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"Nine?"

Many monks showed surprise on their faces because this was inconsistent with the information they knew.

Moreover, everyone basically knows the information about those eight people. With a little effort, you can dig out a lot of relevant information.

Now Li Wenchang suddenly told everyone that there is a ninth person.

But in the Professionals Association, there is no trace or clue related to it. It seems that such a number one figure has never existed. Isn't this nonsense?

But Li Wenchang did not stop there, but continued to output more explosive materials.

"If you don't even know about this, then you don't even know about another thing related to it."

“Even the eight people who were carefully selected were a last resort choice under the current circumstances.

The person who was really relied upon by the first core group, the original founders of the association, was the ‘Ninth Person’ that most of the association members now didn’t know. "

Hiss~~

No matter how much they believed it in their hearts, when these words came out of Li Wenchang's mouth, the cultivators couldn't help but gasp in their hearts and looked at him sideways.

Facing these pairs of looks with different meanings, Li Wenchang did not give any further explanation.

He flipped his palm directly, and there was a token magic weapon in his hand.

The eyes of all the cultivators froze for an instant.

Some monks couldn't help but turn their heads to look at "Ge Ping".

To be more precise, he looked at the token weapon in "Ge Ping's" hand.

When "Ge Ping" alone took out this object, many people could not see its strangeness.

After all, the Professionals Association took the initiative to release as many as eight thousand tokens, if not ten thousand.

Even non-members of the association and non-professionals would not feel weird wearing this thing on their bodies.

But when Li Wenchang also took out a token magic weapon, everyone immediately woke up.

In fact, the token magic weapon in the hands of "Ge Ping" and the keepsake magic weapon in Li Wenchang's hand are not only the same in shape, but also have very similar changes in energy.

Well, using similarity is a little inappropriate, they are exactly the same.

As we all know, even if it is the same kind of spiritual material, its spiritual Qi machine cannot be exactly the same, there are always some differences.

The spiritual qi machines of these two token instruments are exactly the same, which can only mean that they come from the same spiritual material.

While many monks were wondering about this in surprise, Li Wenchang's eyes swept over several people and said softly:

"I think I'm not the only one who owns such a token, right?"

After a short silence, another monk turned his palm over, and there was a token weapon in his palm.

Then, four more people stood up from the crowd one after another, each holding a token magic weapon in their hands.

They looked at each other, as if communicating silently.

"So you have one too."

"It turns out that you really do exist."

"..."

Seeing this scene in the eyes of other third-level professionals, there was an unspeakable emotion in their hearts.

Li Wenchang ignored the complicated thoughts of some monks next to him, but looked directly at "Ge Ping" and said:

"Fellow Daoist Ge, if my prediction is correct, the token magic weapon in your hand is the legendary ninth one, right?"

"If what I expected is correct, the purpose of those people working so hard was so that one day someone could be recognized by the core leaders of the association with this token, right?"

The other monks, whether they knew about this before or not, all came back to their senses at this moment. They looked at "Ge Ping" and the "Master" beside him, and their expressions gradually became subtle.

Are they... planning to use this magical weapon to knock on the association's door?

Or, do you want to use it as a "key" to get something?

It's a pity that they may have expected a lot, but they underestimated the development speed of the Qingxuan Domain cultivation world and the professional association.

That moment, this moment.

Who would really care about Ren's kindness and tacit understanding?

Led by Li Wenchang, the momentum of the cultivators quietly changed.

"Ge Ping" saw this and smiled softly.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Li does know a lot. However, I have to emphasize one thing in advance. I will take out this thing..."

As he spoke, he shook the token magic weapon in his hand casually.

“I took it out not to gain your approval, I just wanted to explain that we have a long-standing relationship with the Professionals Association.

As for it..."

As he spoke, "Ge Ping" gently clasped his hands toward the center, and the token weapon, which was refined from special second-order high-grade spiritual gold, quickly turned into pea-sized objects with a smooth and round surface. Metal beads.

Dingling clangs scattered all over the ground.

"it is not important."

As he spoke, "Ge Ping" raised his hands and showed his empty palms to everyone.

Seeing this scene, Li Wenchang, who originally looked quite relaxed, suddenly felt his scalp numb.

The other monks also had a bad feeling in their hearts.

After "mobilizing" everyone's emotions again, "Ge Ping" smiled and said:

"I think all fellow Taoists must be curious about my purpose in initiating this gathering today?"

"I also said that we don't need a so-called token to gain everyone's recognition."

As he spoke, his eyes swept over everyone present, and many monks subconsciously avoided direct eye contact with him.

"As one of the founders of the association, we understand the rules of the association better than any of you here."

"Fellow Daoist Ge, can you explain it more clearly?" Li Wenchang asked in a deep voice.

"Ge Ping" met his eyes directly and said gently:

"Fellow Daoist Li, I said that the current association has gone astray, what do you think?"

When Li Wenchang heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly:

"Why do fellow Daoist Ge say this? The association is booming. Since you became the president of the Pharmacist Branch, the association has changed even more rapidly. How can you go astray?"

Having said this, he paused and then said:

"Perhaps the current association is different from when it was founded, but I don't think this is the result of going astray. This is just an inevitable result of the development of the times."

"Ge Ping" nodded slightly:

"Some changes are indeed, as fellow Taoist Li said, inevitable due to changing circumstances."

He said "Ge Ping" and paused:

"But not all changes are like this. Some are actually the product of compromise. Compared with the original intention, it can be seen as a regression."

At this moment, not only Li Wenchang, but also many monks quietly changed their expressions.

The accusation was quite obvious, and he almost pointed it at their noses and said: "You are incompetent!"

It was Li Wenchang who took the lead again. His expression became more profound and his tone became deeper:

"Fellow Daoist Ge, can you make it more clear? What compromises has the current association made? In what aspects has it regressed?"

"Ge Ping" looked directly at Li Wenchang without giving in:

“Let me just say one thing: when the Professionals Association was first established, its purpose was to unify the power of all professionals.

There is no distinction between alchemist, weapon refiner, talisman maker or formation master.

I don't think anyone understands the benefits of doing this.

But what I see now is that the association has gradually become nameless.

Not to mention that in the eyes of outsiders, he is an internal member of the association. If he picks anyone out at random, what he thinks in his heart is that he is a member of a certain branch. "

As he spoke, his eyes became sharper little by little, scanning over every monk in the field.

To the cultivators, it was like being scraped back and forth by a steel brush.

"Tell me, isn't this a step backwards?"

"A whole association has been dismembered by you into branches."

"From you, the president and vice-president, to the lower branch members, they basically consider the interests of the branch. Who has the interests of the entire association at heart?"

"This is not bad, but what is even more disgusting is that some people do not hesitate to do things that harm other professionals for the benefit of the branch."

“Originally, the purpose of establishing the association was to unify the strengths of all professionals.

But now, the branches are falling into increasingly fierce competition and mutual attrition.

The power that should have been used by the association was wasted on internal friction. "

At this point, his gaze has become as sharp as a sword, so sharp that people dare not look directly at him.

Finally, his eyes rested on Li Wenchang.

"Fellow Daoist Li, tell me, is this a compromise or a step back?"

Many monks couldn't help but gasp when they heard this.

Cruel, these words are too cruel.

Compromise or retrogression?

There’s no good choice for co-writing, right?

This has completely defined this phenomenon.

More importantly, although "Ge Ping"'s words are a bit sharper, his meaning is not wrong.

A direct stab into the lungs of the association.

No one dared to jump out with a shy face at this time and say:

"This is not regression, this is progress."

After a long silence, Li Wenchang took a deep breath and looked at "Ge Ping" and then at the old man next to Ge Ping who was watching this scene with a smile.

He did not directly answer "Ge Ping"'s question, nor did he get entangled in these minutiae.

"Fellow Daoist Ge, you took the initiative to initiate this gathering, are you trying to correct a wrong?"

"Ge Ping" clapped his hands and said:

"Friend Daoist Li said it well, correcting deviations...yes, I came here specifically to correct deviations this time."

"How do fellow Daoist Ge deal with this?"

"Ge Ping" heard this and immediately said.

“Correction is not the goal, returning to the correct path is.

Nowadays, there are many branches in the association, but the professional association that represents the entire association has been reduced to a mere formality.

What needs to be done is very simple. The first thing is to appoint a new president of the association. "

"The current association has strong branches and weak trunks. If we want the association to go further, what we have to do now is to strengthen the trunks and weak branches."

As soon as the words "Ge Ping" came out, the hall fell silent for an instant.

Everyone looked at the master and apprentice "Ge Ping" sitting in the hall, and their eyes gradually showed a look of surprise.

Some people even showed disappointment in their hearts.

After a while, Li Wenchang, whose eyes had been lingering on the master and apprentice for a long time, took the initiative to ask:

"Do you want Fellow Daoist Ge to serve as the president of the association?"

"Ge Ping" nodded generously: "Yes, that's what I think."

Li Wenchang shook his head regretfully and said:

"Fellow Daoist Ge is mistaken. The reason why the president of the association has been vacant for a long time is very simple.

It’s not that everyone is short-sighted, it’s really impossible to choose a qualified president who can make everyone speechless. "

"In the past, when the overall standard of the association was still relatively low, it was not too difficult to choose a president who could convince the public."

"But today is different from the past. The association is no longer as large as it used to be. It has become a force second only to Qingxuan Sect in Qingxuan Domain."

"Under such circumstances, how easy is it to choose a suitable president?"

Having said this, Li Wenchang emphasized:

"The role of president is too important, so it is better to be absent than to waste it.

We would rather leave the position of association president vacant for a long time than choose a make-up arrangement. "

"A president who cannot convince everyone is equal to nothing. What's the point of that?"

“The association has not had a president for many years, but this has not delayed the association’s rapid progress over the years.

This shows that the position of president can be set up or not, and is not as indispensable as everyone originally thought. "

As Li Wenchang said these words in one breath, except for the master and apprentice "Ge Ping" who were sitting in the hall, everyone else's faces showed joy.

Some people even couldn't help but cheer in their hearts for Li Wenchang's words that were soft on the outside but hard on the inside.

Well done!

…

It wasn't until everyone's emotions subsided that Meng Zhou asked "Ge Ping" to speak:

"Then what if my teacher can convince everyone?"

Others were secretly cheering for Li Wenchang's soft-nailed reply, but what they didn't know was that Meng Zhou himself was also sincerely cheering for it.

After hearing the words "Ge Ping", the others looked at him strangely.

He thought, "The power makes the mind faint." This is indeed true.

To be able to become "the number one casual cultivator", Ge Ping's mind cannot be bad, but he still asked such unskilled questions.

Isn’t it in our hands to decide whether your teacher can convince the public?

Although they thought so in their hearts, no one dared to express it in their expressions.

Li Wenchang even replied directly: "If that's the case, of course your teacher can directly become our president."

The next thing is very simple. "Ge Ping" only needs to prove that his teacher can convince the public.

At this time, many monks were very relaxed.

However, some people have more on their minds.

Li Wenchang couldn't help but think that Master "Ge Ping"'s cultivation was obviously extremely high. It would not be impossible for him to rely on this to "physically persuade" everyone.

However, this fundamentally violates the principles of professional associations.

Within the Professionals Association, no matter how strong or weak the cultivation level is, they only focus on the level of professional standards.

"If they are so unruly, then we don't have to follow any rules. We can just ask Qingxuan Sect for help."

He thought to himself that from the perspective of the Qingxuan Sect, he would never want to see the emergence of an overly powerful and united professional association.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw "Ge Ping"'s eyes falling on him again at some point.

Moreover, judging from the reactions of the people around him, it seemed that the other person was talking to him just now, but he was too absorbed in thinking about it and ignored it.

He looked over apologetically: "Sorry, I wonder what Daoyou Ge just said?"

"My master heard that fellow Taoist Li has good attainments in alchemy and wants to learn from you."

"Hmm...ah?!" Li Wenchang nodded subconsciously at first, but then he reacted and opened his mouth in surprise.