OBS Chapter 423: The Situation in Zhongzhou
Chapter 423: The Situation in Zhongzhou
Chapter 423: The Situation in Zhongzhou
Gu Heng set off once again, heading towards the Cloud Spirit Forest outside Cloud Spirit City.
The clinic is closed today, and he has long since lost any desire to continue operating it. His cultivation abilities have been activated, and now all he needs to do is focus on cultivation. He has a lot of progress to catch up on.
After all, most of the people he knows are cultivators, especially top-tier figures like Jiang Lingyun. They may think he's a top expert now, but that's just their current misconception. It doesn't mean they won't realize the problem later.
As long as Gu Heng doesn't improve his cultivation level, he will always feel a sense of crisis.
The system gave him an experience bar, so he immediately went to see in the most intuitive way how to fill it up. With an experience bar, he needed to fight monsters.
If you're looking to fight monsters, the nearest place is Cloud Spirit Forest.
Gu Heng had been here once before, and had heard the people in the south of the city talk about it many times. They said there were many demonic beasts here, and that the Cloud Spirit Forest was very large, much larger than Cloud Spirit City.
Last time he came here, it was just to clear his head.
At that time, Qingfeng Baoxing was still around, and they even hired people to take Qin Yiyao's life and hurt her. Gu Heng really felt that he needed to change his mood, so he went into the forest.
As it turned out, he was exceptionally lucky that time.
We haven't encountered a single monster.
Gu Heng didn't want that kind of luck this time. He needed to encounter some demonic beasts. Otherwise, how could his experience bar possibly increase if he just killed ordinary wild animals?
Gu Heng left the city gate, walked down the main road, and then turned a small corner onto the path leading to the Cloud Spirit Forest. The outermost edge of the Cloud Spirit Forest was not lively, but he could still occasionally encounter some woodcutters and hunters. However, they still warned Gu Heng that the forest was not safe recently and he should not go there.
Gu Heng, of course, ignored it.
What he wanted was some unrest. If there were no monsters in there, wouldn't his trip have been in vain?
"This amount of raw meat should be enough."
Gu Heng had also prepared a lot of raw meat, the kind that was very fresh. He had just bought it from the butcher, and the smell of blood was enough to attract some wild animals with a keen sense of smell...
With more wild animals, monsters will naturally appear.
After walking for an hour and a half into the depths of the Cloud Spirit Forest, Gu Heng decided to leave the raw meat in this clearing and wait for the prey to come to him.
He didn't want to go any deeper, not because he was afraid, but because if he couldn't get back to the clinic in time that night, Qin Yiyao would start making a scene.
The timing was all planned out. It was only morning, and they could stay in the forest until the afternoon, returning to the clinic on time before sunset... Everything was arranged perfectly.
He casually found an open space, threw out several pounds of raw meat, and then chose the nearest tree. He found a thick enough branch to sit on, leaned against the main trunk, and ate tea eggs and brown sugar steamed buns, feeling quite content.
Then, he began to consider whether he should continue to stay in this place since he was going to nurture Qin Yiyao...
Yunling City is too small.
The kind of small place that has nothing at all.
Moreover, ever since I got to know someone of Jiang Lingyun's caliber...
Gu Heng knew that in the eyes of these experts, the Eastern Frontier, or rather, this small Sunfire Dynasty located on the edge of the Eastern Frontier, was too insignificant.
Even he himself could see it.
The Sun Flame Emperor of the Sun Flame Dynasty, a dignified ruler of the nation, was only at the Tribulation Transcending stage.
But the Central Plains Dynasty, a behemoth whose territory was almost equal to that of the Eastern Frontier, had a Central Plains Emperor who was at the Supreme Saint stage!
Look at this difference.
Staying here will definitely not lead to anything.
Of course, Gu Heng felt that it made no difference where he was. His cultivation method might seem strange to others, after all, he was probably the only one in the world who had an "experience bar".
But Qin Yiyao is different.
Making a fortune quietly in such a small place can easily lead to missing out on opportunities that would never be available here.
Not to mention, it might not even be possible to make a fortune here.
Although starting from humble beginnings is not shameful, Gu Heng still hoped that she would make a name for herself in some beautiful and prosperous place! "...Looks like we'll have to move again."
With a half-eaten brown sugar steamed bun in his mouth, Gu Heng took out the "Mysterious Star Chart" from his system inventory.
This is the system's reward for helping Liu Yu win over her inhuman fiancé.
Although it's called a star map, Gu Heng felt that it could be used as a large map of the Xuan Tian Realm. It was probably the only one of its kind in the world. Although it wasn't very long, it could be zoomed in and out at will, and all the mountains and rivers could be seen clearly.
On the star chart, the pale red dot has also moved.
He was currently located in the northwest corner of the Cloud Spirit Forest, somewhat deep inside, with Cloud Spirit City standing outside the forest.
"Well, if we're moving, let's see where would be a good place to move to."
After comparing the star charts, it became clear that the Sunfire Dynasty was indeed a small place. He himself was now able to cultivate, and Qin Yiyao's progress was even faster than his. The master and disciple could no longer afford to waste their time here.
Therefore, Gu Heng turned his attention to Zhongzhou.
The land of Zhongzhou is actually quite chaotic and complex...
Gu Heng had heard that, although there was only one Zhongzhou Dynasty ruling the entire territory in the Central Plains, the emperor's power was supreme, and the emperor's authority was awe-inspiring.
but.
While it may seem that Zhongzhou only has the Zhongzhou Dynasty, this is not the case.
The number of sects and kingdoms in the Central Plains is quite large!
They submitted to the Central Plains Dynasty to show their loyalty, and all they had to do was offer tribute once every three years.
The reason for this situation is quite simple: such a vast territory is beyond the complete control of even the royal family of Zhongzhou.
Therefore, the royal family of Zhongzhou simply relinquished power, allowing various "states within a state" to emerge, and thus a large number of "clan states" appeared on such a vast territory.
These vassal states also have rulers, subjects, and their own "national destiny and fortune."
Therefore, great wars would break out between the vassal states, resulting in countless deaths and carnage as they plundered resources and strengthened themselves. The Central Plains Dynasty, of course, was delighted to witness such a "prosperous era"!
Anyway, let these guys fight amongst themselves, let them wrestle and kill each other until rivers of blood flow, it doesn't matter. Because these kingdoms pose no threat whatsoever, the Central Plains Dynasty occupies the absolute throne, and no one can challenge it.
Strictly speaking, the expansion of Zongguo's territory was all carried out within the territory of the Zhongzhou Dynasty, so nothing escaped the watchful eyes of the Zhongzhou Dynasty.
Once a state has developed to a certain extent, it will be prohibited from further expansion.
Then, obediently serve as a good dog of the Central Plains Dynasty.
Disobedient ones... it wouldn't be surprising if the entire kingdom were wiped out overnight.
Gu Heng could understand these operations.
The Central Plains Dynasty "raises Gu" on its own territory, raising dozens of Gu worms to fight each other, and in the end, a few big Gu worms will always emerge victorious.
Then, these giant Gu worms either stop growing or are crushed to death.
Because the Central Plains Dynasty would never allow the Gu it raised to turn against itself.
And the raising of Gu worms will not stop; as long as a Gu worm dies, a new Gu worm will appear...
This tactic is very straightforward; anyone who isn't an idiot can see what kind of tricks the Central Plains Dynasty is playing.
Therefore, although the Central Plains Dynasty appears to have strict laws and supreme imperial power, it is definitely the most chaotic place in the entire Xuantian Realm.
Gu Heng felt he could take advantage of this. The Central Plains were vast and boundless, a melting pot of all sorts of people, but it was precisely because of this chaos that it was never short of powerful and capable individuals!
Going to Zhongzhou is definitely better than staying in this Riyan Dynasty.
after all.
Chaos is a ladder.
"Go back and tell her about it. This Central Plains is truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery, hehe..."
Thinking of this, Gu Heng took another bite of the brown sugar steamed bun.