My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 347 Zeng Shilin's Ambition
Outside the illusion array.

Master Xu stood smiling beside Zeng Shilin.

I accompanied him as we looked at the enormous scroll.

If the previous illusion arrays were viewed from the perspective of the person entering the illusion array, then...

So this thousand-person illusion array is now a huge bird's-eye view.

The perspective is looking down from high above.

Standing before the enormous cyan scroll, Master Xu and Zeng Shilin could clearly see nearly one-tenth of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.

It stretches endlessly, as far as the eye can see.

Legend has it that the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains were formed from the spine of the ancient Dragon Ancestor after his self-destruction, creating a mountain range tens of thousands of miles long.

Even if she is only eleven years old, it is enough to shock people's hearts upon seeing her.

"Four hundred and seventy-three people."

"Now they have all been integrated into the army."

Before Zeng Shilin was a sand table formed from golden, righteous energy.

He stared at the large army before him, his eyes deep in thought.
"There are a total of twenty-one mountain peaks in the southern part of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains."

“These twenty-one hills are evenly distributed around Qinghai Bay.”

His gaze was fixed on the sand table in front of him, and he stroked his chin:

"After Bixuan's death, the great demon kings of the twenty-one mountains split up and fought each other, each wanting to become the new great demon king."

"But one of the Ghost Chariot Demon Kings was quite cunning and formed an alliance with the demon kings of the four great mountains."

"Once the main army enters the mountains, the remaining lesser demon kings who are fighting independently are no threat."

"The Ghost Cart Demon King will not be unaware of the joint military action of the Holy Jiang Dynasty and the Holy Jiang Dynasty."

"Therefore, the real crisis these candidates will face next is actually the scheme of the Ghost Car Demon King."

"Or rather, the crisis they face is actually the unknown map hidden in these southern mountains."

"Although Qin Shoucheng had been hiding in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain for some time, he still brought back very little information."

Zeng Shilin's gaze fell upon a towering mountain that seemed to reach into the clouds.

A sharp glint shone in his eyes.

"I have always known that the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains are a continuous range, and it will not be easy to conquer them in a short time."

"Therefore, I never imagined that this campaign against the demons would be able to penetrate deep into the demon territory in one fell swoop."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Master Xu was slightly taken aback at first, then looked at Zeng Shilin thoughtfully:
"what do you mean……"

A sharp glint flashed in Zeng Shilin's phoenix eyes.

His gaze swept over the huge blue scroll.

Then he looked at the sand table next to him, which was formed by his own righteous spirit.

Extend your finger and tap lightly.

A flash of golden light, and he moved a flag forward.

"Conquer the southern mountains."

His voice held a deep, mysterious quality.

"Once the southern mountains are jointly occupied by our two kingdoms, Shengjiang, then the interior of Wanyao Mountain will be completely opened to our human race."

"The living conditions in Qinghai Bay have gradually improved."

"However, our 200,000-strong army in the two countries of Shengjiang is still in a state of tension in terms of supplies."

"..."

Master Xu frowned deeply and gave Zeng Shilin a long look:

"You never considered invading the depths of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain?"

Zeng Shilin glanced at him sideways, then frowned deeply and said:
"Back then, the Dragon Ancestor God transformed his physical body into the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains."

"Just like the national destiny left to us by the great god Xihuang."

"It's impossible that it didn't leave the demon race a backup plan."

"Rushing deep into the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains would likely result in a great loss."

His voice was extremely clear, and his thoughts were very straightforward:
"And even in the Demon Emperor's City, we will sing and shout, achieving eternal fame."

"But then what? Just scare the demons?"

"A huge sum of money spent, all for a hollow reputation?" "What about a hundred years from now? A thousand years from now?"

"Can you guarantee that your descendants will all be as successful as you and me?"

At this point, Zeng Shilin's gaze became even more profound.

He no longer concealed anything, and the passion in his heart poured out:

"The southern mountains are rich in precious mines."

"After the occupation, it will take at most ten years to recuperate before it can become a great wall protecting our human race."

"As long as the southern mountains are firmly in the hands of our human race... then our human race can advance step by step."

His face even carried a hint of fanaticism.

Upon hearing this, Master Xu's face showed slight surprise, and he blurted out instinctively:

"You don't want to defeat the demon race."

"You want to... wipe out the demon race?!"

Zeng Shilin slowly raised his head and gave Xu Tianshi a deep look:

"Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"

rare.

Master Xu remained silent.

He stared at Zeng Shilin's retreating figure, his eyes gleaming.

"If you want to conquer the southern mountains, you must understand all their secrets."

Zeng Shilin slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the scattered units of the army:
"And this spring imperial examination will also be a good opportunity to use these Confucian scholars to explore what we don't know about in the southern mountains."

"What if the entire army is wiped out, and we still haven't found out the truth?"

Master Xu's voice rang out.

Zeng Shilin took a deep breath and sighed:
"Then I will recuperate for a few years until my spiritual power returns to its peak, and then I will reopen the imperial examination."

"I must ensure that we take the southern mountains at the lowest possible cost."

At this point, he looked at Master Xu with a half-smile:
"Our Holy Dynasty has mastered all military intelligence in the southern mountains."

"When the actual southern expedition begins, casualties can be minimized."

"The Jiang Kingdom doesn't have such a convenient illusion array, so we can take this opportunity to deplete the Jiang Kingdom's national strength."

"Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Upon hearing this, Master Xu was speechless with astonishment.

He stared blankly at Zeng Shilin.

I've even lost my confidence.

After Zeng Shilin finished speaking, a grand vision immediately formed in his mind.

Under the pretext of exterminating demons, they formed an alliance with the Jiang Kingdom to jointly advance into the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.

After occupying the southern mountains, the Holy Kingdom suffered minimal losses due to the prior simulation of the illusion array.

However, Jiang Kingdom suffered a severe blow due to a lack of information and was even deliberately sent to dangerous mountains.

After conquering the southern mountains, the Holy Dynasty only needs a few years to recuperate before it can be full of vitality again.

Once the southern mountains are secured, then we can begin to attack the already weakened Jiang Kingdom.

If all goes well, the Holy Dynasty will unify the human race, and then use the southern mountains as a springboard to gradually encroach on the territory of the demon race.

Until the entire Ten Thousand Demon Mountains are brought under our control!
"I never imagined that there would be such a chasm in your heart."

It took Master Xu a long time to come to his senses, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"If I hadn't reached the second rank, I wouldn't have given up on it, but by sheer coincidence, I've reached the second rank, and even have the chance to advance to the first rank..."

Zeng Shilin's voice carried a strange charm:

"It is said that a Confucian cultivator at the Life Realm can alter the rules of heaven and earth."

"Hmm?" Master Xu suddenly looked up and stared intently at Zeng Shilin.

"Hehe." Zeng Shilin chuckled softly when he saw the slightly incredulous look in Xu Tianshi's eyes.

"In this world, not all cultivators are solely focused on increasing their cultivation level."

(End of this chapter)