417: Chapter 417 Breakthrough to "Golden Immortal"

Commander Liu Xing said, "If possible, let's set off today!"

Chen Hu nodded, "Sure, I'll go gather the men right now!"

Soon, he gathered 999 Profound Immortal soldiers under his command, then boarded a warship and headed towards a bandit stronghold forty thousand miles away.

The area within a thirty-thousand-mile radius was within the radiation range of the Xinglan Prefecture City.

However, beyond forty thousand miles, the deterrence of Xinglan Prefecture would decrease significantly.

According to the information provided by Commander Liu Xing, this bandit group numbered over five thousand people.

The bandit leader was named Gao Xiang.

His cultivation was at the ninth stage of the Profound Immortal Realm.

Under his command, there were also over eighty Profound Immortals.

The rest were all in the Heaven Immortal Realm.

In truth, Xinglan Prefecture couldn't be bothered to deal with such a small force.

Unfortunately, they had robbed people they shouldn't have.

Since the new army needed training anyway, Commander Xing Ying went with the flow and accepted this job.

That's right, it was a business deal, and Commander Xing Ying had also received payment.

The speed of the Xingyao Army's warship was still very fast.

It could travel over five thousand miles in one hour.

It would only take eight hours to reach the bandit stronghold.

Eight hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The warship appeared directly above the bandit stronghold.

"It's the Xingyao Army!"

Seeing the military flag fluttering on the warship, Gao Xiang was dumbfounded.

The Xingyao Army had actually come to eradicate their mere bandit group; they were really giving them too much credit.

"Everyone, run!"

Gao Xiang shouted, signaling his subordinates to flee quickly.

Immediately, the Profound Immortals under his command unleashed their escape lights and fled in different directions.

And at this moment.

Gao Xiang also made a move.

He disguised himself as a third-stage Profound Immortal and fled in a certain direction.

"Hehe!"

Seeing this, Chen Hu couldn't help but laugh. If it were anyone else, perhaps Gao Xiang might have truly been able to pull the wool over their eyes.

But in front of Chen Hu, his little schemes were not worth mentioning at all.

"Attack!"

Chen Hu gave a soft shout, and the 999 Profound Immortal soldiers swooped down from the warship and began hunting down these bandits.

Meanwhile, Chen Hu stood at the bow of the ship and flicked out a strand of Sword Qi.

"Puff!"

The Sword Qi tore through the Void Realm and struck Gao Xiang's head.

However, this Sword Qi was extremely precise; it only extinguished Gao Xiang's Immortal soul without shattering his head.

From then on, there was no need for Chen Hu to take action at all.

After all, the strongest Profound Immortals under Gao Xiang were only at the fifth stage.

In less than half an hour, the battle was over.

This bandit group was completely annihilated.

On the Xingyao Army's side, there were no deaths, only a few people suffered minor injuries, which would heal in two days.

After collecting the spoils of war.

Chen Hu announced the return trip.

Another eight-plus hours passed.

After handing over the bandits' corpses and the spoils, Commander Liu Xing said with satisfaction, "Chen Hu, you did well. Once I report to Commander Xing Ying, your position should be confirmed!"

"Then thank you very much, Commander!" Chen Hu thanked him.

Indeed.

The next afternoon, Chen Hu was summoned by Commander Xing Ying, and his position as a probationary Thousand-Man Commander was made official.

At the same time, he was given some rewards: one hundred thousand High Grade Immortal crystals and five bottles of fourth-grade Spirit Pill.

The fatty and Shang Feng, upon hearing the news, came to congratulate him.

Chen Hu invited them to eat at a restaurant in the city.

In the blink of an eye, several more months passed.

During this time, the new recruits were deployed one after another.

Some went to eradicate bandits, some went to wipe out water bandits, and others went to kill Vicious Beasts.

Ao Ying and Luo Ningshuang also successively had their positions confirmed.

During this period.

Chen Hu also seized two opportunities.

However, it wasn't his main body that went, but rather he used the One Qi Becomes Three Purities technique to create a Clone to seize the opportunities.

This day.

Commander Xing Ying secretly summoned Chen Hu.

"Greetings, Commander!"

Chen Hu saluted.

"Sit!"

Chen Hu didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly.

"Have some tea!"

"Thank you!"

Chen Hu picked up the tea and took a sip, then said, "Commander, feel free to speak if you have something to say!"

Commander Xing Ying said, "I have mastered a Secret Realm, but only Profound Immortals can enter the core of the Secret Realm. If you go in and help me retrieve the item inside, after the mission is accomplished, I can give you a Golden Immortal Cultivation Technique or a Tribulation-Breaking Pill!"

"Why me?" Chen Hu asked.

There were so many ninth-stage Profound Immortals; Chen Hu didn't think it was because Commander Xing Ying looked at him with special favor.

Commander Xing Ying deliberated before saying, "Inside the core of the Secret Realm, there is a ninth-stage Profound Immortal Vicious Beast. Its Physical Body is extremely strong, and ordinary Profound Immortals cannot break it. Your talent in the Dao of the sword is extraordinary; only you can kill that Vicious Beast!"

"Fine!"

Chen Hu agreed.

"Then go back and prepare. We will set off in three days!" Commander Xing Ying said happily.

Three days later.

Chen Hu and Commander Xing Ying quietly left the Prefecture City.

The flying boat she used was much faster than the Xingyao Army's warship.

It could fly twenty thousand miles in one hour.

They flew for a full five-plus hours before arriving at their destination.

Commander Xing Ying put away her Flying Sword and took out a jade pendant to open the Secret Realm.

She beckoned for Chen Hu to enter.

After entering the Secret Realm, she took out the flying boat again and carried Chen Hu toward the core of the Secret Realm.

A quarter of an hour later.

They arrived at the core of the Secret Realm.

There was a palace there.

But the palace was shrouded in a magical Restriction.

"This Restriction can block anyone above the Profound Immortal Realm from entering!"

While speaking, Commander Xing Ying even deliberately tested it to show she wasn't deceiving Chen Hu.

The next moment.

Chen Hu stepped toward the Restriction.

And passed through it easily.

Obviously, the Restriction didn't discern that he wasn't a true ninth-stage Profound Immortal.

"Roar!"

After Chen Hu passed through the Restriction, he heard a beast's roar.

Then, a black Dragon opened its giant mouth and bit toward Chen Hu, intending to swallow him in one gulp.

"Puff!"

Chen Hu flicked his finger, shooting out a strand of Sword Qi, which pierced through the creature's skull.

With a wave of his hand.

He collected it into his Small World and handed it over to the women to handle.

Subsequently, his Immortal sense swept through the palace.

He discovered a Jade Slip wrapped in a Restriction.

He casually put away the Jade Slip.

Chen Hu walked out of the palace and handed the Jade Slip to Commander Xing Ying, "This is the only thing inside."

"I know!"

Commander Xing Ying smiled, not suspecting at all that Chen Hu had kept anything for himself.

"Do you want the Medicinal Pill or the Golden Immortal Cultivation Technique?"

Chen Hu said, "I'll take the Medicinal Pill!"

Cultivation Techniques were worthless to him, but as for the Medicinal Pill, he could give it to others in the future.

As for his women, they didn't need this Tribulation-Breaking Pill.

This Medicinal Pill was specifically used for breaking through to the Golden Immortal Realm.

His maids were all Golden Immortals.

Not to mention his women, who were all Taiyi Golden Immortals.

"It seems your background is even less simple than I imagined!" Commander Xing Ying probed.

"You guessed right!"

Chen Hu nodded.

Hearing Chen Hu's reply, Commander Xing Ying was a bit speechless.

Then she threw a jade bottle to him.

Several hours later.

They returned to the military camp.

Chen Hu pretended to go into seclusion for two days.

Then he revealed his cultivation as a Golden Immortal.

Upon receiving the news, Commander Xing Ying couldn't help but feel quite surprised.

Although the Tribulation-Breaking Pill could increase the chance of a Breakthrough, it was only by ten percent.

She didn't expect that Chen Hu had actually broken through with just one Tribulation-Breaking Pill.

One could only say that this kid's talent was too Heaven-Defying.

One must know that out of 100,000 ninth-stage Profound Immortals, there might not even be one who could break through to the Golden Immortal Realm.

The Golden Immortal Realm could be considered the dividing line of an Immortal's strength.

It seemed like only a one-Realm difference, but in fact, the gap was quite large.

This could be seen from their Lifespan.

Profound Immortals could live for at most 10 million years.

But Golden Immortals could live for 100 million years.

This was the difference.

After Chen Hu's Breakthrough, Commander Liu Xing and Commander Xing Ying both sent people to deliver gifts.

Chen Hu accepted everything.