Chapter 290 - 194: Target

Chapter 290: Chapter 194: Target

This way, Ye Chunzhen would surely do her utmost to collect one hundred Primordial Stones for Lu Changfeng.

With a True Spirit Body personally collecting Primordial Stones for him, his progress would undoubtedly be far beyond that of an ordinary person, and there might even be some unexpected surprises.

Lu Changfeng flew off, heading north.

His next stop was the Qii Country, one of the Five Northern Dominions.

...

"According to our intelligence, didn’t the Jin Country have an ancestor who was a True Spirit Body of the Rebirth Realm?"

"Why didn’t he show himself when we took the Jin Country Capital this time?"

Bai Yimeng leisurely led his Vanguard Generals into the Royal Palace.

The long-range surprise attack had been miraculously effective. The Jin Country, which had long been at peace, had focused its main pressure on the north, never expecting the two southern countries would join forces to attack them so quickly.

On the side of the Yun and Wu Countries, casualties were minimal. The Jin Country’s common soldiers also suffered few losses, but Bai Yimeng had slain as many as seven or eight Rebirth Realm experts.

The remaining Rebirth Realm experts either fled or surrendered, unable to cause any more trouble.

"Hmm, I’m guessing the Jin Country’s ancestor actually passed away from old age long ago. The Royal Family kept it secret to intimidate their neighbors," Zhao Xiaoxing said.

"That’s possible," Bai Yimeng nodded.

This sort of situation was quite common in the history of Martial Arts Countries. After all, Rebirth Realm experts often spent long years in hibernation or seclusion, so no one could ever know for sure if an expert who hadn’t been seen in a long time had died of old age or was simply hibernating.

"Report!"

Just then, a Vanguard General quickly darted before Bai Yimeng. "Commander-in-Chief, bad news! The treasury in the King of Jin Palace has also been cleaned out!"

Bai Yimeng frowned. "This treasury was cleaned out, too?"

’If His Majesty the Saint Emperor finds out that I conquered an Overlord Country but came away with nothing, will he suspect I’ve secretly hoarded all the resources for myself?’

’At that point, not even my status as his son-in-law will be able to save me!’

"Search every inch of this place! Find it, no matter what!"

"Also, raid a few of the noble houses in the Royal Capital known for mercilessly bullying the common people. Confiscate everything," Bai Yimeng quickly devised a countermeasure.

"Furthermore, send a message to Yun Tianming. Tell him to prepare to take the Wu Country."

Zhao Xiaoxing grinned. "Uncle Bai, are we really going to burn our bridges this quickly?"

Bai Yimeng patted Zhao Xiaoxing on the head. "Are you suggesting we should give them a chance to grow stronger?"

"Come with me. First, we’ll subdue the Wu Country’s surprise attack force!"

Bai Yimeng personally led five Vanguard Generals and darted toward the Wu Country’s troops.

At that moment, the Wu Country’s forces were gathering outside the Royal Palace, discussing how to carve up the Jin Country’s territory before the Yun Country could.

But before they could come to any conclusion, Bai Yimeng had already arrived with his men. "Surrender to my Yun Country, or die!"

Bai Yimeng hovered high above them, radiating a bone-chilling Sword Intent that struck terror into their hearts.

No one had expected that after such a great battle, the Yun Country’s True Spirit Body Realm ancestor could still possess such abundant Spiritual Power.

His Spiritual Power seemed endless, inexhaustible.

’Is he just recklessly using Primordial Stones? Or did he take one of those legendary pills that rapidly restore Spiritual Power?’

’Either way, that’s far too extravagant!’

Down below, the Grand General of Wu Country had already come to a startling guess: this ancestor from the Yun Country was perhaps a legendary Ancient Spiritual Genius...

An Ancient Spiritual Genius—this type of Root Bone allowed one to rapidly gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy. Not only did it enable swift cultivation, but after advancing to the Rebirth Realm, they didn’t need to hibernate for two days to recover their Spiritual Power after fighting for half a day, unlike ordinary Rebirth Realm experts.

Facing Bai Yimeng’s terrifying Sword Stance, only Hong Jie, the Grand General of Wu Country and a Primordial Spirit Body Peak expert, dared to step forward. "Elder Bai, isn’t this a bit too despicable? The reason our losses were so small in taking the Jin Country is that we from the Wu Country also contributed a great deal of effort!"

With an ethereal, immortal-like aura and an indifferent expression, Bai Yimeng replied, "I am giving your Wu Country an opportunity. My Yun Country will unify the world sooner or later. If you join the Yun Country now, you can avoid further casualties. Wouldn’t that be for the best?"

"And if we are unwilling?" Hong Jie, the Grand General of Wu, asked in a heavy tone.

"Then I will have no choice but to kill you all," Bai Yimeng said calmly.

He spoke words filled with killing intent in a placid tone, a stark contrast to his Sword Immortal-like bearing.

But the generals and soldiers of the Wu Country knew that this Sword Immortal was not bluffing.

Having fought alongside him all this way, Bai Yimeng’s terrifying power was already etched deep into their minds.

They couldn’t even begin to muster the will to resist.

"Grand General, let’s just surrender!" Seeing Bai Yimeng’s aura grow increasingly terrifying, as if a horrifying Sword Aura might descend from the sky at any moment, a soldier finally couldn’t help but cry out.

This cry set off a chain reaction, and a chorus of "Let’s surrender" rose and fell, flooding into the ears of Hong Jie, the Grand General of Wu.

Hong Jie knew the situation was lost. In the end, he threw his great saber to the ground. "We surrender."

Bai Yimeng nodded in satisfaction.

He immediately sent men to take control of the Wu Country’s assault force.

This Wu Country assault force comprised more than three-quarters of Wu’s total strength and included as many as eight Rebirth Realm experts.

Bai Yimeng integrated them with the original Yun Country troops, pairing them up under the command of his Vanguard Generals, and in this way, swiftly absorbed the assault force.

Afterward, Bai Yimeng dispatched a large army to the Wu Country.

After learning that their assault force had been absorbed by the Yun Country, the Wu Country’s Emperor and Grand Tutor Sima Hui offered only symbolic resistance before announcing their surrender.

Under Bai Yimeng’s instructions, Yun Tianming, the Emperor of Yun Country, moved the Royal Capital to the former Jin Country Capital.

The descendants of the Wu Country’s Royal Family were also transported to the new Yun Country Capital to be held as hostages.

Having conquered the Jin and Wu Countries in such a short time, Bai Yimeng needed time to digest the resources of these new territories.

Meanwhile, in the northern part of the Yun Country, the Overlord Countries of Qii and Chu, faced with the menacing advance of the Yun Country, formed an alliance. They agreed to a mutual defense pact to resist Yun’s push northward!

With a great war looming, the Yun Country unexpectedly entered a brief period of peaceful development.

In the former Jin Country Capital, now the Yun Country Capital, the [Swordsmanship House] opened its doors early in the morning.

Ye Yinzhu tidied up the shop and then hung out the "Open for Business" sign.

More than a month had passed since the Royal Capital changed hands.

After a brief period of panic, the merchants of the Royal Capital discovered that the Yun Country was much friendlier to businesses. Not only did they not plunder the shops, but they also took the initiative to reduce taxes.

Now, a month later, the shops in the Royal Capital had long since fully resumed business, and the [Swordsmanship House] was among the first to reopen.

A shop with a unique business model like the [Swordsmanship House] was a rarity, so once word got out, business was not bad at all.

Ye Yinzhu had already completed more than twenty transactions, and his commission alone amounted to over a hundred pieces of silver.

This was far more profitable than working for some Escort Agency as a Darts Master or anything like that.

Moreover, there was no danger involved. He just had to handle transactions peacefully within the shop, and he had a powerful backer to rely on.

Ye Yinzhu felt great about his situation. Whenever there was no business, he would cultivate behind the counter.

With a steady supply of silver, his cultivation progressed rapidly. By next year, he might even be able to break through to the Blood Forging Realm Fourth Level.

The sound of footsteps reached Ye Yinzhu’s ears.

Ye Yinzhu quickly ended his cultivation session and put on a welcoming smile as he looked at the visitor. "Welcome, customer. May I ask..."

But upon getting a clear look at the person, Ye Yinzhu immediately changed his tone. "Greetings, Lord ’Sword Master’!"

Wang Changsheng looked at Ye Yinzhu in surprise. "You know me?"

Ye Yinzhu nodded. "The Shopkeeper showed me your image in my mind and declared that from now on, everything related to the [Swordsmanship House] would be under your management and disposal."

Wang Changsheng nodded. Lord Lu had indeed told him that the title of ’Sword Master’ would belong to him from now on. As for Lord Lu himself, he was now the leader of [Domain-Breaking], with the codename ’Martial God!’

Lu Changfeng had made his Clone, Wang Changsheng, the new ’Sword Master’ to collect all the Swordsmanship manuals gathered from the [Swordsmanship Houses] across the Northern Domain.

At the same time, just like Ye Chunzhen, he was also to collect Primordial Stones for Lu Changfeng in his spare time.

On the day the Jin Country Capital fell, Wang Changsheng, as the head of the Imperial Kitchen, naturally did not attract any attention and quietly escaped from the Royal Palace.

Now, after the Yun Country’s Royal Family moved into the Royal Capital, Wang Changsheng had used a few tricks to once again infiltrate the Imperial Palace.

Relying on his superb culinary skills, he was already the deputy head of the Imperial Kitchen and would sooner or later be restored to his original position.

"Give me the Swordsmanship manuals you’ve collected," Wang Changsheng said slowly.

Ye Yinzhu immediately presented the Swordsmanship manuals.

Without another word, Wang Changsheng went to the back of the shop, memorized all the Swordsmanship, and then used the unique method of the Dragon Scale Clone to contact Lu Changfeng.

A moment later, Lu Changfeng, who was currently opening a branch of the [Swordsmanship House] in the Qii Country Capital, received the signal and swiftly took control of his Clone, Wang Changsheng.

By simply reading Wang Changsheng’s memories, he absorbed the dozen or so Swordsmanship manuals completely into his mind.

The entire process didn’t even take a minute.

The transmission speed was extremely fast.

’Hmm, a dozen or so manuals in just one month. That’s worth more than three years of lifespan. The [Swordsmanship House] is definitely worth continuing. The goal is to open a branch of the [Swordsmanship House] in every corner of the Chaotic Great World!’