Recognition of the Former Duke of Wei's Imperial Guard

Although the Blood Battle Scripture had outstanding advantages, not many people still practiced it.

The reason was simple: the Blood Battle Scripture was easy to start but difficult to master, and it had the common flaw of Taoist Cultivation Methods from past life martial arts novels.

That is, it could only be cultivated slowly through persistent effort. To speed up the cultivation of the Blood Battle Scripture.

There was only the path of Life and Death Combat, but the risk of Life and Death Combat was too great. No one could guarantee that they could prevent accidents at the last moment.

If they intervened in advance, the cultivation effect would be greatly reduced. Therefore, compared to the slowly progressing Blood Battle Scripture, most families preferred other cultivation methods.

Currently, only the Wei State Duke Mansion Faction was still cultivating the Blood Battle Scripture.

Moreover, after cultivating the Blood Battle Scripture, the spiritual power would naturally contain a strong killing intent.

The scene of the Wei State Duke Mansion Faction's people releasing spiritual power to fight was no less than the Konoha Blue Beast shouting "Konoha Whirlwind" and charging onto the battlefield.

Therefore, after the Old Duke of Wei completed his first assassination and was confronted that same day, He directly abandoned the cultivation of family death warriors and instead expanded the number of his Personal Guards, causing the number of Personal Guards to be severely overstaffed.

Facing this situation, both the Former Emperor and the Empress tacitly approved of the Wei State Duke Mansion's actions.

Mo Yunxuan looked at the soldiers in front of him and asked, "Tieniu, can your realms still be cultivated and improved?"

This was the question Mo Yunxuan was most concerned about. If they couldn't improve, it would be a waste of that 100 points of maximum Loyalty.

Even if their cultivation reached Golden Core, even if they gained 200 for free each year, they were still existences that could be easily wiped out by high-level cultivators.

But if they could improve, how wonderful would life be in the future! Perhaps even the Empress would have to be his dog, hehehe~

Before Mo Yunxuan could think further, Li Tieniu's reply interrupted his thoughts.

"Duke, our original Dou Qi Cultivation System has been converted to this world's cultivation system, equivalent to Hardening Martial Artists or Body Cultivators."

"Limited by the change in the cultivation system, we cannot continue to cultivate and become stronger, but we can improve our Strength by fusing Magic Beast Essence, thereby improving our realm."

Mo Yunxuan nodded to show he understood and remained silent. Although he was a little disappointed after hearing the first half, His mood instantly improved after hearing the second half. There were no Magic Beasts in this world, but there were quite a few Fierce Beasts, and they were very strong.

Given the current situation of the Crusaders, Fierce Beasts could definitely replace Magic Beasts and meet the requirements for essence extraction.

Moreover, as long as the fused essence was strong enough and numerous enough, he could mass-produce high-level combat power.

At that time, the Empress massaging his calves would definitely not be a dream.

At this moment, Wang Yuan, who had gone to the storeroom to get equipment, also arrived at the training ground.

Looking at the 200 people in strange clothes, he asked doubtfully, "Master, who are these?"

"Cough, cough... Uncle Wang, you're here."

Realizing that Wang Yuan might have seen his previous state, Mo Yunxuan coughed dryly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"These are my own trained Imperial Guards. Today we're going to take over the Imperial City Imperial Guard, so I've brought them along."

Wang Yuan didn't doubt Mo Yunxuan's words. After all, the Old Duke had also trained his own Imperial Guards back then, so it wasn't a big issue for the Wei State Duke Mansion.

However, he still asked, "Master, how should these Imperial Guards be arranged?"

Hearing this, Mo Yunxuan glanced at the 200 Crusaders, pondered for a moment, and said, "These 200 Imperial Guards will form a new camp, named the Elite Vanguard. Their treatment will be equivalent to that of the Imperial Guards, and externally, they will be listed as part of the Imperial Guard sequence."

"Alright, Master, I will arrange it later." Wang Yuan nodded to show he understood, then continued:

"Master, I've brought two types of armor, one focused on agility and the other on defense. Which one do you prefer?"

Mo Yunxuan glanced at the heavy armor on the Crusaders and said without hesitation, "The defensive one. These Imperial Guards will be responsible for my safety in the future, so higher defense is better."

"Besides, they are all Body Cultivators, so heavy armor won't affect their combat. Instead, it will provide good protection."

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In Mo Yunxuan's opinion, among his current Imperial Guards, there were plenty of those with high Strength and loyalty.

The Crusaders, as Imperial Guards, didn't have any significant advantages.

Their only advantage might be their ability to rely on the System to quickly increase their Strength by fusing Magic Beast Blood Essence.

Overall, their future was promising.

Therefore, for the Crusaders, and now the Elite Vanguard, Mo Yunxuan didn't need them to be exceptionally skilled fighters. Instead, he had only one requirement: survival.

(The name will be unified to Elite Vanguard later!)

Although they would wear the thickest armor and take the harshest blows, as long as the armor was thick enough, enemies would need to strike an extra blow to kill an Elite Vanguard soldier.

With the Wei State Duke Mansion's influence, there would be time to react and save the Elite Vanguard officers.

When every soldier in the Elite Vanguard reaches the Spirit Transformation Stage, Void Refining Stage, or even Body Integration Realm, even the Empress would not dare to make a move against him.

Mo Yunxuan's thoughts raced, but his gaze was fixed on the Elite Vanguard soldiers who were receiving the Standard Heavy Armor Set.

After all the soldiers had received and put on their equipment, Mo Yunxuan nodded and said:

"Let's go, it's getting late. We shouldn't keep them waiting."

Wang Yuan said nothing more, merely following behind Mo Yunxuan.

After Mo Yunxuan got into the carriage, Wang Yuan naturally moved to the driver's position.

200 Elite Vanguards, having just finished changing equipment, automatically formed four columns, guarding the carriage from the front and back.

As the carriage began to move, a clanking sound echoed from the surrounding corridor, and another eight hundred Imperial Guards followed behind the carriage.

However, the equipment of these Imperial Guards was not as heavy as that of the Elite Vanguards. Instead, they wore light armor that favored agility, and their weapons were merely long sabers.

Though simple, the killing intent and cultivation emanating from them revealed their formidable nature.

What surprised Mo Yunxuan the most was that, in his memory, the Duke of Wei's Imperial Guard had a maximum cultivation of only Nascent Soul Realm, and their numbers were not large.

He hadn't expected these eight hundred Imperial Guards to all be Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators, with one at the Spirit Transmutation Peak Stage, two at the Spirit Transmutation Late Stage, and over a dozen at the Early to Mid God Transformation stage.

Furthermore, their Loyalty was all above 90 points, which instantly boosted Mo Yunxuan's confidence, as he had been feeling a bit timid.

If the Imperial City Imperial Guard tried to intimidate him later, it wouldn't be a situation where Wang Yuan was the only one struggling alone.

"Good! Good!" Mo Yunxuan thought to himself.

When the procession left the Duke of Wei's mansion and appeared in public, it instantly drew the attention of all the dignitaries and nobles.

"Isn't the newly appointed Duke of Wei just a greenhorn? How did the Duke of Wei's Imperial Guard rally to him so quickly?"

"Yeah! I heard that for the Duke of Wei to succeed, he needs to have the strength or influence to gain the recognition of the Imperial Guard. This new Duke of Wei doesn't seem like it!"

"Perhaps it's because today is the Duke of Wei's first visit to the barracks, and he needs some pomp. These Imperial Guards are probably here to support him."

"Don't you know? For some reason, only Mo Yunxuan is left in the main lineage of the Duke of Wei's mansion this generation. If they don't pledge loyalty to him, who else would they? They can't possibly find someone from a collateral branch!"

"Moreover, the Old Duke passed away too suddenly this time. Mo Yunxuan is someone they watched grow up, so they know his character. The only thing lacking is his strength. Whether he's tested or not doesn't make much difference."

"Most importantly, the assessment for the Duke of Wei's Imperial Guard usually begins when the heir to the Duke of Wei reaches the Nascent Soul Realm. As long as the heir isn't too incompetent, even if they just eat, sleep, and play all day, they can pass. This generation's Duke of Wei shouldn't be worse than that, right?"

"Besides, look at those guards clad in heavy armor, closest to the carriage. They are clearly not part of the same system as the Imperial Guard controlled by the Old Duke. They belong to the Body Cultivator Imperial Guard personally trained by Mo Yunxuan. From this point alone, he already possesses the qualifications to lead the Imperial Guard."

"What! Body Cultivators? Are you kidding me? Do you know how many resources it takes to train a Body Cultivator?"

"Yeah. After a Body Cultivator reaches Foundation Establishment, although they can fight two cultivators of the same realm."

"But the cultivation of Body Cultivators is not only painful for themselves, but the resources consumed are at least 5 times that of cultivating cultivators of the same level. With these resources, wouldn't it be better to raise 5 times the number of cultivators?"