266: Reward 300,000 military merits, Blood Dragon Pond

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, several people saw a magnificent hall with three large, elegantly written characters: "Divine Might Hall."

"This is where the Commander and the Garrison Generals discuss matters. The Commander is already waiting for you inside!" the Faxiang Realm General said, then made a gesture to invite them in.

Garrison General?

After several days at the border, Chu Jiang had already understood the Ranks of the border.

A Golden Core Realm expert could serve as a Foreman.

A Divine Power Realm expert could serve as a Commander of Ten Thousand.

A Faxiang Realm expert could serve as a General.

A Heaven and Earth Realm expert could serve as a Garrison General.

However, regardless of the Rank, one needed corresponding military merits; otherwise, even if their strength met the requirements, they would not be promoted.

It was said that the three major passes all had Garrison Generals, and key positions in the nine secondary passes also had Garrison Generals guarding them.

Without exception, those who could become Garrison Generals were peerless powerhouses who had fought their way out of a Corpse Mountain and a sea of blood. Their military merits and strength far surpassed ordinary people.

Chu Jiang entered the main hall.

His gaze swept around.

He saw Marquis Shenwei sitting in the front, dressed in a simple white robe, with a peaceful face that subtly contained an Aura of unchallengeable authority. His deep eyes seemed to merge with the world, giving him an extraordinary and transcendent feeling.

Strong, extremely strong.

He estimated that he had already reached the Rongtian Stage. Qi Dachun once said that if it weren't for the limitations of Heaven and Earth, Marquis Shenwei would have had the chance to step into the Heavenly Mandate Realm.

This showed his talent.

On the left and right sat four Garrison Generals: Jifeng, Gu Lei, Ironblood, and Bing He. All of them had extraordinary Auras, and every movement seemed to possess immense Divine Might.

"Not a single one is below Heaven and Earth Realm Second Realm!" Chu Jiang thought to himself. The failed evolution of the Demon Pú Tree was at Heaven and Earth Realm Second Realm, but his Soul couldn't fathom the depths of these individuals, indicating that anyone here far surpassed Heaven and Earth Realm Second Realm.

"As expected of the Great Chu border. Just one of the Seven Marquis of the Borderlands commands such terrifying combat power!"

Marquis Shenwei's strength was among the top of the Seven Marquis of the Borderlands; otherwise, how could he have resisted the barbarian invasion for so many years?

At this moment, he had a new understanding of Great Chu's foundation. The border army almost gathered the entire country's elites to resist foreign races.

The domestic defense was relatively weak, with basically no strong individuals, mainly relying on the Demon Suppression Division. One focused externally, the other internally, jointly maintaining the stability of the world.

Just looking at the strong individuals in the Western Seven Provinces, one could see a glimpse: Faxiang Realm experts were as rare as giant pandas, let alone Heaven and Earth Realm experts.

If there were no Twelve Passes of Arid State defense line, the barbarians could send any army to sweep through the Western Seven Provinces and occupy all territories.

However, the Demon Suppression Division, precisely because it solved the problem of Heaven and Earth's upper limit with the Chu Emperor eight hundred years ago, for unknown reasons, lost one-third of its high-ranking members. In the subsequent eight hundred years, its control over internal affairs gradually declined, even to the point where it was difficult to maintain.

There were internal problems, but they dared not transfer people from the border, otherwise, it would collapse even faster.

The Great Qin Dynasty also faced internal and external troubles, but until the Dynasty collapsed, the border never withdrew its army.

Finally, Great Chu, with the help of the Seven Divine Humans, quelled the internal strife and established a new Dynasty, returning to normalcy. After thousands of years of peaceful life, it now found itself in the same predicament as the Great Qin Dynasty of yesteryear.

It was like a Reincarnation.

Thump, thump, thump!

Chu Jiang stepped forward a few paces, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Commander!"

Above, Marquis Shenwei looked at Chu Jiang, a satisfied smile on his face.

Chu Jiang's talent was something he had never seen in his life. Before the age of thirty, he was able to kill a Faxiang Realm Ten Realms barbarian general, as well as tens of thousands of elite barbarians.

Such a person was the perfect candidate to inherit the Demon Suppression Division in the future.

That old fellow Yuan Shouyi would probably wake up laughing in his dreams.

After hundreds of years of decline, the Demon Suppression Division had finally produced a peerless Prodigy.

"Chu Jiang, you defeated the barbarian army, saving millions of common people from the barbarians' blades. Your military achievements are outstanding. Although you are from the Demon Suppression Division and the military is a separate System, your contributions will not be erased!" Marquis Shenwei's voice echoed through the hall.

A black token floated from the Void Realm and landed in Chu Jiang's hand.

"This military merit token contains an allocation of three hundred thousand military merits. You can go to the Scripture Pavilion, Medicinal Pill Pavilion, Tianbao Pavilion, and other places in the city to exchange for anything you desire. Consider it your reward!" Garrison General Jifeng said.

At the border, apart from the most basic Cultivation resources, everything else required military merits to exchange.

It was similar in nature to the contribution points of the Demon Suppression Division.

However, these military merits were difficult to obtain. An ordinary person would only get one merit point for killing ten ordinary barbarian soldiers.

Of course, the higher the Realm, the more military merits one would obtain.

Besides killing barbarian soldiers, there were other missions that could also earn military merits, such as reconnaissance missions, decapitation missions, deep incursions into barbarian territory, and various other channels to acquire military merits.

Three hundred thousand military merits was already a considerably large sum. This Marquis Shenwei was truly generous.

Sun Taian, at his side, narrowed his eyes slightly. He would have to accumulate for decades to have so many military merits, yet this young man had acquired them all at once.

He had made a huge profit.

He guessed that the Marquis also had the idea of investing in Chu Jiang, otherwise, he wouldn't have been so generous, giving such a large amount of military merits.

"Thank you, Marquis Shenwei!"

"These are several barbarian generals I captured, as well as the Barbarian Emperors Son. I believe placing them at Zhen Gui Pass will yield greater results!" After speaking, the mouth of the purple gold gourd slightly opened, and Wanyan Jinguda, the Barbarian Emperors Son, Lishan Old Demon, and another unknown barbarian general all flew out from it.

Wanyan Jinguda and the Barbarian Emperors Son looked at their surroundings, immediately feeling the world spin and a sense of foreboding.

"Marquis Shenwei..."

"The four Garrison Generals: Wind, Thunder, Blood, and River!"

The few people murmured in fear. The four Heaven and Earth Realm experts of Zhen Gui Pass—falling into their hands would be even more unbearable than death.

Damn Chu Jiang, he actually sent them to Zhen Gui Pass, son of a bitch.

Damn it!

"Mm-hmm, well done. These few indeed have great value to us. It was right that you didn't kill them directly!" Marquis Shenwei's eyes were like stars, sparkling with brilliance, and he showed an appreciative expression.

He immediately sent people to detain these individuals in the Demon Suppression Tower.

Awaiting their fate.

[Ding]

[Mission complete, rewarding five thousand Heaven-Grade Demon Suppression Blades. Do you wish to extract them?]

"Extract!" Chu Jiang thought to himself.

"I suggest you spend one hundred thousand military merits to exchange for one opportunity to Cultivate in the Blood Dragon Pool. It can help you advance your Realm!" Garrison General Bing He, with his cold demeanor, looked at Chu Jiang and said.

Although the Azure Wood Emperor Skill that Chu Jiang Cultivated possessed powerful combat strength, the energy required for each Realm Breakthrough was immense.

Ordinary Heaven And Earth Treasure and Medicinal Pills would find it difficult to help him advance.

The Blood Dragon Pool was one of the best treasure grounds in Zhen Gui Pass. Marquis Shenwei had suppressed a Heaven-Grade Eighth Realm peerless great demon and detained him in the Blood Dragon Pool.

Using a Formation, he extracted its blood.

By nurturing the environment with high-grade Heaven And Earth Treasure, the Blood Dragon Pool was formed.

Once that Blood Dragon recovered, it would open again.

"The Blood Dragon Pool's next opening is in seven days. If you have no other urgent matters, you can stay in Zhen Gui Pass for a few days!"

"Okay!"

"Thank you for the Garrison General's guidance!"

Chu Jiang nodded. He naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity.

He would first visit the Scripture Pavilion and Tianbao Pavilion inside the pass to see if there was anything worth exchanging.

"Marquis, I'm here to report!" Sun Taian then began to speak, with an embarrassed smile on his face.

"Alright, we already know the full story of the incident. You first take Marquis Wuan to rest at Camp A, Number Three!" Marquis Shenwei said indifferently.

"Yes!" Sun Taian cupped his hands.

Chu Jiang also left the main hall.

...

After the few people left, "Could Chu Jiang be the variable mentioned by Heavenly Destiny Observation?" Garrison General Gu Lei, who had not spoken until then, said.

"Didn't Heavenly Destiny Observation say that the variable had already been born a hundred years ago? Chu Jiang's age does not match Heavenly Destiny Observation's prediction!" Garrison General Bing He replied.

Marquis Shenwei murmured in a low voice:

"Heavenly Destiny Observation, a group of mystics. Although ninety percent of their historical predictions have been correct, there have been a few failures."

"For example, this time with Your Majesty, he failed!"

"We cannot regard it as absolute truth!" Saying that, Marquis Shenwei's gaze looked towards the sky, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and he said, "Rather than placing hope on a vague and ethereal variable, it is better to rely on existing opportunities and fight with all our might!"

"Only then can we secure a glimmer of hope for this world!"

"After all, we don't have much time left!"