In the afternoon, a huge monster descended over Bailu Academy. It was a giant ship of the imperial court's warship. On the deck were lined with a group of soldiers in armor. The female Shi Shangzhuyue was among them and jumped up and fell into the academy. Li Qingyin and Lin Muzhao, I, had already walked out of the Holy Palace, holding a piece of purple gold divine silk in my hand, and Baili Mingjie, whose body was sealed on the other end.

"He is Baili Mingjie?"

Shang Zhuyue asked with beautiful eyes.

“That’s right.”

"Hmph, what a chief disciple of Ruzun. The monks in the upper realm who died under his sword had at least three digits. It's too cheap to let him go back like this!" Shang Zhuyue stepped forward and kicked Baili Mingjie back several steps, saying, "This kind of person is his best destination if he digs a hole and buries it."

I spread my hands: "Actually, I didn't plan to keep a living place, I just treated him as a bargaining chip. Now the role of bargaining chips is revealed, and I can have twenty cities."

"Well, let's go."

Shang Zhuyue took one end of the purple gold divine silk, and lifted Baili Mingjie up like a chicken. Li Qingyin and Lin Muzhao also flew onto the giant ship together. With the burning of the blood spirit crystal, the warship rumbled and entered the fleet in a blink of an eye. In less than an hour, it had arrived above Wushan.

At this time, Wushan was once again occupied by the righteous path of the upper realm. The flags of the Tianxin Empire were flying all over the mountains, and the patrolling war cavalry traverseed hundreds of miles, and the aura of the titled saints surged above the clouds. Obviously, as the divine vine tree severely damaged the blood and the Confucians, the offensive in the exile land had weakened a lot, and to a certain extent, it no longer had an advantage.

On the top of the mountain, a golden palace lies across the air, with the inscriptions flashing and the defense is great. This palace is the hall of Dongfang Wan, the Empress Tianxin. At this time, there were already many ministers. There were at least hundreds of extraordinary generals in the hall. When a few of us stepped in, we immediately attracted everyone's attention.

There is admiration and caution in these eyes, while more are cautious. First-class and second-rate family heads from Tianzhou, Yinzhou, Tanzhou and other states have basically arrived and gathered together. I believe that the deeds of the Battle of Bailu Academy have spread all over the world. It is impossible for these people not to know who we are.

"You're here..."

Dongfang Wan was wearing a golden and white elegant uniform and an empress's crown on her head. She was in a state of power. She immediately walked down the golden steps when she saw us coming. Her expression was quite friendly, her beautiful eyes shining brightly, and she smiled and said, "Fairy Qingyin, Fairy Mu Zhao, Xiaoxuan, thank you so much for your hard work this time, let me go there in person."

"It's not hard to do things for the right way." Lin Muzhao smiled gracefully.

“So very good.”

Dongfang Wan's eyes fell on Baili Mingjie and said, "You are the most proud disciple of Ruzun, the Baili Mingjie who is known as the most exiled five masters?"

Baili Mingjie was sealed all over, and his momentum was naturally suppressed by the human empress, but he still frowned and said, "If you want to kill, kill, why do you do so much?"

Dongfang Wan smiled slightly: "I am worthy of being a disciple of Ruzun. I am very hard, but it would be a pity to kill you just now. Keep it for you. Don't use it. Zhuyue takes him into the dungeon and extracts the city tomorrow."

"Yes, your Majesty!"

...

Dongfang Wan watched Baili Mingjie be taken away, turned to the ministers and said, "After the Battle of Wushan, due to my mistakes and judgments, the imperial army was defeated. This is my fault. The demon army in the exiled place was bloodthirsty and encroached on the territory of Zhongzhou. It is unbearable. Thanks to the two academies of Tianfeng Bailu that blocked the offensives of the Confucian Zun, Blood Lord, and Four Evils, which gave the empire time to dispatch elite troops. This battle is of great significance. What do you think I should reward them?"

An old minister came out and said, "Your Majesty has rewarded the Bu Palace as a first-class family and given the Heavenly King a golden plaque, which is enough."

"Where are the two major academies?"

A middle-aged general wearing armor took a step forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, although this battle is in Zhongzhou, it is related to the safety of the entire upper realm. The two academies are willing to fight against the heroes of the demonic path, so that the strength of the academies has been severely damaged. It is regrettable. Just imagine, there are more than a hundred first-class sects in the upper realm. Those saints and the superior saints have the strength to break through the void restriction within a few days to enter Zhongzhou, but no one is willing to come. The two academies of Tianfeng Bailu stand up at this time, which is a model!"

The general who spoke was standing very high, with sparks shining in his eyes. His whole temperament seemed to be a sword hidden in the sheath. If you guessed correctly, he would be Gu Peng, the leader of the ten generals of the Ministry of War. He is said to be one of the strongest men in the court's military department. He has the strength of the titled Sword Saint. He has the insight into the eternal power of swordsmanship a few years ago and is highly valued by the empress.

Sure enough, Dongfang Wan smiled slightly: "What suggestions do Gu Shuai have?"

Gu Peng said in a deep voice: "The white deer in the sky can bear the four words of Zhenguo Academy. Therefore, please ask Your Majesty to grant Zhenguo Academy the title to two major academies. First, it can calm people's hearts, and second, it can prevent those who have made merits from not rewarding them. The righteous path in the upper realm is in chaos. Only by clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments can people's hearts be corrected and monks in the world can return to Your Majesty!"

"Well said!"

Dongfang Qi's eyes shone with light and he smiled and said, "Gu Shuai is right. If you have merits, you should be rewarded. The two major academies deserve the word "Conquer the Country"!"

The other ministers nodded one after another: "I'm going to discuss it."

Among a group of important officials, only the Minister of Personnel Suo Gu chose to remain silent and disagreed. The other was the Minister of War Xi Hai. Although he clasped his fists and discussed, his face was full of complexity.

"It seems... there are a few ministers who are unhappy." I sent a voice.

Li Qingyin and Diwoo smiled slightly and said, "Sugu and Yu Sheng were once the best friends. It is said that they had a good relationship before becoming a saint. Later, when you destroyed the Yu clan, Sugu naturally faced the tit-for-tat with the academy?"

Lin Muzhao smiled slightly: "As for Xi Hai, he is still the Minister of War of the Tianxin Empire, holding the military power of millions of heroic troops, but his military power is constantly being divided. Among them, the emerging forces led by the Ten Commanders of the Ministry of War made Xi Hai very afraid. The Ten Commanders of Gu Peng and Dongfang Qi were dividing Xi Hai's military power bit by bit. Xi Hai was naturally unwilling to give up, so it was only a matter of time before he chose to stand on the side of Suogu. The open and secret struggles between the new forces and the conservatives were much more complicated than we imagined."

I nodded and sighed in my heart. Li Qingyin and Lin Muzhao are both practitioners who are dedicated to seeking the way of heaven. However, they are also smart women. Although they are not familiar with the affairs of the court, it does not mean that they do not understand the mystery. Now it seems that they have seen it very clearly, even further than me.

As I expected, the Tianxin Empire was not a monolithic piece. The Dongfang family headed by Dongfang Wan held firmly on the throne of the royal family with the immortal merits of the God Flame Empress Dongfang Yue, while the rest of the families fought endlessly. The forces in the court were also divided into two major sects, one faction was the conservative faction headed by Xi Hai and Suogu, and the other was the new force headed by Zuo Xian, Minister of Revenue and the Ten Generals of the Ministry of War. The dispute between the two factions will break out in a real sense sooner or later.

Dongfang Wan obviously knew it well, but it was not broken, and the monarchy was just like this. Everything was the art of emperors, just weighing the pros and cons.

...

"Since that's the case..."

Dongfang Wan's smile appeared on her lips and said, "Chaoyu, I have planned to enthrone the two major academies as Zhenguo Academy, and ordered the Ministry of Works to rush to build two jade steles of Zhenguo Academy, which are twenty meters high and three meters wide, to send them to the two major academies to show the empire's reliance on the two major academies. In addition, the Ministry of Revenue has doubled the allocation of materials to the two major academies."

"Yes, Your Majesty, obey the orders to the rain."

One of the top ten female histories, Zhong Chaoyu wore a blue silk skirt and had an unpretentious figure, but she was an iceberg beauty, standing there like a glacier, which made many men dare not look at her directly.

Dongfang Wan looked at me again and said, "Xiaoxuan, Fairy Qingyin, Fairy Mu Zhao, tomorrow we will receive twenty human cities south of the Northern Desert. If you have nothing else, please help us accept the city together. Perhaps the exile land will not give up so easily, and will fight for trapped beasts. The court needs your strength."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Lin Muzhao and Li Qingyin nodded in agreement.

I didn't say anything, and stood in the line of righteous monks with Lin Muzhao and Li Qingyin, observing Dongfang Wan's war arrangements. On the sand table, small flags represent a 10,000-man army, densely packed with elite troops from Tianzhou, Yinzhou and other states. Now there are at least millions of troops around Wushan, which can be regarded as the true foundation of the Tianxin Empire. Dongfang Wan is planning and step by step on the sand table, counterattacking northward. Perhaps in the near future, the entire territory will be recovered and the army of the exiled land will be re-driven into the 100,000 forests.

While he was stunned, an old man came not far away, holding a giant sword with dazzling light. His skin was like gold cast, and his eyes were filled with transcendent light. He smiled and said, "Xiaoxuan, do you still know me?"

"Who are you……"

I was surprised and stared at him for a long time. Suddenly, I was stunned and said, "Are you Senior Martial Saint Yue Tian?"

“That’s right!”

Yue Tian’s height at this time was ten centimeters lower than mine, but his body was filled with the charm of the holy Tao and said with a smile: “I thought you wouldn’t recognize me as an ordinary person!”

I took a deep breath: "The unique skills of Wusheng Pavilion are amazing. How did the senior change into that kind of way that is connected to the sky and the earth?"

Yue Tian smiled slightly: "The power of the study of Martial Saint comes from the sacred projection, which is actually the power from the projection of gods. Our martial saints of all generations have only practiced how to communicate with the gods of heaven, inherit the will of the gods, and trigger the projection of the gods, and naturally they can transform into the invincible martial saint, but all this is the saint of the flesh."

"I see."

"There is no war tonight, I invite you to have tea."
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