To achieve immortality, I cultivate using Qi Luck - Chapter 769

Chapter 769: Chapter 336: Guardian Deity General

Jinyun Elder Daoist did not come alone; accompanying him were three burly men, each of different ages – old, middle-aged, and young.

“Your Majesty, these three are our sect’s guardian god generals, who have come to the court today in response to Your Majesty’s call to serve.”

In the palace, Jinyun pointed at the three people who followed him and introduced them to Lu Yuan.

As his words fell, the three moved forward one step, saluting Lu Yuan.

“Han Liang…”

“Han Hu…”

“Han Hua…”

After introducing themselves, the three bowed down in unison, “Greetings, King of Chu.”

As the three of them bowed, Lu Yuan’s gaze fell on them, and he secretly examined their auras.

These three shared the surname Han, but it was unclear if this was a unique naming tradition within Feishuang Tao.

However, their aura indeed reached the innate level, but compared to ordinary martial arts grandmasters, their auras were somewhat ethereal, making them appear more like Daoists than martial artists.

Considering their identities as Immortal Sect Guardian God Generals, this slight difference could be understood.

It was probably due to the unique differences between Immortal Sect martial arts and common martial arts techniques.

Lu Yuan didn’t attach much importance to these details.

Regardless of what differences they had with ordinary martial arts grandmasters, as long as they had the strength, it was enough.

What he needed was innate-level combat power, not caring whether they practiced martial arts, immortal techniques, or a mix of both.

Thus, upon seeing the three of them salute, he couldn’t help but laugh heartily and raise his hand, saying, “Guardian God Generals, please rise. At present, my Great Chu is eager to establish a meritorious service and is in dire need of talents and heroes to use their martial arts.

Your willingness to join my Chu State has filled me with great joy.”

Lu Yuan expressed his delight, and then looked around, pondering, “According to the convention, anyone who enters my Chu State with an innate level can be granted the position of Protectorate General.

Since you three come from the Daoist Path and also practice martial arts, you shall be bestowed the titles of Protectorate Generals, with ranks equivalent to first-class officers.”

The title of Protectorate General was specially prepared by Lu Yuan for the martial artists of Jianghu.

Up until now, in Chu State, the semi-immortal avatars he had refined had all been given the title of True Person of Guardian Country.

Of course, any other cultivators who came to join Chu State could also enjoy the title of True Person.

However, considering the current global ascension trend, it should be safe to assume that all cultivators in the Nine Provinces who are eligible will choose to ascend.

A very few remaining cultivators will be left at the end, if not none.

Therefore, this title should henceforth belong exclusively to Lu Yuan’s avatars.

Apart from the True Person, the title of Guardian National Dharma Master was specifically for the cultivators of the Buddhist sect.

At first, the title of Guardian National Dharma Master included the name of Jihui from White Phoenix Temple. However, with the death of the Holy Monk, the title was now vacant.

Lu Yuan had already decided that, aside from Buddhist cultivators, no other martial artists, even those from the Buddhist sect, would be given this title again.

From now on, the titles of True Person and Dharma Master would be reserved exclusively for cultivators in Chu State.

Other innate-level grandmasters who practice martial arts would be granted the special title of Guardian God General for differentiation.

However, these were just preliminary ideas, and whether or not to implement them, or adapt to any changes that may arise in the process, he would be flexible.

Nothing is set in stone.

“Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty.”

Upon receiving the bestowed title, the three Guardian God Generals, who had already communicated with their sects beforehand, thanked Lu Yuan again by bowing down.

Seeing this, Jinyun on the side couldn’t help but nod his head slightly.

He had studied Chu State.

Therefore, he knew that within Chu State, the innate realm individuals, apart from those trained by Chu State itself, generally followed the path of the Protectorate General title.

For example, the two True People currently leading the army to attack Hanzhong County were said to be cultivators. In terms of strength, they were comparable to the second-level innate martial artists and not inferior to Jinyun himself.

Even such figures were only granted the title of True Person of Guardian Country.

In terms of rank, their status was equivalent to the three Guardian God Generals he had brought with him.

From this point of view, the positions of the three Guardian God Generals from the sect who joined Chu State would not be far behind in the future.

Even if they could pass the trials and gain trust, in theory, they could, just like the two True People, lead tens of thousands of troops into battle.

This undoubtedly afforded them great power and influence within a country.

If they could achieve this, the power and influence of the three Guardian God Generals and their sect could be more than enough for their sect to thrive in Chu State.

‘But I’ve never heard of these two Guardian True People from Chu State before. Could it be that they, like King Chu, obtained their inheritance from an unknown source and managed to cultivate their powers by chance?’

‘If that’s the case, perhaps we could try to establish connections with them.’

‘However, after their debut, they quickly joined Chu State to pursue wealth and glory, so they most likely aren’t the type to calmly cultivate in seclusion. It would be difficult for them to achieve great things in the future.’

Jinyun secretly calculated in his heart.

Although he had already formed an alliance with Chu State, he knew that the interests of Feishuang Tao and Chu State could not be completely aligned. Now, the old daoist had already started to consider how to take advantage of Chu State.

However, it wasn’t that he deliberately targeted Chu State. The main reason was that the ascension to the immortal realm this time was extremely dangerous.

Although the Beiming Youdu Formation could indeed be used, the pressure experienced by subsequent generations due to the lack of news from previous ascenders was unimaginable.

Who could know what unfathomable risks might be encountered after ascending to the immortal realm?

Therefore, the last batch of cultivators in the Nine Provinces had undoubtedly chosen the approach of their senior immortals: amassing as much strength as possible on this side before ascending to the Immortal Realm.