Zhang Nianchuan asked, and Lu Yuanshan said the second way.
"The second way is open source."
"Although the sect's foundation is weak, there are not many manpower, and it is unable to open source to outsiders. Fortunately, our sect's founding order is still there and we can retain some value."
"Since the ancestor established the Qingshan Sect with the founding order, the sect has been passed down for ninety years. According to the clan system, there is still a ten-year protection period."
"Although the ten-year period is short, this Founding Order is worth around 30,000 spiritual stones according to the market price."
"If you have no objections, I will sell the founding order of our sect. In this way, the spiritual stones we exchange will greatly improve the sect's predicament."
"The choice between the above two paths is entirely up to you."
As soon as Lu Yuanshan finished speaking, the palace was in an uproar again. They were surprised by the move of selling the Jianzong Order. They did not expect that this was the open source that the leader said.
Lu Ping, who had been watching, also showed a strange look.
What is the Jianzong Order? This is absolutely extraordinary.
Beidou Division governs the sects of the world, and one of its seven branches, Tianshu Academy, is stationed in Lingxi Prefecture. It governs all the sects in Lingxi Prefecture and is very powerful.
At least once every two hundred years, Tianshu Academy will issue a batch of sect-building orders, allowing monks from all sides to compete to obtain the qualifications to establish a sect in Lingxi Prefecture.
Once a sect is established through the establishment of a sect, according to the patriarchal legal system, the new sect will be protected by Tianshu Yuan for a hundred years.
Within this hundred years, no force is allowed to attack or annex the new sect, in order to encourage the development and inheritance of the new sect.
Of course, a sect can still be established even without a sect founding order, but without the benefits of a century-old asylum period, it will be very difficult for the sect to develop on thin ice.
Back then, when Tianshu Yuan issued a batch of sect-building orders, Lu Ping was lucky enough to grab one, and then he came up with the idea of starting a sect and established the Qingshan Sect.
Although the patriarchal system clearly stipulates that a newly established sect can rely on the founding order system to be protected for a hundred years without fear of destruction within a hundred years, the founding order can also be transferred and sold.
Through legal channels, the sect that obtains the Founding Order handed over by the previous sect will enjoy the protection of the remaining protection period of the Founding Order.
The value of each piece of Zongzong Order will be determined more or less by the length of the remaining protection period.
"Master, the sect is in a difficult situation now. It has already lived up to its great glory. We really need to work together to overcome the difficulties."
A voice rang out, and the disciple who spoke was Zhao Ziliang, who had met Lu Ping not long ago.
He couldn't help but ask: "But once the founding order is sold, how can the future safety of the sect be guaranteed?"
"The Heng Yue Sect has always been at odds with us and regards us as our mortal enemies. If the founding order is lost and the Qingshan Sect is no longer protected by the Tianshu Academy, what will happen if the Heng Yue Sect adds insult to injury and takes the opportunity to attack us?"
Zhao Ziliang did not want to sell the founding order and make the Qingshan Sect lose the protection of Tianshu Academy.
After traveling around Chu for several months, he deeply realized the hardships and dangers of practicing in the outside world.
Not talking about personal safety, just talking about the biggest enemy faced by the Qingshan Sect, the Hengyue Sect, is enough to make the Qingshan Sect fearful.
Heng Yue Sect, this is a local sect in Lushan County. It was not established by the founding order and is not protected by the patriarchal system.
Due to several conflicts of interest during his lifetime, Lu Ping killed the only Jindan ancestor of the Hengyue Sect, which caused the sect to form a feud with the Qingshan Sect.
The Heng Yue Sect had always wanted to seek revenge from the Qingshan Sect, but with Lu Ping in charge and the protection of Tianshu Yuan, the sect did not dare to take action openly and had to resort to some shady means secretly to target the Qingshan Sect.
This was originally a grudge between the two Jindan ancestors. Over the years, frictions and conflicts between the two factions have often caused conflicts between the two factions, making the conflict between the two parties intensified and difficult to resolve.
Qingshan Sect and Hengyue Sect have been on opposite sides since then, becoming mortal enemies of each other.
Although the current Heng Yue Sect has declined a lot, there are foundation-building monks on staff, so it will not take much effort to deal with the Qingshan Sect.
Hearing Zhao Ziliang talk about Heng Yue Sect and knowing that this sect still existed, Lu Ping couldn't help but feel worried about it.
The founding order is of great significance and is extremely important to Qingshan Sect.
It only took thirty years for the Qingshan Sect to go from strength to decline.
Nowadays, the sect has no time to take care of itself and has not been annexed, all because of the merit of this founding order.
Once a sect loses its founding order, it is equivalent to a sheep being put into a mountain forest infested by tigers, and is in danger of being preyed on at any time.
Obviously, Qingshan Sect is a sheep.
Seeing that some disciples were worried about the safety of the sect, Lu Yuanshan pondered for a moment before speaking.
"I know that everyone has concerns and is worried about the safety of the sect. This is a good thing and proves that you have feelings for the sect, so I will not force you to make a choice."
"Two roads are placed in front of you. How to weigh them is up to you to think clearly."
Having said this, Lu Yuanshan said no more.
He said a few words at the end: "The journey of spiritual practice is full of obstacles and risks, and opportunities and risks coexist. Who can know what will happen in the future."
"I'll give everyone an hour. Those who choose to suspend their salaries for three years should stand on the left, and those who choose to sell the Emperor's Order should stand on the right."
The timer started, everyone looked at me and I stared at you, not knowing how to choose for a moment.
They thought to themselves that neither the elders nor the head master had expressed their opinions on this kind of thing. So in terms of seniority and strength, shouldn't it be the senior brother with the highest cultivation and status who should express his opinion first?
So, after looking at each other for a long time, the disciples began to look at Qingshan Sect Senior Brother and Lu Changfeng's chief disciple Tang Zhixian.
The young qi-training monk who remained silent from beginning to end.
Everyone looked around and saw Tang Zhixian standing blankly with a frown on his face, saying nothing and not knowing what he was thinking.
A younger female disciple looked at it again and again, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Tang, what do you mean by the two paths that the master just mentioned?"
Her name is Song Minghui, she is two years older than Tang Zhixian. She is often referred to as Senior Sister Song in the sect, and she is very approachable.
Tang Zhixian heard Senior Sister Song's inquiry, but he did not speak. His good-looking brows were furrowed a little more, as if he was thinking about something very important.
Thinking that Tang Zhixian was thinking too seriously and didn't hear anything, Senior Sister Song called out again: "Senior Brother Tang?"
The result was still the same. Tang Zhixian did not respond and remained motionless.
After being ignored twice, Senior Sister Song blushed and felt very embarrassed. She pursed her lips secretly and stopped asking.
All the disciples looked at each other in confusion for a while, wondering what the fuss was about. Could it be that Tang Zhixian hadn't thought about it well and simply didn't bother to answer?
Seeing the disciples all looking at Tang Zhixian, waiting for the senior brother to express his position first, Tang Zhixian remained silent twice and ignored people at all. The atmosphere was really awkward, and Lu Changfeng couldn't help but cough on purpose.
"Zhixian."
Following Song Minghui's wishes, he said, "You choose first, and take a good lead."
He actually wanted to see how Tang Zhixian would choose, and he should be willing to help the sect overcome difficulties together.
With Lu Changfeng coming forward, Tang Zhixian finally reacted.
"I..." He seemed to be struggling with his thoughts. He suddenly raised his head, gritted his teeth and said, "I want to quit the Qingshan Sect!"
"Ah?" On the side, the quiet Senior Sister Song was suddenly confused.
She couldn't react at once: "Senior Brother Tang, what are you talking about?"
Even the disciples stared and opened their mouths, wondering if they heard wrongly.
Aren't there two paths to choose from? Brother Tang, why don't you follow the routine?
But the next moment, Tang Zhixian's voice sounded again.
"Master!"
Tang Zhixian looked at Lu Changfeng with a determined look on his face, and his voice echoed throughout the palace.
"I've thought about it, I want to quit the Qingshan Sect!"
