I Have A Cultivation World

Although Chu Zuoshu was the Sect Leader, he was somewhat hesitate on this matter as well.

Planting more Spirit Rice was definitely beneficial for the Sect, but a yearly expenditure of tens of thousands of Spirit Stones did seem to be a bit too much.

Moreover, they couldn’t neglect the Sect formation defense. There was likely to be major conflict in the next few years.

Of course, deep down, Chu Zuoshu was actually inclined to support Chen Mobai. After all, he was his own direct disciple, and the expenditure was from the resource of the Sect, not out of his own pocket.

As Sect Leader, however, it wasn’t worth suppressing remarkable departments such as the Spirit Beast over this matter.

In the end, Chu Zuoshu decided to convene the three halls and twelve departments to hold a voting resolution on this matter.

As he expected, the Divine Wood Transmission Department and Witchcraft Department, being Meng Hong’s direct lineage, directly voted in favor. Zeng Woyou of the Alchemy Department and An Jinghui of the Puppet Department owed favors to Chen Mobai, and voted in favor without hesitation.

The Spirit Beast Department, Formation Department, and Spirit Vein Department expressed clear opposition.

Shi Fengping, of Spirit Plant Department, observing four votes in favor from the other side, stopped pretending and joined the opposition.

Thus, it was four votes to four votes.

The remaining departments; Sword Training Department, Artifact Refining Department, Symbol Making Department, and Body Forging Department, all voted to abstain from the decision in order to avoid offending both sides.

With votes equally split into four, four, and four, the situation was perfectly balanced.

At this juncture, it was the turn of the three Halls to express their opinions.

“In favor.”

Luo Xue’er, the deputy hall master of Reward Virtue Hall was Meng Hong’s direct lineage and Chen Mobai was considered under her charge. She supported both in terms of sentiment and reason.

Everyone looked towards Quan Shanlin of the Penalty Evil Hall. Because the Spirit Beast Department was directly overseen by the Penalty Evil Hall, everyone at the scene assumed that Quan Shanlin would oppose it.

“Abstain.”

However, under the incredulous gaze of Ma Wuniang, Quan Shanlin calmly uttered these two words.

“Well, my vote doesn’t matter then, let’s call it abstaining as well. You four departments should cooperate well and relinquish another 500 acres of land.”

After hearing Quan Shanlin’s decision to abstain, Chu Zuoshu chuckled and stood out, concluding this voting decision of three halls and twelve departments.