Chapter 39 Training Taoist Soldiers This item is the Spirit-Detecting Pearl, a low-grade magical instrument that can detect the spiritual roots of mortals. However, because the power within is too rough, it may damage the meridians of mortals if not used carefully, so it can only be used by people whose muscles and bones are just beginning to form. At this moment, seeing Old Man Ye take out the spirit-testing beads, everyone present showed a look of surprise. But Old Man Ye smiled slightly, and then said, "Those who are fifteen to eighteen years old and whose muscles and bones have matured this year, come over and get tested." Upon hearing this, a group of young men walked forward with a troubled look in their hearts. Ye Linyuan took a look and found that there were about a dozen teenagers who came to ask for money to test their spiritual roots. The youngest was fifteen years old and the oldest was about eighteen years old. The reason for the different ages is mainly because each person is different and their muscles and bones mature at different rates. Some people mature early, with their tibia mature at the age of thirteen or fourteen, while others are weak and sickly, and their spiritual roots cannot be tested until they are eighteen years old. In addition, the spiritual roots of some people are hidden deep, and the spirit beads sometimes cannot detect them, so the age limit for testing spiritual roots is relaxed to 18 years old, so that every member of the tribe has three opportunities to test their spiritual roots. At this time, as the first person walked forward, Old Man Ye immediately activated the Spirit Testing Pearl to detect his spiritual roots. The man was sweating profusely due to the spiritual power, but the Spirit Testing Pearl still did not respond. "No spiritual roots."
Old Man Ye shook his head, but his expression remained calm. The birth of spiritual roots is extremely difficult. The Ye family has been established for more than 40 years, and has only produced six descendants with spiritual roots. If the first one could detect the spiritual root, that would be beyond expectation. Next, everyone continued to test their spiritual roots, but unfortunately, after more than a dozen people had been tested, there was still not a single mortal with spiritual roots. "There are no fairy seedlings this year." Old Man Ye shook his head, showing a trace of helplessness, and turned around to leave. Looking at the disappointed crowd, Ye Linyuan's brows moved slightly. After pondering for a moment, he pulled Old Man Ye and said. "Spirit is simply too scarce, so why not let the tribe members practice martial arts?" "Practice martial arts?" Old Man Ye was slightly stunned and couldn't help showing a look of surprise. Ye Linyuan nodded, and then said: "Master has taught me a lot of skills, including some special martial arts skills. After practicing to the extreme, one can have a strength of three thousand pounds, which is also very useful to us." "Three thousand pounds of strength?" Old Man Ye was slightly shocked and couldn't help but say, "Isn't that comparable to a cultivator in the early stages of Qi training?" Ye Linyuan nodded calmly. The martial arts he was talking about was a kind of pseudo-Taoist military method. In his previous life, Ye Linyuan was a Jindan cultivator and had killed many powerful enemies, including a Jindan cultivator who was good at Taoist military tactics. That Jindan cultivator was not very strong, but he controlled thirty-six powerful Taoist soldiers. The physical strength of these Taoist soldiers was as great as one million pounds. Each of them was as powerful as a foundation-building cultivator, and they could even fight against a Jindan cultivator when they joined forces. At that time, Ye Linyuan's cultivation had reached the late Golden Core stage, but it still took him a lot of effort to kill this man. Of course, that kind of Taoist military method is not something that ordinary mortals can practice. It requires immortal seedlings with spiritual roots, as well as harsh conditions and a large number of precious spiritual objects to be cultivated. The martial arts that Ye Linyuan was going to use this time was a simplified version of this volume of Taoist military tactics. This simplified version of the Daoist military method is divided into three levels: initial glimpse, minor success, and major success. After practicing to minor success, one can have a force of a thousand pounds, which is barely comparable to the first-level Qi training cultivator. After practicing to major success, one can only have a force of three thousand pounds, which is roughly comparable to the level of the third level of Qi training.
Of course, the biggest advantage of this kind of pseudo-Taoist soldier who focuses on the physical body is that he does not need to consume spiritual energy and spiritual objects. He only needs enough flesh and blood to make breakthroughs step by step. Generally speaking, as long as one has enough flesh and blood, a mortal can achieve minor success in three years and major success in ten years. Of course, the potential of such pseudo-Tao soldiers cultivated by mortals is far inferior to that of Qi training cultivators, and they have no chance of further advancement. In a one-on-one situation, their strength is not as good as that of cultivators in the early stage of Qi training. However, Taoist soldiers are good at forming military formations to fight the enemy. If equipped with heavy armor and powerful crossbows, they will be a great threat to Qi-cultivating monks. Overall, this is also a rare combat power for the Ye family. If the Ye family faces the Lin family in the future, it will definitely not be enough to rely on the current few cultivators. They will also need a large number of cultivators in the early stage of Qi training to help. However, it is difficult to produce spiritual roots, so it is impossible for the Ye family to have so many Qi-cultivating monks. Old Man Ye quickly understood the importance of this volume of skills and immediately said, "Such a valuable treasure, does that senior know how to use it?" Old Man Ye didn't continue talking, but he was still a little worried. Ye Linyuan shook his head, and then said: "It's just a volume of martial arts practiced by mortals. It's harmless to him." "But practicing this method requires a lot of blood and flesh. If too many people practice it, I'm afraid we won't be able to support them with just the taxes from Ye Family Island." Old Man Ye smiled, and then said, "This is not difficult. Monster fish are rare around Yejia Island, but ordinary sea fish can be found everywhere. I'll ask your second uncle and third uncle to help. It won't be a problem to catch a few thousand kilograms every day." Upon hearing this, Ye Linyuan nodded. Ye Qinyang and others are cultivators of the third level of Qi training. Even without counting their own true Qi, their physical strength starts at a thousand pounds. It might be dangerous for them to hunt monsters, but it is easy to catch some ordinary sea fish. With the help of these people, plus the offerings from six villages, it is not difficult for Yejia Village to obtain five to six thousand kilograms of meat every day. Even though the pseudo-Taoist soldiers need to consume a large amount of flesh and blood, with the several thousand kilograms of flesh and blood every day, they should be able to support a hundred or so pseudo-Taoist soldiers. Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan said, "Let's teach all the members of the family martial arts." "As for the six villages, each village can also select a few qualified professors." Old Man Ye's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but hesitate and said, "Do you want to teach the six mortal villages as well?" Ye Linyuan nodded, and then said: "If you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass." "We need a lot of flesh and blood. If we don't give them some rewards, they won't work hard." Old Man Ye pondered for a moment, then said, "You can teach half of it first, and if you can master it to a small degree, then the number of people can be increased to thirty per village." "This way, they are not strong enough, just like a half-hearted Qi training level 1 person, so we can control them better." "Secondly, the number of their cultivators has increased, which will also be helpful for hunting sea fish." Ye Linyuan nodded, then smiled and said, "You are still the one who sees the long-term." (End of this chapter)
