The 20th generation of disciples

  The lead-gray sky was filled with dark clouds, a northwest wind blew over the treetops, suddenly emitting a sharp whistling sound, and the scattered snow on the top of the trees drifted down with the wind. This is Lin Xu's first winter after arriving in this realm.

  "The Goose Formation changes into a Hook Formation, then comes again, and the Hook Formation changes into a Mysterious and Auspicious Formation."

  The changing of the seasons in nature has little impact on those ghostly soldiers who are no longer flesh and blood. At Lin Xu's request, the ghostly soldiers under the Mountain God Temple conducted a grand exercise of unprecedented scale. Zhang Xin, the deputy general in charge of directing the performance, felt that shouting loudly was not enough, so he snatched the fiery red banner from the flag bearer's hand and waved it vigorously to convey the commander's intentions directly to the ghostly soldiers. Meanwhile, Deputy General Wang Liang exerted all his strength to beat the enormous bronze war drum, while the original drummer was chased away to rest.

  The Art of War says: The general dies with the flag and drum. In short, a qualified general should die beside the flag and drum in the middle of the army, which is the central command post. If the commander-in-chief of an army abandons his post without authorization, he will be considered derelict of duty regardless of victory or defeat.

  Before the advent of inventions such as radio, a commander of an army had limited scope to command his troops and relied on devices such as flags, horns, and drumbeats to convey orders to scattered units on the battlefield.

  In the era of cold weapons, a flag erected in an army marked the existence of a unit. When the commander-in-chief saw that the flag was still there, he knew that this unit under his command had not dispersed and could be commanded and mobilized. If a unit's flag was captured by the enemy, even if they were still fully equipped and elite troops, in the eyes of the commander-in-chief, these guys would all become dead men. Without a flag, this unit was equivalent to non-existent, so in ancient wars, losing the military flag often meant beheading the entire unit.

  To protect the military flag, it is even stipulated that if the flag bearer responsible for carrying the military flag dies in battle, the soldiers of the same team cannot rush back to retrieve his body and must be beheaded, this is the true meaning of the ruthless military law, severe and swift.

  It's really naive to think that on a battlefield where thousands of soldiers are fighting, one person can command several thousand people with ease just by shouting.

  At this moment, the two deputy generals who have been cooperating with each other for a long time are tacitly in perfect harmony. The command and coordination of both sides are like one body, and they are demonstrating the changes of various formations of the troops in the face of enemy forces with great effort for Lin Xu.

  The formation methods used by ordinary people, although they have gathered the wisdom of countless wise men, are limited by objective conditions. The commanders only need to consider the changes in the formation of the front, back, left and right, because the enemy will inevitably come from these directions. Deploying dark troops and ghost soldiers on the battlefield requires considering more things, including being prepared for the opponent's sudden attack from the air and underground, and how to launch a surprise attack from an angle that is difficult for the opponent to defend against, which is undoubtedly another problem.

  The human mode of warfare is not quite compatible with non-human warfare, but the military soul has always been the best object for transforming into a dark soldier. The reason why using the military soul will be more effective is that, apart from the relationship between the purity of the soul itself, it also takes into account that the military soul received military training in life and had some experience in actual combat.

  In the process of death, the Yin soldiers can't help but have some memory loss troubles. However, resuming old careers and becoming a monk halfway are after all different levels of difficulty in choosing.

  If you had a choice, who would want to take a bunch of clueless newbies into battle? You know, war isn't some summer camp for kids!

  Leading a large team to maneuver for half a day, Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction as an audience. He could also see that the two deputy generals had put in a lot of effort. Even if they didn't reach the ideal state of leading thousands of people like one person, at least as a new army, it was still passable.

  "Tell them to take a break, you two come over. Let me introduce her, this is Yu Jingxuan, from now on she will be in charge of miscellaneous tasks at the Mountain God Temple."

  The troops participating in the exercise took a temporary break. Lin Xu smiled and brought the two deputy generals to Xiao Yu Jing, introducing them to each other.

  A few days ago, Lin Xuan was busy dealing with the aftermath of the robbery at the Dongfu of the Practicing Qi Master, and guarding against the possibility that Huo Shan Jun might come to launch a surprise attack in anger. He had not yet had time to clearly brief his two trusted subordinates on the origins of Yu Jing and Xi Qi, and he intended to take advantage of this opportunity to make things clear.

  Sneaking a glance at Yu Jing, Bi Jiang couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and he leaned in close to Lin Xu and said:

  "Old master, how did you end up bringing back a little demon? This doesn't seem right!"

  It's not just Zhang Xin who is a troublemaker, Wang Liang, who usually gets along with people very well, also chimed in and said:

  "Yes! The earth deity has never gotten too close to the spirits."

  Listening to the two subordinates' almost identical opposing opinions, Lin Xu was very surprised. These two people usually didn't seem like they would be so tactless! Could it be that there's another reason for this matter?

  Having thought of this, Lin Xu also had to raise his vigilance a bit and asked in pursuit:

  "Is there any reason for this? Is it because Heaven doesn't allow it or is there another reason?"

  At the sound, two deputy generals looked at each other in dismay, and finally Wang Liang came out to explain:

  "In response to your question, Master, it has always been the rule that there is no explicit prohibition."

  At this time, Lin Xu's eyebrows raised slightly, he waved his hand impatiently and said:

  "Oh, so it's just an unspoken rule then!"

  No matter what, a person's birthmark cannot be completely erased, this is a person's root, wanting to thoroughly get rid of the marks left by growth, probably being reborn is the best choice.

  Living in a completely different social context, even if Lin Xu always tries to avoid showing his unique characteristics in this new world, there are still many fresh terms that occasionally pop out of his mouth. Wang Liang and Zhang Xin, who often interact with him, have also gradually become accustomed to the sudden emergence of unheard-of new vocabulary from their superior's mouth. After carefully pondering the meaning of these unfamiliar words, Zhang and Wang would exchange glances, roughly understanding what Lin Xu was saying through a combination of guesswork and intuition.

  Then, straightforward and outspoken Bi said to Zhang Xin:

  "This is indeed an unwritten rule. It's roughly what you, sir, referred to as a latent rule."

  The unwritten rule is like stinky tofu, it smells bad but tastes good. However, because of this, such things can't be made public.

  Since there was no explicit prohibition, Lin Xu also put his heart at ease and smiled, saying:

  "Oh, that's alright then. I was just thinking this little thing is quite pitiful, let her stay for a few years, wait until the situation stabilizes, and then let her come and go freely!"

  Without the restraint of Tian Ting, Lin Xu, this mountain god, is a person who can cover the sky with one hand on his own turf. Although his authority is currently limited to within the Mountain God Temple, his two subordinates will not easily go against him for some trivial matters.

  At this time, Zhang Xin and Wang Liang followed Lin Xu and said:

  "Since you have made a clear decision, we have no objections."

  Responding to the backlash from within, Lin Xu turned to Yu Jingxi and said:

  "Come, these two are Zhang Jun and Wang Jun, you should get acquainted with each other!"

  Naivety is not equal to being brain-dead, Xiaoyu Jingyu clearly felt the coldness and rejection from the two deputy generals, at this moment she calmly and solemnly greeted them saying:

  Ling Xuzi's door, Dao Tong Yuqi has etiquette.

  Hearing the name of this medieval Qi practitioner who once shook Mount Huo, Deputy General Wang Liang and Zhang Xin couldn't help but tremble a few times, hastily getting up to return the courtesy to Xiaoyu Jing, saying:

  "Ah! It's actually a disciple of Ling Xuzi, we've been impolite."

  On the day when Lin Xuan infiltrated Ling Xuzi's mansion, Deputy General Wang Liang was ordered to lead a team of dark soldiers outside to create a commotion and give Lin Xuan an opportunity to make his move.

  Although the situation developed as expected, and Wang Liang successfully lured away the little demon guarding the Lingxuzi Cave Mansion, he did not know what had happened inside the cave. Moreover, he never thought that the Jade Essence Lin Xiang brought back would be a disciple of Lingxuzi. Now, when Yu Jingxi reported her origin, the two lieutenants who were initially startled immediately stood up to pay their respects, and their respectful appearance was no less than their respect for Lin Xiang, their superior.

  So-called heavenly gods and earthly deities are, in fact, just a profession. The gods are responsible for the operation and maintenance of various laws between heaven and earth. Therefore, from an essential point of view, the gods and ordinary farmers, blacksmiths, and other professions are no different. The difference lies in that this profession of being a god has an initial ability limit to ensure they have the ability to perform their duties.

  No matter how weak the candidate was before, even if he was as humble as an ant or a fly, once he succeeded in ascending to the throne and obtaining the divine position, he would immediately be imbued with great power and elevated to the minimum level of strength required to perform his duties.

  If, on the other hand, the candidate's ability far exceeds the minimum requirement for holding a divine position, then they will not gain even a tiny bit of benefit. For this reason, many innate saints and acquired immortals have ridiculed the proposal to take up a divine position, and even if they reluctantly accepted it for a few days, as soon as they got the chance, they would immediately throw down their burden and leave. In the eyes of these powerful beings, it is better to be carefree and at ease, roaming freely in the universe, than to bear the heavy burden of a divine position that only brings empty glory.

  Undoubtedly, some of the more powerful practitioners among the Qi Practitioners also belong to the category of Post-Heavenly True Immortals. This is equivalent to saying that they themselves do not hold any divine positions, but in terms of personal ability, they may be even stronger than most Heavenly Gods and Earthly Spirits.

  Beings like this can only be called ordinary people looking up at the extraordinary, those who fly up to the heavenly realm are called celestial immortals, a small number of those who refuse to fly up are called earthly immortals, anyway no matter what they are called, it does not affect their inner essence.

  Ling Xuzi, a practitioner from this region, has reached the realm of flying up to thirty-two heavens, which is obviously the accomplishment of a heavenly immortal. His abilities are beyond doubt, and his cave is not far from the Mountain God Temple on Mount Huo. It's hard to believe that Wang Liang and Zhang Xin, two local natives who used to work under the former Mountain God of Mount Huo, have never heard of Ling Xuzi's name.

  There is an old saying that art comes from life and goes beyond life.

  In the famous novel "Journey to the West", all the demons who wanted to eat Tang Monk's flesh, but didn't have a strong backstage supporter, were killed by a certain violent monkey with one blow of his cudgel.

  Looking at those demons with a background, not only can't they be beaten, but they all have to be handed over to the original owner for disposal. Usually, the result of such internal handling is that it will quietly disappear without any further news. From this, we can see how important a good family background is as a survival resource for demons!

  Of course, the family background is also equally important for human beings. Otherwise, why would there be spoiled sons who commit crimes and still shout "My dad is XX".

  Yu Jingyu claims to be a disciple of Ling Xuzi, but she can't produce any identification. However, Lin Xu indeed brought her out from the cave of Ling Xuzi, and no one dares to deny this point.

  That master of the cave had already ascended to heaven for hundreds of years, and it's likely that no one in the world can be found to prove that Yu Jing was lying. Even if we take a step back and say that Xiaoyu Jing was indeed lying, cleaning up the household is also an internal matter, and outsiders who intervene will generally end up with nothing to gain and may even be punished by the master, so who would dare to touch this sore spot? So, whether it's out of sincerity or hypocrisy, everyone can only acknowledge Yu Jing's identity as a disciple of Lingxu Zi. Since this matter cannot be proven false, it can only be considered true.