#156 - Chapter 156 Preparation

After successfully breaking through, Cheng Feng's soaring strength gave him the capital to not fear the heads of other forces.

Name: Cheng Feng

Lifespan: 17 (80)

Talent: Many Sons, Many Blessings

Skills: Fishing (Proficient 90/100)

Archery (Beginner 12/100)

Basic Knife Technique (Master 1/200)

Thunderous Blood Burst Art (Perfect 500/500)

Gale Knife Technique: (Beginner 1/200)

Thunder Knife Technique: (Beginner 1/200)

Mountain Shattering Fist: (Proficient 47/200)

Blessing Points: 0

Blessing Pouches: 0

On the panel, the cultivation of the techniques had reached perfection, but there was still room for improvement in skills.

The Blessing Points should have been added to the knife technique, but due to progress reasons, they were added to the Mountain Shattering Fist first, which was also a temporary measure.

Now that he was in the Bone Forging Realm, Cheng Feng was determined to turn over a new leaf. He needed both self-defense techniques and offensive methods to keep up.

After all, the martial arts hall taught knife techniques. What kind of system would it be if he relied solely on fist techniques?

If he didn't work harder, Wang Tieshan would definitely be angry during the assessment. Cheng Feng would still need Wang Tieshan's guidance on his future martial arts path!

Moreover, through comparison with the Mountain Shattering Fist manual, Cheng Feng felt that the martial arts techniques of his own martial arts hall seemed not so simple.

Hongmen Training Camp

Cheng Feng looked at the newly recruited Hongmen disciples in the training camp, estimating the strength of the Hongmen.

The first batch of Inner Disciples, fifty in the Strength Training Realm, were basically the backbone members. The second batch, who had not trained in strength but entered the Inner Circle, numbered fifty, considered branches under the backbone.

The third batch of new recruits was also fifty, including Xu Miao's younger brother.

Including this batch, the Inner Circle now had one hundred and fifty people.

Cheng Feng also transferred his eldest brother and third brother, who were studying in the martial arts hall, to the training camp under some pretext. Especially his third brother, Cheng Lei, had initially glimpsed the threshold of a martial artist, while his eldest brother, Cheng Shu, still needed time to hone his skills.

Cheng Feng never stopped paying the fees for the martial arts hall, even though they were not there at the moment. This could be considered leaving a way out.

Qian Ming, who had assisted Cheng Feng in training new disciples, joined the Hall of Offerings because he saw the lucrative income of the Hongmen, taking on the responsibility of teaching new disciples.

Recently, Cheng Feng repeatedly instructed Qian Ming to focus on cultivating his own brothers. Although the eldest brother had not yet entered the ranks of martial artists, his strength and martial skills had been significantly improved.

Wang Hu and other high-level members were aware that Cheng Shu and Cheng Lei were Cheng Feng's own brothers, which could be seen from their names and appearance. Therefore, they all followed Cheng Feng's instructions and treated every new disciple equally.

Under the influence of such difficult and intense training, the two brothers' mental states underwent earth-shattering changes.

The childish aura of the past had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a tenacious will and a clear and profound understanding of the real world.

Watching his own brothers grow and progress, Cheng Feng was filled with emotions. He clearly realized that the future burden of the Hongmen would eventually fall on their shoulders. After all, Cheng Feng could only feel at ease if his own family members took on important responsibilities. Currently, his own brothers needed to be tempered through countless hardships.

Cheng Feng hoped that one day he could confidently let go and let them struggle and fight, while he focused wholeheartedly on his personal cultivation.

Turning to look at Wang Hu, Cheng Feng asked, "How do you feel now? Are there any signs of you about to break through to the Skin Tempering Realm?"

Wang Hu replied respectfully, "Master, this subordinate feels that I am still a bit short of breaking through."

Looking at Wang Hu's focused eyes and full of energy, Cheng Feng nodded with satisfaction, "Your spirit is complete, it looks like it's really soon. How about this, I'll give you a prescription, and you go to the accounting office to withdraw one hundred taels of silver, and use this money to buy medicinal materials that can cleanse the skin, and make a medicinal bath to use. I'll write down the specific usage for you later. This is my reward to you, don't tell anyone else."

This prescription actually came from the Mountain Shattering Fist manual, which itself contained this prescription called the "Skin Shedding Formula."

The value of this prescription is quite important, but it is also expensive to use. One hundred taels of silver can only allow a person to bathe three times, and it has a significant effect on assisting the success rate of breaking through to the Skin Tempering Realm. And this is also a means for Cheng Feng to control the Hongmen.

Hearing Cheng Feng say that this was his reward, Wang Hu was so moved that his eyes were wet, and even tears welled up in his tiger eyes, which was the emotion of being recognized.

Cheng Feng really couldn't stand this atmosphere full of bromance,

He couldn't help but shudder, and said with some disgust: "Can you be a little more normal? If you put on this expression again, the reward will be gone!"

Hearing that the reward was going to be taken back, Wang Hu immediately swallowed the words of loyalty that he was about to say, but his heart sank: "Don't, Master! I... I'm just too moved." As he spoke, he stole a glance at Cheng Feng's face.

Cheng Feng looked at Wang Hu expressionlessly as he returned to normal, and then slowly opened his mouth after a while: "You still need to worry more about the affairs of the sect, this is what you deserve. With your talent, if you work harder, you may be able to reach the peak of the Skin Tempering Realm within three years. If you are lucky, it is not completely impossible to break through to the Blood Forging Realm."

Wang Hu knew that Cheng Feng's strength was extremely high, and since he was so optimistic about him, he must not let down this expectation.

Immediately afterwards, Cheng Feng gently placed a planning book in front of Wang Hu, and said slowly: "This is the internal reward and punishment system of the Hongmen that I formulated after careful consideration a few days ago. Everything is based on contribution points, which can be exchanged for any resources within the sect. As long as the Hongmen has it, as long as there are enough points, techniques, martial arts, and silver can all be exchanged. Take a closer look, and if there is anything that needs to be added, let me know in time. At the same time, we must also find a way to improve everyone's strength as soon as possible. Haven't you been clamoring to seize territory before? After a while, they will be able to get what they want."

Wang Hu was shocked when he heard this. He stared at Cheng Feng with wide eyes, his face full of disbelief.

The previous plan to seize territory had all been rejected by Cheng Feng, the reason being that he felt that they should first gain a firm foothold and then take action.

So, is he now preparing to take action?

"In addition, let Sun Gui, Zhou Hai, and Li Yang recruit a large number of people from the three halls under their command, with a maximum of 300 people per hall. As for the treatment, it can be set according to the standards of ordinary gangs. The clothing should not have any items with the Hongmen logo. Only members who have joined the Hongmen and completed the entry registration can enjoy the various treatments provided by the Hongmen. In the future, this will be called the establishment." Cheng Feng seemed to suddenly remember something, and then talked about other aspects of this matter.

After all, if you want to successfully capture territory, it is definitely impossible without enough manpower, but now the time is a bit tight, and the pressure of lacking silver makes Cheng Feng a little breathless.

He can only cope with it by recruiting people for a while, and Cheng Feng plans to start with those weaker gangs first. After all, from the current point of view, the biggest weakness of the Hongmen is the insufficient number of personnel.

Letting the three halls act as subordinate branches to recruit people, with the Inner Disciples still being the core, this is the method that Cheng Feng came up with after a long period of deliberation.

It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. It is inevitable to be constrained without money to act.

In this way, only the Inner Disciples can receive a monthly salary, and the scattered soldiers and vagrants will be treated according to the treatment of ordinary gang disciples, and no one will have any objections.

After all, the three halls are recruiting people, not the Hongmen headquarters, right?

Cheng Feng admired himself for this outsourcing operation.