Mustering the Troops

Dao of Qi Ingestion.

The residence of Zhao, a wealthy man, in Anjing's surrounding county.

"Ahhhh..."

Painful screams echoed throughout the mansion. Outside one of the rooms, the elderly Master Zhao, well past seventy, anxiously awaited the birth of his child.

The screams echoed, then suddenly fell silent. Master Zhao instinctively took a few steps towards the door and shouted, "Has it been born? Has it been born?"

"It's born! It's born!"

With a response, the door opened, and an old woman with a beaming smile said, "Congratulations, sir, on having a son!"

"Excellent, excellent, wonderful!" The white-haired Master Zhao was overjoyed. "Quick, bring it here so I can see it!"

Inside the room.

A baby wrapped in swaddling clothes stared wide-eyed at the unfamiliar people around him, listening to their conversations, and quickly understood the situation.

"Wasn't I executed by the imperial army?"

"Am I reincarnated?"

Where am I now?

"..."

Just then, an old man walked over, looked at him excitedly, and pinched his cheek, saying, "The crane cries in the marsh, its voice heard in the wilderness; my son will be named 'Crane's Cry'."

"Zhao Heming, what a fine name! Master has truly chosen a wonderful name for the young master!"

"Congratulations, sir! Congratulations, sir!"

"..."

When the baby heard his name ' Zhao Heming ', his memories of his past life suddenly felt like they were separated by a barrier. He knew clearly that those were all from his past life, and now he was the son of the old man who was about to die, ' Zhao Heming '.

A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Zhao Heming sat at a large table, which was filled with items for his first birthday celebration, such as a wooden horse, a wooden sword, candied hawthorns, and books. A large group of people surrounded him, and his old father looked at him with hopeful eyes.

Zhao Heming's gaze swept over the numerous items on the table for his first birthday celebration, and without any hesitation, he crawled towards the books. Having spent his entire life farming in his previous life, his greatest wish was to be able to study; only through education could he rise above his circumstances.

In his previous life, he joined Great Peace Village in hopes of a better life, but just as peace was restored, the region was brutally massacred. Now reborn as a human, he is determined to study hard, rise above others, and bring down the high and mighty Emperor Wude, trampling him underfoot.

"Well!"

When he finally grasped the book, Master Zhao laughed heartily, "My son is indeed like me! He will surely rise to high office, becoming a pillar of the nation and bringing glory to our family!"

The next day.

"Ooh ooh ooh..."

The loud rooster crowed, waking Zhao Heming instinctively. He rubbed his eyes, got up, and looked at a ray of sunlight streaming in through the window.

Suddenly, he saw a flash of golden light beside him. Turning his head, he saw that the booklet he had grabbed yesterday was emitting a faint golden light, as if some words were emerging from the book.

Curious, he lay down and opened the book, only to find that the characters inside seemed to come alive, continuously entering his mind.

The sun and moon hang in the sky, mountains and rivers are on the earth, stars are arrayed, day and night are distinct, clouds rise and rain falls, wind rises and thunder roars, the four seasons revolve, and all things flourish...

He, who couldn't even read a single word, suddenly understood the meaning of these words. When he finished reading the entire primer, he was surprised to find that he could actually read.

"What... what exactly is going on?"

Suddenly, the booklet emitted a golden light again. He looked at it and saw that the words inside had completely changed.

' The Azure Yang Troop-Mustering Register ' -- The Pleiades herald the dawn, purple qi aura rises from the east, gathering the essence of the sun, condensing the divine radiance of azure, guiding wandering souls to become heavenly soldiers. By destiny's designation, they wield power over the sun; with a single thought of azure, divine soldiers follow...'

Zhao Heming's small eyes widened as he sensed the incredibly clear Cultivation Method and detailed annotations in his mind. He looked at the booklet in his hand and suddenly realized that it was now ordinary, with no golden light remaining.

"This must be God making amends for the sins I suffered in my past life. I will surely rise above others in this life!"

He uttered a few incoherent cries, looked up at the rising sun, and immediately crawled a few steps to let his whole body be enveloped in the morning light. Then he began to circulate the Qi-gathering technique from his cultivation Cultivation Method.

Soon, he felt a wisp of solar essence being inhaled through his mouth and nose, flowing into his internal organs, causing his stomach to rumble immediately, and a feeling of hunger arose. However, as more solar essence was inhaled, his intestines began to move as if he had eaten something...

*****

The Zhao Household mansion, above the clouds,

Fang Yu watched as Zhao Heming below began collecting Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to cultivate the ' Azure Splendor Deliverance ' Dao Foundation, and nodded slightly.

After settling down in the Dao of Qi Refining, he came to the Dao of Qi Ingestion Path to begin making plans.

Dao of Qi Ingestion that this place was far too dangerous. A dignified Purple Mansion True Person was using a dimensional reduction attack so easily that he was somewhat afraid and dared not directly step forward himself.

Therefore, we need to train some capable personnel here.

Zhao Heming was one of the nine true spirits he left behind, each possessing a destiny. His destiny was ' Hairy Head Sun,' which was perfectly suited for cultivating the Mount Longhu lineage, ' Azure Splendor Deliverance.'

This Dao Foundation is the same as Zhang Daochang's. Perhaps in the future, we might be able to use it to get close to this person and help him retrieve those millions of true spirits.

Of course, these are all ideal scenarios. Fang Yu didn't have high hopes for them; he was just making a move in advance so that even if things didn't work out, he would still have one more person under his control.

His mastery of the techniques naturally stemmed from the wondrous ' Phoenix Sets the Plains Ablaze ' combined with the power of the Yuanchen Pearl.

With the combination of Phoenix Sets the Plains Ablaze and Yuanchen Pearl, he will be able to sense the state of the Dao of Qi Refining in the future, and thus intervene and guide it to move in the direction he wants.

At the same time, there is no need to fear the Purple Mansion's calculations. With the Yuanchen Pearl's ability to ' Fate Weaving,' the connection between Zhao Heming's true spirit and his own will be concealed. As long as he does not interfere excessively with this person, he will not have to worry about others figuring out that the person behind him is himself.

"Zhao Heming has already made his move; now it's time to send the next true spirit to reincarnation!"

Fang Yu murmured to himself, riding the white clouds in search of a suitable family for reincarnation.

As time passed, Fang Yu sent each true spirit to be reincarnated, and they then acquired their corresponding cultivation techniques through different methods.

He hadn't touched a single word of these Cultivation Method, so there was probably a trap involved. After all, these Cultivation Method that could be passed down were released by various lineages and sects. Some were for selecting disciples, some were for cultivating human cores, and some were for experimentation. There was probably someone behind them all.

If he had altered the Cultivation Method, such as the ' Essential Techniques of Peace ' he compiled before, it would be too obvious. It would be immediately clear that these reincarnated true spirits have powerful backers. The fact that they are currently cultivating the original Cultivation Method means that they are destined for these Cultivation Method, have abundant luck, and may even gain some unexpected benefits.

Of course, if he dies, it only means that his fate in this life has come to an end. If he has the opportunity in the future, he will take back his true spirit and let him be reincarnated. If he does not have the opportunity, he can only wander between heaven and earth now, or like those millions of true spirits, he will be captured by magical Law Artifact such as the Human Sovereign Banner.

However, the true spirit is immortal. As long as he is still alive, no matter how many years have passed, he will definitely take it back if given the opportunity.