Chapter 193: The Assembly Ends

The martial artists in the audience were in an uproar after hearing Duan Fengyun's words; they had not expected Duan Fengyun to state his purpose so openly and brazenly.

However, there were also many who greatly admired this spirit of Duan Fengyun's; since he intended to be an enemy of the martial arts world, what harm was there in telling them?

Shenmu Luoxian, down in the audience, laughed loudly:

"What a Duan Fengyun; you are truly worthy of being a man valued by Di Shitian. Your courage and insight are indeed extraordinary!

In my view, you are worthy of being called the number one extraordinary man in the current martial arts world.

It is a pity that you are already married, otherwise I would certainly want to get to know you."

"Leader Duan, I wish you an early completion of the unification of the martial arts world!"

Hearing the teasing from Shenmu Luoxian, Duan Fengyun, who never lost a war of words, replied:

"Shenmu, you jest; I do not dare to accept the title of the number one extraordinary man in the martial arts world.

As for the matter of my being married, Shenmu need not worry; my wife will not mind.

If Shenmu is interested, I can immediately arrange for my subordinates to set up a wedding venue, and with so many martial arts friends as witnesses, we can hold the wedding ceremony."

"Hahahaha!"

Hearing this thunderous counterattack from Duan Fengyun, the martial artists present burst into uproarious laughter.

The usually cold Shenmu Luoxian could not help but feel annoyed after hearing Duan Fengyun's reply.

Why did she have to go and provoke this Duan Fengyun for no reason? Everyone knew this guy was poisonous, and his mouth was even more so.

Shenmu Luoxian suppressed the anger in her heart and laughed:

"Leader Duan's way with words is truly remarkable; I admire it.

I wish Leader Duan and Longmen an early completion of the great cause of unifying the martial arts world; when that time comes, my Heaven Gate will naturally come to congratulate Leader Duan."

Shenmu Luoxian's words were filled with provocation.

Duan Fengyun sensed the provocation in Luoxian's words, and he also replied righteously:

"Once I have completed the unification of the martial arts world, I will naturally go to Heaven Gate to pay my respects to Di Shitian."

The two locked eyes across the distance, like needles against wheat awns, their fighting spirit intense.

The aura of the two also made the martial artists at the scene understand one thing:

"Heaven Gate and Longmen cannot coexist; in time, these two giants of the martial arts world will definitely have a battle."

"Leader Duan, the green hills remain, the green waters flow.

We shall see."

After finishing her stare-down with Duan Fengyun and leaving behind a harsh remark, she left with Wuer and four subordinates.

Duan Fengyun looked at the Supreme below and laughed:

"Supreme, as the supreme ruler of a nation, how can you stand down there?

Come up quickly!"

Upon receiving Duan Fengyun's invitation, the Supreme flew alone onto the viewing platform.

As a member of the royal family, how could the Supreme not know martial arts?

It was just that his few clumsy, amateur moves were not worth looking at in front of this group of martial artists.

After the Supreme flew to the platform, he nodded to Duan Fengyun in greeting:

"Leader Duan, congratulations, congratulations.

I wish Leader Duan and Longmen prosperity and an early realization of the grand ambition to unify the martial arts world."

The Supreme knew this was the martial arts world, so calling Duan Fengyun Prince of Equal Rank was not appropriate.

Therefore, the Supreme also followed the martial arts world's convention and addressed Duan Fengyun as Leader Duan.

And the Supreme's congratulations to Duan Fengyun were also sincere.

Once Duan Fengyun completed the unification of the martial arts world, if there were any strong enemies invading in the future, he could ask Duan Fengyun for help to defend against them together.

Duan Fengyun raised the Supreme's hand and said:

"The Supreme is diligent and loves his people, and he has helped a lot with the establishment of my Longmen.

Here I announce that if the Supreme ever needs anything from my Longmen in the future, I, Duan Fengyun, will definitely do my utmost to provide full support."

This statement by Duan Fengyun was equivalent to binding Longmen and the Supreme together.

In the future, if this group of people below had any designs on the Supreme, they would have to consider the weight of Longmen.

The Supreme gripped Duan Fengyun's hand tightly; his efforts had indeed not been in vain.

Duan Fengyun smiled, and after letting go of the Supreme's hand, he began to ask:

"Fifteen days ago, the Supreme already helped me announce to the world that I, Duan Fengyun, would establish Longmen here today.

Today my Longmen has been established; if anyone wishes to join my Longmen, they can register with my Longmen's chief steward, Wen Chouchou.

My Longmen does not care who you were before, nor does it care about your level of martial arts; even if you are unarmed, my Longmen welcomes you with open arms.

I only have one thing to say: anyone who enters my Longmen must abide by my Sect Rules and act uprightly and honestly.

If I discover anyone violating my Sect Rules, I, Duan Fengyun, will find them even if I have to travel across thousands of mountains and rivers."

After Duan Fengyun finished speaking, many people began to stir.

Actually, there could have been more people, but because of the confrontation between Luoxian and Duan Fengyun just now, everyone saw the discord between Heaven Gate and Longmen.

Knowing the terror of Heaven Gate, they ultimately did not dare to join Longmen.

Regarding this result, Duan Fengyun did not care at all.

Take the essence, discard the dross.

This group of people unwilling to join was like dross; it was better not to have them.

And those willing to join were all people who believed in Longmen and were willing to share hardships with Longmen.

Although many people gave up on joining, there were still many who joined Longmen.

A long queue had already formed where Wen Chouchou was registering people.

Those unwilling to stay, knowing full well this was not the place for them, all slunk away.

Old-established powers like the Shaolin and Wudang sects also left one after another after exchanging pleasantries with Duan Fengyun.

An hour later, the Practice Field was no longer the sea of people it had been before.

Those remaining now were all martial artists and ordinary folk who had already joined the Dragon Gate.

Seeing that most people had left, and being busy with state affairs, the Supreme proposed to depart.

Seeing that the Supreme and Wang Jian were about to leave, Duan Fengyun called over Duan Shuai, who was to the side.

Duan Fengyun pointed at Wang Jian and said:

"Father, this Prime Minister Wang is A Lang's father-in-law, and Qiao'er's father."

"Prime Minister Wang, this is the father of A Lang and myself, Duan Shuai."

Upon hearing this, Duan Shuai and Wang Jian clasped their hands together and exchanged polite flattery.

"In-law, many thanks for raising such a good daughter to carry on the family line for my Duan family."

"In-law, you have raised two fine sons.

Sect Leader Duan is well-versed in both civil and military strategy, proficient in everything.

A Lang is learned and talented; he is a rare talent indeed."

Watching the two old men flattering each other, Duan Fengyun found it quite amusing.

"Father, now that the Mountain-Opening Ceremony has ended, you can continue to travel and enjoy the scenery with your old friend.

Didn't you say you missed A Lang?

Then take this opportunity to go to Huangcheng with Prime Minister Wang to see A Lang, your daughter-in-law, and your grandson."

Wang Jian also said from the side:

"That's right, in-law.

A Lang has mentioned you to us many times; you should go to Huangcheng to stay for a while and see your eldest grandson."

"Fine, then I shall go to Huangcheng to see my eldest grandson.

Old friend, do you want to come with me?"

Duan Shuai asked, looking at Nie Renwang.

"I am not going to accompany you old fellow to your son's house.

You have an eldest grandson to hold, but what would I go there for?

However, I do want to go to Huangcheng to take a look, so I will travel along with you."

"Hahahaha!"

Looking at these two old rascals, everyone burst into loud laughter.

After Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai packed their luggage, they set off for Huangcheng together with the Supreme, Wang Jian, and their entourage.

Judging by their demeanor, they likely wouldn't be back for a few years.

Seeing that the Mountain-Opening Ceremony had ended and there was nothing left for him to help with, Jian Chen proposed to leave.

"Everyone, since there is nothing left for me to do, I shall take my leave now.

If you are ever free, you are welcome to visit Zhonghua Lou!"

Duan Fengyun said politely:

"Brother Jian Chen, you have been busy helping us out for the past few days; now that things have finally quieted down, why not stay a few more days?"

Jian Chen smiled and replied:

"All good things must come to an end!

I have been out for a long time, and Zhonghua Lou cannot function without someone looking after it.

When you are free, come to Zhonghua Lou for a visit, and I will show you the brand-new Zhonghua Lou."

"Very well, then we shall meet again when the green hills and clear waters remain.

Once we finish settling the affairs of the Dragon Gate, we will certainly pay a visit to Zhonghua Lou!"

After a round of pleasantries, Jian Chen departed.

All the guests had left, and now only the people of the Dragon Gate remained.

Duan Fengyun shouted:

"Assemble!"

The crowd, who had been wandering about, instantly and quickly assembled on the Practice Field.

Those who had just joined did not know the rules, but seeing the behavior of their seniors, they still followed suit and stood properly in the Practice Field.

Duan Fengyun silently observed; there had been fewer than two hundred disciples before, but after the recruitment drive just now, there were now about six hundred.

Seeing this result, Duan Fengyun was already very satisfied; after all, the Dragon Gate had only just been established.

One might ask, in the entire martial arts world, whose sect had six hundred disciples on its very first day of founding?

The current Dragon Gate could be considered unprecedented, and it was unlikely anyone in the future would be able to catch up.

Seeing that everyone had finished assembling, Duan Fengyun began to speak:

"Everyone, I welcome you all to join my Dragon Gate.

I know that the reason you all joined the Dragon Gate is because you trust me, Duan Fengyun, and I, Duan Fengyun, will not let you down.

I am officially announcing to you all the rules for the distribution of stipends in my Dragon Gate.

Ordinary Disciples will receive a stipend of 5 taels of silver per month, and Elite Disciples will receive 10 taels of silver per month.

Stipends for those above the rank of Elite Disciple will be even more generous, so I need you all to work harder to demonstrate your respective talents.

Both Ordinary Disciples and Elite Disciples must compete openly and fairly; if I discover anyone cheating, then I am sorry, but my Dragon Gate does not welcome them."

"Everyone, do you have the confidence to join me in building the Dragon Gate into the number one sect in the Jianghu?"

A deafening roar of shouts erupted from the crowd below:

"With our Dragon Gate, we win every battle!

With our Dragon Gate, we are invincible."

Upon learning that ordinary disciples actually received five taels of silver a month, this group of disciples was incredibly excited; they were right to choose to come to the Dragon Gate.

And they also knew that the further the Dragon Gate went in the Jianghu, the more allowances they would receive, so they were now full of motivation.

Watching this group of highly motivated newcomers, Duan Fengyun couldn't help but smile; with this, why worry about not accomplishing great things?

After finishing his speech, Duan Fengyun left.

Wen Chouchou then took over to begin pouring chicken soup for the soul into this group of people.

Nie Feng and the other two looked through the crowd, but they couldn't find any suitable candidates for Vice Hall Master, so they had to give up.

The three of them had wanted to pick a favorite Vice Hall Master so they could hand over the work to this person, while the three of them continued to be hands-off managers.

But things did not go as planned, and the three of them had to continue taking shifts to do their work as Hall Masters.

After returning to the Heaven Gate, Shenmu found Di Shitian, looking aggressive.

Di Shitian looked at the aggressive Shenmu and laughed:

"What's wrong, girl?

I guess that brat Duan Fengyun provoked you again, didn't he?"

Luo Xian said indignantly:

"Master, that Duan Fengyun is insidious and cunning, with a vicious tongue; why does Master still keep him?

Moreover, he said directly at the mountain-opening ceremony today that he wants to build the Dragon Gate into the number one sect in the Jianghu; where does this put our Heaven Gate?

Master, you are raising a tiger that will cause trouble; why not get rid of Duan Fengyun and his lot sooner?"

Di Shitian laughed:

"Shenmu, do you know the saying, 'How can the light of a grain of rice compete with the brilliance of the bright moon?'

Do you think I would take Duan Fengyun's mere Dragon Gate seriously?

I know you want to kill Duan Fengyun, but wait a little longer.

After some time, once I complete my plan, Duan Fengyun will be yours to deal with."

Upon hearing this, Shenmu was confused for a moment, but in the end, she asked about the matter that had been puzzling her for a long time:

"Master, you keep talking about a plan, but I have never heard the content of your plan.

May I ask, Master, what exactly is your plan?"

Di Shitian stared at Shenmu and said:

"You want to know my plan?"

Immediately, Di Shitian's voice turned sharp, and he said with a touch of embarrassment and anger:

"Shenmu, haven't I always warned you not to ask about my affairs?

When I want to tell you, I will tell you.

If I don't want to tell you, don't ask!"

After speaking, Di Shitian sucked in the air, directly grabbing Shenmu by the neck.

Shenmu struggled desperately in Di Shitian's grip.

Seeing that the effect was enough, Di Shitian finally let go.

Rubbing her neck, Shenmu said with lingering fear:

"Master, I know I was wrong."

"Withdraw."

Di Shitian waved his hand, and Shenmu tactfully withdrew.

Only, after this scene, Shenmu's hatred for Duan Fengyun grew even stronger.

After Shenmu left, Di Shitian muttered:

"Duan Fengyun, jump around all you want for now.

Once I complete the Seven Weapons Slay Dragon plan, I will settle the score with you slowly!"

However, it was time for him to use the identity of Xu Fu to meet those few people.

If he didn't brainwash them a bit more, they probably wouldn't be willing to die for him to slay the dragon.

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