Chapter 262: Winning People Over with Reason

"Arguing back and forth is meaningless; why don't you each explain what advantages you have to qualify for this Alliance Leader position."

Seeing this, Su Chen smiled slightly, looking at the two of them nonchalantly.

Although he appeared very easygoing, everyone else felt a faint pressure weighing on their hearts.

Yet the two, with their faces flushed and necks thick with anger, did not notice the oddity in Su Chen's words at all.

The Fifth Elder spoke first: "Of course, strength is king. Whoever is strong enough naturally should be the one to be this Alliance Leader."

After saying this, he cast a contemptuous glance at the Fourth Elder.

The Fourth Elder couldn't help but snort coldly, and his words were equally merciless: "What's the use of just having strength? It's nothing more than being simple-minded and brawny. In my opinion, strategic planning is more useful."

"Bullshit! If you only have strategy, a strong person will just kill you the moment they meet you. Where would you have the life left to employ your strategy?"

The Fifth Elder immediately retorted.

The two began to argue again.

Just then, Su Chen suddenly said: "Lv Luo, do it."

Lv Luo had long been furious at these two fellows, and now that she had heard their conversation, she immediately released her pressure without mercy.

The pressure of a peak Quasi-Emperor instantly swept across the entire scene, pressing down on everyone until they couldn't catch their breath.

"Fifth Elder, according to what you said, Lv Luo's strength is even greater than yours, so is she more suitable for this Alliance Leader position?"

Su Chen looked at the Fifth Elder with a beaming smile, his eyes full of danger.

The Fifth Elder was pressed so hard by this pressure that he couldn't breathe; beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead, instantly soaking his clothes.

His eyes darted around, and he stubbornly said: "How can I be the same as her? She is just a simple-minded, brawny woman; how can she be mentioned in the same breath as me?"

"That's not what you said just now."

Lv Luo couldn't help but mutter.

"As for the Fourth Elder, you said strategy is the most important, so is your current act of forcing me with these people what you call strategy?"

Su Chen snorted coldly and said, "Stupid."

The Fourth Elder didn't know what to say for a moment.

"For these past few days, all the affairs of the Qingyun Alliance, big and small, have been managed with the help of Liu Ruyan and Luo Shen. At critical moments, I never saw a shadow of you two, and now that I've found an acting Alliance Leader, you have objections again."

Su Chen said mercilessly.

The Fourth Elder and the Fifth Elder were the best at being lazy and shirking responsibility; they wouldn't do a lick of the work that needed to be done, yet they wanted the benefits. How could there be such a good thing in the world?

Once these words were out, the complexions of the Fourth Elder and the Fifth Elder became very ugly.

"Liu Ruyan is very responsible, and her ability is obvious to all in the entire sect. To say nothing else, if not for her, the Qingyun Alliance would not have been so peaceful these past few days."

Su Chen's mouth curled up slightly, and he said slowly, "As for the cultivation level you mentioned, what if I told you she has already reached the Great Saint Realm?"

Once these words were out, the crowd was in an uproar.

Liu Ruyan was still young, so it was understandable that she couldn't compare to the cultivation of the two Elders.

But in just a few short days, to go from the Small Saint Realm to the Great Saint Realm—such a terrifying speed of advancement could be called a genius without exaggeration.

"Who knows if what you said is true? In just a few short days, I don't believe Liu Ruyan could advance so quickly. She was the sect Saintess before, and her advancement speed was only average." "Could it be that you are deliberately tricking us? You want us to accept Liu Ruyan; this method is too low-class."

"She enjoyed such good resources from the sect before, and her cultivation was only at the Small Saint Realm; this is too exaggerated now."

The crowd began to discuss it one after another. Although they didn't speak very loudly, it was clear they didn't believe Liu Ruyan could advance so quickly.

Just then, Liu Ruyan slowly walked over.

She looked at the farce in front of her, still not quite reacting to what was going on, and looked at Su Chen with her beautiful eyes full of confusion.

"Liu Ruyan, release your pressure and let them see what realm you are in now."

Su Chen immediately said to Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan nodded and did as told immediately. In an instant, the pressure from the Great Saint Realm swept over everyone.

The people who had been skeptical just a moment ago were now completely silent. They could question Liu Ruyan's cultivation, but at Liu Ruyan's age, advancing so quickly, she would surely reach the peak in time.

Moreover, everything he had done over these days was obvious to the disciples in the sect.

On the contrary, the two aggressive Elders had been nowhere to be seen these past few days.

"Since the Qingyun Alliance has merged with my Su Family, we are now a community of shared interests. You have seen the current strength of the Su Family, and I can guarantee that the future of the Qingyun Alliance will definitely not be bad."

Su Chen smiled slightly, looking at the surprised crowd present.

"Appointing Liu Ruyan as the sect leader is not only because of her diligence and responsibility, but it also represents how much we value the people of the Qingyun Alliance. It also represents that for us, age and cultivation are not problems; as long as you have the ability, we have the confidence to focus on cultivating you."

Su Chen continued, "Here, we don't look at family background; the capable shall hold the position."

The last four words struck heavily upon people's hearts. Previously, when they were in the Qingyun Alliance, because they had no family background, even if they had high talent, they couldn't get good cultivation resources.

Now, Su Chen's words brought them new hope, letting them understand that they could truly change their destiny by relying on themselves, and their efforts were all worth it.

Thinking of this, the expressions of the crowd changed.

"As for the two Elders, although you rely on your high cultivation, you have never benefited the sect, but instead only do things that are lazy and shifty. There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. Two Elders, I have kept you as Elders for now, so I haven't made things too embarrassing, but if you still don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for being heartless."

Speaking of this, Su Chen slowly raised his hand, and a pale blue flame emerged from his palm; everyone felt a thick aura of death.

It was as if as long as they didn't listen, he would burn everyone to ashes.

The people who were originally making a scene were completely wilted.

The Fourth Elder and the Fifth Elder looked at each other, neither of them speaking.

"Since we are all one family, we must work together against outsiders. I will absolutely not be lenient toward those who cause division within the sect and destroy the unity of the sect."

Su Chen said this last part with Spiritual Power, very imposing, and ensured that everyone could hear it.

This behavior of Su Chen could be described as giving a slap and then a sweet treat, showing that he was a fair and reasonable person, but at the same time, he would not be merciful to those who did not follow the rules.

A very young man, acting so steady and meticulous, making people submit from the bottom of their hearts—one has to say, he really has the ability.

Impartial, good at management, and talented—his future is limitless.

(End of this chapter)