From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The commander-in-chief looked closely and realized that the seven-foot-tall man in front of him was the real Wugensheng. He calmed down and praised, "Good! Good! Good! As expected of a great leader who can command more than 80,000 people, he is indeed as rumored, the reincarnation of Sun Wukong, who can change size."

"Commander-in-Chief flatters me. I am no match for that monkey Sun Wukong."

In the past, Wugensheng would have simply laughed it off when others joked that he was the reincarnation of Sun Wukong.

But he had seen Sun Wukong at Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and Xieyue Sanxing Cave. Sun Wukong's talent far surpassed that of a mere mortal like himself, and even without true cultivation, his wisdom far exceeded that of Sun Wukong.

It is better to make your own decision than to ask for divination!

Reciting Buddhist scriptures and chanting mantras is not as good as having real skills!

Meditation and sitting in meditation are not as good as practicing martial arts with a stick!

Casting cauldrons and refining elixirs is not as good as slaying Yama and attaining enlightenment!

The only flaw is that he lacks the "unity of knowledge and action," and his temperament is a bit too unrestrained. He will have to make a journey to the West in the future to achieve enlightenment.

Having experienced a profound emotional turmoil, Wugensheng, upon rereading "Journey to the West," came to a complete understanding of a principle:

Those who practice spiritual cultivation must not only cultivate themselves but also help others.

If one only cares about one's own path and doesn't care about the lives of others, one will ultimately be nothing more than a "devil incarnate."

Therefore.

At this moment, Wugensheng had another idea: to use the resources of the Guo faction to train his own 84,000 people.

Putting aside the Quanxing faction, most of those bandits and warlords were ordinary people who couldn't survive, so they couldn't be condemned outright.

At the very least, we should give them a chance to make amends!

Cultivating the Way, Attaining the Way, Proving the Way.

If we take Sun Wukong as the protagonist of Journey to the West—

The term "cultivation" refers to his more than ten years of human life in Jambudvipa (the southern continent of the Buddha), where being a human being is also a form of spiritual practice.

"Attaining the Dao" means that he has found his spiritual center, learned the Great Dao, solidified his roots, and understood the nature of the Dharma.

"Proving the Way" refers to his practice of cultivating the Way he attained on his journey to the West, constantly eliminating the various demonic roots in his heart, subduing demons and monsters, protecting the peace of the region, and verifying the Way within his body and mind.

Wugensheng plans to learn from Jiang Liu and truly establish his own power, thoroughly training those bandits, robbers, warlords, soldiers, and Quanxing demons into a righteous force capable of protecting the country, eliminating evil, and upholding justice, and thus putting his own cultivation into practice.

The path to the Golden Elixir and Sacred Embryo is to construct a complete system for controlling the body's energy.

Establishing one's own power also means building a complete, righteous, and efficient system.

This is precisely the principle of the unity of knowledge and action!

"I've heard that the Quanxing sect members are all boastful, but I never imagined that you, their leader, would be so humble."

The Commander-in-Chief, unaware of the myriad thoughts swirling within Wugensheng's mind, praised him, then sighed, saying, "If only all my generals had your abilities."

"The Commander-in-Chief has many talented men under his command. I am just a country bumpkin. How can I compare? His soldiers are all a rabble. If they were not afraid of my strength, they would have already caused trouble in the region."

Despite this, Wugensheng remained unfazed and, before the other party could reply, asked, "How many troops does this special-class general have?"

"Uh... two thousand."

The commander-in-chief was taken aback for a moment. After thinking it over, he felt that he should still give them some troops, otherwise it would be too much of a rip-off.

"two thousand?"

Wugensheng drew out the sound.

The Commander-in-Chief was startled, wondering if he had said too little. He felt nervous and involuntarily took a step back.

But then Wugensheng laughed and said, "That's quite a lot! Then thank you for your kind offer, sir!"

The commander-in-chief remained silent, secretly relieved, but inwardly he despised the Quanxing demon for his lack of knowledge, agreeing with a mere two thousand men—could it be that those eighty thousand men were truly useless? Oh well, even eighty thousand pigs could kill someone, let alone eighty thousand people.

"I wonder how much the salary is?"

Wugensheng asked again.

"How about five thousand silver dollars a year?"

The commander-in-chief stated a number.

"Five thousand silver dollars? That's too low. I have so many men in the mountains, how can five thousand silver dollars be enough? Now that I've become your top general, my men are also your soldiers. It should be at least three million silver dollars!"

Upon hearing Wugensheng utter such a figure, the commander-in-chief glared, losing all composure, and exclaimed, "Three million silver dollars? Are you robbing me?!"

"Commander, I am your man, and my men are your men too. Five thousand silver dollars to be divided among eighty thousand men... the brothers will starve to death!"

Wu Gensheng argued forcefully, "My brothers are all robbers and bandits. Recently, they have stopped robbing and looting and mainly make a living by tomb raiding. They have even started farming, but this is not a long-term solution."

If the Commander-in-Chief doesn't give us three million silver dollars, what if so many people riot...?

The Guo faction already had a bad reputation among the people; if a large-scale warlord uprising were to occur, their reputation would be completely ruined!

"Do you threaten me?"

The Commander-in-Chief glared at him, not daring to imagine where Wugensheng got his confidence from, just because he was strong.

No matter how powerful you are, there will be a time when your strength runs out!

The reason I dare not take action against the Confucian Association is because Jiang Liu, that "sage," is unruly and vindictive!

So I don't dare to go to him... I suppose he wouldn't dare to come here to "chat" with me either, so we just leave each other alone.

But what about those without roots?

As the leader of Quanxing Sect, he came in person. If anyone dared to lay a finger on him, they would never be able to leave Jinling City again!

"It's just a matter of fact, Commander-in-Chief."

Wugensheng said with a forced smile, "If you don't agree, then my title of Special General will really be just like that of Sun Wukong, all name and no substance."

That monkey didn't care about salary; he only wanted fame.

I am the exact opposite.

I don't care about reputation or anything like that. I'm a member of the Quanxing sect, and everyone hates me. What matters is the military budget that can support more than 80,000 people.

what do you say? "

Chapter 1314 Examination

At the desk, the Commander-in-Chief and Wugensheng glared at each other, but in the end, it was the Commander-in-Chief who was the first to give in, saying, "Three million is too much."

"I think it's still a bit lacking."

Wugensheng chuckled, then feigned sudden realization, and said, "Perhaps the Commander-in-Chief is unaware of my abilities, hence his doubts. How about we put him to a test?"

Seeing that Wugensheng intended to show off his skills, the commander-in-chief of the Guo faction also became somewhat interested and asked, "I also have many extraordinary people under my command, each of them capable. I wonder what kind of special ability you have? It's not just that you can shrink your body, is it? That's nothing special."

"Although my skills are not as good as those of Sun Wukong, I can do everything he can. I can perform seventy-two transformations, and I can transform into anything in the universe. I can ride the clouds and travel a thousand miles in a single leap. I can also perform the three-headed, six-armed Dharma body and the Dharma body of the master of heaven and earth."

Since emerging from the confines of his spiritual realm, Wugensheng has become somewhat proud, feeling that in this vast world, apart from the river, no one is his match, and thus he has become a bit bolder.

"Turns out he's just a braggart!"

"I suspect that Wugensheng's ability is an illusion, which is how he deceived more than 80,000 people to gain such power."

"Just a clown!"

"..."

Hearing Wugensheng utter such boastful words, the rogue cultivators who lined up to his left and right and submitted to the commander-in-chief could not tolerate it.

Keep in mind, their salary was only one hundred silver dollars per month! That's no more than twelve hundred silver dollars a year!

But what about this rootless growth?

The Commander-in-Chief offered him a salary of five thousand silver dollars a year, but he was still not satisfied and asked for three million silver dollars. He was like a snake trying to swallow an elephant!

How could they possibly do as he wished?

That's despising themselves!

Someone stepped forward from the left, clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Commander-in-Chief, and shouted loudly, "Commander-in-Chief, this sorcerer is good at talking big. Let alone three million, even if we give him three thousand, we will not be convinced!"

"That's right! We disagree!"

A man stepped forward from the right, clasped his hands and bowed, saying, "Since he has such skill, why don't we test his abilities? If we can withstand three rounds from him, then we can talk about salary. If we can't, and die by my hand, don't blame yourselves for being incompetent!"

The commander-in-chief was well aware of the situation, but he was also somewhat annoyed by Wugensheng's exorbitant demands, so he asked, "Wugensheng, what do you think?"

If this person doesn't agree—

He calmly picked up the ceramic cup on the table.

Wugensheng chuckled and said, "Since I've said what I'm capable of, I naturally have to demonstrate it, otherwise I'll just be talking big."

But these people here are now my colleagues, all of them earned their place through their own abilities. If they all lose, people will probably talk and resent me.

"How arrogant!"

"What a madman!"

"Even Jiang Liu wouldn't dare say such a thing in front of the Commander-in-Chief!"

Because the river doesn't flow this way at all!

Seeing these people become enraged, Wugensheng silently added a sentence in his heart.

"If you don't compare yourself to them, who will you compare yourself to?"

But the commander-in-chief asked.

"Didn't you give me two thousand men?"

Wugensheng chuckled, “Compared to them, I can take on two thousand men single-handedly. I can use guns, cannons, grenades, and so on.”

In an instant.

The entire room fell silent.

The rogue cultivators stared at Wugensheng in disbelief, wondering if this guy had been a mountain bandit for too long and really thought he was invincible.

Those who cultivate themselves have strong vitality, but their vital energy will be exhausted, and their bodies are not made of steel, so how can they withstand guns and cannons?

Even if this rootless body were truly made of steel and iron, it would still be torn to pieces if a shell exploded beneath its feet!

Even the Dragon Tiger Celestial Master, facing two thousand fully armed men head-on, would die with resentment, his body left without a complete corpse!