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

Chapter 243 Unification of Xingzhou

Inside the Taiqing Palace, Fu Yao was giving a report.

“Master, the four rebel kings of Xingzhou have all been defeated and killed by the generals of Dayu. The latter’s combat power is extremely strong, no less than that of the outstanding disciples of my Taiqing Sect. It seems that they have received a powerful inheritance.”

The attempt to encircle and kill Lu Ming on the sea also ended in failure. His subordinate, the Blood Sea Sect Master, in a very powerful state, killed several Golden Immortal experts by himself, while the rest were killed by Lu Ming.

Now, the unification of Xingzhou by the Great Yu Dynasty is a foregone conclusion.

She spoke without any expression on her pretty face.

At this point, Lu Ming was already an enemy of their side, so there was no question of whether it was a pity or not.

The Palace Master of Taiqing Palace nodded, his gaze equally indifferent. "If it didn't succeed, it didn't succeed. Junior Brother Shangqing only has this one disciple outside. He probably left some treasure for Lu Ming to protect himself. Tell the disciples under his command to cultivate diligently."

Using other people is never as convenient as using your own disciples.

Once Jinggong has also occupied a province, let him personally take action against Dayu.

A calm voice rang out.

Fu Yao quickly replied, "Yes, ma'am!"

Then he carefully retreated.

Inside the Nuwa Palace.

Nuwa, who was seated at the head of the table, had obviously also received the news.

After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Since we've blocked him, let's not cause him any more trouble. This action was just to repay a favor to the Taiqing Sect Master. We don't have any disciples competing in the lower realm, so let's stop here."

"Yes, Master!"

The disciples below left after receiving the order.

Meanwhile, within the Shangqing Sect, the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace showed a rare look of surprise on his face.

"Well done! I didn't expect Lu Ming to be so capable. If your senior brothers back then had such abilities, they wouldn't have been schemed against like this. I didn't expect to unintentionally take on such a good disciple at this time."

"Send him my Purple Lightning Blade."

"Master, that's a postnatal spiritual treasure, and I only have one myself," Qingxiao said in surprise.

Although this Purple Lightning Blade is only a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure, its significance is different; it was the weapon used by the Shangqing Sect Master when he was young.

Back then, the eldest brother asked for it many times but never received it.

Now, it's actually going to be given to Lu Ming.

"It's inappropriate for a woman like you to use such a domineering sword. Give it to Lu Ming. I'll give you another one later." The Shangqing Sect Master was clearly in a good mood today.

Faced with Qingxiao's coquettishness, he smiled and said.

At this moment, the other party, though helpless, could only nod.

"Yes, Master!"

Then, the Shangqing Sect Master waved his hand.

A long sword fell into Qingxiao's hands.

This knife is entirely purple, about the width of a palm, and has a blade length of about 1.2 meters.

It is a thick-backed straight knife.

A chilling light shone upon it, with flashes of lightning occasionally streaking across it, illuminating the runes on the blade.

Qingxiao withdrew from the main hall with his sword.

Then, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up. In fact, she was one of the happiest people when Lu Ming achieved this.

After all, the Shangqing Sect currently only has her and Lu Ming as disciples.

Qingxiao still cared a lot about this junior brother.

Then, in a flash, he disappeared from the spot.

At this moment, Lu Ming looked at the points in the system space and a smile appeared on his face.

"32 trillion."

He immediately exchanged another Nine Cauldrons.

The next moment, five Nine Cauldrons appeared inside his body. At this moment, even if a Taiyi Xuanxian entered the Great Yu, his cultivation would be suppressed.

Once Xingzhou is occupied, the remaining four cauldrons will definitely be able to be exchanged.

At that time, not just anyone could enter his Great Yu territory.

Then, turning his gaze to Wang Xun beside him, he said, "Continue to lead the army to guard the city. I will return to the capital first."

After all, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to stay here with his two wives.

"This humble general respectfully sees Your Majesty off!" Wang Xun said hastily.

Lu Ming nodded, then drove the carriage, taking his two wives and surrounded by his guards, and headed into the distance.

This battle is no longer too difficult for the Great Yu.

From now on, I just need to work hard to improve my skills.

Huang Sheng and his three companions controlled several of the wealthiest prefectures in Xingzhou, which also had the largest populations.

If we could have all of these under our control.

The points earned will be enormous.

At that time, all Da Yu needs to do is focus on improving its strength.

It was several days later when they returned to the capital.

However, as soon as he returned, Lu Ming raised an eyebrow, because the entire sky above the capital was now covered by fiery clouds, and the temperature had risen considerably.

Sparks were faintly flying from within.

As soon as the carriage landed, everyone's gaze fell on the female official in blue who came to greet them. "What happened?"

He asked, somewhat surprised.

"Your Majesty, it is the Fifth Ancestor who has begun to forge the armor for the army. These days, the fire element in our capital city has become more abundant," the female official in blue hurriedly reported.

Lu Ming nodded. "You go back with the Empress and the others. I'll go check on the Weapon Forging Department."

The forging of hundreds of millions of sets of armor is no small feat; no wonder such a sight has appeared.

He was also very curious.

Therefore, I decided to go and observe.

"Yes, ma'am!" the female official in green replied, and then accompanied Li Xirou and Yu Muyun toward the palace.

The two women had been quite tired following him these past few days, and now that they're finally back, they should get some rest.

Then, Lu Ming walked out of the palace.

As soon as they stepped out of the palace gate, they saw Zhang Meng standing at the entrance once again, just as dutifully as ever.

Upon seeing Lu Ming, he respectfully greeted, "Your Majesty!"

"Accompany me to the Weapon Forging Department."

Lu Ming said calmly.

Since arriving in the Immortal Realm, he has not ventured out for a long time.

Zhang Meng naturally dared not delay, and summoned dozens of guards before following them.

Lu Ming had no intention of making a show of ceremonial procession.

She was just wearing ordinary clothes.

Zhang Meng and the others also changed out of their armor.

The Refining Bureau is located at the foot of Zijin Mountain outside the capital.

Therefore, we must leave the city.

As Lu Ming walked down the street, he noticed that there were many more people in the capital, and many of them were quite powerful, some even at the Taiyi Xuanxian level.

There are quite a few Taiyi True Immortals.

Zhang Meng seemed to see his confusion and quickly explained, "Your Majesty, our capital city is the center of the Great Yu Dynasty, so some families with some power in various prefectures will move here. The Prime Minister has expanded the outer city many times."

After hearing the explanation, Lu Ming looked into the distance and realized that the capital of Dayu was indeed much larger than before.

It stretches as far as the eye can see, with pavilions and towers densely packed everywhere.

Wandering through the streets and alleys, when you arrive at the foot of Zijin Mountain, you will see a huge building.

It is like a city within a city, large enough to accommodate tens of millions of people.

Flames occasionally shot into the sky from inside.

The city walls were guarded by imperial guards. Outside the city, there were also numerous academies.

It was dusk, and many students had left the academy and were strolling along the roadside.

"Your Majesty, outside our weapon-forging city, there are hundreds of weapon-forging academies, all of which train weapon-forging masters."

"The city is connected to the earth's veins, and the Fifth Ancestor said that weapons forged with the fire of the earth's veins are more powerful," Zhang Meng explained carefully.

Lu Ming nodded. After arriving in the Immortal Realm, he focused more on the army because there were too many enemies, and neglected the development of the local area.

Seeing the current development, I am very satisfied.

The elders and Li Yan did not disappoint him in the slightest.

They each managed their own affairs in an orderly manner.

Then, they headed towards the Forging City.

The guard was a member of the imperial family, and he had certainly seen Lu Ming before.

Upon seeing the arrival of the other party, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered his men to open the city gates.

A moment later, the Fifth Patriarch also came forward.

"I have met His Majesty."

He bowed and said.

Today, Lu Ming's reputation can be described as soaring.

Even the patriarchs of the Great Yu Dynasty were extremely respectful in his presence.

After all, no one dared to imagine that the Great Yu Dynasty could one day develop to its current state.

And all of this was achieved because of Lu Ming.

Without them, the entire Great Yu Kingdom would probably not exist now, having long since vanished amidst the sieges and attacks of those sects back then.

How many weapon refiners does the Great Yu Dynasty have now?

Lu Ming glanced around and said.

This place is really big.

He saw that the city was filled with weapon-making workshops of varying sizes.

Fire rose from the ground, turning the city's color red.

"Your Majesty, there are over 100 million weapon refiners in our Great Yu Dynasty. However, the top-tier group, numbering around three million, are all in this Weapon Refining City. The rest are in the civilian population, refining weapons for local areas and some families."

In general, if we're talking about strength, we might not be as good as those disciples of the sages, but if we're talking about weapon refiners, the number of weapon refiners under the command of those disciples of the sages is definitely less than ours.

Nearly ten million pieces of armor could be completely replaced in less than a year.

The Fifth Patriarch said proudly.

Keep in mind that this number is enormous.

Even the Heavenly Court might not have such a logistical scale.

However, the key reason why Dayu has such a rich foundation is that Lu Ming ordered the construction of academies within Dayu's territory to cultivate talents.

This resulted in the Dayu having all sorts of talented people who graduated from the academy each year and served the court.

In particular, after generations of exploration, many other professions have emerged.

Besides the three major professions of weapon refiner, alchemist, and formation master.

Talisman masters, spirit plant masters, and so on also emerged.

The former relies on various runes to make the city walls more solid and the weapons sharper.

The latter is responsible for cultivating various fairy seedlings.

In short, the Great Yu Dynasty of today is no longer the impoverished and backward dynasty of the past.

Gradually, it developed its own foundation.

A year later, the entire army of Dayu will be re-equipped, and its combat effectiveness will increase several times over.

Thinking of this, a hint of anticipation appeared in Lu Ming's eyes.

I really want to see a large army in full armor fighting the enemy.

"Do you have any finished products? Let's take a look!"

Lu Ming said calmly.

The Fifth Patriarch immediately replied, “Of course we have them. Please come with me to the Weapon Refining Hall, where there are ready-made samples.”

After saying that, he carefully led the way ahead.

A moment later, they entered a large hall.

It was very spacious, with a predominantly dark color scheme. In the center of the hall was a pool of lava, surging with astonishing flames.

In the center of the hall, several sets of armor were placed.

The Fifth Ancestor pointed to a suit of armor made entirely of black scales with a waist belt and said, "Your Majesty, this is the armor of an ordinary warrior. Paired with Xuanlin War Boots, Wulin War Spear, and Moyun Blade, it is a mid-grade immortal artifact with immense power."

He then pointed to a suit of armor with gold shoulder guards and said, "This is a centurion's armor."

Then he continued, "In addition to shoulder pads, military officers also have silver lines tattooed on their shoulders. Ninth-rank officials have nine silver lines, while those of the third rank and above have gold lines. The number of gold lines is determined according to the rank."

It allows one to identify the rank of a general on the battlefield.

Lu Ming nodded, a satisfied look on his face.

"Not bad!"

In this way, the Great Yu Kingdom would be fundamentally different from other rebel kings.

Even the warriors who were disciples of the sage did not have complete armor, but now the Great Yu has all been equipped with standard armor and weapons.

This has a significant advantage on the battlefield.

Then, he smiled and said, "The Weapon Forging Department is now on the right track, and I am very pleased. Then let's wait for the armor in a year."

"I will certainly not disappoint Your Majesty," the Fifth Ancestor hurriedly replied.

Lu Ming left with a sense of relief.

He went straight back to the inner palace.

As soon as he stepped into the palace, he saw that Li Xirou and Yu Muyun had already prepared a lot of food and were waiting for his return.

Upon seeing him, both women's faces lit up with joy.

"My husband is back!" Li Xirou exclaimed in delight.

In the past, even though Lu Ming was gone, they still had their children to keep them company.

Now, both Fuguang and Wangshu have gone to Golden Light Island.

The harem fell silent once again.

"I'm back. If there's nothing else going on, I should be in Dayu from now on."

Lu Ming said with a smile.

He also knew that he had neglected his wife a lot during this period. After all, he had just arrived in the Immortal Realm and was unable to gain a foothold. He had been fighting outside and naturally had little time to spend with her. Now that he had finished his business, he realized that he had already taken care of everything.

"That's good. After so many years of fighting, our Great Yu now has its own territory in this Immortal Realm. It's time for us to rest and recuperate for a while," Yu Muyun said with a smile, then poured Lu Ming a glass of wine.

The other person smiled and drank it all in one gulp.

For the next period of time, Lu Ming spent every day in the palace with his two wives.

However, the battle for the unification of Xingzhou by the Great Yu Dynasty did not stop for a moment, and the imperial court was also extremely busy.

City guards were the staff assigned to officials in various regions.

The academy and the configuration of various formations must also be up to standard.

This is a very large project.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed.

On this day, Lu Ming was drinking tea in the Imperial Garden.

It was summer, and the lotus flowers in the pond were in full bloom, incredibly beautiful.

The willows sway gently by, a sight to behold.

The sound of hurried footsteps rang in Lu Ming's ears. When he turned around, he saw that it was the female official in green robes who had arrived.

"Your Majesty, we have just received good news. Xingzhou has been unified. General Wu Han has ordered the officials accompanying him from the Ministry of Revenue to compile a list of all the supplies."

"You tell me, I won't look at it!" Lu Ming said calmly after taking a sip of tea.

(End of this chapter)