Chapter 404: Huang Taiji has a hidden card, and everyone is calm about it
"General Cao, Xiangzi, congratulations on your further advancement in cultivation!"
Li Dingguo said with a smile to Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yongxiang who had just broken through and flashed out from under the five-colored sacred tree.
Because both of them have the surname Cao, the army now calls them General Cao and General Xiao Cao respectively.
However, although the two have the same surname, they are not related at all and cannot be linked in any way.
In terms of cultivation, Cao Bianjiao is naturally stronger, as he has just broken through to the middle stage of level six with the help of a top-grade acquired spiritual fruit and the five-colored sacred tree.
But in terms of status in the Fuxing Army, Cao Yongxiang is higher.
Cao Yongxiang's luck was also very good. He had just successfully broken through to the early stage of level six and became the fifth level six master in the army.
"Ha ha……"
"Commander-in-chief, I lived up to your expectations and successfully broke through!"
Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yongxiang, whose cultivation had advanced a great step forward, were grinning from ear to ear, and were obviously extremely happy.
Becoming the top master of human forces in the world today is undoubtedly the dream of all practitioners.
As the natural order of things has changed and spiritual energy has begun to revive, and with the continuous emergence of level six experts, the importance of personal martial arts will become increasingly obvious in the future.
In order to avoid being eliminated by the drastic historical trend, if the future geniuses and strong men cannot break through the sixth level, they will surely be lost in the world of great contention.
Today is the ninth day of the first lunar month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, and the annual Spring Festival is about to pass.
New Year's Eve a few days ago was undoubtedly the most comfortable time for these core senior figures of the Renaissance Army.
The acquired medium-grade spiritual wine brewed by Li Dingguo using some medium-grade spiritual peaches was a big surprise to everyone.
This level of spiritual wine was much more effective than just eating the mid-grade spiritual peaches. Everyone was given a jar and was extremely happy. Naturally, they were reluctant to drink it all at once and had to save it for later drinking.
Especially the two drunkards, Cao Bianjiao and You Shilu, treasured the jar of medium-grade acquired spiritual wine that they were allocated very much. Usually, they would only drink a small glass when they were craving for alcohol.
Until yesterday, Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yongxiang finally adjusted their state and came to the Five-Colored Sacred Tree to formally retreat and break through. The result was very smooth and successful.
"Brother Xiangzi, Brother Cao, congratulations!"...
Wan'er, Hongmei, Chang Liyun, Wei Jinfan, You Shilu and others hurried forward to congratulate them.
"Hahaha... let's celebrate!"...
After playing for a while, everyone went back to the garden of a nearby mansion and sat down.
Today was a happy day, and Li Dingguo was not stingy. With a flip of his wrist, he took out a jar of acquired medium-grade Lingtao wine and a set of third-grade magic wine utensils made from ten thousand year old warm jade from the Human Emperor Cauldron he was playing with, and filled everyone's cup.
"Come on, let's celebrate together that our Renaissance Army has gained two more top-level warriors!"
"Okay! Let's drink together!"
"Commander-in-chief, I'm waiting for your glass of wine!"
“Haha… I finished it in one go!”…
Several people at the scene clinked their glasses together, tilted their heads back and drank the wine in the glasses, and after putting down the glasses, they looked very satisfied.
Fortunately, everyone knew that Li Dingguo didn't have much acquired-grade spiritual wine left, so they were just jealous and didn't have the nerve to continue asking for it.
Wan'er has been using her life artifact, the Hundred Herbs Map, and the Three Lights Divine Water produced by the Jade Purifying Bottle to vigorously cultivate acquired fruit trees. In a few years, she should be able to produce acquired spiritual fruits of all levels in large quantities.
The acquired-grade spiritual wine produced in the future should be able to meet the needs of these core figures of the Renaissance Army, which makes everyone very much looking forward to it.
Even though it takes nine years for the top-grade innate divine artifact Jade Purifying Bottle to produce one drop of Three Lights Divine Water, even if it is diluted with just one drop of Three Lights Divine Water, it is enough to cultivate a batch of acquired spiritual fruit trees.
After all, the grade of the top-grade innate spiritual liquid, the Three Lights Divine Water, was too high. After Wan'er removed the triple seal on the Jade Purifying Bottle, she discovered that there were still nearly a hundred drops of the Three Lights Divine Water in it, which made her extremely happy.
If Li Dingguo had not specifically told her to use it with care, this girl would probably have used all of the stock of the Three Lights Divine Water to cultivate her innate and acquired spiritual roots.
The Three Lights Divine Water, known as one of the three great divine waters in the universe, has such magical effects. Just look at the five-colored divine tree on the island in the middle of the lake and you will understand.
After Wan'er watered the roots of the five-colored sacred tree with three drops of Three Lights Divine Water, the growth rate of this magical innate spiritual root doubled, its vitality more than doubled, and the special life aura it emitted also increased dramatically.
This is also one of the main reasons why Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yongxiang were able to break through the realm of cultivation so easily.
It has to be said that these high-ranking generals of the Fuxing Army are very lucky to have Li Dingguo protecting them, and they can enjoy super benefits that other practitioners dare not even think about.
The golden Bodhi tree seedling that Wan'er collected into her life artifact, the Hundred Herbs Map, was also watered at the roots by her with three drops of the Three Lights Divine Water. Its growth rate increased several times, and its vitality more than doubled. The aura it exudes now is even more powerful than that of the innate superior-grade Dahongpao tea tree that she had just obtained.
At this point, Li Dingguo and Wan'er have both concluded that this golden Bodhi tree is the innate and top-grade Bodhi tree in ancient mythology and legends.
It's just that for some unknown reason, it suffered the same devastating catastrophe as the Five-Colored Sacred Tree, with only a section of its roots left. It was only recently that it was reborn after destruction due to fate.
With the comparison, Li Dingguo and Wan'er became more and more confused about the origin of the five-colored sacred tree.
It is obvious that the grade of this five-colored sacred tree that was reborn after the destruction is definitely far superior to the innate top-grade spiritual root Bodhi tree.
Then the question arises: When will a mysterious and unknown spiritual root, whose grade is far superior to the innate top-grade spiritual roots, appear in the universe?
If it weren't for the fact that this five-colored sacred tree was thriving in Li Dingguo's hands and had become his natal spiritual root, even Li Dingguo would not have believed this situation!
God knows what kind of terrible catastrophe happened in the ancient mythological period. Even this unheard-of five-colored sacred tree was shattered, with only a dead root remaining.
I originally thought I had guessed some of the secrets of Li Dingguo from the ancient mythological period, but now I am becoming more and more confused.
Fortunately, he knew that kind of situation was not something he could explore at the moment, so it was better to just put it behind him.
Since I can't figure it out anyway, I might as well stop thinking about it and avoid causing myself trouble.
Since the New Year, the only one at the scene who has not achieved a breakthrough in her cultivation is Hongmei.
She had just broken through to the early stage of level six and had not yet reached the bottleneck of her current realm. She needed some time to settle down.
Even though she had a piece of top-grade innate spiritual root tea that Wan'er had specially reserved for her, she did not dare to rashly go into seclusion to achieve a breakthrough.
The rest of the people present, including Chang Liyun, Wei Jinfan, You Shilu and others, have now made further progress in their cultivation and reached the peak level of level five.
This is the great auxiliary effect of the acquired medium-grade spiritual wine that Li Dingguo distributed to everyone.
In order to brew these dozen jars of acquired middle-grade spiritual wine, Li Dingguo's limited stock of acquired middle-grade spiritual peaches had been used up.
If you want to brew such a magical acquired medium-grade spiritual wine again, you must wait until Wan'er successfully cultivates the next batch of acquired medium-grade spiritual peaches.
As for the acquired top-grade spiritual peach tree, it was not yet time for the secret realm to open, so it was impossible to get it. The top-grade acquired spiritual root Phoenix Blood Fruit tree located in Mangshan outside Luoyang City was stored in the natal artifact Hundred Herbs Map when Wan'er and Li Dingguo returned from the southeast coast. It has been watered with a drop of Three Lights Divine Water and is being vigorously cultivated.
With the effects of the Hundred Herbs Map and the Three Lights Divine Water, it is estimated that the next batch of nine acquired top-grade spiritual fruits will be harvested in three years at most.
This amount of time is worth waiting for.
After all, Chang Liyun, Wei Jinfan, You Shilu and others have just broken through to the peak of level five, and they still need a lot of time to consolidate their cultivation. It would be safer to make a breakthrough to a higher realm three years later.
By then, a new batch of Phoenix Blood Fruit will be of great use.
It would be even better if that innate top-grade spiritual tea tree could produce a new batch of nine-leaf spiritual tea leaves under the dual effects of the Three Lights Divine Water and the Hundred Herbs Map.
It is not so easy to break through the sixth level of cultivation. Opportunities, luck, environment, etc. are very important.
Li Dingguo, Hongmei, Wan'er, Cao Bianjiao, or Huang Taiji, Lu Xiangsheng and others, are all geniuses with great opportunities and great luck, which is why they can successfully break through to the sixth level.
Most of the geniuses and evildoers in this world do not have such a rich foundation, and it is impossible for them to break through to the sixth level of cultivation so easily.
Even if they sense the beginnings of a breakthrough in Qi, there is a high chance of failure.
Otherwise, after the great change in the current situation, there would not be only these few level six experts in the Eastern Continent.
After a very sumptuous banquet, everyone still sat around the table and talked about their plans for this year.
A general action plan has been worked out after discussion during the New Year days, and now we are just working on improving and supplementing it.
"The Commander-in-Chief."
Hongmei was the first to speak, "Taking over the Qin and Qi and Lu lands this year is a goal that our Renaissance Army must accomplish."
"But that's the limit. Otherwise, if you eat too much, it's easy to digest it. Expanding too quickly may not be worth the gain."
What Hongmei said makes a lot of sense.
The Fuxing Army has always conquered a place, governed it well, eliminated internal troubles in the occupied area, and then moved on to the next round of operations.
At the beginning of last year, the army entered the pass and captured cities too quickly. Although they were acting according to the situation, they did not completely stabilize the order in all the current jurisdictions.
Fortunately, the Renaissance Army expanded rapidly, and the recruit training camps in various places have been prepared and established in an orderly and rapid manner, so there are enough people to govern the local areas without slowing down the pace of the main combat corps.
"Well, for our Fuxing Army, it won't be a big problem to completely conquer the entire Qin and Qilu lands this year. It can even be said to be an easy task."
"Neither Lu Xiangsheng nor Hong Chengchou can stop us. Success is inevitable."
Wei Jinfan said, "There is one thing we need to pay special attention to. That is, at the end of this year, the Later Jin Tartars are likely to launch another long-distance attack, directly targeting our Fuxing Army."
"According to the recent report from the military intelligence personnel in Liaodong, Huang Taiji, who has returned to Liaodong, has ordered to make full preparations for the establishment of the country."
"These grassland barbarians have always launched a war to establish their country immediately after the founding of their country, and established their prestige through a great victory. Huang Taiji will definitely be no exception."
"Moreover, our intelligence personnel have discovered that the Later Jin Tartars seem to be hiding a very powerful trump card, but we are still investigating what it is. We estimate that we will be able to find out the secret in three to five months at most."
"I suggest that in the first half of this year, while the Ming court is currently preoccupied with its own affairs, we strive to complete the combat mission in the southern part of Qin and the entire Qi and Lu lands in one go."
"Then, while we make every effort to stabilize the local areas in the second half of the year, we will also be prepared for another attack by Huang Taiji's army."
"Only in this way can our Fuxing Army avoid being passive and calmly face the full-scale attack of the Later Jin Tartars."
"Having suffered a great loss, Huang Taiji must have learned the lesson from the last disastrous defeat. If he does not move, it will be nothing. If he moves, it will be like thunder, leaving no room for maneuver. It is inevitable that the main force of the entire clan will come west to attack."
"The remaining warriors of the Later Jin clan number about three million. Together with their staunch allies such as the Khorchin Tartars, they can mobilize at least two million soldiers. It is still possible to form a massive army of five million to attack from the west."
"With such a huge Tartar army, and their hidden trump cards that have not yet surfaced, if our Renaissance Army wants to win, we must at least prepare three million regular soldiers to be able to face the battle head-on."
To be honest, Wei Jinfan was also quite frightened when he heard the news from the intelligence personnel in Liaodong that the Later Jin Tartars were hiding a very scary trump card.
"Huang Taiji still has a hidden card?"
Li Dingguo frowned when he heard this, and then said, "So what?"
"The strength of our Fuxing Army is growing rapidly every moment. Huang Taiji has a trump card, and so do we in the Fuxing Army. We are not afraid of him at all!"
He just didn't believe that Huang Taiji had any powerful trump cards that could be used to turn the tables.
After saying this, he looked in the direction of the five-colored sacred tree, and his heart suddenly became full of confidence.
The little golden dragon, who was still in deep sleep, was emitting an aura that had apparently reached the peak of level six.
This is a true ancient mythical beast, and also the seven-clawed golden dragon, the emperor among the innate mythical beasts. It can be said to be invincible among the mythical beasts of the same level.
In the era when powerful people in the realm of spirit refining had not yet emerged, Li Dingguo did not believe that anyone had a trump card that could deal with this seven-clawed little golden dragon.
"Humph!"
Wan'er snorted coldly and said, "Even if Huang Taiji has a hidden trump card, there is no need to be afraid. It's nothing more than fighting back against the enemy and flooding the water with earth."
"If he dares to attack me again this time, don't leave! I will smash him to death with my own hands with the big seal!"
"Now that Da Meng and Xiao Jin have also broken through to level six, together with Da Jin and Xiao Jinlong, when we attack with all our strength, Huang Taiji won't be able to escape even if he flies to the sky!"
"Once we have wiped out the main force of the Tartars, we can even launch a direct counterattack against Liaodong and wipe out their entire clan in one fell swoop, completely eradicating this alien scourge!"
Wan'er became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She had had enough of the Later Jin clan who dared to frequently come and cause trouble for her family, and she couldn't help but slam the table and curse.
"Count me in then!"
Cao Bianjiao, who had just broken through to the middle stage of the sixth level, said in high spirits, "I want to see what Huang Taiji's hidden trump card is. I hope he won't let me down!"
"When it comes to fighting the Tartars, I, Cao Bianjiao, will not hesitate! Commander-in-chief, I will be the vanguard and meet them properly."
As the former best master in the world, although Cao Bianjiao now admits that he is not as good as Li Dingguo, he is only inferior to Li Dingguo. He is undoubtedly the second best master in the world.
This is indeed the case. Even the current Wan'er probably cannot defeat Cao Bianjiao.
After all, Cao Bianjiao's combat talent and combat experience are even better than Li Dingguo's.
If it weren't for Li Dingguo's two top-level innate artifacts to restrain him, he would not have been able to defeat Cao Bianjiao at all, and the best result would have been a draw.
This is a fact that cannot be refuted. Even Wan'er and Li Dingguo have to admit it.
(End of this chapter)
