The Shameless Heavenly Court!

"The Daoist School is their only ally?"

Inside the main hall in Liuzhou, all the trusted confidants finally heard firsthand intelligence.

"There were only four ancient powers in the world!" Chen Qing drew on the map. "These powers were formed in the first era after this world was invaded by outsiders. They have existed for countless years and no one has ever been able to change them. They have always been mutually restraining forces."

"These are the Heavenly Court, the Buddha Kingdom, the Demon Domain, and the Daoist School."

"These four families represent the pinnacle of all ancient powers. All other ancient forces merely served these four. Throughout history, those who failed to submit to these four families have been wiped out, such as the Ancient Demon Clan of Cloud Capital, and the former King Xiang."

"The four factions occupy different areas," Chen Qing explained on the map. "First, there's the Heavenly Palace; they occupy the stars."

"Stars?" Everyone was taken aback. Did it refer to stars in the sky?

If so, this seems to have nothing to do with mainland China, right?

"Are you all thinking that those stars in the sky aren't in the same place as the mainland?" Chen Qing asked directly, seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces.

"My lord," Wei Gongcheng hurriedly said, "Our understanding is indeed limited, please enlighten us."

"The sky is filled with countless stars, but naturally not all of them are within the Heavenly Palace's territory. The reason the Heavenly Palace is considered the most ancient and powerful planet on this continent is because the stars it occupies are inextricably linked to this land."

Chen Qing drew a new picture on a brand new sheet of paper. It was a sphere surrounded by hundreds of stars.

"The design patterns of this world are largely based on the concepts of our place, as is the way the universe operates. A star has many planets surrounding it, forming a galaxy. They are mutually gravitational, and although they are independent entities, they are actually one."

"The Heavenly Court controls the outer heavens, but in reality, it controls the hundreds of stars surrounding this continent. Those stars are quite large, many even comparable in size to the continent. Although their resources are not as abundant as here, nor do they possess the high quality of life found on the continent, their territories are probably the most exaggerated of all powers, dozens of times larger than this continent!"

Everyone was immediately surprised to hear this. The world is truly full of wonders. If they hadn't followed Chen Qing, they probably wouldn't have known that extraterrestrial stars were actually part of this world. How interesting!

Indeed, the longer you live, the more scenery you see; the higher you climb, the broader your horizons become. Thinking about it this way, I really do want to see more of the world.

"My lord," Wei Gongcheng, being more pragmatic, asked directly out of curiosity, "Since they are beyond the heavens, it will be quite troublesome whether we attack them or they attack us, won't it?"

"This is the key to the balance of power among the four forces." Chen Qing wanted to laugh when he heard this, "These four forces have been fighting amongst themselves for countless years, yet it has never really hurt them. Besides the fact that all four forces are relatively restrained and that the important figures are afraid of death, the role played by the Heavenly Court is crucial."

"How so?" Everyone was immediately curious.

"Because the Heavenly Court has the ability to send military forces down at any time!"

"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback. "Send... send it down?"

"Yes!" Chen Qing nodded. "We can send the heavenly soldiers down directly using a starlight projection method. Of course, the commotion is still quite significant; it can't be done silently, and some preparation time is needed. But we can indeed send them wherever we want, unless it's a place protected by a barrier. Otherwise, their Heavenly Court soldiers could appear anywhere!"

"Hiss!!" Everyone gasped in shock.

The Buddha Kingdom's previous methods were already considered rather unscrupulous, but they never expected the Heavenly Court to be even more so.

Others plan their battles in advance, strategically deploying terrain, setting up checkpoints, and employing various strategic maneuvers. But these guys just teleport from all directions? Ignoring geographical location?

That's absolutely outrageous!

"Moreover, they can also get a general idea of the war situation below." Chen Qing said with a wry smile, "The Heavenly Court has a huge mirror that can observe what's happening below. It can see all the major disturbances on a daily basis, and if you're willing to spend some resources, you can even see some details."

"This is..." Even Shen Er couldn't help but say this time, "Isn't this a bit too shameless?"

Chen Qing smiled brightly but didn't speak. Pu Yunchuan's memories were still in his mind. The special nature of this force even gave him the feeling that he had designed it himself. He was too embarrassed to refute others for calling him shameless.

As far as I remember, back then, countless people on the game's online forums hurled insults at Pu Yunchuan.

"My lord," Shen San frowned, "If that's the case, wouldn't the Heavenly Court be able to ambush us at any moment?"

The others nodded in agreement. With such a rogue ability, in a battlefield confrontation between several factions, who would dare to strike first?

"That's why a major war hasn't broken out!" Chen Qing said with a wry smile, "No force dares to wage large-scale warfare, because you never know when the Heavenly Court might suddenly send a force to reap the rewards!"

When two sides are locked in a stalemate, especially in a large-scale battle, if a third party suddenly intervenes, neither side can guarantee they will be able to withstand the attack. With such a rogue force present, who would dare to wage a major war?

"But they also have weaknesses," Chen Qing said. "Although they can project military force, they have very few bases on the mainland. If they forcibly occupy a place, they may be targeted by other forces, who will use that one point to tie them down."

The others immediately understood: the Heavenly Court's advantage was its mobility, but once it occupied a place, it would be restricted from defending it, which was the Heavenly Court's weakness.

Isn't this just a troublemaker?

"That's precisely why the ancient wars, which sound exaggerated, actually didn't involve any large-scale battles. Everyone says that in small-scale warfare, troops are divided up as much as possible, and the smaller the division, the better. Fighting like this, scattered and disorganized, makes it difficult to achieve any results. Any casualties are just accidents."

"I see." Shen San stroked his chin. "If that's the case, then the requirements for mid-to-high-level combat power might be quite high."

Chen Qing nodded. Small-scale operations require elite troops. Not only must the soldiers be of high quality, but the leading generals must also be strong enough. This is their current disadvantage.

The Buddha Kingdom has thousands of Buddha of all King Level, not to mention other powerful forces.

And they, including the Great Jin Dynasty in the Central Plains and the King of Qin's forces in the East, probably don't even have more than ten King Level in total.

The gap is too large. If they continue to fight in small groups, the elite troops trained in Jiangnan will only be able to defend the city and will hardly have the possibility of launching an offensive.

"So the Daoist School came to us also to disrupt this balance!" Chen Qing said quietly, "The Heavenly Court must be targeted. If we don't deal with that troublemaker first, the three of us will have no chance!"