"The number of recruits has escalated to a million!"
This promotion did not disappoint Chu Yuan.
Unexpectedly, by merely upgrading the War Army Chessboard to a higher quality, it had exploded tenfold, and the war area had also expanded from fifty li to five hundred li, enough to cover a vast battlefield.
"My choice this time was correct."
Chu Yuan laughed, "In the powerful Imperial Dynasty, the minimum cultivation level of the elite army is the Original Spirit Realm. The Divine Military is the most powerful army in my hands; recruitment may be slow, but it should not be hasty. It seems that in the future, the lowest standard for recruitment must be the Original Spirit Realm."
Imagine, if an entire army is composed of Original Spirit experts, how unbeatable it would be on the battlefield.
Although Chu Yuan had the Taiyi Pill Furnace, allowing him to refine a large number of pills.
However, as an emperor of an empire, he could not just consider a single army; he had the Forbidden Army, border army, etc. under his command. Naturally, he had to use limited resources precisely.
Status: Emperor of Dawu.
Realm: Divine Abilities First Stage.
Cultivation Technique: Human Emperor Sutra.
Equipments: Human Emperor Sword (Supreme Class), Taiyi Pill Furnace (In fragments), War Army Chessboard, Prisonment Divine Enthronement Tablet, Mystic Spirit Wings, War God's Grip.
Divine Abilities: Great Thunder Technique, Great Swallowing Technique, Great Combat Technique, Great Cutting Technique.
System Space: Blueprint for Divine Machine Cannon Level One, Blueprint for Extinguish God Crossbow.
Titles: Supreme Human Dao, Controller of Thunder and Lightning, Child of Devouring, Combat Maniac, Void Cutter.
Destiny Points: 3850.
Current Mainline: Destroy the Great Hidden Dynasty within three years, kill General Shangguan Qingyun and Prime Minister Li Yun, sweep all the lords across the nation, unify all the internal forces, reward if succeeded: ???, doom if failed.
Chu Yuan opened his attribute panel and scanned it.
He now had a hefty 3850 Destiny Points.
Moreover, currently, only the Great Hidden Dynasty remained to be destroyed.
In a blink, Chu Yuan appeared in Princess Chenxi's Dawn Palace.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
The palace maidens in the Dawn Palace all bowed in unison.
As soon as Chu Xiaoniang saw that Chu Yuan had arrived, she put down her martial practices and eagerly ran towards him.
"Have you been scared recently? I've been busy dealing with the rebels these days and haven't had the time to come and see you," Chu Yuan said, looking at Chu Xiaoniang.
The royal members are scarce in the Imperial Dawu. The previous emperor was engrossed in cultivation and only had a few descendants.
His nominal sisters departed from Dawu a long time ago; no one knew their whereabouts. In the present palace, only Princess Chenxi remained.
"Not at all. I'm not afraid of anything as long as my Imperial Brother is around. A few days ago, the Empress Dowager sent someone over to check on me. She was relieved to know that you had suppressed the rebellion. She said that even though the previous emperor is no more, as long we have the emperor, Dawu would continue standing tall," said Chu Xiaoniang.
The Empress Dowager mentioned by her is the common mother of Chu Yuan and Chu Xiaoniang, the current Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager and the previous emperor were genuinely a couple in adversity. They were together even before the emperor came to power.
The eldest princess was born before he ascended the throne. The Empress Dowager gave birth to three daughters and a son for the emperor.
They shared a deep bond for several decades sharing all ups and downs.
It was their deeply entrenched love that when the emperor died suddenly, the Empress Dowager was the most devastated, she was almost more dead than alive. Currently, she didn't live in the Royal Palace but near the Imperial Mausoleum, accompanying the departed emperor day and night.
"Once I am done here, I'll take you to see the Empress Dowager," said Chu Yuan. "Chenxi, this time, I brought a gift for you as well."
Whoosh! A flash of golden light emanated from his hand, revealing the Mystic Spirit Wings.
He had the Mystic Spirit Wings, and the Mystic Spirit Wings were of no use to him. He was about to lead the army in person. It was perfect to give it to Chu Xiaoniang.
"What beautiful wings!"
Chu Xiaoniang couldn't let go of the Mystic Spirit Wings. The streamlined color and metallic sharpness of the wings captured her heart.
"I'll give you these wings," said Chu Yuan. "Red Flame Serpent Dragon, don't you show up and greet your new master!"
Roar! A dragon's roar resonated. A layer of fire-cloud appeared in the sky. The Red Flame Serpent Dragon flew down, its four claws grasped the floor, exhibiting a submissive posture.
"You must protect the princess from now on, I will not treat you unfairly, I'll give you a chance to breakthrough to the God insight stage."
Chu Xiaoniang's master is Zhu Fengfeng.
However, Zhu Fengfeng, being a leader, cannot always be by her side, so Chu Yuan let the Crimson Flame Flood Dragon, a female flood dragon, protect Chu Xiaoniang as her personal guard.
"At your command, Your Majesty!"
The Crimson Flame Flood Dragon spoke human words.
"Thank you, Emperor Brother!"
Chu Xiaoniang doesn't stand on ceremony with Chu Yuan either.
"Your Majesty, the President Ji from the Unlimited Guild seeks audience."
Eunuch Wei announced.
"Oh? President Ji is here." Chu Yuan's expression shifted, "Let President Ji wait in my study."
Ji Fuling wasn't visiting the royal palace for the first time. Particularly knowing about Chu Yuan's execution of King Wei and his subjugation of all the sects in the Southwest Province, her heart was filled with awe.
This young emperor's tactics were too terrifying.
She had been in the Imperial City for more than a decade. The previous Emperor of Dawu was far from his equal.
She had initially thought he would be a ruined ruler, but who would have expected him to be such an illustrious sovereign?
"President Ji." Chu Yuan looked surprised when he saw Ji Fuling, "It seems that Ji Fuling has broken through to the realm of Peeking into the Spirit, I congratulate President Ji."
"You can even tell that I have broken through to the realm of Peeking into the Spirit?"
Even though Ji Fuling had cultivated to the realm of Peeking into the Spirit, a realm that few monarchs of surrounding nations had attained, her eyes revealed a hint of fear when she looked at Chu Yuan. It appeared that the man before her was not only stronger but his strength was also unfathomable.
"Your aura is different." Chu Yuan accessed The Source of Faith. Even though Ji Fuling was not from his Dawu, he could still sense the change in her aura.
"I must thank Your Majesty for the elixir. The various elixirs refines by Your Majesty have been of great benefit to me. Without the assistance of that miraculous potion, I wouldn't have been able to make a breakthrough."
While Ji Fuling was speaking, a pressure suddenly emanated from her, the Peeking into the Spirit, which enveloped Chu Yuan like a God's aura.
But Chu Yuan merely waved his hand, not even flinching in the face of this pressure.
Feeling Chu Yuan's unfathomable strength, her intention was to gauge just how formidable he was.
"Your Majesty is indeed powerful."
Ji Fuling felt that even though she had already reached Peeking into the Spirit, she was still no match for Chu Yuan. She added, "The human world is vast and the Heavenly Dao is boundless. Peeking into the Spirit is only the first step in the realm of Divine.
Perceiving the Divine, Gathering Divine, Divine Position, Connecting Divine, Fake Divine, True Divine, Celestial God, each and every step is a matter of life and death. It's very difficult-- too difficult."
The path to Divine encompasses Peeking into the Spirit, Perceiving the Divine, Gathering Divine, Divine Position, Connecting Divine, Fake Divine, True Divine, and Celestial God. These are the different stages in cultivating the divine realm.
"No matter how difficult it is to cultivate, one must go through it, slashing through thorns and thistles."
Chu Yuan swept his robe aside, "But on this occasion, I invited you to the royal palace for a much larger trade."
Ji Fuling's eyes brightened, "Your Majesty, please elaborate."
"At first, I was worried. But now that President Ji has reached the Peeking into the Spirit, her position in the Unlimited Guild has undoubtedly improved, and I can rest assured. This is the list I need."
Chu Yuan handed over the memorandum from his study desk to Ji Fuling.
"So many things!" Ji Fuling exclaimed in surprise after reading it. "In addition to a large amount of medicinal herbs, there's so much refined steel. Your Majesty, are you planning to produce a lot of war supplies? Are you about to start a war?"
"It's time to deal with Daqian and the other three countries," Chu Yuan said indifferently.
However, Ji Fuling seemed to envision a world-changing war looming in the near future. She quickly responded, "Although I have the ability to acquire all of these items, some of the materials are quite valuable and could pose a problem."
"Haha, I believe in President Ji's abilities," Chu Yuan laughed. "How about the batch of elixirs I gave you?"
"They have excellent quality. After the elders in my Unlimited Guild saw them, they couldn't stop praising them. Their quality was even better than what our alchemists produce. If Your Majesty wasn't the ruler of Dawu, we would have thought about inviting you to become our chief alchemist at the Unlimited Guild."
Ji Fuling was curious about how Chu Yuan had managed to refine so many elixirs.
"Setting aside other matters, I need these supplies as quickly as possible. There's no time to delay," said Chu Yuan.
"Is Your Majesty turning me into your logistics officer?" Ji Fuling said, somewhat helplessly.
"If President Ji is unwilling to handle logistics, I will look for someone else. I believe there will be many people willing to cooperate with me," said Chu Yuan, staring into Ji Fuling's eyes.
"Your Majesty, your words are too severe. As for these material, after I go back, I will immediately assign people to fulfil Dawu's requirements at full strength. I won't delay your imperial undertaking in any way."
Of course, there was no way Ji Fuling would let go of such a high-quality partner as Chu Yuan.
Her status in the Unlimited Guild had risen quickly, not only because she had broken through to the Peeking into the Spirit realm, but also because of the batch of elixirs she had received from Chu Yuan.
"Good. I will be waiting for your good news here. I don't have much time to give you."