Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1901 - 1137: Inventorying the Family Assets (Part 2)

The Unpredictable Ghost Sect actually doesn’t have as many Ghost Soldiers as imagined; of the countless Yin Soldier Blood Puppets, the vast majority are Blood Puppets, with Ghost Soldiers making up only one or two thousandths. In other words, among a hundred million Yin Soldier Blood Puppet army, there are only about hundreds of thousands of Ghost Soldiers.

Although the numerical gap is still large, it is not enough to cause despair.

Secondly, the Ghost Soldier army of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect is already spread throughout the Wanhua Mountain Range, with only a few million heading south.

Though eight thousand Divine Generals are still no match for the several million Ghost Soldier army, they can engage in guerrilla warfare with the Ghost Soldiers in the forests.

Finally, and most importantly, as the Divine Generals begin to cultivate the Golden Light Divine Spell, their numbers are rapidly increasing.

After cultivating the Golden Light Divine Spell, Divine Generals can also transform other Divine Souls into Divine Generals.

Previously, it was only possible for Xuanzhen to lead the disciples of the Wuzhen Taoist Palace in transforming Divine Generals, which was time-consuming and laborious, not to mention slow.

But now, with eight thousand Divine Generals, they can both cultivate the Golden Light Divine Spell and transform Yin Souls into Divine Generals, increasing the transformation speed by dozens of times.

This is also why the number of Divine Generals in the Spirit Source Land has jumped from two thousand to eight thousand in just a dozen years.

As time goes on, the number of Divine Generals will increase more and more, and the transformation speed of Divine Generals will also become faster and faster.

If one Divine General takes a year to transform another Divine General, it means the number of Divine Generals can double every year.

Eight thousand, sixteen thousand, thirty-two thousand, sixty-four thousand, one hundred twenty-eight thousand.

Only five years are needed for the Spirit Source Land to have an army of one hundred thousand Divine Generals.

Of course, this calculation is somewhat unreasonable, as there will still be delays in between, and it can’t realistically double every year.

But if five years is not enough, then ten years.

Ten years, the Spirit Source Land can definitely afford to wait.

The current factor limiting the increase in the number of Divine Generals is not time, but the quantity of Yin Souls.

Currently, the Spirit Source Land only possesses about three hundred thousand Yin Souls, most of which are ordinary, far from reaching the Ghost General level.

According to Xuanzhen’s estimate, combining the cultivation speed of the Divine Soul Hall for Ghost Generals with the transformation speed of the Divine Generals, reaching one hundred thousand Divine Generals would take about ten years, and three hundred thousand would take about twenty years.

As for whether the number of Divine Generals can exceed three hundred thousand, it will depend on whether the Spirit Source Land can acquire more Yin Souls in the future.

Yin Souls are indeed a scarce resource.

With an eight-thousand-strong army of Divine Generals, Yang Zhenshan is already very satisfied, as it is a substantial battle force.

"What about the Yujing Guard?" Yang Zhenshan looked at Yang Minghao and Song Dashan.

The Yujing Guard is actually the army of the Spirit Source Land, and the only army at that.

Yang Minghao said, "Currently, the Yujing Guard has fifty-eight thousand soldiers, equipped with eighty-six Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats and three hundred sixty-two Flame Sun Flying Boats!"

The Yujing Guard mainly consists of Golden Body Realm Martial Artists, supported by Qi Refining Cultivators; Qi Refining Cultivators are primarily responsible for controlling the arrays on the flying boats, while Golden Body Realm Martial Artists are responsible for combat. They are equipped with Second-Order spiritual weapon-grade bows and arrows for long-range attacks and also possess some close-quarter combat capabilities.

Though their overall strength is far less than the Ghost Soldiers of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, with arrays protecting the flying boats, they can counter Ghost Soldiers and even Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Golden Body Realm Martial Artists’ strength is indeed far from Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but this doesn’t mean Martial Artists can’t harm Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

With array protection, spiritual weapons available, and combined with military formations, several dozen Golden Body Realm Martial Artists can entirely stand against one Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Moreover, in large-scale engagements, individual strength becomes significantly limited, whereas collective power gets immensely amplified.

The flying boat industry in the Spirit Source Land has developed rapidly these years, not only meeting the needs of the Hengshan Sect but also providing a large number of flying boats for the Yujing Guard.

Meanwhile, the Yujing Guard has been actively training, never resting.

They are familiar with the arrays on flying boats, enhancing their strength and equipment while practicing various military formations.

Can’t claim they’re incredibly powerful, but they are undoubtedly the most elite Martial Artist army in the entire Wanhua Domain.

"Additionally, if needed, the Yujing Guard can expand to one hundred thousand troops at any time. Over the years, many have left the Yujing Guard, but with just one order from His Excellency, I believe they would be willing to return to the Yujing Guard and fight for His Excellency!" Yang Minghao spoke excitedly.

The soldiers of the Yujing Guard are not static; throughout the years, they’ve been replaced continuously. Some leave due to age, some due to job transfers, some to focus on cultivation, and some are intentionally rotated by Yang Minghao and others.

Compared to the population of the Spirit Source Land, the number of the Yujing Guard isn’t too large.

Yang Minghao and others release soldiers from the Yujing Guard every few years and simultaneously recruit new ones.

The Yujing Guard is a great melting pot; entering the Yujing Guard doesn’t hinder cultivation but allows acquiring a wealth of military knowledge; old soldiers are released, and new ones are mentored, facilitating the expansion of the Yujing Guard.

Now, the recruitment of the Spirit Source Land’s army has formed a set of procedures—if one wishes to join the army, it roughly involves four steps.

The first step requires cultivation to reach the Innate Realm.

Step two involves joining the garrison, undergoing garrison training, becoming a garrison soldier responsible for the Spirit Source Land’s security, generally staying in the garrison for three to ten years; longer, and the garrison won’t keep you.