As a lord, I was forced to farm

“A powerful cultivator should be equipped with a powerful weapon.”

With the addition of several cultivators at the Sea of ​​Consciousness realm, Da Su was now a bit safer. Jiang Ran was in a great mood. Thinking of the Heavenly-rank magic artifacts she had seized after annexing Chao Lian and Tian Chen, she selected a few items based on the spiritual power attributes of each person and sent them out.

"Wei Fengsheng, Zhou Bao, Hu Xiang, Hu Lian and others have rendered meritorious service in seizing the Illusion Lake Secret Realm. Your loyalty and bravery are commendable. You are hereby bestowed with Heaven-Rank Magic Treasures. We hope that you will continue to cultivate diligently, protect your homes and cities, and uphold the nation!"

"Thank you for your reward, Your Highness!" The men immediately stepped forward, bowed, and expressed their gratitude. "Your Highness, we will repay you with our lives."

"Tell me more about the situation in the Illusion Lake Secret Realm. How did you take it over? Let's talk while we eat."

Jiang Ran ordered her servants to set up seats, and one exquisite dish after another was brought out by the attendants.

Every dish here is a precious spiritual food, including Qingxin Bihe Lotus Seed Soup, Longxu Carp Leap Soup, Eight Treasures Braised Spiritual Vegetables... There are hundreds of dishes of all sizes.

Moreover, not only Wei Fengsheng and a few other generals, but also the hundred or so warriors who returned were all invited to the main hall, where Jiang Ran dined with them.

Wei Fengsheng and the others had been starving for months, and now that these dishes were served, their eyes lit up, and they looked like hungry wolves.

Jiang Ran said, "Eat as you please, there's no need to worry about the etiquette between ruler and subject."

With Jiang Ran's words, the others naturally couldn't care less about anything else.

Meanwhile, Wei Fengsheng, Zhou Bao, Hu Xiang, Hu Lian, Hu Lian's contracted beast Xuan Yan, Bai Mei, and Mo Sheng sat at a table with Jiang Ran.

—Feixuan has not yet reached the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm, and is resting in the spiritual space, so she did not appear in front of everyone.

Xuan Yan, a pure seabed magical beast, transformed into a very handsome young man with purple-blue hair and eyes. His skin was quite peculiar, leaning towards white-blue, as if a thin film of water covered his skin, keeping it moist.

It seems that pure sea monsters cannot stay on land for too long; perhaps they will become more adapted to life on land as their cultivation level increases.

However, for the Hundred Rivers Blue Whale, who was only at the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm, maintaining his human form required a great deal of effort.

To make him more comfortable while eating, Jiang Ran specially had a bathtub filled with water brought over.

Hu Lian stood up apologetically, clasped his hands in a fist and said to Jiang Ran, "Xuan Yan is not very good at speaking human language yet. As his partner, I thank Your Highness for your kindness on Xuan Yan's behalf."

Xuan Yan nodded hurriedly, his body creating ripples in the water. "Gu Wu!"

Jiang Ran smiled and nodded.

After Hu Lian sat down, Wei Fengsheng said with emotion, "Your Highness, it is all thanks to you for sending young Hu Lian this time. If it weren't for him and Prince Bai Mei, we probably wouldn't have been able to take over this Illusory Lake Secret Realm."

While eating, Wei Fengsheng recounted his journey from Dasu to the vicinity of the entrance to the Void Lake Secret Realm, how he evaded the blockade of the three major provincial capitals, and how he managed to infiltrate the Void Lake Secret Realm.

"We were able to break through the blockade of the Da Ce and other forces thanks to Commander Hu Xiang." Wei Fengsheng looked at Hu Xiang, who had a beautiful face, naturally fox-like eyes, and didn't say much, and couldn't help but cast a look of admiration at her.

The abilities of these extraordinary people are truly diverse. Fox Xiang's bewitching demonic fire and beast-like intuition have helped them escape countless crises.

Fox Xiang shyly stuck out his tongue and licked the wine in his glass, not being good at participating in their conversation.

However, she knew that Wei Fengsheng was trying to get credit for her in front of the Prince, so she nodded slightly to him.

Wei Fengsheng continued, "The Void Lake Secret Realm is full of water, with less than one-tenth of its area being land. To escape the pursuit of those powerful forces, we cannot stay on land. Fortunately, before we left, His Highness had the foresight to prepare supplies for us, including two Wind Spirit Ships and many Breath-Sealing Pills. So we hid in the Void Lake, far from the land."

Recalling the months spent submerged in the water, Zhou Bao also felt it was quite arduous. "However, it wasn't so safe in the Lake of Illusion. On the second night after hiding in the lake, there was a sudden turbulence in the water, and more than a dozen water monsters with humanoid or animaloid bodies that resembled water suddenly appeared in the Lake of Illusion!"

It's easy to imagine how panicked everyone was at that moment. Later, they defeated the suddenly appearing water monster and discovered the fallen illusory stone.

"Your Highness, this is the Illusion Stone."

The illusory stone and the jade spirit of the illusory lake secret realm are somewhat similar.

It resembles a stone that exists between illusion and reality. The spirit of the jade diagram is white, but the illusory stone is a translucent, grayish-white crystal.

Sometimes it will suddenly flash and disappear from your hand, but just when you think the stone has disappeared, it may blink and the illusory stone will be back in your hand, as if the scene of its disappearance was just an illusion.

After Wei Fengsheng discovered that it was a fake stone, he immediately sent a telepathic message to Jiang Ran.

"The sound transmission conch is truly a wonderful thing, Your Highness. You don't know, Da Ce and the others also wanted to send messages to the outside world, but the sound transmission stones were interfered with in the secret realm, making it impossible to send messages. Therefore, people from other forces also don't know the environment inside this secret realm..."

The naval forces that Jiang Ran dispatched, including Bai Mei and Hu Lian, were all skilled in naval warfare.

That's how he was able to dive into the Lake of Illusion, defeat countless water monsters, and find the Jade Map Spirit hidden in the deepest part of the lake.

After hearing Wei Fengsheng recount all of this, how could Jiang Ran not know the danger involved?

Especially Bai Mei.

Although he spoke casually, those who could harm him must be experts at the Dan Tian realm or above.

And there's more than one.

Sure enough, Wei Fengsheng quickly went on to describe the confrontation with the three major provincial capitals.

Yes, Bai Mei and his group have clashed with forces like Da Ce.

Moreover, there is more than one major strategy.

The three provincial capitals of the Land of Clouds and Sorrows all match up.

At this point, Wei Fengsheng and the others lost their appetite and put down their chopsticks, causing a moment of silence to fall over the table.

"It's because we failed to conceal our identities."

Wei Fengsheng looked ashamed and immediately knelt on one knee. Zhou Bao and the others followed suit. The soldiers eating below, though unaware of what their commanders and the Prince had said, also knelt down.

“The Illusory Lake Secret Realm is already extremely dangerous, you have done more than enough.” Jiang Ran helped Wei Fengsheng and the others up and reassured the warriors below.

"It's a provincial-level territory after all. Even if it wasn't discovered in the secret realm, it will be discovered sooner or later."

Wei Fengsheng said, "Your Highness, I dare to guess that these three provincial capitals may send troops to attack our city next."

"I just don't know how many troops they will send."

Jiang Ran was also wary of the top experts in the three provincial capitals.

As for the grand strategy, it is said that its lord is a powerhouse at the peak of the Transcendent Realm!
Furthermore, there are two generals whose cultivation levels are also quite high.

If the three major provincial capitals were to simultaneously attack Da Su, it would be an unprecedented crisis! (End of Chapter)