Chapter 229: Great Qin
Chapter 229 -159: Great Qin
[Name: Lu Yuan]
[Age: 20]
[Cultivation Technique: Sixth-Grade Cultivation Skill, Celestial Spirit Fierce Sun Saber (48,914/50,000 Entering the Stance)]
[Sixth-Grade Cultivation Skill, Mixed Element Mysterious Skill – Divine Palace (852/10,000 Great Success)]
[Seventh-Grade Cultivation Skill, Mixed Element Golden Body (4,519/10,000 Great Success)]
[Fifth-grade Array, Hurricane Slaughter Array (10,294/30,000 Perfection)] Additional Effects: Doubles Defense. Quintuples speed. During large-scale warfare, critical strikes may occur, causing your speed, attack power, and Defense Power to explosively triple from their original base.
[Fourth-Grade Cultivation Skill, Condensing Void Arrow Skill (60,392/50,000 Entering the Stance). Use 10,000 Skill Level to break through?]
[Fifth-Grade Cultivation Skill, Condensing Evil Heart-Breaking Fist (60,921/50,000 Entering the Stance). Use 10,000 Skill Level to break through?]
A smile touched Lu Yuan’s lips as he looked over the messages.
‘My strength has really skyrocketed during this northern expedition.’ Without further ado, he immediately chose to break through.
An epiphany regarding Arrow Skill erupted in his mind.
A massive visualization appeared in his Divine Sense. A giant stood holding a bow, shooting down countless primeval behemoths. Its power was so immense it shook an entire world.
[Fifth-Grade Cultivation Skill, Cloud-Breaking Arrow Skill (392/1,000 Minor Achievement)]
Next came his arms. The muscles twitched, and every cell seemed to expand. His arm strength was far greater than before.
It felt as if a single, casual swing could shatter a mountain peak.
[Sixth-Grade Cultivation Skill, Bone-Melting Meteor Fist (921/1,000 Minor Achievement)]
Currently, Lu Yuan’s highest-level technique was a Seventh-Grade Cultivation Skill, supplemented by several Sixth-Grade ones. With a loadout like this, he was now on par with the powerful experts of the major imperial families.
If he continued to grow at this rate, his power would surely reach an even more terrifying level.
In two years, when he faced Dayong, he shouldn’t be as utterly helpless as he was in the past.
He estimated that the Crown Prince’s cultivation had been at the Divine Power Realm back then, but he didn’t know if it had increased over the years.
“Dayong still has so many experts,” Lu Yuan murmured to himself.
He glanced outside. It was already late at night.
With that, Lu Yuan went to rest.
For the next few days, Xiao Hua clung to him constantly, and Lu Yuan rarely had a moment’s rest.
He would occasionally take her out hunting.
This leisurely life finally ended half a month later, when the Grand General of the Ancient Barbarian Race and the High Priest of the Shengman arrived with a large army and their letters of surrender, kneeling in allegiance.
Xiao Gu formally took command of the two tribes’ armies and dispatched the Northern Barbarians’ elites and Beast Riders to begin garrisoning their territories.
A large number of officials were also sent to take over the local administration.
As a high-ranking member of the Northern Barbarians, Lu Yuan was also incredibly busy.
But it was all worth it.
After this series of events concluded,
the unification of the Three Barbarians was considered completely stable.
By the time Lu Yuan and Xiao Hua accompanied the Xiao Clan matriarch back to the Northern Barbarian Imperial City, another month had passed.
During this period, many things had happened.
But every single one was a good thing. South City’s development had stabilized.
Its monthly income was nearly ten billion. After half went to the imperial court as taxes, the rest flowed into the Prince’s Mansion.
Then there were the various Vassal Towns. After hearing of the two Barbarian tribes’ surrender, their leaders all understood that if they didn’t surrender as well, they would be walking a dead-end path.
Therefore, after the Xiao Clan matriarch’s return,
the generals of the Twelve Vassal Towns immediately led their families to the Imperial City to pay their respects, their attitudes exceptionally deferential.
They handed over their military authority, hoping only that the Xiao Clan matriarch would spare their lives and the lives of their families.
However, as the empress of the Northern Barbarians, the Xiao Clan matriarch was quite magnanimous. She not only absolved the Twelve Vassal Towns of their crimes but also granted them mansions in the Imperial City for their families to live in.
The descendants in their households were sent directly to the Academy Palace to cultivate.
As for the generals themselves, they were to continue guarding their territories.
However, their respective garrisons had been swapped.
After several consecutive months of consolidation, the Northern Barbarians were completely unified.
The Xiao Clan matriarch also formally proclaimed to the world that the Northern Barbarians would be renamed the Great Qin. The Academy Palace founded by Lu Yuan was named the Great Qin Academy Palace, and he became its first Palace Master.
At the same time, he was ennobled as the Grand General of Cavalry, commanding all the Beast Riders and Tiger Warriors in the realm.
Currently, the Beast Riders of Great Qin were divided into three corps: the Beast Riders, the Wolf Riders, and the Blood Riders.
Together, they numbered a full 1.2 million.
A force of this size could be considered immense.
Adding to that the number of Tiger Warriors, which had grown to one hundred thousand, Lu Yuan could now be said to wield power that overshadowed the entire court.
However, no one dared to say a word against it.
After all, his contributions were there for all to see.
Moreover, his relationship with the Xiao Clan mother and daughter was known throughout the court.
Her Majesty was clearly grooming Lu Yuan as her successor, and it was a foregone conclusion that the Crown Princess would marry him in the future.
The imperial clan was extremely satisfied, to say nothing of everyone else.
On this particular day, Lu Yuan was in his Prince’s Mansion, chatting and drinking with Xiao Hua while watching the enchanting dances of the serving maids below. It was a rather pleasant scene.
Several months had passed since his return to Great Qin, and the imperial court had finally stabilized.
As the Grand General of Cavalry, he truly deserved to enjoy himself for a while.
However, just as he had finished a cup of wine, he saw Wei Yong rush in.
As the number of teachers trained at the Academy Palace grew,
Wei Yong had been transferred back to the Prince’s Mansion to be responsible for communications with the Celestial King Stronghold.
Now, freed from the constraints of limited Cultivation Resources, his cultivation had also reached the Innate Realm.
His innate talent wasn’t bad to begin with, and after following Lu Yuan, he had shown a resilience that others lacked.
As a result, his cultivation had grown considerably.
The moment he entered, Lu Yuan knew something must have happened.
After glancing at Xiao Hua, he said slowly, “Wait here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”
With that, he headed out of the hall.
Seeing this, Xiao Hua couldn’t help but pout. She knew Wei Yong was responsible for gathering intelligence on Dayong and assumed that a letter had arrived from Zhou Hongling.