The Plan Unfolds

With a new method to obtain the progress bar, Xu Bai was delighted. After thinking for a moment, he didn't linger any longer and directly broke through the space, returning to the Ghost Market once again.

The large hole in the sky gradually repaired itself and eventually returned to normal.

Xu Bai looked at the dark red sky, feeling a little sentimental.

"You seem very happy. Something good must have happened, right?" A Wu stood still and asked with a smile after Xu Bai returned.

Xu Bai came to his senses, turned around and laughed, "This time, we can only say that the Supreme Saint lifted a stone only to drop it on his own foot."

"Oh?" A Wu looked interested and asked, "Why?"

She was very interested in anything related to the Supreme Saint.

After all, she was one of those who had fought against the Supreme Saint, so she was naturally very happy to see him suffer Supreme Saint setback.

Xu Bai said, "The Supreme Saint wanted to use the people of the Era of Ten Thousand Kingdoms to weaken the power of our world, and even wanted to destroy our world in one fell swoop. But he did not expect that those people of the Era of Ten Thousand Kingdoms could provide me with an inexhaustible source of resources. You know what kind of resources they are."

Of course A Wu knew this, after all, Xu Bai's cheat ability was a continuation of their era.

"I see. It seems you're about to make a huge profit."

Now that Xu Bai has cleared out all the resources, the abundance of resources from the Era of Ten Thousand Kingdoms is a huge profit for Xu Bai.

Xu Bai shrugged and said, "Not just me, you should have gained something too."

This thing is related to the progress bar. Xu Bai has finished grinding it, and I don't know A Wu can grind it too. If they can both grind it, that would be a huge gain.

A Wu shook his head and said, "When it comes to you, I will be gone."

Upon hearing this, Xu Bai indicated that he understood.

This thing is clearly not something that an ordinary person can make, nor is it something that can be mass-produced.

"You've made a huge improvement this time. Now I suddenly agree with what you said," A Wu suddenly said. "Perhaps you really can achieve final victory."

Xu Bai smiled but did not reply.

He didn't continue on that topic, but changed the subject and started talking to A Wu about other things.

Time passed by, and in the blink of an eye, almost a month had gone by.

The past month has been difficult for the Great Chu Kingdom, including the Barbarian Territory and the current Great Yue Kingdom.

The adoption of Contraction Tactics, which resulted in a large influx of people into the interior, led to land overburdening.

Due to the overburden of land, grain has become a scarce commodity. Of course, the Great Chu Kingdom has opened its granaries to release grain, and for now, everything is still very stable. However, no one knows how long this stability can last.

Fortunately, the Chu Emperor was good at calming people's hearts, and the people did not panic. For the time being, things are still peaceful.

However, this stability did not last long, and today, a huge change has occurred.

Great Yue Kingdom is in chaos!

The once peaceful Great Yue Kingdom, which had been subjugated by the Great Chu Kingdom, suddenly rebelled today, taking a large army and fleeing to a remote place.

This incident left everyone in shock, as it happened so suddenly and without any warning.

The Great Chu Kingdom's response to this situation was quite simple.

—Kill without mercy!

In a very short time, the Great Chu Kingdom launched a fierce offensive, and through encirclement and suppression, it chased the rebels of the Great Yue Kingdom to the ends of the earth.

Liu Yue and Bai Zhong, with a large army and their trusted men, managed to survive in the cracks of society by hiding and fleeing.

The escape of two Saints caused an uproar throughout the martial arts world. They searched everywhere for the reason and finally came to a conclusion.

I'm scared!

The two who had reached sainthood were frightened by the unexpected appearance of their opponent.

People in the martial arts world speculated that these two must have received some inside information, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to escape so quickly.

Of course, these are just speculations, and no one knows what will happen next. At least the Great Chu Kingdom is still pursuing it on the surface, but it just hasn't caught up yet.

This incident was indeed extremely shocking, but soon everyone continued with their work. Whether they were martial artists or officials in the imperial court, they continued to improve their strength.

The message, like a bird with wings, kept being passed on, eventually reaching the boundless sea.

Ning Weiyue looked at the letter in her hand, read through its contents, crumpled it into a ball, and frowned.

Beside him, two armored soldiers lowered their heads, not daring to utter a word.

The scene was solemn, and the soldiers didn't say much. A chilling aura emanated from Ning Weiyue.

"Can't you find out the reason? Was it just out of fear that you led those people to run away?" Ning Weiyue asked.

The soldier clasped his hands together, his armor rustling as he said, "Yes, that's all there is to it. They escaped to a very secret place and can no longer be found."

Ning Weiyue fell into deep thought.

The people around didn't dare to breathe, after all, the woman in front of them was the number one person below the Saint in the Era of Ten Thousand Kingdoms.

They all knew that Ning Weiyue was thinking about her next steps at this moment, so none of them dared to disturb her.

After about half an hour, Ning Weiyue finally spoke, "Currently, they are still using a defensive tactic, while we are using a siege tactic. We will maintain this strategy. As for those who escaped, we don't need to worry about them."

No sooner had he finished speaking than one of the martial arts practitioners asked a question.

"General, I'd like to ask you something. Why not take this opportunity to use the breach in the Great Yue Kingdom as a starting point and break through it directly?"

Ning Weiyue glanced at the man from the martial arts world and said, "Foolish! You're overthinking things!"

It was just a single sentence, but the man from the martial arts world couldn't help but tremble after being reprimanded.

Ning Weiyue continued, "Now that we're besieging the city, we can steadily wear them down. Why take a risky tactic and try to break through? Wouldn't that just be setting ourselves up for failure?"

"Whether he's really running or not, it doesn't matter to me. I just need to follow my plan."

"How did you, so stupid, manage to cultivate to this level? It's a complete waste of resources!"

The martial arts practitioner who had been reprimanded nodded repeatedly in agreement and dared not say another word.

Ning Weiyue waved her hand, preparing to give instructions to keep things as they were.

She wasn't stupid; otherwise, she wouldn't have stood out in the Era of Ten Thousand Kingdoms.

In that era, anyone who could make a name for themselves was an outstanding individual, let alone someone like her.

She could have continued to surround and kill the opponent using the original method, so she couldn't easily change her tactics, because changing tactics meant taking risks, and the risk wasn't worth it.

Before Ning Weiyue could continue speaking, one of his subordinates cautiously spoke up.

"General, I have something to say."

Ning Weiyue waved her hand and said, "Go on."

The soldier respectfully said, "General, your siege strategy is indeed extremely brilliant, but the next batch of people will soon be resurrected. The more people resurrected, the less credit we will receive. If we wait until that being fully awakens, the credit we will have will be even less. At that time..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.

Although they have the upper hand now, when it comes to rewarding merit, it will still depend on who has made the greatest contribution.

Those who make significant contributions will also gain a higher status in the presence of that being.

If your contribution is small, it will be very awkward later.

They are very strong, and they came out early. The earlier they came out, the more they had the advantage of timing, location, and popular support.

You absolutely must not miss this opportunity, or you will truly regret it.

Ning Weiyue's brows furrowed more and more, and she hadn't made a decision yet.

This was indeed a problem she hadn't considered. All she thought about was achieving perfection and completing the mission flawlessly. According to her current logic, she could certainly achieve perfection, but what happened next...

She was a specialist in Military Formation Method, and she had a whole group of people under her command to support. If someone else stole the credit, she wouldn't be the only one who would suffer the loss.

Clearly, after the soldier expressed his thoughts, everyone tacitly agreed; they all shared the same idea.

Ning Weiyue fell into a long silence.

No one dared to utter a sound, waiting for Ning Weiyue to continue.

Nearly half an hour later.

Ning Weiyue sighed and said, "Change the plan. Continue the siege, but send some people to find out about the rebels and see if they are really defecting or not."

"Yes, sir!" The soldier accepted the order and took his leave.

"What? What are you still doing here? Get to work and stop wasting time!" Ning Weiyue looked at the people around her and snorted coldly.

The people around quickly left without daring to utter a single complaint.

After all these people had left, Ning Weiyue looked up at the white clouds in the sky and thought to herself.

"Time waits for no one. I could have used the siege strategy to secure the victory, but these guys are going to revive. I have to hurry and take a risky approach."

Ning Weiyue sighed.

While various plans are being made on this side, on the other side, in an extremely remote place.

Liu Yue and Bai Zhong, along with their men, settled down completely.

Bai Zhong wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty is truly ruthless; your acting is so convincing."

Liu Yue had already taken off his official robes and was dressed as a scholar. After hearing this, he said, "If you're going to put on an act, you have to make it believable so that the other party will believe you. Let's settle down here for now and not run away again."

"What do we do next? Wait? What if they don't come looking for us?" Bai Zhong asked.

Liu Yue shook his head. "According to His Majesty's instructions, we should just wait. Don't worry, if the other party doesn't come looking for us, His Majesty will force them to come looking for us. We just don't know how to do it."

Bai Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll spread some news about us so that those people can find us."

Liu Yue nodded and agreed.

They really paid a heavy price this time, after all, they were once again branded as traitors, which had spread like wildfire throughout the land, and it was certainly not a pleasant experience.

Bai Zhong instructed his men to spread the news, and after leaving, he turned to look at Liu Yue with some emotion, saying, "Speaking of which, I really miss it. Back when we were conquering the world, we were just as exhausted. I never thought that we would have to go through this again in our old age. It's really great."

Liu Yue frowned. "Don't think about the past anymore. The whole world now belongs to the Great Chu Kingdom, and we are all subjects of His Majesty. Don't mention the past at all, understand?"

Bai Zhong shrugged and said, "Of course I understand, I'm just feeling a bit sentimental."

Liu Yue did not continue speaking and remained silent.

They are the most important and indispensable part of this plan.

It's simply impossible to rely on Bai Zhong's brain to get things done.

This guy is good for nothing except leading troops into battle, at least in Liu Yue's opinion.

So this time, when it comes to being flexible and adaptable, we still have to rely on ourselves, which means we have a heavier burden on our shoulders.

The two of them stayed there and didn't go anywhere else.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, almost half a month had gone by.

For more than half a month, there had been no news, but the two of them were not in a hurry, because even the Chu Emperor had not issued any orders.

Today, as usual, they are here as always.

However, today's situation is a little different.

A soldier led two men in from outside and brought them to Liu Yue and Bai Zhong.

"Sir, General!" the soldier said, bowing. "These two men are unfamiliar faces, and they were lurking around suspiciously. I'm afraid they're up to something, so I brought them here."

On the surface, Liu Yue seemed fine, but inwardly he was pondering something while observing the appearances of the two people.

These two people have ordinary appearances, but their strength is extraordinary; they are both at the Extraordinary Realm.

Liu Yue, a seasoned Saint, was already quite knowledgeable, so he immediately recognized that these two people were complete strangers.

He had already guessed the identities of the two men, but he didn't show it; instead, he waved his hand.

"I remember some of the people I brought out were experts in spiritual matters. Let's interrogate their spiritual matters."

Before Liu Yue could continue, the two men spoke up instead.

"There's no need to use your divine soul anymore. Using your divine soul is useless. We have all been endowed with characteristics that cannot be controlled by that being."

His tone was indifferent, as if he looked down on Liu Yue.

But this indifferent tone did not sting Liu Yue; instead, it made him secretly pleased.

Alright, we've found the right person! After waiting so long, we've finally found them.