Chapter 97

The shouting ceased, and everyone took their seats. Dongfang Bubai raised his cup again, a smile on his face:

"This second cup of wine is to all those who have contributed. I hope everyone will continue to serve our divine sect with even greater merit!"

"Thank the Sect Leader!"

"Cheers!"

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"The third cup of wine is to welcome all the new members of our Sun Moon Divine Sect and the leaders who have come to celebrate. Our Sun Moon Divine Sect rewards those who contribute and punishes those who err. As long as you are loyal to me, the divine sect will not let you down!"

"Thank the Sect Leader!"

The new members of the Sun Moon Divine Sect and the leaders of the two hundred or so factions, including Jin Jiuling, Huo Xiu, and Gongsun Lan, immediately stood up, raised their cups, and bowed in gratitude.

After that, everyone drank the cup of wine together.

"Alright, today is a grand celebration. Enjoy yourselves without worrying about my presence." After everyone sat down, Dongfang Bubai smiled and said.

"Bring the dance!"

A delicate sound of the zither filled the air, and a group of beautiful women walked to the center of the grand hall, performing an elegant dance unique to ancient women. These women clearly had some martial arts foundation, and their flexible bodies made their movements particularly captivating.

In the grand hall, discussions arose, some about the dance, some reminiscing, and some chatting.

Lin Shiyin also occasionally whispered to Xue Qianxun. Dongfang Bubai watched everything quietly, smiling without a word.

After the dance, other performances followed, including acrobatics, sword dances, and occasional martial arts demonstrations. A stage was also set up outside the square for various performances.

Until midnight, the entire Blackwood Cliff was filled with music and dancing, bustling with excitement. Many ordinary disciples were drunk.

This was indeed a simple celebration, with no other matters involved.

In the middle of the night, Dongfang Bubai got up from the tender embrace of Lin Shiyin and Xue Qianxun. Last night, in his joy, he had taken both women back to his room, where they shared a harmonious night.

In the morning, looking at the two women's charming sleeping faces, Dongfang Bubai smiled, got up, washed up, and left the room. After he left, Lin Shiyin and Xue Qianxun quietly opened their eyes.

Their eyes met, and their faces turned red, recalling the events of last night, they felt shy.

Lin Shiyin kept cursing Dongfang Bubai in her heart, and even Xue Qianxun, who usually centered around Dongfang Bubai, felt a bit annoyed.

Dongfang Bubai didn't care about what the two women thought; he had no time to worry about it. The celebration was over, and he had to be even busier from now on.

And the busyness started today.

In the central grand hall, the high-ranking members of the Sun Moon Divine Sect gathered again. Hundreds of people, each with a solemn expression, knew that today was the day to re-establish the status of the Sun Moon Divine Sect.

Dongfang Bubai sat high on the Sect Leader's throne, looking down at everyone.

"Currently, the strength of our Sun Moon Divine Sect has greatly increased. The previous two pavilions, five halls, and five palaces are no longer suitable, so I issue this command.

The two pavilions will still be led by Yan Shisan and Gu Santong. Each pavilion will add four late-stage innate experts, and you can choose to add more people in other areas."

"Underlings obey!" Yan Shisan and Gu Santong stepped forward and bowed.

Dongfang Bubai nodded slightly and continued:

"The five halls are no longer sufficient to guard the entire southwest, so I will add the Qilin Hall, Fenglei Hall, Tiezhan Hall, and Baifeng Hall.

Among the nine halls, except for the Qinglong Hall and Baifeng Hall, the other seven halls will each have six thousand people. The current forces will be reorganized.

Each hall will have one hall master and two deputy hall masters.

Zhang Chengfeng, you will still be the hall master of the Baihu Hall.

Fan Song, you will be the hall master of the Xuanwu Hall.

Gongsun Lan, you will be the hall master of the Zhuque Hall.

Dongfang Bai, you will be the hall master of the Qilin Hall.

Zhao He, you will be the hall master of the Fenglei Hall.

He Qi, you will still be the hall master of the Duzhan Hall.

Jin Jiuling, you will be the hall master of the Tiezhan Hall.

The Qinglong Hall will be increased to ten thousand people, selected from the original disciples of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, with Ren Woxing as the hall master and Zhang Chengyun as the deputy hall master.

Additionally, the hall masters of the seven halls will be rotated every two years.

In the five palaces, the Intelligence Hall will add three late-stage innate experts, the Money Palace and Logistics Palace will each add two late-stage innate experts, and the other two palaces will remain unchanged. Remember, the five palaces must keep up with the scale of the eight halls. Choose the personnel and report them.

The late-stage innate experts and deputy hall masters added to the two pavilions, the seven halls, and the three palaces, except for the original four deputy hall masters, will be selected from the new members of the divine sect and those who have contributed.

The remaining grandmaster-level and late-stage innate experts will all join the Baifeng Hall. The Baifeng Hall will not have a hall master and will only follow my orders. I hope you can be like my Baifeng sword, invincible in all directions."

"Underlings obey!"

Hundreds of people responded loudly. The basic framework of the Sun Moon Divine Sect was now in place, with some people happy and others worried.

Huo Xiu, though somewhat annoyed, knew that compared to Jin Jiuling and Gongsun Lan, he had no advantages. Fortunately, he joined the Baifeng Hall, where he only had to follow Dongfang Bubai's orders.

The seven new grandmaster-level experts who joined the Sun Moon Divine Sect had no complaints. They were not as good as Jin Jiuling and the others, and they were not as experienced as Zhang Chengfeng and the old members. Therefore, joining the Baifeng Hall was the best choice for them.

The thirty or so new late-stage innate experts who joined the Sun Moon Divine Sect were both happy and worried. They didn't know whether they would join the Baifeng Hall or the other two pavilions, eight halls, or three palaces. The status and treatment in different departments would certainly be different.

"Qinglong Hall and Baifeng Hall will guard Blackwood Cliff. The other seven halls will go to the southwest to guard various regions. The two pavilions and five palaces will send personnel to accompany them. Once the reorganization is complete, they will immediately take up their posts." Dongfang Bubai said calmly.

"Comply with the Sect Leader's command!"

Everyone responded in unison.

After that, the meeting quickly dispersed, and everyone, including Dongfang Bubai, began to work busily.

Reorganizing the two pavilions, nine halls, and five palaces was not a simple task, as it was extremely complex. After all, more than half of the people were new members of the Sun Moon Divine Sect. One mistake could lead to significant future problems.

Seven days later, the world was once again buzzing with excitement because the new Heavenly List had been released.

Dongfang Bubai sat in his study, his face serious as he read a piece of intelligence in his hand.

It was the new Heavenly List released by the Hundred Wise Men. The first place was still Qin Shi Huang, followed by Evil King Shi Zhexuan, Devil Master Pang Ban, Western Regions' World Union's Xiong Ba, Shaolin Temple's Xuan Cheng, Wudang's Mu Daoren, Tianshan's Tong Lao, Qin Dynasty's Gai Nie, Sun Moon Divine Sect's Dongfang Bubai, and Song Dynasty's Emperor Zhao Kuangyin.

Dongfang Bubai frowned as he looked at the list, knowing that it might not be entirely accurate.

In this world, there were too many martial arts experts. The ten people on the Heavenly List were undoubtedly powerful, but there might be others who were equally strong.

However, the Heavenly List only had ten spots, so only ten people could be chosen.

Being ranked ninth, Dongfang Bubai had no particular thoughts. He was not afraid of those ranked higher, nor did he underestimate those not on the list.

Moreover, he was just starting at the grandmaster level. His Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm was only in the initial stage, and he planned to develop it further to the intermediate, advanced, and perfect stages.

Of course, the perfect stage would be when he broke through to the great grandmaster level, which he knew would take a long time.

The Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm was too profound, containing too much. To develop it to the intermediate, advanced, and perfect stages, he needed to improve it step by step.

To improve it, the best way was to use the martial arts of various schools and many divine techniques, leveraging the wisdom, experience, and essence of others to enhance his own accumulation and help perfect the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm.

Otherwise, relying solely on his own wisdom and experience, it would take an unknown amount of time.

Once he made further progress and the Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm reached the intermediate stage, he was confident that he would not be inferior to anyone at the grandmaster level.

Meanwhile, countless people outside were arguing about the ranking on the Heavenly List and who should be on it. The disciples of the Sun Moon Divine Sect were happy that their Sect Leader was on the list but were also unhappy that he was only ranked ninth.

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(The third chapter will be very late.)

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