Chapter 581: Peak Master
Yue Huai's hand, which was stroking his long eyebrows, suddenly froze there.
The other seven peak masters had different expressions, but Shentu Kun had the ugliest look.
The three True Immortals from Xuanting Peak who coveted the Purple Sky Thunder Staff were looked down upon by the spirit of the weapon, and they felt angry and helpless.
"Master, since it has been confirmed that Chu Li has unfortunately passed away, I think the position of the master of Xuanting Peak cannot remain vacant forever." Lan Ran said.
When Lan Ran mentioned the position of Peak Master, the three True Immortals who had been coveting the Purple Sky Thunder Staff just now immediately became excited again.
A thousand years ago, Xuanting Peak still had a sixth-rank True Immortal elder in charge, who was also the junior brother of Peak Master Chu Li. At that time, even though Xuanting Peak did not have a Peak Master in charge, the whole peak was still united and could barely maintain the prestige of Xuanting Peak.
However, a thousand years ago, this sixth-rank True Immortal elder failed to survive the sixth catastrophe of wind and fire, and died.
Once he died, Xuanting Peak became completely leaderless.
The elders fought for power and influence, won over a group of people, and each acted on their own, which naturally led to their decline.
Xuan Ting Peak has a rule that only earth immortals at the Immortal Infant realm are eligible to be selected as inner disciples, and only those at the True Immortal realm are eligible to be selected as true disciples. As for the position of elder, one must be at least at the fourth-grade True Immortal realm, and there will always be only five of them.
When Xuanting Peak was prosperous in the early years, a fourth-grade True Immortal had basically no hope of becoming an elder.
But in the past two thousand years, Xuanting Peak has been declining again and again, and now it can only gather five elders.
The three True Immortals who had coveted the Purple Sky Thunder Staff just now, two of them were fourth-grade and one was fifth-grade, were exactly three of the five elders.
It was precisely because of this that these three people had the confidence to step forward and say that Yin Ranyue was not suitable to hold the Taoist treasure, and that someone else should be chosen.
In addition to these three people, Xuanting Peak has two elders.
One is a fourth-rank true immortal, and the other is a fifth-rank true immortal.
Of these two elders, one believed that he had the lowest strength and that no matter how hard they fought for the position of the master of Xuanting Peak, it would never be his turn, so he did not show much interest.
The other one had no intention of fighting for power. When he saw Lan Ran proposing to appoint a new peak master, he not only did not feel excited , but instead felt quite sad and lonely.
If the peak master had not died, Xuanting Peak would have had some hope.
Now that the peak master has passed away, the Purple Sky Thunder Staff has finally returned, but it chose Yin Ranyue, who has mental obstacles and little hope of breaking through. The elders are not united and their strength is limited. He really doesn't see any hope for Xuan Ting Peak to rise again even if a new peak master is elected.
"Lan Ran, what you said makes a lot of sense. It just so happens that all the five elders of Xuanting Peak are here today, so let's go into Xuanting Hall to discuss it." Yue Huai nodded.
"Yes!" everyone responded. The three elders who were jealous of the position of Peak Master all had nervous and expectant expressions in their eyes.
"Yin Ranyue should also come to attend this meeting." Huangfu Xuan said.
“But Yin Ranyue is only at the Immortal Infant realm.” The three elders who were jealous of the position of Peak Master changed their expressions and opened their mouths to refute.
"Her Immortal Infant realm is indeed too low. It is inappropriate for her to attend the meeting." Shentu Kun said.
“But she is the master of the Purple Sky Thunder Staff. Logically speaking, she is the most qualified to sit on the position of Peak Master.” Huangfu Xuan said.
"But she..." Ke Changsuo's face suddenly changed.
Ke Changsuo is the fifth-grade True Immortal who is jealous of the position of Peak Master at Xuanting Peak. Another fifth-grade True Immortal elder who is equally powerful as him has no intention of competing for power, so logically speaking, he is the elder with the greatest hope of becoming Peak Master. Now that Huangfu Xuan suddenly said this, how could he not be anxious?
"Let Yin Ranyue come in as well." Sect leader Yue Huai glanced at Ke Changsuo and made the final decision.
"Yes, Sect Master!" Yin Ranyue replied calmly.
Everyone entered the Xuanting Palace together.
Xuanting Hall is different from Jiuxuan Palace.
Its dome was covered with dark clouds, and lightning flashed from time to time , giving people a feeling of immense oppression.
Yue Huai sat cross-legged at the head of the hall, the seven peak masters sat in a row at the bottom to his left, and the five elders of Xuanting Peak and Yin Ranyue sat in a row at the bottom to his right.
Yinranyue sat at the back.
"You five elders, and Yin Ranyue, do you have anything to say about the position of peak master?" After everyone sat down, Yue Huai looked at the six people in a row on the right and asked.
"The position of Peak Master is related to the rise and fall of the peak, and also to the rise and fall of our Jiuxuan Sect. Naturally, it should be held by a capable person." Ke Changsuo said.
"I think that the so-called capable person should refer to not only strength, but also character and the ability to handle all aspects of affairs!" Jing Nanyue said.
She is one of the two fourth-grade true immortals who have ambitions towards the peak master.
"I think so too. The position of peak master cannot be determined solely by strength!" Gu Fuchun, another ambitious fourth-grade True Immortal elder, echoed.
Yue Huai nodded to the three of them, expressing his agreement. He then looked at a Taoist priestess with a youthful face and white hair, dressed in plain clothes, and asked, "What do you think, Lu Han?"
Lu Han is another fifth-rank True Immortal elder who has no intention of fighting for power.
Seeing that Yue Huai specifically asked for Lu Han's opinion, a hint of uneasiness flashed in the depths of Ke Changsuo's eyes.
"The sect leader knows my character. I am not qualified for the position of peak master, so everything will be arranged by the sect. As long as the sect arranges it, I will fully support it." Lu Han replied.
Upon hearing this, the uneasiness in Ke Changsuo's eyes turned into joy.
Yue Huai nodded, then looked at Yin Ranyue and another elder and asked, "Fu Biao, Yin Ranyue, what do you two think?"
"I will follow the sect's arrangements!" Fu Biao replied.
"Disciple will follow all arrangements of the sect." Yin Ranyue stood up and replied.
Lu Han and others are the elders of Xuanting Peak, and are fourth- and fifth-grade True Immortals, so they don’t need to call themselves disciples in front of the sect master.
The printing and dyeing months are different, so you have to call yourself a disciple.
"What do you think?" Yue Huai nodded again, then turned to the seven peak masters.
"I think it should be Elder Ke Changsuo." Shentu Kun said.
"I think Ke Changsuo is more suitable." Zhuo Li, the leader of Xuanwu Peak, nodded in agreement.
Ke Changsuo looked delighted when he heard this.
"In fact, although what Lei Xiao said just now was a bit harsh, it still made sense. We also know Ke Changsuo's background. If he takes the position of the leader of Xuanting Peak, we can basically see the future of Xuanting Peak. In the end, he will definitely be expelled from the list of Xuanting Peak.
Instead of this, I think it would be better to let Yin Ranyue take the position of the peak master. She is extremely talented. Although she is hindered by her inner demons, maybe one day she will break through her inner demons, and then the situation of Xuanting Peak will be different, and Zixiao Thunder Staff also recognizes her. "Huangfu Xuan said.
"Without destruction there is no construction. I think we should let Yin Ranyue take the position of peak master. At least there is hope for Xuanting Peak to rise. And according to the rules, she has the Purple Sky Thunder Staff in her hands, so she is the most qualified." Lan Ran echoed.
"If it were to get out that a mere immortal at the Immortal Infant Realm was to take the position of the master of Xuanting Peak, how would our Jiuxuan Sect maintain its dignity?" Shentu Kun immediately frowned.
"Indeed, if gets out, people will think that we have no one left in Jiuxuan Sect!" Sima Jie, the master of Xuangeng Peak, frowned.
"This is an internal matter of my Jiuxuan Sect. Why should I care what others think?" Lan Ran said unconvinced.
"That's not the case. Even if you don't care what other forces think of my Jiuxuan Sect, you still have to consider the views of the Jiuxuan Sect's affiliated forces, right? If the peak master is not strong enough, how can he intimidate the affiliated forces under his name?" Zhuo Li said.
“Once the spirit of the Purple Sky Thunder Staff recovers, even if Yin Ranyue is only at the Immortal Infant realm, he should have no problem competing against a fifth-grade True Immortal. It should be enough to intimidate the affiliated forces under the name of Xuanting Peak.” Huangfu Xuan said.
"The recovery of the weapon spirit is closely related to the owner of the Taoist treasure. Yin Ranyue still has mental obstacles. It is unknown how long it will take for the Purple Sky Thunder Staff to recover!" Zhuo Li said.
"Didn't I say it? There is no construction without destruction. With Yin Ranyue sitting on the position of peak master, Xuan Ting Peak at least has hope of rising. Otherwise, Xuan Ting Peak can be removed from the ranks of Xuan Peak today." Lan Ran said.
Seeing that the peak masters had conflicting opinions, Yue Huai kept stroking his eyebrows with his hand.
Although only Huangfu Xuan and Lan Ran agree with the position of Peak Master of Yinran Yuezuo, Huangfu Xuan has the highest level of cultivation and the longest experience among the two. Even the Sect Master Yue Huai has to call him "Senior Brother" in private, and his words carry a lot of weight.
Yue Huai had to carefully consider his opinion. Of course, as the sect leader, he also had to carefully consider the position of the peak master of Xuanting Peak .
"Master, peak masters, I have something to ask you." Just as the seven peak masters were arguing with each other, Lu Han spoke.
"You say." Yue Huai and the seven peak masters were surprised when they saw Lu Han, who had taken the initiative to withdraw from the competition for the position of peak master, speak.
"Master, are the sect leader and all the peak masters planning to remove Xuanting Peak from the list of Xuan Peaks?" Lu Han asked solemnly.
Everyone fell silent after hearing this.
After a while, Yue Huai finally spoke: "Xuan Ting Peak is losing talent and declining day by day. If it continues like this, we do intend to remove Xuan Ting Peak from the ranks of Xuan Peaks."
"If that's the case, I support Yin Ranyue to be the peak master!" Lu Han said with a darkened face when he saw that it was true.
"Senior Sister Lu, you!" Ke Changsuo's face changed drastically when he heard that.
"Peak Master Huangfu and Peak Master Lan Ran are right. My Xuanting Peak cannot be established without destruction. I know your foundation. With you as the peak master, there will be no changes in Xuanting Peak.
Xuanting Peak has stood firm for many years, and I cannot let Xuanting Peak be removed from the ranks of Xuanfeng in our generation, so I also hope that you will fully support Yin Ranyue." Lu Han said.
When Ke Changsuo heard this, his expression changed from gloomy to bright.
The other three elders looked at each other, then suddenly stood up and bowed, saying, "Sect Master, fellow peak masters, we also support Yin Ranyue to take the position of peak master."
The hall suddenly became quiet.
"Although the sect has the right to decide on the position of Peak Master, we still have to respect your own opinions. Since four of the five elders support Yin Ranyue, then let Yin Ranyue take the position of Peak Master. Since Yin Ranyue takes the position of Peak Master, you should all support her with all your strength!" After a long time, Yue Huai spoke.
Yue Huai's voice echoed in the hall, and the final word was given!
