Chương 223: Promoting Newcomers

Fang Yang said he wanted to join the Dragon Clan to spread his teachings, but he did not take action immediately.

The Jie Sect has just experienced the Penglai Island incident and needs to reorganize its affairs and restore order. To go and preach to the Dragon Clan at this time would be putting the cart before the horse.

The prerequisite for securing a chance of survival for others is to first establish a firm foothold yourself. If you don't even have a chance of survival yourself, how can you secure a chance of survival for others?

After sending Baxia to guard the Chaos Spirit Spring and the Star Fruit Tree, Fang Yang took out the list of disciples of the Jie Sect and began to study it.

To date, he has fourteen Great Luo Golden Immortals under his command. In terms of upper-level power, his foundation within the Jie Sect is already as solid as a rock.

However, to manage the affairs of the sect effectively, having trusted confidants at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level is not enough; Fang Yang needs a large reserve of talent. He must ensure that the talent under his command is continuous and that there is no shortage of capable individuals.

If one day, something happens to Daoist Qianyao and the others, or they are promoted to a higher level to complete more difficult tasks, Fang Yang will need to find new people immediately to take over the work of Daoist Qianyao and the others in order for the sect to continue to operate normally.

Talent is the guarantee for a great power to prosper in the long run.

After the elimination of the Penglai lineage, the number of disciples of the Jie Sect decreased sharply. Excluding direct disciples and inner disciples, only 7, 322 disciples of the Jie Sect remained on the roster.

Given the unique way the Jie Sect accepts disciples, many outer disciples are merely pretenders, taking advantage of the chaos. They obtain the status of Jie Sect disciples, but because their cultivation is insufficient, they cannot escape the constraints of the Book of Life and Death, and their natural lifespan is only 129, 600 years.

Unnatural state refers to having a fortuitous encounter, such as consuming innate spiritual treasures like ginseng fruit or peaches of immortality, obtaining innate spiritual treasures or divine objects that can counteract the Book of Life and Death, or entering certain special worlds or special times and spaces to escape the power of the Book of Life and Death.

With the Tongtian Sect Leader going into seclusion, these disciples, living in a state of natural disposition, might have died of old age outside. 129, 600 years is not a very long time.

Therefore, during the Battle of Penglai, Fang Yang could only mobilize three thousand disciples of the Jie Sect.

No matter how much Fang Yang is the vice leader, he couldn't possibly let a group of disciples of the Jie Sect who have reached the end of their lifespan and have long since entered the cycle of reincarnation help him attack Penglai Island, could he?

"The rules of the sect need to be changed. The management of the outer sect can no longer be as lax as before. At the very least, as the senior sister of the outer sect, I must know the whereabouts and life or death of every outer sect disciple at all times. If anyone dies of old age, I must report the list of deceased disciples to Jin'ao Island regularly. Then, based on their merits and performance, I will decide whether to cancel their membership or to bring their reincarnation back to the sect."

Fang Yang continued to wield his large brush, calculating the life, death, and whereabouts of each disciple based on the list of outer disciples.

Fang Yang had his own plans for dealing with the future of these disciples.

Those with profound spiritual roots were sent back to the Jie Sect to continue serving as outer disciples; those with less profound spiritual roots had their primordial spirits retrieved from the cycle of reincarnation and sent to the Heavenly Court to serve as deities; those with mediocre spiritual roots were allowed to live freely, deciding for themselves whether they became immortals, demons, or ghosts.

He was only responsible for setting the rules and cleaning up the roster; he would leave the specific tasks to Fairy Yunxiao. If he, as the vice-leader, still had to do everything himself, wouldn't his position be meaningless?

In less than three days, Fang Yang updated the data in the roster of outer disciples.

It turns out that only 3, 400 outer disciples of the Jie Sect remained. Apart from these 3, 400, the other outer disciples either died of old age or entered the next life.

The transition from Xuanxian to Jinxian is indeed a great test of an immortal's aptitude. Even disciples of great sage sects are not entirely confident in passing this stage.

This data left Fang Yang deeply saddened.

He was once one of those outer disciples who might have died of old age. But he was lucky; he survived.

"Of the remaining disciples, the vast majority are under the command of Senior Sister Wudang, while Senior Sister Jinling and Junior Sister Yunxiao each lead a small group. There are only 583 outer disciples who are not affiliated with a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. If I want to cultivate new confidants, these 583 disciples are my first choice."

Fang Yang didn't want to compete with the Holy Mother of Wudang for people. Those outer disciples had followed the Holy Mother of Wudang for too long, and recruiting them would only harm the harmony among fellow disciples.

"Junior Brother Chaotian, come see me immediately!"

Fang Yang's voice echoed out of the main hall and resounded throughout Feilai Peak.

Before long, the Daoist Chaotian, dressed in a red robe and looking like a red chili pepper, arrived on a cloud and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Vice Headmaster Brother."

"sit."

After Chaotian Daojun took his seat, Fang Yang raised his hand, and a register materialized in his palm. He pushed it out, and the register flew out of his hand and landed in Chaotian Daojun's palm.

Chaotian Daojun opened the register, and line after line of information came into his view.

Wu Ling Dao Ren, a male immortal, resides at the Wangyouting Daoist Temple. He is a Golden Immortal in the early stage and cultivates the "Primordial Golden Body". He comes from the Iron-Backed Wolf Clan. He is a low-key and unknown person who rarely sets foot in the Primordial World.

Fairy Lu Yan, a female immortal, resides on Willow Leaf Island. She is a mid-stage Golden Immortal and cultivates the "Yin Yang Great Chaos Scripture." She comes from the Fox Clan of Lishan and has a bold and unrestrained personality. She loves to befriend male immortals and is deeply loved by male immortals in the primordial world.

Crimson Dragon Immortal, male immortal, from the Dragon-Raising Platform Daoist Temple, is a Golden Immortal in the early stage. He cultivates the "Primordial Dragon Transformation Scripture" and comes from the Fire Dragon Fruit Clan.

Dongting Fairy, a female immortal, resides at Junshan Mountain, is in the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm, and cultivates the "Mysterious Female True Scripture". She comes from the Koi clan.

The roster contained incredibly detailed information on the 583 outer disciples, including their identities, origins, cultivation methods, and records of merits and demerits, all clearly marked.

"Senior brother, you actually calculated the past and future of all these outer disciples?"

Chao Tian Daojun asked in surprise, realizing Fang Yang's true intentions. Fang Yang had previously told them that once they all attained the Great Luo Dao, he would begin to expand his power.

Admittedly, Fang Yang is now the vice leader of the Jie Sect. This position allows him to mobilize all the disciples of the Jie Sect. However, the Jie Sect is not Fang Yang's own power.

If one day, Fang Yang, Jinling Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, and others all reach the peak of the Quasi-Saint level, and they all encounter an opportunity to attain enlightenment simultaneously, will Fang Yang, as the Vice Leader, still be able to command Jinling Shengmu and the others to help him seize that opportunity?

That's clearly impossible.

Among fellow disciples, anything can be shared except the opportunity to attain enlightenment.

Therefore, Fang Yang needs his own strength. Only his own strength can help him achieve enlightenment.

Fang Yang nodded slightly: "I promised you before that I would expand our power when the time is right. I will leave this matter to you, junior brother."

Daoist Chaotian, being from the plant and tree clan, is quite popular within the Jie Sect. It would be more suitable for him to recruit new members than for Daoist Jiuyue to do so.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Chaotian felt a strange sense of mission rise within him. Indeed, Fang Yang still valued their Cai Clan.

"Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"