Kong Hao smiled helplessly.
"Lu Tao, let me give you a heads-up first. These three spots don't belong to me personally. They belong to Yongkang Prefecture and are for the big project. I have to report the ownership of these three spots."
Kong Hao's expression suddenly turned serious. He said, "Therefore, the higher-ups of the Great Gan Army will definitely know about this. They may use these three spots as an exchange for your merits in this battle, or as a reward. You should be mentally prepared."
Lu Tao was speechless upon hearing this.
But upon closer reflection, I felt relieved.
Although it's said to be three spots, it's actually more like three Martial Kings, or more accurately, three prospective Martial Kings. The reward is actually not bad.
In particular, if he could obtain even one more Dust-Clearing Grass, he could create a new batch of geniuses.
So all things considered, Lu Tao definitely didn't lose out.
But Lu Tao still wanted more, so he asked directly, "I saved tens of millions of people, and my military achievements are so great, can I only exchange them for three slots? Can't I exchange them for some divine artifacts? Divine formations? Or Heaven-rank cultivation techniques?"
"..."
Kong Hao stared blankly at Lu Tao for a long time before sighing, "Brother Lu, you've underestimated the power of divine artifacts and Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques."
"Let me put it this way, my Great Gan Kingdom has thirteen states and hundreds of prefectures, that's a lot, isn't it? But do you know how many divine artifacts our Great Gan Kingdom has?"
Before Lu Tao could speak, Kong Hao said directly, "Less than one hundred."
"Therefore, in the eyes of the Da Gan high command, Yongkang Prefecture is incomparable to a divine artifact. This is not to say that I am cold-blooded, but it is a fact. Moreover, do you really believe that without you, Yongkang Prefecture would have been occupied by the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom?"
"Please give me some pointers, brother."
Lu Tao cupped his hands in greeting, revealing that he knew absolutely nothing about Da Gan Kingdom or Yongkang Prefecture.
Kong Hao said, “My Yongkang Prefecture has tens of millions of people and many cultivators, with nearly a million above the Innate Realm. The sects that came to support us this time are only those around Mufeng City. Other sects that are further away did not come. The Ancient Barbarian Kingdom’s desire to occupy Yongkang Prefecture is nothing but wishful thinking.”
Kong Hao suddenly thought of Shan Yu.
He continued, "Of course, because of Shan Yu's existence, we don't know if he has any other plans. So what I'm saying is a bit arbitrary. However, if Shan Yu wants to take over Yongkang Prefecture, he can only do so if he enslaves more than half of the Divine Platform experts in Yongkang Prefecture. This is also what I'm worried about."
"There shouldn't be many altars in Yongkang Prefecture, right? Can't we let Senior Martial God check them out?" Lu Tao asked.
Kong Hao shook his head. "Shan Yu's method of controlling people is to imprint a mark of enslavement deep within their consciousness or divine platform. If someone wants to check, they must completely open their consciousness or divine platform to the Martial God. In this way, everything about them will be completely exposed to the Martial God, including all their secrets and memories... Tell me, who would want to let someone see through all their memories?"
"That's true."
Lu Tao nodded in agreement; no one wants to show all of their memories to others.
Lu Tao then asked, "Brother, since Shan Yu's goal is to open the Divine Platform Secret Realm, could their ancient barbarian army's attack be a cover? Is Shan Yu actually trying to enter the Divine Platform Secret Realm first?"
"When I was guessing that Shan Yu might still be alive, I had already ordered my subordinates to carefully check the situation outside the secret realm. They found nothing unusual. Even that Martial God senior searched the area and found no trace of the secret realm being opened."
Kong Hao shook his head, denying the guess.
If Shan Yu could deceive the Martial God and open the Divine Platform Secret Realm without leaving a trace, then he wouldn't have needed to go through the trouble of launching an attack by the ancient barbarian army, which would have exposed him instead.
This is something that Kong Hao finds both puzzling and worrying.
He couldn't guess Shan Yu's specific plans.
"As long as it hasn't been turned on before, it's fine."
Lu Tao breathed a sigh of relief. If Shan Yu had opened the secret realm and entered it, he wouldn't have planned to go in himself.
Although the Divine Platform Secret Realm has cultivation level restrictions, Shan Yu definitely cannot enter in his true form; he can only enter in the form of a clone.
However, Shan Yu is a perfected Martial King after all, and he must possess Heaven-rank cultivation techniques. With Lu Tao's current combat strength, he would probably be slightly insufficient against Shan Yu's clone.
Lu Tao asked curiously, "Is the reason why our Great Gan is so strong because of the Divine Platform Secret Realm?"
Yongkang Prefecture alone has ten slots, and the other hundreds of prefectures and counties must have at least three to five slots.
There are other sects, forces, and even the royal family...
Based on this calculation, there are thousands of geniuses who enter the Divine Platform Secret Realm at once.
Once they grow up, they will at least reach the Divine Platform realm.
That's way too exaggerated.
"You're underestimating our strength. The Divine Platform Secret Realm has only existed for a little over thirty years, and it has only been opened three times. So far, only about ten Martial Kings have entered the Secret Realm."
For Da Gan, the Divine Platform Secret Realm is merely icing on the cake.
Kong Hao said, "It's precisely because the effects of the Divine Platform Secret Realm are so amazing that Shan Yu was able to infiltrate and cause such a ruckus."
"I see."
Lu Tao suddenly realized.
"Alright, there's no need to think about this anymore. The God of War will go find him."
Kong Hao said, "Since you also plan to enter the secret realm, then send a message to General Wei and tell them to hurry up. We will set off back to Yongkang Prefecture in two days. You will have one day left to make arrangements for the sect disciples."
Kong Hao was also swift and decisive, changing the original plan without hesitation.
Initially, he never considered letting Lu Tao enter the Divine Platform Secret Realm.
Given Lu Tao's qualifications and talent, there is absolutely no need for him to be admitted, and it would be a waste of a spot. It would be better to leave it for someone else.
As for now, if three spots are given to Lu Tao, Yongkang Prefecture will have three fewer spots.
He didn't take it to heart and didn't mention it to Lu Tao.
but.
Lu Tao took the initiative to say, "Brother, thank you for these three spots. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."
Kong Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he grabbed Lu Tao's shoulder, asking, "Brother, are you married?"
"Cough cough..."
Lu Tao coughed for a while; even the saliva of someone at the Innate Realm was not to be underestimated.
Lu Tao replied, "Not yet, but it should be soon. I have a girlfriend... I have a fiancée."
"Your fiancée? You're planning to marry her, right?"
Kong Hao said with some regret, "That's a pity. I was hoping to marry my daughter to you."
"..."
Lu Tao was speechless.
No, we call each other brothers, but you want to be my father-in-law?
That's too much.
Lu Tao gained a better understanding of Kong Hao's unreliability; his way of handling things was just too unconventional.
"Brother, how old is your daughter?" Lu Tao asked curiously.
Kong Hao glanced at Lu Tao and said, "Although it's normal for cultivators to have three wives and four concubines, my daughter will never be anyone's concubine. You can forget about it. I'll disregard what I just said."
"No, that's not what I meant."
Lu Tao explained, "What I mean is, if you're willing, brother, you can let your daughter join the Immortal Sect."
Kong Hao is already forty years old, so his daughter's cultivation level should be quite high. If she joins the Immortal Sect to help him gain experience, she alone could probably be as powerful as the entire Immortal Sect.
Of course, the key is how to get her to give him experience points like everyone else.
How about we have her make a martial arts oath?
Someone like Kong Hao's daughter will definitely enter the Divine Platform Secret Realm, and in the future, she will at least reach the Divine Platform or Martial King level. The martial arts oath will definitely have a greater binding force on her.
As long as she has taken a martial arts oath, she is trustworthy.
Thinking of this, Lu Tao felt that after these disciples joined the Immortal Sect, he would need to make them all swear a martial oath, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.
Kong Hao glanced sideways at Lu Tao, his eyes deep in thought.
He discovered that Lu Tao truly had confidence in teaching his disciples.
He was even so confident that he believed he was better at teaching cultivation than he, a late-stage Divine Platform cultivator.
Who gave him this confidence?
“My daughter has already reached the peak of the Innate Realm, and she is not interested in joining other sects.”
Kong Hao shook his head.
Having a powerful father who is a lord of a prefecture, he will most likely become a Martial King in the future, provided he doesn't perish. Naturally, he won't be interested in other forces.
Especially since there are several ancestors of the Martial King, there is even less need for them to join other forces.
Kong Hao then added, "She will also be entering the Divine Platform Secret Realm this time. Brother, you'll have to keep an eye on her for me."
"Don't worry, brother, I'll make sure she's safe."
Lu Tao assured him, while simultaneously considering how to persuade Kong Hao's daughter to join the Immortal Sect.
She is already at the peak of the Innate Realm, and once she leaves the secret realm, she will definitely be able to advance to the Grandmaster Realm.
That would give him ten times the experience he's currently gaining.
That's not the key point.
The key is that once she joins the Immortal Sect, the Immortal Sect's level can be upgraded to a fourth-tier sect.
Then the experience boost will not be 32 times, but 64 times.
The potential gains were simply too great for Lu Tao to resist.
During their conversation, the two returned to Mufeng City in the blink of an eye.
"Welcome, Master Kong."
"Welcome, Young Hero Lu."
Lord Shen led a large group of powerful warriors to greet them.
After exchanging pleasantries, Kong Hao went directly to City Lord Shen and said, "City Lord Shen, how many orphans are there in Mufeng City right now? If Young Hero Lu wants to expand his sect, he can have all these orphans join the Immortal Sect."
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