To achieve immortality, I cultivate using Qi Luck

Chapter 720: Chapter 319: Chu State Dominates_3

After harvesting a wave of Qi Luck, Lu Yuan finally achieved his goal.

Fame.

Yes, it’s fame.

In this era of great competition, hiding and disguising oneself will lead to nowhere.

The mainstream of this world is striving for hegemony, defeating opponents, and annexing them.

Under this tide, you need to proclaim your strength, let everyone know how powerful and scary you are, and make everyone respect and fear you.

Only then will others hesitate to attack you and dare not act recklessly.

When you send troops to conquer other countries, they will fear you and not dare to confront you head-on, and you can win the war without a fight.

So after unifying Qingzhou, Liang country declared to the world that they had a million-strong army, showing their unparalleled power and ability to gain the benefits they currently hold.

Neighboring Xu country also directly expanded its army by 300,000, proclaiming to the world that they are a tough bone to chew on, and they are powerful.

You dare to cause trouble for me, be prepared to break all your teeth and go back empty-handed.

Zhao country also expanded its army by 200,000 and moved their troops directly to the border between Zhao and Liang, challenging the world with a posture that says, “come and fight.”

Zhou country increased its army by 200,000, bringing their total number of standing troops to one million, intimidating the world with their “million strong soldiers.”

Ning country also expanded its navy to control the river, telling the people of Jiangbei that with this navy, they cannot advance southward.

These actions of the dominating countries all display their military power, bullying the weak with naked barbaric actions.

Under this atmosphere, the strategy of building high walls, storing large supplies of food, and slowly claiming the throne is not popular.

If you don’t show your reputation and demonstrate your strength, people will only think you are weak and vulnerable, and then they will send troops to conquer, plunder your people, occupy your land, and expand their power.

Only by showing your sharp teeth can you deter others, making them hesitant and unwilling to act rashly.

The most prominent example of this is from when Lu Yuan conquered the southwestern barbarians. The neighboring countries were eager to take advantage of the chaos and sent troops to attack and directly divide Chu State.

However, once the news of Zhou Qing becoming an Inborn Grandmaster and Huang Xuan joining the Chu State spread, everyone realized that the Chu country had gained the help of two Inborn Grandmasters. And then, Lu Yuan urgently expanded the army within the country, recruiting more than 100,000 standing soldiers in one breath.

These two incidents shook outsiders and stopped them from marching south.

This example, which happened only two years ago, left a profound impression on Lu Yuan.

So this time after the court meeting, he specifically held a grand banquet to celebrate and announce to the world the official rise of Chu State.

He also used these achievements to show the world that Chu State is not something to be trampled upon.

If you want to mess with Chu State, be prepared to break all your teeth.

Of course.

The plan is also to promote the reputation, attract a wave of popular Qi Luck.

As well as using this reputation to win people’s hearts and recruit talented people.

A good reputation can have a significant impact.

For example, if there were any Innate Sects in the Chu State, Lu Yuan would invite their Inborn Grandmasters to join Chu State. But without a doubt, he would be rejected 100%.

Inborn Grandmasters are extremely arrogant. Even if they want to join a worldly dynasty, they would choose the dominating countries to seek wealth and glory and achieve their ambitions.

Chu State was once powerful and considered a great country, but it was still a step behind those dominating countries. It was still not considered one of the heroes’ resting places.

But now, the position and reputation of Chu State is completely different as it has joined the ranks of the dominating countries.

Yue Country, as a dominating country in the world, had attracted many Innate Sects or Inborn Grandmasters like Guanhai Villa, Nine River Sword Sect, Nanhai Sect, White Phoenix Temple, Lu Yuan, and others to join the Yue Country’s court after proclaiming their invitation to the world.

Never mind the intentions Lu Yuan and others had in joining Yue Country.

The fact that Yue Country could make Innate Sects or Inborn Grandmasters join was enough to make people look up to them.

Zhou Country in the north was no different.

After Lu Yuan successively killed two Pillar State Grand Generals, they only needed to make a slight invitation within the country, and the vacancies were immediately filled. Moreover, they even attracted three additional Inborn Grandmasters to serve under them.

Zhou and Yue countries being able to easily recruit Inborn Grandmasters relied on their Supreme Dominator strength and the reputation they had in the world.

This power, reputation, and status were something the original Chu State lacked, so they were not qualified to recruit Inborn Grandmasters.

At most, they were able to gain control over White Phoenix Temple and obtain Jihui, who was worried about the inheritance of the sect and could only live for another three to five years.

But this was just an exception and hardly counts.

If Jihui hadn’t suffered numerous injuries and had exhausted a lot of his lifespan, it is uncertain whether he would have chosen to join Chu State back then.

More likely, he would have chosen to lead the White Phoenix Temple north, directly surrendering to Zhou Country, and selling himself for a good price.

He would not have chosen Chu State, a remote country.

With a choice between dominating countries, why would you pick a small state?

The logic is straightforward, and there’s nothing complicated about it.

On the contrary, when the news that Huang Xuan joined Lu Yuan and Chu State spread, people were shocked and couldn’t understand why such an Immortal Method expert would join a small Chu State.

After thinking about it left and right, they could only attribute it to the charm of Chu King and the Battle God’s handsome demeanor, which attracted talented scholars and amazed people.

But after the astonishment, that was it.

Huang Xuan had a mental problem and impulsively joined Chu State. Other Inborn Grandmasters didn’t have problems, and with so many other choices, they would not choose Chu State.

With one dominating title, Chu State was far behind those dominating countries in recruiting talents and couldn’t catch up.

But now, with Lu Yuan’s plan and the widespread fame of Chu State, this dominating title has finally been made up for.

“From now on, my Chu Country also has the qualification to recruit Inborn Grandmasters. When the heroes of the world choose their residence, Great Chu will also be one of the choices.”

In the royal palace, Lu Yuan read the information sent back from various countries after the court meeting, looking at the astonishing news on the papers. He couldn’t help but feel excited.