Ten years have passed.

In the past ten years, the changes in the entire cultivation world seem to be a bit big.

Let's talk about the situation of the Lu family first.

The Lu family has added two new Jindan period monks, not others, officially Lu Wenen and Lu Weiwen, the two brothers and sisters. After the two of them were promoted to Jindan, the Jindan monks of the Lu family's own family directly rose to as many as six.

Chao Heshun smoothly entered the middle of Jindan and became a monk of the fourth layer of Jindan. As for Chaoxi, Yanling, and Mingchao, the three of them have already arrived at the sixth layer of Jindan, and they are all only one step away from being able to enter the late stage of Jindan.

Lu Qing is very satisfied with these descendants.

When the family was promoted to six stars, they were counting on a Yuanying monk to come out of them quickly. The family level is raised, and there is only one condition missing, and it can be completed.

And Lu Qing's own words, at the moment, have become a monk of the sixth layer of Yuanying.

However, for him, there is no need to talk about the realm or anything. As soon as he entered the middle level of the Yuan Infant Stage, he felt that he was already invincible in the Yuan Infant Stage, and now, he was only going one step further from the invincible level. Although he is only at the sixth level, as long as he has not reached the opponent of the Law Phase, he is a scum in front of him.

In the case of the Dharma phase...... It's hard to say, it's a big level of power.

However, until now, Lu Qing has not seen the masters of the Faxiang period show their strength once or twice, and they can compare and evaluate each other in their hearts.

He felt that the monks in the early stage of the Fa Xiang, he might use all the means, and he could also fight against it - the premise was that the other party did not show the true body of the Fa Xiang, otherwise the level of strength would be too big and it would be difficult to fight.

But under this premise, Lu Qing is not unable to find a way. Since you know that the master of the Faxiang period can't beat him by revealing the true body of the Faxiang, then he must find a way to suppress the other party, and he can't let the other party have time to show the true body of the Faxiang.

This is not impossible to do in the early stages of the Dharma. A clear gap between the early and middle stages of the Dharma phase lies in the time when the true body of the Dharma phase is revealed. The latter almost had a thought, and the Fa Xiang came out, but the former couldn't, and there had to be a process of displaying it.

This is where the fuss can be made.

Moreover, no matter what, in the face of the masters of the law phase, if you can't beat it, you can always run away.

This is the most stable.

According to Lu Qing's thoughts, I wish I could develop slowly and steadily like this, which is the most comfortable.

Now, the central court of Yan State, after twenty or thirty years of operation, has become very in-depth, and the manpower and material resources of these two places can be driven very deeply, so there is no need to worry too much. The Central Forbidden Army has also expanded to 40,000 people, and the Jindan monks under the direct command of the Lu family have reached as many as 14 people. There are six members of the Lu family, and in addition to Yun Xuan and Hai Sande in Qingfeng Gate, there is also a person named Fei Ancheng who has recently entered the Jindan period. Counting Sun Changhai and Gongsun Chan in Selangor, there are eleven of them.

Here in Yandu, Mo Ruhai is in the Jindan period, and there are two other Jindan in the imperial court, which are basically all taken care of now and can be attributed to the command of the Lu family.

Not to mention, the strength of the Lu Dynasty over the Li Dynasty is that they can get the full support of Feiyun and Selangor.

The current Feiyun Prefecture is not bad. The great development of Shenlu County, a large number of demon tribes, became the subjects of Yan State, after Shenlu County shined, Shenlu County soon gave full play to its own rich resource advantages, developed rapidly, and provided the Lu family with the benefits of the beam.

To this extent, under the leadership of the Lu family, the central court has been recuperating for more than 20 years, sweeping away civil strife and unifying domestic forces, but it has already managed the Yan court to be stronger than the Li family back then.

No matter how sluggish the Yunxiao Sect was, of course they would have discovered this situation.

To be honest, the Cloud Sky Sect was indeed quite surprised by this.

At the beginning, of course, they felt that the Lu family was weaker than the Li family, and they had no foundation in the imperial court, so they supported them. They really didn't expect that the Lu family would be so capable, and they would be able to achieve this point in just over 20 years.

Yunxiao Sect is actually not so strong in nature, so it has to deliberately suppress the imperial court or something. But this kind of thing, to be honest, is not a question of whether they want to or not. The status of Yunxiao Sect in the Yan Kingdom is destined for them to do things normally, make decisions normally, and develop normally, which is a kind of suppression for the imperial court.

And the honeymoon period between the two parties has also ended in recent years.

Of course, the end of the honeymoon period does not mean that there is any conflict between the two parties. Some small political frictions, which were inevitable, but overall, there was not much conflict, and the court was obedient.

In fact, for the Yunxiao Sect, although the Lu Dynasty is thriving and looks like it has a lot of potential in the future, to a certain extent, they still don't pay much attention to it.

What is the use of having more Jin Dan than it was during the Li Dynasty? This world, after all, is the supremacy of personal might. Back then, in the Li Dynasty, there was also Emperor Li Shiwen, plus Prime Minister Zou Ziwu, these two Yuanying monks existed. Especially Li Shiwen, who is still at the peak of the Yuan Infant, is one step away from reaching the Law Phase.

As for the Lu family, there is only one Lu Qing, and it is only in the early stage of the Yuan Infant - they can't imagine that Lu Qing's cultivation will improve so quickly.

What's there to worry about?

If you want to worry, you have to wait for decades or more than a hundred years, and it is not too late to worry when Lu Qing reaches the peak of Yuanying.

For this situation, Lu Qing is happy to see it.

How nice it is to make a fortune with a muffled voice!

He wished that the Yunxiao Sect would always look down on the Lu family, and then he could secretly develop wildly. After the family has two more Yuan Babies and is promoted to the Law Minister, what Yunxiao Sect and what Weiyun Patriarch are all in vain.

With Lu Qing's current situation, he can be invincible in the Yuan Infant Period, and when he is promoted to the Law Phase, the most conservative idea, at least don't want to fight him until the later stage of the Law Phase, right?

However, having said that, in the last ten years or so, the cultivation world has changed a bit a lot, and this is not just a casual talk.

Thirteen years ago, news came from the west, saying that the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom, which was the strongest among the Nine Kingdoms, was finally unwilling to be lonely and began a strategy of outward expansion. To the east, they had a violent conflict with the Liang state, to the northeast, they also had friction with the Jin state, and to the south, they also had a conflict with the Shu state.

The distance is too far, and the information that Lu Qing can get here is also limited. But judging from the information at hand, in the west of the cultivation world, there is a chance that a large-scale war will take place.

Sure enough, in the last thirteen years, the conflicts between the four countries in the west have become more and more intense. The Great Qin Immortal Kingdom is one against three, and it still has the upper hand.

Liang Guo, in particular, was forced to be a little out of breath.

Originally, the Liang and Jin families were enemies for generations, and they had a lot of hatred for each other in the past thousands of years, not to mention the fact that the Northern Wilderness Forest was destroyed by the Jin Kingdom, which made the Liang Kingdom, which was very powerful in the demon clan, very dissatisfied.

But at the moment, under the persecution of Great Qin, Liang and Jin have the intention of letting go of their past hatred. Although it has not officially begun, judging from the intelligence collected by Jinyiwei from the outside, there is a faint intention between these two countries to negotiate peace, and even form an alliance to jointly resist the persecution of Great Qin.

And if it is said that in the west of the world, the contradiction between Daqin and Liang, Jin, and Shu, Yan can still be a melon-eating crowd here, just watching a play here, and it has little to do with them, then what is happening in the southeast, they can't stay out of it like this.

Da Yan Jin Yiwei came with an urgent news - Wei was going to war with Qi State.

Dayan's Jinyiwei has been established for some years. In addition to the domestic intelligence network, Jinyiwei's tentacles have also extended abroad.

However, after all, the time is still short, and the tentacles of Jinyiwei have stretched out to the periphery, and it is difficult to grasp particularly confidential and important information.

And if the news that Wei launched a large army to conquer Qi in the east was obtained by Yan Jinyiwei, then I am afraid that many people already know about this matter, and even the current army of Wei is already on the way to exhale.

This thing is different from the big watermelon in the west of the world. Qi Wei went to war, and this Yan country was closely linked.

Qi and Wei are both neighbors of Yan in the south. Needless to say, although the State of Qi did not have direct territorial contact, it had a sea area at an angle.

The ocean, in this world of cultivation, is not an obstacle. Not to mention the large flying boats, some monks, even relying on their own ability, can fly directly over them.

The relationship between the two kingdoms of Yan and Qi is relatively cold. Although they didn't fight each other's bayonets like Yan Wei, they were still not friendly.

Of course, if Qi and Wei went to war, Yan would still prefer to stand on the side of Qi.

In the past few decades, the Wei State has been aggressive, except for their good relations with the Liang State in the west and no major conflict with the Chu State, they have a bad relationship with the Yan State to the north, they are enemies of the Qi State in the east, and they also have territorial friction with the Wu State in the southeast......

In other words, Wei was essentially a country with a strong desire to expand.

As soon as they received Qi Wei's war, the Lu family reported this matter to Yunxiao Sect.

Of course, the Yunxiao Sect also has its own news channels, and when the news from the imperial court was transmitted, they actually knew about it. Moreover, they also faintly revealed a little bit of the intention of interfering.

Obviously, in that year, the Wei State supported Li Shiwen to break through the law and mess up the Yan State, and even the fact that the general Xia Cang directly led the army and went north to fight the Yan State on the Pingzhou front line, which made Yunxiaozong hold a grudge to this day.

What's more, isn't this exactly an opportunity?

Qi and Wei fought, and Yan went south and stabbed him from the north, which could be regarded as revenge for the year.

What's more, in addition to revenge, this matter also has great practical significance.

The Yunxiao Sect would really like to bring the northern half of the Wei State of Hezhou into its control, but in fact, it was also the land of the Yan State originally.

In the past, hundreds of years ago, the border between Yan and Wei was not the generation of the Pingzhou front, but the great river that was pushing thousands of miles to the south.

This great river originates in the desperate mountains in the west, flows all the way to the east, and finally joins the sea. It is one of the largest rivers in the world, along with the great river to the south.

However, in the defeated war of Yan hundreds of years ago, Wei crossed the river and took the land of the three counties north of the river for themselves. That time, for Yan Guo, it was quite a big crisis to try, but in the end, it was fortunately overcome.

But since then, the military strategic situation between Yan and Wei has undergone great changes.

The river is very wide, and it is also a huge water-flowing spiritual vein, and the surrounding products are abundant, and the income of the three counties is not low. What's more, along the big river, with the help of the aura of the big river, it is possible to arrange a very powerful formation. With the help of the big river, it will definitely be much more comfortable and safe than the current border between Yan and Wei.

Wei has always been stronger than Wei in terms of national strength, and this is true in all aspects. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for them to find any opportunity to recapture this half of the state north of the Great River under the defense of Wei. On the contrary, the Wei State still uses that half of the state as a base for advancement all the year round, which makes the Yan State a big one.

But at the moment, Qi Wei is at war, and this is a good opportunity.

Although the country of Qi is in a corner of peace, and its main territory is on the huge peninsula in the east of the world, then again, the peninsula is rich in products, and high-ranking monks are also emerging in an endless stream. Even if the Wei State is stronger, when facing the Qi State, it must not have any underestimation intentions, otherwise it is easy to be violently counterattacked.

If the two countries fight out the dog's brain, then the Yan Kingdom will take the opportunity to go south and recover the homeland that has been lost for hundreds of years, which may not be impossible.

It was natural for the Cloud Heaven Sect to have such an idea.

In fact, here in the Dayan Imperial Court, there is also the same idea.

However, after discussing with his advisers and the core monks of the Lu family, Lu Chaoxi decided not to act rashly for the first time.

The fact that Qi Wei started a war must be true. But now, at best, they are only in the early stages of the battle, and it is not yet known how far the war will develop in the end. If it was just an ordinary border friction, or even just a local war, if Yan Guo hurriedly went south, it would instantly attract the attention of Great Wei to himself.

Don't play stealing chickens to save Qi from Wei, that Qi Guo is laughing happily, but he won't be much grateful to Yan Guo. At the same time, Dayan's southern expeditionary army will be attacked head-on by others.

Lu Chaoxi was inclined not to do it, at least until the war between Qi and Wei had reached a certain level and before he reached a tacit understanding with Qi.

Of course, not doing it for the time being does not mean that you have to give up this opportunity. Lu Wenen has already ordered that the Jinyi guards in Wei and Qi pay close attention to the war situation between Qi and Wei and report back in time.

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The follow-up information, in a short period of time, came one after another from the hands of the Jinyi guards lurking in Qi and Wei.

From this information, it can be known that the war between the two countries of Qi and Wei has progressed rapidly to the point where it is a little jaw-dropping.

It was Wei who took the initiative to attack. Xia Cang had clearly appeared on the frontline battlefield, and in the space of a month, he had beheaded two Yuanying monks of the Qi State in a row.

Yuan Infant Stage, this is a rare master for any immortal country. Dying two in a row, even if it is a Qi country that is much stronger than Yan Kingdom, it will feel very heartache.

At the same time, with the death of the two Yuanying monks, the Great Wei army was in the east, making rapid progress. Qi and Wei had territorial disputes in Qingzhou and Xuzhou on the border. These two states were originally dominated by the Qi State, but in the third month after the war, they all fell into the hands of the Wei State.

In the early days of the war, the Qi State fell into disadvantage, and their reaction seemed to be a little slow.

But the heritage of the old powerhouse is here after all. The army of Qi State also quickly gathered from the hinterland of Qi State, and launched a counteroffensive under the leadership of Qi State's Fa Xiangren.

Cui Qing, the Taishang elder of the Cui clan in Dongzhou, is also a well-known veteran Dharma Minister, he became famous even earlier than Xia Cang, and is said to be a master in the later stage of the Dharma Minister.

The armies of the two countries, with Xuzhou and Qingzhou as the battlefields, fought fiercely.

Half a year into the battle, the losses of both sides had reached a shocking point. The deaths and injuries of ordinary monks, let's not talk about this for the time being, in the infancy of Guangyuan, a total of six people have died on both sides. The loss of the Qi State was a little greater, and the four Yuanying monks who died were all from the Qi State.

After all these news were summarized, some changes naturally took place in the decision-making of Yan Guo's side.

Xia Cang obviously couldn't pull out, and he was fighting Cui Qing in full swing in the east. In the case of real fire on both sides, Xia Cang must not leave the Qi Wei battlefield, otherwise Cui Qing will be unscrupulous after knowing this, which will cause a devastating blow to the Wei army.

Under this premise, it seems that Yan Guo is going south, which seems to be an optional decision?

A few months ago, when it was just learned that the two countries were at war, although Yan had not yet decided whether to intervene or not, the corresponding war preparations must be indispensable. 40,000 Yandu forbidden troops have been gathered for a long time, and 20,000 monks have also gathered in Pingzhou and Jizhou. Feiyun and Selangor can also provide another 30,000. That's 80,000 monks. On the Yunxiao Sect's side, there will be no problem with activating the same number.

And the Lu family's court, and the Yunxiao Sect, the exchange of messengers is extremely frequent, Lu Chaoxi used the mirror technique to meet with the Yunxiao Sect's suzerain, Han Xuzi, again and again, just talking about these things, constantly exchanging opinions on both sides.

In this matter, the final decision-making power is, of course, with the Yunxiao Sect. People said that they wanted to fight, and the Lu court couldn't say anything, so they could only follow others side by side.

However, no matter how you say it, the title of the emperor, including the Lu family's current strength in the Yan Kingdom, these are all to be respected. What's more, if the war breaks out, whether it is logistics or support, the court will have to work hard. What's more, the Yunxiao Sect is actually not so stable about this matter. Therefore, when making decisions, it is natural to discuss more.

But before the two giants of Yan Kingdom could reach an agreement with each other, something directly interrupted their discussion.

Wei sent an envoy to Yandu.

This is not the first time that Wei has sent an envoy over.

Earlier, after the Qi and Wei wars, the envoys of these two countries, including even the states of Chu and Wu far to the south, had diplomatic envoys who traveled north to the Yan state.

Wu and Chu are more inclined to play soy sauce, and their envoys came to Yan State, the main purpose is to find out what Yan State's attitude is.

This is normal, and Yan Guo himself will do the same. Even before, in the west of the cultivation world, when the Great Qin Immortal Kingdom began to make trouble everywhere, the Yan Kingdom also sent its own envoys to various other countries - they didn't need to play too important roles, and it would not be too much of a problem to send a foundation building monk over to take a look at the situation. There is no need for these envoys to go on their own, there are more or less commercial and trade exchanges between the various immortal kingdoms, and the envoys can take the caravan to the flying boat and it will be over.

What really mattered was the envoys of Qi Wei.

The envoys of the Qi State have come in waves since a few months ago, and their appeal is very simple, that is, they hope that the Yan State will send troops to put pressure on the Wei State from the north. Even, they are willing to pay a lot of things for this, from materials to personnel training, and even things like the quota of Penglai Immortal Palace, which can be discussed.

The conditions that Wei has always offered are also concessions, and the promise of resources is no less than that of Qi, and even further, it is willing to cede a county north of the river to Yan.

Looking at this condition, it must be that Wei is much more generous. But things can't be counted like this, what's the use of ceding a county north of the big river? Yan Guo wants the big river as the national border, and it is much more comfortable to defend and attack. Only take one county north of the big river, and the Wei State still retains the land of two counties in the north, which is a nail under the nose of the Yan State, as long as people want to, they can still launch an offensive at any time. There will still be no change in the strategic posture between the two sides.

Originally, I thought that this time the envoys of the two countries arrived, and the goal was still the same as before, just to see how much the parties made concessions. In this matter, the meaning of the Yan court is actually quite obvious: if it is decided to participate in the war, then unless the Wei State agrees to cede half of the state north of the Great River to the Yan State, it will definitely stand on the side of the Qi State.

However, this time, after Lu Chaoxi met with the envoys of Wei as usual, he heard another news from the other party that they had not received at all before:

"'Ghost-faced God' Chen Man has been promoted to the prime minister???

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