Once one’s strength reaches the Refining Organ Realm, every step can be said to be fraught with difficulty.

In a year, let alone cultivating from the initial stage to the middle stage, it’s uncertain whether one can properly nurture the spleen among the internal organs.

Upon hearing the deadline given by Xiang Yue, Chu Ming merely cupped his hands in salute but made no reply.

He knew what Xiang Yue’s deadline was for.

But... breaking through in three years, taming a horse in one year, it’s too long; a personal attendant to the Commander of the 300,000-strong Tiger Armor Army shouldn’t be so mediocre.

This compromise can, at most, silence these few commanders but definitely won’t gain the genuine respect of the Tiger Armor Army.

To establish a real foothold in the Tiger Armor Army, as Huo Buyan suggested, one must display sufficient strength.

"What, can’t do it?" Xiang Yue slightly frowned, not expecting Chu Ming to not respond.

Chu Ming bowed and said steadily, "Commander, I can do it, but not just breaking through to the Refining Organ Realm."

"Oh?" Xiang Yue’s expression changed.

Huo Buyan and Jiang Zhan’s gazes instantly fell on Chu Ming.

Even the three commanders, Guan Zhen and the others, looked over.

"In three years, I will cultivate to the Refining Organ Realm and at least nurture two organs and two viscera," Chu Ming calmly stated.

The Refining Organ Realm is divided into five organs and six viscera, with the lower and middle organs each having two organs and two viscera, the upper organ as one organ and one viscus, and the entire abdomen and chest cavity as the final viscus.

Completing the nurturing of two organs and two viscera means not only breaking through to the Refining Organ Realm but also stabilizing the initial stage and attempting to break through to the middle stage.

The strength of the Refining Organ Realm can also be gauged by how many organs and viscera have been nurtured.

Cultivating to the Refining Organ Realm in three years, and at least completing the nurturing of two organs and two viscera?

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yue did not show joy but rather frowned.

The three-year timeline was set based on Jiang Zhan’s breakthrough, merely to deal with the outside world.

Breaking through from Strong Bone Realm Perfection to Refining Organ Realm typically takes just one year.

In the eyes of others, the personal attendant Fang Xiao is over fifty years old, but he knows that the Fang Xiao in front of him is actually Chu Ming in disguise, at only sixteen years of age.

And his true strength is not at the initial stage of Strong Bone Realm, but at Perfection.

Yet even for someone at Strong Bone Realm Perfection, to cultivate to the initial stage of the Refining Organ Realm and stabilize it in three years...

There has never been such a case in Xirong County, and it’s rare even across the Great Qin Dynasty’s Thirteen Prefectures.

Every nurturing of an organ or viscus requires a massive amount of Qi and Blood Power; even just breaking through from Strong Bone Perfection to the Refining Organ Realm takes several years, and to nurture the first organ takes at least five or six years.

A genius like Jiang Zhan takes one to two years just to nurture one organ and one viscus.

He stared into Chu Ming’s eyes, seeing only calmness and confidence.

Xiang Yue’s heart stirred slightly.

’This kid can understand and create a cultivation technique for Condensing Qi Blood; this kind of confidence doesn’t seem feigned, perhaps he really can reach this stage within three years.’

He relaxed his frown, then lowered his voice: "Good, three years to the Refining Organ Realm, at least two organs and two viscera, no empty words in the military, the oath is set by yourself; if you fail, you’ll be treated in accordance with military law violations."

"Commander..." Huo Buyan intended to dissuade but was stopped by Xiang Yue raising his hand.

Jiang Zhan’s eyes glowed with intensity.

The expressions of Guan Zhen and the other two varied, their minds turning, but none spoke.

Three years to cultivate from the initial stage of the Strong Bone Realm to Perfection is considered genius, breaking through to the Refining Organ Realm truly signifies enlightenment.

But even with enlightenment, the cultivation speed couldn’t allow nurturing two organs and two viscera in such a short period.

"Three years for two organs and two viscera, one year to tame the lead horse, it’s set like this," Xiang Yue declared.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Chu Ming spoke again: "Commander, taming the lead horse won’t take a year."

Hmm?

Xiang Yue’s just-relaxed brows furrowed once more, even deeper than before.

Taming the lead horse at the middle stage of the Refining Organ Realm was already an unlikely achievement; Jiang Zhan only dared to attempt taming the lead horse several years after entering the middle stage, and it took over ten months to succeed.

He had set a year’s period for taming, which was already somewhat of a gamble.

Even Xiang Yue himself wasn’t sure, let alone Huo Buyan and the four commanders, Guan Zhen among them.

Chu Ming’s words caused the expressions of the four commanders to change once again.

Less than a year means how long?

Similar to Jiang Zhan, ten months?

The difference between nurturing two organs and two viscera and truly being at the middle stage of the Refining Organ Realm is substantial.

Three years to cultivate to two organs and two viscera would mean unstable foundations, incomparable to someone like Jiang Zhan who has been at the middle stage for years.

If this personal attendant, Fang, can truly do it, the position is not only deserved but will carry even more credibility than Jiang Zhan’s.

But, is it possible?

Guan Zhen and the three commanders pondered in silence.

Huo Buyan’s worries grew even more intense.

Three years from Strong Bone Perfection to nurturing two organs and two viscera was already unrealistic; now with the shortened time for taming the lead horse, he wasn’t worried about ’Fang Xiao’ failing, but rather that Commander Xiang would be affected by it.

Amid the seven present, apart from Chu Ming himself, both the Tiger Armor Army Commander Xiang Yue and the four major commanders held skeptical attitudes, but there was one exception.

Jiang Zhan’s eyes flashed, glancing at ’Fang Xiao’ and then at the Blazing Fire Tiger Horse on the plain, recollecting the peculiarities Little Ba displayed upon seeing ’Fang Xiao’ twice; a startling thought surfaced in his mind.

This attendant of Fang might not need a year to tame the lead horse, perhaps... just one day?

Maintaining his bowing posture, Chu Ming’s voice remained as steady as before: "Commander, I can tame it today."

"Are you sure?!" Xiang Yue’s expression changed dramatically.

He knew that Chu Ming had tamed and mastered the Blazing Fire Tiger Horse’s control in just one attempt yesterday, but the lead horse is entirely different from the Blazing Fire Tiger Horse; each has its own temperament.

The remaining two lead horses are much more temperamental than Jiang Zhan’s, unapproachable by strangers and highly aggressive.

And Chu Ming’s current strength is merely at the Strong Bone Realm.

At the Strong Bone Realm, taming a more brutish lead horse in just one day?

"Personal Attendant Fang, the lead horse is not like an ordinary Blazing Fire Tiger Horse; it’s extremely difficult to tame and easy to get injured, please do not act impulsively," Guan Zhen paused, and said with cupped hands.

Although he wasn’t very convinced about ’Fang Xiao’ becoming a personal attendant, he still didn’t want to see someone with the enlightenment risk their life for an impossible task.

Following this, Guan Zhen cupped his hands toward Xiang Yue: "Commander, it’s getting late; I still need to return to the training camp to oversee the soldiers."

After saying this, he intended to leave.

If he didn’t leave now, this seemingly calm old attendant might really get injured or even lose his life trying to tame the lead horse.

"Commander, me too." An Guang and Duan Chong quickly added.

Xiang Yue’s expression shifted, his gaze as sharp as a blade falling on Chu Ming.

His aura was calm, his emotions seemingly unchanged.

In other words, Chu Ming wasn’t provoked but had confidence in taming the lead horse today.

Taming a lead horse in one day isn’t impossible; Xiang Yue once managed it.

But he relied not on strength but on the pressure of the Meridian Unlocking Realm, directly intimidating the lead horse.

What makes this young man so confident?

Yet if he truly succeeds, it will set a historical record in the Tiger Armor Army; no one would dare question the position of personal attendant, and it would save many troubles.

Xiang Yue lightly chuckled, "Training soldiers isn’t urgent for now, the three commanders should wait a bit."

Then, he looked at Chu Ming with great interest, smiling: "Go ahead and give it a try; if you succeed in taming today, there will be a grand reward."