My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 254 - 148: Settling the Grand Scheme, Obtaining the Heavenly Book_5

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Just after Liang Jinian had died.

The term [Sinking Formation Death Will] still remained on the others, including Lu Shuhua and Xie Sishu, these two who had initially been strongly dissatisfied with him, still willing to charge into battle.

Instead, starting from Liangzhou, the two who seemed to be on good terms on the surface, and who had still somewhat supported him in Ming State, had the term disappear from them.

He, after all, was a person sent by the court.

The grandson of the Chief Minister.

He represented the court, the interests of the Emperor.

After the great battle ended, the two were no longer comrades.

"Isn’t that inappropriate?"

Yan Changqing declined, "I haven’t reached Hua Jin, this matter is of great importance, it would be best for Brother Chen to keep it."

"Alright."

Chen Sansi said to everyone, "Then I ask you brothers to bear witness, I will take charge of the item for now, and immediately hand it over to the court after the battle ends."

"General Chen, what do we do next?"

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Lu Shuhua and Xie Sishu, one on each side, drew up the map in front of the general.

"Wait."

Chen Sansi pointed at the location of Luotian Pass, "The troops at this place might not yet be aware of the situation in Meishan Prefecture. Let’s wait another ten days to half a month, by then the Imperial Army from the court should also be about to cross the Great Wilderness and attack Luotian Pass."

"What we need to do next is to wait, and coordinate a pincer attack with the Capital, seize Luotian Pass, and then use it as a foundation to stabilize our footing in the southern region of Ming State, and, in coordination with other generals like Lu and Rong, gradually devour the rest of the rebel army and the troops of West Qi Kingdom."

"In these next few days, everyone can rest well in Meishan Prefecture, remember our rules, don’t disturb or oppress the civilians, otherwise I will kill anyone I see."

"Yes, Sir!"

The army slowly entered the city.

Chen Sansi had long since run out of Spiritual Rice Medicine Ointment, and by the end Qian Xun hadn’t even gotten a taste, he only had the treasure medicine given by the court left, after taking it he continued his cultivation without a moment’s rest.

[Cultivation Technique: National Guardian Dragon Spear. Hua Jin (small achievement)]

[Progress: 566/2000]

Until midnight.

He did not ride a horse, he sneaked into the darkness on foot, confirming with the Qi Observation Skill that nobody was following him, and after leaving the city gate, he went dozens of miles outside the East City Gate to a wilderness filled with piles of bodies.

Chen Sansi found Liang Jinian’s headless body, took out the Zhenyue Sword, and cut open the stomach, searching for something inside.

The reason he had killed Liang Jinian was not just because it was troublesome to keep a living person around, but also for other reasons.

The surname Liang had hidden something!

He hadn’t told the truth.

Heavenly Book was Heavenly Book, White Xuan Qi was Xuan Qi, the two supplemented each other, but they were actually two different things, two different items.

Since meeting Liang Jinian, Chen Sansi had noticed the "Qi" within him, guessing that if it wasn’t for cultivation on his person, it was some treasure hidden within him, if the former naturally there was nothing to be done, but if the latter then it could be taken out.

Indeed

Before long, he fished out something round and icy to the touch from within the flesh, taking it out, he found it was a bead similar to a crystal ball, but its surface flowed with intricate runes, a mist-like aura was contained within it, only the Qi inside the bead was already very weak, so weak it was nearly completely dissipated.

"This is it!"

Chen Sansi could be certain.

Liang Jinian had only used the so-called "Heavenly Book" on troop formations to practice formation techniques, the truly powerful item was actually this bead, only with the Qi born within it could it exert part of the power of the Surprise Army Formation.

Now, it seems the Heavenly Book was likely fabricated by scholars, intended to deceive and thus protect the true treasure, the bead!

Without the bead, even if others obtained the Heavenly Book, they couldn’t understand it, and even if they could, it was useless. Over time, they would naturally think that Liang Jinian was the real chosen one, exceptional and unique, only he could control the Heavenly Book, and thus they would submit."

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"It’s indeed a clever scheme!"

"Don’t know, how to use the bead, and how to accumulate the ’Qi’ inside?"

"When the Red Eyebrow Army initially started the war, they were said to be like Heavenly Soldiers, but then they grew weaker and weaker, surely because the ’Qi’ inside the bead was used up."

"Then why didn’t Liang Jinian accumulate Qi? Seems he also had no good solution."

"Maybe, even he hadn’t figured out the purpose of the thing!"

"Anyway, I’ll put it away first."

Chen Sansi found a muddy pit, used the accumulated water inside to wash the blood off the bead’s surface, then tucked it into his chest.

No matter where the item came from, what use it had, how to use it, in any case, it was his now.

Did they really think he would work for the old Emperor for free?

Looking around, ensuring no one was there, Chen Sansi chose a minor road to return to the city.</p