Chapter 865

"Zifang, you wish to use the Great Qin's national destiny to cultivate?"

"With your talent, the Great Qin would surely value you. However, the Great Qin's central government is currently not lacking in talent; it will not be so easy for you to join."

Zhang Liang's talent was beyond doubt; placed throughout history, he was at the very top tier.

In history, those who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him were truly few and far between. His military strategy could be said to be no worse than Sun Wu, Han Xin, Bai Qi, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Jing, or Yue Fei. The only difference might be that in terms of military command, Zhang Liang personally led troops less often.

After all, in history, he later threw his lot in with Liu Bang, and there was simply no need for him to lead troops himself.

Yet, no one would question his ability to lead troops.

One can see his status in the Martial Temple of later generations; he was an existence second only to Jiang Ziya.

History is filled with famous generals, and there are many with formidable military capabilities. Excluding those emperors, he, Zhang Liang, was placed beside Jiang Ziya, above the Ten Sages of the Martial Temple.

This shows that throughout the various dynasties, every emperor believed in this point.

However, this world today is a mythical world; Zhang Liang's abilities will certainly be highly valued.

But his military ability, while capable of changing the outcome of a battle in history, places more emphasis on individual martial prowess in a mythical world.

No matter how strong your military force is, it is likely very difficult to defeat a Great Luo Golden Immortal, even if military formations can condense a great army into a Dharma image to erupt with powerful strength.

Once, when facing a nomadic invasion from the north, Li Mu used three thousand newly recruited soldiers who had been trained for less than a year to condense a military Dharma image that possessed the combat power of a Heavenly Immortal.

One must know that at that time, he was only at the realm of Refining Spirit into Void.

This military Dharma image instantly sent the Xiongnu's army of one hundred thousand into complete disarray.

In this battle, he broke through the Xiongnu's one hundred thousand troops with three thousand, and it was also in this battle that Li Mu first made a name for himself, later becoming a top-tier great general of the Zhao State.

The military divine ability of the Dharma image is indeed terrifying.

However, later, when Li Mu's cultivation reached the True Immortal realm, he used ten thousand elite Zhao troops as a foundation to condense a military Dharma image, and even then, he only barely reached the combat power of a Golden Immortal level.

After the military school emerged, even the military sage Sun Wu, when he was in the mortal world, only condensed a Dharma image at the Golden Immortal level at his strongest.

At that time, he was at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal cultivation, appearing slightly stronger than Li Mu. If he himself had reached the True Immortal realm, perhaps he could have condensed a Dharma image exceeding the Golden Immortal level.

Yet, in reality, that is also extremely difficult.

So, let alone a Dharma image at the Great Luo level.

Although the military school's divine abilities are powerful, they cannot defy the heavens.

Therefore, although Zhang Liang's military cultivation is very high, even no worse than those generals of the Great Qin, so what? The Great Qin actually does not lack such people.

What the Great Qin lacks are true Great Luo Golden Immortals.

If Zhang Liang had the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, with his military cultivation, the Great Qin could absolutely invite him to be a Supreme General.

A status comparable to Bai Qi.

However, Zhang Liang is merely an Earth Immortal. With his ability, if you give him one hundred thousand troops and he condenses them into a military Dharma image with Golden Immortal combat power, so what?

It is only having combat power comparable to a Golden Immortal, not being a true Golden Immortal. This kind of military divine ability has great advantages.

But the disadvantages are also very obvious: it cannot be sustained. After all, this military divine ability is based on the essence, energy, and spirit of the soldiers.

There will always be a time when it is exhausted; at that time, the Dharma image will disappear, and these soldiers will also fall into a state of weakness.

Relying solely on this point, it is very difficult for Zhang Liang to squeeze into the central government of the Great Qin.

After all, in the current Great Qin, those central positions are already occupied; it is impossible for them to choose Zhang Liang just because someone leaves.

Even if his ability is strong, so what?

Among those in the Great Qin's central government, which one does not have strong ability? Lü Buwei, is he not strong? That is an existence comparable to the masters of the Hundred Schools.

Governing the Great Qin, cooperating with the First Emperor, and then assisting the latter in unifying the world—his political means were strong and truly rare.

In reality, the Great Qin does not lack talent; many top-tier civil officials and military generals have retired.

After all, in a mythical world, many of those people have cultivation to rely on, and their lifespans are also longer.

It is even said that the Qin King of the generation before last has not died, but has entered the Great Qin Mausoleum to suppress the national destiny of the Great Qin.

And most of the civil officials and military generals of this Qin King have also followed him.

The Six States are actually the same. The reason why the remnants of the Six States can stir up such big waves today is actually not only because of the support of the Heavenly Court, but also partly because many sages of these Six States are guiding them from behind.

Of course, some civil officials and military generals died in battle, and some, after the Great Qin unified the world, grew tired of the life of continued fighting, so they left the Jiuzhou and headed to other parts of the Nanzhan Buzhou.

Once they reached that realm, they naturally knew that this world is very large, not just the Jiuzhou; outside the Jiuzhou, the places are even larger.

It is just that there, it is not based on dynasties, but on sects, which many civil officials and military generals do not like.

But they can go there to retire.

Therefore, the Great Qin or the Six States actually do not lack talent; it is just that the Great Qin unified the world before, so it had more talent.

After unifying the world, the Great Qin gathered even more talent.

Zhang Liang, if he wants to become a high-level official of the Great Qin, I am afraid it will also require a long period of tempering, and his background is not considered good.

As a noble of the Han State, the Zhang clan has always been a loyalist to the Han State. Secondly, he also comes from the Little Sage Virtuous Manor, a direct disciple of the Confucian school.

Coming from a Confucian background, in the Great Qin, facing those Legalist disciples one by one, it will certainly not be easy.

No matter what the future holds, the current Great Qin is still the world of the Legalists. The Great Qin imperial court does indeed have Confucianists, yet they have no real power.

Su Fan pointed these points out.

"Zifang, I believe you know these better than I do."

"But I still want to advise you not to participate in the wars of the Great Qin. If you want national destiny and merit, it is better to wait for the next great calamity."

"Moreover, now that you are helping me promote the contents of this precious manual, it is not just in the land of the Jiuzhou, but the entire Nanzhan Buzhou can be promoted. By then, the national destiny and merit you obtain will not be small."

"I estimate that by the time the great calamity ends, with your aptitude, reaching the True Immortal realm will not be a problem."

"And then I guarantee that in the next great calamity, I will help you break through to the Golden Immortal realm."

Su Fan said with a confident face.

In this great calamity, he believes that with Zhang Liang's aptitude, reaching the True Immortal realm is not a problem, so the next Journey to the West great calamity.

At that time, he estimates that with the help of merit, it will be enough to reach the cultivation of a Golden Immortal. By then, he can participate in the Journey to the West.

The Journey to the West, when all is said and done, is nothing more than a game for the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

Look at those tribulations of the Journey to the West; except for a few that are demons and monsters without backgrounds, most are the mounts of various gods.

Participating in it, there is merit to be gained.

Anyway, he and the monkey have already made friends. When the monkey leaves Fangcun Mountain and returns, he can contact him.

In the future, when the monkey goes on the Journey to the West, he can take this opportunity to participate a little.