Chapter 9 Recruiting Old Subordinates

  Yu Ze Cheng's father used to be a leader in the village, with his grandfather as the chief, and nothing major happened. At that time, the family was very wealthy, and those years of life were truly happy.

  Later, Grandfather died, and Father was too weak to hold on to the position of Executor, which was usurped by others. The disciples under him also scattered in all directions. Father had no choice but to join a merchant caravan of the Gang Association and travel far away from home, eventually dying in the Tianqing disaster of Chen State.

  I didn't expect to become the leader of the village, but now I have a burning desire in my heart to do this job well, no one can take it away from me. This way, my mother at home won't have to work so hard, and my younger brother and sister will have a better future. Maybe someday I can even become the captain of the ship, and that thought is no longer just a dream.

  Yu Zecheng returned home and reported everything to his mother. As soon as she heard it, her face turned gloomy and she said:

  "This job is done, but it's definitely making you a puppet. Being a puppet doesn't matter, but you must have something to hide behind, money to put in your pocket, and responsibility to shift, let others take the lead, don't be someone else's gun."

  "Let's go, we'll find your uncle Gao Da. His nickname is 'extracting oil from stone', he's extremely astute. It turns out that he was the teacher of your father when he was doing his apprenticeship as a steward. After your father was squeezed out, he went back home to enjoy his retirement. He knows many things, asking him will make everything clear."

  After finishing speaking, Mother took Yu Ze Cheng to the Gao's house. Of course, they couldn't go empty-handed, so they brought the pork knuckle from yesterday and some dried goods, heading straight for the Gao's house.

  Old Gao was at home and happened to be sitting in a reclining chair, smoking a water pipe. When he saw Yu Zecheng and his mother enter, he immediately stood up to greet them and said:

  "Congratulations, congratulations, Zhang's descendants are promising, congratulations to his wife."

  It seems the news spread quickly, now he knows, Yu Zecheng returned the courtesy:

  "You must be joking, uncle."

  Mother said:

  "Lao Gao, you tell me about this matter. He's just a young kid and he's already acting as his attendant, isn't this harming him? Once he gets there, he'll be nothing but a puppet, and when the time comes, don't let people bully us widows and orphans. Analyze it for me, speak up."

  Gaofeng sat down on the armchair and took another puff of his water pipe, saying:

  "This matter is the opportunity of Xian Sheng, I don't know why Bai Shaomen's master of Chishui Gate took a liking to Xian Sheng and with his help, not to mention an executive officer, even the helm master can be done."

  Sister may not know, although the Red Water Gate's power is not among the top ten million mountains, it is a major sect in the martial arts world, and it is on the same level as our Tang State's royal family, the Chen family, and the Shu State's royal family, the Jiang family.

  Like our Měi Hǔ Bāng is affiliated with the Chen family, we are under the Měi Hǔ Bāng's Hēi Hǔ Táng, so Bai Shao Men Zhu's words, Ma Lao Hei dare not listen?

  I received the news so quickly, it must have been deliberately released by Ma Laohei. Otherwise, if he appoints a 14-year-old child as the head of the executive department tomorrow, someone will surely object. Now that it's related to Bai Shao Men Zhu, who dares to say anything?

  Tomorrow, Xianzhong will definitely get a good piece of land. This land was probably the Wolf Gang's before, and this way, killing three birds with one stone is Ma Laohei's plan. In fact, it doesn't have to be a puppet, Shi Jia absolutely listens to Bai Shaomen's orders, and with their help, they already have half the advantage.

  The only one with two uncertain factors is Shi Hu's helmsman, Shi Dangzhu. He has a weak personality and doesn't dare to take action, being manipulated by his subordinates. However, if he weren't so tolerant, the Wild Wolf Gang would have been eliminated long ago. He won't be a threat to Xian Nephew.

  There are three people in the Shi Hu branch who must be careful, they are the four great masters of the Shi Hu branch. The first one is called Tan Er Lang, nicknamed Piercing Heart and Life-taking, skilled in the 72 routes of Tan Tui. This person is extremely cunning and narrow-minded, seeing that Daxiong has become the leader, he will definitely make things difficult for him.

  The second one is called Hu Kai, nicknamed Butterfly, skilled in butterfly knife and lightness kung fu. This person is greedy and lustful, listens to Tan Er Lang's orders, is a running dog, be careful of him.

  The third one was called Liu Ye, nicknamed Mei Niangzi, skilled in flying knives and seduction techniques...

  As he said this, Yu Zhen's mother shouted:

  "What is this fox spirit doing there."

  Gao Feng continued:

  "Xianzhong she and your father had a past grudge, you must be careful around him."

  After exchanging a glance, there were some things that couldn't be said in front of Yu Zhen's mother, so they remained unspoken.

  Yu Ze Cheng asked Dao:

  "Besides these three, shouldn't there be one more among the Four Great Masters? Which of them can truly release their inner energy? Is there a master who can transform their energy into a shield?"

  Gao Feng replied:

  "There is another person named Liu Daohan, nicknamed Red Gallbladder Guest, who excels at the Five Lords Eight Trigrams Cudgel. This man is loyal and righteous, and follows Master Shi's orders, so he won't bother you."

  These four people can all release their true energy a few times, but no one can transform it into a shield. In our Hei Hu Tang, only the master Ma Laohei and a few old monsters in the inner hall can reach that level. They have been qualified to become the captain long ago."

  Yu nodded and said:

  "As long as they can't turn gas into a canopy, I have a way to destroy them."

  Having said that, he took out the fire token and said:

  "This was given to me by Bai Dage, as long as I can't turn into a gas mask, I can kill them."

  Yu Ze Cheng aimed at a large tree in the courtyard, activated the aiming beam, and a flame shot out. The big tree suddenly turned into a fire tree, burning with a crackling sound. Yu Ze Cheng put away the fire talisman, and his true energy left the talisman. Suddenly, the flames on the big tree began to weaken, leaving only the trunk still burning.

  Seeing the power of the fire talisman, Gaofeng's eyes lit up and he said:

  "Immortal's treasure? This is a magical artifact! My young nephew indeed has an unlimited future."

  Gao Feng continued:

  "Nephew, if you believe me, I am willing to work for you. Let's manage the territory like an iron barrel, and we will never let others take it away."

  Yu Ze nodded and said:

  "Alright, Master Gao, you can be my mentor. My brother Bai said that in the future, he will help me and at least make me a captain."

  It's time to raise the great banner of Bai He Xi, this peak is also a personal talent, can be pulled as a backbone, Fang Zheng himself has nothing, no need to use it.

  Gao Feng stood up this time, extremely respectful, and said:

  "Boss actually trusts me so much, don't worry, I'll call some old brothers, both of Fu Gang's sons are adults now, they've both cultivated the Golden Tiger Fist and Fierce Tiger Claw to the Great Completion Realm, plus their old man Fu Gang, three people working together can completely handle Butterfly Knife."

  I'm going to the Hutou Temple outside the city to find Chen Quezi. He was originally one of the four red, white, green and blue flowers under the old master's hand, but later his leg was broken by Mo Tianlang and his kung fu was ruined. However, he didn't give up and relied on his relationship with the Chen family to become a disciple of Hutou Dashi in the Hutou Temple and learn martial arts. I can invite him over and deal with Tan Er Lang without any problem.

  Yu nodded and said:

  "Uncle Gao, don't call me a porter, you and I don't have to be so formal."

  Gao Feng shook his head and said:

  "It won't do, without faith and credibility, a gang cannot be without rules. As long as I am your master, you must follow the rules, otherwise how can we convince others."

  Actually, for Tan Er Lang and his men, there's no need to wipe them out completely; as long as they surrender, that will do. Our real troubles are two other matters."

  Yu Ze Cheng said:

  "Please speak, Master."

  This time no one shouted "uncle", what's public is public, what's private is private, this must be made clear.

  Gao Feng's eyes lit up with praise as he said:

  "The Wild Wolf Gang was eliminated by us, but the remnants are still there. They haven't been eliminated yet and must be getting along well with Tan Er Lang's gang to avenge the Wild Wolf Gang or being instigated by Tan Er Lang's gang. Naturally, their target would fall on you, an outsider who has taken over as the boss."

  Apart from them, Shanzhu City has two other factions. One is the Herbalist Faction, originally formed by herbalists in the Ten Thousand Great Mountain, now with over a thousand disciples. The leader of the faction is Kou Lian Shou Feng Yuan, skilled in using poison and Flowing Cloud Hand, not to be underestimated.

  Another one is the Warming Help, which was created by lumberjacks and hunters in the Great Mountains of Ten Million. The current leader's disciple has over a thousand followers, and the leader, Zi Tan Ke Yang Yicheng, excels at the Great Strength Vajra Fist.

  "They saw the downfall of the Wild Wolf Gang, and with the Mountain Tiger's Stone Dock Master not being strong enough, they will definitely be thinking of some crooked ideas. They won't dare to make big moves, but small actions will keep happening, this is something that can't be ignored."

  Yu nodded in agreement, and the two began their research, further determining their countermeasures for tomorrow.

  Yu Ze Cheng returned home, it was already the second watch of the night. He and Gao Feng, this master, studied for a full three hours. The overall strategy had been determined. Tomorrow, Fu Gang and his two sons would all go to the main hall to acknowledge their appointment. At that time, they would be appointed as his own disciples. Chen Quezi would personally go to invite them tomorrow, and he would follow afterwards.

  Back home, there was no one around, so Yu Ze Cheng could finally take out the two books he got yesterday and start reading. First, he started with "The Formless Annihilation Spirit Technique".

  Open it and take a look, the preface is:

  "Invisible and formless, the heavenly demon arrives, transforming into millions, my way is eternal. Clear as day and month, body divided between heaven and earth, only the divine consciousness remains indestructible. When there is no sun or moon in the sky, humans have a nature that does not see the sun or moon. Motionless yet having a time, spirit energy... (untranslatable onomatopoeias)... all-encompassing, without a place to settle. Dull and silent, obscure and dark, this is what is called no sound, no smell, no inside, no outside. When stillness reaches its extreme and gives birth to movement, then usage emerges. Chaotic and continuous, rising and falling, when light and darkness are both forgotten, where is the distinction? Therefore, there is also return..."

  Yu Zhen finally understood after reading for half a day that this was called the "Invisible Dark Magic Sect", a cultivation method of immortality. This teaches the cultivation of a divine mind demon thought, which can be used to occupy the body of other living beings, feel their feelings, and even control their behavior. In the end, it can occupy their physical bodies, cultivating them into external incarnations of oneself, with the highest realm being able to transform into countless forms.

  This mental method, I had already formed a kind of dark and terrifying feeling when reading it, as if the words on the scripture were about to come out of the book, with an evil flavor. The blood energy in my body was very weak, but it kept circulating continuously, resisting this evil flavor.

  The only regret about this book is that the lowest cultivation realm also needs to be at the intermediate level of Qi Refining to cultivate, it seems that for a long time, it can only be put on hold. However, when Yu Ze Cheng saw this, he suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if he had let out a sigh.

  Yu Zecheng then took out another book, "Doutuanshenshoulian", and read it carefully.

  "All heavenly twelve evil spirits, ancient heavenly witchcraft gods, transformed into divine harmony and intention, hiding souls in the heart, cutting off souls to refine the spirit, for me to cut off the enemy of the heart, tempering the demon on the head of the heart, shapeless and colorless. Or as the six realms' demonic leaders, or as the eight departments' evil dragons, or as the thirty-seven routes' Upāsaka, or as the one hundred and eight evil obstacle yin spirits, or as the three thousand resentful angry ghosts, or as the six million greedy worm species, transformed into a ninety-nine zhang golden body of Buddha, transforming and releasing the light of thirty-six million Kalpa wheels, with one thought stored in the heart, all kinds of Vajra Dharma bodies, entering into evil demons, ferrying across all resentment, suffering, anger, hatred, sorrow, worry, fear, love..."

  This is a divine art left by the Ancient Heaven Teaching, which can refine the soul into a demon, a kind of strange spirit, and then drive it to serve oneself. Similarly, this magic requires reaching the middle level of the Qi Realm to cultivate, otherwise it is impossible to capture the soul.

  This goblin can be refined into countless kinds, or as a demon king, or as the eight-parted Yao Long, or as a yin god, or as an angry ghost, or as a Buddha's body Vajra, it can be said that it has countless incarnations.

  This technique is actually similar to a supporting technique of the Doutuian Sect, which complements other techniques such as the Twelve Evils of the Devil's Cult. When Yu Zecheng read it, he also felt a dark and terrifying feeling, as if the words on the scripture were dancing like ghosts and monsters. The blood energy in his body was very weak, but it kept circulating to resist this evil aura.

  I don't know where the Li family got these three secret books from, they all belong to different sects and are very evil. These sects seem to be very powerful existences. In the future, I will have the opportunity to investigate, the three sects of Wú Shàng Dào Zōng, Wú Xíng àn Mó Zōng, and Héng Gǔ Dū Tiān Jiào.

  Since it can't be cultivated, let's put it away for now and focus on the Supreme Heavenly Dao Blood Seal Technique. Ten birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in hand. However, all of them must be memorized, then burn the book.

  Yu Ze Cheng thought of this and began to recite "The Formless Annihilation Spirit Technique" and "The Universal Soul Slaughter Refining Demon". Each book had less than 10,000 words. Yu Ze Cheng spent several hours each day, and in a few days, he had memorized half of it. He still needed to recite for several more days until he could recite them fluently, only then could he burn the books.

  Go to sleep, but before sleeping, practice the "Supreme Heavenly Way Blood Seal Technique" for a while, converting all true energy into blood energy. At this time, it was already the third watch, and then Yu Zhen fell asleep.

  This time, he fell asleep as soon as he fell down. In his dream, the scriptures echoed in his ears, which were exactly what he had just read, "The Formless Annihilation of Spiritual Consciousness and Rebirth Technique" and "The Universal Soul-Slaying and Demon-Refining Method". As these scriptures resonated, in Yu Ze Cheng's spiritual consciousness, every time a sentence of "The Formless Annihilation of Spiritual Consciousness and Rebirth Technique" echoed, it slowly formed a thread of demonic consciousness. Every time a sentence of "The Universal Soul-Slaying and Demon-Refining Method" echoed, it transformed into a ghostly demon.

  However, this demonic thought and ghostly energy had just begun to take shape when a thread of blood swept over it, dissolving it into nothingness within the blood. Thus, in the dream, the three great Dharma gates began their spontaneous struggle with each other.