After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

"Both of you shut up and go do what you were supposed to do."

Seeing Qin Liangyu's anger, Chen Futu quickly interrupted the conversation between the two scoundrels.

"Tch, I'm ignoring you guys. Stargazing, let's go for a walk too."

Li Xiuning led Guanxing away, not forgetting to drag away the light bulb-like Xiaobai.

After they had all gone far away, Chen Futu said to Qin Liangyu awkwardly, "Wife, don't listen to their nonsense. I brought Diao Chan and the others along just to give them some opportunities so that they can break through to the Martial Venerable realm as soon as possible and help us when we fight the Ancient Palace."

"Is Your Majesty confident?" Qin Liangyu's expression turned serious. She knew the power of the ancient palace and the inside story of the ancestral temple.

Now that Zhang Sanfeng is gone, although Xiaobai and Li Yuanba are strong after breaking the seal, they may not be able to defeat the ancestor of the ancient temple.

You should know that there are three patriarchs in the Sand Sea, and there should also be patriarchs in the Ancient Palace, so the number of them should not be small. It's impossible for those two children to stop two patriarchs.

Chen Futu smiled and hugged Qin Liangyu, comforting her, "Don't be afraid, our family also has an ancestor."

"Really?"

"When has your husband ever lied to you?"

Chen Futu affectionately touched her lower abdomen.

The system rewarded us with Fetal Soil. As an immortal dynasty that is about to dominate Lizhou, how can it be without an ancestor to oversee it?

Even if there isn't one, Chen Futu plans to create one. Whether it's a character from the martial arts world or the cultivation world, once it's materialized, its strength shouldn't be too bad, right?

Qin Liangyu seemed to be deep in thought, then pulled away from his embrace and said softly, "Husband, I'm going to cultivate now. Before the great battle, I'll try to become stronger as much as I can."

"You're pregnant, so you should focus on resting and preparing for the baby. Why should a pregnant woman like you go to the battlefield?"

"No, as the Empress, how can I fall behind others?"

Qin Liangyu's personality is just like that. She is extremely strong. In her previous life, she fought to the death against the rebels and the Tartars to protect the Ming Dynasty. She never retreated. Now that she has come to the martial arts world, she also has her own pride.

"Okay, your husband will take you with him then."

Knowing he couldn't stop him, Chen Futu simply agreed.

Qin Liangyu smiled upon hearing this, and before leaving, she gently cupped Chen Futu's cheeks, saying, "I am leaving now, my husband, please take care of yourself."

If a wife is found like this, what else can a husband ask for?

Chen Futu loved Qin Liangyu for this reason; she was the only woman among all his women who could bring him solace, like a haven for his soul, where he found solace.

After Qin Liangyu entered the Enlightenment Hall, Chen Futu left Baiyujing.

Upon arriving at the inner palace, she saw Liu Longyue with a resentful expression. She stepped forward and said, "I heard that His Majesty has obtained an extraordinary inheritance. Everyone else can go, so why am I the only one left out?"

Chen Futu raised an eyebrow, wanting to say something harsh, but considering her perfect favorability rating, he softened his tone, "It's just because you're pregnant, I'm afraid you'll get tired."

"I also have the heart of a strong person, and I hope Your Majesty will treat me the same way you treat the Empress."

Liu Longyue bowed and pleaded, her eyes filled with determination.

While Chen Futu hesitated, she suddenly handed him a note, "This is the Northern Martial Secret Manual, named 'Northern Darkness Divine Art'. Your Majesty can use it to obtain the bloodline inheritance from the Zhen Stone."

As expected, Liu Longyue knew everything and had a very clear understanding of the Zhen Stone.

Chen Futu took the note and glanced at it. This was a very powerful technique, even capable of absorbing the true essence and blood of others in battle.

No wonder the system said that gaining the loyalty of the chosen woman would bring unexpected benefits. I guess this woman has a lot of treasures, but she just doesn't want to take them out all at once.

Thinking of this, Chen Futu withdrew the Northern Darkness Divine Art and brought her into the Jade Capital.

Liu Longyue was so shocked that she almost froze on the spot. She couldn't understand how there could be such a miraculous place in the world. With every breath she took, the primordial energy of heaven and earth entered her body, making her feel completely refreshed.

Chen Futu said sternly, "Don't blame me for speaking harshly. For the sake of the child, I will not hold your past actions against you. But if you continue to collude with the Ancient Palace to plot against us, I will have no choice but to be ruthless."

This is not a threat. If she dares to seduce the ancient temple again, Chen Futu will not hesitate to slap her to death!

"I am well aware of my own limitations. Today, there is no longer the Goddess of the Ancient Palace, only Princess Liu Longyue of the fallen Northern Wu Kingdom. I will always stay by your side."

"Better so."

Chen Futu gave a few more instructions, then called Long Luo away from Baiyujing. He also asked her to inform Qingyi to come and go into seclusion. In addition, he asked her to select some loyal disciples from Zhongnan Mountain to come along, so that they could be trained as core disciples. If anyone was interested in alchemy, artifacts, or array formations, they could go to other halls to study.

Sun Simiao was skilled in medicine and should have been quite good at alchemy; he could have been a teacher.

As for the art of array formations, after unifying the world, with an external avatar handling state affairs, Old Zhu can be sent to the Array Hall, and the Great Xia Dynasty will then have its own array masters.

After Long Luo left, Chen Futu revealed the matter to the old lady and Chen Yuling.

The old lady shook her head and said, "I'm old and don't have much time left. Your sister can go."

Chen Futu sighed, wondering if any elixirs in this world could extend lifespan...

Subsequently, Chen Yuling brought the personnel from various headquarters who had been rewarded by the system to Baiyujing, found a large open space for training and cultivation, including Shadow Guards and Thousand Bull Guards.

The soldiers rewarded by the system have unlimited loyalty and good aptitude, and can enter Baiyujing.

Other local soldiers can be trained through the Trial of Life and Death, and the training results during this period are quite good. The new recruits have been stained with blood and their character is quite solid.

What shocked Chen Futu the most was that Qingyi's cultivation had reached the peak of Martial Emperor. He wondered what kind of good fortune she had obtained, as her cultivation had soared after only a short period of seclusion. She truly deserved to be called the number one prodigy in the Central Plains.

It's estimated that Dongfang Bubai's cultivation level has also taken off; it's truly something to look forward to.

After arranging everything, Chen Futu took Ake back to Baiyujing to cultivate. Currently, his avatar is responsible for guarding the south, so the affairs of state in the north can only be entrusted to Zhuge Liang and the others for the time being.

Time passed slowly like this.

News of the Embroidered Uniform Guard entered the cabinet like snowflakes.

It is said that all the forces of Nanqian and others have been integrated by the ancient palace, and those who refused to submit have been eliminated. During this period, a vassal king was boiled alive, a ritual known as the Fortune and Prosperity Banquet.

Nanqian changed its name to Dagu, and the Nanqian emperor became a puppet. He gathered 650,000 troops and stationed them on the Huai River, confronting Zhang Liang and Guan Yu.

During this period, friction broke out between the two sides, resulting in losses on both sides. The Da Gu army gained many powerful warriors, and even the Martial Emperor joined the battle. If Guan Yu hadn't broken through to the Martial Venerable realm, they really wouldn't have been able to deal with them.

In terms of military warfare, neither the Great Xia nor the Great Gu Kingdom devoted much energy to it. In the end, the real decisive battle lay in the infighting among the upper echelons. If one side was defeated, the attacks of ordinary armies seemed to lose their meaning.

With Zhang Liang in charge of the overall situation on the main battlefield, Da Gu's army will not be able to cross the defense line around Xindu in the short term. Recently, Zhang Liang has a premonition that a major battle is imminent. He has moved the people along the front line to the north to settle down and has adopted a scorched earth policy, waiting for the decisive battle.