Standing on the high platform, Sun Yi was fairly satisfied with the reaction of most of the disciples below. But this was still far from enough. While the Patriarch and the Golden Core elders were here, he had to carry out a thorough reform.
Today, he had to become the faith of every member and disciple, the person they pledged loyalty to. The main reason, of course, was so that these disciples would work properly for him.
Full of confidence, Sun Yi pressed his right hand down through the air, signaling the disciples below to be quiet. Soon, the shouting in the plaza stopped, and everyone quieted down.
Sun Yi continued announcing, “Next, I will announce one matter. From today onward, Qingyun Sect will no longer divide disciples into inner disciples, outer disciples, and servant disciples. All disciples will be treated equally. I will give every disciple a fair chance to compete.”
As soon as Sun Yi finished speaking, the entire plaza first fell silent. Then a huge wave of discussion suddenly erupted.
“No way, right? The sect leader actually wants to treat all disciples equally? Doesn’t that benefit those outer disciples and servant disciples?”
“Exactly. This is too unfair to us inner disciples.”
“Why are the Patriarch and the elders not objecting? This decision is far too hasty!”
Many disciples in the plaza frowned and complained, unable to accept Sun Yi’s decision. These people were all inner disciples.
But even more servant disciples and outer disciples began cheering.
“Wonderful! We can enjoy a fair opportunity just like inner and outer disciples!”
“The sect leader is mighty! He is practically the savior of us servant disciples!”
At this moment, all the servant disciples boiled over. Sun Yi had changed their fate. In the past, they were the lowest ants in the sect, constantly oppressed by inner and outer disciples. Although there were opportunities for promotion, those opportunities were too difficult to obtain.
Most servant disciples had only despair in their lives. But today, Sun Yi had given them hope and lit up their future.
The outer disciples did not like sharing the same competitive opportunities with servant disciples, but since they could now compete fairly with inner disciples, they were still very willing to accept it. The source of this chapter is g.com.
Looking at the reactions of the disciples in the plaza, Sun Yi smiled faintly. He had long expected the inner disciples to have objections, but he did not care at all.
He spoke loudly again. “Next, I will also cancel the monthly benefits for all disciples. That is to say, from now on, all Qingyun Sect disciples will no longer receive sect resources every month for nothing.”
As soon as Sun Yi said this, the plaza exploded outright.
“What? You want to cancel the resources we receive every month? How can that be allowed?”
“Yes! Without resources, how are we supposed to cultivate?”
“How could the sect leader make such a decision? I completely cannot accept this!”
“No, this absolutely will not do!”
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Opposition filled the entire plaza. Whether they were servant disciples, outer disciples, or inner disciples, all of them opposed this decision. The good feelings they had developed toward Sun Yi vanished completely.
Sun Yi only smiled faintly, then promised everyone, “Although I am cancelling the rule that lets you receive monthly benefits, as long as you are willing to work hard and as long as you are strong enough, the resources you obtain each month will far exceed what you received before. They will be several times greater, even dozens of times greater!”
Sun Yi’s words left many disciples in the plaza confused.
“Next, Qingyun Sect will carry out a points reform. All resources will be converted into points…”
Sun Yi briefly introduced what resource point conversion meant, then explained the ways members and disciples would obtain points in the future so they could understand the benefits of the reform. Then he suddenly announced, “Today is my first day as sect leader. To express my thanks to everyone, I have decided to issue a one-time grant of one hundred points to every member and disciple of the sect.”
When the members and disciples below heard this, cheers immediately rang out. Sun Yi had just said that in Qingyun Sect, one point was equal to one spirit stone. The new sect leader had handed out such a large sum of spirit stones as soon as he took office. This was a pie falling from the sky.
For servant disciples and outer disciples, one hundred spirit stones was a considerable fortune. Many disciples did not have one hundred spirit stones even if all their possessions were added together. Now everyone was delighted.
Only Patriarch Qingxuan and the five Golden Core elders felt their eyebrows twitch wildly. They had not expected Sun Yi to make such a big move right away.
One hundred spirit stones per person meant that across the entire sect, Sun Yi had given out more than four hundred thousand spirit stones in one go. The five Golden Core elders felt pained just thinking about it, but they did not stop him. They decided to let Sun Yi do as he pleased. The source of this chapter is novelping dot com.
Giving every person one hundred spirit stones instantly harvested a wave of people’s hearts. Most disciples were deeply grateful to Sun Yi.
Then Sun Yi publicly announced several more reform policies for Qingyun Sect. Among them was the abolition of most of the sect’s management positions, followed by a new assessment and recruitment process. As long as someone belonged to Qingyun Sect, they could compete for a position. After successfully winning a post, no matter their cultivation, they would receive a high guaranteed point income. If they performed well, there would be generous rewards later.
There was also the setup of Qingyun Sect’s Battle Tower. All members and disciples could obtain large amounts of points by challenging the Battle Tower, and those ranked near the top would also receive large point rewards.
Next, Sun Yi promised the major decision that five days later, the Scripture Library would be fully opened to all members and disciples. As soon as this decision came out, all the members and disciples boiled over again and shouted long live the sect leader.
In this short span of time, the gazes those disciples in the plaza gave Sun Yi had turned worshipful. Sun Yi believed that if he told them to go west right now, they definitely would not go east.
Sun Yi smiled and nodded. Obedient disciples were good disciples.
Then Sun Yi waved his hand and announced another major piece of news. “Today, right here, we will do something important that concerns every one of you.”
Sun Yi’s words instantly drew the attention of all the disciples. Everyone began guessing what the new sect leader was going to do next.
“The previous management of Qingyun Sect was extremely unqualified. Therefore, I now announce that all management positions in the sect are dismissed. Starting today, we will select the sect’s management face to face.”
“The selection rules are very simple. Anyone who passes my test may compete. Any member can compete for any vacant position in the sect. Just as I can become the new sect leader, if you are only a servant disciple but have the ability to manage the sect, you may compete for the deputy hall master positions of the various halls.”
Sun Yi announced this decision publicly. Even if the sect’s management did not want to accept it, they had no choice, because the five Golden Core elders and Patriarch Qingxuan were backing Sun Yi.
The ordinary disciples below, however, boiled over. The treatment enjoyed by sect management far exceeded that of ordinary members. Who did not want to occupy a high position? Unfortunately, in the past, becoming management depended either on cultivation strength or on status and background. Ordinary disciples basically had no chance.
Now that the opportunity was right in front of them, many people began rubbing their fists and wiping their palms. Aside from those managers who had been stripped of their posts, the rest of the members and disciples looked at Sun Yi with eyes full of worship.
“I will give you two hours to think it over. After two hours, I will announce the test questions for each management position. You only need to spend two hours here answering the questions. At that time, the five Golden Core elders and I will grade your answers. The one with the highest score wins. The entire process will be fair, just, and open. Everyone has a chance.”