After all, the Six Doors are a good place for cultivation.
Even so, elite armies with a strong military spirit are extremely rare in the world, and they are all the darlings of emperors around the world.
The spirit of an army is the very soul of its military.
Possessing a military spirit, one can be invincible and conquer all!
Most importantly, it can restrain all non-human forces.
Whether it's sorcery, evil magic, or sorcery, all will be countered by the military spirit.
In this era of flourishing humanity, humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Not to mention ordinary demons, even all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens would never dare to oppose an elite army with a military spirit.
Those incidents of demons devouring people and massacring villages only occurred in some small countries or remote border areas; they dared not attack large human cities with elite troops stationed there.
Only those demon kings and monster kings who have reached the realm of immortals have the strength to resist the encirclement and suppression of the elite human army, or even escape alive.
The lesser demons and monsters beneath the fairyland were dying in droves.
An elite army with a strong military spirit is the foundation of a nation and its guarantee of survival.
Otherwise, in this world where gods and Buddhas appear and demons roam freely, humanity would have long been manipulated and slaughtered at will, and there would be no spirit among all things to speak of.
Of course, the 400,000-strong army that Wang Mang had that died in a sudden disaster was a complete mob, with no more than 100,000 being actual soldiers. Only the 30,000 elite troops survived.
After observing the situation at the Western Camp, Xiao Ning nodded in satisfaction and said to Qin Qiong and the others behind him, "Barely passed. Keep up the good work and don't slack off!"
"Afterwards, I will explain this matter to the Emperor. You will be rewarded handsomely. You must intensify your training and prepare for war!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Qiong finally felt relieved.
This mysterious imperial tutor, without prior notice, suddenly announced his intention to inspect the western camp, which startled the Minister of War.
Fortunately, in recent years, although the world has been at peace and there has been no war, and people have lived in peace and prosperity, military preparedness has been somewhat relaxed.
Fortunately, it wasn't completely wasted, and it was barely enough to satisfy the Imperial Tutor.
Otherwise, if the Imperial Tutor were to get angry, the entire Ministry of War would probably have to be replaced from top to bottom.
Beheading would be too lenient; the real fear is that it would implicate three entire families.
"Your Excellency, is our Great Xin really going to war with the foreign Buddhist sects?"
Upon arriving at the central command tent, after everyone had sat down, Qin Qiong couldn't wait to ask the question that had been bothering him.
"Indeed, I have made myself very clear. That Guanyin Bodhisattva of Buddhism harbors wicked intentions and attempts to control the emperor in order to open the door to Buddhism's eastward spread and erode the spirit of the people of our Great Xin!"
Sitting in the head seat, Xiao Ning nodded and said, "After I captured Guanyin on the spot, I went to the Western Paradise to demand an explanation from the Buddhist leader, the Buddha. We fought a great battle in the Outer Heaven, where I slashed her sixteen-foot golden body and destroyed her Buddha relics!"
"Subsequently, when peace talks failed, in order to avenge the emperor's humiliation, I killed Guanyin to vent my anger and decided to wage war against the entire Buddhist community!"
Do any of you have any objections?
After speaking, Xiao Ning's tiger-like eyes swept over the numerous Ministry of War officials and military generals below.
These generals were all innate grandmasters, and their commander-in-chief was even a martial saint who had been in power for many years.
However, under Xiao Ningwei's imposing presence, he still felt insignificant.
They felt a chill run down their spines and said in unison, "We have no objections!"
"very good!"
Seeing that the army's morale was high, Xiao Ning nodded in satisfaction, offered a few more words of encouragement, and then got up and left the Xishan camp.
After recounting the outcome of his trip to the palace to Emperor Wang Jiande, Xiao Ning returned to Emperor's Peak.
After returning from Wuzhuang Temple, Xiao Ning did not stop. He told Wang Mang about the outcome of the battle with Buddha, the discussions with the Supreme Dao Ancestor, and the war with Buddhism.
Then, the entire Great Xin Empire, like a super-large war machine, was put into full operation at the command of Emperor Taizu Wang Mang.
Blockade the nine border regions, prepare provisions, and mobilize the army for war!
Everything is ready now, except for the final push.
Xiao Ning, on the other hand, felt much more relaxed. He only needed to wait for the outcome on the mountain. He had done all he could. Unless they were driven all the way to the capital, he would have very few opportunities to take action.
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In his own grand hall, Xiao Ning sat cross-legged and looked inward at himself. His primordial spirit in his Niwan Palace radiated brilliant light, becoming even stronger than before.
With boundless magical power and an invincible physical body, his entire body is flawless, forming a unified whole and creating his own world.
Deep within the primordial spirit lies a mysterious and profound mark.
This is the true spirit that only true immortals possess.
True spirits never perish, true immortals never die!
With a single thought, truth is achieved; with a single spirit, sleep is undisturbed; with all phenomena free from illusion, there will be no more falsehoods in heaven or on earth to deceive the true immortals. Moreover, with the power of non-illusion, all kinds of truths and falsehoods are contained within a single thought. If the thought exists, then it also exists; if the thought does not exist, then it also does not exist. The changes of the mind are uniquely my own!
From then on, no more calamities befell him; he lived a carefree life for 129,600 years.
Previously, he claimed to be discussing the Dao with Zhen Yuanzi, but that was just self-aggrandizement. With Xiao Ning's level of cultivation and Dao attainment, he could only listen to the Dao.
After listening to Zhen Yuanzi's sermon, Xiao Ning felt he had gained a lot and taken a big step forward on the path to becoming a true immortal.
In retrospect, this time it wasn't a loss.