This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

The Emperor said to Li Fei.

Li Fei: "What are Your Majesty's instructions?"

The Emperor: "No hurry, let's wait until the State Preceptor finishes his spell before we speak."

Li Fei looked at Yun Shu and seized the opportunity to say:

"May I ask the State Preceptor for another favor?"

"Speak."

Yun Shu looked at him.

So Li Fei spoke of his desire to refine the Superpower Seed and wanted the State Preceptor to determine if his current Qi Fortune could guarantee a ten-fold success rate.

"You actually still have a Superpower Seed?"

The Emperor laughed and said, "Truly favored by fortune, bestowed with luck."

"It was left to me by my master, Hao Yi, after his death."

Li Fei spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor paused, reined in his smile, and looked at Yun Shu:

"Then please have the State Preceptor take a look."

Yun Shu nodded, a clear light flickering in his eyes.

Li Fei suddenly felt completely seen through, apart from the Myriad Blood Pearl and Blood Spring within him, everything else had nowhere to hide under Yun Shu's gaze!

Magic and Martial Unity, Flying Sword Body, these were all seen through by Yun Shu one by one.

This investigation lasted for quite a while as Yun Shu not only examined Li Fei's Qi Fortune but also 'extracted' the 'traces' left by Qi Ming on Li Fei.

When Yun Shu withdrew the Taoism principles, a clear look of fatigue appeared on his face.

He looked at Li Fei: "With your current Qi Fortune and National Fortune, if used entirely for refining that Superpower Seed, you would have about a ninety percent success rate."

"Ninety percent..."

Li Fei mused.

To be honest, this success rate was already quite high, as long as luck wasn't terribly unlucky, it should succeed.

But what if....

He didn't want to gamble, nor did he dare to.

"May I ask, State Preceptor, how much more National Fortune would be needed for a hundred percent certainty?"

Li Fei asked.

Yun Shu did not answer the question but instead looked at the Emperor.

The Emperor mused for a moment:

"Li Fei, under normal circumstances, I wouldn't be unable to grant you a portion of National Fortune to assist in refining the Superpower Seed. But now is an unusual time, I may as well be direct; the State Preceptor needs National Fortune for his healing."

Li Fei fell silent.

He didn't hold a grudge for this but felt some regret.

But he could understand the Emperor's choice.

No matter how genius he might be, he was only the future of the Empire.

Whereas Yun Shu was the Empire's past and present.

One cannot abandon the past and present for the future, right?

Moreover, a True Monarch equally carries the Empire's future!

"However, do not regret it, as this matter is not without alternative solutions."

The Emperor suddenly smiled.

Li Fei looked up sharply.

"There's no extra National Fortune to give you, but you can try to increase it yourself."

The Emperor said.

"Increasing National Fortune by breaking cultivation records?"

Li Fei first thought of this.

He had heard from True Master Qing Ding that every time he broke a cultivation record, the Great Lan Dynasty's National Fortune would increase.

But he had just made a breakthrough; the next cultivation record could only be to become a Great Grandmaster and a Top-level True Man, which was unlikely to be achieved in a short time.

"The most direct way to increase National Fortune isn't breaking cultivation records."

The Emperor looked at Li Fei, speaking word for word:

"It's expanding the kingdom!"

Li Fei's heart was startled: "Your Majesty plans to dispatch troops to the West Continent?"

"Hahaha!"

The Emperor laughed heartily, "Though I have ambitions, I'm not so arrogant to be overwhelmingly fond of such grandiosity."

Li Fei quickly replied, "That was not my meaning."

The Emperor pulled back his smile, speaking solemnly:

"Not the West Continent, but the Northern Barbarians."

"Northern Barbarians..."

Li Fei did not express any opinion, but he still felt this decision was unwise.

Why haven't the Northern Barbarians been thoroughly dealt with all these years?

Because the Northern Wilderness is mainly comprised of primitive jungles and mountains, the terrain is treacherous, difficult for military action.

Back then, the Grand Ancestor Emperor relied on a myriad of fierce generals and numerous experts to organize elite forces and invade the Wilderness, completely subjugating the seventeen tribes of Northern Barbarians.

But after the Grand Ancestor, the Great Blue Dynasty's national power gradually declined, and the seventeen tribes of Northern Barbarians gradually lost their fear, repeatedly invading the borders once more.

For hundreds of years, the Great Blue Dynasty has always adopted a defensive strategy.

This Northern Territory war, Prince Cheng led his troops to a great victory, but it merely repelled a large-scale invasion by the Northern Barbarians.

Now, the Emperor suddenly wants to change the defensive strategy of many years and take the initiative to wage war against the Northern Barbarians.

To be honest, Li Fei was not optimistic.

"Are you secretly criticizing me for being too aggressive?"

The Emperor suddenly asked.

Li Fei was taken aback and said, "If Your Majesty has decided to act against the Northern Barbarians, there must be a sure-win strategy!"

"Hmph."

The Emperor snorted coldly, "I have no sure-win strategy, but I have decisive reasons and determination to win!"

"The Northern Barbarians have invaded the borders this time not without reason. It has already been discovered that a new 'King' has emerged!"

Li Fei was shocked.

The seventeen tribes of Northern Barbarians are not a united entity; on the contrary, there's blood feud spanning hundreds of years among the tribes!

Sometimes, their internal wars are more brutal and fierce than those against the Great Blue Dynasty.

Over five hundred years ago, a 'King' emerged in the Northern Barbarians, recognized as a common leader by the seventeen tribes, uniting forces for an assault on the Central Plains.

It took the Grand Ancestor Emperor to personally kill that Northern Barbarian King, scattering the seventeen tribes into chaos again.

Now the seventeen tribes have a new common leader?

Back then, the Northern Barbarian King was a Martial Saint!

"The new Northern Barbarian King has not fully united the Northern Barbarians; currently, only eight tribes recognize him as a leader. I have calculated; the opponent is merely at the peak stage of a Great Grandmaster in terms of cultivation, still one step from becoming a Martial Saint."

Yun Shu suddenly spoke, "But if allowed to flourish, fully uniting the seventeen tribes of Northern Barbarians and harnessing their entire Qi Fortune, he could very likely take that last step, breaking through to become a Martial Saint!"

Li Fei understood, finally realizing why the Emperor insisted on waging war against the Northern Barbarians.

The New Heaven Association gained a True Monarch, already making the Great Blue Dynasty passively challenged.

If the seventeen tribes of Northern Barbarians gain another 'King', one more Martial Saint, then the Great Blue Dynasty would likely face tremendous difficulties!

Let alone the possibility of future expeditions to the West Continent; even defending Chengdu would be hard!

"I mentioned earlier, without accomplishment, I won't bestow rewards frivolously, and giving you the Peace Token is to have you serve the country, go to the battlefield and slay enemies."

The Emperor said to Li Fei:

"Now, you also need Qi Fortune support, coincidentally, if you can truly achieve merit in the Northern Territory, I won't be stingy with Qi Fortune."

Upon hearing this, Li Fei finally understood the Emperor's intentions.

Recently promoting him, granting him significant power.

If no other assignments were arranged for him, he would definitely go straight to trouble the Lu Family and Xu Jing!

Just as the court plans to wage war in the Northern Territory, the Emperor assigned him a new task, turning internal conflicts into external ones, keeping the focus outward, an effective political strategy.

Coincidentally, Li Fei needs Qi Fortune support, so having him assist the Great Blue Dynasty in expanding territory is even more logical.

How can he achieve revenge and deal with the Lu Family and Xu Jing, both Grand Secretary Ye Ze'an and Third Prince have already told Li Fei before.

Now, even the Emperor points a way for Li Fei.

Li Fei didn't hesitate much and bowed to the Emperor, saying:

"I am willing to go to the battlefield and slay enemies, relieving Your Majesty's worries!"

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