The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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These two reasons are what made the vast majority of martial arts practitioners stay.

"I heard that King Ning single-handedly killed all the remaining thousand members of the Demonic Cult, and Ren Woxing escaped with serious injuries. It's truly unbelievable."

"A martial arts practitioner who remained in Wuwei Prefecture sighed."

At this point, another person retorted.

"Still calling him King Ning? He's a terrestrial immortal now, aren't you afraid he'll be unhappy?"

"So what should we call him?"

His words made the others fall into deep thought.

Yes.

What's it called?

Jiang Ning's first title since his debut has been "Ning the King of Hell," and it has stayed with him ever since. They don't know what else to call him.

"I remember Ning Yanwang had a title of 'Great Hero of Guanzhong' bestowed by the imperial court, right? How about we call him the Great Hero of Guanzhong?"

One person made a suggestion.

But this was immediately met with opposition from others.

"The title of 'Great Hero of Guanzhong' is not as imposing as 'King Yama Ning.' Besides, King Yama Ning is now a terrestrial immortal. Wouldn't calling him 'Great Hero of Guanzhong' lower his status?"

"This is even worse than Ning Yanwang."

Opposition was high. The title "Great Hero of Guanzhong" seemed to be limited to the Shaanxi region and lacked the imposing presence of the title "King of Hell Ning".

The name Ning Yanwang (King of Hell) is full of murderous intent.

"This won't work, that won't work, so what do you suggest we call it?"

Everyone was deep in thought.

"correct!"

At this moment, someone's eyes lit up and said, "Wasn't Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of the Wudang School a hundred years ago, also a terrestrial immortal? At that time, martial arts people called him Zhang Zhenren. Why don't we just call him Ning Yanwang Jiang Zhenren?"

"good idea."

This person's suggestion was a revelation to the others.

The Huashan School is also a Taoist sect, and its leader is a top figure in Taoism.

They didn't know how to address Jiang Ning now, but calling him "Real Person" wouldn't offend him, would it?

Everyone quickly reached a consensus.

"I wonder if we can take this opportunity to join one of these major sects."

One person sighed, "We are without a sect or school, and our martial arts skills are inferior to those of the disciples of these major sects. Even if we achieve some success, we are still somewhat behind them. If only we could have the opportunity to join one of these major sects."

"Yes, I want to join the Hengshan Sect, and it would be even better if I could become a disciple of Master Mo."

"Master Mo is the head of the Hengshan Sect. It's not so easy to become his disciple. Moreover, Master Mo is a free spirit. I heard that he doesn't like managing the sect. He loves to travel around and enjoy playing the erhu."

One of them quipped, "What? You want to learn the erhu from Master Mo?"

The others burst into laughter.

"I must say, Mr. Mo plays the erhu quite well; I was fortunate enough to hear him play once."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"I wish I could join the Huashan Sect."

After laughing, one of them then shared his inner thoughts.

The others also fell silent upon hearing this.

In fact, most of them wanted to join the Huashan Sect.

"Forget it."

Another person sighed, "The Huashan Sect has very strict requirements for recruiting disciples, and they only accept children as young as a few years old. They don't accept those who already have skills."

The person who spoke couldn't help but sigh.

Back when the Huashan Sect hadn't yet developed, it only had a few dozen disciples, making it an extremely small and insignificant sect among the major righteous sects. At that time, it would have been very easy for them to join the Huashan Sect.

However, at that time, the vast majority of martial arts practitioners did not consider joining the Huashan Sect; they preferred the Emei, Songshan, Wudang, and Shaolin sects.

But they didn't expect the Huashan Sect to rise so quickly, growing from a sect with only a few dozen people to its current state in just a few years, and even producing a terrestrial immortal.

It's too late for them to join the Huashan Sect now; they've missed the best time.

Why are the recruitment requirements for the Huashan Sect so strict?

One person couldn't help but feel frustrated.

"I do know a little about that."

While the others were puzzled, a man dressed as a scholar spoke up.

"Back when the Five Mountains Sword Sects had not yet disintegrated, Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect sent a man named Lao Denuo to join the Huashan Sect and become the second disciple of the Yue Alliance Leader. However, this second disciple was an internal traitor of the Songshan Sect."

"Traitor?"

The other martial arts figures were astonished.

Although Yue Buqun denounced the various crimes of the Songshan Sect on the Fengchan Terrace of Songshan Mountain and mentioned Lao Denuo, the story of Lao Denuo did not spread widely when it was circulated.

All they knew was that the Songshan Sect had done many heinous things in order to annex the other four sects, which led to the other four sects directly fighting the Songshan Sect on the Fengchan Platform.

"Because of the incident involving the traitor Lao Denuo in the Huashan Sect, the Huashan Sect now directly refuses to accept disciples who have already mastered any skills, nor does it accept anyone who is over the age limit. Last year, the Huashan Sect recruited several hundred disciples, none of whom were over ten years old, in order to prevent the Lao Denuo incident from happening again."

This person's explanation made it clear to the others.

Immediately, someone started cursing.

"That Laudenau deserves to die!"

"He single-handedly blocked our way!"

Laudenau, whose grave was covered with grass several meters tall, never expected that he would be dragged out and cursed even after being dead for so long.

Chapter 746: Recruiting Disciples

The crowd cursed Laudenau.

"Ugh."

One person sighed.

"It looks like we have no chance."

But then other people started speaking.

“We may not have the chance, but our sons and daughters do.”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked over.

The man said, “Although we have missed the opportunity to join the Huashan Sect, our children may still have the opportunity at that age. As long as they meet the Huashan Sect’s admission requirements, it doesn’t matter if we don’t join the Huashan Sect.”

This person's words made everyone's eyes light up.

"correct."

Why didn't we think of that?

"You're really smart, kid."

The crowd became excited again.

Some people who were still single and had not yet married and had children became anxious upon seeing that those with children were already considering sending their children to the Huashan Sect.

No!

Once we get back, we'll have to find a matchmaker to arrange the marriage.

Their children can't lose at the starting line either!

At this time, many single martial arts practitioners had already begun to make plans.

It has only been a year since the Huashan Sect last recruited disciples, and there are still two years until the triennial recruitment ceremony.

Now, if they work hard, the child will be over a year old by the time he is born and the Huashan Sect holds its recruitment ceremony. At that time, they can take the child directly to Shaanxi.

Many people have made a decision in their hearts!

"The alliance leader and the others are back!"

Just then, someone shouted.

Upon hearing this, all the martial arts practitioners in the city rushed out of the city, creating a scene of massive crowds.

When Yue Buqun and his companions arrived outside the city, they were taken aback by the enthusiasm of these people.

In particular, the leaders of various sects couldn't help but get goosebumps when they saw these people staring intently at them.

Why have they become so popular after coming back?

The leaders of each sect couldn't help but think to themselves.

Of course, while all the sect leaders were being watched, Jiang Ning was the one being watched the most, with almost two-thirds of the martial arts practitioners present focusing on him.

Jiang Ning felt a little uncomfortable under such enthusiastic gazes.

"hehe."

Yue Buqun laughed upon seeing this.

"But you feel uncomfortable?"

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

"Haha."

Yue Buqun laughed and said, "You are currently the only terrestrial immortal in the entire martial arts world who has reached the Innate Realm, so it is normal for you to receive so much attention."

"You'll get used to it eventually."

After exchanging a few words with Jiang Ning, Yue Buqun rode forward on his horse. Looking at the crowd of martial arts practitioners who had almost completely blocked the city's outskirts, Yue Buqun cleared his throat and spoke loudly.

"This time, our righteous path has defeated the demonic sect, and we must thank you all for your great help and for giving me face. I thank you all again."

One person stepped forward and shouted loudly.

"Alliance Leader, the Demonic Sect has plagued the martial world for many years, and we have long suffered unspeakably. If it weren't for your righteousness and the issuance of the proclamation to eradicate the Demonic Sect, we would probably still be living under the oppression of the Demonic Sect."

The other martial arts figures echoed this sentiment.

"Yes!"

Hearing the voices of the crowd, Yue Buqun repeatedly cupped his hands in greeting, but his smile grew even wider.

This Demon Extermination Conference not only aimed to completely eradicate Ren Woxing, this scourge, but also to showcase the reputation of the Weiyi Alliance and the Huashan Sect. So far, it has been a great success.

After this incident, the reputation of the Huashan Sect and the Weiyi Alliance will surely soar. Coupled with Jiang Ning's status as a terrestrial immortal, Yue Buqun felt he needed to add fuel to the fire.

Yue Buqun looked at everyone and said loudly, "This October, I will pass on the position of leader of the Huashan Sect to my disciple Jiang Ning. At that time, the Huashan Sect will invite heroes from all over the world to Huashan to attend my disciple's succession ceremony. If you all come to Huashan for the banquet, I will be extremely grateful."

Yue Buqun's words shocked everyone.

Is the succession about to be passed on so soon?

They were surprised to learn that Jiang Ning had entered the Innate Realm and that Yue Buqun was about to pass on his position to Jiang Ning.

They thought it would be several more years before Yue Buqun would pass on the throne, but they didn't expect it to be so soon.

Tianmen Daoren and Qingzhu Shita were also very surprised.

At this moment, Yue Buqun turned to Master Qingzhu and the others and said, "Brother Tianmen, Master Qingzhu, Master Mo Da, Master Dingxian, I am passing on my position, and I will naturally step down as the leader of the Weiyi Alliance. At that time, the position of Alliance Leader will..."

Before Yue Buqun could finish speaking, Master Mo and the others exchanged glances, and Abbess Qingzhu stepped forward and spoke.

"Alliance Leader, since you are already prepared to pass the position of Huashan Sect Leader to Jiang Ning, you might as well let Jiang Ning take on the position of Alliance Leader as well. My Emei Sect has no objection."

"The Taishan Sect has no objections either."

The same applies to the Hengshan School.