Chapter 156

He Pingsheng had no chance to interject at all.

He had only spoken halfway before he had to stop.

Looking at the angry expressions on these people's faces, for some reason, He Pingsheng suddenly felt very satisfied at this moment.

They argued for a while, then stopped.

Xuan Yang turned his head to look at He Pingsheng and asked, "Let's stop discussing for now. Junior Brother, is there anything else?"

He Pingsheng nodded: "Yes!"

Wuwei was so angry he blew his beard: "If there was, why didn't you say so earlier!"

He Pingsheng couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him; he raised the sign again and said, "Master said that the eighty percent of resources cut from your heads will all be used on low-tier disciples!"

"Starting from today, the Tai Xu Men will open its gates wide and select excellent disciples from the outer sect to enter!"

"Every mountain peak must absorb a large number of disciples!"

Wuwei was angry again: "What kind of messy logic is this? Opening the sect wide and letting those lowly fellows run in—where will there be any place for quiet cultivation in the Tai Xu Men?"

"No, I don't approve... wait, no..."

While speaking, Wuwei's gaze fixed on He Pingsheng: "Junior Brother, this damn thing isn't you faking an imperial decree, is it?"

He Pingsheng smiled bitterly: "Senior Brother, do you think I have the guts?"

Wuwei said: "That's hard to say. I'll go over and ask the old man!"

With a 'swish', Wuwei turned into a beam of light and headed toward Jade Dragon Shanfeng.

The other few Golden Cores also left one by one, leaving He Pingsheng, the messenger, behind in the Internal Affairs Hall.

He Pingsheng had no choice but to throw out his flying sword and fly to Jade Dragon Shanfeng himself.

Now that he had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, his sword-flying speed was several times faster.

By the time He Pingsheng arrived at the Tai Xu Divine Hall, it was already in an uproar inside.

Biyun Laozu Tai Xu sat in the huge golden armchair like a pitiful old man, lonely and helpless, covering his ears with both hands, turning a deaf ear to the disciples' arguing.

After a while, perhaps the disciples were tired of arguing.

Tai Xu took his hands off his ears and said, "You're all tired of arguing, right? Can I speak now?"

Wuwei said: "Speak!"

Tai Xu said: "He Xiaozi, ring the bell... summon all disciples of the Tai Xu Men at or above the Foundation Establishment Stage to come here!"

"Yes!"

He Pingsheng cupped his hands and walked outside the Tai Xu Divine Hall.

There was a large bell outside.

This large bell had array imprints on it; once struck, the sound could spread to all the mountain peaks of the entire Tai Xu Men.

And the number of strikes represented different meanings.

Striking five times meant summoning only Golden Core Stage disciples.

Striking seven times meant summoning Golden Core and Foundation Establishment Stage disciples!

Striking nine times meant summoning all Golden Core, Foundation Establishment, and Qi Refining Stage inner sect disciples to come.

This time, naturally, it was seven strikes.

After seven strikes, all Foundation Establishment Stage disciples on the ten mountain peaks of the Tai Xu Men swept across the sky like locusts, flying over on their swords one by one.

In an instant, they landed on the plaza.

He Pingsheng's gaze swept over them.

He saw Elder Yu Xuan, and he also saw his master, Yu Ning.

There were also Tian Xiaoqing, Xu Kunlun, and Zhao Linger.

There were over a hundred Foundation Establishment Stage disciples in total.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle..." Everyone cupped their hands and bowed to He Pingsheng one by one.

He Pingsheng felt a sense of irony, because he saw his master, Yu Ning, bowing as well.

This...

How awkward.

"Everyone, come in!" He Pingsheng looked at the crowd: "The Supreme Elder wants you all to enter the Divine Hall, saying there are important matters to discuss!"

The crowd shuffled in, all heading toward the Tai Xu Divine Hall.

Over ninety percent of them had never been to the Tai Xu Divine Hall before.

"What happened?" Yu Ning, Xu Kunlun, and Zhao Linger asked somewhat nervously as they passed by He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng said: "The ancestor has important matters to announce, but don't worry, it's just some changes to the sect's system!"

"Oh!"

Only then did they nod and heave a sigh of relief.

Everyone thought there was an attack by an external enemy!

The crowd shuffled and sat on the black floor of the Tai Xu Divine Hall.

The five Golden Cores above were no longer boisterous, but instead became respectful.

There was no help for it; with outsiders present, they had to put on a show of master-disciple harmony.

"No need for formalities, I have two things to say!"

Biyun Laozu Tai Xu looked at the crowd indifferently and said, "First, starting from today, the ten peaks are open to the outer sect. All outer sect disciples, as long as they have successfully guided Qi into their bodies and can enter the first layer of the Qi Refining Stage, can all be accepted into the sect!"

"Each Foundation Establishment Stage disciple can recruit up to fifty direct disciples!"

"And no fewer than twenty!"

"Each inner sect disciple, even if they are in the Qi Refining Stage, must be given ten spirit stones as cultivation resources!"

"In addition, the sect's Treasure Hall is open; all disciples can enter for free to transcribe one cultivation technique and two divine abilities!"

Upon hearing this, the entire Tai Xu Hall was in an uproar.

The five Golden Core ancestors, however, all had faces as black as the bottom of a pot.

The old man had made a final decision; the resources that originally belonged to them would all flow to the disciples below, so how could their faces not be black?

Biyun Laozu Tai Xu flicked his sleeve and continued: "The ten mountain peaks of the Tai Xu Men are all too cold and clear, without a shred of human vitality!"

"Let them all in!"

"You Foundation Establishment Stage disciples can all build palaces on the major mountain peaks yourselves, without needing to report for approval!"

"That is the first thing!" Biyun Laozu Tai Xu held up two fingers: "Second, strictly investigate certain inner sect disciples who bully others by relying on their status. Once discovered, they can be reported to the Law Enforcement Hall. For serious cases, execute them directly, no matter who they are, no matter what their relationship or background is!"

"Hong Laoer, did you hear that?"

Elder Hong nodded respectfully: "Yes... Master!"

"Alright!" Biyun Laozu Tai Xu said: "That is all I have to say... you may all withdraw. You can go down the mountain to recruit disciples and build your dojos on the mountain now!"

After speaking, the ancestor waved his hand, looking as if he were shooing everyone away.

The Foundation Establishment Stage disciples left one by one.

In the huge Tai Xu Hall, only the master and his disciples were left.

Biyun Laozu Tai Xu glanced at his few disciples and said: "So many years have passed, and the sect's resources have all been eaten and occupied by you few. I turned a blind eye and never asked much!"

"But what was the result?"

"You kept the cultivation resources in your own hands, not letting a shred flow downward!"

"Resulting in my great Tai Xu Men having no successors!"

"Expecting you to carry forward the Tai Xu Men is a joke!"

Biyun Laozu Tai Xu stood up from his seat, and in an instant, a magnificent pressure covered the entire hall.

Even Wuwei and Hong Laoer were trembling under this pressure.

The old man, who hadn't used his divine abilities for hundreds of years and whom everyone thought was weak and easy to bully, revealed his terrifying side again. His gaze swept slowly over everyone like a blade, and his tone was no longer hoarse: "So many years have passed, you have eaten enough!"

"If anyone dares to line their own pockets again, it will be cutting off the roots of my Tai Xu Men!"

"If you cut off my roots, I will not be polite to you!"

"Even if it's my own biological son, I can slap him to death!"