Special War God

Chapter 165: Fighting for the Position of Governor

Xia Zhongnan responded: "Because of this, whether it is the 13th Army or the Questioning Heaven Realm, we are all grassroots forces and have no say in major decisions. Therefore, this time we must strive for this right to speak and step onto a higher stage."

Everyone was excited when they heard this, eager to know Xia Zhongnan's subsequent strategy and ultimate goal. Liu Dabazi couldn't wait to ask, "Xiao Fei, what exactly do you have planned? Tell me now, you've aroused my curiosity!"

Xia Zhongnan explained: "My original plan was to induce Lang Zhengfeng to seize the position of governor of this state, and then we would surrender to him and let him try to bring us under his command. When the war in the Bai Kingdom was the most difficult, we had overcome the difficulties together with him. Lang's reliance on our 13th Army is obvious to all, and he will definitely give us greater freedom of action. The probability of success of this plan is quite considerable.

But now that the Palace Master has successfully been promoted to the Return to Void Stage, we have a better candidate. Our current goal is to fight for the position of governor of this area for the Palace Master, making it a "Wenzhou". Then the Thirteenth Army will become the Palace Master's elite force, and the Wentian Realm will also become a powerful sect directly under the Palace Master. Why should we worry about demobilization? Who can hinder our development and growth?"

Everyone heard it clearly and laughed heartily. Liu Dabazi felt like he was in a dream when he heard the scene described by Xia Zhongnan.

He had just entered the Returning Void Stage for a few days, and his cultivation had not yet been completely stabilized, but his fellow Taoists had already begun planning for him to seize the position of governor. For a moment, he did not know how to express his inner feelings...

If he had practiced to the Return to Void Realm for years, he would be able to easily perceive this opportunity. However, he had just entered this realm not long ago and was still immersed in the joy brought by his promotion. Naturally, he did not have such sharp eyesight to see through the situation in the Xia Territory.

He couldn't help but sigh at the strangeness of fate. Two years ago, he was only the captain of a personal guard under the commander of the Blazing Immortal Sect, Xu Shouting, and perhaps he was destined to waste his life in the passing of time.

In the past, Xu Dejing appreciated him and gave him the title of "Immortal General Zhenwei" and ordered him to organize the 13th Immortal Army of the Chiyan Immortal Sect. At that time, he thought that he would probably just serve as cannon fodder in the charge.

Unexpectedly, after being deployed to the battlefield of Bai Country, the Thirteenth Immortal Army not only did not become cannon fodder, but instead repeatedly made extraordinary achievements and even reversed the entire war situation of Bai Country. They made great achievements on the battlefield, seized countless precious cultivation resources from the Three States Shepherd's Mansion and Beiming Pass, and then gave him ample time for retreat and cultivation, which enabled him to break through the shackles and enter the Return to Void Realm.

Looking back, this series of miracles started from the moment when Xia Zhongnan was recruited into the army. From then on, these incredible things happened naturally, and his firm support for Xia Zhongnan also brought Xia Zhongnan unexpected feedback.

After a long time, Liu Dabazi gradually calmed down.

Even though he was a Huanxu monk, the sudden good fortune still required him to take some time to calm down his inner excitement.

Two years ago, Xu Shouting, the commander of the Chiyan Immortal Sect, was like a towering cloud in his eyes. Facing Xu Shouting, he had no choice but to treat him with respect and caution.

Once he really becomes a governor of a province, his status will surpass Xu Shouting. How can he not be overwhelmed with emotions?

After calming down a bit, Xu Dejing looked at Xia Zhongnan with sharp eyes and asked, "What do you think are my chances of winning the position of governor?"

Xia Zhongnan responded calmly: "Since we have set this goal, we should go all out to strive for it. General, you have made outstanding military achievements, but others may not be willing to see you ascend to a high position, so I would like to visit Immortal Venerable Wen Dao with you. Only by gaining the support of Immortal Venerable Wen Dao can we have a real chance of winning."

At this moment, everyone's mind gradually calmed down. They understood that if Liu Dabazi could really become the governor here, it would be an incredibly wonderful picture for Liu Dabazi himself, the Thirteenth Immortal Army, and the Wentian Immortal Palace.

However, they have no hand in achieving this vision because it involves high-level power struggles and the top players do not care about their wishes.

They could only place their hopes on Xia Zhongnan. Although Xia Zhongnan's status here was not higher than others, they had high expectations for him, as if there would be no problem that could not be solved as long as Xia Zhongnan took action.

Liu Dabazi suddenly asked, "Xiao Fei, weren't you going to the Immortal Palace Ruins before? Did everything go well? And who is this girl? Where is Miss Xu?"

When everyone was fighting for the cultivation resources after the war, they had already ignored the news that Xia Zhongnan had entered the ruins of the Immortal Palace. He was always accompanied by a girl named Xu Qian. Before this, anyone who knew Xu Qian kept it a secret, and even those who were not familiar with her were told not to ask about it. Now, Xu Qian has disguised herself as Tu Shan Fang'er, and even the disciples of the Wentian Immortal Palace dare not speculate, as if they have touched some kind of untouchable restriction.

It was not until this moment that Xia Zhongnan explained to everyone that Xu Qian had been taken away by her father Xu Dejing, and pulled Tu Shan Fang'er in front of everyone and announced: "This girl's name is Tu Shan Fang'er. She is my personal maid and a partner I can trust."

Everyone then suddenly realized that the woman accompanying Xia Zhongnan was actually the daughter of Governor Xu Dejing. No wonder those who knew her true identity avoided talking about her.

Then, Xia Zhongnan introduced Tushan Fang'er to Liu Dabazi and said, "Fang'er, this is the Palace Master of Wentian Palace. You can respectfully address him as Palace Master or General."

Tu Shan Fang Er saluted according to the etiquette of the human cultivation world and said respectfully: "Fang Er greets the Palace Master!"

Liu Dabazi responded with a smile: "Okay, Fang'er, I will remember you. Since Xiaofei guarantees that you are a trustworthy person, I will also believe you."

Tu Shan Fang Er bowed again to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Palace Master!"

Liu Dabazi praised: "Fang'er has dignified manners. She is much more gentle and elegant than that Miss Xu."

Only Xia Zhongnan could understand the meaning of his words. In the past, Xu Qian had acted capriciously and coquettishly in front of him many times, which made him feel helpless.

Afterwards, Xia Zhongnan introduced everyone present to Tu Shanfang'er one by one. She would be with him for a long time in the future, so it was necessary for her to get to know every key member of the Wentian Palace who was here to discuss important matters. After all, those who could participate in such meetings were the core elites of the Wentian Palace.

No matter it was Xu Qian before or Tu Shan Fang'er now, both of them were outstandingly beautiful, which made all the elders secretly admire in their hearts that this young palace master not only had superb cultivation, but also had many confidantes around him!

After everyone left, Xia Zhongnan briefly described his adventure in the Immortal Mansion, deliberately hiding the most important details, and only mentioned that there was an extremely dangerous "Ten Directions Blood Evil Formation" inside the Immortal Mansion. It was by chance that they triggered the formation and were able to escape from the place of life and death.

The Wentian Immortal Palace has a wide intelligence network, so they naturally knew that the army that marched into the Immortal Palace was large in number, with hundreds of Return to Void Realm cultivators and thousands of Transformation Realm cultivators gathered together, but in the end only a few people came out, which made people feel deeply moved. At the same time, everyone was also amazed at the deep fortune of this young palace master. It was not easy to escape from such a dangerous place.

After everything was finalized, Xia Zhongnan asked Tu Shan Fang'er to wait outside. When he and Liu Dabazi were the only ones left, he took out a hundred top-grade Yuan stones.

Seeing this, Liu Dabazi couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement: "What kind of treasure is this? Although its aura is similar to that of the Yuanshi, the purity of the Yuanqi contained in it is far superior to that of the Yuanshi, probably dozens of times more!"

Xia Zhongnan smiled and explained: "This is the Yuanshi, but it is a higher grade of the best Yuanshi. I was lucky enough to obtain it in the Immortal Mansion. Palace Master, you have just broken through and promoted to the Huanxu Realm. If you use these best Yuanshi as cultivation resources, you will surely be able to quickly stabilize your realm. We can also leave as soon as possible to meet Marshal Wen."

Xia Zhongnan knew very well that the effect of practicing with top-grade Yuanshi was many times faster than that of practicing with ordinary Yuanshi. The effect of practicing for just ten days was comparable to that of practicing for a year.

In the other world on the other side, his blessed land contains a vast amount of top-grade spiritual marrow stones. He never spares any effort in cultivation, and when necessary, he is willing to share these treasures created by heaven and earth with others.

Liu Dabazi picked up one impatiently and held it in his palm to absorb the essence. In just a moment, he deeply felt the benefits of the top-level spiritual marrow stone. He smiled happily and said, "With this batch of treasures, I will be able to consolidate my cultivation in the initial stage of foundation building within three days. After three days, we will set off!"

Liu Dabazi then went into seclusion to practice. Xia Zhongnan and Tu Shanfang'er visited the newly built Alchemy Pavilion again to meet the alchemy master Jiao Bohu.

Jiao Bohu naturally participated in the meeting of the heads of the Alchemy Pavilion. Not long after he returned to the Alchemy Pavilion, he heard that the Young Palace Master had arrived, and hurriedly led several new disciples to welcome him.

The Alchemy Pavilion is already busy. Since submitting to Xia Zhongnan's jurisdiction, Jiao Bohu has not dared to neglect it. He has selected more than 20 disciples with great talent in alchemy to train them. Some of them have been able to get a glimpse of the art and refine some basic pills. Although they have not yet reached the goal of hundreds of people proposed by Xia Zhongnan, the fact that they can achieve such results in a short period of time is enough to prove that Jiao Bohu is indeed doing his best.

Next, Jiao Bohu took Xia Zhongnan to elaborate on his recent experience in studying "Xuan Dan Mi Lu" and his unique insights into the new concepts of alchemy.

Xia Zhongnan's knowledge of alchemy was nothing more than some insights into the "Tongyuan Dan Jue" he had comprehended in the past. In order to convince Jiao Bohu, he had already taught him everything he knew. How could he discuss the alchemy in depth with Jiao Bohu who was making progress day by day?

Jiao Bohu continued to talk: "Young Palace Master, based on my research on the alchemy techniques of various sects in the world of cultivation, now that we have the "Mysterious Pill Secret Records" in our hands, and with years of hard work, the Alchemy Pavilion of the Wentian Immortal Palace will surely blaze a new trail and become a major new sect in the world of alchemy!"

Xia Zhongnan smiled faintly and responded: "Master Jiao, I believe you no longer think that I forced you to join the Wentian Palace, right?"

Jiao Bohu immediately stood up, bowed deeply to Xia Zhongnan and said, "If Jiao Bohu can achieve anything in the future, it is all thanks to the gift from the young palace master that day. Now I understand the young palace master's deep love for me, Jiao Bohu, and I can only be grateful to the young palace master!"

After inspecting the Alchemy Pavilion, Xia Zhongnan was already very satisfied with Jiao Bohu. Now seeing that he was truly committed to his mission, he helped him up, and in front of more than 20 disciples, he waved his hand, and an astonishing number of high-quality spiritual herbs and medical materials appeared in the hall.

Such a large number of high-level immortal herbs instantly dazzled Jiao Bohu and the people in the Alchemy Pavilion. Jiao Bohu trembled as he read out the names of the herbs one by one: "Purple Cloud Fire Crystal Flower, Dragon Elephant Soul Grass, Ksitigarbha Golden Lotus, Heart Evolution Holy Fruit..."

As he read on, he discovered that there were many spiritual herbs that he could not name. Obviously, these were extremely precious and rare spiritual herbs, and some varieties might even be so precious and rare that he had never heard of them before.