"good!"
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 delighted when he heard this.
Good guy, Lao Liu really encountered a great opportunity and great 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 subsequent conversation between the emperor and Lao Liu seemed ordinary, but in fact there were hidden mysteries everywhere.
The emperor intended to test Lao Liu, using his inner demons to test him, and help him achieve nirvana and rebirth 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 Holy Emperor personally took action, he felt much more at ease.
Emperor Guan Sheng said, "If you can't get through it, all your 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 fortune.
Although Lao Liu practices [Guandi Mingsheng Zhen Gong], he is a wild man and has no masters, 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 fate will be wonderful.
After all, the emperor is the general marshal in charge of military power in both heaven and hell. He has become the direct lineage of Emperor Guandi. No one can say whether he will become an immortal or attain enlightenment. But if he ascends to heaven and earth and can be conferred as a god, then that is not a big problem. .
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 sitting 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 away."
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 there is a foundation for resisting disasters, cultivating against the heavens, and living for a long time. If there are no disasters, it is not a problem to live for hundreds or even thousands of years.
However, if the method of immortality and the realm of Taoism are not improved, living for a long time will just be "living an ignoble existence" in the face of calamity.
When the calamities have accumulated to a certain level, the fourth-grade magical powers will not be able to withstand the calamities, and their understanding of the Tao will be deceived, and their magical cultivation and Taoist magical powers will decline 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 is no specific level. They all touch the path of becoming an immortal. the edge of.
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, but are not good at magical powers or magic weapons, cannot easily defeat the fourth-level great supernatural power monks who have strong magic powers and powerful magical weapons.
However, some of the top third-level powerhouses, such as Zhenren Yulou, Yu Xuzi, 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 gods of heaven and underworld and became "members of the gods", most of them still did not "enlighten the Tao".
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-level Daoxing Kung Fu 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 talents, 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 Diyuan 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. After a while, he benefited a lot.
About two hours later.
Chu Chen bowed his hands and said:
"Thank you, Emperor, for your advice!"
"No need to be polite."
Marshal Fengdu Langlingguan smiled and said:
"Practice well and become an immortal. Otherwise, come to my commander's house to obey orders and fight for me in all realms. You will not be free from all the hard work!"
Chu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also saw Emperor Guan's solicitation intention. He 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 is from the same lineage as Shen Qing. He 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-grade bottleneck. He will probably not be able to break through it 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 Daoist 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 [Super Purity Golden Lotus Crown] [Water Letter Seal] [Fire Letter Seal], which can be regarded as the initial level of supernatural power at the third level. However, the power of the third level is unfathomable. He wants to truly counterattack the upper level. At the third level, the more soldiers and horses under his command, the better.
"The more soldiers Han Xin orders, 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.
As the saying goes, soldiers and horses move forward before food and grass are used.
Raising soldiers and horses, whether they are human soldiers or ghost soldiers, they are all gold-swallowing giant beasts.
Previously, he had used the weapon refining method to train the 800 soldiers and horses under his command. Apart from the spiritual incense money, there was no other big expense.
However, the scale of personal accumulation of soldiers and horses is limited.
Even if he doesn't practice and leads Dao Qi to train his troops every day, he can't afford to support an army of one hundred thousand. He can only support it with "jade money" 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 has a rich net worth 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 and cannot be afforded by an individual or a small force. Only the overlord of one party and a super force can afford this.
But, 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. Many powerful people dream of it, but they 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 paradise [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 Paradise 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.
[Qingchen Cave Heaven] is likely to be born in advance. If he is not strong enough to occupy and defend the cave sky, he can come to the underworld to recruit troops from the Holy Emperor Guan. By then, he will command a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and sit in the cave sky, and it will 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. I only plan to strengthen the army of soldiers and horses at the moment."
"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 and county governments to recruit low-level soldiers. The underworld could not only get rid of the "burden" but also generate income, so why not do it.
This is why Emperor Guan Sheng agreed to Chu Chen's request to recruit troops without giving him as much as he wanted.
After negotiating with a group of 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.
Including Chu Chen's original 800 soldiers and horses, his number of soldiers and horses reached 3,000, which was 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" and they were well-organized. Who would stay in the netherworld and follow him to start a business in the 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.
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 expectations.
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, Guan Shuai's house.
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 the general of 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 and horses have been recruited. Is there anyone below that will make things difficult for you?"
Chu Chen bowed his hands:
"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. Unfortunately, something happened in the place under my brother's jurisdiction. There was a plague ghost causing trouble, and there was a little 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 some banquets, Chu Chen left the Guan Shuai 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 world of the world.
"Oh~"
The little kid had the magical power of [Mediating Disasters]. 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 against the enemy and reach the third level will increase.
"Next time I encounter the Qingyou Dragon Emperor and Tiger Emperor head-on, I will definitely be able to protect myself."
