Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 67: Founding a Sect

Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Founding a Sect

In the Wolong Abyss Main Hall, Yan Rufeng suddenly opened his eyes, stood up solemnly, and leaped into the plaza outside the hall. With a wave of his hand, a massive mutton-fat jade stone, over four meters tall and more than two meters wide, appeared before everyone.

Yan Rufeng bit open his finger and used his essence blood to inscribe the words "Dragon Abyss Sect" onto the jade stone in a bold and vigorous script. He then applied a restraining spell with his spiritual power. As sunlight fell upon the jade, it reflected a crimson hue that filled onlookers with awe.

Having finished inscribing the jade, Yan Rufeng lifted the Dragon Abyss Sect’s jade tablet with one hand. Amidst the gasps of the crowd, he slowly walked across the Hanbai Jade Bridge and firmly planted the jade tablet by the lakeside beside the stone bridge.

"Boom..."

In an instant, the sky changed color, auspicious clouds gathered, and thunder roared. Suddenly, a brilliant purple lightning bolt surged downward. When the purple lightning struck the back mountain of Wolong Abyss, the sky instantly cleared, and a seven-colored light appeared above the Wolong Abyss Main Hall, radiating peace and harmony.

Yan Rufeng’s lips curved slightly as he thought, "I didn’t expect that right after establishing the Dragon Abyss Sect, not only would it gain the approval of the Heavenly Dao, but a Hongmeng Purple Qi would also descend. I imagine astonishing changes must be occurring at the Spirit Vein site right now..."

A gentle breeze blew past, raising Yan Rufeng’s chiseled features and sharp, sturdy eyebrows. His piercing gaze exuded an innate majesty, commanding respect without anger.

Facing the awestruck crowd of tens of thousands, Yan Rufeng solemnly announced, "Now that there have been changes in the Heavenly Dao, as cultivators, we must always take it upon ourselves to eliminate demons and defend the Dao. However, one person’s strength is limited. Therefore, I hereby announce to the world that the ’Dragon Abyss Sect’ is officially established today!"

The news of Yan Rufeng establishing the Dragon Abyss Sect instantly set off a commotion. When someone posted it online, it immediately caused a nationwide uproar...

"I never thought that Yan Rufeng would establish a sect at the apprentice selection ceremony."

"The Dragon Abyss Sect... Doesn’t that mean Yan Rufeng has become the Sect Master of the Dragon Abyss Sect? I wish I had gone to Zhongzhou. Even if I couldn’t become Yan Rufeng’s disciple, I could have at least been a member of the Dragon Abyss Sect," a disappointed netizen said.

"Wow, my husband is the Sect Master now, which makes me the Sect Master’s Wife, haha..." A female netizen immediately changed her username to ’Dragon Abyss Sect Sect Master’s Wife.’

"Tch, you think you can call yourself the Sect Master’s Wife of the Dragon Abyss Sect? Then what about me, the ’Main Wife’?" Another female netizen, having changed her username, replied.

"You all think you’re clever. Look at my new title, ’First Chief Disciple of the Dragon Abyss Sect.’ How about that?" a netizen commented proudly.

"Hehe, not bad. I’ll call myself ’First Senior Sister of the Dragon Abyss Sect,’ are you all jealous?" another female netizen commented happily.

"Alas..."

One netizen sighed, "Guys, stop daydreaming. Look at the latest posts. The first batch of disciples for the Dragon Abyss Sect has already been selected. Your fancy titles mean nothing!"

This comment immediately caught everyone’s attention. When they looked at the new posts, they saw that Yan Rufeng had already chosen the first batch of disciples for the Dragon Abyss Sect.

Yan Rufeng selected a total of one hundred disciples from Zhongzhou, including twenty with single spiritual roots, twenty with dual spiritual roots, and eighty with five spiritual roots.

Yan Rufeng did not find any talents with extraordinary qualifications like Ye Lingtian, which left him somewhat dissatisfied. His Divine Sense instantly covered the entire Zhongzhou, but after a thorough search, he could only shake his head in disappointment.

"Alas..."

Yan Rufeng sighed, "Exceptional talents are hard to come by. Let’s leave it to fate..."

With the hundred selected disciples, Yan Rufeng dispersed the crowd and led the group toward the inner courtyard of the sect.

Those who were not selected felt dejected, helpless, and sad, but none of them were angered. They could only stand there silently, envying the hundred selected people, unwilling to leave for a long time.

The selected hundred were amazed, joyful, and excited, unable to believe they had been chosen. Tears of happiness streamed down their faces.

In front of the Main Hall of the Dragon Abyss Sect, facing the crowd, Yan Rufeng calmly said, "Although you have not become my personal disciples, you are now about to become disciples of the Dragon Abyss Sect. If any of you are unwilling to join, you may leave now."

Others strived to join the Dragon Abyss Sect but couldn’t. They were fortunate to be selected by Yan Rufeng, and even if he asked them to leave, they wouldn’t want to.

Someone then shouted loudly, "Sect Master, being able to become a disciple of the Dragon Abyss Sect is our pride; I won’t leave."

Another person said, "Sect Master, rest assured, since I have been selected by you, I will always prioritize the honor of the sect in the days to come."

"Sect Master, rest assured, from today onward, we are people of the Dragon Abyss Sect. We will always take the growth of the Dragon Abyss Sect as our duty. Please start teaching us martial arts immediately."

A desperate person loudly demanded to learn martial arts, not knowing that Yan Rufeng intended to teach them cultivation.

"Right, Sect Master, I think the same. Please teach us martial arts..."

...

No one wanted to leave. They all clamored for Yan Rufeng to teach them martial arts.

Yan Rufeng smiled slightly and said softly, "Since that is the case, please wait here for a moment, and someone will come to take you to your respective training grounds shortly."

"As you command!"

The crowd stood in place, watching as Yan Rufeng entered the Main Hall.

Inside, Yan Rufeng said to his classmates and everyone from the Yan and Mu families, "Since everyone is here, I will now begin appointing positions within the sect."

Everyone knew that Yan Rufeng had publicly announced the establishment of the Dragon Abyss Sect. Hearing about the appointments made them eager with anticipation.

The first to speak was Yan Rufeng’s grandfather, Yan Mo.

Yan Mo, smiling brightly, said, "Good grandson, when it comes to positions within the sect, us family members won’t take part. If there’s nothing else, I will take them to cultivate now."

"Good grandson, go ahead with the appointments. On behalf of the Mu Family, I declare that we will not take any positions either..." Mu Yang turned to Yan Mo, not wanting to be outdone.

The Yan and Mu families left the Main Hall, leaving behind only Yan Rufeng’s classmates. They didn’t want to take any positions either, but there was no choice. If they left, Yan Rufeng would be left alone to handle everything. It wouldn’t be fair to let him handle all the tasks alone.

Li Xiaofei stepped forward, "Rufeng..."

"Li Xiaofei, why are you still calling him Rufeng? You should address him as Sect Master, got it?" Murong Xue jumped in, shouting.

"Pfft..."

Li Xiaofei couldn’t help but laugh, "I forgot. Rufeng is Sect Master now."

"Xiao Fei, be serious," another classmate said.

Li Xiaofei composed himself and said, "Sect Master Yan, please assign me any position."

Seeing Li Xiaofei holding back his laughter, Yan Rufeng smiled calmly, "Xiao Fei, if you can’t hold it in, just laugh. I don’t want you to hurt yourself by stifling it."

"Haha..."

Li Xiaofei couldn’t hold it any longer and burst out laughing.

"Li Xiaofei, what’s making you so happy..."

Everyone in the hall looked over as their class monitor approached with Zhou Tong in tow.