In the Heavens

Keeping filial piety is not an easy task. As Ning Qingyu's only daughter, three years of filial piety is indispensable.

Not only would Ningzhong have to guard for three years, but none of Ning Qingyu's disciples could escape.

The word "master" is not called for nothing. On the issue of keeping filial piety, apprentices and sons are treated the same, and all the procedures that should be done must be completed.

As for the other disciples, according to the tradition of the Huashan sect, the head of the sect will wear mourning for a hundred days after death, and they are not allowed to marry or hold birthday banquets within a year.

This is already the highest standard, and only the leader who has accomplished something during his reign can enjoy it. At the same time, this is the limit that the Jianghu sect can bear. No matter how long the filial piety period is, it will affect the normal development of the sect.

There is no way, during the filial piety period, you can neither go out to socialize nor organize parties, and it is inconvenient to do anything.

For a big power, if it stays out of the arena for several consecutive years, it is inevitable that its influence in the arena will be weakened.

Cold treatment and diluting the sense of presence are also a way to combat competitors. For a decent family, it is undoubtedly sad to be forgotten.

Many sects have obviously declined, but they still send people to participate in martial arts activities, just to gain a sense of presence.

Maintaining a sense of existence is not only for fame, but also for tangible benefits.

For example: Only famous sects can collect protection fees easily. No matter what kind of people and horses they are on, they will visit the pier first when they reach the ground.

The so-called hidden world sect only exists in the imagination. As far as Li Mu knew, there were indeed quite a few hidden sects in the arena, but they were basically on the verge of extinction, and had nothing to do with being powerful.

Occasionally a few geniuses are born, and that is just a flashback. Without territory and resources, how can I cultivate disciples?

Schools that cannot guarantee the stable output of masters will not last long in this arena. Either being wiped out, or falling silently.

Because he has not yet married, Li Mu has escaped a catastrophe, he only needs to follow many fellow disciples and serve filial piety for a hundred days.

"Junior Sister, mourn and resign!"

Li Mu said helplessly.

Rules are rules, now is the filial piety period, he can't do anything. Even if you come to visit, you can't stay long.

As for taking Ning Zhongze out to relax, don't even think about it. Bearing the name of "unfilial piety", even spitting stars can kill people.

...

Anyway, life goes on. Li Mu, who was in a bad mood, vented his anger on the practitioner disciples.

As the head of a sect, there is nothing wrong with instructing the disciples in the sect to practice. Even if the requirements are a little stricter, it is understandable.

Looking at the cheerful expressions of the elders all day long, one can tell that Li Mu's practice is not bad. It is undoubtedly a pleasant thing to watch the disciples and disciples emerge in large numbers.

Less than two years after the end of the Great War between Good and Evil, the Huashan faction's overall strength has returned to its peak, and the number of first-class players has reached a new high.

But then, new problems arose one after another. The Qing generation has not retired, but the non-type generation has grown up, which is also an impact on the power structure of the sect.

Looking at it now, it seems that the problem is not big. As a junior, a disciple of the "No" generation who has just stepped into the center of power, has not yet the courage to wrestle with the teachers.

Even in the most conservative world, there is a serious ideological generation gap between the young and the middle-aged and the elderly.

In a short period of time, differences can be suppressed by relying on the identities of the elders, but sooner or later conflicts will arise over time.

Similar problems have not never appeared in the history of Huashan School, but they have never been as acute as they are now.

In the original book, Zhongyue Buqun claims to be a middle-aged figure, which is not entirely modest. At this time, the Huashan faction is indeed at the upper-middle level. It can be regarded as a talent, but it can't keep up with the top wave.

There is no inclination of resources in the door, and those who can break through the first-class before the age of 30 with only normal resource supply are super potential stocks.

I don't know if it will be able to break through, anyway, when the plot of the original novel unfolds, it will definitely not be weaker than Yue Buqun at that time.

There have been two consecutive generations of talent explosions, and this kind of luck is gone. Throughout the entire martial arts world, it is difficult to find cases that can be used for reference.

Coupled with Li Mu's frivolous tossing, the rise of the "no" generation was accelerated, and the conflict was brought forward.

If it wasn't for the recent period of time, there were constant brothers complaining in his ears that the elders acted domineeringly and didn't care about their opinions at all, Li Mu would not have known that the problem was already so serious.

If you know it, you know it, Li Mu, the head of the sect, can't do anything about it.

Just like these senior brothers who often complain, they only dare to make small reports in front of themselves, and they are still obedient children in front of the elders, Li Mu is also cowardly.

The majesty of the head of the sect is only useful when dealing with major affairs in the sect. In normal times, the elders of the master's sect are the elders, as long as they don't make mistakes in principle, the head of the sect can only respect them.

Of course, the head still has preferential treatment. The elders treat him very kindly, and they discuss things with each other, which is considered to be enough for Li Mu.

It's miserable for these seniors. Although their status has been improved, they are still no different from ordinary disciples when they go out to do missions with their masters, uncles, and uncles.

It is reasonable to ask for advice. Most of them are habitual and directly call the shots, completely ignoring their feelings.

In addition to incarnating as a spiritual teacher to do ideological work for them and fooling everyone into practicing hard, Li Mu had no choice but to resort to the great method of painting cakes.

Promise to all the brothers, after a while, after everyone is familiar with their professional abilities, they will separate tasks from the elders.

As for how long this "after a while" is, it depends on the specific situation. No one can tell if it can be as short as two or three years, or as long as ten or eight years.

The most ideal state is that the "non-character generation" quickly adapt to the environment, take over from the elders to work outside, and the older generation return to the mountains to retire.

It's very embarrassing now, there are many first-class players in different generations, but most of them are still in the early stage.

It's just that Cai and Yao's combat effectiveness is not bad, one of them is still guarding his filial piety on the mountain, and the only one left is used as an animal, so he can't take care of it!

Without the people of the Qing Dynasty in charge, they will only be bullied in the arena. In this case, they are destined to endure it first.

The most tragic thing is that recently, the elders are very fond of "supporting the younger generation", almost every time they go out, they have to bring a few disciples.

If there are any outstanding disciples under the sect, they will naturally take their own apprentices, and if not, they will take the nephew out.

Li Mu very much suspected that they were deliberately showing off. Hunjianghu pays attention to face. When gathering with old friends, commanding juniors who are close to their strength to do odd jobs, one can imagine the scene.

The elders are comfortable, but the mood of the younger generation is hard to say. Except those who are good at communication can feel like a fish in water, the rest are embarrassing or embarrassing.

Sometimes in a daze, without knowing what's going on, suddenly there is an extra fiancée.

Before he had time to travel across the rivers and lakes and win the favor of female heroes, he locked the marriage grave first. That feeling is said too much, it is tears.

Li Mu has participated in similar activities several times before. It's just that he was lucky and jumped fast enough to become the head of the Huashan School.

Deep in his heart, Li Mu has mourned for these senior brothers more than once. If you want to be free from it, then practice hard!

Jianghu is the most realistic place, as long as the strength increases, everything will be different.

...

The two sects of sword qi are gone, but the status of the sword qi soaring to the sky hall is still undiminished. The only difference is that the conference hall has become larger. The hall that was originally crowded with more than 50 seats can now accommodate hundreds of people.

Frankly speaking, the current power structure of the Huashan faction is unreasonable. As the number of people participating in the discussion continues to increase, the efficiency of the discussion will only continue to decrease.

It's just that Li Mu is not going to solve this problem for the time being. At least before the Qing generation retires, he does not plan to make major changes to the sect's structure.

As long as it doesn't affect the development of the sect, it will take more than ten years of work, and Renren will pass.

Glancing at the crowd, Li Mu said with a smile: "Under the protection of our ancestors and the joint efforts of all teachers and brothers, my Huashan School has become more and more prosperous in recent years.

Five years have passed since the last time the mountain gate was opened. If it weren't for the great war between good and evil, we should have opened the mountain gate to absorb new blood and inherit our Huashan Taoism.

Now that the situation has stabilized, I decided to open the mountain gate in the near future and recruit a group of disciples to start. I wonder what your intentions are? "

Recruiting disciples, perhaps this is the least controversial proposal.

In the battle between good and evil, the Huashan faction also lost a lot of manpower. The outer disciples had been replenished and even expanded, but there were very few inner disciples to replace them.

Coupled with the losses from the demon sect's attack on the mountain gate in the past few years, in fact, the number of inner disciples of the Huashan sect has dropped to the lowest point in the past two decades.

If we don’t continue to recruit people, maybe 30 to 40 years later, there will be a talent gap.

The oldest Elder Yang got up and said: "Absorbing new blood and inheriting my Huashan orthodoxy is the right thing to do.

It's just that I don't know how many inner disciples the head is going to recruit this time? Do people of different ages also have to open the mountain gate? "

"Considering the heavy loss of the inner disciples, this time I plan to expand the enrollment slightly, with a tentative target of recruiting 120 to 150 people.

The recruitment conditions are still the same as before, in accordance with the principle of rather short than excessive:

Selected disciples must have a clean background, be between 7 and 10 years old, and then pass the qualification (genuine), character, and perseverance assessment to select the best. The minimum requirement is still that all three are top-notch.

I can't wait for my next generation of disciples, the most important thing now is to improve my cultivation, I don't have the energy to be distracted by others, this time I still have to trouble the teachers. "

Li Mu also made this decision after careful consideration. Practicing martial arts has never been an easy job, especially in the low-level martial arts world, which requires higher qualifications and perseverance.

A Taoist sect like the Huashan School also needs to test the core quality. If the mind is not satisfied, it is doomed to have limited achievements in the future, and it is a waste of resources to recruit.

Although the child's character has not yet been finalized, and the current assessment is not necessarily accurate, it can also reduce the cost of trial and error to a certain extent.

It is mainly limited by resources, and we cannot take the route of spreading the net widely. We can only strictly require it from the beginning.

It can be said that every inner disciple selected now is selected according to the standard of cultivating first-class players. Unfortunately, the last ones who can really break through to the first-class are still less than one-tenth.

Yang Qinghua said with a wry smile: "Master, there is no problem in expanding the number of disciples from the inner sect. Thanks to the expansion of the sect's sphere of influence, this year's income should be 30 to 50% higher than in previous years.

It's just that the disciples of the previous generation opened the mountain gate, do you have to think about it again? We are getting old, and we really don't have the energy to take care of our disciples. "

These days, apprentices are not randomly recruited, and they have to be responsible for them when they enter the gate wall. From getting started to being a teacher, it will take more than ten years at the earliest.

As the oldest existence in the Qing generation, next month is Yang Qinghua's sixty-seventh birthday.

Among the disciples of his own family, two of them have broken through to the first class, and the disciples behind him are not without hope of breakthrough, and it is completely enough to inherit their own mantle.

If the Huashan School remains at its peak, according to the past practice, in the next two or three years, Yang Qinghua will retire and become a senior member of the sect.

Li Mu naturally knew about these situations, but disciples of different generations are now at a time when they are making great strides in martial arts, if they recruit disciples now, they will definitely distract their energy.

"Master Yang, what you said is clear about the situation. Many of the elders are old, and it is really not suitable for them to accept apprentices.

But aren't there still eight master uncles in the sect, who haven't accepted apprentices yet! The situation is special now, I think I will trouble a few masters to pay more..."

Before Li Mu could finish what he meant, Feng Qingyang couldn't sit still. Accepting apprentices is really too embarrassing, completely inconsistent with the free and easy of the Juggernaut.

"No, pastor, nephew, uncle, I have been busy making meritorious deeds recently, and now I am at the most critical moment and cannot be distracted.

What's more, several senior brothers even arranged a marriage for me, which also required a delay in preparation. So you don't have to consider me about accepting apprentices.

Uncle Master still has something to do, so let's go first. Let's discuss the next thing slowly! "

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Li Mu to open his mouth, he quickly disappeared.

Originally, he planned to forcibly hand over seven or eight apprentices to Feng Qingyang, but the scene in front of him directly dispelled this unrealistic idea.

If you don't accept it, you won't accept it. This kind of thing cannot be forced. There is no one else who can find such an excuse to hold back, except this Juggernaut.

You can tell by the reaction of the crowd, many elders of the Qing generation have already laughed out loud. Because the elders were involved, the disciples of different generations wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh, each of them held back extremely painfully.

Resisting the embarrassment, Li Mu bit the bullet and said, "Okay, Uncle Feng's situation is special, so everyone should take more measurements.

That's it for the matter. According to the past practice, first determine the candidates who meet the requirements, and then everyone will select apprentices.

If there are any leftovers, the sect will assign the master directly. That's all for today's discussion, let's all leave! "

Adhering to the principle that as long as I am not embarrassed, there will be no troubles in this world, Li Mu walked out of the Sword Qi Hall as if nothing had happened.

As for the matter of accepting apprentices, since there is no objection, it is considered to have passed.

If there are others that no one is willing to accept, the big deal is to forcibly assign a master, and then arrange people in the school to teach.

As long as it does not touch the master-apprentice inheritance system, there will be no backlash. Li Mu has already figured out the bottom line of the elders.

It is estimated that many people will be happy to see the results, and they can save a lot of effort if there is a unified arrangement and teaching in the sect.

This kind of thing is not without precedent. It's just that before, it was a unified arrangement to supervise disciples to practice swordsmanship, but now it just expands the scope of content.