Liu Zheng ascended the sect master's exclusive peak, noting the unusual presence of two disciples guarding the house.
"We greet Senior Brother Liu and thank him for saving the sect and forcing the devil to flee," they greeted him with deep bows.
"Greetings, Junior Brothers. It was due to everyone's combined effort that we were able to save the sect. If everyone in the sect didn't fulfil their role by putting their life on the line, we would not be here"
"Senior Brother Liu is too humble. Are you here to meet the sect master?"
"Yes, I have matters to discuss with him."
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Senior Brother, but the elder from the Alchemist Hall has forbidden anyone from meeting the sect master while he recovers from his injuries," one replied apologetically.
"I actually have a medicine that can help his recovery, especially for his realm. You don't need to worry; he must have already sensed my presence by now."
~'Let disciple Liu Zheng come in.'~ The sect master's voice echoed in their minds, and they stepped aside for Liu Zheng.
He opened the door to find the sect master sitting cross-legged, circulating his secret art to expel demonic qi and heal his injuries.
"Disciple Liu Zheng greets the sect master. Are sect master's injuries severe?"
"They are not serious. It will take only a month for me to recover completely. I heard you went to Medicine King Valley. Did everything go well?"
"Yes, fortunately, there was minimal damage, and all the devil practitioners were exterminated. Sister Xia and Treasurer Meng are unscathed."
"It's good to know that both of them are fine. What brings you here to today?"
"I have some medicine which could help you a lot in your recovery as well as your cultivation so I came here to give them to sect master." Liu Zheng used his Qi to float a cup towards him, pouring Myriad Drug Milk from a bag into it.
The sect master drank the medicinal liquid from the cup, instantly feeling a surge of energy inside his body which began healing his injuries right away. He also started circulating his secret art to maximize the benefits.
After half an hour, all of his injuries were healed, and his cultivation had improved significantly.
"I will not ask where you obtained such medicine, but I cannot accept it. You should use it for yourself."
"There is no need to worry, Sect Master. Disciple has ample amounts of it left for himself so even if sect master requires more in the future, it will not be a burden at all."
The sect master tried to refuse it again but had to eventually accept under Liu Zheng's persistent insistence.
"Sect Master, disciple came here today for another matter as well which is related to the sect's future."
"Is it about the central capital's eight great families?"
"Yes, I believe they will be sending many of their experts to destroy the sect. I wonder what measures sect master has considered?"
"What measures could be there against those super powers? If we fight, there will be many causalities and even then the outcome may not be in sect's favor. All this has come to be because of this old master's negligence, so I will soon notify the whole all the sect that if they wish to leave, they can do so without any guilt.
This old master will stay here to own his responsibility and deal with the consequences. Liu Zheng, you are the most talented disciple the sect has ever had, but you are still not strong enough to fight the whole world, so I hope that you can make a wise decision"
"Sect Master, I will not abandon the sect. I have been raised by sect since childhood, so abandoning is simply out of the question when I clearly posses the strength to defend it. I have a plan to strengthen the sect, but to implement it, I will need your permission."
He went on to explain his plan, mixing in a few lies about origin of resources, and the sect master agreed, giving Liu Zheng his token to act with his authority.
Liu Zheng then visited the elder's hall, where he was welcomed without needing the token. However, to not let the great elder or his supporters create any kind of fuss, he showed them the token and sat on the sect master's seat.
He discussed about the upcoming threat but assured them that everything that the enemy is simply not strong enough to destroy the sect and they will soon have the Medicine King Valley's support as well.
"Now, the next topic would the changes that will happen in the sect from now on. But First, has the elder hall decided on a new treasurer?" Liu Zheng asked the elders.
"We already have a new treasurer, Nephew Liu. You have must have already met him." said the second elder.
"He is just an Qi transformation realm. That won't do at all. I want someone at 5th Stage immortal ascension or above to take the role of the treasurer, i.e., 1st, 2nd or the 3rd elder."
The elders looked at Liu Zheng, stunned as if he was spouting some kind of nonsense, but no one dared to object. The second elder, who was also the grandfather of Su Yan, spoke.
"The position of treasurer has too low a salary and status for anyone of such a high cultivation to accept. You should understand that no one here will ever willingly take that role."
"I should have been more clear from the beginning as to why I said such a thing but, never mind."
He took out multiple bags of full of pills up to mid rank heaven grade from his black book in front of them earning a shocking expression from all of them. Nobody among them have ever seen so many high grade pills together in their life, not them, not even their ancestors.
"I want someone of high realm to be become the Treasurer of the Contribution hall because they will be handling many high rank resources, including these in the future. So, let me ask again, who will take the position?"
'Hehehe, It doesn't matter who becomes the treasurer, once the resources comes under the sect. They will be in my hands sooner or later.' Great Elder thought to himself as his face showed a slight smirk.
All the elders raised their hands, not wanting to miss the opportunity to control so many resources, except the Great Elder which was as he had expected.
"Second Elder, I will give this position to you. From now on, you are the elder in charge of the new Mission and Contribution hall."
The Second Elder thanked him, and Liu Zheng continued "Now, coming back to the changes, The First change is that from now on there will be no daily infighting between the sect disciples and instead all the disciples will earn contributions points by completing various tasks and missions for the sect. So the mission and task system needs to undergo a lot of improvement unlike the previous one which barely anyone took part in.
They will be able to exchange it for cultivation resources or sometimes some mission will directly earn them specific rewards.
The tasks and missions can be given by anyone in the sect from disciples to the elders or even non-sects including common people, business-men, escort agencies etc. Everything will be managed and approved by you so that the disciples can steadily grow and tasks from outside must never go against the sect's righteous ideologies.
To do everything I have said, you are allowed to recruit other disciples sufficient cultivation to help you."
"I will do as you say, Martial Nephew," the Second Elder replied happily after listening to Liu Zheng, knowing that after implementing the changes, his status would elevate in the sect.
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