Chapter 10

Chapter 8: Preparing for Battle

Before long, over a hundred Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warriors appeared in the open area of the central region. This boss's business was quite substantial; to have so many powerful slaves was no small feat.

Tuoba Ye had no time to worry about that. He began to use his divine consciousness to investigate the Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warriors in front of him, looking to see which ones had good talent and the potential to become Pre-Heaven Martial Gods.

As for cultivating them into Qi Practitioners, Tuoba Ye didn’t dare to think about it. These slaves were too old, and their mental state had been broken by becoming slaves. They had little value for cultivation and could not achieve much.

However, the number of slaves that could catch Tuoba Ye's eye was truly few. After looking through over a hundred slaves, he only selected two.

He used the method of secret transmission to inform Xia Yuxuan of the slaves he wanted, and Xia Yuxuan directly picked them out.

"Let's go see the Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warriors' area," Xia Yuxuan said.

The boss, seeing that Xia Yuxuan had only chosen two Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warriors, was slightly disappointed but did not show it.

Upon entering the fourth floor, there were fewer rooms, and the open area was larger.

Before long, the boss brought out thirty-eight Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warriors, who lined up for Xia Yuxuan and the others to choose from.

Tuoba Ye's divine consciousness swept over them, and he understood everything. Among these Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warriors, only two truly had some talent. He then selected four more who were relatively young, adding them to the two Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warriors, making a total of eight Later Heaven Warriors.

Xia Yuxuan selected these slaves: "Boss, we want all of these. How many gold coins in total?"

"Madam, an Eighth Rank Later Heaven Warrior costs two thousand gold coins, and a Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warrior costs five thousand gold coins. Since you have a gold card, I'll give you a twenty percent discount. The total is twenty-seven thousand two hundred gold coins, so twenty-seven thousand gold coins will be enough," the boss quickly said.

"Charge it!" Xia Yuxuan handed over the gold card.

The boss collected the gold coins and then handed over ten slave contracts to Xia Yuxuan.

"Madam, young master, if you need anything in the future, just let me know."

Xia Yuxuan, holding Tuoba Ye, took the newly bought slaves and prepared to return. On the way, the passersby, seeing so many powerful slaves behind them, all made way, and no one dared to provoke them.

Xia Yuxuan and the others quickly returned to the main house of the Tuoba family. Their outing and the purchase of slaves were known by Tuoba Wei.

"This Xia Yuxuan buying so many slaves, does she think she can rely on these slaves to defend the main house? It's just a dream," Tuoba Ling said.

"Shut up! Tuoba Ye is only three years old, yet he can lift Ji'er and render him unable to resist, most likely due to innate divine strength. Xia Yuxuan has made such a big move, it seems they have their own plans and will not give up the main house. As an elder, I cannot bully the young and personally go to their door. You, with your weak strength, it seems we can only call back the third brother," Tuoba Wei said angrily.

Tuoba Ling was surprised: "Isn't the third brother out on adventures to improve his strength?"

"Rest assured, I will bring him back," Tuoba Wei said confidently.

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After entering the main house, Xia Yuxuan had the maids and Lin Butler guard the door. She handed the slave contracts to Tuoba Ye: "Listen up, from now on, you all must listen to my son, Xiaoye, and not disobey."

"Yes, Master!"

Tuoba Ye cleared his throat and said, "Do you know where we are? This is the residence of the Grand General. We are the main lineage. As long as you are loyal, you will not lack benefits. However, your strength is very weak. The most urgent task is to improve your strength, or you won't be able to do anything."

One of the Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warriors sneered, clearly not agreeing with Tuoba Ye's words.

This Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warrior was one of those Tuoba Ye had favored, with good talent. Even if he couldn't become a Qi Practitioner, he could still be cultivated into a Ninth Rank Pre-Heaven Martial God.

Tuoba Ye valued him and said, "What do you think? Speak your mind."

"Little Master, you are only a few years old and haven't even started cultivating. How can you improve our cultivation? Everyone, is that right?"

"Right!"

Zhan Meng stood in front of Tuoba Ye and coldly shouted, "You are actually mocking the young master, are you looking for death!"

Despite his youthful appearance, Zhan Meng's aura was very powerful. He was ready to punish the slaves at Tuoba Ye's command.

Tuoba Ye stopped him and said, "Since you don't believe me, what will you say if I do it?"

"If you can help us improve our cultivation, we will willingly serve you, no questions asked!" the same slave said.

Tuoba Ye nodded and said, "Very well, does anyone have any objections?"

"No!"

Tuoba Ye thought for a moment and said, "From now on, you will be the Tuoba family's retainers. Your past is already a thing of the past. I will give you new names, and everything will start anew. Remember this."

The eight slaves were named Longyi, Long'er, Longsan, Longsi, Longwu, Longliu, Longqi, and Longba. The four with the best talent were Longyi, Long'er, Longsan, and Longsi. The one who spoke just now had the best talent and was named Longyi.

No one would have thought that the famous Eight Dragon Guards of the Tuoba family would be slaves that Tuoba Ye bought from a slave market boss.

"You will be the Eight Dragon Guards, and Longyi, you will be the captain," Tuoba Ye said. "If you are unwilling to use this name now, it's fine. Once you all become Pre-Heaven Martial Gods, you must use this name and follow my orders. If you disobey, you will die!"

Tuoba Ye then went to Xia Yuxuan to get some jade stones to prepare for refining Spirit Attraction Talismans to assist the Eight Dragon Guards in their cultivation.

He had the Eight Dragon Guards set up eight small rooms in the training hall, specifically for meditation and cultivation of Primordial Energy.

Each room had a cushion, and inside the cushion was a Spirit Attraction Talisman.

Tuoba Ye was afraid they might accidentally reveal the existence of the talismans, so he did not let them know about the Spirit Attraction Talismans.

The Eight Dragon Guards acted quickly and began cultivating in the training hall that night.

To help them become Pre-Heaven Martial Gods as soon as possible, Tuoba Ye had them eat and sleep in the training hall.

Zhan Meng and Tu'er Ye also lived in the training hall.

As for Tuoba Ye, he only practiced his divine consciousness at night, so he returned to his room to practice. During the day, he practiced with the Eight Dragon Guards and Zhan Meng.

When the Eight Dragon Guards saw Tuoba Ye's strength, they were so shocked they couldn't speak.

Although their cultivation had not yet reached the Pre-Heaven Martial God level, they had absolute faith in Tuoba Ye and trained very hard.

Tuoba Ye did not rush to teach them martial arts but had them continuously absorb the Primordial Energy of heaven and earth to quickly break through to the Pre-Heaven Martial God level.

Time was short, and Tuoba Wei would not let things go easily. He would definitely have more moves.

Three days passed, and Tuoba Ling did not appear again, but Tuoba Ye still felt uneasy.

He urged the Eight Dragon Guards to intensify their training and strive to break through as soon as possible.

The Eight Dragon Guards saw Tuoba Ye lift a twenty-thousand-pound divine iron and were completely convinced, obediently following his instructions.

Xia Yuxuan was also very concerned about the slaves' cultivation and would visit the training hall during the day to check on them and practice herself.

However, as the lady of the main house, Xia Yuxuan had many things to handle, so her cultivation time was limited.

A month passed, and Longyi, Long'er, Longsan, and Longsi all broke through. Longsi and Longsan became Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warriors, while Longyi and Long'er finally broke through to become First Rank Pre-Heaven Martial Gods.

After breaking through, they were in complete awe of Tuoba Ye and followed his orders without question.

With the advantage of his past life's memories, Tuoba Ye found it not difficult to cultivate a batch of Pre-Heaven Martial Gods, but cultivating Qi Practitioners was very challenging.

To become a cultivator, one must first have a spirit root, and the Eight Dragon Guards did not have spirit roots. Even if Tuoba Ye could refine spirit root talismans, the materials required were not easy to gather.

In his past life, he had spent all his wealth and a long time to collect enough materials to refine a spirit root talisman.

As for Zhan Meng, he had an excellent spirit root and cultivated very quickly.

Originally, he had the cultivation of a Ninth Rank Later Heaven Warrior, and with his physical strength, his power was comparable to a First Rank Pre-Heaven Martial God.

After a month of cultivation, Zhan Meng's cultivation reached the First Rank Pre-Heaven Martial God level, and his strength greatly increased. He also successfully cultivated the first move of the Tyrant God Fist, Tyrant Lifts the Cauldron. Zhan Meng's current strength could rival a Second Rank Pre-Heaven Martial God.

Zhan Meng, a genius of the Zhan clan, was skilled in combat and became stronger with each battle. He had strong resistance to attacks and could recover quickly, even from severe injuries. The Zhan clan was born for battle, and Zhan Meng was an outstanding member. He could single-handedly match the Eight Dragon Guards, making them extremely impressed.

For now, Tuoba Ye did not teach Zhan Meng cultivation techniques but focused on building a solid foundation. Entering the Qi Practitioner stage would be a natural progression.

Zhan Meng was still young, and it was not too late to start cultivating cultivation techniques after entering the Qi Practitioner stage.

Tuoba Ye planned to take Zhan Meng with him wherever he went; Zhan Meng would definitely be a great helper.

As for Tu'er Ye, Tuoba Ye was at a loss. He still didn't know what race he was, and Tu'er Ye was unwilling to say.

Tu'er Ye was very cunning and was extremely skilled at finding food. He had a huge appetite, and a hundred-pound sheep was not enough for one meal.

No wonder Tu'er Ye was so cute and had been returned several times; ordinary families couldn't afford to raise him.

Tu'er Ye did nothing all day, eating and sleeping, lazier than a pig.

Tuoba Ye couldn't see through Tu'er Ye and could only keep him around.

During this month, Tuoba Ye did not idle. His Primordial Energy cultivation reached the Third Rank Pre-Heaven Martial God level, and his strength increased by five thousand pounds, allowing him to lift fifty thousand pounds of divine iron with both hands. He didn't tell anyone about this strength, testing it secretly.

He always felt that this was the calm before the storm, feeling uneasy, so he intensified his cultivation to improve his strength.

With enough strength, he could crush any schemes.

Seeing Tuoba Ye spending all his time in the training hall, Xia Yuxuan felt a bit heartache.

"Xiaoye, you are only a little over three years old, and you are already shouldering such heavy responsibilities. Your parents are sorry for you."

"Mother, don't say that. Without you, there would be no me!" Tuoba Ye smiled.

Xia Yuxuan smiled with relief: "Xiaoye, it's a good thing you are here!"

"Mother, thank you!"

A scene of maternal love and filial piety, a warm picture.

However, the atmosphere was broken by Lin Butler, who rushed in: "Madam, young master, something is wrong..."