Huangxiu

Chapter 567 Time Limit
Chu Zhiyuan felt relieved.

My main goal has been achieved.

But this is just my own goal.

The negotiation goal of the Dajing delegation this time was to negotiate a ceasefire between the two dynasties.

But in his opinion, the most crucial thing is the agreement among the three dynasties to jointly eliminate the evil sect.

As for the armistice treaty between the two dynasties, it is not that important.

Because the key to ceasefire or not is not the treaty, but the situation between the two sides.

Once the situation requires war, the treaty can be torn up at will.

This time the negotiations mainly focused on developing trade and mutual commerce.

This is almost impossible to achieve.

Li Hongzhao was unable to control the military and would not agree to these terms.

The military would benefit the most from establishing a trade market on the border.

As the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first; those who live near the mountain eat the mountain; those who live near the sea eat the sea.

With this trade market, the border troops can gain numerous benefits, both tangible and intangible.

Once a trade market is formed, in addition to the military, too many wealthy and powerful people will benefit from it.

These are the vested interests.

This would create a huge obstacle to starting the war again.

Interests are the basis of political attitudes. The ministers in the court will oppose war for the sake of the interests of the people they represent.

If the border troops benefit the most, then they will do their best to avoid war.

Under the circumstance that Li Hongzhao is unable to control the border troops, agreeing to conduct trade will further increase the difficulty of control.

So he didn't hold out hope.

Li Hongzhao sat behind the dragon table and said lazily, "Where should we start?"

"Destroy the headquarters." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Cut off the source of their power, and then we can slowly deal with the rest."

"The headquarters is not that easy to destroy, right?" Li Hongzhao asked, "Let's not talk about whether we can find it or not. If we find it, can we break through it?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "With the help of the army and martial arts masters, it won't be difficult."

Use formation to counter formation.

Using a military formation against the formation of heaven and earth, and with the assistance of martial arts masters, breaking the formation is not that difficult.

"In the army..." Li Hongzhao murmured.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Li Hongzhao snorted: "What are you laughing at?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It would be best if we use the Cloud-Stepping Iron Cavalry. If that doesn't work, let our Lightning Spear Formation come to help."

"Just the Cloud-Stepping Iron Cavalry!" Li Hongzhao asked, "How many do you need?"

"At least a thousand."

"One thousand Cloud-stepping Iron Cavalry..." Li Hongzhao pondered and nodded slowly: "Okay!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Have your guards ever practiced formations?"

Li Hongzhao shook his head and said, "Their formation is far inferior to that of the Cloud-Stepping Cavalry."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Then let's send the Cloud Cavalry. I will lead them first, and the rest of the negotiations will be handled by others."

"There's nothing else to talk about." Li Hongzhao said lazily, "There's no need to talk more."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "If the two dynasties establish a market on the border, both will benefit."

Li Hongzhao glanced at him sideways, her eyes sparkling.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "What about the secret place? Don't you want to share the secret place with each other?"

"No need." Li Hongzhao snorted, "There's nothing good about your secret place."

"Then let's talk about exchanging prisoners."

"We can talk about this." Li Hongzhao said.

This was her greatest achievement during her mission to Dajing, and also the key to gaining support from some members of the military.

By now, by exchanging prisoners to gain the support of some lower-level soldiers, and then by using political tactics to gain the support of some upper-level officials, he was almost able to pry open the military.

The military is not a monolithic entity, and there are many factions, making it difficult for it to withstand her attacks.

Everyone in the field shut their mouths and listened to the two men decide the outcome in a few words.

At this point, Li Hongzhao stood up and said, "I am a little tired, so I won't accompany you any longer. Just drink and enjoy yourself."

She went away lightly.

Everyone stood up and clasped their fists to see him off.

After she left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although Li Hongzhao was a woman, she was very imposing. When she sat here, everyone felt pressured.

As soon as she left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively.

Chu Zhiyuan also said goodbye and left.

As soon as he walked out of Chengtian Hall, Wen Chengen came to greet him outside.

Chu Zhiyuan didn't say much and followed him forward.

He looked up at the night sky.

A bright moon hangs high in the night sky, and the stars are dim.

A giant sword lay across the void, appearing and disappearing. Dense white lines gathered on the sword, and the patterns on the sword body flowed faintly.

Strings of lanterns were hung under the eaves of the palace and in the air, illuminating the surroundings with no blind spots.

Chu Zhiyuan came to a side hall.

There is a Luohan bed in the north of the side hall, and the surrounding decoration is warm and soft.

Li Hongzhao lay sideways on the Arhat bed.

The wide lake green robe gently falls on the graceful body, embroidered with flower patterns, exuding luxury.

She propped up her head with one hand and looked lazily at Chu Zhiyuan who came in.

A palace maid brought an embroidered cushion, and Chu Zhiyuan sat down, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Congratulations."

"Where does joy come from?"

"Your cultivation has improved by one level, so your control over the Emperor's Sword has become stronger, right?"

"You've also improved." Li Hongzhao snorted, "You're really something."

Once you reach the level of Grand Master, it is almost impossible to make further progress.

Almost everyone stayed on the first floor, and he quickly reached the second floor.

Now it seems that the second floor cannot stop him, and he is about to step into the third floor.

He is actually one step ahead of me.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Without the Emperor's Sword, I will never be your opponent."

Li Hongzhao said: "I now understand why you want to destroy the evil sect so much."

Chu Zhiyuan looked at her with a smile.

Li Hongzhao said: "Because killing the evil sect monster will help you practice, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan clapped his hands in praise.

Li Hongzhao snorted, "When you become a Grandmaster, you can't kill people at will, but killing monsters is fine, so the monsters in this world have become your training aids. Isn't this the way the Purple Yang Sutra works?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Killing one more person will make my mind clearer. When my mind is clearer, my spirit will be stronger, and my cultivation will naturally speed up."

"Is that all?" Li Hongzhao was skeptical.

She felt that Chu Zhiyuan's rapid progress after becoming a Grandmaster must be due to the evil sect.

However, the evil sect's mental method stagnated after reaching the level of grandmaster.

Therefore, he should not be borrowing the secrets of the evil sect, but a magical technique to break through the realm, a magical technique based on killing.

"What else can we do?" Chu Zhiyuan couldn't help but admire her sharpness.

Without the help of these evil sects and monsters, the Glazed Sword Scripture would not have been practiced to this level.

Killing monsters in secret places is also a way, but it is far inferior to the evil sect monsters.

He felt that if he killed all the evil sects and monsters in the world, he should be able to practice the Glazed Sword Sutra to perfection.

I just don’t know if I can truly become immortal or live forever by then.

Chu Zhiyuan then said, "Your Phoenix bloodline has no obstacles in cultivation. You can always improve your cultivation, and the speed is very fast. Are you going to ascend to heaven in the future?"

Li Hongzhao frowned slightly and glared at him.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I see. You are indeed preparing to ascend. Based on your current rate of improvement, it shouldn't take too long, right?"

"If I don't sort things out, the Emperor's Sword won't be able to help me ascend."

"Only by completely controlling the Emperor's Sword can one break through the void and ascend. To completely control the Emperor's Sword, one must straighten out one's psychology."

"...That's right." Li Hongzhao said.

It's not surprising that he can figure this out with his extraordinary comprehension.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It takes enough time to gain people's support and to completely establish prestige... For you, ten years is enough."

He then smiled and said, "It seems that you will ascend to heaven after being emperor for ten years."

Li Hongzhao smiled proudly: "This time, I will be one step ahead of you."

(End of this chapter)