Chapter 10: Deacons and Elders (2)
Lin Lan smiled bitterly and said, "This is also the doomed calamity of the disciple, and I can't blame others." The sect has done its best, and the sect master, all the Supreme Elders, and the elders have all cared for the disciples, and they have maintained them a lot, otherwise the disciples are afraid that they will be under the prying eyes of the young master of the Demon Dao all day long, and that is really bad! Now there is a temporary peace thanks to the help of the sect, and the disciples are grateful and dare not ask for more. As for the complete elimination of the mark, the disciple will work hard, believing that no matter what kind of spell and method, there will always be a weakness, and as long as it can be found, it will not be difficult to solve. ”
Miaoyin Daojun nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good that you can think so thoroughly." Without further ado, let's hurry up and see the sect master, the mark on your body must be sealed earlier. ”
Lin Lan naturally had no objection, and the two of them left the cave at that moment, took up the flying sword, and flew towards Feitian Peak.
Coming to the Yunhai Pavilion, Lin Lan met Qixia Yuanjun and the Jindan elders again. However, the new elder Yuan Chu Daojun Shen Mutian was not among them, she glanced at it, and was a little surprised in her heart.
Qixia Yuanjun is still the same indifferent appearance, and there is no change from thirty years ago. He looked at Lin Lan and saw through her current situation at a glance, so he nodded and said, "Very good, you can break through the Jindan in such a short period of time and consolidate the realm, and indeed live up to the high expectations that the sect has for you." ”
Lin Lan lowered his head and said respectfully: "This all depends on the cultivation of the sect, and the disciples dare not take credit." ”
Qi Xia Yuanjun smiled and said: "Cultivation is a personal matter after all, no matter how much help the sect gives, if you don't have the strength, it will be in vain, not to mention that your cultivation sect didn't interfere too much, it didn't before." Not in the future. You are a person with profound blessings, and you have strange circumstances, and the help imposed on you is an obstacle and will not be beneficial to your cultivation, so the sect will not give you anything on purpose, no matter when, if you need help, just say it. ”
This can be regarded as a statement, and at this point, Lin Lan's heart has been mostly relaxed. Convinced, this time he said sincerely: "Thank you, sect master." ”
Not every sect has the kind of temperament that allows disciples to develop as they please, and there are not many sects that can maintain laissez-faire even when they perceive differences in their disciples' cultivation conditions. It is no wonder that the Ethereal Immortal Sect has been able to stand in the cultivation realm for so many years, and there is a faint tendency to hold the ears of the bull, and this open-mindedness is not comparable to that of ordinary sects.
Qi Xia Yuanjun waved his hand casually. said: "You came today for the Demon Dao mark on your body, right?" We're ready. Come with me. ”
Miaoyin Daojun couldn't help but be stunned. Then I was a little ashamed. As Lin Lan's master, she still forgot the hidden dangers in her disciple, but the sect master remembered it clearly, and the gap between the two was clear at a glance, how could she not be ashamed?
Lin Lan didn't care, her own affairs needed to be solved by herself after all. Someone else's help can only be temporary, so it doesn't matter if you remember it or not.
Because of the experience of the last time, this time Qixia Yuanjun and they were much more skilled and faster when they imposed a ban on Lin Lan. After a while, Lin Lan returned to the Cloud Sea Pavilion.
The elders were still waiting here, and that little time was nothing to them. They were full of curiosity about this new elder who had made a vigorous move, wanting to see how Lin Lan was different from the others after the breakthrough. However, to their disappointment, on the surface, except that she has become more beautiful, it seems that she is no different from others, and appearance is the thing that cultivators don't care about the most.
Qixia Yuanjun took his seat again, looked at Lin Lan and said, "Now you are also a monk in the Jindan stage, according to the rules, you are automatically promoted to the elder of my sect, and there is also a place for you in this Yunyan Pavilion, sit down." ”
Lin Lan looked to the side and found that there was an extra position at the bottom of the elders, thinking that it should be prepared for himself.
Speaking of which, she has never seen through this Yunyan Pavilion, she only feels that the end is changeable, and the appearance seems to be different every time she comes. And the space inside gives people a strange and unpredictable feeling, people in the room, but as if they are in the heavenly realm, except for the area where the elders in front of the main hall are sitting, the rest of the place is a cloud, no wonder it will be called "Cloud Smoke Pavilion". And she naturally didn't think that this place was only such a small area that could be seen, so what was in the clouds was very curious.
Moreover, the seats did not seem to be placed randomly, and when one of the elders was not there, it was as if he had never been here, and when they were, it appeared so naturally, as if he had been here since the beginning of the world. Just like her own seat now, it was obviously the first time she appeared in this Cloud Smoke Pavilion, but there was no sense of disobedience at all, but it seemed like she had been here for many years, so natural.
She glanced at her with only a slight curiosity, bowed, and then turned to her seat and sat down. This can be regarded as being officially recognized by the sect as Elder Jindan, so the Miaoyin Daojun and others in front of her have congratulated her, and she also returned the salute one by one, and after some disturbance, the dust has settled.
Qixia Yuanjun looked at her again and said, "Lin Lan, since you are now the elder of my sect, you should know the composition and responsibilities of the elders of my sect, I plan to let you take over the position of Miaoshan Dao Monarch, are you willing?" ”
When Lin Lan heard this, she couldn't help frowning slightly, glanced at Miaoshan Daojun, and hesitated when she saw the nervousness and eagerness in her eyes.
In the Ethereal Immortal Sect, although the Jindan monks are all called "elders", not everyone has a real job, so they are divided into two types: nominal elders and deacon elders. A nominal elder is a person who only has the name of an elder, but he doesn't care about things on weekdays, and only cares about his own cultivation, and sixty percent of the Jindan monks in the Ethereal Immortal Sect belong to this category. The deacons and elders have real power, such as the peak masters of each peak, as well as the members of the elder body. The elder group has the right to decide on various matters of the sect, and it also has to complete some sect tasks according to the situation, usually including the Jindan monks of the four major peaks and the Jindan monks who are in charge of various branches, such as the torture hall and the deacon hall.
Although the nominal elder has no real power, he has more time to cultivate, and the deacon elder has relatively less time to cultivate, but he has heavy power.
Miaoshan Daojun has been in the Jindan stage for many years, but he has been stuck in the early stage of the Jindan and has not been able to break through to the middle stage of the Jindan, and he is already very anxious to think about it. Coupled with the stimulation of Lin Lan's breakthrough this time, it is not surprising that she would want to step down as a deacon elder, and for Lin Lan, I am afraid that the sect is worried that she will cultivate too quickly and her foundation will be unstable, so she wants to take the opportunity to let her relax and not focus on cultivation, right?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little displeased. She knows that although her cultivation is growing rapidly, she is not suspected of having an unstable foundation, and such an arrangement is a waste of time. But she thought about it, since Qixia Yuanjun had already spoken out, this matter was a certainty, and asking her opinion was just a formality, and if she really took it seriously, it would be a stupid act. Besides, being a deacon elder is not completely incapable of cultivating, but sometimes you need to come forward to deal with some sect affairs, which is not completely unacceptable. The sect indulged her a lot and provided her with a lot of convenience, just to repay her kindness, but she couldn't shirk this position.
Thinking of this, she secretly sighed, turned her head and said, "The sect is very loving, how dare the disciple shirk it?" It's just that the disciple has just advanced to the Jindan, and he has been given such a heavy responsibility, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bear! ”
Miaoshan Daojun's face was happy, and without waiting for Qixia Yuanjun to speak, he preemptively smiled and said: "No problem, Lin Lan, although you have just advanced to Jindan, you can see from the previous events that you are bold and careful, cautious and precise, for the affairs of the sect, isn't this what you want?" You'll be up to the task, don't worry! ”
Qi Xia Yuanjun glanced at them and said lightly: "Although the deacon elders often need to deal with some practical matters, the task is not heavy. Moreover, cultivation is not just a matter of retreat, proper training is essential, and dealing with the practice of the sect is also a kind of experience, which is not without benefits. Although you are young, you should take this opportunity to have a good life, and as for experience, if you do more things, you will naturally have it. ”
Lin Lan couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly realized that she was thinking badly.
I'm afraid that the sect's arrangement is not entirely due to their own worries, how could Qi Xia Yuanjun and other people with such experience do such a thing that has no or little benefit at all? In the previous life, there was a saying that "everything in the world is learned", and now there is an example of Qixia Yuanjun in front of him, why is he narrow-minded? Not to mention anything else, Qixia Yuanjun, as the sect master of the Ethereal Immortal Sect, has a lot of affairs, which can be seen, but hasn't he also cultivated into a Yuanying cultivator? As a deacon elder, who sacrificed some time to meditate and cultivate, how did he know that he would not gain experience and epiphany in the secular affairs of the sect, and he could also deepen his cultivation?
Not only her, but all the other elders were stunned when they heard this, as if they had been empowered, and their mouths suddenly opened. Even Miao Shan Dao Jun looked ashamed, thinking that he was bent on resigning his position as a deacon elder and going to retreat and cultivate, was he too concerned?
Lin Lan came back to her senses, hurriedly straightened her mind, bowed down and said, "Thank you for the patriarch's teaching, the disciple understands." The disciples should do their best to do a good job as a deacon and elder, and live up to the trust of the sect. (To be continued......)
PS: Sincerely thank Nalan Xiaoxue and Xu Xu for the touching pink ticket~~!! ╭(╯3╰)╮