Before attending court, Li Fei had carefully calculated the merits he had accumulated: holding Chong City and saving tens of thousands of civilians from slaughter. That achievement was beyond dispute.
Afterward, he took on the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi and fought off more than a hundred Imperial Guard Cavalry, thwarting True Lord Qingxu's plan.
At the time, True Lord Qingxu's grand formation had only Jinshan Prefecture left to fully incorporate, and within Jinshan Prefecture, only Badong City and Chong City—the two crucial nodes—had yet to be breached.
He only needed to break through one more. Once True Lord Qingxu's grand formation was further completed and the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi Yun Shu had obtained was weakened even more, Yun Shu would no longer be able to hold on.
Not only would the National Preceptor's life be in danger, Jinshan Prefecture would also fall completely, and True Lord Qingxu would successfully establish Dao Country!
From this perspective, Li Fei had indeed achieved an unparalleled feat!
But in reality, Yun Shu had not placed all his bets on Li Fei at the time. The imperial court's true trump card had been the Buddhists.
Not long after Li Fei defeated those hundred-plus Imperial Guard Cavalry, the Buddha of Pudu Temple had sent his Natal Magical Treasure to Ming Province, smashing straight through True Lord Qingxu's formation!
From this perspective, even if Li Fei had failed to control the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi and failed to hold Chong City,
the enemy's Blood Sacrifice still needed time.
Before Chong City could be completely sacrificed, the Buddhists' reinforcements would arrive.
So there was one crucial variable in all this:
How long could Yun Shu hold out?
There was a very high chance that even if Li Fei failed, Yun Shu could still hold