Hongmen Banquet
"Eldest Senior Brother, do we need to mobilize more manpower?" Zhang Changshan asked.
Wang Baole's eyes flashed coldly as he said fiercely, "Azure Cloud City originally gave them a peaceful place, but since they don't appreciate it, then we'll eliminate them."
"We don't need any other disciples; the 20,000-plus people we've selected will be enough to deal with them," Liang Yi added. "Perfect timing, we also need practical training, and this is the perfect opportunity for us."
All three of them sensed that this group had become a cancer, and it was time to get rid of them.
Zhang Yang pondered for a moment before waving his hand and saying, "We don't need it for now!"
Junior Brother Jiang, go and inform those Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators now that I'm hosting a dinner at the Martial Practice Arena and invite them to come and chat!
"Now?"
"Now!"
Having received confirmation, Jiang Zhiqiu turned and flew back towards Azure Cloud City.
To date, he is still only at the Nascent Soul Realm.
Unfortunately, the leaders of the various gangs and organizations within Azure Cloud City are all at the Primordial Spirit Realm.
On his own, he still couldn't suppress those at the Primordial Spirit Realm.
In fact, if Azure Cloud City didn't have its own City Guard and a powerful backer like the Azure Cloud Sect, the attitude of those Primordial Spirit Realm would have been completely different long ago.
Upon returning to Azure Cloud City, Jiang Zhiqiu immediately instructed his subordinates to relay the order.
When all the Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators heard that the Azure Cloud Sect Primordial Spirit Realm was hosting a banquet, they were overjoyed and hurriedly began preparations.
Over the years, they had all come to know that the Azure Cloud Sect's "hosting a feast" must be for something very important.
Of course, they were also sensible.
Since it's a dinner party, of course we have to prepare gifts!
Subsequently, more than two hundred Primordial Spirit Realm, carrying gifts, went up the mountain.
To their surprise, this time no one came to collect their gifts; instead, someone led them directly to the Martial Practice Arena.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhang Yang flew to the Martial Practice Arena.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, may I ask which senior is giving the lecture this time?" A Primordial Spirit Realm stepped forward with a smile and asked. "By the way, we have also prepared a small gift, please accept it as a token of our respect!"
After he finished speaking, he took out a box and stuffed it into Zhang Yang's hand.
Zhang Yang smiled, declined the gift, and instead gestured with his hand, saying, "There's no sermon this time, but there are some things I need to discuss with you all!"
Seeing that no one was giving a lecture, the enthusiasm of the many Primordial Spirit Realm immediately waned.
Of course, they were also very curious about what Zhang Yang wanted to talk about.
As for gifts, after the first Primordial Spirit Realm was rejected, they stopped offering gifts.
After all, no one is preaching!
Zhang Yang took out a chair from his Spatial Ring, sat down on the spot, and said, "Everyone, please sit down too!"
Other Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators followed suit, taking out other items and sitting down.
After everyone was seated, Zhang Yang got straight to the point and asked, "I've heard that some of you have already gathered a group of people and formed a gang or organization?"
Some of the Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators immediately nodded, feeling that there was nothing wrong with admitting it.
Some of those at the Primordial Spirit Realm showed strange expressions on their faces.
Some Primordial Spirit Realm even directly inquired, "We did indeed form an organization to teach others cultivation techniques. We learned this from your sect."
We have received a great favor from the Azure Cloud Sect, and naturally we want to help other younger generations, which is why we formed an organization.
There shouldn't be any other problems, right?
Zhang Yang nodded repeatedly and said, "It's a pleasure to have such a kind heart from this fellow Daoist; all our efforts have not been in vain."
However, some clubs, despite having good intentions, have gone astray later on.
Some people even have ulterior motives, which makes them even less commendable.
I've heard that some guilds have snatched up all the missions issued by Azure Cloud City and even the Azure Cloud Sect, leaving none for anyone else. Some guilds even claim that you can only receive missions after joining their guild.
Many Rogue Cultivator are unwilling to join other organizations, which has resulted in them not being able to receive any missions. They have already reported this to the Azure Cloud City Government multiple times. Therefore, I have called you all here today to have a proper discussion about this matter."
"Absolutely impossible!" A Primordial Spirit Realm immediately stood up and shouted, "I don't know about others, but at least it's absolutely impossible for us Mutual Aid Society. Our motto is to help everyone in need, and such a thing Mutual Aid Society."
"Our New Alliance Society is also out of the question," another Primordial Spirit Realm stood up and said loudly. "Our New Alliance Society is mainly composed of Alchemist; we only accept orders related to pills."
"We, the Hundred Battles Hall, would never do that!"
Zhang Yang looked at the many Nascent Primordial Spirit Realm who stood up to refute him, waved to them, and waited until everyone stopped before slowly saying, "I called you all here today to discuss how to solve a problem, not to listen to your explanations."
By the way, let me first find out how many of you have formed any clubs or organizations?
Fellow Daoists who are not affiliated with any community or organization, please stand on the other side, okay?
In an instant, many Primordial Spirit Realm flew over and landed on the other side of the Martial Practice Arena.
Zhang Yang glanced around and saw that there were about forty or fifty people.
In other words, there are as many as 152 people at the Primordial Spirit Realm who are associated with organized crime groups!
Zhang Yang's gaze returned to the 152 people, and he asked with a smile, "I have a question: Do you all remember your origins?"
Many Primordial Spirit Realm frowned.
"Rogue Cultivator!" Zhang Yang said in a deep voice, "A large portion of you are actually Rogue Cultivator."
Of course, you have all achieved a certain status among the Rogue Cultivator, and your lives in the past must have been quite good.
However, you have to admit that you haven't actually been living a very comfortable life in the past.
Because even if you are at the Primordial Spirit Realm, in the eyes of other sects, you are nothing special.
In fact, a large portion of you only broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm after arriving in Azure Cloud City and listening to the Dao many times.
However, after you all reached the Primordial Spirit Realm, it seems that you have forgotten your original intentions.
You have forgotten that you yourselves also originated from independent Rogue Cultivator.
Now that you have achieved a certain level of sophistication and power, you have used your status and position to gather a large group of people to work for you. All you need to do is sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor, and you will receive a substantial income.
In order to protect your interests, you monopolize all the tasks and exclude other Rogue Cultivator who have not joined the guild.
They even fought each other to seize missions from Azure Cloud City and Azure Cloud Sect.
In the past six months, you've requested duels in Azure Cloud City more than ten times in order to obtain missions, haven't you?
On several occasions, you even led your respective gangs and organizations away from Azure Cloud City to engage in chaotic battles, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of people on several occasions.
Am I correct in stating these facts?