Chapter 59: One Hundred Thousand New Disciples

After returning to Tongzhou Hall, Hua Hai went straight to Yun Zhouzi’s cultivation cave.

“Hall Master, I went to the headquarters of the Crafting Institute and took on a crafting task involving one billion pieces at the One-Star Human Soul Immortal level, with a deadline of ten years,” Hua Hai said loudly, keeping his eyes fixed on Yun Zhouzi.

Undoubtedly, Hua Hai came here to see Yun Zhouzi’s surprised expression.

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhouzi’s expression remained unchanged as he murmured to himself, “Oh, ten years and one billion pieces—that’s one hundred million per year, or over 270,000 per day. No problem. Tongzhou Hall can definitely complete it.”

Hearing Yun Zhouzi’s reply, Hua Hai was stunned. He finally realized that Tongzhou Hall, from this small planet, was indeed not ordinary.

“That Fire Lord seems confident in winning over Ning Yan, Zhan Yi, and Wei Yue,” Hua Hai thought to himself.

After seeing Yun Zhouzi’s reaction, Hua Hai finally felt relieved. With Tongzhou Hall taking on all the One-Star Human Soul Immortal-level crafting tasks, it was certain they could complete them successfully.

Meanwhile, as soon as the Fire Lord returned to Tongzhou Hall, he went straight to look for Liu Qing.

Liu Qing came from the Skill Transmission Institute and was responsible for coordinating between Tongzhou Hall and the institute.

“Oh, Fire Lord, how did you end up here?” Liu Qing was in her own cultivation cave when she sensed the Fire Lord arriving and immediately flew up to greet him.

The Fire Lord smiled, landed on the ground, and after Liu Qing landed as well, he said, “Liu Qing, take me to the Skill Transmission Institute. I want to recruit some people for Tongzhou Hall.”

Although, with Tongzhou Hall’s current number of members and the use of pre-set formations, the Fire Lord believed they could complete the crafting tasks, he had already decided, considering Tongzhou Hall’s future development, to start training more disciples now, aiming to have at least one hundred thousand disciples in ten years.

On the continent where the Skill Transmission Institute was located, there were many Human Soul Immortals. Those who hadn’t reached the level of Six-Star Human Soul Immortals had become wandering cultivators. These people, with cultivation levels similar to those of Tongzhou Hall’s current disciples, were exactly the ones the Fire Lord wanted.

Recruiting those wandering cultivators would be easy. As long as the Fire Lord claimed that Tongzhou Hall belonged to the Youhan Sect, they would flock to join like a tide.

Liu Qing looked at the Fire Lord, unable to guess his intentions at first, and quickly asked, “Fire Lord, the disciples of the Skill Transmission Institute all have cultivation levels above Six-Star Human Soul Immortals. They might not be interested in Tongzhou Hall. Those disciples usually prefer stronger factions.”

Fire Lord smiled faintly, waved his hand, and said, “Liu Qing, you don’t need to overthink it. Just take me to the Skill Transmission Hall; I have my own plans.”
Liu Qing’s expression darkened for a moment before she nodded.
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On Earthly Hidden Star, the six continents were all occupied by the Hidden Cold Sect.
The sect’s six halls each controlled one continent.
In the Eastern Hemisphere, three continents lay parallel to each other, forming a ‘three’ shape. The Luo Xuan Continent in the north, the Chi Yan Continent in the middle, and the Huo Luan Continent in the south were occupied by the Shang Luo Hall, the Ling Dan Hall, and the Lian Qi Hall, respectively.
In the Western Hemisphere, three continents stood vertically, forming a ‘chuan’ shape. The You Ming Continent in the west, the You Ling Continent in the middle, and the You Fa Continent in the east were occupied by the Skill Transmission Hall, the Sect Affairs Hall, and the Punishment Hall, respectively.
To reach the Skill Transmission Hall, Fire Lord and Liu Qing had to use a spatial teleportation array on the Huo Luan Continent to go to the You Ming Continent.
By this time, the Tong Zhou Tang already had a spatial teleportation array allocated to it by the Hidden Cold Sect, which had been installed by the time Fire Lord headed to the Lian Qi Hall’s headquarters.
Thus, Fire Lord and Liu Qing arrived at the location of the spatial teleportation array and were quickly transported to the You Ming Continent.
The You Ming Continent stretched vertically from north to south. Its terrain had been shaped by the sect’s ancestors through great power. There were ten major mountain ranges running east-west, each extending from the western coast to the eastern coast. The southernmost range was the training ground for human-immortal disciples, the next northern range was for one-star Earth Soul Immortal disciples, and so on—up to the northernmost range, which served as the training ground for higher-ranked Earth Soul Immortals.
The southernmost range was called the Zhi Nan Mountain Range. The vast area south of the Zhi Nan Mountain Range was the territory of various Earth Soul Immortals and cultivators below the Great Vehicle stage; it was also where the Skill Transmission Hall selected disciples at appropriate times.
At this moment, Fire Lord and Liu Qing were teleported to the Zhi Nan Mountain Range. On the mountains, many palaces and pavilions had been built on each peak as training grounds for the sect’s human-immortal disciples.
Fire Lord and Liu Qing emerged from the teleportation hall and flew straight south.
In the sky, inside the Starship.
Liu Qing was puzzled as she saw Fire Lord continuously steering the starship south instead of going to the Zhi Nan Mountain Range to persuade those Earth Soul Immortal disciples to join the Tong Zhou Tang. Various questions lingered in her mind, and she could no longer hold back.
“Fire Lord, aren’t you trying to persuade the disciples of the Skill Transmission Hall?” Liu Qing asked loudly.
But Fire Lord ignored her questions and continued to steer the starship south.
Liu Qing pursed her lips and simply closed her eyes to cultivate.
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Gao Nan City is a very famous city in the world of independent cultivators in the southern part of the Netherworld Continent. In this city, there are no less than 100 million Soul Immortals, ranging from one star to six stars.

At this moment, Fire Lord controlled the Starship and arrived at the central square of Gao Nan City. As soon as Fire Lord and Liu Qing stepped down from the Starship, countless Soul Immortals from the city flew to the square—no less than 100,000 of them, densely surrounding the entire ground and sky.

These Soul Immortals, either because their cultivation level was not high enough to reach six stars or because they, even if they were six-star Soul Immortals, could not join the Youhan Sect for certain reasons, longed most to join it. Once they joined the Youhan Sect, they would be safe for life and have no shortage of cultivation resources.

Therefore, when these Soul Immortals saw Fire Lord and Liu Qing arrive, they flocked around in hopes of gaining their favor, so as to possibly join the Youhan Sect by luck. Their numbers continued to increase rapidly, with more and more Soul Immortals flying over.

Liu Qing looked at Fire Lord, noticing his joyful expression, and suddenly understood—that Fire Lord actually intended to recruit these Soul Immortals. “Fire Lord, did you come to the Netherworld Continent not to recruit disciples of those Human Soul Immortals, but to recruit these Soul Immortals instead?” Liu Qing wanted to confirm her guess.

Fire Lord nodded and then said with a smile, “Liu Qing, show your steward’s token and say that Tongzhou Hall wants to recruit 100,000 disciples among Soul Immortals.”

Just as Liu Qing was about to speak, she stared at Fire Lord in shock and then asked softly, “Fire Lord, are you sure? You want to recruit 100,000 people?”

Tongzhou Hall currently had only 30,000 members. For Fire Lord to want to recruit 100,000 at once, it was no wonder Liu Qing was shocked.

Fire Lord nodded again.

Liu Qing bit her lip and decided not to ask further, so as not to be further shaken. Then, she glanced at the surrounding Soul Immortals and called out with a smile, “Dear fellow cultivators, I am Liu Qing, the steward of Tongzhou Hall from the Weapon Refining Institute. Right now, Tongzhou Hall needs 100,000 disciples. If any of you Soul Immortals who have reached a certain cultivation level wish to join us, you may register now.”

After saying that, Liu Qing took out Tongzhou Hall’s registration pillar. Similar to how cultivators have identity cards, each sect also has its own identity card, namely the registration pillar. In fact, the registration pillar is like a collection of many identity cards, capable of storing far more information than a single identity card.

As Liu Qing finished speaking, excited shouts and roars filled the entire square, shaking the entire Gao Nan City. Naturally, the Soul Immortals near Liu Qing immediately surrounded her. The crowd surged forward in a frenzy. Seeing this, Liu Qing realized it was impossible to record each disciple’s information one by one. Suddenly, Liu Qing and Huo Zun flew into the air, and Liu Qing used her immortal energy to broadcast her voice: “All Soul Immortals of Gao Nan City, Tongzhou Hall is recruiting 100,000 new disciples. If you wish to join Tongzhou Hall, hurry to Nanxiu Peak in the south. First come, first registered. Once 100,000 people have registered, we will close the registration.” After speaking, Liu Qing and Huo Zun flew swiftly south to a towering mountain. Then, Liu Qing took out her wooden immortal sword and quickly carved a huge rock on the peak into a room with entrances at both the front and back. A character “Enter” was placed on the front door, and a character “Exit” on the back door. Liu Qing and Huo Zun stood at the front entrance of the room. The first Soul Immortals to arrive at Nanxiu Peak were surely those with high cultivation levels, mostly five-star Soul Immortals. “All fellow Soul Immortals who have come, enter through the front door and exit through the back door. After exiting, sit on the peak until the quota of 100,000 is reached. Then we will all go to Tongzhou Hall together,” Liu Qing said. Seeing that some had already arrived, she immediately used her immortal energy to shout again. One by one, the Soul Immortals consciously entered through the front and back doors, exited through the back door, and found a place to sit. In less than half an hour, the quota of over a dozen Soul Immortals was filled. In the air, many more Soul Immortals were flying from Gao Nan City to Nanxiu Peak, numbering in the millions. Seeing that 100,000 people were already on Nanxiu Peak, Liu Qing shouted into the air, “Tongzhou Hall’s disciple quota is full. Stop coming down, or you will be killed without mercy.” At these words, the Soul Immortals in the air sighed in pain and regretted not being able to join Tongzhou Hall. Meanwhile, the 100,000 Soul Immortals on Nanxiu Peak were overjoyed and excited, thrilled to finally join the Youhan Sect. Seeing that the recruitment was complete, Huo Zun immediately took out 100 starships from his space ring.

Back then, Qu Yi obtained hundreds of thousands of Starships in the Haodi Immortal Mansion. Later, on a border planet in the cultivation world, he used 10,000 of those Starships to carry Soul Compasses into the mysterious unknown cosmos. The remaining 90,000 Starships were taken by Qu Yi to the Immortal Realm. Now, thousands of Starships are stored in Fire Lord’s space ring.

When Liu Qing saw Fire Lord take out 100 Starships at once, she was utterly shocked and marvelled at his immense wealth. Meanwhile, the Soul Immortals on Nanxiu Peak became inspired, thinking that since Fire Lord was so powerful, they too would surely acquire great wealth in the future.

In the Immortal Realm, Starships are symbols of luxury. A single Starship can carry 1,000 people, which is just enough to transport those 100,000 souls.

“All personnel, board the Starships and return to Tongzhou Hall!” Liu Qing shouted again.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The 100,000 Soul Immortals created gusts of wind as they flew into the Starships floating in the air.