Chapter 743

Chapter 743: Li Qing Tao Achieving

Year 6375 of the Xia calendar, Ying Continent

On this day, a powerful pressure spread throughout the Anlan Mountains of Ying Continent, causing many machines to malfunction, and some surveillance screens turned completely black.

However, Zheng Yi and the others showed expressions of great surprise; while others did not know what was happening, they knew it was Li Qing’s breakthrough.

Li Qing had said that she could break through in fifty years, but she did it much sooner than expected.

Zheng Yi and the others arrived at Li Qing’s cave; her cave was a blend of cultivation and science fiction, featuring not only defensive formations but also a defense line made of robots, with a row of cameras at the entrance.

Of course, Zheng Yi and his friends had permission; as long as they did not forcibly enter Li Qing’s meditation room, the robots would not attack them.

"The leader has made a breakthrough, this is wonderful! The Ying Continent moves forward once again."

"Zheng Yi, with this, our Ying Continent is truly the second best in the world now, isn’t it?"

Both Elders said to Zheng Yi, "One Tao Achieving is as powerful as nuclear weapons, and even more so. This can secure Ying Continent’s place as the second best in the world."

"That’s about right. As long as Huaxia doesn’t use all its resources to support Qingyun, Qingyun will definitely not be as good as us."

Zheng Yi said, "Since the demon race’s surprise attack, Zhou Liao has not recovered. This may have started with the awakening of the demon race; both times, the breakthroughs happened in Zhou Liao’s most important Zhenhai City."

The first time you could say they were caught off guard, so there is nothing to discuss. But the second time was over a hundred years ago, and Zhou Liao’s so-called industrial center was also quickly breached. This caused the people of Zhou Liao to lose confidence, and many elites fled, which is the reason Zhou Liao has not recovered.

Although Qingyun stayed safe in the inland, suffering little loss, its economic development has been slow in recent years because Qingyun has lost most of its colonies, leaving fewer resources to rely on, and inland areas naturally do not develop as well as coastal areas.

So, Qingyun’s total economy is slightly worse than Ying Continent’s, but its economic quality is a bit higher. After all, it is an established power with some foundation. However, the quality of cultivators cannot be compared with Ying Continent’s. Now that Li Qing has achieved the Tao Achieving level, the advantage of the Ying Continent is even more obvious.

"Since that’s the case, can we then siphon resources from around the world?"

An elder asked, "Exploiting others is very enjoyable. With certain advantages, it is easy to earn a lot of profit. They are very envious of Huaxia."

"It won’t be possible in the short term, but when the leader comes out and takes the North, it may be doable. At that time, our reputation will soar, and we will have a vast market, which will be the foundation for our rise."

"I am getting a bit impatient. When will the leader come out?"

The group excitedly rubbed their hands, waiting for Li Qing to come out so they could attack the North.

Li Qing came out after one month, which was quite fast. In the age of cultivation, breaking through levels and then consolidating it for three to five years is very normal. Li Qing was also in a hurry.

As soon as Li Qing emerged, she immediately gathered Zheng Yi and the other leaders and said, "Zheng Yi, I have broken through to Tao Achieving. Are you all ready for the big battle?"

"Leader, the Ying Continent is fully prepared. We have one million and five hundred thousand elite cultivators, three thousand various flying vehicles, two hundred thousand missiles, and over one hundred million heavy artillery shells…"

Zheng Yi immediately reported their resources to Li Qing. They had prepared for this war for many years, saving up while managing daily expenses.

Their resources were not as rich as Huaxia’s, so they saved carefully. They had thousands of flying vehicles, one million and five hundred thousand elite cultivators, and countless missiles and shells.

"Very well, let’s start the battle. In three days, we will advance from the middle part of the Anlan Mountains."

Li Qing nodded. Zheng Yi had prepared for many years, and the army was already in position, ready to attack at any moment.

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Three days later, the people of the Ying Continent went to war against the demon race.

First, missiles and heavy artillery bombarded for three days. Then, hundreds of thousands of front-line troops broke through the defense line, sweeping everything in their path. Li Qing led the high-ranking officials into the fray.

However, they faced little resistance because the higher-ranking Demon Kings sent to the Ying Continent had already been withdrawn by the Demon Queen. Only the younger generation of Demon Kings remained to resist, but these young Demon Kings were at best early stage of the six grade. They were no match for Li Qing and were easily defeated.

Without the command of the higher-ranking Demon King, the rest of the demon army was not a concern. The people of the Ying Continent pushed forward, and after defeating the main forces of the demon race, they announced the unification of the Ying Continent.

This was the biggest event between the human race and the demon race in decades, causing a storm in public opinion. Almost everyone focused on this matter, and Li Qing’s reputation soared, becoming the second human to achieve the Tao Achieving level.

Three months later, Li Qing and others had mostly cleared out the demon race in Northern Ying Continent, leaving only a few hiding in the deep mountains and forests that still needed to be hunted down gradually.

Li Qing took the opportunity to announce the great development plan for the Northern Ying Continent, which created many new topics of discussion about the Ying Continent.

Nowadays, land development around the world is quite advanced. Most useful lands are either occupied by humans or by the demon race, so when a piece of land becomes available, it attracts the attention of many companies and wealthy people-it’s a big opportunity.

"The area north of the Anlan Mountains in the Ying Continent accounts for about one-third of the land, covering over 60,000 kilometers. It has high mountains, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, along with a long coastline. Before the recovery of spiritual energy, there were also several famous mines. In short, this land is priceless."

"Li Qing has announced a plan to move up to 100 million people. All construction companies in the Ying Continent are fighting to get a share of the market. Just the projects for roads, railways, and bridges will not be less than 100 trillion Huaxia coins. Right now, construction companies in Huaxia are going crazy trying to get a piece of it."

In Haigang City, Lin Jiang said to Cao Ying that he was naturally paying attention to the matters of the Ying Continent.

"Is Li Qing difficult to deal with?"

"Yes, the Ying Continent still has talented people. They want to exchange market access for technology, especially for the technologies that they struggle with. They have been thinking about it for a long time and want us to loosen our grip."

"So should we agree to them?"

"Why not agree? Although Li Qing and her team are not bad, their understanding of cutting-edge technology is still too low. We are at least three generations ahead of them in many critical technologies. If we give them a little, it will bring us back to the market, and when they feel they can compete fairly with us, then we can upgrade our technology."

"Uh, isn’t that lying?"

"That’s right, it is lying. Is there a problem?"

"What will happen if Li Qing turns against us?"

"Hmph, only I have the right to turn against others; she does not."

Lin Jiang sneered. Li Qing had truly achieved something remarkable. Decades ago, a Demon Emperor, who was equivalent to the Tao Achieving, was just killed. She can’t think that Huaxia’s weapons can only target the demon race, right?

"So ruthless. It seems Li Qing will never be able to escape you; she can only be played by you."

"This is her own choice. Am I not respecting her choice?"

"That’s true."

"Let’s make arrangements. As for the interests of Northern Ying Continent, Huaxia will take a bite first."

Lin Jiang said that although his ambitions had already soared into space, he still wanted to take advantage of the benefits at hand. After all, it wasn’t him doing the work; he just needed to give orders.

Lin Jiang gave the command, and soon professionals made contact with Ying Continent. The conditions offered made Ying Continent excited, and the news reached Li Qing.

"Zheng Yi, do you see any problems with these conditions?"

"It doesn’t seem like a big problem, but I’m worried that these technologies might already be outdated in Huaxia. They are very secretive about their technology, and we can’t gather any information."

Zheng Yi said that this time Huaxia offered a lot. They opened up patents in energy, military, and computing, even offering to build production lines for free, all to secure a share in northern development. These were exactly the things they needed.

"I know that person; sometimes he is very open-minded, and other times very narrow-minded. Last time with the ground worm situation, he tricked us, and this time I fear it will be similar."

"Master, if that’s the case, then we should just refuse them."

"We can’t refuse. Ying Continent is too vast. Unless we spend hundreds or thousands of years to build it up, we can’t avoid Huaxia’s involvement."

"What about Qingyun and Zhou Liao?"

"As far as I know, many of the big companies in both countries belong to him, so there is no difference, and when you add Qingyun and Zhou Liao together, they are still not as strong as Huaxia."

"Does that mean we have to fall for this?"

"That’s almost the same meaning."

"How frustrating, it’s so frustrating!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately felt unhappy. Shouldn’t this be the turning point for the Ying Continent? How did it end up like this?