I really became a king.

Chapter 200: The Dark Wind Taoist Soldiers
"What's in the jade slip?" Jiang Yi looked at the jade slip in his hand over and over again, feeling a little curious.

The most likely possibility is a cultivation technique, but this is what Jiang Yi wants least.

He already has quite a few skills, and he is never lazy when it comes to learning more. He no longer has any more time to practice other martial arts.

"Just look at it and you'll find out."

Jiang Yi circulated the power of his bloodline and poured it into the jade slip in his hand, which then turned into powder. At the same time, a piece of information appeared in his mind.

"It's not actually a martial arts secret book..." Jiang Yi was surprised and happy. This was exactly the result he wanted.

"Youfeng Daobing! It's actually a secret technique for training Daobing!"

Jiang Yi couldn't help but grin with joy, this was exactly what he had dreamed of.
In this wild continent, Taoist soldiers are a special type of soldier.

Like the seven sects and eight schools, two holy places, and some major martial arts sects, all have their own Taoist soldiers.

Rumor has it that each of the four great dynasties also has a Taoist army, but they are all controlled by the emperor. It is one of the emperor’s biggest trump cards and will not be easily deployed.

Dao soldiers are extremely rare. Take the secular sects and the secular martial arts sects for example. Whether or not there are Dao soldiers directly determines the status of the sect. Those with Dao soldiers can rank among the top sects. Those without Dao soldiers, no matter how strong the sect's foundation is, it is difficult to rank among the top sects.

Taoist soldiers have become standard equipment for top-level clans.

Of course, Taoist soldiers are also divided into different levels. Some sects claim that they have Taoist soldiers, but in fact they are inferior Taoist soldiers that can only be used to gild themselves.

Just like the Yuchi branch of the Lanshan Sect that was exterminated by Jiang Yi, they had always claimed to have righteous soldiers, but in fact they were just some special death squads, not at all mainstream, and were easily wiped out by the Eight Tribes of Sun and Moon.

Taoist soldiers are divided into nine grades, with grade one being the highest and grade nine being the lowest, and their strengths vary greatly.

For example, Su Wang's wife, Mi Xiang, has 3,000 sword servants, which is an eighth-grade Taoist army. Although it is the lowest, it makes many people jealous.

In the beginning, Prince Su used all his tricks and means to force the Mi sisters to marry him just to get this eighth-grade Taoist army.

Unfortunately, they have never succeeded, and the three thousand sword servants are still firmly controlled by Madam Mi Xiangmi.

The Taoist soldiers were very powerful. Even the Sun and Moon Cavalry under Jiang Yi could only win by relying on their absolute numerical advantage when encountering the Taoist soldiers, and they had to pay a heavy price for it.

The reason why Taoist soldiers are so powerful is that they have practiced the secret martial arts. After they have mastered it, they can achieve telepathic communication when forming a formation to kill the enemy.

When Jiang Yi used the golden man to deduce the method of practicing the Sun and Moon Wheels, he also tried to deduce the martial arts code of mind communication, but he failed in the end and always regretted it.

Of course, Jiang Yi is already very satisfied with having the Sun and Moon Cavalry in his hands, and he is confident that he can train them into an iron army that will make everyone tremble in fear.

After all, although Taoist soldiers are powerful, their numbers are small, and they are not suitable for fighting on the battlefield, but are more suitable for protecting their masters.

However, the Sun and Moon Iron Cavalry can maneuver freely on the battlefield. It is said that in ancient times, even the most top-level Taoist soldiers would have to retreat when equipped with the Sun and Moon Iron Cavalry.

This is also what Jiang Yi is working towards, to recreate the ancient power of the Sun and Moon Iron Cavalry.

However, no one would complain about having too many strong soldiers under his command. Jiang Yi has always wanted to train a group of Taoist soldiers as his personal soldiers, to protect him together with the [Hu Bu].

Unexpectedly, this long-cherished dream is about to come true.

After carefully reading the introduction about [Youfeng Taoist Soldiers], Jiang Yi gradually became a little disappointed. There were quite a lot of them, a full five thousand.

There are two thousand more than Mi Xiang's three thousand sword servants of the eighth grade, but the grade is one grade lower, which is the lowest grade of the ninth grade.

The higher the rank of the Taoist soldiers, the fewer they are. Theoretically, the ninth rank can have over 10,000 soldiers, and the first rank can have 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers, but this is only theoretical, and usually they cannot reach full strength. For example, Mi Xiang's sword servant Taoist soldiers only have 3,000 soldiers, which is more than double the full strength.

There are only one thousand third-grade Fire Crow Taoist soldiers from Piao Miao Pavilion, one of the two holy places of the secluded sect.

It is really difficult to train Taoist soldiers. Not only do they have special requirements for the cultivation methods, but they also have special requirements for weapons. They must be able to produce an inner resonance with each other, and be in harmony with the mind of the methods and complement each other. Otherwise, they cannot be called Taoist soldiers.

"But my [Youfeng Dao Soldiers] are of the ninth rank, so why is the full complement only 5,000?"

Jiang Yi was a little confused, but he immediately knew the reason and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"I originally thought it was the lowest-grade ninth-grade Taoist soldier, but I didn't expect it to be a super-grade Taoist soldier!"

Super-grade Taoist soldiers are superior to first-grade Taoist soldiers and are the most advanced Taoist soldiers.

However, any super-grade Taoist soldier is initially at the ninth grade and can only be promoted step by step until it becomes an existence beyond the first grade.

Is it difficult to advance? Very difficult!

According to some ancient records, many super-grade Taoist soldiers have appeared throughout history, but the vast majority of them have stagnated at the lower three grades, or even at the ninth grade.

According to rumors, Piao Miao Pavilion's [Fire Crow Taoist Soldiers] is a super-grade Taoist soldier, but it took endless years to be promoted to the third grade.

This shows how difficult it is to be promoted to a super-grade Taoist soldier.

As for how to advance, Jiang Yi was completely confused because there was no information about this in the jade slip.

However, Jiang Yi is already very satisfied. Even if these [Youfeng Taoist Soldiers] cannot be promoted and remain at the ninth rank in the future, it does not matter. At most, he can use them as his own personal bodyguards, just like the [Hu Bu].

"I wonder what grade the Dali Emperor's Dao soldiers are?"

Jiang Yi was a little curious, but he had no source of information in this regard.

This troop of Taoist soldiers from the Dali royal family is only loyal to the Dali emperor, and they will not appear unless there is a catastrophe of life and death. Even during the bloody battle for the throne that year, this troop of Taoist soldiers never appeared from beginning to end.

In the entire Dali Dynasty, there are no more than a handful of people who know the details of this Taoist army.

"We already have the martial arts training manual and methods for practicing Dao soldiers, as well as the methods for refining exclusive weapons, but where can we get the materials..."

Jiang Yi was a little dumbfounded. There were seven or eight kinds of crystals, such as Smoke Sea Crystal, Ice Salt Fire, Void Tears, etc. He had never heard of any of them. Moreover, the training methods were confusing. He recognized every word of some of the special terms, but had no idea what they meant when they were put together.

"It seems I have to go to the alligator snapping turtle again. Who knows, maybe I can get everything by begging for money..."

Jiang Yi thought of the alligator snapping turtle. Since the other party could produce this [Dark Wind Taoist Soldier], he might also have these rare and strange materials.

But before that, Jiang Yi had to understand those special terms first. He couldn't help but think of a person in his mind. The other person understood the methods of Taoist soldier training and must know the meaning of these special terms.

"It seems that we must go to the farm by the Lishui River..."

Looking at the exclusive weapon of [Youfeng Taoist Soldier], Jiang Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He really had a connection with the word "wheel". First it was the Sun and Moon Twin Wheels of the Sun and Moon Iron Cavalry, and now it was the "Nine Nether Golden Wheels" of [Youfeng Taoist Soldier]...

Yes, the weapon of the Youfeng Taoist soldiers is also a pair of golden wheels, but unlike the crescent-shaped scimitar-shaped wheels of the Sun and Moon, the [Nine Nether Golden Wheels] are round.

(End of this chapter)