Yinshan Record

Chapter 654 The Mighty Aura of Wushi Turning His Hand to Clouds (Part 2)
Tiger Roar Hall Main Hall.

Su Che sat upright in the grand chair at the head of the table, his eyes narrowed. On either side of him were two round stools, with Zhao Qian and Yao Qin sitting quietly on either side.

Below the three were a dozen or so cultivators dressed in tight-fitting clothes, with black headbands tied around their heads. Each of them had a wasp waist and a slender back, and their eyes were full of spirit.

Below these people were two accountants dressed in long gowns, each holding several volumes of account books, loudly announcing the numbers.

"...Our sect owns three silk shops, six herbal medicine shops, and each of our porters and brokers takes a 30% commission. We also own 3,000 hectares of fertile land near the city and 16 estates in the distant city. Currently, we have 18,600 taels of silver, 453 taels of gold, and 40,000 shi of grain in our accounts."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qian clapped his hands and laughed, and the men below also roared with excitement.

This is the current business of Tiger Roar Hall. After completely annexing Chaotic Soul Sect, Tiger Roar Hall has become the only dominant force in Wushi City.

"Everyone."

Zhao Qian took a step down and bowed to Su Che with his hands clasped.

"Our Hall Master is incredibly powerful. Wushi City is now the domain of our Tiger Roar Hall."

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in cheers.

The dozen or so cultivators in the hall today are all rogue cultivators at the Qi Refining stage; they are the core middle-level force of the entire Tiger Roar Hall.

Now, Tiger Roar Hall is the only dominant force in Wushi City, and they also reap the greatest benefits.

Because these shops, through which they manage the commissions from various transactions, will provide them with the wealth they gain, which will become resources for their spiritual practice.

"According to the Hall Master, the cooperation with the Thunderclap Sect is just a matter of days. At most a few months, our Tiger Roar Hall will have a new leader."

Incense owner?

The people below were discussing it amongst themselves, wondering what it all meant.

Zhao Qian looked down and explained, "Now that our hall is the only one in Wushi City, it will have to expand outwards sooner or later. Therefore, the hall master has ordered that the duties within the hall be reorganized."

"Deputy Hall Master Yao Qin will become the Hall Master of Qingluo Incense, leading a portion of our disciples to form Qingluo Incense. Jinglei Sect will also submit to our hall and be renamed Jinglei Incense, with Lei Xun as its Hall Master. I will become the Hall Master of the Inner Hall, responsible for handling the hall's laws and resource allocation. In addition, the Inner Hall will also establish various departments such as the Criminal Law Department, the Pill Department, and the Armor and Weapon Department."

Zhao Qian was quite pleased with himself.

To be honest, when he saw the plan that Zuo Lengchan presented, he was still quite panicked.

According to this plan, the Tiger Roar Hall will be reorganized, divided into the outer halls responsible for fighting on the front lines, and the inner halls responsible for logistics and general affairs.

From this perspective, Tiger Roar Hall has finally come up with a complete system, but there are also downsides, namely that it will be internally divided from now on.

The leader of the inner circle was no longer an old man from the same Tiger Roar Hall as Yao Qin, but a colleague with both cooperation and opposition.

With the addition of Lei Xun from the Thunderclap Sect, the three formed a tripartite balance of power.

Of course, the benefits are also obvious. Under such a structure, the various incense offerings in the outer hall will be able to operate more aggressively and with less burden.

Zhao Qian analyzed that this allocation, besides Zuo Lengchan wanting to play a shuffling game within the Tiger Roaring Hall, also concealed his ambition to push the power of the Tiger Roaring Hall outwards.

What is Master Zuo's true intention? And who will be the next enemy?
Zhao Qian has been racking his brains over these two questions for the past few days.

However, as expected, there was a lot of discussion below after Zhao Qian finished speaking.

Yao Qin, who was standing next to her, stood up and continued speaking.

"Whether it's the inner hall or the outer hall, there is only one Tiger Roar Hall. As long as the brothers always remember the hall master's instructions, we are one person and we will work together as one force."

Yao Qinxing stared down at the crowd with murderous intent: "I know there have been some rumors circulating in the sect recently, and some people still miss Shi Meng. You must remember that the Tiger Roar Hall only has one hall master now, and that is Hall Master Zuo. If it weren't for his foresight, we would all be wrecked by those shady characters from the Chaotic Soul Sect."

"We don't recognize anyone except Master Zuo!"

"I'm sticking with Master Zuo for the rest of my life."

"Without the Hall Master, there would be no Tiger Roar Hall today!"

A group of mid-level managers were pledging their loyalty, and Su Che just listened with his ears turned to the side.

Changing the rules of Tiger Roar Hall was just something Young Master Su did on a whim.

For me, the most urgent task is to find the whereabouts of the Yin-Yang Dharma King and the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor.

The most readily available tool is Tiger Roar Hall.

Su Che's true purpose was to modify this gang of martial arts practitioners so that he could command them to search for people.

"Tiger Roar Hall definitely doesn't just have one Wushi City." Su Che's voice was light and airy, but as soon as he spoke, the hall fell silent.

Everyone remembers how this person killed Ghost Cry with a single sword strike.

That was a powerful figure who had dominated Wushi City for decades.

"Therefore, some things must be changed."

Su Che glanced at Zhao Qian as he spoke.

"New rules have been established within the sect."

As Zhao Qian spoke, he pulled a scroll from his sleeve and then suddenly unfurled it.

"This is the list of merits."

As Zhao Qian spoke, he looked at the magical artifact that he had hastily crafted under Su Che's instructions.

"From now on, the foundation of our sect's operation will be merit points. Starting next month, everyone will need merit points in addition to their monthly allowance. Rewards will be issued on the merit list. If disciples can complete the tasks, they will receive merit points, which can be exchanged for resources within the sect."

"Merit points can be used to exchange for magical artifacts, cultivation manuals, or even personal instruction from the hall master to remove obstacles in your cultivation. They can also be exchanged for silver and grain."

"Three hundred merit points, and you can obtain the Mirage Yuan Sword, a secret sword manual from the East Sea."

Zhao Qian smiled slightly.

"Gentlemen, are you tempted?"

The core members below looked at each other in bewilderment; they had never seen anything like this before.

In their long-standing tradition, following a gang meant going out with a few deputy leaders to kill people and collect rent.

When did working for the temple start allowing one to obtain cultivation scriptures?
Zhao Qian looked down with satisfaction.

He had heard of Su Che's scheme before, and that the Demonic Sect in the north used similar things, such as merit points, to drive its unruly disciples to work.

The reason why Tiger Roar Hall doesn't adopt this kind of system is not because the system is bad, but because Tiger Roar Hall can't provide the resources to incentivize its members.

If someone has really accumulated enough merit points, what can you give them? A friendly greeting from Master Shi Meng?

But things are different now. With this Master Zuo, there is also a reward that provides motivation.

This Master Zuo is really too late. If he had come two years earlier, Old Zhao might have been able to achieve the Elixir of Immortality.

Zhao Qian was explaining the key points of the new system of Tiger Roar Hall when a nervous-looking member of the gang suddenly walked in.

His face was bluish-purple, and his lips trembled slightly.

"What's wrong? Why are you trembling like that?"

Zhao Qian snapped irritably.

"Reporting to the Hall Master. An envoy from the City Lord's Mansion has arrived and wishes to invite you to the City Lord's Mansion for a visit."

"An envoy from the City Lord's Mansion?"

Zhao Qian frowned slightly.

Since the original city lord Huang family of Wushi City was wiped out by that eight-armed ghost king, the city lord's mansion has long been empty.

What city lord could possibly come at this time?

Could it be someone from the Eight-Armed Demon King's faction...?

As Zhao Qian was thinking, Su Che's voice rang out beside him.

"Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming?"

"Since you're here, why not show yourself and have a chat?"

Su Che's voice suddenly became powerful, seemingly containing some hidden magic. After this roar, Zhao Qian realized that a chilling aura had quietly spread throughout the main hall of Tiger Roar Hall.

A short, white figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the lobby.

(End of this chapter)