" Shuangbai has met the True Person."
Inside the main hall.
Chen Shuangbai paid his respects to True Person Mei with the courtesy due to a disciple.
However, he could only complete half of the ritual before he could no longer continue. True Person Mei's hand flashed with magical light, and he spoke calmly.
"You are the True Disciple; there's no need for such formalities when you meet us."
"Yes."
Chen Shuangbai was stationed here to deal with the Spirit-Seeking Sect because True Person Mei had asked him to stay. Many of his fellow disciples also stayed with him to suppress the Spirit-Seeking Sect disciples and prevent them from causing trouble.
True Person Mei put down the long stack of lists in his hand, casually placed them aside, and then asked with a smile.
"How?"
"Who is the True Person?"
"How are you handling the Spirit-Seeking Sect now?"
"Any other suggestions?"
Chen Shuangbai paused for a moment, gathering her thoughts.
He was pondering, what did True Person Mei mean by that?
Considering myself... or...?
After a few moments of silence, his mind racing, he slowly spoke, "The aftermath of the Spirit-Seeking Sect has been largely handled."
"The numerous Spirit Vein, medicinal herb gardens, and other resources in the mountains have been registered and cataloged, and no one dares to embezzle them... The only ones who are difficult to deal with now are the disciples of the Spirit-Seeking Sect who are willing to surrender."
Besides the Jin, Wang, and Pang families, the Spirit-Seeking Sect also has some disciples who were recruited through normal channels.
These disciples varied in talent, but with the three families holding the reins of the Spirit-Seeking Sect, they could only serve as followers and lackeys, naturally holding low status and being abandoned immediately!
And naturally... surrendering was without any psychological burden.
These disciples are easy to handle.
The Jade Spring Sect only needed to show a little sincerity, and they all submitted.
After all, compared to the previous Spirit-Seeking Sect, the Jade Spring Sect is clearly more worthwhile to visit now.
But the real challenge lies with the clansmen of the Jin, Wang, and Pang families.
Seeing that he had hit the nail on the head, True Person Mei continued, "Do you have any suggestions for these disciples?"
Chen Shuangbai did indeed have some ideas.
He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "Then this disciple will share my humble opinion."
"This disciple believes that those disciples of the Spirit-Seeking Sect who are willing to join our sect, whose hands have not been stained with the blood of innocents, and who are willing to submit to our Jade Spring Sect, have been uniformly incorporated into the outer sect and brought back to the sect for two or three years."
"Then they were distributed to various prefectures or lineages in different states."
"As for those whose crimes are more serious or who are stubborn and unrepentant, they have been dealt with according to the clan rules, either by execution, imprisonment, or expulsion. They cannot be tolerated."
"Of course, the most troublesome are the Jin, Wang, and Pang Household clans. Although they fled quickly and resisted a lot, most of them died, but quite a few remain and are willing to surrender."
"My suggestions are similar to those of the ordinary disciples, but these people have too deep a mark of the Spirit-Seeking Sect on them, and they also have the bad habit of governing the sect by clan. They are not suitable to be included in the sect. It is time to separate them and send them to various strongholds, prefectures and markets."
"Aren't they usable?" True Person Mei asked with a smile, toying with the jade cup in his hand. "Although these three families have all their bad habits, the aptitude of their clansmen is indeed far beyond that of ordinary disciples. As long as they are carefully nurtured, they may be able to produce several more Golden Core True Person in the future."
"It is available."
Chen Shuangbai did not pause, but continued, "But at least we must completely break them up, and wait until four or five generations later. Otherwise, they will always remember the Jin Household, Wang Household, and Pang Household, remember their past glory, and harbor resentment. How can they wholeheartedly serve the sect?"
The three families have been operating within the Spirit-Seeking Sect for hundreds of years, their roots intertwined, and their members bound together by blood ties.
If they are settled together, they will re-form a small force centered around their Lineage within a few years.
At that time, it would not be impossible for them to form factions within the sect, exclude disciples from other clans, or even secretly plot a restoration.
As for the entire clan, they were to be executed on the spot...
The Jade Spring Sect is not a demonic sect.
How can such a system of collective punishment be implemented when it is known that there are innocent people among the opposing group?
certainly.
Chen Shuangbai had actually considered that if the sect wanted to, it could easily find a reason and use the pretext of righteousness to deal with the members of these three families.
"Do those three families still have members who escaped...? What if they connect with each other in the future and secretly carry out treacherous acts within my clan's territory?"
"This is even simpler."
A faint glint appeared in Chen Shuangbai's eyes, and a rare cruelty crossed her face.
"Among the Foundation Establishment in the sect, Heiming and Martial Uncle Ren are both skilled in Shaman Incantation and incantations."
True Person Mei paused slightly in the hand holding the jade cup, his gaze lingering on Chen Shuangbai's face for a moment, as if re-examining this usually gentle and refined disciple.
She remained silent for a few moments, a complex expression on her face.
"What my senior brother said was indeed true. You have compassion in your heart, yet you are not bound by it."
She paused, then continued, "I understand."
"I understand," instead of "No."
This shows that the sect had actually considered this long ago.
Those members of the Jin, Wang, and Pang clans who escaped, without the protection of Golden Core True Person, would be severely damaged if the Jade Spring Sect used the bloodline of their clansmen remaining in the Spirit-Seeking Sect as a medium to cast Shaman Incantation. If not all of them died, at least seven or eight out of ten would perish.
As for those who survived... they didn't amount to much.
Chen Shuangbai cupped his hands and said, " Your True Person's considerations are thorough; I admire you."
"This matter should not be rushed; it requires careful consideration."
True Person Mei nodded, waved his hand, signaling Chen Shuangbai to leave. Before he left the main hall, he added, "Come with me to return to the sect tomorrow; the sect leader wants to see you."
"This place will be suppressed by Fellow Daoist Shi Shiyou, so you don't need to worry too much."
"Yes."
Chen Shuangbai bowed respectfully, then turned and left the main hall.
This villa was converted from the mountain gate of the Spirit-Seeking Sect, unlike other villas, and its importance is undeniable.
However, the Jade Spring Sect currently has five Golden Core cultivators and one Nascent Soul.
As the head of a sect, the sect leader is naturally required to stay in the sect and suppress its fortune, and is not allowed to leave the sect easily.
True Person Bo has been at the Late Golden Core Stage for many years and has been in charge for many years. Now that the sect leader has emerged from seclusion, he naturally wants to lay down his heavy burden and choose to pursue his own Dao Path.
True Person Mei is a sword cultivator; she's fine for fighting, but she's utterly incapable of handling worldly affairs.
If the Jade Spring Sect hadn't been so desperate for talent, this Golden Core sword cultivator would probably have already returned to the Jade Spring Sect to cultivate the moment the war ended.
The remaining three.
Gongye Chun was engaged in refining elixirs and ensuring logistical support within the sect, and rarely made any moves.
Fang Xiao's Early Golden Core Stage Sha Beast is now inseparable from the Jade Parasol Tree, and cannot be summoned, let alone assigned to this place.
The only one they could use was True Person Shi, Early Golden Core Stage Shi Yan.
Perfect.
This True Person is a demonic cultivator, and he doesn't feel comfortable even within the Jade Spring Sect. Assigning him here can also be used to suppress the Spirit-Seeking Sect disciples who haven't yet been assigned to other sects, by leveraging his fearsome reputation and methods.
It seems unlikely that this person can actually handle anything; his symbolic significance outweighs his practical value. The sect will still need to send a capable Foundation Establishment to suppress this place.