There were countless large sects and sects in the Jianghu, among which the nine major families were the easiest to change.
Sects relied on the inheritance of cultivation methods. Even if the people of the sect died, as long as someone obtained the cultivation method and was willing to rebuild the sect, the entire sect would not be destroyed.
Compared to sects, families relied on bloodlines to pass down their inheritance. This kind of thing naturally had a certain disadvantage, and there were too many limitations.
Therefore, the nine major families in the Jianghu were now thinking of ways such as marriage alliances or changing the system to make themselves more powerful. At the same time, they would also make fewer mistakes.
As one of the top three among the nine major families, the Xiahou clan was already powerful enough. Therefore, what the Xiahou clan sought now was stability, which could be seen from the system of the Xiahou clan.
In the Xiahou clan, except for the Patriarch who had been in seclusion for a long time, even the Patriarch could not make a decision.
Although Xiahou Zhen was the Patriarch, there were more than ten elders above him. These elders might not be as powerful as Xiahou Zhen, but they were extremely experienced people in the Jianghu. These people did not have actual power, but they could stop what Xiahou Zhen wanted to do. The purpose was to keep Xiahou Zhen in check and balance as the Patriarch, preventing him from doing things his own way and bringing the Xiahou clan into the abyss.
Therefore, in the Xiahou clan, if Xiahou Zhen wanted to make some changes, he had to consider all aspects and convince all the elders.
It could be said that being the Patriarch of the Xiahou clan was not an ordinary kind of tiring.
Although the rules of the Xiahou clan could prevent the Patriarch from making any overly drastic decisions and bringing the Xiahou clan into the abyss, it also slowed down the development of the Xiahou clan and made the system a little overstaffed.
At this time, more than ten elders were sitting in the meeting hall of the Xiahou clan. They were all old, but their strength was not weak.
Among these elders, the weakest had the cultivation of the Oneness of Heaven and Man Realm in the past, and the stronger ones were even Martial Dao masters in the past. However, they were too old and had reached the limit of their lifespans. Even Martial Dao masters did not have the chance to fight, so they gave up their power and cultivated in the clan in peace.
Xiahou Zhen walked into the hall and sat on the main seat. He looked around and said indifferently, "Elders, why have you summoned me here?"
The oldest among them, an old man with white hair and beard, who could barely keep his eyes open, said slowly, "I heard that you're going to use the power of the Xiahou family to suppress the Guanzhong torture room?"
The Xiahou clan was only so big. Before they came, Xiahou Zhen had already guessed what they wanted to do. Xiahou Zhen couldn't help but snort coldly, "So what? Great Elder, do you have any objections? "
The Great Elder was of the same generation as the Patriarch of the Xiahou clan. He was also a Martial Dao master in the past, but the Patriarch of the Xiahou clan in that generation was even more amazing and had been suppressing the Great Elder. As a result, the Great Elder never had a chance to stand out in the Xiahou clan, even when his lifespan was coming to an end.
However, although the Great Elder was not good enough, he wanted to train his descendants to take the position of the Patriarch. Unfortunately, none of his descendants were useful. After a few decades, he finally produced a talented descendant, but he happened to be of the same generation as Xiahou Zhen. He was directly suppressed by Xiahou Zhen and failed to compete for the position of the Patriarch.
Therefore, over the years, the Great Elder was the one who opposed Xiahou Zhen the most. Sometimes, Xiahou Zhen even wished that the old thing could die as soon as possible. His life was a waste of resources, and he could not bring any benefits to the Xiahou clan.
The Great Elder said slowly, "Patriarch, you have to know that you are the Patriarch of the entire Xiahou clan. Every move you make represents the overall interests of the Xiahou clan.
I've heard about the matter. Xiahou Wujiang was too spoiled by you. He suffered losses in the Jianghu, but he didn't learn anything. It's only right that he lost to others. When I roamed the Jianghu in the past, I was defeated again and again, but I didn't go back to the clan to ask for reinforcements.
Also, although someone died this time, it wasn't a member of the Xiahou clan. It was just a right-hand man. What are you so excited about? You're even going to use the power of the Xiahou clan to suppress the Guanzhong torture room. Is there any benefit in doing so? "
Xiahou Zhen said coldly, "No benefit? Old Seven is a member of the Xiahou clan. If the Xiahou clan doesn't even fart after he died, wouldn't we be a laughing stock if the news got out? "
The Great Elder still said slowly, "Patriarch, to put it bluntly, that dead right-hand man was just a dog raised by the Xiahou clan. If he let the dog bite someone, and the dog was killed, we could just raise another one. Why did we have to sacrifice him?"
Xiahou Zhen slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Old Seven is my brother!"
The Great Elder put away his slow demeanor and stared at Xiahou Zhen. He said coldly, "Patriarch, don't forget what your surname is! He's just an outsider. The one who has the blood of the Xiahou clan in his veins is your clansman.
Because of this matter, I feel that I've suffered a great loss even if I sacrifice the life of a collateral disciple of the Xiahou clan, not to mention that the Guanzhong torture room itself is not to be trifled with.
You're the patriarch, so you naturally have to consider the interests of the Xiahou clan. If you're not considerate enough, then it's up to us old fogeys to think for you.
As long as we're here, you can't use any of your power. The lives of the Xiahou clan's cultivators are very precious and cannot be wasted on something so insignificant! "
The other elders echoed the Great Elder's words. Almost ninety percent of the people present would stand on the Great Elder's side, while the remaining ten percent would remain neutral.
These people weren't purposely making things difficult for Xiahou Zhen. They were merely acting out of interest.
Although elders like them no longer held any real power, their children and descendants were still in the Xiahou Clan. They naturally had to think about their children and descendants.
Therefore, if Xiahou Zhen wanted to do anything, he would have to give their descendants a certain amount of benefit.
Once they realized that Xiahou Zhen had too much power in his hands and wanted to stir up trouble, they would have to suppress Xiahou Zhen.
Looking at these old fogeys in front of him, Xiahou Zhen gnashed his teeth in hatred.
He, this patriarch, was incomparably domineering in the eyes of other martial artists, but he himself only felt aggrieved, abnormally aggrieved.
Xiahou Zhen stood up fiercely and said in a cold voice, "Fine, fine, fine. You all consider for the sake of the Xiahou clan's interests. But today, I'm only taking revenge for a personal grudge! I won't use the Xiahou clan's power. In a while, I'll personally go and find Guan Siyu to ask for the person! "
Finished talking, Xiahou Zhen flicked his sleeves and left.
One of the elders moved in front of the Great Elder and asked rather worriedly, "Great Elder, we refuted Patriarch like that today. Nothing will happen, right?"
The Great Elder said coolly, "What can happen? Xiahou Zhen isn't an idiot either. He won't go and fight to the death with Guan Siyu because of an outsider.
He's currently in a fit of rage. At most, he'll just go to the Guanzhong torture room to vent his anger. Nothing will happen.
This period of time, things have been going a little too smoothly for him. It's hard to avoid being inflated. We're also trying to calm him down and let him calm down.
What's the role of us, these elders? Isn't it just to help correct Patriarch when he goes astray? Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear. There's nothing we can do even if Patriarch doesn't listen. Anyway, I'm doing this for his own good. "
Everyone present nodded in agreement.
Just as Xiahou Zhen had decided to go to the Guanzhong torture room to find Guan Siyu to ask for the person, the news of Ming Chen's death reached the Great Light Temple.
Furthermore, due to the long journey, they only received news of Ming Chen's death and not his corpse.
In the Vajra Yard, Ming Chen's master, Hui Zhen, was stunned when he heard the news of Ming Chen's death. There was no anger or grief in his eyes, only endless sorrow.
Hui Zhen was an elder of the Vajra Yard. His cultivation base had long reached the Oneness of Heaven and Man realm. However, he was not young either. He was already more than 100 years old, and his Qi and blood had begun to decline.
Ming Chen was not his only disciple, but he was his favorite disciple. This was because Ming Chen was very similar to him when he was young. They were both righteous but impulsive and easily angered.
However, after so many years, Hui Zhen's temper had changed a lot after he suffered a few losses in the early years. Finally, he was enlightened as he grew older. However, he also lost the chance to become a Martial Dao master.
Although Ming Chen was not considered young, he was in the prime of his life. He still had a chance. As long as he could completely change his temper and understand the true meaning of the Furious Vajra Heart Sutra, he might have a chance to step into the peak of Martial Dao in the future.
It was a pity that Ming Chen did not survive this calamity in the end. He did not actually die at the hands of Chu Xiu. Instead, he died at the hands of his uncontrollable anger.
However, although Hui Zhen knew this, he still had to take revenge for Ming Chen.
This had nothing to do with other messy things. It was only because he was Ming Chen's master. It was as simple as that.
Hui Zhen was not Teacher Cen. He could let go of his hatred for the sake of benefits when his own disciple died.
He did not hate Chu Xiu, but he still wanted to kill Chu Xiu to take revenge.
However, Hui Zhen was not sure if he could kill Chu Xiu with his own strength.
The Great Light Temple's martial artists had extremely strong bodies. However, when a martial artist who specialized in cultivating the body grew old, once his Qi and blood began to deteriorate, his own strength would also deteriorate very seriously. Whether he could kill Chu Xiu, who had an extremely strong battle record, in a one-on-one battle was still an unknown.
Moreover, Chu Xiu was a torture officer of the Guanzhong torture room. He was considered an important figure in the Guanzhong torture room. If Hui Zhen wanted to kill Chu Xiu, he would first have to go through Guan Siyu. When one reached the level of a Martial Dao master, it was no longer something that he could interfere with.
Therefore, Hui Zhen left his own monastery and went directly to the Vajra Yard's First Seat, 'Skanda the Venerable' Xu Yan.
Xu Yan was a generation older than Hui Zhen, but he was much younger than Hui Zhen. He was not even a hundred years old. He looked like a tall, middle-aged monk with a masculine appearance.
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