High Martial Arts: I Travel Through Heaven and Earth Through Dreams

Several months passed after Lin Hanzhou emerged from seclusion.

A devastating piece of news that shook the entire Daqian Dynasty.

The message was sent back to the capital from the northern border at an urgent speed of eight hundred li.

After more than fifty years of silence, the Qing Dynasty in the north once again launched a brazen southward offensive.

When this military report, stained crimson with blood, was presented on the dragon's desk in the Hall of Supreme Harmony,

The entire court fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

All the ministers looked on incredulously when they heard the news.

On the dragon throne, Empress Li Yuechan's face was ashen, her expression extremely grim.

Fifty years ago, the fierce battle to defend the capital was still vivid in my mind.

The legend of that white-haired swordsman, who single-handedly slew two sects on the battlefield and moved through the midst of ten thousand troops as if they were nothing.

To this day, it is still talked about with great interest by storytellers all over the world.

That battle completely broke the backbone of the Qing Dynasty.

Everyone believed that the Qing Dynasty would be unable to expand southward for at least several hundred years.

But now...

"Minister of War!"

Li Yuechan's icy voice shattered the tranquility of the hall.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is here!"

The Minister of War walked out of the ranks, trembling.

"read!"

"Yes……"

The Minister of War unfolded the military report in his hand and read it aloud in a dry voice.

"Your Majesty, the entire Qing Dynasty has invaded, and its vanguard, which boasts a million-strong army, has already captured several cities in Liaozhou three days ago and occupied most of Liaozhou."

"What?!"

"A million-strong army?! This... how is this possible?"

"Liaozhou has fallen to the majority? This...!"

"Weren't they severely weakened by the Grand Preceptor fifty years ago? How come they still have the strength to invade our Great Qian borders?"

The entire court erupted in chaos.

However, what followed was even more despairing.

The Minister of War took a deep breath and, with a voice trembling with sobs, read out the most deadly intelligence.

"According to reports from the front lines, there are suspected to be ten Grandmaster-level experts accompanying the Qing army."

Boom!

The words "Ten Grandmasters" struck everyone's head like five bolts of divine thunder from the heavens.

The entire hall fell into a deathly silence once again.

But this time, it wasn't because of shock, but because of a deep-seated despair.

Ten!

Those are ten Grandmasters!

This is a number of powerful individuals that even the entire Great Qian Dynasty, with all its resources, could not match.

Over these fifty years, even with its vast resources, the Great Qian Dynasty only managed to produce three Grandmasters.

Including the two who were originally stationed in the northern border and monitored the sects, there are only five Grandmasters in the Great Qian Dynasty now.

Five against ten.

In terms of high-end combat capabilities, they are at a completely overwhelming disadvantage.

How can we fight this war?!

It should be noted that a Grandmaster alone is comparable to an army of a million.

Adding even one Grandmaster would be devastating to the battle, let alone adding five.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

An old minister roared in disarray.

"This must be fake news, a feint by the Qing army."

"Fifty years ago, the Grand Preceptor killed two of their Grandmasters, which severely damaged them."

"Fifty years from now, where will they conjure up ten Grandmasters from?!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, there must be something fishy about this."

"I believe we should immediately send someone to investigate further and report back."

Upon hearing this news, the court was abuzz with discussion.

Some people doubted it was fake news, while others thought it was absolutely true.

His face was already showing a deathly despair.

On the dragon throne, Li Yuechan's expression became more solemn than ever before.

Her heart was also filled with doubts.

Why?

Why the Qing Dynasty, a country that they had once severely damaged?

How could ten grandmasters emerge in just fifty years?!

This is completely contrary to the common sense of martial arts.

Even in their Great Qian Dynasty, they had Lin Hanzhou, a near-divine protector of the nation.

With his personal guidance to talented martial artists, coupled with the support of royal resources, only three Grandmasters were barely produced.

If the Qing Dynasty truly had ten Grandmasters, then they must have had some unknown secrets.

But she knew that now was not the time to dwell on that.

Now she needs to confirm whether there are actually ten Grandmasters in the Qing army marching south.

If it's just a feint by the Qing army, that would be fine, but I'm afraid this news is true.

At that time, Daqian will be completely unable to compete with the opponent and will be directly swept aside.

"Report—!"

Just then, a messenger covered in blood scrambled into the hall.

"Your Majesty, an urgent report from Qingzhou..."

"The Qing army's offensive was too fierce, and our army's defenses were retreating step by step. The General Zhenguo was killed in battle."

"The entire territory of Liaozhou fell completely several hours ago, and the Qing army is now advancing towards Qingzhou."

"Qingzhou is in imminent danger! We implore Your Majesty to send reinforcements immediately!"

After saying this, the messenger's head lolled to the side and he fainted on the ground.

The General Zhenguo died in battle, and Liaozhou was once again occupied by the Qing army!

This news shattered the psychological defenses of everyone in the imperial court.

You should know that the General Who Protects the Nation is a Grandmaster-level expert.

The fact that such a powerful figure died in battle is enough to demonstrate the terrifying strength of the Qing army.

If a Grandmaster couldn't even escape, it means that multiple Grandmasters must have intervened.

Therefore, the news that the Qing army may have had ten Grandmasters is very likely true.

In this way, the Great Qian Dynasty is in grave danger.

Faced with such a terrifying disparity in strength, all the ministers wore expressions of panic.

They knew very well what the death of that general who protected the nation meant.

It was precisely because of this that they almost believed the news that the Qing army had ten Grandmasters.

On the dragon throne, Li Yuechan's exquisite face also showed a troubled expression.

The Qing army is suspected to have ten Grandmasters, and has already captured a prefecture, but their own Grandmasters have been killed in battle.

Each of these messages is a devastating blow.

Now, with all these news items appearing at the same time, it's truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly.

Even with the current national strength of the Great Qian Dynasty, including the three major sects, it is still not enough to contend with ten Grandmasters.

Left with no other choice, Li Yuechan could only place her hopes on Lin Hanzhou.

The opponent was able to kill two Grandmasters in succession fifty years ago, so his strength must be even more terrifying now.

In addition, with the four Grandmasters remaining in the Great Qian Dynasty, it is not impossible for them to fight against the ten Grandmasters of the Qing army.

However, Li Yuechan was somewhat reluctant to let Lin Hanzhou participate in this battle.

The opponent sacrificed fifty years of his lifespan in that battle in the capital, already doing too much for the Great Qian Dynasty.

She was terrified that the other party would die in this great battle, for the Qing Dynasty had ten Grandmaster-level experts!

However, if they don't go after them, the Great Qian Dynasty is currently completely unable to contend with them.

At that time, more towns will fall, and the Qing army's inhumane massacres will be repeated.

As the Empress of the Great Qian Dynasty, she could not tolerate such a thing happening again.

Ultimately, she decided that she still needed to ask the Imperial Advisor for help.

That great master who has become the guardian deity of the Great Qian Dynasty, almost deified.