Maximum Comprehension: Taking Care of Swords In A Sword Pavilion

Chapter 2260: After the Battle of Conquering the Heavens ended, returned to the All-Encompassing Sword Sect.
 

Eight billion, three hundred fifty-six million, three hundred twenty thousand military exploits.

This was a number previously unimaginable in any heaven-conquering battle.

Not to mention a heaven-conquering battle in a territory of the prefecture, even in a territory of the continent, it was rare to see nearly ten billion battle merits.

The soldiers standing behind Han Muye all showed surprise on their faces.

They had already joined Han Muye, and seeing his high military merits, which solidified his position, their future prospects were bound to be limitless.

Such military achievements were impossible for Tang Kai to match.

Han Muye shook his head and dispersed the golden light within the column of light.

It was decent, at least Guo Yefeng and a few other Dominion Realm patrons didn’t slack off.

He had released from the sealed lands within the Great Origin Plane, the Void Spirit Clan, to hunt for military exploits.

For cultivators above the Karma Realm, having so many military merits and Void Shattering Pearls meant they could cultivate or even break through their cultivation levels at any time.

“Boom—”

With a wave of his hand, a column of light rose up in front of him.

Han Muye stepped into the column of light and disappeared from his original spot.

At this moment, the news of Han Muye coming out of seclusion quietly spread within the camp.

Several streams of golden light scattered and flew away.

When Han Muye stepped into the golden column of light, his figure had already appeared in the Great Origin Plane.

At that moment, the Great Origin Plane was shining with flowing light, filled with golden divine light and columns of vital essence light.

“Great Marshal!”

“Commander Han!”

Outside the column of light, Xu Fengran and others who had received the news bowed, their faces full of excitement.

At this moment, Xu Fengran, Xu Zhichu, Zhang Mingyuan, and Su Juesheng had all reached the Half-step Reincarnation Realm.

This level of cultivation was previously unimaginable for them.

It was not far from the Dominion Realm of time’s peak.

Being able to step into such a realm in less than a hundred years was mainly because they held great power in the military.

Resources were plentiful, and countless materials became the nourishment for their cultivation.

The Void Shattering Pearls allowed them to break through realms without needing to overcome bottlenecks.

Additionally, because of their relationship with Han Muye, several Dominion Realm patrons gave them special care, providing much assistance in their cultivation.

Being naturally talented individuals, they, of course, grew rapidly during this time.

In total, including the disciples from the All-Encompassing Sword Sect who had come at the beginning and those cultivators who followed, there were over thirty in the Karma Realm.

Others in the Life and Death Realm, Yinyang Realm, and Heaven’s Secret Realm numbered up to a thousand.

Indeed, the heaven-conquering battle was the best way to achieve great strength.

In the Yinyang Realm, returning to the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate, one was already among the top-tier strong figures.

Those in the Qiankun Realm were strong figures in their own right.

However, participating in such a plane war and dominating a plane, after witnessing the world’s top strong figures, looking back at the struggles and skirmishes under the Cloud Heaven Dao Gate’s rule, it all seemed like a joke.

Cultivation was indeed a game for the strong.

Under Han Muye’s command, the two million strong army, including Huang Chengming, had already solidified their cultivation in the Reincarnation Realm.

Cultivation has its limits; without other fortuitous encounters, this was as far as they could go.

However, reaching the Reincarnation Realm was enough for them to become the strongest group within the counties, second only to the patrons of the Golden Palace of the Protectorate.

Among the two million soldiers, the vast majority had their cultivation firmly below the Life and Death, with Origin and Qiankun Realms being their limit.

Worldly cultivation does have an end.

“Sect Master, this is your Heaven-Stabilizing Seal.”

Zhang Mingyuan presented a large seal to Han Muye, bowing as he spoke.

The Heaven-Stabilizing Seal was a supreme treasure that suppressed heaven and earth and symbolized authority within the Heaven Suppressing Guard.

It contained the remnant soul of Yu Shaotang from the Heaven-Stabilizing Sword Sect.

Zhang Yuan took the large seal, his divine sense detected that Yu Shaotang’s remnant soul was temporarily dormant.

The soul generally wouldn’t awaken unless the seal was used, only cultivating and nourishing itself within it.

“Haha, Commander Han, are you satisfied with the military exploits we have established for you?”

A voice rang out as Guo Yefeng, surrounded by a stirring Vital Essence Divine Light, and a few Dominion Realm attendants, leapt forward.

This caretaking mission, for the eight Dominion Realms, was probably the most comfortable one yet.

In a hundred years, they rarely had to take action; just by sitting at the rear, they could obtain many Void Shattering Pearls and a lot of Pantheon Stones.

Not to mention the merit tokens they accumulated here are counted in the hundreds of millions.

Though Commander Han’s army was only two million strong, the strength of these troops was incredibly formidable, a match for any major army across the entire Wuling Continent.

“Thanks to all the lords for overseeing, so I could concentrate on healing,” Han Muye said with a light chuckle and a bow.

Even though he contended with countless beings of the God Realm in the outside world, and even faced those of the Creator Level and God-Ending powers, back in the Great Pantheon Plane, he was still merely a temporary Marshal and general of the Heaven Conquering Army.

“Commander Han, please take more care of us in Wuling Continent in the future,” they said.

“Haha, with the current military exploits, it’s certain that Commander Han will join Wuling Continent, and from now on, he will be one of our own,” they said with a laugh, their faces all smiling.

Such military exploits, to not enter the Golden Hall of Wuling Continent would simply be unconscionable.

“Thanks for your kind words. If I could directly enter Wuling Continent, I would certainly repay you greatly,” Han Muye said with a smile.

This statement brought even broader smiles to everyone’s faces.

In the view of the attendants, Han Muye was indeed someone who understood how to share credit.

When Han Muye arrived at the front lines, the two million-strong army’s battle intent was sky high.

He didn’t need to act; simply patrolling with the attendants was enough to let his troops sweep across a million miles and achieve countless victories.

A year later, the army returned.

By then, Han Muye’s two million-strong army had amassed nearly ten billion merit points.

The army returned to camp, causing an endless surge of divine light.

When the two million-strong army returned to the Great Pantheon Plane, all were visibly moved.

“Exchange military exploits, rest for three months, and then return to your respective duties,” was announced.

“Those wishing to use their personal military exploits to join the troops can apply at the Shenhe Prefecture’s Guardian House three years from now.”

Voices echoed throughout the camp.

Han Muye looked up at another light column.

The light column was dim; he gestured, and a golden light revealed the fixed military exploits at five hundred and sixty-three million.

“What a pity, none of the eight million-strong army returned.”

“Such is the nature of the Heaven Conquering battle…”

The fixed numbers on that light column represented that everyone they could sense there had already fallen.

In the Heaven Conquering battle of tens of millions, only Han Muye’s two million were able to return to the Great Pantheon Plane.

Great Marshal Tang Kai, along with other powerful beings and the eight million-strong army, were all lost in the Great Origin Plane.

Most of these people had fallen, never to return in this life.

“Actually, thirty years ago, I did receive their distress signal, but unfortunately, it was too far away,” Guo Yefeng said with a trace of regret on his face.

The loss of eight million troops is indeed a loss.

Although for the Immortal Dynasty, consuming various cultivators is indeed an expected duty.

“This Heaven Conquering battle has concluded, and the duties of the attendants have ended; return to the Golden Hall to hand over your commands.”

“Commander Han Muye’s military exploits are distinguished; after recuperating, proceed to the Shenhe Prefecture Guardian House to recount your exploits.”

“All soldiers may exchange their battle merits, and they can be exchanged in any town-guarded city.”

More commands came, filling the camp with cheers.

Han Muye held the Heaven-Stabilizing Seal in his hand, his expression indifferent.

“Sect Master, we—” Zhang Mingyuan looked towards Han Muye.

“Return to the All-Encompassing Sword Sect,” Han Muye waved his hand, speaking with a smile.

At his words, all the disciples from the All-Encompassing Sword Sect showed excited expressions on their faces.

A month later, after the camp had cleared of soldiers, Han Muye, leading three thousand troops, primarily made up of All-Encompassing Sword Sect disciples, left their station, piloting a flying vessel toward the direction of the All-Encompassing Sword Sect.

Ahead of them, other soldiers had already dispersed.

The name Han Muye of the All-Encompassing Sword Sect began to spread gradually throughout Shenhe Prefecture as the army dispersed and returned.