This immortal was clearly ordinary, yet he was unusually confident.

"Oh, Uncle Qin is leaving already?"

Qin Qianqian couldn't help but pout. She had overheard Qin Kai and Zheng Zhuang's conversation and knew that Qin Kai was going to Xuri Kingdom to investigate, but she didn't expect him to leave in such a hurry.

"Don't worry, with his cultivation level, he won't be in danger unless the Demon God personally intervenes."

Zheng Zhuang smiled, then suddenly his expression turned serious: "The battle of Yongning City is imminent. I will rearrange the array outside the courtyard in the next few days. You will all stay here and are not allowed to go anywhere! Sigh, I thought I could have a few days of peace and quiet."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qianqian became somewhat sullen and pouted, saying, "Is Young Master leaving again? I'll go with you."

Zheng Zhuang subconsciously patted the little girl's head and shook his head slightly, saying, "A war between two countries is destined to cause widespread death and bloodshed. Even I dare not say I can remain indifferent to such a scene, let alone you? If your mental state is damaged, your path of cultivation will be... difficult!"

Feeling the warmth from the large hand, the little girl blushed slightly and slowly raised her head, saying, "Since it's destined to cause widespread death and destruction, why is no one stopping it? If the Qingtian Sect had intervened..."

"Close your eyes!" Zheng Zhuang interrupted.

The little girl was stunned for a moment, then her face turned bright red, like a boiled egg.

"Young master... Waaah!"

"Alright, open your eyes!"

The little girl opened her eyes in confusion. Had she already been kissed? Why didn't she feel anything? Honestly, even though she might not have refused, she was still a girl and should be a little more reserved...

"Look over there!" Zheng Zhuang pointed helplessly toward Yongning City.

"Ah! This..."

The little girl snapped out of her daze and looked towards the horizon. The sight she saw terrified her so much that she quickly covered her mouth.

The once clear blue sky has changed its appearance. The white clouds look as if they have been soaked in blood, and the red color is shocking.

"Don't blink, hold your breath and look again!" Zheng Zhuang shouted.

The little girl quickly composed herself and took a closer look. She discovered that there was a faint golden light shining through the blood-red clouds. The blood-red clouds were awe-inspiring, but the golden light gave people a warm and comfortable feeling.

Suddenly, the little girl exclaimed "Ah!" and excitedly tugged at Zheng Zhuang's sleeve, saying, "I... I've broken through?"

After the initial surprise, the little girl looked up at the sky again, only to find that the blood clouds and golden light were gone.

The little girl said with some regret, "Young master, that golden light was..."

"The blood-red clouds foreshadow the impending great battle, while the golden light suggests that this great battle may not be entirely bad for Cangzhou. Therefore, no one can stop it, and no one dares to stop it."

At this point, Zheng Zhuang rolled his eyes at the little girl, annoyed: "I went to great lengths to help you comprehend the Daoist principles contained within, and all you've done is improve your cultivation by one level. Even if you're a..."

He was halfway through his sentence when he met the little girl's tearful eyes, so he could only cough lightly and say, "Well, you should focus on consolidating your cultivation." Then he stepped into the room.

Back in his room, Zheng Zhuang gazed quietly at the distant sky and murmured:

"Is it really... unstoppable?"

……

The Kingdom of Rising Sun, the capital city, the imperial palace.

A handsome young man, about fourteen or fifteen years old, sat upright in the main hall, with a beautiful young woman sitting beside him.

The young woman wore a phoenix crown and a gold-embroidered dress, looking very elegant and noble. Her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Ye Chuxue's, but she was less charming and more sharp.

This is none other than Ye Ningshuang, the former Fourth Princess of Cangyue and now the Regent Empress Dowager of Xuri Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, General Yang's army of 200,000 has assembled on Sunset Plain outside Yongning City and is ready to launch an attack at any time. More troops are also en route." A middle-aged man who looked like a military officer reported.

"Has Ye Chuxue already arrived in Yongning City?" Ye Ningshuang asked after a pause.

“According to reliable sources, the Cangyue Kingdom has been making frequent troop movements recently, and the person in command is suspected to be Ding Wu. She is very likely already in the military camp,” another man dressed in black replied.

Ye Ningshuang nodded, her gaze turning slightly cold: "Ding Wu and that little bitch are inseparable, there's no doubt about it. However, Ding Wu is a brave and skilled warrior, a genius in warfare; General Yang is probably no match for him!"

"Hmph, no matter how powerful he is, he's just a mortal." A sinister voice suddenly rang out, sounding like metal scraping against metal, extremely grating to the ear.

"Oh? What brilliant insights does Grand Preceptor Sangqiu have?" Ye Ningshuang asked with great interest.

The Imperial Advisor, Sang Qiuzhong, was of medium build and shrouded in a black robe, obscuring his face. He exuded an indescribable sense of malevolence.

"Your Majesty need not worry. My national advisor has already arranged for several dozen divine messengers to infiltrate the army. If our army is truly no match for them, these divine messengers will use their magic to deify the soldiers, and then our army will naturally be invincible," Sang Qiu said smugly.

"Absolutely not!" the young emperor immediately objected.

The so-called deification is the process by which divine messengers use demonic power to corrupt the soldiers, turning them into mindless monsters who only know how to kill.

In this way, not only will the person who becomes a monster be doomed to die, but innocent people will inevitably be harmed as well.

Once, Sang Qiu sent only one divine messenger to cause a rebel army to kill each other, easily suppressing the rebellion. However, the price paid for this was that no one survived in the city where the rebels were located, turning it into a dead city.

"Why not?" Sang Qiu asked playfully.

"How can you treat the lives of our soldiers like a game?" the young emperor said emotionally.

He knew very well that everyone present understood Sang Qiu's meaning, but only he dared to stand up and oppose it, even though his opposition wouldn't have much effect.

"An army is raised for a thousand days, but used for only one. Now that they've gone to the battlefield, they should be prepared to die for their country. Besides, isn't the purpose of my own commander doing this to reduce casualties among the soldiers?"

"you……"

“Alright, Your Majesty, let’s do as the Imperial Advisor says,” Ye Ningshuang interrupted.

"Mother..."

"Yang Hao! Don't forget who you are!"

The young emperor Yang Hao chuckled self-deprecatingly, then rose and bowed to Ye Ningshuang: "Your son knows his mistake! I am still young, so Mother Empress should make the decisions on matters of state. I am tired, so I will take my leave now."

Ye Ningshuang nodded expressionlessly: "Go!"

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, which is not a bad thing. However, with a great battle imminent, we really cannot afford to be so sentimental!" Sang Qiu sneered.

“Unless absolutely necessary, I hope the Grand Preceptor will keep the divine envoys in check.” Ye Ningshuang sighed, then a cold glint flashed in her eyes. “Furthermore, gather the remaining forces as soon as possible. I will personally go to Sunset Plains to fight that little bitch to the death!”