The mastermind behind the scenes starting with the calamity of all races

Since the Night Patrol has not yet been established, Hou Xiaochen's current position is Commander of the Armed Guard.

The above four individuals are the greatest guarantee for the peaceful and prosperous life of Silvermoon Province. With them around, no one can invade Silvermoon Province. At the same time, they rarely take the initiative to attack, hence the name "Four Guardians," where "guardian" means to protect.

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This was Yun Jie's first time setting foot in White Moon City. The last time he came to Silver Moon City, he didn't come here; instead, Su Yu and King Wen came here.

Furthermore, King Wen and Su Yu were driven away by Hou Xiaochen and his group. Su Yu and his companions kept this matter firmly in mind. It was only because they were too busy to come back for revenge that they did so.

Because of the flaws in their clones, they were beaten and driven away by a few juniors, and they couldn't stand it.

Su Yu and his group had already made plans. Once they were less busy, they would definitely come back again to regain the face they had lost!

Although Su Yu and his friends tried to keep it a secret, Yun Jie eventually found out. He used it to mock Su Yu and his friends, making them furious. However, they were powerless against Yun Jie; they simply couldn't beat him!

Upon seeing Baiyue City, Yun Jie couldn't help but chuckle, thinking of Su Yu and the others' embarrassing moments.

Indeed, among the four of them, Su Yu, the youngest, is already close to eighty years old. Wan Tiansheng and Lan Tian are about the same age, close to two hundred years old. As for King Wen, he is over a hundred thousand years old if you really count him, but considering the flow of time, let's say he is tens of thousands of years old.

Even so, they were still driven away by Hou Xiaochen and his group. Although it was because the clones limited their performance, it's really funny to think about.

Yun Jie almost burst out laughing, but unfortunately, he was in a hurry to get to Yincheng and missed this good show, otherwise he could have recorded it.

You should know that he's a professional at recording videos. He still has quite a few rare videos in his possession. The people in those videos have asked him to destroy them, but Yun Jie has refused them all.

Destroy them? Are you kidding me! Those are rare, out-of-print videos!

They can be exchanged, but they must never be destroyed.

Even in the event of an exchange, Yun Jie would make sure to back it up in case they destroyed it.

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Da da da……

Yun Jie strolled casually down the street, his steps light and his expression relaxed. Whenever he came across something delicious, he would buy a serving to satisfy his craving.

Before they knew it, it was already dark. After finishing his meal, Yun Jie randomly found a hotel to stay in.

the next day.

Yun Jie didn't get up until the sun was high in the sky. It wasn't because he was lazy; cultivation was something his main body should do, as he was just an avatar and didn't need to cultivate.

What? You're saying he's only at the ninth level of the Mountain and Sea Realm?

Please, he's deliberately suppressing it. Breaking through is a piece of cake for him; he doesn't need to deliberately cultivate at all.

Besides, the upper limit of the universe has only been raised recently, and he doesn't want to continue raising it so quickly. As for playing, he'll just play with Li Daoheng, Zheng Yu, and the others slowly.

Because he couldn't yet determine what was outside the Star Gate, whether this area was near the Yin-Yang Great World or the Red Moon Great World. If it was the former, it would be fine, but if it was the latter, it might be a bit troublesome.

He was naturally not afraid of the Red Moon Great World, but Wen Wang and Su Yu might not be. Besides, there were only five of them. Who knew how many powerful figures the Red Moon Great World had? Therefore, Yun Jie was not in a hurry to open the Star Gate. At the very least, he would wait until the Silver Moon World was promoted to a medium-level world.

After a quick lunch, Yun Jie started asking around for directions to the Jianmen branch.

"Hello, do you know where the Jianmen branch is located in the city?"

On the street, Yun Jie randomly stopped someone and asked.

Judging from his appearance, he's probably the kind of person who runs errands, so if you ask him, he'll most likely know the answer.

The man was taken aback for a moment, then he glanced at Yun Jie and asked, "What? You want to join the Sword Sect?"

He thought Yun Jie looked quite young, so he assumed Yun Jie was going to join the Sword Sect.

Yun Jie smiled and said, "No, I've heard that the Sword Sect is a pretty good force in our Silver Moon, so I wanted to go and take a look."

The man nodded. "Yes, the Sword Sect is indeed not weak. Although it is not the strongest, its reputation has always been good. Most of the members are orphans. I heard that they were all adopted by the Sword Sect Master. Later, they joined the Sword Sect to repay the Sword Sect Master."

Yun Jie chuckled and said, "Really? The Sword Sect Master does such good deeds? So, he only accepts orphans?"

The man waved his hand and said, "Well, I only heard it from someone else. I don't know if it's true or not. However, I do know that the Sword Sect will be recruiting disciples in White Moon City in a few days. If you're interested, you can go and take a look."

As he spoke, he looked Yun Jie up and down again and said, "Judging from your age, you've already missed the best age for practicing martial arts, haven't you? Unless you have a foundation, they won't accept you."

"If you ask me, why not just skip the Sword Sect and cultivate on your own? Anyway, the Xuan Master has already made the cultivation method public, so it's not difficult to cultivate. Look at me, I was just an ordinary person before, but now I'm a martial artist at the Tenth Realm, hehe."

Yun Jie feigned surprise, saying, "I didn't expect you to have already broken through to the Tenth Realm, my apologies. I only recently broke through to the Tenth Realm myself, and I'm currently trying to find a way out. I don't know why, but I feel like my energy is extremely scarce, simply not enough, so..."

The man nodded and said, "I understand. I feel the same way. That's why many people have joined various factions. It's not for any other reason than that these factions control a lot of resources. If you can get some of them, your cultivation speed will definitely be much faster. But there are too many wolves and not enough meat, sigh!"

Yun Jie agreed, saying, "That's just how things are. It's better to have more wolves than meat than no meat at all. I've heard that the Sword Sect has a good reputation, so I'd like to give it a try."

The man advised, "If you need resources, I don't recommend going to Jianmen. Jianmen does have a good reputation, but... well, they are relatively poor. The wealthier forces are probably the military, the patrol office, and the armed guards. As official forces, they definitely have the most resources. However, their entry requirements are quite high."

The man gave a wry smile and continued, "To be honest, I also applied before, but I was rejected. They said I was too old and my potential had basically reached its limit. Sigh. But I think you're pretty good. Judging from your appearance, you're probably around twenty years old, right? You're relatively young, so you can give it a try."

"Hehe..." Yun Jie chuckled dryly, not responding. What do you mean by around twenty years old? It should be around six hundred years old.

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PS:

The power structure was betrayed by the Eagle, and Shujian knew it, but he decided to make the best of a bad situation and would gradually adjust it later.

Chapter 635 Hong Yitang [Seeking monthly votes! Seeking full subscription!]

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"Really, I don't recommend you go to Jianmen."

"Whether it's the military, the patrol and inspection department, or the armed guards, they are all better than Jianmen."

"Of course, Jianmen can be kept as a backup option. If you fail the tests for the first three, going to Jianmen is fine too."

After listening, Yun Jie looked at the person in front of him seriously. What the other party said made sense. If he really came for resources, he would definitely be convinced by him. However... his goal was not resources.

Yun Jie cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "I will consider your suggestion, brother, but I haven't made a decision yet. I'm just thinking of going to the Sword Gate's base to take a look, and then I'll think about it slowly."

The man nodded seriously and said, "Yes, it concerns our future, so we need to consider it carefully."

"Alright, then I'll tell you the location of the Sword Gate."

Yun Jie nodded slightly. "Please speak, brother."

"The Jianmen branch is in the West District. Once you get there..."

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after awhile.

Yun Jie bowed to the man again, said "thank you," and then the two parted ways.

The man had originally intended to offer to guide Yun Jie, but Yun Jie declined.

This person is enthusiastic, but sometimes he talks too much nonsense. Yun Jie doesn't want to be with a chatterbox; he's annoying with all the chatter.

Soon, Yun Jie arrived at the West District. Based on the man's description and with the help of passersby, Yun Jie arrived in front of the Jianmen branch.

At this moment, a lot of people were queuing in front of the Jianmen branch. The long queue included children, young people, and middle-aged men. There were quite a few people; Yun Jie glanced at it and estimated that there were nearly a thousand.

However, more people continued to arrive along the way, and it was estimated that the final number of people here would exceed several thousand. It was uncertain whether it could exceed ten thousand. After all, the Sword Sect's current strength was not apparent, and it relied on Hong Yitang, the Earth-Overturning Sword, to serve as its face. Moreover, the Sword Sect's welfare benefits were not the best among the many forces, at most ranking in the middle.

As a result, Jianmen's appeal is indeed not very strong.

However, this also suited Hong Yitang's wishes. Originally, he did not want to recruit disciples, but his wife and disciples persuaded him earnestly, so he had no choice but to give in.

In his view, what's the point of having so many disciples? He doesn't want to compete for supremacy; he just wants to guard his own little corner of the world. Occasionally, when he can't stand it anymore, he'll take in a few orphans, but he doesn't really care about the rest.

If his power becomes too great, it will easily attract the attention of Hou Xiaochen and his group. Hong Yitang doesn't want to be targeted by the sickly ghosts.

Incidentally, Hou Xiaochen, Zhao Shuguang, and Huang Yu were once commanders of the Martial Guard Army under the Tianxing Dynasty. The three of them were specifically responsible for suppressing the martial arts masters of Yinyue Province, and they were well-known in the martial arts world.

For example, Hou Xiaochen's nickname is "Sickbed Ghost," Zhao Shuguang is "Haha Monster," and Huang Yu is "Man-eating Demon."

In the martial arts world, the three men were renowned, but very few people knew their real names.

Even if someone knew, they wouldn't say anything, because everyone was afraid of the three's revenge. Hou Xiaochen and his two companions were ruthless killers back then. Each of them led a thousand martial guards and wiped out the entire Silver Moon Martial World. The number of Silver Moon martial artists who died at their hands was not small. However, they only killed those martial artists who did evil. They didn't care about those who were law-abiding and followed the rules.

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back to the front.

Hong Yitang knew that Hou Xiaochen was always worried about him, and his men were secretly watching him. If he did anything to harm Yinyue, he feared...

Although Hong Yitang was not afraid of Hou Xiaochen, he was confident that his strength was no less than Hou Xiaochen's, and might even be slightly better. However, he still had a wife and disciples, and he had to protect the vast Sword Sect. Therefore, he always behaved himself.

He can't be dishonest either, unless he moves the Sword Sect to another province.

Putting aside whether other provinces would accept them, they themselves were reluctant to leave their homeland. Unless absolutely necessary, who would want to leave their homeland?

Although most of Hong Yitang's disciples are orphans, they were born and raised in Yinyue and still have feelings for Yinyue. In addition, Hong Yitang himself does not want to leave, so he can only keep a low profile.

Of course, he's happy to keep a low profile, and it would be best if everyone forgot about him, so he'd be safer.

Unfortunately, the name of the Thirty-Six Heroes of the Silver Moon is too famous. No matter how low-key he tries to be, it is impossible for everyone to forget him. Once he shows his face, everyone will remember him.

Therefore, this time when recruiting disciples, he simply stayed behind the scenes, leaving the matters in front of him to his wife and eldest disciple. He didn't concern himself with the specifics. He only had one request: not to recruit too many disciples, for the simple reason that he simply couldn't afford to support them.

He was very Buddhist, and so was the Sword Sect. They rarely got involved in resource competition and tried to avoid conflicts with other forces. As a result, the Sword Sect not only lacked resources, but also faced a severe shortage of food. If it weren't for his wife's daily efforts to find solutions, the Sword Sect would probably have "collapsed" long ago.

To be honest, Hong Yitang had considered disbanding the Sword Sect, but when he thought about how his disciples were all unfortunate, he couldn't bear it. In addition, with his wife's persuasion, he didn't say anything more.

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Inside the Jianmen Garrison.

Lobby.

Hong Yitang picked up his teacup, blew on it a few times, then looked at his wife beside him and asked, "How many people do you plan to recruit? There are quite a few people outside; by tonight, there will probably be several thousand."

The lady rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "What are a few thousand people? Don't you think about how many people there are in the entire White Moon City? A few thousand people are just a drop in the ocean. Other forces have tens of thousands of people signing up, like the military, the patrol bureau, and the armed guards. Those people have a lot of people signing up, probably over a hundred thousand. We are considered to have few."

Hong Yitang took an awkward sip of tea, then said sheepishly, "This isn't... never mind, Madam, you haven't answered my first question yet."

The lady didn't argue with him and nodded, saying, "Didn't you say we shouldn't have too many people? So I discussed it with the others and decided to take fifty people, no more."

Hong Yitang paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Fifty...isn't that...a bit too many?"

The lady immediately glared at him, "Fifty is too many?! Look at other forces, they have hundreds or even thousands of people, and you think fifty is too many?! You, you, you..."

The lady was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Hong Yitang quickly got up, walked over to his wife in a few steps, gently patted her back, and said with a flattering look, "Madam, don't be angry. I was wrong, I was wrong. Fifty is fine. Oh dear, don't get upset and hurt yourself. It's not good for the baby in your belly."

The lady turned her head away from him, still feeling a little unhappy.