Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 738: Chapter 72: Six Paths Alliance Leader Wei Dongliu

In the main hall, all was silent.

There wasn’t anything wrong with what Jiang Lian said: When it came to managing a sect, no one present could match the accomplishments of Wei Dongliu.

After all, sects like the Mortal Life Path with potential and foundation that couldn’t leverage their full strength were rare in this world—at least, there was only one within the Six Paths.

But… who said that being an Alliance Hierarch required one to be adept at managing a sect?

Wen Yang had thought of a retort and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard Yun Zhen laughing,

“Indeed, if we’re talking about strategic ability, we of the Heavenly Demon Path admit that Sect Master Wei surpasses us.”

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Wen Yang: ???

As expected! The Heavenly Demon Path and the Mortal Life Path had really secretly joined forces!

It was well known that among the Five Paths present, both the Asura Path and the Eastern Emperor Path essentially lacked the ability to contest for the role of Alliance Hierarch. They mostly put up a token fight and then waited for the other three Paths to agree on an outcome, and they would just need to shout, “I agree.”

In reality, only the Nether Ghost Path, the Heavenly Demon Path, and the Mortal Life Path could contest and decide the Alliance Hierarch.

In the past when the Mortal Life Path was weak, it was the Nether Ghost Path and the Heavenly Demon Path that would compete, trying to win the Mortal Life Path’s support for themselves;

Now, with the resurgence of the Mortal Life Path, logic would dictate that the former number one and number two should collaborate to suppress the now third wheel.

Yet, not only did the Heavenly Demon Path not suppress the Mortal Life Path, but it also colluded with them, turning a blind eye and even clearing the path for them, leaving the Nether Ghost Path powerless against them… What exactly was going on?

Wen Yang glanced at Jiang Lian silently, suspecting that the issue likely lay with his old friend.

Being both a Direct Disciple of the Heavenly Demon Path’s founding master and the wife and Vice Sect Leader of the Mortal Life Path’s Sect Leader, she was obviously the link between the two sects.

There had never been someone like her before, because both sects would worry about her passing benefits to the other side. But now, Jiang the Witch was openly siding with the Mortal Life Path Cultivators, striving for advantages for Wei Dongliu, and strangely enough, the Heavenly Demon Path showed no dissatisfaction at all.

As she pondered this, she heard Jiang Lian continue to ask,

“Any more objections? If everyone agrees, then let’s settle the matter of the Alliance Hierarch…”

“I have a question,” Wen Yang spoke up, “Didn’t we agree that to choose an Alliance Hierarch, all Six Paths must concur?”

“Now, only five Paths are here; one has yet to take a stand, have you forgotten?”

Upon hearing this, everyone showed strange expressions.

Although it was a gathering of the Six Paths, the Hell Path had never made a public appearance. This had been an unspoken agreement for hundreds of years.

By raising this point out of the blue, Wen Yang was clearly banking on the Hell Path’s silence, using this as a stalling tactic so he could return and consult with Honored White Bone for a counterstrategy!

Jiang Lian sneered, saying,

“Since they haven’t attended, they naturally consent by default. Why insist on making them express their stance? In my view…”

“Without the recognition of even one less Path, one cannot assume this joint leadership position,” Wen Yang boldly played the rascal, “You had just agreed on this, friend Jiang.”

Jiang Lian glared at her coldly, her expression darkening.

You little bitch, deliberately spreading rumors about an affair between me and my husband within the Nether Ghost Path, do you really think I won’t settle the score with you?

If it weren’t for our past friendship, I would have killed you long ago!

Just as she was about to retort, she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder.

It was her husband Wei Dongliu behind her, signaling her to keep calm and watch what was unfolding.

Jiang Lian quietly looked ahead, and in the emptiness at the center of the great hall, several lines of text suddenly appeared, as if an invisible hand was splashing ink and writing:

“With Wei as the Alliance Hierarch, the Hell Path seconds the motion.”

At this, the entire great hall fell into complete silence.

“Hahaha!” A cultivator from the Eastern Emperor Path suddenly burst into laughter, “How interesting, truly interesting! The Hell Path, which has never shown itself in public, has now actually made a statement for the Mortal Life Path!”

Her narrow eyes squinted, the cold light in her pupils scanning the assembly:

“If that’s the case, let’s not get wrapped up in this any further. Let’s leave it at that.”

“Wait!” Wen Yang, who was still struggling in desperation, said, “These few lines of text alone may not necessarily prove that this is indeed the will of the Hell Path…”

“Not the Hell Path?” An Asura Path cultivator asked in surprise, “This place is the main hall of the Nether Ghost Path, your own Sect’s domain.”

“Besides the elusive Hell Path, who else could leave a message so openly in your Sect’s main hall?”

“Perhaps it is the Nether Ghost Path putting on a play.” A cultivator from the Heavenly Demon Path said with a laugh, “I heard that Lianshan is quite close to Sect Master Wei? Could it be that Lianshan indeed agrees that Sect Master Wei should be the Alliance Hierarch but, for the sake of the interests of his Sect behind the scenes, he’s unable to say so openly and must falsely use the Hell Path’s name to make the deal certain? This is quite the painstaking effort, isn’t it?”

Wen Yang had nothing to say in retort, knowing that if he continued to irrationally obstruct, these despicable people might concoct even more nauseating words to slander him. He simply sat back with a cold face, silent.

And so, the matter of the Six Paths Alliance Leader was settled.

The Mortal Life Path was in charge of leading the effort, coordinating and planning, with Wei Dongliu as the Alliance Hierarch. The Nether Ghost Path, Heavenly Demon Path, Asura Path, and Eastern Emperor Path each dispatched cultivators to join the alliance, besieging Kunlun!

Wei Dongliu returned to Central Peak and reported the matter to Blood Sea Ancestor, also borrowing his name to write a declaration of war and sending envoys to deliver it to Kunlun.

But let’s not talk about Kunlun’s response to the declaration of war for now.

Days later, leaders of the five paths led their people to Mount Wutai to discuss tactics.

The Mortal Life Path’s Sect base was built on the site where Tong Xuan Gate had been annihilated. Ignoring the so-called “ominous land” superstition, the various Sect Leaders were secretly impressed.

After all, they thought, with Mount Wutai being so vast, why choose this specific site? And a site where a Sect had been annihilated at that? Apart from interpreting it as Wei Dongliu using it as a warning to deter other Sects, there seemed to be no other explanation.

The Sect Leader of the Nether Ghost Path, Fu Xie, however, was largely approving of this:

“Forget about whether a Sect was annihilated or not. When Tong Xuan Gate was destroyed back then, the killer performed a mass soul refining ritual here, and later was struck down by Heavenly Thunder. Now the surrounding area is filled with malevolent energy. If we set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation here, we can leverage the power of this cursed land, and its might will increase by at least thirty percent. Sect Master Wei indeed has a discerning eye!”

“What’s so great about that?” Mo Gu True Person retorted, “I think he’s just trying to save the trouble of finding another location to start a large construction project.”

“You understand nothing!” Sect Leader Fu Xie cursed without reservation, “If you had even a third of Sect Master Wei’s ability, I’d give you my position as Sect Leader!”

Mo Gu True Person remained silent, then turned his head and saw Wen Yang conversing with a few Mortal Life Path cultivators. He called out to her:

“Hey, Lianshan! What are you doing over there?”

Wen Yang came back holding a book, smiling and saying:

“These Mortal Life Path Cultivators are really interesting… They have compiled Sect Master Wei’s speeches into a volume for daily study and contemplation. I just flipped through it, and the statements on Sect governance and politics are quite innovative.”

Hearing this, Sect Leader Fu Xie grew curious and took the book to glance through it:

“Hmm, not bad, it is indeed interesting.”

“Father, are you joking?” Mo Gu True Person scoffed, “That book is merely…”

“Shut up!” Sect Leader Fu Xie interrupted him sharply, “If you mutter one more word, I will have you copy this book a hundred times!”