Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Wei Xuande looked at Peng Wanli: "Junior Brother Peng, you are in charge of the sect's finances. If there is one more person, the reward will have to come from your Yuanyi Palace. What do you think?"

Peng Wanli said: "Although the sect's finances are tight, a mere disciple can still afford the rewards."

Wei Xuande nodded and asked a few people, "Do you have any objections?"

Seeing that the three hall masters had already discussed it, several people dared to object, so they all said, "Disciple has no objection."

Wei Xuande said: "Well, since everyone has no objections, Ouyang Qian, you immediately notify the disciples and let them compete again, and the winner will replace the top six in the competition. In addition, post a notice, Let the whole story be explained clearly to avoid confusion among the uninformed disciples.”

"Yes." Ouyang Qian replied

"You all go down! Get ready for the next round of competition."

"Disciple, please retire." Several people responded and went their separate ways.

Tangning did not return to her residence. Instead, she used her flying sword to reach an abandoned mountain peak, where she lay on the grass and watched the moon rise.

In the attic, he was forced and bullied by Shi Mingsui, which made him feel more and more that only the strong in this world can speak the truth, even within the sect.

If he was not a qi refining disciple with no foundation or background, Shi Mingsui would not bully him so blatantly without scruples even if he were the master of Qingxuan Hall.

Seeing the stars scattered, the desire for strength in his heart became stronger.

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Wan Cuifeng, in the stone house, Chen Da is sitting on his knees in the room, with his head lowered and his eyes lowered. There are two spiritual tablets directly above him, which are: "First examine Chen Gonglian's birthplace in the Dharma Palace and his birthplace in the West" and "Chen Da's concubine Chen's mother Huang Ruren's maiden name is Ye Rong" Souls".

A ray of light shot from outside and landed in front of the door of the stone chamber. The brilliance dissipated around him, revealing the figure of a man. He had a strong back and waist, and his temples were white. He sighed and slowly walked into the room.

Chen Da looked up and saw his eyes were red, his fists were clenched, and he shouted in a low voice: "Uncle."

The man nodded, walked forward, took three sticks of incense, lit them, placed them in front of the memorial tablet and sighed: "Junior brother! I have come to see you. More than ten years have passed and your child is very young." Yes, he looks a lot like you. You should be happy if there is a spirit under the spring."

Chen Dadao: "My father won the first place in the sect's junior competition in one fell swoop. It was such a glorious event. But I was defeated before I even entered the top ten. I am ashamed of my father and shameless to meet my uncle."

"Why should a practitioner care about such a false reputation? Get up! Master wants to see you."

Chen Da was surprised: "Master, do you want to see me?"

The man nodded: "Let's go! Master is waiting for us."

Chen Da did not dare to delay, so he quickly got up and followed him out of the stone room. One after another, the two of them came to a majestic cave in Xiuhua Peak. A young girl came out to welcome him, but she saw that her face was like white jade and her skin was as bright as snow. The man saluted: "Master."

The two of them entered the cave and came to the main room. The girl stood sideways at the door. Chen Da walked in and saw a man with a Chinese character and a beard sitting cross-legged on a futon. It was Shi Mingsui.

Chen Da knelt down and bowed down, saying respectfully: "Meet the Master."

Shi Mingsui slowly opened his eyes: "Get up!"

Chen Da stood up, put his hands down and whispered: "Master, this disciple has embarrassed you."

Shi Ming then said: "It's just a competition. There is nothing to be ashamed of. It's just that the soul-controlling milk has a great effect on your foundation building. Even though I am the master of Qingxuan Palace, I don't have the authority of the master, and I have no right to let you use it." , unless you can enter the top three in this competition.”

Chen Da lowered his head and felt ashamed: "My disciple has let you down. Even without the soul-controlling spiritual milk, I am confident that I can succeed in building the foundation."

"There are so many disciples in the sect who don't have the soul-controlling milk to build a foundation. I believe you can do it too. But it's better than nothing. You should be well prepared. You can't lose in the next competition. You must at least be among the top three. ”

When Chen Da heard this, he was shocked and said: "This disciple has been eliminated, how can he be among the top three in the competition again?"

"I have discussed with the leader. The disciple you are facing against has practiced a technique that affects the fairness of the competition. He has been disqualified from the competition and will be rewarded separately. And another person will be selected from the disciples who faced him as a substitute. His place in the top six.”

"This..." Chen Da was happy, surprised and ashamed, and was speechless for a moment.

Shi Mingsui waved his hand and said: "Okay, you can go back! Prepare for tomorrow's competition."

"Yes, disciple, take your leave." Chen Da withdrew and left the cave together with the girl.

"Senior brother, even if you lose the competition, don't worry too much, just focus on building the foundation." The girl said

Chen Da had mixed feelings in his heart at this moment. Hearing this, he nodded without saying anything.

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In the majestic cave at Qianxing Peak, Wei Xuande leaned on the railing and dropped the baits in his hands one by one, looking at the fish in the lake eagerly vying for food.

Zhuang Xingqian stood behind him with his hands down, but stopped talking.

Wei Xuande turned around and put a handful of bait in his hand: "Here, you can try it too."

Zhuang Xingqian didn't know why the master was so interested in these chores. He spent the whole day either feeding fish or playing with birds. He didn't look like a sect leader at all, but more like a retired official from the secular world. The key was that the fish and birds in the cave were extremely common. The thing is not a spiritual beast.

A Jindan monk, the leader of a sect, actually spends his free time feeding fish and birds every day, which would make people laugh if word spread.

Zhuang Xingan took the bait, threw it forward and sprinkled it all into the lake.

Wei Xuande saw his impatient look and smiled: "You don't practice in your cave, but come to me to watch me play with the birds and feed the fish. After half a day, you must have become impatient! Just say what you have to say!" Do we still need to hide it between our master and disciple?"

Zhuang Xingan couldn't help but said after hearing this: "Master, don't you think what Uncle Shi did today is too much? Why did you still agree to his proposal?"

Wei Xuande said: "What he said makes sense, why don't I agree?"

Zhuang Xingqian witnessed the whole incident and felt that Shi Mingsui was too domineering. He also felt that the master was really weak and always tolerated. Today's matter is clearly based on his strong words, but the master just condones it. Who is the leader of the sect?

"Uncle Shi obviously did it for his own selfish reasons. Master, do you know? Chen Da is the posthumous son of his disciple Chen Liansheng. Uncle Shi used his power to force that disciple to withdraw from the competition in order to let Chen Da take his place."

Wei Xuande smiled and said: "What does it matter whether you know or not? Junior Brother Shi did not use force, and the disciple also quit voluntarily. Everything went as planned. Isn't the result very good?"

Zhuang Xingqian said solemnly: "Uncle Shi is blatantly using sophistry to seek personal gain for himself. The trend of cliques and private interests within the sect is getting stronger and stronger. They have been fighting openly and secretly for more than a day or two. How can anything happen if this continues?"

"Wherever there are people, there are struggles. Isn't this normal?" Wei Xuande pointed at the fish and said, "Look, you throw down all the bait. When the bait disperses, the fish also disperse. The world The principles are the same. Managing a sect is actually no different from feeding and teasing fish. The methods are the same."

Zhuang Xingqian was full of doubts.

Wei Xuande knew that he was extremely talented in cultivation, but he knew nothing about the government affairs of the sect. Since his transformation, he had only focused on cultivation. Although he served in Qingxuan Hall, he only had a title and had never done chores or handled government affairs. , was about to put him down to take charge of affairs, and took advantage of today's events to teach him: "Do you know the origin of the Xuanmen three-hall system?"

Zhuang Xinqian said: "The Xuande Palace is in charge of punishment, the Qingxuan Palace is in charge of personnel, and the Yuanyi Palace is in charge of finance. Each performs its own duties, in order to facilitate the management of the sect and..."

"what else?"

"Also in order to limit the power of the sect leader and prevent him from having too much power and doing irrational things that are detrimental to the interests of the sect."

"Other than that? What else does the three-hall system do?"

Zhuang Xingqian hesitated for a while and said: "I have the right to depose the sect leader. As long as more than 80% of the total number of disciples in the three halls agree, the leader can be deposed."

Wei Xuande said: "You are right. The three temples of Xuanmen are designed to check and balance each other and prevent one family from becoming dominant."

"Look, just now you have scattered all the bait, and those fish are no longer fighting for each other. They are all full. Will they still listen to you? Let them come and go when you call them?"

Zhuang Xingqian frowned and said nothing, thoughtfully.

Wei Xuande said: "Ruling a big country is like cooking small fish. The method of managing a sect is the same as feeding birds. As long as you have the bait in your hand, you don't have to worry about how the fish compete for food. Just wave your hand and they will all come. , the feeding method is also particular. Don’t starve it, and don’t feed it too full. If you starve it, it will not look good. If you feed it too full, it will not listen to you.”

"The three-hall system itself is to restrict the authority of the headmaster, but now it has developed so much power that it can almost take over the headmaster. If there is peace and harmony in the sect, what do they need me as the headmaster? What do they have to do? Just make the decision.”

Zhuang Xingqian stood silently. He had never thought about the problem like this before, and his mind was extremely confused for a moment.

"This is the art of balancing. When you get to my position, you will naturally understand that the more powerful they fight, the more they rely on you. The sect is like a steelyard. As long as you hold the center of the steelyard, it will be easier to stop on that side. Move it a little over there and the scale won't tip over. You need to slowly understand this. Tomorrow you will go to the Qingxuan Hall to take up a post!"