Chapter 669

"Oh? Is that so? Then don't I have a chance to catch up to Huang Hansheng, Zilong, and the others and become the second Dharma Aspect Realm powerhouse in the world?"

Lu Bu beamed with joy.

"Uh... it's a good thing you have confidence!"

Su Xuan was also slightly stunned. He couldn't bear to dampen Lu Bu's enthusiasm, so he could only comfort him with this sentence.

Zhao Yun, who was on the side, smiled lightly, took a sip of wine, looked at Lu Bu, and teased: "Brother Fengxian has good thoughts! However, wait until your cultivation catches up to mine before you talk!"

"Our talents were about the same at the beginning, but you haven't practiced the divine arts and secret techniques created by the Lord. Without the blessing of these things, the cultivation speed is many times slower. Previously, you didn't have the supply of top-tier resources from the Lord's side, so the cultivation speed is even slower by several times. It's not that easy to catch up to me, Huang Hansheng, and Dian Wei and the others!"

"I think you also know the difficulty of improving in the Heaven-Man Realm;"

"Even with the supply of the resources I mentioned above, it will take at least several years for you to improve to the peak of the Heaven-Man Realm!"

"By then, let alone Huang Hansheng, Old Dian and I should have already broken through to the Dharma Aspect Realm! Hehe!"

This is the advantage of joining early and enjoying these top-tier resources early!

"Oh?"

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows and said unconvinced: "Then I don't believe it! Just wait! I will definitely become the second Dharma Aspect Realm powerhouse! Hmph! Let's compete!"

"By the way! How many Heaven-Man Realm powerhouses do you have under your command now?"

Lu Bu was very curious about this point.

After all, Su Xuan has such good resources here, and even his daughter can improve so fast, so he doesn't believe that Su Xuan still has only those few Heaven-Man Realm powerhouses from the past.

Just in this main hall, there are quite a few powerhouses at the mid-to-late stage and even the peak of the Gangjin Realm!

In the past, those were the top batch in the world.

But placed under Su Xuan, it's as if they are being wholesaled, batch after batch.

"As for the Heaven-Man Realm,"

Su Xuan thought for a moment and replied: "Excluding Zilong, Huang Hansheng, and Dian Wei, there are also Xu Chu, Taishi Ci, Wen Pin, Zhang He, Zhang Liao, oh! And there is a Daoist named Zuo Ci; he is even at the peak of the Heaven-Man Realm, not far from the Dharma Aspect Realm!"

"What? So many?"

Lu Bu gasped: "That adds up to ten Heaven-Man Realm powerhouses!"

"You are truly invincible!"

"Even that kid Zhang Liao has already broken through to the Heaven-Man Realm. It seems I underestimated the benefits brought by your divine arts, secret techniques, and resources!"

At this moment, even Lu Bu felt some pressure!

People who were originally at the same level had already surpassed him by a lot, and the younger generation behind were also catching up, while only he had been standing still. He lost out big time!

"If I had known this, I should have joined your command directly back then. If that were the case, I would definitely have broken through to the Dharma Aspect Realm by now! I regret it, Boyuan!"

Lu Bu said depressedly.

"Haha!"

Su Xuan looked up and laughed: "It's too late to regret! Back then, I knew you couldn't settle your heart to join my command, so I didn't mention it at all;"

"Don't have pressure; it's not too late now! With your talent and the resources here, catching up to Huang Hansheng and the others is only a matter of time!"

"The further you go, the harder it is to improve in each realm, and the more time it takes. You still have a chance to catch up!"

"However, don't even think about being the second, third, or fourth Dharma Aspect Realm powerhouse! You won't be able to catch up to Huang Hansheng and the others in time! Hehe!"

The gap of several years is not that easy to cross.

Unless Lu Bu can obtain more and better resources than Zhao Yun and the others.

But is that possible?

Not to mention that Su Xuan doesn't have them, even if he did, he wouldn't provide them for no reason.

"Fine!"

Lu Bu felt a bit disappointed, but soon cheered up again, full of fighting spirit: "I won't admit defeat. Sooner or later, I will catch up! Just wait and see! Hmph!"

He, Lu Bu, has never been weaker than anyone!

"Haha! We are looking forward to it!"

Su Xuan, Zhao Yun, and the others laughed and raised their glasses to invite him.

Early the next morning, Su Xuan took Lu Bu and his party to Xiangyang City to settle down.

As for the thirty thousand plus troops Lu Bu brought?

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They had already been handed over to Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, and the others by Su Xuan to be settled.

These troops definitely needed to be dispersed first, organized into a new recruit camp for a six-month special training. After they were familiar with the rules, regulations, training methods, and military orders of Su Xuan's army, they would be allocated and incorporated into various armies based on their performance.

Currently, Su Xuan's army implements a graded legion system.

It is divided into special-grade, first-grade, second-grade, and third-grade legion systems.

Third-grade legions basically serve as garrison troops for various commanderies and counties, while second-grade, first-grade, and special-grade are the true main combat units.

With sufficient military merit and strength, one can apply for promotion to a higher-grade legion.

This applies not only to ordinary soldiers but also to officers.

Perhaps, in terms of position, officers of third-grade legions are basically on par with those of first-grade or special-grade legions, but the actual power, status, and treatment benefits are worlds apart.

Therefore, anyone with a bit of ambition would definitely break their heads trying to enter a higher-grade legion.

This has kept Su Xuan's army full of vitality and a spirit of progress.

Of course, Su Xuan did not plan to disperse Lu Bu's 2,000 personal guards, nor did he plan to reorganize them separately. Instead, he planned to continue handing them over to Lu Bu, letting Lu Bu take these troops into the new recruit camp to train for a few months to familiarize themselves with the military regulations and systems of Su Xuan's army.