Chapter 336: The real situation

When he arrived at the Xuan Qin military camp, Qin Ran’s original intention was to first get some intelligence and then find an opportunity to do away with Zhao Li. This will greatly slow down Xuan Qin’s offense.

Then he met Zhao Ya Qing, and what he thought in his heart was, by the way, to do Zhao Ya Qing as well; then he heard about Emperor Xuan Qin’s greatness, and thought that if there was still a chance, he could run to Xuan Qin’s palace and do Emperor Xuan Qin as well.

If Emperor Xuan Qin was gone, then there would be no need for him to pursue his cause of unifying the Immortal Remnant Lands. In that case, the crisis in Northern Chu would naturally be resolved.

However, he only reached his first goal and messed with the intel a little bit.

Zhao Li he didn’t kill, Zhao Ya Ai didn’t kill, and now that he thought about it, he couldn’t go to the Xuan Qin Imperial Palace either. Because according to what Zhao Ya Ai said, there was a high priest in the Xuan Qin Palace, a very scary high priest.

At night, in his room, Qin Ran held a pen and was organizing the information he had obtained during the day.

As he thought about it, he wrote, so the paper was filled with words, which, on closer inspection, were:

First, Zhao Li is a very capable commander, worth the effort to do away with;

Secondly, there was a disagreement within the Xuan Qin military camp, those cultivators didn’t listen to Zhao Li’s command, while Zhao Li was dissatisfied with the cultivators and took it upon himself to find other cultivators to try and break the situation on his own;

Thirdly, there were at least three YuanYing stage cultivators in the XuanQin military camp, Zi Yi and the Boundless Sword Sect’s Twin Jie, and the cloaked man was to be determined as the cloaked man could also be an extremely strong Jindan cultivator;

Fourth, the Boundless Sword Sect’s twin masters were coming for him, and it was not yet known in what way they would kill him;

Fifth, Emperor Xuan Qin intends to unify the Immortal Legacy Lands for a certain purpose, and the current Northern Chu is just the beginning;

Sixth, Emperor Xuan Qin’s special purpose was related to the cultivation world, having persuaded the top echelons of the Cloud Sky Sect to help him, and, he was also trying to unite the other great sects;

Seventh, Zi Yi didn’t know that the Cloud Sky Sect hierarchy had made a deal with Emperor Xuan Qin (perhaps he knew, but he didn’t care. This is highly unlikely, as a deal that can attract the Cloud Sky Sect’s top brass can certainly attract Zi Yi as well);

Eighth, Zhao Li and Zhao Ya Ai are very close, both of them know about Emperor Xuan Qin’s plan, and even Zhao Ya Ai is a key figure in it, which also shows that they are very close to Emperor Xuan Qin (Thinking about this, Qin Ran suddenly remembered that he still doesn’t know what Emperor Xuan Qin’s name is, and what the royal family’s surname is);

Ninth, there were three or even four forces in the Xuan Qin military camp, the Xuan Qin military, the Cloud Sky Sect cultivators, the Boundless Sword Sect cultivators, and the black-robed man’s group of cultivators;

Tenth, a terrifying formation, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Solicitation Formation.

Organizing to this point, Qin Ran’s brows were tightly locked as the enemy was too powerful, and it was a losing situation any way you look at it.

Comparing the strength of his side, the cultivators at one end of the spectrum: himself, early Jindan stage; Li Shiyin, late Foundation Establishment stage; chasing the wind, about Jindan stage, and then no more.

The army end of the spectrum: according to Li War, there are still more than 80,000 warriorable soldiers in the city, less than half of Xuan Qin’s, and that’s no good.

“Can we run?” He asked himself first, “It can run, but odds are I’ll lose my stupid apprentice.”

There was no way that Li Shiyin would watch Li Battle and Li Shiwen die in battle and run for her life alone, then she would probably die in battle in Wuyi City as well.

“Can we fight?” He pressed his locked brow, “It’s definitely hopeless to fight hard, let alone that weird and unpredictable cloaked man, just wait for those two from the Boundless Sword Sect to force their hand, and this side will be game over.”

He continued to analyze his thoughts, ”However, powerful and invincible forces tend to disintegrate from within, and there are multiple forces in the Xuan Qin military camp, so it is possible to find a way to try.

“If only we knew what Emperor Xuan Qin’s ultimate goal was …… involving the entire cultivation world of the Immortal Remnant Land, when the time comes, we’ll pull down all the sects in the Immortal Remnant Land and create an unprecedented chaos ……

“In that case, it’s still necessary to make a trip to the Xuan Qin capital city.”

The next day, Qin Ran found Li Shiwen and asked, “You Northern Chu have fought until now, and you only have this much strength left in the city?”

Li Shiwen sighed and nodded, “The entire southwest force is indeed all that’s left in the city.”

“Southwest …… “So Qin Ran was puzzled, “If we can’t beat it here, Bei Chu is going to send it, why don’t you guys pull the army from other places? Could it be that it’s all come to this point, and you Northern Chu executives are still playing operations?”

“That’s not …… actually the Danyang guards have all been sent out.” Li Shiwen shook his head, “It’s not that we don’t want to pull it out, but we don’t dare to. Because apart from Xuan Qin, both Great Yan and Yan Han are trooping to the border, once we shift our forces, they will gladly take advantage of the fire.”

“What?” At these words, Qin Ran was shocked, “Instead of pressurizing Xuan Qin, Great Yan and Yan Han are pressurizing Northern Chu?”

“I don’t know what deal Xuan Qin has made with them yet.” Li Shiwen said.

Trading with the cultivation sects, letting the cultivation sects help him unify; trading with other countries, letting them not trip up or even help in his unification process (these countries are the kind that are sold by him but also help him count the money), through all kinds of trading and means, to achieve his own purpose, with Qin Ran’s current understanding …… this Emperor Xuan Qin is too Terrifying.

Originally, Qin Ran thought that the most he could do this time out was to make a move against the YuanYing stage of the Cloud Sky Sect, but he did not expect that Emperor Xuan Qin was much more terrifying than the YuanYing stage of the Cloud Sky Sect …… He felt that he was provoking a terrifying monster.

“With the intelligence I have gotten now, Xuan Qin’s ambition is not in Northern Chu ……” he rubbed his temples and said with Li Shiwen, “but the entire Immortal Legacy Land. I’m certain that after Xuan Qin takes Northern Chu, their next target will be Great Yan, followed by Yan Han.

“Perhaps you should tell Great Yan and Yan Han the story of the death of lips and teeth.”

“Where did you get that information?” Lee Swann wondered, “How accurate is it?”

“I went to Xuan Qin’s military camp on my own to inquire about it.” Qin Ran said.

Li Shiwen’s expression was shaken, and she was about to report this shocking news about Li Zhan immediately.

“Wait, hold your horses.” Qin Ran called out to him again and asked, “What is the surname of the Xuan Qin Imperial Family?”

“Zhao’s name.” Li Shiwen said.

Qin Ran instantly understood why it was Zhao Li who led the army and why Zhao Ya’eri had such a high status. The Xuan Qin Zhao Clan was the royal family.

“What is the name of the Emperor of Xuan Qin?” He asked again, a little curious about this man who shocked him just by knowing just a few words.

“Jo Jung.”

“Zhao Zheng?” Qin Ran repeated in a low voice and nodded.

He also said with Li Shiwen, “Remember to give me a detailed map of the Immortal Remnant Land; then, during this period of time, keep an eye on the outside and inside of the city, and once you find any strange places, anything, especially any tattoos, inform me promptly.”

“Uh, good!” Li Shiwen nodded in response and turned to leave.