Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 177 Inheritance (first update)
The land of Guanzhong, fertile and wild, has been the residence of emperors since ancient times. Qin, Han, Tang and the chaotic Jin Dynasty, whether it is a unified dynasty or a party of princes, all regard Guanzhong as the foundation of their hegemony. With thousands of years of over-cultivation, the land in Guanzhong is no longer as fertile as it used to be.

Since the Song Dynasty, this place has become a barren frontier. After the Mongolian Yuan seized the world, they did not pay much attention to this land. No matter how big the two sects of Huashan and the ancient tomb were, they were limited by the environment. What a storm.

Only the Mingjiao congregations in the two Huaihe Rivers of the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River are the confidants of Meng Yuan.

Therefore, Huashan sent disciples wantonly to compete for territory in the Ganliang land, and continued to expand, which only made the Mongolian and Yuan courts vigilant, and then let it go, preparing to put down the big trouble of Mingjiao first, and then clean up Huashan.

Gao Cheng led the Mingjiao people all the way and went to Kongtong Mountain first. This mountain belongs to Ganzhou in name, but it is not far from Chang'an, only three hundred miles away.It’s just that Guanzhong already has two major sects, Huashan and Ancient Tombs, and the Kongtong sect can only expand to the west. At its peak, it occupied Ganzhou and Liangzhou, including part of the Western Regions.

Now Kongtong has been brutally attacked by the extermination faction, and most of the territory has been divided up by other second-rate and third-rate sects. They can only rely on the support of Huashan to guard the mountain gate tightly.

On the way back, Gao Cheng had heard the news, so when he was about to arrive at Kongtong, he asked Yin Tianzheng, Yin Yewang and his son to go south first, meet near Xiangyang, and then go to Wudang to worship the mountain.

"Master!"

"Master, you are finally back!"

After getting the news, Huashan's elders, Yue Muyuan and other high-level officials of Huashan gathered in Kongtong. Tang Wenliang and Hu Bao were nominally the masters, but they couldn't intervene at all, and could only stand aside with embarrassing expressions.

Gao Cheng saw that everyone looked okay, so he couldn't help but smiled, and said, "Didn't any major events happen while I was away? Did the Meng Yuan court take any action?"

Yue Muyuan said: "There is nothing wrong with us in Mount Hua, but we just heard that many masters of the teachings suddenly gathered at Guangming Peak, and we don't know what big move they are going to make, so the attention of the Mongolian and Yuan courts is attracted by them, and they have no time to pay attention to us."

Gao Cheng nodded, and then Yue Muyuan began to report on the development of Tianhua Mountain's power. At this time, it had been several months since Gao Cheng ordered to recruit more disciples. Huashan disciples were scattered throughout Guanzhong, and they had become the de facto overlord of Guanzhong.

In addition, Huashan's basic martial arts will inevitably spread to the world, but this did not affect Huashan, but made it more influential.

After personally practicing Huashan swordsmanship, many people in the rivers and lakes couldn't help sighing that the saying that fists come out of Shaolin and swords return to Huashan really makes sense.Huashan is famous for its swordsmanship, and people in the Jianghu secretly gave Huashan School the title of Huashan Sword School.

Many aristocratic families outside of Guanzhong, as well as rich merchants and landlords, saw that Huashan's momentum was rising, and they also moved their minds, and traveled thousands of miles to come to learn from teachers.

Seeing this situation, the several sects known as Huashan couldn't help but want to imitate it, but at this time they found that this method had little effect on their own sect.

Among them, Shaolin is a Buddhist sect. Except for devout Buddhist believers, there are no landlords and wealthy businessmen who are willing to send their descendants to monk temples. Even if Shaolin is willing to open the temple, there are not many people who worship teachers.

But the Wudang faction is very calm, with Zhang Sanfeng, an unparalleled grand master, sitting in charge, although the number of disciples is small, all of them are elites.The situation in Emei is similar to that in Shaolin. In the eyes of the world, it is a nunnery, and the ancient tombs accept female disciples...

Among the great sects in the entire rivers and lakes, only Mount Hua did not have so many restrictions. Taoism and Confucianism merged. No matter female disciples or male disciples, Taoist priests or ordinary people, they could all come to learn from their masters.

Gao Cheng was very satisfied when he heard that Huashan continued to grow.Huashan is also very important in his plan, just like what he said on Guangmingding, to overthrow Meng Yuan needs the power of heroes from all over the world, and Mingjiao's reputation in Jianghu Zhengdao is too bad, so it must rely on Huashan's power.

Mingjiao calls for heroes from all over the world, and Huashan unites Jianghu with the righteous way. Only when the two go hand in hand can great things be achieved.

He asked: "Uncle Master has been working hard these days. I told you last time that there will be a disciple competition. I wonder if you have arranged it?"

Gao Dasong, one of Huashan's two elders, laughed and said, "Of course we will never forget what the head told us. Not long ago, Huashan's first big competition ended, and there were several talented disciples among them, with good temperament and martial arts! "

Gao Cheng's eyes moved, and he asked: "Oh, how many disciples do you have? If you are really talented, I will choose one of them as an apprentice, so that I can inherit Huashan's orthodoxy in the future!"

Gao Dasong was a little taken aback when he heard this, the head of the sect seemed to be in his 20s at this time, very young, it was too early to think about recruiting disciples and finding an heir.

But he changed his mind, the latest group of disciples, except those who were over 20 years old, were destined to become ordinary disciples.A large part of the disciples are only seven or eight years old, and this age group is a good time to lay the foundation.

If the head of the sect accepts apprentices, he should train them well, and in 20 years Huashan will have another top master in the rivers and lakes.The two of them are old and may not live another 20 years.At this time, cultivate a few masters, who will just replace them in the future.

Hearing this, Yue Muyuan hurriedly said: "Sect Master, there were five outstanding disciples in the competition last time, namely Ning Qingyu, Yue Su, Feng Qingyang, Cai Zifeng and Lin Qingyuan. The five of them They are all innocent people, if the head of the sect accepts disciples, he can be considered among them!"

Gao Cheng was slightly shocked, "Feng Qingyang, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng, these three names are so familiar, especially Feng Qingyang, the future sword master, has he appeared now?"

Among them, Yue Su and Cai Zifeng are the sons of Yue Muyuan and Cai Tianming respectively. As for Ning Qingyu and Lin Qingyuan, they can be known as disciples who have just entered the mountain gate just by their names. They can be named and praised by Yue Muyuan together with Feng Qingyang, which shows their heart. and strength are outstanding.

Gao Cheng smiled and said: "Since all five of them are outstanding, let's wait until I return to Huashan to meet them, but Yue Su and Cai Zifeng are still my juniors. , It’s okay to teach martial arts, but it’s not necessary to accept disciples!”

Yue Muyuan was a little disappointed, but just as the head said, he is the master's uncle, if his son worships the head as his teacher, wouldn't it be a drop in his rank for nothing.Fortunately, the head of the sect agreed to teach martial arts, and it was not without gain.

Gao Cheng took a look at the territory Huashan had built in this generation, and then comforted Tang Wenliang and Hu Bao with kind words, promising that the Huashan faction would definitely support them in rebuilding the mountain gate in the future.Let the two of you feel at ease.

Then Gao Cheng brought Zhou Dian and Yue Muyuan back to Mount Hua, and the two elders of Hua Mountain stayed in Kongtong to avoid surprise attacks by top experts.

Since Zhou Dian's reputation in Jianghu is not obvious, although many people know that there are five scattered people in Mingjiao, they may not know who they are. Yue Muyuan is no exception. He thought Zhou Dian was recruited by the head of the Western Regions, so Didn't ask much.

(End of this chapter)