"This is the number one sect leader in the world!"
"He's so tall!"
He's like a big tree!
"He seems much gentler than Brother Anping!"
"Brother Anping is the strictest!"...
The children were whispering amongst themselves, initially observing Xie Feng with their own eyes, but it quickly turned into a small meeting to complain about Anping...
Anping: I'll endure it!
If he weren't strict, and instead let the kids eat, drink, and do nothing like Zhou Jin, Xuanji Mountain would become a paradise for children to run wild.
Xie Feng laughed, "Not bad, you've recruited so many people, including two top-ranked experts on the Heavenly Ranking. Anping and Mo Lin deserve a reward!"
"Thank you, Master!"
"Thank you, Sect Leader!"
The two were overjoyed and quickly expressed their gratitude.
Xu Chengming stepped forward, bowed, and said, " Xu Chengming greets the Sect Master!"
He and Zhou Jin both came from the Heavenly Dog Clan; one was the Great Celestial Venerable, and the other was the King Kan.
Back then, the Heavenly Dog Clan was in turmoil. The two brothers, Zhou Jin and Zhou Ran, each took turns: one fought valiantly on the battlefield, sweeping away external threats, while the other used his political acumen to eliminate internal troubles.
With the combined efforts of internal and external forces, the world was finally brought under control, and Zhou Ran, as the eldest brother, ascended the throne as emperor.
Xu Chengming was Zhou Jin's right-hand man during the war. After King Wu ascended the throne, he became Zhou Ran's trusted advisor.
But now, he's following Zhou Jin!
There must be a secret hidden here!
Xie Feng pondered: the Heavenly Ranking had exposed Zhou Jin, so Zhou Ran must know he was still alive and would definitely send people to search for him.
Is Xu Chengming one of Zhou Ran's men?
This is open to discussion.
However, even if Xu Chengming had some ulterior motives, he couldn't cause much trouble among the powerful figures of the Xuanji Sect.
There are suspicions that Xu Chengming's background is questionable.
this!
That's the worst kind of thinking.
Xie Feng, on the contrary, leans more towards the idea that Xu Chengming is on Zhou Jin's side!
Now we're searching for our master across thousands of miles!
As for Poison Lord Tun Chen, according to Anping, he and Mo Lin went down the mountain and had just reached the Yuan Continent Desert when they saw this guy looking half-dead.
This Poison Lord said that because he had offended his enemies, he was not only seriously injured, but his poison skills were also sealed.
They desperately fled here, but as their life force dwindled, they gradually lost hope and lay down to await death.
Anping and his companion were about to take him back when they ran into Xu Chengming. Xu Chengming sensed Zhou Jin's aura on Anping Mo Lin, so he approached them.
Xu Chengming was a master of Medical Dao, whose medical skills were superb and could be considered those of a grandmaster.
He saved Tun Chen, but because the enemy attacked too heavily and their Cultivation Method were rather unique, the latter suffered from aftereffects.
that is...
Becoming somewhat brain-dead...
Mentally deficient, devoid of joy or sorrow, utterly dull-witted.
Xu Chengming assured Tun Chen that things would get better sooner or later.
Morning and evening...
A look of despair appeared on Tun Chen's ugly face, making him look even uglier.
After that, Anping Mo Lin recruited disciples in several surrounding continents. At that time, Xuanji Sect had not yet made it onto the Heavenly Ranking, and many people felt that small sects did not have much potential and directly refused.
Most of the children they recruited had tragic backgrounds; they were either war orphans or homeless children.
In any case, at least we've recruited two powerful figures.
Moreover, children are the easiest to raise.
Children are like blank slates, untouched by worldly influences, the purest and most easily educated!
Xie Feng turned his gaze to the children, who were hunched over, looking at him timidly, their eyes filled with pure light.
Most of them have average or even unremarkable physical constitutions, and they have no cultivation whatsoever; they are completely ordinary people!
But none of that mattered to Xie Feng.
Xuanji Sect has plenty of resources to cultivate!
What's your name?
Xie Feng pointed to a boy, about nine years old, who stood very straight and stood out among the children.
"My name is Jiaozi..."
The boy blushed; the name was too common, and he was embarrassed to say it.
Glug~
Sushang couldn't help but swallow.
She thought of all kinds of Jiaozi, thin-skinned and generously filled, a steaming bowl of them...
"And you?"
Xie Feng then asked a little girl with a determined look in her eyes.
My name is Tangbing...
The little girl was about nine years old, and she seemed embarrassed.
She was born in the Southern Continent, a region frequently ravaged by war. Her parents' wish was to eat lots of sweets and flatbreads, preferably sweet Tangbing with both sugar and flour, so they named her that.
Glug~
Sushang swallowed again.
Her eyes were filled with the hot, sweet, and soft Tangbing...
Ah, this...
I got hungry just thinking about it.
Xie Feng nodded slightly, then continued to ask everyone's names.
" Erniu!"
" Shadan!"
" Huajuan!"
" Shaorou!"
" Youbing!"
The children gave their names one by one.
Everyone got hungry just listening to it.
Xie Feng frowned; these names were really too much, even though they reflected their parents' best wishes...
but...
If I become famous in the future, it won't sound good if people call me Immortal Erniu, Shadan Immortal, or Immortal Youbing!
Zhou Jin volunteered to name it.
After careful consideration, Xie Feng, fearing the emergence of a "Pork Elbow Immortal" in the future, coldly and ruthlessly rejected him.
Zhou Jin was very disappointed.
It's a pity that such a good name as "Elbow" is now gone.
He murmured.
He really just wanted to create a pork knuckle Immortal!
Xie Feng was relieved; thank goodness he hadn't let this guy name it!
Ultimately, the naming rights were given to Mo Lin, the crown prince of the Jiao Clan, who, as the crown prince of a clan, had a good grasp of cultural matters.
Having met the disciples, the next step is to discuss their clothing, food, lodging, and transportation.
Xuanji Mountain is a mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles, with ten peaks from east to west.
The Xuanji Sect is built on the Peak Master, the main peak, while the rest are secondary peaks. As the top-ranked sect on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, it was rewarded by the Great Dao with a Sacred Fortune Mountain Peak, located near the main peak, awaiting development.
Xie Feng transformed the three eastern peaks into a place for disciples, elders, and various infrastructure facilities such as Cultivation Method towers, libraries, and martial arts training grounds.
The sect leader resides on the main peak.
Important resources such as the Weapon Immortal Pagoda, the Herb Garden, the Jade Lake, and the General Store are also located on the main peak.
With disciples in place, the Xuanji Sect officially began operations!
Xie Feng asked Sushang and Anping for their opinions. They were originally a maid and a servant, but now that the Xuanji Sect was in operation, they could be considered as the first batch of veterans.
Moreover, both of them have considerable cultivation levels, so they can choose to become disciples or elders.
But these two little beasts are simple-minded; once they accept their original identity, they don't easily change it.
Sushang still wanted to be a maid.
Anping still wanted to be a servant.
Xie Feng didn't force them. As for the others, Zhou Jin, Xu Chengming, Tun Chen, and Qi Wuyan were elders of the Xuanji Sect, responsible for teaching.
When Qi Wuyan was mentioned, Qi Wuyan arrived.
She arrived at the Xuanji Sect, listened to Xie Feng's arrangements, and nodded happily.
She also told Xie Feng that Yan Fei, the young master of the Setting Sun Sect, and Chu Shanjun, the Holy Son, were guests at the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and wanted to see Xie Feng.
Xie Feng said, "After finishing the miscellaneous matters of the Xuanji Sect, I will go to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion."
Qi Wuyan nodded. "Okay, then I'll inform them."
The construction of the disciples' academy and elders' residence was entrusted to King Kan Zhou Jin, who was quite capable with practical skills.
This guy built his own ranch just to eat braised pork knuckle, and for a comfortable life, he built a peach orchard and a bamboo forest!
Creating things out of thin air was nothing more than a matter of waving a hand for Xie Feng, who was at the Heavenly Immortal Realm. However, considering that he could take the opportunity to increase his disciples' sense of participation and enhance their cohesion and action, he deliberately refrained from doing so.