"The location of the Southern Barbarians is excellent."
At this moment, a great burst of Buddhist light shone from Cloud Capital, and Elder Liu had almost completely taken control of this ancient capital that had once served eight dynasties!
It possesses the strongest aura and has nurtured many once- Fengyun. Although Buddhist temples in places like Jiangnan and the capital were lost, the revival of Buddha in Cloud Capital has been very smooth.
In particular, after removing the resource budgets of the past and Future Buddha Past Buddha, the concentrated resources can actually help build their own loyal army more quickly.
At this moment, Elder Liu, who looked like a child, felt incredibly at peace. His grandfather had indeed planned ahead. Now, it seemed that the Buddha Kingdom's power had been greatly diminished, with the two great Buddha Lord fallen and nearly half of the Buddha on its territory lost. However, the resources were concentrated, and the Kingly Dao destiny.
The reason why Cloud Capital was able to become the capital of human dynasties multiple times is because it is the core area of Central Plains. Once the spiritual energy is fully restored, the most spiritual lands will appear around Cloud Capital, and the resources will be the most abundant.
In previous eras, due to the dispersion of resources, the Buddha Kingdom was never able to occupy the entire territory of Cloud Capital. Instead, three forces stood in a tripartite balance, each occupying a piece of Cloud Capital.
This time, before the Heavenly Court and the Demon Domain could exert their strength, the Buddha Kingdom had already taken over the area. The main reasons for this, besides the sudden emergence of the Ancient Demon Clan, included the compression of the Northern Heavenly Python, the splitting of the Dragon Palace, and the rise of the Human Emperor, which almost crippled all the second-level ancient forces under their control.
The Four Dragon King were absolutely loyal to the four major powers. Now that none of them could invade the Central Plains, they had no troops and therefore could not take over Cloud Capital ahead of time. Coincidentally, the Ancient Demon Clan had fallen apart in Cloud Capital before, which allowed the Buddha Kingdom to take advantage of the gap and seize the place.
Meanwhile, the major Buddha of Elder Liu's faction had awakened and were in the imperial palace of Cloud Capital, where they were deploying a map of the world and analyzing the upcoming situation.
Elder Liu's grandson stood respectfully at the back. The Buddha who were being revived first were all old generals who had followed Elder Liu and were his most trusted and loyal followers.
"Given the current situation in Heavenly Court, this is almost the best option," a thin Buddha said, pointing to the map.
Although the thin Buddha was not particularly handsome, he stood even further forward than the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and the Victorious Fighting Buddha seemed to have no objection, which shows that he was of extremely high status.
" The Hundred Thousand Mountains of the Southern Barbarians Region are filled with forbidden magic arrays. Magic arrays are a specialty of the Heavenly Court, and the Southern Barbarians, with their mountains as a natural barrier, are perfectly suited to utilize magic arrays. Once they establish a foothold in the Southern Barbarians, it will be extremely difficult for other forces to conquer them; they are practically invincible!"
Elder Liu nodded. The location of the Southern Barbarians is easily overlooked. The Heavenly Court had only occupied it once before, but that time the effect was excellent. Elder Liu had a deep understanding of this. The Hundred Thousand Mountains, combined with the Heavenly Court's formation, were still beyond his ability to break through.
Once the Heavenly Court gains the upper hand over the Southern Barbarians, at least its Heavenly Court will be secured, regardless of other factors.
"Actually, although the location of the Southern Barbarians is good, they are better suited for defense than offense." Elder Liu looked at the map, his eyes deep and thoughtful. "This place is a trap. Once you enter, it's hard to get out. Shu Capital of the Central Federation, especially since the Southeast Commandery is now occupied by Chen Qing. Chen Qing has the strongest military force among the mortals and is also skilled in setting up formations. If we were to be captured from the Southern Barbarians Pass, which is located by Chen Qing, from the very beginning, frankly, it wouldn't be a good thing."
The others nodded in agreement.
"Isn't that old tortoise just fond of hiding and maintaining a balance?" The Victorious Fighting Buddha said dismissively, "Hasn't the Heavenly Court always been like this? First, it occupies a stable base, and then it seizes the opportunity to stab others in the back, acting as a troublemaker. For so many years, when the Demon Domain Realm was strong, it helped us; when we were strong, it helped the Demon Domain. It suppresses the Daoist School sect from time to time. Isn't that what it's always been doing?"
"That was before." The thin Buddha shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Before, it was Elder Long who didn't want one side to become too powerful and wanted to maintain a balance. He believed that if the Heavenly Court maintained the balance, it would become stronger and stronger. That was his plan. He was an extremely conservative person, and if given the opportunity, he would continue to proceed step by step like this."
"But the problem is that the situation is different now. The golem is about to descend, and this world must consolidate its resources. If he continues to be so conservative, he may become the first target everyone targets this time."
Hearing this, Old Man Elder Liu, standing behind him, agreed. Previously, everyone tolerated the Heavenly Court, this troublemaker, mainly because no one wanted to fight too hard. With him causing trouble, everyone maintained a balance and made do. But now things were different.
"You mean, the Heavenly Court won't use the Southern Barbarians as its base?" The Victorious Fighting Buddha frowned. "Then where would he choose? Surely not the Northern Wasteland?"
"The location of the Northern Wasteland is quite likely." Elder Liu looked at the map and squinted, saying, " The Northern Wasteland has many frozen great demons that can be directly used as materials for Blood Essence Stone. Compared to the maps that appeared later, the Northern Wasteland is the fastest way to acquire resources. If we want to take a more aggressive approach, the Northern Wasteland is the most suitable, but it is also the most dangerous."
" Chen Qing has been plotting there for a long time, but the Fighter Army there have never moved." Elder Liu pointed to the map. "That Xu Hu is most likely already capable of advancing to the King Level. If he also receives the resources Chen Qing is allocating, it will be quite difficult to take over the Northern Wasteland right under Chen Qing's nose."
" Chen Qing wants to have his cake and eat it too?" The Victorious Fighting Buddha chuckled. "This kid has big ambitions."
The others laughed upon hearing this. Jiangnan relies on the West Sea as its main waterway, making it impossible to travel north by land. Even by water, there are long sea routes. For a power to expand its territory and wage war from north to south, that's incredibly audacious.
"Therefore, whether Heavenly Court chooses the North depends on Chen Qing's choice."
"Huh?" The others were taken aback. "What do you mean?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Old Long is the one who has the most designs on Jiangnan!"
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"Fighting on two fronts?" Shen San frowned upon hearing Chen Qing's plan. "My lord, aren't our forces somewhat lacking? You must know, our opponent is..."
"The least likely place for Elder Long to attack is the Southern Barbarians," Chen Qing explained. "He's not the type to sit idly by and wait to be killed. If we want to seize the initiative, the best territory is still the Northern Wasteland and Jiangnan. But these two places are precisely the ones we must fight for. Therefore, confronting the Heavenly Court head-on is imperative."
"The advantage of the Heavenly Court is that it can look down from above and act according to the situation in the West. In other words, they can waver and strike later. It may seem that we are on the defensive, but that's not actually the case." Chen Qing squinted and said, "If he misjudges, then this is our opportunity!"
"What does the master mean?" Tian Heng immediately understood Chen Qing's thoughts.
"The other side is observing us, and we are also trying to figure out what they are doing. Northern Wolf City is an isolated city. To control it, we need sufficient troops, and to control it, the interior of Jiangnan must be left undefended. The Heavenly Court has a chance to conquer Jiangnan."
In this situation, the winner will be the one who can predict the outcome more accurately!