Rectification (Part 2)

After Luo Ji's explanation, Ning Ye had gained a general understanding of Rain Sand Sect's internal situation.

The only remaining Law Holder Celestial Venerable was at the Human Emperor Realm, but his temperament was rather weak. To put it bluntly, he was a little too timid. After Li Fengshan's death, he was Rain Sand Sect's sole Human Emperor and the rightful successor, yet he stubbornly refused to take the position.

Logically speaking, a leader like that was actually well suited to lead Rain Sand Sect. After all, the odds of anything going wrong would be low.

But Ning Ye did not see it that way.

Cultivators were different from mortals.

A mortal's individual strength was limited, which made the art of power plays especially important.

In the cultivation world, however, a higher realm could crush those below like a mountain. Thus, while schemes and power plays were needed, strength was needed even more. Therefore, compared to stability among their members, cultivation sects placed greater importance on another requirement: the ability to get things done.

In other words: whatever I assign must be accomplished.

That was the purpose behind the existence of most Immortal Sects: the great ones impart teachings, and the disciples labor in their service.

For Ning Ye, this was even more so. He had the Heaven Asking Art; ordinary schemes could not deceive him.

If he chose people solely for the sake of stability, it would instead lead to his subordinates becoming incapable of getting things done. Put plainly, the more incompetent the leader, the more he feared capable subordinates. This held true for both immortals and mortals.

The reason Sacred Venerables rarely concerned themselves with sect affairs was that their strength was there for all to see. They did not fear their disciples below turning the heavens