Ji Feichen had subdued the remaining members of the Blackflow lineage and returned to Blackpond's residence to handle foreign affairs.
With the new Elder taking the position, many sensible subsidiary forces had already sent over congratulatory gifts to build a good relationship with Ji Feichen. The other elders had also sent many things over. Some of the weaker elders were worried about Ji Feichen's revenge, so they returned everything they had obtained from the Blackflow residence to Ji Feichen.
Ji Feichen didn't mind it after a single glance. Instead, he fiddled with the invitation Yuan Xi had sent over.
"Brother Yu's residence is newly built. I invite you to a banquet."
"Yuan Xi is looking for me because of our future, right?" After some thought, Ji Feichen picked out a five-hundred-year-old Yingrass and went to Yuan Xi's residence.
Yuan Xi's residence wasn't far from the Blackflow residence, and it felt somewhat intentional.
Yuan Xi welcomed Ji Feichen with a fervent expression. "Junior Brother, come in quickly. We entered the sect at the same time and need to get closer."
One who was unaccountably solicitous was hiding evil intentions!
These words flashed through Ji Feichen's mind. He was on guard against Yuan Xi, but his face revealed a radiant smile as the two entered the residence side by side.
Yuan Xi's residence had just been constructed, and there were still traces of unfinished work everywhere.
The two arrived at the main Demon Palace. This palace was made of black spirit stones and was entirely different from Blackflow's White Jade Palace.
"Junior Brother didn't bring many things this time. I'll give this five-hundred-year-old Yingrass to you as a gift for your housewarming."
Yingrass was mostly used for divination. Forty-nine stalks would be produced at a hundred years old, which coincided with the four nines of the heavenly dao. Any immortal who gathered yingrass for divination would be at least a hundred years old. Further up, the five-hundred-year-old Yingrass would gradually dry up, and its leaves would fall off at seven hundred years old. At one thousand years old, there would be rising violet energy that could gather auspicious signs, subdue divine turtles, and coil true dragons.
The five-hundred-year-old Yingrass Ji Feichen had brought had 150 stalks, which coincided with the great limit of one's lifespan. If it was used for divination, it would be blessed by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and would be extremely effective.
Yuan Xi accepted the grass with a smile and invited Ji Feichen to take a seat.
After some small talk, Yuan Xi got to the point. "Junior Brother, you know that I haven't been in the sect for a long time, so I don't know much about the affairs of the Black Faction. Could you please explain it to me and see how I will conduct my affairs in the future?"
"Each of the eighteen elders of the Black Faction is in charge of foreign affairs, internal affairs, criminal law, supervision, etiquette, imparting scriptures, hiding treasures, defense, alchemy, crafting talismans, taming beasts, and practicing martial arts … Generally speaking, they are divided into internal affairs, logistics, defense, and foreign affairs. The Logistics Elders were responsible for maintaining the Restrictive Spells of various buildings, cultivating and guarding the mines and herb gardens under the Black Vein's name, and sending slaves to mine and breed. The internal affairs department was responsible for the stability of the Black Vein's operation. The criminal law, supervision, etiquette, and preaching were all included in the internal affairs department. In the past, Teacher Blackflow was in charge. The Defense Department guarded the Scripture Depository, the Xuanming Mystic Realm, and other places. They were responsible for guarding the important places of the Black Vein, so they were usually the most idle. As for foreign affairs, they dealt with various sects and led the Black Vein disciples to participate in external missions. "
Yuan Xi pondered as he listened to Ji Feichen's explanation. "Then what exactly am I in charge of as an internal affairs elder?"
"Teacher Blackflow was favored by the Hall Master and had great power. He had to intervene in all aspects, be it imparting scriptures, refining treasures, guarding secret realms, or dispatching logistics. But now, the elders have taken back their corresponding rights, so it's strictly an idle position. But it's not easy to manage the daily affairs of the Black Vein. If you want to do a good job, you can start from the outer sect and take care of the disciples' daily necessities and medicine. You can also handle missions or preach the dao. However, I think that instead of holding onto this position, Senior Brother, it would be better to exchange it with an elder. For example, the criminal law isn't bad. Senior Brother Blackorigin is easy to talk to and I'm sure he'll be happy to change for you. Another example is Senior Brother Heiming, who's in charge of etiquette. He has a good temper. "
Good? How many people in the Demon Sect had a good temper?
When Yuan Xi heard Ji Feichen's words, he understood his hint.
Excluding those idle elders who were in charge of alchemists and were in charge of artifact forging and drawing talismans, among the other elders, in terms of power and influence, Hei Ming and Hei Yuan were naturally the most qualified to inherit the position of Hall Master.
Was Ji Feichen testing him to see who he wanted to rely on?
"Let's talk about this later. I'll go take a look at my senior brothers and see which one is willing to help."
There was no rush to rely on them. Let's see what they do first.
Ji Feichen's eyes flickered as he nodded. "That's fine too, it's better to be safe."
"Oh right, Junior Brother, Master asked me to visit the two masters at the Cold Lightning Gate and Sublime Law Pavilion. Since they're quite far from each other, I'm planning to ask for help. Junior Brother happens to be in charge of external affairs, why don't you go first in my place? "
Cold Lightning Gate? Sublime Law Pavilion? Aren't those two first-rate subsidiary powers owned by Hall Master Kan Ming? Ji Feichen was delighted. He knew that the show was about to start.
Is he going to make a deal with me and divide our forces?
Yuan Xi was from the Quiet Stream Sect and was a direct descendant of Hall Master Kan Ming. However, he understood that his foundation in Yin Ming School was unstable and it would be difficult for him to compete for the position of the next Hall Master. What he could do now was to increase his authority and rope in the other forces left behind by the Hall Master.
The two publicly owned first-rate forces had a total of three Ground Fairies. They were supported by the Hei Faction over the years and could be considered as outer elders and guests. It would be difficult to rope them in. However, if he could obtain the private forces left behind by the old Hall Master, he would have more authority in the Kan Ming Hall in the future.
As for the specific conditions, it would depend on Yuan Xi and Ji Feichen.
Yuan Xi showed goodwill and was willing to divide the remaining forces equally with Ji Feichen. It was obvious that he wanted to form an alliance and use these forces to fight against the new Hall Master. At the very least, he and the others would not lose their authority.
"That's great. Where does Senior Brother want me to go?"
Yuan Xi said generously, "Junior Brother, you can decide when you're free and go somewhere."
Ji Feichen thought to himself, 'Is he asking me to choose because he's worried that I'll suspect that he's doing something here and purposely push a problematic sect to me?'
However, Ji Feichen didn't know much about the two affiliated forces, Sublime Technique Pavilion and Cold Electricity School, so he couldn't decide directly. Thus, he kicked the ball to Yuan Xi, "Senior Brother, you're kind. Just pick one, I'll go the other one."
Since Ji Feichen said this, Yuan Xi naturally wouldn't set a trap for him. After thinking for a while, he said to Ji Feichen, "Sublime Technique Pavilion is proficient in spells. Rather than saying they're Primordial Dao, it's better to say that they're people who broke away from Xuanmen. Later on, they lived in seclusion under Master's protection. The Master of Cold Electricity School is a different kind. He cultivates the Primordial Dao True Technique and practices hard in the West Wilderness. Both of them don't have many people under them, but the two Earth Realm experts have extraordinary strength. I want to consult the Master of Sublime Technique Pavilion about spells. As for the Master of Cold Electricity School, I'll leave him to you, Junior Brother. "
It wasn't easy to rope in these Ground Fairies experts. It would take many years of hard work to gain their recognition and willingly listen to their orders. Moreover, one had to display the strength of the Ground Fairies.
Ji Feichen had a plan in mind. He decided to make a trip to the West in the future, "Alright, I happen to know a friend in the West. It'll be more convenient to have him lead the way."
After the two of them discussed it, Ji Feichen took the opportunity to consult the second-class forces on the list. After all, Hall Master Kan Ming had many people under him. It was better to negotiate with them.
But then, Yuan Xi shook his head and said, "Master has eleven second-class vassals under him. It's better for us not to touch them. We're eating meat, so we have to give them some soup. "
"That's true. If we do it too cleverly, Hall Master's face won't look good." Ji Feichen also knew that he couldn't be too impatient. He didn't bring up the matter of dividing the forces again.
"Oh yes, Junior Brother, have you heard of Divine Stone?"
"Divine Stone? The legendary Spirit Stone that can predict the future for three thousand years? "
"That's right. It's said that the Divine Stone is about to appear this time. The Mystic and Essence Sects are looking for it to predict the future for the next thousand years. "
The Divine Yin-Yang Stone was one of Xuanzheng Chau's mystical items. It appeared once every three thousand years and could predict the future.
"If this thing appears, you elders who are in charge of external affairs won't be able to rest easy. When the time comes, Junior Brother, you'll have to visit the major sects. I have a token for you. " Yuan Xi took out a piece of black jade and handed it to Ji Feichen. "This is Youxi's token. With this, you can summon Youxi's people outside. It'll be helpful for you when you visit the major sects."
"Youxi is Master's private force. How can Master allow this?"
"Master has already said that he won't interfere with Youxi anymore. In the future, when the new Hall Master succeeds, Youxi will completely disband and become a branch of the Black Sect. "Therefore, Yuan Xi didn't care about the second-class vassals at all. If he wanted to, he could summon more than ten Human Immortal subordinates with a wave of his hand. On the other hand, the Ground Fairies were guest chamberlains that he had to rope in.
"Then I'll have to thank you."
Later, Yuan Xi hosted a banquet for Ji Feichen. Three days and three nights later, Ji Feichen finally returned to the Black Pool Cave Abode.
"Uncle-Master, how much do you know about the Divine Stone?"
"Pretty much what you know, but this thing is indeed very precious. I'm afraid that Yin Ming School will have a big operation. When the time comes, you'll have to work together with the elders of the other four factions. The first thing you do is to be careful. "
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