Merit, elder authority, the right to cultivate in the blood pools... these were things every Holy Spirit Cult Disciple dreamed of.
Yet Jiang Hai had joined the Holy Spirit Cult only a little over three months ago, and he already had them all.
The Great Elder nodded slightly, looked at the two of them, and said, "You are now Acting Elders. During your tenure, an Acting Elder is equivalent to an elder. When the Eight Department Elders select their Holy Spirit Cult Disciples next, you will participate as well. Being an Acting Elder represents not only status, but responsibility toward the Holy Cult. Neither of you may slack off. Is that clear?"
"Yes, Teacher!" "Yes, Elder!" the two answered.
The Great Elder said, "Eight Department Elders, step forward!"
The six elders seated in their chairs rose. The Fourth Elder came to Jiang Hai's side and gave him a gentle smile. "Don't worry. I'll take care of everything!"
The Great Elder continued, "Now, all Holy Spirit Cult Disciples, step forward. Choose the elder you wish to follow and stand before them."
The Holy Spirit Cult Disciples took this in stride. Clearly, they had known about this stage beforehand, and they moved to stand before the various elders.
To Jiang Hai's surprise, quite a few people stood before him and Tang Ya as well.
When Holy Spirit Cult Disciples chose elders at Headquarters, it was usually a two-way selection. The disciples chose an elder first. If more than a hundred and eight disciples chose a particular elder, that elder had the right to decide who would leave their ranks.
Disciples who were not selected had no second chance to choose. Instead, elders with insufficient numbers would select them one by one to fill the vacancies in their ranks.
Usually, Holy Spirit Cult