Chapter 5 Results
The few Taiping Dao real people were naturally on high alert and did not dare to be careless. After all, this Xiao Qi real person once had the brilliant record of "killing" three first-rank military officers, which was really unsightly.
But he never thought that Xiao Yin just played a trick and took advantage of the opportunity when the few people were posing for defense, drew a portal out of thin air with a large brush, got into it, and disappeared immediately.
Several people looked at each other, and the leader made a quick decision and said, "Hurry, go to Beichen Hall!"
In fact, Xiao Yin did not run far away because there was a restriction between Xuandu, the inner city and Yujing, the outer city, and it was difficult to break through, so Xiao Yin's trick only allowed her to temporarily get rid of the pursuit.
Although the first-rank spiritual officials came to Yujing, they did not enter Xuandu because Xuandu was already a very sensitive area. It was difficult for both sides to arrange their men directly here, which was no different from rebellion.
So Xiao Yin still had to walk towards Yujing.
Of course, Xiao Yin’s mission was not to inform the public, but to set up a front station to gather first-rank spiritual officials scattered throughout the Yujing, because the goal of gathering six first-rank spiritual officials was too great, and Yujing was not a spiritual official, and they had to be separated in advance.
Another thing is that although the six first-rank spiritual officials are strong, they may not dare to enter Xuandu due to their identity. They must have a leader. If this leader is missing, it is very likely that variables will arise, such as being kicked out by a respected old Taoist priest. After all, it is a tradition of Taoist priests to control spiritual officials, and the huge power of inertia cannot be underestimated.
To put it bluntly, the spiritual officials' positioning themselves is also a tool, a sharp sword, and they must need a sword-holder.
Qi Xuansu is the sword-holder selected by Donghua Real People and Cihang Real People.
On the other hand, counting votes is not complicated. The key is to supervise each other. They are all experts with cultivation. If you really want to use tricks, it is impossible to guard against them. Therefore, you have to check each vote. Each vote must be confirmed by all members of the Election Committee before the next vote can be checked.
This will take a little longer.
This makes those who are waiting for the results unavoidably anxious.
The atmosphere in the entire venue was very solemn and the time became very long.
The other Pingzhang Dazhen people all looked serious and sat upright, but Wu Niang was the exception. She was a big Xiao Yin, who turned around and started to communicate with Qi Xuansu.
"Xiao Qi, we're out of the sword and gun, don't lose our share."
Qi Xuansu laughed silently.
The two candidates were very calm. Donghua Zhenren was talking softly with Cihang Zhenren, while Qingwei Zhenren was closing his eyes to rest.
After a long time, the votes were finally counted, and all members of the Election Committee signed the official letter of the final result. The chief Tianshi held the official letter, and the Earth and National Teachers were on the left and right sides of the Tianshi, and the three of them returned to the venue together.
Behind the three are members of the Election Committee.
The soft conversations in the venue disappeared in this moment. Everyone, including Wu Niang, corrected their expressions and demeanor, waiting for the final result to arrive.
The Tianshi came to the throne of Sumeru. The national and earth masters were one position behind the Tianshi, and the other members of the Election Committee were lined up with wings.
The Tianshi looked around for a week, then raised the official letter in his hand and said, "Now, the election results of the seventh Daoist sect election are announced. The vote count results are announced below: the total number of votes is forty-two, no abstentions are allowed, the 25 votes of the Donghua Zhenren Pei Xuanzhi, and the 17 votes of the Qingwei Zhenren Li Wugui. According to the Xuansheng Ancestor Seminar and the election regulations of the Great Master, I announce that the Donghua Zhenren Pei Xuanzhi was elected as the seventh Daoist sect!"
After the Tianshi's voice fell, Zheng Yidao and Quanzhen Taoist Taoist priests stood up one after another to congratulate Donghua.
Qi Xuansu was also among them, and at the same time, he felt a little thrilling. He predicted that Donghua Zhenren would win steadily, but judging from the final votes, Donghua Zhenren's advantage was not as great as he imagined. There were still some two-faced people who finally voted for Qingwei Zhenren. If Zheng Yidao and Quanzhendao chose to join forces, and even Jiang Dazhenren was standing on Donghua Zhenren's side, then the position of the seventh generation of great masters would be really in the pocket of Taipingdao.
But then again, this is reasonable. If Taiping Dao does not have an advantage, then there is no need for Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao to join forces.
Of course, more importantly, the Li family is indeed strong enough.
Perhaps the ability of Donghua Zhenren is not inferior to that of Qingwei Zhenren, but the Pei family cannot compare with the Li family, and the old Li family still has a deep foundation.
Not to mention the Pei family, even the Yao family and the Zhang family cannot be compared with the Li family. The Yao family has too few people, and the Zhang family is not suitable for the young and beautiful family. The Li family is a veritable first family in Taoist sect. It is not a big reason why the Li family has always regarded themselves as the master of Taoist sect.
The problem with Quanzhen Taoism is that people are uneven. This is the root cause of the problem that Xuansheng suffered when he integrated the Taoist sect. This time, the people from Quanzhen Taoism might vote for Qingwei Zhenren.
These people may not necessarily want to betray Quanzhen Taoism, but more because they think that Donghua Real People is too strong, especially after the marriage between Donghua Real People and Cihang Real People, their strength has increased greatly. Once they become the leader of the great master, they may become the second fifth-generation great master. Everyone is used to the days when there is no great master above their heads, and they don’t want to return to the cautious Five-generation great master era.
On the contrary, although the Qingwei Zhenren cannot be said to be weak, compared with the Donghua Zhenren, the Qingwei Zhenren is indeed not strong, and the two evils are the least. In addition, Taiping Dao does not occupy an absolute majority. Even if the Qingwei Zhenren comes to power, he is still a lame leader, and he must compromise. For the members of Jinque, compromise means protecting their own interests.
Compared to Quanzhendao and Zhengyidao standing up to congratulate each other, Taipingdao has a different scene. They are all sitting upright, with a cold expression, and their eyes are all looking at Qingwei Zhenren.
Just waiting for the Qingwei Zhenren to express their opinions, they would immediately leave the court and not recognize the results of this election.
At this time, only the real person Qingwei can express his opinion, and no one else can replace him, even the national teacher.
But Qingwei Zhenren did not express his attitude immediately, neither came forward to congratulate him nor left the scene, but thoughtful.
At this moment, the Earth Master spoke: "You are still unmoved. Do you don't want to be a Taoist priest in my Taoist sect?"
This "you" is naturally about those who sit still and do not move.
As soon as this statement was spoken, many people changed their expressions.
However, the national master also spoke: "What does this mean by the Earth Master? Is he threatening others? I'm afraid that your words will not be final."
The earth master was wearing a mask and couldn't see the expression on his face. He still spoke in a stressful voice: "What I said does not count, and what the national master said does not count. This is all the only thing that the public opinion is. I advise the national master not to act against the contrary."
The national master sneered: "The Taiping Dao is up to me. Is it bad for you to regard my sword?"
The earth master said tit-for-tat: "My sword is not bad either!"
The two deputy heads and sects refused to give in to each other, which made the atmosphere in the Jinque suddenly tense.
Fortunately, there is another Tianshi. Although Tianshi and Earth Master are allies, Tianshi does not want the Taoist sect to start a full war, so Tianshi still adheres to a relatively neutral position. Only Tianshi, who are also the deputy head sect, can come forward and fight.
So the Heavenly Master said, "Don't be angry, both of you."
As soon as the Tianshi opened his mouth, he calmed down his words and was just breathing, all of which were breathing words. This made the tense atmosphere in the Jinque a little relieved.
The Heavenly Master repeated again: "Don't be angry."
Neither the Earth Master nor the National Master spoke, and he accepted the steps given by the Heaven Master.
The Tianshi said to the people of Taipingdao who were sitting still: "If there is something that is not recognized, you can propose it now and the election results will be reviewed by the Grand Master Election Committee, and do not make any irrational actions."
The Heavenly Master looked at the National Master and the Earth Master: "What do Brother Li and fellow Taoist Yao think?"
The national teacher said: "Brother Zhang is the chief of the Election Committee, so Brother Zhang's opinion shall prevail."
Master Di said, "I have no objection."
The Tianshi nodded: "Okay, I announce a temporary recess. The election committee of the Grand Master's Election Committee will re-examine the election results. I also ask Donghua and Qingwei to go to the lounge in Jinque for a while."
Donghua Zhenren said nothing, but walked towards the lounge east, while Qingwei Zhenren did the opposite.
Qi Xuansu also stood up and walked behind Donghua Zhenren.
When he arrived at the lounge, Donghua Zhenren set up a ban, turned around and said to Qi Xuansu, "Tianyuan, act according to the plan, in case of an accident."
Qi Xuansu replied: "I have sent Xiao Yin here first."
Donghua asked, "Is it okay if Xiao Yin is the only one?"
Qi Xuansu replied: "It will definitely not work after a long time, but there should be no problem in a while. Xiao Yin has learned the true teachings of Wu Niang, Qi Niang and Qingxiao."
Donghua Zhenren was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then I'll feel relieved."
The names of people, the shadow of trees, and the three women listed by Qi Xuansu are not ordinary people.
However, as Qi Xuansu said, Xiao Yin is still young after all, and it is such a major matter of life and death. You cannot rely on Xiao Yin. In the case where Donghua real person cannot be cloned, Qi Xuansu must be in person to be safe in the end.
So Donghua took out a Ruyi and handed it to Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu was surprised because it was the "Three Treasures Ruyi" representing the great master.
However, considering that Donghua Zhenren once lent the "Da Luo Hunyuan Umbrella" to Jiang Dazhen, it is not difficult for Jiang Dazhenren to hand over the "Three Treasures Ruyi" representing the Grand Master to Donghua Zhenren in advance.
Qi Xuansu took over the "Three Treasures Ruyi" with both hands.
Zhenren Donghua didn't directly explain anything, but just looked at Qi Xuansu deeply: "What should I do, do you know?"
Qi Xuansu said in a deep voice: "Master, don't worry, my holding of the 'Three Treasures Ruyi' represents the great master. If anyone disobeys the will of the great master, then I can punish him on behalf of the heaven."
Chapter completed!