Starting as a centurion, he fought his way through the chaos of the world.

Chapter 147 Continuous Breakthroughs
[Time Compression Scroll, 500 million points (One day of cultivation within the scroll is equivalent to one year outside; valid for ten days)]

This is really good, although it's a bit pricey.

However, ten years is enough time, provided there are sufficient cultivation resources, for the generals under his command to raise their cultivation level by another realm.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming did not hesitate and immediately exchanged for fourteen scrolls.

Currently, we don't have enough points, so for now we can only improve the cultivation level of some generals.

Once I accumulate enough points, I can improve on the other part.

Although I have earned a lot of points this time, my cultivation has consumed too many resources, so I must save enough points to exchange for items.

[Causal Stone, 1000 million points (When cultivating with the Causal Stone in hand, it can reflect all the cause and effect of the host, allowing the host to gain more insights, obtain a chance for enlightenment, and improve cultivation level as quickly as possible)]

This seems to have many benefits for improving cultivation, so it's quite a good item.

Lu Ming redeemed it again.

At this point, he only had a little over ten million points left.

No further exchanges were made.

When I opened my eyes and looked around, I realized that it had already gotten dark.

Li Xirou and her maid were still packing their things.

"I'm drinking with some generals today, so I won't be back for dinner," Lu Ming's voice rang out.

"Yes, my love." Li Xirou's voice came from inside the house.

After saying hello, Lu Ming walked out with his hands behind his back.

As soon as they arrived at the front courtyard of the government office, they saw Zhang Meng and his men guarding it.

He looked wary.

In terms of strength, Zhang Meng is indeed not that great. Even with the current resources, he has only barely broken through to the Qi Refining Realm, falling far behind the other generals.

However, when it comes to loyalty, there's no doubt about it.

Among his many generals.

He is definitely in the top tier.

Upon seeing Lu Ming approaching, he quickly bowed and said, "Lord Marquis!"

"Yes, inform the governors of all the prefectures and the generals of all the camps that they should all come over for dinner tonight. The Marquis's residence is hosting!"

"Yes, sir!" Zhang Meng, having received the order, quickly retreated.

Lu Ming then instructed the kitchen to prepare the meal, and then went to the front hall to wait.

A short while later, the generals began to arrive one after another.

Wu Han was the first; he was impatient and did everything in a rush.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Marquis."

Lu Ming waved his hand, "Don't be so polite, sit down and let's talk."

Then, his personal guards came up and poured him water.

A short while later, after all the generals had arrived one after another.

The front hall was packed with more than twenty people.

Lu Mingcai said to the guards at the door, "Tell the kitchen to serve the dishes."

Upon hearing the sound, the other party cautiously retreated.

Then, Lu Ming looked at the generals in the hall and said, "The current situation is becoming more and more complicated. If we want to protect our lives and our territory, it is very important to improve our strength. I have some scrolls here."

After use, it can greatly improve one's cultivation level in a short period of time.

However, the number was small, with priority given to the governors who were stationed in the provinces, since they were in charge of a region and far from the Marquis's residence.

As for the generals of the various camps stationed at the Marquis's residence, they will be promoted next time. Do you all agree? As Lu Ming spoke, his gaze swept around.

Wang Han and the others exchanged glances and nodded, saying, "We will follow your orders, Lord Marquis!"

Lu Ming nodded, took out the scroll, and distributed it to Wu Han and the others. "Once this scroll is torn open, you can start cultivating. Ten days inside is equivalent to ten years outside. Make good use of this opportunity."

Prepare more cultivation supplies so that you can improve yourself as much as possible.

After this battle, you must have all gained a lot of military merits. Don't be stingy; exchange them all for cultivation resources.

If it's not enough, you can withdraw some first and make up the difference later.

"Yes, sir!" the generals all stood up and said.

Excitement was evident on his face.

Lu Ming waved his hand, gesturing for them to sit down.

At that moment, various dishes were served.

Lu Ming smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. It's been a long time since we've had a drink together. Let me toast you all!"

He chuckled and picked up his wine glass.

Then, he started drinking with everyone.

After a few drinks, the atmosphere in the room became lively.

It was already late at night after we finished drinking.

The generals then took their leave.

Lu Ming also went to the backyard to rest.

The next morning, he took his wife and headed towards Hongdu Prefecture.

Now, the sixteen states under Lu Ming's control are showing signs of a prosperous era.

The fields were full of golden crops, which were completely ripe.

A large number of people were busy working in the midst of it.

They weren't afraid when they saw the army passing by.

Some people even mustered up the courage to go forward and offer water.

It looked harmonious.

This is true in almost every state capital.

It is clear that the people are very satisfied with their current lives.

Half a month later, Lu Ming finally returned to his manor.

Just after settling Li Xirou in, I came to the front yard.

Then I saw Guo Zhun walking over with a long face.

"My lord, our storeroom is almost empty."

As they were speaking, they handed over an account book.

Although Lu Ming had already guessed it, he did not expect the other party's reaction to be so strong.

At this moment, he didn't even look at Guo Zhun, but simply said, "I won't look at the account book, you tell me yourself."

"My lord, everything else is fine. We have enough food and spirit stones, but we don't have enough silver. We need to purchase a lot of medicinal herbs every month, which has led to us having less than 20 million silver. I'm afraid it will be used up in one or two months."

Then there are spirit stones. As the cultivation levels of the soldiers and generals in each camp have improved, Miss Sun Juan said that some medicinal herbs can no longer be paid for with silver and must be paid for with spirit stones, but you have not been here recently.

Therefore, I dare not touch the spirit stones.

Guo Zhun's voice rang out.

Lu Ming then realized that the Marquis's mansion was indeed facing a financial crisis.

The two most important things are silver and spirit stones.

We must find it as soon as possible.

"How much longer can we hold on?" Lu Ming asked, frowning.

"At most, a month and a half!" Guo Zhun quickly replied.

As he spoke, a glint of light appeared in his eyes.

He believed that the Marquis would surely have a solution.

“Okay, I’ll figure something out, but the military supplies must not be withheld, understand?” Lu Ming said solemnly.

"I wouldn't dare!" Guo Zhun quickly replied.

Then, Lu Ming raised an eyebrow and continued, "Bring Bai Fu here. I'll find him in the front hall."

After Lu Ming finished speaking, he went straight to the living room.

Guo Zhun naturally dared not be negligent.

He quickly replied, "Yes, sir!"

Then, they withdrew.

A moment later, Bai Fu walked in.

He looks much more energetic now, especially after his breakthrough in cultivation.

She seems to have become younger.

Upon seeing Lu Ming, he bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Marquis."

Lu Ming waved his hand. "Sit down and let's talk."

Then, he pointed to the chair next to him.

After Bai Fu sat down.

He slowly said, "Now that you have broken through to the Purple Mansion realm, are you capable of forging warships?"

Currently, Lu Ming still has over 400,000 spirit stones in his possession.

He plans to build some warships as soon as possible.

This allows the army to enter the sea.

Only in this way can we obtain sufficient resources in the sea.

"My lord, the reason I couldn't refine it in the past was because my cultivation level was too low, which limited me. Now that I have broken through, there shouldn't be any problem."

Bai Fu said cautiously.

Lu Ming nodded and placed the blueprints in his hand. "Then refine them as soon as possible. Refine three more ships and leave 100,000 spirit stones as an energy supplement for the warships."

After the words fell.

Bai Fu quickly replied, "Yes, sir!"

After discussing with Lu Ming for a while, he took his leave.

When he was the only one left in the hall.

Lu Ming took a sip of tea and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

A moment later, looking towards the door, he called out, "Zhang Meng!"

"Master Hou!"

Zhang Meng rushed in.

His face was full of fawning smiles.

Lu Ming glanced at him and said, "I'm giving you a task: recruit 20,000 new soldiers as soon as possible, and they need to be good swimmers."

"Yes, Lord Marquis!"

Zhang Meng responded and then stepped back.

Then, Lu Ming stood up and walked towards the backyard.

I'm preparing to go into seclusion for a few days.

Now, his lineage as a geomancer is coveted by all sides. Therefore, he must improve his cultivation as soon as possible.

Only in this way can one have the ability to protect oneself.

Inside the secret room, Lu Ming also exchanged for a space compression scroll.

"Sizzle!" It was torn open.

The next moment, Lu Ming felt himself in a strange space.

Knowing that time was of the essence, he did not hesitate.

First, he took out the Karma Stone and held it in his hand.

This treasure can help you deepen your understanding and open up opportunities for sudden enlightenment.

It's actually a good thing.

As his true essence was injected into it.

"Buzz!" In the next moment, a large number of images appeared in Lu Ming's mind.

This contains my own deeply buried childhood memories, as well as some memories of the original owner of this body.

He digested and sorted them out one by one.

Ultimately, it becomes one's own experience.

Then, Li Xirou's image appeared.

There was also a rather unfamiliar woman.

Her name seems to be Liu Xuan.

The latter seemed to be her destined marriage.

However, the other party was not satisfied with marrying an ordinary person, and used some kind of secret method.

She exchanged marriage proposals with Li Xirou.

Therefore, Li Xirou married herself.

Liu Xuan, who should have been his wife, became Tian Shu Dao Zi's concubine.

After going through everything in a whirlwind, I realized I had seen it all.

Lu Ming finally understood why he had been so furious when he met Tian Shu Dao Zi that day.

This is a fateful entanglement.

At the same time, he felt sorry for his wife and loathed Liu Xuan.

He could see the process by which the other party ordered his men to assassinate him.

Everything was deeply imprinted in his mind.

For a man, this is an extreme humiliation.

She should have been his wife, but because she looked down on him, she severed their marriage at a great cost, choosing another man instead, preferring to be someone else's concubine rather than his legal wife.

However, the next moment, Lu Ming fell into a state of ethereal tranquility.

He had an epiphany at that moment.

I don't know how much time passed, but when I opened my eyes again...

Lu Ming clearly felt that his cultivation had broken through, reaching the peak of the late Golden Core stage.

Moreover, there are faint signs of a breakthrough.

Without hesitation, he put a pill into his mouth.

This is a Breakthrough Pill.

After taking it, it can accelerate the breakthrough of bottlenecks.

One five million points.

It wasn't cheap, but at this point, we couldn't worry about that.

When the elixir is swallowed.

"Boom!" Lu Ming instantly felt a huge energy spreading through his body.

Then, the area inside the dantian turned into a vast expanse of purple.

He broke through and his cultivation reached the Purple Mansion Realm.

After a short while, the state of his cultivation stabilized.

Lu Ming's lips curled up.

He felt his whole body brimming with power.

With a mere gesture, one can shatter a mountain.

However, he did not stop cultivating; his physical body also had to keep up. Only in this way could he unleash even greater combat power.

He swallowed the pills as if they were free.

The taut muscles became even more toned.

It has a metallic sheen that reflects light.

Behind him, a phantom image of a dragon and an elephant appeared.

It seemed to be roaring to the sky.

"boom!"

As the dragon and elephant behind him shattered, they transformed into streams of light that entered Lu Ming's body.

At this moment, the muscles are undulating up and down.

A layer of shimmering talisman was pulsating outside the body.

The azure-gold light made him seem as if he could shatter the sky with a single punch.

He broke through to the fifth level of the Xuanwu Golden Bell Cover.

Now, his physical strength is comparable to that of a Purple Mansion.

A look of satisfaction appeared on Lu Ming's face.

Then, he threw the Earth Root Fruit into his mouth.

Feel the movement of the earth's veins beneath your feet.

Lu Ming's mind was completely absorbed in it.

The power of the earth's veins that he can control is also getting stronger and stronger.

Finally, when he was about to exchange for Earth Spirit Fruit again, he found that he had run out of points and stopped.

However, the "Xuanhuang Chuben" also reached the fourth level at this time, which is comparable to the strength of the early stage of the Purple Mansion.

If he breaks through one more mark, he can reach the level of a five-mark Earth Master.

At that time, we can try to extract the power of the earth's veins.

At that time, a portion of the geomancer's power can truly be brought into play.

By this time, he didn't know how much time had passed.

However, this did not prevent him from continuing his cultivation.

He was striving to improve his cultivation level.

"boom!"

On this day, after a loud bang...

The previously dark space shattered in an instant.

Lu Ming saw the familiar secret room again.

During this period, his cultivation level made another small step forward.

He reached the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

A surge of energy emanating from his body.

He was very satisfied.

Then, they went outside.

"Squeak!"

After opening the door, I looked out at the starry sky.

Li Xirou, dressed in white, sat on a stone bench, her hands supporting her chin, lost in thought.

Hearing the noise, she turned around and saw Lu Ming, her face showing surprise and delight.

"My lord, you've emerged from seclusion?"

"You've come out of seclusion. Why aren't you resting so late?" Lu Ming said with a faint smile.

Li Xirou blushed and said, "I can't sleep without my husband."

"Alright, I'll stay here now. Let's go rest."

After saying that, he took his wife's hand and walked into the house.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning.

Lu Ming then headed towards the front yard.

After leaving the mansion, they went directly to Bai Yan's yamen.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw the other party busy at work.

Officials of all ranks were running around, clearly having a lot to do.

However, upon seeing Lu Ming, they dared not be negligent and all bowed respectfully.

"I've met the Marquis!"

"Good morning, Lord Marquis!"

For a time, greetings rang out continuously in the courtyard of the yamen.

Lu Ming waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be so polite.

Then, Bai Yan came forward and bowed to Lu Ming, saying, "Greetings, Lord Marquis!"

Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities. Just submit a memorial to His Majesty, saying that I am requesting to lead an expedition to annihilate the various rebel kings in the southern border!"

Nowadays, war is raging everywhere, and all the major sects and the Great Xia are eyeing the Great Yu with covetous intent.

He wanted to improve his strength, so he had to go on an expedition.

First, wipe out the small rebel groups in the southern border, and then destroy the King of Langya.

When the southern border is brought under the control of the imperial court, the strength of the army should also increase significantly.

Another reason is that he needs a lot of silver and points.

"Yes, Lord Marquis!" Bai Yan replied immediately upon hearing Lu Ming's instructions.

Then, they welcomed Lu Ming into the hall.

However, just as they sat down...

Zhang Meng rushed in and, upon seeing Lu Ming, exclaimed happily, "My lord, the governors have all sent good news; their cultivation levels have all broken through!"

"Oh, tell me, what realm have you broken through to?" Lu Ming said with a smile.

I became interested instantly.

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