602: Chaos is a ladder

The Azure Origin Sect Sect Head's fall, such a major event, shook the entire Qingyuan Domain.

Especially for the Sect Disciples within it, it was a huge blow.

Currently, the Azure Origin Sect is in utter chaos.

Although the Sect Head basically didn't need to manage Sect matters on a daily basis, the Sect Head's fall would inevitably be accompanied by the birth of a new Sect Head.

As the Revered Master of a Sect, the power the Sect Head possessed was considerable.

This was especially evident in the Azure Origin Sect, where factions were numerous.

Currently, the Azure Origin Sect has four major factions. Apart from the Sect Head's faction, the Great Elder, the Second Elder, and two Elders who advanced and retreated together, all coveted the position of Sect Head.

The Azure Origin Sect did not have a Deputy Sect Leader, so everyone had a chance to obtain this position.

From the current perspective, the Great Elder had the greatest advantage. On one hand, it was because he had sufficient strength and seniority; it was said that he was also the Sect Head's martial uncle.

On the other hand, the Great Elder was in charge of all the Sect's halls related to skills, giving him immense influence.

Based on reason and sentiment, he should be the one to serve as the next Sect Head.

But the Second Elder naturally wouldn't agree to this.

Although he, who managed the Sect's logistics, couldn't compare to the other party in terms of seniority and strength, his own influence was by no means small.

After all, logistics concerned every Sect Disciple, and his influence was even greater than the Great Elder's.

As for the Third Elder and Fourth Elder, who neither contended nor vied, although their influence was smaller than the previous two, they held two votes in the Elder Council.

The selection of the Sect Head position required the votes of the four Elders, giving them an absolute advantage.

Besides these three major factions, the people from the Sect Head's faction were also unwilling to show weakness.

They pushed forward the Law Enforcement Hall Revered Master, wanting him to become the new Sect Head to protect their faction.

As the saying goes, the winner becomes king, and the loser becomes a bandit. They understood that no matter which other Elder became the Sect Head, their faction would inevitably face sanctions. Therefore, only by recommending one of their own could they preserve their faction.

Although this Law Enforcement Hall Revered Master was inferior to the four Elders in all aspects, his advantage lay in being the Sect Head's direct Disciple. From a lineage perspective, he was a good contender, and with the support of the Sect Head's faction, it was indeed possible for him to become the next Sect Head.

In short, within the Azure Origin Sect currently, the four major factions were openly and secretly fighting for the position of Sect Head, and no one dared to relax.

At this time, a small Feng City naturally wouldn't enter their sight.

Anyway, that place wasn't under their jurisdiction, and the profits generated there wouldn't be handed over to them.

Back then, in order to mend ties with the Green Mountain Sect, they had given up this city.

Now, they were also happy to let the Zhou Family take it back.

After all, having a city belonging to another force within one's own sphere of influence was like a black spot on white paper; it was always undesirable.

Now that the black spot had disappeared, they wouldn't have any objections.

After listening to Lin Xi's account, Zhou Luo hadn't expected such a major event to have occurred in the Azure Origin Sect after he left.

However, this might be an opportunity for the Zhou Family.

Because the Azure Origin Sect currently had inconsistent internal discourse, he might be able to start taking steps to control other cities.

He immediately wrote a letter to Zhou Changlun.

The general meaning was for him to resign from the Sect, saying that due to his dereliction of duty, which resulted in Feng City being seized by the Zhou Family, he couldn't evade responsibility and had decided to withdraw from the Sect.

Once Zhou Changlun left Qingmu City, the Sect's internal factions definitely wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Because every city in the Qingyuan Domain, except for those allotted to the Longevity Families, was controlled by the power holders of the four major factions behind them.

It could be said that these cities were an important force for increasing their influence.

A city like Zhou Changlun's originally belonged to the Second Elder behind Purple Yang True Person.

Therefore, when Zhou Changlun replaced Zhou Chang Le as the Qingmu City City Lord, he didn't face much resistance.

Because his Revered Master was also Purple Yang True Person, the Second Elder didn't need to worry about these resources flowing to other factions.

But now was precisely the time everyone wanted to increase their influence and faction power. Once Zhou Changlun left Qingmu City, the other factions naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to seize this resource.

At that time, it was estimated that a new round of struggle would be staged again.

Zhou Luo just hoped the Azure Origin Sect would be as chaotic as possible.

Chaos is the ladder to control power.

The more chaotic the Sect, the better he could fish in troubled waters and seek greater benefits.

After writing this letter, he wrote another letter to Zhou Changyuan, the current Zhou Family Head, roughly telling him his thoughts.

He believed this son of his should be able to understand his meaning.

After doing all this, Zhou Luo stayed in the Zhou Residence, continuing Dual Cultivation and making babies.

A month later.

Zhou Changlun, according to Zhou Luo's request, resigned from the Sect.

As soon as this matter emerged, it indeed triggered a strong reaction from the Sect.

His resignation didn't face much obstruction, but the ownership of the city became an issue.

According to the Sect's regulations, to become a City Lord, one must undergo assessment, and only after passing the trial can they assume the position.

Generally, everyone was very tacit on such matters and wouldn't deliberately seize cities belonging to other factions.

But the present was different from the past. The four major factions wanted to increase their bargaining chips.

Naturally, they wouldn't miss this excellent opportunity.

So they successively dispatched a large number of Disciples from their Sects to undergo assessment and trial.

Normally, everyone actually didn't want to go outside to be a City Lord, because leaving the Sect's abundant spiritual energy environment would have a significant impact on their own cultivation.

Moreover, being a City Lord also required handling many affairs, which similarly prevented one from cultivating peacefully.

This was like when Zhou Luo previously said the biggest punishment for Zhou Changyuan was making him the Zhou Family Head.

But now, everyone was trying every possible means to become the Qingmu City City Lord, almost resorting to open conflict.

The Sect's situation became increasingly delicate, and those Supreme Elders of the Azure Origin Sect seemed to have no intention of intervening.

At the same time, Zhou Changyuan, at Zhou Luo's suggestion, began arranging a series of Zhou Family expansion plans.

He first began arranging for Zhou Family industries to settle in other cities, first controlling the city's economy, and then gradually taking action.

Generally, these cities controlled by Immortal Sects did not allow other industries to settle.

Because this would lead to the outflow of profits from the city, greatly reducing their income.

However, on one hand, the Sect's internal strife left them with no time to deal with these matters, and on the other hand, Zhou Luo becoming a Golden Core True Person made those City Lords not dare to easily offend the other party.

Especially after they knew that the other party had provoked the Sect, and the Sect hadn't reacted much.

They also realized they were not qualified to offend the other party.

So they could only tacitly allow the impact of industries from the Zhou Family.

This was just the first step. Next, as the industries continued to expand, there would be more and more people from the Zhou Family. At that time, they could infiltrate these cities, preparing for future attacks and territorial expansion.

This process would inevitably be very slow, so there was no rush yet.

Half a year later, while the Azure Origin Sect was still fiercely fighting for the position of Sect Head, Zhou Luo finally welcomed another chance for a lottery draw.

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