destiny eternal calamity

Chapter 161 Yan Ruyu

Although the Kongsang sect is divided into Yin and Yang factions, and it appears that men and women do not communicate with each other, they actually allow intermarriage.

It's just that male disciples are not allowed to come to the Nanshan area on ordinary days.

Moreover, Mount Kongsang is only the core area; the entire Kongsang Sect probably has dozens or even hundreds of affiliated families, large and small.

Therefore, even though the Kongsang Sect did not deliberately cultivate secular power, their influence still reached the imperial court.

The disciples of Kongsang Mountain are mostly selected from these affiliated families, with only a few being disciples personally recruited by the elders.

After these disciples have mastered their skills, they must serve the sect for a period of time before they can return to their respective homes.

Those who reach the Heavenly Fate Realm in cultivation can compete for the position of elder through the sect's grand assembly.

The position of hall master is jointly appointed and dismissed by the elders and the sect leader.

Whether it's the position of elder or hall master, the sect leader has veto power.

Of course, the elders can also impeach the sect leader, but such an undignified thing has not happened in the Kongsang Sect for a long time.

The most unique branch of the Kongsang Sect is the Holy Maiden lineage.

Once a woman becomes a saint, she will have no further connection with her family, must remain unmarried for life, and remain chaste for the saint's son.

Even those preparing to become saints were required to wear veils to prevent other men from seeing their faces.

The position of sect leader is only chosen from among the Holy Son and Holy Daughter.

Of course, ever since the last holy son passed away five hundred years ago, the holy daughter and the sect leader have basically been equated.

After hearing the basic overview of the Kongsang School, Li Wei felt that the situation was somewhat complicated.

Although he doesn't care for power struggles, he couldn't possibly refuse such a prestigious sect that was eagerly offered to him.

After all, Senior Sister Yan had promised him a bright future: the Holy Son could use all the resources of the Kongsang Sect without any limit.

But Li Wei knew that if he wanted to get his hands on this prize, he had to have a say in the Kongsang Sect.

Controlling even a portion of the Kongsang Sect is extremely difficult.

This sect has too many affiliated families, and these families are certainly not of one mind; their interests are vastly different.

From this perspective, Shang Xueyan's need to maintain her public image is reasonable.

Although it is a rule of the Kongsang Sect for the Holy Son and Holy Daughter to become Daoist partners, the age gap between him and Shang Xueyan is indeed quite large, which will obviously have a negative impact on Shang Xueyan's reputation and make her feel even more precarious within the sect.

Moreover, the Holy Son hasn't appeared for five hundred years, and his origins are unknown. It's hard to say whether these families still take the Holy Son seriously.

This is probably why Shang Xueyan first had him exorcise the demon, and then held a sect conference to officially announce his status as the Holy Son.

First, let some families owe Li Wei a favor because he exorcised demons for their children.

It also reminds them of the Holy Son's importance in suppressing the Demon Clan.

This will attract many more people to support Li Wei.

With Li Wei, the Holy Son's disciple, around, Shang Xueyan's position would be much more secure.

After figuring out these intricacies, Li Wei decided to enhance his presence within the Kongsang Sect.

Just like the Jinwang Party in the Li Kingdom's court, he wanted to create a Holy Son Party within the Kongsang faction.

This Holy Son Party doesn't need to actually wield power; it's enough that all the disciples and families know that the Kongsang Sect has a Kongsang Holy Son, who is also very wise and powerful.

These two prospective saintesses, as the pride of great clans, are excellent candidates for the core of the Holy Son Party.

Putting everything else aside, at least it's pleasing to the eye, isn't it?

The two women looked somewhat surprised when they heard his offer to recruit them.

However, the two men, being from prominent families, quickly understood Li Wei's thoughts.

After a moment's thought, Yan Ruyu bowed gracefully and said, "Ruyu is willing to obey His Highness's orders from now on."

She lowered her head, her posture very compliant.

Li Wei could tell that it wasn't that Yan Ruyu wasn't arrogant, but rather that she was more realistic than Gu Meng.

Gu Meng thought about it again and again, and finally said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I still want to compete for the position of Holy Maiden."

Li Wei wasn't angry when he heard this; instead, he just chuckled.

He gave Gu Meng a meaningful look, then left with Yan Ruyu.

Gu Meng stood there for a long time before she finally understood what the other person was laughing at.

When she says she wants to compete for the position of Holy Maiden, doesn't that mean she wants to be his Daoist partner?

Gu Meng blushed instantly and left the square.

Only a group of female disciples remained, gossiping about the three men's strange behavior.

"Your Highness, what would you like Ruyu to do?"

Yan Ruyu followed Li Wei to the reception room in Liuyun Pavilion, and asked this question as soon as she sat down.

"It's simple, find a way to spread the word within the sect that I am the reincarnation of the Lord of Reincarnation."

Li Wei pointed to his white iron mask and said.

Yan Ruyu's expression changed upon hearing this.

As a core disciple of the Kongsang Sect, she had naturally heard of the great name of the "Lord of Reincarnation".

However, I really hadn't thought about this before.

Only after Li Wei personally reminded her did she remember that the true name of the Lord of Reincarnation was Wei Li, exactly the same as the Holy Son before her.

He also wore a white iron mask, which perfectly matches the legend.

"Your Highness, could it be that you are really—"

Yan Ruyu's breathing became somewhat rapid.

She couldn't help but feel excited when the legendary figure appeared before her.

"Just do what I tell you. Don't question it, and don't ask any questions."

Li Wei adopted a leader-like demeanor and said.

He didn't accept Yan Ruyu for the purpose of dating, so it's better to be serious.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Yan Ruyu said with some grievance.

Li Wei then talked to her about her family and some things that happened after she and Gu Meng chose the Saintess lineage.

"Since we became each other's only rivals, everything has become a competition of who is better."

Yan Ruyu recalled.

"I remember once when we were learning swordsmanship together with the Third Elder, Gu Meng lost to me by half a move during practice, and then she practiced swordsmanship like a madwoman, neglecting to eat and sleep, just to beat me."

"Another time, during the sect competition, she ranked higher than me, and I went crazy. When I was opening my dantian, I started opening it again before it was fully healed. I suffered a lot, all in order to cultivate faster than her."

"Looking back now, how ridiculous those struggles were."

Yan Ruyu sighed.

Just a few days ago, she and Gu Meng were fighting tooth and nail for the position of Holy Maiden, but unexpectedly, a powerful Yan Xueshang was suddenly parachuted in.

It made both her and Gu Meng look like clowns.

"Your Highness, if Gu Meng is not selected as the Holy Maiden in the future, please give her another chance to serve."

Before leaving, Yan Ruyu spoke earnestly.

Li Wei hadn't expected that after fighting with Gu Meng for so many years, they would have developed feelings for each other. He found it somewhat amusing, but he still agreed.

After Yan Ruyu left the reception room, Li Wei was left alone to drink tea.

He turned his gaze to the snow-capped mountains outside the window, where they were covered in silver and looked exceptionally beautiful.

Today, he made his first move in the newly arrived Kongsang Sect.

As for the actual effect, it depends on how capable Yan Ruyu really is.