Sun Yi first clasped his hands toward Patriarch Qingxuan with feigned delight. “Thank you for fulfilling my wish, Patriarch. This disciple will certainly not disappoint your expectations.”
Patriarch Qingxuan nodded, seeming rather satisfied with Sun Yi. “Good. I hope you do as you say. Although I can let you become sect leader, I will plant a restriction inside your body. If you dare play tricks, I do not need to tell you the consequences, do I?”
“Patriarch, please plant the restriction in this disciple’s body. I actually feel more at ease this way.” Sun Yi did not mind at all. With his current little bit of strength, there was basically no difference between having a restriction and not having one. A restriction inside him would instead put them at ease and make them more willing to let him reform the sect.
Patriarch Qingxuan raised his hand and waved. A strand of force entered Sun Yi’s body directly. Then he said calmly, “What will you do first?”
Sun Yi seemed completely unconcerned about the force Qingxuan had sent into his body. He suddenly smiled. “I want to speak from the heart with the elders first.”
Patriarch Qingxuan was slightly stunned. The five elders present all snorted coldly and looked at Sun Yi with unfriendly faces.
All five elders were thinking the same thing. Our heartfelt words are simple: find a chance to destroy you, even if the Patriarch’s restriction exists inside your body.
Just wait until we get down from here. We will see how we deal with you!
Hmph. Don’t think becoming sect leader means everything is settled. Just wait and see!
Seeing the looks in the five Golden Core elders’ eyes, Sun Yi smiled calmly and said, “I imagine all five elders want nothing more than to tear me into ten thousand pieces.”
You know it. Once this is over, we have plenty of ways to clean you up, the five elders thought with the same idea in their hearts.
“Let me ask you one thing. With your current cultivation, and with the Qingyun Sect’s current strength, how much chance do you have of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm?”
Sun Yi’s question immediately left all five Golden Core elders stuck. They were all at the middle stage of Golden Core. They looked not far from Nascent Soul, but in reality the gap was like a hundred and eight thousand li. Without some major opportunity, they basically had little chance of reaching Nascent Soul in this lifetime.
The reason the five of them had wanted to compete for the sect leader position was naturally that sitting in that seat would let them control more resources and increase their chances of reaching Nascent Soul. Even then, the chances were still not large.
“I imagine that even if you sat in this sect leader position, it would still be very difficult to break through to Nascent Soul.” Sun Yi looked at the five Golden Core elders.
Sun Yi was not modest in the slightest. His face was full of pride. “Of course. As long as you fully support and cooperate with my work, I guarantee that all of you will have the opportunity to attempt Nascent Soul.”
“Hmph. What will you use to guarantee that?” Elder Qin Chu looked at Sun Yi with disdain. He absolutely did not believe that a mere third level Qi Refining servant disciple could give them a chance to attempt Nascent Soul.
Even Patriarch Qingxuan, seated in the main seat, did not believe it. But Sun Yi promised solemnly, “Within one year, I will make Qingyun Sect undergo earthshaking changes and greatly increase its financial power, allowing you to obtain far more resources than before. If I cannot do it, you may deal with me as you wish. At that time, you can compete for the sect leader position again.”
“It is only one short year. To you, it is merely the blink of an eye. If I fail, all you lose is one year. But if I succeed, you should understand how great the harvest will be. Why not make a bet on me?” Sun Yi stared at the five Golden Core elders opposite him, watching the subtle changes in their expressions.
The five Golden Core elders were visibly moved. Clearly, their hearts had been stirred, because one year truly was not long. Before they could speak, Patriarch Qingxuan cut in first. “What are you afraid of? It is only a single year. Can you not even wait this little bit of time?”
Elder Jin Jue felt that a mere year was worth giving Sun Yi a chance, so he clasped his hands toward Patriarch Qingxuan. “Patriarch, this disciple is willing to give him a chance.”
“This disciple is also willing to give him one year,” Qin Chu said as well.
“I am also willing to make a bet on him,” Li Tai said, stepping forward.
Han Yun also stepped out and said, “Since he speaks so well, what is wrong with supporting him a little?”
Finally, Elder Ye Luo said, “I would also like to see whether he can do what he claims.”
Done! Sun Yi was ecstatic. In any case, the five most troublesome fellows had been steadied for now. With the support of these six big shots, who in Qingyun Sect would dare jump out and oppose him next?
“This disciple thanks the Patriarch and the elders for your support. Let us discuss the next arrangements.”
“Patriarch, the refinement of the Battle Tower will need to be your responsibility. I have a few requirements for the Battle Tower here. Please take a look and see whether there are any problems.”
As he spoke, Sun Yi engraved a jade slip and handed it to Patriarch Qingxuan.
Patriarch Qingxuan took the jade slip and looked over the requirements on it. He frowned slightly. “Your requirements are a little high. You even want people specially assigned to sit in the Battle Tower and score the results, and you want the illusory environments inside the tower to be as realistic as possible. The difficulty is not small, and the cost will not be low. However, the sect’s previous trial illusion realm can be used. I should be able to manage it. You can rest assured on that point. It will only take two months.” Find the original chapter at g.com.
“Then I will trouble you with this matter, Patriarch.” Sun Yi clasped his hands, then looked toward Elder Jin Jue. “Next, Elder Jin Jue will sit in the Law Enforcement Hall and continue to be responsible for its work.”
The elders all looked at Sun Yi in some surprise. Elder Jin Jue looked at him doubtfully. “Were you not going to replace us?”
Sun Yi smiled and shook his head. “For the sect, the Law Enforcement Hall is vitally important. It needs a highly respected elder to oversee it, and Elder Jin Jue is very suitable. However, from now on, the Law Enforcement Hall must enforce the law according to my requirements.”
“You must ensure that enforcement is fair and that there is not the slightest favoritism. As for the previous illegal conduct by Law Enforcement Hall disciples, all of it must be dealt with seriously. I wonder whether Elder Jin Jue can guarantee this?”
Although he resisted the idea of punishing his own disciples, once he thought of how he had already agreed to fully support Sun Yi, Jin Jue nodded and promised, “Good. I guarantee that similar problems will not happen again, and I guarantee the Law Enforcement Hall will never show favoritism.”
“Elder Jin Jue, do not worry. As for your disciples, this time they will only receive a light punishment as a warning.”
Sun Yi’s gaze turned to Elder Qin Chu. “Elder Qin Chu, I will also need to trouble you to sit in the Internal Affairs Hall and fully cooperate with me on converting the sect’s resources into a points system. In the entire sect, no one understands the sect’s various resources better than you. I cannot think of anyone besides you who could help me with this.”
“Good. I will fully cooperate with you.” Elder Qin Chu stroked his sparse beard and thought, So I am actually this important in Sun Yi’s heart. The look he gave Sun Yi immediately became much gentler.
Sun Yi’s gaze swept over Elders Li Tai and Han Yun. “Next, unifying Chaos Demon Commandery concerns the future of our Qingyun Sect, so I will need Elders Li Tai and Han Yun to cooperate in the preparations. If this matter is done well, both of you will be great contributors to Qingyun Sect’s rise. In the future, your names will be preserved in Qingyun Sect’s history books. But this matter is not urgent. It needs some time, and it can only be carried out after Black Wind Stockade and Evil Spirit Valley are dealt with.”
When Elders Li Tai and Han Yun heard that their names could be recorded in history, they immediately felt somewhat tempted. Their dissatisfaction with Sun Yi also lessened greatly. As for Sun Yi saying he would deal with Black Wind Stockade and Evil Spirit Valley, they ignored that part outright.
Sun Yi then looked toward the last elder, Ye Luo. Under Elder Ye Luo’s expectant gaze, Sun Yi smiled and arranged his task. “Elder Ye Luo will continue controlling Qingyun Sect’s Miscellaneous Arts Hall. In the future, the Miscellaneous Arts Hall will be Qingyun Sect’s money bag. Elder Ye Luo will be Qingyun Sect’s God of Wealth from now on. First, we need to produce new identity plaques for the sect members and disciples. I have some requirements here.”
Sun Yi directly handed Elder Ye Luo a jade slip.
Hearing Sun Yi praise him so highly, Elder Ye Luo immediately promised, “Do not worry. During this year, I will definitely support your work with all my strength. Do whatever you want to do.”
Sun Yi smiled faintly, sweeping his gaze over their faces. Seeing that each of them now looked flushed with satisfaction, with none of the earlier teeth-grinding hatred left, he thought, Inside a sect, it is all about human relationships. How could there be such deep hatred?
I’ve finally handled these big shots. That really wasn’t easy. But I must make the detection radar as soon as possible. Before that, I have to raise my own strength a little and expand my knowledge!
After handling the Patriarch and several Golden Core elders, Sun Yi clasped his hands toward Patriarch Qingxuan. “Patriarch, let us leave it at this for now. Please gather all members of the sect. I am going to begin the reform!”