Chapter 441: Three Thousand Warriors, As If His Majesty Is Personally Present (6000)

Li Fei followed Feng Cheng into the Imperial Study again.

This time, there was no State Preceptor Yunshu in the study, only the Emperor sitting alone.

"Paying respects to Your Majesty."

Li Fei walked into the Imperial Study and bowed.

"Sit."

The Emperor was holding a booklet and reading it. After Li Fei entered, he looked up and said casually.

After Li Fei sat down, the Emperor continued to read the booklet in his hand.

The Imperial Study became quiet.

A moment later, the Emperor put down the booklet in his hand and looked up at Li Fei:

"I heard that you have been busy with government affairs recently?"

Li Fei sat upright: "Your Majesty appointed me as the Blue Patrol Special Envoy. I dare not fail Your Majesty's trust, so I must also share Your Majesty's worries in government affairs!"

"Share my worries?"

The Emperor sneered, "You are adding chaos for me!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fei did not panic. He stood up, looked at the Emperor with a righteous face, and bowed:

"I dare not! Everything I do follows the laws of our Great Lan Dynasty, and I have never done anything against the rules!"

The Emperor stared at Li Fei. Although he did not burst out with any momentum, it still made people feel a lot of pressure.

A few seconds later, he threw the booklet he was just reading directly to Li Fei:

"My worries now are not internal but external. Take a look; this is the latest war report from the Northern Territory."

Li Fei caught the booklet thrown at him, and inside was a telegram:

"May 21st, Northern Barbarian King Boerhu led his army to kill to the holy land of the Fire Qilin tribe, surrounding it without attacking."

"May 24th, the Yanxin tribe and the Qingye tribe, who have been on good terms with the Fire Qilin tribe for generations, arrived with their joint army and started a confrontation with Boerhu's army."

"May 25th, Boerhu reached an agreement with the three tribes. In front of the ten thousand army formation, he simultaneously dueled with the Great Elder of the Fire Qilin tribe and the chieftains of the Yanxin and Qingye tribes. Fighting three with one, he finally won the battle!"

"May 26th, the chieftains of the three tribes swore allegiance to Boerhu on the holy mountain of the Fire Qilin tribe, willing to honor him as the Northern Barbarian King."

"Appendix 1: The Great Elder of the Fire Qilin tribe who fought with Boerhu is a top-tier True Person of the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Great Perfection', and the chieftains of the Yanxin and Qingye tribes are both Grandmasters who broke through the realm with five divine abilities.

Appendix 2: Boerhu's current combat power is no weaker than the Prince-level powerhouses of the Western Continent."

The content of this war report was not long, but the Emperor had just looked at it for a long time.

Now Li Fei was also looking at these pieces of information repeatedly, feeling the 'weight' of the booklet in his hand.

Although he was not clear about the specific combat power division of the Grandmaster and top-tier True Person realms, he could roughly see some clues from the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend System' of the magic treasures.

Once the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends are formed, a True Person can be promoted to a top-tier True Person.

Further up, there are the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs, and there is the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Great Perfection.

Since that Great Elder of the Fire Qilin tribe is already at the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Great Perfection', he must be at the very peak of top-tier True Persons.

With such strength, and joining forces with two Grandmasters who broke through with five divine abilities, they still lost to Boerhu. One can see the terrifying combat power of this Northern Barbarian King!

Previously, Yunshu speculated that once the Northern Barbarian King completely unified the seventeen Northern Barbarian tribes, with the help of the Northern Barbarian's destiny, there would be a great chance to take that final step and break through the realm to become a Martial Saint.

Now it seems that this speculation is highly likely to be accurate!

And now Boerhu has unified eleven Northern Barbarian tribes, and is only six tribes away from completing the ascent to the top!

Li Fei could imagine the anxiety in the Emperor's heart.

"Your Majesty, is it time to use troops against the Northern Barbarians?"

Li Fei asked.

The Emperor: "Initially, I promised the Buddhist school that the Pudu Temple and temples in various places would accumulate and refine fifty sets of fiend weapons for the imperial court, and the imperial court would build one more temple. I remember you were also present at that Great Morning Assembly."

Li Fei nodded: "Yes, I was also on the hall at that time. That was the first time I attended the Great Morning Assembly."

The Emperor said calmly: "Starting next month, sixty-three new temples across the country are preparing to start construction."

Upon hearing this, Li Fei was startled and quickly calculated.

In this way, in more than two years, the Buddhist school has refined 3150 sets of new fiend weapons for the imperial court?!

Even if it is not the highest-level 'Ten Thousand People Fiend Weapon', if calculated according to the 'Thousand People Fiend Weapon', it means that the imperial court can have three more Imperial Camp armies on the scale of one thousand people.

Equivalent to having three more Grandmasters on the battlefield!

This is definitely a factor that can affect the war situation. Li Fei could guess that these extra Imperial Camp armies would definitely be secretly sent to the Northern Territory.

To march in the primitive jungle of the Northern Barbarians, one must be an elite force like the Imperial Camp army.

"After the Blue Patrol Pavilion was established, in the past two months, various places have accumulated recommendations for more than three thousand warriors to join the Military Affairs Office. These three thousand plus warriors have all been sent to the Northern Territory."

The Emperor continued.

Suddenly having more than three thousand warriors voluntarily join the army, this is the benefit brought by the Blue Patrol Pavilion!

Li Fei continued to listen quietly, waiting for the arrangements regarding himself.

The Emperor looked at him: "Next, the imperial court will form a Barbarian-Killing Army to kill into the Northern Barbarian land and behead Boerhu! The three thousand plus warriors recommended from various places will also join the Barbarian-Killing Army. You are a member of the Blue Patrol Pavilion and also the Blue Patrol Special Envoy. I intend to appoint you as the Army Supervisor of the Barbarian-Killing Army, and at the same time, you will be responsible for leading these three thousand plus Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors."

Upon hearing this, Li Fei was startled. He did not expect that the position the Emperor gave him would be so high—

Army Supervisor!

Although the Army Supervisor of the Great Lan Dynasty has no command authority, his status is almost on par with the Regional Commander of the army.

Monitoring punishments and rewards, reporting violations, just like the eyes and ears of the monarch!

It cannot be held by anyone who is not a true confidant.

And the Emperor not only let Li Fei serve as the Army Supervisor, but also gave him real power—commanding more than three thousand Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors!

This is equivalent to directly letting Li Fei have his own team in the army, truly having power and influence!

Li Fei bowed to the Emperor, feeling a bit moved in his heart:

"I thank Your Majesty for your trust and will definitely not fail the commission!"

Repaying the monarch's intention on the golden platform, carrying the jade dragon to die for the monarch.

He can now somewhat understand the artistic conception of this poem.

"The Northern Territory is dangerous and difficult. I will wait for your triumphant return."

The Emperor said at the end.

Li Fei bowed solemnly and then took his leave.

With an excited mood, Shen Zhen came to the Jing'an Hou Fu again.

She was quickly led into the main gate by the steward and brought to the guest hall.

Li Fei was already sitting inside waiting for her.

"Paying respects to the Marquis."

"True Person Shen, no need for formalities. Please sit."

After Li Fei invited the other party to sit down, he did not have any nonsense and directly handed over a token:

"Returning the object to its original owner. True Person Shen, please check it."

Shen Zhen was stunned. She did not expect Li Fei to be so straightforward.

Previously, Li Fei said he needed to prepare for a period of time, but it dragged on for more than two months.

Just when Shen Zhen thought Li Fei had gone back on his word and wanted to raise the price on the spot, he suddenly called her to the mansion today and then directly returned the Ruyuling to her?

Shen Zhen's hands trembled slightly, and she carefully took the Ruyuling.

Injecting true power into it, she completed the check in the blink of an eye, confirming that the one in her hand was indeed the supreme treasure that the sect had lost for many years!

In an instant, Shen Zhen's eyes were somewhat filled with tears.

She stood up and was about to bow to Li Fei, but was stopped by Li Fei:

"True Person Shen, no need for this. It was something we agreed upon."

"Good, good, good!"

Shen Zhen nodded repeatedly, quickly put the Ruyuling into her bosom, and calmed her state of mind.

The two sat down again, and Li Fei asked directly:

"I heard that the Nightmare Sect also recommended warriors to join the border army?"

Shen Zhen: "That's right. My sect has two major affiliated sects. After the Blue Patrol Pavilion was established, my sect recommended a total of twenty warriors from the two major affiliated sects to join the border army. Currently, these twenty people have been transferred to the Northern Territory and may participate in the upcoming war."

The imperial court sending elite troops deep into the Northern Barbarians to behead the Northern Barbarian King is a top-secret matter.

The information known to the outside world is all deliberately created by the imperial court—the Northern Territory army is ready to deal with the next wave of attacks from the Northern Barbarians.

Li Fei: "I will also go to the Northern Territory next. The warriors recommended by major organizations of the Blue Patrol Pavilion this time will all be under my command."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhen immediately said: "Then I will immediately write back to the sect and ask the Sect Master to recommend fifty more elites to go to the Northern Territory. Everyone will be at the Marquis's disposal!"

She thought Li Fei intended to obtain military merit in the Northern Territory next, so she decisively gave her support:

"In addition, my Nightmare Sect is on good terms with quite a few sects. At that time, I will try my best to persuade the warriors recommended by these sects to also obey the Marquis's command."

Li Fei revealed a smile: "Good, then thank you, True Person."

Although the Emperor gave him the power to command more than three thousand Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors, if he wants to truly manage these three thousand plus people well, relying only on his official position and reputation is not enough; he also needs his own people.

The people from Datong Prefecture, plus the people from the Nightmare Sect, can first form Li Fei's true team.

After sending Shen Zhen away, Li Fei probed his consciousness into his body.

Beside his true spirit stood an old man wearing a Daoist robe with a celestial appearance, who was none other than the True Person Qingding who had just 'moved'.

Moving from the Ruyuling into Li Fei's Flying Sword Body normally does not require more than two months.

The reason why Li Fei needed to prepare for such a long time was to prevent this remnant soul of True Person Qingding from being damaged.

The lifespan of a warlock is much shorter than that of a martial artist; even for a Daoist True Person who is well-versed in the arts of longevity, it is difficult for their maximum lifespan to exceed two hundred years, whereas a Martial Saint can reach three hundred years.

However, warlocks also have an advantage that warriors do not have, and that is the true soul.

After cultivating to the True Spirit realm, the warlock's self-consciousness is transformed into a true soul. Even if the body dies and the path disappears, the True Person's true soul can still survive alone for seven days.

If one can find an object suitable for the true soul to reside in, the time the true soul survives can become longer.

If it is the complete true soul of a True Person, in their own life-bound magic treasure, they can survive for at least a hundred years after death.

If it is the complete true soul of a True Monarch, in their life-bound magic treasure, the survival time can even reach two hundred years!

Forces like the Daoist and Buddhist schools that have True Monarchs and Buddhas in every generation will have quite a few senior experts whose true souls remain after death. This is the foundation of the sect!

Of course, with only the true soul and no body, the true soul is like a rootless tree. Its own realm and power will constantly weaken with the passage of time, and it cannot maintain its original realm for too long, only becoming weaker and weaker.

Otherwise, when Qingxu rebelled, it would not have been just one True Monarch from the Daluo Sect who took action.

"How does the senior feel? Is there any discomfort?"

Li Fei's true spirit asked True Person Qingding beside him.

True Person Qingding laughed at himself: "A remnant soul, just lingering on."

His situation is much worse than a True Person leaving a true soul after death; he is a remnant soul residing in someone else's life-bound magic treasure.

In this situation, he can survive for at most ten years.

"Senior, no need to be discouraged. There will always be a solution."

Li Fei comforted, "Ten years later, I may not have no way to let you solve your predicament."

If it were someone else saying this, True Person Qingding would definitely scoff.

If the situation of the true soul remaining could be fundamentally solved, the Buddhist and Daoist schools would have had results long ago.

With the foundation and strength of the Buddhist and Daoist schools, they have not been able to solve this problem until now, so how could one person solve it?

But the person who said this was Li Fei, the number one genius in history!

True Person Qingding was willing to hold a bit of expectation for him.

"Good, then I will look to you."

True Person Qingding laughed, "I won't 'live' here for nothing either. When you refine new spell technique type implants later, I can help refine them together."

Previously, it was always Li Fei's own true spirit refining implants in his body. Now with an extra True Person Qingding, it is equivalent to having an extra assistant, and the efficiency will become higher!

"Then thank you, Senior."

Li Fei left his true spirit to continue chatting with True Person Qingding and learn spell techniques and alchemy from the other party.

The true spirit is equivalent to his second consciousness. With the true spirit, he can be distracted and do two things at once. Letting the true spirit follow True Person Qingding to learn alchemy is undoubtedly the best choice.

Walking out of the guest hall, Li Fei walked toward the martial arts practice field.

At this time, two warriors were fighting on the field, one using a saber and one using a sword.

When the two saw Li Fei, they hurriedly stopped and bowed to Li Fei:

"Paying respects to the Marquis."

Li Fei nodded: "How is the cultivation going?"

The man using the saber said: "With the Marquis's help, plus the bestowed Spirit Heart Pill, I am confident that I will complete 'Return to One' next month!"

The other warrior using the sword also followed closely and said: "Me too, I will definitely complete 'Return to One' next month!"

These two, the one using the saber is called Miao Yangxia, and the one using the sword is Su Jia. Both are warriors at the peak of the Qi Transformation stage.

The two were previously wandering martial artists in Feng Province. After hearing that Li Fei had opened a mansion in Xingcheng to recruit people, they both ran to join and joined the Jing'an Hou Fu.

After Li Fei helped Xu Xiaotian successfully break through the realm to become a Dao Foundation stage warrior, he let Xingcheng send two more warriors who met the requirements of the 'Hundred-Day Breakthrough Method' over.

So Miao Yangxia and Su Jia came to Lanling City.

After secretly checking the subconscious of the two with the 'Dream World Method' and confirming that the two were not spies sent by others and that their character had no problems, Li Fei began to help the two break through the realm and also bestowed the obtained Spirit Heart Pill to the two.

After more than two months of hard training, the two are now only a thin line away from breaking through to the Dao Foundation stage!

Soon, Li Fei will be able to have two more Dao Foundation stage experts under his command.

"I will go to the Northern Territory next to participate in the war there. Are you willing to go with me?"

Li Fei asked directly.

Upon hearing this, neither of them hesitated, cupped their fists and said:

"Swear to follow the Marquis to the death!"

Li Fei decided to take these two to the Northern Territory because the Dao Foundations the two practiced were the type more suitable for growth in life-and-death combat, so he wanted to take the two to temper themselves.

If they can return from the Northern Territory alive, he will be able to have two more experts under his command who can stand alone in the future.

As for Xu Xiaotian who had already broken through the realm, he was arranged by Li Fei to return to Datong Prefecture.

That side is in a period of rapid development and really needs Dao Foundation stage experts to sit in town.

"Good, go and prepare. We will set off very soon."

Li Fei said to the two.

The departure time was even earlier than Li Fei expected.

May 28th, the day after meeting the Emperor, Li Fei received an imperial edict, ordering him to set off for the Northern Territory immediately!

So Li Fei took Miao Yangxia and Su Jia to the train station to take a car.

"Marquis, take care on the journey. I will wait for your safe return!"

Outside the station, Lu Wenxing said to Li Fei.

This time going to the Northern Territory, Li Fei did not take him.

He actually applied for it voluntarily, but was rejected by Li Fei.

In Li Fei's view, although Lu Wenxing is a Dao Foundation stage warrior, he had long lost his sharpness and the potential and heart to continue improving his realm and cultivation base.

Such a person is more suitable to manage the rear for himself, rather than going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

"Good, if there is anything, keep in touch at any time."

Li Fei patted Lu Wenxing on the shoulder.

Just as he intended to turn and enter the station, he suddenly felt something and looked in a certain direction.

I saw a car parked on the side of the street in the distance, and a woman with very ordinary appearance and figure was standing beside the car door.

Li Fei recognized this person at a glance; it was 'Little Flower' who had been following the Third Imperial Prince.

This woman who was not good-looking and even had a very ordinary name was a Martial Arts Master!

Since this person came, it meant that the Third Imperial Prince had also arrived.

"You wait for me for a moment, I'm going to see someone."

Li Fei said to Lu Wenxing and the others, then turned and walked toward Little Flower.

After he walked over, Little Flower nodded to him and took the initiative to open the rear car door for him.

Inside the car, the Third Imperial Prince, who was wearing casual clothes and holding a folding fan, revealed a smile to Li Fei.

Li Fei sat into the car.

"Your Highness."

"Congratulations, Barbarian-Killing Army Army Supervisor, commanding three thousand Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors."

The Third Imperial Prince said with a smile.

This matter is still a top-secret of the Military Affairs Office and has not been made public, but he said it directly, showing his wrist again.

Li Fei was not surprised by this, after all, the other party had the number one intelligence organization in the world:

"Thank you."

"With the opportunity given by the Father Emperor, are you planning to go to the Northern Territory to try first? If you can establish enough military merit and build a foundation in the army, there is no need to join forces with me?"

The Third Imperial Prince asked directly.

Li Fei looked at him: "Those who know me, Your Highness."

"Hahaha."

The Third Imperial Prince laughed, swished and closed the folding fan, and pointed at Li Fei twice:

"You think of military merit too simply, and you think of the Northern Barbarians too simply."

Li Fei said calmly: "Everything has to be tried. My journey has always been tried out like this."

The Third Imperial Prince restrained his smile and nodded: "Also, after all, you are the number one genius in history, and miracles often accompany you."

"Forget it, I'm not here to persuade you, I'm here to provide you with a few pieces of information."

"Your Highness, please speak."

After knowing that the other party held 'Under Heaven', Li Fei dared not underestimate the information provided by the other party even more.

"The commander of this Barbarian-Killing Army is Bai Yan, the Vice Pavilion Master of the Zhige Pavilion."

The Third Imperial Prince said.

"Bai Yan..."

Li Fei had met this Grandmaster once.

At that time, it was the other party who rushed from Lanling City to Tianshui City, took Yezhao from Li Fei's hands, and personally escorted Yezhao back to the capital.

"Bai Yan fought his way out step by step from the border army. After establishing military merit, he entered the Zhige Pavilion and finally became the Vice Pavilion Master. His famous battle was leading more than two thousand elites deep into the wilderness, finally destroying a branch of the Fire Qilin tribe, and bringing back thousands of heads, including the head of a Martial Arts Master!"

The Third Imperial Prince continued:

"Because he has experience fighting the Northern Barbarians and experience leading troops on long-distance raids in the wilderness jungle, he is the Regional Commander of this Barbarian-Killing Army, and the information I want to provide is also related to him."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"The reason why Bai Yan was able to destroy that branch of the Fire Qilin tribe was because he fell in love with the daughter of the Great Elder of the Fire Qilin tribe and had information provided by the other party."

"..."

"Bai Yan used the daughter of the Great Elder of the Fire Qilin tribe, and in the end, this woman was personally executed by the Great Elder. This time, the Father Emperor let Bai Yan lead the team, which has both advantages and disadvantages. I have already said the advantages. As for the disadvantages, it is that your Barbarian-Killing Army is very likely to encounter the crazy revenge of the Fire Qilin tribe! That Great Elder is a top-tier True Person of the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Great Perfection', and his strength is very terrifying."

After listening to the Third Imperial Prince's words, Li Fei was a bit puzzled:

"Why does Your Highness want to tell me these?"

The Third Imperial Prince smiled: "Since we want to pursue cooperation, naturally we must show some sincerity. I believe that no matter what kind of merit you establish in the Northern Territory this time, you will still need my help in the end!"

Li Fei was silent for a while and said to the Third Imperial Prince:

"Thank you for the information, Your Highness."

Then he opened the car door and got out of the car.

"Li Fei."

The Third Imperial Prince suddenly called him.

Li Fei turned to look at the other party.

The Third Imperial Prince: "Come back alive."

Li Fei nodded: "Of course."

Finally, he closed the car door and turned away.

The information provided by the Third Imperial Prince is of course valuable, at least allowing Li Fei to check the information on the Fire Qilin tribe in advance and prepare some targeted means.

As for the possibility of encountering that terrifyingly strong Great Elder of the Fire Qilin tribe, Li Fei was not that worried.

The goal of this Barbarian-Killing Army this time is to behead the Northern Barbarian King Boerhu!

If one cannot even deal with the other party's defeated general, what is there to talk about beheading?

Li Fei thought all the way back to the station entrance, preparing to take people in.

"Jing'an Marquis—"

Suddenly, a voice came from afar.

Several people turned their heads to look and saw the Imperial Eunuch Feng Cheng.

The other party was holding a wooden box in his hands and walked toward this side.

Although it looked like he was walking slowly, the distance of several hundred meters seemed to be only a few meters under the other party's feet, and it was crossed in the blink of an eye.

Li Fei felt a chill in his heart. He vaguely sensed the 【No Distance】 divine ability from Feng Cheng, and the other party's attainment in this divine ability was obviously far higher than his!

"Paying respects to Eunuch Feng."

Li Fei and Lu Wenxing and others bowed together.

Feng Cheng was still full of smiles:

"Jing'an Marquis, His Majesty asked me to see you off, and incidentally give you something."

As he said, he handed the wooden box in his hand to Li Fei, and the following words could only be heard by Li Fei alone:

"His Majesty said, after you arrive in the Northern Territory, the imperial edict for you to serve as the Army Supervisor of the Barbarian-Killing Army and command the Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors will arrive later. He asked me to give you this token first."

Li Fei took the wooden box and opened it.

Inside was a gold medal engraved with a coiled dragon, faintly emitting a majestic and vast aura!

The front of the gold medal was engraved with four characters—

As If His Majesty Is Personally Present.

Looking at this gold medal in the wooden box, Li Fei was silent for a while.

He looked up in the direction of the Imperial Palace, then looked at Feng Cheng:

"Please trouble Eunuch Feng to convey a message to His Majesty for me."

"Jing'an Marquis, please speak."

"My intention, it is all on the note left that day."

Upon hearing this, Feng Cheng felt a chill in his heart.

He knew the content on that note. At this moment, he immediately thought of the two sentences on it:

"Fighting three thousand miles in one body, one sword can block a million soldiers!"

Feng Cheng said solemnly to Li Fei: "Jing'an Marquis, rest assured, I will definitely convey it to His Majesty without missing a word."

Li Fei nodded: "Good, thank you Eunuch Feng, farewell."

Feng Cheng bowed to Li Fei very solemnly for the first time:

"Wishing Jing'an Marquis a triumphant return."

"Definitely."

Li Fei returned the bow, took the 'As If His Majesty Is Personally Present' gold medal, and turned away.

Rushing to the Northern Territory.

Seeking monthly tickets.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 442 =====