Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 83 Windfall
In the desolate mountains, an isolated house stood. In mid-air, two flying magic weapons landed one after the other. Qi Xiaobai and Zhong Wenyuan carried the seriously injured Apples into the house.

"Basically no one comes to this place. The owner of this place was an elderly widower who died two years ago. The ownership of the house belongs to his nephew, who lives more than ten miles away. I spent some money to buy this room and had someone clean it up." Qi Xiaobai carried the person to the bed and spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Apples, please stay here and recuperate! Don't worry about anything else. If you need anything, just let us know."

"I will remember your kindness. The descendants of the Hussein family are trustworthy. You helped me, and I should also fulfill my promise. I could have given you the entire storage bag, but I am in a difficult situation now and need some money. According to our previous agreement, you can take half."

Apples had mentioned this before, and now that it was brought up again, Song Xian dropped the pretense: "I'm ashamed to accept it, and it would be disrespectful to refuse it. Since you're so sincere, then all right! We'll accept it, so you don't feel uneasy. If you don't mind my sect's weakness, I'd like to be your friend. If you need any help in the future, my sect will do its best to help you."

Apples said, "I will leave after my injuries heal. If you need help, I will come to you."

Zhong Wenyuan couldn't wait to take the storage bag from his sleeve and take out the things inside.

Everyone shared one top-grade magic weapon, two superior-grade magic weapons, one high-level flying magic weapon, sixteen fourth-level spirit stones, and twenty-three third-level spirit stones.

Five bottles of second-grade medium-grade elixirs, seven bottles of second-grade low-grade elixirs, and fourteen bottles of first-grade high-grade elixirs.

Three second-grade medium-quality talismans, five second-grade low-quality talismans, and fourteen first-grade high-quality talismans.

Song Xian tried hard to appear calm when he suddenly got such a windfall, but he couldn't suppress the curled corners of his mouth. This was simply a pie in the sky.

"Fellow Daoist Apples, have a good rest. I'll send someone to serve you later."

Song Xian said a few polite words and left the room with the others. All the property they had taken was put into Zhong Wenyuan's storage bag.

"Master, what should we do with these things? If we hand them all over to the sect's treasury, we'll have to explain to others how we got them."

Song Xian asked, "Junior Sister Carissa, what do you mean?"

"I will follow the Master's instructions."

"According to my opinion, these things should be divided into three parts. Each of you will receive one part, and the other part will be given to the sect. This is not a windfall gained by the sect's actions, but an opportunity you have gained yourself, and you should be compensated. As for how to explain it, tell the truth! Just hide the matter of Apples."

"This... isn't good! Since the headmaster has decided to tell the truth to fellow disciples about the source of the wealth, we might as well just hand it all over to the sect." Zhong Wenyuan felt a little guilty. Although he really wanted to get the wealth, he was embarrassed to take it since Song Xian didn't want a penny.

Song Xian smiled and said, "Brother Zhong, there's no need to refuse. This is the way for the sect to develop in the long term. From now on, this clause should be added to the sect's rules. Anything a disciple gains, he or she takes a portion, and the sect takes a portion. Only then will people be willing to serve the sect. Otherwise, all the gains will go to the sect's treasury, and even if there are any extraordinary opportunities, the disciples will not report them."

"Let's do as I say. Senior Brother Zhong, Junior Sister Carissa, each of you will take a top-grade magical weapon. The spirit stones, elixirs, and talismans will be divided into three portions, with each of you taking one. As for the top-grade magical weapons and high-level flying magical weapons, you will take a small loss and hand them over to the sect."

"If you have any objections or feel you've been wronged, please speak up. If you don't have any objections, then proceed as per this method."

The two exchanged glances, neither saying a word. Qi Xiaobai interrupted, "Master, in my opinion, we should divide the property into four parts, and you can take one part. After all, you are also involved in this matter."

"How can this be? Senior Brother Wenyuan and Junior Sister Carissa rescued the man. Apples gave these gifts to repay their kindness. I didn't contribute anything, I just came to visit twice. If even that can get a share of the property, then Junior Brother Qi worked hard to find a room, so shouldn't he also get a share?"

"There's no need to talk about this anymore. Just do as I say. Senior Brother Wenyuan, take out the things and give some to Junior Sister Carissa."

Song Xian first refused outright with righteous words, and then instructed Zhong Wenyuan in an unquestionable tone.

Ever since he became the headmaster, he understood that as the headmaster of a sect, he must be open and fair in order to gain the support and respect of his disciples. Only in this way can he develop and grow the sect.

And when the sect grows stronger, he will be able to gain more benefits from it.

As for these possessions, it would be a lie to say that he was not tempted at all, but he could not destroy the image he had always maintained because of his own selfish desires. It had nothing to do with morality, but simply because the loss outweighed the gain.

No matter when or where, the headmaster must be fair and open.

As the supreme leader of the sect, he has almost absolute say. Even if the sect’s property is not his personal property, if he wants to use it, who can object?
For example, although the top-grade magic weapons and high-level flying magic weapons are stored in the sect’s warehouse, if he wants to borrow them, can he still use them?
Think about Zhang Shilin, the old leader of Qingyun Sect. In order to build his own foundation, he secretly embezzled so much money from the treasury, thinking that no one knew about it.

In fact, the sect's Elder Chang had known about this for a long time, but he had kept it secret because he knew that even if he made the matter public, it would not shake Zhang Shilin's position as the sect leader.

In other words, even if Zhang Shilin had openly embezzled the treasury, no one would have been able to stop him. It was only because he needed to save face that he resorted to covert methods. In a sect, the headmaster held the same status as the emperor, the elders the three highest officials in the imperial court, and the other leaders the ministers responsible for managing specific affairs.

The elders can check and balance the headmaster, but if the headmaster insists on doing something, the elders cannot stop him.

In Song Xian's eyes, the entire sect is his wealth. The sect's disciples, sect's property, sect's territories, and sect's industries are all part of his wealth.

What he has to do is to make the disciples of the sect unite and work for the development of the sect, so he must always maintain his image of fairness and strictness. Only in this way will the disciples respect him, recognize him, and obey his orders.

He would never use sneaky methods like Zhang Shilin. Even if he really wanted to embezzle the sect's property, he would do it in a legitimate manner so that no one could find fault with it.

Zhong Wenyuan followed Song Xian's instructions and gave a portion of the property to Karissa.

Several people left on the flying magic tool. Song Xian instructed: "Senior Brother Wenyuan, you should go back to the sect later and find an honest, loyal and trustworthy person from among the maids we recruited. Bring her here to take care of Apples."

"Okay, the woman in my house is quite good, smart and reliable. I'll let her serve me."

"Junior Brother Qi, please place the pills made from Panlong incense of different ages into boxes of different colors. Purple is the highest grade, followed by blue, green, red, and black."

"Okay, I understand."

After they returned to the shop attic, Song Xian immediately gathered everyone together.

"I have something to announce to everyone. This time, when Senior Brother Wenyuan and Junior Sister Carissa went to the Muhe Grassland to purchase Panlong Incense, they happened to save a seriously injured Foundation Establishment cultivator. To express their gratitude for saving him, this cultivator gave them some of his belongings."

“There is a total of one top-grade magic weapon, two upper-grade magic weapons, one high-level flying magic weapon, sixteen fourth-level spirit stones, and twenty-three third-level spirit stones.

Five bottles of second-grade medium-grade elixirs, seven bottles of second-grade low-grade elixirs, and fourteen bottles of first-grade high-grade elixirs.

Three second-grade mid-level talismans, five second-grade low-level talismans, and fourteen first-grade high-level talismans."

"This was originally an opportunity for Senior Brother Wenyuan and Junior Sister Carissa, but out of their deep loyalty to the sect, they voluntarily handed over their belongings."

"I have decided to divide it into three parts. Senior Brother Wenyuan and Junior Sister Carissa will each get one."

"Leaving behind one top-grade magic weapon, one high-level flying magic weapon, six fourth-level spirit stones, and nine third-level spirit stones."

"One bottle of second-grade mid-grade Soul-Restoring Pill, three bottles of second-grade low-grade pills, Qingling Pill, Yuhua Pill, and Yangjing Pill, and four bottles of first-grade high-grade pills, namely Huorong Pill, Bingling Pill, Qie Xie Pill, and Yishen Pill."

"One second-order mid-grade Thunderbolt Talisman, and three second-order low-grade talismans: the Heart-Clearing Talisman, the Storm Talisman, and the Flying Talisman."

"Four first-grade high-quality talismans: Diamond Talisman, Fire Dragon Talisman, Calming Talisman, and Ice Talisman."

"Brother Wenyuan, after returning to the sect, you will give these to Brother Lu Yuan and deposit them in the sect treasury."

When everyone heard this, they were surprised and happy. With this source of income, Hunyuan Sect no longer had to worry about running out of money. Even if there was no income in the future, they could still last for a long time.

As for the share that Zhong Wenyuan and Carissa took away, although everyone was envious, they did not have any dissatisfaction, because Song Xian said that this was a gift from the Foundation Establishment Monk they rescued. It was an opportunity for the two of them, and even if the two of them did not hand it over to the sect, there was nothing to blame.

"That's great. With such a large income, we no longer have to worry about not having enough salaries to pay the disciples in the sect." Lu Yuan rarely smiled.

George Lam also laughed and said, "This is truly a blessing from heaven. We unexpectedly got such a windfall for nothing. It shows that the heavens are helping our sect."

Song Xian waved his hand and said, "From now on, if any disciple of the sect discovers treasures, relics, secret places, or other opportunities, as long as they inform the sect, they will be handled according to this method. The individual and the sect will each receive a copy. Senior Brother Wenyuan, write this rule into the sect's regulations."

"Okay." Zhong Wenyuan nodded in response.

Everyone was happy for a while, and then they dispersed.

(End of this chapter)