Chai Qingtang and Shi Yuanhao exchanged a glance. In the minds of the two Third Rank commanders, all kinds of information concerning Li Qingxian surfaced.
The operations of Far-Reaching City, the support of Literary Cultivation, the founding of the Far-Reaching Army, cultivation at the Heaven Momentum Sect, support from Ancient Profound Mountain, aid from the Northern Green Forest, Jiang Youfei's protection, cooperation with the River Guard Army, the influence of the Myriad Harmony Commerce Guild...
Without realizing it, scraps of information that had once seemed insignificant had been strung together.
It was not that everyone had been slow to realize it. No one had ever been able to imagine what Li Qingxian could use to cooperate with all those forces.
Now, they had their answer: cultivation methods Above Beyond-Rank.
Every single one of them was enough to set the martial world in turmoil.
Yet there had to be something else besides that.
There had to be a force stronger than manuals and benefits, one capable of leading so many factions in the same direction.
Li Qingxian swept his gaze across the crowd and said, "Next, I will invite the First Rank cultivator Mirror Devil Empress to oversee Taigu City. Together with the Upper Rank experts of the major factions, our strength will be no weaker than the Du Family Army's. But iron must be hard before it can be forged. You Third Rank cultivators must also break through as soon as possible. Only by advancing to Second Rank can you affect battles among Upper Rank cultivators."
"What about the Divine Capital?" Shi Yuanhao asked.
"I guard the nation's gates for His Majesty, and I guard the Great River for the officials. What else can I do?"
Chai Qingtang said, "Fortunately, Chief Minister Zhao is there."
The generals and officers nodded