste of time?
More importantly, this isn't something the sect leader should handle! It should be the responsibility of the elders!
"Senior Brother should have noticed by now!" Cheng Jiu said. As the successor carefully cultivated by the sect leader, Cheng Jiu did not believe that Nan Yanzhe lacked this much insight.
Chang Yue gave Cheng Jiu an approving look, then glared at Qin Che with exasperation, thinking how Qin Che was always the one they conscripted!
"My senior brother naturally noticed this move, otherwise he wouldn't have dealt with all the miscellaneous tasks left behind by our master, even though it was partly due to his own habits."
However, those sect affairs also contained a wealth of information. The senior brother planned to find incriminating evidence against the elders from the details, and in the end, he successfully regained power.
The elders were already dissatisfied with their senior brother, so they couldn't stand his coercion.
Besides, the meat they had just eaten hadn't even had a chance to fully savor its sweetness before it was plucked out; how could they be willing to accept that!
This further exacerbated the conflict.
After that, it became common for them to outwardly comply but inwardly defy him!
The Lanqiuze incident was originally intended to be handled by Elder Quangong.
As a result, after learning that you had gone, Junior Brother, Elder Quan Gong simply took sick leave and went to Anlefang! He didn't even notify Senior Brother!
When your senior brother received your request for help, he contacted Elder Quan Gong, only to be told that the elder had already taken sick leave from the mission hall. He then asked your senior brother to arrange for another elder to go.
Based on your plea for help, junior brother, I originally intended to ask a Mahayana-stage immortal to come to our rescue!
As a result, Elder Quan Gong, who had taken sick leave, led the other elders to block the entrance of the main hall.
After learning of his senior brother's plan, he felt that it was making a mountain out of a molehill by sending five Nascent Soul stage cultivators and one Deity Transformation stage cultivator to the remote Lanqiu Marsh to deal with the situation and even asking for help!
I urge the Great Vehicle Realm Immortal Lord to rebuke the Senior Brother with certainty, saying that the power left by Master was not meant for the Senior Brother to abuse in this way!
As elders, they have a duty to offer advice and admonition!
Then, not only did they steal the sect leader's token that their master had left for their senior brother, they also imprisoned their senior brother in the main hall!
It was because I was sent away by them that they were able to seize the opportunity!
Later, after receiving your rescue request, Junior Sister, Immortal Lord Qingxu came to check on the situation and then invited Master back!
The eldest disciple was released from the sect hall and became so dejected, not caring about anything, looking like he had seen through the world and was focused on cultivating the Tao.
Even those mystical fellows from the Heavenly Mystery Sect can't compare.
It's easy to imagine how devastating this was for Nan Yanzhe! His spirit was almost completely shattered, and he began to doubt himself, wondering if he was truly qualified to be the next sect leader of Guiyuan Sect.
Qin Che's teeth were chattering: "Those guys went too far! Senior Sister, give me a list of the names of those who bullied Senior Brother!"
"What? You want to avenge our senior brother?" Chang Yue advised Qin Che, "It's good that you have this intention! But don't be reckless!"
Those elders are truly powerful; Qin Che would only be a sitting duck!
"Senior sister, you underestimate me! I'm not that stupid! Master, I can't beat you; but can't I at least try something?"
Qin Che grinned maliciously, determined to show those elders the power of the Little Tyrant of the Sect Master Peak. What? Those disciples are innocent; the debts of the master must be repaid by the disciples—isn't that reasonable?
How dare they bully his senior brother! He'll make them regret it to the core!
Upon hearing this, Chang Yue fell silent, entering a state of enlightenment, and then suddenly realized! That's right!
As expected of the junior brother, he's just shameless!
The thought that if her senior brother didn't pull himself together, she would be the one to inherit the position of sect leader!
Then she would be targeted by her master and forced to work diligently as a beast of burden in the sect!
Ah! That was hell!
By then, he won't be as carefree as he is now. The sect's affairs will be on the shoulders of the senior brother, and he can go out to train whenever he wants!
"No! Seeking personal revenge is unacceptable! We are still the sect leader's disciples; we cannot use our master's prestige for personal gain!"
Qin Che was a little disappointed upon hearing this. Oh well, at worst, he would find out in private and then hide. His senior brothers and sisters would be fine. As long as he was careful, who would know that he was Qin Che?
"However, as fellow disciples of the sect's main peak, and with the sect's grand competition just around the corner, why can't we have a proper exchange and practice?"
"Junior brother, call your other senior brothers and sisters. As disciples of the sect leader, we should exchange cultivation experiences with the other junior brothers on the peak!"
"?" Qin Che was taken aback at first, then his eyes widened and he nodded frantically: "The sect competition is coming soon, and as the sect leader's disciples, we do have an obligation to guide our fellow disciples in their cultivation!"
Cheng Jiu blinked and said, "Then I'll be the referee!"
If your eyesight isn't very good at that time, I'm very sorry. After all, drawing arrays to deal with dragons and demons is a very energy-consuming task, and there will inevitably be some aftereffects. It's normal to feel a little dizzy for a while!
Yes! It's definitely not her taking sides!
If the rescue hadn't been delayed, she wouldn't have lost so much of her vital essence! Have some compassion for patients who have escaped death!
"Among the disciples of Immortal Lord Qingxu, who could be more impartial and more qualified than you!" Chang Yue smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Me too!" Huo Yan said quietly, also wanting to help Senior Brother Nan Yanzhe vent his anger.
"it is good!"
Yingyue and the other two exchanged glances. They were all alchemists, but they didn't have the skill or the qualifications. One of them was even from an outside sect.
"Then the three of us will help you treat it down here." We'll add some Coptis chinensis and other herbs to the pills. Should we go and scour our eighteenth senior brother's place for some?
What kind of elixir? It's not an elixir, is it?
"I'm going to find my third senior brother and the others right now!" Once the plan was agreed upon, Qin Che couldn't wait to dash off!
"Then I'll stretch my muscles a bit, otherwise the exchange won't be as enjoyable as it should be!"
During the time that Senior Sister Chang Yue was stretching, the elders and disciples felt a chill in their bodies for some reason.
It's still sunny overhead, could it be that the temperature has dropped so quickly this year?
It wasn't until they saw the training ground surrounded by an array that they realized a female disciple carrying a giant axe walked over from outside the array, followed by five other disciples, each with their own unique style.
"Junior brothers and sisters, where are you headed?" the woman sneered.
The disciple, who already had a bad feeling, almost collapsed to his knees, with only one thought in his mind: It's over!
Chang Yue meant it as an exchange, and she would never do something like a Nascent Soul cultivator bullying someone at the Divine Transformation Realm.
At most, I hit him a little too hard, and the other person screamed a little louder, but that's all!
Moreover, if it's called an exchange, then it's an exchange. No one can be left out. In order to prevent a second round of training, those who are participating in the exchange must register with Yingyue and the others in a timely manner.
If they didn't register, and then they have to go through the exchange again like those who didn't participate, then they can't be blamed!
If you want to register, you must receive treatment from the medical team consisting of Yingyue and two others.
The experience can only be described as thrilling!
Leaving aside those strangely flavored pills, there are also those with all sorts of side effects.
For example, after eating it, you keep farting and have diarrhea... This place is locked by an array, so there's no toilet to be found. If you don't want to embarrass yourself, you can only try your best to hold it in!
For example, there is no way to relieve the side effects of continuous laughing or crying except for a full three hours.
For example, you have to dance a full one hundred dances before you can stop, but if you are interrupted, you have to start over until you finish...
In short, the entire training ground at the sect leader's peak was a scene of utter chaos, with only a few lucky individuals escaping unscathed.
This shows that Li Hanze really went easy on Wen Sishu when it came to the design of the LED lights!
Standing on the arena as the referee, Cheng Jiu felt a lingering fear as he watched the chaotic scene below!
Although some of them were frightened by the tragic state of their "seniors" and prepared to join forces, they were determined to fight back against these damned disciples of the sect's main peak!
Then, he witnessed the prowess of the sect leader's second disciple, and he was utterly miserable. In addition to being beaten black and blue, he was also falsely accused!
They say they disrupted the unity of the sect's main peak, but these disciples were just here to guide their junior brothers and sisters in their cultivation!
They actually tried to provoke conflict among the disciples of the main peak; their intentions are despicable!
Then he was carried away by the disciples of the Enforcement Hall!
That's right! Cheng Jiu let him in!
Inside the sect leader's hall, the sect leader's gaze swept over the elders: "I haven't abdicated yet, and you're all in such a hurry? Ah! I've been too good to you, and you've forgotten your duty as elders?"
They're all so old, and instead of focusing on cultivation, they've started fighting for power and profit, bullying a junior. Have they no shame?
"If you think your cultivation is sufficient, I'll send you to your deaths right now, okay?"
God knows, when the sect leader saw that his carefully nurtured disciple had almost been ruined by this group of elders, he felt like tearing them to pieces.
As an elder of the Guiyuan Sect's main peak, one has access to top-tier resources.
Never before have the elders been so unambitious, only knowing how to fight for power and profit, and their cultivation has not improved at all. So many elders bullying a junior in the Nascent Soul Realm, how could they do such a thing!
"Elder Quan Gong, stand up and tell me! If that situation doesn't qualify as an emergency, then what situation qualifies as one?"
Elder Quan Gong was called out in public, and he felt utterly humiliated. However, faced with the sect leader's aggressive questioning, he could not utter a single word. He could only lower his head, nodding and agreeing, unable to say a word in his defense.
"Elder Liuxiao, I remember you were in charge of auditing the secret realm and the training ground, right? Why did you hand it over to my disciple? Is it because you can't do it?"
Since you're not up to the task of being an elder, let someone who is capable take over!
"Sect Master! Sect Master! I was wrong! Please forgive me just this once, Sect Master." Elder Liu Xiao hurriedly begged for forgiveness. With his cultivation level, he was not qualified to become a Supreme Elder, and the Seven Peak Elders were only promoted within their own peaks.
Elders from other places cannot compare to the elders of the main peak.
In the parlance of the mortal world, they are people from the capital city, whose status is three times higher.
Once it's removed, there's no way it can come back!
"And Elder Jie Feng! You're a veteran from Master's generation! I never expected you to be involved too!"
The sect leader's tone betrayed his disappointment. Elder Jie Feng was indeed his elder, and he had received care from him when his master was in power.
Over the years, he has focused on cultivation and has not participated much in the affairs of the sect's main peak, but his annual remuneration has never been less.
This time, he thought that his apprentice was still young and might not be able to control the other elders, so he arranged for an older one to assist him. With such an older elder around, things wouldn't be too difficult.
Unexpectedly, he turned against him and imprisoned his own disciple!
The sect leader was somewhat discouraged. Could it be that he had really failed as sect leader? Otherwise, how could the atmosphere among the elders be so bad in his term?
Elder Jie Feng met the sect leader's gaze; his eyes were indifferent, and he did not seem like someone who would fight for power.
He said calmly, "You shouldn't have invited me! Your apprentice is very good! He's also very capable! But he comes from a family!"
This is why he doesn't support Nan Yanzhe. As the clan leader, if one day the clan and Guiyuan Sect clash, which side will Nan Yanzhe, as the clan leader, side with?
After Nan Yanzhe becomes the sect leader, the interests of the Guiyuan Sect will inevitably intersect with those of his family.
Even if Nan Yanzhe himself doesn't participate, what about his family? Will they give up trying to take advantage of this lucrative opportunity by using his name?
This is also why Elder Jiefeng was pessimistic about Nan Yanzhe's rise to power.