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Chapter 791: Chapter 343: Tearing Off the Disguise_2
By then, the Inborn would disappear, turning into legends.
In the world, divine powers would be concealed, and common people could at most reach the Acquired First-Class realm.
While this realm is powerful, it could only withstand a thousand-strong army at most, and be deeply in sorrow under a besieging army and powerful bows and crossbows.
Even because of the decline in later times, it might be challenging to achieve the First-Class realm.
Without elixirs’ help, even a genius with excellent innate talent would take at least two years to open a single meridian.
To break through the First-Class realm, one must open twelve main meridians, which adds up to twenty-four years.
And that’s under the condition that martial artists practice day and night, never slacking off.
However, if they hustle around, neglect their martial arts skills, and be distracted by external affairs,
This minimum period of twenty-four years would be infinitely magnified, and it might take thirty or forty years to break through the First-Class realm.
By then, First-Class masters might be like current Inborn Grandmasters, standing at the pinnacle of Jianghu, with few able to reach them.
In such a situation, the so-called cultivation of immortality and Qi would naturally be considered false by the world.
Immortals recorded in various classics would also be considered as fabricated myths, spread by hearsay and not worth believing.
Descendants of the Immortal Sects might secretly wonder if their ancestors truly possessed immortal abilities or if later generations exaggerated and praised a so-called ‘immortal.’
At that time, it will be Lu Yuan’s chance to collect these Dao Laws.
Then, with his strength, he would have enough power to attack the highest First-Class martial artists in Jianghu from a lower dimension.
Unrivalled in the world, it would be difficult for him to find an opponent.
At that time, whether it’s in the name of the imperial dynasty asking all the Daoist schools to pay homage to Daoist laws and divine powers, or directly robbing them, it’d be a walk in the park.
There’s no doubt that this is an easy shortcut.
The only drawback is that the arrival of the end times might take hundreds of years, requiring a long wait.
But of all things, it’s Lu Yuan who has the required longevity and time.
He has enough patience to wait.
After collecting the Dao books, he also has enough time to study, read and slowly master them.
Time is on his side.
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Returning to Baling, Lu Yuan continues to closely monitor the movements in Zhou Country.
In Zhou Country, the newly recruited soldiers in the Guannei County were still training vigorously.
Not far from Chang’an, in the Lantian Camp, the sound of the golden drums echoed every day, and the shouts of the strong men shook the surrounding valleys.
The reputedly warlike Great Zhou indeed lived up to its reputation. The nation was full of fierce and battle-eager people, unrivaled in bravery.
Aside from endless drills for the soldiers, however, there seemed to be no unusual movements in Zhou Country’s court.
There were no signs of sending out troops, nor plans for ceasing hostilities.
Spies from both the Honglu Temple and Imperial Security Agency couldn’t find any clues.
The Zhou people seemed to have forgotten the Chu State, not revealing any attitude towards them, making everything seem shrouded in mystery.
Lu Yuan and his officials discussed this for a long time but couldn’t guess the Zhou people’s intentions.
The more he guessed, the more irritated he got.
Finally, he stopped guessing and waiting for the Zhou people’s actions.
Constant passive waiting always seemed reactive.
Qingyunzi and the tens of thousands of Forbidden Army in the Northern Expedition couldn’t be held in Hanzhong indefinitely.
The upcoming Southern Expedition required the participation of this Avatar and these elite troops; Chu couldn’t afford to spend time playing guessing games with Zhou.
So, Lu Yuan directly ordered Huang Xuan to execute the Helong strategy established last year according to plan.
He sent troops to contact the Snow Plains Nomads, asking them to send troops in coordination.
Then, Hanzhong dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers to attack Longxi County in Zhou Country, assisting the Barbarians and taking the opportunity to capture local people to strengthen their country.
Isn’t Zhou Country not taking any action?
Isn’t it deliberately creating confusion?
If you won’t move, I will.
Lu Yuan didn’t believe that with his great army advancing towards Helong and facing the threatening heavy troops, the Zhou people could still calmly train their soldiers and act as if nothing happened.
As for the defense of Hanzhong after Huang Xuan’s departure, it could only be temporarily entrusted to Qingyunzi.
With a dangerous pass standing in the Xiegu Gorge on the border between Hanzhong County and Guan Nei County of Zhou Country, as long as there were tens of thousands of elite troops stationed there under Qingyunzi’s command,
Even if the newly trained 200,000-strong army of Zhou sent troops southward, they could only sigh and feel helpless outside the Pass.
At that time, whether Zhou people would send troops to help Helong or come south to take back Hanzhong, Lu Yuan could test the other party’s bottom line and plot their moves, forcing them to expose their weaknesses.
Once the other party exposed their flaws, Chu could naturally counter each move, dissolving each threat.
He also wanted to see,
Whether the subtle relationship between Yuchan Tao and Zhou Country, as mentioned before by Mo Li, was true or not.
Everything will depend on this time.
So on the third day of the fourth month in the tenth year of Shenwu, the Governor of Chu’s western three provinces and Protector of the Nation – True Person Huang Xuan, officially swore in Nanzheng, Hanzhong County, and then deployed 60,000 troops headed towards Longxi through Yangping Pass, crossing the Longshan trails and attacking Longxi.
Chu’s move once again caught Zhou off guard.
No one expected that while the 200,000 Zhou army was stationed in Guannei County, training day and night, preparing to attack Hanzhong at any time,
Chu’s army in Hanzhong would dare to ignore the risks and still send troops to Longxi.
What’s more fatal is,
In late March, Snow Plain Barbarians gathered another 400,000 troops, launching another Spring Raid this year.
At this time, the 400,000 Zhou troops in the two counties of Helong had most of their energy focused on these invading Barbarians.