Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

The three members of the Sword Sect have been wandering the martial arts world for 30 years, honing not only their martial arts skills but also their eloquence.

Once they were completely convinced, they started showering each other with compliments, speaking with remarkable fluency.

Although there's a lot to say, it all boils down to one point:

Yes, yes, Senior Brother Headmaster is absolutely right!

As a result of this incident, the Huashan Sect gained two and a half more experts. In addition, with the addition of disciples Linghu Chong and Xia Zuo, the overall strength of the sect not only did not decline, but actually increased by more than two times.

These two half-"Bu" generation members should not be underestimated. They are both experts who can go toe-to-toe with Yue Buqun and are enough to run rampant in the prefecture.

Life is tough for a lone expert wandering the country.

However, as masters of the Huashan Sect, combined with the sect's power, each person, along with seven or eight disciples and dozens of thugs from external escort agencies and martial arts schools, could reliably amass a large amount of wealth from the prefecture and local areas.

With just two more readily available experts, the Huashan Sect was able to completely control the four surrounding prefectures and establish a complete sphere of influence, no longer the sect that could barely protect itself.

However, the most important factor in the Huashan Sect's strength improvement is Linghu Chong and Xia Zuo. These young and promising experts are the sect's biggest safety net.

After Zuo Lengchan gained fame in his battle against the Demonic Sect, he was able to patiently teach his junior disciples.

He no longer worries about the encroachment of the neighboring Shaolin Sect; on the contrary, Shaolin Temple will actively help the Songshan Sect.

Because young, skilled individuals with families and careers are controllable, while young, skilled individuals without families are a nightmare.

After the banquet, Yue Buqun asked Feng Buping to hand over Tian Boguang's body to the authorities, so that the Huashan Sect's prestige would be further enhanced.

Powerful figures from within a 500-mile radius of Mount Hua came to pay their respects, expressing their admiration for the Mount Hua Sect and their determination to follow its lead without question.

As for those forces that occupied the Huashan Sect's properties, they came to apologize with utmost trepidation, expressing that they had no covetous intentions whatsoever.

For the past 30 years, I had no choice but to take care of the property of the weakened Huashan Sect. Now that the Huashan Sect has risen again, it is only natural that I should return the property to its rightful owner.

Moreover, the profits earned over the past 30 years should also be returned to their rightful owners.

In just half a month, the Huashan Sect's warehouse was filled with gold and silver, and Ning Zezhong's small wooden box was also filled with land deeds, house deeds and shop contracts.

Since Linghu Chong was not injured internally and the Six Immortals of Peach Valley did not nearly tear Ning Zezhong apart, the Huashan Sect naturally did not feel any sense of crisis and wanted the entire sect to leave to avoid disaster.

As for Yue Lingshan stealing the Zixia Divine Skill, Lu Dayou being killed while protecting the book, the attack on the Medicine King Temple by the men in black, and so on, these things will naturally not happen.

After learning about the cave within the cave on the Cliff of Contemplation, Yue Buqun personally went to examine the carvings on the cave walls. He was amazed and felt a great sense of relief.

He was like a survivor who had been groping in a dark cave for 30 years and finally saw the sunlight. After seeing Xia Zuo, the ray of dawn, he also saw the ladder to climb out.

After descending from the Cliff of Contemplation, Yue Buqun became more composed and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the various tasks of revitalizing the sect.

He arranged for Feng Buping and his two fellow disciples to learn the lost Huashan sword technique, which they then passed on to all the disciples of the sect, thus completely winning over the three of them.

He opened his doors wide to select disciples, and in less than a month, the number of his personal disciples increased to 24, while the number of his outer disciples surged to more than 300.

He met with the magistrate of Huayin County, presented him with a large sum of money, recruited a large number of craftsmen and workers, and carried out large-scale construction on Mount Hua to rebuild the dilapidated buildings that had been abandoned for 30 years.

At this moment, Yue Buqun no longer cared about the Five Mountains Alliance, the Songshan Sect, or the so-called "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual".

He even completely forgot about his own cultivation.

Yue Buqun's good mood lasted for a month and a half until Linghu Chong, the eldest disciple of Mount Hua, left without saying goodbye and went down the mountain on his own, for reasons unknown.

Linghu Chong didn't even leave a single word, so the entire Huashan Sect didn't know why he left.

Upon learning of this, the excited Huashan Sect Leader was struck dumb, his face turning as black as the bottom of a pot.

That was the first time Xia Zuo saw his composure completely broken.

Before hundreds of Huashan disciples, Yue Buqun roared, "You unfilial disciple!"

Even Master's wife Ning Zezhong had never seen Old Yue so angry before. She was so frightened that she was speechless and forgot to say a few words to defend Linghu Chong or comfort the sect leader.

Xia Zuo carefully reviewed the plot and vaguely guessed that this matter was probably related to Little Master Yilin.

Xia Zuo was not surprised at all by Linghu Chong's departure without saying goodbye.

That's just how this guy is. All his respect is limited to his face and his thoughts. In reality, he's extremely willful and self-centered, and he never cares about the feelings of those close to him.

The better you treat Linghu Chong and the closer you are to him, the more likely you are to be ignored by him.

Yue Buqun spent half a month with a gloomy face.

When news of Linghu Chong's association with the Demonic Sect spread throughout the martial arts world, Yue Buqun was furious.

He even went alone to the Cliff of Contemplation, crawled into an empty cave, and cursed loudly for an hour.

Old Yue did this very discreetly; only Xia Zuo knew about it throughout the entire Huashan Sect.

Two days ago, Xia Zuo completed the coordination of mind and body, completely breaking through the limits of the human body and reaching the realm of the celestial being, thus sensing the invisible barrier of the world of low-level martial arts.

In this wondrous state, he developed a touch of the divine, and his five senses evolved to an incredible level of celestial-human intuition, allowing him to completely control all movements within a radius of several miles around him.

This allowed Xia Zuo to hear the slight noises from the Cliff of Contemplation from his dormitory at the foot of the mountain.

Old Yue's vocabulary for cursing was very rich, and Xia Zuo listened with great interest.

He then discovered that the Four Books and Five Classics contained such a rich vocabulary of insults, such profound metaphors, and such vivid expressions.

Old Yue's 30 years of wearing the scholar's robes were not in vain.

After Yue Buqun had completely vented his anger and regained his composure, Xia Zuo asked him to go down the mountain to travel.

Yue Buqun nodded in agreement, saying, "Xia Zuo, your skills are profound enough. It's time for you to go down the mountain and explore the world, broadening your horizons and gaining experience."

He returned to his bedroom, took out a notebook, and handed it to Xia Zuo: "Disciple, I am not worried about your martial arts skills, but the filthy methods used to harm people in the martial arts world are just as deadly."

Yue Buqun pointed to the nameless booklet and said seriously, "This is my and your master's notebook. It records the various people we have encountered in our 30 years of wandering the martial world, as well as all kinds of cunning tricks."

"I know you have a photographic memory. Read this booklet here, then ask your master's wife for some travel expenses and go down the mountain."

After Yue Buqun finished speaking, he got up and left. Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment, but still emphasized, "Disciple, remember to keep the contents of this book a secret. Never tell anyone else."

Xia Zuo naturally accepted the order respectfully.