He knew clearly, this was a reward conferred by Chu Yuan after a victorious battle.
It wasn't just him, the power of national fortune fell on every individual, each would receive varying degrees of fortune's blessing according to their military merits.
Moreover, this was just the benediction of fortune, there would be even more substantial rewards waiting for them after they returned to their country.
One could say, Chu Yuan had granted all the fortune plundered from their conquest of the Verdant Mountain Sect.
"God Position Eightfold!"
At this moment, Chu Yuan, who was still in Wu City, also reaped the benefits and advanced his realm to the God Position Eightfold.
Although he wasn't present in the Verdant Mountain Prefecture, the mighty gods he had slain were swept into the Heavenly Furnace, transforming into rolling power consumed by him.
Chu Yuan laughed pleasantly.
This battle had been the easiest for him. Without even having to raise a hand, he could break through a realm, which was simply too easy.
"It's fantastic! By fostering my men to become strong, I still benefit from their battle victories even if I stay behind the lines," said Chu Yuan.
This was the best part of establishing a large army.
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At that very moment, after the eradication of the Verdant Mountain Sect, Fang Lei commanded the army to occupy the entire prefecture. Then, Dawu's officials arrived there, bringing the law of Dawu and initiating a new order.
This news made the prefectures of Yuping and Lezhang feel terror upon hearing it!
The powerful Verdant Mountain Sect only held out for a few days before it was wiped out. The Sect Master's head was even hung over the castle tower.
"Yuping Prefecture pledges allegiance to the Saint Emperor of Dawu!"
"Lezhang Prefecture pledges allegiance to the Saint Emperor of Dawu!"
Having no other choice, all the mighty gods from both prefectures trembled in fear as they came to Dawu Imperial City to pay homage. They were nearly scared to death by the memory of Dawu's conquest of Verdant Mountain Sect.
If they did not actively submit, it was certain that Dawu's grand army would immediately trample their clans, sever their heads, and hang them on the castle tower.
Gazing upon the head of the Verdant Mountain Sect's master atop the castle tower, they felt a chill at their necks. They felt grateful that the Verdant Mountain Sect was first attacked – otherwise, it would have been their heads atop the tower.
As for the submissions of the two prefectures, Chu Yuan did not refuse.
His intention to make an example of the sect had been achieved, Chu Yuan accepted the surrender of the two prefectures. First, he incorporated each of their gods into the War Army Chessboard, then swiftly ordered his men to impose Dawu's systems in both prefectures and acquire their territories.
With the submission of the strong men from both prefectures, the implementation of Dawu's laws proceeded swiftly and smoothly, encountering no resistance.
At first, these mighty seers resisted somewhat, but when they saw the advanced equipment of Dawu and unimaginable benefits their mindsets changed.
"Currently, our cultivation levels are still too weak, but later, we will all join the Wuxuan Army!"
"Every day we eat Spirit Root Rice, every month we consume medicinal pills, we all have teachers guiding us in martial arts; these benefits are real and brought to us by the Martial Emperor!"
Similarly to the Martial Domain, a Dawu Academy was set up in the Four Prefectures.
Chu Yuan and others including Zhu Fengfeng were walking around the Dawu Academy for inspection where they saw many robust teenagers sweating profusely under the guidance of their teachers, cultivating their martial arts.
Even though Dawu hadn't been in the Four Prefectures for long, the changes it brought about were immense.
There were many teenagers with average talent. Some had tried to join sects but most sects only accepted geniuses and didn't want them.
Some didn't even know they had the talent of martial arts.
If they couldn't enter a sect, it was equivalent to cutting off their cultivation path. These teenagers could only dawdle about, living as ordinary people, and pass through life unremarkably.
But once Dawu came, the circumstances immediately changed.
Firstly, Chu Yuan decreed the establishment of the Dawu Academy. Regardless of who they were or whether they had talent, all could directly enter the Dawu Academy to learn martial arts and literature.
Being poor in literature but rich in martial arts.
Having talent but no cultivation resources was also unworkable.
However, eating the Spirit Root Rice every day laid a good foundation for their bodies. The academy also had different classes. Consistent with their different ages and cultivation levels, everyone could receive basis medicinal pills based on their class. And the better their performance was, the more pills they got.
Even for those with limited talent, Chu Yuan had ruled that after graduation, they could enter the army for cultivation.
This group of people, once grown up, would be the most loyal citizens and the finest soldiers of Dawu!
Martial arts education starts from the toddlers.
"After the Martial Emperor came, the situation in the four prefectures changed completely."
Fang Lei exclaimed emotionally, "There is a big difference between a sect and the Imperial dynasty. I used to be an ordinary disciple of a sect. Later, I got a chance to set up the Thunder Knife Sect, but I couldn't do like the Martial Emperor, gathering all the teenage boys in the prefecture to practice martial arts. I just didn't have that many resources."
Sect masters recruit geniuses and cultivate the most powerful fighters.
But the Imperial dynasty more often has to face countless commoners. There's a fundamental difference in their systems which results in different atmospheres.
The fact that Chu Yuan could cultivate so many people on a large scale was not only because he could use the Taiyi Pill Furnace to refine pills, but more importantly, because he had enough Spirit Root Rice to feed all the commoners.
The Emperor of the Humans is an emperor rather than a sect master.
This is because the Emperor of the Humans is the emperor of all people in numerous worlds, not just the emperor of a sect.
The Emperor of the Humans must be responsible to the whole world and all the living beings in it!