There are still some days until September 21st.
These days, Teng Qing Shan practices San Ti Shi in the morning to get a feel for it. He wants to create the fourth move of Wu Xing Qiang Fa. In the afternoon, he cultivates Hu Xing Tong Shen Shu and after eating Hei Huo Ling Gen, his strength, vision, and hearing are slowly increasing with his cultivation.
At night, he studies the flying knife's ultimate technique.
Of course, at lunch and dinner time, it was also a time to drink and chat with the brothers of the Black Armor Army. In fact, not only did Zhang Qingshan work hard, but the vast majority of people in the Black Armor Army were very hardworking. Those who could pass the screening and stay in the Black Armor Army were extremely rare.
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Before I knew it, it's already September 21st.
At dawn, the sky was slightly bright, and most people in the Black Armor Army camp were still asleep. But Tong Qing's residence became noisy.
"Cousin, cousin!" Qing Yu was already in the courtyard, jumping up excitedly and shouting loudly, "Hurry up and get out of bed! This morning, we're all going to the main hall."
"It's just dawn." Teng Qinghu pushed open the door, holding a mixed iron spear and walked out. He couldn't help but glance at Qing Yu, "Qing Yu, look, what time is it? It's still nearly half an hour before breakfast." So saying, Teng Qinghu still went to the front courtyard to practice his spear techniques.
Qing Yu snorted: "You're really lazy! Look at me, I just got out of bed and my brother is already practicing his boxing!"
"I'll compete with Qing Shan, then I won't sleep." Teng Qinghu stopped his long spear and laughed, "You don't even look at yourself, your brother sits cross-legged in the backyard at night. How can I compare? Let me not sleep and sit quietly? Sitting quietly is sleeping? I'm not capable of that!"
Hoo! Hoo!
In the backyard, from time to time, bursts of whistling sounds came over.
Only to see Teng Qing Shan practicing the three-body style, ordinary three-body style, but in Teng Qing Shan's hands, it has a special flavor. If you look closely, you can find that Teng Qing Shan's legs are like hiding a bow, and his left and right arms are also like a bow. The whole body is like a bow!
His entire body was hiding a powerful force!
Slowly, swiftly!
A sudden punch, like drawing a strong bow, shoots out a fierce arrow!
Good job!
Teng Qing Shan's chest seemed like a bellows, slowly exhaling a breath of air, with a hint of a serene smile on his face. Every time he practiced the Three Body Technique, Teng Qing Shan vaguely sensed an endless and harmonious aura of yin and yang. However, that aura was too profound, and Teng Qing Shan found it difficult to grasp.
"Brother Biao, Xiao Yu, you got up pretty early today. Come on, let's go have breakfast." Ceng Qing Shan walked towards the front yard.
"Brother, you need to change your clothes. Today is the day when the Sect Master officially accepts you as his disciple! At that time, many elders and guardians will be invited to attend in the Grand Hall." Qing Yu said.
Hong Qingshan looked at his own clothes.
There is dust on clothes, because one night in the courtyard, the clothes are also stained with dust.
"No rush, I'll come back and wash up after breakfast," said Teng Qing Shan.
The three of them left their residence together.
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The sun rises, with a million rays of light shining on the great hall of the Yuanzong Temple.
Outside the grand hall, on the dozens of steps, stood a large number of core disciples of the Return to Origin Sect. Each disciple was dressed in white robes and stood upright. In the far distance, on some roads, even more core disciples gathered in groups of three or five, gazing at the grand hall from afar and discussing in hushed tones.
"What's going on in the temple today? My Shifu and all the other twenty-seven generation disciples are waiting outside the main hall!"
"Who knows, the 27th generation disciples are qualified to stand outside the temple. We, the 28th generation, can only watch from afar. Look! Master ancestors! Wow, and there are also elders, protectors!"
Many of the core disciples saw a group of people in the distance.
This group of people is the true high-level of Guiyuan Sect! Tan Qing Shan is among them at this moment.
"All centurions, two at each step! Stand in sequence, all standing outside the hall." A loud voice came from a black-clad Ji Hong, and the centurions following behind the crowd responded with respect. This time, even the Black Armor Army's centurions were not qualified to enter the main hall, and could only stand outside.
Only outside the hall, on each level of the steps, there were two centurions and two 27th generation core disciples, Teng Qinghu was one of them.
On the grand hall!
On both sides, two rows of chairs, a line, all the way to the gate of the main hall. Two rows of chairs on both sides, each with eighteen, adding up to thirty-six chairs!
The four great generals and the eleven marshals all sat on the right side. The Black Armor Army had a total of twelve marshals, but one marshal was outside. In addition to these fifteen people, there were also two people sitting in front of the four great generals: the 'Prefect' of Jiangning Prefecture City and the 'General' of the City Guard Army.
There are seventeen people in total; naturally, there is only one empty seat on this row, which is the first seat on the right.
On the left side, there are eighteen seats in a row, and seventeen people sat down. Only the first seat on the left is empty!
"From this seat, you can see the several major forces of Guiyuan Sect." Teng Qing Shan sat in the right rear position and swept his gaze over a group of people. "The row on the left should be the elders and protectors of Guiyuan Sect, who are probably in charge of managing core disciples and outer disciples. Our row is the Black Armor Army... oh, those two people."
The 'Prefect' of Jiangning Prefecture and the 'General' of the City Garrison did not know Teng Qing Shan.
At this moment, the host has not arrived yet, but inside the main hall, there is a burst of laughter, very casual.
"Lao Yan, who are these two people at the very front of our row? They're actually sitting in front of the four leaders." Teng Qing Shan asked in a low voice.
Yan Gong beside him was also a commander under the First Marshal.
"Qing Shan, those two men, one is the 'Prefect' of Jiangning Prefecture, and the other is the 'General' of the City Guard. They control a total of 80,000 City Guards." Yan Ge said in a low voice, "Those City Guards, although they were all kicked out of our Black Armor Army, are numerous. They are also the troops that protect our old nest under the Yuanguang Sect."
"It was them!"
Hong Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.
Because the Black Armor Army has been maintaining a strength of six thousand for a long time, and many people want to join the Black Armor Army. In fact, many people have very good abilities, but they are still kicked out! So, Guiyuan Sect took those people and incorporated them into the City Guard Army! The Jiangning City Guard Army has 800,000 soldiers, which is the largest army in the entire Jiangning Prefecture.
Of course, if we were to engage in a frontal battle on flat land, our 6,000 Black Armors would be enough to annihilate the 80,000 city guards!
However, if the 80,000-strong city garrison defends with the tall and grand city walls of Jiangning Prefecture, even the 6,000 Black Armors would find it hard to break through.
"This is the Guiyuan Sect!" Teng Qing Shan exclaimed in his heart, an elite 6,000-strong Black Armor troop, a massive and well-trained 80,000-strong City Guard. The core disciples numbered nearly 10,000, and the outer disciples were countless. This was the Guiyuan Sect, the backbone of Jiangning Prefecture's dominance!
Just then——
Three figures walked in from outside the grand hall. The first was a man wearing a long white robe, with his hair loose and unkempt - it was Zhuge Yuanhong. Behind him were two others: one was an elderly man with grey hair, dressed in simple linen clothes; the other had piercing eyes and an overbearing aura, and appeared to be only middle-aged.
"Please take a seat, Uncle and Aunt." said Zhuge Yuanhong with a gentle smile.
The two of them slightly bowed and then very naturally sat down in the first seats on the left and right sides.
"Those two!" Teng Qing Shan immediately guessed in his heart, "Could it be that these two are the 'Law Enforcement Elders' of the Gui Yuan Sect's legend?" Among the Black Armor Army, Teng Qing Shan had also heard of the 'Law Enforcement Elders', whose status was extremely high, only slightly lower than the Sect Master.
Other leaders, prefects, elders, protectors, and commanders, all have lower status.
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Inside the main hall, everyone else sat down after Zhuge Yuanhong took his seat.
"Green Mountain!" Zhuge Yuanhong said with a faint smile.
Teng Qing Shan immediately stood up and bowed: "Master!" At this moment in a public setting, before formally becoming a disciple, Teng Qing Shan still had to address him as 'Master'.
"Qing Shan has lived in the mountains since he was a child, taking nature as his teacher and creating his own shooting technique! At a young age, he even killed Meng Tian, the 'Blood Moon Blade'. In the battle at Flame Mountain, the two elders of the Wandering Palace joined forces to take on Qing Shan, but he didn't fall behind in the slightest! Haha, Qing Shan is indeed a rare talent! Today, I, Zhuge Yuanhong, officially accept Qing Shan as my disciple. Let us all bear witness!"
Hong Qingshan immediately stepped forward and took over the teacup from the tray held by the maid beside him.
Kneel down on one knee and offer tea!
"Master, have some tea!" Teng Qing Shan said respectfully.
Zhuge Yuanhong smiled and took it over, drank two mouthfuls, and then put it aside, smiling and nodding: "From today on, Qing Shan, you are the 27th generation disciple of the Guiyuan Sect! From now on, you must work even harder and strive to enter the Xiantian realm as soon as possible." The process of becoming a disciple was actually very simple, drinking the tea for becoming a disciple was enough.
"Yes, Master." Teng Qing Shan replied respectfully.
"Get up." said Zhuge Yuanhong with a faint smile.
From today on, Teng Qing Shan will be the direct disciple of the Sect Master! This identity is not ordinary. Those who can become the Sect Master are generally the most outstanding disciples. And when the Sect Master selects a disciple, they also choose the most outstanding one! According to traditional rules, if nothing unexpected happens, the next Sect Master of the Gui Yuan Sect will generally be chosen from among the direct disciples of the Sect Master!
Like Zang Feng and Guan Lu, able to become a leader at a young age.
Apart from strength, their identity as 'direct disciples of the sect master' is also not unrelated.
"Congratulations, Master Zong!" A group of people in the grand hall all bowed their hands and shouted.
"Haha... Today, I'll take Qing Shan as my disciple. It's a small matter! There's also something more important." Zhuge Yuanhong said, looking at Ji Hong, and the grand hall immediately fell silent. Everyone knew... The crucial moment had arrived!
Accepting disciples, the process is simple. In the past, there were also very few such big movements.
This time, gathering so many people, everyone has a plan in mind, I guess it's just to elect a new leader! The position of the leader is a position that holds real power. Moreover... Ji Hong's position is the first leader position! According to the rules, the other three leaders must also be subject to his control!
"Gentlemen." Ji Hong stood up and said loudly, "I have held the position of First Commander of the Black Armor Army for over 50 years! Now, I also feel that my strength is waning, so I will step down from this position as First Commander." He then looked at the Sect Master Zhuge Yuanhong, "Please trouble the Sect Master to select a new commander."
Everyone held their breath and looked at the Sect Master 'Zhuge Yuanhong'!
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