Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 262: Sect Reform
"Do you think it was Senior Brother Zixiang who instructed Tian Qi?" After a long silence, Song Xian asked in a low voice.

"There is no conclusive evidence, but based on the information and clues we have at the moment, this is the fact." Huang Ye said calmly without any scruples.

As Song Xian's adviser, he basically does not deal with anyone in the sect. The intelligence team he manages does not need to report to anyone except Song Xian. The funding of the intelligence team is not restricted by the sect, but is directly allocated by Song Xian.

Therefore, he has no friendship with other people in the sect, let alone care about other people's faces. He also knows very well that in this sect, he is only responsible to Song Xian.

Song Xianxu looked outside, his voice sounding a little weak, revealing a sense of exhaustion: "Then do you think Senior Brother Wenyuan was involved in this matter?"

"I wonder what the master meant by involvement? Does it mean instructing Tian Qi, accepting bribes, or sheltering and condoning?" He continued talking without waiting for Song Xian's response.

"If it's about instigating Tian Qi and accepting bribes, there's currently no evidence or leads. If it's about shielding and condoning, then that's definitely there."

"He was the one who pushed Tian Qi to the position of head of the Chiyan Mine. He was also the one who suppressed the matter when Zhou Qiang first reported it to the Government Affairs Hall."

"He protected Tian Qi for at least two reasons. First, he recommended this person. If he was investigated, he would lose face."

"Secondly, he should know about Tian Qi and George Lam's affairs and is worried about implicating George Lam. The master knows their relationship better than I do."

Song Xian didn't ask any more questions and waved his hand: "You go first!"

Huang Ye responded and left. Looking at his departing back, Song Xian was still sitting alone in the main seat in a daze, his eyes flickering slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking. After a long while, he got up and left the hall.

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The weather in Bianxia Town was already a bit hot at the end of May.

In Tianshan, everyone gathered in the meeting hall.

In addition to the core members of the sect such as Zhong Wenyuan, Lin Zixiang, and Zhang Ningyuan, some of the independent cultivators who joined later, such as Feng Yan and Qi Xiaobai, were also summoned, and even important figures from the Tianshan Sect were present.

This is very rare on weekdays. Except for the annual end-of-year meetings, Song Xian generally does not gather everyone together for meetings. Everyone reports important matters to him individually.

And today, on this ordinary evening, everyone was called together, obviously something big was going to happen.

As everyone sat in the meeting hall, it was obvious that they were divided into distinct camps.

Zhong Wenyuan, Lin Zixiang, Lu Yuan, Zhang Ningyuan, Lin Quan and others all sat on the left.

Important figures of the Tianshan School, such as Huang He and Dorf, were seated on the right.

The independent cultivators who joined later, such as Qi Xiaobai and Feng Yan, sat at the last seat on the left.

"Why are we calling a meeting suddenly? Senior Brother Zhong, what happened?" Yu Lian was the last one to come in. After sitting down on the left, he asked.

Zhong Wenyuan did not answer, but just shook his head, his thoughts racing.

Song Xian gathered everyone together without consulting him, which was undoubtedly a bad signal.

This is because in the past, whenever there was any major event, Song Xian would discuss it with him, or at least give him a heads-up, but today he didn't tell him anything.

Coupled with the fact that Tian Qi was arrested some time ago, it was obvious that this was meant to warn him.

Everyone waited for a long time before Song Xian finally arrived. He still had his usual peaceful smile on his face as he strode in.

"Meet the Headmaster."

"Meet the boss."

Everyone stood up and saluted.

"No need to be so polite, everyone, please take a seat!" Song Xian walked to the main seat and sat down, waving his hand, and everyone responded and sat down.

"I've gathered everyone today to make an announcement. After careful consideration, I've decided to implement some restructuring. I'll bring together the cultivators of the Hunyuan Sect and the Tianshan Sect to form a joint supervisory and responsible body."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the people below varied. Several people from the Tianshan Sect looked at each other, some frowned, some had expressionless faces, and some had flickering eyes, but no one spoke out to refute.

In fact, everyone was prepared for the merger of Tianshan Sect and Hunyuan Sect, and they all knew that this was the trend of the times.

This outcome was destined from the moment the Hunyuan Sect entered Tianshan and Song Xian became the leader of the Tianshan Sect.

The disciples of Hunyuan Sect and the monks of Tianshan Sect are in the same place. There is no reason for them to be divided into two sects. They will be unified sooner or later. In addition, in recent years, more and more disciples of Hunyuan Sect have taken over the original jurisdiction of Tianshan Sect, and many former monks of Tianshan Sect have been sent to Hunyuan Sect's industry.

The fusion had already been carried out in secret, but it was not explicitly stated, or the time had not come yet.

Now that Song Xian has broken through the Foundation Establishment Realm and become the only Foundation Establishment cultivator in Hunyuan Sect and Tianshan Sect, his prestige is at its peak, and it is natural to promote the integration of the two sides.

In fact, many people in the Tianshan Sect discussed this matter privately. They all believed that if Song Xian succeeded this time, he would most likely find an opportunity to merge the Tianshan Sect and the Hunyuan Sect into one.

Therefore, several people were not surprised or surprised by this, but this does not mean that they agree with it in their hearts.

No one spoke out because no one dared to be the first to offend Song Xian.

What they were really worried about was that after the merger of Tianshan Sect and Hunyuan Sect, the rights and interests of these cultivators who originally belonged to Tianshan Sect would be damaged and taken away by the people of Hunyuan Sect.

When the people from the Hunyuan Sect who were sitting on the left heard this, they all looked at each other in surprise.

Obviously, no one expected that Song Xian would suddenly bring up this matter at this time without any warning.

Logically, they should have heard some news about such a big thing, but they knew nothing about it before.

George Lam looked at Zhong Wenyuan with obvious doubt in his eyes, as if asking if he knew about this.

Zhong Wenyuan just shook his head, and then they both looked towards the main seat above.

"I plan to divide all cultivators in the Hunyuan Sect and the Tianshan Sect into two groups: civil and military." Song Xian continued, "Civil cultivators will be responsible for handling sect affairs. From now on, the sect will adopt a six-hall system: the Punishment Hall, the Personnel Hall, the Finance Hall, the Internal Affairs Hall, the External Affairs Hall, and the Supervision Hall."

"Among them, the Punishment Hall is responsible for the sect's punishment and rewards."

"The Personnel Hall is responsible for the promotion and demotion of sect personnel."

"The Finance Hall is responsible for the sect's financial revenue and expenditure."

"The Internal Affairs Hall is responsible for the sect's internal affairs."

"The External Affairs Hall is responsible for the sect's external affairs."

"The Supervisory Hall is responsible for the sect's supervisory affairs."

"Martial monks are in charge of the sect's military forces. The sect will establish three military camps: the Hunyuan Camp, the Tianshan Camp, and the Guard Camp."

"In addition to this, the sect will also establish a cabinet to coordinate the sect's affairs."

"I now announce the members of the first cabinet."

"The chief minister is Zhong Wenyuan, and the second is Lin Zixiang."

"The members are as follows: Lu Yuan, Zhang Ningyuan, Huang He, Dolph, Lin Quan, and Qi Xiaobai." "The head of the Punishment Hall will be Lin Zixiang, and the deputy head will be Yadohan."

"Zhong Wenyuan will concurrently serve as the head of the Personnel Department, and Qi Ming will serve as the deputy head."

"Lu Yuan will concurrently serve as the Director of the Finance Hall, and Su Zhirou will serve as the Deputy Director."

"Qi Xiaobai will concurrently serve as the Internal Affairs Director, and Yu Lian will serve as the Deputy Director."

"Zhang Ningyuan will concurrently serve as the head of the External Affairs Hall, and Feng Yan will serve as the deputy director."

"Huang He will concurrently serve as the Supervisory Office, and Huang Ye will serve as the Deputy Director."

"Zhong Wenyuan will concurrently serve as the chief of Hunyuan Camp, and Zhang Yi will serve as the deputy chief."

"Lin Quan will concurrently serve as the chief of the Guard Battalion, and Hu Xiaobao will serve as the deputy chief."

"Dolph will concurrently serve as the head of the Tianshan Camp, and Xu Bai will serve as the deputy head."

Song Xian arranged all the staff in one breath. Although his tone was gentle, his decisiveness was unquestionable.

He actually had the idea of ​​reforming the sect a long time ago, but he had never implemented it because he was worried that forcibly merging Tianshan and Hunyuan Sects would cause opposition and variables.

Not only might the Tianshan Sect oppose it, but even some people within the Hunyuan Sect might disagree.

Now, he has been promoted to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and has absolute say and control over both the Hunyuan Sect and the Tianshan Sect, and can push this matter forward on his own.

But what really made him decide to reform the sect was the incident with Tian Qi.

The fact that Tin Kai embezzled money itself was not a big deal. What really mattered was that George Lam was the man behind it. What was even more important was that Chung Man Yuen was secretly helping George Lam.

They joined together, which made Song Xian feel deceived, especially when Huang Ye said that Tian Qi and Alan Lam had a close relationship, which was an open secret in the sect, he was shocked.

Only then did he realize that there was a gap between him and the new generation of disciples in the sect, as if there was a barrier between the two sides.

And this barrier is none other than Zhong Wenyuan and Alan Lam.

Of course, this is not a personal factor. Even if the two are captured, there will still be a gap between him and the new generation of disciples in the sect. It’s just that it’s someone else who is in charge.

What's more, these two are elders of the sect, and their contributions to the sect are needless to say. It is impossible for him to take them down for such a small matter.

The real reason for this situation is that power needs to be decentralized and dispersed. He alone does not have enough energy to pay attention to all the disciples at the middle level, let alone the lower levels.

The crux of the matter is that these two people have too much power.

Zhong Wenyuan is the elder in charge of government affairs, and is fully responsible for the sect’s government affairs. Lin Zixiang is the elder in charge of law enforcement, and is responsible for the sect’s punishments and military preparations.

The relationship between the two is as close as that of brothers. When they work together, they can almost cover the sky with one hand in the sect. Although it will not threaten his position, it is very detrimental to the long-term development of the sect.

Therefore, he decided to promote the reform of the sect, on the one hand, to merge the Tianshan Sect and the Hunyuan Sect into one.

Secondly, it is to weaken the power of Zhong Wenyuan and Lin Zixiang, and make the sect affairs more specific and refined.

Forming a cabinet and setting up six palaces is to disperse their power.

In the past, all sect affairs were handled by Zhong Wenyuan. Although Lu Yuan and Zhang Ningyuan were responsible for their own affairs, they also had to report to him and make the decision.

Now the government affairs are divided into six parts and set up as six equal-level affairs halls, which is a disguised deprivation of his rights.

Of course, Song Xian did not make things too ugly. After all, he still needed someone to help him deal with the affairs of the sect. Otherwise, all these affairs would fall on him, making him exhausted.

Besides, Zhong Wenyuan's loyalty to the sect is unquestionable, and he has been handling the sect's affairs for so many years without causing any major trouble.

So while dispersing his power, Song Xian formed a cabinet and made him the chief of the cabinet. It was the same as before, and he was in charge of all the government affairs of the sect, but the power that originally belonged to him was dispersed to other people.

For example, supervision and internal affairs were all handled by him in the past, but now that the Zhengdian has been established, someone else is responsible for them.

As for George Lam, Song Xian's arrangement clearly means suppression.

Previously, George Lam was the law enforcement elder, on the same level as Zhong Wenyuan. Now, he is clearly placed under Zhong Wenyuan as the second in command of the cabinet, and his authority to manage the sect's military equipment is also deprived.

This was all because George Lam instructed Tin Kai Chung to enrich himself, which made him disappointed.

Although he did not blame or even punish George Lam for this incident, a warning was still necessary. This restructuring and power change is an implicit warning.

Song Xian also gave careful consideration to the arrangement of positions. During this period, only Huang Ye advised him, and no one else participated.

Almost all positions took into account the feelings of various factions and did not deliberately suppress the Tianshan Sect.

Each government hall has a chief and deputy chief position, and they are held by people from different camps, so that they can check and balance each other and maintain balance.

For example, the chief of the Punishment Hall is Lin Zixiang of the Hunyuan Sect, and the deputy chief is Yaduhan of the Tianshan Sect.

The head of the Personnel Hall is Zhong Wenyuan from the Hunyuan Sect, and the deputy head is Qi Ming from the Tianshan Sect.

The person in charge of the Internal Affairs Hall was Qi Xiaobai, who joined as a casual cultivator, and the deputy person in charge was Yu Lian, formerly from the Qingyun Sect.

The person in charge of the Supervisory Hall is Huang He from the Tianshan Sect, and the deputy person in charge is Huang Ye from the Hunyuan Sect.

Everyone attending the meeting today has been included in this list and has been assigned corresponding positions.

Those who were not on the list were not notified to come for the meeting.

After Song Xian finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall became very subtle. Everyone looked at each other with different expressions, but no one spoke.

No one expected that Song Xian would not only carry out reforms and merge Hunyuan Sect and Tianshan, but he even drew up a list of positions, which really caught everyone off guard.

George Lam couldn't help but was about to speak, but was stopped by Zhong Wenyuan's gaze.

He knew very well that Song Xian had made up his mind by announcing it without telling him, and that the job changes in this restructuring were obviously aimed at him and George Lam. He also guessed that it was probably because of the influence of the last Tian Qi incident.

At this time, if he openly opposed and sang a different tune, it would not only fail to change the decision, but might exacerbate the conflict, so he quickly signaled with his eyes to stop George Lam.

"If you have any objections, you can raise them now and speak freely." Song Xian kept looking at everyone, especially the expressions of Zhong Wenyuan and Lin Zixiang, which he could see clearly.

"Master, I think we should take a long-term view on this matter. It's a bit too hasty to decide such a big thing like this." Lin Zixiang couldn't help but speak after all.

"I've just said that I've thought this matter over carefully. Brother Zixiang, do you think we were careless? Are you dissatisfied with your position, or do you have objections to the merger of Hunyuan Sect and Tianshan Sect? Or do you think the person just appointed is unqualified for the position? Just speak up and let's discuss it." Song Xian's tone was calm and gentle, without any emotional fluctuations, and a smile was still on his face.

But as soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze. Everyone sensed the tension in these words and unconsciously sat up straight.

Lin Zixiang's face changed even more, obviously turning from red to blue. He was not a cunning man with a straightforward personality, but he also heard the dissatisfaction in Song Xian's voice, which was like a thorn piercing into his body.

Song Xian had never done this before, treating others with such sharp words in public. What's more, he was an elder of the sect, which made him feel extremely embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)