Now Li Sisui finally understood why Jue Mingzi was targeting him everywhere. Indeed, there is no love without a reason, nor is there hatred without a reason. It turns out that there is an unwritten rule in the sect regarding the succession of the sect leader, which is to establish the eldest son, not the youngest!
The seniority here is not just about age, but also includes cultivation level, seniority, and experience. According to the sect's rules, if the sect leader's personal disciple does not make any major mistakes during his term, he will be the next sect leader by default. Now that the Longevity Daoist's cultivation level is high, it is only a matter of time before he ascends to the Sage Hill. Therefore, the sect leader who will succeed him is naturally Jue Mingzi!
Moreover, this rule of prioritizing the eldest son over the youngest son is not problematic on its own.
Those who can become the sect leader's personal disciples must be within this rule. It's impossible to hand over the sect to someone who is young and has unparalleled cultivation. In the selection of the sect leader, cultivation is a secondary consideration, while seniority and experience are given more weight.
After all, for a sect, stability is more important than strength. If a sect leader is made powerful, he will leave Wulipo after a few years of breakthrough, and a new leader will have to be chosen. The position of sect leader changes hands repeatedly, which is a major taboo for a sect. This is one of the reasons why the Longevity Daoist was able to hold the position of sect leader for so long.
Although it's an unwritten rule, the person who proposed it was no ordinary person, but rather the Grandmaster Lingyun, a god-like figure in the Luoyun Sect. So, although it wasn't written into the sect rules, it was highly regarded by successive sect leaders. Every time a successor to the sect leader was chosen, this rule was always listed as the first requirement. Over the years, no one has dared to break it...
Therefore, the position of sect leader is never determined by the level of cultivation. Even if one's cultivation is not high, as long as one becomes the sect leader, one can gather the strength of the sect and have a sufficient supply of various pills, spirit stones and magic treasures, and one's cultivation will naturally improve by leaps and bounds. This is precisely the allure of the position of sect leader.
Moreover, although the Luoyun Sect is now in decline, it was once glorious. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. As a sect with a history of thousands of years, it must have some foundation. The cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts of the past sect leaders, if one is lucky enough to obtain one of them, will naturally make a big difference in cultivation level. This is what Jue Mingzi covets the most.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. There was an anomaly like Li Sisui, who had an unusually high seniority but weak cultivation. This turned what was originally an unwritten rule into a mandatory one. Unless he chose to give up, Jue Mingzi really had no chance of becoming the sect leader. No wonder the latter was always targeting him!
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