I Only Marry Widows-Chapter 220 - 152: Celestial Human’s Gift, Shifting Winds and Clouds
Meanwhile, Zhu Yuxian, while refining the Three Burial Sabers, organized a commoner caravan and began exploring Yun State.
In the lands of the five northern states: Liangzhou, You State, Yan State, Qingzhou, and Yun State, Lu Chengfeng began to intervene, weaving a web that belonged to him across the Northern Lands, like a spider.
During this process, the biggest issue was the shortage of manpower.
To address the increasing future demands for personnel, Lu Chengfeng had to allocate time and effort to reorganize the one hundred and eight Outer Peaks.
He scoured various places for inheritance, not limiting to profound martial arts but also seeking unique secret techniques, such as dual cultivation, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and other miscellaneous skills, where many artisans had realized the mysteries of martial arts.
Lu Chengfeng established one hundred and eight inheritances, not particularly profound or exquisite, but if mastered, they would be outstanding in those miscellaneous trades.
Mastering these skills wouldn’t make one famous, but it would be more than sufficient for settling down and establishing a career.
Lu Chengfeng arranged for people to gather young refugees from Qingzhou to learn arts at the one hundred and eight peaks, undergoing various brainwashing and teachings, restrained and secured their loyalty with numerous methods.
Every year, a batch of people would be recruited, and only those who passed the assessments could stay. Those who failed would still be capable of making a living with the skills they had learned.
Under the operation of Yun Cang, these individuals gradually flowed into Liangzhou and expanded toward You State and Yan State.
The various trades began to have the spies and informants of the Yuncang Sword Sect, taking root in different regions.
Many sects were indifferent to ordinary people, but Lu Chengfeng, through this method, gradually spread his spies throughout the north.
Although everything had just begun, with numerous details and many flaws and deficiencies, it was a significant change for Yun Cang.
Those Outer Peak disciples no longer stayed long; most were dispatched elsewhere after completing their training.
A few talented elites were retained, and after their skills became advanced, they often could play a greater role.
For instance, renowned courtesans, masters who achieved enlightenment through the arts, geniuses combining chess and martial arts, these individuals might not advance their martial arts beyond the Eighteenth Layer, but they could become top masters in their trades.
Placed in the right setting, these people can exert remarkable power.
The Inner Five Peaks were Yuncang Sword Sect’s place to cultivate elites and experts, only accepting geniuses and prodigies. Lu Chengfeng, without reservation, admitted those suitable to practice the Five Elements Returning to Origin Sword Scripture into the Sect Leader’s lineage, allowing them to further comprehend the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword after achieving greatness.
Thus, Jade Dragon Mountain became Yun Cang’s base and outpost for cultivating elite cavalry, using the entire Qingzhou as a base for rapid expansion. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
The one hundred and eight peaks of Yun Cang cultivated spies and informants from various industries, rooting themselves in the entire Northern Lands.
The Inner Five Peaks and the Sect Leader’s lineage were the core strength to suppress the Northern Lands.
Everything quietly continued to transform, and unconsciously, the entire Yuncang Sword Sect began to undergo a transformation akin to a rebirth.
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Time flew, and Youdu, which Lu Chengfeng had been closely monitoring, unexpectedly remained exceptionally quiet.
Despite probing attempts by several forces, including the Sunset Sect, Youdu still had three Half-Step Celestial Humans and two hundred thousand troops, remaining an immense force that couldn’t be easily shaken.
Youdu didn’t experience any internal chaos and halted its external expansion, like a colossal beast licking its wounds, silently waiting for the opportune moment.
The Heaven-Suppressing King of Central State grew weaker but stubbornly clung to life, refusing to die, like a drawn-out saga.
The Sunset Sect declined further, resembling an old man at sunset, its masters aging while the younger generation failed to rise and could only shrink within the sect, becoming a local tyrant in Yan State.
The Northern Lands’ situation abruptly fell into tranquility in a stark manner, whereas the previously stable with mutual checks and balances South, began to undergo upheaval.
Liu Wu, son of King Han, made a shocking debut, exhibiting Celestial Human level strength at just twenty years old, slaying nineteen of King Wu’s generals and defeating King Wu’s thirty thousand soldiers, astonishing the world in one battle.
In just three months, Liu Wu captured city after city, bringing his army to the capital of the Wu Kingdom,
King Wu personally went to battle, wielding the Divine Weapon Coiling Dragon Staff to fight Liu Wu on Dongting Lake, but was ultimately killed by Liu Wu with a single spear, causing a great sensation worldwide.
Following King Wu’s death, the remnants of the Wu Kingdom opened the city gates and surrendered, marking the end of the Wu Kingdom’s near-century existence, turning it into history.
King Han’s power surged, rapidly devouring the entire South with an unprecedented speed.
The other southern prince, the remnant noble loyalists supporting the Great Chu’s royal bloodline that founded the Chu Kingdom after the Great Chu’s fall, was beaten by Liu Wu into rapid retreat, losing territory continuously.
Within a year, King Chu relocated the capital three times, avoiding decisive battles with Liu Wu.
However, everyone realized that the fall of the Chu Kingdom was imminent, and the southern regions would fully fall into King Han’s hands.
At just twenty years old, Liu Wu became the most formidable entity in the world, overwhelmingly strong, invincible in battles north and south.
Even the renowned King Wu, whose fame lasted a lifetime, couldn’t withstand a single spear from him.
The strongest southern prince, King Chu, relocated his capital thrice, not daring to face him in a direct battle.
Lu Chengfeng, who succeeded the position of the Sect Leader of Yuncang, and whose reputation rose rapidly, was suddenly overshadowed by Liu Wu’s brilliance.
This person swept invincibly, with growing renown, prompting some to chant the slogan: "The world belongs to Han, people desire strength."
In the south, Chu Kingdom was left with only seven cities, teetering on the brink of defeat.
The Heaven-Suppressing King in Central State had only a few days left to live.
In the Northern Five States, there were no longer any visible Celestial Humans, a far cry from the power in the South.
Everyone believed that once the South was settled, Central State and the North would be swept away within months, with no resistance possible.
The trend of unifying the world was already apparent.
In this scenario, from the ancestral land of the Celestial Law-Controlling Sect in Central State, a young Daoist emerged.
