Primordial Emperor
Chapter 740: Comprehensive Development of the Sect

Chapter 740: Chapter 740: Comprehensive Development of the Sect

After these incidents occurred, Lin Chen realized that the Mysterious Heaven Continent was about to face tremendous changes and immediately ordered Luo Yu, Xu Yang, and others to accelerate the recruitment of soldiers.

Considering the difficulty in recruitment meeting the standard, Lin Chen decided to categorize the recruitment into two tiers: those who passed the selection would directly enter the new recruits’ camp, while those with decent talent and determination would be placed in the reserve camp.

In the reserve camp, after a period of training, if they could keep up with the new recruits’ camp, they would be directly incorporated into the regular army.

Of course, the treatment in the reserve camp was slightly lower than that in the new recruits’ camp and the regular army, but even so, the treatment was far better than that of many first-rate and second-rate sects.

Lin Chen knew that great turmoil was approaching, and if Jade Cauldron Sect did not have enough strength, it would be difficult to survive this calamity, so he had to make adequate preparations.

In one year, Jade Cauldron Sect successfully recruited a large number of soldiers. The number of new recruits exceeded Lin Chen’s expectation of 150,000, and together with the existing forces, the total military strength exceeded 300,000.

During this year, Jade Cauldron Sect utilized a vast amount of resources to train the new recruits. Their cultivation had significantly improved, with many soldiers breaking through to the Melding Earth Realm and even some reaching the Reverting Void Realm, something they had never imagined before.

Regarding high-end combat power, Xu Ma’an and Li Hanyi made breakthroughs once again, and Zhao Rushi finally reached the Ninth Layer of the Reverting Void Realm.

Moreover, Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division was on the verge of breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm after having suppressed his cultivation at the Half-Step Heavenly Human Realm for a long time. He had suppressed his cultivation sufficiently, and it was time to break through.

Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division personally took the Demon-Removing Talisman and the Demon-Suppressing Talisman to the Luoyun Mountain Range. Aside from his concern, another major reason was that his cultivation was about to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

When Lin Chen’s Second Soul Division broke through to the Heavenly Human Realm, the accompanying miraculous signs would inevitably cause quite a stir, and he did not want to draw others’ attention to Jade Cauldron Sect.

At present, it was more appropriate for Jade Cauldron Sect to continue developing and maintain a low profile.

Over the past year, the battles between Jade Cauldron Kingdom, Zhangyang Country, and Zhenning Country continued unabated.

Zhao Lingxi initially thought that with the resources provided by Lin Chen and her management capabilities, Jade Cauldron Sect should be able to sustain its resource supply for at least ten years. However, the consumption rate of the Jade Cauldron Kingdom’s army was astonishing; the spirit stones provided by Lin Chen rapidly diminished. At this rate, resources could last for at most five years.

In addition, Jade Cauldron Kingdom continued to recruit new soldiers daily, increasing its population, which put tremendous pressure on Zhao Lingxi. She was responsible for managing the guild and ensuring an abundant supply of cultivation resources within Jade Cauldron Sect.

However, the number of disciples in Jade Cauldron Sect who practiced alchemy, artifact refining, and talisman inscription had not increased significantly, leaving Zhao Lingxi overwhelmingly busy and without time for her own cultivation, causing her cultivation to remain at the Fifth Level of the Reverting Void Realm.

Lin Chen was well aware of Zhao Lingxi’s hard work and felt deeply apologetic in his heart. He doted on her greatly, unconditionally fulfilling any request she made.

This also made Zhao Lingxi’s authority and status within Jade Cauldron Sect second only to Lin Chen and even surpassing Xu Ma’an.

Although Xu Ma’an was nominally still the Sect Leader of Jade Cauldron Sect, the sect’s prosperity was entirely attributable to Lin Chen, and without him, there would be no Jade Cauldron Sect as it was today.

Therefore, everyone in Jade Cauldron Sect, including Xu Ma’an himself, held Lin Chen in high esteem.

Zhao Lingxi’s special relationship with Lin Chen led many to believe she was his virtuous consort, a perfect match made in heaven.

Rumors like this circulating within Jade Cauldron Sect made Xu Lianyu very angry.

Because of Zhao Lingxi’s high status within Jade Cauldron Sect, some disciples of the Zhao Family began to act arrogantly and even looked down on the sect’s veteran disciples.

Zhao Yuntian quickly noticed this issue and severely punished the disciples of the Zhao Family.

The incident with Zhao Yuntian put Zhao Lingxi in a difficult position, almost ruining her prospects. Zhao Yuntian would not allow such an incident to happen again.

The Zhao Family had already made one mistake, and in the end, Lin Chen spared them out of consideration for Zhao Lingxi, executing only Zhao Zhongtian.

But if the Zhao Family members did not know how to restrain themselves, not to mention Lin Chen, even Zhao Yuntian himself would take action against them.

In Jade Cauldron Sect, aside from Zhao Lingxi who was busy with guild affairs, Xu Lianyu, Yang Yuemin, Zhao Yijing, and others were also busy at their respective posts.

Lin Chen had brought back many high-grade martial arts techniques on his last trip, and as these techniques were incredibly precious, only extremely trustworthy individuals were tasked with organizing them.

All aspects of Jade Cauldron Sect were developing in a better direction.

Meanwhile, as Jade Cauldron Sect was fully engaged in fortifying itself, Wang Xuan arrived in Yunfei Kingdom with numerous heavenly and earthly treasures and quickly began to establish fortifications.

The token given by Lin Chen made the Monarch of Yunfei Country extremely respectful toward Wang Xuan and his group, indicating they would heed Wang Xuan’s commands.

The Monarch of Yunfei Country had long heard of Lin Chen’s feats and knew of his eminent reputation in Formation Sect, his status comparable to the Ten Great True Heritages.

He understood that by obediently following Lin Chen’s orders and proving his loyalty, he could not only continue to secure the position of the monarch but also reap benefits.

On the contrary, if he acted insincerely, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After escorting Wang Xuan and others to Yunfei Kingdom, Lin Chen’s orders were to keep the Battle Eagle Squad and the Dark Division there temporarily and not to return to Jade Cauldron Sect for the time being.

The Dark Division had no objections to this, but Xu Tian and Xu Fei from the Battle Eagle Squad were somewhat reluctant, yearning to return to the front line to earn military achievements.

However, these were Lin Chen’s orders, and they naturally did not dare to defy them.