First Pacify Within, Then Drive Out the Enemy

"Wan Yan, you'll take charge of things at home. How are the Fierce Ghost Army and Hidden Dragon Army progressing with their cultivation?" Lei Dong remained calm, inviting Wan Yan to settle down and have some tea.

Ding Wanyan was also steadied by Lei Dong's composure. She sat gracefully beside him, poured him a pot of Spirit Tea, and smiled serenely. "After we sacrificed the Heavenly Spirit Stones' sustaining power and brought Chaos Spirit Qi into the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, cultivation has become extremely beneficial for Golden Core-level soldiers. Besides, we've been operating in Kang and Zhao Provinces for so long that our resources are quite substantial, and the Hidden Dragon Army has always received excellent support. Of its 4,469 members, more than 3,800 have already reached Nascent Soul. Of the remaining six hundred or so, most should break through within half a year. As for the Fierce Ghost Army, it now has just over 86,000 left, more than 6,300 of whom have reached the Nascent Soul Ghost King level."

"So we have over ten thousand Nascent Soul-level experts now?" Hearing that figure, Lei Dong grew excited. More than ten thousand Nascent Souls! The Six Domains and Nine Provinces were vast, but excluding wild monsters, the total number of Nascent Soul-level beings was probably only a little over a hundred thousand—certainly fewer than two hundred thousand.

"The total number of Nascent Soul-level fighters should be over twelve thousand." Once Ding Wanyan tallied it all up, her spirits lifted too. Smiling brightly, she added, "That includes five hundred White Armored Soldiers, as well as the Ghost Servants of many Hidden Dragon Army members. They've reached the Nascent Soul level too."

"Good! Excellent!" Lei Dong praised her twice. His own forces alone were already astonishingly powerful. And he wasn't fighting alone;