"Today, the elders of the Ji family witnessed that I, Ji Shenchuan, officially passed the position of the head of the Ji family to Ji Hongluan!"
Ji Shenchuan's voice echoed throughout the entire hall. At the same time, outside, an ancient bell rang, ten times in total, echoing throughout the ancestral land, with brilliant light blooming and the sound of Tao being endless. Almost all the tribesmen heard the bells. These tribesmen had different expressions, some were envious, some were jealous, some were disgusted, some were resentful, and some were hostile, but the matter was done, and no matter how reluctant they were, they could not turn it back.
The bell rings, the ceremony is complete!
From now on, Ji Hongluan's position as the clan leader will be completely consolidated and no one can shake it!
"I am the leader of the Ji clan, and all the Ji clan members respect me. If there are any disobedient people, I will punish them!"
Ji Hongluan was wearing a palace skirt, which was made of precious materials. Every inch of it was as bright as jade, as dazzling as divine gold, with golden threads and jade threads, and an ethereal air, as if the Queen Mother of the West had come down to the mortal world. Her temperament looked indescribably precious!
Holding the jade seal, she walked towards the first seat step by step. At this time, Ji family's ancestor Ji Daoxuan was no longer sitting on the first seat, but gave up his seat and stood aside respectfully. From his posture, he wanted to show the entire Ji family that in the Ji family, the patriarch Ji Hongluan had a higher status than him, the ancestor, and even he had to give her three points of courtesy. The rest, whether they were elders or clan members, who wanted to commit insubordination, had to first weigh themselves and see if they could be compared with the ancestor.
Ji Hongluan had an indifferent expression. When she walked to the first seat, she nodded to Ji Daoxuan beside her as a token of gratitude, then turned around and sat down.
Ji Daoxuan also nodded with a smile. After Ji Hongluan sat down, he yelled at the top of his voice:
"Greetings, Chief!"
Following Ji Daoxuan's lead, the other elders did not dare to be negligent and bowed to Ji Hongluan one after another:
"Meet the Patriarch!"*3
After the ceremony, Ji Daoxuan smiled and handed the two treasures to Ji Hongluan, saying:
"These two pieces are imperial weapons. They are usually managed by the clan leaders of all generations. Since Shenchuan is not very capable, I took over their management. Now, it is time to return them to their original owners!"
Ji Shenchuan, who was standing below, was a little amused and helpless when he heard the ancestor's words. He had already faced the reality and gave up the position of clan leader, but the ancestor still wanted to insult him. Wasn't he afraid that the ancestor would beat him to a pulp and make him lose all confidence?
After all, Ji Hongluan is a member of the Ji family, so she is very familiar with these two imperial weapons, namely the Ji Wang Sword and the Wu Wang Spear. They are both very powerful and can greatly increase the strength of the people who control them. For example, she is now in the early Mahayana realm, but if she uses the Ji Wang Sword and the Wu Wang Spear, she can at least be on par with the veteran strongmen in the late Mahayana realm!
She gladly accepted the two imperial weapons.
"Ji Wang Ding, I won't give it to you yet. I have a great use for it!"
Ji Daoxuan was afraid that Ji Hongluan would be suspicious, so he explained it anyway.
"Grandmaster, you don't need to tell me about this. Everything you do is for the Ji family, so Hongluan will support all your decisions 100%!"
Ji Hongluan said seriously.
Ji Daoxuan felt very pleased when he heard this. It turned out that he was right to let Ji Hongluan be the clan leader. Compared with Ji Shenchuan, that bastard who was always hesitant about his decisions, it was Ji Hongluan, the girl who made decisive decisions, could distinguish the pros and cons, and was more in line with his wishes.
"Hongluan, just give orders to the elders. Don't worry about me. Just pretend I don't exist!"
Ji Daoxuan said with a kind look.
This kind of attitude made some clan elders feel that they were being treated differently again, especially Ji Shenchuan. When he was the clan leader, the old ancestor always disliked him and called him a bastard, scolding him until he was spitting blood. He did not dare to refute and just endured it.
On the other hand, he treated Ji Hongluan without using a single dirty word, as if he was treating his direct descendant, with particular intimacy.
But this is something they cannot envy. After all, who made Ji Hongluan not only capable herself, but also have a Taoist partner as talented as Xu Yang?
Just a few months after she suddenly appeared on the scene, she had transformed herself into an unattainable Mahayana realm, able to easily destroy an immortal force. With such a powerful Taoist partner as her backer, who would dare to disrespect her!
Ji Hongluan knew exactly what these elders were thinking, but she didn't care. Instead, she was very happy because she was indeed Xu Lang's Taoist partner. Even in private, Xu Lang had to call her Master. Of course, she would sometimes call Xu Lang "uncle". If this were to get out, these people would probably be even more shocked. It would be hard for them to imagine that she and Xu Lang could be so close.
"First, abolish the positions of the first elder, the fourth elder, and the seventeenth elder. Demote the bloodline to which these three belong to to ordinary clan members, and no longer enjoy any preferential treatment..."
"Second, from now on, the direct and collateral branches will be treated equally, regardless of bloodline. Only the best will be selected. Only those with outstanding talents and good character will be given more family resources..."
"Third, the clan adopts a system of survival of the fittest. An assessment is organized every month. Only those who meet the assessment standards can keep everything they have..."
"Fourth, all members of the Ji family must contribute to the family. I will re-establish the Mission Hall, which will be jointly managed by the Second Elder and the Third Elder. Family members must complete certain tasks every month in order to obtain basic cultivation resources from the family. If they fail to complete them that month, their cultivation resources will be deducted. If they fail to complete them for two months, the punishment will be doubled... until they are expelled from the family!"
"Fifth, the Penalty Pavilion is under my personal charge, but there are managers. If anyone abuses their power for personal gain, damages the interests of the family, or ignores the family's orders, their position will be abolished at the very least, or even expelled from the family tree at the worst..."
"sixth……"
On the first day Ji Hongluan took office, he issued many clan decrees, and basically every clan decree was beneficial to the development of the Ji family.
Of course, because the clan orders issued by Ji Hongluan were very strict, many clan members complained and grumbled. When Ji Shenchuan served as the head of the Ji family, they didn't have to do it themselves. They could easily obtain cultivation resources by completing any tasks. Even if they wanted any resources, they could just tell the clan elders and go directly to the Ji family's secret collection to get them. It was very convenient!
But now, the situation has changed. It is very difficult for them to obtain resources. They even have to fight tooth and nail to get a few resources.
This gap made them extremely uncomfortable, and they even secretly organized some people to put pressure on Ji Hongluan and force her to submit.
But before Ji Hongluan could take any action, the elders of their respective clans came forward and dealt with all these people.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the person standing behind Ji Hongluan is the ancestor. Even if that person is not the ancestor, based on her cultivation in the Mahayana realm, many elders would not dare to disrespect her. Moreover, she is different from Ji Shenchuan. Ji Shenchuan was able to grow up with the favors and help of many elders, so when the elders came to him for help, it was basically difficult for Ji Shenchuan to refuse.
As for Ji Hongluan, the Ji family did not give her much help in advancing to the Mahayana realm. It was all up to her on her own. Therefore, these clan elders had no way of talking to Ji Hongluan about favors.
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