Stop talking about going to Kunlun to challenge each one, in fact, Zhao Changhe's next target wasn't Kunlun at all. Where would he find the leisure time for that?

He didn't dare either... Making a trip to Kunlun at this time, Zhao Changhe suspected he would die an ugly death.

This winter was almost over, and Zhao Changhe could guarantee with his head that right now, Tie Muer was busy reaping the spoils from the surprise attack on Ba Tu, sharpening the troops, just waiting for the snow to stop. After the spring thaw, within a few days, the forces of Tie Muer on the brink of Yanmen and the Li family's troops emerging from Longyou in a pincer attack was unquestionable.

The time was insufficient for the newly established Great Han to manage military affairs, but it was just enough to retrain and reorganize the surrendered troops from the Wang and Yang families. Although the military strength had significantly increased, the time was too short, and it was still unknown how effective a military force reorganized for just one month would be. Just amassing and mobilizing the troops might take up half a month...

The problem with the increase in troops was the extreme shortage of military pay and provisions. Before leaving the capital, Chichi and Wanzhuang were already troubled by this issue; with this little time, the so-called sweet potato strategy was impossible to achieve. Who knows how many solutions they have come up with by now?

In any case, that time would mark the most difficult campaign since the founding of the Great Han. If they couldn't endure it, it would be an all-out national extinction. Everyone had to make all the preparations they could in this short period.

As for the Vermilion Bird's Sanjin strategy, Zhao Changhe didn't know how it was progressing, and his trip to the Miao Region was actually not for the Miao Region, but for Ba Shu.

Li Shentong was now the master of Ba Shu... Zhao Changhe hoped he could put some pressure on Longyou. That was the strategic move. Originally, Zhao Changhe had quite some faith in Li Shentong's character, but as per Wanzhuang's opinion, no matter what the initial reason for Li Shentong's uprising, he couldn't possibly act impulsively. He must be responsible for the entire force, and it wasn't certain he would support the Imperial side just because he disliked the Hu people and the aristocratic families. If the new dynasty appeared too weak, it could lead Li Shentong to have other ideas.

This was the significance of coming to the Miao Region, to let Li Shentong know that the situation of the new dynasty wasn't as bad as he imagined. If you dare to act recklessly, I can burst your chrysanthemum. This is the basis for negotiation and cooperation, not just talking about morality.

As for Kunlun, it currently seemed to be a mess, and none of the factions were likely to participate in the Hu-Han conflict; it could be set aside for the time being. There was, however, personal hostility towards Zhao Changhe, which was another matter.

If it weren't for the accidental discovery of issues like Jiuyou, Zhao Changhe wouldn't have stayed long in the Miao Region, he should have immediately headed north to Ba Shu to find Li Shentong. But due to the existence of unknown Demon Gods like Jiuyou and the blind man's apparent anxiety, Zhao Changhe reluctantly settled down to practice martial arts first.

Breaking through to the Imperial Realm before venturing out again would obviously be the most stable course of action. Sadly, the Imperial Realm wasn't so easy to break through; at least the less than two and a half years of cultivation for Zhao Changhe was still lacking.

The theory of using the body as a base to resonate with the Star River was definitely correct. Now he had brought his Body Refining to Great Success, not only supplementing his defensive weaknesses, but his strength and vitality had made significant progress. However, if one talked about integrating with the Star River, moving hands and feet to bring about the resonance of the stars, it was clear that he was still lacking something.

Just a little bit more.

"Ding ding ding~" Beside the thatched cottage, Yue Hongling, who felt unnecessary in the Miao Region, had returned and was now sparring with Zhao Changhe.

It turned out, the blind man's secret additions not only had no negative effect on Sisi; they unexpectedly shrouded her in an extremely mysterious aura— even the Chaotic World Book dared not make a definite judgment, giving an unprecedented pattern. What did that mean? So much so that now the Miao Region was horrified, yet Sisi's path to unification had become simpler.

Not to mention outsiders, even Yue Hongling felt a bit uneasy. Upon returning to see Zhao Changhe, her first words were, "The Ancestor God Level of their Spirit Clan might be higher than we imagined, to the point of influencing the Chaotic World Book."

Zhao Changhe: "...actually, you don't need to revere the Chaotic World Book too much. In my opinion, the writing isn't that great; the author often struggles coming up with poetry."

"Is that a matter of writing, or is it the feedback of the Heavenly Dao? Even if it's written like a child's scribbling, what does it matter?"

"Uh-huh..." Zhao Changhe couldn't vent to others about the current foolishness of the blind man, he held in a belly full of old sarcasm and felt terrible, and could only start sparring with Yue Hongling in silence.

Both individuals were at the Half-step Imperial Realm, each lacking something, hoping to find the right feeling through sparring. This kind of training, of course, could no longer be Dual Cultivation, but real combat.

Then Zhao Changhe discovered that Yue Hongling was undoubtedly the most formidable opponent of the same level that he had encountered.

Without relying on the power of Divine Artifacts, he was completely unable to prevail over Yue Hongling; even using all his techniques, they were only equally matched. Admittedly this was because both sides understood each other's tactics too well, and also because Yue Hongling's actual combat ability was absolutely top-tier. The words 'overcoming higher levels' originally described her...

With a "ding," Yue Hongling's sword swept across Zhao Changhe's chest, leaving only a shallow mark.

Seizing that moment, Zhao Changhe's blade inclined towards her wrist.

Yue Hongling's afterimage flashed, and she was already behind him, but the Galaxy Sword was waiting there for her.

Yue Hongling helplessly deflected the Galaxy Sword, retreating several meters, and shook her head, "We're too familiar with each other, sparring doesn't add much to our combat insights. It's not very useful."

Zhao Changhe just shrugged.

Yue Hongling sighed, "In fact, I can't beat you anymore, can I? You didn't use the Galaxy Sword and the power of the Dragon Sparrow artifact."

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