The two Elders' introduction to Gu Zheng was more comprehensive than Elder Hong's, and it matched the Untainted Land that the Tool Spirit had described.
"Is that so?"
Gu Zheng asked the Tool Spirit in his mind, and the Tool Spirit agreed. It just said that it did not pay much attention to these low-level cultivators. Whether it was Celestial Immortals or Jin Xian, they were not qualified to meet Lord Gokusen.
Gu Zheng did not care about the Tool Spirit's words. The two Elders were right, and it proved that they did not lie to him.
"Above Jin Xian is Daluo Jinxian. When it comes to Daluo Jinxian, it's amazing. Later on, the ancestors who entered the Untainted Land tried to send a message that the founder, Long-brow Spiritual Master, had been promoted to Daluo Jinxian!"
Great Elder Wu You spoke with pride. It was not easy to become a Daluo Jinxian. Not to mention Daluo Jinxian, even Jin Xian was an existence that they looked up to.
But soon, Great Elder Wu You's expression became gloomy again. He said slowly, "Unfortunately, the younger generation is incompetent. For 800 years, there is not a single cultivator in the Qi Transformation Realm. Today, there are only two disciples in the fifth realm. All the disciples in the sect used to have more than a thousand people in the peak period, but today, there are less than a hundred people. It's all because of our incompetence that we have become like this!"
"Thirty years ago, our sect's leaders were in trouble. Ten years ago, when the fifth leader died due to Qigong Deviation, Senior Brother and I decided not to choose from within the sect. Senior Brother specially went to Shushan to see the Grand Elder and asked him to give us some guidance!"
Second Elder Wu Chou said slowly, and Wu You nodded quickly. "Emei and Shushan are one family. Speaking of which, our Emei is a branch of Shushan. Long-brow Spiritual Master holds an important position in Shushan in the Untainted Land. The Grand Elder did a divination for us and said that if Emei wants to change, it must choose an external leader. It cannot be an internal disciple!"
"On this point, the two of us agree very much!"
The two senior and junior brothers were already disappointed in the inner sect disciples. Now that the Grand Elder said this, it could be said that he had spoken to the bottom of their hearts.
"The Grand Elder gave us a method. He asked us to prepare eight kinds of food and put them in a shop in the secular world. If someone chooses all eight kinds of food at once, he will wait on the mountain path the next day. As long as that person appears, he will be the new leader we will choose!"
After Elder Wu You finished speaking, he stared straight at Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng's eyes widened. He vaguely felt that something was amiss. Yesterday, he had gone to taste some local snacks. Only at the Alms Bowl Chicken Restaurant did he find second-grade ingredients. Furthermore, they were not together, so he took away all the food with second-grade ingredients.
It couldn't be that those were the food they had put down, right?
"Don't guess. They are the ones you chose yesterday. That shop was originally opened by us secular disciples. We have been watching there for several years. You are the eighth person to choose all of them, but you are the only one who went to the mountain path the next day. Your cultivation aptitude is excellent, and you are a Rogue Cultivator who does not belong to any sect. You are most suitable to be our leader!"
Great Elder Wu Chou seemed to see through Gu Zheng's thoughts and immediately dispelled his doubts. It was really the few things in the Alms Bowl Chicken shop. Why was he so stupid to choose those?
But then again, if he was given another chance and didn't know, he would still do the same. Who would choose something less delicious when there was something better?
"By the way, we still don't know your name. Leader, please tell us, so that we can inform all the disciples!"
Great Elder Wu You suddenly asked. The two of them looked at Gu Zheng anxiously. Gu Zheng's mouth was wide open. He was speechless.
He was inexplicably captured to be the Sect Master, and the reason for him to be the Sect Master was just a Taishang Elder's calculation. That Taishang Elder was too godly, he could actually calculate that he was going to eat the alms bowl chicken, and which mountain path he walked on.
The most outrageous thing was that he was captured and forced to be the leader, but the other party didn't even know his name. Wouldn't people laugh their heads off if this spread out?
Not to mention the others, even Gu Zheng himself wanted to laugh.
"Two, two elders, my name is Gu Zheng!"
"Gu Zheng, your surname is Gu!" The two elders shouted together, their faces full of surprise.
"What's wrong with my surname Gu?" Gu Zheng was confused again.
"Nothing. The previous leader of our sect was surnamed Gu. Before that, the fourth and fifth leaders were also surnamed Gu. We have a lot of leaders with the surname Gu!"
Great Elder Wu You grinned. Gu Zheng was even more speechless. You have a lot of leaders with the surname Gu. What does it have to do with me? Gu Zheng didn't want to be the leader in the first place. They forced him to be the leader.
Moreover, didn't they just say that the five leaders in the past thirty years all died in accidents? Three of the five had the surname Gu, and they all met with mishaps. No matter how he listened to it, it didn't sound like good news.
"Gu Zheng, from today onwards, you are the thirty-third leader of our sect. All the disciples of Emei Sect must listen to the leader's orders!"
Great Elder Wu You said seriously. Emei Sect had been established for a long time, and there were only thirty-three leaders. The main reason was that immortal cultivators had a very long lifespan. If it wasn't for the fact that they lost immortal cultivators and the successive leaders met with mishaps, there wouldn't even be thirty-three leaders.
"The two of you, can I not be the Sect Master?"
Gu Zheng asked very carefully. He really didn't want to be the leader. He was completely forced to be the leader.
"No. You were appointed by the Grand Elder. The position of the leader belongs to you."
The two old men shook their heads together. Especially with their white hair and white beards, they looked very cute.
"Then I now announce that the position of the leader will be passed on to Great Elder Wu You. Great Elder Wu You, from today onwards, you will be the thirty-fourth leader of Emei Sect. The Emei Ring will be taken over by you!"
Gu Zheng immediately stood up straight and said as seriously as them. The two old men were stunned. They didn't expect that the leader that they had painstakingly chosen would be passed on to the leader in less than an hour.
"Leader, the position of the leader of our sect is lifelong. The Emei Ring will only recognize you as its owner if you die. Only then can the next leader be chosen!"
Great Elder Wu You reminded him. Gu Zheng was stunned. It seemed that passing on the position was not allowed. He had to be the leader even if he didn't want to.
"I am not familiar with Emei Sect at all. Why do you want me to be the leader? Also, I have a lot of things to do outside. I still have my family. I can't stay here forever!"
Gu Zheng said in a vexed manner. He wondered in his heart whether he could escape if he were to forcefully detain Xiao Chen.
Before, he didn't have any hope. The two old men on the fifth floor were much stronger than him. But now he had the Emei Ring and could activate the protective shield. It was not impossible for him to escape.
The two elders didn't know that the leader that they had painstakingly waited for was actually thinking of running away.
"Leader, we don't object if you want to go outside. You just need to instruct us what we should do. There are only 93 core disciples of Emei Sect left. Among all the sects left from the Flourishing Era, we are the weakest and have the least number of disciples. We don't expect the leader to lead us back to glory. We just want to protect our current foundation. The foundation of our ancestors can't be destroyed in our hands. Otherwise, we won't be able to die in peace!"
The two old men suddenly knelt down together with tears running down their cheeks. Gu Zheng was shocked by their appearance. He hurriedly went forward to help them up. The two old men were much stronger than him, so he couldn't help them up.
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