I am Zhao Zhijing, a poor Taoist priest, and I have disciples all over the world.

Elder Lu De is the person in charge of managing daily affairs in the sect. As the oldest person in the Huashan Sect, He Songyan is naturally more qualified than others.

Moreover, he has a stubborn character. After receiving the Huashan Patriarch's Order, he draws a clear line between himself and his senior brother Yue Yuntao, who is as close as a brother to him, and fully supports Song Qingshu to become the new leader.

Furthermore, he did not harbor any resentment towards the fact that an ordinary disciple was serving as a law elder due to his reputation and status. He was a person who could be trusted.

"Elder He, please speak."

The Huashan Sect is now short of manpower and has a lot of work to do. After the initial trepidation, the disciples finally put their minds at ease and started interacting with new members such as Xu Zhuo.

So when he saw He Songyan took the initiative to propose, Song Qingshu naturally had no reason to refuse, and he also brought Cao Chengping and Feng Changshu along.

"The Jade Maiden Peak is the main peak of our Huashan Sect. The most important things in the sect are all here."

“But in addition to these, Yuntai Peak, Lianhua Peak, and Luoyan Peak are also carefully decorated.”

He Songyan led the way, pointing to several nearby peaks on the observation deck and said, "One is to expand the foundation, and second, Xian Yutong has recruited many people from the martial arts world to learn from him in order not to fall behind the other five sects. Only Yunv Peak is a little overcrowded."

Song Qingshu had not expected this. No wonder he had seen the Huashan Sect members being so generous before. It turned out that they had such a rich financial background.

"As for the market town at the foot of the mountain and Huayin County, our clan also has a lot of property there. The land deeds and other certificates are all in Xian Yutong's possession, so they should be somewhere in his room."

"I also ordered people to sort out other valuable items such as gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings in the past few days, and gave them to Miss Xiao Zhao and Miss Guan for inventory."

Song Qingshu nodded and said, "Elder He is so open and honest with me, a young leader who has just arrived. I am very grateful."

He Songyan bowed and said, "I dare not. I am a fool. When Xian Yutong married the only daughter of the head brother, I felt that something was wrong, but I never figured it out."

"Later, the position of the leader of Huashan Sect fell into the hands of Xian Yutong. Yue Yuntao said that although his martial arts skills were mediocre, his scheming and strategy were beyond the reach of ordinary people. He thought he could revitalize Huashan Sect, so I followed his lead without thinking."

"It was not until that day on Guangmingding, when I saw the Huashan Patriarch's Token held by the Sect Leader, that I finally figured things out. Our Huashan Sect's ancestor, the second-generation Sect Leader Liu, left this token because he was worried that his younger disciples would be unfilial."

After Zhao Zhijing turned into a rainbow and ascended to heaven, Liu Qingxing, as the second abbot of Zuowang Temple, founded the Huashan Sect after discussing with his fellow disciples.

However, Liu Qingxing himself remained unmarried throughout his life, so he had no children. The third leader was chosen from among the disciples, with character being the most important, and martial arts skills being secondary.

In this way, over a period of one hundred years, the Huashan Sect had been passed down to the eighth generation, but the seventeen people who were Zhao Zhijing's direct disciples and their descendants gradually faded out.

Rumor has it that these people gathered together to guard a huge secret; others say that it is a rule left by their ancestors that forbids their descendants from joining the Huashan Sect.

In short, the Huashan Sect gradually turned into a martial arts sect, and its disciples only respected those with strong martial arts skills. Moreover, as the number of members increased, internal strife continued, and it was difficult to regain its former glory.

"Master, you have obtained the Order of the Grandmaster from the Guan Family's ancestor. The He family is willing to believe that our Huashan Sect can regain its prestige under the leadership of the Master."

He Songyan bowed to the ground, "So no matter what the mission is, even if it costs my life, He Songyan will not frown." "I just hope that when I close my eyes and kick my legs in the future, I will have the face to meet the ancestors of Huashan Sect."

After mastering all the details of the Huashan Sect, the following things became easier.

Song Qingshu divided all the money into several parts. Although a lot of it was squandered by the mob of the Five Gangs and Thirteen Associations, the amount was still considerable at this time.

He funded anti-Yuan volunteer armies in various places and opened many charity halls in the Huashan area to help the poor people. The source of these money was unknown, so he used it in the most appropriate place.

All the land deeds and shops were handed over to Cao Chengping for management.

Feng Changshu would look for children with talents, physiques, and temperament suitable for martial arts training, or young people with good character, among the people who received assistance, and bring them back to Huashan for enlightenment. As long as they passed the test, they could become disciples of the Huashan Sect.

As the law enforcement elder, Xu Zhuo is in charge of the sect's rules and is also responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests; as the guardian elder, Zhang Yao is responsible for the safety of all disciples in the sect.

Song Yan went to various places to inquire about the news, and by the way, he looked for Lu Qingdu and others who had left their hometown that year, to see if there were still any descendants wandering around, and whether they could return to Huashan.

As the head of the Huashan Sect, Song Qingshu began to return the gains made by his disciples during their cultivation, which was considered the first step towards challenging Zhang Sanfeng in the future.

The martial arts of Xu Zhuo and others all came from their family traditions. The internal skills they practiced were all the Quanzhen Dao Song of the Quanzhen Sect. The external skills corresponded to the 17 types of fists, kicks and weapons created by Zhao Zhijing, and each was different.

The weapons Xu Zhuo used were a pair of long and short swords;

Zhang Yao never became a Taoist priest, and the Taiyi whisk passed down by his ancestors was changed into a soft sword;
The situations of the rest of the people were pretty much the same. After seeing them fighting with the people from the Five Gangs and Thirteen Associations that day, Song Qingshu already had an evaluation of the martial arts skills of each one in his mind, so whenever he had time these days, he would personally give them some pointers and guidance.

At the same time, for the original disciples of Huashan Sect, Song Qingshu corrected and supplemented the mistakes or lost martial arts skills in the sect, allowing everyone to start over again. They must lay a solid foundation and not rush for success.

Due to the shortage of manpower and the current situation where everything needs to be rebuilt, Song Qingshu tries his best to do everything himself. Fortunately, with Xiaozhao's assistance, he doesn't feel bored or tired.

"This is a gift from the various sects in the Sanqin area. Please have a look, Master."

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a month since Song Qingshu and his party returned to the Jade Maiden Peak of Mount Huashan. After the Wudang Sect and the Ming Cult received the news, they both sent people to deliver gifts, which was equivalent to recognizing Song Qingshu as the new leader of the Huashan Sect.

The people from the Five Gangs and Thirteen Associations naturally did not disband as Song Qingshu requested, but they did not continue to appear near Huashan either.

After Yue Yuntao and his companions left Huashan, they disappeared without a trace. The whole world is in chaos now, so there won't be any martial arts sects willing to come to Huashan for them.

That afternoon, Xu Zhuo presented the gifts sent by nearby sects. Apparently, after observing for a while, he saw that the Huashan Sect was in good order under Song Qingshu's management, and more and more forces recognized his status as the leader.

"Wuji went to Butterfly Valley in Huaibei to hold a meeting with the leaders of the Ming Cult. I don't know how it's going now."

Song Qingshu held the visiting cards sent by other gangs in his hand, thinking that Zhang Wuji would come to Huashan to meet him after he found out the whereabouts of the four major gangs. (End of this chapter)