The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 1123 - 1124: Vermilion Bird

Another ten years passed, and at this moment, the Danmu Realm's First to Third Grade Stars were entirely under Lin Qian's control.
Although on the surface, the people of Ming Chun Hall were still managing it, in reality, it had been stealthily usurped by Ghost Shadow and became Huaxia Empire's territory.
Within these Star Arrays, array viruses had been planted.
Not only that, all the Fourth Grade Stars of the Danmu Realm had been thoroughly infiltrated by the Huaxia Empire. The Star Arrays within had been deeply penetrated by the array viruses.
On the other hand, the weaker Fifth Grade Stars also fell into the hands of the Huaxia Empire. Even the formidable Fifth Grade Star Arrays had been invaded by array viruses, lying dormant in the shadows.
The entire Ming Chun Hall continued to gather its strength, accumulating resources from various stars. Once war breaks out, these resources would become their war supplies.
The current atmosphere was tense, though war had not yet erupted.
However, Lin Qian knew that it would not take a hundred years before they would have to engage Ming Chun Hall.
After all, the resources of Ming Chun Hall's territory had already been moved entirely into the Huaxia Empire. Once war breaks out and these resources are needed, the people of Ming Chun Hall will surely detect something is amiss.
By that time, no matter how much preparation is done, it will be futile; action must be taken.
Regarding this, Lin Qian had already made covert arrangements. The two realms adjacent to the Danmu Realm had almost been entirely infiltrated by the Huaxia Empire.
Apart from the core territories of top powers, where action was not taken lightly, array viruses were merely planted, and nine-tenths of the high-level territories of the two realms had been replaced by Ghost Shadow.
However, the resources of these forces had not been transferred over, as the situation with these forces differed from that of Ming Chun Hall; they did not seal their resources but rather utilized them continuously.
After all, they had not prepared for actual warfare, merely intending to glean some benefits afterward.
Even so, these resources were essentially in the pocket of the Huaxia Empire.
On Xuanhuan Star, both the Imperial Army and the Emperor Demon Army had been fully assembled, lined up, and at the ready.
Should Lin Qian wish, the vast army could be summoned instantly by him.
Elite forces formed by generals would be directly transported to the interior of Ming Chun Hall, while other troops would use the Void Warship to attack the territory of Ming Chun Hall.
Lin Qian could deploy numerous warfare tactics!
Lin Qian's goal was simple: to resolve the battle in the shortest time possible with overwhelming force.
While Lin Qian had prepared thoroughly, the people of the Wei family seemed puzzled and confused.
To them, the Huaxia Empire did not appear to be preparing for combat as they were methodically developing as usual.
If not for messages coming from the edge of the Wei Realm, they would think it was a time of peace.
But on the border, Ming Chun Hall was obviously ready to make a move.
"Father, what should we do?" Wei Yuqi asked Wei Ziliang during an internal meeting of the Wei family, feeling both puzzled and worried, "With war imminent, we should gather our forces, yet the Empress commands us to refrain and merely develop our Wei family's domain. This is not a solution."
Wei Yuqi had pledged a heart demon oath, swearing loyalty to Lin Qian. Under the influence of the Emperor's talent, he naturally began to worry for His Majesty and the Empire.
On the other side, Wei Wushuang also shook his head, "I also don't understand His Majesty's plan, he must have his calculations, let's not interfere. We'll act when the real battle begins."
"When the time comes, the two hall masters of Ming Chun Hall won't expect that my injuries have healed, and my strength has advanced. Once they're eliminated, the overall situation will be under control. The people of Ming Chun Hall won't be able to stir up much trouble."
Upon hearing Wei Wushuang's words, Wei Yuqi realized his father was a formidable force.
Originally, he had the misconception that his father's injuries hadn't healed. But when he spoke, Wei Yuqi realized his father had fully recovered, with no issues at all.
His father was a formidable existence known as Wei Shen, making Ming Chun Hall not a concern.
However, Wei Yuqi worried that even with his father's presence, it merely meant they wouldn't lose this battle.
But this war might last a long time, and by then, the Wei family might suffer from the ravages of war, bringing ruin and devastation.
Moreover, Ming Chun Hall had backup from the Flowing Gold Clan and Hude Clan, adding to the concern.
The Wei family was extremely worried about this event.
Meanwhile, in the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix Clan, Ye Xin was waiting quietly for something.
Soon after, a large fleet of Void Warships emerged from the distant void passage, returning to the Blue Phoenix Star.
"Father! Mother!" Upon seeing the returning Ye Nanxin and Lan Fenger from the Void Warship, Ye Xin greeted them with a light smile.
"Xinxin!" It had been a long time since they'd seen their daughter. The couple hurriedly approached and looked her over, "You've become quite weary. It must have been difficult to manage such a vast empire."
"Not at all, His Majesty has more important matters to handle. As the Empress, I naturally have to share the burden."
Saying this, Ye Xin glanced elsewhere, where she saw her great-grandfather and grandfather, Lan Ning and Lan Yi.
They brought over a dozen formidable figures with them, who had vaguely illusionary shadows as they had transformed into humanoid forms, typical of the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix Clan.
It was clear they were prominent figures from various branches of the Phoenix Clan.
However, they all looked cautiously at a fiery-haired, tall and slender woman with a fierce presence.
This woman then respectfully bowed to Ye Xin, "Vermilion Bird pays respects to Her Majesty, the Empress."
"Please rise. How was your harvest?" Ye Xin approached, gently raising the Vermilion Bird from the ground, taking her hand, and asked softly.
Speaking of this, the Vermilion Bird scornfully glanced at the dozen people, "Those mixed-blood, weakening in strength clans, we'd be doing them a favor by assimilating them into the Empire."
"Ah, don't say that. With their inclusion, the Empire would only become stronger than before." Ye Xin smiled, "Besides, His Majesty wants to reclaim the Phoenix Clan partly to ensure you won't be left without subordinates, Vermilion Bird."
"In the future, we'll heavily rely on you against the Flowing Gold Clan."