I'm Young and Beautiful Too, and Willing to Serve a Personage...
Every time Lu Ping saw option B, he felt that Little B was tempting him.
Little B, let's get our legal status first.
Without legal status, buying medicinal herbs and selling Pills are both very inconvenient.
We are Alchemists, we live off the division of labor in society.
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You take out a document announcing the change of Sect Master and hand it over using your Spiritual Power.]
"Senior Han, please accept my condolences."
"This is the document of succession; please have the Azure Cloud Sect file it."
Han Shishan stared intently at you.
He wanted to see even the slightest fear, panic, or smugness on your face.
But there was nothing there.
[Only calm, an unfathomable calm.]
At this moment, Han Shishan suddenly realized that he had miscalculated from the very beginning.
A surge of immense humiliation and resentment welled up within him, almost making him vomit blood.
[Han Shishan slowly withdrew his hand, grabbed the document, and stamped it with the Azure Cloud Sect External Affairs Great Seal.]
["Bang!"]
[A muffled thud, and the Azure Cloud Sect's mark lit up on the document.]
"From this day forward, you are the Greenwood Sect Master."
[Han Shishan practically forced these words out through gritted teeth.]
He tossed the document back into your hand, turned and left, stepping onto the Cloud Boat without looking back.
"Let's go!"
[The Azure Cloud Sect's Cloud Boat glowed with spiritual light and flew towards the Mountain Gate the Greenwood Sect.]
[Han Shishan and his entourage arrived in a menacing manner, but left in a sorry state.]
[Only after that terrifying Nascent Soul pressure completely disappeared did the crowd in the square seem to come back to life.]
Everyone was looking at you with complicated expressions.
[There was awe, fear, and disbelief.]
[The elder of the Law Enforcement Hall froze, watching your retreating figure.]
He was originally waiting for Qi Cangshu to fall from power.
[Then the Han Household patriarch arrived, and a mysterious old woman stepped forward.]
[The Azure Cloud Sect External Affairs Seal was affixed.]
[You, the puppet Sect Master whom everyone thought would be pushed out to take the blame, have suddenly become the legitimate Sect Master recognized by the upper sect.]
[The Mining Hall elder quietly put away the Communication Talisman from his sleeve.]
[Qi Cangshu was the first to react, bowing deeply to you, his voice filled with reverence.]
"Congratulations, Sect Master."
This sound, like a thunderclap, instantly awakened everyone.
[ In the Main Hall, the Deacon of each hall gradually came to their senses.]
"Congratulations, Sect Master."
"Congratulations, Sect Master."
[The sounds were suppressed one after another.]
[A puppet that passes the Azure Cloud Sect's review is no longer a simple puppet.]
The Greenwood Sect's senior members all vaguely knew that a very important figure lived in the Bamboo Courtyard Behind the Mountain.
[But no one dared to ask.]
[Now, they've finally connected you, Qi Cangshu, the Bamboo Courtyard Behind the Mountains, and the important figures in the Upper Domain into a seemingly plausible line.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Take advantage of the situation to appease the various halls and allow the sect's old system to continue operating.]
[B: Taking advantage of the situation, a major purge was carried out on the spot to rebuild the power structure of the Greenwood Sect.]
[C: It is announced that Greenwood Sect will be upgraded to Lu Corporation Greenwood Branch effective today. All employees must submit their performance reports tomorrow.]
Lu Ping didn't even glance at Little B.
The Greenwood Sect is too small.
It's as small as watching a group of children playing house.
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You raise your hand and put the document announcing the change of Sect Master into your Storage Ring.]
"No need for formalities."
"Now that the Supreme Master has approved it, all affairs in the various halls shall proceed according to the old system."
After you finished speaking, the Main Hall became even quieter.
[Everyone is even more confused about your thoughts.]
You wave your hand, dismissing the crowd.
As the crowd dispersed, their footsteps were soft.
[It was as if the steps of the Main Hall were paved not with bluestone, but with Array Patterns that could devour people.]
[That day, a rumor began to circulate within the Greenwood Sect.]
Qi Cangshu is the open weapon.
[You are the hand holding the scabbard.]
[The Bamboo Courtyard Behind the Mountain is where the man wielding the knife once stood.]
[The versions kept getting more and more complicated.]
[By evening, some were already secretly speculating that you might be a spy sent by a major sect in the Azure Dragon Upper Domain.]
[You return to the Sect Master's cave abode.]
[You have absolutely no interest in the aftermath of the power transition.]
[Once the Azure Cloud Sect's official seal is affixed, these terrified elders will handle the rest perfectly on their own.]
[You're just quietly cultivating, refining pills, and waiting for a package to arrive.]
Two days later, the Fire Crow Seed in your Dantian finally awakened.
[On the outer layer of the black-red flame, the fine golden-red lines fully unfolded.]
[It resembles a feather, or a red-hot knife mark.]
[The next moment, the flame flickered slightly.]
[A Fire Crow, the size of a palm, raises its head from your Dantian.]
Its feathers were no longer the original black, but black with red stripes.
[At the tip of the feather, there was a faint ring of golden-red fire.]
[Red-Feather Fire Crow.]
[Core Condensation Stage]
[The Golden Crow Transformation.]
[Red-Feather Fire Crow flew out from your Dantian and landed in your palm.]
[It tilts its head to look at you.]
[There's no true intelligence in their eyes, yet they're connected to your Divine Sense.]
[The moment you have a thought, it spreads its wings.]
[The Southern Bright Separation Fire flickered and vanished amidst the feathers.]
[You can clearly sense that this Red-Feather Fire Crow is no longer as limited in its distance from the body as it was with the Black-Feather Fire Crow.]
[It can leave the main body.]
[They can even infiltrate, scout, and kill enemies alone.]
In a sense, this is not a bird.
[This is Lu Ping, who can fly out to work.]
You reached out your finger and gently tapped its head.
"From now on, you will be the Crow Daoist."
The flames on the Red-Feather Fire Crow's body slowly subsided.
The crimson feathers gradually darkened.
[Soon, it turned into an ordinary black Crow.]
[Black feathers, gray beak, vacant eyes]
[Aside from looking a little dazed, there seems to be nothing unusual about him.]
[The Crow flapped its wings and flew out of the cave abode.]
[It was like a real mountain crow, landing on a crooked old pine tree outside, and pecking at the bark.]
Three Outer Sect Disciples passing by looked up.
"Where did this Crow come from?"
"There are plenty of them on the Back Mountain."
["Too."]
"Have you heard? The new Sect Master hasn't left his cave abode for the past few days."
"Nonsense, having just assumed the position of Sect Master, he's definitely waiting for the various halls to express their opinions."
"I heard he's actually a spy sent by the Upper Domain Great Sect?"
"Your version is outdated. I heard from the people in the Law Enforcement Hall that the one in the Bamboo Courtyard Behind the Mountain is the real backer."
"It's said that our Sect Master caught the eye of that important figure..."
The disciple who spoke first immediately stopped the third person from speaking.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Are you out of your mind? Such secrets are not for us to fathom."
[The disciple who had been reprimanded was still unconvinced.]
"... The new Sect Master is only at the Foundation Establishment, what's so great about him? Actually, I'm young and beautiful, and I'm willing to serve you, sir..."