PCJ – Chapter 761 Law Enforcement Hall

Settlements continued to be built around the Yuan family’s mountain village. Although the Immortal Realm did not have the Meishan Group’s modern construction equipment, the building skills of cultivators were in no way inferior. Without steel and concrete, cultivators could easily refine building materials far superior in performance.

Ordinary commoners could never afford such luxurious construction costs, but for cultivators, these materials were nothing expensive at all. Low-grade artifact-refining materials were already considered high-quality in construction. Some Daoist techniques that didn’t have much offensive power were extremely useful when building houses. A towering structure that looked like a palace could be completed in a very short time. Even Zhang Jiaohua was stunned. He had thought that the Meishan Group’s construction process back in the Mortal World was already spectacular—but compared to the Immortal Realm, that was nothing. Here, construction truly looked like the work of divine craftsmanship.

Outside Wild Goose Return City (Yànguī City), a massive satellite city was slowly taking shape.

“Master, quite a number of cultivators have arrived. We’re now recruiting thousands of young cultivators every day who meet your requirements. We’ve also taken in some fairly strong cultivators. In just a few days, our sect has grown to tens of thousands of members. More and more people are coming after hearing the news. At this rate, our Meishan Sect will become a large sect very quickly,” Yuan Suihu said.

Zhang Jiaohua nodded. “You’ve worked hard. But a large sect isn’t built on numbers alone. True strength comes from the number of cultivators who are loyal to the sect. Among those who’ve joined us, who can say how many harbor ulterior motives? But no matter what intentions they have, as long as their interests don’t conflict with those of the Meishan Sect, we won’t concern ourselves with them. With so many people joining at once, do we have enough housing?”

“More than enough. Everyone is taking care of their own lodging. When I was recruiting, I specifically brought in some cultivators skilled in this area. We have a lot of newly built housing still empty. Many small sects have joined us as a whole, and in those cases, they actually prefer to build their own living spaces. But I set one rule for them: all buildings must be constructed with the Meishan Sect’s main hall as reference—no building can exceed the main hall in size or height,” Yuan Suihu explained.

“Let’s go take a look at the young cultivators we’ve recruited. I want to see their talent. For now, organize everyone by age and cultivation level. We’ll slowly select the fastest cultivators among the younger ones,” Zhang Jiaohua said.

“It’s just—some cultivators are refusing to obey orders because our Yuan family’s cultivation levels are lower than theirs,” Yuan Suihu said with some difficulty.

“That’s easy,” Zhang Jiaohua said. “Any cultivator who refuses to follow sect rules—expel them immediately. Didn’t we recruit some powerful cultivators? Appoint those cultivators as Law Enforcement Elders. Have them form a Law Enforcement Team. Anyone who refuses to obey—drive them out. Anyone who dares resist—kill without mercy!”

Yuan Suihu was delighted. “Good! I’ll see to it right away!”

“Wait,” Zhang Jiaohua said. “Once the Law Enforcement Team is formed, I have something to say to them.”

When word spread that the Meishan Sect would be appointing Law Enforcement Elders, the newly joined cultivators were eager. Especially those who had brought their entire families or sects—they naturally wanted a Law Enforcement Elder position. It would benefit their clan’s development later, since it was a shortcut to getting close to the Sect Master. With so many people joining, there was no way the Sect Master could meet each one—only core members had that chance. And the Sect Master was already in the Spirit Transformation Stage (Refining Spirit to Return to Void). If they could gain his guidance, it would be an immense help to their cultivation.

Only Spirit Transformation cultivators could become Law Enforcement Elders. Although Spirit Transformation cultivators were elite-level in the Abandoned Lands and often influential figures, quite a few had come to join Zhang Jiaohua. There were even late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators among them. Although they were strong in the Abandoned Lands, in front of someone in the Void Return Stage (Refining Spirit to Return to Void), they were nothing. If Zhang Jiaohua could help them break through to Void Return, they would gladly serve under him.

The Meishan Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall would recruit only ten Law Enforcement Elders, but there was no limit on Law Enforcement Officers, as long as they were Spirit Transformation cultivators. Many cultivators had joined—but fewer than a hundred were at the Spirit Transformation level.

Zhang Jiaohua arrived at the Law Enforcement Hall and saw about one hundred cultivators selected by Yuan Suihu. Before Zhang Jiaohua entered, the hall was rowdy. Yuan Suihu, who was only at the Essence Refining Stage, couldn’t control the room.

“I heard the Sect Master is in the Void Return Stage. Is that really true?”

“It must be true. He has a close relationship with City Lord Wan—otherwise he wouldn’t be allowed to build a sect beside Wild Goose Return City.”

“But what can Zhang Jiaohua even offer us after inviting so many people? Can he manage this many cultivators?”

“Yeah, like us here in the Law Enforcement Hall—ten Elders and nearly a hundred officers. Is he expecting us to work for free?”

“Quiet! Quiet!” Yuan Suihu yelled several times, but no one listened.

Zhang Jiaohua stepped into the Law Enforcement Hall and released the full might of a Void Return Stage cultivator. In an instant, the hall fell silent. Under the crushing pressure, everyone felt as though Mount Tai itself pressed down upon them—they couldn’t even speak.

The cultivators from the Abandoned Lands turned pale with shock. A primal fear rose from deep within their hearts.

“Hmph!” Zhang Jiaohua gave a cold snort. Immediately, several weaker cultivators coughed up blood from the shock.

“This is the Law Enforcement Hall, not a marketplace. Noisy and disorderly—completely without rules,” Zhang Jiaohua said coldly.

Only after speaking did he withdraw his spiritual pressure. The cultivators finally began to breathe again—none dared act recklessly now. With Zhang Jiaohua’s level of cultivation, he could slaughter everyone in the hall with a mere gesture. The gap in cultivation was too vast—before him, they were no better than ants.

Several late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators trembled inwardly—Zhang Jiaohua’s cultivation was at least mid-stage Void Return, perhaps even higher. He was far beyond anything they could resist.

But the stronger Zhang Jiaohua was, the better it was for them. Even if he gave them no cultivation resources, just his guidance alone would benefit them immensely.