Chapter 870: Chu Chen orders troops, the more the better
“Not bad!”
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan guessed what Chu Chen was thinking and smiled:
"If he can get through this, there's no harm in accepting him."
Chu Chen was overjoyed when he heard this.
Good guy, Lao Liu has indeed encountered a great opportunity and good fortune this time.
The ferocious beast of the sea of sexuality was raging, and Lao Liu, who was infested with inner demons, gave Emperor Guan Sheng a bad first impression.
However, the emperor is a powerful deity in the three realms. After careful inspection, he quickly realized that Lao Liu was very talented and a good young man. He began to cherish his talents and his attitude changed.
For a moment, he had a vague realization.
The conversation between the emperor and Lao Liu later seems ordinary, but in fact there are hidden mysteries everywhere.
The emperor intended to test Lao Liu, using his inner demons to test him, and help him achieve Nirvana and be reborn if he is not broken or established.
This is a risky move.
Chu Chen had never thought about detonating the "inner demon" in Lao Liu's heart before, but he was afraid that it would be self-defeating, so he put it aside.
Now that the old man, the Holy Emperor, has personally taken action, he feels much more at ease.
Emperor Guan Sheng said, "If you can't get through it, all thoughts will be destroyed." But if Lao Liu really couldn't get through it, he would definitely come to his rescue and give Lao Liu another chance.
And once Lao Liu slays his inner demons, he will make a big fortune.
Although Lao Liu practices [Guandi Mingsheng Zhen Gong], he is a wild man and has no master, so he is not officially admitted to the lineage of Guandi.
Now, Emperor Guan personally said that he would accept it, which means that Lao Liu is expected to become a direct disciple of Emperor Guan in the Eight Classics. With the lineage of Taoism, his celestial destiny is wonderful.
After all, the emperor is in heaven and the earth is the general marshal who is in charge of military power. He has become the direct lineage of Emperor Guan. No one can say whether he will become an immortal or a god. But if he ascends to heaven and earth and can be conferred as a god, then it is not a big problem.
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It is said to be the way to heaven, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Chu Chen was happy for Lao Liu in his heart, but when he saw Lao Liu lying cross-legged on the ground, with the expression on his face changing from gloomy to bright, and surrounded by the energy of evil, he was still a little worried:
"Emperor, when will Lao Liu wake up?"
"Look at his own creation."
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan stroked his long beard and waved it casually.
Lao Liu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Immediately afterwards, a group of gods, generals, and soldiers took the hunter ghost down.
After doing this, Marshal Guan Jin Dao sat on the throne, looked at Chu Chen with a smile, and said:
"Little friend Chu, I didn't expect that after a few years, you would have cultivated to this point, and you are only one step away from reaching the third level."
Chu Chen smiled and said modestly: "Disciple is still far behind."
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan smiled: "Don't be in a hurry, take your time."
Reaching the third level is another natural chasm on the road to immortality.
After reaching the realm of the fourth level of great supernatural powers, great power is attributed to oneself, and one has the foundation to withstand disasters, practice against the heavens, and live forever. If there are no disasters, it is not a problem to live for hundreds or even thousands of years.
However, with the method of immortality, if the realm of Taoism is not improved, living a long life is just a "living in an ignoble existence" in the face of calamity.
When the calamities accumulate to a certain level, the fourth-grade great magical powers will not be able to withstand the heavenly calamities, their understanding of the Tao will be deceived, and their magical cultivation, Tao, Dharma, and magical powers will go downhill and become weaker and weaker.
In the end, if you can't withstand the disaster, you can only follow the Shinto path to become a god, or reincarnate and rebuild.
In other words, the upper limit of fourth-grade magical power is not high, the ceiling is here.
But reaching the upper third level is completely different.
Once you reach the upper third level, control the laws, and manifest the great road, it means that you have the qualifications to realize the Tao and become an immortal. In a sense, the upper three levels belong to the same realm. There are no specific grades. They all touch the path of becoming an immortal.
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However, there is a huge gap between the upper three grades.
Weak upper-level third-level great magical monks who focus on practicing immortality methods, magical powers, and magical weapons are not good at it. They cannot easily defeat the fourth-level great magical monks who have powerful magical powers and powerful magical weapons.
However, some of the top third-level powerhouses, such as Zhenren Yulou, Yuxuzi, etc., have great supernatural powers that can defeat the immortals.
It is precisely because of this that if a third-grade great supernatural power is placed in the heaven and earth, it can be regarded as entering the palace and becoming a person.
Although all the divine generals under Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan were granted the title of God of Heaven or God of the Underworld one by one, and became "one of the gods", most of them still did not "enlighten the Way".
In essence, they still belong to the category of "high-level three-level supernatural powers". At most, they have an additional establishment in heaven and earth, and can live forever.
At present, Chu Chen's fourth-grade Daoxing Kungfu has reached great perfection. As long as he breaks through this natural barrier, he will truly "enter the palace". In front of Emperor Guan Sheng, he will not be considered a nobody, but a talent worth recruiting.
Xu Shi started to cherish his talent, so Emperor Guan Sheng ordered the official Xianguan to give him a futon and give him some guidance.
Although Emperor Guan became a god after his death, he became an immortal from the divine way, stripped away all the yin, filled his body with pure yang, and became an immortal. However, his path to immortality was extremely bumpy along the way.
However, precisely because of this, Emperor Guan Sheng's attainments in alchemy are extremely high, much higher than those of Earth Yuan Longjun, Longling Empress, and Yulou Zhenren.
Chu Chen encountered a bottleneck and was deducing his own immortal skills. There were many confusions in his heart. Although the method practiced by the emperor was different from his, the realm of immortal power was profound.
So, he benefited a lot.
...
About two hours later.
Chu Chen bowed his hands and saluted:
"Thank you, Emperor, for your advice!"
"No need to be polite."
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan smiled and said:
"Practice well and attain enlightenment and become an immortal. Otherwise, come to my commander's house and obey orders, fight for me in all realms, and work so hard that you will not be free!"
Chu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also saw Emperor Guan's solicitation intention, felt honored in his heart, and cupped his hands and said:
"Thank you for your consideration, Emperor. I will live up to your expectations."
"Great kindness!"
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan nodded slightly, perhaps thinking of something, and asked:
"Little friend Chu, I just heard you say that you are planning to recruit troops when you come to Fengdu this time?"
Chu Chen nodded and said truthfully:
"This disciple was born in the same lineage as Shen Qing and has a close relationship with the Patriarch of Guigu. He has learned the [Heavenly Essence Spiritual Text] military and horse magical powers. Now he is encountering a third-level bottleneck. He probably won't be able to break through for a while, so he wants to recruit some soldiers and horses to protect him.
Defend the Way.”
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan was a little surprised:
"You actually got the true biography of Taoist friend Xuan Weizi."
Chu Chen nodded slightly, Xuan Weizi was the Taoist name of the Guigu Patriarch, and immediately explained:
"My sect is a branch of Guigu, and I happened to get the true inheritance by chance."
"I see!"
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan smiled and said: "Fellow Taoist Xuanweizi also taught me the art of war back then. Since you are Mr. Guigu's disciple, I will help you with this matter. How many troops and horses do you want?"
Chu Chen was shocked when he heard this and hesitated a little.
At present, he has obtained the magic weapon of transformation [Golden Lotus Crown of the Supreme Purity] [Water Letter Seal] and Fire Letter Seal, which can be regarded as the preliminary level of magical power at the third level. However, the strong people of the upper third level are unfathomable. He wants to truly fight against it.
At the third level, the more soldiers and horses under his command, the better.
"Han Xin ordered more troops, the better, and his disciples are no exception."
After Chu Chen finished speaking, he thought of something and immediately added:
"Emperor, don't worry, the disciple will not miss a penny of the jade money that should be spent, and I will not embarrass you!"
"Hahahaha~"
Marshal Guan laughed loudly. Others probably didn't understand when they said, "Han Xin ordered more troops, the better." However, he knew this allusion and said with a smile:
"Don't say that the more the better. I can give you a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, but you can't afford them even though you have them."
Chu Chen nodded, he naturally understood this truth.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass should go first.
Raising soldiers and horses, whether they are human soldiers or ghost soldiers, they are all gold-eating giant beasts.
Previously, he had used the method of refining weapons to train the eight hundred soldiers and horses under his command. Apart from the incense money, there was no other big expense.
However, the scale of personal accumulation of troops and horses is limited.
Even if he doesn't practice and leads Dao Qi to train troops every day, he can't afford to support an army of one hundred thousand. He can only support it with "jade coins" and "incense", which consumes countless money and food.
Chu Chen has shares in the Diyuan Chamber of Commerce. After receiving dividends over the years, he has nearly 20 million jade coins in hand. He is rich and is considered a wealthy person among the powerful people with great supernatural powers.
If it were used to raise 100,000 high-level soldiers and horses, it would be a drop in the bucket.
Unless, Diyuan Dragon Palace supports him and helps him raise 100,000 soldiers and horses.
But, this is not very realistic.
After all, Diyuan Dragon Lord not only has a daughter, Qingying, but also has three sons. He has raised 100,000 high-level soldiers and horses. Even the wealthy Diyuan Dragon Palace is quite strenuous and will invisibly squeeze out a lot of resources.
The cost of raising a large-scale army is extremely terrifying. Not only an individual, but a small force can afford it. Only the overlord of one party and a super force can afford this.
However, there are exceptions.
It would be simple if there was a Cave Heaven Paradise to raise troops and horses. Using the resources of the Cave Heaven Paradise to raise an army would not cost so much and would be much easier.
Of course, it's not easy either.
After all, the Cave Heaven Blessed Land is even more rare and rare. How many powerful people dream of it, but never get it.
Once it was born, it was a bloody storm.
As for Chu Chen, he is different. Although he only has a fourth-grade magical power, he has a cave heaven blessed land [Qingchen Cave Heaven] that is about to be formed.
[Qingchen Cave Sky] is currently in the process of being formed and is not suitable for raising soldiers and horses.
However, when Dongtian is born in the future, he will have no problem raising troops and horses.
On the other hand, [Qingchen Cave Heaven] has 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals stationed there, and he sends avatars to guard it, which in turn can help him firmly occupy the Cave Heaven Blessed Land to prevent others from coveting it and complement each other.
This is Chu Chen's long-term planning blueprint, which is why he dares to say "the more, the merrier".
Now that he heard that Emperor Guan Sheng could allow him to recruit one hundred thousand troops, he felt relieved.
It is possible for [Qingchen Cave Heaven] to be born in advance. If he is not strong enough to occupy and defend the Cave Heaven, he can come to the underworld to recruit soldiers from the Holy Emperor Guan. By then, he will command a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and sit in the Cave Heaven, and it will surely be safe.
As soon as he thought of this, Chu Chen immediately raised his hands and said:
"Emperor, I really can't afford to support my disciples at the moment. At present, I only plan to strengthen the army of soldiers and horses."
"Great kindness!"
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan was quite approving and said:
"In this case, I will ask Zhou Cang to take you to recruit troops."
...
The underworld is full of ghosts.
High-level soldiers and horses are quite rare in the human world, but they are not uncommon in the underworld.
In fact, they are very happy for Chu Chen to recruit troops.
It was similar to the situation when Chu Chen went to the county, city, and imperial underworld to recruit low-level soldiers. The underworld could get rid of the "burden" and generate income at the same time, so why not do it.
This is why Emperor Guan Sheng agreed to Chu Chen's request for recruiting troops without giving him as much as he wanted.
After negotiating and bargaining with the Yin Cao at Guan Shuai's house, Chu Chen recruited more than 900 fourth-grade Fengdu Yin soldiers and more than 1,200 fifth-grade Fengdu Yin soldiers in a few days.
In addition to the original 800 troops under Chu Chen's command, the number of troops under his command reached 3,000, marking a major "army expansion".
As for the ghost generals, not a single ghost general was recruited, not even low-level ghost generals below seventh grade.
Chu Chen was not surprised at all. The ghost generals in Fengdu were all "sacred officials". If they were well-organized, who would stay in the netherworld and follow him to start a business in the human world?
Ordinary Yin soldiers are different. In essence, they are neither "divine officials" nor practitioners. They are equipped with "Tao Qi martial arts", all of which are external forces. They are precarious and far less stable than the divine generals.
Precisely because of this, after some recruitment, more than 900 fourth-grade Fengdu Yin soldiers were willing to follow him and try their luck for the future.
Chu Chen was quite satisfied, being able to recruit nine hundred and fourth grade Fengdu Yin soldiers was beyond his expectation.
Of course, he also paid a heavy price for this.
It costs 10,000 jade to recruit a fourth-grade Fengdu Yin soldier, and five thousand jade to recruit a fifth-grade Yin soldier.
In order to recruit these soldiers, he paid almost 15 million jade coins to the underworld, directly draining most of Chu Chen's family fortune.
...
Fengdu, in the mansion of Guan Shuai.
Chu Chen came out after recruiting soldiers and horses, and bumped into a tall god with an iron beard, silver teeth, and a black face and red lips.
The person who came was none other than a general from the Guan Sheng Emperor, the upright, loyal and brave Great Heavenly Lord, General Zhou.
When he saw Chu Chen, Zhou Cang greeted him with a smile, quite generous:
"Little friend Chu, the troops have been recruited. Is there anyone below that will give you a hard time?"
Chu Chen raised his hand and said:
"Thank you, General Zhou, for your care. I have recruited all my troops and horses, and I have gained a lot."
"That's good."
Zhou Cang grinned, and sincerely treated others, he immediately apologized and said: "According to the general's instructions, I should have accompanied you for a while, but unfortunately, something happened in the place under my brother's jurisdiction. There was a plague ghost causing trouble, and there was some trouble.
This god has led his army to help."
Chu Chen nodded when he heard this and asked casually:
"General, has the matter been resolved?"
"This is natural. This is a trivial matter and there is no need to mention it further."
After Zhou Cang finished speaking, he smiled boldly, patted Chu Chen on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Little friend Chu, I heard from the general that we are fellow villagers. Come on, let's go have a drink..."
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
...
After a while of drinking and drinking, Chu Chen left the Guanshuai Mansion in Fengdu.
"Senior brother, can't we wait for the sixth child?"
"No wait."
Lao Liu still hadn't left seclusion, but Chu Chen wasn't too worried about the Holy Emperor's care. After recruiting soldiers and horses, he was ready to return to the underworld.
"Oh~"
The little kid had the magical power of [Mediating Disasters], so he could see that the calamity on Lao Liu's head was not fatal, so he was not too worried. He soon focused on the soldiers and horses recruited by his senior brother, and he smiled:
"Senior brother, the strong soldiers and horses under your command are equivalent to my great magical powers. Hehe, I have become stronger again."
Chu Chen smiled knowingly.
This time with the expansion of the army, the power of his military and horse magical power [Heavenly Essence Spiritual Wen Shen Wen Jue] may be further improved, and his confidence to fight back to the third level will increase.
"Next time we meet the Qingyou Dragon Emperor and Tiger Emperor head-on, I think I will be able to protect myself."