"What should I do next?"

After the meeting in the main hall was over, all the cultivators from the Zhao family of Guyuan gathered in Elder Yuanshou's cave to discuss countermeasures.

The current situation is not optimistic. The Xu family and the Ge family have joined forces to jointly support Qiu Changtian as the successor to the head teacher.

If they were allowed to achieve their goal, the Zhao and Luo families would undoubtedly suffer the most.

Of course, if it was purely a contest between immortal cultivation families, the Zhao family would not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

But the current problem is that compared with Qiu Changtian, Zhao Jinghong is obviously inferior both in talent for cultivation and in wisdom and decision-making.

Although there are four major families in Kunlun Taiqing Sect, the majority of Jindan Zhenren and Yuanying elders are cultivators from small and medium-sized families and sects. If left alone, based on the performance of the two candidates, most of the high-level cultivators in the neutral camp will definitely support Qiu Changtian.

Therefore, Elder Yuanshou’s opinion was to select some of these neutral monks who were close to the Zhao family and have interactions with them, asking them to cheer for Zhao Jinghong.

Then, with the help of these people, he further expanded his influence... and eventually surpassed Qiu Changtian in prestige.

The other elders began to settle accounts with him: If they wanted to bribe enough Nascent Soul elders, the price would be an astronomical figure.

"If Zhao Jinghong can really become the head of Kunlun in the future, this money will be worth spending." An elder said with an embarrassed look, "The problem is, is there anything 100% certain in this world?"

"If I fail in the end and the money is spent, it will be a huge loss to the clan."

"By then, we won't even have to apologize to the whole clan. The clan members below will just rebel. Why are we using so many cultivation resources to bribe outsiders instead of supporting our clan members in their cultivation?"

Elder Yuanshou waved his hand and said impatiently:

"Don't be timid when doing things... Don't forget, we have invested so many resources in order for Zhao Jinghong to become the candidate for the headmaster. What do you mean now?"

"Could it be that all the previous investments have gone to waste?"

"That's not what I meant." The elders said tentatively, "We can continue to fight, but we can't fight at all costs. Even when Master Chang Geng proposed to besiege Tiecheng Mountain, he knew that we had to control the scale of the war as much as possible to avoid unnecessary casualties!"

"If we hadn't made a desperate move and sent a large number of people to launch a surprise attack on Beimang Mountain, we wouldn't be in this situation now..."

Elder Yuanshou was furious and was about to speak, but he only heard Zhao Jinghong wave his hand and say:

"Third Grandpa, it's okay."

He looked calm and composed, and said slowly:

"I've made up my mind. I still have to fight for the position of headmaster, but there's no need for the clan to continue wasting resources."

"Foolish boy, if you fight alone, how can you possibly defeat Master Chang Geng!" Elder Yuanshou said angrily, "Do you know how much energy and effort Sect Leader Ziwei has poured into Qiu Changtian? Do you know how much the Tiannan Xu family has spent? The Tianyuan Yiqi sword that Qiu Changtian carries with him was given to him directly by the Tiannan Xu family!"

"So what?" Zhao Jinghong sighed, and tried to persuade Elder Yuanshou earnestly, "He has a clear mind and a first-grade golden elixir! If our Zhao family was the first to discover his potential, how would the clan treat him?"

"The clan has been training you for many years. It is impossible for us to change our bets on him at the last minute." Elder Yuanshou said coldly, "Anyway, you have to fight for the position of the headmaster, whether you want to or not!"

"We have invested so much upfront, we can't let it go to waste just because of this evildoer!"

He left angrily, leaving Zhao Jinghong and other elders looking at each other in silence.

…

Since the plan to besiege Tiecheng Mountain was approved, Qiu Changtian began to deploy the plan.

At this time, Kunlun was fighting against the Demon Cult in Guanzhong. If he wanted to besiege Tiecheng Mountain, it would be like sending troops on two fronts. The scale of the war would inevitably expand, and the number of people required would also increase dramatically.

And because Tiecheng Mountain is the base of Shura Dao, and because it directly threatens their sect, Shura Dao will inevitably resist with all their might.

How to control the intensity of the war and avoid escalation will undoubtedly be a great test of the operational level of coach Qiu Changtian.

Xu Yinglian returned to the cave and came to Qiu Changtian's side. Seeing that he was still thinking hard about the case, he could not help but persuade him:

"Brother, don't overwork yourself. There is no shortage of wise men in Kunlun, so why do you have to take on so much hard work?"

"Ahem." Qiu Changtian smiled and said, "It is my duty, so I dare not neglect it."

"Brother, you are still the same." Seeing that he refused to listen, Xu Yinglian did not get angry. She just sat down beside him and started making tea.

"Junior sister." Seeing her mixing tea powder with her bare hands, Qiu Changtian suddenly had an idea and asked, "When the Zhao family of Guyuan asked the Xu family for marriage, why didn't your clan leader agree?"

"Of course I think he doesn't deserve it." Xu Yinglian replied indifferently.

"Not worthy?" Qiu Changtian said curiously, "Although Zhao Jinghong is not as good as me, his talent is also top-notch among his peers, right? Does the Tiannan Xu family think highly of him?"

Xu Yinglian: ...

How do you say something like "Although you're not as good as me" with such calmness?

However, considering that her husband was indeed very capable and had defeated the other party with his wits and strategies, Xu Yinglian had the illusion that "I am his wife, so I am very capable", and said in a flattering manner:

"Because I have a heart of seven orifices. If you want to be my husband, how can you not surpass me in spiritual talent?"

"Do you really think so?" Qiu Changtian said jokingly, "If there is no such person as Qiu Changtian in the world, will you never marry?"

"It's not impossible." Xu Yinglian said calmly, "For people like me who practice Taoism, marriage is just something that can be ignored. If I can't find someone I can accept, I would rather never marry."

"What if one day, I suddenly lose my talent for enlightenment?" Qiu Changtian asked again, "Will my wife divorce me?"

Hearing that he was no longer calling her Junior Sister but Madam, Xu Yinglian felt a little shy, but she quickly replied calmly:

"Since we are already a Taoist couple, how can we divorce? Unless my husband is keeping a mistress outside of my heart, I will not abandon my wife's duties even if I lose all my Taoist talents and become a mortal. The worst that can happen is that I will support my husband for the rest of his life."

"Hahaha, so that's it." Qiu Changtian said with an awkward laugh.

"What do you mean by that?" Xu Yinglian was a little annoyed by his perfunctory attitude. "Am I the kind of stupid woman who only wants to marry a genius in my husband's eyes?"

Seeing his wife getting angry, which was rare for him, Qiu Changtian could only comfort her with kind words and explain his sins.

Secretly, I felt a little uneasy, thinking that with Junior Sister Xu's arrogance, if she knew about the existence of Miss Shi and Witch Jiang, wouldn't she be so angry that she would beat me into a mortal with no power left?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

As long as my cultivation level is superior to that of my junior sister, I will never end up in such a tragic situation!