To be the best leader, you must also be the strongest leader!

Qingxuan Patriarch also wanted to hear if Sun Yi had any other ideas, so he asked, "Anything else?"

Sun Yi quickly began his performance: "Of course, I also plan to open the Sutra Library to all disciples. All the classics inside are open to the disciples to read. Of course, the classics involving the sect's secrets must be hidden beforehand."

Patriarch Qingxuan was stunned and looked at Sun Yi in confusion: "Open to all disciples? No sect points required?"

"Yes, ancestor. Allowing all disciples to choose appropriate cultivation techniques, combat strategies, and secret techniques can broaden their horizons and rapidly enhance their strength. Of course, there will also need to be some restrictions."

The five elders Jin Jue no longer wanted to speak, and let Sun Yi do whatever he wanted.

"Of course, only the first half of the sect's most advanced skills, combat techniques, and secret techniques can be made public. If you want to practice the rest, you must pass the sect's assessment."

Patriarch Qingxuan nodded when he heard this. This was more like it. If even the sect's top cultivation techniques, combat strategies and secret skills were directly announced, even he would hesitate.

"In addition, we need to encourage innovation within the sect."

"What do you mean by encouraging innovation?" Patriarch Qingxuan looked at Sun Yi with curiosity.

Sun Yi quickly explained, "Ancestor, the reason why our Qingyun Sect's Miscellaneous Arts Hall has been declining is because our products are not competitive in the market. As for elixirs, the elixirs we can refine can also be refined by Yaowang Valley. They occupy the vast majority of the market, and their costs are lower than ours. Most cultivators will definitely choose Yaowang Valley's products. After all, it is a well-known brand."

"What big brand?" Patriarch Qingxuan looked puzzled, obviously unable to understand what the earthlings were saying.

Sun Yi continued to explain: "For example, if the same Qi Gathering Pill is made by Qingyun Sect and the other is made by Yaowang Valley, and the prices are the same, a normal cultivator will choose the Qi Gathering Pill made by Yaowang Valley. Yaowang Valley is a pill brand with a greater reputation, which makes cultivators trust it more."

"If we want to compete with Medicine King Valley, we need to come up with our own unique products. This requires encouraging our disciples to innovate and come up with unique new products, such as elixirs that increase cultivators' lifespans, elixirs that increase the chance of breakthroughs, etc. In short, we need our own core technology."

"In addition to elixirs, we also need to encourage innovation in spiritual tools and talismans. If we want Zayitang to go far, we need to come up with our own products."

"Disciples of the Variety Arts Hall will also be graded. The higher the grade, the greater the rewards."

"Even in the future, we will encourage innovation in cultivation techniques, spells, and secret arts. Once a disciple creates a new cultivation technique, spell, or secret art, he or she will be generously rewarded."

Patriarch Qingxuan smiled and nodded, looking very interested: "It's an interesting idea."

"Hmph, just trying to attract attention!" Elder Jin Jue couldn't help but snort.

Sun Yi looked at Elder Jin Jue and asked him with a smile: "Elder Jin Jue, what do you think is the most important thing for a sect to develop?"

Elder Jin Jue answered without hesitation: "Of course, talented cultivators are the most important. Only by attracting more talented cultivators can the sect become stronger and stronger."

Sun Yi raised his right index finger and shook it at Elder Jin Jue, denying him directly: "You are totally wrong. The most important thing for a sect should be resources, or in other words, financial resources, or spirit stones, or what ordinary people call money!"

"The various resources within the sect's treasury are the financial resources of our Qingyun Sect. Imagine what would happen if these resources were increased tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even ten thousandfold? By then, you five Jindan-stage elders would be able to easily reach the Nascent Soul stage."

When the five Jindan stage elders thought of the temptation of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, their eyes lit up, but they soon came to their senses and realized that this was just a pie in the sky painted by Sun Yi.

"Our Qingyun Sect's current income is very limited, but resources are constantly being consumed. Therefore, we must open up new avenues of income to continuously provide financial resources for our Qingyun Sect. The problem I mentioned earlier, which I will solve within a year, is to open up a large source of income for our Qingyun Sect. However, this is not enough. We also need the joint efforts of our Zayi Hall."

"It's easy to say, but it's not as easy as you say to obtain resources." Elder Han Yun looked at Sun Yi coldly.

Sun Yi spread his hands and smiled casually: "Of course it's not easy, but we can't give up just because it's difficult. I've said before that we should overcome difficulties to achieve our goals. As long as Zayitang can create products that belong to our Qingyun Sect and cannot be replaced by others, we will be successful."

"After the sect's internal reforms, I'll need the sect elders to lead the team to eliminate the demons in Luan Yao County and unify the entire county. Every human city must have our Qingyun Sect disciples stationed to guard it. At the same time, we must help them solve problems, such as drought relief and rainfall, and flood control. We will also build a square in the center of each city and erect a stele with inscriptions on how to pass on skills. We will select skills from the Sutra Library and have the first half engraved on the square for the human race in these cities to practice. The Qingyun Sect disciples stationed in the city will regularly explain the key points of the skills to ordinary people."

"What? You want us cultivators to protect those lowly mortals? And do you think Luan Yao County is so easy to unify? Do you think Black Wind Village and Evil Spirit Valley are just decorations?" Elder Ye Luo stared at Sun Yi with eyes wide open in disbelief. The others also had shocked expressions on their faces. Even Patriarch Qingxuan was a little puzzled.

Seeing their appearance, Sun Yi sighed in his heart. This is how the world of immortal cultivation is. The cultivators always have a superior feeling and generally do not take ordinary mortals seriously. In their eyes, mortals are ants. They are unwilling to even look at them, let alone spend energy to protect them.

Sun Yi stared at Elder Ye Luo coldly and questioned him in a deep voice: "Lowly mortal? I think Elder Ye Luo has forgotten that he was also a mortal before he practiced cultivation. Why do you look down on mortals?"

"Hmph, I'm different from those lowly mortals. I come from a family of immortal cultivators." Elder Ye Luo had a proud look on his face.

Sun Yi continued to question him, "Then how did your immortal family come from? Didn't it develop from a mortal? As a cultivator, you must not forget your roots. The foundation of any sect is mortal. I unified Luan Yao County, protected human cities, and arranged for my disciples to preach in human cities, all in order to build the unparalleled foundation of our Qingyun Sect."

"We, Qingyun Sect, have protected those cities and those ordinary people. When we recruit disciples from those places one day, they will thank us from the bottom of their hearts because we have protected their hometowns and their loved ones. They will identify with us and be loyal to us from now on."

"I've checked some of our sect's records. Over the past hundred years, we've recruited some of the most talented disciples. However, most of these talents were either poached by other sects at high prices or chose to leave the sect due to sect wars. What's the point of recruiting such talented cultivators? It's a waste of the sect's resources."

"I believe that when training a disciple, we must first consider their loyalty to the sect, then their perseverance and determination, and finally their talent. We have suffered losses over the years, and I don't want the sect to train a group of ungrateful people in the future, so we must solve this problem fundamentally."

"I've heard that our ancestor possesses top-tier spiritual roots and is a man of top-tier talent. Many sects initially offered him numerous benefits in an attempt to poach him, but he possessed a noble character. He remained unmoved by profit and remained loyal to the sect. He identified himself as a member of the Qingyun Sect from the bottom of his heart. No matter what difficulties the sect encountered, he never chose to leave. Our Qingyun Sect needs disciples like our ancestor, who are righteous and have high moral character. If all our disciples were like him, why would we worry about our sect's failure to grow and prosper?"

Patriarch Qingxuan smiled and looked at Sun Yi with admiration. He thought that what Sun Yi said was very good, especially the words that praised him. Patriarch Qingxuan's face flushed and he felt like he was floating in the air.

Sun Yi secretly glanced at Qing Xuan Patriarch, and seeing that he looked very pleased, he thought to himself, "I've already flattered you like this, why don't you give me an offer, Patriarch?"

Patriarch Qingxuan seemed to have noticed Sun Yi's treacherous behavior, but he didn't intend to make a fuss. Instead, he stood up and spoke with great momentum, "Well said. I almost forgot that when I was still a mortal, my hometown was hit by a flood, and my family and friends were in dire straits. It was Master who passed by and quelled the flood, saving my family. That's why after joining Qingyun Sect, I never thought of leaving. I have always regarded this place as my home. Sun Yi, your decision to send people to protect mortals is a very good one. I support it."

"Also, since you're both willing and capable, I'll give you a chance to be the new leader. If you don't meet my expectations within a year, I'll personally remove you from the position! However, the unification of Luan Yao County you mentioned is a difficult matter. Black Wind Village and Evil Spirit Valley are no weaker than us. Do you have a solution?"

Sun Yi was delighted when he heard this: "Don't worry, Ancestor. I have my own plans. Protecting the mortal city and building the foundation of the sect can only be carried out after the Black Wind Village and the Evil Spirit Valley are resolved."

His position as the head of the sect was finally secured, his small goal was achieved, and he clung to the thigh of Patriarch Qingxuan. Who in the Qingyun Sect would dare to cause trouble for him in the future?

However, seeing the other five Jindan-stage elders in the hall who looked unfriendly towards him, and sensing the murderous intent in his eyes, Sun Yi felt that since they had been beaten, he should give them a candy as a comfort, to prevent them from secretly hitting him, which his small body could not bear.