Talisman Reincarnation - All My Clones Are Dao Ancestors-Chapter 185: Leader of the Faction

"The last order point of this gathering for me is to create a general framework for this faction.

Let’s start with assigning proper ranks and positions in this faction.

Every fifth-stage member will be a Grand Elder of the faction by default. Every Grand Elder has the right to refuse a faction-decision that will harm them. Besides that, every Grand Elder has one vote, and I, as the founder, will get two votes.

Below the Grand Elder is should be the Leader who has the general control over the faction and executes the choices of the factions. The leader will thereby get one vote.

Besides that, we will create a Junior Council and Senior Council. The junior council will consist of third-stage members while the senior council will consist of fourth-stage members.

Each council will choose their representatives. Per 10 fourth-stage members, there will be one vote and a representative, and per 50 third-stage members, there will also be one vote and a representative.

Besides that, we will also introduce the position of Vice Leader who are the most talented people in the faction with at least the potential to reach the fifth stage.

What are your thoughts on that?" Ziling introduced the structure she had thought of.

It was quite throughout and contained every member of each stage.

Fu Xian could also see that the position of ’Elder’ was left out –

This was because the faction would at least remain until a member reached the sixth stage. At that point, the Grand Elder will be those at the sixth stage, while those at t he fifth stage would be called Elder.

He looked around and saw that everyone agreed, so he, too, agreed.

There wasn’t much to say anyways.

Seeing the agreement of all, Ziling smiled and looked over to Fu Xian, "Junior brother, among all of us, you are the one that will take the longest to reach the fifth stage, but I don’t doubt you can do it.

So instead, I want you to become the first leader of the faction!"

"Senior sister!" Fu Xian stood up in shock, not knowing what to say.

Ziling smiled and allowed him to calm down, before she asked, "Are you willing?"

"Of course I am willing!"

"That’s good. Then, what do you, our leader, have in mind for our next steps?"

Hearing this, Fu Xian knew this was a test.

If he did well then his sister would really give him the power to control the faction as long as it didn’t enter the range of her benefits, and the other senior brothers and sister would likely follow her style.

But if he did well, then he would only be the executor of her decisions.

He thought about it for a moment before replying, "Senior sister, establishing a faction requires a lot more than just talk.

Until now, we only treated it casual, and we’ve never made formal arrangements.

If possible, I would like to ask to establish the faction formally in a hundred years, or even a hundred and fifty.

We should do it when all senior brothers and sisters broke through to the fifth stage, so that we have more than just the founder as the Grand Elder.

In these hundred years, I will make arrangements for the proper establishment of the faction and fill in the holes in this framework.

I will also choose among those that entered who should become a formal member of the faction and who should only become a peripheral member or honorary member."

Ziling listened calmly. Hearing there would be a delay, she thought it was quite average. Only when she heard that Fu Xian didn’t consider ever attendee a proper member did she smile.

She asked, "Do you have a general idea of who should currently become a member?"

Fu Xian looked deeply at her but didn’t hesitate.

This was another test, a more difficult one.

Because each of the new members was backed by one of the future Grand Elders present!

Fu Xian looked at his eldest brother and said, "Brother Puyan, I don’t think fellow daoist Wulang is fitting for our neighbourhood.

His talent is mediocre, his fortune isn’t great and I can’t feel any strong potential.

But what I do feel is ambition. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

With his income, most resources we can offer are things he can buy on his own.

So he likely only entered because we are a new neighbourhood without factions. Before today, we were simply a gathering of friends and companions, not a true faction.

Such a person seeks to sneak into the faction and achieve a high position to thereby gain the resources to go further...

We don’t need this.

Our faction is young and we should use the least amount of resources to achieve something.

Everyone else would have a chance to go further even without our faction, but he seems to need the faction to progress.

While the former means a looser connection, the latter means a clinging to power and control.

We’re all rogue cultivators, even with a faction, we have our own goals, businesses and ideas.

Such a person that clings to power and control is a bloodworm sucking away important resources."

Fu Xian didn’t hesitate at all to criticize the choice of this person, who seemed unfit in every way.

Puyan, hearing this, only smiled and didn’t say anything.

"Sister Jiming, while your two junior sisters are talented, I don’t really see their potential just yet. But they are loyal, have a deep connection and definitely are important people among those of the fourth stage. I will recommend them to be representative of the Senior Council.

Brother Longbao... your Zui family itself is a force. Although it’s weak and can’t influence our faction, the people coming from your side will inevitably have their own agenda. For now, I wish to observe the moves of these two and decide whether they are worthy to enter formally, or whether I will retain them as honorary members."

Hearing this, both Jiming and Longbao smiled and nodded, agreeing with the evaluation.