The establishment of the Celestial Dynasty began with the bestowal of the title upon the River God.

Zhu Xing had avenged his great enemy, but Li Yi could not see any joy in him. He watched him walk towards the east gate and went straight to his room.

"When I have some free time, I'll go to Laoni Village on his behalf and see Liu'e's house—it just so happens that the guy surnamed Huo is there too, so I'll meet him there as well."

Having witnessed Li Yi's impressive display of power during the day, Li Erhu was still full of energy and lingered in his brother Yi's room, showering him with praise until he was kicked away. Only then did he return to his room, satisfied.

Li Yi finally had time to carefully comprehend the foundation-building method taught by Master Xu.

"...It really is this book, 'The Enlightenment of the River-Bound Wood'!"

Li Yi had seen this Taoist method when browsing the list of methods for building a foundation with gallwood.

Exchanging military merits requires a full 100 points of the fourth rank, making it the most valuable among all the foundation-building methods.

This method is in line with the "Life-Generating Body Refining Method" and the "Jia Wood Lesser Yang Classic". Once the gallbladder is trained, it can enhance the effects of the two, so that it can continue to be used after the foundation is established, without the need to choose the Gallbladder Wood Body Forging Method and Qi Absorption Method during the foundation establishment period.

"Master Xu is truly considerate! This way, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, we can save some military merits and use them to exchange for the Liver Wood Dao Technique!"

"This 'Hejian Gallwood Enlightenment' and other Gallwood Daoist methods were actually comprehended by the senior in a single day. Truly a prodigy..."

This method does not contain detailed records of how to nourish the gallbladder, but it also includes a superior dietary supplement method, which records all kinds of rare and precious materials suitable for gallbladder-based cultivators. The knowledge is far more extensive than the methods themselves.

Li Yi slowly went through the knowledge in his mind, and when he got to the last subject, he paused slightly.

"The previous section on rare and precious materials had detailed descriptions of their acquisition methods, growth environments, and how to make the best use of them. But here, there's only a brief introduction..."

[Wooden Cauldron: The ultimate representation of wood; whoever possesses it can become a wood deity.]

"A wooden cauldron, the pinnacle of wood, can one become a god by possessing it?"

"Wooden tripod..."

Li Yi looked through it repeatedly, afraid of missing anything.

The previous items, whether spiritual plants and fruits, natural phenomena, or strange spiritual treasures, even if the records were brief, would at least have a general explanation of their origins. However, this wooden cauldron only has a short paragraph.

Just to broaden my horizons?

Li Yi couldn't help but be curious, which made it difficult for him to fall asleep for a long time. He simply covered his head and lay down on the bed. As if by some strange twist of fate, he remembered the sleeping posture and gradually fell asleep.

……

"Yi-ge'er, Yi-ge'er, I'm coming in."

Li Erhu pushed open the door and entered, while Guan Tian and Liu Zhi waited by the door.

Li Yi suddenly opened his eyes, saw the three people, and then turned his head to look at the sky.

"It's not even Chen Shi (7-9 AM) yet, what's the rush?"

"Report back as soon as possible so that we can report our military achievements."

As a cultivator of the Gallbladder Wood Body, Li Yi's mind and senses are exceptionally sharper than those of ordinary people, and he is fully awake once he opens his eyes.

He took the water glass from Erhu, gestured for Xiao Guan and Liu Zhi to come in and sit down, and then sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes unfocused.

"After Jin Mantang became a god, the Fengshen Division helped him establish the Yin Division and dispatched a large number of soldiers to spread the word around Manxing County. Recently, incense has been poured into his tent almost every night, causing him to feel pain all over his body."

I didn't go to bed late last night, so I wasn't woken up by the pain and had to go back to sleep...

He examined his internal gallbladder meridian and discovered that there was not much wood energy left in the spiritual acupoints. Last night, he even opened the twenty-fifth spiritual acupoint, "Jingmen," in his sleep.

Sleeping posture, done!

Li Yi couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. Since the expedition began, he had been practicing stance training whether he was walking or sitting. He had finally mastered the first three stance training methods and naturally mastered the sleeping stance.

From now on, whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, you will naturally become a statue, and you will no longer have to worry about the distribution of incense offerings.

Li Yi couldn't help but chuckle. As a high-ranking official, how could he be afraid of incense offerings? People would laugh their heads off if they knew.

Li Erhu couldn't stand seeing Shangguan sitting on the edge of the bed grinning foolishly, so he pulled him up to wash, dress, and put on his armor. After a short while, Zhong Wending appeared sleepily at the door and urged him:

"What's wrong? I've heard you calling me for ages, why aren't you getting up?"

Guan Tian familiarly handed over a handkerchief, which Zhong Wending took, wiped his face, sniffed, and spat out:

"Did you wipe Erhu's butt?"

……

After playing around for a while, the group went downstairs to quickly fill their stomachs, took some blood-nourishing pills, and then set off for the garrison office.

Now, all five soldiers of Sanyi Manor have enough Blood Qi Pills, so they only need to eat like ordinary people every day.

Right now, all the scouts are busy with their own affairs, but they are not busy with the commanders and captains.

Meng Yunjie learned from his attendant that Li Yi was requesting an audience. He thought to himself, "It's so quick. I wonder if the trip to Luopan Mountain will be smooth or not?"

"Bring him in."

"only."

The attendant clasped his hands and withdrew. Li Yi quickly stepped into the garrison headquarters, stood below the main hall, and explained the events of the previous day in detail, only omitting his battle with the Great King Zhe Xing, and attributing the credit to Xu Gong.

After thinking about it, I decided not to mention the two Dali soldiers.

In any case, only Zhu Xing and Xu Gong were present at the time. If the general were to give the intelligence to the commander, it would undoubtedly add extra work for the many scouts, and they would not get any benefit from it.

Xu Gong's meaning was clear: he did not want his strength to be exposed too early. If the army knew that he was favored by Jiang Gaoqi, he would rather accept the military merit of the German Star.

This was exactly what Li Yi was thinking.

His cultivation was not entirely derived from the Danmu lineage; most of it was related to deities and incense offerings. Once it attracted attention, it would not be a good thing.

Li Yi was thinking to himself, but his mouth kept moving as well:

"...The local deity fought against three opponents alone, while Captain Xiao and I provided support from the sidelines. We each reported thirty points of third-rank military merit. As for us two junior officers, in addition to our scout duties, we also contributed to the encirclement of many minor demon leaders, and each of us reported ten points of third-rank military merit..."

When scouts routinely assess military merits, they usually have to report their own achievements, which are then verified by their superiors, the military governor, as well as by colleagues or eyewitnesses present. Only after multiple confirmations can the assessment be completed.

When scouts report military achievements, they tend to exaggerate to some extent, sometimes making exorbitant demands and then trying to negotiate a lower price.

However, Li Yi considered himself to be quite generous, since the three demon kings were at the late stage of cultivation, and he counted them as third-grade cultivators who were there to provide support.

The leaders were also at the mid-stage, and there were quite a few of them. Even if they weren't killed, they should still be worth 10 points of third-rank military merit.

Meng Yunjie listened calmly, but unconsciously his brows furrowed, and by the end, his face showed dissatisfaction.

"Let's put aside the matter of reporting our achievements for now."

You said that the two scout teams, led by Xiao Duizheng and Xiao Shizhuang, launched a surprise attack on the demons of Luopan Mountain after their reconnaissance mission. Is this an exaggeration, a cover-up, or a misinterpretation by this official?

What does that mean?

"There is absolutely no exaggeration or concealment, and Your Excellency has not misinterpreted anything," Li Yi replied respectfully.

"Alright then."

Meng Yunjie pinched his index finger knuckle.

"That means Commander Li and Captain Xiao were acting on their own initiative."

Such blatant disregard for military discipline and law, and utter disregard for the lives and property of those under his command, coupled with the suspicion of releasing numerous minor figures and leaders, is already an act of leniency on my part. How can military merit be assessed under such circumstances?

Meng Yunjie stared at Li Yi.

"Where does this 'merit' come from?"