Chapter 839

Lin Yueru's cultivation was above Hu Hai, and she had also received the unique inheritance of the Lin Family Fortress, yet she was still like this.

As for our lord Hu Hai, though his strength has greatly increased due to the Lishan Project.

But one knows one's own affairs best.

Chong Xin knows Hu Hai's true strength—he absolutely cannot slay beasts as Lin Yueru does.

Thus, in his concern, he could not help but wish to advise.

At this moment, Grand Chancellor Li Si of Great Qin suddenly spoke up,

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Chong Xin's words of advice froze in his throat.

He could not fathom why such a wise chancellor would suddenly flatter Qin Huang Ying Zheng.

After all, capturing a single beast alive hardly looked like a wise decision.

It seemed more like Ying Zheng's love of grandeur, eager to see an extraordinary beast.

Li Si naturally would not explain to Chong Xin, but Qin Huang was pleased by Li Si's praise and nodded with a smile,

"Of all the ministers in court, only Li Si truly understands my intentions!"

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials were all startled, pondering the meaning behind Ying Zheng's words.

Li Si himself was also taken aback by the praise and bowed deeply, saying,

"Your Majesty's high praise—I, Li Si, am unworthy of it.

I merely feel this beast is extraordinarily fierce and of considerable cultivation.

Your Majesty, wise and martial, if you wish to capture it alive, surely there is a clever purpose.

As to what that purpose may be, forgive this humble minister's stupidity—I simply cannot guess."

Hearing this, Qin Huang's heart, previously weighed down by the overwhelming volume of information from the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List, suddenly lightened, and he laughed,

"Li Si, you've learned to hide your brilliance.

Enough, enough—it seems only I, among all the civil and military officials, thought of this!"

"Your Majesty is wise! We, your ministers, are truly foolish. Please, Your Majesty, enlighten us."

Inside the Lanchi Hall, the civil and military officials immediately bowed and spoke in unison.

Even if a few individuals had glimpsed a hint of Qin Huang's thoughts, they dared not reveal them now.

"Tell me, with the resources of Great Qin, how many years would it take to forge a single Earthly Immortal Realm cultivator?"

Qin Huang did not answer directly, but instead posed a question.

Though many in court cultivated Wu Gong, in terms of the Dao of cultivation, they could not compare to the Hundred Schools.

For a moment, these brilliant civil and military officials exchanged glances, their eyes turning to the representatives of the Hundred Schools in court.

The representatives of the Hundred Schools in Lanchi Hall had long been led by the Yin-Yang School.

After all, the Yin-Yang School was the first sect to submit to Great Qin and serve the Qin Ting.

But recently, to earn merit, the Daoist sect, after centuries of division, set aside its old grudges between the Tian and Ren Sects.

Through united effort, they created a time-limited Heavenly Dao Golden List expert: Master Xiaomeng.

Instantly, due to Master Xiaomeng's emergence, the Daoist sect's status as representative soared.

Now, ranked just below Yue Shen, is the Daoist representative, Chi Songzi of the Tian Sect.

Seeing this, the ministers watched as Chi Songzi paused briefly, then stepped forward to respond,

"Your Majesty, with our Daoist sect's united effort, a cultivator of superior talent can reach it in as little as ten years, or at most twenty!

For one of inferior talent… it is difficult, very difficult!"

Daoist Wu Gong has always emphasized innate talent and comprehension.

Master Xiaomeng, precisely because of her astonishing comprehension, not only drew the personal attention of Bei Mingzi, who had long withdrawn from worldly affairs, but

also won the favor of Renzongzhang Sect's Senior Xiaoyaozi, leading to the historic cooperation between the Tian and Ren Sects to forge a Heavenly Dao Golden List expert.

Yet this glorious tale is a one-time wonder—unrepeatable, unrepeatable!

"With Confucian righteous qi to nurture, it takes at least twelve years, and at most twenty-five!"

After Chi Songzi finished, the Confucian sect's representative in Lanchi Hall, Fu Nian, also spoke up.

Then, each major sect vied to state their own cultivation speed.

After all had spoken, the summary was clear: all required at least a decade to begin.

After listening, Qin Huang nodded slightly and smiled,

"Good! To cultivate an Earthly Immortal Realm expert requires not only talent and root quality, but also cultivation resources and guidance from the Hundred Schools' masters.

It demands boundless resources and effort—and even then, a decade is the bare minimum."

"In the past, perhaps I could wait, and Great Qin could wait.

With the aid of the Hundred Schools, Great Qin's unification of the Nine Provinces is within reach!"

Hearing this, the representatives of the Hundred Schools all perked up and bowed again to Qin Huang.

But Qin Huang suddenly changed tone,

"Yet since the return from Yunzhou, we have entered the Age of Great Struggle.

With the continuous release of the Heavenly Dao Golden List and the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List, I sense a far more terrifying era approaching.

I and Great Qin cannot wait any longer!"

The civil and military officials and the Hundred Schools all trembled at once.

Though Qin Huang did not say it outright, they all understood: his words most likely referred to the increasingly frequent term "Ten Thousand Realms."

While the meaning of "Ten Thousand Realms" is clear on the surface, no one dared claim to know its true nature.

Thus, they remained silent, waiting for Qin Huang to continue.

"According to the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking's introduction, the demon beasts of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains should number quite a few.

If one were to capture one alive, whether tamed into a war beast to serve Great Qin,

or by some other method, turning the demon beast's strength to one's own use,

all in all, it would be one of the quickest shortcuts to raising Great Qin's strength."

At this point, the civil and military officials, the spokespersons of the various schools of thought, finally understood their own Your Majesty's plan.

Hearing Hearing Ying Zheng speak thus, all of them lit up at once.

They could not help but think, if they truly could subdue demon beasts and turn them into Great Qin's war beasts,

then would not Great Qin's strength grow by geometric multiples?

Wang Ben immediately stepped out resolutely, cupped his fist, and volunteered,

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great import; this minister fears his unworthy son cannot grasp Your Majesty's meaning and carry it through to full success.

I dare to beg Your Majesty's grace, permitting this minister to lead the Hundred-Battle Armor-Piercing Soldiers to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains at once.

To capture enough demon beasts for Your Majesty, for Great Qin!"

The Hundred-Battle Armor-Piercing Soldiers are an elite force tempered by Great Qin's Grand General Wang Jian through his campaigns across the realm.

Together with the Great Qin Ruishi, the Golden Fire Cavalry, and others, they are one of Great Qin's four ace armies.

Normally the Hundred-Battle Armor-Piercing Soldiers must remain stationed at Xianyang, lightly not permitted to go abroad.

Yet unexpectedly Wang Ben saw that demon beasts were truly important, and actually proposed to lead this elite force himself.

Hearing Ying Zheng listened and also felt it reasonable, preparing to grant permission.

Yet unexpectedly Meng Wu also came to his senses, stepped forward and said,

"Your Majesty, this minister also begs to lead the Golden Fire Cavalry there?"

The Golden Fire Cavalry is precisely one of the aces that the Meng family has trained for Great Qin all along.

The Meng family's Meng Tian relied precisely on the Golden Fire Cavalry to drive the Xiongnu north for three hundred li, expanding Great Qin's territory by a thousand li.

"General Wang, General Meng, the two gentlemen's devoted hearts of serving the realm, Your Majesty knows full well."

Just as Hearing Ying Zheng was calculating, Li Si stepped out and said,

"It's just that the main force of the Golden Fire Cavalry needs to be stationed in the north, to guard against the Xiongnu's southward raids.

The Hundred-Battle Armor-Piercing Soldiers also remain to guard Xianyang, lightly cannot be moved."

"Then this old man is willing to lead only my Personal Guard there!"

Wang Ben truly worried his own boy would not handle this matter neatly, and immediately volunteered once more.

"This general may also."