"Just now, representatives of several first-level Taoist sects came to see me, and then submitted an application for review. They said that they had withdrawn from the Sifang Taoist sect. As for whether they had joined the official vote, they did not say that. I had stopped them before, but the Taoist sect joined. It is voluntary for them to leave, and everyone must know it, so it cannot stop their decision-making." The old man replied.
"Well, Fellow Daoist He, please go out first. Let's discuss it and see how we should decide." Shen Bingying said on behalf of Zou Zhiwen.
Zou Zhiwen was completely choked. He was wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief. He walked 30% at a time. It was obvious that someone was instigating him behind his back, and it took a long time to prepare. And this amount was such a huge blow to the Taoist sect that it would soon cause In a domino effect, one fell, and then all of them fell. By then, the Taoist sect would no longer be independent and would become an official Taoist sect.
"Now if the Taoist sect cannot come out to calm the situation, I'm afraid the situation will never turn back." Lu Chengshan's face was full of sadness. Now that the Taoist sect is about to be destroyed, who can be happy. Come and fight with special skills.
My position as assistant to the Board of Directors was not warm enough, so I immediately lost 30% of my Taoism. It really doesn't look good on the face.
"Originally, uniting with the Confucian sect would definitely give a boost to the Dao lineage. But now that the negotiations have been ruined by the authorities, how can we stop the decline now?" Yu Tianxiao also raised his opinion.
"I didn't expect that our many connections before would end up like this. Alas, my Dao Meridian is really ill-fated and the current situation is worrying." Li Jingyu and several other council members shook their heads.
"Yes, if the loss does not stop, the official will inevitably launch a new Dao Vein to replace our current Dao Vein. Who do you think is more convincing by then?" I didn't think of a solution this time, so I can only guess. Take the next official step and bring it to the table, letting everyone work together to figure it out.
"Are you saying that the official will let the new Taoist sect that surrenders to them set up a separate sect and become a real Taoist sect? Our current Taoist sect has become a reactionary?" Zou Zhiwen felt like crying now. He was so serious. The Taoist sect is about to be wiped out, and the traitor who defected to the past has become a regular army. That's really the end of it.
The remaining council members were all stunned. Although they had thought of this, they did not say it outright like me. After all, everyone had not yet stepped down from their status as Taoist masters.
"What should we do? Think about it quickly, think of a solution!" Zou Zhiwen wiped his sweat and breathed a little quickly.
"Mr. Zou. There's nothing you can do. What can we do? Just let it go." Lu Chengshan sighed.
"I don't have a good solution, Fellow Daoist Yu, what do you think?" Shen Bingying glanced at Yu Tianxiao, but Yu Tianxiao shook his head and smiled bitterly, apparently the same way. As for the remaining council members, they lowered their heads and said nothing. Maybe I was thinking about going to the official website.
I pondered for a while, thought of a possibility, and said: "Actually, we can take advantage of the quota. Since the official can give up the sectarian view, why can't our Taoist sect? It's not that the Taoist sect doesn't have earthly immortals, it's just cultivation in seclusion, and this The Fanxian Sect offers such generous conditions, and there are also earthly immortals who want to enter the Immortal Sect. They may not know that we have three quotas, but we can use our quota as a reward to find immortals! Please ask them. If you enter and sit among all our parties, wouldn’t we have something to rely on?”
"No, these hermit masters are very arrogant. They don't belong to our original Taoist sect. They are either casual cultivators, wild Taoists, or even demons. If they take the opportunity to come, wouldn't something happen? Besides, once the quota is used up, something will happen. , they just slapped their butts and left, aren't we still in this situation?" Lu Chengshan's eyes widened, and he directly denied my statement.
"One day, your strategy is too radical. How can you abandon the sect? And using this quota as a cover is the same as what the 6 fellow Taoists said. They left after using our sect. Our ending is still the same, so it is better to just keep silent. The remaining Taoist sects are good!" Shen Bingying rejected my proposal.
"I don't agree with Yi Yitian's method. Although it is a helpless move, our Taoist sect cannot do this kind of thing. The sect is a sect, and the devil is the devil. It's not that our sect cannot accept it. Once we accept it, won't we become Is it all nonsense? If you say it, you will lose all the dignity of the Tao." Yu Tianxiao also refuted this suggestion.
"Some of the earthly immortals from outside also bring their own families. One day, if you accept them, you will definitely accept these sects. Then our Taoist sect will be in chaos. What should we do?" Zou Zhiwen also rejected this view and directly denied it.
I can actually understand their thoughts. The Taoist sect has indeed held the banner of justice throughout the ages. Generally, it is normal for sects that dare to do evil to be expelled from the Taoist sect. And to accept the return of the earthly immortals from outside, some of them really have to bring their families with them, and if they all accept it, the world will also think that the Taoist sect has become darkened and decayed. However, there is a problem that has to be solved before us. If there is no Earth Immortal, will the Dao Sect still be independent tomorrow? Obviously, they will be cannibalized by the official one by one and become a member of the official banner.
But everyone disagrees with the need for drastic medicine for serious illnesses, so I can only be disappointed in my heart. There is no other way. After all, I did not prescribe the board of directors, and I cannot make a decision with just one word.
When the quarrel reached noon, although everyone put forward their own opinions and opinions, they were all spraying disinfectant on the surface, which had no actual use. As for my strategy, I wanted to use it in front of mature and stable old people like them. , that is impossible, unable to accept casual cultivators and heretics, the decline of Taoism is already doomed.
At the end of the meeting, everyone talked about the previous things, like buying all the rare treasures they had hoarded over the years, and strengthening cohesion.
The moment we opened the door, there were already many anxious people outside waiting for our results.
And Elder He, who had just reported that 30% of the Taoists had left, took another sheet and was too embarrassed to speak, because it was densely written with a list of people who had withdrawn from the council.
Zou Zhiwen's eyes were dazzled and he almost fainted. Fortunately, I was behind him and held him up.
"Mr. Zou, are you okay?" I asked quickly.
"Another 10% gone! 10%..." Zou Zhiwen sighed, while Yu Tianxiao and others were all stunned.
"Don't worry, there are basically only this many people who have left the Taoist gates. Some of the onlookers will not leave so quickly. As long as we implement the plan and gather people's hearts, everyone will come back eventually." I can only comfort myself. I will definitely leave when I have to, and stay. They are all on the sidelines, but they won’t give Daomen too much time. If there is no advantageous reversal move, everything will be over sooner or later.
Lu Chengshan, Shen Bingying, Yu Tianxiao and others nodded quickly and expressed their determination to ensure the cohesion of their Fang Dao Sect. As for those who left, they did not intend to deal with them anymore.
Things in the Sifang Dao Sect continued to proceed according to the plans of these old people, and I fell into a state of basically nothing. Dealing with my own affairs is the key now. In addition, the expansion of enrollment in Tianyi Dao Sect has been launched. Li Qinghe and his master The addition of is the breakthrough.
After explaining their respective contact information, Zou Zhiwen and Deng Ran planned to go back to deal with the affairs of their own sect.
I said goodbye to them and left the hotel, but Zhao He and Fang Yuewan were already waiting for me outside.
Pulling us aside, Zhao He said quietly: "Brother Tian, as soon as the master left, the uncle blamed the Taoist sect for this matter. Our Xuandan sect will now leave the Taoist sect."
"The Taoist sect cannot live without the Xuandan sect, but it is not necessarily true for the official. Don't you know this truth? And after considering the special care that the Taoist sect has given you over the years, doesn't the Xuandan sect feel that it is too much to leave the Taoist sect?" Whether I am on the board of directors or as a friend, I do not want Zhao He and the others to join the officialdom.
As one of the motivations of the entire Taoist sect, the Xuan Dan Sect has refined countless elixirs, and everyone helped consume the refined elixirs, and also provided many conveniences. If all the Xuan Dan Sect leaves, it will inevitably attract the remaining Panic from other sects.
"Oh, isn't it? I do receive a lot of care from the Taoist sect in the past, so now we are divided into two groups. The uncle is older and has more seniority. He is nostalgic and plans to stay in the Taoist sect. The uncle thinks that the sect has no hope and even the master can't protect him. , now we are about to quit the Taoist sect and join the officialdom. The two factions in the sect are in a fierce quarrel. They almost use swords, guns and sticks at the same time! The master uncle has expelled the uncle from the Taoist sect. The two of us are just talking about it. There is really nothing we can do. I don’t often look for you as a council member.” Zhao He said.
Everyone pushed against the wall. Not only was I unlucky, but the Taoist sect was also extremely unlucky. I could only say: "Are you expelled from the Taoist sect now?"
"Basically, the only difference is that there is no open letter from the Preaching School, and it may not be published. After all, it has been made official. I heard that my uncle had gone down the mountain with more than a dozen brothers. A familiar junior brother called me anxiously and told me." Zhao He He said quickly.
"The stoves and various equipment for alchemy are all in Tianyi Road in Dalong County. If you have nowhere to go, would you mind joining me in Tianyi Road to continue practicing alchemy?" I thought for a while and thought this was a good opportunity. The old man Shenlian is dead, but there is still a senior brother. Although he is not as famous as the old man Lian, he is not too far behind. Now it is just right to invite this great god to enter the Tianyi Dao. Chance.
"Brother Tian! This is what you said, but I don't know if I will agree to it because of my bad temper. Let's call and ask." Upon hearing this, Zhao He was very happy and took out his phone to call.
