Unless he can obtain more Divine Power from Daoist Zhao Muzi, ultimately he will inevitably face the result of "hurting the enemy a thousand, but losing eight hundred."
"No rush, no rush..."
Lin Hansong also knew that the Northern Expedition was difficult to proceed with, so he didn’t say more, simply focusing on keeping Chen Yi company at the banquet.
As drinks were passed around and exchanged, the atmosphere was quite cheerful.
After the dinner, Chen Yi took his leave to depart.
Before leaving, he specifically instructed the young girl and others to take a good rest at ho for the next two days.
The day after tomorrow, they would return to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield.
...
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
Chen Yi, following the notice from Emperor Wei, went to the Imperial Palace.
In reality, during these two days, except for spending most of one day in Duke Xing’s Mansion after his return.
The rest of the ti was mostly spent at Duke Wuan Mansion, accompanying Xia Wanwan and others.
He inevitably discussed future arrangents with Chen Taiping, Chen Taixing, and others.
Most discussions revolved around how to manage the Taian Prince Mansion in the future, considering whether to request Emperor Wei to set up the Taian Army.
Chen Yi himself didn’t have many thoughts on this, but after understanding Chen Taiping’s intention, he specifically went to discuss the matter with Emperor Wei.
Emperor Wei, after listening, didn’t hesitate or ponder at all, directly agreeing to it.
That afternoon, an edict was issued—recruiting ten thousand soldiers for the Taian Army, with arrangents managed jointly by the Great Wei Royal Family and a part of the Chen Family branch from Duke Wu An, ensuring it aligns with the military formations of King of the Southern Garrison and Prince Zhenbei.
It was indeed a grand gesture.
To know that the armies under Du Qing and Gongye Jiahong commanded over a million soldiers, the expenditures being unimaginably high.
But for the Taian Army of only ten thousand in scale, the expenditure was the sa as those two, indicating how luxurious the costs of elixirs, equipnt, and provisions per person were.
However, Chen Yi understood Emperor Wei’s calculations.
After all, he would spend most of his ti outside of the Tianyuan Continent in the future.
Although the Taian Army was under his command in na, in reality, it was mainly led by the Wei Dynasty Royal Family.
If he didn’t support it from behind, it’s estimated that those branches of the Chen Family in the Taian Army would mostly hold idle positions, just passing the ti.
Apart from the Taian Army, Chen Yi also specifically took half a day to return to the Grand Void Sect with Lin Xueru and others.
During this period, he visited a few elders of the sect, including Gu Tiangang among others.
Now the situation of Ancient Taoist at Taixu Peak had improved significantly compared to before.
Not only because he had restrained his old childish temperant, but also because Lin Xueru was now the top prodigy on Tianyuan Continent, resulting in the latest batch of the sect.
He offered guidance to junior brothers and sisters on Sword Edge Mountain and talked with Xie Changle and others about the situation of Sword Edge Mountain, among other things.
To say, this Brother Changle, after returning from the Southern Barbarian Secret Realm, indeed put much effort into the cultivation of Sword Dao.
Now not only had his cultivation reached the upper fourth grade, but his Sword Dao was also on the verge of breaking through to the Spirit-Communicating Realm, advancing quite rapidly.
However, due to his age, returning to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield in this life was no longer possible.
After half a day of wandering and stopping, Chen Yi led Lin Xueru and others back to the Kyoto Prefecture.
"Salute to King Taian!"
"Salute to the Prince..."
Upon entering the Imperial City, the Black Armor Guards on both sides kneeled to salute.
Chen Yi calmly walked past them, heading straight to the Imperial Palace.
This ti it wasn’t a grand day at court, nor was it a call to arms, but rely a journey from the Tianyuan Continent to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield. Hence, he still wore the Taoist robe of the Grand Void Sect, with the Spring Rain Sword hanging at his waist.
It was indeed a low-profile appearance.
Yet at this mont in the Imperial City, no one could ignore his presence.
Not even Emperor Wei.
Early in the morning, Emperor Wei, along with Nine Thousand Years, Huangshan Taoist, and the Great Master, waited in front of the Imperial Palace.
Lin Xueru and others had also arrived.
Besides the top ten prodigies, a hundred talented young individuals whose cultivation could venture to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield were present, along with representatives from West Continent Buddha Country, East Continent Islands, and Southern Barbarian Sect.
They gathered in front of the Imperial Palace in grand array.
Chen Yi looked around, greeted Lin Xueru and others, and then flashed next to Emperor Wei.
"King Taian, I’m entrusting these people to you; make sure to bring them back from Taizhou Mountain safe and sound," said Emperor Wei.
Chen Yi secretly pouted, agreeing verbally.
One side, the old Taoist of Huangshan still retained his previous temper, "Old ancestor, does the previous bet you made with this old Taoist still stand?"
Chen Yi’s gaze then fell on Hua Xianzi, and he smiled and nodded, "Of course, it counts."
"If you lose, don’t go back on your word."
"The old Taoist cannot possibly lose."
Chen Yi didn’t care either way; whether Hua Xianzi or Lin Xueru won or lost, it was beneficial and made no difference to him.
At this ti, the Great Master looked at the many talents below and pondered, "In a few years, I will also go to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield. I just hope the situation there remains as it is now."
Chen Yi glanced at him, "Great Master, won’t you have to run around for the Confucian Academy anymore?"
During this ti, under his Heart God Perception, he had learned much about the situation in the seventeen prefectures of the Wei Dynasty.
There were only two major changes.
First, the Buddhist monasteries and temples in each prefecture had mostly been dismantled, with only a few remaining, which had been voluntarily built by noble families for their elders to worship.
Second, new schools and academies had been constructed between various prefectures, counties, towns, and even villages.
According to his previous suggestions, Emperor Wei, Xie Jing, and the Great Master did a comprehensive job.
In the lower grade schools, they taught the basics of Confucianism, Martial Arts, as well as so basic Taoist cultivation techniques and Qin techniques.
The Great Master Lin Zhongke heard Chen Yi’s words and smiled, "Now I don’t need to preside over things. The Wei Dynasty is stable from top to bottom."
"Besides, with the Holy Emperor and the Left Chancellor there, I have nothing to worry about."
Saying this, the Great Master paused and transmitted a sound, "I hear Cui Sheng is about to head to that realm?"
Chen Yi calmly transmitted back, "Second Master indeed has such plans. Does your going there have sothing to do with this?"
"Yes and no. Without Cui Sheng staying in the Human Race, there will be one less Confucian Saint there, so I must go to guard it."
"In addition, with the current stable situation of Wei, it only needs ti to recuperate, and its strength can steadily improve. If I don’t go to Taizhou Mountain now, I’m afraid my strength will stagnate here."
Hearing this, Chen Yi understood and stopped teasing him, "If the Great Master can reach Taizhou Mountain, I believe you will soon beco another Human Race ancestor."
He understood the Great Master’s potential.
If it weren’t for the previous centuries of plotting by the "Pure Land of Bliss," the Great Master should have gone to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield long ago, and his strength wouldn’t rely be as it is now.
It’s estimated that reaching the Seventh or Eighth Realm of Divine Power is possible.
After exchanging so idle words, seeing the ti was getting late, Chen Yi didn’t wait further, greeted Chen Taiping and Lin Hansong who were watching nearby with a smile, then waved to use the Near and Far Divine Power to envelop all the talents.
With one step,
everyone was directly brought from the Imperial City of Kyoto Prefecture to the Beizhili Ferry.
"This..."
So people hadn’t reacted yet; so were still busy bidding farewell to family and sect elders.
Suddenly, their vision blurred, and they found themselves in another place.
"Truly worthy of being our Human Race ancestor. Such divine power and might — how many years of cultivation must one endure to match this?"
"Never mind matching it; I’d be content to have the cultivation Chen Yi Ancestor had before he went to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield."
At this point, everyone stopped dwelling on it and soon cald their minds.
Under Chen Yi’s guidance, they all boarded the ship one by one.
Once everyone had boarded, Chen Yi was just about to announce the departure when he suddenly rembered sothing and vanished once more.
He returned in just three breaths.
But this ti, he was accompanied by a woman dressed rather scantily.
It was none other than the demoness Wen Renying, whom Chen Yi had previously entrusted to protect Lin Xueru, Hua Xianzi, and others.
She seed not to have noticed the change in surroundings, still complaining with a hint of resentnt:
"I thought Master had forgotten about ~"
"Master said once I completed the task, there’d be a reward~ but I waited left, waited right, and was truly heartbroken~"
"Master, you must make up for it~"
With that, Wen Renying was about to lean into Chen Yi.
At this mont, Lin Xueru stepped in first, standing beside Chen Yi, staring at the demoness to ask:
"Brother Yi, who is this...?"
Wen Renying seed to realize sothing was amiss, quickly stepped back, and after glancing at Lin Xueru and the others, charmingly bowed and greeted:
"I’m Wen Renying, eting Fairy Xueru and everyone else~"
Chen Yi glared at her and then, smiling, gestured for everyone to board the ship before explaining:
"Previously, when I went to Taizhou Mountain, I was worried about your safety, so I entrusted her to guard you for a while."
Lin Xueru understood and smiled, "So that’s it, turns out it’s Sister Wen Ren..."
"I wouldn’t dare~ Master might punish ~"
Well, should’ve just left her on the Tianyuan Continent.
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