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Inside the Demon Hunting Team, there are six major knight orders and three main councils. They are the Holy Flame Knight Order, Starlight Knight Order, Flame Lion Knight Order, Dragon Slayer Knights, Golden Knight Order, and Blood Cross Knights. The councils include the Enforcement Council, Elder Council, and Original Sin Tribunal.
The leader of the Holy Flame Knight Order is Arlen Xuding Si.
Officially, the leader of the Demon Hunting Team holds the highest position, but the actual power lies in the hands of the Elder Council. The Enforcement Council and Original Sin Tribunal directly follow the orders of the Elder Council, unlike the six knight orders that report directly to their respective leaders. It is up to these leaders to decide whether they will obey the Elder Council or remain loyal to the Leader. The subtle differences in this power structure are quite perplexing.
With the Gouli Heaven's Tome about to open, such a significant event could not go unnoticed by the Demon Hunting Team. Unlike the American Exorcist Guild, where everything is dictated by the president of Western Sea, the Elder Council also has decision-making authority over matters concerning the Demon Hunting Team. While Western Sea has taken no action, it seems to be enjoying watching Zhou Qingzhe stir up trouble with the demons. The demons being active is beneficial for reducing crime rates; Western Sea has no reason to provoke conflict unnecessarily. However, after thousands of years of existence, the Demon Hunting Team has always maintained a ruthless stance against demons. Although they have been more restrained in recent decades due to the strong influence of the International Demon Alliance and various treaties between humans and demons, it would be impossible for a group of old-timers to sit idly by while Zhou Qingzhe expands demon power.
Thus, the Elder Council urgently convened a Supreme Council meeting. They demanded that Arlen Xuding Si take action to thwart this conspiracy from the International Demon Alliance.
The Elder Council's reasoning was quite sound; Zhou Qingzhe is an extremely ambitious individual who would not simply play a game of interdimensional Monopoly for treasure. Once he gains control over abundant resources and creates countless Divine Weapons or even Gene Serums that enhance demon powers and miraculous elixirs, the strength of demons would rise uncontrollably.
The demon forces would gradually overwhelm humanity. Without sufficient resources at hand when war looms, the Demon Hunting Team would lose its ability to maintain balance in warfare and would be left at the mercy of the International Demon Alliance.
Arlen Xuding Si looked helplessly at the Elder on stage who was presenting his views; this was already the sixth elder to speak. He turned to whisper to the Demon Hunter Leader beside him: "Last time, these old fellows reached an agreement with Zhou Qingzhe for us to battle in Yuan Qian Kun, and they were just as eloquent then. Later, after that mysterious figure injured Wu Dong Shen and Leader, we were forced to retreat. The assassination plan against Zhuang Lou failed. It seems no one from the Elder Council is willing to take responsibility. Zhou Qingzhe's dominance within the International Demon Alliance cannot be denied; credit must go to the Elder Council!"
The leader of the Demon Hunting Team was shrouded in a dim light. In response to Arlen Xuding Si's complaints, he merely sighed softly. A gentle yet authoritative voice reached Arlen's ears: "If the Elder Council issues a command, I am powerless to resist. However, if you attempt to disrupt this plan by the International Demon Alliance, you may encounter that mysterious Liexiezi. Although you are our most outstanding member of the Demon Hunting Team—perhaps even more capable than I—I still have my doubts about your chances against him."
Arlen Xuding Si smiled slightly and replied: "I am the last person to enter the Divine Realm; although Liexiezi may have stepped into this domain before me, he has certainly trained longer than I have and possesses much more experience and understanding than I do. However, it does not necessarily mean I will lose to him. To be honest, it was quite disappointing when he sent word that he wanted to cancel our duel. If the Elder Council decides on war against the International Demon Alliance, I will not miss this opportunity."
The Demon Hunter Leader sighed and ceased his persuasion. Arlen Xuding Si had challenged Yuan Qian Kun multiple times; beneath his elegant exterior lay an undeniable fervor for battle—he certainly would not shy away from confronting Liexiezi.
The decision of the Supreme Council allows the Demon Hunter Leader to reject proposals four times. However, if a proposal passed by the Elder Council is rebutted four times by the leader, the Elder Council gains the power to impeach the leader and initiate a new round of voting to select another leader.
At this moment, Zhou Qingzhe had placed all his chips on opening the Gouli Heaven's Tome. If the Demon Hunting Team went to war with the International Demon Alliance, Zhou Qingzhe would undoubtedly retaliate at any cost. The consequences would be unpredictably dire. The leader of the Demon Hunting Team had already rejected three proposals from the Supreme Council.
This time, the Demon Hunter Leader also did not intend to approve the war proposal. Following this, the Elder Council would propose to dismiss the leader. The leader coldly observed the bustling conference hall, knowing that certain matters had become irreversible. However, he was unwilling to sacrifice his life for some foolish and reckless ideas. Originally, the Elder Council would not dare to confront him directly due to his unparalleled personal strength within the team. But now, the Elder Council had another option—Arlen Xuding Si. As long as the Elder Council fully supported him, it was only a matter of time before this leader would be replaced by Arlen Xuding Si.
After their brief communication earlier, the leader was uncertain about what decision Arlen Xuding Si would ultimately make.
The Demon Hunting Team had its own Supreme Council, and interestingly enough, so did the Eastern Daoist Sect. In recent years, with certain policies promoting complete Westernization, some leaders who wished for all Chinese people to transform into Westerners worked hard to discard all Eastern culture while selectively inheriting Western civilization.
The Supreme Council of the Eastern Daoist Sect consists of two representatives from each sect, followed by a ranking among these members. The top one hundred can directly hold seats in the Supreme Council. This combination of Western bicameral system with Chinese characteristics has made it quite popular among everyone.
In contrast to the relatively pure and steadfast beliefs of the Demon Hunting Team members, Eastern Daoism is a very complex school that has absorbed countless philosophies and even foreign religions, leading to many diverse sects. The righteous ones like Longmen and Lotus stand alongside sinister ones like Demon Gate and Ghost Path; indeed, many monsters are reincarnated humans, most of whom originate from the East.
Therefore, although the Eastern Daoist Sect also detests evil monsters deeply, it does not stem from an irreconcilable fundamental difference like in Western religions. As long as these monsters do not engage in actions that provoke universal outrage among humans and gods alike, sitting down for tea and conversation is not out of reach.
Zhou Qingzhe's desire to change the lives of monsters faced a peculiar attitude from the Eastern Daoist Sect. Some believed they should curb Zhou Qingzhe's ambitions, while others thought that if Zhou Qingzhe could open up Gouli Continent and treat both humans and monsters equally in developing this resource-rich otherworld together, it could serve as a good starting point. After all, resources suitable for cultivation on Earth had already been depleted; everyone was quite impoverished.
As the largest sect within Daoist Sect, Kunlun occupied most seats while Kongtong had Zhuang Lou, Grand Master at its helm as a strong faction. Other major Daoist sects also possessed their own potential. Unlike the intense push for impeachment seen in the Supreme Council of the Demon Hunting Team, discussions within the Supreme Council of Eastern Daoist Sect were lively yet harmonious.
Dan Xiazi watched his juniors with a mix of amusement and exasperation.
Having ascended to immortality, he held little interest in Gouli Continent. However, since Kunlun was his birthplace, Dan Xiazi did not want his sect to continue declining. To bring back substantial resources for Kunlun’s reserves, he first needed to solve issues related to passageways. After all, he lacked the ability to traverse Alternate Dimension Space freely—not to mention doing manual labor like a mere porter.
The Lira Star System, although relatively close to Earth, still required several hundred years for Dan Xiazi to make a round trip.
Wen Zhongda felt quite helpless as he engaged in trivial activities amidst the bustling conference hall. The Kunlun sect was reorganizing the Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation due to Dan Xiazi's sudden return. Although Wen Zhongda was very reluctant to become a primary force for Kunlun and often found himself embroiled in life-and-death struggles, circumstances were beyond his control. With Dan Xiazi present, Wen Zhongda's ultimate choice was merely which sword to select from the Nine Mouths Town's Sect Immortal Sword.
Kunlun was currently missing the Liexie Twin Hooks, the Voidbreaker’s Celestial Sword of Void Cutting, and Qingmingzi’s Ancient Sword Qingming. Only Hong Huziko’s Flying Sword Rainbow, Qingqiuzi’s Flying Sword Azure Essence, Dan Xiazi’s Flying Sword Ancient Sky, Lao Liu Wei Shao You’s Nine Heavens Ring Pendant, Qilinzi’s sword Qilin, Old Master Zhong’s Mingji Xue, Old Nine Zhifeizi’s Incorporeal Sword, Old Ten Qiao Ran Ke’s Azure Dragon and Purple Dragon Flying Swords remained. Additionally, there was Xuanyuan's Remnant with the Sun-Moon Radiant Axe, which was never far from reach. These Nine Celestial Artifacts were equally powerful and each had its unique design. Even touching them required one to consider whether they had the qualifications to do so. Wen Zhongda was valued by Dan Xiazi, allowing him some leeway in personal preferences.
Wen Zhongda did not want to rush into making a decision about this matter; thus, he kept finding excuses to delay it. After all, Dan Xiazi had very strict standards. Outstanding younger disciples of Kunlun Celestial Path like Eastern Thunder, Zhou Huang, Stone Mirror, and Wenren Tingtao were not even considered by Dan Xiazi and were fundamentally unqualified to cultivate the Golden Light Phosphor Demon Sword Formation. He wasn't worried that someone would choose a favored Flying Sword before him, leaving him with a second-rate option.
(To be continued)
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