Across Azure Sea Lake, boats stretched to the horizon as a mighty procession headed straight for Cloud Dream Marsh.
Only three thousand Dao soldiers had been selected for this journey, but every one of them had broken through to the fifth tier, and two commanders among them had reached the sixth tier.
One was Ye Chenjun, whom you had rescued from Northern Sky Prison. He had originally belonged to an aristocratic clan in the Northern Region.
He counted as an old retainer. During the Dragon Palace banquet, he had also been one of the generals who mustered troops in Tai Chi Hall.
That counted as a meritorious deed, and you had granted pardons, releasing some members of the Ye Family from Northern Sky Prison.
Now, Ye Chenjun had been seeking opportunities to earn merit so that the rest of his clansmen could regain their freedom.
Many had wanted to accompany you to Cloud Dream Marsh or serve as commanders at Jianmu. He had earned his place through successive rounds of arena contests.
Ye Chenjun was gifted to begin with, having firmly held first place within Northern Sky Prison. After leaving the prison and cultivating for sixty years, he had already reached the peak of the sixth tier.
The second was Ling Mei, who had long served as your sixth-tier commander in Tai Chi Hall, a position your father had arranged for her.
Ling Mei was also personally chosen to accompany you. Your consideration was that, apart from Liu Sui, the commanders ought to include another female cultivator to handle miscellaneous affairs.
Besides, Ling Mei had overseen intelligence and surveillance in Tai Chi Hall all these years, making her a suitable choice.
Apart from Ye Chenjun and Ling Mei, True Person Dao Yuan and Lingmiaozi had both been prisoners in Northern