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Chapter 784: 341 Chain Reaction

Chapter 784: Chapter 341 Chain Reaction

After a deep interaction with the spiritual woman, Lu Yuan developed a strong interest in the god statue of Great Mohism.

However, this was not the right moment to pursue it.

Chu State was currently in deep cooperation with the Snowy Wilderness, enjoying a honeymoon period.

Recklessly making a move on the Great Dharma God statue would undoubtedly affect the cooperation between the two countries, ruin Lu Yuan’s future strategy against Zhou Country, and disrupt his plans for overcoming the Heaven and Earth catastrophe.

This was undoubtedly unacceptable.

So even if he coveted the Great Dharma God statue at this time, he could only restrain himself temporarily and wait for a later opportunity.

Fortunately, the statue was not a cultivator but an inanimate object, with a vast amount of divine power stored within it, transforming it into a kind of unconscious divine spirit.

In this way, he didn’t have to worry about the Great Dharma God statue ascending to the Immortal Realm along with the Nine Provinces cultivators.

As long as the statue remained in the Nine Provinces, there was no chance of it running away, and Lu Yuan could obtain it gradually in the future.

Even as time passed and the environment deteriorated, and the barbarians continued to migrate,

he might not even have to actively claim it, as the barbarians might offer the Great Dharma God statue to him in exchange for Chu State’s protection without any effort on his part.

In summary.

Lu Yuan was not really in a hurry about the Great Dharma God statue.

Time was on his side.

It couldn’t be seen at the moment, but when the Heavenly and Earthly Aura was depleted, and the myriad of laws were hidden, in a sense, that would be the true golden age for him.

For now, the golden age had not yet arrived, and he had to wait patiently.

The Great Dharma God statue could be left alone for now, as divine spirits, no matter how unconscious, were too daunting for people.

Lu Yuan thought it would be better to first understand the nature of the divine power and have enough confidence before approaching the statue.

For now…

He would first delve into the analysis of the divine power through the Spirit Consort and gradually conduct research.

…

Lu Yuan’s research didn’t last long, as just a month later, he had to stop.

It wasn’t that he gave up halfway or lacked willpower.

The main reason was the sudden deterioration of the international environment Chu State faced due to changes in the surrounding situation, which forced Lu Yuan to devote more energy to dealing with the pressures around him.

First, there was Ning Country in Jiangdong.

When news of Chu State’s military operations in Hanzhong came in October last year, there had been some unrest in Ning Country.

Two hundred thousand Ning troops gathered in Yuzhang Prefecture, carrying out large-scale maneuvers, seemingly showing signs of marching westward.

At that time, Lu Yuan had stationed his troops in the capital, and he immediately mobilized a hundred thousand soldiers to stand firm on the border, confronting Ning Country without yielding.

After receiving the silver from the barbarians, Lu Yuan also raised a hundred thousand more soldiers in Chu State territory, and ostentatiously trained them in Dongting, making a great show of strength.

Seeing this scene, Ning Country might have been concerned about the more than 200,000 Chu troops stationed in Dongting, or perhaps they were worried about the military prowess of Lu Yuan, the reputed Martial Marquis, or maybe they were considering that they had also recently recruited a large number of new soldiers who hadn’t completed their training and were not fully prepared for war.

In short, whatever the reason, or a combination of them all, with heavy concerns, Ning Country ultimately abandoned its plan to dispatch troops.

However, even so, the 200,000 Ning troops in Yuzhang Prefecture did not withdraw, instead stationing themselves in Pengli Lake, conducting drills with the newly recruited 150,000 new soldiers.

As if wanting to compete with Chu State, they made their presence as grand as possible.

For a time, although Chu State and Ning Country did not actually go to war, and there wasn’t even any friction on the border,

the brewing atmosphere of an upcoming storm, and the oppressive clouds of war, still drew the attention of people all around the world.

Everyone knew.

At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before a war would break out between Chu State and Ning Country.

It would be as short as one or two years, or as long as three to five years, depending on when both countries were ready to build up their strength and when the war would erupt.

At present, the confrontation was merely a rehearsal for the war.

However, this was just the outsider’s view.

Lu Yuan was not too optimistic about Ning Country’s plans for Jiangdong.

He was well aware.

With Ziyun Tao’s support, Ning Country’s strength would definitely see a significant increase. It might be exaggerated to say that their power doubled instantly, but an enhancement of four or five, or even six or seven times, was definitely possible.

Sure enough.

His prediction soon came true.

At the end of October, when the news of Chu State capturing Hanzhong reached Baling and then from Baling to Ning Country,

it didn’t take long for the news of Ning ruler Shen Qiu’s massive enfeoffment of four Martial Marquises to spread throughout the world within a matter of days.

Each of these Martial Marquises in Ning Country was equivalent to a Pillar State Grand General in Inborn Grandmaster status of Chu State and China.

Ning Country suddenly enfeoffed four Martial Marquises, almost declaring to the world that there were four Inborn Grandmasters belonging to the court in their country.

Even Lu Yuan was astonished by this.

What surprised him wasn’t that Ning Country suddenly had four additional Grandmasters.

After all, with Ziyun Tao’s aid, it wouldn’t be surprising for Ning Country to have four more Inborn Grandmasters, considering Feishuang Tao had also sent three guardian generals to Chu State all at once!

What baffled Lu Yuan was that the four more Grandmasters in Ning Country were all cultivated by Ning Country itself.

Yes, the four Inborn Grandmasters enfeoffed by Ning Country were all of noble lineage from the six surnames and seven clans of the aristocratic families in Linhai County, and they were true Ning Country descendants.