Huangxiu

Chapter 26 Thick Earth
The Grand Master has an extraordinary status.

As long as the Feihua Sword Sect does not run into any problems and does not distract Song Feiqiong from other matters, it will not only help the court, but also gain Song Feiqiong's goodwill.

He thought about the situation.

Two elders were moved by his words, while the other elder and Lu Wan remained calm.

Although they are cunning, what is more important is that they also see the problem.

But if anyone wants to change the mentality of the entire sect at this time and stop the disciples who are eager to join the court, then he will become the enemy of all the disciples of Feihua Sword Sect.

But if the situation cannot be reversed, the Feihua Sword Sect will suffer.

Behind the bustling and prosperous Yujing is a brutal competition. Those martial arts masters who commit crimes don't care whether the Feihua Sword Sect has a grandmaster or not.

Behind every expert in Zhenwu Division there is a grandmaster.

If the disciples of Feihua Sword Sect enter Zhenwu Division, they will be in vain and there is no telling how much loss will be incurred.

Chu Zhiyuan put aside these utilitarian thoughts and asked, "Master Gao, is the Houtu Sect under the jurisdiction of our Zongwu Division?"

"It is under the jurisdiction of our Zongwu Division," Gao Lingfeng's face darkened and he sneered, "These sects are very arrogant because they have many believers."

"What other sects are there?"

"We have eighteen major sects in Yujing, Houtu Sect is one of them, Chengxin Sect, Xuansi Sect, Yuanguang Sect, Zhenyi Sect, Tianqin Sect, etc., not to mention Wuyou Sect and Jile Sect in Dajing, none of them are so submissive to the court."

"Have you any grievances against the imperial court?"

"I think they do."

"Why?"

"Humph, they don't want the court to interfere, they don't want the court to be so controlling... Hey, how is that possible! If the court doesn't care about them, they will make our Dajing a mess!"

"It's inevitable to want more power." Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly.

Expansion is the fundamental attribute of sects and organizations, and they prefer disorderly expansion.

"I think the court is too lax and indulges them too much!" Gao Lingfeng sneered, "If they continue like this, they will definitely become a big problem!"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

It is true that it is easier for the imperial court to control the country too strictly, but it is not conducive to the prosperity of the country.

The best way is to tie the top sects onto the same boat, and this is the case for the four major sects.

Of course, the strength of the imperial court must be ensured at all times, and no sect can shake the imperial court that owns the four great caves and four great secret places.

It is because of this confidence that the emperor is so tolerant.

"What is the strength of Feihua Sword Sect?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "How many Grandmasters and Innates are there?"

"According to my investigation, there are three Grandmasters in total: the Sect Master, Elder Lu, and a Supreme Elder. There are thirteen innate masters, one of whom is a genius, and the rest are mediocre and unworthy of training."

The Feihua Sword Sect is still lucky. There are always geniuses in every generation. The previous generation is the current leader and Song Feiqiong, and the generation before that is Lu Wan, who will be the next leader. This generation also has a genius, which can ensure that the Feihua Sword Sect will not decline completely.

Of course, if the Feihua Sword Sect had bad luck, it wouldn't have produced a great master like Song Feiqiong. It was truly a blessing in disguise.

"Not worthy of training..." Chu Zhiyuan murmured.

Gao Lingfeng said: "I feel that even if they have the elixir from the Tianbao Division, they will not be able to become a Grandmaster."

It is difficult to become a master. Talent alone is not enough, one must also have sufficient understanding. Otherwise, no matter how hard one practices, it will be useless.

There are many masters in Yujing, which gathers 80 to 90 percent of the masters in the entire Dajing Dynasty.

Almost all masters who want to become grand masters will come to Yujing.

Those masters who are not in Yujing are either indifferent and know that they are hopeless, or they have completely despaired and left Yujing.

Gao Lingfeng continued, "If Feihua Sword Sect wants to rise, it can only wait for the next generation and recruit more talents. But if they want to catch up with the four major sects, I think it will never be possible."

The strength of the four major sects is not only due to the genius of their disciples, but also because their own martial arts are extremely powerful and rare in the world.

This is not the case with the Feihua Sword Sect.

Throughout the ages, Song Feiqiong was the only one in the Feihua Sword Sect who became a grandmaster. It was obviously because Song Feiqiong had a special experience, not because the Feihua Sword Sect's mental skills were strong.

Every martial artist in Yujing's martial arts world is smarter than a monkey. They must have seen this clearly, so they didn't move forward.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and smiled: "You underestimate the Grandmaster too much."

He had read the grandmaster's martial arts notes and knew how profound and far-reaching the grandmaster's knowledge was. After Song Feiqiong became the grandmaster, if he was determined, the Feihua Sword School's martial arts could leap to the top level.

"By the way, when you go back, give me a file of the Hou Tu Sect and the Fei Hua Sword Sect."

"Yes."

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Ministry of Rites

As a Yuanwailang, Chu Zhiyuan had his own room.

The bright morning sunlight shone through the window onto a red lacquered carved desk and two piles of files on the desk.

One pile contains the files of Feihua Sword Sect and Houtu Sect.

Chu Zhiyuan, wearing a scarlet robe, picked it up and read it quickly. The duty of the Zongwu Division is to coordinate yin and yang and maintain the stability of the martial arts world.

If turmoil and chaos occur in the martial arts world, it is the dereliction of duty of the Zongwu Division. If the turmoil can be quelled, it is a special achievement, and the rank will be assessed according to the size of the merit, often above the ninth rank.

If the Zhenwu Division is a sword that subdues demons and monsters and plays the villain, then the Zongwu Division plays the hero.

The two offices, one town and one pacification office, jointly maintain the stability of Wulin.

The Zhenwu Division was not under the Ministry of Rites and was directly responsible to the emperor, while the Zongwu Division belonged to the Ministry of Rites, so its power was naturally weakened a lot.

Chu Zhiyuan felt that this also contained some wonderful ideas.

The Zhenwu Division uses force to defeat demons, while the Zongwu Division uses power to suppress people. The two are not subordinate to each other, and can minimize the resistance and hostility of the martial arts sects.

The intelligence collected by the Zhenwu Division will be transferred here.

The duty of the Zongwu Division is to use this information to analyze the dynamics and trends of the various martial arts sects, make timely adjustments, and avoid turmoil.

Chu Zhiyuan looked through the files and shook his head.

Houtu Sect is a newly established sect after the founding of the Dajing Dynasty. Over the past thousand years, it has become increasingly prosperous and has now grown to a size of thousands of people.

These more than a thousand people are believers, not including the believers.

The main temple of Hou Tu Sect is not in Yujing, but there is a Hou Tu Hall in Yujing and branch halls in other places.

The teaching of Hou Tu Sect is that the earth is the mother of all things and the final destination of human beings. If one can merge with the earth, then after death, one can turn into rocks, trees, mountains and rivers, and no longer have to reincarnate as a human being to suffer the sufferings of the world.

The Hou Tu Sect worships the Earth God. Through asceticism, one can establish a connection with the earth through the Earth God and gain strength from the earth.

As a member of the Thick Earth Sect, you can bear all the sufferings in the world. All sufferings are soil, making you thicker and closer to the earth.

As Chu Zhiyuan flipped through the files, he recalled the situation of the high-ranking elder Zhu Yishan at that time.

It was a pity that I didn't meet Zhu Yishan at that time and failed to grasp his skills.

He was extremely curious about how the Houtu Sect could mobilize the power of the earth. It might be of great benefit to his Di Yuan Jue.

After reading two stacks of files, he left the yamen and went to Tongtian Pavilion.

-

The night is like water.

Chu Zhiyuan sat quietly on the bed, his wide white robe slowly flattening from its inflated state.

There are only nine floors left of the twelve-story Jade Tower. Once the third floor is broken, one will reach the innate fourth floor realm.

With each level that is broken, the true Qi becomes deeper and purer.

His brows were tightly knitted together, showing no joy.

The Jade Lock and Golden Gate Technique is very powerful, and with the support of the Earth Origin Technique, the attack on the Jade Tower is unstoppable and it is truly making great progress every day.

This speed of progress is enough to crush the geniuses of the time.

But his realm is still too low, and the fourth level of the innate building is still too weak. Only when he reaches the master level can he protect himself. He wishes he could step into the master level in one step.

Unfortunately, this is wishful thinking.

More importantly, he discovered a problem.

The true Qi becomes deep and pure, but the strengthening of the meridians cannot keep up with the speed of the strengthening of the true Qi, resulting in increasing pressure on the meridians.

Originally, he could condense twelve dragon-binding ropes, but now he could only condense ten.

The jade tower becomes more solid and difficult to break as you go further back.

The first two levels of the Jade Tower were broken with one strike, but the third level took more than a dozen strikes to break through.

In the final analysis, it is the meridians that are now hindering the speed of progress.

The Dragon Transformation Technique is already one of the best body-refining methods in the world, but the progress in body-refining is still not up to par.

Do you want to use the magical medicine like Xiao Xisui Dan to speed up the progress of body refining?

Is there any other faster way?
He decided to go to Mingwu Palace again to look for it.

There is also the Audit Department, which is too inefficient. I wonder what rank of merit it can get for helping the Zhenwu Department twice.

……

He put aside his helplessness, picked up the gold-inlaid jade next to him, stared at it intently until he became exhausted and fell asleep.

The next morning, he got up early.

He first went to Mingwu Hall and practiced martial arts with Chu Zhiting, Chu Zhichuan, Chu Mingxuan and others for the whole morning. Then when the time came, he went to the Ministry of Rites to report for duty. After reporting for duty and looking at the files on the case, he went to Tongtian Pavilion.

This is the trajectory of a day's life.

When I returned to the palace for lunch at noon, I suddenly saw a Hoututang.

I had never paid attention to it before, but after I noticed Houtu Sect, I was surprised to find that Houtu Hall was right next to a busy avenue.

(End of this chapter)