108: Chapter 108 Unexpected Election Results

"Sect Head, that statement of yours is incorrect. The taisui evil pill does not belong to any one person now; it concerns the long-term interests of the Sect and must be utilized properly."

Elder Liu's gaze was sharp, making Sect Leader Wu Yin feel uneasy.

Among the Sect's Elders, Elder Liu was relatively prestigious, and in today's matter, he was the most enthusiastic.

Now, what shocked Sect Leader Wu Yin the most was that the people standing before the Sect Head's throne, criticizing him without any regard for his face, even included the 92-year-old Elder Liao.

Sect Leader Wu Yin couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother Liao, you have been excluded by them, so why are you still standing on their side?"

Elder Liao's face displayed an expression of grief and indignation: "Sect Head, they just excluded me from the list of candidates, and I felt heartbroken for a moment. But upon reflection, what they said was not without reason. I am siding with reason, not with kin."

Sect Leader Wu Yin was speechless. This old man had lived until he was muddled; he had been stepped all over, yet he was still talking about "siding with reason, not with kin"?

He glanced at his so-called confidants, who were shrinking behind the other Elders, not daring to speak.

Sect Leader Wu Yin suddenly realized he had made a mistake.

He should never have come to attend this so-called Joint Deliberation Assembly.

Now he was in a position where he couldn't get off the tiger.

He finally sobered up. Everyone's eyes were red with greed, and he did not possess the absolute power to suppress them.

If he dared to consume this taisui evil pill without everyone's consent, he estimated these people would dare to tear him to shreds on the spot.

The greatest fatal weakness of his position as the so-called Sect Head was his advanced age and stagnant cultivation.

In the eyes of Elder Shang and the others, he saw a kind of fierce light; that was a determined will that would absolutely not compromise.

Sect Leader Wu Yin became afraid and said softly, "I didn't say I disagreed with discussing it with you all; otherwise, I wouldn't have come here."

Elder Kong immediately shouted loudly, "Sect Head is wise! Such a major matter should not be decided arbitrarily; it should be deliberated upon by gathering wisdom from everyone."

A smile appeared on Elder Liu's face; Sect Leader Wu Yin had softened. He immediately continued, "I only stated one rule, which is also open for discussion. Elder Huang, do not interrupt; let me finish."

Elder Huang raised his hand: "Please speak."

"One is age, and the other is Aptitude. It must be someone with excellent Aptitude to unleash the maximum effect."

No one could oppose this standard.

If one's Aptitude is poor, even if one achieves Foundation Establishment, it is difficult to cultivate to a high level.

"Additionally, one must examine moral character. One must have excellent conduct, act fairly, have no malicious behavior, and be kind to others."

Sect Leader Wu Yin thought to himself, 'This group must have held a meeting all night; they actually brought out a complete plan. I have been caught off guard.'

"Is there anything else?" Elder Huang asked seriously.

"These three points are enough."

"Then tell us, how exactly should we choose?" Elder Huang said.

Sect Leader Wu Yin had an illusion; were this Elder Huang and Elder Liu's group putting on a double act?

Every step of the progress did not go through the Sect Head's consent.

It was entirely this group talking to themselves.

Sect Leader Wu Yin really wanted to leave, take the taisui evil pill, and fly far away.

But, in the end, he was still afraid of death.

Elder Kong said solemnly to everyone in the main hall, "Do you all approve of these points Elder Liu just mentioned?"

The crowd hesitated for a moment, then all expressed their approval.

Elder Liu's face showed a look of triumph, and he continued, "The Sect Head is, after all, the Sect Head. Although he does not meet the conditions I proposed, he should still be included in the candidate list."

The crowd had no objections to this either.

Elder Liu and the others had made this decision after careful consideration.

After all, the Medicinal Pill was still in the Sect Head's hands; excluding him completely would not be good.

Today, they would first snub the Sect Head, then add his name to the list just to fill the numbers. They firmly believed that the Disciples of the Chiyan Sect at the Qi Refining Upper Stage would never choose the Sect Head.

"Elder Liu and I discussed this all night and drafted a list according to the requirements just mentioned. Please take a look, everyone."

Elder Kong flicked his hand, throwing out a six-foot-long piece of paper with ten names written on it.

When Sect Leader Wu Yin looked, his own name was prominently listed at the very bottom.

He sighed in his heart; this group's actions were truly swift.

He estimated they had already colluded in private; they likely wouldn't choose the Sect Head.

"Let us first deliberate on this list. If there are any objections, you may raise them, and we will consider them immediately," Elder Kong said.

The crowd carefully pondered the people on the list; according to the points Elder Liu mentioned, they couldn't find any fault.

Elder Liu said solemnly, "I believe the election list should not be too long; let us limit it to ten people. If you believe someone on it is not qualified, you may propose it, and someone more qualified can replace them."

Once these words were spoken, the main hall became deathly silent.

This move was too formidable. Who would be willing to risk the misfortune of offending others just to criticize anyone?

There were many Disciples in the Chiyan Sect, but there were only a limited number of Elders at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining. If one proposed to replace someone with oneself, it would turn into a relationship of personal enmity.

It must be said, Elder Liu and his group had ruthless methods.

Elder Huang saw his own name was also on it and breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly asking, "How should we vote?"

Elder Liu took out a stack of paper and distributed it to everyone.

"Write one person's name on the paper. We won't reveal who writes whom, to avoid public embarrassment. After you finish writing, put it into this basket."

Sect Leader Wu Yin could only watch helplessly as everyone wrote; he had no way to stop it.

He gritted his teeth, wrote his own name, rolled it into a ball, and threw it into the basket.

Subsequently, Elder Liu ordered several Disciples who were watching the commotion outside the main hall to come in and count the votes.

To everyone's surprise, the votes for Sect Leader Wu Yin were far in the lead.

Elder Liu and the others were dumbfounded.

Sect Leader Wu Yin slammed the table and stood up: "Good, good! The result of the vote, everyone has seen it. The Sect still hopes for me to reach Foundation Establishment. If you have any further objections, you are enemies of the entire Sect!"

He strained his voice and shouted angrily, "Dismissed!"

He hurriedly left the main hall and dove straight into his secret chamber.

He immediately ordered his close Disciples to surround the outside of the secret chamber until it was impenetrable, preparing to accelerate the conditioning of his body to reach a perfect state and consume the taisui evil pill as soon as possible.

The crowd did not dare to stay in the main hall and retreated one after another.

Only the four Elders who led the disturbance remained, standing blankly in the center of the hall.

"Why did it turn out like this?" Elder Shang was completely confused.

Elder Liu shook his head bitterly: "We acted too hastily; many aspects were not considered properly."

"Where was it not considered properly?"

"We should have written everyone's name on it."

"Why?"

Elder Liu said with heartache: "Even if we had to remove those people's names, we shouldn't have been the ones to speak. We were wrong, we were wrong, sigh!"

Disciples from Xueyan Cliff quietly came in and carried Elder Qian Yunchang away.

After watching this entire farce, Elder Qian Yunchang did not see the result he wanted most and was a bit disappointed.

The four of them had planned overnight, but it was, after all, a bit rushed.

Right now, the four Elders were mired in misery. Elder Qian Yunchang was not being carried on a Magical Artifact and was extremely uncomfortable. When they went over the threshold, he was jostled, which aggravated his wound, and he let out a groan.

The four Elders acted as if they didn't see him. Let alone giving him a Magical Artifact to make him more comfortable, their eyes even revealed disgust.

Since he was already useless, there was naturally no need to keep up the mask anymore.

At this moment, Elder Qian Yunchang realized that the Disciples under his own command were truly good to him and could let him die with dignity.

The people outside were all cold and unfeeling.