Xuanhuang City, Lin's Manor, Elders' Meeting Hall, a three-story platform arranged in a pentagonal pattern. On the top tier, each of the five sides sat a Spiritualization Stage ancestor. Behind each ancestor sat five Nascent Soul Stage monsters on the second tier. Behind each Nascent Soul Stage monster sat five Golden Core Stage cultivators on the lowest tier.
From highest to lowest, the number of people on each level is 5, 25, and 125. These are all the members of the Lin Family Elders Council.
Among the 125 Jindan in the lowest level, Lin Fan was among them.
Although these big families have patriarchs, the clan does not have much real power. It is just a symbol with strength only at the Nascent Soul stage. They are the face of the clan chosen by the Elders Council.
The Elders' Council is the family's authority, whether it's the Lin family or any other major family.
The core of the Council of Elders is the five ancestors who have reached the state of spiritual enlightenment. They usually serve for one term, which lasts for a hundred years, and they will not be changed at will.
However, the Nascent Soul that came down changed according to the arrangement of the God Transformation Ancestor, and the Golden Core at the bottom changed according to the choice of the Nascent Soul monster sitting there.
Unless one is someone who is "in the emperor's heart", such as Lin Fan, his son Lin Yang is very special, and the core of the family in recent years has revolved around Lin Yang, so Lin Fan naturally became a member of the Elders' Council.
No matter how the Yuanying old monster above changed, he would always be present at every meeting about Lin Yang. Even for meetings not related to Lin Yang, he was called in more and more frequently, and could be said to be a regular at the Elders' Council.
Lin Fan's ability was also recognized, and because of Lin Yang, his power continued to increase over the past three years! He became the first person below the Nascent Soul stage.
Especially his cultivation level. Although he had three spiritual roots, his cultivation speed was no worse than that of a single spiritual root. Everyone thought that he had received help from Lin Yang, who specially provided him with a cultivation method suitable for his three spiritual roots.
Lin Fan never denied it and tacitly acknowledged everything, but he didn't hand over the technique. They originally had objections, but thinking of Lin Yang's continuous achievements in recent years, they didn't pursue it.
Lin Yang has been so selfless. Even the most shameless person would feel embarrassed if he attacked his father Lin Fan again.
Today's meeting was still about Lin Yang. A Jindan stood at the podium and stated the meeting's theme. Everyone had a jade slip in front of them, which they could use to learn the specific content of Lin Yang's report.
“The topic of today’s meeting is how to place Lin Yang.
We all know that there is a great being living in his soul. So far, that great being has not done anything that goes against us cultivators, our human race, or even our cultivation world.
Our countermeasures have been let go, and I have received rich rewards. Now, Lin Yang has advanced to the Golden Core stage and is coming to the front line. How should we place Lin Yang? Before Lin Yang arrives, we must have a plan. "
At every elders' meeting, the 125 Jindan masters were the most active and came up with several preliminary solutions. The mid- and late-stage Yuanying masters supplemented and modified them, and finally several Huashen ancestors made corrections and decisions.
This was a common practice at the Presbyterian Church, and this time was no exception. As soon as the speaker finished speaking, a Jindan stood up and said,
"When Lin Yang was in the Qi training stage, he contributed the Five Elements Hunyuan Sword Technique, improved the Jade Letter Slips, standardized the market, and after advancing to the foundation building stage and becoming the city lord, he further improved the Jade Letter Slips, created the Soul Replenishing Secret Method, and reformed the current city system.
Regardless of Lin Yang's situation, their contributions cannot be erased. I suggest they be admitted directly into the Elders' Council and become permanent members to commend their contributions."
As soon as this Jindan sat down, another Jindan stood up and said
"Well, I don't deny Lin Yang's contribution, but becoming a permanent member of the Elders' Council is a bit inappropriate. After all, we are not sure whether the one parasitic in Lin Yang's soul is good or evil. If there is anything wrong, we will be the sinners of the family. We have to be cautious!
Besides, didn't we let Lin Fan join the Elders Council? He's basically a permanent member. Isn't this a reward for Lin Yang? Besides, it's very safe. I oppose Lin Yang joining the Elders Council.
You shouldn't have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others!"
Just as this person sat down, another Jindan stood up and said
"Our Elders' Council should be based on meritocracy. With the management talent Lin Yang has shown, he is fully qualified to join the Council. As for hidden dangers, everyone has them. However, the ones Lin Yang has revealed are not considered hidden dangers. I also think Lin Yang should be allowed to join the Council."
Although Lin Yang was not there, the group had already split into several factions because of Lin Yang's issues.
A Jindan immediately stood up and said
"I recognize Lin Yang's contribution, and I also believe in promoting people based on their talents, because this is the premise for our family's prosperity and strength, and it is our family's ancestral motto.
But shouldn't the principle of meritocracy be about fully utilizing everyone's strengths? Lin Yang's true value lies in research and development, not management and combat.
I think Lin Yang should be allowed to build his own refining room. Giving him the greatest support is the best arrangement for him."
That’s an idea.
In fact, Lin Yang had three plans: one was to join the army and directly participate in combat; one was to join the Elders Council and become a member of the management team; and one was to establish his own refinery and focus on research and development.
The first one was automatically ignored by everyone. Although Lin Yang is a sword cultivator, compared to going directly to the battlefield, Lin Yang’s value in management and research and development is greater.
Relatively speaking, research and development is the foundation of these large families. Take the past two or three years as an example. Thanks to Lin Yang's research and development, the Lin family has surpassed other families by three or four generations in jade slips, completely leaving them far behind and re-establishing the Lin family's supreme strength in jade slips!
People like Lin Yang should be doing research and development! However, although everyone knew this, no one brought it up first.
Because now is different from before. Now is the era of demon disasters and alliances, which is different from the Zhou Dynasty, which was a period of superficial unity but actually divided among the princes.
Now is the era of the most united alliance among the cultivation families, the initial stage of alliance with more intense clashes among the families, the critical moment that will determine the future of the cultivation world, and the period when the Elders Council has the greatest power.
Who would still focus on R&D?! Who wouldn't want to join the Council of Elders? Who wouldn't want to gain power in the family?
Only with power can one have resources for cultivation, and only by occupying a high position can one be allocated more of this clan's merits, and only then can one go further and advance to a higher level.
The Elders' Council is where the family merits are distributed. Every Elders' Council is a distribution of family merits. How could they possibly give up their seats in the Elders' Council?
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