After his family had gone to sleep, Li Xuancang considered the situation ahead.
"The court sent me here to set Cool Prefecture in order. I need to produce results as soon as possible."
While he had been in Yang Prefecture, Eunuch Wang had secretly met with Li Xuancang and told him of the court's intentions.
The Cool Prefecture Army had nurtured bandits to strengthen itself, deceived the court from above and below, and demanded enormous benefits.
That alone would have been bad enough, but those fools in the Cool Prefecture Army thought they could control everything.
Little did they know that the plainsfolk had been playing them in the palm of their hands, yet they remained completely unaware.
Now the plainsfolk were stirring restlessly. The court needed Li Xuancang to take control of Sweet Spring Commandery as quickly as possible and turn it into a barrier against those ambitious plainsfolk.
"My strength should be comparable to the Profound Connection Realm, but I will only know for certain after fighting someone in that realm."
No matter when, strength was the foundation upon which one secured one's life and livelihood.
As long as one was strong enough, every obstacle would crumble before them.
Li Xuancang felt that his strength had undergone a complete transformation and had already surpassed the Astral Qi Realm.
But the specifics could only be confirmed after he fought an expert of the Profound Connection Realm.
"Those in the Profound Connection Realm can fly through the air. I need to find a way to fly as well."
Compared to the Astral Qi Realm, the Profound Connection Realm represented a qualitative transformation and allowed one to travel through the air.
Even if he possessed strength capable of matching the Profound Connection Realm, he would still be constrained at every turn