Primordial Emperor
Chapter 1182: Ways to Earn Military Merits

Chapter 1182: Chapter 1182: Ways to Earn Military Merits

After Lin Chen resolved the issues at Cloud Sky City, he returned to the city.

There was still some time before the disciples from the Four Great Families in Central State would be sent to participate in the Yunlong Heavenly Palace assessment. Lin Chen aimed to use this time to enhance his cultivation.

Moreover, during the previous battle, Lin Chen overused the Sky-Breaking Bow and his body was severely injured, necessitating recovery.

Lin Chen decided to head to the Descension Cave Mansion.

Lin Chen felt fortunate that he did not reveal his hidden card too early; otherwise, the Giant Race’s card would have been exposed prematurely, allowing the Red Soul Hall and the formidable entity behind it to prepare, endangering the Divine Flame Alliance’s army.

If Lin Chen had exposed the Giant Race card, and the Red Soul Hall had countermeasures, he would struggle to play another card to save the situation.

Upon learning that blood-colored demon beasts had appeared on the battlefield, and knowing the Divine Flame Alliance army faced danger, Lin Chen unhesitatingly utilized the powers of the Descension Cave Mansion to teleport the Giant Race dispersed to the battlefield, reversing the battle’s course.

Sitting cross-legged in the Descension Cave Mansion, Lin Chen’s injuries gradually healed, and his aura rapidly increased.

Lin Chen had been in the Nirvana Realm Third Level for some time, and in Central State’s Cave Heaven Stone Mansion, he gained numerous opportunities which strengthened his body. He actually had the power for cultivation breakthrough but had been suppressing his internal aura.

Now, Lin Chen finally erupted, breaking through to the Nirvana Realm Fourth Level.

After the breakthrough, with a thought, Lin Chen’s figure appeared inside Cloud Sky City.

He then located the Second Soul Division and utilized his power to construct a formation with it.

After experiencing the attack by the blood-colored demon beasts, Lin Chen realized that while the previous defensive array could resist the martial artists from Red Soul Hall, it was difficult to withstand against such powerful beings as the blood-colored demon beasts.

Hence, Lin Chen now needed to work with the Second Soul Division to reinforce the defensive array.

Due to this upheaval, Lin Chen suggested that the Divine Flame Alliance maintain the status quo and cease attacks on the Red Soul Hall, opting instead for defense.

If Red Soul Hall is pushed too far, they might indeed risk everything and go down together with the Divine Flame Alliance.

For Lin Chen’s proposal, the various sects expressed no objection.

After all, these years, Lin Chen had supported all the expenses of their war departments.

Moreover, during these years, their cultivation had strengthened.

Following Lin Chen, the benefits were better than those in their own sects.

In these years, whether Qin Batian, Yan Yue, or others, the precious resources received from Lin Chen far exceeded those from their original sects, allowing them to break through to the Creation Realm.

Other sect ancestors, with Lin Chen providing resources, had also elevated their cultivation to half-step to Creation Realm.

Such advancements, in their former sects, might take close to a hundred years to achieve.

Not only these ancestors, disciples from various sects had also shown increases in cultivation, possessing numerous treasures, naturally earned through military merits.

In the Jade Cauldron Sect, as long as one had military merits, they could exchange for various rare resources and treasures.

Now, the prestige of Lin Chen and the Jade Cauldron Sect in everyone’s mind had even surpassed that of their original sects.

Lin Chen’s proposal to substitute defense for offense was recognized by all superiors, but there was one disciple who did not agree.

The reason being, without war, where would they obtain military merits?

Before they knew about the welfare treatments of the Jade Cauldron Sect, the monthly resources allocation sufficed.

But now, after understanding the Jade Cauldron Sect’s ability to exchange treasures for military merits, who wouldn’t want to aggressively earn military merits?

To be informed, killing a single blood-colored demon beast would earn enough military merit points to exchange for countless treasures.

Though killing blood-colored demon beasts is risky and challenging, it is far better than seeking fortunes in dangerous secret realms and ruins.

However, it was Lin Chen’s order, and many, despite their dissatisfaction, could only suppress it within.

"Hey, why did Lin Chen make such a decision? Though we almost suffered defeat this time, it was accidental, due to Red Soul Hall’s sudden emergence of blood-colored demon beasts. If that hadn’t happened, we might not have been outmatched by those guys from Red Soul Hall."

"Alright, stop complaining. If worse comes to worse, don’t earn military merits temporarily. We need to trust the master’s decision."

"What do you all say, the master decision is not to attack Red Soul Hall’s stronghold, but it doesn’t say we can’t leave the city, and kill Red Soul Hall’s people nearby."

As the Divine Flame Alliance martial artists were discussing, some soon discovered loopholes within Lin Chen’s order.

They thought perhaps they could exploit these loopholes to continuously earn military merits.

Upon hearing this, many eyes lit up, finding this suggestion reasonable.

Whether it be martial artists from the Jade Cauldron Sect or other sects, they were now under the Divine Flame Alliance and Lin Chen’s jurisdiction. As warriors, they had to obey orders.

But the loophole they chose seemed not to violate military orders either.

"I think this method works, but the biggest problem now is, Red Soul Hall’s people are all inside the stronghold, rarely venturing out, let alone attacking us. How can we kill them?"

Someone asked puzzledly.

To this question, a martial artist smirked with a sly smile, proposing a method; upon hearing it, many martial artists immediately slapped their thighs, finding it ingenious.

Subsequently, martial artists began to venture outside, but not too far, staying at a range where their voices could be heard by Red Soul Hall’s stronghold and the army encamped.

"A bunch of trash, come attack us if you have the skills, your grandfather is standing right here, waiting for you."

"A bunch of cowards, afraid of death, I’ve left the city and you don’t dare to attack, truly useless cowards."

"..."

It turns out, this group’s method was to verbally provoke the martial artists of the Red Soul Hall.