Chapter 294 Praise Elder Lu and willing to die for Elder Lu! The leader of Haoyue Sect is decided!
Wen Ruyan was a little confused.
Yes, everyone wants pills, which is understandable.
But you are the elders!
You guys are the boss!
How could such a big shot who has long been famous be so shameless as to lower himself so easily and compete with us younger generations for Elder Lu?
It's simply lawless and anti-Tian Gang!
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"Elder Lu, come here."
A group of elders pulled Lu Ming along, full of enthusiasm.
Even Lu Ming felt uncomfortable.
Especially some of the 'old guys', their eyes were shining, and the way they looked at him...even gave Lu Ming a sense of life, making him squeeze his buttocks involuntarily.
Fortunately.
Ji Haoyue jumped out.
After defusing the awkward situation, the group quickly arrived at the meeting hall.
"Elder Lu." Ji Haoyue chuckled and said, "Did the trip go smoothly? Did you gain anything?"
"have!"
Lu Ming nodded and said with a hint of excitement: "Although this trip had some twists and turns, the result is perfect. I successfully achieved enlightenment, and my alchemy skills have reached a new level!"
Ji Haoyue and others were overjoyed.
Isn't that...
However, just as they were getting started, they heard Lu Ming say, "Although I cannot refine higher quality pills and my realm has not improved at all compared to before, I have suddenly realized how to refine pills in batches!"
"How to make pills in bulk?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"this···"
"What does this mean?"
“It’s very simple!”
Lu Ming laughed: "The so-called batch alchemy is to refine a large number of pills at the same time, in batches!"
"But unfortunately, since the time is still short and I have just comprehended this method, if I use the batch refining method, I cannot refine high-level pills."
"That is..."
"How many levels can it be refined to?" Ji Haoyue asked.
"The highest level I can refine is the fifth-level elixir. For now, this is the limit."
Lu Ming sighed: "To be honest, my talent is a little lacking."
Everyone was speechless: “…”
Damn, you have such poor talent?
If you call this a lack of talent, then what do we call this?
As stupid as an old sow?
As they were pondering, they heard Lu Ming say, "However, after careful consideration, I found that this may not be a bad thing. As the saying goes, a blessing in disguise!"
“This is not a bad thing.” The Great Elder was very supportive and said with a smile, “Elder Lu has made a breakthrough. This is a great joyous event!”
"That's not what I meant."
Lu Ming shook his head and said sternly: "You are all my people, all elders of the Haoyue Sect, so I won't hide anything from you."
"Tell me the truth, what do you think of our Haoyue Sect's current situation?"
“Nature is thriving, and the future is promising!”
The elders immediately spoke freely.
“The best is within easy reach!”
"Yes, once the sect master breaks through, we will be able to become a top-notch sect. By then, both our reputation and strength will be greatly increased."
“That’s a whole new level.”
"Our Haoyue Sect..."
They all 'boasted'.
It’s not really bragging. To be precise, what they said is true.
only···
To some extent, people only report good news and not bad news.
Lin Fan sighed: "What you said is very true, but don't you realize that our Haoyue Sect is a little short of successors now?"
"You are all strong men of the older generation, and with the Sect Master here, I believe that our Haoyue Sect will not have any problems in the short term, but...how should the younger generation deal with it?"
"If it's an ordinary time period, it's okay if there are one or two generations that are relatively mediocre."
"But now is the golden age, an era destined to produce many geniuses. Even in the Lanyue Sect, there are still many talented people, even many peerless geniuses."
"But our Haoyue Sect..."
After these words were spoken, the elders all looked a little embarrassed.
This is indeed a topic that cannot be avoided.
The current disciples of Haoyue Sect are indeed a bit lame.
After the death of the Holy Son, Wen Ruyan was left alone.
In fact, Wen Ruyan’s talent is not bad either. He can be described as a genius.
It's nice, but I'm afraid of comparison.
Compared with those abnormal people in Lanyue Sect, Wen Ruyan's talent...
None of them can compare to him.
This is so fucking embarrassing.
Seeing everyone was silent, Lu Ming continued: "I don't know how long it will take, but I think it shouldn't be too long, right? When the geniuses of various sects and the eight regions and one state begin to compete..."
"We, the Haoyue Sect, can't say we will be among the top few, but we should at least occupy a place, right?"
"After all, we are a top-notch sect, and we are well-known in the entire Southwest Region."
"If we are ranked hundreds of thousands of miles away, we won't be seen at all. Even other geniuses can beat our Haoyue Sect one by one..."
"Even if we succeed in advancing to the top class, it will still be a shame."
"No."
"It should be said that being promoted to a super first-rate sect is actually more embarrassing."
"After all, for a top-notch master like him, his disciples are so lame that they can't even find a single capable one. This..."
Everyone was silent again.
Even more embarrassing.
Actually, they have all thought about this.
But no matter how much you think about it, what can you do if you can’t solve it?
An elder smiled bitterly and said, "Elder Lu is right, but this matter cannot be solved with just a few words or a desire."
“Peerless or even unrivaled geniuses… Everyone knows how powerful they are, but even in the Golden Age, there aren’t many of these extremely talented people.”
"It's not something you can find just by wanting to be accepted as a disciple."
"Besides, other sects and forces are also putting all their efforts into searching for the genius. All forces are competing."
“So, this problem does exist, but to solve it…”
"Disaster."
Ji Haoyue nodded: "What you said is very true. However, since Elder Lu specifically mentioned this matter, I think... he must have some good ideas. Please give me some advice!"
Ji Haoyue already had great trust in Lu Ming.
What's more, Lu Ming had given advice many times.
In his opinion, Lu Ming is his think tank!
He is as wise as a demon and can help you solve many troubles.
What are you waiting for if you don't ask for help at this time?
Everyone looked at Lu Ming.
He sighed softly and said, "I can't say it's a brilliant opinion, but I do have some ideas."
"It just so happens that I have learned the method of mass refining pills this time, but the only pills that can be refined in batches are rank five and below, so it suddenly occurred to me that perhaps we could try a different approach."
"Choose a different way of playing?" Ji Haoyue asked.
"right!"
"As the elders said, it is very difficult to find the top geniuses. It is even more difficult to find the peerless geniuses even with a lantern. So I was wondering, can we not look for those top geniuses?"
"Is it possible to do the opposite?!"
"They train top talents? We train the middle class!"
"We can't match the top geniuses, but if the core strength can sweep the opponent, we won't be so embarrassed, right?"
"Besides, with all of you here, I don't think anyone would dare to be so arrogant as to kill my sect's disciples."
"If a sect wants to develop for a long time and stay at its peak, a core force is indispensable!"
"As long as our core strength is strong enough and numerous enough, what is there to fear?"
Lu Ming's eyes were burning: "Coincidentally, my method of batch alchemy is perfectly in line with this idea."
"I can definitely refine high-quality fifth-level and lower elixirs in large quantities."
"If we can't compete with talent, we can compete with resources and elixirs!"
“Use high-quality elixirs to forcibly stack the disciples with average and better talents on top, making them second only to geniuses!”
“If we can’t compete on quality, let’s compete on quantity!”
"If the Haoyue Sect has tens of thousands, even tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of disciples who are pillars of the sect...it doesn't matter whether they are geniuses or not."
"There are the Sect Master, Elders, and Supremes to support us."
"Next, millions of backbones and millions of talents are thriving."
"In this way, why worry about the lack of successors?"
"Who dares to say that our Haoyue Sect is in a period of transition?"
Bang!
Ji Haoyue slammed the table and stood up: "Great!"
“That’s wonderful!”
"If that's the case, I want to see who dares to talk nonsense and who dares to look down on my Haoyue Sect?"
"Not only that, when these one million disciples grow up, they can all become the backbone..."
"Thousands of years, tens of thousands of years later! When they grow to their peak."
"My Haoyue Sect is extremely powerful!"
"It is not impossible to have more than 10,000 seventh-level people!!!"
“Too conservative!”
Lu Ming whispered, "My skills in batch alchemy can still improve slowly. Maybe I can batch refine high-level pills in the future."
"By then, there might even be 100,000 seventh realms!"
“Thousands, or even over ten thousand of the eighth realm!!!”
"That will be the most powerful era and the most dazzling future of the Haoyue Sect."
hiss!!!
These words made Ji Haoyue and the others' scalps tingle and their bodies covered with goose bumps.
I couldn't even help but tremble all over.
So exciting!
If the Haoyue Sect really has thousands or even tens of thousands of eighth-level cultivators...
Oh my god!
Under the holy land, isn't it just walking sideways? !
“That’s wonderful!”
"Elder Lu, you are truly as wise as a demon, you are my sect's lucky star!"
They were very excited.
Ji Haoyue hesitated and said, "This method... is perfect, but Elder Lu, won't you be too tired? You must know that our sect's disciples... even if we only count the disciples at the fifth level and below, there are millions of them."
"If we add in the many affiliated forces, this number will be even higher."
“These are just the current disciples.”
"There are also some disciples from previous generations who, due to lack of talent or other reasons, have not yet broken through to the fifth level. If we count them..."
"Would it be too much for you to do it alone?"
"Too tired?"
The elders' expressions changed slightly.
This is indeed a problem.
The plan is good, but the prerequisite is that there are enough pills!
And they are high-quality pills, otherwise why would all those disciples be piled up together?
因此，皓月宗其他炼丹师搞不定，只能靠陆鸣一人。
一人，解决百万弟子所需丹药，还全都要高品质？
这太夸张了！
不得累死人？
“我没关系的！”
陆鸣深吸一口气，拍着胸脯道：“人人为我、我为人人，今日我为宗门拼尽全力，想来他日，宗门也不会让我失望！”
“我陆鸣，愿为宗门鞠躬尽瘁、死而后已！”
“此事，就这么定了！”
“就从明日开始！”
“待我休息一夜，明日开炉炼丹，为我宗、为所有附属势力中第五境以下修士，炼制高品质丹药。”
“七品起步！！！”
“其他的，就不多说了。”
“还请宗主与诸位长老做好后勤，尽快收购所需药材，若是不够···这些年来，我个人倒也有些私藏。”
“不够的，我个人补齐！”
“岂能如此？”姬皓月连忙道：“为了此事，你当然会无比劳累，理应宗门补贴伱才是，岂能你自己···”
“不必多言！”
“为了宗门，这算得了什么？！”
陆鸣大步而去。
留下姬皓月与众多长老面面相觑、感激涕零。
“陆长老真是···”
“太，如此高风亮节，实在是我辈楷模啊！”
“陆长老才入门多长时日，便可为宗门这般鞠躬尽瘁，甚至不惜自掏腰包，与之相比，我们这些老家伙实在是有些不堪入目了啊！”
“陆长老当真是好人呐！”
“我宗何德何能？走了多大的好运，才能得陆长老垂怜，实在是···”
“哼，二长老之前还处处针对陆长老，实在是被猪油蒙了心，我看他就是嫉妒陆长老的才华、嫉妒陆长老的智慧！”
“二长老实属不该。”
“那我等如今应该如何是好？”
“宗主，您拿个章程吧？”
“···”
姬皓月深吸一口气：“按陆长老说的做！岂能辜负陆长老他的拳拳爱宗之心？”
“但，我等却必须要保障后勤！”
“断然不能让陆长老为此事操心。”
“同时···”
“还要告诉所有弟子，此事，乃是陆长老提议、是陆长老一手促成、所有丹药都出自陆长老之手，甚至，陆长老为了替他们炼制丹药，还自掏腰包···”
“让英雄流血又流泪当然不至于，但也绝不能让陆长老寒了心！”
“否则，日后还有何人会为宗门如此鞠躬尽瘁？”
姬皓月拍桌：“都下去吧，立刻办事！”
“将所有所需资源都搬出来，不够的，就去买！”
“去高价收购！”
“哪怕是接下来一段岁月我宗勒紧裤腰带，都要满足陆长老那边的灵药供应。”
“是！”
“我们这就去办。”
“说起来···我宗本应不缺资源的，尤其是低阶丹药所需灵药，更是十分充足，可惜···”
“都怪唐武那个王八蛋！”
“他妈的，说起唐武那王八蛋就来气！”
“我宗灵药库，被他一扫而空，连根毛都没剩下啊。”
“否则，岂会有如此担忧？？！”
“可恶！”
“早晚弄死他！”
“···”
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“阿秋！”
“阿秋、阿秋！”
某海洋之中的一处小岛之上。
正暂做休整的唐武突然连打三个喷嚏，鼻子痒的厉害。
“怎么回事？”
他揉了揉鼻子，怒道：“总不至于感染风寒了吧？”
“我只是在水中泡了近两个月而已···”
“哼！”
“管不了那么多。”
“纵然这海里有古怪，我也定然要下去，并且将那遗迹找出，得到其中传承。”
“只要我得到那件重宝···”
“一切，都将改变！”
“他们全都要死！！！”
“···”
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翌日。
皓月宗，林凡开炉炼丹！
同时，在长老们的安排下，消息传的沸沸扬扬。
所有弟子都得知了此事，不由喜出望外。
“天啊！！！”
“陆长老亲自为我等炼丹？为···我等？？”
“我一个外门弟子都有份？”
“杂役弟子，乃至上一代天赋一般的老家伙都有份呢！！！”
“竟有此等好事？”
“宗门突然大发善心了么？”
“呵，我可是听说了，此事乃是陆长老提议，且由他一己之力促成，丹药，也是由他一人炼制，甚至我宗因为唐武那王八蛋的缘故，灵药不足，还是陆长老自掏腰包为我等补上，才能炼制足够多的丹药！”
“什么？竟有此事？”
“陆长老他···”
“嘶！！！”
“···”
这些普通话弟子对陆鸣的爱戴，瞬间拉满！
尤其是到了傍晚时分，当带药分发下来···
看着至少都是七品且符合自己境界的修行所需丹药，皓月宗弟子全都麻了。
激动到浑身颤抖、甚至热泪盈眶！
“天啊！！！”
“竟然是真的？！”
“这还是我此生第一次见到七品丹药！”
“哈哈哈，我是内门弟子，九品！！！”
“啊啊啊啊！老夫已经一千七百余岁了，本以为此生第四境就是终点，却不曾想···从今往后，陆长老就是老夫的再生父母！！！”
“谁想要陆长老麻烦，就先从我这个老不死的尸体上跨过去！”
“轮得到你？要跨，也先跨我的尸体！”
“还有我！”
“我决定，回洞府之后便为陆长老立长生牌位、日日供奉！”
“陆长老···肯定很累吧？”
“谁能联系上陆长老？还请告知我等非常担心他的身体，千万不要太过劳累。”
“是啊···我等感激涕零，但陆长老定然要保重身体啊。”
“听闻，陆长老还是宗主候选人？”
“···”
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“还真累。”
“甚至，如果没有仙气滋养，我根本无法在一天之内炼制这么多丹药吧？”
陆鸣抹着冷汗，手都有些发抖。
他还是第一次炼制这么多丹药！
所谓批量炼制之法，其实不过是用分身之术一起炼制罢了，由于炼丹经验足够多，所以，只是五阶以下丹药，倒也并没有什么问题。
好在，不用每天炼制。
只是今天乃是第一天，所以才显得极为疲惫而已。
日后完全可以分开来炼。
修日一夜之后，陆鸣将温如言唤来。
后者很快到来，看向陆鸣那苍白的面色以及发抖双手，不由心中一疼，连忙凑上来，紧紧握住陆鸣双手，关切道：“陆长老，您何须如此拼啊？”
“我知道您是为了宗门，但怎可为了宗门而如此糟践自己？”
“还请答应如言，哪怕是为了您自己、为了如言···”
“我不累的。”
陆鸣勉强挤出一个笑容。
看见他这个笑容，温如言心都快碎了，连道：“怎么可能不累？您为何如此不爱惜自己的身体？”
“还请赶紧休息吧，有什么事等休息好了之后再···”
“我稍后便休息，叫你过来，是有事。”
陆鸣取出一个玉瓶，道：“这是给你，以及诸多序列弟子的丹药。”
“麻烦你，取出你那部分后，将其他的，分给序列弟子们。”
“不是我偷懒，而是···”
“此刻着实有些想休息了，所以拜托你去办，不知可否？”
温如言接过玉瓶，一时间，竟感觉玉瓶足有万斤重。
自己···
竟险些拿不动！
“如言一定办到，绝不私藏半枚！”
“那就好，不过，记得偷偷的。”
陆鸣再度勉强一笑，并眨了眨眼，道：“我实在有些忙不过来了，没能为所有人准备，而且···我也没那么多灵药了。”
“若是大肆宣扬，怕是许多亲传弟子都要不满的。”
“快去吧。”
“···”
温如言几乎是被赶出陆鸣的洞府。
她脑瓜子嗡嗡作响。
“所···所以。”
“这是陆长老自掏腰包，为我等开小灶么？”
她双眸一红，再联想到在揽月宗大比时，陆鸣曾言：“他们有的，你们也要有。”
温如言不由鼻子也阵阵发酸。
“陆长老，您真是···”
“说到做到啊，可是咱们皓月宗弟子多出揽月宗多少倍？您一人而已，何须如此拼啊！”
她打开玉瓶，取出属于自己的那一部分，但瞬间，她呆立在原地，两行清泪顺着脸颊滑落···
手中的温热之感，让她忍不住流泪。
心中的酸楚与感动，已然到达极致。
此丹···尚温！
分明是刚出炉不久！！！
换言之，陆长老昨日那般劳累，替宗内所有第一到第五境弟子炼制高品质丹药之后，竟然还通宵达旦为自己、为序列弟子们炼制丹药？
而且···
都是九品啊！
再联想到陆鸣方才那面色惨白、双手都在颤抖的模样，心都碎了。
“嘎吱！”
她猛的一咬牙。
“陆长老您放心，我定然不会让您的努力白费。”
她连忙前去送药，并准备回去之后，立刻全力修行···
·····
洞府内。
陆鸣瘫在床上，轻声嘟哝着：“这样多来几次···皓月宗弟子们对我的支持率，应该就差不多拉满了吧？”
“不过，真累呢。”
什么？
资敌？
他们的天赋摆在那里，资源拉满又如何？我揽月宗随便出两个主角模板，就能镇压他们全部！
何况···
若是我谋划成功，一段时间之后，他们都是我的人，你跟我说资敌？！
哼哼哼。
对此，陆鸣是真不怕。
自己计划成功，自然不存在资敌。
纵然计划失败也无所谓。
只是中下层弟子而已，就算他们尽皆起飞也不算什么大事。
给他们很长一段岁月，一直保持符合境界的丹药供应，他们或许的确可以成为中流砥柱，但···陆鸣又怎么可能给他们那么长时间？
因此···
干就完了！
而随着丹药分发下去，这些弟子，都体会到了高阶丹药带来的好处。
“妈耶！！！”
“我简直要疯了！”
“从未体验过如此惊人的修炼速度。”
“不怕你们笑话，一直以来，我都以为自己是个废物，天赋平平无奇，修行速度更是猪看了都摇头，结果你们猜怎么着？昨夜！我突破境界了，一夜两个小境界。
那时候我才知道，原来不是我天赋差到猪看了都摇头，所以修行速度慢，而是没有足够的资源啊。”
“不是没有足够的资源，其实咱们皓月宗的资源也不差了，至少在其他同级别宗门之中，绝对不算差！只是···与如今的修行资源相比，的确是不够看了。”
“陆长老真的太伟大了！”
“赞美陆长老。”
“赞美伟大的陆长老。”
“从今以后，陆长老就是我的指路明灯、就是我心中的神！”
“谁敢对陆长老不敬，我第一个抽死他！”
“呵，笑话！”
“怎么，你要对陆长老不敬吗？”
“不，不要误会，我的意思是···看那边！”
“还你第一个？这么多人在，轮的到你？你算老几啊？”
“额···”
不怕不识货、就怕货比货。
陆鸣这一手，直接将他们的‘伙食’不知提高了多少倍，而修行速度也是水涨船高，尤其是他们第一次服用高品质丹药，这效果更是堪称‘逆天’。
一个个都有明显进步。
对于陆鸣的尊崇与爱戴，自然也就越发惊人了。
几乎到达‘进无可进’的地步。
且不仅仅是他们这些普通弟子而已。
温如言等心知肚明，知晓陆鸣在那般劳累的情况下，还要坚持自掏腰包为他们开小灶的天骄，更是感激涕零，恨不得立刻为陆鸣效死力！
温如言甚至自作主张、直接将自己的道场搬到了陆鸣‘家门口’。
不为近水楼台先得月。
只为若是陆鸣有什么指示、需要有人打个杂之类的时候，自己能第一时间帮忙。
同时，也能勉强照看陆鸣，免得他那般劳累。
陆长老为人太好了！
自己若是不看着他些，他定然会不辞辛苦、不顾身体拼命炼丹的。
自己···
岂能不看着他？
······
“妙啊！！！”
数日后。
姬皓月与长老们齐聚，但陆鸣在‘闭关炼丹’。
此刻，他们人人面上带笑，后牙槽都快露出来了。
“陆长老的提议，简直是神来之笔！”
“的确如此，这些日子以来，那些个中下层，乃至垫底的弟子，都快‘疯’了！一个个都在疯狂修炼，积极性已然高到无以复加了。”
“我从未见过他们如此疯狂修炼。”
“不仅仅是积极性提高而已！他们的实力也是在迅猛提升，每一日的修炼，都能看到成果，都有明显提升。”
“这几日以来，他们突破的次数，比过去一年加起来都多，长此以往···”
“我敢笃定，陆长老的计划，绝对不会有问题！！！”
“那是自然！”姬皓月哈哈大笑：“陆长老可真是咱们皓月宗的福星啊。”
“的确如此。”大长老抚须而笑：“不过，咱们可不仅仅只是感激陆长老，更要感激宗主，若非宗主当初在最短时间内确定请陆长老前来担任客卿，怎会有今日的喜事？”
“大长老所言极是，不过，这却也并非只是感谢宗主啊，若非当初大长老你临危受命、且‘击败’诸多对手将陆长老请回来···”
拍马屁开始了！
片刻后，姬皓月抬手虚按：“吹嘘之言便不必了，本宗主向来不喜这些，还是说正事吧。”
啊对对对。
众人暗暗翻着白眼。
神他妈吹嘘之言就不必了，我们能吹的都吹了，你再不制止，我们都不知道该如何吹了，你听到最后，倒是说不喜欢这些了？
你要是真不喜欢，你早说啊你！
不过···这都是‘肺腑之言’，可不敢说出来。
“对对对，宗主所言极是。”
“说正事！”
姬皓月满意点头：“这一切改变、一切欣欣向荣之景，都因陆长老而起，陆长老，就是我皓月宗的大功臣啊！”
“非但拼命炼丹，甚至还自掏腰包，我等，一定要在其他方面，让陆长老满意，断不可···”
“···”
他们很快出台了一系列保障措施。
当然，还有奖励措施。
首先便是皓月宗最顶尖、堪称‘镇宗’那一部分功法、秘术等，对陆鸣全面开放。
只要陆鸣想学、随时都可借阅。
各种修心得也是无条件开放。
修行资源等，直接扔给陆鸣一大堆，根本用不完。
其他方面的保障，也是直接拉满了。
不过，到最后，也有一位执事小声道：“宗主、诸位长老，最近有些事，不知道该不该告诉诸位。”
“说！”
“你是修仙者，更是我宗执事，还是一个大老爷们儿，何故如此吞吞吐吐？”
“快说！”
“···”
“是。”
“在下最近发现，弟子们对于陆长老的爱戴程度，已然超出想象，他们敬陆长老，如敬神，我甚至毫不怀疑···”
“如今若是宗主与陆长老同时下令，但命令南辕北辙的话，他们之中大部分人，都会无条件执行陆长老的命令。”
“此事···”
“不知是好是坏，还请诸位定夺。”
“这算什么？”大长老笑了：“换了是你，久旱逢甘霖，突然拿到高品质丹药、修行速度直接起飞，你也会如此！”
“人之常情！”
“对对对，人之常情。”
众人都觉得没毛病。
至于造反什么的，他们根本没这么想过。
不是说不可能，而是，就算造反也无惧啊。
一群中下层弟子而已，至少百十年内都翻不起什么风浪，他们全听陆鸣的又如何？
何况···
陆长老的赤诚报宗之心日月可鉴！
何须担心这些莫须有之事？
“这···我倒是也明白。”那执事又道：“只是，一个宗门，岂能有两个‘宗主’？”
“只怕将来···”
“万一出现一些矛盾，恐怕会导致宗门有分裂之威啊。”
“多虑了！”
姬皓月大手一挥：“陆长老他没毛病！”
“何况，咱们请陆长老回来的原因，就是想让他为我宗炼丹、提升我宗实力，如今陆长老几乎是拼命炼丹，咱们岂能怀疑他？”
“再则，他又没对外宣扬自己如何如何，这些都是咱们自己决定宣扬出去的，莫非，他连这都能算到？”
“日后可不准再说陆长老坏话，否则思过崖伺候！”
“至于一宗之内不能有两个宗主···”
姬皓月哈哈一笑：“这更不是问题。”
“一宗之内的确不能同时出现两个宗主，这对宗门有害无益。”
“但，咱们皓月宗不久之后便要晋级超一流宗门。”
“到那时，本宗主便是第九境了。”
“也是时候退位让贤。”
“其实···”
他叹息道：“对我而言，在某种程度上，宗主之位，反倒是一个拖累，琐事太多了。”
“若我并非宗主，只怕数千年前就已跨入第九境，又何须等到如今还在做最后的准备？”
“宗主！”执事麻了：“我不是担心您。”
“您的地位自然无人能撼动，可是后来者···您的继位者，却未必能···”
“你说的有道理。”
出乎意料，这次姬皓月没怼他，反倒是笑道：“不过，你还是多虑了。”
“继位者没有足够的威望、陆长老威望太高，从而出现各种各样的问题？”
“这种担忧不无道理，但却有些不过脑了。”
“难道你忘记，陆长老本就是宗主候选人之一？”
“威望太高？”
“若是威望太高，直接让陆长老当选宗主，岂不美哉？”
“非但宗内没有任何人有反对意见，且以陆长老的责任心，担任宗主之后，还能不更加拼命的炼丹？”
“这···”
“岂非是两全其美？”
“天底下，还有比这更完美的事么？”
姬皓月摇头晃脑：“你们也莫要怪我算计陆长老，想让他来担任这个宗主，实在是在其位谋其事。”
“我现在还是宗主，自然要为整个宗门考虑。”
“所以，这个恶人···”
“我当了！”
“还请诸位为了宗门，千万不要告诉陆长老。”
“···”
“如此说来···”
长老们面面相觑：“宗主是已然决定，下一任宗主，就由陆长老来担任？”
“不然呢？”
姬皓月轻叹：“原本我也还在考虑，有诸多犹豫。”
"The best scenario would be to select a person with both talent and integrity from among our disciples. In this way, no one would be able to find fault with him, and we would be able to act uprightly and honestly."
"Although Elder Lu is very kind, he was just a car driver. If the news gets out, people will gossip about him."
"but···"
"Elder Lu has repeatedly made remarkable achievements, and this time he has demonstrated the terrifying ability of a great master of the alchemy path."
"It's almost possible that one person could drag the entire sect forward!"
"If not him, who should we choose?"
"This is an open conspiracy. Although I feel a little sorry for Elder Lu, for the sake of the sect, I have no choice but to do it."
"Everyone, please keep it a secret and do not tell Elder Lu!"
Everyone: “…”
Good job.
Good job, Ji Haoyue.
I thought you had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and were honest and kind, but you turned out to be???
"Master, this cannot be blamed on you. After all, you have to consider our entire sect." The Great Elder sighed, "Elder Lu... Alas, it is true that we are a little sorry for him."
"But when will the lord of the clan plan to abdicate?"
"Wait a little longer."
"When I am ready, I will go to Jiuxiao Xianyue."
“As long as you can successfully break through and condense immortal energy to become a true ninth-level cultivator, you can abdicate after you return.”
"After all, ninth-level cultivators need immortal energy to continue to break through. I'm afraid I'll have to stay in Jiuxiao Immortal Mountain most of the time, and it will be difficult for me to manage the affairs of the sect."
"By then, I myself would like to concentrate on my cultivation."
Ji Haoyue expressed what was in his mind, and the elders nodded one after another.
There's nothing wrong with that.
The Great Elder added, "There is one more thing, Sect Master. I'm afraid you may have to postpone your abdication a little."
"After our Haoyue Sect becomes a top-notch sect, it won't be too late to abdicate."
"this···"
"That's fine. There's no need to rush for that moment."
Ji Haoyue nodded slightly.
If you are promoted to a top-notch position, there will definitely be some troubles, and there will be people who will come to cause trouble. It will be easier to deal with it if you are in power.
Besides, his plan was already a bit unfair to Lu Ming, so he should handle as many troubles as possible.
Otherwise, if Lu Ming quits, the one who will suffer the loss will be the Haoyue Sect.
"That's great."
The elders all laughed.
One of them whispered, "So, our next clan leader has basically been...decided?"
"What do you mean by basic?" Another elder corrected him, "It's Elder Lu!"
"Who is Elder Shelu?"
The Great Elder sighed, "Thinking carefully, although Elder Lu has not been in the sect for a long time, he has shed blood and contributed to our sect."
"And he has made remarkable achievements."
"Let's not talk about anything else. If Elder Lu hadn't been objective and calm enough, we would have fought to the death with the Lanyue Sect. Given the Lanyue Sect's strength, how many of us would have died?"
"I'm afraid many people present will die."
"If Elder Lu had not been smart enough in the matter of the Void God Realm, how could we have taken advantage of the situation and snatched food from the tiger's mouth of our enemy, the Lanyue Sect, and made the Lanyue Sect extremely dissatisfied?"
"Besides, Elder Lu is now refining a large amount of high-quality elixirs..."
"If he doesn't become the leader, who will?"
"Not to mention the master's plan..."
"That's not what I meant." The person who asked the question quickly said, "I'm not against Elder Lu becoming the sect leader. What I want to say is that if he is chosen, I will tell my disciple and tell him not to work hard anymore."
"Just go take a shower and go to bed. Practicing well is better than anything else."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Only then did he remember that his eldest disciple was also one of the candidates for the sect leader.
"That's right."
"Let your disciple go to bed."
(End of this chapter)