Chapter 192: Establishing the Sect

Finally, the day of the highly anticipated Longmen sect-founding ceremony arrived.

Early in the morning, the interior of Longmen was already buzzing with noise.

This was the Longmen disciples performing their morning exercises; to standardize the disciples' conduct, Duan Fengyun required that all Longmen disciples must go to the Practice Field for morning exercises, and no one was allowed to be an exception, including himself and Bu Jingyun and the others.

After the morning exercises were finished, everyone returned to their rooms to bathe and change into the dragon-patterned martial attire that was the uniform of Longmen, then they prepared with high spirits for the upcoming mountain-opening ceremony.

Meanwhile, the Jianghu sects that had traveled from afar were already gathering at the Mountain Gate of Longmen.

Many of the Jianghu sects that had come for their reputation had arrived the day before.

But because the time for opening the mountain had not yet arrived, they were all persuaded to leave by the disciples guarding the mountain.

Having been persuaded to leave, they all stayed in the nearby towns, which also caused the business at the Jianghu Wine Manor to become exceptionally good for a time.

The black-bellied Duan Fengyun saw this and took the opportunity to significantly raise prices above the original rates.

The Jianghu figures who originally had complaints and wanted to cause trouble, upon hearing that this restaurant was opened by Duan Fengyun, all fell silent and were silently fleeced.

Nie Feng, also wearing the black dragon-patterned martial attire, walked to the Mountain Gate and said to the martial arts practitioners who had been waiting there for a long time:

"Everyone, thank you all, heroes of the martial arts world, for coming to attend our Longmen mountain-opening ceremony.

Because we are short-handed and have not hosted you well, Nie Feng would like to apologize to everyone here, and I hope you will all be magnanimous.

After you enter Longmen, please move to our sect's Practice Field; the mountain-opening ceremony will be held at the Practice Field shortly."

Seeing the God of Wind personally come to welcome them, the Jianghu figures shouted:

"Hero Nie is too polite; we have all come to catch a glimpse of the heroic bearing of Hero Nie and the other three heroes."

Many of Nie Feng's little fan girls among them let out screams:

"Nie Feng!

Nie Feng!"

Watching this scene, Nie Feng shyly touched his head and said:

"Everyone, please come inside!"

Nie Feng was responsible for receiving guests at the Mountain Gate, while Qin Shuang was responsible for receiving them at the Practice Field.

Bu Jingyun, leading a group of men, walked around Longmen with a murderous aura.

Jianghu figures who did not know Bu Jingyun could not help but be shocked when they saw such a scene:

"Who is this person?

Why is he so murderous?"

Those on the side who knew Bu Jingyun laughed and said:

"You don't even recognize him?

This is the Uncrying Death God Bu Jingyun; his murderous, cold-as-frost appearance is precisely the reason he is called the Death God."

Meanwhile, Nie Feng, who was receiving guests at the Mountain Gate, welcomed a heavyweight guest.

"The Supreme has arrived!"

Wang Jian and the Supreme arrived before the Longmen Mountain Gate under the protection of a group of Imperial Guards.

"Feng King, long time no see, I hope you have been well."

The Supreme greeted Nie Feng.

Nie Feng nodded and smiled:

"Supreme, you have traveled from afar, you must be tired from the journey.

Please, come inside quickly!"

In front of Nie Feng, the Supreme was no different from other Jianghu figures, so Nie Feng did not put on airs.

Although Nie Feng did not take it to heart, other Jianghu figures did not think so.

The arrival of the Supreme caused a sensation among the crowd; the dignified Supreme actually disregarded his own safety to personally come to Longmen to attend the mountain-opening ceremony.

It seems that Duan Fengyun's relationship with the Supreme is indeed solid.

Based on everyone's understanding of Duan Fengyun, it would not be long before Longmen would rapidly become a sect like the former World Society.

By then, with Longmen in the Jianghu and the Supreme in the imperial court, this world would almost belong to Duan Fengyun.

And an even more shocking scene was yet to come.

Just as Bu Jingyun brought his men to the Mountain Gate and was talking to Nie Feng, there was a commotion in front of the two.

The crowd in front of them tacitly cleared a wide path.

The two looked forward along the path, and the person who caused the commotion appeared!

Shenmu Luoxian appeared before Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, accompanied by Wuer and four strong men carrying heavy loads.

Looking at the people from Heaven Gate who had appeared, Bu Jingyun drew the Peerless Sword and pointed it at Luoxian, saying:

"I knew you people from Heaven Gate would definitely come to cause trouble.

With me, Bu Jingyun, here today, I will not let you step even half a step into my Longmen."

Luoxian laughed and said:

"Bu Jingyun, rest assured, I am not here today to ruin the good things of your Longmen.

Di Shitian has ordered me to bring you two hundred thousand taels of gold and silver respectively to congratulate you on your Longmen mountain-opening ceremony."

Hearing the words of Shenmu, the crowd was even more shocked.

The arrival of Heaven Gate was even more stunning than the arrival of the Supreme.

Because the Supreme was only a monarch of a country, and for these Jianghu people who lived by the sword, he had no deterrent power.

But Heaven Gate was different; over these years, Heaven Gate had used thunderous methods to let these Jianghu figures know the power of Heaven Gate.

Unexpectedly, when Duan Fengyun established Longmen, Di Shitian would actually send someone to deliver gifts.

Is this Di Shitian not afraid that Duan Fengyun's Longmen will threaten his Heaven Gate?

It seems this Di Shitian has extreme self-confidence; in his heart, Duan Fengyun is simply no match for him.

This is the thought of all the martial arts people present.

And this is also Di Shitian's goal; he wants to use psychological warfare to make the martial arts community look down upon the Dragon Gate that Duan Fengyun has yet to establish.

But Bu Jingyun did not accept Luo Xian's gift in the slightest; he still held his long sword and said:

"Our Dragon Gate does not welcome your Heaven Gate."

"We have even less need for any of your bullshit congratulatory gifts."

"Take your gifts and get lost quickly."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being heartless under my sword."

Seeing Bu Jingyun's such hostile attitude, Shenmu also replied with harsh words:

"Bu Jingyun, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

"Di Shitian sent me here out of respect for Duan Fengyun, not for you, Bu Jingyun."

"If you continue to be so aggressive, don't blame me for being impolite."

Bu Jingyun sneered:

"I would like to see just how you plan to be impolite!"

"Although I, Bu Jingyun, disdain fighting with women, for those who seek their own death, I am still willing to lend them a hand."

Seeing the momentum between the two sides becoming increasingly sharp, Nie Feng hurriedly stepped out to smooth things over:

"Brother Yun, guests have come from afar."

"Today, everyone who has come to our Dragon Gate to attend the Mountain Opening Ceremony is a guest."

"Today, let us not talk about past grievances."

"Shenmu, we do not wish to resort to violence at our Dragon Gate's Mountain Opening Ceremony today."

"Since you have traveled from afar, you are guests."

"I hope you can watch the ceremony quietly and not stir up trouble; otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

Shenmu laughed:

"Haha, Nie Feng, you are the one who knows how to speak."

"Come, give the gifts to Hero Nie, we are going in."

After arranging for someone to give the gifts to Nie Feng to accept, Shenmu brought Wuer and four subordinates into the Mountain Gate.

On the Practice Field, Qin Shuang was not flustered when he saw the suddenly appearing Shenmu; he had also mentally prepared himself for the arrival of Heaven Gate.

In front of the Mountain Gate, martial arts people were still arriving in an endless stream.

Long-established sects, such as Shaolin, Wudang, Kongtong, etc., had all sent people to arrive.

Seeing that the time was about right, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun also instructed their disciples to keep watch at the Mountain Gate, as they had to go to the Practice Field to witness the Mountain Opening Ceremony.

On the viewing platform of the Practice Field, Wen Chouchou, dressed in black Dragon Gate martial attire, shed his former effeminate manner and shouted with high spirits:

"The auspicious hour has arrived, please, Sect Leader, ascend the platform to conduct the sect-founding ceremony!"

As soon as Wen Chouchou's voice fell, Duan Fengyun, dressed in a black dragon robe, flew through the air onto the platform.

Dressed in black with his hair tied up, revealing a handsome and devilishly charming face, Duan Fengyun drew screams from a group of fangirls under the platform.

"Wow, how can this Sect Leader Duan be so handsome!"

"I heard Sect Leader Duan is already married; I wonder if he still wants to take a concubine or something."

Hearing such words from the fangirls, Duan Fengyun, who had been wearing a serious expression, almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

On the side of the Supreme, looking at Duan Fengyun who appeared in a black dragon robe, the Imperial Guard nearby whispered among themselves:

"Supreme, is this Prince of Equal Rank going too far?"

"He actually dared to wear a dragon robe; this is clearly not holding you, Supreme, in his eyes."

The Supreme looked at Duan Fengyun in the black dragon robe and listened to the Imperial Guard discussing nearby, standing frozen in place without a word.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Wang Jian hurriedly stepped out and said:

"Supreme, please take a closer look; the dragon on the robe worn by the Prince of Equal Rank has four claws, not five."

"Five claws make a dragon, four claws make a python; the Prince of Equal Rank has no intention of provoking the Supreme."

After hearing Wang Jian's words, the Supreme looked carefully again, and sure enough, the dragon on Duan Fengyun's body only had four claws.

After confirming that what Duan Fengyun was wearing was only a python robe, the expression on the Supreme's face finally relaxed.

And all of this was done intentionally by Duan Fengyun.

When making this robe, Wen Chouchou had suggested sewing a five-clawed dragon robe.

But Duan Fengyun rejected Wen Chouchou's suggestion; he knew what a five-clawed dragon robe meant to the imperial family.

The Supreme had treated him reasonably well, so he did not want to slap the Supreme in the face.

Therefore, he had the tailor sew a four-clawed dragon robe based on the five-clawed dragon robe.

Duan Fengyun looked down from a high position at the sea of martial arts people in front of him, using his True Qi to transmit his voice to every corner:

"Today is the day of my Dragon Gate's founding, and I, Duan Fengyun, am very grateful to everyone for not fearing hardship and traveling from afar to attend this ceremony."

"I, Duan Fengyun, came from the World Society; I witnessed the prosperity of the World Society, and I also witnessed the decline and fall of the World Society."

"The lessons of the World Society tell me that a sect that wants to continue to develop must have the full support of all you martial arts people."

"So here, I thank all the martial arts friends who have come from afar."

"If there is a day when you need my Dragon Gate or me, Duan Fengyun, please do not hesitate to speak; I, Duan Fengyun, and my Dragon Gate will certainly do our utmost to help."

After Duan Fengyun finished speaking, he glanced at Wen Chouchou.

After Wen Chouchou understood the hint, he shouted:

"Now, please, Sect Leader Duan, burn incense at the altar to conduct the sect-founding ceremony."

The Dragon Gate disciples off the stage saw this and let out a deafening shout:

"With our Dragon Gate, we win every battle!

With our Dragon Gate, we are invincible."

Although it was only the voices of one or two hundred people, to the martial artists present, it sounded like the beating of war drums.

This group of martial artists all understood that this was the slogan of the Dragon Gate and simultaneously a hint from Duan Fengyun to the outside world.

It seemed that after today, the martial arts world would be stirred into a storm of blood and gore.

Duan Fengyun's Dragon Gate would use the momentum of unstoppable courage to rapidly establish its position in the martial arts world, and then quickly lay its hands on the entire martial arts world.

Everyone knew what would happen next, but they were powerless to stop it.

They had all witnessed the prowess of those two killing stars, Duan Fengyun and Bu Jingyun.

Back in the day, which of those two fellows hadn't slaughtered the members of several sects? Even now, people in the martial arts world still tremble at the mention of their names.

At the Heaven Gate Hero Assembly, they had seen even more of the four's current peak martial arts cultivation.

For the Dragon Gate to annex them would be an easy task; anything they did would merely be a futile resistance.

After Wen Chouchou finished speaking, Duan Fengyun turned around and picked up the incense on the table in front of him.

After lighting the incense, Duan Fengyun raised it above his head and shouted toward the sky:

"Heaven above, Earth as my witness.

I, Duan Fengyun, establish the Dragon Gate here today; from now on, I and my Dragon Gate shall take upholding justice as our own responsibility.

I, Duan Fengyun, swear that I will unify the martial arts world and return peace to it."

Since this group of people already knew he would annex the martial arts world, Duan Fengyun simply stopped pretending and stated his true intentions directly.

After finishing his words, he inserted the incense into the incense burner.

And as the incense was inserted into the burner, the founding ceremony of the Dragon Gate was successfully completed.

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