Chapter 888: Honghuang in an Uproar

Shang Rong, Wen Zhong, and the others were incredibly excited, unable to calm down for a long time.

After a long while, the ministers finally settled down.

Although they were puzzled about where these warships had come from, no one dared to ask.

However, everyone had their own guesses; it must have been supported by the Tongtian Saint.

It was no wonder that when Laozi previously proposed withdrawing all his disciples, the Tongtian Saint had nodded in agreement without regard for the Saint Mother's opinion; it seemed the Tongtian Saint was indeed a step ahead.

Yin Qi said: "Now that the various Saints have been driven out of Honghuang by Hongjun Daozu, there is no need for our Great Shang Celestial Dynasty to remain hidden. Next, besides pacifying the various feudal lords in the West, the most important task is to incorporate the territories controlled by the Martial Hall into the Imperial Court's administrative system and establish sound local governance."

Having said this, he said to Shang Rong: "Prime Minister, this is a matter for your Cabinet. After establishing the local administrative system, report the number of principal and assistant officials at each level, and I will bestow a batch of Pills and Dharma Treasures."

For all Prefecture principal and assistant officials, bestow Mysterious Immortal Pills or Mysterious Immortal Liquid, as well as a set of Top-grade Immortal Artifacts.

For all Province principal and assistant officials, bestow Heavenly Immortal Pills or Heavenly Immortal Liquid, as well as a set of High-grade Immortal Artifacts.

For all State principal and assistant officials, bestow Earth Immortal Pills or Earth Immortal Liquid, as well as a set of Mid-grade Immortal Artifacts."

Shang Rong said with pleasant surprise: "Yes, Great King."

Du Yuanxian, Yang Ren, and others were also both surprised and delighted.

Yin Qi looked at Wen Zhong and said: "Except for the border troops, the treatment for the generals of the local armies stationed in various regions will be equivalent to that of the local principal and assistant officials; report the total numbers."

"Once the local administrative system is established and sound, our Great Shang will launch external conquests."

"I intend to establish Thirty-Six Great Legions, each with one hundred million soldiers, specifically for conquest."

"The Legion Commanders must be Golden Immortals."

"At that time, I will provide all the necessary Pills and Dharma Treasures."

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhong, Huang Feiwu, and the others widened their eyes, their breathing almost stopping.

Thirty-six Legion Commanders meant thirty-six Golden Immortals!

They, the ministers of the Military Affairs Department, would surely be Golden Immortals in the future; was the Great King not planning to provide over forty Golden Immortal Pills!

This was simply too terrifying.

Shang Rong and the others were also shaken to the core upon hearing this.

In reality, Yin Qi currently only had nine Seven-Turn Golden Pills in stock, and only sixteen portions of Twelfth-Tier Evolution Fluid, totaling only twenty-five portions.

But the forty-plus Seven-Turn Golden Pills or Twelfth-Tier Evolution Fluids did not need to be brought out immediately.

The Thirty-Six Great Legions meant a need for 3.6 billion soldiers.

Adding the local garrison troops, it would exceed four billion.

Currently, the Great Shang army was only over 800 million; wanting to expand to four or five billion would surely take two or three years.

Given the current chaotic situation in Honghuang, all factions would surely purchase various cultivation resources heavily, and the Primordial Mall would naturally be rolling in wealth, scavenging countless cultivation resources.

By then, let alone twenty portions of Seven-Turn Golden Pills or Twelfth-Tier Evolution Fluid, there would be forty.

"Yes, Great King!"

Wen Zhong responded with excitement, but then suddenly said with a worried expression: "Great King. If our Great Shang Celestial Dynasty truly establishes these thirty-six legions, the various Saints will likely take action against us. Not to mention the Saints' Three Corpses taking action, even their disciples are opponents we cannot match. The gap between Golden Immortals can actually be quite large."

If the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty truly gave birth to over forty Golden Immortals, it would mean possessing the potential to unify the Honghuang Human Race.

This was something the various Saints would never want to see.

Upon hearing this, the heated heads of Shang Rong and the others instantly cooled down.

What Wen Zhong worried about would inevitably come true.

Yin Qi just smiled gently: "Grand Tutor, the foundation of our Great Shang Celestial Dynasty is not as simple as it appears on the surface. I can clearly tell you all that we have Great Luo Golden Immortals in Great Shang. We will soon have Quasi-Saints as well."

"At that time, even if the Saints' Three Corpses take action, we will not be without the power to resist."

"Furthermore, the various Saints have no shortage of opponents."

"We can fully form alliances with them to deal with the various Saints together."

"Great Luo Golden Immortals!" "Quasi-Saints!"

"Hiss!"

Wen Zhong and the others widened their eyes again, their minds shaken violently!

Great Shang actually had Great Luo sitting in command, and would even have Quasi-Saints in the future!

Was this not a dream!

Although emotionally, they all felt it was impossible.

But the Great King had always been mysterious, planning before acting, never doing things without certainty, and it was impossible for him to lie to them.

But this was just too incredible.

Could it be Duobao and the others?

But thinking about it carefully, it seemed impossible.

Duobao and the others were only Great Luo Golden Immortals, still too far from being Quasi-Saints; where would those Quasi-Saints come from?

Unable to figure it out, they had no choice but to stop thinking about it.

Without the worry of the Saints' threat, they were all invigorated, some unable to control the urge to dance with joy.

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If they could unify the Human Race, that would be an supreme achievement.

Yin Qi said to Zhang Shaokang: "Establishing the Thirty-Six Great Legions requires hundreds of thousands of Immortal Dao cultivators; you need to encourage the Immortal Dao cultivators in your Martial Hall to join the army."

"Yes, Great King."

Although he felt some reluctance in his heart, Zhang Shaokang still agreed very readily.

Yin Qi continued: "To pacify the various feudal lords in the West as quickly as possible, you should take action personally this time. I will have Tianluo Hall cooperate with your Martial Hall; Prime Minister and Grand Tutor, you just need to handle the aftermath."

In Great Shang, those with the most combat experience were actually the disciples of the Martial Hall.

They had campaigned everywhere, having experienced countless great battles, which was how they had opened up over a billion in territory for Great Shang.

"Yes, Great King."

Zhang Shaokang, Shang Rong, and Wen Zhong all responded in agreement.

………

In order to pacify the various feudal lords of the West and complete the Investiture of the Gods, Zhang Shaokang rapidly mobilized troops and generals; a crack army of over one hundred thousand, composed entirely of cultivators of the Immortal Dao, quickly assembled at Jiepai Pass.

Yet neither Ji Fa nor Jiang Ziya knew anything about it.

They were still immersed in the pleasant fantasy of breaking through Jiepai Pass and fighting their way to the foot of Chaoge City.

But very soon, their fantasy was shattered.

Just as with the previous pacification of the various feudal lords of the South, the Imperial Court first issued a Pacification Order: any cultivator of the Immortal Dao among the various feudal lords of the West who was willing to surrender to the Imperial Court would receive generous rewards.

When the Pacification Order was issued, the various feudal lords, including Ji Fa, all gave a contemptuous smile.

Because Xiqi was clearly powerful, who would go and surrender to a Heavenly Dynasty that was about to be overthrown?

Ji Fa was even more emboldened and fearless.

To prevent Yin Shang from pulling this trick again, he had a group of Top-tier Immortal Dao experts protecting him.

Even the various forces of Honghuang could not help but smile, feeling that Di Qi had exhausted his tricks; otherwise, he would not have been so impatient to issue such a Pacification Order.

However, to everyone's utter shock, on the very day the Pacification Order was issued, the various feudal lords, including Ji Fa, as well as the direct descendants of the various feudal lords, were all captured alive and escorted to Zhaoge.

At the same time, Zhang Shaokang made his move and captured Jiang Ziya alive outside Jiepai Pass.

Under the guidance of the disciples of Tianluo Hall, the Xiqi army, with the exception of a very small number of diehards who were killed, all surrendered.

Subsequently, the Yin Shang Imperial Court issued an announcement, stating that the various feudal lords, including Ji Fa, and their direct descendants had all been escorted to Zhaoge by the defecting cultivators, and that Jiang Ziya had likewise been captured alive.

Once this announcement was released, let alone within the borders of Yin Shang, the entire Honghuang was in an uproar.

No one had expected that Xiqi, which had originally been thought capable of winning, would collapse with a bang in a single day.

It was unimaginably fast, and so fast that it left people unable to comprehend it. (End of chapter)