That night, Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, and Feng Yue chatted until very late before finally going to sleep.
This caused Jiang Liu to wake up a little late in the morning.
When he got up, Jiang Liu sighed, realizing that he had wasted another night of cultivation.
The time for strengthening the body has been delayed by another night.
However, some sacrifices are necessary for family harmony.
Jiang Liu sat cross-legged on the cultivation plaza and began to practice the Saintly Sky Art.
Soon, those long-lost Special Essence Particles began to gather from all directions.
Moreover, this time, Jiang Liu could clearly feel that his body's craving for these Special Essence Particles seemed to be even greater.
This is probably related to the fact that I have started to strengthen my body. If I have completed the strengthening of all my bones, I will need more Special Essence Particles.
I don't know if the entire Yunzhou region will be able to supply it by then.
After all, the generation of such special Essence Particles is not easy. Then Jiang Liu thought of the statue.
However, Jiang Liu did not dwell on it further. After all, he was currently practicing his cultivation technique, and if his thoughts continued to wander, it would be detrimental to his cultivation.
At this moment, Qin Bailian came over and saw Jiang Liu cultivating, standing at the gate of the courtyard without coming in.
After Jiang Liu completed one cycle of his practice, he stood up and greeted Qin Bailian.
Qin Bailian cupped his hands in greeting to Jiang Liu before entering.
After washing up, Jiang Liu sat down with Qin Bailian at the stone table and started making tea.
"My lord, I have some thoughts I'd like to share with you," Qin Bailian said, taking the tea with both hands and taking a sip.
Jiang Liu nodded, signaling Qin Bailian to continue.
"Xun Province in such chaos right now, could we start by taking action?" Qin Bailian asked Jiang Liu.
From Jiang Liu's series of actions, Qin Bailian had already vaguely sensed Jiang Liu's plan.
"Do you think we have the ability to make a name for ourselves in Xun Province with our current strength?" Jiang Liu asked rhetorically.
Qin Bailian shook his head and said, "I don't mean to confront them head-on. There are already more than thirty Grandmaster in Xun Province. We certainly can't get involved. However, we can provoke them to keep fighting!"
"Oh? Then tell me your plan." Jiang Liu became interested when he heard that it wasn't a direct confrontation.
In fact, among those who fought continuously, the Grandmaster Realm who were injured or killed was relatively small, which resulted in a large number of casualties among Ranked Martial Practitioner.
Qin Bailian's plan was specifically aimed at these Ranked Martial Practitioner. After all, it was not easy to ambush martial artists at the Grandmaster Realm, but it would be much simpler to deal with Ranked Martial Practitioner.
Qin Bailian's plan was to use the Five Poisons Sect's poisons to plot against the alliance of the five great families.
As for why it was poisoning, it's related to what happened in Gen Province recently. Some time ago, the Exotic Poison Valley in Gen Province suddenly started targeting the Liu Family for some unknown reason.
This caught the Liu Family completely off guard, causing them heavy losses.
However, Exotic Poison Valley did not occupy much territory; it only seized a county that the Liu Family had previously occupied.
This situation is perfect for the Five Poisons Sect to exploit. After poisoning the Lotus Sect Alliance, they can then use it against them.
Since it was all poisoning, who knows who did it?
Moreover, the source of these poisons is unknown; all that's needed is to use poisons similar to those from the Exotic Poison Valley.
Even if Exotic Poison Valley had no grudge against the Liu Family, they would still sell poison to people who come to buy it.
The two families had been fighting each other, so they had been secretly poisoning each other.
This could lead to a situation where the two factions continue to fight each other indefinitely.
When Jiang Liu heard Qin Bailian's plan, he didn't say anything and just nodded in agreement.
In fact, after hearing the plan, Jiang Liu didn't think it would be of any use. Even if the Five Poisons Sect didn't make a move, the alliance of these two major forces would not back down.
After all, the casualties of the two forces were too great, with two Grandmaster dying.
If we stop here, I estimate that the people below will become disloyal.
Therefore, in Jiang Liu's view, doing so would be redundant.
However, in order not to undermine Qin Bailian's confidence, Jiang Liu agreed to his approach.
Jiang Liu, however, had his own plan: to use the Dark Star Hall to do business in Xun Province.
Because the Dark Star Hall had moved to Xun Province, Jiang Liu was stunned when he heard about it. He didn't expect Cong Buqi and Ning Zhongze to come to the most chaotic state in the entire Daqian.
Upon further reflection, Jiang Liu no longer found it strange. After all, Xun Province was far from Tian Province, and it had a sea outlet. If anything seemed amiss, he could escape at any time.
In addition, Xun Province is close to Yunzhou, so I can find him at any time. Moreover, with battles happening frequently now, there will definitely be many missions.
Therefore, moving Dark Star Hall to Xun Province was truly a win-win situation.
Now, Jiang Liu wants to use the Dark Star Hall to launch an operation against the alliance of the two forces.
However, this plan still needs to be planned in detail.
The best course of action is to take advantage of the conflict between the two sides and act accordingly.
It can't be as crude as Qin Bailian's plan, which could be easily seen through.
Actually, it doesn't matter that Qin Bailian's plan was exposed. As long as he doesn't admit it, they can do whatever they want with the Five Poisons Sect anyway.
Besides, whether they can even see through it is still an unknown.
Qin Bailian saw Jiang Liu deep in thought and assumed he was pondering the progress of his plan.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Liu raised his head and said to Qin Bailian, "After the Vast Righteous Sect arrives in Yunzhou, I plan to arrange for them to be stationed in Xia County. What are your thoughts on this?"
Qin Bailian was visibly stunned after hearing Jiang Liu's words. He hadn't expected Jiang Liu to arrange for the Vast Righteous Sect to be located in Xia County.
He had previously thought that Jiang Liu would disperse the Vast Righteous Sect throughout Yunzhou, or even place it entirely in Yuncheng.
Qin Bailian thought for a moment and said, "I have no objection, but I'm worried that since they're new here, the local forces below might not be convinced."
Jiang Liu nodded and said, "If you can help, then do your best to help them so that they can integrate into Yunzhou as soon as possible."
Qin Bailian nodded, indicating that he understood.
Jiang Liu said to Qin Bailian, "Actually, I'm strengthening our power. Think about it, the Vast Righteous Sect has two Grandmaster. If we go to war, wouldn't they be a great asset?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Bailian's expression softened considerably, as long as Jiang Liu didn't distrust him.
As for territory, given the current strength of Exotic Weapon Valley, controlling one prefecture or four prefectures makes little difference. The key is that one's own strength must keep up.
It can be said that the cultivation resources needed by Exotic Weapon Valley are now more than sufficient to meet the needs of a single prefecture.
Having too many would be wasteful, mainly because Exotic Weapon Valley is short-handed.
The Five Poisons Sect is in the same situation, so even if more or fewer members of the Vast Righteous Sect were to enter, they could be accommodated.
What Qin Bailian cared about was whether Jiang Liu had lost trust in him.