Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

Inside the Great Xia Imperial Palace, Xia Jin looked at the military tally before her and the imperial edict from Emperor Yuwen Chan of Dayuan, a smile appearing on her face.

"It seems my guess was correct. Once the Qingyun Sect is destroyed, the entire Great Yuan will descend into chaos!"

As he spoke, he walked to the map of the Eastern Regions and picked up a flag of the Great Xia Dynasty, inserting it into the red area representing the Great Yuan.

"General!"

Su Xuanji stood aside, looking at Xia Jin's confident and composed demeanor, a hint of awe flashing in her eyes.

Xia Jin took out another scroll from her sleeve, which was exactly the same as the imperial edict of Dayuan on the table.

"Your Highness, this is..." Su Xuanji was shocked.

"This is a copy of the Great Yuan imperial edict that I made in advance." Xia Jin smiled slightly, placed the real and fake edicts side by side, then put away the original one and replaced it with the modified Great Yuan imperial edict.

"Next, my task for you is to take the military tally and this 'new' imperial edict and head immediately to the northern border camp of Dayuan."

"I intend to order Dayuan to directly attack Fenglin!!"

"Your Highness, do you perhaps intend for the two to fight like the snipe and the clam, while the fisherman reaps the benefits?!" Su Xuanji asked suspiciously.

"You're quite clever!" Xia Jin nodded approvingly. "That's right, only when the kingdoms of Dayuan and Fenglin clash can our Great Xia reap the benefits!"

However, Su Xuanji then frowned: "Your Highness, even with this military tally and imperial edict, the border generals of Dayuan are no ordinary men! They cannot easily believe what is said about war between nations; they will surely confirm with the Dayuan emperor repeatedly."

"Therefore, we need to give them a reason that they 'have no choice but to believe'."

Xia Jin pointed to the border between Dayuan and Fenglin, "I will send an elite force, all dressed in Fenglin's uniforms and armor, to directly 'attack' the Dayuan border army's outpost camps three days later."

"At that time, the enemy will launch a night attack, the border troops will suffer a setback, and the people will be filled with anger. Then you will appear at the opportune moment, displaying the military tally and the imperial edict!"

"Do you think the generals of Dayuan, who have been biding their time for many years, will choose to remain inactive and repeatedly confirm with the Dayuan emperor? Or will they directly heed the arriving military tally and imperial edict, rise up in retaliation, and achieve military merit?"

Su Xuanji listened to Xia Jin's words, her lips slightly parted, and a hint of shock flashed in her eyes.

Did he actually take the other person's humanity into account?

"Hey! Wake up. Why are you suddenly so confused?" Xia Jin's cheerful voice rang in Su Xuanji's ear.

Su Xuanji snapped back to reality and realized that Xia Jin had somehow walked up to her and was looking at her with a slightly mischievous expression.

He even reached out and gently pinched her cheek.

This felt like an electric shock to her; her cheeks flushed instantly, and she hurriedly took two steps back, distancing herself from Xia Jin.

"Um... This leader... is thinking that the prince's plan is indeed ingenious." Su Xuanji took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but her slightly red earlobes betrayed her.

Xia Jin laughed heartily, ceasing his teasing, and pointed to the military tally and imperial edict on the table: "Alright, take these two items and head to the border of Dayuan. If this matter succeeds, I will reward you with a great achievement!"

Su Xuanji quickly put away the military tally and imperial edict, and without lingering, turned around and walked briskly towards the door.

However, she had just stepped out of the Jinwang Palace when she stopped and turned to look at Xia Jin.

"What? Is there something else?" Xia Jin looked at the other person with a puzzled expression, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Your Highness, regarding the great achievement you just mentioned, could I... perhaps instead... have a small wish granted to me?" Su Xuanji asked Xia Jin softly.

Xia Jin was taken aback, then nodded.

"Your Highness, then wait for my good news!!" Su Xuanji's excited voice rang out, but her figure had already disappeared in front of Xia Jin.

"This guy... he's supposed to be the leader of a sect, how come he still has this kind of mentality!" Xia Jin shook her head, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

But soon, Xia Jin, who had sat down again next to the map of the Eastern Region, gradually lost her smile.

"Based on the timeline, the news of the destruction of the Qingyun Sect and the disappearance of Lin Xiao should have already reached the Yuheng Sect by now. Given the Yuheng Sect's consistent practices in the Eastern Region, they will likely send someone to Dayuan to investigate soon." Xia Jin picked up the teacup beside her, took a deep breath of the fragrant tea, and then closed her eyes.

"The waters of the Eastern Region are still too clear."

"The arrival of the Jade Balance Sect at this time is perfectly timed. I will take this opportunity to stir up some trouble in the Eastern Region, so that Great Xia will not attract the attention of more people."

After a moment of silence, Xia Jin, who already had a rough plan in mind, slowly opened her eyes.

After a brief private conversation with the Xia brothers, Xia Jin left Da Xia overnight. His destination was not Da Yuan, but rather Bei Ji, where the Yuheng Sect was located!

That's right, it's the northern Hebei region!

His reason for choosing Beiji was simple: it was one of the two strongest nations among the seven kingdoms of the Eastern Regions.

The power distribution within the Northern Hebei region can be described as a three-way balance of power.

One of them was the Northern Hebei court.

The remaining two powerful forces are the Jade Balance Sect and the Lifeless Sect.

The Jade Balance Sect and the Lifeless Sect have always been at odds, and there have been quite a few private conflicts and frictions between them.

However, in order to avoid being defeated one by one by the covetous Northern Ji court, both sides exercised restraint and did not completely break off relations.

This was precisely the perfect opportunity that Xia Jin had identified.

Once chaos erupts within the Northern Hebei, the Yuehua Dynasty, one of the strongest dynasties in the Eastern Region, will undoubtedly turn its attention entirely to this old rival.

At that time, the Yuehua Dynasty will be too busy to attend to other matters, and Beiji will be preoccupied with its own problems. The other countries in the Eastern Region will no longer pose a threat to the Great Xia.

With Xia Jin traveling at full speed, a day after leaving the capital of Great Xia, she had already entered the territory of the Northern Hebei Wusheng Sect.

Upon arriving in Beiji, he changed into a set of Wushengmen disciple's clothing, which he had painstakingly replicated at great expense.

Xia Jin took out the jade token identifying her as a disciple of the Jade Balance Sect, which she had obtained from Lin Xiao, from her bosom, and a cold smile appeared on her face.

"Yuheng Sect! Who gave you the right to offend my Great Xia? This time, don't blame me."

Xia Jin squeezed hard,

"Snap!"

The jade token, symbolizing the identity of a disciple of the Yuheng Sect, instantly turned to dust and fell through his fingers.

Almost at the same instant the jade pendant shattered.

The Third Elder, who was still dozens of miles away from the border of northern Hebei, suddenly changed his expression, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

"Lin Xiao's natal jade pendant... is broken?!"

He took out a compass that he had carried with him when he left the Jade Balance Sect, and suddenly saw a red dot light up on it.

His face turned extremely pale.

"The Gate of No Life!!!" The Third Elder squeezed out these three words through gritted teeth.

"Good, good for the Wusheng Sect! How dare they lay such a vicious hand on a core disciple of my Yuheng Sect! Do they really think my Yuheng Sect has no one left?!" Enraged, the Third Elder no longer had any intention of rushing to Dayuan.

Without the slightest hesitation, he sped off towards the red dot!

A moment later, Xia Jin felt a presence getting closer and closer, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

"The fish are here."