North of Crimson Flame City, the Marshal's Manor.
In a courtyard, Chu Mu held a jade talisman in his hand. Divine Sense flowed through it as he focused completely, free of distraction.
Only after an unknown amount of time did he slowly set down the jade talisman in his hand.
"Great Heng..."
Chu Mu examined the jade talisman, a thoughtful look on his face.
It had already been half a year since he first came into contact with Hong Shan, received the invitation, and entered the city.
During these past six months, he had not taken part in any affairs of the Crimson Flame Army Department. Yet, under the guarantee of the Crimson Flame Army Lord Marshal, his authority within the Crimson Flame Army Department was extremely high.
Throughout the entire Crimson Flame Army Department, aside from a very small number of top-secret matters involving the various legions, nearly all other information was open for him to peruse.
Compared to the hearsay and vague rumors of the past, everything concerning Great Heng, the Silent Death Desert Sea, and the Sky Palace Relic was undoubtedly much clearer within the Crimson Flame Army Department.
Great Heng's territory was vast, and the scale of its power far exceeded that of the Southern Sky Cultivation World in its former days.
According to this information, Great Heng's forces could mainly be divided into five parts.
The first was the Nine Great Military Departments, which commanded all the troops under Great Heng's skies. Each military department also had several standing legions, every one of which numbered in the hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
The army lord marshals of every military department were all Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivators, while every legion commander possessed Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation.
Each legion was further divided into several camps,