Special War God

Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing. Liu Dabazi stayed behind in Feiyuejian, while Xia Zhongnan, Gu Xiuzhang and Xu Qian went to travel together...

They arrived in Xiyuan City for the first time and found the secret agent Si Zheming who had been lurking and settled here for a long time, in order to inquire about the current situation of the cultivation world in Bai Country.

Xia Zhongnan led the two of them into a fairy building called "Zuixianju". After a secret message was given at the door of the account room, the fairy messenger in the accountant immediately signaled the boy in the store to lead the three of them into a gorgeously decorated practice pavilion in the inner room.

A moment later, a young man dressed in a magnificent robe stepped into the elegant pavilion. After recognizing Xia Zhongnan, he was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and said loudly: "I am Si Zheming, the lowly governor's instructor. I never expected that the instructor would come in person today!"

It turned out that this Si Zheming was the disciple sent to the Bai Kingdom after Xia Zhongnan gave him a brief but highly effective training in secret techniques.

When Xia Zhongnan saw this old acquaintance, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, so he asked him about his experience of practicing in the Bai Kingdom.

Si Zheming responded succinctly: "After arriving in Bai Country, I followed orders to garrison Xiyuan. With the resources provided by Chiling Sect, I purchased a small restaurant here as a cover. After more than a year of careful management, I finally expanded this place into a large-scale cultivation building named 'Fuyun Building' three months ago. It has already gained a great reputation inside and outside Xiyuan City."

When selecting these spies, Xia Zhongnan put forward the condition that they must be smart and good at communication. As expected, talents can stand out no matter where they are. If you give him a foundation, he can build a foundation.

Xia Zhongnan exclaimed: "Zheming, you are indeed a genius. You have accumulated such a huge amount of cultivation resources in just over a year!"

Si Zheming replied modestly: "My little contribution is not worth mentioning. The real feat was that the Governor taught you to work together with the brothers and sisters of the Chiling Sect to win three consecutive battles near Xiyuan, and to defeat Kou Zhanyong and his 200,000 elite soldiers of the Bai Kingdom in one fell swoop. I am in Xiyuan City and know everything about this matter.

Nowadays, there are even storytellers in Fuyun Tower telling stories of Chiling Sect’s heroic deeds every day. Even though I have heard them countless times, I am still willing to listen to them again and again. Later, Chiling Sect successively conquered Yangchuan City in Yangzhou Prefecture, Kanghui City in Kangzhou Prefecture, and Luoyun City in Yunzhou Prefecture, leaving Tian Fangyue, Xie Fengyang, and Luo Lanxue, three demon cultivators, helpless. Later, they assisted the Khanate’s General Baru in capturing the Beiming Fortress. Every single one of these events is exciting.

Some people in the market ignorantly speculated that the Chi Ling Sect was completely wiped out by Marshal Baru at Bei Ming Pass. The reason was simply that after we helped Marshal Baru achieve his great cause, we aroused his jealousy and secretly wiped out the existence of our Chi Ling Sect. Otherwise, how could such a powerful cultivation force disappear without a trace?

Sometimes I really want to teach those fools a lesson. How can a mere Beiming Pass stop the footsteps of my disciples of the Chiling Sect..."

Seeing him speaking so eloquently, Xia Zhongnan thought to himself that this person's eloquence was both a strength and a weakness, so he had to interrupt him: "Forget it, let's talk about the current situation in the cultivation world first!"

Si Zheming immediately stopped talking and replied, "The current situation is extremely favorable to us. The armies of the princes in various parts of the Bai Kingdom, which have lost the main force of the imperial court, have been scattered and defeated under the fierce attack of the Wu Kingdom's cultivation forces. In desperation, Bai Zhige had to order the armies of the princes to take their family assets and withdraw to the ten states around the capital to gather strength and defend the capital, giving up control of the remaining twenty-odd states."

Xia Zhongnan sighed as he listened, "Bai Zhige's move is like a warrior cutting off his arm. He abandoned the surrounding twenty-eight states and let the Wu Kingdom devour them, while he only defended ten states to protect himself. This is a brilliant strategy in a helpless move."

Si Zheming responded: "Although Bai Zhige has such an intention, the five countries are not buying it! Especially the three countries of Wei, Man, and Mang, which suffered heavy losses in the first battle, and they forcibly chased the tail of the princes' coalition army and penetrated deep into their territory. It is said that the three countries have suffered heavy losses again recently."

"These people have really forgotten the pain after the wound has healed, and they don't know their own strength. If it weren't for the armies of Wu and Han who defeated them, how could Bai allow them to march straight to the capital? Now the armies of the five countries are divided into five routes to encircle the ten remaining states of Bai, but the three countries have been defeated repeatedly. I think this battle will continue to be stalemate and it will be difficult to end in the short term."

Xia Zhongnan asked: "So what is the current situation of the 28 states that have been occupied?"

Si Zheming said in a clear voice: "Life goes on, what else can we do? It's just that the governor's office used to collect taxes, but now it's taken over by the immortal sects in various places. For us, we only had to pay once to the governor's office before, but now the immortal sects collect taxes, which is not necessarily the case. As soon as one sect has finished collecting taxes, another one will come right after. In this way, we can't do business, and the profits earned are not enough to pay various taxes."

Xia Zhongnan asked again: "The local immortal sects are collecting taxes? What qualifications do they have to do this?"

Si Zheming explained: "These immortal gates also need to survive. Some of the powerful ones can still be self-sufficient, but more of them rely on serving the governor's office for their livelihood. The governor's office governs the local area, and in addition to the share handed over to the court, it will also give a portion of the profits to those immortal gates.

Now that the governor's mansion no longer exists, the immortal sects can only collect taxes in person in order to survive and practice. But the problem is that there is no unified management among the many immortal sects. Often, after one sect collects taxes, another sect comes to collect them, so that many merchants are simply unable to afford the taxes. The immortal sects cannot collect taxes later, and even forcing the merchants to go bankrupt is useless. As a result, the fights between these immortal sects have become more and more intense. Near Xiyuan, several immortal sects have been destroyed due to the fight. "

After hearing this, Xia Zhongnan realized that after the Bai Kingdom’s forces withdrew, these areas had become ownerless.

He asked Si Zheming, "Zheming, have you collected any intelligence information about the immortal sects in Bai Country?"

Si Zheming replied: "I have not yet sorted out the information in this regard. After all, once our army moves in and announces the occupation of this place, no immortal sect will dare to stir up trouble again, so I have not paid too much attention to them before.

Only the top sects dare to occupy certain states, and they are unwilling to establish a country to dominate, only in this way can they maintain peaceful coexistence with other countries. It is for this reason that I did not focus on those immortal sects. "

While listening to Si Zheming's story, Xia Zhongnan was thinking about future planning and development.

Deep down in his heart, he did not want to be attached to any power for a long time, but wanted to create his own power. Because in the eyes of any power, no high-level cultivators are allowed to appear under their command. Even if they are below the monarch, the Void Realm may be tolerated, but as for the Hedao Realm, it is almost impossible to accept.

In order to be able to reach the realm of Hedao in the future, he must plan and lay out from the very beginning.

When he had asked almost all the questions, Xia Zhongnan said, "Zheming, you are a rare talent. If you have any wishes, just tell me. I will do my best to help you if I can."

Si Zheming immediately knelt on the ground again and said earnestly: "Chief Instructor, I heard that all the brothers in my army have embarked on the path of cultivation. Zheming begs the chief instructor to teach me the cultivation method!"