I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 256 Fu Tingjun's Primordial Spirit Regains

The twenty-third year of the Great Zhi reign was drawing to a close.

The bell tower of the Suspended Heaven Palace resounded, and celestial lanterns were lit in the snow-covered landscape of Suspended Heaven Capital, fluttering and swaying like stars in the snow.

On November 20th, Chen Zhian saw off Shen Haohao, who had come to Qinglian County to visit him, before going up to the rooftop and looking out at the outskirts of Qinglian County.

There were already 24,000 prison guards stationed there.

The tents, the horses, and the support staff coming and going created a lively scene.

Two generals from the Judgment Army came to see Chen Zhian once again in front of his residence in Qinglian County.

Bai Jian stood beside Chen Zhi'an, glanced at the men cultivating in the courtyard, and then looked at the two generals.

"You really don't want to see them?" Bai Jian asked. "These two are named Si Heng and Yuan Ling, both of whom are from the Jade Palace."

Of the 24,000 prison guards, there were 4,000 earth soldiers and 20,000 black soldiers.

"If you can truly subdue them, considering the general's resources, you won't have to fear even a figure of extraordinary destiny."

Chen Zhian shook his head, his divine essence transforming into wind and waves, blowing in Bai Jian's ear: "The position of the Seal Holder was ultimately established by Emperor Zhaofu. I have always felt that Emperor Zhaofu will not completely break ties with the six surnames of Dayu."

That's why he assigned General Rongtian's troops to me, putting me in command.

Chen Zhian's eyes were quite calm, seemingly unaffected by the situation: "So this army is destined not to be of my use... Perhaps if Emperor Zhaofu gives his approval, the 24,000 Duanyu soldiers might obey my orders."

But if one hopes to use the Prison Break Army to achieve their goals…

Shiro nodded, then asked, "So you really won't see them?"

Chen Zhian smiled slightly: "Let's leave them alone for a month or two. Didn't it take them ten or twenty days to come from the northern suburbs to Qinglian County?"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the man who was practicing meditation.

Yun Ting sat cross-legged, the Dragon Binding Scripture was constantly circulating, his body was filled with blood energy, and thick true essence extended into the sky, making him look quite powerful.

The Dragon Binding Manual is the core of the Heavenly Army's formation techniques, and it is inherently extremely profound.

Chen Zhian meticulously explained the obscure aspects of this technique. Coupled with Yun Ting's extraordinary talent, it was impossible for him to gain the appreciation of Grand Commander Qin, let alone storm Mount Kulao and behead Lu Cikuan.

Therefore, Yun Ting's progress in this skill was quite remarkable, and he had already entered the gate.

Compared to Yun Ting, the other men who cultivated the Heavenly Techniques made very slow progress in their cultivation.

The Heavenly Net Heavenly Technique was already quite mysterious and powerful, with many variations. These men, who usually only practiced ordinary martial arts, had never seen such a mysterious technique before.

In addition, there's the matter of talent.

Even though Chen Zhian had explained the difficulties of the Heavenly Net Heavenly Technique in great detail, their cultivation speed still couldn't be described as fast.

Several days have passed, and very few people have managed to cultivate even a wisp of Heavenly Net Qi or a wisp of Heavenly Net True Essence.

For example, Chen Guang, who is missing an ear, is currently frowning and scratching his head, carefully cultivating, but failing repeatedly.

Yun Ting opened his eyes, glanced at his brothers, and couldn't help but sigh.

He stood up and jumped onto the roof.

Chen Zhian smiled and said, "It seems that raising a usable army is not easy."

Yun Ting sighed again and said, "Although my brothers are loyal, they are ultimately just old soldiers. They are incredibly brave, but they are limited by their talent and physical constitution."

Many people have a clear understanding of their own future in martial arts; even the stronger ones are probably only at the Divine Essence Realm at most.

It was already extremely difficult for the others to cultivate true essence.

Even with the Heavenly Merit in hand, I'm afraid I'll still have to disappoint the General.

Zheng Xuanze and Lu Zhujun were also cultivating in the courtyard. Yun Ting and Chen Zhian spoke without any attempt to hide it from them, so they naturally heard it.

Zheng Xuanze shook his head and sighed, "If it were so easy to raise a powerful army, then the world would already be full of heavenly armies."

"General... without the resources and foundation of the six great families of the Great Yu or other powerful clans, let alone raising a heavenly army, even raising an earthly army would be extremely difficult."

Yun Ting remained silent for a few moments before saying, "It's also my brothers' fault for having such unremarkable talents."

Chen Zhian's smile remained unchanged as he laughed and said, "I, Chen Zhian, am merely a figurehead, but in reality, everyone in the world knows that I have many enemies. The six families of the Great Yu wish they could grind me to dust."

Under such circumstances, it might not be easy to get real people to vote.

Unlike the six aristocratic families, who have countless innate talents, Jade Palace retainers, and countless exceptionally gifted individuals who have pledged their allegiance to them.

Now, General Yun has found these four hundred brothers, which has solved my urgent problem.

The road must be walked one step at a time.

At this point, Chen Zhian's eyes suddenly lit up: "Moreover... although the six families of Dayu have a profound foundation, what I have, they may not have."

Those in the cloud-painted hall didn't know what Chen Zhian was talking about.

Chen Zhian suddenly reached out and revealed a Qiankun Ring in his hand.

A divine aura flashed, and the Qiankun Ring also shone brightly, with several pills floating in the void.

The enticing aroma of medicine immediately filled everyone's noses.

Bai Jian was closest to the pill, sensing its wondrous aroma and the brief clarity in his mind. His eyes brightened slightly as he looked at Chen Zhian.

"This pill is probably an extremely precious Heavenly Pill?" Bai Jian asked.

Chen Zhian nodded slightly, and with his divine power, he manipulated several pills, which floated towards the group of people.

"This elixir is called Zen Life Pill, which is derived from the fourth-grade Heavenly Elixir Ginseng True Elixir, and I have added many precious materials to it."

I can't say for sure what grade this pill is, but it should be at least a third-grade Heavenly Pill.

"Why don't we all try it and see how effective this elixir really is?"

"A third-grade Heavenly Pill..." Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and Yun Ting couldn't help but take a deep breath.

How precious is the Grade Three Heavenly Elixir?

Even many members of the six surnames of the Great Yu Dynasty could not take even one pill in their entire lives.

Chen Zhian, however, took out five or six in a row...

"This is far too expensive..." Zheng Xuanze hesitated.

But Yu Li Ke did not hesitate at all, reaching out to pluck the pill from the air and throwing it into his mouth.

In an instant, his eyes lit up with wisps of light, and a pure aura emanated from his body.

Yu Li Ke closed her eyes at this moment.

At this moment, Lu Zhujun also took down the pill from the air and said with a smile, "I know that the general has great plans. I'm afraid our current cultivation and talent will only be a hindrance in the future."

Since you're determined to get things done, you can't be polite all the time. I'll taste this elixir to see if it's salty or bland.

He also swallowed the pill.

A wisp of medicinal energy bloomed within his body, entering his physical body, vital energy gate, and even his innate uterus.

His divine essence turned increasingly golden, and his physical body, vital energy gate, and innate fetal palace began to change continuously. The powerful medicinal effects seemed to have transformed him completely.

"This elixir can enhance talent and fundamentally transform one's character?"

Lu Zhujun's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she looked at Chen Zhian.

Yun Ting and Bai Jian were startled.

They had only heard of elixirs that could enhance talent in rumors.

Among them, the most famous are the legendary Emperor and God Pills of the Great Expansion. Other pills that enhance talent are mostly very precious, and most are fifth or sixth grade Heavenly Pills, so their effects are not considered powerful.

As for the third-grade Heavenly Pill, a pill that can enhance talent, they were still somewhat taken aback.

"How effective is it?" Chen Zhian asked Lu Zhujun and Yu Like.

He had also taken a Zen Life Pill, but it had very little effect on him and could no longer improve his talent.

The reason is that Chen Zhian's talent and aptitude can be described as extremely monstrous, and he once swallowed a whole Zen Life Fruit. Zen Life Pills with only a little bit of fruit pulp added naturally cannot have much effect on him.

“Excellent,” Lu Zhujun replied. “I can clearly feel that my consciousness is more agile, and there are some mysterious changes in my Yuan Guan and the innate fetal palace, which I cannot explain for the time being.”

"Moreover, after swallowing the pill... many past obstacles seem to have been resolved. Perhaps in a few more days, I will be able to step into the Jade Palace!"

Lu Zhujun and Zheng Xuanze had already reached the Innate Perfection stage, but they had never stepped into the Jade Palace realm.

Now that I have this Zen-generating elixir, the bottlenecks of the past seem to have disappeared.

Zheng Xuanze was immediately tempted and also took the pill.

Yun Ting looked at the pill in his hand, pondered for a few moments, and then looked up and said, "General! I consider myself to have decent talent. Even without this Zen Life Pill, I have already mastered the Binding Dragon True Scripture. I wonder if I could give this pill to Chen Guang?"

"Now that Chen Guang has enhanced his talent and improved his physical constitution, and has thoroughly mastered the Heavenly Net Heavenly Technique, can he also teach his other brothers?"

Chen Zhian was slightly taken aback when he heard Yun Ting's words, and then shook his head.

Yun paused, somewhat disappointed.

Just then, Chen Zhian flicked his sleeve.

In the next instant, a full eighty or ninety Zen Life Pills appeared in the void.

In the blink of an eye, the rich aroma of herbs wafted in the wind, filling the garden with fragrance.

“This…” Yun Ting opened her mouth.

The others were also somewhat at a loss.

"This pill can only be taken up to three times; any more than that will be useless."

Chen Zhian said, "Each of you take three pills, and the rest should be distributed, giving priority to those with good talent. Once they master the Heavenly Net Heavenly Technique, they can also help the other brothers."

"As for those who haven't received any pills yet, there's no need to worry. These pills are a bit slow to make. I'll work harder these days and make another four or five hundred as soon as possible."

Can it still be refined?
And four or five hundred of them... Is this alchemy or weeding?

Zheng Xuanze wanted to remind Chen Zhian that this Zen Life Pill seemed to be a Grade 3 Heavenly Pill, and that it was possible to refine four or five hundred of them.

Even if Chen Zhian's alchemy skills are superb, the medicinal materials used to refine such pills are extremely rare. Where could he find so many medicinal materials?
But then he realized... Chen Zhian always had the ability to turn the impossible into the possible.

So he shook his head and swallowed a Zen Life Pill as well.

Only now did Yun Ting realize why Chen Zhian was so confident in wanting to raise a heavenly soldier.

Even though he had repeatedly explained that his brothers' talents were not enough to cultivate the Heavenly Skill.

Now that I think about it...

"He wants to forcefully use this Zen Life Pill to create a heavenly army."

"However... even with such elixirs, maintaining a celestial army would probably not be easy."

Yun Ting pondered in his heart.

Chen Zhian simply told them to cultivate diligently, while he himself went to Ba Liang Street and Xi Ren Ju.

Qu Junhui was lying comfortably in a rocking chair, drinking tea.

Chen Zhian poked his head out, startling Qu Junhui.

"How come you appear and disappear so mysteriously?" Qu Junhui said irritably, "Next time bring some noise, or I'll be scared to death by you sooner or later."

Chen Zhian raised an eyebrow: "Boss Qu can chat and laugh with Prince Duanque and establish a relationship with the Grand Emperor of the South China Sea. I think Boss Qu's cultivation level is at least at the first level of the Creation Realm. How could he not know that I'm here?"

Qu Junhui did not answer Chen Zhian, but took a sip of tea and said, "Lord Zhiyin has come in person. May I ask what brings you here?"

Chen Zhian said with a smile, "I have some things here that I'd like to ask Boss Qu to deliver."

Qu Jun asked in return, "Where should I send it?"

Chen Zhian said, "Lianxia Prefecture, Wohuang Hill."

Qu Junhui let out a soft exclamation and said, "How come Lord Zhiyin has gotten involved with that General Fox?"

Chen Zhian shook his head slightly and said, "In addition to what I have, I also need to trouble Boss Qu to send five thousand sets of armor and weapons to Wohuangqiu."

Qu Junhui shuddered and jumped up from the recliner.

"Chen Zhian, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you." Qu Junhui said anxiously, "Song Xiqu asked me to help you, and I did agree."

But he didn't say you wanted to rebel.

General Fox did not accept the imperial court's offer of amnesty; wasn't he just a bandit?
Sending armor and weapons is one thing, but what's the point of sending five thousand sets at once?
"Chen Zhi'an, you've just become a high-ranking official, and you can't hide your ambition anymore? You want to rebel?"

Chen Zhian remained silent, watching Qu Junhui perform.

Qu Junhui, probably feeling bored, turned his head and said, "Five thousand sets of armor and weapons... that's no small amount, I don't have any here."

Chen Zhian shook his head: "Prime Minister Song said you have it here."

"Prime Minister Song also wants to rebel?" Qu Junhui looked at Chen Zhian with some suspicion and said, "I do have some here, but I'm afraid you can't handle it."

Chen Zhian thought for a moment, then leaned over and whispered a few words in Qu Junhui's ear.

Qu Junhui gasped in shock and asked, "Is a dragon vein truly being nurtured beneath Wohuang Hill?"

Chen Zhian nodded.

Qu Junhui pondered for a few moments, then gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "I'll do it. Once the dragon vein is completed... I'll borrow it if needed."

Chen Zhian walked out of Balang Street; it was already late.

The streets were brightly lit.

Looking at the lights around him, Chen Zhian suddenly felt as if he had been transported to another world.

He has been in Xuantianjing for more than half a year.

And now... he has made many preparations.

“The first step is to take over the plains outside of Wohuangqiu in Lianxia Prefecture.” Chen Zhian’s eyes gleamed.

Just at this time.

A sudden upheaval seems to have occurred in Baiyujing.

Chen Zhian's divine essence fell into it, and he saw that Fu Tingjun's original divine essence incarnation shone with points of light.

Numerous rays of light soared into the sky, as long as they coalesced into one.

It transformed into a... primordial spirit.

A bright smile appeared on Chen Zhian's face.