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Molting the Mortal Coil - Chapter 298

Published at 29th of March 2024 06:27:40 AM


Chapter 298: Searching

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Chapter 298: Searching

Sage let the servants in and endured the strange pampering that was so common here. He had his clothing changed by others and his back washed in the bath, it was not something he was used to. It was somehow more intimate than the Spa treatment at the Palace of Prosperity, but also far less relaxing. He felt more like a dog being groomed than a person being pampered. There was some time to kill before the Refinery Worm explored where he needed it to do. In the meantime, Sage spent some time each day getting to know Wu Chang better and the rest of it training. The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.

Now that he had reached the fifth rank, he had reached the plateau that hed heard mentioned so many times before. The process that led up to the creation of the Golden Core was one of accumulation. The energy of the heavens and earth were gathered, filtered and turned into the cultivators personal strength. They continuously increased their storage capacity, compressing and purifying their internal storage until they finally built their own energy generator, the Golden Core.

At that point, the majority of cultivators were stuck. Nearly all the Qi Cultivation Techniques ended at the fifth rank. At least, all the ones distributed and used within the Dou Kingdom, Shihu Kingdom, and all the other Kingdoms hed learned about. His hypothesis was that only the leaders of the Kingdoms had further paths of progression because they didnt want their subjects to have a path to overthrow them. It was inevitable that some would struggle and claw their way through. Forging their own path and reaching the sixth rank. At that point the Kingdom appreciated them and acknowledged their power. Even so, each first rate power only had a handful of them. In a kingdom, there might be only a hundred or two of them.

The Royal Family on the other hand, was said to have at least dozens of them. The Royal Guard was supposed to made up entirely of people in the sixth rank, and their strength alone was probably enough to defeat all of the first rate powers on their own, let alone the actual members of the royal families who likely had even greater strength. It was quite the uphill battle.

Weeks passed in this manner, and Black Saber had arrived at Lionheart Town. He spent time getting acquainted with Wu Chang and inducting him formally as one of the Seven Stars. They performed a simple ceremony in front of a full legion of the Jade Horde, the troops there to assist with the training and testing of those who also wished to join the Horde. Sage let Black Saber handle everything, the man had run a large bandit group for decades so he trusted his judgement. Just like Wu Chang had run a City and amassed quite a large force, they were both excellent talents. Just like the Prosperity Company, Sage was happy to start it up and then step back. He wanted to have the backing of these organizations without the hassle of managing them directly. The more time he spent on them, the less time he had to improve his own strength.

Thankfully, his knowledge of another world had given him the advantage he needed to establish his own groups. Of course, he also recognized that it was far from being his own accomplishments. The Prosperity Company only works because he has the Holy Flame Sect as a backer to protect it, and the Jade Horde has to be very careful of their expansion. Even now there were many plots and attacks upon the Jade Horde, but their standardized equipment, disciplined tactics, and unending replacement Hoplites made it hard for other groups to defeat them. They had to be very cautious to take it slow, the larger they got the more high level strength they would need to defend it. It was somewhat like a beast in the wild claiming territory. The more they wanted, the stronger they would have to be.

Sage was training, as he did most of the time now. He was interrupted by an arriving message and after seeing the contents he re-read it a few times to be sure. Then he smiled and called for Black Saber, Wu Chang, the Legionnaires, and Centurions. He called for a meeting of all the ranking leaders of the Jade Horde that were in the area. Even the newly promoted ones were invited. They had already started training the new legions of the Jade Horde and new Hoplites had just arrived a few days ago.

Its time to test out my new abilities, and put the new recruits to the test.




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