Chapter 1064: Untitled

Boom! A tremor came from the horizon, and a brilliant ray of light was seen streaking across the sky like a meteor.

"What is that?"

Su Fan was startled awake from his secluded meditation. He raised his head and looked toward the distant sky. Having already reached the Jinxian realm, his spiritual perception was naturally much more sensitive than that of the Sword Sect disciples.

That was someone engaged in a great battle.

"Such powerful killing intent."

Su Fan murmured.

The brilliant light there was still very far away from them, but that cold, biting killing intent was enough to make many Sword Sect disciples tremble, which showed just how terrifying this aura of slaughter was.

Su Fan did not think much more and quickly chased after it.

If his guess was correct, that direction was the direction of the Jiuzhou lands.

That powerful light likely belonged to someone with strength above the Jinxian realm.

It was clearly no simple matter for such a powerful battle to erupt in Jiuzhou.

However, he was not afraid. Although his cultivation had not reached the Jinxian realm, his actual realm had long since reached Jinxian, and in terms of strength, he was actually no worse than a Jinxian.

Even if a Taiyi Golden Immortal came, he could actually contend with them for a while thanks to the spiritual treasure gifted by the Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi.

He was very curious about what major event was about to happen in Jiuzhou that caused several meteors to descend from the sky.

Those meteors were naturally the streaks of light left behind by powerful beings transforming into rainbows to travel.

He could feel that their cultivation levels were definitely not low.

"Could it be people from the Heavenly Court?"

Su Fan guessed secretly in his heart; otherwise, who would dare to enter Jiuzhou so casually?

As for the other races of the Ten Thousand Races, they dared even less to easily involve themselves in Jiuzhou, as the suppression from the Nine Cauldrons in Jiuzhou was simply too strong for them.

Moreover, their cultivation would also be suppressed upon entering Jiuzhou.

Therefore, the Ten Thousand Races liked Jiuzhou the least.

The conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Human Race was almost public knowledge, and the Great Qin had previously openly challenged the Heavenly Court.

Even the First-Rank Emperor of the Heavenly Court, Gouchen the Great, had descended to the mortal realm, only to be beheaded by the Martial Peace Lord Bai Qi.

With such a complete lack of regard for face, it was clear how great the conflict between the two sides was.

The Great Qin wanted to rebel against Heaven, and the Heavenly Court wanted to suppress the Great Qin.

The two sides were fundamentally irreconcilable.

It was just that the Heavenly Court, fearing the Human Race, had never taken action personally, only acting in the shadows to support factions within the Human Race to challenge the Great Qin.

Whether it was the Rebel Army of the Xiang Clan, the Red Emperor Army of Liu Bang, or other insurgent rebel armies.

The interior of the Great Qin in Jiuzhou was also quite lively.

When Su Fan and Zhang Liang left, Nanjun had already been half-broken by Xiang Yu.

It was only later that Meng Ao, who came out of Xianyang City, arrived to block Xiang Yu's edge, though both sides had temporarily fallen into a stalemate.

After all, Xiang Yu was already a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and although Meng Ao was stronger than Wang Jian, he was still no match for Xiang Yu in a one-on-one fight.

Therefore, as long as Xiang Yu was with the rebel army, even if the two armies were not a match for the Qin Army in a head-on confrontation, there would still not be any large-scale routs.

In any case, it was entirely due to the personal martial prowess of Xiang Yu.

Moreover, Xiang Yu had several Jinxian-level generals by his side; although they were the "force-ripened" kind and could not compare to true Golden Immortals, they still possessed some Jinxian combat power.

So, this side of Xiang Yu was actually more troublesome.

As for Liu Bang's side, the situation Su Fan had inquired about was relatively more peaceful; clearly, Liu Bang was not as stubborn and reckless as Xiang Yu.

The other party would often choose the right timing to attack.

At the same time, he placed greater importance on the land; once he conquered a place, he would immediately fortify it and then govern it.

He fought steadily and surely, not giving the Great Qin a chance to counterattack.

Relatively speaking, Liu Bang might actually be more dangerous; after all, once these places were taken by Liu Bang and governed for years, decades, or generations, their recognition of the Great Qin would become less and less.

Originally, the Southeast region did not have much recognition for the Great Qin, and it was only in the last few hundred years, due to sufficient food, that the local people slowly came to recognize the Great Qin.

Liu Bang and his followers clearly wanted to overthrow the Great Qin, so naturally, they would not be like Xiang Yu; Liu Bang himself possessed Dragon Qi and the qualifications to contend for the throne.

Coupled with the backing of the Heavenly Court, he was able to fight so steadily, making his threat level far exceed that of Xiang Yu.

Do not look at how Xiang Yu's offensive was currently like clouds, seemingly forcing the Great Qin to retreat step by step; in reality, he had not caused much damage to the Great Qin.

Although he governed the territory he conquered, he needed to support a large army, and his exploitation was even more severe, especially since Xiang Yu needed a massive army to train into elites, which required a larger population.

Therefore, he could only forcibly conscript soldiers, which led to the territory he conquered being filled with, if not complaints, at least a great deal of resentment among the common people.

Compared to the peaceful Great Qin of the past, life now was truly miserable.

Although the common people at the bottom were illiterate, it did not mean they were fools; they had their own small cleverness and could feel which life was better.

Although the Great Qin's laws were strict in the past and taxes were not low, compared to now, the past was still better.

So gradually, these common people were fleeing family by family, fleeing Xiang Yu's territory.

These were all pieces of information that Zhang Liang had inquired about earlier.

Both sides had constant great battles, but none had touched the bottom line; even with a Martial Dao expert like Xiang Yu, he was only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, and there was only one of him.

Now, the aura left behind by those streaks of light was clearly not simple; at the very least, it was at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level.

If they had suddenly descended upon Jiuzhou, then I fear the matter was not so simple.

If it were the power of the Heavenly Court, could it be that the Heavenly Court was preparing to take action and launch an all-out war against the Great Qin? That was also impossible.

Unless a major change occurred at Fire Cloud Cave, the Heavenly Court would absolutely not dare to easily start a war.

Even during the great war of the Investiture of the Gods, the Heavenly Court only continuously supported Western Zhou in the later stages, rather than entering the fray personally; of course, at that time, the Heavenly Court Lord did not have much power in his hands.

Although they had received a portion of the Demon Court's power, it was a pity that the main remaining forces of the Demon Court at that time either followed the Demon Master Kunpeng or were prepared to follow the Crown Prince of the Demon Race.

Although the two Demon Emperors had died, they had still left behind a bloodline.

Some demon clans who remained loyal to the Demon Court were still willing to stay and never abandon it.

The methods and charisma of those two Demon Emperors were not low at all, and they were indeed worth following.

The current Heavenly Court Lord took in a portion of the Demon Court's people back then, but his power was not very strong at that time.

Naturally, he did not dare to challenge the Human Race of Fire Cloud Cave; even though he is the Lord of the Three Realms, in reality, not many truly acknowledge him.

Compared to the two Demon Emperors of the past, he is still far inferior.

His strength and foundation are both lacking by too much.

Even after taking this position, a portion of the immortals and gods simply ignore him.