My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

After Liu Jin and his men left, the military camp immediately erupted in excitement.

"My lord, the court's actions are outrageous; we absolutely cannot agree to this."

"My lord, the court is sending us to our deaths; we must be on guard!"

"My lord, the imperial court's intentions are sinister and utterly despicable."

"..."

The crowd was filled with righteous indignation and their hair stood on end in anger.

They all knew that the imperial court was using someone else to kill two birds with one stone.

Let them go and fight the Prince of Fu's mansion to the death, exhausting both sides' strength, and then the fisherman will reap the benefits.

Shen Chongyuan was furious, his face contorted with rage.

He was completely unaware of what everyone was saying, yet he was powerless to resist.

In the past, Liangzhou was threatened by the grasslands, which he was able to use as an excuse.

The imperial court did not dare to actually allow the nomads to invade Liangzhou, and would not pressure them too much.

But times have changed.

Li Xuancang repeatedly defeated the grassland people, and his army was strong and well-equipped. He was stationed in Ganquan County, forming an insurmountable barrier that made it difficult for the grassland people to advance.

With Li Xuancang acting as a shield, the Liangzhou army and Shen Chongyuan are no longer indispensable, and the imperial court is about to take action against them.

"My lord, only by getting the steppe people to send troops can we have a reason to refuse the imperial court's arrangements."

As long as the nomads launch a major offensive, they can use the excuse that the nomads are invading and their army cannot leave Liangzhou to refuse the imperial court.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongyuan's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again.

He and the steppe people were merely using each other; he didn't have the ability to incite the steppe people to launch a large-scale attack.

Moreover, the grassland people have suffered repeated defeats and have developed a fear of Li Xuancang, so they will not easily send troops.

"Li Xuancang, it's all because of you."

The thought of Li Xuancang made Shen Chongyuan grit his teeth, wishing he could grind him to dust.

If it weren't for Li Xuancang, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

After his anger subsided, Shen Chongyuan looked dejected.

"Assemble the troops and set off early tomorrow morning."

Having no other choice, Shen Chongyuan had to lead his army into battle.

If he dares to disobey the imperial decree, Li Xuancang's army will arrive in no time.

He witnessed Li Xuancang's terrifying power and knew he was no match for him, powerless to resist.

"Yes, sir."

Although no one wanted to go to the dangerous battlefield, they had no choice but to obey orders.

The next morning, the Liangzhou army set off in a grand procession toward Yunzhou.

Li Xuancang also received the news and seemed to be deep in thought.

"The imperial court is about to take action against the Liangzhou army."

Li Xuancang could already foresee the fate of the Liangzhou army; they would inevitably be used as cannon fodder.

Over the years, the Liangzhou army had been supporting bandits and acting arrogantly, constantly disobeying the imperial court, which had long aroused the court's dissatisfaction.

Because of their own actions, the Liangzhou Army was no longer indispensable, and the imperial court could no longer tolerate them.

"Is Shen Chongyuan and the Liangzhou army's fate today my fate tomorrow?"

Discarding a tool after it has served its purpose, and abandoning a bridge after it has been used – these were the hallmarks of the imperial court and the emperor.

Now that Li Xuancang is useful to them, they support him.

If one day Li Xuancang is no longer so important, or even disobeys their orders, he will be the next Shen Chongyuan.

"It's a pity, I'm not like Shen Chongyuan."

Li Xuancang's eyes were resolute, gleaming with a sharp light.

Shen Chongyuan ended up in this predicament because he was not strong enough.

If his strength could overwhelm Li Xuancang, or even be powerful enough to make the court wary, how could the court dare to treat him like this?

This is not Shen Chongyuan's fault.

After breaking through to the Profound Realm, his potential was exhausted, and he could not go any further.

Over the years, he has outwardly obeyed the imperial court but inwardly defied it, colluded with the grassland people, embezzled public funds, and privately sold imperial weapons to the grasslands.

They were all doing it to amass wealth so they could have the resources to improve their cultivation.

However, after breaking through to the Profound Realm, it is extremely difficult to make any further progress.

Not everyone is like Li Xuancang, whose strength improves steadily every day.

People like Shen Chongyuan are the norm in this world.

"Strength is equivalent to power; whoever possesses the greatest strength possesses the greatest power."

Li Xuancang's eyes were piercing, and he saw everything very clearly.

As long as you are strong enough, all conspiracies and tricks will be no match for you.

The news of the Liangzhou army's departure spread quickly, causing widespread fear and unease among the people of Liangzhou.

"With the Liangzhou army gone, who will deal with the steppe people?"

Some people worried that after the Liangzhou army left, the nomads would take the opportunity to invade.

"What's there to be afraid of? With Lord Li in charge of Ganquan County, how dare the grassland people act so recklessly?"

Most of the people were not too panicked. They knew that Li Xuancang was guarding Ganquan County and had full confidence in him.

"These beasts from Liangzhou only know how to harm the people. It's actually a good thing that these scourges have left."

"I hope they all die on the battlefield and none of them come back."

"The Liangzhou army deserves to die a thousand deaths; it would be best if the entire army were wiped out."

"..."

Most of the common people were mortal enemies with the Liangzhou army, cursing them all to die on the battlefield, leaving not a single piece of armor behind.

At the same time, the grassland forces also quickly received the news and made some unusual moves.

"Now that the Liangzhou army has left, can we storm into Liangzhou and plunder it?"

Some people were getting restless, and the departure of the Liangzhou army gave them an opportunity.

"Go if you miss. The Liangzhou army has left, but there is an even more terrifying Li Xuancang and his army."

It is true that the Liangzhou army has left, but with Li Xuancang still in charge of Liangzhou, who would dare to make any rash moves?

"Are we just going to stand by and do nothing? As long as Li Xuancang lives, are we not allowed to invade Liangzhou?"

Some people were very indignant.

Plunder is an instinct ingrained in their bones; it cannot be changed by just one person.

"Invading Liangzhou is not an option for the time being."

The grassland people were terrified by Li Xuancang and dared not invade easily.

"However, we can invade the Great Li Dynasty."

Both the Great Yan and the Great Li were targets of invasion by the grassland people.

Now that Li Xuancang is in charge of Ganquan County, the Great Yan can only set its sights on the Great Li.

"Haha, that makes sense."

"The women and resources of Dali are greater than those of Da Yan. We will send troops to Dali now."

"Then let's attack Dali!"

"..."

The tribal leaders immediately reached an agreement and launched a joint military campaign to invade Dali.

Li Xuancang had thought that the departure of the Liangzhou army would lead to some action on the grasslands.

However, despite his vigilance for over a month, all was calm, and the people of the grasslands did not take any action.

Four months have passed since the battle at Sunset Canyon, and Li Xuancang's strength has become even more terrifying.

He had hoped for an invasion by the steppe people so he could gain some military merit, but now it seems he will be disappointed.

"The battle between the imperial court and Prince Fu is not looking good!"

Li Xuancang's thoughts turned to the battlefield in Yunzhou.

Although he was in Ganquan County, he had some understanding of the current situation of the Great Yan Dynasty.

The imperial court mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and seven experts at the Tongxuan Realm, and even Du Tianhao joined the battle.

Such immense power could not defeat Prince Fu; in fact, Prince Fu's strength only grew stronger with each battle.

Yunzhou has become the stronghold of evil cultivators, attracting countless of them.

Their methods were ruthless and varied, causing the imperial army to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield.

Prince Fu is backed by other unknown forces, making the situation far from optimistic.