The mighty Liangshan Stronghold

"Chaotic Gold Mountain has joined the Liangshan Stronghold!"

"Because Zeng Hong submitted voluntarily, Chaotic Gold Mountain has automatically merged with the Liangshan Stronghold. Since the promotion requirements have not been met, the Liangshan Stronghold remains a first-tier power!"

"You have received 897 taels of silver!"

"You have received 300 points of life source!"

"173 mountain brigands have joined the Liangshan Stronghold. Their identities have automatically changed to bandits!"

"You have subjugated all level-0 powers in the Rubble Forest. The Rubble Forest has officially become part of the Liangshan Territory."

A string of system notifications appeared right on cue.

Qin Shujian was surprised when he saw the final notification.

Then.

He checked his attributes.

Sure enough, another attribute had appeared beside his cultivation realm: a +2 realm bonus from his power.

However, his own realm was already at the Martial Entry Tenth Level. No matter how high the power bonus was, it could not break through that limit, so his displayed realm remained at the Martial Entry Tenth Level.

After that.

Qin Shujian looked at Zeng Hong, who had bowed his head in submission. He showed no favoritism and likewise granted him the rank of elite leader.

Immediately afterward, he checked Zeng Hong's attributes.

Name: Zeng Hong

Identity: Elite leader

Affiliated power: Liangshan Stronghold

Realm: Entering Martial Sixth Layer

Power tier: First tier

Cultivation arts: Tiger-Subduing Body Tempering Art, Sixth Level; Hundred Battles Saber Technique (complete mastery)

His attributes were much the same as Niu Feng's and Xu Yuanming's.

The only difference.

Was his Entering Martial Sixth Layer realm.

Aside from gaining an expert at the Entering Martial Sixth Layer, what truly pleased Qin Shujian was the more than 170 bandits contributed by Chaotic Gold Mountain.

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