The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

Master Dingxian said, "This humble nun agrees with Sect Leader Yue's words and also believes that Master Qingzhu is the best candidate to be the leader of the alliance."

Yue Buqun and Abbess Dingxian both expressed their opinions, and Daoist Tianmen and Master Mo Da also expressed their support.

"This old man/this humble Taoist also agrees with Abbess Qingzhu taking the position of leader of the alliance."

Master Qingzhu didn't expect that this matter would have a result so soon after it was brought up, and that she would be unanimously elected as the leader of the alliance.

"No!"

To everyone's surprise, Abbess Qingzhu refused.

"I believe I am not capable enough to serve as the leader of the alliance. In my opinion, I would like to recommend Sect Leader Yue to be the leader of the alliance."

Chapter 451: Heroine

Upon hearing Master Qingzhu's words, all the factions were shocked, as none of them expected that Master Qingzhu would actually decline the position of alliance leader.

Only the masters of the Emei Sect were not surprised.

It seems that they have reached a consensus within Emei.

"Master, I..."

Just as Yue Buqun, who had been recommended by Abbess Qingzhu, was about to stand up to decline, Abbess Qingzhu spoke to him first.

"Sect Leader Yue, please let me finish."

Yue Buqun stopped moving and sat back down.

At this moment, Abbess Qingzhu stood up and came to the center of the crowd, her eyes scanning everyone.

He spoke slowly after a moment.

"I imagine everyone is wondering why I would recommend Sect Leader Yue to be the leader of the alliance."

Master Mo and the other sect leaders, including Tianmen Daoren, exchanged glances.

They were indeed very confused.

Master Qingzhu took in everyone's expressions and said, "I have three reasons for recommending Sect Leader Yue as the leader of the alliance."

At this moment, an Emei master took a piece of paper and spread it in the center of the crowd.

It was clearly the location of various factions and the Sun Moon Cult.

"Please take a look, everyone."

Master Qingzhu pointed to Pingding Prefecture, where Blackwood Cliff was located.

"The headquarters of the Demonic Cult is located in Pingding Prefecture, Hebei, while our five factions are located in five different places."

Seeing this, no one spoke, and they continued to wait for Abbess Qingzhu to continue.

"Although the Emei Sect had never formed an alliance with the other sects before, it knew that the other sects had once formed the Five Mountains Sword Sect with the Songshan Sect in order to deal with the Demonic Sect. The position of the five sects is of great importance."

"The Hengshan Sect is in Shanxi, the Taishan Sect is in Shandong, the Huashan Sect is in Shaanxi, the Songshan Sect is in Henan, the Hengshan Sect is in Hunan, and Black Cliff is right in the middle of your five sects."

While pointing to the location, Abbess Qingzhu said, "I think that when the former leader of Huashan Sect formed an alliance with various sects, he took this into consideration. He formed a life-and-death alliance with various sects to lock down the Demonic Sect in Pingding Prefecture and prevent the Demonic Sect from making any progress."

Master Qingzhu looked at Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun nodded: "That's right."

That's exactly what the former leader of the Huashan Sect thought, but now...

Not to mention being locked down, their factions are far inferior to the Sun Moon Sect, whose influence is now widespread.

Master Qingzhu continued, "However, our Emei Sect is located in Sichuan, which is far from the Central Plains. If the Demonic Sect makes any unusual moves, our Emei Sect may not be able to find out in time. That is one reason."

Secondly.

Master Qingzhu held up her second finger. "That concerns who is qualified to be the leader of the alliance."

No one spoke at this point, waiting for Abbess Qingzhu to continue.

"In the martial arts world, various sects or alliances do not have requirements for the position of sect leader or alliance leader, but the most important point is to determine it based on martial arts skills. Whoever has the highest martial arts skills will become the sect leader."

Master Qingzhu calmly said, "Although I am not being modest, I believe that my martial arts skills are not bad, but they are not as good as those of Headmaster Yue. I suppose that the martial arts skills of all the heads present are not as good as those of Headmaster Yue."

"If you all disregard this point and insist on making me the leader of the alliance, then I would like to ask you all, if when it comes time to change the leader in the future, the outcome is not determined by martial arts prowess, then what will be the determining factor? Will the younger generations of each sect still respect my Emei sect?"

No one expected Master Qingzhu to be so blunt, and they all fell silent.

Yue Buqun did not humbly say that his martial arts were inferior to Master Qingzhu's at this moment, because if he had said that, the alliance would not have been formed.

Seeing that no one spoke, Abbess Qingzhu continued with her third point.

"This humble nun believes that Sect Leader Yue is humble and polite, and his martial arts are unfathomable. Whether in terms of martial arts or ability, he is the best among those present and the most suitable candidate to serve as the leader of the alliance."

"Why do you all ignore these things and elect this nun as the leader of the alliance?"

Master Mo, Daoist Tianmen, and the others had remained silent until now, and they were even more speechless in the face of Abbess Qingzhu's question.

Abbess Qingzhu was naturally not trying to embarrass the leaders of the various sects, and then continued.

“I know that you all recommend me as the leader because you are afraid that my Emei sect might have some ideas. After all, the overall strength of my Emei sect is the strongest among all sects. You are worried that if you recommend Master Yue as the leader, my Emei sect and I will think that the four sects of Huashan, Hengshan, Taishan and Hengshan are working together to deal with my Emei sect, and thus become dissatisfied.”

"You all mean well, and you didn't want my Emei Sect to harbor any resentment, so you said these words. I and the Emei Sect appreciate your kindness."

Master Qingzhu spoke without any reservations, appearing quite frank.

Everyone seemed a little embarrassed.

That's exactly what they think.

"but!"

Abbess Qingzhu's expression turned solemn: "Our five-faction alliance is not for power struggles, but rather we all share a common goal: to destroy the Demonic Sect!"

At this point, Abbess Qingzhu's voice rose and her eyes shone brightly.

“A hundred years ago, my sect’s third-generation patriarch, Abbess Miejue, was an enemy of the Ming Cult. She vowed to eliminate all evil and heretical sects in the world and to exterminate them completely.”

"The Ming Cult of yesteryear no longer exists, but a more ruthless Sun Moon Cult has risen."

Master Qingzhu's voice was clear and loud in the side hall.

"This Sun Moon Cult was not founded by remnants of the Ming Cult, yet it is far more harmful than the Ming Cult. These demonic cultists harm the people, wreak havoc on the martial world, and commit rape, plunder, and other heinous crimes that are far more intolerable than those of the Ming Cult a hundred years ago. How many righteous masters have fallen victim to them? How many innocent people have been killed? Aren't the Twin Bears of the Northern Desert and Xiang Wentian cannibalistic demons? Faced with such an evil and brutal cult, how can we, the righteous people, stand idly by? If we cannot eliminate this demonic cult and allow it to continue unchecked, how can our Emei Sect face our founder?"

"The sects behind you have fought against the Demonic Sect for a hundred years, vowing to destroy the Demonic Sect and restore peace to the world. My Emei Sect also shares this ambition. Since we share the same goal, why should we worry too much about this matter? Wouldn't that go against your original intentions?"

"If this humble nun cares about this position of alliance leader and disregards the rules to insist on assuming the role, then what difference is there between my Emei Sect and the Songshan Sect? And what difference is there between me and Zuo Lengchan?"

Master Qingzhu's voice echoed in the side hall.

Everyone remained silent.

Jiang Ning looked at the Emei Sect Leader.

In fact, compared to other nuns of the Emei Sect, Master Qingzhu was relatively thin and her face was not as dignified as Master Qingwei's.

Master Qingwei was tall and imposing, with a face that exuded authority even without anger. In contrast, Master Qingzhu looked like a kind senior, but at this moment, the nun's expression was firm, her aura was high, and her eyes were both clear and resolute.

Only now did he understand why Abbess Qingzhu was the sect leader among the many masters of the Emei Sect.

After a while.

"I am ashamed, I am ashamed."

It was Mr. Mo who spoke up.

"That was indeed what I thought before. Master Qingzhu is broad-minded, which I cannot match. I was judging a gentleman by my own petty standards."

A gentleman is a man of outstanding virtue. Although Master Qingzhu is not a man, she deserves the title of gentleman.

Tianmen Daoren and Dingxian Shitai also expressed their shame.

"I know the intentions of all the sect leaders; they all sincerely want to form a true alliance."

Master Qingzhu said, "That's why I can't disregard the rules and insist on assuming the position of leader, as that would be of no benefit to the alliance of the various factions."

Since Abbess Qingzhu had said so and strongly recommended Yue Buqun as the leader of the alliance, Tianmen Daoist Mo Da and the others no longer hesitated and expressed their support.

"This……"

Yue Buqun had not expected that the discussion would end like this.

He had never considered becoming the leader of the alliance, just as he had never considered becoming the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance before. After all, compared to the glory that the leader of the alliance would bring, he was more concerned about how to develop the Huashan Sect.

But since all the sect leaders wanted him to be the leader of the alliance, Yue Buqun thought for a moment and then agreed.

"Then I, Yue, will not refuse."

Yue Buqun stood up and bowed to the crowd.

The position of the first leader of the alliance has been determined, and the next step is for everyone to discuss how often the leader should be elected.

Although it's pointless to discuss this now, since none of them can defeat Yue Buqun and their junior disciples can't defeat Jiang Ning, we still need to set some rules.

However, Yue Buqun did not discuss this matter, but looked at Master Dingxian, Taoist Tianmen, and Master Mo Da.

"Master Dingxian, fellow Daoist, Master Mo, did Shaolin Temple contact you privately when you were in Dengfeng?"

Chapter 452: The Inside Story (Bonus Chapter 13/26)

"what?"

The three of them were taken aback.

I don't know why Yue Buqun would ask about such a thing.

Master Qingzhu also looked at Yue Buqun with surprise.

"This……"

Tianmen Daoist frowned and said, "Previously, all our sects distributed silver and land in Henan to the innocent people who were harmed by the Songshan Sect. Shaolin did have contact with my Taishan Sect, but it was all normal communication. As for private contact..."

"Brother Dao, that's not what I meant."

Yue Buqun smiled, but before he could finish speaking, Master Mo spoke up.