Chapter 1188: Influence

Su Fan and Lv Bu's meeting went very smoothly. After giving the other party some guidance, he left not long after.

Su Fan did not immediately introduce Zhang Jiao and the Taiping Dao to Lv Bu, as he had done with Zhang Hu, to let Lv Bu defect to the Taiping Dao.

Lv Bu was different from Zhang Hu; Lv Bu's personality was too arrogant.

Although Su Fan's strength far exceeded his, if he were to suppress him, it would instead cause the other party to have a rebellious heart.

Zhang Hu was different; he was more mature. When he was on the verge of death, he was saved by Su Fan, and he himself was even promoted.

He was more grateful to Su Fan, and Zhang Hu knew more about the Daoist Sect. After knowing Zhang Jiao's background, he also had some faith in Zhang Jiao.

Moreover, Zhang Hu's Yanmen Zhang Clan was much more powerful than the Lu Clan and could spare a portion of their power to join the Taiping Dao.

Even if they failed, for the Zhang Clan, it would not be a fatal blow. After all, aristocratic families mostly do not put all their eggs in one basket; instead, they bet on multiple sides.

The most famous example is the Zhuge family during the late Han period in history, which played the game of betting on multiple sides to the extreme.

The three Zhuge brothers served the three regimes of Wei, Shu, and Wu respectively—Dragon, Tiger, and Dog—and all achieved not-so-bad positions in Wei, Shu, and Wu.

The "Crouching Dragon" Zhuge Wuhou even achieved the extreme in the Shu Han regime as the Prime Minister of a country.

And Zhuge Jin was not bad either, being enfeoffed as a Marquis and Grand General in the Wu Kingdom. Only Zhuge Dan might be slightly worse, but in the Wei Kingdom, he also reached the official position of General Who Conquers the East.

It can be said that the aristocratic family's betting was played to the extreme by the Zhuge family, with three brothers reaching the pinnacle of officialdom in three regimes.

Of course, this also shows the terrifying aspect of the Zhuge family in educating their disciples.

You must know that in the chaotic times of the late Han, although the Zhuge family was still an aristocratic family, at that time, it had actually declined to the extreme.

This can be seen from the fact that when the three brothers first came into contact with the feudal regimes, none of them were in high positions.

If they were truly direct disciples of a top-tier aristocratic family, which of those feudal lords would not treat them seriously?

It was only a feudal lord like Liu Bei, who had no foundation, who would visit the thatched cottage three times.

Of course, this also became a beautiful story.

Aristocratic families betting on multiple sides is the most common thing.

Because of Su Fan, Zhang Hu would choose Zhang Jiao, but he could not bet the entire Zhang family. As the head of the family, he could not be so willful.

He trusted Su Fan and Zhang Jiao, but he would still leave a way out for the family. And he believed that even if Zhang Jiao failed, the Zhang family would still have enough power to lie low first and then slowly rise again.

But if they bet everything at once and failed completely, then they would really be finished.

Just like the Yuan family of the late Han, it can be said that as the top-tier aristocratic family, wanting to replace the Han Dynasty, their elite disciples all competed for hegemony. Well, none of them succeeded.

And then, they declined once and for all.

Since then, the Yuan Clan had almost no influence in the later Imperial Court, while the Yang Clan, which was also "Three Excellencies for Four Generations" like the Yuan Clan, remained a top-tier aristocratic family even in the Great Tang.

The Yang Clan of the late Han did not follow the path of the Yuan Clan, so they were preserved.

Of course, in the mythical world, as long as a trace of inheritance is left, there is finally a possibility of resurgence, especially since as long as Zhang Hu does not die, even if he follows Zhang Jiao to failure in the future, the Zhang family will not be destroyed.

Moreover, there is Su Fan, this powerful figure behind the scenes.

The Lu Clan is different from the Zhang Clan. The Lu Clan has so few people that there is no possibility of betting on multiple sides. After all, the Lu Clan has only one direct line, and Lv Bu is the only son.

The Lu Clan cannot bet on multiple sides. Perhaps in a hundred years, there might be a chance.

So for the time being, Su Fan did not immediately recruit Lv Bu for the Zhang family.

Secondly, compared to the power of the Lu Clan, the Zhang Clan is clearly more powerful.

Indeed, Lv Bu is very strong, but now that he has broken through to the Earth Immortal realm and received the inheritance given to him by Su Fan, he is not bad either.

The military martial arts inheritance Su Fan gave to Zhang Hu came from those martial generals of the Great Qin era.

It can be said that the inheritance Zhang Hu has obtained now is the best in the Liu Han Jiuzhou, far beyond what even the Liu Han Imperial Court can compare to.

As long as Zhang Hu does not die, once he truly helps Zhang Jiao unify the Jiuzhou in the future, with that majestic luck, plus the resources provided by Su Fan, reaching the Martial Dao Golden Body realm is definitely no problem.

As for whether he can go further, it depends on the extent to which the Jiuzhou can develop under Zhang Jiao's leadership in the future.

Of course, also because of Zhang Hu, Su Fan has invested more in the Zhang Clan. Zhang Hu might not be bad in the future, but as long as Zhang Liao does not die, his potential is even greater, and his cultivation might be even higher.

After all, Su Fan has enough resources to cultivate them.

Martial Dao requires many resources, but these are not problems for Su Fan. You must know that Su Fan now has the backing of the Wuzhuang Temple.

Even without the Wuzhuang Temple, as the ancestor of the Sword Sect, the Sword Sect is becoming stronger and stronger, and the resources it occupies will become more and more.

Moreover, as a human sage with strength comparable to a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Su Fan definitely has no problem cultivating a few Golden Immortals.

Zhang Liao and the others have enough potential. If the resources can keep up, then whether they can reach it depends on themselves.

However, in the future great trend of the Primordial World, as long as they follow Zhang Jiao to unify the Jiuzhou and complete the renewal of the Jiuzhou, and then head to the Honghuang Sanjie, then under that great trend, perhaps they will improve to a higher realm.

Indeed, the future Primordial World will inevitably be more dangerous, and the degree of danger will not even be inferior to the Lich Calamity.

This is a crisis involving all living beings in the Three Realms, and no one can escape it.

Once the Primordial World is defeated, the future of the native living beings of the Primordial World will definitely not be easy.

In the future, they will all live in the shadow of another world, and it will become increasingly difficult for native living beings to break through.

Su Fan did not think about such things; after all, that is too far away. By then, he will likely have already left this world.

Su Fan is not prepared to participate in that great trend. He just wants to introduce the technology path into the Jiuzhou, let the Jiuzhou erupt with the technology path, and earn another massive amount of luck and merit.

At the same time, it is also a side improvement of the foundation and strength of the human race. If so, and the Honghuang Sanjie still lose, then Su Fan has no other way.

You must know that his arrival has changed the luck of many people.

Especially the Lord of Earth Immortals, Zhenyuanzi. Indeed, as a top-tier great supernatural being of the Three Realms, he already stood at the peak of the Three Realms—a peak Quasi-Sage—and had already reached the edge of entering the Dao.

However, this step has trapped countless great supernatural beings.

Yet Su Fan's arrival allowed him to cross the final half-step, becoming an "Dao-Enterer," a half-step Saint, already leading those great supernatural beings by one step.

How important is the crossing of this step? ===== CHAPTER 1189 =====