Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 53 Buddhist Promise
The speed of star soul fusion was not slow. Together with the thirty people from the five commanders, it was completed in about an hour.

Due to the current situation, Xiao Ying did not immediately change their original positions, but only promoted them slightly.

For example, Princess Wang Caixuan, Princess Zhang Lianyun, Forbidden Palace Director Yu Nanning, Lady Xuanhua Zhang Yiqing and the other four, after the fusion of their star souls, their cultivation level was greatly improved, and they were directly promoted to deputy general managers of the Four Directions Gathering Place, assisting the Four Directions General Manager. Given the four women's original identities, the Four Directions General Manager and everyone else had no objections.

Afterwards, Xiao Ying personally inspected the five armies... the elite troops of the central army and the new troops of the four directions.

On the training ground, Xiao Ying used the Star Soul Possession to increase the soldiers' aura and momentum. Countless soldiers made great progress in their cultivation. He won the soldiers' hearts as he wished and greatly improved the efficiency and speed of military training!

Especially the new troops, because they were basically civilians with no cultivation, after being possessed by the Star Soul, they practiced the popular military skills and quickly became popular, which was like taking a powerful elixir. In this way, Xiao Ying gained a lot of military support!

It's worth noting that the main martial arts practiced in the military aren't bloody or brutal. Instead, they're based on the renowned "Hua Tuo Five Animal Exercises," a more focused body-building exercise called "Five Animal Exercises." Different military branches are assigned to practice one of the five animals: tiger, deer, ape, bear, and bird.

In addition to the main training method, they also practiced the Bloody Sword Technique, Seven Stars Link, Wind-Breaking Spear Technique, and Rock Shield Technique according to their military branches. These four training methods focused on the techniques and mastery!

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With the help of the Star Soul, the four new armies were already in good shape in just one day.

Judging purely from their aura and momentum, the new armies from all directions already have the aura of elite soldiers, and most of them are in the mainstream, that is, third-rate, and the only thing they lack is adequate training.

This is already a miracle. It is an effect that can only be achieved by training ordinary new soldiers for a year or two, consuming huge amounts of pills and medicines.

Because every time Xiao Ying inspected, he was possessed by the star souls of the 55,000 minor gods and hairy gods in the "Blood Demon Map". After training for an hour, he achieved the best improvement effect, and when he left, he switched to being possessed by blood stars.

According to Xiao Ying's plan, with one round of patrols per day, each round lasting an hour, and with the help of over 50,000 advanced star souls, it would be enough for all the new troops to join the army in two or three days. After that, they only needed to maintain the blood star possession. With a total of 340,000 blood stars, there was no worry of not having enough, and it was comparable to the blood-swallowing pill!

Blood Pill is just a low-level pill, which is made by fusing animal blood with medicinal materials. It is not expensive, but the demand is huge. It is only used to train top elite soldiers.

After all, no matter how cheap the Blood Pills are, the daily consumption ranges from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. How many forces can afford it?!
The sun sets and the sky is dyed with rosy clouds!
The city of Jiangdu was still filled with smoke and evil spirits.

The once prosperous Xiandu was now desolate. The streets that were once bustling with traffic were now patrolled by rebels!

"What is the current situation in Jiangdu and outside the city?"

After inspecting the five armies, Xiao Ying returned to his residence and asked casually.

"Young Master! According to intelligence, after a day and night of fighting and suppressing the rebels, the situation in Jiangdu has been basically stabilized. However, the rebels are demanding food and supplies from various major families and forces. It will take until tomorrow noon at the earliest to quell the chaos in the city and stabilize the situation!"

Qian He, one of the four maids who accompanied her, responded quickly and continued:
"As for outside the city, many bandits and rebels have appeared, more than a dozen groups, ranging from hundreds to thousands, and many have already sneaked into the city!"

After he finished speaking, he was silent for a moment, then sighed, "According to reliable intelligence, the rebel king, Shangliang Wang (Shen Faxing), has already sent out his troops and is currently attacking the cities southeast of Jiangdu. In seven days at the fastest, or half a month at the slowest, they will reach Jiangdu!"

"Attack all the cities? Seven days... half a month... is enough!"

Xiao Ying frowned and thought for a moment, then relaxed a little and nodded in response.

Given the tension between the Great Sui and the traitor camps, seven days would be enough to determine the outcome. After that, it would be a matter of who would win against the Liang rebels! Xiao Ying feared that the rebels would march directly towards Jiangdu, leaving Jiangdu with insufficient time. By then, both camps would be doomed. Should they decide the outcome first, or resist the rebels?
It is difficult to say whether the strategy of Shangliang Wang Shen Faxing is right or wrong. After all, it is very risky to march directly to Jiangdu. If you cannot capture it quickly, you will be stuck in a quagmire. On the other hand, if you attack the nearby cities first, you can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat. You can also take the opportunity to plunder and obtain massive resources and wealth.

The rebels are the rebels, and they obviously chose the latter tactic, focusing on getting the benefits first and then talking about it!
"Perhaps... this is the main reason why Shen Faxing was ultimately unable to reach Jiangdu, as recorded in history. He was the most decisive and the first to send troops, but he suffered the most tragic fate. Otherwise, with Jiangdu's strength, even if Du Fuwei and Li Zitong joined forces, they would still find it difficult to defeat Shen Faxing!"

Xiao Ying thought to himself and quickly returned to his residence!

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At night, the night is cool and the sky is dotted with stars.

After a day and a night, the riot in Jiangdu calmed down a lot. The evil spirit and blood remained, but large-scale fighting had disappeared.

"Amitabha! I pay my respects to King Jingwu!"

During the break after lunch, the abbot of Qiling Temple, Master Lingzhen, suddenly came to visit, and brought with him the high-level officials of Qiling Temple who did not usually show up: Master Lingyun, Master Lingming and the monk Zhixin.

"It is an honor to have the divine monk visit. I wonder what important matter your temple has?"

Xiao Ying treated him warmly and politely, and asked directly with doubt.

Even if Qiling Temple is afraid of getting into trouble, there are still two days according to the original agreement!

Master Lingzhen said readily, "I have come here to make an agreement with King Jingwu. Junior Brother Lingyun, Junior Brother Lingming, and Uncle Zhixin are the witnesses!"

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it!" Xiao Ying responded with great interest.

"Qiling Temple is willing to strongly support Prince Jingwu and his forces. If Prince Jingwu's forces aspire to the throne, they must respect Qiling Temple as the national temple. If Prince Jingwu withdraws from the struggle for hegemony, he must retire to Qiling Temple!"

Master Lingzhen did not keep the audience in suspense and spoke concisely.

"Oh?!" Xiao Ying's eyelids jumped. He knew that Qiling Temple had good intentions, but he didn't expect Qiling Temple to do this.

The four maids present at the scene changed their expressions slightly. Qianyun, who was always showing her joy and never holding back, clenched her fists, pouted and glared, almost cursing out loud!
He actually wants their young master to become a monk. What should they do?
It's impossible to take them with me, right? Qiling Temple won't agree!

Master Lingzhen and others were not in a hurry either. They waited silently for Xiao Ying's decision!
"Specifically? How do you support it?"

Now that the relationship between the two sides is going well, Xiao Ying was not stupid enough to ask what would happen if he didn't agree, but asked specifically, Xiao Ying didn't want to be fooled!
"Protect King Jingwu with all your strength and provide strong support to his forces!"

Master Lingzhen responded quickly, having prepared a plan in advance. After a pause, he added bluntly:
"If Prince Jingwu agrees, Senior Uncle Zhixin will volunteer to protect Prince Jingwu forever. Qiling Temple will immediately provide one million dan of grain, the Eighteen Arhats will accompany him for protection, and ten thousand warrior monks will join the army to aid in the battle!"

After saying this, he thought for a moment and then soothed, "Buddhism is a pure place, never mind worldly affairs, especially participating in the battle for the throne. This is already the limit for now. If bandits cause further chaos, Qiling Temple will protect the people and help defend the city. As for ordinary hegemony, we will only... give our full support, but will not risk everything to help!"

(End of this chapter)