Chapter 164 Battle for Seats
Xin Zhen took a quick look and saw that in addition to Zuo Lengchan, there were also Yu Canghai, Jie Feng, Fei Bin and others in the hall.

There were several other Taoists, who were also acquaintances. The leading Taoist was called Zhi'anzi, and the following three were called Zhijingzi, Zhiduanzi, and Zhilizi. They were known as the Four Masters of Emei in the Taoist community.

The other two Taoists were introduced to be from the Wudang Sect. One, with the Taoist name Qingxu, was the younger brother of the Wudang Sect leader Taoist Chongxu, while the other was the Taoist Chongxu's nephew, with the Taoist name Xuangao.

The two saints of Kunlun, Xue Boxi and Mu Zonggui, were also present. Except for the leader Zhen Shanzi, all the elites were present.

Except for Zuo Lengchan who was lukewarm, the others greeted Xin Zhen quite warmly.

In particular, the Four Emei Masters respected Xin Zhen very much, naturally because Xin Zhen saved their lives.

Although the two Kunlun saints were reserved, they admired Xin Zhen very much and their attitude was quite enthusiastic.

Xin Zhen greeted them one by one sincerely.

Zuo Lengchan invited all the leaders to take their seats. He invited Fang Zheng to take the seat in the middle. Fang Zheng declined for a while, and finally sat down amid the persuasion of everyone.

This is normal. Although Fang Sheng is not the head monk, he is here on behalf of Shaolin Temple. He has a very high status in the martial arts world. No one has any objection to him taking the seat of the abbot.

Next came the seat on the left. Zuo Lengchan invited Jie Feng to take a seat. Jie Feng was polite for a while, but he also sat down.

The Beggars' Sect is the largest martial arts sect, so no one had any objection to Jie Feng sitting on the left.

The problem lies with the position at the west end. If the head of Wudang came, this position would naturally be occupied by Taoist Chongxu, but now it is Taoist Qingxu who has come. He is not the head and does not have a very high status in the martial arts world.

There are many leaders here, such as Zhen Shanzi of Kunlun Sect, Zuo Lengchan of Songshan Sect, Yue Buqun of Huashan Sect, Yu Canghai of Qingcheng Sect, Master Ding Xian of Hengshan Sect, and of course, Xin Zhen, the leader of Huashan Sword Sect.

If Qingxu dares to sit down with a lick on his face, it will not convince others.

Zuo Lengchan invited Taoist Qingxu to take the seat, but Taoist Qingxu repeatedly declined, and his words were sincere and moving, so Zuo Lengchan did not try to persuade him much.

Zuo Lengchan then invited the Two Saints of Kunlun to take a seat, but they were unwilling to do so.

Zuo Lengchan invited Yue Buqun to take a seat, but Yue Buqun was unwilling to do so.

Then she invited Master Ding Xian, the head of Hengshan. Master Ding Xian put her hands together and said, "How dare I, a poor nun, take the high position? You should take the seat, the left head."

Zuo Lengchan's eyebrows lit up with joy when he heard this, but then he said modestly: "How dare Zuo take the seat on the right? Please ask Gao Xian to take the seat."

At this time, Hong Yanzhi, who was holding the Dian Cang twin swords, suddenly said, "Why not invite the Sword Sect's leader Xin Zhen to take a seat? Leader Xin is the second best martial artist in the world, and this time he led us to kill two to three thousand demons from the Demon Sect, which is a great achievement. If he takes this seat, our Dian Cang Sect will accept it."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Xin Zhen, and then at Zuo Lengchan.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Please ask the wise man to take a seat. I am young and incompetent, how dare I occupy a high position?"

After these words were spoken, Zuo Lengchan's expression relaxed slightly.

Unexpectedly, Master Dingyi of Hengshan Sect said, "Although Sect Leader Xin is young, seniority is not the only thing that matters in the martial arts world. Even if seniority is the only thing that matters, Sect Leader Xin is a direct disciple of Senior Feng, and is of the same generation as all the sect leaders present. And Sect Leader Xin is the second best martial artist in the world, so why can't he sit on the right?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone had different expressions.

Zuo Lengchan looked slightly cold.

Xin Zhen still shook his head and said: "Thank you, Brother Hong and Master Dingyi, for your kindness, but I really don't care much about this. Please take your seats. With the powerful enemy of the Demon Cult in front of us, the seating order doesn't matter." Zuo Lengchan looked at Yu Canghai, motioning Yu Canghai to speak, but Yu Canghai didn't know what he was looking at at this time, and it seemed that he didn't notice Zuo Lengchan's eyes.

Xue Boshi, one of the two Kunlun saints, said with a smile: "Please ask Sect Leader Xin to take a seat. If you sit down, I, Xue Boshi, will be convinced.

When they were pursuing Xiang Wentian before, Xiang Wentian was arrogant and the other heroes were helpless. However, Sect Leader Xin knocked Xiang Wentian off the cliff with just one sword. His fighting power was outstanding and Xue admired him very much.

Later, I heard that Dongfang Bubai couldn't do anything to you, and I was even more impressed and convinced!"

Xin Zhen and Xue Boshi nodded and said, "Senior Brother Xue, you are too kind. Those things are not worth mentioning."

Wu Yunzhong of the Dian Cang Sect laughed and said, "If these are not worth mentioning, then what else in the martial arts world is worth mentioning? Sect Leader Xin, please take the seat. If you don't take the seat, how long will this be postponed?"

Zuo Lengchan's face turned even more pale.

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Zhenshanzi, please take the seat. I am just a junior in front of you all, how dare I go up there?"

At this time Fang Sheng said: "Master Xin, since everyone wants you to take the seat, don't refuse. If you keep refusing, it will be dark soon, and how can we discuss matters?"

Zuo Lengchan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot at this moment, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only stand there.

No wonder Zuo Lengchan was like this, this seat seemed insignificant, but actually it had a lot to say.

In a small sense, this is the appreciation of everyone; in a big sense, this is the ranking of one's status in the martial arts world.

Logically speaking, when the leaders of Wudang and Emei had not arrived, Zuo Lengchan, as the leader of Songshan, whose strength was not much weaker than Kunlun, Wudang and other sects, was well-deserved to be the right-hand man. But no one mentioned him at this time. How could he swallow this?

How could Xin Zhen not see through Zuo Lengchan's plan? If it were anyone else, Xin Zhen would have given in, but facing Zuo Lengchan, Xin Zhen was unwilling to give in.

So, after Fang Sheng spoke, Xin Zhen looked at everyone, then nodded and said, "In that case, then Xin will lick Yan..."

"Wait!" someone suddenly shouted.

Xin Zhen looked at the person who was speaking, and it turned out to be Fei Bin from the Songshan School.

Fei Bin said loudly: "Master Fang Sheng, Chief Shi, and all the great sages, I, Fei Bin, am of low status and my words are not taken seriously. I shouldn't say much, but today I want to say a fair word for my senior brother, Chief Zuo..."

Zuo Lengchan said: "Junior brother, it is not your turn to speak here."

Fang Sheng said with a smile: "Master Zuo, Senior Brother Fei is also a great martial arts master, so he is naturally qualified to speak. Although you are the master and the senior brother, you should also give him a chance to speak."

Fei Bin snorted and said, "Although our Songshan Sect is not as powerful as the Shaolin Beggars' Sect, it is still a great sect in the martial arts world. My senior brother is the head of Songshan Sect and the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. With his status, shouldn't he be able to sit on the right?"

Fang Sheng nodded and said, "Any leader or great sage here is qualified to take the seat, but everyone is just being polite to each other."

Fei Bin nodded and said, "Okay, I think that the Left Alliance Leader should sit on the right. At least he is more qualified than Xin Zhen."

Zuo Lengchan said coldly: "Brother Fei, Zuo's talent and learning are shallow, how can he be qualified to sit on the throne? Don't say this again in the future."

(End of this chapter)