I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 947: Chapter 521: The Most Rule-Abiding Chapter 947: Chapter 521: The Most Rule-Abiding Chen Mobai had always distinguished clearly between gratitude and grudges.

Back when he was in the Qi Cultivation stage, if it hadn’t been for E Yun’s intervention, who killed a group from the South Mountain Thieves, Chen Mobai might not have entered the Divine Wood Sect that easily.

And after he joined the sect, E Yun took great care of him, a kindness which Chen Mobai always firmly kept in his heart.

While both were in the Foundation Establishment stage, they were stationed in different countries to guard them, so there were few opportunities to help each other.

Now that Chen Mobai reached the Core Formation stage, he felt he could finally repay E Yun for his kindness.

“If you wish to become the Sect Leader, I will certainly support you with all my strength,” he said.

Upon hearing Chen Mobai’s words, E Yun felt an unprecedented surge of emotion welling up from the bottom of his heart.

In the treacherous Eastern Wilderness, men who valued loyalty and deep relationships like Chen Mobai were rare. E Yun felt extremely fortunate to have encountered one in his lifetime.

Chen Mobai: “I have already inquired about Hong He. He sets his sights on higher realms and does not want to occupy his time with being the Sect Leader before his cultivation level hits a bottleneck.”

As a genius whose talent was only second to Chen Mobai within the Divine Wood Sect, Hong He’s goal was definitely Core Formation. So, when Chen Mobai asked him, his intentions were very clear.

Chen Mobai: “Zhou Wangshen, on the other hand, is different. He is determined to secure the position of Sect Leader. With Brother Zhou’s influence, I would rather not say too much.”

On hearing this, E Yun’s face showed a slight hint of joy: “So, there’s only one competitor.”

To this, Chen Mobai shook his head: “Although Hong He himself is not interested in the position of Sect Leader, being the direct disciple of Fu Shixiong, the group from Penalty Evil Hall will rally around him to compete for the position, and he cannot refuse.”

The fact that Hong He had been able to cultivate to such a realm wasn’t only due to his outstanding talent; the support from Penalty Evil Hall was significant as well.

Even if Hong He himself didn’t want it, these people would push him to the fore to compete for the Sect Leader’s position for their own benefit.

The current situation had become quite clear.

Shenmu Hall, Penalty Evil Hall, and Reward Virtue Hall each supported one candidate, hoping to lift their own man to the position of the Sect Leader after Chu Zuoshu’s retirement.

Among them, as a Golden Core Cultivator, Chen Mobai currently held a very influential voice but still needed to consider Zhou Shengqing and Fu Zongjue who were in seclusion.

Although Chen Mobai was confident that with a firm stance, he could certainly push E Yun to the Sect Leader’s position,

doing so would sow the seeds of internal division and might even incite extremist reactions from the other two factions, potentially becoming a cause of internal strife should the sect encounter adversity in battle one day.

“Among the three of you, you have the least chance of taking the position, while Hong He has the greatest. Having earned considerable merits over the past decade, Zhou Wangshen is regarded as the most decorated among the Foundation Establishment Practitioners in the sect, and with the support of the most profound Shenmu Hall and the Zhou family, he can contend with Hong He.”

In comparison, E Yun’s years stationed in Yun Country and parts of Yun Meng Ze’s Fang Market, although he increased the sect’s income of Spirit Stones, seemed somewhat modest next to the achievements of Hong He and Zhou Wangshen.

“I’ve also realized this and have applied to the sect to join the frontline battlefield, but unfortunately, I’ve never received the sect’s orders.”

E Yun’s face darkened as he spoke.

The Divine Wood Sect hadn’t called up E Yun for any of the last three wars they waged, but it wasn’t just him; Hong He was also left out.

The reason was easy to guess.

It was certainly the Zhou family’s doing, pushing the priority of drafting both of them to the very end.

However, at that time, both Hong He and E Yun were merely at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and their presence might not have turned the tides of battle, so the Zhou family’s arrangement, even unnoticed by the likes of Chu Zuoshu and other high-ranking members of the Divine Wood Sect, went unchallenged.

“Since they operate within the rules, I can’t blame them. For the upcoming Sect Leader election in the Divine Wood Sect, I will only help you within the confines of the sect’s rules and will not break them for your sake, as the consequences would be too great.”

Chen Mobai would not forget his ideals to gradually improve the Eastern Wilderness with the rules of the Immortal Gates and turn it into a smaller version of the same.

And the essence of the Immortal Gates was an intricate network of laws.

E Yun: “Then how should I compete with the two Senior Brothers?”

Chen Mobai: “I’ve been thinking it over, and I can’t figure out a way to elevate you to their level in a short time.”

Hearing Chen Mobai’s words, E Yun couldn’t help but let out a wry laugh, feeling he was without hope.

“So, I’ve decided to help you delay it for another twenty years. If twenty years aren’t enough, then sixty years, a hundred years, until your cultivation level and merits can match or even surpass those of Hong He and Zhou Wangshen.”

Just as E Yun was about to lift his cup in resignation, hoping to drown his sorrows in alcohol, Chen Mobai’s words stunned him.

What did this mean?

…

Zhou family.

As the family of Zhou Shengqing, while they have always kept a low profile, they are undeniably the foremost family of the Divine Wood Sect.

Besides the five practitioners of Foundation Establishment within the family itself, at least half of the Foundation Establishment Practitioners within the Three Halls and Twelve Divisions have been graced by Zhou Shengqing or the Zhou family.

And these individuals extended their influence outward, their connections intricately covering almost the entire Divine Wood Sect.

Just consider that both the preceding and incumbent Sect Leaders, Meng Hong, and Chu Zuoshu, were disciples of Zhou Shengqing, and one can imagine the extent of the Zhou family’s profound influence.