Chapter 423

Hua Changxi was blocked by Gu Xing until she almost couldn't catch her breath. She couldn't understand what Gu Xing was doing by appearing in the meeting hall?

If he came to stir up trouble, he agreed with her proposal; if he came to support her, every word he said was a questioning of her.

Not only Hua Changxi, but others were also confused by Gu Xing.

As the gatekeeper of the Alchemy Saint Hall, Gu Xing undoubtedly has a transcendent influence in the Holy Land. Even the line of successors of the Holy Land respects him very much.

It can be said that his attitude can really influence some major decisions to a large extent.

Hua Changxi had fire in her heart, so her words were impolite: "My proposal has been stated, and it has also been questioned and denied by you. Then what? Do you want to indicate that everything in the Holy Land should remain the same?"

Gu Xing didn't even blink: "I didn't deny you, I just feel that such a big change cannot be based on a temporary whim, and it cannot be hastily pushed through by a proposal that has not been carefully considered."

As he spoke, he looked at Hua Changxi seriously.

"You saw the crux of the Holy Land's problems, which is good."

"But to prescribe medicine to treat illness, you must know the medicinal properties of the herbs, the monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy, right?"

"You only said you want to change the old medicine, but you haven't even thought about the monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy of the new prescription. What if you kill someone?"

"Isn't this irresponsible?"

"Heh—" Hua Changxi gave a short hum, her tone still carrying obvious dissatisfaction: "Then you tell us a foolproof plan."

Gu Xing was silent for a moment, looked at others present: "Since today is to discuss who will manage the Holy Land, then I will talk about how the Alchemy Saint Hall operated in ancient times."

As soon as this is said, everyone is refreshed, and even Hua Changxi pricked up her ears.

Gu Xing: "The reason why the five great Holy Lands of the Central Continent exist is entirely dependent on the rooting of the Divine Tree, so the Divine Tree is the foundation of the Holy Land."

"The five great Holy Lands built on the Divine Tree are, in essence, the guardians of the Divine Tree."

"So......"

Gu Xing's gaze slid over Hua Changxi and Meng Qingyao: "To become the Master of the Holy Land, one must first get the approval of the Divine Tree."

Hearing this, everyone's gaze flickered.

Meng Qingyao's eyes were shaken, she glanced quickly at the thoughtful Hua Changxi, and lowered her eyes to cover the worry in her eyes.

Gu Xing continued: "The Alchemy Saint Hall consists of 72 secret realms, 36 peaks, 18 Qihuang Halls, and 9 streets, and then operates in coordination by five major systems: law enforcement, internal affairs, foreign affairs, production, and academy."

"The law enforcement system includes: Hall Master (highest decision-maker) -> Elder Hall (judgment) -> Law Enforcement Hall (responsible for review and acceptance) -> Holy Guard (responsible for arrest)."

"The internal system includes: Task Hall -> Merit Hall -> Logistics Department."

"The production system includes: Lingjing Pavilion -> Qihuang Pavilion -> Jiujie Hall."

"The academy system includes: Alchemy Academy and Medical Academy."

"Foreign affairs: Foreign relations and sales are all managed by the Honglu Hall."

"The five departments perform their own duties and cooperate with each other."

Gu Xing looked at Hua Changxi: "Secret realm masters manage the resources of the Holy Land, and it is reasonable for them to serve as managers of the Holy Land. In ancient times, in the five operating systems of the Holy Land, other systems were also based on the production system."

"Because the 36 peak masters are basically secret realm masters, the Lingjing Pavilion composed of secret realm masters, the Qihuang Pavilion composed of Qihuang hall masters, and the Jiujie Hall composed of first to ninth-grade alchemists are basically no different from what we have now."

"The problem with the Holy Land now is that many things are in a mess, and Lingjing Pavilion, Qihuang Pavilion, and Jiujie Hall are all in one operating system."

Hua Changxi feels that the ancient operating system is quite good. Seeing Gu Xing looking at her, she followed: "Then we will rebuild the management system according to the ancient operating system."

Gu Xing: "This is indeed a good way and the easiest way, but have you thought about a problem?"

"In this way, will the authority of the secret realm masters be too great? Will the new rulers become new dictators?"

This question really stumped Hua Changxi. Seeing Gu Xing looking at her again, she felt great pressure: "Senior Gu, can you not just look at me?"

"You look at everyone. How much can I think of alone? Specific regulations need to be discussed and perfected by everyone together."

Gu Xing looked at Meng Qingyao and other secret realm masters: "Before I came, it seemed that many secret realm masters had not expressed their positions. Now, everyone, talk about your views."

The secret realm masters who did not express their positions were collectively silent.

Gu Xing: "The operating system of the Holy Land will have to be discussed sooner or later. If you don't express your positions, we will assume you agree."

Meng Qingyao spoke: "Senior Gu, this matter is of great importance. Must we discuss it today?"

Shen Qianfan also echoed: "Yes, Senior Gu, we have no preparation at all, and our brains can't turn around. Can we allow us to think about it carefully?"

Gu Xing looked at the two, then turned to look at the secret realm masters of the five major guardian families of Xia, Bai, Wu, Zhu, and Long: "What about you few? Do you also think we should discuss it later?"

Long Chenyi spoke: "It's better to choose a day than to hit a day. Let's discuss it today."

As soon as he spoke, Meng Qingyao looked over in surprise.

The five major guardian families often advance and retreat together. The five major Holy Lands all have people inserted by the guardian families, and the Alchemy Saint Hall is dominated by the Xia family.

Doesn't Long Chenyi know that supporting all secret realm masters to manage Holy Land affairs together is supporting the weakening of the Xia family's control over the Holy Land?

Seeing that the other four had not spoken yet, Gu Xing said directly: "According to the minority obeying the majority, it doesn't matter if you express your position or not."

"Let's discuss the matter of secret realm masters managing the Alchemy Saint Hall today."

"Now everyone, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Listening to Gu Xing's direct decision, the air in the meeting hall was quiet, leaving only the rustling of wind blowing leaves outside the window and everyone's breathing.

Seeing that it had come to this point, Wen Shouren had to speak: "I also agree with secret realm masters managing Holy Land affairs, but there must be two conditions."

"First," he looked at Hua Changxi, "after the proposal is passed, we cannot immediately overthrow the old system."

"There must be a transition period. During this period, secret realm masters and the original three departments will discuss affairs together, gradually hand over power and responsibilities, observe the effects, and adjust at any time."

"Second, clear power operation rules and mutual supervision mechanisms must be established. Who supervises the rulers? How to prevent abuse of power? How to allocate resources? How to coordinate tasks? How to resolve disputes?"

"The formulation process and execution of these regulations must be open and transparent to all disciples of the Alchemy Saint Hall!"

After these words were finished, the meeting hall was silent.

Seeing Hua Changxi frown, Gu Xing asked: "Peak Master Hua seems to have a different opinion?"

Hua Changxi seriously considered the operability: "Alchemist Wen's suggestion is good, but will it be too time-consuming? And in terms of operation, it is estimated that it will not be so easy."

Gu Xing asked again: "Then does Peak Master Hua have any good proposals?"

Hua Changxi was very straightforward: "Isn't it just to limit the secret realm masters from abusing power? Wouldn't it be fine to let the secret realm masters make a heart demon oath?"

As soon as this is said, Huo Yunxiao and Tang Yufeng covered their faces together, Gu Jinfan twitched the corner of her mouth, and quickly glanced at Gu Xing. Is this person doing it on purpose?

The secret realm masters: "......." Can the heart demon oath be made casually?

Just as everyone had different thoughts, a change occurred!

Space ripples rippled in the center of the meeting hall, and soft green brilliance overflowed, carrying majestic vitality and the heaviness of time, instantly grabbing everyone's attention.

The next moment, a green branch appeared in the air.

The branch body flowed with dark green patterns, and the mysterious aura lingered like fog—it was the Divine Tree!

The Divine Tree branch slowly moved in the air and finally hovered in front of Hua Changxi, who was stunned.

Hua Changxi looked at the green branch close at hand, at a loss: "What... does this mean?" She didn't do anything!