Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 194 Conquer
At dawn, after the head of the Kang sect had shaken himself off, he climbed up from Huo Ying's body. Before leaving, he lingered and grabbed a handful of her plump flesh.

The latter had a very fulfilling night last night. It was quite tiring, so he was still sleeping soundly.

It's strange to say, Kang Dabao, an old bachelor for two lifetimes, should be satisfied to be served by such a beautiful woman.

But as they slept more, Huo Ying always acted as if she was ready to be taken advantage of, and Kang Dabao no longer felt anything new about it.

Even if this little widow has a good taste, she only eats the same flavor all day long. After eating too much, she will get a little bored.

Now, sometimes when Master Kang whipped this beautiful woman, he would think of Fei Shuhe's icy little face from time to time.

I don't know when I can strip her naked, and then "gently rub, rub, and pick" her, to see if that lady can still be dignified and elegant in bed.

Putting aside the dirty things in Kang Dabao's mind at the moment, the fifth of every month is the time for several leaders of Chongming Market to gather together to discuss matters.

When they arrived at the meeting hall, the head of Kangda arrived first as usual, followed by Deng Baichuan and Feng En.

Taoist Huolong thought that he had acted like a senior in the foundation-building stage and had deliberately delayed the time, so he should be the last to arrive. However, Xu Yingshi arrived a quarter of an hour after he arrived in the meeting hall.

The old man was very angry, but he still didn't dare to get angry. He just kept sulking, "Damn it, since I came to this shabby market, I have never had a good time."

"Well, since Senior Huolong and fellow Taoists are here, Chief Accountant Deng, if there is anything important to discuss recently, please tell us." Seeing that Taoist Huolong looked unhappy, Sect Leader Kang was secretly pleased, "Just wait, old thing, I will deal with you when the time comes."

"I have already done some minor chores, and the opening date has been set, which is the first day of next month. Chief Accountant Feng has submitted a report to the Sima Mansion, and I think it will be approved soon. There is only one thing that needs the attention of the two city lieutenants. The day before yesterday, my master sent another letter, asking again about the recruitment of personnel for the Anti-Theft Bureau. I think this matter should also be done before the opening of the market."

Deng Baichuan read it out eloquently, his eyes moving constantly between Kang and Xu.

"Well, I have found fifty good fighters and will be able to form an army soon. By then, I would like to ask the chief accountant to invite Sima to come and inspect it." Xu Yingshi raised his head and looked at Kang Dabao provocatively.

The latter was skeptical about Xu Yingshi's words. To be honest, he was more unconvinced.

If we don't care about quality and just want to fill up the thief hunting station, then ordinary casual cultivators can be caught in large quantities. If I let my two disciples, Han Yundao and Pei Que, take the flying boat and take a ride around, we can catch at least seven or eight thieves a day.

The proportion of casual cultivators who dare to fight and kill and can skillfully use magical instruments and Taoist arts is actually much smaller than ordinary people think, and they are not so easy to find.

Most of the independent cultivators are not only weak in fighting skills, but also lack courage. Otherwise, those mountain travelers who collect herbs and hunt animals would not have such a high status among the independent cultivators.

This was the reason why Xie Fu insisted on getting all his own people from each family in Pingrong County to attack and destroy the Wang family of Caishi.

In this world, there are many casual cultivators with poor fighting skills. They are easy to find but not worth much. If a team is full of such people, it will be worse than a mob and useless.

But back then, Xie Fu, a small county magistrate, could not tolerate the treatment of his subordinates. Could Xu Yingshi really dare to fool the fake Sima Gong?
Seeing Deng Baichuan nodded with a smile after hearing Xu Yingshi's words, and then fixed his eyes on him, the head of Kang thought for a while, and then said: "I have also found fifty people, all of whom are good swordsmen and should be able to catch Sima's eye. But there is a place that I would like to ask Senior Huolong to accompany me to. Once I see the foundation-building true cultivators and some country roughs, I will feel at ease."

After hearing what Kang Dabao said, Deng Baichuan remained silent, but Taoist Huolong was quite tempted.

The old man has been quite impatient after being ignored by the juniors for so long. It is a good thing to be able to run to other young Qigong practitioners, show off in front of them, and show off his power!
At this time, Xu Yingshi squinted his eyes and said, "Senior Huolong is the pillar of our Chongming Market. How can we move lightly? If something goes wrong in the market while you are away, who will take responsibility?"

At this point, Xu Yingshi started to speak loudly again: "The mayor should know that the state government has not yet found the time to wipe out the Sanxiang Sect. If they come again, our Chongming Market may have to change its name again."

Kang Dabao was suddenly prodded by Xu Yingshi, and his brows tightened when he heard it. It turned out that people from such a big city could also speak in such a sarcastic tone.

Taoist Huolong also looked unhappy. He really wanted to go out and relax. He looked at Xu Yingshi with a sinister expression.

"What the fake lieutenant said makes sense. May I ask the city lieutenant whether Senior Huolong must take action? If so, I can report to my master and ask for his permission." Deng Baichuan thought for a moment before speaking.

Seeing that Deng Baichuan also spoke up for Xu Yingshi, the head of Kangda had to give up the opportunity to let Taoist Fire Dragon work for him for nothing, and replied in a deep voice: "This is a sure thing. I just thought that if Senior Fire Dragon came with us, it would be absolutely safe.

But what Xu Jiawei said makes sense. Senior Huolong is involved in the safety of the market, so it is not easy to move. In this case, I will go by myself. Before the first day of next month, I will be able to reorganize the team and will not miss the trust of the two Sima. "

"Very good. The two mayors are indeed the backbone of the state court who are loyal to their country. I will report back to my master and give him the good news." Deng Baichuan smiled again and bowed to Kang and Xu.

After everything was discussed, Taoist Huolong, who was in a bad mood, finally found an opportunity to put on airs as a senior and was the first to walk out of the meeting hall.

Xu Yingshi looked at Master Kang with a proud look before turning around and walking away. This fake lieutenant didn't seem to be in a hurry to build his foundation recently. He had two new fans from Yuanyang Hall in his official temple and was having a hot affair with them.

Seriously speaking, these two mayors of Chongmingfang City don't seem to care much about state affairs.

However, Kang Dabao was better than the spoiled Xu Yingshi. As soon as he returned to the city governor's mansion, he did not take off his clothes and get back into Huo Ying's bed. Instead, he called his three junior brothers and told them about what happened today.

Originally, Kang Dabao had planned to wait for Jiang Qing to come out of retreat and take him with him to deal with the Zheng Xibei incident. Kang Dabao thought that once the Seven Lights Heart-Severing Sword was out, he didn't believe that there would be any casual cultivators who would recognize their Senior Brother Zheng.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yingshi's progress was much faster than Master Kang had expected, so it was too late.

However, the plan to kidnap Taoist Fire Dragon to work for free failed, so Kang Dabao decided to take Pei Yi and Yuan Jin with him.

Ye Zhengwen has been getting along well with Feng En recently. There should be no problem for him to take a few disciples and the independent cultivator An Sheng who had just come to seek refuge with him and stay in the market town, waiting for his return.

When the headmaster Kang told his plan, the three disciples all felt that there was no big problem. Pei Yi said at the right time: "If that's the case, I would like to bring Chu Huer with me. He is well-respected among the nominal disciples of our master and can help."

"If he is willing to contribute, that would be great." Kang Dabao nodded in agreement, and the matter was settled.

Pei Yi and Yuan Jin both went down to prepare, but Ye Zhengwen stayed behind. He took out a snow-white jade sceptre the size of a baby's finger and said in a deep voice, "I have looked at all the miscellaneous items that Junior Brother Yuan brought back to show me. Most of them are useless, but this jade sceptre is not simple."

Master Kang's spiritual appraisal skills are far inferior to Ye Zhengwen's. He took the jade sceptre in his hand and examined it, but he could only see that the jade was soft and had a faint spiritual aura, and he could not see much else.

Ye Zhengwen saw Kang Dabao's puzzled expression and explained, "This pattern is somewhat similar to that of the Shanman. It looks like jade, but it is actually a spiritual crystal smelted from several second-level or even third-level spiritual ores. I can't tell which spiritual ores they are, but this pattern is of a very high level. It must be an item that only the Shanman royal family can use. I just don't know what it is used for."

Since even Ye Zhengwen couldn't figure out the origin of the jade sceptre, Sect Leader Kang put it away first.

Anyway, the material of this jade sceptre is very good. If I still can't figure it out after holding it for two or three years, I'll see if I can make up a story and find a stupid man to sell it to me at an auction.

Kang Dabao had just finished talking to Ye Zhengwen when Pei Yi brought Chu Huer to see the head of the Kang family. Pei Yi said, "Head, the Chu brothers have something to say to you."

Kang Dabao also wanted to hear what Chu Huer had to say. Don't look at how straightforward and generous this man was in Pei Yi's words. Chu Huer, with the identity of a casual cultivator and not very good qualifications, was able to cultivate to the eighth level of Qi training before the age of seventy and was expected to build a foundation. He was by no means a simple character.

Master Kang was cautious even when facing Deacon Huo who was lying naked on the bed, let alone Chu Huer who had just arrived?

Don't really treat others as iron bulls. Be careful that one day when an axe comes, you won't know how to dodge.

"Chu Huer knows why Zheng Xipi wants to gather fellow Shandugang people, and is willing to help Master Kang, but there is one thing he needs to ask Master Kang first, and only after that can he serve."

Seeing that Chu Huer was so open and honest even when he was negotiating the conditions, people did not feel any bad towards him.

Kang Dabao sat upright on the auspicious cloud chair and nodded with interest: "Fellow Daoist Chu, please tell us more."

"So that Master Kang knows, the spiritual land of Shandugang in Ji County is barren, and the immortal path has not flourished since Master Li came. At the beginning, there were only a few young cultivators who couldn't even recite the Qigong formulas.

It was after Master Li came here and preached the truth selflessly for more than ten years that he gathered us, the rootless cultivators, to gather here to seek the truth with great difficulty. We are deeply grateful for his kindness.

Although we are uncultured and have poor qualifications, so we were not accepted by Master Li, we are not fellow disciples in name, but in reality. Although Chu Huer is not talented, he would not do such things as quarreling among fellow disciples.

The reason why I have said so much to Master Kang is because I still want to ask Master Kang, among the fellows in Shandugang, if there are those who have come to their senses, can they keep their lives; if there are those who are grateful, can they become Chongming disciples?"

As soon as Chu Huer said the last words, even Pei Yi felt a headache. Looking at Master Kang, his face was also livid. He stared at Chu Huer without saying a word.

————Shandonggang, Ji County
The thatched cottage where Uncle Li preached in the past had been set up with formations by a formation master invited by the wandering cultivators. The three large characters "Zhongming Sect" on the newly made plaque still exuded the scent of ink.

Zheng Xipi was standing next to the plaque, examining it carefully, feeling secretly delighted: "I never thought that the position of the head sect leader would come so easily."

As God is telling you, when Zheng Xipi learned that Pei Yi had returned to gather fellow practitioners, he really wanted to nominate Pei Yi as the leader, but he also had the intention of seeking power and usurping the throne after the sect was established.

Who knew that Pei Yi would actually expose his own shortcomings, causing his fellow Shandugang people to unite against the enemy. Then it's no wonder that I took advantage of the situation.

He was living a carefree life as a pirate in Ji County, but he lost his temper while raping and looting, and inadvertently harmed the relatives of the owner of Lingjian Villa.

Originally, Zheng Xipi was just about to ask these fellow disciples for help, but unexpectedly, by some strange coincidence, he ended up taking the position of the head of the sect.

Lingjian Villa has a great reputation, but in the final analysis it is just a small force with only a dozen people. Once Ji County Chongming Sect is built, Lingjian Villa will be the one to be afraid.

Originally, Zheng Xipi didn't want to think of the name "Zhongming Sect". After all, he just wanted to be the leader and didn't want to cause trouble.

He also knew the reputation of the leader of Pingrong County, Chongming Zongkang. He heard that he was a vindictive and bullying person.

This sounds like a sinister and mean person with a small heart. Moreover, he is the son-in-law of the Fei family, the county lieutenant of Pingrong, and the county lieutenant of Fangshi. He doesn't seem like someone who is easy to mess with.

But as soon as Zheng Xipi proposed changing the name, all the independent cultivators under him refused to do so. They all had strong arguments, saying things like "We must not disappoint Master Li's legacy. Changing the name would mean we forget our roots."

Seeing that everyone was excited, the newly appointed head of Zhengda was afraid of losing his position, so he had to obey.

Fortunately, there are countless sects with the same name in this world. Just the Five Tigers and Broken Blade Sect near Shandugang has countless sects with the same name.

So Zheng Xipi could only comfort himself that Kang Dabao would not be so overbearing as to come to his door just because of a name. Even if he did come to his door, he would not necessarily be afraid of him just by looking at the strong troops and horses on his side. Time passed day by day, and Zheng Xipi finally waited for the day when he officially ascended to the position of the head.

On May 11, the 427th year of Qianfeng in the reign of David, auspicious gods will appear and nothing will go wrong.

On this day, Zheng Xipi was wearing a Yin-Yang Taoist robe and a Jinxian crown on his head. He was sitting on a high chair with cloud patterns, smiling broadly and looking very proud.

Seeing his fellow disciples, who had never been very obedient in the past, standing on the stage and the emcee in a bright red gown reciting harmonious parallel prose for offering sacrifices to heaven, Zheng Xipi felt extremely proud.

He was squinting his eyes and looking into the sky, imagining how he would lead his disciples to kill people everywhere, and finally achieve foundation building and be worshipped by thousands of cultivators.

Suddenly, Zheng Xipi heard the chanting beside him stop, he turned around and saw a fat man in a golden Taoist robe and a red lotus crown on his head coming to his head for the ceremony.

Although the gold-thread Taoist robe he was wearing was not of high quality, it was exquisitely made, with a faint Taoist charm, and it was obvious at first glance that it was an item of orderly inheritance.

The red lotus crown on his head was even more amazing, with sparkling precious light, reflecting the chubby man's solemnity and dignity. On the contrary, Zheng Xipi felt ashamed of himself as long as he thought of his new Taoist robe and hair crown.

Pei Yi followed behind the fat man. Pei Yi had a solemn expression on his face, holding in his hand a metal tablet made of wood with a black background and golden inscriptions. On it were the big characters "Respected Master Li Gong Hui Duan Xu", which made most of the casual cultivators present have red eyes.

"Master Li!"

"Disciple Sun Xiaoer greets Master Li!"

"Mr. Zheng, why are you still sitting there? Why don't you come and pay your respects to Master Li?"

After being yelled at, Zheng Xipi finally came to his senses. He knew exactly where his position as the head of the sect came from. Although he was unwilling, he could only bow deeply to the spirit tablet in front of Pei Yi with a gloomy face.

Zheng Xipi was able to be elected as the head of the sect after Pei Yi and Chu Huer left, so he must have his supporters.

After Zheng Xipi finished paying his respects, a monk with triangular eyes jumped out anxiously and said, "Mr. Pei, we, the Shandugang comrades, have severed our ties with you since last time. Why are you here again today with Master Li's spirit tablet to disrupt our Chongming Sect's headmaster ceremony?!"

Just as the triangular-eyed monk finished speaking, a short and strong man behind the fat man rushed in front of him, grabbed the triangular-eyed monk's neck, and choked him so much that all the spiritual power in his body was locked up. He could not move, and even could not speak.

The atmosphere instantly became tense. Zheng Xipi was one of the few people who saw the man's movements clearly. Although he saw it clearly, he was more frightened than the others who couldn't see it clearly.

"This short and strong man has poor cultivation, but his mysterious skills are really terrifying!" Zheng Xipi's eyes revealed a deep fear. To be honest, he was afraid that he could not defeat him with ordinary means, and it might be a bit risky to use force.

"Kang Dabao, the seventh generation leader of Chongming Sect, is sorry to bother you. I wish you all the best."

The fat man who was leading the cultivators present had a dignified face. When he spoke, his demeanor was cheerful and clear. His demeanor alone immediately made Zheng Xipi, the water ghost in Confucian scholar's clothes, look inferior.

"The great foundation-building sect that Master Li came from is truly different. It's really not something that we can compare to with a makeshift team." Someone suddenly thought.

"Master Kang, we, as disciples, all know about the grudge between you and Master Li. Master Li was humiliated by your master and came to Shandugang in Ji County to end the grudge with your Chongming Sect in Pingrong County.

If you are here today to congratulate the establishment of the Chongming Sect in Ji County, please release my junior brother and have a drink at the table. If you are here to cause trouble, we, the disciples of Master Li, may not be afraid of you!"

Seeing that there were only a few people on the opposite side, and that they had suppressed the twenty or thirty of his own people to the point of being speechless, Zheng Xipi had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand up, speaking in a cold voice.

Zheng Xipi's words somewhat inspired the independent cultivators present to be of one mind, and their gazes towards Master Kang became much stiffer.

"Friend Zheng, let me ask you, can you change your name as the Chongming Sect Master of Ji County?" Kang Dabao said in a light tone, and it was impossible to hear any emotion from his voice.

"No! We must call him Chong Ming Zong!"

"Yes, this is Master Li's will, and it cannot be changed!"

"Change your mother, your mother's servant!"

Before Zheng Xipi opened his mouth, all the cultivators in the field were furious. This was exactly what Zheng Xipi wanted, and they immediately said stubbornly, "Master Kang, this cannot be changed!"

"Then may I ask, Fellow Daoist Zheng, why do you call yourself Uncle-Master Li's disciple?" Kang Dabao's tone remained unchanged, but Zheng Xipi heard some aggressiveness in it.

"I have studied Taoism under Master Li for many years, so naturally I can be called Master Li's disciple." Zheng Xipi responded in a deep voice.

"I have also been taught by Uncle Li for nearly ten years. So can I be called Uncle Li's disciple?"

"This"

"Have you ever worshipped the ancestors of Chongming Sect?"

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"Do you know who Uncle Li is from?"

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"Have you ever received admonitions, training, and instruction from Uncle Master Li?"

"Enough, Master Li has already severed all ties with you, the Chongming Sect of Pingrong County, so he would never talk about these things with us!" Zheng Xipi was so angry that he shouted immediately.

Sect Master Kang said in a calm tone as usual, "So, Fellow Daoist Zheng is saying that since Uncle Li left the sect, he no longer considers himself a disciple of Chongming, and has been betraying his master and ancestors, right?!"

"Plop!" Someone immediately knelt down in the field. It was not any of the casual cultivators, but Pei Yi who hugged Uncle Master Li's spirit tablet and started crying: "Master, you must not say that! Zheng Xipi!! You are a rebellious person. You have been taught selflessly by my master, but today you want to make my master unable to enter the sect's ancestral hall and become a disloyal and unfilial person who betrays his master and ancestors?!"

Pei Yi's words immediately caused an uproar in the room.

The four words "betraying the teacher and destroying ancestors" still have some power for ordinary practitioners. Even a vicious person who controls ghosts and refines zombies does not want to memorize them.

"Mr. Zheng, damn it, you'd better not be the leader anymore."

"You have slandered Master Li, Zheng Xipi. You are guilty of a crime unforgivable!"

"Kang, be careful with your words. If you dare to insult my master again, I will use my flying sword to deal with you."

"This..." Zheng Xipi was speechless for a moment, but still retorted: "Mr. Kang, your position as the head of Chongming should have belonged to Master Li. You got the position illegitimately, so why are you showing off here!"

"This is the Sect Leader's Token, which has been personally held by the Sect Leaders of all generations. This is the Sect Leader's Cloud Book, which has been personally signed by the Sect Leaders of all generations. This is the Golden Silk Ear Robe, which can only be worn by the Sect Leaders of all generations. This is the handwriting of the elders when a certain Sect Leader succeeded, and Uncle Li's name is also on it. I would like to ask all of you Taoist friends, I got the position in a fair and justifiable way, so how can it be said that it is not legitimate?"

At this time, Master Kang's words were righteous and his voice was as loud as a bell, which made the independent cultivators in Zhengxibei speechless.

Just as Zheng Xipi was about to argue, he heard the head of the sect Kang speak again: "Our Chongming Sect was established because of the honor bestowed by Patriarch Zhang for pacifying the barbarians. We were once recorded in the golden book of the sect of the Immortal Dynasty. We are not those wild fox Zens that have no inheritance. If you fellow Taoists want to change your name today, it's fine. Kang will turn around and leave from now on and never bother you again. But if you still want to rely on the fate with Uncle Li and insist on stealing the sect's name, the three of us brothers will be here to learn from you all the immortal magic!"

These words, which were full of emotion, righteousness, logic and evidence, made all the practitioners in Shandugang even more peaceful.

"Damn, how can this fat guy be so good at talking?" Some casual cultivators whispered to each other.

Even Chu Huer, who was standing behind the leader of Kangda, was a little surprised. He thought that the leader was going to suppress Zheng Xibei with thundering force, then deal with the accomplices, and subdue the fellows in Shandugang by force.

But he didn't expect that he could silence the other party with just his grand gesture and a few words.

Chu Huer certainly knew that this was also due to strength. If Sect Leader Kang was still a peddler at the fourth level of Qi training like he was in the previous years, and dared to talk here, it would be strange if these old friends didn't eat him alive.

Similarly, if there is a true foundation-building cultivator on his side, no matter how strong Kang Dabao's reason is, it is not as strong as the foundation-building cultivator's fist, and everything he says will be useless.

Zheng Xipi heard the discussions going on everywhere, but none of the practitioners present had any intention of taking action. He thought that this was not good, and was about to speak again to reverse the situation, but Chu Huer spoke at this time.

"Brothers, listen to me. Sect Master Kang has granted me a special favor today, considering that we, the Shandugang brothers, are grateful for Master Li's teachings. If you still want to be Master Li's disciples in the future, you can first join the Chongmingfang City Anti-Theft Office and serve the sect, with the same treatment as the sect's external disciples. The next day, if you have made meritorious contributions, you can pay homage to the ancestor and officially become Master Li's disciples.

If you don't want to, then we can part ways amicably, but you can no longer call yourself a disciple of Master Li, let alone a disciple of Chongming."

"So overbearing!"

“Why?!”

"I am Master Li's disciple, and no one can change that!"

The cultivators at Shandugang immediately started to make a commotion. Before Zheng Xipi could feel proud, he heard Chu Huer say loudly, "The annual salary for the initial stage of Qi training is seven spirit stones, and the annual salary for the middle stage of Qi training is thirteen. If you miss the deadline, you may not be able to get all of it. Please consider it yourself!"

As soon as these words came out, before the other cultivators could react, Zheng Xipi's face changed immediately, and he understood in his heart: "The situation is over!"

(The second paragraph of this chapter has been reviewed and revised, so it reads a little strange, please forgive me. The words in brackets will not be counted, so don't worry)
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