coobybook Chapter 271: The Position of the Sect Leader
Chapter 271: The Position of the Sect Leader
All the Taoist priests and elders gathered in the main hall. Shi Jian stood in the center, while the sect leader sat in the main seat. He was very happy that his disciple had broken through, so he asked everyone to come and congratulate him.
Shi Jian was happy to accept everyone's congratulations.
"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Senior Brother!" A Taoist priest respectfully bowed.
Shi Jian responded to everyone with a smile.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on becoming a Celestial Master!"
"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on attaining the Dao of Celestial Master!"
Every Taoist priest excitedly stepped forward to congratulate him, clearly very pleased with Shi Jian's breakthrough to the Celestial Master level.
At this moment, the sect leader smiled with satisfaction: "Shi Jian, your breakthrough is a blessing for Maoshan. I have decided to let you succeed as sect leader!"
His idea was simple: to give the position of sect leader to Shi Jian before Chizuru had grown stronger.
Even if it was later discovered that Shi Jian had a son, it was too late to change anything.
As long as the sect leader doesn't make a mistake, he/she won't be removed from the position of sect leader.
So his idea was good: to act first and ask questions later!
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As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
The lively and festive atmosphere froze instantly, and the other elders stared wide-eyed at the sect leader.
What?
This allowed Shi Jian to succeed as sect leader?
Isn't this too rushed?
However, some elders were well aware of what the sect leader was doing.
After all, Chizuru, who came from behind, is the best candidate to become the sect leader.
First and foremost, strength!
Second, character!
Third, the way the believers are taught is effective!
Fourth, prestige!
These four points alone are clearly a direct attack on Chizuru.
In terms of strength, Chizuru is the strongest among her peers, and can even hold her own against veteran celestial masters.
As for his character, Qianhe's character is beyond doubt, because he grew up in Maoshan and they watched him grow up. Even when he went to work for the Qing government, he never insulted the name of Maoshan.
A Taoist priest who can say, "Kill me, I don't want to become a zombie and wreak havoc on the area," must be a person of good character.
Then there's the matter of religious followers.
The disciples of the Thousand Cranes Sect are already close to being Earth Masters.
This is almost crushing the backbone of the veteran Maoshan Taoist priests.
And prestige goes without saying.
In the Battle of Xiangxi, all the senior brothers and sisters of his generation bowed down and submitted to him, honoring him as their leader!
The Grand Master even used heaven-defying methods to suppress the peak-level flying zombie!
With these skills, he's definitely a candidate for sect leader.
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An elder who was close to his former senior brother Zhang Daoxuan couldn't help but speak up: "Sect Leader, isn't this... a bit too hasty? You're not old enough to retire yet, and besides, Shi Jian has just joined the Celestial Masters and still needs... some training."
He couldn't be too blatant, so he changed his last words to "still needs more practice."
I was going to say that I should observe her further and see how she behaves.
His main goal was to help Qianhe and see if he could overthrow the Heavenly Gang and help him take over the sect leader!
After all, back then, their senior brother was Zhang Daoxuan, not your sect leader!
You're just someone who came from behind.
In terms of legitimacy, Zhang Daoxuan's disciple is the most qualified to be the sect leader!
Because Zhang Daoxuan served as the senior disciple of Maoshan for a full thirty years!
Dominating the modern era!
This further convinced the Taoist priests of Maoshan.
The sect leader's expression darkened upon hearing this.
Back then, too many people supported Zhang Daoxuan, which resulted in his own side being too incompetent, with few people capable of becoming elders. As a result, the elder faction is now divided into three groups!
The first wave was from his sect leader's side.
The second group consisted of neutral parties who only considered Maoshan's interests, including Mao Chunhua and others.
The third group consisted of Zhang Daoxuan's former junior brothers, his most loyal junior brothers.
Shi Jian raised an eyebrow. Although he was happy to become the sect leader, what did he mean by having an elder come to refute him?
Does Shi Jian not deserve to be the sect leader?
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"Hmph! Junior brother, what do you mean by this? You should know that Shi Jian is now a renowned figure with extremely high prestige among his peers. In addition, he has already become a Celestial Master. Is it not possible for him to inherit the position of sect leader?" The sect leader said with a rather unpleasant expression.
Shi Jian remained silent; this was a conversation between elders, and he couldn't speak carelessly.
Shi Shaojian then shouted out of the blue, "You old scoundrel! It is only right and proper for my father to inherit the position! He has the strength to do so, and he has already reached the level of Celestial Master. Why can't he be the sect leader?"
His words left everyone stunned.
They never expected Shi Jian's son to be so brainless, daring to curse in this situation.
Shi Jian's expression changed, and he scolded, "You scoundrel, how dare you be so rude!"
She stepped forward and slapped him, while secretly resenting her son's recklessness.
Although he likes being the sect leader, your words are too direct and you even insulted the elders. Doesn't that mean that Shi Jian has failed to teach his disciples properly?
The sect leader was also angered by his grand-disciple, who had inexplicably berated the elder in such a public setting.
The other Maoshan Taoist priests stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
At this moment, they really wish they could learn from Liu Bei and go deaf themselves!
One of you, I'm deaf, I can't hear you, and you continue.
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