The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

As the abbot of Shaolin, the first priority should not be to compete for temporary first place, but to preserve Shaolin.

As long as Shaolin survives, it will rise again someday.

Fang Sheng gradually understood after receiving guidance from Fang Zheng.

"So that's why Abbot refused to remove the gang leader?"

Not long after they left Shaolin, they encountered Xie Feng from the Beggars' Sect. To be precise, Xie Feng was waiting for them.

When faced with Jie Feng's request for help, Fang Zheng acted very differently than usual, directly refusing and treating her like a stranger.

Fang Sheng hadn't understood before, but now he finally understood Fang Zheng's intention.

Fang Zheng nodded.

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have given up on the Beggars' Sect and Xie Feng. After all, although the Beggars' Sect didn't have many masters, it was indeed the number one sect in the world.

However, Jiangning is currently at the height of its power, and the next few decades will belong to Jiangning. The conflict between the Huashan Sect and the Beggars' Sect is irreconcilable, especially in Jiangning.

It's easy to imagine that once Jiang Ning succeeds as the leader of the Huashan Sect, he will definitely take action against the Beggar Clan. This is inevitable.

The Beggars' Sect is now a mess and can't withstand scrutiny. If Shaolin continues to get involved, they'll be mired in trouble. Fang Zheng decisively cut ties.

Only after understanding all this did he show a look of admiration.

"The abbot has great wisdom, which I, your junior brother, cannot match."

After speaking, Fang Sheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "But how should we announce the reason for Shaolin's closure of the mountain when we get back?"

If the mountain is closed without any reason, wouldn't that directly show that Shaolin is afraid of the Huashan Sect?

Fang Zheng had already prepared a plan for this, and said...

"Take my Shaolin Temple for example. We suffered heavy losses in this battle against the demons. I was also seriously injured in the great battle with Ren Woxing and had to close the mountain."

Fang Sheng nodded.

"Junior brother understands."

……

"Chief, now even Shaolin refuses to help us. What should we do?"

In the woods, a Beggar Clan elder looked at Jie Feng with concern.

Jie Feng's face was also very pale at this moment.

He left early so that he could intercept Fang Zheng on the way and seek his help and solutions.

But he never expected that Fang Zheng, who had been so kind and courteous to him and tried so hard to win him over, would change his attitude so drastically.

He didn't understand the meaning of "prescription".

Is Shaolin really that afraid of the Huashan Sect?

Thinking back to Fang Zheng's previous attitude of avoiding her like the plague, Xie Fengxin sank to the bottom.

They used to call him "Sweetie," but now they call him "Old Lady Cow"?

Chapter 751: This is what the elder brother should do.

"How to do?"

Hearing the question from the elders of the gang, Jie Feng was also filled with confusion.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The disciple recruitment ceremonies of the three sects were also coming to an end.

Over the past three days, various sects have recruited a number of disciples, some more and some less.

The Taishan Sect is also a Taoist sect, and it is extremely strict in recruiting disciples. This time, despite the large number of people from the martial arts world applying, it only recruited fewer than fifty people.

The Hengshan Sect has more lenient recruitment requirements. Master Mo recruited more than a hundred people at once. If the Hengshan Sect hadn't been considering its capacity, Master Mo would have planned to recruit several hundred people at once.

The Emei Sect recruited the most disciples this time, with more than 400 people, including many women who were willing to become nuns.

This is the situation regarding the recruitment of disciples by the three sects.

After recruiting his disciples, the Taoist priest from Tianmen was the first to take his leave.

Wuwei Prefecture is not too far from Mount Tai. Tianmen Daoist will take the newly recruited disciples back to the sect for the initiation ceremony before going to Mount Hua to participate in the October Grand Ceremony.

The same applies to the Hengshan School.

The situation of the Emei Sect is special. The Emei Sect is relatively far away from the Hengshan and Taishan Sects, and it is quite troublesome for so many people from the Emei Sect to travel.

If Jiang Ning's succession ceremony were postponed a little longer, it would be fine, but with only a few months to go, there isn't enough time. Therefore, Abbess Qingzhu isn't in a hurry to go back for the initiation ceremony and has decided to attend Jiang Ning's succession ceremony at Mount Hua before returning to Mount Emei.

The Hengshan Sect did not recruit any disciples, but like the Emei Sect, it returned to Huashan with the Huashan Sect.

"My two senior masters."

Jiang Ning was consolidating his realm and sensing the difference of the Innate Realm, but after hearing that the Hengshan and Taishan sects were leaving, he found the two.

Jiang Ning handed the two hand-drawn sketches to the two men respectively.

"what is this?"

Tianmen Daoist took the blueprints and frowned as he looked at them.

The drawing looks like a map, with some red dots circled in certain areas.

It looks like a treasure map.

Mr. Mo was deep in thought.

Jiang Ning's words confirmed Mr. Mo's idea.

"These two maps are from the bandit strongholds that my nephew destroyed during his travels in Jiangnan, Shandong, Hunan and Hubei. I buried all the gold and silver I found in these bandit strongholds underground, right where these red circles mark."

"Since you two senior uncles are going back to the sect, why don't you dig out this gold and silver?"

"This……"

The Taoist priest of Tianmen was astonished.

Mr. Mo refused without even thinking.

When Liu Zhengfeng wanted to help him, he refused sternly, and their relationship even became strained. How could he possibly accept it?

But Jiang Ning spoke first.

“These gold and silver are ill-gotten gains. I originally intended to use them to benefit the people, but at the time I was traveling the world and could not transport so much silver by myself, so I had to hide them underground. Now that the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, even if my Huashan wanted to dig out these gold and silver, I would be powerless.”

"It just so happens that the Hengshan and Taishan sects are not far from these places. We will entrust these gold and silver to our two senior masters to dig them out and benefit the local people."

Jiang Ning later considered digging out the gold and silver, but the Huashan Sect had too many things to do, one major event after another, and there was neither the time nor the manpower to travel through mountains and rivers to dig out the gold and silver.

It was just the right time to hand over these gold and silver to Tianmen Daoren and Master Mo Da.

Jiang Ning believed that the two men would handle the situation properly, given their character.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Master Mo couldn't bring himself to refuse.

The Taoist priest of Tianmen was deep in thought.

"Alright."

Mr. Mo nodded: "Since you put it that way, I will take on this task."

"I guarantee that every penny of this gold and silver will be used to benefit the people."

Tianmen Daoist nodded as well.

He looked at Jiang Ning with emotion.

"Junior Brother Jiang, thank you very much."

How could he not understand Jiang Ning's thoughts?

The Taishan and Hengshan sects used this gold and silver to benefit the local people, which would surely earn them their love and respect, greatly benefiting their reputation.

What do you mean by "the mountains are high and the roads are long" or "I have the will but not the power"? If you really have the will, why are you afraid of these things?

These are all pure gold and silver; no one would complain about having too little money.

Jiang Ning may be very ruthless, but he is truly devoted to his allies.

Think about the Songshan Sect and Zuo Lengchan in the past, and then look at the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun, and Jiang Ning now. The difference between the two is like heaven and earth.

The Taoist priest of Tianmen couldn't help but sigh.

This is what a senior leader should do!

Having accepted the 'treasure map,' the two factions took their leave.

The news that Jiangning was going to restart the Mount Hua Sword Tournament also spread.

Unsurprisingly, the martial arts heroes present were in high spirits.

Although their martial arts skills were no match for the Mount Hua Sword Competition, it didn't stop them from being spectators.

Jiang Ning is a celestial being on land in this world. Just being able to witness Jiang Ning's actions, even as a mere spectator, is an honor beyond measure.

With the two factions departing, the Huashan Sect also prepared to set off.

The Huashan Sect is the main character in the October Grand Ceremony, so naturally they have more to do than other sects.

Zhenshanzi and Yue Buqun set off, chatting and laughing all the way, with the Hengshan Sect members also in the group.

Other martial arts figures also left one after another, and the news that Jiang Ning would succeed as the leader of the Huashan Sect and prepare to restart the Huashan Sword Tournament would be spread throughout the entire martial arts world by them.

Blackwood Cliff.

Yang Lianting hurried to Dongfang Bubai's residence.

"what happened?"

Dongfang Bubai was embroidering when he saw Yang Lianting's hurried pace and asked a question.

"Ren Woxing is dead."