Chapter 229: Cleaning House
Some people, Ling Mo had discovered long ago, but there might still be some hiding in the crowd, so Ling Mo couldn’t find them all.
There were simply too many Ghost Gate disciples; searching them one by one was simply not realistic.
As Ling Mo kicked out one by one the people he had spotted earlier, some began to panic.
Looking at the more than ten people crippled on the square, another more than ten successively walked out from the crowd.
“Sect Master, we admit our mistake! We were blinded by money earlier and request the Sect Master to give us a chance to turn over a new leaf…”
“Very good, you took the initiative to step forward and admit your mistake, proving you still have a chance for redemption!”
Seeing this scene, Ling Mo smiled gratifiedly! This move had worked.
His gaze continued to sweep over them, “Is there anyone else who will voluntarily admit their mistake? Don’t make me find you out; the consequences will be very serious…”
His eyes emitting light, at this moment Ling Mo’s gaze was like the stare of the god of death, making everyone shudder inside.
Of course… the innocent are innocent; those who had done nothing wrong naturally wouldn’t panic.
“Run quickly…”
At this moment, a sound came from behind; almost at the same time, those more than ten who had been kicked out climbed up and exchanged glances with their eyes.
They directly started fleeing!
And from the crowd, quite a few also ran out, scrambling to rush down the mountain; except for those few who admitted their mistake, all ran.
In an instant, the scene became chaotic, with a wave of uproar erupting front and back; the team was disrupted, and the entire training ground was in chaos like a pot of porridge.
“Want to run?”
Ling Mo looked at all this with a cold smile, only to see a pair of wings beginning to grow from behind him, instantly soaring into the air.
A large group of people rushed majestically toward the mountain gate, charging down madly as if their lives depended on it.
“Catch them…”
In the chaos, some disciples stepped forward to try to stop them, but… their desire to survive was too strong; they simply couldn’t be stopped.
At this moment, a feather piece-shaped box appeared in Ling Mo’s hand; it wasn’t Peacock Plume.
Rather, it was a box similar to Peacock Plume, extremely unique!
Most people had already surged out of the mountain gate and begun fleeing along the gorge.
At this time, the hidden weapon in Ling Mo’s hand was activated.
Instantly, hundreds of steel needles shot out, and in an instant, a powerful explosion fluctuation erupted throughout the gorge.
“What…”
“What hidden weapon is this?”
In an instant, everyone was terrified; the power of that explosion was even more terrifying than the strongest hidden weapon they had seen, Peacock Plume.
Even Dugu Bo looked at the hidden weapon in Ling Mo’s hand with a face full of astonishment, suddenly feeling that the Peacock Plume in his hand wasn’t so appealing anymore.
In terms of power, it was fully twice as strong as Peacock Plume; explosive power, attack power, and penetration were all superior to Peacock Plume.
This was Tang Sect’s top hidden weapon, Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus, and moreover, the advanced version of Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus.
In an instant, the dozens who had fled out of the mountain gate were blasted to not even leave ashes, only bones sliding down the slope.
The power of that Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus intimidated everyone; each person looked at the hidden weapon in Ling Mo’s hand with an incredulous gaze.
“Don’t you know that it’s easy to go up the mountain but hard to go down? My Ghost Gate isn’t a place anyone can enter just because they want to…
You can come, but leaving… won’t be that easy!”
Having dealt with the fleeing traitors in one shot, Ling Mo withdrew his Martial Soul and slowly landed on the training ground.
“You few, considering this is your first offense and you have the intention to make amends, I will honor my promise and spare your lives.
However… sparing your dog lives doesn’t mean your previous mistakes can be overlooked.
I always emphasize rewarding merit and punishing faults! Considering you have remorse, for the upcoming period, it depends on your performance.
After the assembly ends in a bit, go to Elder Dugu yourselves to receive punishment; whatever the punishment should be, that’s what it will be. If you’re still not satisfied, you’ll end up like those people…”
Ling Mo said coldly; he had probably already seen that among these people, there were no spies meticulously trained by the major sects and forces.
They were all just ruffians who took money to do things; after this warning, Ling Mo believed they would be more loyal than anyone.
No one isn’t afraid of death; Ling Mo was afraid of death too!
He deliberately showed a cruel side in front of these people to suppress some restless ones.
He believed that after this deterrence, for the upcoming period, no one would dare to do anything out of line again.
“Additionally, I must say one more thing! If I remember correctly, on the day you joined, I told you.
Male disciples are not allowed to enter North Mountain, yet some always take my words as wind past their ears.
If any male disciple is found trespassing into North Mountain again, don’t blame me for showing no mercy…”
After speaking, Ling Mo slowly returned to the steps; regarding the previous North Mountain incident, Dugu Bo had already handled it, so he didn’t need to handle it again.
“We will strictly follow the Bishop’s teachings…”
Everyone answered in unison, their voices very loud.
“Very good! You are all smart people and should know what it means to join Ghost Gate.
Presumably, over this period, you have already seen Ghost Gate’s power and development prospects…
I can clearly tell you that in the future… our Ghost Gate will become the most powerful sect on the entire continent.
You will feel proud to be Ghost Gate disciples, with limitless future potential.
However… between wanting and obtaining, there is one thing: to achieve it.
A sect’s development doesn’t rely on me alone, but on the united efforts of the entire sect to forge an even more powerful sect.
Do any of you have questions? There’s still a little time now, feel free to ask…”
Standing on the high platform, Ling Mo looked at the disciples below, extremely satisfied in his heart.
The vermin had been cleared out; the remaining were all core disciples. In the future… they would be Ling Mo’s most reliable generals.
After deterrence, there should be reassurance.
Combining kindness and authority was the main core of Ling Mo’s sect governance.
“We understand…”
Everyone answered in unison.
“Very good, you are all very smart, and I am very satisfied! I don’t like things like today happening again.
Starting today, initiate mountain patrol missions, managed by the various halls, with round-the-clock patrols to eliminate all potential threats.
Our Ghost Gate is different from other sects; we are built on the mountain, with vast geographical area, and the gorge also hides many dangerous factors.
Therefore, mountain patrols are necessary! Especially since Ghost Gate’s north side is Sunset Forest.
Mountain patrols can accumulate contribution points, used for reward points to enter the training ground for cultivation; everyone, don’t slack off.
There are many more reward systems; shortly, Elder Dugu will explain them to you in detail.”
Having said so much in one go, Ling Mo’s mouth was a bit dry.
You don’t know until you try; once you do, it’s really tiring.
He didn’t know how those school leaders back in school days could prattle on endlessly every day saying so much; didn’t their mouths get dry?
“Additionally, the level systems for the various halls have also been established, with a large batch of leadership teams waiting for you to compete for; the capable will take the positions, and everyone can participate.
As long as one has outstanding ability and loyalty to the sect, there is an opportunity to become an elder in the various halls.
I won’t say more; now, I hand it over to Elder Dugu here…”
After speaking, Ling Mo gave Dugu Bo a greeting and directly left the place.
Having spoken for so long, he even felt himself a bit long-winded!
Currently, Ling Mo had done everything he needed to do; next… it was time to consider which direction to develop in.
To be precise, Ling Mo was about to start targeting which force to strike at.
Originally wanted to compete on the monthly ticket list, but suddenly realized the strength gap was too big! Haha, I got ahead of myself and failed to recognize my own limits.
