Considering the calculative and utilitarian nature of the Iron Jade Peak Master, Tsing Hui's heart was slightly moved. He already had a plan: "I will investigate the matter of the Iron Jade Peak. As for now, I can give you a chance to atone for your crimes by using me to send a message to the Hidden Sword Venerable."
Hearing this, Zhou Cunyu was immediately overjoyed: "Please instruct me, Supreme Elder. If I, Zhou Cunyu, am able to do it, I will do my best to complete Elder's instructions."
"I have a lot of crimes that the Peak Masters have confessed. You can secretly investigate the authenticity of each of them. If there are people who still try to hide the truth from me, inform me immediately."
Tsing Hui slowly said.
Since the Peak Master of the Iron Jade Peak, Zhou Cunyu, had the intention to replace the Hidden Sword Peak and become the Main Peak of the Hidden Sword Sect, then he would definitely not let go of any stain on the Peak Masters of the other Peaks. After all, these stains were his powerful weapons to eliminate his competitors. If this matter was handed over to him, he would definitely treat it as his own business and handle it conscientiously.
In addition, he had been in the Hidden Sword Sect for many years and even had the intention to compete with the Hidden Sword Peak. He must have a lot of power. When investigating these matters, he would naturally be very efficient.
Zhou Cunyu led the people of the Iron Jade Peak to take care of the trivial matters of the various Peaks, while Tsing Hui watched over Zhou Cunyu. This way, his workload would undoubtedly be reduced by a lot.
"Since you have the intention to replace the Hidden Sword Peak as the new Sect Leader of the Hidden Sword Sect, then you naturally have to show enough ability. Right now, secretly investigating the authenticity of the information given by the other peaks is your chance. Whether or not you can obtain my approval will depend on this. I hope you won't disappoint me."
When Zhou Cunyu heard that, he immediately clasped his hands and promised excitedly, "Don't worry, great elder Qing Xu. I, Zhou Cunyu, will definitely investigate these mountains thoroughly. I won't let any black sheep escape."
"Very good."
Tsing Hui nodded slightly. In the end, he said: "You specially came to visit me, don't tell me that you are here to apologize to me for what happened that day."
"Of course not."
As Zhou Cunyu said that, he hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I've actually come this time because I have something to report to the great elder of the Green Ruins Ruins. According to the information I've received, the peak lords of the Mingjian Peak, the Polar Peak, the Heavy Sword Peak, and a few of the more powerful peaks of our Hidden Sword sect will be holding a meeting tomorrow night. The location will be Mingjian Peak. The meeting this time will be hosted by the two disciples of the Hidden Sword Venerable, Xu Ran and Zhong Xuan, two veteran Golden Core experts. There will be a total of twenty-six Golden Core experts present, while there will be over sixty people who will be representing the thirty-six peaks of the Hidden Sword sect. Some of them will be representing the thirty-six peaks of the Hidden Sword sect, while some will be representing sects of various sizes that are vassal to the Hidden Sword sect. The matter to be discussed is related to the great elder of the Green Ruins Ruins … They have also invited our Tie Yu Peak, but we have turned them down."
"Twenty-six Golden Core experts, ten or so mountain peaks, and some sects of various sizes that are dependent on the Hidden Sword Sect …"
Tsing Hui looked indifferent, "What do these people want to do? Are they trying to rebel?"
Zhou Cunyu did not see any fear or trouble on Qing Xu's face when he heard the number of twenty-six Golden Core cultivators. He let out a sigh of relief inside like a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
Tsing Hui was able to defeat the four Gold Core experts of the North Moon Peak two years ago, showing a strength that was far beyond the Gold Core level. Now that he had cultivated with Hidden Sword Master for two years, although it was not a long time, it could be concluded that his cultivation must have improved a lot. This was the reason why Zhou Cunyu took the risk of not being able to establish himself in the Hidden Sword Sect if he failed, and reported this to Tsing Hui.
Of course, the fact that Zhou Cunyu had spent 88 Daoist Rhymes on Tsing Hui was also one of the main reasons. Otherwise, he might not have intervened in this meeting that Xu Ran and Zhongxuan held to fight against Tsing Hui, the Supreme Elder. However, he would not take the risk of offending the core members of the Hidden Sword Sect and telling Tsing Hui about this.
"I don't know the exact reason why these people have banded together, but … it's probably related to the Sword Venerable Hidden Sword appointing you as our second great elder … After all, our Hidden Sword sect has never had a second great elder before you. Even the most respected elder in the entire sect, Elder Duan Jianfeng, is only an elder who watches over the Myriad Swords Peak. He's nowhere near as important as a great elder. These people have probably gathered together to create pressure so that you can ask the Sword Venerable Hidden Sword for permission to step down from your position as a great elder and be demoted to a regular elder … After all, even with the Hymn of a Hundred Swords, you're only being nurtured as the future sect master of the Hidden Sword sect … It'll still take some time before you become the sect master, let alone a great elder who's even more important than the sect master."
"I know."
Tsing Hui responded but did not say anything else. "You don't have to worry about these things. You just have to investigate those mountains. Remember, investigate secretly. I gave you the right to do so, but it doesn't mean you can use it to do whatever you want. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Supreme Elder Tsing Hui, don't worry about that."
Zhou Cunyu saw that he had achieved his goal, so he respectfully agreed.
"You may leave."
"I'll take my leave."
Zhou Cunyu bowed respectfully and left the courtyard.
When he left the courtyard, he had a smile on his face. He had already sent the news to Tsing Hui. Now, he just had to wait for the show between Supreme Elder Tsing Hui and the other mountains tomorrow night.
"Zhou Cunyu …"
Seeing Zhou Cunyu leave, Tsing Hui shook his head.
He could see that this was Zhou Cunyu's overt scheme. He wanted him to fall out with Mingjian Peak, Aurora Peak, Heavy Sword Peak and the other forces. In this way, these mountains that were qualified to compete with him for the Hidden Sword Sect Leader's throne would definitely be destroyed by Tsing Hui and thrown into the trash can. Without these powerful mountains to compete with him, the remaining mountains that were stronger than him might not be as fair as him, and those that were fairer than him might not have the strength to control the situation.
In Zhou Cunyu's opinion, he only needed to wait until the conflict between Tsing Hui and these mountains completely erupted. He only needed to ensure that he did not make any big mistakes and conscientiously complete the tasks that Tsing Hui gave him. Then, the throne of the Hidden Sword Sect Leader would naturally fall into his hands.
Unfortunately …
In a sect, scheming against each other was not the mainstream. The most important thing was to be able to unite all the forces of the entire sect into a single entity.
In his opinion, only such a person could be called a qualified Sect Leader and a qualified Sect Leader.
And Zhou Cunyu …
Obviously, he did not have the qualifications.
"The problem that the Hidden Sword Sect is facing isn't small at all. A hundred years … The Hidden Sword Venerable hasn't appeared for a hundred years and the sect is already in such a mess. From this, it can be seen that the Hidden Sword Sect itself also has quite a big problem … A big mess needs to be solved. Since that's the case, then let's be a little more ruthless and solve the problem that the Hidden Sword Sect is facing."
Tsing Hui looked in the direction of Mingjian Peak and muttered to himself. His eyes flashed with a trace of cold light.
Just when Tsing Hui thought that most of the people that he should visit had arrived, an unexpected person suddenly appeared in Tsing Hui's courtyard under the lead of Su Xiao.
Su Xiao looked at the man behind him who was hidden in a black robe. He was still a little emotional. After a while, he turned to Tsing Hui and said, "Mister … Sect … Sect Leader is here to visit …"
As the man in the black robe pushed his hat to the back of his neck, the current Sect Leader of the Hidden Sword Sect, Xiao Liuying, was revealed.
Xiao Liuying looked at Tsing Hui and hesitated for a moment. But he still lowered his head and bowed, "Greetings, Grand Elder."
"Sect Leader Xiao."
Tsing Hui said calmly.
Xiao Liuying, the son of the Hidden Sword Venerable's eldest disciple, Xiao Congyun. He had cultivated to the Golden Core Stage at a young age and had mastered the essence of the Sword Dao. He was hailed as the Sword Sage and the current Sect Leader of the Hidden Sword Sect.
Tsing Hui could only use one sentence to describe this Sect Leader of the Hidden Sword Sect. Dead seat without doing any work!
That's right, dead seat without doing any work!
Xiao Liuying didn't make any big mistakes when he was the Sect Leader of the Hidden Sword Sect. But he didn't make any contributions either. On the contrary, he, who occupied the Sect Leader's throne, spent most of his time in seclusion. He made use of the unique cultivation environment that the Sect Leader could enjoy and cultivated day and night. His cultivation was almost comparable to the Hidden Sword Venerable's seclusion for a hundred years.
Even though he had not harmed any of the Hidden Sword Sect's interests in the past hundred years, nor had he committed any heinous crimes, as the Sect Leader of the Hidden Sword Sect and the person at the helm of such a large Sect, not doing anything was his biggest mistake.
If it wasn't for the fact that he spent most of his time in seclusion and didn't care much about the affairs of the Hidden Sword Sect, the situation of the Hidden Sword Sect wouldn't have deteriorated to such an extent in just a hundred years. After all, the Hidden Sword Peak was the biggest peak in the Hidden Sword Sect. Even if the Aurora Peak and the Northmoon Peak were in their prime, they couldn't be compared to the Hidden Sword Peak. If the Hidden Sword Peak really wanted to control the atmosphere of the Hidden Sword Sect and suppress the arrogance of the Aurora Peak and the Northmoon Peak, the North Moon Peak and the Aurora Peak wouldn't be able to stand out in a short period of time.
Unfortunately …
He didn't.
"Sect Leader Xiao, why didn't you continue to cultivate in seclusion in the Hidden Sword Peak and condense your Golden Core earlier?"
Xiao Liuying glanced at Tsing Hui. He really couldn't figure out the depth of Tsing Hui's thoughts. However, considering the importance that the Hidden Sword Venerable placed on Tsing Hui and the words that his Martial Uncle Duan Jianfeng said to him when he asked for advice, he still lowered his attitude. "I'm here to apologize to Grand Elder Tsing Hui."
"Apologize? Sect Leader Xiao didn't do anything that harmed the interests of the Hidden Sword Sect. What do you mean by apologizing? "
A sliver of guilt flashed through Xiao Liuying's eyes, "I may not have done anything that harms the interests of the sect, but as the sect master of the Hidden Sword Sect, I've watched the Aurora Peak, Northmoon Peak, and the other peaks grow bigger and bigger, becoming arrogant and despotic as they bully our fellow sect members. Yet, I've been too cautious and indecisive, indirectly allowing their arrogance to flourish. This is my greatest mistake. As a result, I've come to resign from my position as the sect master of the Hidden Sword Sect, hoping that the great elder will allow me to resign from my position as the sect master of the Hidden Sword Sect and give it to someone more capable."
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(Everyone, let's brainstorm, what new characteristics should there be in the 55th level of Chaos?)
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