Protect Our Clan Leader

And so, she began to nurture war with war, honing her troops through hunting.

Her army, which she had trained at great cost, did not disappoint her; in their battles with the Fierce Beasts, they grew rapidly, undergoing a transformation.

Their eyes became firm and steady, their will determined, their actions solid and silent; gradually they had become an elite force.

Although their weapons and equipment were still crude, their actual combat power was already completely different from Zhen Shicong's hunting party.

Meanwhile, as large quantities of meat were returned to the farming villages, Heavenly blessed one Yuxuan's prestige skyrocketed, quickly entering a virtuous cycle.

Although her rhythm in solving the first wave of the food crisis was much slower than Wang Licui's, her progress was more steady.

And just as everything was getting on track, Wang Ying Xuan received a piece of intelligence.

Nearby, a bandit den had raided two farming villages, taken their remaining food and able-bodied men, and abandoned the old, weak, and sick.

Wang Ying Xuan's eyes lit up immediately, knowing that her second mission had arrived.

According to her Master Jiang Zhencang's counsel, this was the time to fortify the villages, arrange patrols, and defend against the bandits' raids. If they could withstand a wave of bandit attacks, they would have passed the test.

But Wang Ying Xuan had other ideas.

She saw it as an opportunity, one that could be used to annex the two farming villages. However, she didn't rush to attack. Instead, she arranged for people to gather the old, weak, and sick and collect detailed intelligence on the bandits while initiating reconnaissance, selecting the top ten from her troops to act as Scouts.

For her, who had grown up listening to stories in the arms of her grandfather Wang Shouzhe, he was undoubtedly the closest and most revered hero in the depths of her heart.

And her grandfather's obsession with intelligence had deeply influenced her combat philosophy.

Through collecting intelligence around them, scouting, and even infiltrating with an inside man, she quickly gained a comprehensive understanding of the enemy's and her own forces' strength.

The bandit den's chief was also a formidable "Heavenly blessed one," originally commanding a force of two hundred Elites, who had later plundered two hundred strong men from the 3977 and 8172 Villages.

On the surface, there was a huge disparity in strength between the two parties.

Yet Wang Ying Xuan was not deterred at all. After making preparations, she boldly launched a surprise attack, causing chaos with the help of her pre-infiltrated insiders while using the old, weak, and sick she had gathered to divide the two hundred strong men, further expanding the disorder.

At the same time, Wang Ying Xuan led ten trusted aides in a targeted raid against the bandit leader. After a fierce battle, she successfully beheaded the bandit leader.

Subsequently, the demoralized bandit organization quickly surrendered.

In this battle, although she was seriously injured and lost thirty Elites, she achieved a great victory with a small force, annihilating an entire bandit group and fighting a splendid small battle. She gained a large number of strong men, wealth, food, and weapons and equipment.

She also dealt with the surrendered bandits.

After taking them back, she sorted out the bandits, executed some of the key members, and won the prestige of both villages. The remaining bandits were put to work as laborers, building houses, reclaiming wasteland, and constructing walls, and so on.

In the Trial Hall.

The Enlightened Ones who had witnessed Wang Ying Xuan's entire battle fell into silence.

When Master Jiang was determined to have Wang Ying Xuan become the next Sacred Master, they were actually quite resistant. Wasn't this a predetermined outcome? Why should the Sacred Master's disciple automatically become the future Sacred Master?

Moreover, Wang Ying Xuan was relatively young with insufficient prestige, which only increased their reluctance.

Yet unexpectedly, not only did she possess exceptional Cultivation talent, but she also showed an innate gift in training troops and conducting war.

She not only had a knack for training soldiers, but her war intuition was also extremely sharp, often able to penetrate the enemy's weakest points with the ease of a sharp blade.

The army under her command seemed as if it could truly emerge victorious in every battle.

"Well done, well done, well done," Jiang Zhencang was taken aback, overwhelmed with emotion, his old tears flowing, "My disciple is both brave and wise, truly surpassing the master."

He had thought his approach was the most secure, only to realize that it was just his own deficiencies in commanding an army. If he had possessed such abilities back then, perhaps the situation on Da Qian's battlefields could have been rewritten.

Even Wang Shouzhe was deeply moved.

As a child in his arms, Yuxuan preferred his stories of the battles of the Three Kingdoms over traditional Journey to the West. Clearly, she leaned more towards the use of military power than personal martial prowess.

Her subsequent performance in the Clan School fully demonstrated her talent in this area.

The decision to send her to the Sacred Land was an important reason; after all, the Wang family could not teach her how to lead troops in battle. The Sacred Land, with more real combat opportunities, the protection of a Master, and its library boasting the richest collection in Da Qian, could enable her to grow more rapidly.

But over the years, Yuxuan's growth still far exceeded his expectations. Evidently, in addition to her Cultivation, she had not stopped learning in this area.

"Could it be? This time, will Yuxuan or Licui attain the position of Saintess?" the Enlightened Ones couldn't help but be filled with doubt.

Compared to the outstanding start of these two, the others seemed rather unremarkable, including Wang Liyao, who had the best Bloodline Talent but didn't show any remarkable performance.