When Qin Ran arrived at the Xuan Qin military camp, he originally planned to gather some intelligence first and then find a chance to kill Zhao Li. This would greatly delay the Xuan Qin offensive.
Then he met Zhao Yaqing, and what he thought in his mind was to kill Zhao Yaqing as well; then he heard about how powerful Emperor Xuanqin was, and thought that if there was still a chance, he could run to the Xuanqin Palace and kill Emperor Xuanqin as well.
If Emperor Xuan Qin was gone, there would be no need for him to continue his cause of unifying the Immortal Land. In this way, the crisis of Northern Chu would naturally be resolved.
However, he only achieved the first goal and obtained a little intelligence.
He didn't kill Zhao Li, nor did he kill Zhao Yaqing. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't go to the Xuanqin Palace. Because according to what Zhao Yaqing said, there was a high priest in the Xuanqin Palace, a very scary high priest.
At night, in the room, Qin Ran was holding a pen, organizing the information he had obtained during the day.
He wrote as he thought, and the paper was filled with words. Looking carefully, they were:
First, Zhao Li is a very capable commander, and it is worth taking the trouble to get rid of him;
Second, there were differences of opinion within the Xuanqin military camp. Those cultivators did not listen to Zhao Li's command, and Zhao Li was dissatisfied with the cultivators, so he found other cultivators on his own and tried to break the situation on his own;
Third, there are at least three Yuanying-stage cultivators in the Xuanqin military camp, including Ziyi and the two heroes of the Wuyin Sword Sect, and the cloaked man is yet to be determined, because the cloaked man may also be an extremely powerful Jindan cultivator;
Fourth, the two heroes of the Infinite Sword Sect are coming for him, and it is still unknown how they will kill him;
Fifth, Emperor Xuan Qin intends to unify the land of immortal relics for a certain purpose, and now Northern Chu is just the beginning;
Sixth, Emperor Xuan Qin's special purpose was related to the cultivation world. He persuaded the high-level officials of Yuntian Sect to help him, and he was also trying to unite other major sects.
Seventh, Zi Yi didn’t know that the top leaders of Yuntianmen had reached a deal with Emperor Xuan Qin (maybe he knew, but he didn’t care. This possibility is very small, because a deal that can attract the top leaders of Yuntianmen will definitely attract Zi Yi);
Eighth, Zhao Li and Zhao Yaqing are very close. They both know the plan of Emperor Xuan Qin, and Zhao Yaqing is even a key figure in it. This also shows that they are very close to Emperor Xuan Qin (thinking about this, Qin Ran suddenly remembered that he still didn’t know the name of Emperor Xuan Qin or the surname of the royal family);
Ninth, there are three or even four forces in the Xuanqin military camp, the Xuanqin military, the Yuntian Sect monks, the Wuyin Sword Sect monks, and the black-robed man and his monks;
Tenth, a terrifying formation, the Ten Thousand Ghosts’ Soul-Calling Formation.
After finishing this, Qin Ran frowned, because the enemy was too strong and it was a losing situation no matter how he looked at it.
Comparing their own strengths, on the one hand, the cultivators were: themselves, in the early stage of the Golden Core; Li Shiyin, in the late stage of the Foundation Establishment; Zhuifeng, probably in the Golden Core stage, and that was it.
On the military side: According to Li Zhan, there are still more than 80,000 combat-capable soldiers in the city, which is less than half of Xuan Qin's. There is no hope.
"Can I run away?" he asked himself first. "I can run away, but there is a high probability that I will lose my stupid apprentice."
It was impossible for Li Shiyin to watch Li Zhan and Li Shiwen die in battle while escaping alone, otherwise she would probably die in Wuyi City.
"Can we fight?" He pressed his frowning brows. "It's definitely impossible to fight head-on, not to mention that weird cloaked man. As long as we wait for the two from the Infinite Sword Sect to make a move, we'll be done for."
He continued to analyze his thoughts, "However, powerful and invincible forces often collapse from within. There are multiple forces in the Xuanqin military camp, so we can try to find a way.
"It would be great if we knew what Emperor Xuan Qin's ultimate goal is... It involves the entire cultivation world of the Immortal Relics Land. When the time comes, all the sects in the Immortal Relics Land will be pulled down, causing unprecedented chaos...
"In this case, we still have to go to the capital of Xuanqin."
The next day, Qin Ran found Li Shiwen and asked, "You have been fighting in Northern Chu for so long, and only these few troops are left in the city?"
Li Shiwen sighed and nodded: "The troops in the entire southwest are indeed only those in the city."
“Southwest…” Qin Ran was puzzled. “If we can’t win here, Northern Chu will be defeated. Why don’t you pull troops from other places here? Could it be that even at this time, your Northern Chu leaders are still playing around with operations?”
"That's not the case... In fact, the Danyang Guards have already been sent out." Li Shiwen shook his head, "It's not that we don't want to, but we don't dare to. Because in addition to Xuan Qin, Dayan and Yanhan are stationing troops on the border. Once we transfer our troops, they will be happy to take advantage of the situation."
“What?” Qin Ran was shocked when he heard this. “Dayan and Yanhan are not putting pressure on Xuanqin, but are putting pressure on Beichu instead?”
"We still don't know what kind of deal Xuan Qin reached with them." Li Shiwen said.
He traded with the cultivation sects to get them to help him unify the country; he traded with other countries to get them to not hinder him in the process of unification, or even to help him (these countries were the kind that he sold out and helped him count the money). He achieved his goals through various transactions and means. Based on Qin Ran’s current understanding... this Emperor Xuan Qin was too terrifying.
Originally, Qin Ran thought that this time he would at most fight against the Nascent Soul stage of Yuntianmen, but he didn't expect that Emperor Xuanqin was much more terrifying than the Nascent Soul stage of Yuntianmen... He felt like he was provoking a terrifying monster.
"Based on the information I have now, Xuan Qin's ambition is not in Northern Chu..." He rubbed his temple and said to Li Shiwen, "but in the entire Immortal Relics Land. I can be sure that after Xuan Qin takes Northern Chu, their next target will be Dayan, followed by Yanhan.
"Perhaps you should tell Dayan and Yanhan the story of the lips and teeth being cold when they are apart."
"Where did you get this information?" Li Shiwen was surprised. "How accurate is it?"
"I went to the Xuanqin military camp to find out myself." Qin Ran said.
Li Shiwen was shocked and immediately went to report this shocking news to Li Zhan.
“Wait, don’t be impatient.” Qin Ran stopped him again and asked, “What is the surname of the Xuanqin royal family?”
"The surname Zhao." Li Shiwen said.
Qin Ran immediately understood why Zhao Li led the army and why Zhao Yaqing had such a high status. The Xuanqin Zhao family was the royal family.
"What is Emperor Xuan Qin's name?" he asked again. He was really curious about this person who shocked him with just a few words.
"Zhao Zheng."
"Zhao Zheng?" Qin Ran repeated in a low voice and nodded.
He said to Li Shiwen: "Remember to give me a detailed map of the Immortal Relics Land; and during this period of time, keep an eye on the city and outside the city. If you find any strange places, anything, especially any patterns, notify me in time."
"Well, okay!" Li Shiwen nodded and turned to leave.
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