"Report! Report!" an Inner Qi Soldier took the leader flag in his hand and for their status report. But his failure of noticing the danger cost him his life the moment a bolt punctured his head from one side to another.

"Vice-captain is down! I am the highest rank soldier at the moment, follow my lead and retreat! Retreat!" another Inner Qi Soldier in his 9th Rank Captain ordered the others to ignore their position.

"Who are you?" the other similar rank cultivators ask for his identity, but the person failed to give out any proof of leadership.

"Sp... ies..." a swing from his blade cut off three heads.

Leaving the fortress packed with soldiers from the Crystalline River County, Qian Long quickly turned his appearance into a soldier belonged to his enemy and escaped.

Once he's 500 meters away, Zhang Wu Ji ignites a tube of fireworks as an attack signal. In the short gap of 5 minutes, three Seven Star Tender equipped with newly designed Celestial Rain Quivers arrived into the battlefield.

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Twenty days ago...

"Supported with more than a thousand members from Mystic Engineer Establishment, we now have control to three Seven Star Tenders. But because they're not equipped with any weaponry system, the Seven Star Tender is just an empty cargo ship in the eyes of the outsider."

"The first batch of refugees arrived in Wen Wu City. At the moment, the Masons from the City reported that we're five Gulou away from completion, and it will be enough to support three more batches of refugees."

"Meng Hao from Willow Timber County has moved his residence to Li Jiang City. At the moment, he's providing support in growing the Sun-Facing Fruit Tree as we speak. He contributed 300 Million Qi Sensing Pills to support master's cause."

"Other than that, Grand Elder Liang Tian reported that the situation at the border with Heavenly Sword Sect is not that friendly. The members from the sect are stopping our merchants from doing business with them, or increasing their price on certain materials we're in need."

"As for the Willow Timber County, the Jie's Clan is repeating their harassing action on their border, causing the Mystic Engineer Establishment to have no choice but requesting for our help in border security."

"Master, that's all the report for today." Li Jing said.

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There's no reply from the door and beyond, but Li Jing knows that his master is busy cultivating and reinforcing his foundation before the next war started.

The reason for his confidence to report everything without any reply is due to the fact Energy Gathering Plate that was engraved and set around this building are repeatedly replaced with new plates.

What martial or cultivation art Zhang Wu Ji is cultivating? The 1,200 Energy Gathering Plates are enough to support the entire Seven Star Master Hall if they spend this effort to keep supplying and replacing the plates.

And, the hungry devouring energy that gathered on top of the roof gives him a feeling to escape from becoming his food.

"Li Jing..." a gentle voice came from the door, stunning Li Jing that was preparing to leave.

"Yes, Master," he replied.

"Mobilize three thousand soldiers for me. Two third of them will ride on top of the Seven Star Tenders, and another one third will follow me. Tell them I will lead them personally to capture the southern land belonged to the Crystalline River County."

"How is the progress with Servant Puppets and the Celestial Rain Quivers?" Zhang Wu Ji asked.

"Reporting to my master, we completed our quota for this fifteen days. Especially the Servant Puppets and the Partial Fighter Qi Weaving Stones, their production skyrocketed." Li Jing reported the performance from his subordinates proudly.

"Arrange them to be mounted on the Seven Star Tender as soon as they arrive. Expand the Underground constructions so we can have most of our significant department moved underground."

"Assign the refugees to support the construction. From production, plantation, to machinery, I'm sure they are capable of providing support in one of the departments I mentioned." Zhang Wu Ji gives his instruction on how to efficiently use their additional manpower.

"Li Jing understood. I will go to complete all the given task now if my master has no further instruction." Li Jing replied.

Zhang Wu Ji's silence becomes his answer as Li Jing left the residence a few minutes later. Five days later, the Seven Star Tenders arrived at the Seven Star Master Hall for some armament fittings, and they depart from the Square on their seventh day.

"Hall Master!" everyone was surprised by the sudden presence of the big boss controlling this county. To be more accurate, a cultivator in his Half-Step Inner Qi Soldier strength. 905 strands of Warrior Qi.

"Foot soldiers, take your seat on top of the Qiyue Flying Swords I've prepared for the thousands of you. From this moment onward, you're the elite forces of Zhang Wu Ji, a member of Thousand Stars Battalion."

"We will depart now. Those that come back from a battle everytime will be rewarded with treasures comparable to the City Lord's one month salary. Of course, you'll be given the chances to cultivates with the new Martial and Cultivation Sutra I've refined."

"For those that stay in Master Hall, we're going to depend on you to fortify our way as we expand. Let's Go!" Zhang Wu Ji's instruction is simple but each word he speaks out carried some weight in it.

Following from the call, an Iron Kong-Que leads one thousand soldiers that will undergo training to becomes an elite in cultivation departs. Their target?

The southern land belonged to Crystalline River County.

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"Fire all weapons!" the captain of the three Seven Star Tender ordered for an attack, where an explosion starts the fight followed with Fortress Walls that were torn like a piece of wallpaper.

Each time the Seven Star Tender fired a shot, bricks worth more than a hundred kilograms falls to the ground. And if they're unlucky, the entire section of the Fortress will collapse due to the weight from the soldiers.

The 1,000 elites followed behind Zhang Wu Ji's footsteps the moment they realized that the escaped soldier and Qian Long's alter ego are the same person.

Zhang Wu Ji, master of Seven Star Master Hall and can be said to be the strongest Half-Step Inner Qi Soldier amongst the talented individuals in the Southern Imperial Kingdom.

At the day itself, the Southern Fortress guarding the safety of their Southern Border falls. This result equals to complete subjugation of their southern part of Crystalline River City.

With the Western and Southern part, the Upper South Merchant Corporation no longer decided to let their younger generation take the lead. The situation does not allow them to stay idle anymore because more than half of their land is conquered by the opponent they used to underestimate before.

Under the leadership of the third elder, ten thousand soldiers are undergoing hellish training to become their vanguards to retake the land lost to the Seven Star County. But without the second prince's support, they can only fork out their own wealth to support the cost of cultivating a new batch of Soldier Class Cultivator.

Such a decision wasn't something they never heard before. In fact, this practice was used by the four kingdoms frequently to train their elites. Quiet Environment allowed one to stabilize their foundation, but a War Environment allow constant growth in both mind and cultivation.

"But while the Third Elder took the leadership to train a group of experienced soldiers, Zhang Wu Ji and his soldiers changed their target further south to the Jie's County.

With seven more Seven Star Tenders joining the battle, Zhang Wu Ji took command of eleven thousand soldiers, with his Thousand Star Battalion. Their previous battle took the lives of two hundred soldiers from his Thousand Star Battalion but soon replenished to a thousand member squad from a few transfers.

In the eyes of the soldiers participating in this war, being given the chances to enter the Thousand Star Battalion is the best reward they can get. The first winning battle rewards each of them with 200,000 Qi Sensing Pills, and the Martial and Cultivation Manual he promised them.

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Silver Grade - Kunlun Mountain Fist

-Usage (1): Increases the Cultivation Speed of user by 25%

-Usage (2): Increases the Vitality / Strength / Endurance of user by 0.5 Points for every hour spent in cultivation

-Usage (3): Increases the chances of obtaining the Special Providence, Kunlun Blessed Body. The user with Kunlun Blessed Body doubled the effectiveness when cultivating the Kunlun Mountain Fist

-Ability Acquired (1): Kunlun Short Fist (20) / Long Fist (50) / Core Fist (140)

-Ability Acquired (2): Kunlun Mountain Fist (220)

-Durability: 31/31

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By utilizing the harassing technique once again, Zhang Wu Ji ordered his ten Seven Star Tenders to cover the entire Tiger City's outer area to kidnap all residence and let go no cultivators that belonged to the Jie's Clan.

Out of fury, Jie's Clan dispatched their armed forces out to create an escape and supply route, but very quickly, it was for nothing when two more Seven Star Tenders participate the battle in the second day.

"Surname Zhang! Come down and fight with me one on one if you dare!" an Inner Qi Soldier in his 22nd Stage challenged their commander for a duel. Full of expectation, Zhang Wu Ji agreed.

"What are you going to bet with me? Bring out something that worth my thirteen thousand soldiers." Zhang Wu Ji said as he stands before the Inner Qi Soldier. Caught unprepared, Jie Hu replied on his behalf.

"If you win, we will let you take 13,000 skillful residence from our Tiger City. But if you lose, Leave your Seven Star Tenders here and walk back to your Seven Star County!" he said.

"Deal! Come over anytime, uncle..." Zhang Wu Ji raised his fingers with the palm facing upwards. The title [Uncle] pissed his opponent, as the uncle charged at him with his Pole Hammer.

"I will kill you with a simple swing from my Black Wolf Hammer!" the attack of an Inner Qi Soldier struck the spot Zhang Wu Ji was standing, but it missed the target.

While his opponent is still in a daze, Zhang Wu Ji took the opportunity to move to his blind spot under the view of his thirteen thousand soldiers. By using his opponent as the punching bag, Zhang Wu Ji executed the Kunlun Core Fist at his opponent!

The attack throws his opponent at least twenty steps away from his spot, with a stream of blood poured out from his throat. His weakened opponent does not even hold the strength to lift his Black Wolf Hammer before he vomits another mouthful of blood.

"That's the Kunlun Core Fist... Hall Master is teaching us how to execute this move perfectly!" the members of Thousand Star Battalion smiled.

"Impossible! Everyone, attack them!" Jie Hu's plan exposed the moment he loses his composure. Under his command, the soldiers activated their Yuan-Tie Hand Cannon.

"Jie Hu, are you sure you want to see this result?" Zhang Wu Ji reminded the City Lord to rethink his decision. At least more than thousands of people will lose their lives in this exchange.

"Zhang Wu Ji! Don't you think that with my strength as an Inner Qi Lord, I'll be threatened by you? You still have to ask for my hundred Jie Clan's Grandmaster Guards for the approval before you attack me!" Jie Hu is confident with his own strength.

"I guess that we'll have nothing to talk. Soldiers, capture all survivors and throws them into the Mining Veins under our control. I will discuss the term of their slavery with Master Hall later."

"As for the soldiers, guards, and Jie Hu, no one shall leave this place alive today!" Zhang Wu Ji orders vibrate in their ears as the Celestial Rain Quiver aimed at the soldiers with Yuan-Tie Hand Cannon on their hand.

"You Dare!" Jie Hu shouts.

"Why not!" an explosion happened at the forest not far from their Tiger City, and four Inner Qi Lord made their appearance for the sake of bringing down Jie Hu and his Tiger City!