Chapter 343 - Establishing the Sect (1/2)

In the blink of an eye, there was only one month left until the Emperor Sword Court was formally established, and many cultivators had started to gather near Skyfall.

Zhou Xuanji did not let them on the mountain yet, so they could only find places to stay nearby.

During this period of time, Zhou Xuanji had his 58th birthday and obtained three swords, which were all Amethyst grade.

They were called the Divine Martial Sword, Towering Sword, and Seeking Phoenix Sword.

At the summit of Skyfall, Zhou Xuanji gathered his confidantes to discuss the trials for taking in new disciples.

If they set the bar too low, they would take in too many disciples; if they set the bar too high, they might miss out on some talents.

“How about we also take in some disciples to do odd jobs, and if they show promising talent, they can become official disciples. This way, we can have a grand opening ceremony,” Ning Zifeng suggested. In the overseas regions, every sect would have odd job disciples, and their numbers far exceeded those of the official disciples. That way, all of the official disciples could be taken care of.

Zhou Xuanji felt that this suggestion was quite good, so he started to discuss the treatment of the odd job disciples and official disciples.

In the end, they decided to split the disciples into Divine Sword Disciples, Core Disciples, Elite Disciples, Ordinary Disciples, and Odd Job Disciples.

Those with Great Realization stage cultivation and who had gained enlightenment of two sword wills could become Divine Sword Disciples.

Those with Astral Projection stage cultivation and had gained enlightenment of one sword will could become a Core Disciple.

Anyone who had gained enlightenment of a sword will could become an Elite Disciple.

Different levels of disciples would be given different amounts of resources every month.

Zhou Xuanji had opened the Ten-thousand Swords House that gave out swords and cultivation resources, and it was managed by Huang Lianxin and Daoya Old Man.

Lin Changge and Xiao Jinghong would be responsible for going to the human race to buy different swords.

Following this, he had Han Shenbo and Ning Zifeng look after Xuanji Sword Library. He would write out all of his sword techniques and periodically add them to the Xuanji Sword Library.

What was worth mentioning was that Xuanji Sword Library and Ten-thousand Swords House had already been constructed. The previous day, they had also chosen suitable disciples to help out there, and they were just waiting to officially begin.

Apart from this, they had also established a Punishment Hall and Disciplinary Hall as well as other departments. As for who to put in charge of them, he had already thought about it.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he had established a steady foundation over the years, wanting to establish a sect would be far too difficult.

Even despite this, Emperor Sword Court would run out of funds in less than 20 years.

“On the day that the sect is established, none of the guests will come empty-handed,” Daoya Old Man said as he stroked his beard and smiled, looking like a cunning old fox.

Zhou Xuanji nodded and said, “In the future, for Divine Sword Hall’s missions, we will take half of the payment as a deposit and have disciples claim the missions. After they complete the missions, the employer will pay the remaining half. Remember, each mission needs to be accepted after serious thought. We need to determine the true nature and difficulty of the missions, and we won’t take any unrighteous missions either.”

This matter was quite important, as it affected Emperor Sword Court’s future development and image.

Zhou Xuanji put Lin Changge and Chongming Demon Monarch in charge of this.

Lin Changge was responsible for the registration and investigation of missions from the human race, and Chongming Demon Monarch was responsible for those from the demon race.

Zhou Xuanji said ponderingly, “We also can’t neglect collecting intelligence. We’ll choose some people from the Odd Job Disciples and Ordinary Disciples, and of course Elite Disciples and Core Disciples can join as well. After joining the intelligence organisation, they must have their own codenames…”

Zhou Xuanji named the intelligence organization Skyfall Net, and it would give better treatment than that which was given to Ordinary Disciples. If one did well, they would receive additional rewards.

As everyone listened, they inwardly felt quite amazed.

Zhou Xuanji had thought out all of the details of Emperor Sword Court incredibly clearly, and many of the smaller details greatly impressed them.

According to his plan, the Emperor Sword Court would definitely be able to become a first-rate faction within a few hundred years.

To other sects, fame and reputation was the most important thing, but to Zhou Xuanji, fame was what he was richest in.

After he had laid out all of his plans, he told everyone to go about their own business. All of the various departments needed to choose their second and third disciples within seven days.

Zhou Xuanji kept Fenyu Dragon King with him and said, “In the future, you’ll continue to guard Skyfall. Don’t nap all the time—if enemies sneak into Skyfall, you’d better catch them,” Zhou Xuanji said seriously. Fenyu Dragon King looked somewhat awkward but still resolutely nodded.

This fellow was always soaking in Skyfall’s magma and napping, not knowing what was going on around him; he was quite lazy.

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