Chapter 83 Self-abuse is the King's Way

  In the following days, Mount Shu Sect was busy from top to bottom. Xu Xian returned that night and learned about what had happened, and the next day he took two disciples down the mountain to take over Zheng Quan Men's property in Shushan County.

  The main one is that inn, which is Xu Xian's biggest goal this time. Ye Wen made a request before he went down the mountain, that is, no matter who jumps out to make trouble, you can just beat him hard!

  "It doesn't matter as long as no one dies!"

  After all, in a county town, some things can't be done too excessively. Although the rivers and lakes are full of fugitives, they still have to consider the attitude of the official side. Ye Wen wants to set up a flag in Shushan territory, so he has to consider his relationship with the local officials.

  Otherwise, the imperial court will directly put a heretical hat on you, and then announce it to the whole world. In the meantime, some rumors will be fabricated, and I'm afraid that Ye Wen and others will not be respected wherever they go. How can we talk about the prosperity of the Jiangmen School?

  As for the collection, Ye Wen told Xuan not to rush, first bring back the account book and take a look. It's best if the guest house owner can come up the mountain to talk to him directly. Because Ye Wen decided to make this guest house big, he even wanted to open it in various counties of Pingzhou, not only increasing income but also laying down a basic intelligence network.

  "Oh, by the way, during your spare time while you're down the mountain on this trip, help me think about our sect's rules!"

  "Ah?" Xú Xián seemed to have not expected that he would have to go down the mountain to take care of things, and this Master Big Brother still didn't forget to give himself some more tasks.

  Ye Wen explained: "Our family's affairs are the most familiar to you, and this kind of trivial matter is also the most familiar to you! If I were to make arrangements, I'm afraid it would take three years or five years to finish, so just let you do it!"

  Xu Xian nodded, he was not prepared to decline this matter. Drafting a sect's rules was a great honor! But did the Shu Mountain Sect not have any rules before?

  Upon hearing Xuan's question, Ye Wen directly smiled and replied: "In the past, there were only three people in our sect, including Master, me, and my junior sister. Our living conditions weren't good either; we even struggled to eat. Where would we have gotten so many rules from? As long as we didn't deceive or betray our ancestors, that was enough! Now that our sect is becoming increasingly prosperous, we can't still be like before! After all, the saying goes: 'No rules, no square circle!'"

  After understanding the situation, Xu Xian agreed to take care of this matter and asked Ye Wen if he had any requirements.

  "Not allowed to deceive and betray one's master, not allowed to betray one's school, not allowed to bully with power!"

  After Ye Wen put forward these three points, he thought for a moment and seemed to have nothing else: "Let's take these three as the basis for now!"

  "I understand!"

  After understanding Ye Wen's general requirements, Xu Xian took Li Sen and another disciple down the mountain slowly, and also made a round trip between various factions of Shu Mountain. This was also his mission this time, taking Li Sen to find out those old families who came to make trouble on Shu Mountain first, so that when it was time to settle accounts, he would not make mistakes due to unfamiliarity.

  When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Xu Xian took a look at the stone tablet that his mother had replaced, and the two words "Shu Shan" on it made him very satisfied.

  "Now our sect can be considered a representative of this place!" After all, the sects that can share the same name as their location are not weak in the local area - for example, Huashan, Hengshan, Emei, unless they have different beliefs and do not use the geographical name - such as Shaolin Temple, Quanzhen Sect.

  When Xü Xiǎn spoke, the two disciples behind him did not interrupt, but their expressions seemed very proud. It seems that as the reputation of Shǔ Shān Pài gradually became more renowned, these disciples also felt a sense of pride and walked with an unconscious lightness in their steps.

  At the same time, Ning Ruxue brought Xu Ping and two other disciples to the former site of Shushan Sect. This place was taken over by Zhengquanduan after being seized, but now it has returned to its original owner. After walking in and out of the courtyard several times, Ning Ruxue finally found with sorrow that there was no longer any trace of her and her senior brother's life here.

  Zhengquan Gate was renovated after arriving here, not only building a beautiful tile house, but also re-weaving the fence, and the yard was also renovated, with a weapon rack holding many weapons.

  Usually, Zhengquanmen would send a few disciples to garrison here, treating it as the second base of Zhengquanmen. After all, this place is at the foot of the mountain, and people going up and down Mount Shu have to pass through here. Zhengquanmen has two purposes for being here: one is to absorb more disciples, and the other is to show off its power throughout Mount Shu, while also setting up an insurance policy for itself. After all, this place is equivalent to the main entrance of Mount Shu, and if external forces were to attack, blocking this place would be equivalent to blocking the enemy's path up the mountain.

  At present, this place has returned to the hands of Shu Shan Sect. Ye Wen hopes that it will become a foothold for Shu Shan Sect at the foot of the mountain, and in the future, those who come to pay homage and learn from them can be intercepted by Shu Shan Sect in the first time. Ye Wen believes that as his sect's reputation gradually grows louder, intercepting these people who come to pay homage should not be a problem.

  If this continues, those small sects will lose their source of disciples, and with the pressure from Mount Shu right next to them, they'll probably leave on their own soon enough, no need for Ye Wen to take any action.

  Ye Wen originally wanted Xu Ping to take people to take over, as a new test for this disciple. If he did well, Ye Wen was even prepared to directly hand over the base at the foot of the mountain to Xu Ping to be in charge of taking care of it. However, Ning Ruxue volunteered to go, and Ye Wen, realizing that his junior sister wanted to go back and take a look, didn't stop her. In fact, if he didn't need to stay on the mountain to recover from his injuries, he also wanted to go down and take a look. It's just that unlike Ning Ruxue's nostalgia for the past, he was curious about the place where this body used to live.

  "My old man was beaten badly in that broken place as soon as he arrived, it's really unacceptable if I don't go to see what happened!"

  But he's not in a hurry, after all, he won't be staying on the mountain forever, they'll meet sooner or later. For now, let's focus on treating his injuries first!

  After Ning Ruxue and Xu Ping went down the mountain, Ye Wen accelerated his own healing pace. Every day, he spent half of his time soaking in the cold pool, and the rest of the time walking around the Shu Mountain Sect, while also giving guidance to his disciples.

  Due to the injury, even the matter of treating Liu Qingfeng's wound was postponed. Fortunately, the old Taoist showed understanding, and his injuries had basically recovered, leaving only a small problem that Ye Wen didn't need to help with, he could rely on his own deep internal strength to slowly nurture himself back to health.

  However, Ye Wen patted his chest and guaranteed: "After I recover, I will continue to treat Zhen Ren's injuries. After all, I promised to cure him that day, how can I give up halfway?"

  It's all right, what he said is a matter of trust. Ye Wen didn't want to be an untrustworthy person, so naturally he wouldn't stop taking care of Liu Qingfeng again. The old Taoist was very grateful for Ye Wen's attitude and also stopped declining.

  In addition, his younger apprentice Zhao Heng has been staying at the Shu Mountain Sect for some time and has seen the strength of the Shu Mountain Sect. He no longer has that condescending attitude. Liu Qingfeng is delighted to see his apprentice finally change his mind. And he also highly praises Ye Wen, who brought about this change in Zhao Heng, often mentioning Ye Wen when talking to Zhao Heng.

  Having said much, Zhao Heng couldn't help but be curious and asked: "Master, what is the extent of Ye Zhangmen's cultivation?"

  Liu Qingfeng hesitated for a moment before answering, "The cultivation of Ye Zhangmen is not much different from that of his master!" This was the conclusion Liu Qingfeng had reached after much deliberation, and it was also his latest conclusion after repeatedly adjusting his own perception. In fact, this evaluation was already quite high, considering that just one year ago, Liu Qingfeng had only thought Ye Wen was a young man with a bright future and decent cultivation, nothing more.

  But Zhao Heng was not clear about these, and asked: "Can the master also use internal energy to protect his body and shock back hidden weapons to injure the enemy?" It turned out that Zhao Heng had thought of everything he saw that day. Ye Wen had activated his whole body's true energy to protect himself, and then shocked back the hidden weapon in a scene that was really too shocking.

  Zhao Heng had been traveling with his master for quite some time, and not to mention the various eccentric people he met along the way, even his own master had never seen anyone with such skills.

  In addition to Ye Wen's help in healing his master's internal injuries over the past few days, Zhao Heng even suspected that Ye Wen's cultivation was far above his own master's.

  His own disciple's thoughts, how could Master not guess? Liu Qingfeng sighed and explained: "Using internal energy to protect the body is not impossible for a master, but it requires bursting out the energy around the body and then shaking back the hidden weapon, which is something I couldn't do!"

  "It's not that my internal strength is insufficient, but rather the internal energy of our sect's Tiger Yang Dan is too overbearing and tyrannical. It's already extremely difficult to control, if used like Ye Zhangmen, I'm afraid it would harm myself before even harming the enemy! Having all the meridians in my body severed is a light punishment, sudden death on the spot is also not impossible!"

  At this point, Liu Qingfeng realized that this little apprentice was not as well-versed as his other two apprentices, with many rich experiences. He immediately instructed: "You must remember, if you learn the Tiger Yang Dan Qi in the future, don't use it like Ye Zhangmen! The internal skill Ye Zhangmen learned is a middle and balanced path, and also has the miraculous effect of warming and nourishing the meridians. So even if you hurt yourself for a while, you can still recover afterwards. If you act recklessly like that, others won't be able to save you in time!"

  Upon hearing his master's serious teachings, Zhao Heng immediately nodded in agreement. In his heart, he secretly cursed: "Fortunately, I haven't cultivated the Tiger Yang Dan Qi yet, nor have I imitated Ye Zhangmen; otherwise, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?"

  Zhao Heng was right, and Ye Wen's reckless behavior had indeed brought suffering upon himself. At the moment, Ye Wen was sitting in the cold pool, gritting his teeth and enduring the piercing pain that was transmitted through his meridians.

  "Who would have thought that practicing qigong in an ice pool to heal injuries would be several times more painful than usual! It's really unbearable!"

  This is because the speed of true energy circulation accelerates due to the stimulation of cold air, although the healing ability increases greatly, but the pain also comes with it. If Ye Wen slowly recovered honestly, he wouldn't have to suffer this punishment, but since he wants to recover in the shortest time possible, then he has to grit his teeth and endure it.

  However, the benefits are not without. As long as he persists in repairing his meridians in this way, by the time the injury heals, the meridians throughout his body will be even more resilient than before, which is equivalent to indirectly improving his cultivation.

  "The best way to improve one's cultivation is either through encountering rare opportunities or self-torture!"

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