Hao Ranzong is a huge force, it has its own business field in the secular world, and it also has its own strong interpersonal relationship in the military and political circles.
Many disciples of the Haoran Sect will choose to leave the sect after they become strong. Some of them will form their own sects to become the overlord of one party, and some will enter the military circle to become the generals of a party. Although these people no longer belong to the Haoran Sect in name, they usually share The Haoran sect has a close relationship and frequent exchanges.
This is why some missions that the military is not convenient to intervene in can be directly sent to Hao Ranzong.
Haoranzong has been established for more than 1,500 years, and it has become like a huge tree. The ancestral site of Haotian City is just an appearance that it is exposed outside the "surface", but in fact there are veins extending in all directions under the soil.
However, Hao Ranzong's strength is huge but not bloated, because it knows how to "delegate power". To maintain such a huge sect's power, it is impossible to rely on "one-word hall".
So Sect Master Haoran wisely gave up his rights and handed it down to the "Haoran Palace". It can be said that every major decision of Haoran Sect is not decided by the suzerain, but is voted by the elders of Haoran Palace.
Therefore, Old Man Tiandao, the suzerain of the Haoran Sect, does not usually stay in the sect. Only when there is a serious problem in the sect, or even endangers the sect's life and death, the suzerain will directly "seize power" and use decisive and strong means to cut through the mess , Save the sect from the fire and water.
In order to prevent this huge sect from going to the abyss of irreversibility due to the paranoia of certain minority factions, every time the Haoran Sect passes a major resolution, more than two-thirds of the elders must vote with a show of hands. to pass, otherwise it is considered invalid.
The last time Xiang Nan came to Haoran Hall, it was to divide factions. At that time, he was only standing in the outermost building of Haoran Hall, but this time, he really entered the "Haoran Hall" of Haoran Hall.
The Haoran Hall is where the elders make decisions on a daily basis. Normally, there are five third-generation elders, thirteen fourth-generation elders, and twenty-six fifth-generation elders in the permanent elders' seats, making up a total of forty-four people.
Of course, this does not mean that the Haoran Sect has only five third-generation elders, but that only these five people usually serve in the elders' group.
But today, many third-, fourth-, and fifth-generation elders who were not included in the elders group also came.
Xiang Nan stood alone on the "judgment seat", and directly opposite him was a row of high seats. The members of the elders sat on the ten-meter-high elder seats, and they could look down at Xiang Nan .
At this time, many members of the elders group were whispering to each other, talking about something in a low voice.
Shi Beihong is a semi-sacred and triple-level pinnacle powerhouse, and also the third-generation elder. The mainland has him as the supreme leader.
When Xiang Nan divided the factions, the old man who was in charge of promoting the sect's purpose was him.
"Xiang Nan." At this time, Shi Beihong fell lightly from the elders' seat, and walked up to Xiang Nan step by step.
"Xiang Nan pays respects to Elder Shi." Xiang Nan bowed respectfully.
Na Shi Beihong nodded, and said: "The next thing I want to ask you is a very important matter, you must think carefully before answering, and you must seek truth from facts."
"Xiang Nan respectfully obeys the elder's will," Xiang Nan said.
Shi Beihong said: "Is there any relationship between you and the Tianmo Sect? You have to know that the impact of this matter is very bad. Soon, someone from Haojing will come to our sect to investigate this matter."
This is not a joke, the Haoran Sect is the number one sect in the Canglan Continent, if even this sect gets together with the Tianmo Sect, one can imagine how bad the result will be.
"It has nothing to do with it." Xiang Nan replied confidently.
"No relationship?" An elder stood up at the elders' seat at the back, and shouted sharply: "No relationship, the Heavenly Demon Church came to Haotian City with great fanfare, and brought so many betrothal gifts? How do you explain this!"
At this time, Shi Beihong gave Xiang Nan a relieved look, and said gently, "Just tell the truth, don't be afraid."
"As long as you don't lie, Hao Ranzong will stand behind you and support you even if there are huge troubles."
Xiang Nan nodded gratefully to Elder Shi Beihong, and said: "It is true that there is nothing to do with it. As far as I am concerned, their coming this time is nothing more than an affair between a man and a woman. As for whether they have other purposes, Xiang Nan is not clear. "
Shi Beihong said: "How did the relationship between you and the demon girl of that day come about, let me tell you slowly."
Xiang Nan didn't dare to hide it, so he reported exactly how he took the task, how he mistook the demon girl for a child, how he rescued her, and how she brought herself back to Haoranzong.
"The members of the elders group have heard what happened." Shi Beihong nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the elders' seat, and said, "I don't know what opinions you all have."
A member of the elders stood up and said: "I suggest that Xiang Nan be expelled from the sect, and he will no longer be a disciple of my Haoran sect."
"Why?" Shi Beihong asked with a smile.
The elder said: "Even if what Xiang Nan said is true, but this time he has brought a very bad influence on the sect, which will damage the reputation of our Haoran sect."
Shi Beihong smiled and said: "My Haoran Sect has never been afraid of damage to its reputation. If every time something like this happens, we have to give up a disciple of the sect, then our Haoran Sect will not be able to stand for 1,500 years without falling."
Another elder stood up and said, "I also agree to expel Xiang Nan. He can endure the temptation of the witch today, but there is no guarantee that he will not turn around and join the cult tomorrow."
Shi Beihong said with a smile: "You and I have no right to judge what will happen in the future. You can't ruin a disciple's future just because of an idea."
Another elder stood up and said, "But we have no way of knowing whether what Xiang Nan said is hiding something, maybe the truth is not as simple as what he said."
At this time, Xu Caiyue, the Sun Peak Master who was not part of the elders, stepped forward and said: "Everything Xiang Nan said is true, I am willing to use my personality to guarantee him."
The elder sighed: "Caiyue, you are too protective of the calf."
Xu Caiyue said neither humble nor overbearing: "If I didn't believe in Xiang Nan, I wouldn't accept him as an apprentice, but since I am his master, I naturally want to speak for him."
"We can't just convict Xiang Nan based on guesswork. If so, if one day the Demon Cult suddenly shows favor to all the elders of the Haoran Sect, wouldn't our Haoran Sect collapse?"
"You?" The elder blew his beard and stared angrily, he pointed at Xu Caiyue and said, "How can you be so disrespectful in Haoran hall!"
"Caiyue's words are true, how can she be disrespectful?" Xu Caiyue asked sharply: "Could it be that my Haoran Hall can no longer tolerate a single truth."