Chapter 227: Stygian Intentions

The elders of the Xuanyun Sect are divided into three kinds, the first is the ordinary elders, they have no specific positions and real powers, only the basic treatment of the elders, and there are no constraints, they don't have to stay in the sect all the time to do things, this is more like an honorary title, many outstanding disciples will be named elders after they have cultivated enough, and then they still go to take over the tasks in the sect or go directly to the outside world to cultivate.

The second type is the elders of specific positions, such as the stewards of the precept hall and the elders of the Dan pharmacy, these elders will have real power to manage one aspect or part of the affairs of the sect, and the salary will be relatively higher, of course, it means that there will be certain constraints, such as the need to stay in the sect for most of the time to manage their own affairs, and they cannot leave the sect for a long time without special circumstances.

The third type is the permanent elders, there are five permanent elders, these elders hold the greatest power except for the sect master, and are responsible for managing the affairs of the sect when the sect master is absent or in retreat, and the sect master can also influence the sect master's decisions to a certain extent, which shows their great power, their treatment and the cultivation resources they enjoy are the best in the sect. These five elders will also determine the ranking according to the rank of cultivation for prestige and so on, of course, under normal circumstances, the seniority of the permanent elders is the same, in fact, it is still determined by the cultivation of prestige, so there is a saying that the eldest elder, the second elder, the third elder.

Styx Xuan has the highest cultivation among several permanent elders, and his age prestige is also the greatest, he is the great elder, and the cultivation of the Abyss and the Stygian Lan is about the same, but because the Styx Lan is a female stream, the prestige is not so great, so the Styx is the second elder, and the fourth elder and the fifth elder are also the cultivators in the middle of the Holy Realm, and their strength is not weak, but because the Abyss and the Styx are in trouble, many of the affairs within the sect that originally required the five elders to decide together have been directly decided by the two, and the other three elders are helpless, and the sect master has not taken care of things for a long time, and it has slowly become that the remaining three permanent elders have no business, and they have been practicing in retreat, making the two of them even more unscrupulous.

This time, the two of them went to the ruins of the ancient emperor to find out, and the affairs of the general office could not be abandoned like this, so they let the three elders of the Ming Lan come forward to take care of it, and the two of them felt that these three elders were originally women, and they had been suppressed by their two senior brothers for so many years, even if she was allowed to take over the affairs of the sect, she would not be able to make any big waves, and she would not be able to threaten the two of them, so she would be completely relieved to hand over to the Ming Lan.

But nothing in the world is absolute, originally speaking, Minglan had no chance to turn over, and she herself gradually faded this idea under the passage of time, but there was one person who broke the situation, and that was Qin Ping.

Qin Ping's appearance first directly broke the delusion of the Great Elder Ming Xuan, Ming Xuan led the Abyss to manage the affairs of the sect is not satisfied, and has been peeping at the position of the sect master under Xuanqing, originally he had a chance, because Xuan Qing has not done anything for a long time, and Ming Xuan's prestige in the sect is completely sufficient, in the absence of an heir, as long as Xuan Qing ascends to heaven and the position of the sect master is vacant, he Ming Xuan can naturally step on the position of the sect master.

But Styx wants to ascend to the throne, and this can only succeed if the suzerain has no heir and no candidate. When Qin Ping appeared with the suzerain token, Ming Xuan was almost carried away by the fury in his heart, and directly killed Qin Ping on the spot, but fortunately, Ming Xuan maintained the trace of sanity in his mind, otherwise when Emperor Xuanzu of Tang Tang was reborn and was ready to reign in the world again, he was slapped to death by a little monk who entered the holy realm, which would be a big joke in the world.

Although Ming Xuan did not directly kill him, it did not mean that he would willingly give up his hundred-year plan and life's goal, and then make things difficult for Qin Ping in every possible way, making Qin Ping give up his identity as the heir of the sect master, and even wanted to directly bring serious injuries to Qin Ping, so that Qin Ping's talent was ruined, and he was not qualified to serve as the sect master again.

If Qin Ping was really an ordinary genius monk, and he was just favored by the Xuanqing Sect Master, it was very likely that he would be abolished under the calculation of Xuanxuan, but it was unfortunate that Qin Ping was reborn by Emperor Xuanzu, not only successfully escaped the clutches of Xuanxuan, but also found an opportunity to directly send the two old things of Xuanxuan to the Western Heavens.

Now Minglan is seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, this undetermined next sect master is rejected and even calculated by the Great Elder, forming an opposing situation, it seems that the Great Elder has the upper hand completely, but his rush to make a move also means that he is very weak in his heart, but now Qin Ping's strength is not enough, so he was suppressed by Mingxuan, but if Minglan supports and protects Qin Ping, then at least the Great Elder can't blatantly and recklessly calculate Qin Ping, as long as he waits until the sect master is out of the customs, or Qin Ping grows up, then the situation will be reversed, and the position of the Great Elder of Mingxuan will inevitably be lost, and he will be able to take advantage of Qin Ping's east wind to take the position。

The purpose of this trip is to explore Qin Ping's style, understand Qin Ping's personality from the side, etc., and then cultivate feelings along the way to lay a good foundation for future cooperation.

Qin Ping was also very clear about the intentions of the Stygian Orchid, anyway, now that the two of them were dead, it was understandable to let this third elder take charge, anyway, he was not prepared to waste too much time on the sect. But if the third elder's character or something is not up to par, it can't be said that he will break the jar and throw it to her.

The sun gradually rose, the sunlight became more and more intense, the whole mountain slowly came alive, the disciples all got up early to start practicing, a vigorous aura rose, the sound of forging and cultivating everywhere came, and countless footsteps came, turning into a red dust mark in Qin Ping's ears.

The creak of the wooden door opening behind Qin Ping came, Qin Ping didn't look back, knowing that it was Chu Yu who got up and opened the door.

"Brother Qin got up so early. Chu Yu's voice came.

"Yes, the early birds had worms. Qin Ping laughed lightly, and there seemed to be something in his tone.

"Zhang Ming, they are all up, they are practicing, do you want to take a look?" Chu Yu saw that Qin Ping was idle now, and wondered if he could ask Qin Ping to give him some advice.

"Okay, I'm fine, let's go check it out. Qin Ping stretched out to the sun, turned around, and walked towards Chu Yu's courtyard.

Chu Yu saw that Qin Ping agreed, his joy was beyond words, and he hurriedly retreated to the door, waiting for Qin Ping to enter the door first, and then followed Qin Ping into the courtyard.