Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

Chapter 161: Selecting Geniuses, Qingfeng Village is Shocked

When the commander-in-chief read Cao Geng's cultivation history, it was as if he had discovered a hidden and extraordinary immortal fate, and he immediately felt a yearning for Cao Geng.

However, just as the commander-in-chief was immersed in his reverie, his adjutant interrupted him at an inopportune time.

"Unfortunately, two or three months ago, in order to invite Cao Geng to join our army, our 358th Regiment Commander Chu Yunfei personally approached him twice. However, even though Commander Chu promised Cao Geng the position of battalion commander, he still refused to join our Shanxi Suiyuan Army..."

The commander-in-chief's expression changed slightly, and finally turned into a trace of sadness, and then he sighed deeply.

"The position of the commander of our Jinsui Army Camp is no less than that of the commander of the Eighth Route Army, and even higher. Under such circumstances, we tried to recruit Cao Geng twice, but he still chose to stay out of it. This can only mean that Cao Geng has no interest in our Jinsui Army..."

Although he knew that there was such a genius in North China, he eventually joined the relatively weak Eighth Route Army.

In the eyes of the commander-in-chief of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, this move was no different from Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period abandoning the powerful Cao Wei and turning to assist the nascent Shu Han Liu Bei.

Cao Geng's talent can perhaps be compared with that of Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period.

Today, Cao Geng has chosen to join the Eighth Route Army, which is far less powerful than the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Perhaps, in Cao Geng's view, only the Eighth Route Army could allow him to fully display his supernatural powers.

"If I had known this earlier, I would have invited Cao Geng to join our Jinsui Army, even if it meant granting him the position of brigade-level formation commander. Now it seems that Chu Yunfei really underestimated Cao Geng..."

The commander-in-chief knew very well that for a person like Cao Geng, the rank of his military rank might not be important.

However, if Chu Yunfei had assured Cao Geng from the beginning that as long as he joined the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, he would be able to immediately take up the position of brigade-level formation commander, then perhaps Cao Geng would have been moved by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's sincere desire to recruit him at any time.

But at this moment, it's too late to say anything.

Cao Geng had already joined the Eighth Route Army, where he displayed his extraordinary talents.

In the world of cultivation in Xuanhuang Continent, within just three or four months, Cao Geng was promoted from an unknown cultivator to the leader of the Eight Desolations Sect. This was obviously due to the great attention and cultivation of the Sect Master of the Eight Desolations Sect.

"Compared to Cao Geng, perhaps the cultivator named Ding Hao is worthy of my acceptance as my personal disciple."

The commander of the Zhenyue Army of Dongling State stroked his long beard and secretly thought about how to introduce Ding Hao, who was as talented as Chu Yuanzhen, into his own Zhenyue Army...

Of course, at the same time, the high-ranking officials of the Zhenyue Army were greatly shocked by the Japanese army's arrest warrant for Cao Geng. In addition, the commander of the Zhenyue Army had already begun to prepare to recruit Ding Hao.

Cao Geng, who was at the center of the vortex, did not care about the changes in the outside world. At this moment, he led his disciple Wei Yuanzhen and several followers and quickly came to the Qingfeng Secret Realm hidden in the mountains and forests.

After arriving here, Cao Geng did not say much. He was full of contempt and disgust for those fake monks who defected to the foreign enemy in the secret realm. So he went deep into the Qingfeng secret realm alone and decisively cleared out the traitors and high-level officials.

At this moment, a huge wave of commotion was set off in the entire Qingfeng Secret Realm. Hundreds of fake cultivators tried to resist Cao Geng, but Cao Geng had the cultivation experience of the Winter Divine Weapon and was not afraid of these few hundred fake cultivators at all.

If he wanted, these people would not be able to escape and would be trapped here. At this time, Wei Yuanzhen and others also quietly supported the direct conflict between Cao Geng and the fake monks.

Under the precise strategic deployment of Cao Geng and his few disciples, these pseudo-cultivators of secular origin were simply unable to resist their offensive. When Cao Geng and his group eliminated dozens of pseudo-cultivators with thunderous means, all the pseudo-cultivators in the Qingfeng Secret Realm were terrified.

Soon, all the pseudo-cultivators in the entire Qingfeng Secret Realm were extremely frightened, and under the powerful pressure of Cao Geng and others, they surrendered one after another.

Everyone gathered in the central square of the secret realm. Cao Geng said in a cold voice: "You only have two choices. Either your souls return to the underworld, or you surrender and become a slave."

He had no mercy on the lives of these fake monks. After all, the people in Qingfeng Secret Realm were all rebels who once served the foreign monsters. Now, on the one hand, Cao Geng urgently needed to expand his strength, and on the other hand, he was eager to obtain valuable intelligence from it. If he could fully control Qingfeng Secret Realm, he would definitely be able to dig out a lot of important information about the monster forces. At the same time, these fake monks could also serve as effective cannon fodder for him to fight against the monster invasion.

"Please spare our lives, Great Immortal! We are willing to surrender, we all are willing to surrender!"

Under Cao Geng's intimidation, those pseudo-monks had already been frightened by his powerful strength. They had no choice but to bow their heads and beg for mercy to save their lives.

Witnessing this scene, Wei Yuanzhen and others couldn't help but sneer. If it were them, they would never do such a shameful thing as betraying their master and joining the devil.

Under Cao Geng's leadership, they would never do anything that would go against the traditional Chinese doctrine.

Cao Geng's face was as calm as water, and his eyes were deep and without ripples.

"In this case, you must remember that the one who made you surrender was Cao Geng, the leader of the New Three Heavens Group of the Eight Desolate Army. From this moment on, you will all be included in our New Three Heavens Group and become Sun and Moon monks who fight against the evil."

Although many of the monks and rebels in Qingfeng Cliff once worked for the evil Japanese.

However, Cao Geng had no intention of hiding his true identity.

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the rebellious monks who had gathered on the Qingfeng Cliff Square, waiting for Cao Geng's judgment, changed drastically.

"What are you talking about? Venerable, are you Master Cao Geng?"

At this moment, the entire Qingfeng Cliff was shocked.

They were completely shocked.

Although they were almost incontinent and trembling due to the amazing skills of Cao Geng and others, they were only shocked by the power of Cao Geng and others.

Even when faced with more than 200 rebellious monks, Cao Geng, Monk Wei and others were still able to keep a firm check on them effortlessly.

Now, Cao Geng revealed his true identity in front of them.

It should be noted that before this, Yoshio Shinozuka had already spread the arrest order for Cao Geng throughout the northern border.

How could Qingfengya, a lackey of the evil Japanese, not have heard of Cao Geng's name?

After the arrest warrant for Cao Geng was issued, the rebellious monks in Qingfeng Cliff secretly thought that if they could capture this man, they would be rewarded with 30,000 spirit crystal stones.

However, their dream did not come true as Cao Geng's true form appeared before them. Only then did they understand that the 30,000 spirit crystal stones offered as a reward by the evil Japanese were not something that could be easily obtained.

Only a handful of people dared to confront the entire Qingfeng Cliff force head-on.