I’m Actually a Cultivation Bigshot

him.
They were getting close to the Western Sea.
Something felt off to him.

He looked around.
Ao Cheng and Ye Liuyun looked like they knew something was off, too.
Only two people looked excited.

One of them was Taoist Taihua, also known as the Jade Emperor.
Maybe he held it in for too long, but he seemed like he was ready to fight, like he could not wait to battle.

The other one was Xiao Chengfeng.
He already had his long sword out.
He picked up a rag from somewhere and was using it to wipe his sword.
He was probably thinking about how he should make an entrance and what pretentious lines he could say for maximum awesome effect.

“Taoist Taihua!” Juling Shen finally snapped.
He stepped out and said, “If you have a strategy, please, share it with us.
Let us know what we should expect.”

“Strategy? What strategy?” Taoist Taihua paused.
Then, he said, “We’re only battling a Sea Demon, why do we need a strategy? We’ll just win the battle to show them the power of the Heavenly Palace!”

‘Just like that?’

Li Nianfan had to look around.
He was trying to find a good escape route.
He was worried that he would be involved in the battle if he was not careful.

“This Jade Emperor…is so reckless, too reckless.’

“That’s inappropriate!” Juling Shen walked out.
“As a General, how can you not have a strategy?”

Back then, he took part in battles with King Tota.
He learned battle strategies under his influence.
It was obviously an unwise choice to go into battle without a strategy.

“Why is it inappropriate?”

“It’s inappropriate.”

“Why is it inappropriate?”

Li Nianfan felt speechless watching them repeat themselves.

It was clear that… Juling Shen knew it was inappropriate but could not explain.
He objected purely because…he was displeased with Lord Taoist Taihua.

If Juling Shen were to lead the army, he would not go into battle without a strategy, but it would just be those dumb little strategies.

The Heavenly Palace lacked soldiers but they also lacked Generals who could lead.

Li Nianfan decided to be the temporary army advisor.
He said, “Taoist Taihua, I have something to say.”

Lord Taoist Taihua and Juling Shen stopped arguing.
His annoyed facial expression quickly went away as he said with friendliness, “Feel free to say anything, Saint.”

Li Nianfan said, “Our goal for this battle is to deal with the Western Sea problem in the shortest time and at the lowest cost so that we can show them what the Heavenly Palace is made of.
It’ll let our other enemies be afraid so they wouldn’t dare to cause havoc.”

Lord Taoist Taihua was instantly convinced.
“So true, Saint.
But what should we do?”

“Brother Ao has grudges against our Western Sea problem.
We can send Brother Ao out first.
Let him announce that he’s there to avenge his brother.
Hence, the Eel Demon wouldn’t be too alarmed, and he’d be lured out.
I call this the luring strategy.
Then, we’ll ambush him and easily kill him in one strike!” Li Nianfan paused for a moment before he continued, “Meanwhile, we can also split the army in three.
The first group will back up Ao Cheng.
Once the Eel Demon notices that it made a careless mistake, it’ll probably call for soldiers for backup.
By then, our second group that stayed hidden will attack.
We’ll be able to strike them again when they least expect it.
As for the third round, they could attack their lair, or use them to clean up what’s left.”

“Nice, nice!”

Everyone was astounded.

They initially felt insecure heading into battle without a strategy.
They instantly felt better and felt like they would surely win.

“Saint, your advice is going to help us so much.
Brilliant, it’s truly brilliant!” complimented Lord Taoist Taihua genuinely.
He could not wait to say, “I’ll give the orders this instant.”

Juling Shen waited until Lord Taoist Taihua left.
He instantly scoffed, “I knew that this fresh-face was unreliable.
How did he become the General without knowing any strategies?”

Ao Cheng asked curiously, “General Juling, who is he?”

“Just a new guy…” Juling Shen immediately told him everything.
He also added a few exaggerated details to show how wrong he was treated so he would gain some sympathy.
Ye Liuyun nodded and said, “I think the Emperor was too desperate for decent recruits.
The General should be you, Juling Shen.” “Thanks for understanding, General Ye.” Juling Shen scoffed, “His actions today showed everything.
I’m going to sabotage him in front of the Jade Emperor.
Hmph.”

“Alright, count me in.”

Everyone immediately hit it off.
They were going to sabotage Lord Taoist Taihua.

Juling Shen looked at Li Nianfan and asked in a bootlicking way, “Saint, what do you think?”.

Li Nianfan remained expressionless.
He said calmly, “Me? I’ll just stand by and watch.”