Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 849 - 61 What do you mean?! [Two in One]_3

Chapter 849: Chapter 61 What do you mean?! [Two in One]_3

My heavens.

Such acumen in relationships and means; it even surpasses his talents in cultivation.

This prodigy from the Shu Mountain Sect is terrifying indeed!

All votes from the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect were disclosed—it’s hard to imagine that the Talisman Sect secured three votes first, temporarily ranking first. The expressions of those present were quite remarkable, and more and more gazes were turned towards Huan Leisheng.

Huan Leisheng immediately puffed out his chest, sat upright, and set a stern face, determined not to disgrace Master Chu.

Following the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect was a vote from the Imperial Court.

This time, the representative from the Imperial Court was still the Sixth Princess, who now represented the royal family in the Immortal Cultivation World and presided over important matters. Unsurprisingly, her vote went to Mang Mountain City.

Mang Mountain City also reached three votes.

With nine votes remaining, the atmosphere in the venue gradually became tense. Each subsequent vote was crucial.

The Ten Earth Sects were naturally led by the Ascending Dragon Academy. The Confusian Sect had not secured a single vote yet, and the Ascending Dragon Academy was the first to do so.

"Yu Mountain Academy, one vote."

Minister Zhang sat there, looking around, with an expression that was neither joyful nor panicked.

Their baseline votes were all in the Ten Earth Sects; Ascending Dragon Academy and Scholar’s Academy went without saying, and Nanyin Square facilitated by Scholar’s Academy should also be a sure thing.

But for the remaining two wild cards... he was not confident.

"Yu Mountain Academy, two votes!"

"Yu Mountain Academy, three votes!" Li Chengfeng continued to announce.

Although the academy was swiftly securing three votes and widening the gap, the Confucian cultivators here still did not show any joy. The ones just sung were from Scholar’s Academy and Nanyin Square; their baseline votes had already been exhausted.

However, the good news was that there were still no four votes yet, and they still had a chance.

"Mang Mountain City, four votes!" Li Chengfeng announced again.

This time the votes were revealed by Chonglou Temple.

As expected.

After obtaining those two votes from the Northland, Mang Mountain City’s advantage had already become overwhelming.

The competing parties all felt a chill in their hearts, as it seemed that the winner had emerged. The total number of votes was limited, and the seesaw effect made a single vote enough to create a gap.

"Talisman Sect, four votes!"

But the announcement that immediately followed brought back the suspense that was about to vanish.

Xu Hongqiu, the head of the Whale Guild, sitting in the front, turned her head towards Huan Leisheng, and said with a smile, "Even though Chu Liang isn’t here, you should tell him when you go back that I cast this vote for Jiangjiang’s sake."

"Ah..." Huan Leisheng nodded, for the sake of the boss lady?

Actually, the real reason of the Four Seas Whale Guild was quite similar.

As the largest guild operating across the Four Seas and Nine States, they inevitably had to deal with every major power. Offending anyone could lead to future troubles. Compared to Shu Mountain, they really preferred to maintain good relationships.

So under the bidding of various groups, Xu Baishan felt it best to cast a vote for the least likely, naturally choosing the weak and underperforming Talisman Sect.

Only, he didn’t expect that it would actually push the Talisman Sect to the first position.

But Xu Hongqiu was not worried, as there were still votes from the Night Blade Sect, which was a baseline vote for Mang Mountain City. It seemed that this time, Mang Mountain City was likely to win the Ten Earths.

As expected, Li Chengfeng soon revealed the Night Blade Sect’s votes, then announced, "Mang Mountain City, five votes!"

This result was not surprising, and everyone was already thinking about how to congratulate Mang Mountain City.

But just then, Li Chengfeng shouted again, "Talisman Sect, five votes!"

Ah?

This truly surprised the entire audience.

People turned back and looked at the elder from Sanjue Valley.

"What are you looking at?" the elder from Sanjue Valley shrugged, "You all didn’t seek us out, so naturally we picked someone appealing to vote for."

The reasons of Sanjue Valley were the opposite of those of the Whale Guild.

The Whale Guild is too hospitable, they are too reclusive.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, aside from the Shu Mountain Sect and Yunque Temple which had some connection with Chu Liang and his trio, the other sects almost all kept their distance from the Southern Jiang Sects.

Witchcraft, Gu poison, Venom... Each word in Sanjue Valley sounds frightening on its own, let alone combined.

This time, when counting the votes, almost all competitors felt that this vote was too difficult to win over with no existing connections, asking indiscriminately for a vote would certainly cost a great deal. Thus, the reclusive Sanjue Valley was altogether abandoned by everyone.

Only the Heavenly Gang Sect, with its straightforward thinking, equally approached every one of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, regardless of the relationship, emphasizing sincerity. Saying simply, "We hope you’ll vote for War Mausoleum Mountain" was already considered as "canvasing votes."

It really worked in Sanjue Valley, as they almost voted for War Mausoleum Mountain. After all, this was the only competitor who cared about them.

But just yesterday, they received the sad news that War Mausoleum Mountain was gone.

Now Sanjue Valley had no one to vote for. After much deliberation, Chu Liang’s Shu Mountain seemed more appealing, so they gave their vote to Shu Mountain.

This led to a scene that no one could have predicted.

The Talisman Sect and Mang Mountain City were tied, five to five!

The Sea King Sect unsurprisingly voted for Jupiter Dao, but at this point, it was already too late to save anyone.

The current situation was, Talisman Sect five votes, Mang Mountain City five votes, Jupiter Dao three votes, Yu Mountain Academy three votes, Town Star Island two votes.

The last vote from Thunder Fortress need not be mentioned; it surely followed Penglai’s vote for Town Star Island, making it meaningless. Did this mean both parties were tied?

Under such circumstances, those who hadn’t voted for the two had to start another round of voting.

Huyan Dong’s expression turned cold; this was a scenario he had never anticipated...

Huan Leisheng’s face lit up with joy; this was a scenario he had not anticipated!

Ah.

Our Talisman Sect, are we really that popular?

Nobody even notified me.

A momentary silence filled the room as everyone began to quickly calculate their positions and reassess their benefits and vulnerabilities. Suddenly, Li Chengfeng’s voice calling out the votes broke the tense atmosphere.

"Talisman Sect, six votes!"

...

Shu Mountain, Silver Sword Peak.

Chu Liang walked back and forth with his hands behind his back outside the Iron Eating Beast Zone, contentedly watching the wind blow through this sea of bamboo, side by side with a Golden Fur Beast, both revealing expectant expressions.

They were both imagining a beautiful future.

This Head Master model was indeed excellent, Chu Liang considered acquiring more sects in the future. He could take advantage of when minor sects were just beginning to thrive to bring them under his control, thereby preventing them from growing too strong and posing a threat to him.

Having now secured Town Star Island, Earth-Wood Hall was vigorously proceeding with construction outside; backed up the Talisman Sect, with talismans being printed like they were printing money; plus the hugely profitable Red Cotton Peak, the revenue-generating capabilities of his enterprises were simply staggering.

The foundation was already laid; all he needed to do was lie at home and collect money.

The older generation of cultivators hadn’t yet shifted their mindset; although the Immortal Cultivation World still honored the might-is-right environment, with the barbaric era becoming a thing of the past, a stable order was bound to establish sooner or later. In a stable order, Spirit Stone Coins, which could be exchanged for resources, became particularly important; controlling the economy meant controlling resources.

And controlling resources meant increasing power, and using that increased power to defend the resources was the most appropriate virtuous cycle for the current era.

The time of splitting the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands into different territories was coming to an end; using economic means efficiently, even if you managed to secure more resources, they would eventually end up in my hands. Thus, there was no need for the Talisman Sect to insist on competing for the position among the Ten Earth Sects, which would only increase antagonism.

Keeping a low profile and prospering quietly was the best strategy.

Side by side, the man and the beast smiled foolishly toward the park, when suddenly, Chu Liang felt his Immortal Friends Circle Token vibrate. Opening it, he saw a message from Huan Leisheng.

[Huan Leisheng]: "Master Chu, you truly are a divine being!"

Hehe.

Little Huan, this guy, even attending the grand assembly of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands didn’t forget to flatter me a bit, really knows how to behave.

Chu Liang smiled musingly, but remembering where Huan Leisheng was, his smile quickly faded, realizing that the matter was not simple.

[Chu Liang]: "Why would you suddenly say this? Aren’t you at the conference? What happened?"

[Chu Liang]: "Explain it clearly to me?"