Eighty years later, the mortal world, High Heaven Court! Inside Heaven's Fate Pavilion.
A group of Great Zheng's senior ministers stood on either side.
"Sacred King, fifty years ago, the Southern Expeditionary Army, Western Expeditionary Army, and Northern Expeditionary Army completed their missions. The twelve surrounding territories have been completely stabilized over these fifty years. We can send out the troops again at any time!" Yi Yan said solemnly.
Zhong Shan lightly tapped his finger on the tabletop. "The time isn't right!"
"Father, our army actually had enough strength to continue conquering the Northern Continent thirty years ago. Why have we delayed until now?" Zhong Tian asked, puzzled.
"Soon!" Zhong Shan shook his head without explaining.
The others could only say no more.
"Has the location for Zhuangzi's next lecture been decided?" Zhong Shan asked.
"Yes, it has. Jia North Territory borders our Great Zheng territory. At present, the ten remaining Sacred Courts and five great Daoist sanctuaries in the Northern Continent have formed an alliance to resist Great Zheng, and Zhuangzi has even been made its leader. In these past few lectures, Zhuangzi has become increasingly aggressive. Now the lecture venue is already approaching our imperial territory. This is clearly a provocation!" Zhong Tian said with a frown.
"Zhuangzi's prestige is growing?" Zhong Shan asked.
"Yes. At least in those dozen or so territories, his prestige is rising steadily. This time, Cheng Hou will even lecture alongside him. The alliance opposing Great Zheng has reached unprecedented heights! Are we still going to yield this time?" Zhong Tian asked with a frown.
"The higher one climbs, the harder one falls. The time has come!" Zhong Shan said gravely.
"Huh?" Zhong Tian was slightly taken aback.
"Sacred King, are you going to make your move?" Yi Yan's eyes lit up.
"That's