The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 87 Restructuring and Recovery
In the Qiling Gate, Guchun Courtyard, Chen Guan had gotten used to discussing matters with everyone in this courtyard due to the long-term meetings held here.

So it gradually became a custom, and Chen Guan moved into Guchunyuan.

At this moment, three rows of people stood under the osmanthus tree in front of the courtyard, bowing respectfully and saying, "Greetings to the Master, Greetings to the Great Elder."

Chen Guan sat in the main seat and Qian Shiyan sat in the side seat, quietly looking at the group of people below.

"Everyone, get up." Chen Guan said, "I have summoned your chief and deputy peak masters here today because there are many important matters.

The first thing is to build another peak in the sect, named Qi Peak.

As the name suggests, this peak is dedicated to weapon refining. The art of weapon refining is extensive and one would never rashly invest in it without inheritance.

Elder Qian brought the best weapon refining inheritance and several weapon refiners to help promote the establishment of the Weapon Peak.

Let Elder Qian tell you about it."

He turned his gaze to Qian Shiyan, motioning for her to speak in person.

Qian Shiyan was obviously well prepared, and said directly: "If you can master one of the four ways of elixir, weapon, formation, and talisman, it will be the foundation of the Tao.

But among these four main paths, the two paths of elixir and weapons are the most profitable.

The art of alchemy is inevitably unstable due to the limitation of elixirs and the scarcity of spiritual materials.

In terms of weapon refining, the two largest families in the north and south are world-famous, which shows how lucrative the profits are.

However, the investment required is also enormous. Not to mention the extremely difficult training of instrument refiners, the construction of the earth fire chamber, the extraction and refining of various spiritual materials, and the output of massive spiritual materials are all not something that can be achieved in a short period of time.

Fortunately, Xueyin Valley has allocated a spiritual mine for the sect to mine, and with the addition of two small spiritual mines in the Guangyuan Mountains, it can barely be mined.

As for the underground fire, with me here to activate the underground fire veins, it’s not a problem.

The person in charge is willing to support me in investing a huge amount of spirit stones and energy, so I think other aspects will not be a problem.

Only when the Qifeng was first established, it needed to recruit a group of disciples. Once the disciples entered Qifeng, the general affairs would become routine affairs, and they would need to spend half a month every month to practice the method of refining weapons, which would inevitably delay their practice.

Correspondingly, the monthly salary is naturally very high, with outer disciples receiving five spirit stones and three kilograms of spirit rice every month.

Inner disciples receive ten spirit stones and eight kilograms of spirit rice per month.

Deacons receive twenty dollars a month and fifteen kilograms of spiritual rice.

Of course, not everyone can enter with such a high monthly salary. Those who enter the peak need to undergo a strict assessment and serve as an apprentice for three years to see the results.

If after three years, the skills do not meet the requirements, the person will be expelled from Qifeng.

Of course, if someone studies hard and has great talent, he or she may even become an apprentice or weapon refiner, and will be welcomed wherever he or she goes. Once he or she becomes a weapon refiner, the monthly salary will be several times higher than that of a deacon!

Disciples from the four peaks, Qi, Ling, Xuan and Fu, can all come to take part in the assessment. If they enter Qi Peak and become apprentices, they will also receive additional rewards.

In addition, the purchase of some spiritual materials and basic processing of spiritual materials require Xuanfeng and Lingfeng to share some of the chores.

Among the disciples recruited every year, if there are disciples who are close to the Fire Spirit, they must enter our Weapon Peak. ..."

Qian Shiyan took a long time to think about every detail, and it was obvious that she had made proper preparations in advance.

Naturally, the peak masters had no objection. After the Weapon Peak was established, if they could really train weapon refiners, they would not have to purchase weapons from outside for their own disciples. They could even make a lot of profit, benefiting the entire sect.

Chen Guan continued, "The second thing is to establish another state outside the three states and one city, called Qingzhou, to accommodate the descendants of Elder Qian and to gather refugees from other places.

Qi Feng needs to be more attentive, building the city, digging the soil, opening the water, cultivating the fields, dividing the bloodline family and many other miscellaneous matters need to be taken care of."

Wang Yong hurriedly bowed and said, "Disciple will definitely do his best!"

"This third thing is quite important. I want to establish the position of the head of the sect." Chen Guan slowly raised his eyes and looked at everyone present.

"The position of the sect leader?" Qian Shiyan asked in surprise, "Brother Chen, the position of the sect leader is so high and powerful that I'm afraid a Qi Refining disciple can't take it, right?"

"Of course, the leader of Qi Ling Sect from now on will be the head of Qi Ling Sect!" Chen Guan looked at everyone and smiled faintly, "What do you think?"

Bai Chen asked carefully: "May I ask, ancestor, is the term "sect leader" and "master" just a change of honorific title?"

"Since he is called the head of the sect, he must be extraordinary." Chen Guan's eyes flashed, as if Bai Chen had asked the key point, and he said with a smile: "In the future, Xuanfeng will be changed to Shuwufeng, and the head of Xuanfeng will be the deputy head of the sect, in charge of all external stores, transportation of materials, collection and supply of spiritual objects needed by each peak, income and expenditure of spiritual stones, expenditure and output of spiritual objects of each peak, etc."

"In this case, wouldn't the authority of all the peaks be stripped away?" Qian Shiyan frowned and said, "Only Shuwu Peak will be left as the only one in power?"

"No. Qifeng Master, in terms of sacrifices, clan affairs, matters concerning the mortal world, and matters concerning the disciples' entry into the sect, all follow the sect rules. Anyone who violates the sect rules, from ordinary people to deacons and peak masters, will be investigated. This is how the sect rules and style are rectified.

Lingfeng is in charge of making all the puppet materials, and all the processes are completed by Lingfeng.

The same is true for the Fu Peak and the Qi Peak. The refining process is customized, and the output of Fu and Qi can be checked, and the efficiency is greatly increased. In this way, the puppet makers make puppets, the talismans make talismans, and the Qi refiners refine Qi, and the disciples can also concentrate on their cultivation.

The rest of the tedious and complicated matters are all handled by the General Affairs Peak. If there are disciples who are not interested in the immortal path and have no special skills, and are willing to contribute to the sect, they can come to the General Affairs Peak.

With a true cultivator as the head of the sect, responsible for the assignment, execution, and supervision of the general affairs peak, I don't think any of the disciples in the sect would be bold enough to do anything that would harm the sect, right?"

"It seems that Junior Brother Chen is going to make a big change to the rules and change the promotion." Qian Shiyan pondered, "This way, we can really bring out the strengths of each peak, but isn't it too much for the General Affairs Peak to take on?"

"Haha, there aren't too many disciples in the sect right now. Our Qi Ling Sect is only a medium-sized sect. If we have a few more true cultivators, we can become a big sect and then set up a few peaks, such as Lingmu Peak and Lingcai Peak."

Chen Guan replied to her question with a smile.

"A big sect?" Qian Shiyan shook her head and smiled, "I only allowed one. I can't afford to support the others."

“Don’t worry, Senior Sister. Back then, Ancestor Wang Xun protected all the disciples during the beast tide, so that many disciples in the sect got opportunities and few died, and all the disciples are together.

Those few sects used their disciples’ lives to fill the void, but it was inevitable that there would be a lack of successors among the disciples. I believe that it won’t be long before the disciples of Qi Ling Sect will be able to produce true cultivators from generation to generation!”

"In addition, there is one last thing." Chen Guan continued, "From now on, the position of Peak Master can be held by anyone who has achieved the level of a deacon and has the ability to manage. If they have no faults or voluntarily resign, they can hold the position for life.

Any disciple who has the opportunity to truly practice will become a secret disciple, and the spiritual resources originally received by the peak master will be transferred to provide for these secret disciples.

Only the disciple himself and the true practitioners in the sect know about the secret teachings, and no one else knows about it. "

"Secret disciple!" Qian Shiyan smiled, "Okay, this is a good idea."

In this way, the position of the peak master is equivalent to that of a housekeeper, and no longer has the authority and status of the peak master in the past. The secret disciples can also protect the personal safety of the disciples who are truly cultivating, so that they are no longer on the surface and are calculated by others.

Several peak masters were all shocked. Although they were very reluctant, since the two true practitioners had already approved it, they had no choice but to object.

So everyone could only praise the ancestor for his wisdom.

After all the peak masters left, Chen Guan stood up, bowed to Qian Shiyan and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Senior Sister.

I originally thought that Senior Sister would..."

"What?" Qian Shiyan laughed, stood up from the chair, and looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus in the courtyard, "Struggle for power? Even if you have been an ancestor for a hundred years like Junior Brother Li, it will eventually be a passing fad.

Instead, they are entangled in these trivial mundane matters. Apart from those, Qi Lingmen has nothing useful to offer.

I still want to take a closer look. If Junior wants to intervene in these matters, I will naturally not interfere."

"Sister, you have the world in your heart and your ambitions are everywhere. I, your junior brother, feel ashamed." Chen Guan praised with a smile.

"Aren't these words meant for men? Why are you applying them to me?" Qian Shiyan joked, "I don't have such high ambitions."

After saying that, she turned around and left, busying herself with Qifeng's affairs.

Chen Guan laughed and shook his head, then turned and walked into the quiet room. Looking at the soul lamp that was still burning faintly, he fell into deep thought.

He took out the Qingming Zhaoyun Lamp, but the bronze wick had long been extinguished and there was no longer any flame.

"This kid is really lucky. Looks like we need to make some preparations."

The silent Qi Ling Sect fell into a bustle of activity. In the changing atmosphere, there was a sense of prosperity, just like Chen Guan's magical power changing from death to life.

The disciples of Qi Lingmen once again frequently ran in all directions, and the disciples who were assigned various tasks also started to move, building pavilions and halls on the barren mountains and diverting water from the sand.

Qi Feng's disciples were busy flying into the mortal world, building Qingzhou, recruiting refugees, and absorbing mortals to live there. Mortals were the endless source of blood for the immortal cultivators.

The sect did not need to select immortal cultivation families that were connected by blood, but only from one clan. Scattered people from all directions poured into the Qingzhou that was built bit by bit, settled down, multiplied, and hoped that one of their children would have spiritual roots and become an immortal.

The ground inside the mountain gate was shaking and roaring continuously. Qian Shiyan mobilized the underground fire veins to gather into a mountain, opening up a large underground fire chamber needed for refining equipment.

The disciples from other peaks were busy handing over tasks to the disciples from Shuwu Peak. Large-scale construction was underway everywhere on Shuwu Peak, with buildings and halls being erected.

Chen Guan was busy dealing with various matters, big and small, caused by the changes in power. It seemed that it was easy when he just said it, but in fact there were countless troubles in implementation.

Just as Qifeng is responsible for refining all magic tools, should the refining of tokens for new disciples be transferred from Qifeng to Qifeng every three years? Because the tokens also involve the secrets of the mountain protection formation, are the several refiners from the Qian family at Qifeng trustworthy?
There is also a spiritual medicine garden and some spiritual fields inside the mountain gate. As for the planting of spiritual trees on the spiritual mountain, should they be prioritized for making puppets on the spiritual peaks, or for the use of spiritual objects on the talisman and weapon peaks?

From big issues like the inheritance of Taoist skills to small issues like the clothing and etiquette of disciples, all kinds of disputes and interests are intertwined, and they all require an authority to lay the foundation.

And this person can only be the leader!
Shuwu Peak became a hot spot all of a sudden, and everyone wanted to rush in and get a job there, which inevitably led to personal gain.

Chen Guanke does not have the telepathic power to know everything at a glance, but fortunately he is a true cultivator and has supernatural powers at his disposal. No Qi-refining cultivator dares to lie or deceive in front of him.

The Qi Ling Sect, which had been silent for hundreds of years, and the ancient Taoist tradition that had been in decline since its fall seven hundred years ago, seemed to be slowly reviving in the hands of Chen Guan.

(End of this chapter)