Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 1655: Chapter 1654: Recruiting Troops and Gathering Horses

A day later, the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion released several announcements—

The first announcement: Any disciple who joins the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion will have no conditions or thresholds other than their cultivation base.

Spirit Transformation Realm disciples: 500 Spirit Crystals per year.

Spirit Body Realm disciples: 20,000 Spirit Crystals per year!

Void Heaven Realm individuals: 300,000 Spirit Crystals per year!

Of course, this is on the premise of absolute obedience to the sect’s orders.

The second announcement: Anyone who joins the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion can learn powerful secret techniques, with different cultivation stages practicing different secret techniques.

The third announcement: The Heavenly Mountain Pavilion will train powerful Array Masters!

The fourth announcement: There is an Alchemical Holy Master within the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion. Anyone who joins can, under certain conditions, receive guidance from the Alchemical Holy Master, acquire alchemical attainment, and is very likely to become an Alchemist!

The fifth announcement: Everyone who joins the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion will have those with magic talent selected and trained as Mages!

...

These messages spread from the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, with countless disciples and forces like the Menghan Black Market helping to disseminate them.

Soon, like a storm, they rapidly swept out.

It only took ten days for dozens of planets surrounding the Star of Heavenly Mountain to learn of it.

After half a month, over a hundred planets around the Star of Heavenly Mountain were stirred into action!

A month later, people crowded the teleportation formation at the Star of Heavenly Mountain!

A total of five messages, each filled with great allure.

Especially the last few: Array Master, Alchemist, Mage!

Each profession is extremely prestigious in the Lower-Class Star Region. If one can truly achieve these professions, even after leaving the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, they will surely be sought after by many forces.

Even if they do not succeed, the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion offers such generous spirit crystal rewards, there is nothing but benefits for anyone who joins.

...

A month later, the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion straightforwardly began recruiting in large numbers!

A large number of disciples emerged from the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, setting up bases at the teleportation formation to test the cultivation of those arriving.

From a distance, the location of the teleportation formation was packed with figures, numbering at least several million, maybe even over ten million!

Su Han glanced at this scene and couldn’t help but marvel; indeed, there are many people in the Lower-Class Star Region.

Back on the Dragon Martial Continent, the Phoenix Sect had already become the number one sect, known as the ’Divine Sect’, attracting countless people.

But compared to the current numbers, it still pales in comparison.

Here at the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, there truly were not many restrictions for this recruitment drive; as long as one’s cultivation base was above the Spirit Transformation Realm, they could join!

...

Time swiftly passed by in such a manner.

The Sect of the Supreme Shadow, being so close to the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, naturally knew of the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion’s activities and could guess their intentions.

They also wanted to trouble the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, but associating with the Alchemist Association, such thoughts were suppressed.

Yuwen Chengyin knew how significant the status of an Alchemical Holy Master was within the Alchemist Association.

The reason for the extensive recruitment by the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, drawing so many people, was largely because of this Alchemical Holy Master!

Therefore, Yuwen Chengyin understood that wanting to strike first against the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion was utterly impossible.

The Alchemist Association would surely intervene, at least not allowing the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion to be destroyed.

The only way now is to wait.

Wait for the opportunity to strike when the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion makes a move.

If the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion acts first, and the Alchemist Association steps in, then the Starry Alliance might get involved.

With this thought, the Sect of the Supreme Shadow also began recruiting.

With similar conditions as the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, but they did not mention having an Alchemical Holy Master, Array Formation, or Magic, as they did not possess these.

However, the Spirit Crystals they offered were twice as much as those at the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion!

Spirit Transformation Realm disciples: 1,000 Spirit Crystals per year.

Spirit Body Realm disciples: 40,000 Spirit Crystals per year.

Void Heaven Realm individuals: 600,000 Spirit Crystals per year!

Such a vast amount, filled with absolute allure, caused many loose cultivators who originally wanted to check out the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion to divert to the Sect of the Supreme Shadow first.

The foundation and strength of both major powers were similar, so the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion’s methods of recruitment did not frighten the Sect of the Supreme Shadow.

A heavy smell of gunpowder began to spread between the two powers.

The loose cultivators joining the two powers were also aware of the ongoing situation between them.

Some joined with a mindset of grabbing rewards and leaving, while others decided to wait and see. In general, there were not many people truly loyal to the two powers.

For all this, the higher-ups of the two powers were well aware.

...

Time continued to pass.

Three months quickly flew by.

Both major powers continued their recruitment without any sign of stopping.

The Heavenly Mountain Pavilion, having accumulated over this period, had its number of disciples rise from 7 million to nearly 20 million!

The number of Void Heaven Realm experts had also increased to more than 30!

This increase directly caused the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion’s spirit crystal reserves to deplete rapidly.

Fortunately, over the years, the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion’s foundation was rather solid. Otherwise, this consumption alone could have crushed the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion.

Meanwhile, information indicated that the Sect of the Supreme Shadow’s number of disciples also reached around 20 million.

They already had a large number and, given the high rate of consumption, the new disciples did not need to outnumber those of the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion; matching them was sufficient.

Despite this, the Sect of the Supreme Shadow’s spirit crystal consumption was no less than that of the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion.

Because what they offered was double!

...

On this day, Su Han emerged from his cave mansion.

”Whoosh!”

A figure suddenly flashed past him.

”Stop!”

Su Han frowned: ”Where are you going?”

”To a matchmaking session!”

Xiao Qinxian winked at Su Han and chuckled, ”A friend introduced me to a lady from a wealthy family. Personally, I think family background doesn’t really matter as long as the person is good, so I decided to go and have a look.”

Su Han glanced at him and said casually, ”Recently, the situation between the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion and the Sect of the Supreme Shadow is very tense and hostile. There might be members from the Sect of the Supreme Shadow targeting you outside. You’re now considered part of the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion; be careful.”

”Don’t worry!”

Xiao Qinxian nodded, then, as if on fire, quickly rode the damnable Pipi Dragon and sped off into the distance.