Chapter 413 Visiting to express condolences, leader of the alliance
Xianyin Pool, lakeside square.
Seventy-two families were waiting in full formation, with flags flying in all directions, and everyone wearing white scarves on their heads. This was to mourn the death of the ancestor of the Yang family.
Magical instruments or magic weapons of different shapes flew from the sky.
Sitting on it are all the famous families and sects in the Lujiang River Basin.
Of course, when it comes to being famous, the most famous ones in the past were the Yang family and the Dai family. The two were facing each other in the Lujiang River Basin and had been fighting openly and secretly for hundreds of years.
It's just that the demise and decline of the current situation have given other forces the opportunity to come to the forefront.
Counting carefully, fifteen different waves of people have arrived!
In the Lujiang River Basin, except for the Lujiang League, all the forces with Jindan period present were present, without exception!
Apparently he sensed a golden opportunity and was ready to do it all in one go.
"Chixiao City, Palace of Hundred Beasts, Hualing Temple, Third World Pagoda, Happy Forest"
"We are here today to express our condolences."
"Everyone of the Lujiang League, please express your condolences as the leader of League Yang has died in the forbidden area!"
The fifteen golden elixir masters opened their mouths like thunder, their voices echoing for miles, and their shouts spread throughout the sky and the earth.
There was a commotion among the members of the Lujiang League below. Every time they heard a name, they would feel their hearts tightening unconsciously.
Until the other party came to fifteen houses, it became even more gloomy.
You must know that among these fifteen forces, not every family has only one Golden Core Stage monk, some may have two or three.
But this time only one person from each family came.
Nowadays, a pack of wolves is coming, and everyone is in danger, fearing that if they are not careful, they will be submerged in the tide of the general trend.
However, on the high platform of the square.
At this time, there was a faint echo, with youthful vigor and sharp confidence, which seemed to inject a shot in the arm, and their emotions were instantly soothed.
"Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come. You are a guest, come on down and take a seat!"
Lin Shan sat in the second chair on the high platform and looked at the uninvited guest in the sky without moving.
The first position is that of alliance leader. Because the ancestor of the Yang family just passed away and there was no time to hold a memorial meeting, it is temporarily vacant.
The third person sitting below is Yang Zhenren, followed by the Black Skeleton Demon Lord, Master Zhankong, the ancestors of the four great families in Wangyue City, and the heads of the four sects in Lunan.
If this seating order were changed to normal, it would definitely cause disputes and some people would definitely be dissatisfied.
However, now at a critical moment, the other eight weak families in the alliance are eager to see the Xun Gu Sect and the Yang Family in the front, and are happy to see them take the lead, so they have no objection to this ranking.
The fifteen golden elixir masters in the sky and their respective disciples saw the people of the Lujiang League sitting down below, all sitting peacefully, and no one came out to greet them. It was a bit embarrassing, unable to get up or down.
Logically speaking, when Master Jin Dan comes to visit, his colleagues will definitely come out to greet him as a sign of respect.
This is common courtesy.
However, Sima Zhao's ambitions as a group of people are well known to everyone. If they are willing to welcome them, it is to give face, but if they are not willing to welcome them, it is also their master's freedom.
These people have no choice but to hang in the sky all the time. That's not a problem. They can only land obediently and land on the square.
In this first journey, the Lujiang League gave them a direct blow. They lost face and were invisibly lowered.
Yang Zhenren nodded secretly, and the Black Skeleton Demon Lord and Master Zhankong also exchanged glances and praised each other. Lin Shan had started well.
The other eight real people in the alliance were restless, fearing that the other party would attack.
I felt that Lin Shan's move was too reckless.
You won't lose a hair when you greet me, so why do you have to make the atmosphere tense at the beginning, leaving a lot of room for change? How can you expect the other party to be merciful when negotiating terms later?
Young people are just too energetic and too impulsive.
However, they did not come forward, they just shrank and said nothing, leaving everything to Lin Shan and the Yang family to decide.
But something more embarrassing came next.
We agreed to ask these Jindan masters to come down and sit down, but no seats were prepared for them at all!
Fifteen masters came in an aggressive manner, leading their disciples to the door in a swaggering manner. As a result, they stood in the square, on the welcoming avenue among the seventy-two families in the alliance, dumbfounded and at a loss.
It’s okay if you don’t greet me, but why aren’t you even assigned a seat?
"If I'm not mistaken, the Taoist friend who is second on the stage should be the leader of the Xun Gu Sect, Lin!"
"Young people can be forgiven for not knowing some etiquette."
"Fellow Daoist Yang, is this how you arranged for us?"
The speaker was a middle-aged man with high cheekbones, wearing a red brocade uniform, showing no anger or authority.
Everyone else also had anger on their faces and looked fiercely at the high platform, but most of their eyes were directed at Yang Zhenren.
They understood that the Yang family, a family of cultivation, was the real master of the Lujiang League, holding the greatest power and right to speak.
And when it comes to dealing with people, Yang Zhenren is definitely easier to talk to. The Xun Gu leader was young and energetic, and based on his tone just now, it was likely that a disagreement would break out.
When they came this time, they did not intend to go to war outright. Instead, they planned to demonstrate, put pressure, divide, and disintegrate a set of processes, encroaching step by step, eating up the Lujiang League one by one.
If a war really breaks out, there will definitely be heavy casualties. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Who will bear the loss?
Didn't you see that when the Lujiang Alliance attacked a Dai family, the Yang family lost two Jindan masters?
They came here this time to pay their respects and to defeat others without a fight and maximize their own interests, so negotiation must be the most suitable method.
It would be difficult to continue the conversation with someone like Xun Gu Cult Leader who simply refuses to talk about etiquette.
When Yang Zhenren heard the question, he just raised his head noncommittally and raised his hands to the side.
"Everyone, forgive me. Before our ancestor died, he appointed Master Lin as the leader of the alliance. Naturally, Yang cannot violate the order. Now everything should be led by Master Lin."
Everyone was shocked and couldn't figure out what this operation was.
What exactly did the ancestor of the Yang family go through in the Cliff Forbidden Land, and Tuogu was willing to hand over the position of leader of the alliance to an outsider before his death?
And now the Yang family is willing to follow the ancient teachings, which is really strange!
Looking at the other eight old guys in the alliance, all of them had wandering eyes and were wandering.
Suddenly I felt very angry.
Lin Shan on the high platform also happened to hear a suspicious inquiry.
"Who is you?"
The man in the red brocade suit is stagnant in middle age. How old is this? They are all from the Lujiang River Basin. Shouldn't you know about the Jindan Masters of various forces in advance? Anyone else you don’t know?
Lin Shan really didn't know him, and he didn't have time to get to know him. He had only been back for a few days, so where could he get to know these opponents?
Mr. Yang next to him explained to him.
"This is the city lord of Chixiao City, Master Chixiao."
Generally, this kind of dharma title is inherited, so it has the same name as the power.
Leng Ao, the Lord of Chixiao City, glanced at Lin Shan and thought that he knew him this time.
In the end, Lin Shan just nodded lightly: "Well, I haven't heard of it."
There is no need to deliberately remember that he has experienced the trip to the cliff and forbidden land until he reaches the late stage of Jindan. For him, his vision has already surpassed that of people of the same level.
Master Chixiao almost had his nose twisted with anger. This was like a slap in the face in front of everyone. He could feel the burning and mocking looks from the Lujiang League people below.
At this time, fortunately, someone from his own camp came out to rescue him.
"Master Lin, we are all from the Lujiang River Basin. We don't see each other when we look up, so why should we make the relationship so tense? In my opinion, since we are guests from afar, you should give us a seat, right?" Lin Shan looked at the person who came. He had actually had contact with him and had met him in the forbidden area of the cliff.
"Who do I think you are? It turns out that you are Shi Ensan from Happy Forest. Didn't I educate you well in Hongya Cave? How dare you come to this leader's territory to run wild!"
Shi Ensan came here to take advantage of the situation.
His Happy Forest was a small town, and his disciples were mixed, good and bad. Most of them died in the forbidden land on the cliff, and only a few of them escaped.
This time I came back and recruited a group of casual cultivators, planning to see if they could grab a piece of land to turn themselves around and start a sect to build a legacy.
After being poked in the painful spot by Lin Shan, he felt a little embarrassed, but he still refused to be outdone.
"Master Lin, when you were in Hongya Cave, you only relied on the Demon King to support you behind your back, so you were able to overpower us and come out on top."
"Now, we are in the territory of the human race, and Luxi is our hometown. No matter how powerful the Demon King is in the Cliff Forbidden Land, he cannot extend his claws so long to take care of your troubles!"
"The fifteen of us are gathered here today, not to compete with you, but to express our condolences to the late leader Yang, and to help the Lujiang League tide over the difficulties!"
Lin Shan looked at all of them with confusion in his tone.
"Since you are here to express condolences, why don't you wear a white scarf on your head? How can you show condolences?"
"Uh"
These people don't know what to say for a moment. We know in our hearts whether we really express our condolences to you, so why should we be so serious?
But when they met the stupid people, they had no choice but to take out their white scarves and put them on their heads.
"Master Lin, it's time to do it this time. Shouldn't you show us a seat?"
"Take your seat!"
Lin Shan did not continue to embarrass them. Since the other party's surface work had been completed, he ordered people to put seats and mats underneath.
The expressions of the fifteen golden elixir masters softened slightly and they all sat down one after another.
The disciples behind them were sitting on the ground, waiting on the left and right.
Next,
The condolence meeting for the ancestor of the Yang family officially began.
Master Yang personally presided over the ceremony and recounted the various great achievements made by the ancestor of the Yang family when he was still alive. A group of family members burst into tears.
People in the Lujiang League burned incense one by one and forced themselves to squeeze out a few tears.
The fifteen outside forces simply expressed their condolences and did not take part in the drama.
They also know that there is no point in pretending to cry, so they can just go through the motions.
After some process.
Several hours.
Just when they were getting tired of waiting, the ceremony ended.
Yang Zhenren touched the snot and tears on his face and comforted his family members to go home and cry. This is enough here.
"The memorial meeting is officially over."
"Next, we will proceed to the next step."
"As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. The Lujiang Alliance has a great cause and is composed of 72 forces. It also needs a leader with both political integrity and talent to lead and coordinate!"
"I propose that Leader Lin of the Xun Gu Sect be the leader of the alliance!"
Yang Zhenren spoke crisply and directly pushed Lin Shan upwards.
And as he was from the same clan as the ancestor of the Yang family, he gave up the Yang family's power in the alliance, and the transfer seemed more fair and selfless.
In fact, the close relationship between the Yang family and the Xun Gu Sect has long been no secret.
The Black Skull Demon Lord and Master Zhankong also stood up and agreed, believing that Lin Shan should be the leader of the alliance.
The ancestor of the four major aristocratic families in Wangyue City, Master Jindan of the four Lunan sects, hesitated at this time.
They not only hope that Yu Linshan can come forward and help them withstand external pressure, but they also do not want Linshan to have the power to control everything in the alliance.
This is not even the leader of the alliance, but he is already so crazy. If he really becomes the justifiable leader of the alliance, wouldn't we have to look up to others again?
Seeing that these old people had not spoken for a long time, Yang Zhenren knew the complicated thoughts in their hearts and had no intention of waiting, so he directly urged them to vote quickly.
"What are you waiting for? If you can't think of anything, you can abstain. There's no need to hesitate!"
It is even more impossible for them to abstain. Voting is their right. They really don't want Lin Shan to take over the Lujiang League, they just want him to be a shield.
I don't want to give him more rights.
It was still swinging from side to side for a while.
Lin Shan suddenly opened his eyes and looked directly at one of them.
"Master Lingyun Sect, do you look down on me, Lin?"
The leader of Lingyun Sect was shocked: "???"
When did I look down on you? Everyone is hesitating, and I’m not the only one. Why are you only looking for trouble with me?
After the leader of the Lingyun Sect realized that Lin Shan was targeting him, he was already timid and could not withstand threats, so he quickly waved his hands and explained.
"I don't mean to look down on Leader Lin, it's just"
"Just what?"
Lin Shan's eyes were fixed on him, pressing forward step by step, not giving him a chance to breathe.
"Just."
The leader of Lingyun Sect swallowed hard and his whole body was shaking like chaff. He could feel an extremely dangerous aura locking onto him in the young man in front of him.
It seemed that he would take action against him at the next moment, and his unreasonable arrogance made his heart tremble.
"Nothing, I think Leader Lin can take on this important responsibility."
After all, he gave up, fearing that he would be punished on the spot. If this young man Lin Shan was really unreasonable, there would be few people present who could watch him.
His initiative was equivalent to the direct division of the four sects in Lunan, without one resistance.
Looking at Lin Shan's eagle eyes, he turned around and looked at the Lord of Zhaoshen Castle, the head of Xianhe Sect, and the leader of Liuyang Sect. He saw that they were all cold and their hearts were pounding.
Since the Lingyun Sect leader had surrendered, there was no need to be tough, so they all spoke in agreement.
"Master Lin has both political integrity and talent, so he should be the leader of the alliance!"
"Yes, the future of the Lujiang League is still dominated by young people."
"We have long been optimistic about the potential of Leader Lin, and he will definitely have the strength to become a giant in the future!"
When these three people surrendered, they instantly gained the approval of the six elders.
The ancestors of the four major families in Wangyue City didn't even have room to object.
6:4, it can be said that more than half agree, then the succession of the alliance leader can be established.
However, a discordant voice happened to be heard from the side,
"Wait a minute, I don't think it's appropriate!"
(End of chapter)