Volume Nine, Chapter Seven [Candidates for Deacons and Elders]
Volume 9, Chapter 7 [Choice of Deacons and Elders]
Everyone looked at the skeleton of Hong Yuan in front of them and felt a cold feeling rising in their hearts. Unexpectedly, Hong Yuan turned into a pile of withered bones because he leaked some information. It seemed that the Shadow Society's methods were far beyond their imagination.
"Ancestor, Xutian Sect cannot continue to be internally depleted. I need to integrate the power within the sect as soon as possible, otherwise once the Shadow Society starts taking action, we will be destroyed soon. Cao Wuwu, Hong Yuan and other Shadow Society leaders will all die in our hands.
, they will never let us go, and senior sister Li Xiyue was also kidnapped by them." Wang Rui simply let go and said, making both elders Li He and Baili Xi frightened.
Unexpectedly, the Shadow Club had penetrated and harmed their Xutian Sect so deeply, directly reducing the number of three Dan-Jie cultivators and severely damaging their sect's vitality.
In addition, Wang Rui also mentioned that when dealing with Yao Meng and Mei Xuexiang, hundreds of core elders and disciples were sealed off to prevent polyp infection.
Right now, Xutian Sect is in urgent need of replenishing its vitality.
"Just rely on the deacons and elders preparatory committee you are about to establish?" Le Guishan asked, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Wang Rui hesitated and said: "The preparatory meeting will assist the deacons and elders in their work. The specific executors can greatly improve the progress of our sect's affairs. Currently, all ten elders are vacant. I wonder if the ancestor can recommend someone?
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"How many people?" Le Guishan asked.
"Two people!" Wang Rui replied without hesitation.
Le Guishan nodded, then looked at Li He and Baili Xi, and they immediately understood what Le Guishan meant.
"Cultivators Jiedan had previously served as supreme elders, focusing on cultivation and not participating in the specific affairs of the sect. However, the current situation is special. You two should focus on the sect and assist the leader in dealing with the crisis." Le Guishan warned.
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Li He and Baili Xi stood up, bowed and saluted Wang Rui, and said in unison: "We will obey the master's order."
Originally, Wang Rui was their junior, even after he was promoted to the rank of Alchemy Monk. However, through the past two years of governance, the sect has undergone gratifying changes, which has contributed greatly to Wang Rui's prestige. Even Li He and Bai Bai
Li Xi and Li Xi, after a game between the two sides, did not dare to underestimate him anymore.
After Wang Rui and Le Guishan completed the deal, they left Xiaodongtian. Their relationship did not change much, they just chose to compromise.
Returning to the blocked area, Wang Rui talked to the blocked elders and disciples one by one, encouraging them to wait patiently for a while. These people generally trusted and even admired Wang Rui, especially the young disciples, who were willing to wait.
Later, he led Li Hongji and some of the guardians back to the master's study on the main peak, and issued an announcement about the "murder" of three elders, Hong Yuan, Yao Meng and Mei Xuexiang, and some of the elders' disciples.
The announcement clearly stated that the three elders and other core disciples were persecuted and killed by the Shadow Society. The Xutian Sect will remember this hatred and sooner or later avenge these fellow disciples.
When the announcement came out, everyone in the Xutian Sect was immediately shocked. At the same time, they also felt the same hatred and hatred, which aroused widespread sympathy from all the major sects in the world of immortality. The four major sects sent aid and expressed their feelings.
After the incidents involving Yao Meng, Mei Xuexiang and Hong Yuan, Wang Rui's control over the sect was greatly enhanced.
Three months later, the sect competition came to a successful conclusion, and the top 100 most outstanding disciples were formally formed into the Preparatory Committee of Deacons and Elders. At the same time, Wang Rui also commended the other 400 people among the top 500.
Anyone who has the status of a registered disciple will be promoted to become an outer disciple or an inner disciple. Those who have the status of an inner disciple will be promoted to an elder.
After losing hundreds of core elders and disciples, the Xutian Sect was in urgent need of additional personnel, and it just so happened that the outstanding ones in these sect competitions became the best candidates.
Since Li He and Baili Xi have already obtained the quota of two deacon elders through the compromise of Wang Rui and Le Guishan, although Li Hongji is temporarily the deacon elder, he will soon have to work hard to break through the pill formation and will practice in seclusion.
Therefore, Wang Rui still needs to select nine people from the preparatory meeting to supplement.
The list of hundreds of people fell into Wang Rui's hands, with information about the individuals and their performance in the assessment, providing a more detailed analysis.
When he saw that the three little Land Rover babies had successfully passed the assessment and entered the preparatory meeting, he couldn't help but smile with relief.
"By the way, these three little guys are at least outer disciples now. It seems that the original promise should be fulfilled." Wang Rui thought that he and the three little guys had only one agreement at the beginning. As long as they became outer disciples with their own strength, they would
Accept them as your direct disciples.
Prior to this, Wang Rui already had an appointed disciple, who was the descendant of the heir of Lei Wantong's bloodline, but he had not yet been sent to him.
Originally, Lei Wantong could have accepted him as his direct disciple, but he obviously hoped that Wang Rui, the rising leader, could become the master of his descendants.
Wang Rui carefully looked at the assessment results of Lu Hu, Tong Cheng and Tong Ling, and found that Lu Hu, a seemingly honest and somewhat dull young man, performed best in dealing with the sect's crisis, while Tong Ling was the best in sect operations.
Tong Cheng was the best at sect external relations, which gave him an idea.
However, the three of them were still too young and needed several years of training before they could be useful. Wang Rui decided not to promote them to deacons and elders this time, but would allow them to play a role in their respective areas of expertise.
Later, as Wang Rui continued to browse and analyze, he gradually came up with a list in his mind, of which eight people officially came into his sight.
The first person is called Wang Lin. He is ninety-nine years old and is still a Qi practitioner. He seems to have poor qualifications. However, Wang Rui found that his civil and military scores were all above average. In the end, he was evaluated as an all-rounder, thoughtful and able to face danger.
There is no chaos, and he has the air of a general.
This made Wang Rui's eyes light up. He currently lacked an assistant who could take charge of various affairs. Li Hongji had served for a while, but he was not good at it, and Chen Yan was even less suitable.
Among the eleven deacons and elders, there must be one person who takes the lead. Wang Rui hopes that this person in the lead can handle all aspects of affairs, which is the most suitable position for an all-rounder.
Then, seven women came into his sight. They were all Foundation Establishment monks. The three with the highest cultivation level were all at the peak of Foundation Establishment. They were all under 200 years old and had high hopes of reaching the Core Formation.
Moreover, these seven people all come from a small sect that has perished - Tianlin Sect. They have all served as elders and have real contact with sect affairs. Compared with many people, even compared to Li He and Baili Xi.
Alchemy monks have even more experience.
"Interesting..." Wang Rui held his chin and put the information of these seven people aside, stacking it with Wang Lin's.
Finally, there were two candidates that surprised Wang Rui.
These two people are not human monks, but demon monks, one male and one female.
They are not the demon cultivators from Seibu City, but the refugees who swam across the Endless Sea from Seibu Continent in recent decades and luckily arrived at Dongxuan Continent.
These demon cultivators all follow the path of physical cultivation in practice, are good at close combat, can transform into shapes, and possess considerable combat power.
The man's name is Fei Wuji, and the woman's name is Wei Lei. They both have human names and do not belong to the four traditional demon tribes.
What these two demon cultivators are best at is warfare, and they are very good at cultivating and training the younger generation of warriors. Within the Xutian Sect, there are not many people who take the path of physical cultivation. Wang Rui feels that if the characteristics of the demon clan's physical cultivation can be attracted, they can form a
If you pick up a combat monk with the characteristics of a demon cultivator, it can become a good combat power.
Among the deacons and elders, talents for internal affairs and external relations are needed, as well as military talents. Although the world of immortal cultivation is generally peaceful at the moment, there are undercurrents, especially shadows that are ready to move.
Wang Rui already has the goal of annihilating the Shadow Society, so he needs to expand the strength of the Xutian Sect. Whether it is training resources, sect construction or military strength, these are all things he has to consider.
After the list of nine people is selected, the remaining people will serve as subordinates to the deacons and elders. They will continue to adapt to various roles and eventually work hard to take over as deacons and elders.
He began to summon these selected persons one by one and communicate directly face to face.
The first person to answer the call was Wang Lin. He seemed a little cautious at this time. After all, his conditions were not good, especially his age.
Ninety-nine years old is actually still a young man among monks, but among Qi training disciples, he is also old, unless he can be promoted to a foundation-building monk as soon as possible.
"I've met the leader!" Wang Lin said with clasped fists, his voice trembling a little. He had never seen the leader in his previous sect, so he was quite excited to be summoned by Wang Rui.
Compared with him, Wang Rui looks extremely young, but with his current long silver hair, the demeanor of a leader, and the purple robe, he is much more majestic, so no one dares to regard Wang Rui as a young man.
"Sit down, Wang Lin!" Wang Rui motioned.
Wang Lin nodded cautiously, sat down, adjusted his breathing, and finally settled down. Wang Rui's eyes showed appreciation.
"Wang Lin, your grades are enough to enter the preparatory meeting, but if you want to go further, you must show your vision and talent. What do you think of the Xutian Sect today?" Wang Rui asked.
He did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Since the master has inquired, I will speak boldly."
"Well, you can speak freely." Wang Rui looked at him and encouraged him.
Wang Lin took a breath, and then said: "The Xutian Sect has been established for thousands of years, and it has been continuously upgraded from an unqualified sect to a first-class sect today. It has been in the middle of the entire first-class sect in terms of strength for hundreds of years.
It has not changed. The main reason is that the elders who dominate the sect no longer make progress and at the same time ignore the innovation within the sect. Since taking office, the leader has integrated the sect's power, centralized power, and promoted innovation at the same time, so that the sect can regain its vitality.
, however, hundreds of years of inertia cannot be changed in one day, and the conflict between the upper and lower levels has become more and more intense. The disciple thinks that..."
Following Wang Lin's explanation, Wang Rui listened clearly. His integration and innovation over the past year or so had stimulated the sect's vitality, but it also caused excessive turmoil in the sect, causing the sect's overall strength to decline.
, this is his responsibility, and Wang Rui does not deny this.
"This person is not simple..." Wang Rui commented secretly in his heart.