Chapter 395: New Function

After Li Si left, Su Fan lowered his head and fell silent. He already understood Li Si's intentions; the other party was not merely interested in the Mirage, but wanted to secure the position of Branch Manager for the expedition to the East Sea.

His Majesty's desire to unify the five lakes and four seas was no secret among the high-ranking officials in Xianyang City; unifying the seven kingdoms had not stopped His Majesty from continuing to expand the Empire's ambitions.

In this world, there are those who are extraordinary, and naturally, they know that the Huaxia Central Plains continent is not the only one.

Deep within the northwestern Caoyuan, it connects to another continent where another type of Human Race survives, only they are different from the descendants of Yan and Huang in Huaxia; they belong to a foreign race and they worship deities.

As for the descendants of Yan and Huang, ever since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Human Race unified the Hundred Tribes, Huaxia has been the domain of the Human Race.

But the continent on the other side of the Caoyuan is different; most of them are ruled by deities, and although they also have dynasties, the rulers of those dynasties are all enfeoffed by deities.

Deities are the supreme rulers.

It is just like the Zhou Dynasty of the past; of course, the Zhou Dynasty had more autonomy because at that time, the strength of the Divine Court had also been greatly depleted due to the great war with Zhou Wang.

But on that continent, deities are the heavens.

Besides this, in the great ocean, the Human Race has also discovered continent after continent, some large and some small.

His Majesty is a man of great talent and bold vision, so naturally, he wants to expand the Empire's territory into the five lakes and four seas; sailing out to sea will also be a policy for the Empire's future.

The Mirage was also created in response to this.

And the Branch Manager who develops the ocean will naturally hold a high and powerful position; Li Si certainly would not personally preside over this matter, as he is already a noble Chancellor.

He wants to secure this position for his son; although Li You is doing quite well in the military now, having missed the wars of annihilation, there is no other path for him to advance besides slowly grinding out seniority.

As for attacking the Caoyuan, that is Meng Tian's responsibility, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty is promoting the Meng Clan.

The two brothers, Meng Tian and Meng Yi, one civil and one military, are at the core of the Great Qin Empire.

Of course, some feel that His Majesty promoting Meng Tian is to balance the influence of the Wang Clan in the military; this is indeed true, but more than that, it is because Meng Tian's own abilities are truly extraordinary.

Over these years, not to mention his illustrious military exploits, he has at least kept those Barbarian Race of the Caoyuan from advancing a single step further at the frontier.

In the Beidi, they simply cannot contend with Meng Tian, so they can only seek another path; thus, heading out to the East Sea is one that Li Si could think of.

Conquering a continent overseas is also a military achievement.

Li Si's plan is quite good; his coming to find Su Fan is naturally in the hope of joining forces with him, clearly wanting to work with him to oppose the Yin-Yang School.

He even intentionally or unintentionally wants him to take the lead.

Su Fan finds it somewhat amusing internally; the other party's plan is good—if he steps forward, he might attract the hatred of the Yin-Yang School, while Li Si reaps the benefits from behind.

Of course, the other party did offer benefits, yet Su Fan does not look upon them favorably.

However, the news brought by Li Si does surprise Su Fan somewhat; he also knows why the Protector Yue Shen of the Yin-Yang School did not appear during that night's great battle.

Given Yue Shen's covetousness for Gao Yue and the treasure in her possession, it would be impossible for her not to show up.

Su Fan does not believe it was due to confidence in Xing Hun's strength; one must know that when they were at the Mechanism City, Yue Shen did appear, so clearly this person would not be as arrogant as Xing Hun.

The reason she did not appear was that she was being held back.

Inside the Mirage, there is something holding her back, and that thing is the treasure of Shushan, the Fusang Divine Tree; the divine tree has a spirit, and one could say that this Fusang Divine Tree is an unformed deity.

It could also be counted as part of the Demon Race, only most wood spirits are difficult to take human form, and even difficult to survive, as their natural enemies are simply too numerous; many are killed and plucked by the Human Race or Demon Race before they even develop intelligence.

As the guardian spirit of Shushan, the Fusang Divine Tree has existed in Shushan for tens of thousands of years, and its cultivation realm has already reached the Three-Flower stage.

But of course, most wood spirits do not have powerful combat strength, and the same is true for the Fusang Divine Tree; when the Empire joined forces with the Yin-Yang School to attack Shushan, it was heavily injured by the leader of the Yin-Yang School and sealed, and its main body was also dragged out from Shushan; it is currently inside that Mirage.

The Yin-Yang School is preparing to drag the main body of the Fusang Divine Tree to the Land of Sunrise.

Su Fan is quite interested in that Fusang Divine Tree; after all, in myths, the Fusang Divine Tree is in the sun, and it even nurtured Taiyi and Di Jun.

Of course, that is the Mythical World, and the Fusang Divine Tree of this world certainly cannot compare to the one in the Mythical World.

But this tree has also developed intelligence and has the Three-Flower realm, so it is not simple.

And it has even gestated a wood spirit.

Su Fan remembers that in Qin Shi Mingyue, a three-legged golden crow appeared in the Mirage, and in this world, there is also a three-legged golden crow inside the Mirage, which is transformed from the wood spirit of this Fusang Divine Tree.

Su Fan cannot help but think more about it.

Of course, this Fusang Divine Tree must also be a treasure; for such a treasure, Su Fan is naturally tempted.

After all, if this thing were placed in the Main World, it would definitely be a sixth-tier heavenly spirit wood.

If it were before, Su Fan would not have had many thoughts about the treasures of this world, as he was only a soul-transmigrator, and even if he returned in the future, he would not be able to take them back.

But now, having passed through several worlds, especially the previous one, he has refined a portion of the Qi of Luck, and the Universe Realm has also been repaired somewhat, recovering some functions.

He can take back things that have recognized him as their master.

It is equivalent to having an extra space.

That is why Su Fan has developed an interest in the treasures of this world.

Although he cannot take many things, Su Fan knows that in the future, as the Universe Realm is repaired more, its functions will naturally increase.

It is even possible that he could travel with his true body in the future.

The Fusang Divine Tree—this thing is a top-tier treasure in this world, even the Yin-Yang School covets it, so one can imagine its value.

Even if the main body cannot be taken back, if he breaks off a branch and takes it back, and if it can be successfully planted, it would absolutely have the potential to become a Third-tier or even Fourth-tier spirit wood.

This would be a top-tier material for artifact refining.

So Su Fan is tempted; of course, being tempted does not mean he can act. First of all, this Fusang Divine Tree is sealed by the Yin-Yang School, and wanting to seize this is equivalent to snatching food from the tiger's mouth.

Su Fan is very clear about how strong the Yin-Yang School is; for him to face the Yin-Yang School now is undoubtedly like a mayfly shaking a giant tree, and it is no different from seeking death.

Of course, given his current status, if he were to have a conflict with the Yin-Yang School, the Yin-Yang School would not dare to do anything to him on the surface.

But he fears they might play dirty, and those curse arts of the Yin-Yang School are not simple.

If they really cast a curse on him, it would be done without anyone knowing, and he would die without even knowing how he died.

If he died, perhaps His Majesty would suppress the Yin-Yang School, but he would not truly do anything to them.

After all, once he is dead, as long as the Yin-Yang School is still useful to Great Qin, His Majesty will endure it.

Clear about the current power of the Yin-Yang School, Su Fan knows that this matter needs to be considered carefully.