Fang Jian smiled faintly, then said, "List the names from fewest to most and eliminate them one by one."

Then, with a wave of his hand, those with one or two names were eliminated first, and then they were eliminated one by one from few to many.

In the end, there were only five names left: Wang Zhonghu, Ding Zhongyuan, Lin Zhongtian, Yu Zhixia, and Lu Zhiqing.

When these five names appeared in the air behind Fang Jian, the square fell into complete silence.

Especially Wang Zhonghu and his seven companions were more surprised, because among the original seven chief priests, only three were on the list, and the remaining four were directly squeezed out by Yu Zhixia and Lu Zhiqing, two disciples of the first generation.

For those four people, this was not only unexpected, but also embarrassing.

Fang Jian looked at the five names, turned around and said calmly, "Now, let's begin the final vote. Everyone use a jade slip to choose two people from these five and write their names down."

Soon, the second round of voting began. This time, even Wang Zhonghu, Ding Zhongyuan, and Lin Zhongtian began to feel nervous and worried for themselves.

Originally, they thought they could secure the most votes, and that it wouldn't matter even if only two people could be chosen from the seven.

But being squeezed out by the first generation of disciples would be a huge shame.

After dozens of breaths, a pile of jade slips appeared in front of Fang Jian. At this moment, each of the five people held their breath.

Especially Wang Zhonghu, Ding Zhongyuan and Lin Zhongtian, the tension was visibly evident on their faces.

Finally, as Fang Jianqing counted the new round of votes, the expressions on Wang Zhonghu and the other two's faces changed from nervousness to disappointment, and finally to daze, and finally the three of them lowered their heads.

Because the ones who won in the end were the disciples Yu Zhixia and Lu Zhiqing.

The original seven chief priests all lost in the election, which shows how unpopular they have been in recent years.

The seven of them felt like they were sitting on pins and needles, feeling that the gazes of the disciples behind them were like needles piercing their backs. The seven of them sat cross-legged there motionless, wishing they could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it!

They even wanted to use the escape technique to leave, but the grand ceremony had not yet ended, and if they left now, they would not be able to face everyone again.

However, Fang Jian did not want to embarrass them. Instead, he waved his hand to erase those names and then announced the results: "The result of the public election: the elder of the Patriarch Hall is the first-generation disciple Yu Zhixia, and the elder of the Dragon and Tiger Hall is the first-generation disciple Lü Zhiqing."

Yu Zhixia and Lu Zhiqing stared at Fang Jian blankly, but were soon drowned out by the cheers of the disciples around them.

Yu Zhixia and Lu Zhiqing were the best disciples of their generation. They were not only outstanding in strength, but also very popular among the disciples. It was inevitable that they would get this result.

But Yu Zhixia and Lu Zhiqing stood up in awe and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "Master Hongqing, our cultivation is low, and our virtue is not yet established. It is difficult for us to take on this great responsibility."

Fang Jian raised his hand and said, "Since the disciples have unanimously elected you two, don't refuse any more. This matter is settled."

The two wanted to say more, but Fang Jian said, "After you two take office, if you can't do your job well, you can resign at any time."

Upon hearing this, the two said nothing more and immediately bowed and said, "I obey the order."

The second motion came next. Fang Jian raised his hand and waved it. Everyone saw a flash of clear fairy light, and then a huge map of the East Continent appeared in the air.

Fang Jian pointed at the map and said, "From now on, Donglu will be divided into seven major states: Taishi State, Yuanshuo State, Zhaolie State, Guangwu State, Guiyi State, Hongwu State, and Xiangsheng State."

As Fang Jian spoke, he used his magic power to divide the East Continent on the map into seven major states.

However, the jurisdiction of these seven states was very strange. Fang Jian drew it directly from west to east, as if cutting the entire East Land into seven very regular rectangles.

"The seven states will be divided like this, and then a state capital will be built in the center of the seven states. All the living beings in the state will be relocated to and resettled inside and outside the state capital, and all the citizens will be registered as citizens." Fang Jian said.

Many of the disciples present were puzzled by this proposal. After a while, one disciple asked, "Master Hongqing, why are you doing this?"

Fang Jian smiled faintly, then raised his hand and drew a vertical line from north to south in the center of the seven states. This vertical line directly connected the north and the south, passed through the East Land, and led directly to the Canglan Sea.

Fang Jian said, "This line running through the north and south, directly leading to the Canglan Sea, is a mountain range, a mountain range built by the Tianshi Mansion."

A man-made mountain range running through the north and south? This made the disciples even more confused. Even Wang Zhonghu and the others, who had finally recovered from their embarrassment, were puzzled.

Seeing the confusion on everyone's faces, Fang Jian said, "This is not just a mountain range, it's also a dragon vein. I will use it to connect East Continent and Canglan Sea, and connect the spiritual veins of Canglan Sea to it. Then, with the spiritual veins of Canglan Sea flowing continuously along this mountain range into East Continent, we can improve the environment of East Continent and restore its vitality!"

Lead the Canglan Sea Spiritual Vein into the East Land! Everyone was stunned. How could this be done?

Sure enough, a disciple immediately raised a question:

"Master Hongqing, this... can this be done?"

"Can the spiritual veins of Canglan Sea really be connected to the East Continent?"

Fang Jian said with a smile, "Don't forget, I'm a Celestial Official. Connecting a spiritual vein isn't a difficult task. However, the Celestial Rules prohibit Celestial Officials from arbitrarily pulling or altering the earth veins. Otherwise, I could connect the earth veins of Canglan Sea to the East Continent as well."

'Wow'

Hearing Fang Jian's words, everyone was excited again. Let Donglu be revitalized! What a great temptation! Who would be willing to live in a desolate and barren land forever?

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