Chapter 016: The Council of Elders
The Six Sects of the Divine Dragon, which are the six sects of the Imperial Sword, the Fire Cloud, the Xuanshui, the Divine Sword, the Fulong, and the Stars, have been established on the Flame Sky Island for more than 300 years.
The six sects of the Divine Dragon have common ancestral teachings and traditions, all of which are respected by the Divine Dragon Totem and the Three Peaks of Broken Clouds as the forbidden domain to form an alliance.
Although the six sects of Shenlong have alliance leaders, the affairs of each sect are still decided by themselves, and the alliance leaders have no right to interfere. Only when it comes to matters between sects and related to Flame Sky Island, the alliance leader can convene a council of elders and make a decision.
The Council of Elders consists of the suzerains of each sect to form a supreme council to decide on the affairs of Flame Sky Island.
At the end of June, it was only two months before the annual star-picking meeting, and less than six months before the five-year sword test and alliance conference. This time the convening of the Council of Elders was proposed by Ji Susu of the Imperial Sword Sect, because the Flame Ancestor had always refused to hand over Su Xingchen.
More than a dozen elders in various costumes have come to the elders' house one after another. On Flame Sky Island, because the area is not large, with a radius of 100 miles and tens of thousands of residents, there is no trivial matter on Flame Sky Island. Some of these pampered bigwigs, who live at the top of Flame Sky Island, are leisurely and leisurely, and they have to quarrel endlessly every time.
The elders all sat around a long stone table, accompanied by a few members of each sect. The head of the stone table was unmanned, while Ji Susu pulled Su Xingchen and sat on the right side. The Flame Ancestor did not leave each other, and also "protected" him.
The elders came one after another, all pointing at Su Xingchen and talking about it. Su Xingchen knew all these elders, because most of these people had eaten the dishes he made and heard the dragon flute he played. But right now, everyone looked at him with a strange look and thought he was a monster.
"Why didn't the Lord of the Murong Alliance come?" An elder dressed in a blue robe, carrying a big golden knife, with a thin face, was as thin as firewood, brushed a few strands of beard under his chin that were about to fall out, and asked Ji Susu. Su Xingchen naturally knew him, it was the sect leader of the Divine Sword Sect, the Barbarian King Dao Xiong Baiming, with a thin body, but with the power of a thousand jun, with a barbarian king golden knife, he shocked the six sects of the Divine Dragon.
Ji Susu's expression condensed slightly, and said, "My grandson has an important sect matter to deal with in the Imperial Sword Sect, so he entrusted me to come." Ji Susu said today that he represents the alliance leader of the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon, the Imperial Sword Sect. Her gentle and lovely surname seems to have been put away, like a tigress who cares for her cubs, cold and pressing, if anyone can't get along with her, she will fight with that person.
Su Xingchen looked at Shi Niang's expression, and was about to whisper to her. Ji Susu's expression was solemn, and she lowered her voice, as if she meant to be reprimanded: "Xingchen, there are not many mouths here, no nonsense, and no surname, everything is arranged by the master." "I can't even let him speak.
He wanted to tell Ji Susu that if she could arrange for her to go to sea and leave Flame Sky Island by herself, it would save her a lot of trouble. From then on, he had nothing to do with the Imperial Sword Sect, let alone Flame Sky Island. But Ji Susu showed a rare determination and coldness, allowing Su Xingchen to swallow the words in his mouth again. If there is a master like this, what more can you ask for? Even if you die on Flame Sky Island, it will be worth it.
"Have all the sects arrived?" Ji Susu knocked on the stone table with his [***] sword.
"There are still Xingzhu Sect stars and old men who have not yet arrived. A middle-aged man with a handsome appearance and a face like water said.
He is the Xuanshui Sect Sect Master Ji Aohan, the elder brother of the master Ji Susu. Among the six sects of the Divine Dragon, the power of the Xuanshui Sect is not weak, second only to the three sects of Edgeworth, Huoyun, and Divine Sword, but it is the closest ally of the Edgeworth Sect. And Ji Susu has also told Su Xingchen to let him join the Xuanshui Sect. With the support of the Ji brothers and sisters, no one can move Su Xingchen.
Although the Divine Sword Sect Sect Leader Barbarian King Dao Xiong Baiming was thin and small, he was full of momentum, and his voice was like a bell: "That old man will never attend on time." Let's discuss something quickly, and hurry home to hug the girls if we have nothing to do. The words of this made many young disciples who were present with the Venerable Elder giggle.
Ji Susu's eyebrows condensed slightly, obviously not depressed. She is now the only female surname of this Elders' Church, and she is also the acting alliance leader of the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon, Xiong Baiming's words are like a thorn in her eyes. But she also understood that this Barbarian King Sword was very close to the Fire Cloud Sect, so it was not at odds with the Imperial Sword Sect.
"Xiong Baiming, if you don't want to participate in the meeting, you will get out of the meeting quickly, and you will abstain. Ji Aohan said impatiently. If Xiong Baiming could leave, it would naturally be a blow to the Fire Cloud Sect.
Ji Susu looked at the door of the Elders' House, still calm, and said lightly: "Please wait." ”
Even Su Xingchen waited a little impatiently, and at the gate of the Elders' Courtyard, he walked into an old man in a green robe with pale hair, who was tall, and he was a little taller than all the bigwigs of the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon. It's just that his eyes are blank, his bones are deep, he looks listless, and his face is indifferent.
Su Xingchen knew that this old man in the green robe was the old man of the Star Sect, and he also knew that in this Star Sect, he was the only one in the Star Sect, and among the six sects of the Divine Dragon, he was the old man of the Star Tree, and he was the only ordinary person who could not practice the Qi Technique because of the two Imperial Veins that were not visible. It's just that this star-weeping old man has a very strange temper and is not close to people, and he has dealt with him a little, and he has not been looked down upon by him, which is very difficult to provoke.
"Xingzhuozi, are you going to stir up your apocalypse again?" the barbarian king sword bear Baiming laughed.
Many people are surprised that this star-weeping old man has no power to restrain the chicken, but he can occupy a place in the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon, and no one has ever said that he will be revoked or replaced. Every year in December, the dragon sacrifice ceremony, as well as astrological fortune measurement, must be presided over by the star pendant.
Of course, although Xingzhuzi is in a high position, he is ridiculed like himself, and in the annual royal pulse test, no parent is willing to send his children to the Xingzhu Sect, because the Xingzhu Sect Master himself is not visible, and he is a waster.
The old man rolled his strange eyes and said coldly: "When the apocalypse comes, you will be the first to be martyred. ”
Xiong Baiming's face changed, and a dark blue aura moved faintly from his face. The Golden Imperial Qi he cultivated was already at least the seventh level of the Great Imperial Qi Master's Soul Hidden Realm, on a par with Ji Susu, and he was the most powerful ally of the Fire Cloud Sect.
Of course, Su Xingchen had also heard that this old man who isolated himself from the world in isolation had rumors among his disciples, and he had also accepted some disciples, but these disciples later either switched to other sects or left Flame Sky Island, and he did not stop him, and he did not teach his disciples effectively, so he only locked himself at home and studied astrology. It is said that he has been making up some kind of apocalyptic catastrophe recently, but in the mouths of young disciples, it is just a joke.
Ji Susu said: "On behalf of her grandson, Murong Alliance, the little woman would like to summon all the sect masters here to discuss the matter of Su Xingchen, a former disciple of the Imperial Sword Sect. ”
Xiong Baiming said loudly: "What's there to discuss? Didn't he leave your Imperial Sword Sect? What do you care about him?"
Ji Susu didn't bother to reply to his nonsense, and continued: "Last night, the Flame Ancestor brought Su Xingchen to the Fire Cloud Sect, which violated the common creed of the six sects of the Divine Dragon, that is, the rule that those who awaken the imperial vein need to choose a teacher to follow. This is the rule left by my ancestors more than 300 years ago, no one can change it, and it is this rule that allows my six dragon sects to compete with each other, support each other, and have a lot of talents, and they have been stationed on Flame Sky Island for more than 300 years without falling. ”
As soon as she said this, someone immediately nodded in agreement. After a child has taken the Imperial Pulse Test, if he or she has awakened and has the potential to practice Qi Resisting Arts, it is up to his parents to decide which family to worship him or her into. It was this kind of regulation that made the six sects of Shenlong launch a fierce competition in order to compete for disciple resources.
Xiong Baiming, the sect leader of the Divine Sword Sect, said in surprise: "Junior Qi Resistant, he was tortured by your Imperial Sword Sect so that the imperial veins were not visible, and he became a waste. If you are a waste person, you can't practice the Qi Control Technique, what are the rules to talk about?"
In the Shenwu Nine Continents, only 10% of the people who have awakened the imperial vein can practice the qi control technique. These people join the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon and are superior to others, while 90% of ordinary people become servants, farmers, and hawkers, living at the bottom of society, being bullied, and sometimes not even being able to guarantee their lives, let alone freedom?
But once promoted to the Qi Resistant, it will be completely different, and immediately become the preferential object of the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon, and the ancestral training is also there, the Guardian of the Qi must have the right to choose a teacher and follow, and no one can force it, otherwise the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon can rise up and punish him.
The Flame Ancestor glanced at him and said, "Old Xiong, this son has just been tested in the Imperial Qi Hall, and he can already be regarded as the second-level junior qi retainer in the Qi Refining Realm. ”
Xiong Baiming became more and more strange: "An eighteen-year-old waste, actually secretly cultivating the Imperial Qi? Didn't he already conclude that the Imperial Pulse was not visible?"
Ji Susu said: "The chance, naturally, is not something you can understand, but Xingchen is already a junior qi master, but it is an iron-clad fact." According to the rules of the Six Sects of the Divine Dragon, he has the right to choose a teacher and follow. ”
The Flame Ancestor seemed to have no fear: "Okay, don't say that the Ancestor doesn't pay attention to the rules, Su Xingchen, you can make your own decisions." Which denomination you want to go with, choose it yourself. ”
He sat next to Su Xingchen and said in a low voice: "Su Xingchen, you framed the ancestor, saying that the ancestor colluded with outsiders to deal with the Imperial Sword Sect, which is to tarnish the ancestor's innocent reputation." If you are a disciple of my Fire Cloud Sect, the ancestor is not to blame in the past, you know that the ......" threat is beyond words. In the eyes of the Flame Ancestor, if you want Su Xingchen, it is inevitable.
Ji Susu's gentle hand gently pressed on the back of Su Xingchen's hand, and said softly: "Xingchen, you know the relationship between the Xuanshui Sect and the master. If you worship under the Xuanshui Sect and meditate on the Xuanshui Sect's water qi from now on, and use water to resist fire, you can gradually eliminate the heat poison in your body. Moreover, these two sects are united by the same qi, on the Flame Sky Island, no one can touch you again. ”
"Master, are you saying that if I worship the Xuanshui Sect, I can live?" Su Xingchen's heart trembled, and an inexplicable sourness flooded his heart.
Ji Susu nodded, her face soft and loving: "Child, you have been raised for me since you were a child, and you have been a good child since you were a child. Shi Niang doesn't want to do anything great, I just hope that you will be down-to-earth and be an ordinary person, and Shi Niang will be comforted. ”
Su Xingchen felt sour in his heart: "It turns out that in the eyes of Shi Niang, only cultivating that peerless qi control technique is such a great thing......
The Flame Ancestor laughed and said, "Isn't this nonsense? The strong are respected, if you can't cultivate the supreme Qi Resisting Technique, in the eyes of the Imperial Sword Sect, you will just be a waste." However, you can enter my Fire Cloud Sect, but let you change the world from now on, let your former fellow disciples see, and you will never become a waste!"
Ji Susu's face changed slightly: "Xingchen, Shi Niang didn't mean that...... It's just that you have to know that on Flame Sky Island, without sectarian protection, it is difficult to move an inch. Shi Niang will never watch you suffer, as long as you follow Shi Niang's advice and join the Xuanshui Sect ......"
Xuanshui Sect Ji Aohan nodded at him, gentle Erya. The Xuanshui Sect is not the best sect among the six sects of the Divine Dragon, but it is enough to settle down.
"Sect Master Ji, I, the Fire Cloud Sect, are in charge of nearly eighty percent of the merchant ships and freight on Flame Sky Island. The rouge gouache used by the female disciples of your Xuanshui Sect is also transported from the Han Wu Continent by my Huoyun Sect's merchant ship, including the extremely aura of the Sect Master Robes worn by Sect Master Ji......" Flame Ancestor laughed.
Ji Aohan's face sank, and he looked at his sister Ji Susu, not knowing how to speak. If you talk about the abundance of financial resources, naturally no one can come out of the Fire Cloud Sect.
"Su Xingchen, the ancestor has a good intention, he wants to lead you into the door, and he is said to have cultivated the supreme qi control technique, and he also let out a bad breath for being humiliated by the Imperial Sword Sect. But I don't know what else you have to worry about?" Seeing that Su Xingchen had been hesitating, the Flame Ancestor was also a little anxious.
Su Xingchen said lightly: "It's okay to take my surname, and if you enter the Fire Cloud Sect, Su Xingchen will never do it." The ancestor has a good intention, and he understands it in his heart. He rejected the Fire Cloud Sect in one bite, making all the elders present stunned. He wasn't afraid that the Flame Ancestor would be greedy for his magical exercises, because he never wanted to disobey his master's good intentions too much.
The Flame Ancestor sneered, "Good boy, do you know what happens if you offend the Ancestor?"
Su Xingchen ignored him and bowed to his sister, Ji Susu: "Master, in today's world, only you are good to me wholeheartedly." If Su Xingchen has a future, he will make a big report. Ji Susu smiled like a flower, thinking that he had changed his mind.
Su Xingchen slapped his hand on his chest at the Xuanshui Sect Ji Aohan again, and gave a salute: "Sect Master Xiao, among the six sects of the Divine Dragon, you can be regarded as one of the few elders who still have justice. It's just that Su Xingchen is sick, and he can't help the Xuanshui Sect, but it will allow some people to take the opportunity to threaten the Guizong. Before he finished speaking, Ji Susu's face changed greatly, he stood up, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... Xingchen, how dare you ......"
Su Xingchen's expression was firm, and he said, "Master, please forgive Xingchen for not obeying his fate." I can't join the two sects of Huoyun Xuanshui. This time, he saw the look of disappointment on Shi Niang's face that had been engraved in the depths of his child's memory! However, this kind of disobedience was inevitable for Su Xingchen. Because if he wants to become a real man, he must step out of the shadow of his master and let him see that he can already take care of himself.