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Outside the capital of Yan Kingdom.

A carriage drove out of the official road. In front of it was a mountain road with deep vegetation on both sides, making it increasingly rugged and difficult to navigate.

The driver was a muscular man with bulging temples. It was obvious at a glance that he was a martial arts master, but he was willing to work as a groom.

On this kind of mountain road, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, there is nothing you can do.

After arduously driving for a while, someone in the carriage said, "Stop the car, just wait here."

"Yes!" The groom got out of the car and stood aside.

The door curtain opened, Yu Lang and Tao Qi came down, walked towards the mountains, and their figures gradually disappeared in the mountains and forests.

The two of them walked as fast as flying, as if they were walking on flat ground.

The atmosphere was a bit depressing, and Tao Qian's face was always gloomy, with something on his mind.

"Is it that one?"

After crossing the mountains, Yulang points forward, and a fairy mountain can be vaguely seen among the clouds and mist.

Tao Qi nodded absently.

Yulang sighed secretly, he returned to the capital, discussed the excuse with Sha Jiayu, and revealed it to Tao Qi, and Tao Qi became like this.

He understood Tao Yu's ambitions best and could understand Tao Yu's mood, but he didn't know how to persuade his friend.

"I got you involved!"

Tao Qi suddenly looked guilty and said.

After learning the inside story, Tao Qi realized that there was something unusual about his master.

At the beginning, he had not even broken through the foundation-building stage, and when he should have been concentrating on his cultivation, his master allowed him to go down the mountain, even with a hint of encouragement, without worrying at all that it would delay his cultivation.

Tao Chen didn't dare to think deeply.

However, his instinct told him that what he was least willing to accept might be the truth!

In fact, Yulang and Taoist Master Qingfeng may have been implicated by him.

After becoming a master, he recalled his experience in Zuixianglou and the conversation between the storyteller and Taoist Master Qingfeng. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that both of them were masters, so naturally he wanted to ask his master for advice.

If the master had foreseen the coming chaos, he would have intervened directly.

If the world of immortality is like what Sha Jiayu said, everyone will be involved and the world will be in turmoil.

The master and disciple who originally lived in seclusion in Qingyang Temple, hung pots to help the world, and practiced in isolation, were unable to become pure because of him.

Yulang sighed softly: "You were also kept in the dark. It was a good intention to invite me down the mountain. The matter is over, don't think too much."

In fact, he was also worried, but not much.

The master's words made him feel inexplicably emboldened.

The mountain road disappeared here, and the two of them disappeared, activated their magic weapons, flew towards the fairy mountain, and landed in front of a stone cave.

Tao Qi knelt on his knees and said, "Disciple pays homage to Master."

"Junior Qin Yulang, please see your senior."

Yulang bowed and saluted.

After a period of silence, a vigorous voice came from the cave, "Why did my disciple come back to the mountain?"

The stone door did not open.

Tao Qi lowered his head and tried to use a calm voice to repeat what Yulang told him and ask his master for confirmation.

After hearing this, his master was not surprised at all and said in a calm tone: "Now that you know it, what are you going to do in the future?"

"Disciple has a question and would like to ask Master for advice."

Tao Qi paused, and when his master did not respond, he asked, "When cultivators enter the secular world, do they use secular mortals as pawns, drive them away, and attack each other until the nations are unified and the winner is determined?"

"Yes," his master admitted frankly, but without any explanation.

Tao Qi's body trembled slightly, and he continued to ask, "Will immortal cultivators who enter the secular world take action on the battlefield and use treasures and spells to kill mortals?"

"Won't."

"However, without the supervision of Shinto, their words and deeds will still have a huge impact on the world. With them here, unless all mortals are killed and injured, the war may never end!"

Tao Yan said in a deep voice.

"In a war between mortals, if a large army is defeated, it does not need to lose more than half, and it may not even be because of the loss of troops.

General, it is just that the general will take the initiative to surrender after weighing the situation and finding that his strength is inferior to that of the opponent, or due to some factors other than the battlefield.

"The immortal cultivators will change this situation.

"For example, they don't have to take action on the battlefield, they only need to reveal the identity of the immortal cultivators to the king or princes and generals, promise to give them elixirs, or lead them to the path of immortality and confuse the public with their lies.

"There will be people who will be deceived, and in order to achieve their goals, they will do whatever it takes, consume every soldier, and even drive all the people to the battlefield, and they will not hesitate to admit defeat!

"Under this huge incentive, rebellion may occur anytime and anywhere, and it will never end!"

After hearing what Tao Qian said, his master said, "Oh", "What good advice do you have?"

"Disciple has two ideas.

"First, immortal cultivators no longer hide their identities, go out as generals and become generals, fight in front of the formation, and use their magical powers to duel.

"Second, it is strictly forbidden for cultivators to confuse mortals and leave after deciding the outcome in secular ways, lest they struggle to the death."

This was the only thing he and Yulang came up with after thinking hard for the people of Yan State.

Involving the immortal cultivators into the game and confronting each other in front of the battle line will naturally reduce mortal casualties.

Eliminating the interference of the immortal cultivators, the two brothers joined forces. If they can lead the Yan Kingdom to victory, it will be considered an explanation to the people of the Yan Kingdom.

It's exactly what Sha Jiayu said before, do your best!

There was silence in the cave for a moment. His master was noncommittal and simply said: "Go down the mountain and make great achievements. If you return to the master's gate, you will be richly rewarded."

Tao Qi opened his mouth and smiled miserably, "This disciple only wants to return a prosperous age to the people of Yan State, and dare not expect anything else."

He did not dare to say anything, kowtowed and resigned.

Yulang stood aside silently and was about to leave when he was stopped by Tao Qian's master.

"Respected master, Taoist Master Qingfeng, I have been friends with you for a long time. If you dare to talk about Hinayana and Mahayana, I think you must be a master of Taoism.

"Tao Xin said that the respected master retreated from the world to pursue spiritual pursuits, but I didn't want to disturb him and was preoccupied with trivial matters, so I was unable to make the trip.

"Please pass a message to your respected master on my behalf.

"Great changes are coming, and everyone in the world is in disaster.

"If necessary, I hope the Taoist priest will not hesitate to take action. Of course, there won't be too many such opportunities.

"Normally, no one would disturb Taoist Master's purity!"

Yulang waited for a moment and made sure that Tao Qian's master had no other instructions. He respectfully said, "I will definitely bring the words to you, this junior."

The two returned the same way.

From beginning to end, I never saw the true face of Master Tao Qi.

On the way down the mountain, Yulang thought to himself.

The situation is not as bad as Brother Sha said.

Regarding the various forces, Yun Dutian and Luo Hun Yuan are not driven like slaves, but also want to win over and suppress them, rather than exhausting all the masters in the sect and completely using their power to suppress others.

This is called playing chess.

Being suppressed like the Baili clan, Master is obviously being won over.

From the moment he was persuaded by Tao Qi to go down the mountain, which was a clever move, the master's position had already shifted.

Master may have seen through their plan a long time ago and had a tacit understanding, so he had no worries.

Thinking of this, Yulang completely settled down.

Little did he know that what he was thinking was ultimately superficial.

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After going down the mountain.

Tao Qi and Yu Lang were focused on assisting the monarch, working hard to govern, and doing their best to enhance the national power of Yan.

Prepare your troops and horses to welcome the era of great strife.

The war came as promised.

The Qi State in the north sent troops boldly, and the Yan State continued to retreat, but did not send more troops to the north.

Yulang was in charge of the court, and Tao Qi led the army, both internally and externally, to clean up the small countries near Yan State in a leisurely manner.

In just three years, all the countries surrendered, and Yan's national power reached its peak.
To be continued...