Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 105: I Don’t Want to Be the President

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: I Don’t Want to Be the President

After everyone left, Yan Rufeng took Niuniu but had not yet reached the sect’s main hall when she heard someone calling out from behind: "Sect Master, someone is requesting to see you outside the sect."

Yan Rufeng stopped in her tracks and spread out her divine sense, discovering that it was Xuanmingzi and the others outside the mountain gate. She smiled slightly, turned around, and said: "Let them in."

"Yes."

Yan Rufeng put Niuniu down from her arms and kindly said: "Niuniu, Master has something to deal with. Go and play with Sister Moran."

Niuniu nodded, holding her candied haw, and skipped over towards Su Moran.

Yan Rufeng sat at the sect master’s seat in the main hall. Before long, the Jieyin disciples brought in Xuanmingzi and his group.

Seeing this, Yan Rufeng said: "Please, take a seat."

Xuanmingzi and the others did not sit down. Xuanmingzi stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said: "Sect Leader Yan, we’ve come today with important news."

Yan Rufeng smiled and said: "What could possibly alarm the sect leaders of the four major sects so much? If Dragon Abyss Sect can help, we will do our utmost."

Xuanmingzi, seeing Yan Rufeng’s response, smiled openly and said: "Sect Leader Yan, this is something only you can handle."

"What exactly is it?" Yan Rufeng asked, puzzled.

"Sect Leader Yan."

Xuanmingzi paused for a moment, then continued: "Currently, the Cultivation Association is leaderless. After a discussion among the four major sects, we unanimously believe that you are the most suitable candidate for the president position."

"Heh, heh."

Yan Rufeng coldly laughed: "Sect Leader Xuanmingzi, I, Yan Rufeng, really can’t help with this matter."

Xuanmingzi hadn’t expected Yan Rufeng to refuse so bluntly, making the atmosphere awkward.

The silence was broken when Shen Jizi stepped forward and clasped his hands, saying: "Sect Leader Yan, we know you are not interested in the president position, but could you help us nominate someone for it?"

Yan Rufeng smiled and said: "Sect Leader Shen Jizi, that I can do. When will the election for the president take place?"

"Amitabha."

Jie Kong clasped his hands together and said: "Sect Leader Yan, three days from now, we plan to hold the election for the president here at your sect. What do you think?"

Yan Rufeng looked clearly displeased.

"Sect Leader Yan, do you disagree?" Xuanmingzi pressed on.

Yan Rufeng turned her back, angrily saying: "You had this all planned out, didn’t you?"

Xuanmingzi smiled smugly: "Sect Leader Yan, you’re right. The major sects have all received my invitation letters and will arrive at Dragon Abyss Sect in three days."

Yan Rufeng turned around and pointed at Xuanmingzi and his group, her eyes fierce: "You dare to act without my consent? You’ve got some nerve."

"Calm your anger, Sect Leader Yan."

Xuanmingzi clasped his hands and said: "Sect Leader Yan, I know this was a bit rash, but with the Kunlun Secret Realm opening in half a month, we feared that without a leader, chaos might ensue, so we acted first and informed you later."

"Sigh..."

Yan Rufeng let out a long sigh, "You can hold the president election at Dragon Abyss Sect, but don’t cause any trouble. As for becoming the president, I really can’t do it."

"Sect Leader Yan, many would love to be the president of the Cultivation Association. Why don’t you want to?" Xuanmingzi asked.

"Sect Leader Xuanmingzi, why don’t you take the position of president then?" Yan Rufeng retorted.

Xuanmingzi replied helplessly: "Sect Leader Yan, if even you refuse the position, who else could undertake this heavy responsibility?"

Yan Rufeng paused for a moment before slowly saying: "Everyone, you must have heard that this qualification contest was broadcast globally. Moreover, the Cultivation Association’s president, Xu Da, and its members tried to kill me. Everyone knows this. Besides, Xu Da’s collusion with foreign forces is also well-known. In this light, what standing does the Cultivation Association have in the eyes of others? Does such an association even need to exist?"

The four sect leaders, including Xuanmingzi, were stunned by her words.

"How did I miss this?" Xuanmingzi regretted.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Shen Jizi quickly said: "Sect Leader Yan, we indeed didn’t think of this. Please don’t be angry."

"Amitabha."

Jie Kong clasped his hands and bowed, saying: "Sect Leader Yan, we are deeply ashamed by President Xu Da’s actions as members of the Cultivation Association. However, without the Cultivation Association, if the sects grow unchecked, I fear Huaxia will face chaos in less than fifty years."

Yan Rufeng said nothing, lost in thought, "Now that spiritual energy is reviving on Earth, even if it’s not yet a universal trend, if there isn’t a complete system of governance in the early stages, in fifty years it might be just as Jie Kong predicts..."

"Report..."

Yan Rufeng looked up to see a Jieyin disciple kneeling on one knee, with cupped fists and loudly saying: "Sect Master, a disciple from Longhu Mountain has sent a greeting card."

"Bring it here."

The Jieyin disciple respectfully presented it.

Yan Rufeng took the greeting card and opened it, her brows furrowing.

Seeing this, Xuanmingzi clasped his hands and asked: "Sect Leader Yan, when did Longhu Mountain say they would come?"

"Three days later."

"Haha..."

Xuanmingzi laughed, "Interesting. Longhu Mountain usually doesn’t involve themselves in worldly matters, and we didn’t send them an invitation for this president election. I wonder why they are coming?"

"Report..."

"What’s the matter?" Yan Rufeng put down the greeting card and asked.

"Sect Master, Wudang Mountain has sent a greeting card. They said their patriarch will come to pay respects in three days, and we should prepare to welcome him."

Yan Rufeng waved her hand and said: "Understood. You may leave."

"What, even the Wudang Mountain Patriarch is coming?" The Heng Mountain Sword Sect’s leader asked in surprise.

"What, are you afraid the Wudang Mountain Patriarch will come for your swordsmanship?" Shen Jizi asked.

The Heng Mountain Sword Sect leader said, "Brother Shen Jizi, if Wudang really comes in three days, should I avoid them?"

Shen Jizi said disdainfully: "Brother Qingsongzi, your issue with Wudang happened over a thousand years ago, and Wudang has been retired from worldly matters for centuries. What do you have to fear?"

"Hehe..."

Yan Rufeng laughed, "Sect Leader Qingsongzi, I didn’t expect you to have a grudge with Wudang."

Qingsongzi clasped his hands and said: "I apologize for the awkwardness, Sect Leader Yan."

Yan Rufeng calmly said: "Sect Leader Qingsongzi, you needn’t worry. Since they are coming to Dragon Abyss Sect to pay respects, they wouldn’t dare cause trouble here."

Qingsongzi breathed a sigh of relief, "With Sect Leader Yan’s reassurance, I am relieved."

"Haha..."

Xuanmingzi laughed, "Brother Qingsongzi, look at you, you’re so timid."

"Amitabha."

At this moment, Jie Kong said: "Sect Leader Yan, regardless of why they are coming in three days, about nominating you as president, what do you think..."

Yan Rufeng waved her hand, signaling Jie Kong to stop.

"If you agree to one condition, I’ll agree to your request," Yan Rufeng said.

"We agree. Sect Leader Yan, please tell us what you need," the initiator of the nomination, Xuanmingzi, asked excitedly.

Yan Rufeng calmly said: "Immediately announce to the world the dissolution of the Cultivation Association."

"What?"

"Dissolve the Cultivation Association?" The four asked in astonishment.

"Heh, heh."

Xuanmingzi chuckled helplessly, "Sect Leader Yan, if we dissolve the Cultivation Association, how will you become president?"

Yan Rufeng calmly smiled, "After the dissolution of the Cultivation Association, I will form a new cultivation organization."

"Form a new one!"

"Tsk, tsk..."

Shen Jizi praised, "Sect Leader Yan, that’s a clever solution."

"Haha..."

Xuanmingzi laughed, "Sect Leader Yan, may I ask the name of the new cultivation organization?"

"Immortal Alliance!"

"Immortal Alliance?"

The four asked in shock.

Yan Rufeng’s eyes shone, staring ahead, she spoke clearly: "Those who join my Immortal Alliance will receive its protection. Those who offend it, no matter how far, must be eliminated..."