Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 241 The conflict between the Immortal Sect and the four ancient clans escalates

Qin Wu went mad, plunging the entire Central Plains into chaos.

The Emperor of Eastern Qin was also deeply troubled by this.

The Divine Martial Army's siege was too fast, and his subsequent takeover speed couldn't keep up at all, especially in terms of officials.

In just one month, the Divine Martial Army conquered ten kingdoms, directly expanding the territory of Eastern Qin by one-third.

With such a vast territory, even with a reserve of officials, the Eastern Qin court simply couldn't keep up.

In the end, the Emperor of Eastern Qin could only send two or three officials to each city, along with a thousand-strong army, to take over the city.

As for the shortage of manpower, these officials can only select talents locally to temporarily manage the city. After everything is over, we will find a way to evaluate these officials, and those who pass will be retained and those who fail will be removed.

Of course, these officials cannot be allowed to select people arbitrarily; there are regulations in place. If more than 30% of the candidates fail the assessment, the officials who selected and appointed them will be held jointly liable.

This can also help to avoid the formation of cliques and the exploitation of private interests, and prevent some officials from thinking that they can act as local tyrants because the emperor is far away.

Even so, the number of officials is still insufficient.

The Emperor of Eastern Qin had no choice but to restart the imperial examinations to select talented individuals.

Everything proceeded smoothly and in an orderly manner.

Chaos has broken out in Zhongzhou.

The situation in the Central Region wasn't much better.

When the news reached the Central Region, the Immortal Sect was furious and sent people to hold the four ancient clans accountable, especially the Qin Clan.

The Qin clan must give an explanation.

However, the Qin clan chief was not someone to be trifled with, and directly questioned the Immortal Sect about what they wanted to do.

They actually sent a powerful cultivator at the terrestrial immortal realm to ambush the mortal princess, and almost killed her.

Although there is no evidence, it does not prevent Chief Qin from being unreasonable.

The Immortal Sect demanded that Clan Chief Qin produce evidence. Clan Chief Qin then ordered the Immortal Sect's terrestrial immortals to go to Qin Capital, claiming that the terrestrial immortals they had sent to oversee the situation had fought against them and could distinguish their auras.

How dare the Immortal Sect send their people to Qin Capital now?

Isn't that just courting death?

How could they possibly send someone to Qin capital? In the end, the two sides started arguing.

However, the sect leader of the Immortal Sect was worried about problems in the Central Plains, so he secretly dispatched a sect army of 100,000 men to the Central Plains.

However, even though it was sent secretly, the four ancient clans still found out.

Upon learning the news, the Qin clan chief immediately sent someone to inform Qin Wu, to see how Qin Wu planned to handle the situation.

Shenfeng Mountain.

"Your Highness, news has come from the Qin Clan that the Immortal Sect has dispatched 100,000 troops to provide support, and the Qin Clan is asking you what your plans are."

Liu Feng reported this to Qin Wu.

"Oh? It seems the Immortal Sect is nothing special after all, calling for help so quickly."

"Notify the Qin clan to send people to keep an eye on the Immortal Sect army and inform us of their marching routes at any time."

"I'm sending an order to Marquis Zhenxi to have his navy ready, so that this time we can bury the Immortal Sect's 100,000-strong army in the sea."

Qin Wu said dismissively.

He thought the Immortal Sect could do something, so he ended up asking the Central Region Immortal Sect for help.

It really bored him.

However, since the Central Region has sent a large army, let's teach them a lesson they won't forget.

Let them understand who rules the ocean now.

"Yes."

"However, should we send a terrestrial immortal to accompany us? I am worried that the Immortal Sect may have secretly planted a terrestrial immortal. If so, it may not be so easy to wipe out these 100,000 people."

Liu Feng said.

He also expressed his concerns.

Through his interactions with the Immortal Sect over this period, he discovered that while the sect appeared righteous and awe-inspiring on the surface, it was actually incredibly treacherous and capable of anything.

"Let Qin Jian go! These scrolls contain the essence of my attack. Give them to Qin Jian. If he encounters a powerful enemy, he can use them directly. Even if the enemy sends out a seventh-level expert, they will die."

Qin Wu took out several scrolls and handed them to Liu Feng.

This time, no matter who the Immortal Sect sends, even those two seventh-realm vice sect masters, they will all die in the sea.

Unless the current sect leader of the Immortal Sect personally intervenes.

As for why Qin Wu didn't forge a stronger scroll, it wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather that he didn't have the materials at hand that could withstand his full-force attack.

Being able to refine something like this is already the limit.

"Yes, I will inform Qin Jian immediately."

Liu Feng took the scrolls that Qin Wu handed him.

In fact, each of them had one of these scrolls, which Qin Wu gave them to save their lives.

So he wasn't surprised when Qin Wu handed it over to him.

Liu Feng left.

Qin Wu stood alone atop Shenfeng Mountain, gazing towards the direction of the Central Plains Immortal Sect.

"Immortal Sect, you have dominated the Central Continent for too long. It is time to step down. From now on, the Central Continent will be ruled by the Eastern Qin royal family."

Qin Wu said to himself.

This time, he wanted to see if the Immortal Sect could continue to dominate the Central Plains as before.

Under the machinations of the Qin clan chief and Qin Wu.

They quickly analyzed the marching route of the Immortal Sect's 100,000-strong army.

The Marquis of Zhenxi also received Qin Wu's order and immediately led his army to set off.

They blocked the path of the Immortal Sect's army ahead of time.

When the two armies met, the Immortal Sect remained as domineering as ever, telling the Marquis of Zhenxi to get out of the way.

The result was a fierce attack from the Zhenxi Navy.

Countless shells rained down, and the Immortal Sect army immediately suffered heavy casualties.

However, soon, five terrestrial immortals emerged from the immortal army.

They blocked the enemy's artillery fire from the Zhenxi Navy.

Seeing this, Qin Jian also appeared and rushed towards the Immortal Sect experts. When he was almost there, Qin Jian did not hesitate at all. He took out the scroll given to him by Qin Wu, activated it, and immediately killed the five Immortal Sect terrestrial immortals.

Qin Wu then collected their bodies, intending to take them back with him.

Five land-based immortals died, and the Zhenxi Navy continued its attack.

After several rounds of bombardment, the 100,000-strong army of the Immortal Sect was forever buried in this nameless sea.

After conducting an inspection, the Zhenxi Navy left directly.

Not long after they left, several heavily injured powerful individuals emerged from the sea and immediately swam towards the nearest island.

And they spread the news from here.

The Immortal Sect received the news very quickly.

Upon hearing that all 100,000 troops he had dispatched and the five terrestrial immortals lurking within them had perished in battle, the sect leader of the Immortal Sect was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Those were five terrestrial immortals! Among them were two elders at the fifth realm. Such a loss would damage even the foundation of their immortal sect.

This news could not be kept secret and was quickly learned by several major forces.

The four ancient clans were all extremely shocked.

The Qin clan chief couldn't help but marvel at Qin Wu's power; a mere scroll depicting his attacks was enough to instantly kill a fifth-realm terrestrial immortal.

However, he said nothing and let the rumors circulate.

Many forces suspected that this was the work of the Qin clan, since they simply did not believe that the Eastern Qin could produce such a treasure.

Of course, the other three ancient clans also had other speculations, namely, whether this was the work of the legendary Divine Martial King, since they now knew some inside information and some of Qin Wu's strength.

However, this has not been verified, and they cannot confirm it.

However, this time the Immortal Sect secretly dispatched five powerful terrestrial immortals to infiltrate the army.

They still want to get an explanation from the Immortal Sect.

Ask the Immortal Sect what they really want to do. If they want to start the Immortal War ahead of schedule, they will fight to the bitter end.

This infuriated the people of the Immortal Sect, especially the young people who went out to train. As a result, the disciples of the Immortal Sect and the children of the four ancient clans started fighting as soon as they met in the Central Region.

At first, everyone maintained a certain level of restraint, but later both sides really got into a heated argument.

The result was a shopping frenzy among the younger generation.

Many young people from both sides perished in the chaos.

Fortunately, both sides remained relatively restrained, and no powerful terrestrial immortals made a move.

Otherwise, things really would get out of control.