I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

After recruiting the army, Zhu Cilang thought it over and decided to set the training location in the underworld.

After all, even if one's mind enters the underworld and is killed, it will not lead to death.

As for why not choose the Immortal Realm
Naturally, it's because the underworld is more eerie and dangerous.

Thus, relying on his immortality, Zhu Cilang fought against the strange monsters and quickly trained a fearless and highly skilled army capable of forming battle formations.

However, due to insufficient national fortune, he did not bestow upon all 300,000 troops the status of Heaven and Earth.

However, Zhu Cilang still selected the best of the best and assembled a team of a thousand people, all of whom possessed the qualities of a celestial being.

Once assembled, they can absolutely sweep aside all armies in the world.

The remaining troops can then follow up and launch a surprise attack to pacify the land.

The new army's first battle was against Li Zicheng in Shaanxi.

When the army arrived and prepared to charge with a thousand men, Sun Chuanting slammed his fist on the table in anger, cursing in his heart that these young fools were not worth discussing strategy with.

However, when the thousand men formed a military formation and the massive Xuanwu military spirit manifested, Sun Chuanting and the others were instantly petrified.

Military formations, aren't they just military formations and arrays?
Whose army formation looks like this?
After a while, everyone finally came to their senses.

"Hmm, this must be a smokescreen, just to intimidate the enemy."

"Yes, yes, that must be it."

Looking at the enormous military spirit that enveloped the military formation in the distance, people began to discuss it. They simply couldn't believe that the military spirit in the distance was derived from the military formation and possessed divine power.

Listening to the discussions of the generals behind him, Sun Chuanting gripped the city wall bricks tightly with his hands, his mouth opening and closing several times, but he did not utter a word of agreement.

Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from the military spirit, Sun Chuanting didn't think it was just a smokescreen.

However, he simply couldn't explain everything that was happening before his eyes.

On the other side, Li Zicheng and his men were also staring in utter shock at the Xuanwu military spirit in mid-air.

In an instant, the entire Shun army was thrown into chaos, and everyone began to discuss the matter in a panic.

"what is this?"

"That looks like... Xuanwu?!"

"Don't I know that's Xuanwu? I mean, how did it come to be?"

"Could it be that those Ming soldiers can summon ancient mythical beasts?"

"This...this...that can't be possible, right?"
If the Ming army could summon ancient mythical beasts, why didn't they do so before?

"Yes, I think it might just be an illusion."

"Yes, yes, that must be some kind of illusion."

"All troops, listen up! What you see ahead is just an illusion, a smokescreen, a conspiracy by the Ming army. Do not be afraid."
"All troops, attack! Anyone who retreats will be executed!"

After regaining his composure, Li Zicheng immediately ordered his men to stabilize morale and, before morale was completely shattered, issued the order to attack.

"attack!"

"attack!"

"Come on!"

"kill!"

Seeing Li Zicheng's army charging towards them, the thousand-plus soldiers forming the battle formation instantly gripped their goose-feather sabers, their eyes flashing with icy killing intent.

"Ow!"

The military spirit soared to the sky, and the Xuanwu military soul, which resonated with the morale of the troops below, roared suddenly, and a powerful force spread out instantly.

In an instant, the vanguard of Li Zicheng's army, which was charging forward, seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. Even with their best efforts, they moved as slowly as tortoises.

The vanguard halted abruptly, while the rearguard charged forward, instantly causing chaos.

"kill!"

With a loud shout, over a thousand soldiers drew their bows and nocked arrows, scattering them to the left and right, almost covering the entire Li Zicheng army.

Upon seeing this, Sun Chuanting, who was on the city wall, couldn't help but frown slightly.

Does this commander even understand military affairs?

They were already outnumbered, yet they still managed to fire in a dispersed manner.

This has absolutely no impact on an army of hundreds of thousands.

Sun Chuanting and his group were not the only ones who thought so; Li Zicheng and his men on the other side thought so as well.

"Hahaha, that kid on the other side is ignorant of warfare."

"What ancient mythical beast? It must be a smokescreen, a charade."

"Hahaha, brothers, charge! Whoever kills Sun Chuanting will be promoted three ranks and rewarded with five hundred taels of silver."

For a moment, their own side shook their heads, while the enemy laughed, as if they were about to suffer a crushing defeat.

As for the vanguard that had stopped, and the chaos it caused, Li Zicheng's face turned extremely ugly.

However, at this point, he still did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

They assumed it was just that the soldiers at the front were too cowardly to advance.

Given enough time, they will be able to realize that something is wrong.

However, at this moment, the snake head behind the Xuanwu military spirit above the Ming army formation suddenly let out a hissing roar, and a beam of icy light burst forth, instantly enveloping the soldiers below.

The arrows fired by the group were instantly enveloped in a crystalline, mystical light.

However, at this point, no one had yet noticed anything amiss.

Even if these arrows were more powerful, they would only be about a thousand people. How many could they possibly kill?
However, just as the thousand-plus arrows were shooting into the air, the leader had a sudden thought.

The Xuanwu Army Soul Serpent Head swung again, and the ice crystal arrows in mid-air suddenly trembled violently.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, around each arrow, there were illusions of twenty or thirty arrows reflected.

Immediately afterwards, boundless energy from heaven and earth converged and merged into the illusion of the arrow.

In an instant, the illusions of arrows solidified into reality. What were originally just a thousand or so arrows now became ten thousand arrows fired simultaneously, instantly obscuring the sky.

"Buzz!"

With a deafening roar that ripped through the air, it instantly engulfed Li Zicheng's army.

"How can this be?"

Faced with the sudden turn of events, Sun Chuanting and the others were all stunned.

Meanwhile, watching the volley of arrows, Li Zicheng and his men could only console themselves: an illusion, all an illusion, a smokescreen.

However, their hopes were dashed the next moment.

"Puff puff"

As the arrows fell, countless soldiers instantly collapsed.

Then none of the arrows were illusions.

Furthermore, those arrows also contained the ultimate power of ice.

Once the arrow hits its target, a terrifying cold wave will instantly erupt, freezing everything within several meters.

It can be said that regardless of whether the arrow hits the target or not, the soldiers around the arrow will be frozen by the terrifying cold wave.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was covered with frozen ice sculptures, which shimmered under the sunlight.

However, this beautiful sight chilled the charging rebels to the bone, and they froze on the spot.

Already filled with fear, they instantly lost all courage to charge forward, and their steps slowed down immediately.

Upon seeing this, Li Zicheng felt a wave of dizziness and his body swayed involuntarily.

If the Ming army had such capabilities, why would they need to rebel? They could just go home and have children.

Not only Li Zicheng, but also the remaining righteous soldiers were all chilled to the bone, weak in their limbs, and their morale plummeted.

Just as everyone was stunned, a shout of killing suddenly came from all around.

"Kill!"

"Lay down your weapons and surrender!"

"Surrender without killing!"

"Surrender without killing!"

Seeing the Ming army suddenly rushing out from all around, the remaining rebels were stunned for a moment, and then without saying a word, they hurriedly threw down their weapons.

Faced with this army of gods and demons, they simply couldn't muster the will to resist.

Since the Ming army promised not to kill those who surrendered, what did they have to hesitate about? After all, all they wanted when they rebelled was food and survival.

However, while ordinary rebels could surrender without hesitation or worry, rebel leaders like Li Zicheng had to think carefully about whether the Ming army would seek revenge later and cut off their heads.

"go!"

The group exchanged glances and ultimately decided to fight their way out and escape.

"kill!"

"Kill!"

Having made the decision, Li Zicheng and his men immediately turned their horses around and led their loyal personal guards outwards.

"Enemy commander to the left front, fire at 45 degrees upwards, fire!"

"Buzz!"

Ice crystal arrows streaked across the sky, instantly engulfing Li Zicheng and his men.

Li Zicheng, who should have been a master strategist who destroyed the Ming Dynasty, died easily under the Ming army's formation.

Before long, the remaining rebels surrendered one after another.

At the very beginning, Sun Chuanting had considered killing them all.

It wasn't that he was cold-blooded and ruthless, but rather that too many rebels had surrendered, while they were short of supplies and simply didn't have the capacity to unite so many rebels.

However, as more and more cartloads of grain, fodder, gold, and silver arrived, Sun Chuanting immediately abandoned the idea.

As long as he had food and money, arranging for these surrendered rebels would be no problem for him at all.

After dealing with military affairs and the prisoners, Sun Chuanting immediately approached the general in charge of the army and inquired about the military formation.

The leading general did not hide anything from him, but explained it to him one by one.

During this process, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, marveling that it was truly a divine gift.

The only slight pity is that if the army was composed entirely of ordinary people.

Even hundreds of thousands of people cannot compare to the previous army of a thousand.

Of course, even ordinary people, after forming a military formation, can still gather a certain amount of military aura and draw on a portion of the nation's destiny.

While it may not be possible to cultivate a military spirit, it is possible to enhance soldiers' physical fitness, strength, speed, and so on in a short period of time.

After acquiring the military formations, Sun Chuanting immediately left excitedly to train the new army in military formations.

Afterwards, hundreds of thousands of troops swept across Shaanxi, and in accordance with the system of the Celestial Empire, agricultural communities were established and officials were appointed.
Because the Ming Dynasty's national fortune is not strong at present, and Zhu Cilang is not a dynasty after all, the appointment of officials is ultimately a layer away, which will consume more of the dragon energy and national fortune.

Therefore, it is impossible for it to achieve what the Celestial Empire did, where all members of the agricultural community and officials were integrated into the Celestial Empire's status.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Zhu Cilang suddenly remembered what the dynasty had said.

If anything happens to him, he can make a straw effigy as a sacrifice and contact the puppet general Lu Jun.

The moment he thought of this, he gave the order to prepare a scarecrow.

Looking at the scarecrow as tall as a person in front of him, Chongzhen frowned and asked hesitantly.

"So that's how we can contact the puppet lord you mentioned?"

What a strange title, Puppet Marquis, Puppet Marquis, it always feels like being a puppet pushed out into the wild.”

"Hehe, it'll definitely work!"

Zhu Cilang first nodded affirmatively, and then explained:

"The reason why the Puppet Lord was given the title of Puppet Lord is because he was the founder of the art of puppetry and was able to create many kinds of puppets."

Then, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but sigh:
"It can be said that all those who embark on the path of puppetry are essentially an army formed by one person."

As the patriarch of puppetry, no one knows exactly how many puppets the Puppet Lord possessed.

All that is known is that after he mastered the art of puppetry, very few people have even seen his true form.

What appeared before people was merely the puppet incarnation of the Puppet Lord.

Those who have actually seen the Puppet Lord's true form are probably only among the strongest in the Celestial Empire.

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned by Zhu Cilang's words.

A puppet, an army formed by one person—it's truly hard to imagine such a being.

In the end, all I can do is sigh.

"In comparison, the world you inhabit is truly like a fairyland."
And here we are, it's like a barren, mortal lower realm." (End of Chapter)