“Come here and stick this on your body!”
The person looked at the talisman paper in Huangtian’s hand, not understanding what it was for.
However, out of trust, he still adhered the talisman paper to his body.
After the talisman paper was affixed to the person’s body, it disappeared as if it had merged into his physique.
And before the user of the talisman had time to react, he found his Qi-Blood and physical fitness continuously strengthening, reaching an extremely terrifying level in the blink of an eye.
“Grandmaster?”
Another high-ranking member exclaimed.
The Taiping Sect had a million followers, naturally including martial artists, and even one who was a Grandmaster Level Martial Artist.
The person who used the talisman was not familiar with this kind of power, so he let out some of his aura, which was recognized by the Grandmaster.
Grandmaster Level!
In the blink of an eye, an ordinary person was turned into a Grandmaster; what kind of immortal-like method was this?
He had already held Huangtian in high regard, otherwise, he would not have been willing to work for him, but seeing this scene, he realized he still knew too little!
Last time, to call forth the wind and summon the rain was just the tip of the iceberg.
“Grandmaster, what are you talking about, Han Yun has become a Grandmaster?”
Those present all knew the details, naturally, the speaker was a Grandmaster Level Martial Artist, whose insight was far stronger than theirs, claiming the recently ordinary Han Yun had become a Grandmaster was beyond imagination.
They all turned towards Huangtian.
“Sect Hierarch, what kind of method is that, can it be replicated in large amounts?” The strategist immediately saw the value of this method; if it could be replicated on a large scale, they might see a turnaround.
Huangtian nodded and said, “It can be replicated, and on a large scale, too. I can currently create nearly a hundred Grandmasters and twenty thousand Martial Artists.”
Everyone was shocked!
Creating so many martial artists could instantly create a force comparable to the four great dynasties; although slightly lacking in foundation, this deficiency could be made up by a single top-level strength!
And their Sect Hierarch was such a top-tier powerhouse.
The strategist, somewhat excited but still steady, asked again, “Sect Hierarch, is there any price to pay for this enhancement? And how long can it be maintained?”
“There is no price, and if there is, it’s on me. As for how long it can be maintained, as long as I don’t die, it can be sustained indefinitely without disappearing!”
Huangtian brought this thing out, naturally no longer planning to conceal it any further; the forces of the four great dynasties were about to move against the Middle Five States, and he also needed to make adequate preparations.
“In that case, Sect Hierarch, I request that this be distributed immediately and then begin to train the troops; these troops will be the cornerstone for us to defend our foundations in the future!”
“I know this of course. How are the things I asked you to do going?”
“Sect Hierarch, although I don’t know why I was obstructed last time, this time, everything is going smoothly. Your weather-manipulating methods have already been spread, your reputation greatly enhanced, and the Taiping Sect’s followers will soon reach the milestone of one and a half million!”
“Well done, continue. Next, select from within the Sect, choose martial artists, and those suitable to become martial artists. I want to make everyone a Martial Artist and even stronger!”
“Yes, Sect Hierarch!” The high ranks of the Taiping Sect responded in unison.
They had thought there was no hope left, but now, what the final outcome would be was still uncertain.
“Sect Hierarch, is this kind of method given by the heavens?”
Someone remembered the many titles given to Huangtian: Heavenly Master, the teacher sent by the heavens.
When Huangtian heard this, he seemed to remember something and said, “It wasn’t given by the heavens, but by my mentor, my teacher. He once taught me for two months and taught me many things; whether summoning the wind and rain or the talisman paper, all were things the teacher taught me.”
“Teacher?”
Everyone was surprised; this was the first time they heard that the Sect Hierarch had such a teacher.
With the Sect Hierarch already so powerful, what about his teacher?
If summoning the wind and rain and the talisman paper were creations of the Sect Hierarch’s teacher, then calling him an Immortal shouldn’t be a problem, right?
“Yes, my teacher, if not for my teacher, I might not have lived until now!”
The more Huangtian cultivated, the clearer he became about just how dire his situation had been, and if he hadn’t encountered his teacher who provided him with a Cultivation Technique, his circumstances could have been quite tragic.
“Could the Sect Hierarch invite your teacher over? In that case, perhaps all problems would be effortlessly solved!”
Even merely hearing about the Sect Hierarch’s teacher, they all knew he was very powerful, beyond what ordinary people could compare with.
“No, setting aside the fact that I can’t find where my teacher is right now, even if I could, the teacher wouldn’t take action. We can only rely on ourselves this time!”
Although Huangtian wasn’t clear about his teacher’s purpose, he was sure he wouldn’t easily intervene, so this time, they could only depend on themselves.
The high-ranking officials didn’t say anything else; if it was not possible, then it wasn’t possible. The Sect Hierarch’s method had given them a lot of confidence.
Soon, everyone dispersed, and overnight, the Taiping Sect underwent tremendous changes, gathering manpower and training the army.
This kind of thing couldn’t be concealed, and soon, slightly powerful forces were aware of it.
“Training the army, is this to confront the Four Great Dynasties? Commendable courage!”
This was one of the nicer things said; most were cold jabs and mocking.
“Relying on a ragtag bunch?”
“An army of ordinary people will be instantly crushed; it seems the benevolence and righteousness of the Taiping Sect may not be as it seems!”
“How does it matter if there are many people? Do they really think they can challenge the Four Great Dynasties? They really can’t see their own limits!”
Whether it was martial artists from the central five states or from other places, they all treated the Taiping Sect as a joke, finding their action of training an army extremely laughable.
What good was one and a half million followers? Any one of the dynasties could easily crush them.
Not to mention, it was akin to a mantis trying to stop a chariot and would only result in unnecessary sacrifice.
As for the main decision-makers of the Four Great Dynasties, they cared even less!
“The Dynasty doesn’t need sectarian groups. The Taiping Sect operates in Guan State; when the time comes, we’ll just conveniently wipe them out!”
The central five states comprised Quanzhou, Chi State, Mountain Pass State, Yu State, and Shi Zhou.
These were the commanders of the Ming Dynasty’s military, and the first state they wanted to capture was Mountain Pass State, which was closest to the dynasty’s territory.
“Ha ha, the Taiping Sect is also a piece of fat meat, supported by more than a million followers. As long as they can switch their allegiance to the Ming King, the Ming King would surely be delighted.”
“Then, at that time, we will send someone to clean up the Taiping Sect and present a great gift to the Ming King!”
Of course, no one would miss an opportunity to gain merit.
War preparations continued, and by April of the Great Zhou Calendar’s year 542, nearly three months had passed, and the Four Great Dynasties had already made preparations, with food and provisions being sent into the central five states. Experience tales at AllNovelFull.Côm
Everyone knew that the war was about to begin!
The initial stages of the war might still be manageable, but once the armies of the Four Great Dynasties came face to face, that would truly be the start of a meat grinder battlefield.
In the year 542 of the Great Zhou Calendar, in May, the armies of the Four Great Dynasties set out.
Ming Dynasty’s Mountain Pass State, Cang Dynasty’s Yu State, Eastern King’s Shi Zhou, Wu Dynasty’s Quanzhou.
Four states saw armies entering simultaneously; in fact, these armies hadn’t even experienced much battle, with hardly any resistance from other forces.
Their ultimate enemy was the other three houses.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty’s army would take action against the Taiping Sect in Mountain Pass State.
The other three parties had roughly the same attitude.
“Really enviable, even if it’s just a ragtag bunch, but to be able to have actual combat before the real battle, that’s a good opportunity.”
“The Taiping Sect is a big chunk of fat meat; the Ming Dynasty got lucky!”
Everyone was guessing how long it would take for the Taiping Sect to be eradicated.
Then, three days later, news came that the Ming Dynasty’s army had been defeated; caught completely off guard by the Taiping Sect, the army of five hundred thousand suffered a loss of one hundred thousand, some dead, many more captured.
The Taiping Sect displayed incredibly strong combat power.
At first, no one believed this news, until the strength of the Taiping Sect began to spread.