The argument between Lu Ping and Tian Shu Laozu seemed to be out of the expectations of many of the Dharma adepts in Zhenling. For a moment, many people's eyes flashed, but they all hid their true thoughts and let the two of them argue in the Heaven's Spirit Hall.
Some of the more observant practitioners noticed that Laozu, Tian Xiang, and Jiang Tianlin, who were the true leaders of Zhenling, had their eyes closed as they argued. It was as if what was happening in the Heaven's Spirit Hall had nothing to do with them. Liu Tianling also sat in the seat of honor without any expression on his face. However, it was clear that Liu Tianling was listening very closely to the argument between the two.
Finally, when the argument between the two became more and more intense, Lu Ping accused Tian Shu Laozu of taking advantage of the fact that he was in charge of allocating the resources of the sect to embezzle other people's possessions, Liu Tianling finally spoke up to interrupt the two.
"Enough, both of you shut up!"
Lu Ping immediately bowed to the Sect Leader and kept his mouth shut. Tian Shu Laozu was still angry. Today, Lu Ping had publicly criticized him in the Heaven's Spirit Hall, which was equivalent to tearing off all the skin on his face. Even though the Sect Leader had spoken up to stop the two, Tian Shu still opened his mouth to scold, "Disgraceful! Insubordination!"
However, Tian Shu Laozu immediately realized that it was disrespectful to speak up after the Sect Leader had spoken up, so he added, "Sect Leader, please decide!"
Liu Tianling nodded slightly, not taking Tian Shu's disrespect to heart. Instead, his face darkened and he scolded Lu Ping, "This is the Heaven's Spirit Hall, not a place for you to behave atrociously. Hurry up and apologize to your Uncle Tian Shu! "
The feud between Lu Ping and Tian Shu Laozu had been going on for a long time. The two of them had fought many times, but Tian Shu Laozu had never gained much of an advantage from Lu Ping. Instead, as Lu Ping's cultivation grew, Lu Ping continued to make things difficult for him.
Now that Lu Ping's strength had skyrocketed, he was already one of the most powerful people in Zhenling. He could even use the word "order" to directly criticize Tian Shu Laozu for his mistakes. He could even openly look down on Tian Shu Laozu and say that Tian Shu Laozu did not have the right to discuss certain things in front of him.
Although Lu Ping had been on the side of reason from the beginning to the end, such an overbearing attitude still made many of the second generation cultivators in Zhenling feel uncomfortable. Even the other third generation Dharma adepts were a little surprised by Lu Ping's forcefulness.
However, after Liu Tianling scolded him, Lu Ping expressionlessly cupped his hands in the direction of Tian Shu Laozu and said emotionlessly, "This disciple was rash, please forgive me, Uncle Tian Shu!"
Tian Shu Laozu snorted coldly and did not say anything.
Both sides were being perfunctory, but at the end of the day, they were just going through the motions. Many of the cultivators secretly let out a sigh of relief. This was the moment when Zhenling was about to take its last step. If the two of them really went against each other in Sky Spirit Hall, with Lu Ping's position in Zhenling and the people behind Tian Shu Laozu, the two of them would probably fight it out and Zhenling would suffer greatly.
Liu Tianling saw that Lu Ping had apologized, but he did not care whether Tian Shu Laozu accepted it or not. He said directly, "Although Tian Ru has been working by my side all these years, if she wants to be independent, she still needs more experience. The position of Senior Brother Tian Shu is related to the integration and use of the entire sect's training resources. It is better to choose another suitable person."
Tian Shu Laozu's expression became angry, but he still sighed helplessly and did not refute. Although Liu Tianling had rejected the position for his disciple, it also confirmed the fact that Tian Shu Laozu was going to give up the position.
Tian Shu Laozu was very unwilling, but he knew that the sect master had already said it. Moreover, he had already been caught, so he had to give up the position no matter what. Not to mention that Liu Tianling had also not allowed his disciple to take the position, so although Tian Shu Laozu was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.
However, this position was very important, and it needed a capable person to control it. Tianshan Laozu was the most honest person, and seeing that everyone was silent, he could not help but ask, "Then who should take this position?"
Tian Shu Laozu looked at Tianshan Laozu with dissatisfaction. It was just that Tianshan Laozu's position in Zhenling was higher than Tian Shu Laozu's, and his prestige was much higher than Tianshan Laozu's, so Tian Shu Laozu could not do anything to him.
Liang Tianfeng looked at Tian Shu Laozu, sighed secretly, and said, "Then let Tian Cai come back from Middle Earth. Tian Cai has been in Middle Earth for too long, so it is against the rules. However, Tian Cai is independent in Middle Earth, and she has enough experience. I think it is reasonable for her to take over Junior Brother Tian Shu's position."
Hearing this, Mei Tianqin also said, "Disciple Tian Cai is now at the peak of the early Dharma stage, so it is good for her to return to the sect. She can train quietly for a few years, and under the protection of the sect, it will be much safer for her to summon her first Thunder Trial."
Seeing this, Liu Tianling also nodded and decided on this matter. He said, "Then it is decided. However, the Yingtian Courtyard is related to our future plans in Middle Earth, so we still need a stable Dharma adept to continue to hold the fort. Also, is there a need to increase the strength of the Yingtian Courtyard?"
Mei Tianqin opened her mouth and said, "How about sending Senior Brother Tian Chang? As for adding another person, I don't think there is a need. The sects in the Yingtian Mountains are not very powerful, and if there is an additional Dharma adept in the courtyard, it will raise suspicions! "
Hearing this, Lu Ping shook his head and retorted, "The situation in the Hebei cultivation world has been complicated these few years. The Wuling Sect has been plotting to become a large sect all these years, and they have close ties with the Taixuan Sect, the Liuyun Sect, the Houtu Sect, and other large sects of Middle Earth. They intend to dominate the Hebei cultivation world, so I think it is better to add another Dharma adept!"
Hearing this, Liu Tianling also had the support of Lu Ping's intelligence, so he naturally had a sufficient understanding of what was happening in the Hebei cultivation world. Hearing this, he also said, "Junior Brother Tian Chang has always been independent in our sect, so it is naturally enough for him to hold the fort in the Ying Shan Courtyard. However, what Tianping said is also correct. Now that the situation in Middle Earth is treacherous, it is better to be careful. Junior Brother Tian Chang should have someone by his side as his assistant to increase the strength of the courtyard."
Hearing this, Lu Ping immediately said, "Sect Leader Master, what about Senior Sister Tian Hui?"
Hearing this, Liu Tianling was stunned. He did not expect Lu Ping to bring up this person, but then he heard Lu Ping say, "Before Senior Sister Tian Cai, Senior Brother Tian Tian had held the fort for many years and was an elder of the courtyard. He had quite a lot of prestige. Now that Senior Brother Tian Tian has fallen, Senior Sister Tian Hui is the most suitable person to replace him."
Mei Tianqin, who was sitting opposite, glared at Lu Ping, but Tian Hui was her eldest disciple after all, so naturally, she did not refute.
As the confrontation between the various cultivators came to an end, the game between them finally reached a balance again. The only one who seemed to be at a disadvantage was Tian Shu Laozu, but who told him to have his weakness in the hands of others? In the face of Lu Ping's strength, Tian Shu Laozu could only accept his fate.
However, this confrontation still shocked everyone in Zhenling. In the past, Lu Ping's high status in Zhenling was due to his unparalleled cultivation strength and the contributions he had made to Zhenling over the years. However, Lu Ping had rarely displayed his strength in front of the cultivators of the same sect.
Only now did people realize that this third generation disciple actually had such power in Zhenling. When he opened his mouth to speak, Tian Xiang Laozu and Jiang Tianlin, the two great cultivators, actually shut their mouths at the same time!
Before Zhenling became the new sect master, Tian Xiang Laozu's words carried enormous weight in the sect. After Liu Tianling became the sect master, Tian Xiang Laozu rarely interfered with the matters of the sect in order to maintain his authority as the sect master. However, when Liu Tianling spoke during the sect meeting, Tian Xiang Laozu would shut his mouth. Of course, when Tian Xiang Laozu occasionally spoke, Liu Tianling would naturally respect his opinion. After Jiang Tianlin became a great cultivator, when he spoke during the sect meeting, Tian Xiang Laozu did not refute him even once. Liu Tianling would also pass his opinion to the rest of the sect as the sect master's decree.
Jiang Tianlin also quickly understood the reason behind this. The three of them quickly formed a tacit understanding and avoided conflict with each other. They were in charge of the sect together, but they always expressed their will through Liu Tianling in the form of the sect master's decree.
In fact, it was not just the three of them who understood this logic. Many of the second generation disciples also understood the tacit understanding between the three of them.
Now that Lu Ping had become a great cultivator, he also expressed his will during the sect meeting. When Tian Xiang Laozu and Jiang Tianlin heard Lu Ping's words, they both remained silent. In fact, they were acknowledging to the many Dharma adepts that Lu Ping also had the right to control the sect and be on equal footing with them.
This was also why when Lu Ping, as a third generation cultivator, criticized Tian Xiang Laozu, no one in the entire Heaven's Spirit Hall said anything to stop the quarrel between the two sides.
However, Liu Tianling was Lu Ping's teacher after all. If it was Tian Xiang Laozu or Jiang Tianlin, they might not refute Lu Ping's will, but Liu Tianling reprimanded his own disciple. Therefore, this formed another strange phenomenon. Although the two great cultivators admitted that Lu Ping had the same position as them in the sect, they had no choice but to lower their heads in front of the sect master.
Previously, although Tian Xiang Laozu, Jiang Tianlin, and Liu Tianling had a tacit understanding of each other and were in charge of the sect together, the two great cultivators only obeyed the sect master's authority out of politeness. In reality, it was a situation where they restrained and monitored each other. However, because of Lu Ping, this situation had changed dramatically. The direct result of this was that the sect master Liu Tianling's authority in the sect had increased greatly!
The Heaven's Spirit Hall was a meeting that only Dharma adepts of Zhenling could participate in. It was a meeting that concerned the future of the sect, and it had always been a secret of the sect that could not be leaked.
However, this time, the conflict between Lu Ping and Tian Xiang Laozu in the Heaven's Spirit Hall had spread out for some reason. Although everyone in Zhenling knew the severity of the matter and would not spread it out, there was still a lot of discussion. Although most of the cultivators in Zhenling agreed with Lu Ping's criticism, there were also many who felt that Lu Ping was too overbearing as a third generation disciple. However, no matter which opinion it was, Tian Xiang Laozu's prestige in Zhenling was once again weakened.
What happened in the sect naturally reached the ears of the sect master Liu Tianling very quickly. Liu Tianling was instantly enraged. What happened in the Heaven's Spirit Hall had actually been leaked. This was a huge matter that concerned the future of the sect, and someone actually dared to leak it!
Within a day, Liu Tianling issued a series of orders to thoroughly investigate the leak of the Heaven's Spirit Hall's meeting. Many disciples of the sect were punished and sent to Frost Island to mine in the mines. It was rumored that a few early Dharma adepts of the third generation were also ordered to reflect on their mistakes. Everyone in Zhenling immediately fell silent. No one mentioned anything about Lu Ping and Tian Xiang again.
However, since this matter had already been leaked out from the Heaven's Spirit Hall, even if everyone in Zhenling had stopped discussing it, there were still many different people and forces who had spread the news through different channels.
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