Starting As A Clan Leader: My Rules Are A Bit Wild

Chapter 3: Do Your Best and Leave the Rest to Fate

If there weren't a few disciples, there would only be five elders and myself as the sect master...

Those who come to seek apprenticeship would probably lose interest at first sight.

Who would dare to come to such a sect?

With seven disciples, regardless of their talent or strength, at least there are more disciples than the management, which looks "healthier."

Moreover, for those who haven't entered the sect or haven't started their cultivation journey, they can at least be considered as beginners in cultivation, becoming "cultivators" of the Profound Gate.

Although they are not outstanding, at least they are not so disgraceful in the eyes of ordinary people.

"Three days later."

Just like the five elders thought, Lin Fan also believed that three days later would be the last chance for Embracing Moon Sect.

Opening the sect's doors and recruiting disciples only happens once a year.

This is the case for all major sects, and the time has already been fixed.

So, whenever this time comes, those who are eager to seek immortality and enter the Profound Gate will come to register. As for which sect they choose, it's up to them.

Change the time? Open the sect's doors every day?

That could work, but who would come?

Those who want to come will come on that day, and if they don't come, what's the use of keeping the doors open?

Moreover, if I really transmigrated into a game or a fantasy world based on the game's worldview, there will be a crisis of extermination within a year.

If I can't recruit reliable disciples this time and develop the sect a bit, it's highly likely that today next year will be my death day.

The remaining small probability is that I won't make it to today next year.

"I need to prepare well."

"And also..."

"Well, it depends on luck."

"But don't games usually have beginner's gift packs? I'm not asking for an SSR hero, but at least give me a guaranteed A-grade one. Otherwise, I won't be able to survive!"

Lin Fan prayed like this.

But he didn't believe in gods or Buddhas.

Because they had never helped him before.

So-called prayers were just for a bit of psychological comfort.

"Sitting and waiting for death is not my style. Although I've changed the sect rules, it's still not enough. I need to think of other ways!" Lin Fan pondered like this.

Even if he leaves it to fate, there is a premise—do your best!

...

After careful consideration, Lin Fan could only take it a step further and try to bring more people to the sect.

Regardless of whether they are "black cats" or "white cats," they should come up the mountain first!

If they are not suitable, send them away; if they are suitable, accept them and cultivate them well!

"Advertisement."

Finally, Lin Fan decided to advertise.

In this era, there is certainly no internet or television, but there are still some ways.

At least hanging banners, right?!

If there is no money to buy banners, carving words on stones should work, right?

At least the five elders are all in the Grotto-Heaven Realm, so this should be achievable.

But it would be hard for them to go down the mountain and do the work.

Afterward, he found the five elders and told them all of his thoughts.

After hearing this, the five elders looked at each other and, in the end, the eldest elder said, "Sect Master, we are not trying to oppose or not execute your plan, but there is something we need to inform you of."

"Please speak, eldest elder."

"Embarrassingly, our sect's resources are scarce."

He smiled bitterly, "Mainly because we don't have many industries, and the sect's territory is only this mountain. Many years ago, this mountain was just one of the outer mountains of our Embracing Moon Sect, and there wasn't anything good here."

"Under the current consumption, cultivating ten new disciples is already the limit."

"So..."

"I see." Lin Fan remained composed, "I already have a rough idea."

How many resources can a declining sect like this have?

I am already mentally prepared.

"But rest assured, elders, my intention is to attract more people to come and worship the mountain. With a larger base, the chances of finding geniuses naturally increase."

"Moreover, have the elders forgotten about the new rules I set?"

Only then did the Grand Elder breathe a sigh of relief. "As long as the Sect Master knows, we can leave now."

Before leaving, he handed Lin Fan a jade token. "If there is an urgent matter, the Sect Master can destroy the jade token. We will sense it and rush back immediately."

"Alright, thank you all for your hard work."

Lin Fan accepted it and nodded with a smile.

Before long, the five elders disappeared like streaks of light, each in a different direction.

In the southwest region, there were over ten million spiritual mountains!

Most of them were scattered.

However, where the Embracing Moon Sect was located, there were over a hundred thousand spiritual mountains gathered. Originally, the Embracing Moon Sect occupied ten thousand spiritual mountains and was unrivaled in this area, deserving the title of the local tyrant.

But times have changed...

Now, there are over ten thousand sects, big and small, gathered in this area.

Small sects, like the Embracing Moon Sect, only had one ordinary mountain.

There were also many large sects that occupied over a thousand spiritual mountains.

And there was a Transcendent Level sect called the Moonlight Sect that occupied over twenty thousand spiritual mountains.

Speaking of which, the Moonlight Sect used to be the rival of the Embracing Moon Sect. It was suppressed by the Embracing Moon Sect for many years until the Embracing Moon Sect gradually declined and the Moonlight Sect suddenly became powerful!

During these years, they occupied most of the Embracing Moon Sect's territory, while the rest was divided among other sects...

Now, the Moonlight Sect is more than twice as powerful as the Embracing Moon Sect at its peak.

Standing on the mountain top, feeling the cold wind, Lin Fan sighed.

"Moonlight, Embrace Moon."

"Both names have the word 'moon', but while the Moonlight Sect is shining in the sky, we have to embrace the moon in our arms. No wonder they are mortal enemies..."

"But now, they probably won't even spare a glance at us, right?"

"But there is also a possibility that the reason for the Embracing Moon Sect's miserable state in recent years is related to the Moonlight Sect."

"Perhaps their leader is a pervert who doesn't seek instant destruction, but enjoys watching others suffer and experience despair?"

It's not impossible, but thinking about these things now is too far-fetched.

What Lin Fan needs to do is to advertise along the way to various sects, which is the only way to reach them.

Whether it's hanging banners, writing on the ground, carving on stones, or tree trunks, he will do whatever it takes to attract people.

Considering the pitiful state of the Embracing Moon Sect, Lin Fan doesn't dare to be too reckless, so the advertising slogans are relatively restrained.

...

Peach Blossom Valley, one of the routes to the Peach Blossom Sect.

From the northwest direction, both mortals and low-level cultivators who want to worship the mountain will pass through this place.

At this moment, many people were on their way.

But halfway through, they suddenly stopped.

"What is this?"

"So many words!"

"Could it be a cultivation technique? A secret technique!? Hiss!"

"Haha, you don't even recognize the characters, and you want to join the Profound Gate and become a cultivator? What a joke!"

"What if we don't recognize them? Those who have aspirations will eventually succeed!"

"Cough, stop arguing. Can someone tell me what this says?"

The crowd was noisy, after all, they were all "competitors," so their tone naturally wouldn't be very friendly.

"It's something written by the Embracing Moon Sect."

"Embracing Moon Sect? What kind of sect is that? I've never heard of it."

"They wrote..."

"What did they write?" The people who couldn't read eagerly perked up their ears.

"Is it true?!" The person muttered, igniting the anger of those who couldn't read around him, almost causing a commotion.

(End of this chapter)