Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 376 Successor to the Alliance
"Electing a leader every twenty years is enough to allow the younger generation to grow and replenish new blood for the Dao Alliance."

"I have been in office for fourteen years now. If Elder Dongfang also takes over for another twenty years, then I would like to ask, how will this younger generation come to the fore?"

"Does he have to wait until he is 40 or 50 years old, on the verge of death, to take over the position of leader?"

"It's a bit too much to say that they are in their 40s or 50s. The young generation today is only in their teens."

Yang Yifang said.

"Even in twenty years, I will only be thirty-something, in the prime of my life!"

“That won’t work!!”

Having lost his position as the leader of the alliance, Wang Quan had nothing to worry about anymore. Now he just wanted to cause some troubles for the Yang family and pave the way for his own son.

"If he succeeds at the age of thirty, how many years of youth and strength will he have left? How many years can he devote to the Dao League?"

"Is it possible that the Dao League will become an old man's Dao League in the future?"

"But the position of the leader is changed frequently, and the Dao Alliance is in turmoil. How can we face the challenge of the demon tribe?"

Yang Yifang frowned.

"If you are worried about the consequences of frequently changing the leader, it would be better to let me take over. This way, when the leader is replaced in six years, the handover can be smooth."

The king should keep to the simple way.

"How can it make sense to step down and then take up the post?"

Yang Yifang shook his head in denial.

He had finally overthrown the king, and he was unwilling to give up all his efforts.

"Then we should re-establish the alliance period."

The king should keep to the simple way.

"Elder Wang Quan is really worried. The new leader hasn't been chosen yet! He's already thinking about the next one."

Dongfang Guyue said sarcastically.

However, he could see clearly that the reason why Wang Quan Shouzhuo attached so much importance to his term of office was that he was clearly thinking about taking back the position of alliance leader.

"This alliance concerns the entire human race, so we must always prepare for a rainy day. It is not a good idea to make a decision right when the time comes."

Wang Quan raised his eyebrows.
"I'm not like some people who just hang around in their own little corner and have never seen the world."

Seeing the other party's sarcastic remarks, Dongfang Gu Yue became angry and was about to retort.

However, before he could say anything, Yang Yifang at the side spoke first.
"Over the past thousand years, there have been cases where the leader of the Dao Alliance died during his term of office. Every newly elected leader has a term of twenty years, and there has never been a change."

“Even hundreds of years ago, when the leader of the alliance, Wang Quan Jingxing, was killed in public by the prince of the Western Region, Fan Yunfei, it was the same.”

"Elder Shouzhu, it doesn't make sense to say that."

"Elder Yang mentioned the rules of the Dao League. I would like to ask, has there ever been a leader of the Dao League who resigned from his post? Is there such a rule in the Dao League rules?"

Wang Quan Shouzhuo questioned.

Hearing this, Yang Yifang was speechless.

For thousands of years, the position of leader of the Taoist Alliance has been held by the Wang Quan family, and there has never been a leader who resigned.

"I think Elder Yang also knows."

"Since there aren't any, don't mention any rules to me."

Wang Quan snorted coldly.

"I started the resignation by taking responsibility. So the next leader should follow my rules."

"This is the first time in history that I can't be conservative."

Yang Yifang frowned.

This old guy is clearly acting like a rogue. Abdication and death in battle are both changes in alliance leaders, so what's the difference?

Why should he set a new set of rules?
"Elder Wang Quan may have forgotten that you are no longer the leader of the Dao Alliance. If you want to make decisions for the Dao Alliance, I'm afraid you are not qualified yet."

Dongfang Guyue slammed the table and shouted angrily.

"Since Elder Dongfang thinks it's inappropriate for me to make the decision on my own, how about we decide by voting?"

Wang Quan said casually and simply.

"Since the establishment of the Dao League, each of these laws and regulations has been decided by your votes.

The final result is decided by everyone, so there should be no problem! "

Hearing this, Yang Yifang frowned.

Now that the Wang Quan family has just abdicated, there are many powerful figures in the Taoist Alliance. If a vote is really held, the outcome is still unknown.

"There's no need to bother."

But at this moment, Elder Wen interrupted.

"I understand your argument."

"What Elder Wang Quan is worried about is that the position of leader will be delayed for too long, delaying the younger generation."

"What Elder Yang is worried about is that the term of office is too short, and the new leader will have difficulty in exerting influence on the Dao Alliance. In addition, the frequent changes of leaders may cause turmoil in the Dao Alliance."

"In my opinion, since you two have different opinions, why not compromise?"

"The new leader's term of office will still be calculated as 20 years."

"If it's a twenty-year term, my royal family will never agree to it."

Wang Quan Shouzhuo interrupted anxiously.

Having lost his position as leader, he needs to take it back as soon as possible.

No matter who succeeds to this position, the shorter the term of office, the shallower the foundation.

At that time, the possibility of regaining the position of leader will be greater.

If he has occupied this position for twenty years, his foundation will be solid and it will not be easy for even the Wang Quan family to shake it.

That's why he is so concerned about this term.

"Elder Wang Quan, please be patient. Just listen to me."

Elder Wen continued.

"The twenty-year term is the rule of the Dao League. On this point, it is better to follow the previous method."

"But Elder Wang Quan's concerns do make sense."

"The leader of the Wangquan Alliance abdicated early, and the younger generation has not yet achieved success. The new leader should be selected by us, the older generation."

"All in all, I have occupied the position of leader for thirty-four years in a row. This is indeed too long."

"The younger generation has no chance to make a breakthrough, and the older generation has long occupied the position of leader. The operation of the Dao Alliance will also be at risk of becoming rigid."

Hearing this, Wang Quan's expression softened slightly. It seemed that the head of the Wen family was trying to help him.

"In my opinion, it is better to hold a new election in the middle of the 20-year term, that is, after 10 years."

“If there are young people who stand out at that time, they can take this opportunity to compete for the position of leader.”

"If there are no talents to be cultivated, the next leader will continue to lead the Dao League and maintain the stability of the Dao League. Then we can select new leaders in 20 years."

"What do you think?"

"That's a good idea!"

Wang Quan nodded politely.

The period of ten years is neither too long nor too short.

In less than ten years, the new leader was still unable to lay a solid foundation.

And ten years later, it will be the right time to achieve great success.

At that time, he could completely push his own son forward to compete for the position of leader.

With the support of the Wang Quan family and the adaptation of the Wang Quan sword to the hegemony, neither the Yang family nor the Dongfang family will be its opponent.

Regaining the position of alliance leader is easy.

"Ten years. Re-electing the leader in such a short time?"

"By then, all kinds of policies will have to be replaced. Isn't there a risk of changing policies overnight?"

Yang Yifang frowned.

"If you don't agree, I will continue to take over the position of leader!"

The king keeps to the simple way,
"I still have some strength now, so it shouldn't be too hard to bear the responsibility for a few years!"

"Brother Yang, since he wants a ten-year contract, let's just do it for ten years." Dongfang Gu Yue said calmly.

"Everyone knows what this guy is planning."

"Isn't it just to push the younger generation of the Wang Quan family to the top?"

"It's not like we don't have any here."

"Could it be that my family's Feng is not as good as the kid from their Wang Quan family?"

"this--"

Hearing this, Yang Yifang looked hesitant.

With Jin Renfeng, who was at the peak of the Great Demon King's power, they were almost as good as anyone in the younger generation. Even if they were to hold a selection, no one would be able to compete with them.

It didn't seem like a big deal to agree to it.

But he always felt that Wang Quan Shouzhuo on the opposite side was planning something.

"Elder Dongfang is so confident, why is Elder Yang so courageless?"

"Are you admitting that the young people of the Yang family are not as good as our Wang Quan family?"

Wang Quan asked cautiously.

Yang Yifang ignored Wang Quanshouzhuo's provocation. He frowned and thought for a moment, and felt that there was no risk, so he said,
"Since both of you agree to this resolution, let's implement it one by one!"

After all, in his idea, Dongfang Guyue would still be the leader of the alliance. Since he had agreed, it would be inappropriate for him as the agent to take over the position.

After some discussion, everyone decided on the term and replacement of the new leader, and the meeting continued.

Then it was time to elect a new leader. Elder Wen called the monks nearby and asked them to distribute pens, ink, paper and inkstone to everyone.

"Please write down the name of the leader of the Dao Alliance that you approve of on a piece of paper. Then put it in this mahogany box."

Elder Wen said.

Hearing this, the elders wrote down their chosen names on their respective pieces of paper.

After all the notes were collected, Elder Wen placed the mahogany box in front of him and called Wang Quan, Shouzhuo, and Yang Yifang to count the notes in full view of everyone.

"Eastern Lone Moon!"

"Eastern Lone Moon!"

"The king is humble!"

"Yang Yifang!"

……

Although Wang Quan Shouzhuo had just abdicated, the Taoist Alliance did not restrict the leader from being re-elected, so Wang Quan Shouzhuo's name was still on the ballot.

Soon the names on the slips were counted.

“There were 543 people present at the meeting, including 57 elders from the upper house and 486 elders from the lower house.”

“A total of 543 people participated in the voting.”

Elder Wen read out.

"Among them, Dongfang Guyue received 323 votes, Wang Quan Shouzhu received 203 votes, and Yang Yifang received 17 votes."

"Dongfang Guyue received the most votes. According to the leader selection procedure, the next leader will be Dongfang Guyue."

As the voice fell, warm applause broke out in the hall.

Hearing the voting numbers, Yang Yifang nodded.

Previously, Wang Quan's family was the most powerful in the Taoist Alliance, so the number of votes also belonged to the Wang Quan family.

Below them are the Yang family and the neutral factions represented by the Wen and Zhang families.

Originally, the Yang family had about 180 votes, but now they have more than votes. It is obvious that the neutral faction has also joined in and cast their votes on the side of the Yang family.

Dongfang Guyue looked dazed. He had not expected that the position of alliance leader would suddenly fall on his head.

"Brother Gu Yue, now that you are the leader of the Dao Alliance, the next affairs should be presided over by you."

Yang Yifang on the side gave a reminder.

"Brother Yang, how come the position of alliance leader has suddenly fallen to me?"

Dongfang Guyue smiled bitterly.

God has mercy on him. He really didn't think about competing for the position of leader. All along, his mind was at home in his own villa. He was only thinking about training disciples, so how could he have the mind to compete for the position of leader?
Even if they formed an alliance with the Yang family, it was only to maintain stability and then seek to expand the power of the Yang family in the villa.

However, he didn't expect that after all the fighting, the title finally fell on his head.

"Brother Gu Yue is extremely powerful. He defeated the Southern Poison King and saved me, Brother Li and the rest of the army. His achievements are remarkable."

"It is also the popular choice to succeed the leader of the alliance!"

Yang Yifang said.

Hearing this, Dongfang Guyue recalled the time when he rescued Yang Yifang.

"It seems that the successor to the alliance leader this time also intends to repay the favor."

He thought to himself.

"Master Dongfang, now that the position of the leader has been decided, please take your seat!"

Elder Wen stepped forward and said.

Seeing that Wen Yang and the other two were like this, Dongfang Guyue slowly stood up and sat on the main seat.

The moment he sat down, hundreds of faces representing various major families appeared before him, and an invisible burden was placed on his heart.

For a moment, Dongfang Guyue felt his body getting heavy.

"Congratulations to Alliance Leader Dongfang for taking over the position of Alliance Leader!"

A group of elders spoke out to congratulate.

"No need to be so polite!"

Dongfang Guyue raised his hand and said.

"Now that the position of alliance leader has been decided, the meeting will continue!"

Yang Yifang sat next to Dongfang Guyue and played the role of host of the meeting.

But Elder Wen retired after accomplishing his mission and returned to his seat.

"Next, the first thing to discuss is the war in the south!"

. . . . . .

In Shan'an City, in a willow forest.

The golden man Fengshen held a long sword in his hand, took steps, and performed an unknown sword technique.

But I saw the sword flashing and the sword energy running rampant.

Countless flashes of light appeared, and hundreds of slashing marks suddenly appeared in the surrounding willow forest.

For several days, there was no news from the rear. The Poison King on the opposite side was also silent. Out of boredom, he could only dance with his sword to liven things up.

After performing a set of sword techniques, Jin Renfeng put away his sword and stood up.

As his strength increased, ordinary sword techniques became less and less effective for him. Sword techniques like the one he created casually could only be used during leisure games.

He took a look at the scenery in front of him. Although there were flowers and green willows everywhere, Jin Renfeng still had a sad look on his face.

"When can I go back to Shenhuoshan Villa?"

Shan'an City is like a prison to Jin Renfeng now. Apart from daily training, he can only stay in the city and do almost nothing.

He clearly had a purple gold gourd in his hand that had the potential to become a demon king, but he could only watch helplessly.

“This is too hard to bear!”

Jin Renfeng complained.

At this moment, he was looking forward to returning to Shenhuoshan Villa so that he could further upgrade the purple gold gourd in his hand.

"Renfeng! There's news from the Dao League!"

But at this moment, Elder Li suddenly came hurriedly from outside the forest with a look of joy on his face.

"Any news?"

Jin Renfeng took a step and appeared in front of Elder Li in an instant.

In his haste, he even used space travel.

(End of this chapter)