Chapter 203 Starting a War
Youlan Mansion, Chen Mansion.
Chen Xuan was playing with a small red porcelain bottle.
He had just carefully examined it through his spiritual power, inside the bottle was a golden liquid.
But for some reason, it gave him a very familiar feeling.
At first, he thought he was mistaken.
However, after checking several times, he confirmed he wasn't wrong!
What is happening? Why is there such a feeling?
"Could it be luck?"
After a long time, Chen Xuan murmured to himself, as if this was the only explanation.
If he had enough luck, could he make Divine Soul Liquid?
But then he chuckled wryly.
The idea felt a bit ridiculous, after all, this thing requires a National Spirit unless he establishes a kingdom himself.
Otherwise, it would be difficult!
"Forget about it!"
Then he enveloped Chen Mansion with his spiritual power and saw several girls chatting in a room.
"Yun'Er, come to the side room!"
In the room, Su Yun was chatting enthusiastically, when suddenly Chen Xuan's voice reached her ears.
"What is it?"
Su Wanqiu saw her pause and asked.
"Brother Xuan asked me to go to the side room! I'll go first."
Saying that, she quickly left the room, leaving the others looking at each other in confusion.
...
"Brother Xuan!"
Su Yun pushed the door open with a smile and shouted, "What did you want? I was chatting with my sisters!"
"Drink this!"
Encased in spiritual power, the porcelain bottle floated in front of her.
"Oh!"
The young girl responded and promptly took it up, drinking it all in one go.
"Mmm, very refreshing, and quite sweet too! Just too little."
She seemed a bit unsatisfied.
Chen Xuan was speechless; it was Divine Soul Liquid, and she was evaluating it as if it were nothing.
"Sit down and cultivate!"
He pointed to the spot in front of him.
The young girl, guessing it was something good for cultivation, quickly sat down and started practicing the Cloud Soaring Technique.
Meanwhile, Chen Xuan didn't sit idle, with his spiritual power he arranged a Spirit Gathering Array, drawing spiritual qi from dozens of kilometers around into the side room.
"The array is formed!"
He said quietly.
Above Chen Mansion, a vortex appeared, rapidly spinning and drawing in the spiritual qi from above.
"Boom!"
After a long time, a booming sound echoed above Chen Mansion.
A thick column of spiritual qi blasted from the vortex, pouring into the side room.
Instantly, the spiritual qi in the entire room nearly reached a liquid state.
"Whew—"
Having done all this, Chen Xuan felt somewhat exhausted.
"Relying entirely on spiritual power is still a bit strenuous!"
...
At this time, Divine Capture Bureau East District Office.
Qin Gang, with his legs crossed, lay back in the inner room that formerly belonged to Chen Xuan, leisurely shaking his head.
Though a war between Great Xia and Great Zhou was imminent.
But what did that have to do with him? His life now was quite carefree.
"So boring!"
He said while picking up a book, flipping through it casually.
It's not that he particularly enjoyed reading, but he didn't feel like cultivating either. Besides, his talent was just like that; cultivating or not made little difference.
He had picked up this habit from Chen Xuan.
But truth be told, it's not a bad way to pass the time.
"Chief, Chief, something's wrong!"
Just then, an anxious voice came from outside.
The just-prepared-to-read Qin Gang immediately put the book down, getting up and heading to the outer room where he saw a middle-aged Chief Constable, looking a bit panicked.
"What's wrong?"
Ever since war rumors broke out, Youlan Mansion had instead turned quiet.
Even minor thefts had dropped significantly.
"It's the Chief's house, a wind vortex suddenly appeared, causing a gusty wind!"
The middle-aged Chief Constable quickly explained.
"My house?"
Qin Gang was a bit confused, something happened at his place?
"No, no, it's Lord Xuan's house!"
"What? Why didn't you say so clearly! Take the brothers and come with me!"
Qin Gang immediately got anxious; if something happened at his house, he wouldn't be so worried, but hearing it was at Chen Xuan's, he immediately became concerned.
When he arrived a thousand meters from Chen Mansion, he saw the vortex above.
The gale was strong enough to blow away a slightly thin adult.
"Hiss—"
He exclaimed, baring his teeth, "Did the Chief create this?"
"Old Qin, you're here too!"
At this moment, Liu He arrived with his men.
Even though he was in the South District, he rushed over as soon as he heard the news.
"Nonsense, if you're here, how could I not come!"
Qin Gang glared at him, but then said with admiration, "The Chief is really getting stronger, even cultivation causes such a commotion."
"Of course, you should know who the Chief is!"
Both were convinced that this was the result of Chen Xuan's cultivation.
"Let's send someone to block off an area of a thousand meters!"
Liu He suggested.
"Alright! Let's do that! No one is allowed to step into this area!"
They immediately made the decision and began to take action.
Of course, Chen Xuan wasn't aware of this at the moment; his mind was entirely focused on Su Yun.
He felt the spiritual power within her had become much purer and was now rushing toward her heart, condensing there.
Seeing this, Chen Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
It seemed effective, and his efforts were not in vain.
"Hmm?"
It was then he noticed the changes around him.
"It's bad!"
Secretly thinking it's not good, my attention just now was all on Su Yun, neglecting the situation outside.
Unexpectedly, the Spirit Gathering Array I set up caused such a big commotion.
In the next moment, I appeared in mid-air, quickly casting several strands of spiritual power to wrap the wind eye, and instantly, the gale dissipated.
Scanning the surroundings slightly, Chen Xuan couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.
Beyond the Chen Mansion, many rooftops of nearby houses were blown off.
"These two brats came too!"
Then he stepped through the air and flew over to where Qin Gang and the other man were.
"Hehe, I knew it was caused by the boss, the boss is always so awesome."
Qin Gang, as usual, flattered.
"You brat! But thank you two! And for handling the damage in this area, for any compensation, later I will give you the silver."
The two people in front were nodding continuously, but as soon as they heard they were going to get silver, they became anxious.
"Boss, what are you talking about, you're so kind to us, how can we even think about taking a little silver from you, no way, no way! Right? Old Liu!"
Shaking their heads, they turned to Liu He for confirmation.
"Yes, yes, hasn't our good fortune today all been because of your care, boss? Forget about all this!"
Uh—
Seeing their expressions, if I really gave them silver, it would seem like it was my wrongdoing.
But thinking about it, never mind, I'll compensate them in other ways later.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you guys, I'm leaving first!"
"Got it, don't worry boss!"
"Exactly boss, we will definitely handle it well!"
....
Back in the side room, Chen Xuan
estimated that Su Yun's session wouldn't end anytime soon,
and so closed his eyes and started cultivating beside Su Yun.
However, he kept a strand of spiritual power constant to monitor her condition.
Until nightfall!
"Brother Xuan..."
Su Yun's voice was filled with excitement, her eyes gleaming as she looked at him.
"Hmm?"
As he opened his eyes, the little girl immediately threw herself into his arms, "What was that thing, it's so magical!"
"Is there more?"
"I want to eat more!"
She had never improved so much at once; the feeling was so pleasant that it even made her a little addicted, and she felt that she could complete the Third Grade (Refining Storage) soon.
"Do you know how much it cost me to get just this little bit?"
Chen Xuan pinched her small face, smiling as he asked.
"Ow...ow...Brother Xuan...."
The little girl instantly became displeased, looking pitifully at him.
"Hmph! Still dare to pretend! Have you forgotten you're a Third Grade Martial Artist now!"
Pretending quite convincingly.
But this little face is indeed soft and smooth to pinch.
"Hehe!"
Even when exposed, Su Yun wasn't the slightest bit awkward; instead, she acted even more spoiled, "It just hurts!"
But then she asked, "Don't the sisters have any?"
"I told you there was only this much, and you've eaten it all!" Chen Xuan glared at her, then softly cautioned her, "You better not say anything!"
"Mmm mmm mmm!"
The little girl nodded repeatedly!
That smile was even happier, it's just her alone who had it!
"Happy?"
A mischievous smile appeared on Chen Xuan's face.
"Happy! Thank you, Brother Xuan!" Saying so, she gave him a firm kiss.
"Just this?"
Chen Xuan looked dissatisfied.
"Hmph!" The little girl snorted and gave him a flirtatious glance, but then she leaned forward.
Not long after!
The atmosphere turned more romantic.
...
Half a month swiftly passed by.
Su Yun's cultivation had made great strides in the time since she consumed the Divine Soul Liquid.
Yesterday, the little girl told him that the refining storage was almost complete.
It's estimated that it will take about three days more.
Once completed, she would be able to achieve a realm breakthrough.
Second Grade!
Not sure how many foundational points that would add for him.
At this moment, Chen Xuan had just arrived in Guhe Commandery.
As soon as he appeared, he saw Ye Yilan looking at him with a serious expression, "It looks like war is about to start!"
"Alas! It's ultimately come to this point."
Chen Xuan sighed wistfully.
Once this great battle starts, who knows how many people will die.
It's not like he has a savior complex. He only worries about losing so many experts now, what will happen when the Demon Race descends?
"What about you?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"For now, the Dark Guard hasn't informed me of anything; initially, they probably don't need us. If they do, it likely means a decisive battle."
Calling in the Dark Guard would mean it's a matter of life and death.
Moreover, he faintly guessed that their Dark Guard might be targeting Zhou Zheng.
"Hm!"
Chen Xuan nodded slightly. Since that's the case, he wouldn't have to worry early on. After all, for this period, he also needed to keep an eye on Su Yun, who was about to achieve a realm breakthrough to the Second Grade.
If Ye Yilan also joined the battle, it would create a scheduling conflict.
The next day!
The Great Xia and the Great Zhou officially went to war.
The distance between Guhe Commandery and Donghuang Commandery was only a few dozen kilometers, and both sides had tens of thousands of troops.
At this time, about twenty kilometers from Guhe Commandery,
The first battle had already concluded.
Chen Xuan and the other two watched from mid-air, their brows furrowing deeply.
Looking at the desolate scene below, bodies lay everywhere, and the entire ground was stained red by the soldiers of both countries.
In just one day, the casualties on both sides were estimated to be nearly a hundred thousand.
But, Chen Xuan was somewhat puzzled and immediately asked the two beside him,
"Wasn't it said that the Great Xia had set up a top-notch array here? Why let these ordinary soldiers advance first?"
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