If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

However, officers absolutely should not make mistakes. One officer's mistake can lead to the deaths and injuries of many brothers. Even if the brothers are well-trained and highly combat-ready, if they encounter a foolish officer, they'll either be exhausted to death or driven to their wits' end!

Finally, Zong Ze said something that became the first thing every newly appointed officer of Xuanzong's First Army Corps had to learn: "An incompetent general can cause the deaths of thousands of soldiers!"

Most of the pills that Zong Ze refined were also distributed to the warriors.

Originally, Zong Ze intended to use these pills to help Xuanzong gain an advantage in the Chaotic City, but the events of the founding ceremony brought Zong Ze considerable benefits!

First, there's the market that Skatu, the protector of Guangmu Sect, gave to Zongze. As expected of a sect-level power, this market, which has also been renamed Xuan City, brings Zongze three times the profits of the market controlled by the Black Rock Gang.

Furthermore, after learning that the newly established Xuanzong Gang was backed by the City Lord's Mansion and had formed an alliance with Tianyuan Sect and Guangmu Sect, gangs from all over the West City came knocking on their door!

There's no way around it. It's obvious that the Xuanzong Gang will be one of the overlords of the future Chaotic City of the West. If we don't curry favor with them now, when will we?

As a result, every gang that came to visit would bring generous gifts, and some even tried to emulate the Tianyuan Sect and form an alliance with the Xuanzong Gang!

However, Zong rejected all the alliance proposals put forward by these gang-level forces!

The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind. Zong Ze understands this principle better than anyone else. Moreover, while others may not know it, Zong Ze is very clear that neither the City Lord's Mansion nor the Tianyuan Sect or the Guangmu Sect can openly support him!

After all, this is only the West City, and the Xuanzong Gang is just a newly established gang. If it relies on the City Lord's Mansion and the Tianyuan and Guangmu Sects, the Xuanzong Gang will surely attract the jealousy of other sects in the future!

Even so, Zong Ze still managed to build some friendships with disciples from other sects!

"Brother Zong, I'm telling you, you lead these soldiers in training all day long, don't you ever get tired or bored? You know, I only trained with the Hurricane Battalion that my dad gave me for a week before I couldn't take it anymore!"

On this day, as Zong Ze was shirtless leading his soldiers in marksmanship training, a voice came from the side of the training ground!

"Continue training at the intensity I just mentioned. Liu Guang, step forward and lead the training!"

Upon hearing this voice, Zong Ze put away his gun, gave the order, and walked towards the edge of the training ground, saying as he walked, "Hey, Young Master Xing, you come to my little gang-level force at least five days a week. Aren't you afraid people will gossip and say that you, the young sect leader of Tianyuan Sect, are useless?"

"Damn it, in this West City, who dares to talk back to me? Besides, with your million-strong army, who dares to say you're just a small gang-level force?"

The newcomer wasn't very old, probably around twenty-four or twenty-five. He wore a long purple robe with silver trim, carried a huge red sword on his back, and had a wicked smile on his lips. His eyes, beneath his shiny bald head, were filled with arrogance. He looked every bit like a spoiled brat!

This young man was none other than Xing Lu, the young sect master of Tianyuan Sect and the former leader of the Four Young Masters of Xicheng!

Of course, now the Four Young Masters of West City have become the Three Young Masters of West City, and the last one, Young Master Bi, was killed by Zong Ze!

Since forming an alliance with Tianyuan Sect, in order to facilitate communication, Tianyuan Sect sent Xinglu as the person to communicate with Zongze. This not only showed Tianyuan Sect's emphasis on the alliance, but also gave Zongze some room for communication, since two people of similar age have more in common!

Xinglu is at the mid-stage of the Incarnation realm. However, although he is at the mid-stage of the Incarnation realm, as a complete martial arts cultivator, Xinglu's combat power is much stronger than that of Bi Tian, ​​who is at the peak of the Incarnation realm.

When Xing Lu first came to Xuanzong Gang, he was just as arrogant as his nickname "Arrogant Young Master" suggested. However, after Zong Ze, who was training soldiers, knocked the broadsword off his back with a single spear thrust in public, Xing Lu became convinced of Zong Ze's abilities and often sought him out for sparring. Gradually, the two got along well.

"Speak, what brings you here today? Don't tell me you've already used up all the pills I gave you?"

Zong Ze casually picked up his clothes from the tree branch next to Xing Lu and put them on!

"Damn it, do you think I'm that kind of person? That pill was given to me by your clan brother. I'm treasuring it, how could I possibly use it?"

"It's just a little pill, right? Just use it, why bother treasuring it? Do you think it's a divine pill?"

Zong Ze was speechless!

"How about that?"

Xing Lu said in a serious tone, "That pill was personally refined by our Xicheng Sect Leader. Who is the Sect Leader? He is my brother, Xing Lu. At the age of twenty, he killed Bi Tian, ​​the scoundrel among the Four Young Masters of Xicheng, known as the Cunning Fox, in front of a Divine Wrath Realm expert. Moreover, Bi Tian was at the peak of the Transformation Realm!"

At this point, Xing Lu smiled and said, "How could I not treasure the pills refined by such a legendary figure?"

"Go aside!"

Hearing Xing Lu's teasing tone, Zong Ze said in an annoyed tone!

"Before I met you, I heard that you, Young Master Xing, were known as the Arrogant Young Master. I always thought you were an arrogant and domineering guy. But now it seems that you are a slick and cunning gangster!"

"Hey, that depends on who you're with!"

Xing Lu rubbed his bald head and said smugly, "I speak to people as they are, and to ghosts as they are. In front of others, I am a wild young master, but in front of you, who is even wilder than me, this is who I am!"

"Hey Young Master Xing, when did my Zong Ze become even more arrogant than you?"

Just then, a crisp sound rang out; it was Han Zhixuan, who happened to be passing by, speaking up!

"Haha, your sister-in-law is here too?"

Upon hearing Han Zhixuan's voice, Xing Lu burst into laughter. This was the way Zong Ze had decided to address Han Zhixuan, since Xing Lu was considerably older than Zong Ze. When Xing Lu first met Han Zhixuan, he addressed her as "sister-in-law."

That's how it is in the outer lands of the Holy Word: strength is paramount, and whoever is the strongest is the boss.

Although Zong Ze was only at the peak of the Divine Sect level, his actual combat strength was quite strong. Even if he launched a surprise attack, he was able to quickly defeat and kill Bi Tian, ​​who was at the peak of the Incarnation level, with his strength as a peak Divine Sect master. Xing Lu believed that he could not do that.

In addition, Xinglu's father and several uncles repeatedly told him to be careful in handling his relationship with Zongze, so when Xinglu first met Han Zhixuan, he put himself in a very humble position.