Zhu Xiangyang seemed to recognize him, so he smiled and said,""I have long been dismissed from my post by the Imperial Court and am now just a commoner. Have you not consulted brother?" The world only knew that Zhu Xiangyang had paid tribute every year in exchange for the abolition of various exorbitant taxes, but few people knew that he had been stripped of his official rank and demoted to a commoner.
Seeing that Zhu Xiangyang did not deny it, the middle-aged man was excited. He immediately bowed to Zhu Xiangyang and said respectfully,"This lowly one, Wang Xuanjun, was once a centurion in the Imperial Army. Because he offended someone, he was removed from the army. This lowly one has been fascinated by Zhu Shao Shuai for a long time, but unexpectedly today, I have the honor to personally witness his elegant demeanor.”After saying that, he reached out and called the young man over. He said,"This is my son, Wang Changxi. Changxi, quickly greet Zhu Shao Shuai."
Wang Changxi often heard his father mention Zhu Xiangyang, and he had long since developed respect for him. When he found out that the person in front of him was Zhu Xiangyang, he was even more excited. When Wang Changxi heard his father mention him, he quickly bowed.
Zhu Xiangyang hurriedly returned the greeting.
In addition to the four armies, there was another personal army of the emperor, the imperial guards.
Wang Xuanjun said," Ever since the young marshal was transferred out of the military headquarters, the commanders of the various armies have been instigating the soldiers to seize land and rob money. The atmosphere in the army is, is…" Speaking up to this point, he really didn't know how to describe the aura of the bandits. He could only shake his head and sigh. After a moment, he continued,"Later on, the commander of the Imperial Army was extremely jealous of the various armies, so he urged us to 'get some silver'. I couldn't stand it and went forward to speak." We are soldiers. Our goal is to protect the land and the people, and to serve the country faithfully. We are not bandits who rob the people.'However, the commander said,"We must eat and drink to our hearts 'content before we have the strength to ensure the safety of those commoners." You're just a small centurion, and you actually have the guts to lecture me? I think you're tired of living! Hmph, could it be that you're deliberately unwilling to let us have a full meal?'The military advisor took the opportunity to speak to the commander, saying," Commander, Wang Xuanjun has yet to understand the military's style and doesn't know how poor our army is. It was better to let him observe it properly.'Thus, I was demoted continuously, and in the end, I was not allowed to join the army. They set up a scheme to chase me out.
"After I left the capital, I often heard the people say that the Illuminati is quite chivalrous. Although they are paid, they are also doing it for their livelihood. So I also went to do that job. Originally, these days I could be considered to be quite carefree, but who knew that a month after I left the capital, I would actually encounter the Imperial Army coming to assassinate me. At this critical moment, the inner energy that I had cultivated for many years suddenly became like flames, and its power doubled. Only then did the situation change and I easily killed all the Imperial Army members who had come to plot against me. The miniman pondered, letting my son experience that life and death moment, to see if he could be like me, turning his inner strength into flames. However, although my son didn't turn the inside into flames, it's still my fortune to have the honor of meeting the young marshal.”
After Wang Xuanjun finished speaking, Zhu Xiangyang said,"Brother Wang, actually, the Illuminati is something that I created together with a few friends.”
When Wang Xuanjun heard this, his admiration for Zhu Xiangyang could not be any greater.
Zhu Xiangyang also told Wang Xuanjun about the reason and process of establishing the Illuminati. Wang Xuanjun waited for Zhu Xiangyang to finish speaking and said to him impatiently,"Young, Big Brother Zhu, can my son and I follow you?”Wang Changxi stood at the side and nodded, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Zhu Xiangyang was overjoyed.”
Then, Zhu Xiangyang led Wang Xuanjun and Wang Changxi back to the Illuminati to gather their confidants for a meeting.
Later on, Zhu Xiangyang divided the Elder's Court into two parts, the Celestial Master Hall and the Martial Master Hall. Lei Zetian was the head of the Heavenly Master Hall, and there were only two people in the Martial Master Hall, the Wang father and son. The head of the Martial Master Hall was Wang Xuanjun.
Ever since Wang Xuanjun had accidentally comprehended the Fire True Force, Martial Masters who had comprehended the Five-star True Force had appeared one after another.
Zhu Xiangyang had gone to find Ye Wenxin several times to find out the reason for the appearance of the pentagram true force.
It was also a coincidence that every time Zhu Xiangyang went to the Spiritual Elegance Peak, Ye Wenxin would not be there. Zhu Xiangyang was well aware that his wife Qiao Yi was jealous of Zhu Xiangyang's frequent search for Ye Wenxin. Besides, a Martial Master's foundation was internal energy. Compared to the power of a Celestial Master, the power was far inferior. Therefore, Zhu Xiangyang never went to Lingxiu Peak again after failing to see Ye Wenxin three times.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another year had passed.
After a year, the number of people in the Martial Master Hall under Wang Xuanjun's control was five times that of the Celestial Master Hall. This was because Wang Xuanjun was strict in choosing people. The number of Five Star Martial Masters scattered outside had probably exceeded a thousand.
After the Illuminati was filled with manpower, Zhu Xiangyang set up branches in all the major cities and towns of Da Duo. Every branch of the Light Sect had a heavenly master and two to three martial masters. They were in charge of the branch's affairs and deterred the officials and bandits.
Another year passed, and the Arctic Hunting Army once again infiltrated Da Duo. But this time, before the Icy Wind Hunting Vanguard could make a move, the Society of Light had already sensed it. Zhu Xiangyang immediately sent three Taoist masters to annihilate them.
When the commoners learned of this, they all praised the merits of the Illuminati.
Even if Zhu Xiangyang managed to get rid of the strong men who had infiltrated the Great Duo in time, he still thought that there was a loophole in his heart and was worried that some fish would sneak into the country and wait for an opportunity to make trouble. With such thoughts in mind, Zhu Xiangyang began to work on border defense matters.
Zhu Xiangyang understood that it would be inappropriate to interfere in the military affairs of the Shield Army, and he would be suspected of rebelling. Thus, he sent people disguised as farmers and herdsmen to open up pastures and reclaim farmland several miles away from Broken Mountain Pass. Usually, they would graze and farm, and the harvest would be sold to the guards of Broken Mountain Pass. Firstly, it saved the Imperial Court the trouble of transporting rations from afar. Secondly, it was to prevent the court from suddenly thinking of plundering the people in the name of preparing military rations. Thirdly, it was also convenient to monitor the crowd entering and leaving the border to see if any bandits had mixed in.
Ever since they started farming, there would often be troops stationed at the border of Da Duo coming to eat and take for free. Zhu Xiangyang was so focused on guarding against the disaster of the Icy Wind Hunting that he turned a blind eye to the bandits of the army stationed in Daduo.
The Five-star Heavenly Masters and Five-star Martial Masters who stayed in the farmland and pasture were not as generous as Zhu Xiangyang. The Five-star Heavenly Masters were the most generous. One had to know that comprehending the power of a heavenly master would definitely result in a heart-wrenching and tragic experience. Because of this encounter, the Celestial Master hated the bandits even more. As a result, the soldiers of the Da Duo army who came to rob the ranch would disappear from time to time.
Fortunately, the Taoist masters and martial masters only attacked the soldiers who were freeloaders. If Zhu Xiangyang learned of this matter in the future, they could respond with the excuse of "protecting their own food and lives, and only fighting for self-defense when they had no choice". As time passed, the number of guards who came to plunder became fewer and fewer. In the end, the Heavenly Masters and Martial Masters could not find a single one even if they wanted to.
In the next few years, the Light Society discovered that the number of people entering the pass had increased three times, far exceeding the number of people entering the pass. After careful investigation, they found out that they were all Icewind bandits who had disguised themselves and sneaked into Da Duo. Thus, the Illuminati decisively sent people to kill them all. From then on, the Icewind Bandits disappeared without a trace and had never appeared again.
A few years later, Zhu Xiangyang unintentionally discovered that his five-year-old son, Zhu Xixi, had a spiritual power that was several times stronger than ordinary people. It was very likely that he had the power of a heavenly master.
After careful investigation, he found out that Zhu Yiran belonged to the Gale lineage among the five stars, or she inherited it from her mother Qiao Yi. Hence, Qiao Yi taught his son to cultivate the heavenly technique according to the method recorded in the [Five-star Heavenly Technique]. Another five years passed, and when he was ten years old, his cultivation of the Heavenly Law was very strong.
On this day, Zhu Xiangyang received an urgent message from the elders and hurried to the meeting hall of the Illuminati.
As soon as Zhu Xiangyang stepped into the door of the meeting hall, he saw that everyone's expression was solemn and indignant. Two corpses covered in white cloth were placed on the ground. Seeing this, Zhu Xiangyang could not help but shiver. He knew that something big had happened.
When everyone saw Zhu Xiangyang, they immediately stood up and started to tell Zhu Xiangyang about the tragic incident.
Zhu Xiangyang pressed his hands on the air and waited for everyone to quiet down before saying,""Brother Lei, what happened?"
"These two brothers who died were the managers of our branch in South Valley City. They are the Heavenly Master of the Universe, Yan Bin, and the Fire Martial Master, Xiang Kuiyi. According to the report of the South Valley City Branch Leader, Yan Bin had noticed something strange in the east of South Valley City a few days ago, so he went to check it out with Xiang Kuiyi and his brother. Who knew that this trip would be a life and death separation!”
At this point, Lei Zetian pointed at the two corpses on the ground and said angrily,"Yesterday, it was yesterday! When Zeng Pengyong and his brother Zeng Pengyong, who belonged to the Celestial Master Hall, passed through the wild forest of the South Valley, they accidentally noticed that the soil on the ground was different. After careful inspection, they actually found the corpses of Brother Yan and Brother Xiang!”As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Zetian walked to the corpse and lifted the white cloth covering it.
The two corpses were barely human, and their bodies were badly mutilated. One could only vaguely tell from their faces that they were Yan Bin and Xiang Kuiyi's corpses.
Lei Zetian shouted excitedly,"Lord Zhu! Please lead us to challenge the Arctic State and avenge our brothers!”
"The Ice Wind Nation did it?" asked Zhu Xiangyang.”
The Martial Master Hall Master, Wang Xuanjun, came to the side of Xiang Kuiyi's corpse and lifted his right hand.
Xiang Kuiyi's right hand, which had been dead for a long time, was already stiff, and he was still holding a snowflake-shaped crystal in his hand. It was the Ice Token of the Arctic State.
"Lord Zhu!" Wang Xuanjun said excitedly. With just the brothers of our guild, we might be able to destroy the Arctic Wind Nation! I, Wang Xuanjun, am willing to lead the Martial Master Hall as the vanguard to flatten the Arctic State!”
"I, Lei Zetian, am willing to go with the Celestial Master Hall." If I don't extinguish the ice wind, I swear I'm not human!"
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