Chapter 607: Chapter 607

This is the most direct, tangible disparity between Heart Image and Heavenly Person.

Ji Jingqiu also recalled the subtle hindrances and limitations he faced when he previously took action.

What percentage control has he achieved in Unity of Heaven and Man now?

A public official from the Federation, who was once a "stranger yet acquaintance" to Ji Jingqiu in past brief encounters, visited.

Seeing Ji Jingqiu again filled Yan Ruhuo with myriad thoughts.

This "junior" in his eyes had now advanced to a level where Yan Ruhuo had to look at him as an equal or even look up to him.

Initially, he had heard Ji Jingqiu’s name from Ning Fengyuan when selecting participants for an exchange competition.

Later, he had a brief meeting with Ji Jingqiu during the exchange competitions with the Holy Hall and several other civilizations, together with Leng Dao.

At that time, Ji Jingqiu was still in the True Seed Realm.

But in just a bit more than a year, this young man had caught up, stepped into the Chains Realm, and even subtly exerted a mental pressure on him.

Yan Ruhuo felt significant pressure; because of his busy official duties, he had still not achieved a Breakthrough in Heart Image...

"We meet again." Yan Ruhuo smiled, extending a hand, "Did you hear about Leng Dao’s recent breakthrough in Heart Image?"

Ji Jingqiu also smiled and nodded.

Since returning, he had been in touch with both Daoge and Bage through terminal communication.

Both were still on the Western battlefield; Bage was trapped and Daoge had gone to rescue him, breaking into the Heart Image Realm during combat.

Achieving a breakthrough during a battle was akin to main character treatment.

"When will the battle in the West end?" Ji Jingqiu asked.

Yan Ruhuo sighed and replied, "It had originally ceased, but due to some other reasons, fighting broke out again."

"Are the higher-ups not planning to intervene?"

Recalling the recent meeting in the Military Department, Yan Ruhuo rubbed his temples and said:

"The situation is complicated, to put it precisely we have always been involved, but it seems to have gotten worse..."

He paused briefly, then waved his hands and said: "Let’s not discuss this today, I am here on behalf of the Federation to confirm the matter of the meeting ground with you."

Hearing this, Ji Jingqiu’s expression turned serious, and he invited Yan Ruhuo to sit inside.

"The initial decision regarding the meeting ground with the Nine States is to establish it around the passage, with the passage as the center for expanding and remodeling."

Yan Ruhuo directly expressed his purpose.

Ji Jingqiu pondered, "Is the official plan to relocate Taian City? Or to create an isolation zone?"

"Neither," Yan Ruhuo said gravely, "We plan to include the whole of Taian City into the relocated city."

Ji Jingqiu was surprised; this was something he and Master Bai Lu had not expected. Was the Federation not afraid of any accidents?

Yan Ruhuo sighed inwardly; the Federation had its considerations in planning to use Taian City as a trial ground to observe the integration of people from both sides, their lifestyle habits, among many other aspects.

Additionally, this matter would not be made public by the Federation for the time being.

Simply put, this was both a buffer zone and a trial ground; should anything inappropriate be discovered, the Federation would halt the process in time.

Among the upper echelons of the Federation, a considerable portion remains cautious towards the Martial Artists from Nine States.

Initially, over ninety percent of the top officials were strongly opposed.

Because what they are set to introduce is not just one or two tribes, but a vast power involving over a hundred civilizations!

Although the Federation’s comprehensive rating is only at a second-tier civilization, in terms of upper-level combat power, backed by Divine Weapons left by the Seven Marshals, they won’t lose to any first-tier civilization, and might even surpass some.

But Nine Palaces consists of at least nine first-tier civilizations.

Reaching out to such forces in the Great Universe? In the initial meeting, several high-ranking officials didn’t hesitate to slam the table and scold them for being completely insane, actually inviting the wolf into the house!

Even if there was an old association with Marshal He, what then?

Marshal He is long gone, and the so-called friendship was a matter of ten thousand years ago.

Moreover, if they were really to be invited, how would it be arranged? Although the Federation has many planets that are "vacant," it is not possible to accommodate the entire Nine Palaces.

The matter caused a huge stir, and eventually, the Six Great Families and several Great Grandmasters stepped in, joining the discussion.

Several Great Grandmasters even personally made a trip, passing through the East Three Bright Star gateway into Nine States, meeting the Great Red Sky Lord and Senior Mu Qing from the original Great Universe’s Elf Clan.

Both were former comrades of Marshal He.

What specific negotiations took place, Yan Ruhuo was not clear, only hearing it was related to a certain alliance, which involved not only the Federation but also other Great Universe civilizations like the Forest of Group Stars.

After that, the Ji Family also came forward, and even produced a message prepared by Marshal Ji in advance, seemingly anticipating similar events in the future.

What consensus was ultimately reached among the upper echelons, Yan Ruhuo was not clear, but he knew the integration plan was approved.

But even now, many people still held a pessimistic view of this plan.

There was no avoiding it, the opposing force was too strong for the high-ups not to worry.

Fortunately, the overall execution of this plan was projected to exceed a hundred years, and the Federation held the initiative, capable of terminating anytime, taking one step at a time.

Yan Ruhuo looked deeply at Ji Jingqiu.

The Nine Palaces highly valued Ji Jingqiu, and there was a high probability that he would be the link between the Federation and the Nine Palaces in the future.

In his view, whether this integration project could continue would entirely depend on the influence Ji Jingqiu could wield within the Federation.

Thinking of the integration issue, Ji Jingqiu also felt a headache.

The issue was too significant...

However, Master Lu Tong was much more optimistic compared to him.

They believed that Yanfutu’s full invasion of the Three Thousand Realms would still take two hundred years.

Ji Jingqiu had at least one hundred and fifty years to grow, stabilize his footing in the Federation, wield influence, and develop his own force.

According to the previous predictions by Master Lu and others, it was very likely that, ultimately, the Great Red Sky Palace and Red Bright Heavenly Palace would reintegrate some of their elites first through Ji Jingqiu.

These elites would gradually establish themselves and find a suitable location for the Nine Palaces, during which the other Seven Palaces would inevitably rely on the two palaces...

This development was the most reasonable and smooth one they predicted.

Within the Nine Palaces, Ji Jingqiu also had a bond of trust with the Great Red Sky Palace, and the Red Bright Heavenly Palace was attached.

Moreover, it was unrealistic and impossible for all of the Nine Palaces to come over at once.

As for the future location of the Nine Palaces, in Master Lu’s words, they also have "ancestral lands" in the Great Universe.

In this entire plan, the most critical key was "trust."

Ji Jingqiu sighed, the trust between people was indeed too important.

He also did not trust the Nine Palaces, at most having a basis of trust with the Great Red Sky Palace.

This was also why he returned to the Great Universe to develop, not only because important breakthroughs like Fetal Breathing needed to be completed in the Great Universe, but also because the Great Universe and the Federation were his roots.

No matter how strong the Nine Palaces were, they were "distant waters," let alone their desire to come to the Great Universe, relying on his establishment of a stable foothold there.

After a brief discussion on the initial establishment of the integration area, Ji Jingqiu and Yan Ruhuo agreed to go together the next day to cross the passage and visit the Jin’s Ancestral Land.

The first to come over would be the people of the Canglang Jin Family.

Looking at the empty Divine Temple, Yan Ruhuo joked:

"When the time comes, we’ll allocate some money for you to build a private dojo, after all, you’re currently the top talent in our Federation, how can you live so modestly."

Ji Jingqiu readily agreed, grateful:

"It’s costly, costly, how about staying for dinner together tonight?"

"No rush, there’s one more thing," Yan Ruhuo said earnestly, "intrusted by the Great Grandmaster from the Mu Family, we are issuing visiting cards for you, sending them to the Federation’s Hundred Veins, your first battle is tentatively scheduled for ten days later, do you see any issues?"