Chapter 60 of 100

Chapter 60

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Chapter 58: The Divine Demon Squad

Yang Bin had a reason for wanting Tuoba Ye to establish a squad. He had suffered bullying since childhood and knew the importance of a powerful force. Moreover, there were some matters that required a strong force to accomplish.

Tuoba Ye was also weighing the pros and cons. If he established a squad, it would inevitably lead to competition with other squads, which would take up a lot of his cultivation time.

However, establishing a squad also had its benefits. In the future, having many subordinates would not only boost his confidence but also provide him with helpers, so he wouldn't have to do everything himself.

Just like now, by taking Yang Bin as his subordinate, he could entrust all the matters of the medicinal garden to Yang Bin and focus on cultivation.

Yang Bin not only managed the medicinal garden well but also collected a large amount of information, ensuring that Tuoba Ye wouldn't be left in the dark.

After much consideration, Tuoba Ye decided to establish his own squad.

"Yang Bin, what kind of squad do you think we should establish?" Tuoba Ye smiled.

"Boss, you really plan to establish a squad!" Yang Bin exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, but I haven't thought of a name yet. Do you have any good suggestions?" Tuoba Ye asked.

Yang Bin was excited for a moment, then calmed down: "Boss, the name of the squad should be decided by you, as you are the captain."

Tuoba Ye thought for a moment and said, "Is there a Divine Demon Squad?"

"The Divine Demon Squad, that's a good name. The Dan Ding Sect doesn't have a Divine Demon Squad," Yang Bin said happily.

"Then it's settled. Our squad will be called the Divine Demon Squad from now on," Tuoba Ye decided immediately.

"The Divine Demon Squad, that's great! Boss, what do you think about recruiting strong individuals for the Divine Demon Squad?" Yang Bin jumped up in excitement.

He was young, but having his own force was his dream, so he was naturally delighted.

"The Divine Demon Squad will not accept just anyone; I want only the elite, at least those with potential. Moreover, we need absolute loyalty, so we won't randomly recruit strong individuals to boost our strength," Tuoba Ye said.

"Boss, you should be called Captain from now on. Captain, I have a suggestion. We can recruit some strong individuals as peripheral members, and if any of them are good, we can let them truly join the Divine Demon Squad," Yang Bin said.

"That's a good idea. You can handle it, but I will personally vet those who become true members of the Divine Demon Squad," Tuoba Ye said.

"Captain, other squads have some systems, such as contribution points for treasures, which can be exchanged for cultivation resources to enhance cohesion. Should we also establish some systems?" Yang Bin asked.

Tuoba Ye nodded and said, "I'll leave this to you. Just show me the details once you're done."

"Captain, I'll go take care of it," Yang Bin said, his face flushed with excitement.

Seeing Yang Bin leave, Tuoba Ye continued his cultivation.

It turned out that Yang Bin was quite skilled at managing affairs. Despite his young age, he had some means.

With Tuoba Ye's authority, Yang Bin quickly developed most of the new disciples into peripheral members of the Divine Demon Squad.

Other squads rarely recruited new outer disciples, unless they were as famous as Tuoba Ye.

Yang Bin didn't care about that. The Divine Demon Squad had no reputation, so for now, he could only recruit these new disciples.

Since they were not internal members, their strength wasn't important.

Soon, Yang Bin selected two individuals from the new disciples to be his left and right hands: Gao Chuangxin and Shu Haiyang.

Gao Chuangxin was very strong, at fifteen years old, he was already a Five-Star Innate Martial God, one of the best among the new disciples. Shu Haiyang was about the same age as Gao Chuangxin, not very strong, but just entering the Innate Martial God stage, he was exceptionally wise and knowledgeable.

Shu Haiyang and Gao Chuangxin, one scholarly and one martial, greatly helped the development of the Divine Demon Squad.

Even after the Divine Demon Squad was established, Yang Bin still personally managed the medicinal garden for Tuoba Ye.

Every day, Yang Bin would inform Tuoba Ye about the affairs of the Divine Demon Squad, without any concealment.

Seeing the Divine Demon Squad quickly get on track, Tuoba Ye was very pleased.

However, these new disciples had no background; otherwise, they wouldn't be taking care of the medicinal garden in the outermost part of Immortal Cloud Valley. Those with backgrounds knew the rules and would give benefits to the outer sect elders to be assigned elsewhere.

The area where Tuoba Ye and his squad were located had relatively thinner heaven and earth energy compared to the rest of Immortal Cloud Valley.

Most of the peripheral members recruited by the Divine Demon Squad were not yet at the Innate Martial God level, and it would take time for the squad to develop.

In the short term, Tuoba Ye couldn't rely on them, and he hadn't thought of using these new disciples.

He just wanted to focus on cultivation, striving to improve his strength and become an inner sect disciple to receive systematic training.

Recently, Tuoba Ye learned that outer sect disciples had no masters and had to self-study.

He originally didn't want to stand out too much, so he suppressed his cultivation and didn't deliberately cultivate.

In the Dan Ding Sect, only inner sect disciples could have masters and receive systematic training.

Tuoba Ye had to change his initial plan and accelerate his cultivation to become a Qi Condensation Realm expert as soon as possible.

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"Captain, you're finally out of seclusion!" Duan Chengyuan was overjoyed.

Previously, when he went to trouble Tuoba Ye, he even had his precious sword stolen, which made him extremely frustrated.

Losing to a new disciple was very embarrassing. During this time, many people mocked him, making it hard for him to hold his head up.

Lu Haicheng was tall and imposing, nearly twenty years old, and had already been a Nine-Star Innate Martial God for two years, with very strong power.

This time, although he didn't break through the bottleneck to become a Qi Condensation Realm expert, he had already touched the threshold and could break through at any time.

He was in a very good mood, confident that he would become an inner sect disciple next year. If he could win the outer sect disciples' grand competition by the end of the year and receive the reward, the time might be even sooner.

The outer sect disciples held a grand competition every year, but only those whose cultivation reached the Eight-Star Innate Martial God level could participate. The top ten outer sect disciples were called the Ten Strong Disciples, with rich rewards and a high chance of becoming inner sect disciples. The top hundred outer sect disciples also received good rewards.

Because of this, those who met the conditions were always prepared to excel in the grand competition at the end of the year, hoping to rise to prominence.

Lu Haicheng had participated in the grand competition for the past two years. In the first year, he didn't make it into the top hundred and received no reward.

In the second year, with a First-Class Spirit Tool and his strong power, he managed to enter the top hundred, ranking forty-eighth, making him a popular figure among the outer sect disciples.

After that, the Sea God Squad he founded rapidly expanded, becoming one of the better squads among the outer sect disciples.

Lu Haicheng didn't easily satisfy himself. He often went into seclusion to cultivate, enhance his cultivation, and refine his Spirit Tool, hoping to enter the top ten in this year's grand competition.

Based on past situations, the top ten would receive the Heavenly Profound Pill, and with the Heavenly Profound Pill, Lu Haicheng was confident he could become an inner sect disciple.

Otherwise, with Lu Haicheng's cultivation, he would need some opportunity to enter the Qi Condensation Realm.

"Chengyuan, how has the Sea God Squad been developing recently?" Lu Haicheng asked casually.

The Sea God Squad was becoming stronger, and many disciples were vying to join. Lu Haicheng had raised the requirements, but the number of members in the Sea God Squad continued to grow.

Because of this, Lu Haicheng felt confident leaving the management of the Sea God Squad to Duan Chengyuan while he went into seclusion for two months to cultivate.

Duan Chengyuan's face was somewhat grim, and he hesitated to speak.

"Chengyuan, did something happen to the Sea God Squad?" Lu Haicheng asked coldly.

"No! Nothing happened, it has been developing well. It's just that..." Duan Chengyuan still found it hard to speak, as it was too embarrassing.

"Speak up. You've been with me for years; what's there to hide? As long as the Sea God Squad is fine, everything else is a small matter," Lu Haicheng's expression improved.

Duan Chengyuan said, "Captain, recently, there have been many new outer sect disciples. Our Sea God Squad disciplined one of them, but we hit a hard target and were extorted for 280,000 gold coins. After such an incident, I naturally had to reclaim our dignity. So I led over thirty skilled individuals to discipline that new outer sect disciple, but we were all defeated, and even my precious sword was taken."

"What! Even you couldn't handle him!" Lu Haicheng was surprised.

A newly admitted outer sect disciple having such strength was hard to believe.

However, Lu Haicheng had seen many things and immediately asked, "What's his name? How old is he? Does he have any background?"

"He's called Tuoba Ye, looks to be around twelve or thirteen years old, but his exact age is unknown. He comes from a small country in the secular world and has no background," Duan Chengyuan said. "We made sure of these facts before taking action. But Tuoba Ye turned out to be so strong, which was unexpected."

Lu Haicheng frowned, "Do you know his cultivation level?"

Duan Chengyuan shook his head, "Not very clear. We were all defeated mysteriously, but Tuoba Ye's speed was extremely fast, making him very difficult to deal with."

Lu Haicheng felt a headache. Not knowing Tuoba Ye's background, he didn't want to act rashly.

At their level of cultivation, competing for strength wasn't the main focus; becoming an inner sect disciple was the most important.

Although Tuoba Ye had embarrassed the Sea God Squad and damaged its reputation, compared to his own safety, Lu Haicheng clearly valued his own safety more.

"Chengyuan, find out as much as you can about Tuoba Ye's background. Also, does he have any other enemies?" Lu Haicheng said sternly.

Duan Chengyuan's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Captain, Tuoba Ye also disciplined some members of the Heavenly Dream Squad, but the Heavenly Dream Squad hasn't made any moves. If we stir things up a bit, the Heavenly Dream Squad might come out to discipline Tuoba Ye."

"Handle it. If the Heavenly Dream Squad acts, we can observe Tuoba Ye's strength. If we can make the Heavenly Dream Squad suffer a significant loss, that would be even better," Lu Haicheng said.

Among the million outer sect disciples, there were many such squads, and competition between squads was intense.

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