Chapter 103: Martial Arts School Reforms, Establishment of School Rules

Li Ming looked around and found that almost no disciple dared to look at him.

Everyone present was very nervous and broke out in sweat.

Even Yang Guo, who was always laughing and joking, did not dare to show the slightest bit of frivolity at this moment. He stood aside obediently with his hands down, looking down and keeping silent.

It can be seen that the owner is really angry this time!

Normally, Li Ming was not too strict with them, and was easy to talk to. Even when it came to supervising their practice, he was not too harsh, so the disciples in the martial arts school were all in a relaxed mood.

Even though everyone knew how powerful the owner was, most of them respected him and did not feel much fear towards him.

However, this time when Li Ming showed a little anger and released a little bit of the terrifying aura from his body, the disciples present felt as if a huge stone was pressing on their hearts and they could hardly breathe.

Especially when they felt the true meaning revealed by Li Ming, which was tinged with the faint breath of death, everyone's heart trembled.

Before he even spoke, the disciples were already nervous.

Even those who had nothing to hide began to get scared.

They were worried that Li Ming would be angry with them because of Qian Shouyang's matter and expel them from the ranks of core disciples.

The disciples who usually had a good relationship with Qian Shouyang were even more frightened, fearing that they would be implicated.

If we leave Qianming Martial Arts School, where else in the world can we find such a good place?

After a long silence, Li Ming withdrew his gaze and looked at Qian Shouyang.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Qian Shouyang's face was full of despair at this moment. When he heard Li Ming's question, he shuddered all over.

Yang Guo stepped forward and used the Orchid Finger Technique to unblock several of Qian Shouyang's acupoints, allowing him to regain the ability to speak.

"Master, I was really forced. I shouldn't have made such a mistake. Please show some mercy and give me a chance. I will definitely..."

Qian Shouyang begged for mercy immediately.

Before he finished speaking, Li Ming gave a look to Yang Guo next to him.

Yang Guo understood and immediately stepped forward, injecting several streams of strength into Qian Shouyang's acupoints.

Suddenly, a numbing feeling sank into Qian Shouyang's meridians, and soon the numbness turned into a tingling sensation, which became more and more severe, and soon formed into an extremely painful tearing force.

"what!"

A heart-wrenching scream came from Qian Shouyang's throat, mixed with extreme pain.

At this moment, he felt as if countless tiny steel needles were piercing his meridians, accompanied by pulling and tugging.

These can no longer be said to be physical pain, but rather pain that comes directly from the soul within the body.

The disciples around him all changed their expressions when they saw this scene. Just by looking at Qian Shouyang's distorted facial features, one could roughly guess how he felt.

After howling for a long time, Qian Shouyang's voice became hoarse, and Yang Guo finally eliminated the strength in his meridians.

Qian Shouyang's eyes were bloodshot and he was breathing heavily. When he spoke again, his tone had become pleading.

"Master, I know I was wrong. I beg you to abolish my martial arts and let me get out and fend for myself..."

But he was interrupted before he could finish.

Lin Pingzhi sneered at the side and said, "Do you think our martial arts school is a place where you can come and go as you please? Now the master is asking you, not asking you to bargain. Not to mention our martial arts school, even the family rules and regulations of the various sects outside will not tolerate traitors. It seems that if I don't let you suffer a little, you will still not be honest..."

As he spoke, Lin Pingzhi turned his head away, and Yang Guo made a gesture to step forward and attack again.

Qian Shouyang was so frightened that he shouted hurriedly: "Stop, I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."

Qian Shouyang was no longer willing to endure the torture he had just endured, and he immediately explained everything in detail.

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent, with only the sound of Qian Shouyang's panting breathing.

Li Ming stood up and came to Qian Shouyang.

He raised his fingertips and a strand of true energy flowed into his meridians.

After a brief investigation, it was found that there was indeed a hidden poison in Qian Shouyang's body, which had not yet been unleashed. This must be the work of Murong Bo.

Li Ming controlled the Xiaoyao Qi, changed several attributes in succession, and successfully triggered the toxicity.

In an instant, the poison in Qian Shouyang's body seemed to have received a signal. It suddenly twisted and expanded, quickly devouring Qian Shouyang's meridians.

Qian Shouyang once again showed an expression of pain and panic.

At the same time, a black gas rose from the heart area and quickly spread to the face.

As the black gas spread, Qian Shouyang's poison took effect. He fell to the ground and twitched continuously. Soon he was completely dead.

Until he died, Qian Shouyang's expression was still full of regret and pain, his limbs were twisted into strange postures, and it was obvious that he did not feel relaxed before his death.

Seeing Qian Shouyang die in front of him, Lin Pingzhi had a blank expression on his face. Yang Guo curled his lips and breathed a sigh of relief.

The other disciples were not so relaxed. Their hearts were pounding and the feeling of oppression not only did not fade away, but became even stronger.

Li Ming sat back down and spoke slowly.

"Since you joined the martial arts school, I have not treated any of you unfairly, and I have given you my full trust."

Upon hearing this, all the core disciples nodded repeatedly.

This is true. The conditions in the martial arts school and the training that Li Ming provides them are so good that you can't find them anywhere else.

"But things like this have happened before, and they will inevitably happen again in the future. There are more and more people in the martial arts hall, and their minds will become more and more complicated. So from today on, I will no longer let you do whatever you want like before."

"Pingzhi..."

"The disciple is here."

"Tomorrow you will be responsible for drafting the rules and regulations for our martial arts school and informing all the fellow disciples. Everyone will abide by them in the future."

"Yes!"

"in addition……"

Li Ming glanced at everyone.

"I don't want to see anything like this again. I know there must be someone among you who is in the same situation as him, and whose initial intentions were not pure when he joined."

"Now I'm giving you a chance. Come forward and confess the truth. I can allow you to stay as disciples, but you will be stripped of your core disciple status and have to enter the other courtyard for re-examination. If you don't admit it, that's fine. But if I find out, what will happen to you..."

As Li Ming spoke, his eyes fell on Qian Shouyang's corpse on the ground, his meaning was self-evident.

After he finished speaking, the disciples standing here had different reactions. Some of them lowered their heads, not daring to speak, while others secretly glanced at their fellow disciples around them.

A moment later, a disciple gritted his teeth, walked out, and fell to his knees.

"Master, I, Li Jiuhua, confess that I was originally a member of the Giant Whale Gang. They paid me to join the martial arts school, hoping to spy on the secrets of the school. But I swear that I have not done anything rebellious. Master, please be careful!"

Everyone present made some noise.

Li Jiuhua was one of the first batch to join the martial arts school, and he improved rapidly, becoming a leader among the core disciples.

Who would have thought that he was actually a spy sent by the Giant Whale Gang...

After Li Jiuhua finished speaking, his whole body was tense and nervous to the extreme, and he didn't dare to look up.

And with him taking the lead, it seemed that he helped others make up their minds.

Soon, another three disciples stood up and knelt in front of Li Ming, confessing that they were also secretly arranged by other sects or gangs.

One of them even confessed that he was a bandit from Taiping Mountain.

At the beginning, several mountain kings of Taiping Mountain heard that Li Ming almost wiped out the bandits of Cuiwei Mountain by himself, so they sent him to join the martial arts school in order to keep track of Li Ming's movements.

These people were all disciples who joined the martial arts school a while ago and they all had good talents.

Although more forces wanted to insert people in later on, the martial arts school had already raised the threshold and was more strict in examining the disciples who came to become its apprentices, so it was not so easy.

After these disciples got in, they soon witnessed Li Ming's rapid rise and the generous conditions in the martial arts hall. They couldn't help but have the same idea as Qian Shouyang, thinking about simply cutting off contact with the original side and staying in the martial arts hall...

But this incident dashed their expectations.

After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to come forward openly, otherwise, the museum owner would find out about them sooner or later.

Now, they are worried that Li Ming will explode in anger.

"They and Ping Zhiguo stay here, and the rest of you go back to your rooms to rest. You are not allowed to run around." "Yes!"

The other disciples felt relieved of the pressure and retreated hastily.

No one knows what Li Ming talked about with them.

But the next day, everyone saw that these disciples were really deprived of their status as core disciples as Li Ming said, and were thrown into other courtyards to be trained together with others.

Next, they can only pass the assessment to have the opportunity to return to the ranks of core disciples, which is considered to be giving them a chance.

But their expressions were obviously much more relaxed. Compared to Qian Shouyang, their result was a blessing in disguise!
Immediately afterwards, Lin Pingzhi took out the newly drafted rules and regulations of the martial arts school and announced them to all the disciples.

Once the sect rules were displayed, they immediately attracted the attention of all the disciples in the martial arts hall.

This is not only for core disciples, but also for disciples from other academies.

After reading it, many people felt a little sad.

The new rules are very detailed and cover all aspects.

After watching it, my biggest feeling is that the relaxed and comfortable days in the martial arts hall are gone forever.

What replaced it are stricter management and assessment, as well as regulations of all sizes in various aspects.

The levels of disciples in the martial arts school have also been further refined. In addition to the core disciples, the disciples in the other courtyards are divided into four levels. The first to enter are ordinary disciples, and then they must undergo assessments and accumulate enough contribution points for the martial arts school before they can be promoted step by step.

To become a core disciple, one needs to have cultivation at least above the acquired realm.

As soon as this news came out, many people felt heartbroken.

Because the treatment of disciples in other courtyards is not as good as that of core disciples. Without so many resources to support them, how difficult would it be to reach the acquired realm relying solely on their own qualifications?
At present, even many core disciples have not yet reached the strength of the acquired realm!

As a result, many disciples whose martial arts talents were not so outstanding became discouraged and felt that there was no hope.

The status of the original core disciples in the martial arts school is no longer absolutely stable. During a certain assessment period, their diligence, progress, talent and even contribution and loyalty to the martial arts school will be judged. If they do not meet the standards, they will still be deprived of their status as core disciples and demoted.

However, the test conditions are not too harsh. As long as you are willing to work hard in martial arts and don't give up completely, you can basically pass.

Even so, the core disciples all felt pressure to varying degrees.

In addition, from now on, the freedom of the disciples in the martial arts hall has also been restricted, and they are no longer free to do anything as before.

They are no longer allowed to enter and leave martial arts halls at will, or go out for activities. Instead, they have to follow fixed times, and go through registration procedures when necessary. They are also not allowed to be absent without reason when learning and practicing martial arts.

Both the core disciples and the disciples from other courtyards were divided into different groups and assigned specific people to be in charge.

If a member of the group makes a mistake, everyone else will be punished, and members of different groups will be tested regularly...

In short, after reading a series of detailed and meticulous regulations, everyone had only one feeling, that is, the museum owner took advantage of this incident to establish the rules thoroughly!
In the future, they will still be cultivated by the martial arts school and gain benefits that outsiders covet, but they will also be subject to regulations and be loyal to the martial arts school accordingly.

The ripples left by the series of sect rules on the first day had not yet dissipated in everyone's hearts, and Lin Pingzhi announced new changes the next day.

Among the core disciples, another special division was carried out.

A group of relatively introverted and taciturn but absolutely loyal post-natal disciples headed by Cui Yuankai were separated out to form the Law Enforcement Hall, which was specifically responsible for future open and secret inspections as well as rewards and punishments in the martial arts hall.

A group of disciples who joined the martial arts school early, led by Xu Kun, who came from good families but had average talents, formed the External Affairs Hall, which was responsible for various miscellaneous affairs inside and outside the martial arts school.

Li Ming's three direct disciples, as well as several other most hardworking and talented core disciples who had performed brilliantly in the previous battle with the Songshan School, were selected to form the Yanwu Hall.

These three major divisions attracted the most attention from everyone in the martial arts school.

Especially the Yanwu Hall, which makes many people think about it.

Basically, it can be seen that this is the concentration of the strongest fighting force in the martial arts hall except for the owner Li Ming!

Presumably, if one is selected to enter the Martial Arts Academy, the resources and training that can be obtained will also be extraordinary.

Suddenly, many disciples couldn't help but feel excited.

In addition, there are some less noticeable changes.

For example, three separate groups were set up, namely, medical, pharmacy, and equipment, to which the disabled children previously adopted by the martial arts school and some talented disciples were incorporated.

It just so happened that the workshops in the martial arts hall were all ready-made. When Ouyang Shi was here before, he had already taken the time to teach some disciples how to forge weapons. These were all techniques from the Sword Casting Valley. Now, there would be no problem for them to forge some fine steel weapons.

After this change, the atmosphere in the martial arts hall immediately changed.

The martial arts hall has lost some of its former ease and calmness, but has become more rigorous and solemn.

The disciples all felt the master's determination to make changes this time, and they also realized that the martial arts school, both in terms of rules and structure, was becoming more and more formal, and had the feeling of a proper sect.

After the changes, not only the inside of the martial arts hall, but even the merchants and residents in Qixia Town felt the changes.

It is rare to see disciples of the martial arts school hanging out in groups of three or five, or occasionally seeing some of them slacking off. Instead, the disciples have become more disciplined.

In the next few days, the martial arts school disciples discovered that although the regulations had become stricter, there were still benefits.

For example, the treatment of disciples in other courtyards has doubled, and the daily supply of Qi-invigorating powder and medicinal materials that help improve martial arts skills are much richer than before.

Moreover, the new rules in the martial arts school also made it clear that if the contribution value to the martial arts school is sufficient, there will be additional rewards, which will be of great benefit to their martial arts training.

This accumulation allowed many disciples from other courtyards to see hope again.

In addition, the martial arts school also customizes uniforms for the disciples as the school's exclusive symbol.

The uniforms of the martial arts school disciples are all silver-white, with distinct decorations to distinguish them from those of different levels and divisions.

From then on, the disciples of the martial arts school were no longer all kinds of people wearing all kinds of clothes. Instead, they became uniform, looked more beautiful, and also increased their sense of belonging psychologically.

After all the hustle and bustle, the martial arts hall had a brand new look, completely different from the previous atmosphere.

Li Ming sat in the room, playing with a human face mask in his hand, while listening to Lin Pingzhi report to him about the recent situation.

"Ah."

Li Ming nodded, obviously very satisfied with the recent rectification.

And it has already produced initial results.

For example, the newly established Law Enforcement Hall, after a secret investigation, uncovered a number of problematic spies among the disciples of other academies. Without exception, they were sent by other sects or forces to infiltrate the martial arts school.

Li Ming did not tolerate these guys. He directly asked the Law Enforcement Hall to take action and make them disappear from the martial arts hall, which was considered as an opening for the Law Enforcement Hall.

While thinking, Li Ming turned the human face mask over and over again to study it.

This was obtained from Murong Bo. He used this thing to disguise himself as Lin Pingzhi and sneak into the martial arts gym.

It turns out that the legendary art of disguise does have some skills. This human face mask is very thin and fits the face very well.

It doesn't look like anything special when you hold it in your hand, but once it is disguised, it looks exactly like Lin Pingzhi's face.

This should have been something Murong Bo made on the spur of the moment after hiding in the dark and observing Lin Pingzhi.

There are various martial arts in Li Ming's martial arts school, but he has not yet learned any unique skills such as disguise.

He thought about collecting some related skills in the future and teaching them to the disciples of Yanwu Hall first.

"By the way, how is Xiaobei?"

Li Ming asked.

"My senior sister has been busy these days and hasn't had time to go to the martial arts gym." Lin Pingzhi replied.

Li Ming nodded and understood.

Mr. Mo Da asked her to hold a ceremony for the leader of the Five Mountains. Mo Xiaobei was busy entertaining fellow martial artists and really didn't have much free time.

"By the way, how are your Jade Girl Heart Sutra and Scarlet Snake Palm going?"

Li Ming asked Lin Pingzhi again.

Lin Pingzhi's face showed some embarrassment.

"Well, not so good..."

Recently, he seemed to have encountered inexplicable obstacles in his practice of the Jade Girl Heart Sutra. His progress became slower and slower, and he often suffered from loss of true energy. Instead of making any progress, he was regressing, which made Lin Pingzhi very distressed.

Li Ming's heart moved when he heard this, and he reached out to explore Lin Pingzhi's meridians.

Sure enough, Lin Pingzhi's Jade Girl Heart Sutra has reached a bottleneck. No wonder the progress is getting slower and slower.

But to Li Ming's surprise, there was a touch of gorgeous color on the palms of Lin Pingzhi's hands. The progress of the Red Snake Palm was much faster than he had imagined! And the palms already contained a deadly poison.

(End of this chapter)