Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 185—The First Step in Seizing Power!

Of course, on the other hand...

Regarding this whitewashing, most people in the Holy Spirit Cult are not interested, and the reason is simple: the Holy Spirit Cult has been around for so many years, and they have been cursed by the world for so many years that they are already used to being cursed.

They're currently holding this bizarre mentality: "Anyway, you can't do anything to me, so I'll just keep doing what I'm supposed to do."

Qian Lingyun believed that such a lack of ambition was unacceptable.

Even bad guys should have ideals and ambitions! What's the difference between a bad guy without dreams and a salted fish?

Even if a bad person who willingly degenerates and has no ideals becomes a great villain, he is still just the most worthless piece of trash.

Truly bad people should strive to improve their efficiency, skills, and moral character.

To truly achieve this, even though I am a wicked and hypocritical scoundrel, I still appear glamorous to others.

In short, it means learning from a certain god-king and flexibly adjusting one's moral bottom line and methods of doing things when necessary.

Only by mastering this key point can one stand on the moral high ground, pointing fingers at others and remaining invincible.

"I know you think my advice is meaningless, but I still have to say that after coming to the Holy Spirit Church, I am very disappointed by your self-degrading behavior!"

Qian Lingyun shook her head in feigned disappointment, sighed, and slowly sat down, looking numb and exhausted. But as she remained silent for a long time, the group of Evil Douluos present began to ponder.

Willing to fall for oneself? !

Perhaps! After all, they are evil spirit masters, people who have already fallen.

However, some of the elders who were enshrined in the temple deeply agreed with this view. Most of them were semi-evil soul masters like Zhang Peng, Wu Yun, and Hu Mei.

For most of them, joining the Holy Spirit Cult was simply because they couldn't make a living outside and had no choice but to come here to earn a living.

Among the twelve enshrined figures in the Hall of Worship, eight are like Zhang Peng and Wuyun, who are misunderstood by the world and have nowhere else to turn, occupying most of the hall's space.

The second step for Qian Lingyun to completely control the Holy Spirit Church was to obtain the support of the Offering Hall.

Once she controls the Soul Guidance Department and the Hall of Worship, some of her decisions will be irrefutable, even by Zhongli Wu, as long as Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui do not object.

"So what does the saintess plan to do? How will she let us live in the sunlight!"

The speaker was none other than the Grand Elder of the Hall of Worship, a level 97 Super Douluo, with the title "Heavenly Punishment." He was the strongest person besides the two Limit Douluos and the leader and deputy leader of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Similarly, his reason for joining the Holy Spirit Cult was also unique. Like the Second and Third Elders, he was not a pure evil spirit master, but a nobleman's son who had fallen on hard times.

However, during the hunt for spirit beasts, he killed several disciples of a hidden sect because of a spirit bone produced by one of the spirit beasts.

He was still very young and inexperienced at the time, and did not understand the principle of eliminating the root of the problem. When he saw his opponent begging for mercy, he actually had a moment of saintly compassion and let him go.

The very next day, the guy who escaped came to his house with a group of people.

From then on, he lived a precarious life and eventually joined the Holy Spirit Cult.

Decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and whenever he thinks about the series of consequences caused by his soft heart, he feels heartbroken.

"Our Holy Spirit Cult is a large and powerful organization, so this process will be very long, but I can guarantee that in the near future, none of you here will have to carry the label of 'evil spirit master' and will be able to live openly and honestly in the sunlight."

"And this first step is to establish a new force that seems to have nothing to do with us. The main task of this force is to get those holy servants to move around more in the remote mountain valleys."

"Try to select children with soul power from among the common people and send them to the new force for us to train. I suggest that this new force be jointly supervised by the Vice Leader and the Hall of Offerings."

"Holy Maiden, please wait, I have a question," the Grand Elder, who was standing next to Feng Ling, suddenly spoke up:

"So, are these children I took in followers of my Holy Spirit Cult, or...?"

Qian Lingyun's lips twitched slightly as she thought to herself: My god, why are they digging into this now... If I told them about my plan to poach their partner, Zhongli Wu would probably kill me right then and there...

"Nominally they are a new force, but in reality, they are still followers of the Holy Spirit Cult."

Qian Lingyun gave a forced smile and started to deceive, inwardly scoffing: "Can the vassals of your vassals still be your vassals? Of course, they can only be loyal to me!"

"Okay, I understand." The elder understood what Qian Lingyun meant, but he felt that something was wrong, but... he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Is this idea feasible?" The High Priest looked at Qian Lingyun suspiciously for a while, shook his head somewhat disappointedly, and after a long while said:

"Fine, since the Holy Maiden has a way to allow me to live openly under the sun, whatever her plan may be, I'll support her."

The head of the ancestral hall took the lead in agreeing, and the other worshippers who had a chance to clear their names exchanged inscrutable glances and nodded in perfect unison.

Qian Lingyun's ideas were indeed excellent, which made all the worshippers present look forward to the wonderful future she envisioned.

After all, who would want to be born a rat in the gutter, hated by everyone?

Leaving aside the evil spirit elders who were born and raised in the Holy Spirit Cult, they may have never seen the light.

Most of those who are offered sacrifices fall from the light into darkness for all sorts of strange and unusual reasons.

They had witnessed the light, so they longed for the light they once possessed. Zhongliwu would never understand this sentiment.

But having been the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult for so many years, Zhong Liwu was definitely not a fool.

He could clearly sense that Qian Lingyun was using this meeting and proposal to erode his power base.

If anyone else dared to seize his power, he would definitely strike first and kill them as soon as possible.

But Qian Lingyun was a complete hot potato.

This girl is not only his own mother Ye Xishui's adopted granddaughter, but also someone Long Xiaoyao wants to protect.

Killing Qian Lingyun for something that is still completely fabricated would offend these two pillars of the Holy Spirit Cult, ruin the Holy Spirit Cult's grand plan that has been in the works for thousands of years, and... it would probably cause resentment among half of the worshippers.

Without the support of the Hall of Offerings, his Holy Spirit Cult would never have the formidable strength to compete with a behemoth like Shrek of the Body Sect in the future.

After much thought, eliminating Qian Lingyun wouldn't bring any obvious benefits, but would only cause a lot of trouble and long-term consequences.

Although he was getting angrier and angrier and wished he could beat Qian Lingyun up and hang her in the square as a warning to others, he still had to put on a hypocritical act of "your idea is great, I support you."

Zhongli Wu sighed, rubbing his forehead, and said in a deep voice:

"If you ask me, Holy Maiden, your plan is still too far ahead of its time. You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time."

Zhong Liwu squinted at Qian Lingyun, his icy voice sending chills down one's spine.

Qian Lingyun didn't back down, explaining softly, "The sooner a plan is implemented, the sooner it's completed. We're just idling around anyway, aren't we?"

"No, the first few issues have already greatly improved my teaching; let's address this last one in a few years!"

After speaking, Zhongli Wu, his face grim, tapped the table and addressed the elders closest to him, saying, "I oppose this round of voting. What about you?"

"I abstain!" Feng Ling pondered for a moment before giving her answer.

"I...I also abstain!" The Grand Elder paused slightly, then nodded and said.

"I...oppose..." Nangong Wan originally wanted to say his objection, but then he thought that he still needed Qian Lingyun to lead the people to deal with his competitors, so he immediately changed his mind and said, "I abstain."

As for the Third Elder, although he wholeheartedly supported Qian Lingyun, he was Zhongli Wu's direct subordinate. If he didn't follow Zhongli Wu at this time, he would probably be in a terrible situation.

After much hesitation, he also abstained.

(End of this chapter)