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Chapter 59: Situation, Preparing for Screening

The gaunt old man, Xiang Cong, standing on the martial arts arena of Fengshen Mountain, had tears welling up in his eyes as he watched the great white eagle of their main sect descend from the sky.

They finally have a leader for this branch.

Previously in Qinghe County, their Fengshen Mountain's foundation could be said to have been gradually eroded. The Xuan Sha Sect, relying on its strong cultivation, had been slowly devouring the original territory of Fengshen Mountain.

Raising so many children would require a considerable amount of herbs and pills.

There are also the various staff members of the branch martial arts schools, as well as many intelligence personnel from the branch. These personnel are distributed in the county town or the surrounding towns and villages. These are the most peripheral eyes and ears of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect.

They all need monthly allowances.

However, the Xuan Sha Sect repeatedly devoured their martial arts school's assets, and they dared not publicize it too much. Their cultivation was insufficient, so they could only endure it.

After all, they weren't exactly disciples of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect; they were just peripheral members.

Now that this senior brother from the main sect has arrived, things are different for their Fengshen Mountain Martial Arts School. The people of Xuansha Sect will have to think twice about whether they can digest what they've taken in.

"Xiang Cong, head of the Fengshen Mountain Martial Arts School at the Qinghe County branch, greets the branch leader!"

"Greetings, Master!"

He bowed respectfully with his hands clasped in greeting.

The nearly one hundred or so teenagers in the training ground, young and old, all spoke with longing and respect.

At this moment, Lin Zhou swooped down from the white eagle and bowed to Xiang Cong, saying, "Master Xiang, you've worked hard!"

"Disciples, continue your cultivation."

Lin Zhou finished speaking.

The white eagle behind them suddenly spread its wings, flapped them a few times, and stirred up a fierce whirlwind that blew up the robes of everyone in the training ground.

Swish!

The white eagle transformed into a white afterimage and quickly flew into the air. After more than ten breaths, it flew into the clouds above and disappeared as a small black dot.

"Master, please come with me!"

Xiang Cong invited Lin Zhou into the main hall of the martial arts school.

At the same time, he also began instructing his disciples to go to restaurants and order the best food and wine to be sent to the branch.

What's the situation with the Fengshenshan Martial Arts School?

"Are there any forces in Qinghe County targeting our martial arts school?"

Lin Zhou entered the hall, looked around at the layout, and then casually sat down on a bench on one side, asking Xiang Cong a question.

Since I'm here...

Naturally, it's necessary to clear away some obstacles in Qinghe County.

It's better to keep Qinghe County quiet, so as to avoid trouble every few days that might disturb his peace of mind and interfere with his cultivation.

There are no restrictions in Qinghe County.

There was no sense of any martial artist with internal strength, nor any demon with internal strength to be wary of.

They can freely use their shapeshifting abilities.

"Alas, Master, our Fengshen Mountain Martial Arts School has not been doing well these past few years."

"The Xuan Sha Sect is deliberately targeting us, gradually encroaching on our assets..."

Xiang Cong sighed deeply; the pressure he had been under these past few years had been immense.

But just then...

Outside the hall, a young and robust boy, who looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, walked into the room. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a buzz cut, and wore a well-fitting black outfit that made him look extremely capable.

"Report!"

"Master, the Xuan Sha Sect has returned the properties that were previously swallowed up by us. All the contracts are here."

"The disciples of the Xuan Sha Sect just delivered it."

The young man in the tight-fitting clothes held up a wooden box in his hand, inside which was a large stack of contracts.

The young man suddenly felt a surge of pride and triumph. When did the Xuan Sha Sect return what he had taken from them?

This is truly an eye-opening experience.

All of this was because their Fengshenshan Martial Arts School had a new leader who descended from the sky riding the main sect's white eagle. This was tantamount to giving all the disciples of Fengshenshan a shot of adrenaline.

This filled them with longing for the main sect of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect.

"Oh?"

Xiang Cong looked somewhat surprised. The Xuan Sha Sect was too fast. After seeing the white eagle of their main sect, they immediately sent over all the properties they had previously seized.

That eliminates any reason for them to seek out the Xuan Sha Sect.

Xiang Cong hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the contracts from the wooden box, starting to read them. After more than ten breaths, Xiang Cong let out a long sigh of relief, and indeed returned them all to Fengshen Mountain.

The immediate crisis has now been resolved.

These people really know how to treat people differently based on their status!

Having merely seen their main sect's great white eagle, the Xuan Sha Sect sent over the properties they had previously seized.

"Resolved?"

Lin Zhou was also somewhat surprised and asked.

"Reporting to the leader, it's resolved."

"You can go now."

After bowing respectfully to Lin Zhou, Xiang Cong dismissed the young man in black.

"Yes."

"This disciple will take his leave."

After the young man in black respectfully bowed to Lin Zhou and Xiang Cong, he turned and walked out of the hall.

Immediately, Xiang Cong began to introduce the current situation of Fengshen Mountain to Lin Zhou. The performance of their branch was only average. In the past two years, only two disciples who met the age standard were promoted to Ming Jin before the age of eighteen.

They sent the other person to the main sect to serve as a menial disciple.

Besides, there haven't been any disciples who meet the standards for a long time.

If they fail to gather three qualified disciples within three more years, their Fengshenshan Martial Arts School may be downgraded.

After being downgraded, the main sect's resources will be further reduced, and no disciples from the main sect will come to oversee the matter.

However, the main purpose of these branches of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect is to select disciples with special talents. The disciple with the enhanced sense of smell that Lin Zhou had previously pretended to be was only a minority.

Among these five senses, there is a special type of person with a unique talent called "Inspiration."

These disciples with special abilities can sense the power of another world during their cultivation, allowing them to draw upon that power to enhance themselves. Their cultivation speed is more than a hundred times faster than that of other ordinary disciples.

Once a disciple with a special talent for attracting followers is discovered, these branch sects can gain ten years' worth of achievements at once.

However, there are very few young people with this kind of inspirational talent.

There are also other special talents mixed in, including top-tier talents like Summoning, as well as many other high-level talents, all of which are quite good.

Eight years ago, their Fengshen Mountain branch unearthed a disciple with special talent who had once been an inner disciple of the Fenglei Sword Sect, but who tragically died at the hands of demons.

Otherwise, the Fengshenshan Martial Arts School in Qinghe County wouldn't have fallen to the point where hardly any disciples come to oversee it.

After Lin Zhou learned about it...

After enjoying the delicious food and wine prepared by Xiang Congding, they headed straight to the backyard of the Fengshenshan Martial Arts School, a courtyard specially prepared for them.

Go back inside the house.

It's already dark outside.

Lin Zhou started replacing the tracking keywords; it was time to filter out the hidden culprits lurking in the shadows of Qinghe County.