A few days later.

With the Jindan Elder Wen Liyan of the Zongmen Inspection Hall, he suddenly visited Chen Dengming's cave mansion in person, and then went to the cave mansion of the Jindan elder and the Jindan elder Guan Chao respectively.

Even many fake pills such as Yang Zidao, Miao Fei, Sang Tianrong and even Old Man Wu of the Hall of Merit, as well as the monks who built the foundation in the door, were also taken away for interrogation by the monks of the inspection hall one after another.

For a while, a lot of gossip gradually began to spread within the Longevity Sect.

"Hey, have you heard, Uncle Chen is suspected of bribing many elders in the door and many fake pills and building foundations in the door, it seems that it is just to canvass for votes, this method, tsk, is too despicable, right?"

"This is cheating canvassing, right? Why bother, with Uncle Chen's reputation and strength, there is no need to play these methods. ”

"It's like, if you look at the other candidates, why haven't they done this kind of operation? Isn't this person sent from Changchun below a little ......?"

Some monks who were queuing up outside the internal affairs hall were discussing, and after the topic spread, many disciples in the sect who wanted to vote for Chen Dengming were a little hesitant.

At this time, the two monks who were in front of the line, ready to vote for Chen Dengming, also hesitated, and one of them sighed and said to the notary deacon.

"I, I vote for Uncle Rao Lingrao."

Seeing this, the other monk on the other side wanted to vote for Chen Dengming, but at this time he sighed and said, "I'll vote for Uncle Hua." ”

A subtle influence that began to brew in the crowd.

Once the human heart changes, a certain state of blind obedience will be broken.

It's like pouring a basin of cold water over the heads of a group of enthusiastic people, causing some fanatical people to wake up in an instant.

Small means are also the easiest to pry out big problems at this time.

However, at this moment, there was a faint dispute in the crowd behind.

A monk with white hair on his temples was arguing with the people who had spoken earlier.

"How do you speak? You say that Uncle Chen's bribery is bribery? Is there a real announcement from the inspection hall now? Is the investigation clear?

I can say you're slandering.

Let's ask who has just entered the sect, but if they have some communication skills, they will not visit the senior brothers who visit the neighbors to give some greeting gifts, haven't you invited the senior brothers to drink in private?

Don't you have no friends? ”

The monk on the other side also blushed and shouted, "You are messing around, can this compare with us?"

We didn't run for longevity, so what's wrong with drinking with a few brothers? That's not utilitarian.

What's more, he also gave gifts to the elders, can this be said to be a friendship between the old and the old? ”

"Can't it be filial piety to respect the elderly, love the young?"

The white-haired monk immediately retorted, "You said that you have a utilitarian intention, as far as I know, many of Uncle Chen's behaviors happened two or three years ago, could it be that at that time, he knew that he was going to be selected as a candidate for longevity?" At that time, you were in a good relationship?

If that's a bribe, then every one of us has bribed.

A few years later, when we can also be selected as a candidate for longevity, will the things of decades ago also be revealed? ”

"Bai Mao, are you looking for trouble? Can this be confusing? Is it not clear to you yourself whether you can grow a longevity candidate?

Besides, didn't you already vote the other day, why are you here again? ”

"Silence! There is no room for noise and quarrel in front of the inner palace. ”

While several people were arguing, a deacon stepped in to calm the scene.

However, the argument between the two sides also made many monks who were originally disappointed with Chen Dengming gradually react.

Oh, yes.

Who will not take the initiative to make friends with seniors when they first enter the sect, can this be said to be a bribe?

This is just to gain a firm foothold and be familiar with the face.

It's just that for ordinary monks, this is simply human sophistication.

For a Tianjiao like Uncle Chen, this kind of sophistication will be magnified and become a problem in today's sensitive period of the campaign.

But if you go back a few years and look at it, who can say that Senior Brother Chen is bribing.

He could not have imagined that he would be selected as a candidate for longevity in a few years.

Thinking about it from another angle, didn't the other candidates have these sophisticated actions in the past?

So in this sensitive period, Chen Dengming was suddenly investigated, was it a coincidence or instigated by some people with ulterior motives, and who was most beneficial?

Many Longevity Sect disciples are not fools.

After being woken up by the white-haired monk's words at this moment, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

Sometimes what happens in front of you may not be true, but the inspection hall has not yet issued an announcement.

There is a saying - let the flying sword fly again.

For a time, some monks who wanted to vote for Chen Dengming chose to vote for Chen Dengming firmly.

Judging from Chen Dengming's approachable and modest performance on weekdays, they felt that Uncle Chen was not that kind of person.

A person's humility and kindness can be pretended, but if it can be pretended to be so many years from the time he entered the sect to the present, then it can be regarded as real humility and kindness.

At least except for Uncle Chen, I really haven't seen a fake Dan on the road to overhaul a Qi cultivator who greets him, and he will smile in return.

Even Uncle Hua Zhenyu, who has an equally good reputation, has never had it at all.

This can be regarded as Chen Dengming's reputation accumulated over the years, and now it is officially fermented.

In addition to some who insisted on voting for Chen Dengming, some chose to wait and see for the time being, waiting for the news of the inspection hall to be announced.

Only a few disciples who were originally blindly obedient, hesitated, and chose to vote for other candidates.

After the white-haired monk made such a fuss, it seemed that by mistake, Hua Zhenyu's carefully planned plan had a much weaker impact on Chen Dengming.

When Hua Zhenyu learned of this situation, he was naturally quite annoyed, and secretly wrote down the name of the white-haired monk, Yu Baozhong.

"Senior Brother Hua, what now? Do you want to continue? ”

In the sound transmission jade rune, a person's divine consciousness came out.

Hua Zhenyu took a deep breath, his face regained his calmness, and said.

"That's it, the risk of continuing to expose is too great, so stop it.

After all, the plan can't catch up with the changes, and the well-designed things will always face all kinds of accidents, because an individual is all variables, and how can it be possible to coordinate all variables?

Although the effect is not the best now, it can be regarded as breaking the blind obedience effect of these ordinary disciples.

Next, even if Chen Dengming's votes rise again, it will not snowball, and he is far ahead."

After speaking, Hua Zhenyu put away the sound transmission jade talisman.

Overall, he was a success in this incident.

As long as Chen Dengming's siphon effect can be broken, the number of votes between him and Chen Dengming will not be too different.

And the next more deacons vote will slowly close the gap between the two of them.

Not surprisingly, affected by this incident, the two elders who originally had a good relationship with Chen Dengming, Guan Chao and Gong Zhengzai, will also give up their voting rights in order to avoid suspicion.

In this way, in the voting session, he is very likely to lead in first place.

Chen Baimao put aside his strength. Inferior to me in other aspects, connections, qualifications, potential. Especially the potential link, this is to test the spiritual root and longevity"

"He is a Xiangke spiritual root, even if it is a top-grade spiritual root, it is not as good as my top-grade single spiritual root. Shou Yuan potential, he Chen Baimao is called Baimao, not to mention it

The point is. Strength, how can I compete with Chen Dengming, or. At least it's not so ugly to lose and show yourself better than everyone else? ”

This is the only problem that gives Hua Zhenyu a headache.

In other respects, there are some tricks to be played.

But hard power, this is real, no fancy, no tricks.

"Looks like I'm going to have to go to the Phantom Cave again."

A few days later.

The news of the interrogation in the inspection hall was announced, announcing that Chen Dengming had indeed given gifts to the golden pills in the door and banqueted many senior brothers.

However, most of the incidents occurred several years ago, and only one banquet occurred recently, which cannot constitute a direct bribery and canvassing relationship with the longevity campaign, and there is only a certain indirect connection.

Therefore, it is confirmed that Chen Dengming's original intention was not to bribe, but in order to maintain the fairness of the election, the voting rights of some elders and disciples will be revoked.

"Senior brother, this way of dealing with it is still said to maintain fairness? That's unfair, isn't it?

Since it is proved that you have not been bribed, you should no longer restrict other people's voting rights, and say that you are not guilty and sentenced, what is this? ”

In the cave, the crane Yingyu was full of indignation, and she was pacing in the cave with a huff.

Chen Dengming, on the contrary, was very calm, spilled the spirit rice with a smile, fed the few spirit fish in the cave pool, looked at the appearance of those spirit fish competing for food, and said calmly.

"Senior sister, the inspection hall didn't say that this was a punishment, only that it was for the sake of maintaining fairness, don't think that we are being punished."

He Yingyu said angrily, "Senior brother, you don't have a temper at this time. ”

Chen Dengming smiled faintly, "If you have a temper at this time, you can be regarded as falling into the inferior."

From the very beginning, we had anticipated that this was a small measure, and that the facts were in front of us, and that the other party had already calculated us in this regard before us.

Instead of being tired of running for his life to see the tricks and fall into this internal friction, it is better to send him this city, consolidate the achievements in other aspects, and crush the conspiracy with yang schemes. ”

Crane Yingyu, "Yangmou? ”

Chen Dengming said calmly, "Yangmou is strength, and this is also where the other party does not dare to touch me, so I can only start from other aspects."

Therefore, when the inspection hall came to investigate, I generously admitted that nothing should be said to others.

At this time, the best way to get out is to quickly cut through the mess, quickly solve the problem and let the inspection hall issue an announcement, and prevent public opinion from continuing to ferment, so as not to fight.

The inspection hall didn't disappoint me, and it seems that Elder Wen is not biased.

The news announced now seems to be unfavorable to us, but in fact, it is just a habitual trick to calm the emotions of some disciples and play fifty boards each. ”

He Yingyu was unwilling, "But in this way, junior brother, you will lose the votes of two elders, and the votes of one elder are equivalent to the three thousand votes of ordinary qi cultivation disciples." ”

Chen Dengming spilled all the fish food in his hand, and said with a smile, "Senior sister, since you said that you want to send a city out, why bother for a while?"

Even if you lose the vote, it is not a complete failure, and in the end, it is still necessary to integrate the performance of each link.

This vote is more than connections, more than people.

Although we have good connections, after all, we have only been here for a few years, how can we compare to others who have been in business for decades? ”

"But junior brother, compared to your qualifications, you can't dominate the competition, and you may only be able to take the momentum of slashing two golden pills in a row, ranking third."

"Then in terms of final strength and potential, let's try to turn things around."

Chen Dengming turned around slowly.

A handsome face is embedded with a pair of eyes that are brighter than the glowing gems in the deep dark ocean, and the white hair on the temples is windless and automatically smiles confidently.

"Although I am used to being humble, it doesn't mean that I have no heart at all, and the advantage in strength and potential is something they can't shake, and it's what they want to avoid."

was put on the table with mental calculations or unintentional, and talked about things from a few years ago, even if Chen Dengming was not angry on the surface, it was impossible to say that he was not a little annoyed in his heart.

It's just that he has always been able to think calmly and control his emotions when he is angry, and instead of letting his anger get carried away and make more wrong decisions, he jumps away, does not stand in the authorities, and continues to carry out other actions that are beneficial to him as an outsider.

This is the habit and mind he has accumulated over the years.

However, in the past few years, with the continuous sublimation and improvement of the cultivation of the state of mind, it seems that he is more and more able to control his emotions with a strong mind, showing a strong spiritual cultivation.

At this time, He Yingyu also calmed down.

When it comes to strength and potential, she is naturally full of confidence in Chen Dengming.

Immediately, Lianbu approached the past and said, "Senior brother, this part of the competition is easy to say, it is nothing more than fighting against other candidates."

But this potential, you and the Qiu sect master have exchanged specific information? ”

Chen Dengming looked up at the door of the cave, looked at the empty nest of swallows outside the eaves, and smiled.

"It's generally clear that the potential should be tested from three aspects."

"What three aspects?"

"The first is naturally the spiritual root;

the second is longevity potential;

The third one seems to be related to the Heavenly Immortal Dao System, and the specific details can only be understood but not spoken, and it seems to be recognized by the Heavenly Immortal Dao System. ”

"Oh?"

He Yingyu's heart tightened, snuggled into Chen Dengming's arms, twisted a strand of his sideburns and white hair, frowned.

"Senior brother, your longevity potential"

Chen Dengming laughed and did not communicate too much in this regard.

Shou Yuan, the more he cultivates the technique, the more he will live and be higher than the first life.

In this regard, you can temporarily hug the Buddha's feet, and seize the time to cultivate some spells that are about to break through to a breakthrough and improve the longevity limit.

…

At this time.

With the announcement of the news of the inspection hall.

Many disciples who were originally waiting and watching also voted for their votes.

Chen Dengming's support votes still maintain the lead.

But at the same time, many sect deacons and foundation building disciples have also begun to participate in the voting.

The Longevity Sect has more than 400 deacons and foundation building disciples, and each person votes for one vote, which is equivalent to fifty votes cast by ordinary Qi cultivation disciples.

Among the more than 400 people, nearly two-fifths voted for Hua Zhenyu, and two-fifths voted for Tan Siyan and the other three, and only one-fifth voted for Chen Dengming or abstained.

For a while, Hua Zhenyu, who ranked second, gradually caught up with Chen Dengming in the number of votes, and in the end the two were almost equal.

It was also at this time that Ran Yiqiang, the elder in charge of the Longevity Sect's Hall of Merit, directly announced the ranking of the seniority link.

Hua Zhenyu has completed 134 tasks and won the evaluation of two second-class tasks, ranking first in terms of qualifications.

Tan Siyan completed 1257 tasks and won the evaluation of a second-class task, ranking second in seniority.

Chen Dengming has completed his duties three times, won the evaluation of one second-class task and two third-class tasks, and his qualifications are ranked third.

Huyan Shunbin and Rao Ling ranked fourth and fifth respectively, and they have performed their duties hundreds of times, but what they lack is only the evaluation of the second-class task.

This qualification link is simple and clear, it can't be mixed with water, the more tasks are completed, or the more A-word evaluation, the higher the gold content.

Once discharged.

The longevity campaign directly entered the third link, the link of competing for strength.

This is also a link that many disciples of the Longevity Sect are looking forward to.

Disciples of the Longevity Sect, it is true that many people do not like to fight bravely and competently.

But it doesn't prevent them from liking to watch the excitement and watch other people's fighting methods.

Especially after his own sect even produced a Tianjiao who overpowered the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Shu Sword Pavilion, this inexplicable sense of anticipation was even stronger......

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