I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Chapter 17 Mountain King Tag, Zhao Yun
After the divine power of the heavens and the strange energy of the underworld were completely suppressed and stabilized by the dynasty.

The initial aggregate of lingering consciousness immediately began to vibrate slightly, gradually moving towards the center of divine power and eerie energy.

The dynasty did not intervene, but simply watched quietly, wanting to see how things would ultimately develop.

After that mass of lingering consciousness arrived amidst the divine power and eerie energy, the frequency of its vibrations became increasingly intense. The aggregate, which had been tightly bound together, began to loosen and gradually separated.

Gradually, countless remnants of consciousness separated out and, according to their respective attributes, merged into divine power and eerie energy.

Because the dynasty lost its active control, while countless remnants of consciousness were suppressed, purified, and obliterated, many similar remnants of consciousness also merged into one in an instant.

Such lingering consciousness, which merges into one, is often relatively pure and singular. It floats and sinks amidst divine power and eerie energy, gradually being dissolved and assimilated.

Wang Chao looked curiously at the wisp of consciousness that was constantly dissolving and floating within the divine power, sensing the information within it.

"Boss"

"Big boss"

"Mountain King"

"Your Majesty."

"Bandit leader."

And so on and so forth, all of these are similar terms and cognitive information.

After experiencing all this, Wang Chao was speechless. Could this be referring to him? This was probably the villagers' impression and perception of him.

As the dynasty's perception grew, a sliver of his mind unconsciously merged into it.

In an instant, the cluster of consciousness that was floating in the divine power merged with a portion of the divine power again, and drew a portion of power from the strange energy of the underworld to merge with it. Under the fusion of these forces, an extremely wonderful change was produced.

All cognitive information merged, with the most numerous and strongest name as the core, evolving into a new consciousness cluster that resonated with the dynasty's mind.

Furthermore, the newly formed consciousness cluster seemed to have undergone some kind of transformation, floating and sinking within that divine power, but no longer being eroded or assimilated by it, and there was no continuous dissolution.

Later on, that nascent consciousness even broke free from the shackles of divine power and slowly rose before the dynasty.

"Eh~?"

Feeling the consciousness cluster in front of him that resonated with his own, Wang Chao was extremely surprised and began to sense it even more attentively.

However, after sensing for a long time, the dynasty did not find any use or ability in him, only that the name was standardized.

Mountain King!
Yes, that's right, the final, unified title was "Mountain King".

This left Wang Chao even more speechless. Could he still not shake off the reputation of being a bandit leader?

Moreover, it doesn't seem to be of any use.

It was as if it was just a label that everyone had given him, and it had no other use.

After studying it for a while, seeing that he couldn't figure it out, the dynasty had no choice but to give up temporarily and suppress it back into divine power.

However, after a series of tremors, it surprisingly broke free from the divine power's restraints once again.

However, it may be because the dynasty wanted to suppress it from below.

Therefore, it did not rise again, but instead sank into the divine power, and was located in the center of the celestial realm's divine power, the underworld, and the eerie atmosphere.

Refined by the power of the dynasty's soul-suppressing force and two completely opposite forces, it has released traces of impurities from its consciousness, making it even more condensed and pure.

After glancing at the Mountain King label below and then at the spiritual power occupying half of his consciousness space above, Wang Chao did some mental calculations and figured that quite a bit of time should have passed in the outside world.

Therefore, Wang Chao did not conduct any further experiments, but instead, with a thought, he instantly left the space of consciousness.

When I got up and looked outside, there was already a hint of light in the east.

Seeing this, Wang Chao immediately got dressed and left the room. After washing up, he woke up Wang Dahu and the others and began a new day of training.

Wang Chao didn't know if it was just his imagination, but during training today, he felt that the way people looked at him had changed subtly.

I felt like I truly respected the leader, and I became much more sincere in my training in front of him.

However, this feeling was extremely subtle, and if the dynasty's soul were not powerful, it might not be able to perceive the difference.

Even so, Wang Chao still had doubts, wondering if it was just his imagination.

However, now was not the time to investigate further. He began to direct the newly recruited personnel, forming a new team with Wang Sanshun as the captain.

Furthermore, the dynasty also included some older, more skilled trainees in the program, using a mentorship system to ensure that the newcomers would be able to understand simple commands when they set off tomorrow.

The reason for this is that the number of people recruited today greatly exceeded the dynasty's expectations.

He originally thought that they could recruit a maximum of about three hundred people.

However, in reality, by evening, they said the number of people they had recruited had reached more than five hundred.

It should be noted that Xiaowangzhuang, Xiaolicun, and Wujiazhuang, where Wu Yuanwai lived, together only amounted to one li, which was the smallest rural unit in the Ming Dynasty.

Most of them live together in one place, a total of 110 households, with about six people per household, so there are about 600 to 700 people in one li.

Of course, there are also some places like Wang Chao's place, where several villages are combined into one li.

However, the number of people registered in the household is almost the same.

Therefore, the dynasty believed that after distributing the grain and ensuring that everyone had enough to live on, the number of people who could join them would be at most two or three hundred.

However, when the final headcount was taken, there were more than 530 people. And according to the people, the number of people who actually joined them was less than half of the total number.

Moreover, most of them are young people.

After all, they are more spirited and adventurous. Under the current circumstances, joining the bandits to survive and venturing out into the world is not unacceptable.

When Wang Chao learned of this situation, he was somewhat taken aback.

A large number of people is, to some extent, a good thing, as they will have a stronger ability to withstand risks.

However, this is also a very bad situation.

Because the amount of food and supplies needed for so many people is definitely not small.

The grain they plundered from Master Wu's house amounted to only about 1,400 or 1,500 shi (a unit of dry measure), which was then distributed among the people, leaving only about 1,000 shi.

Their group of over 500 people can only hold out for two or three months at most.

Moreover, if the training were to be as intense as in later generations, this thousand or so bushels of grain would probably not last more than two months; it would likely be exhausted in about a month.

Of course, if you don't train and try to reduce your rations, you'll be able to last longer.

However, that was clearly not what the dynasty wanted to see.

Without training and by reducing everyone's food rations, it would be a slow death.

When the government troops arrive, they will surely collapse at the first contact.

Consequently, the dynasty began to have some headaches.

unless
Wang Chao's eyes flickered.

If all else fails, then they can only borrow some food from the wealthy landowners.

They would surely be very happy to donate some money to these poor people.

Because they decided to head to the mountains the next day, everyone went to bed early, before dawn.

The patrol missions were all moved up by one watch of the night.

After completing the first watch of the night patrol.

At the second watch of the night, Wang Chao entered the consciousness space again.

After looking at the remnants of souls, Wang Chao pondered for a while but did not deal with them immediately.

Instead, they looked up at the spiritual power above.

They're setting off tomorrow, so they have to try and see if those spiritual powers can really evolve into supernatural abilities.

If possible, they would certainly develop a supernatural power that would help them travel faster.

Given the current weather conditions, the dynasty has already made its plans.

That is the Cloud Summoning Technique among the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques.

Zhaoyun, as the name suggests, means to attract and gather clouds in the sky.

If it can truly evolve into something, it will surely provide some shade from the direct sunlight in today's sweltering weather, bringing a bit of coolness and making it easier for people to travel.

Actually, there is an even better supernatural power, which is to conceal the sun.

However, considering the previous supernatural power to summon wind and rain, Wang Chao wondered if the spiritual power above could actually evolve into something similar.

Moreover, even if it were to actually evolve and form, the dynasty itself wouldn't be certain whether it could control it.

After all, the ability to eclipse the sun sounds incredibly sophisticated.

However, Zhaoyun is different; its size and range can be completely controlled, and it can also block the scorching sun.

As soon as he had a thought, the spiritual power above slowly descended towards him, and Wang Chao's thoughts and various understandings of Zhao Yun were incorporated into it.

The spiritual power trembled slightly before merging with the dynasty's thoughts.

As the dynasty continued to draw in spiritual power, which flowed into it continuously, various mysterious changes began to occur, and wisps of mysterious power and radiance began to linger.

Then it suddenly contracted, transforming into a tiny speck of light the size of a grain of rice, radiating a faint glow, and evolving into a cloud the size of a fist above it.

The cloud formation constantly shifted, sometimes transforming into the red clouds of dawn, sometimes into the white clouds of a clear blue sky, and sometimes into the deep, dark clouds that foreshadow an impending storm.
"Buzz."

"Hoo~!"

With a slight vibration, the tiny speck of light, the size of a grain of rice, suddenly unleashed a powerful suction force, continuously devouring the spiritual energy above it.

Seeing the sudden change before his eyes, Wang Chao couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. Could it be that he was about to succeed?
A good half hour had passed, and more than two-thirds of the spiritual power above had been devoured. The tiny speck of light, the size of a grain of rice, had transformed into a ball of light the size of a ping-pong ball.

The cloud above had shrunk to about a meter in size and had completely solidified.

Only then did it stop absorbing the spiritual power above.

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