84 Branch Sect, House of Paradise (1/2)
The House of Paradise was now officially the first branch sect of Ten Thousand Flower Valley. It was a suitable addition to the sect, a small step to eventually living up to its dramatic name. Since Chen Wentian was stingy in accepting disciples, it was up to Lin Qingcheng as the first disciple to set an example for any that would follow. Perhaps other branch sects would be established in the future.
She sat at the head of the room, looking over at each of the women who were now her disciples. Their names were Huang Ruyan, Liu Ling, Chen Wangyin, Yuan Qiaochu, Tang Mingtian, Mo Yanmi, Zhang Lili, Wang Yuyan, Xie Yuxin, and Qin Yan. They were all pretty and took care of themselves well, as was standard for women in their trade. They were all experienced and intelligent women in their late twenties or above and well respected by their juniors within the house.
Lin Qingcheng spoke up again, ”You all had a chance to leave in the past but for one reason or another, you've all chosen to stay. I'm glad. My branch sect requires women like you who embrace sex and sensuality. While society may shun you and look down upon you, I do not. My unique cultivation method requires you. If in the future I am able to distill a set of secret arts to pass down, it will also have the same requirements. As my master likes to say, we are fated to be master and disciple.”
”Thank you, madam!”
”First things first...” She took out a piece of paper and read from it. ”These are the principles of the sect that all disciples must adhere to. The first one is family. The House of Paradise will still remain a place of paradise for prostitutes. Those that don't cultivate, those that do cultivate, it doesn't matter. You are all one family in this house. Do not mistreat the women who are weaker than you. Do not shun the women who are different from you. Understood?”
”Yes!” The women replied.
Lin Qingcheng continued to read from the list she prepared beforehand with Zhou Ziyun. The other principles were sacrifice, commitment, and sexuality. All disciples would be asked to continue to sacrifice their body to provide funds to the house. While senior members could choose to retire from active duty so to speak, all other members still had to work to support the organization.
The principle of commitment was very straightforward. Lin Qingcheng required all member's commitment to help her future cultivation. While she would raise their cultivation, it was ultimately for her own gain. Just like the prior experiment, there would be many more instances in future requiring their cooperation.
The final principle of sexuality was perhaps the most important. Lin Qingcheng's dao was based on sex and orgasms. She loved it, she craved it, she lived it. Similarly, all disciples had to embrace sex and sexuality just like their master. There was no other principle more critical as it tied directly to the future success of the House of Paradise.
”Madam, disciple swears to abide by the principles of family, sacrifice, commitment, and sexuality.” The ten women knelt to the ground and bowed to their oath.
”Good, get up.” Lin Qingcheng said, ”Next order of business, we need to discuss our future plans. My master's Ten Thousand Flower Valley is still a small sect, with only eight disciples. It also doesn't have a lot of rules. Therefore, we have a lot of freedom in how to organize the branch sect. For the following topics, you all can propose your ideas...”
Lin Qingcheng and her council debated several topics deep into the night. She mostly sat back and let those more experienced with management discuss the details. She would make the final decision on everything based on their ideas. The discussions went smoothly. The women were bonded together by their new equal status as her disciples and the prior divisions completely vanished.
The overall day to day operations of the House of Paradise would not be changed. However, disciples of the branch sect would also be responsible for cultivating in addition to taking customers.