Remould the Glory of Sword Art

"This is somewhat strange."

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows, "The Crown Prince shouldn’t want to delay... in the Battle of Daoshui River, even if the Imperial Tributor couldn’t win, it shouldn’t have taken so long..."

There are abundant supplies behind the Qian State.

The Battle of Daoshui River.

As long as the forces are amassed, they can forcibly break through.

The cultivators of the One Strike Sect, combined with the Yuanzhou Iron Cavalry, were far fewer than the Qian State Iron Cavalry. This battle is led by the Crown Prince himself. Even though the Ninth Prince’s side holds the advantage of terrain, it shouldn’t have been delayed for so long.

"Nalan Xuance did it on purpose."

Chen Jingxuan shook his head, "This battle, the Qian State is deliberately delayed to this point."

"Deliberately delaying?"

Xie Xuanyi was somewhat surprised.

Dragging out the war... isn’t really wise.

The longer this battle is delayed, the more it will damage morale.

The best scenario would naturally be a force of a hundred thousand iron cavalry sweeping through, directly reaching the walls of Phoenix Seal City.

"Since the initial battle did not succeed, there’s no need to hurry."

Chen Jingxuan chuckled, directly revealing Nalan Xuance’s mindset: "This Battle of Daoshui River, not won in ten days, then a month, or a year... actually doesn’t make much difference. For the Qian State, with abundant reinforcements and supplies in their own hands, the Northern Five States being barren and tumultuous, the military funds and provisions needed for this battle must actually be skimmed from Phoenix Seal City. The true duel between the forces isn’t at ’Daoshui River’, but from the moment the Crown Prince personally led the campaign, this battle left no room for maneuver. The so-called initial battle is the decisive battle, and a prolonged siege at Daoshui River is better than a collapse at Phoenix Seal City walls."

"But what does dragging it out achieve?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned.

He couldn’t understand Nalan Xuance’s choice.

The two battlefields, one at Daoshui River, and the other at Xuan Nian Mountain, were supposed to be two daggers directly piercing the throat of Wu State, but were slowly being worn down to blunt knives.

"Waiting."

Chen Jingxuan said confidently, "I am quite certain, Nalan Xuance is waiting for an opportunity... He engaged those two Imperial Tributors to fiercely battle Luo Lie and Luo Hai, in order to nullify the Yang God combat power that can move freely within the Ninth Prince’s faction."

To influence the outcome of this battle, one must at least have cultivation at the Yang God Realm...

In such battles concerning the destiny of the kingdom, Yin God cultivators are not enough.

Even those at the Great Perfection of Yin God Realm appear insignificant before tens of thousands of iron cavalry.

The Great Li Royal Family has many formations to suppress High Realm Cultivators.

Once they’re deployed, sealing the void, locking down primordial energy, even a top Yin God strong person like the ’Fire Master’ can’t withstand the iron cavalry’s siege and will soon be slain.

"What opportunity is Nalan Xuance waiting for?"

Xie Xuanyi still couldn’t understand.

"At first, I couldn’t figure it out either."

Chen Jingxuan suddenly said, "For the past year, both sides have been relatively peaceful. The royal power struggle in the Li Kingdom should end as soon as possible... exerting full force northward to end it all in one battle. Why, then, does Nalan Xuance insist on delay, on a bitter, strenuous war? But recently, I suddenly understood."

Xie Xuanyi was momentarily stunned.

A very terrifying thought emerged in his Heart Lake.

"Nalan Xuance is waiting for the Demon Country to move south, waiting for a great demon invasion at Xuanbei Pass."

Chen Jingxuan spoke quietly, "Even if the world is at peace, even if the Demon Country temporarily retreats... he still firmly believes that this great disaster will certainly occur. This year-long struggle has not only revealed the traitors within Qian State undermining morale but also granted Phoenix Seal City great confidence."

The real killer move.

Is the Battle of Phoenix Seal City.

Once the decisive battle commences and Xuanbei Pass is attacked again, the Ninth Prince’s predicament will be extremely dangerous, and he must make a decision... whether to defend Phoenix Seal City or march north to suppress Xuanbei Pass.

If he chooses to die defending Phoenix Seal City, and the northern border of Li Kingdom is breached, a vast tide of demons will flood south instantaneously, leaving the Northern Five States in a state of living hell.

If he chooses to march north, then the Battle of Phoenix Seal City will be taken by the Crown Prince without a fight.

The Buddhist Main Sect is destroyed.

The outcome of the battle is reversed in an instant.

"Nalan Xuance... is waiting for the demon tide?"

Xie Xuanyi’s voice was hoarse, "To win this battle, this guy would even collude with the Demon Country... But how could he trust those Great Demons?"

"Exactly."

Chen Jingxuan said, "Initially, I thought so too. Although Nalan Xuance is willing to use any means necessary to win, he wouldn’t resort to such a ’drive tigers to swallow wolves’ poison plan. Even if he wins the decisive battle of Wu State, the public sentiment might rebound afterward, potentially splitting Li Kingdom, breaking its unity. If the Northern Five States are ravaged by Great Demons, they may not be recoverable."

With this plan.

Whether it succeeds or not, Nalan Xuance is to be nailed to a pillar of historical shame.

"But... what if the person Nalan Xuance collaborates with isn’t a Great Cultivator from the Demon Country?"

Chen Jingxuan suddenly changed his tone.

The dreadful thought in Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake was confirmed.

"You mean..."

"Shadow."

Chen Jingxuan said expressionlessly, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. In the eyes of Shadow, whether Human Race cultivators or Demon Race cultivators, there is essentially no difference... If Nalan Xuance must have a collaborator, I am more inclined to believe that the person he collaborates with is not a Demon Cultivator, but Shadow."

"That would indeed be disastrous."

Xie Xuanyi coldly said, "I even have the urge to return south once more."

He didn’t want to see Xuanbei Pass breached.

The entire city’s beings slaughtered by Great Demons, then the whole city turning into a feast for Shadows.

"Actually, returning is quite good."

Chen Jingxuan sighed lightly, with a bit of irony, "Right now, no one in Li Kingdom can stop you... Nalan Xuance will probably be beaten like a grandson by you, or else, you could just come back once, sparing me the effort of setting up defenses."

Due to internal struggles, the qi fortune within Li Kingdom is blocked.

The cultivation of Great Divine Ability Users is generally not high.

After Xie Xuanyi reached the Harmonization realm, he already has the power to crush Nalan Xuance head-on... No matter how many schemes the Da Li National Master has, he has nowhere to employ them. However, this trip to the south would cause the greatest impact on Xie Xuanyi in terms of the reversal in "cause and effect and qi fortune."

Even in the Petal World of Divine Travel, changing the course of destiny requires a price.

Let alone in the Flower Bud World.

Now, Xie Xuanyi could easily slay Nalan Xuance, but the historical trajectory of Li Kingdom would also change as a result... His forceful intervention in this cause and effect forcibly rewrote Li Kingdom’s national destiny, causing many things to change.

Many things in this world have their destinies set.

Great Divine Ability Users, when intervening out of compassion for all living beings, and changing destiny may very well lead to the sacrifice of more innocents.

Unless one fully comprehends the River of Destiny.

Otherwise...

This kind of forceful rewriting may very possibly result in irreversible major damage, making the outcome even more bleak than before.

"Killing Nalan Xuance alone shouldn’t be a problem."

Xie Xuanyi seriously considered Chen Jingxuan’s suggestion.

A glint of cold killing intent crossed his brow.

He had no intention of interfering with the national destiny of Li Kingdom, nor did he want to forcibly alter the relationship between Great Chu and Da Li.

However...

Once he makes a move.

The ensuing chain reaction of cause and effect—would it really develop in a positive direction?

More than two hundred years ago.

It was an era when the Zen Master had become the strongest, while Xiao Yaozi Zhao Chunyang of the Great Chu had not yet condensed the Dao!

The Zen Master did not directly intervene in the qi fortune of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Even though this wise man foresaw the future qi fortune shifts, and saw in advance that "Great Chu" would rise above "Da Li"...

What he did was merely sending his junior brother Tanluan to the Chu Country.

Master Tanluan preached in the Chu Country, where he passed away peacefully, leaving behind many followers and making many karmic connections.

Years later.

He himself formed karma with the Buddha Bone and "Mi Yun."

These actions were like scattering fish bait into the lake, causing ripples and drawing waves.

Rather than using the power of a "strongest" to forcibly shatter the surface of the lake.

The mirror shatters and it’s hard to make it whole again.

Slaying Nalan Xuance is easy, but reversing the great tribulation tide is difficult.

"I was just joking; don’t take it seriously."

Chen Jingxuan brushed the sleeves of his robe, "Regarding the intelligence on [Ruins], I will send the Fire Master to Phoenix Seal City to inform Mi Yun and Chi Chanzi."

"Are you sure?"

The killing intent in Xie Xuanyi’s eyes did not diminish.

"I do have some conjectures about this matter."

Chen Jingxuan smiled, "If you trust me, then continue staying in the Demon Country... wait for my secret message, and then it won’t be too late to act."