Evil of all ages

Chapter 93 Azure Dragon Society

How many masters are there in the White Lotus Sect?

How many elders are there?

How are factions divided?

"..."

Meng Fangtang was just a branch leader, and he didn't know much. Now that the Eighth Elder, Wen Tianzuo, was present, Huang Taichu wanted to learn more about the White Lotus Sect.

"The White Lotus Sect has two supreme masters, one in the open and one in the shadows."

"Besides that, the White Lotus Sect has another ultimate trump card. What exactly is it?"

"Only a few elders, such as the First Elder and the Second Elder, know what it is."

"The White Lotus Sect has a total of nine elders and three factions."

"The most powerful faction is the Grand Elder's faction, which is the faction I belong to."

"Elder Qian Xushen has three elders who stand firmly on his side."

"They are the Fourth Elder Wang Feihua, the Sixth Elder Hu Pingyi, and the former me."

Fearing that the Ghost Emperor would misunderstand, Wen Tianzuo cleverly used the phrase "the former me".

"Second only to the Grand Elder's faction is Young Master Wei Nanzhou's faction, which also has three elders supporting him."

"They are the Second Elder Shi Laiping, the Fifth Elder Fu Jiusong, and the Ninth Elder Du Yitian."

"The weakest faction is the Holy Maiden's faction. She only has two elders supporting her: the Third Elder Zhao Guanghe and the Seventh Elder Song Yang."

Wen Tianzuo told what he knew.

"Tell me more about your saintess."

Huang Taichu said.

"The Holy Maiden Wei Qianlan is thirteen years old this year. Due to her young age, most of the power is in the hands of the Third Elder Zhao Guanghe."

"Zhao Guanghe is the saintess's guardian and mentor, but he is an extreme person who does not allow the saintess to be weak."

"The Holy Maiden is not yet mature, but under Zhao Guanghe's influence, she will probably become an extremist in the future."

"Although the Holy Maiden is weak, on the surface, others still treat her as a person of great respect."

"Because of bloodline, or more specifically, because it involves the treasures of the previous dynasty."

"There is a treasure map inside the Dragon-Controlling Box. To open the Dragon-Controlling Box, you need the blood of a member of the previous dynasty's royal family. Now, there are only two descendants left in the previous dynasty's royal family."

"Since the Holy Maiden Wei Qianlan's bloodline is more orthodox, everyone will temporarily treat her as the one to be respected."

"But when they don't give face, no matter how much the Third Elder issues orders in the name of the Holy Maiden, it's useless."

"The Dragon Taming Box hasn't been found yet, but once it is..."

Wen Tianzuo tirelessly recounted the details of the saintess's situation.

"You two return to the White Lotus Sect headquarters. Apart from Wei Qianlan, Wei Nanzhou, Qian Xushen, and Zhao Guanghe, recruit all the others into my ranks."

"I want them to know that their new master is the leader of the Azure Dragon Society—Black Emperor!"

Huang Taichu was a restless man; he not only caused trouble in the imperial court, but also in the martial arts world.

In the martial arts world, nothing would be better than creating a Green Dragon Society.

The Azure Dragon Society has seven dragon leaders, and Huang Taichu plans to distribute the other six dragon leader titles to other forces.

The chosen faction could be a notorious evil force, a top-tier sect, or anything else entirely.

Whether they cause trouble or not is unimportant, and whether they become cannon fodder is also unimportant.

The important thing is that their existence is to guide the main characters in defeating him, the final villain.

Since that's how it's arranged, his sister will naturally be in the main cast.

As long as Wen Tianzuo and the other person return, the Greedy World-Devouring Gu will infinitely split and parasitize.

It's fine for the White Lotus Sect members to be parasitized silently, but they need to know who their master is.

Huang Taichu could use the Greedy World-Devouring Gu to inform them that they had been parasitized, that their lives were in his hands, and that he was their new master.

But Huang Taichu was lazy and had no interest in telling the group of junior karami that if they had subordinates to use, why not use them?

This was the task Wen Tianzuo and his companion were tasked with returning.

The four people named, including Wei Qianlan, will also be parasitized, but within the vast White Lotus Sect, only the four of them are completely unaware of this.

The four of them were left for his sister to play with.

As for the White Lotus Sect's Grandmaster Zhiqiang, let's ignore him for now.

"obey"

Wen Tianzuo and the other man accepted the order, got up and left Mingxin Pavilion. It seemed they would leave the capital tonight and return to the White Lotus Sect headquarters.

"Your Majesty, as you predicted, the imperial court's recruitment efforts are the most aggressive. This is the seventeenth time the imperial court has sent such a gift."

Luo Sanxiao said.

"Ignore them. As long as it's a gift, no matter which faction sent it, just accept it."

"It means the same thing: we'll give you the gifts for free. If they want to help us develop the ghost market, let them come. But if they want to ask us for favors or try to win us over, we'll just ignore them."

"If a Grandmaster-level expert comes to test you, you won't gain the upper hand in a fight. I will control your body and teach him a lesson."

After saying that, Huang Taichu told everyone else to go about their business, and he went to find the snake woman and the mandarin ducks to play in the water.

There's no other reason than that snakes are most slippery in water.

A new day has begun

Xiaxin Martial Arts School
The place where Huang Yunyou paid to practice martial arts.

"It's only been three months, it's normal that you haven't learned anything yet, why give up now?"

The speaker was Yu Feisheng, the ninth senior brother of Xiaxin Martial Arts School, and the person he was persuading was Huang Yunyou.

Why persuade him? Because it's his responsibility.

Whenever an apprentice wanted to give up, he would come and try to persuade them to quit.

As long as the students stay, the martial arts school can collect tuition fees every month.

Of course, he didn't persuade every apprentice who wanted to give up.

Why would he waste time trying to persuade someone from a poor family?

Huang Yunyou was different. His family was better off than others, and he was more generous. Every day, the restaurant would send food and drinks to them, so they could eat and drink more.

You should know that martial arts practitioners have big appetites, and the food at Xiaxin Martial Arts School can't satisfy everyone.

Not to mention, it's not free, and it has very little oil and salt.

In this situation, they were able to enjoy the food at the Lai Ke Restaurant, with meat at every meal. How could they bear to let such a kind-hearted person leave?

"Practicing martial arts is too hard, I can't keep going."

Huang Yunyou lied. He didn't give up because he couldn't persevere; he simply realized he was extraordinary.

He has developed a sense of Qi.

He became a mid-level martial artist.

The required time is only three months.

This startled him.

He wasn't a novice; he provided extra food and drink for the others at the martial arts school simply to help him learn more about martial arts. Through them, he learned that not everyone could practice martial arts.

Some people practice from childhood to adulthood but still can't develop a sense of Qi; this type of person makes up the majority.

Those who can develop a sense of Qi mostly start building a foundation from a young age, have a renowned teacher to guide them, and have access to resources.

Putting everything else aside, let's talk about the most talented third senior brother in the martial arts school. It took him a year and a half to develop his Qi sense.

This is already the fastest record in the martial arts school. This achievement was made possible by the personal guidance of the school master, as well as medicinal baths and the consumption of so-called elixirs.

What the hell is he? He developed a sense of qi in just three months.

Without expert guidance, without resources, and without a foundation built from childhood, three months ago he was a weak and helpless scholar, a complete novice.

As he practiced, he developed a sense of Qi. Isn't that amazing and shocking?

At first, he felt that the world was so big that he shouldn't be the most special one, so he asked the people in the martial arts school about those martial arts sects.

Ask those geniuses from martial arts sects how long it takes to develop a sense of qi.

As a result, some people in the martial arts school answered about a year, some answered about seven or eight months, but no one answered less than five months.

Moreover, these martial arts sects have better resources and martial arts manuals than martial arts schools.

This comparison made Huang Yunyou realize just how terrifying his talent was.

He was a scholar, but he wasn't one to just read books blindly.

He knew that once someone found out he had developed a sense of Qi within three months, he would be in endless trouble.

Therefore, he chose to leave the martial arts school. Since he had already developed a sense of qi, he could roam the martial arts world as a swordsman.

Yu Feisheng: "It's normal to be tired. Who doesn't get tired from practicing martial arts? The only way is to persevere..."

Huang Yunyou: "Senior Brother Yu, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I have decided to go back and inherit the restaurant, make money, get married, and live a comfortable life."

As he spoke, Huang Yunyou stuffed a lot of silver into Yu Feisheng's hand.

"Have you really thought about it?"

You can't hit someone who's smiling, let alone someone who's offering you money.

Originally, there was nothing he could do if the apprentice insisted on leaving; he couldn't very well drag the apprentice away or prevent him from leaving.

This will affect the reputation of the martial arts school.

But if the other party offers him money, he has to be even more polite; who would turn down money?

"I've made up my mind. After today, I will no longer come to the martial arts school."

Huang Yunyou said.

"Okay, I'll have someone pack your things and send them back to you."

Yu Feisheng put away the silver and prepared to return to the martial arts school.

"Senior Brother Yu, can you sell martial arts manuals?"

Huang Yunyou called out to Yu Feisheng. He was just an apprentice, the kind who paid to learn martial arts, unlike Yu Feisheng, who was the master's disciple. He only knew the first two levels of Tongbei Quan from the martial arts school.

In reality, apprentices are only taught one level of knowledge; his mastery of two levels is something he acquired through his philanthropy.

Meat is provided at every meal, and it doesn't matter if the restaurant owner's apprentices secretly teach him an extra layer of knowledge.

His two-layered Tongbei Fist technique prevented him from even breaking through to the third-rate martial artist level.

Without further training methods, he could only remain a mid-level martial artist.

"Didn't you say that practicing martial arts is very tough?"

Yu Feisheng looked at Huang Yunyou in confusion.

"I can't endure hardship, and I start practicing martial arts too late, so I really can't see any hope."

“But I can’t do it, but I can send my son.”

"When I have a son in the future, I'll have him train for me."

"When he develops his Qi and becomes a martial artist, it will be the end of my regret."

Huang Yunyou can speak fluently without hesitation.

"So that's it."

"Sell"

"The third level of Tongbei Fist, one hundred and fifty taels."

"Fourth floor, four hundred taels."

"The fifth floor, eight hundred taels."

"I don't have the sixth or seventh floor. If you want it, you'll have to talk to my master."

Yu Feisheng did sell Tongbei Quan manuals; this was tacitly approved and was one of the main sources of income for the martial arts school.

Because the Tongbei Quan manual is a common, widely available material; otherwise, it wouldn't be taught to apprentices in layers.

So expensive!

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunyou thought it was too expensive.

"What level can one reach with the sixth and seventh levels?"

Huang Yunyou asked.

"The pinnacle of first-rate martial arts"

Yu Feisheng replied.

"Only those at the pinnacle of first-rate skill can't even reach the level of acquired skill?"

Suddenly, Huang Yunyou became very disappointed with Tongbei Quan.

"What are you thinking? Do you think acquired cultivation techniques are so easy to obtain?"

"We are not from martial arts families, not disciples of Jianghu sects, and not officials of the imperial court; advanced martial arts manuals are beyond our reach."

If it weren't for the money, Yu Feisheng would have given Huang Yunyou a cold shoulder long ago.

Do you really think martial arts manuals are so easy to obtain, especially those that require advanced skills?

"Senior Brother Yu, where can I obtain acquired cultivation techniques, or even innate cultivation techniques?"

Huang Yunyou asked.

"I've heard the ghost market has everything, why don't you give it a try?"

Yu Feisheng could tell that Huang Yunyou had lost interest in Tongbei Quan, and since he couldn't do business with him, his expression began to show impatience.

Huang Yunyou noticed that Yu Feisheng was getting impatient, so he clasped his hands in thanks.

Yu Feisheng returned the greeting perfunctorily with clasped hands, then turned and walked inside.

Huang Yunyou walked out of Xiaxin Martial Arts School, stood at the entrance, and looked up at the four big characters on the plaque: Xiaxin Martial Arts School.

"I might really be a monster."

Huang Yunyou muttered to himself, feeling ashamed of himself. He chuckled to himself for a moment, then turned and walked towards home.

黄宅
As Huang Yu'er sat cross-legged, her aura surged, and she stepped into the Acquired Realm.

"A thirteen-year-old martial artist, although this is due to my past life experience and the effects of elixirs, it is undeniable that I am a prodigy, no, I should say I am a monster."

(End of this chapter)