After being silent for a while, Headmaster Mingxiao spoke again.
"Doesn't this count the practitioners who are about to join the sect?"
"It doesn't count!"
Ding Xiaoxiao did not explain too much. The more he said at this time, the greater the blow to Master Mingxiao.
All the disciples in the hall looked at the two of them quietly.
In fact, when Fenghua Zhenjun and others joined the Southern Sect a year ago, the disciples in the sect were also shocked.
Because there are seven True Lords of Yuanshen and eight hundred golden elixir realm disciples in the group of True Lord Fenghua alone. In addition, there are nearly 14 million people accompanying them.
How could such a powerful force joining the sect not cause fear in the hearts of the disciples of the Southern Sect?
Even though Fenghua Zhenjun and others publicly announced to the outside world that they were leaving the "Momen", they have not been able to alleviate the worries of the disciples so far.
Immediately afterwards, other sects, families, and practitioners joined the sect one after another, causing the sect's strength to expand rapidly.
Master Mingxiao calmed down and asked slowly:
"Can these people obey the sect's management?"
This is also what Nanzong disciples are most concerned about.
The sect is about to open its gates to recruit more disciples. According to the data published in the newspaper three days ago, the number of practitioners who have signed up exceeds 100,000.
Among them, there are seventeen True Lords of Yuanshen, over a thousand True Lords of Jindan, and the rest are all in the Xiantian realm.
Just looking at this number, the disciples of Nanzong couldn't help but tremble slightly in their hearts.
Even if only half of the people are admitted, plus those who have already joined the sect, the proportion of foreign monks will be several times that of the original Southern Sect disciples.
It is naturally a good thing for the sect to become stronger, but this way of becoming stronger has great hidden dangers.
What the disciples of the Southern Sect are most worried about now is whether the original disciples of the sect will be able to compete with these outside practitioners if they unite.
It is not unheard of for someone to take the spotlight instead of the guest.
Ding Xiaoxiao had similar doubts when Zhang Ke made this charter a year ago.
But now that Zhang Ke has made a decision, as a Taoist monk, her full support is her greatest help to Zhang Ke.
Upon hearing Headmaster Mingxiao's inquiry, Ding Xiaoxiao resolutely said:
"The sect's precepts are designed for disciples who don't abide by the rules!"
Tough, decisive, and murderous!
With just these words, Headmaster Mingxiao could hear the strong smell of blood.
Now that Nanzong has made a decision, Headmaster Mingxiao is not prepared to give any more advice.
Everyone's style of doing things is different, and Nanzong's rapid development made him secretly frightened.
Ask yourself, even if the same opportunity is presented to you, you would never dare to do this.
Perhaps only bold people like Zhang Ke have the courage and confidence to accept a force far more powerful than themselves.
Don't get involved in things you can't do yourself.
Master Mingxiao had a clear understanding in his heart. Compared with Zhang Ke, he was just a housekeeper at best, and he could lead the sect to truly rise.
This process is bound to be riddled with thorns and difficulties.
What he has to do now is to take action when Zhang Ke needs him.
Only extraordinary people can do extraordinary things!
Therefore, after some thinking, Master Mingxiao said the last words.
"If necessary, you can send an order to the sect for help, and the sect will go all out to take action."
At this moment, both Ding Xiaoxiao and the other disciples in the hall felt a warm feeling in their hearts.
The sect has never let its disciples down.
...
During the remaining days waiting for the first day of September, Master Mingxiao, accompanied by Xu Qingzhi, visited the 'Crescent Bay', no, it was the more than 1,400 large and small islands in the 'Tai Chi Circle' island chain.
Due to the changes and extension of the earth's veins and the naturally formed "Tai Chi Diagram" shape, it is no longer appropriate to call this island chain "Crescent Bay".
‘Tai Chi Circle’ has become the new name of ‘Crescent Bay’.
After correcting his mentality, Headmaster Mingxiao no longer struggled with the obsession in his heart.
He regards himself as a scholar and must ask questions when he encounters anything he does not understand.
'Why do Nanzong disciples live with ordinary people, and what are the benefits of doing so?'
'Why issue new coins?'
‘Why should we implement ‘compulsory education’ and ‘encourage childbearing’?’
'What's the point of promoting development in the secular world?'
'What impact does improving people's livelihood in the secular world have on the spiritual world?'
‘…’
No one in the entire sect understands the construction of the ‘Tai Chi Circle’ island chain more deeply and thoroughly than Xu Qingzhi.
The construction and planning of 1,400 islands were all done by her.
A year ago, during this construction, Xu Qingzhi proposed a unique concept.
Build it yourself!
Missions are issued in the name of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’, and it is up to the people themselves to decide what the island they live in should look like.
Taking the workshop as a unit, everyone can propose a plan according to their own ideas and apply to the workshop leader.
However, this plan cannot be speculative and fanciful; it must be supported by actual data.
For example, if an island's port is not large enough, a proposal to build a large port cannot be made in the planning.
Islands with vast planting areas cannot arbitrarily make proposals to clear the area for construction of buildings.
Each workshop can submit three planning plans, which will be reviewed on-site by the sect's talents who are good at such aspects.
If a certain plan is selected, you can apply to the sect for relevant resources, manpower, and material resources for construction, and the sect disciples must follow up and participate in the entire process.
At the same time, those who propose a plan and are selected can receive many rewards.
Including management positions, material rewards and some hidden benefits.
Moreover, the sect will record the entire process, establish a monument, and pass it on to future generations.
This proposal aroused all the enthusiasm of the 40 million people in the Nanzong territory.
No one would miss this opportunity to glorify future generations. Except for some old, weak, sick and disabled, almost everyone has traveled to the island where they are.
But there is a word called high-minded but low-handed.
How can ordinary people who can't even draw the most basic Kanyu map have a clear understanding of the island they are on?
And how can people who don't even know the word present their ideas in the planning plan?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, the people of the original nine counties of Penglai gained a natural advantage.
The 12 million Penglai people used their knowledge to crush the other 28 million people.
In everyone's envious and eager eyes, the people of the nine counties of Penglai handed over satisfactory answers one after another.
Ninety-nine percent of this time's "self-built" planning plans came from the people of the nine counties of Penglai.
Two hundred years of compulsory education finally burst into bright light at this moment.
It was also at this time that everyone suddenly realized the importance of knowledge.
One thousand four hundred islands, without reasonable planning, may be able to support people's survival, but they will never reach the level of Penglai.
Even if the "Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong" were to design it, it might not be as good as the wisdom of 40 million people.
What's more, if Nanzong is really allowed to plan this matter, I don't know how much time will be wasted.
With just one suggestion, Xu Qingzhi successfully solved the problem that had worried everyone before.
At the same time, countless ordinary people have entered Nanzong's sight through stunning designs.
What is the most precious thing since ancient times?
Talent!
Through this incident, other new practitioners who joined the sect were able to see the courage and execution ability of Nanzong practitioners, and it also allowed them to fully see the huge potential hidden in the people of Nanzong.
This not only strengthened the confidence of all new practitioners who joined the sect, but also made some people's thoughts gradually dissipate.
Of course, people's hearts are the most difficult to fathom. To completely bring these people back to their hearts requires the perseverance of the Southern Sect.
During the twenty days, Master Mingxiao was like a sponge, trying hard to absorb all the knowledge he saw.
It was only after a deeper understanding that Master Mingxiao truly understood how big the gap was between himself and Zhang Ke.
Entering any island, he can find countless technologies and knowledge that make him excited.
There are so many things that surprise him about construction, agriculture, water conservancy, smelting, planting, people's livelihood, management, systems, etc.
He once stayed on an island for seven days and witnessed with his own eyes a cement bridge across Shilitian built with the joint efforts of Nanzong disciples and the people.
Also during this process, Master Mingxiao suddenly understood why Zhang Ke accepted outside practitioners.
Among the six Nan Sect disciples who participated in the construction of the bridge, two were from the 'Craftsman Sect', one was from the 'Jiqiao Sect', and two were from the cultivating family. Only one was a disciple trained by the Nan Sect itself.
Each of these six disciples exerted their own strength.
The disciples of the Southern Sect designed and planned the bridge, the disciples of the 'Tiangsect' controlled the large puppet machinery, the disciples of the 'Jiqiao Sect' laid out the layout of the bridge according to the plan, and the practitioners of the cultivating family directed the construction of the bridge in a reasonable and orderly manner.
Here, the cooperation between practitioners and ordinary people is like gears meshing with each other.
At this moment, Headmaster Mingxiao was deeply shocked.
A ten-mile bridge is nothing. What he values is the cooperation between practitioners and ordinary people.
Even the various technologies involved in building bridges were ignored by him.
Just six Xiantian practitioners and more than a thousand ordinary people worked closely together to build a bridge out of thin air in seven days.
The meaning contained in this is really great.
If these six Xiantian realm disciples were relied on alone, they might not be able to build this bridge in a year.
In the same way, without practitioners, ordinary people alone cannot build a bridge in seven days.
The combination of the two actually produced the effect of one plus one being greater than two.
From the establishment of this bridge, Master Mingxiao finally understood the future development direction of the sect.
Twenty days is too short, and we haven't even seen the tip of the iceberg of Nanzong.
Seeing that tomorrow was the first day of September, Headmaster Mingxiao made a request to Xu Qingzhi.
"Qingzhi, can you allow the disciples of the Dingzhou sect to come to the Southern sect to study?"
Xu Qingzhi smiled slightly.
"Headmaster, the Southern Sect is a branch of the sect, just like the two fingers of a hand, connected by flesh and blood and connected by blood.
If fellow members of the Dingzhou sect are willing to come, everything about the Southern sect can be shared with the sect."
...
The first day of September.
The rising sun is shining brightly.
Tai Chi Circle Island Chain.
Big Penglai Island.
More than 100,000 casual cultivators stood in front of the 100 academy palaces on the island with apprehension.
There are [Star Cores] and [Soil Soils] deployed by Zhang Ke in the Penglai Islands, which will grow one inch outward every year.
After two hundred years of growth, the size of Penglai Island has extended outward by more than two feet.
Don't underestimate these two feet. This is an island hundreds of miles wide. The two feet of outer extension makes the island a whole circle bigger.
The small sea eye below was suppressed by hundreds of miles of islands, unable to make any more waves.
You can't feel the slightest shaking when you are on the island. If you didn't know that the island is floating on the sea, many practitioners would only think that the island is connected to the seabed earth.
In order to develop and build the "Tai Chi Circle" island chain, 70% of the people in Penglai Island have been separated.
Countless redundant buildings have been demolished and the entire island is being re-planned.
In Zhang Ke's conception, the small Penglai Island will be taken away by him in the future, while the large Penglai Island can be used as the core of the "Innate Yiqi Southern Sect".
When the sect continues to grow in the future, all the people here will be moved to the 'Tai Chi Circle' island chain, and this place will only be used as the foundation of the sect.
As for the county that was originally rewarded to Ding Xiuqing, the sect also replaced it with an island as compensation.
This is also the only island that has been entrusted.
Because there are nearly 10 million fewer people in Penglai Island, it looks a lot more empty and lonely.
But it also happened to be used as a trial location for the opening of the mountain gate.
Twelve levels of checkpoints have been set up in one hundred academic palaces by the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
Tests are conducted from various aspects such as strength, character, moral character, coordination and cooperation.
The test of strength is based on the trialist's control of his own strength, lethality, and length of time against various creatures, strongmen, armored soldiers, Taoist soldiers, etc. summoned by the disciples of the sect.
Mind and character include many aspects.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Nanzong has collected a hundred questions related to character for the testers to answer, and they must make a narrative based on their own answers.
In addition, the masters of the sect who are proficient in formations have set up different illusions to test the temperament and moral character of the trialists.
The contents of these two tests are actually not very difficult. Practitioners who do not have ulterior motives and have violated the precepts can generally give appropriate answers.
Collaboration is different. This trial is also conducted in an illusion.
But this illusion was set up by Zhang Ke himself, with Zhang Ke's current mastery of the illusion plus the gain of the [Reincarnation Staff].
Even the Jindan Realm disciples in the sect couldn't tell the truth from the illusion he set up.
But this time, Zhang Ke is preparing to give all the testers a huge surprise.
The trials in the academy are only for Xiantian realm practitioners.
Golden elixir realm practitioners are not so complicated and only need to briefly describe themselves.
Those who can achieve the realm of golden elixir among casual cultivators either have super luck or have complete inheritance and opportunities.
For them, Zhang Ke's request is that as long as they have not committed unforgivable mistakes and are spies from other sects, they can try to accept them.
The environment can change everything. Zhang Ke believes that as long as he integrates into the sect's environment, he will be able to assimilate it quickly.
What Zhang Ke values the most is the seventeen True Lords of Yuanshen.
Among these seventeen people, seven are from other sects.
The war between the Void and the Zerg caused great losses in the Blue Realm. A large number of True Lords of the Soul died, many of whom came from the ninth-grade sect.
The ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ is a special case, and the average ninth-grade sect only has two Yuanshen True Lords at most.
Because of this war, sixty high-ranking sects in the Azure Realm have made guarantees.
Any ninth-grade sect that has lost its True Lord Yuan Shen will not be knocked down because the sect has no Yuan Shen to guard it, and it will help these sects develop rapidly.
But there are still some sects who see a crisis from this war.
Ordinary True Lord Yuanshen and his sect could not guarantee their survival in such a fierce battle.
So when the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' publicly wanted to recruit disciples, some sects saw the opportunity and decided to join the Southern Sect. This is also the reason why so many True Lords of the Multiple Gods joined the Southern Sect twice.
In addition to these seven people, there are four more people from other regions outside the Eastern Region.
These people also need to be verified to prevent treacherous and evil people from sneaking in.
The remaining six people are casual cultivators who were born and raised in the Eastern Region. On the contrary, these six people are best placed.
Lord Shiraishi discussed each other's demands with the six people, and finally four people decided to join the Nanzong. The remaining two people could not meet the conditions of the Nanzong, so they had to give up with regret.
At this moment, more than 100,000 practitioners are silently waiting for the trial to come.
When the hands on the clock tower of Penglai Island pointed to eight o'clock, three huge and shocking bells suddenly sounded on the island.
"Boom——!"
"Boom——!"
"Boom——!"
The bells echoing in the sky shocked the hearts of all the practitioners who were preparing for the trial.