11: Civilized people prefer to use diplomacy first and then resort to force.

Watching Gu Jixiao's departing back, Shen Qingyu's expression flickered uncertainly.

After a long while, she still reported Gu Jixiao's words truthfully to the main pavilion; as for whether the people there took it to heart, that was beyond her control.

"Master, with just one word from you, I can run to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's main headquarters right now and seize the method for upgrading Spiritual Roots for you."

After leaving Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, Gu Yue appeared by his side and spoke with a serious look.

But Gu Jixiao raised his hand to stop Gu Yue.

"Gu Yue, you must know that we are all civilized people; courtesy before force."

"If Heavenly Treasure Pavilion doesn't give us Face, it won't be too late to destroy them then."

Although he didn't know much about Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, he knew the three of them—Gu Yue and the others.

Three Peak Great Emperors could completely walk sideways on the Heavenly Saint Continent.

"I see, this subordinate has learned something."

Gu Yue said with a look of reverence.

And Gu Jixiao looked up at the vast and boundless Heavenly Saint Continent.

"Let's go. For the next month, let me see what kind of lives the subjects of my Imperial Dynasty are living."

...Dannan Prefecture.

After several days of traveling over mountains and waters, Lu Zifeng arrived before the Evergreen Sect under the guidance of Bai Xuerou.

Looking at the incomparably magnificent Evergreen Sect, a hint of nostalgia appeared on Lu Zifeng's Face.

After all, he had lived here for a full thirty years in his previous life.

"Zifeng, what's wrong?"

Beside him, Bai Xuerou noticed Lu Zifeng's expression and was somewhat puzzled.

But Lu Zifeng shook his head.

"It's nothing, just feeling sentimental."

Lu Zifeng hadn't been idle these past few days, using the foundation of his previous life to successfully pass the Body Refining Realm and break through to the Spirit Gathering Realm.

Although Lu Zifeng really wanted to polish his foundation, time waited for no one; he had to become strong enough as quickly as possible before the disaster arrived.

Everything was just like in his previous life; the moment Lu Zifeng joined the Evergreen Sect, he was named the Saint by the Sect Master, and all resources within the Sect were available for him to use at will.

"Thank you, Sect Master. This Disciple will definitely Cultivate well and will never fail your expectations!"

A glint of ambition flashed in Lu Zifeng's eyes.

In this life, he had a thorough understanding of the next thirty years, which meant he could get a head start on seizing all the opportunities that had not yet emerged.

"Xuerou, I will definitely protect you."

Lu Zifeng thought to himself.

At this time, at the border between the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty and the Dayan Dynasty.

Because the relationship between the two dynasties was not friendly, the area within a hundred miles of the border was uninhabited.

When Lin Zilong led his army of a hundred thousand to the border, he saw that the Dayan Dynasty's army had already been waiting for a long time.

The overall strength of the two dynasties was roughly equal; it was only because the Peak Saint of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty had fallen that the Dayan Dynasty dared to start a war.

Otherwise, they would certainly not be so arrogant.

In the army of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty, apart from Lin Zilong himself, no one else knew the news of having two Peak Great Saints to assist them.

"General, the Dayan Dynasty's army has appeared twenty kilometers away."

Inside the army tent, Lin Zilong was discussing important pre-war matters with two vice-generals when a scout rushed in from outside and reported.

Hearing this, Lin Zilong stood up abruptly and asked with a serious expression.

"What is the situation with the enemy army?"

"It is also an army of a hundred thousand, but I haven't found any information on the enemy commander."

The scout shook his head; he was only in the Divine Ability Realm and did not dare get too close to the enemy camp.

At this time, Song Tianan, sitting to Lin Zilong's left, stood up and spoke seriously.

"General Lin, if I'm not mistaken, the person the Dayan Dynasty is most likely to send is that fellow Qin Tianlong."

The other vice-general, Zhao Wuyu, also nodded. "That's right. Our Ancient Heavenly Dynasty's strength is not weak; the Dayan Dynasty is most likely to send Qin Tianlong."

Qin Tianlong was famous in the Dayan Dynasty and even the surrounding dynasties; after all, it was rare for a commander whose cultivation had reached the Saint Realm to personally lead troops into battle.

A look of contemplation appeared on Lin Zilong's Face. After waving his hand for the scout to leave, he looked at the two vice-generals.

"To be honest, our army has the assistance of two Great Sages this time. His Majesty has ordered us to take down the Dayan Dynasty within a month. Do you have any thoughts?"

As Lin Zilong finished speaking, the two vice-generals immediately lost their composure.

"General Lin, are you serious?"

"Of course. When have I ever joked with you?"

Lin Zilong shook his head slightly, and Zhao Wuyu stood up as well, laughing loudly: "Great! With two Great Sages assisting us, how hard can it be to take down the Dayan Dynasty within a month?"

But then, Lin Zilong shook his head again.

"Have you forgotten one thing? In dynastic wars, Saints are not allowed to intervene."

At those words, the expressions of the two vice-generals became solemn again.

That's right. The Ancient Heavenly Dynasty was located in the Tiannan Region, where there were countless dynasties and constant conflicts, and experts above the Saint level often took action.

When a Saint takes action, they can easily destroy everything within a hundred miles, causing countless casualties.

Therefore, the master of the Tiannan Region, the Tiannan Supreme, decreed that dynastic conflicts must not involve Saints, or else they would be his enemy.

So, this was exactly why Gu Daotian could break through in peace after faking his death.

Even if other dynasties acted against the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty, its foundation could sustain it for a period of time until he broke through to Saint King.

"Then General Lin, how do you plan to solve this?"

The two vice-generals both looked at Lin Zilong, wanting to know what he would do.

But Lin Zilong shook his head with a mysterious look.

"Although the Tiannan Supreme does not allow Saints to participate in conflicts between dynasties, he hasn't stopped conflicts between Saints."

"So, I plan to ask those two Seniors to head to the Dayan Imperial Capital, to capture the leader first by taking down the Saints of the Dayan Dynasty."

"This way, the morale of the Dayan Dynasty's army will surely fall into chaos."

"By then, we'll be able to take down the Dayan Dynasty without any effort."

"Brilliant, General!"

The two vice-generals hurriedly spoke, looking excited.

Whether Gu Long and Gu Hu alone could take down the Saints of the Dayan Dynasty? That was completely outside the scope of Lin Zilong's concerns.

A Peak Great Saint, even if they were a sham, was absolutely not something a Peak Saint could rival, not to mention he had two such powerful experts.

So in the next moment, Lin Zilong cupped his hands toward the Void Realm and spoke respectfully.

"I ask the two Seniors to take action and capture the Saints of the Dayan Dynasty."

As Lin Zilong's voice fell, Gu Long and Gu Hu appeared before them.

Seeing this, Song Tianan and Zhao Wuyu also hurriedly bowed in an incomparably respectful posture.

After all, those were Great Sages.

A Great Sage's wrath leaving a thousand miles of corpses was no joke.

"Capturing them is naturally possible, but are you sure you can take down the Dayan Dynasty's army within a month?"

Gu Long spoke calmly; everything Lin Zilong had said earlier had reached his ears.

"Please rest assured, Seniors. As long as all the Saints of the Dayan Dynasty fall, their army will surely collapse on its own."

Lin Zilong looked up with a confident expression.

Seeing this, Gu Long had no choice but to drop the idea of directly suppressing the Dayan Dynasty's army.

Although Lin Zilong was wary of the Tiannan Supreme, he was not afraid.

The Peak Saint King strength bestowed by the System allowed him to fight some Supremes without being at a disadvantage.

At the same time, he also knew that his Master still had three Peak Great Emperors, so he naturally wouldn't take a mere Tiannan Supreme to heart.

However, since his Master had told him to listen to Lin Zilong in everything, then he would listen to Lin Zilong.