Chen Ping's Sword

Furthermore, the words even had a hidden sharpness.

What does it mean to help as much as you can?

Doesn’t it mean that matters beyond your ability are beyond help?

If it were back when Fang Qingzhu had just left the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest, she definitely wouldn’t have understood these twists and turns.

However, during the three years of soul cultivation in the Heaven-Reaching Tower, along with her experiences battling fishmen and sea monsters on Fire Rock Island, and even scheming with her companions, she grew rapidly.

Especially after her soul reached the Soul Emergence Realm, she gradually became able to clearly sense subtle emotions and understand them.

She realized that the other party was telling her that if King Ping wanted to trick these remnants into a suicide mission, he should forget it.

Even if she acted a scene, they wouldn’t follow her orders.

"General Gui, you’re overthinking it. It’s just a harassment operation, no need to fight to the death. If it doesn’t look good, you can retreat immediately."

Fang Qingzhu laughed, suddenly looking towards the distant woods, and said loudly: "General Cyan Dragon Elder Fu, along with General Zhang and General Jin, why don’t we all discuss how this battle can cause a significant setback for Yan Beifei?"

"Haha, Fairy Qingzhu is indeed remarkable, worthy of being the world traveler from the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest."

With a long laugh, another army emerged from the distant woods.

Leading them was a general in a green robe and black armor, wielding a Cyan Dragon Pan Saber, with an aura mysterious and profound, also at the peak of Late-Stage Innate.

Fang Qingzhu could even sense that this individual was not far from reaching the Unity of Heaven-Human Realm.

Perhaps only an opportunity or a fierce battle was needed.

Behind General Cyan Dragon, two other generals rushed out.

One had a face as cold as ice, clad in black clothes and armor, with a gloomy aura.

The other had a pale golden complexion, holding a glittering golden spear, with an extremely sharp aura.

These two were General Cold Water Zhang Wang and Sharp Gold General Jin Changlin.

Of the Four Spirits and Eight Generals, aside from one spirit and two generals who ventured from Qingjiang Prefecture but were defeated and joined Chen Ping,

five others were killed by Yan Beifei and the Imperial Forest Brave Cavalry.

The remaining four were all here.

The four gathered, with two thousand cavalry under their command. Although they appeared quite ragged, their combat power was undoubtedly strong.

They were able to break through the encirclement of twenty thousand troops after the death of the Celestial King Jiang Yuanhao of the East Wood Army and fight their way out.

Moreover, maintaining an organized force, it’s impossible for their combat power to be weak.

The weaker ones were already eliminated during the escape.

"With the assistance of the four, success is assured. In the future, there will surely be generous rewards."

Fang Qingzhu said with a real smile this time, quite pleased.

Unexpectedly, the words taught by Chen Ping were really useful, and it worked immediately.

It wasn’t that difficult.

I really am a genius.

Only Xiaoyu by her side lowered her head, hiding a smile.

She clearly saw that her mistress had her hands tightly clenched behind her back, and when she released them, her palms were full of sweat.

Just a moment ago, she was very tense.

If negotiations failed and they resorted to violence, that would be a minor issue; ruining King Ping’s grand plan would be the real disaster.

...

That night, Chen Ping stood on the left bank of the Wenjiang River.

His spirit extended outward, soaring into the sky.

He wasn’t searching for the Little Cyan Bird.

At the moment, the Little Cyan Bird was perched on a high peak, unlikely to fly around freely.

The use of the Cyan Bird for transmissions had become frequent, and there were no walls without eavesdropping. As soon as the Little Cyan Bird appeared, experts would immediately block the air with arrows.

In fact, once it almost got injured by a skilled archer from Yan Beifei’s army.

As such, Chen Ping’s troop movements and those of the enemy were all guesswork, both sides blind to the other.

At this moment, Chen Ping extended his spirit, his soul emerging without roaming around, just leaving his body briefly, which posed no significant risk.

Rising high into the sky, he felt the night wind as cold as ice, feeling a bit uneasy.

Even if his soul reached the Manifest Saint Realm, allowing control over vitality with substantial damage potential,

he wasn’t arrogant enough to travel far and wide outside his body, considering the risk of potent adversaries in this world potentially harming his spirit.

Unlike the world invaded by Celestial Demons around the Heaven-Reaching Tower, this world seemed to have a higher ceiling of power.

Chen Ping understood deeply that he wouldn’t stand a chance against opponents at the Divine Martial Realm’s Venerable Level yet.

Thus, he needed to be cautious—capsizing the boat would be hard to recover from.

His soul soared silently to over fifty feet in the air.

Occasionally, it touched the dark clouds in the night sky.

It was then that he sensed a strange wave approaching.

From his soul’s perspective, a phantom lightly wielding a handkerchief drifted out from the depths of the clouds, smiled broadly, released the handkerchief, and then without pause, disappeared into the far reaches of the sky.

This visitor was unmistakably Fang Qingzhu.

It wasn’t her physical body, as crossing the great river would be too conspicuous and slow.

At this moment, her soul was emerging, although with difficulty, remaining very concealed, traversing paths above the night sky clouds.

Even if Yan Beifei’s army had practitioners able to observe qi and divine, it was virtually impossible to detect this transmission method that did not belong to this world.

Returning to his body, Chen Ping unfolded the handkerchief, immediately overjoyed.

[On the thirteenth day, around the time of the Ox and the beginning of the Hare, at Jieyuan Pier, General Cyan Dragon, Black Tortoise, Cold Water, and Sharp Gold will lead two thousand troops in a surprise attack.]

"This is excellent; this strategy will succeed."

Chen Ping quietly dispatched a trusted aide to convey the message to the main generals of the seven armies, preparing to launch an attack simultaneously before dawn on the thirteenth.