The trial is over. In this trial, the eldest prince and princess both obtained the inheritance of their royal ancestors with the help of Xiyun. Xiyun also received promotions and titles because he single-handedly helped the two royal descendants obtain the inheritance. He was granted the title Shaoyun Hou and led the Shenwei Army as Marshal. Jiang Liejun, the lord of Jade City, gave him tens of thousands of gold without caring about state affairs. The other seven sons of Jiang Liejun were also assigned to important positions in various camps of the Shenwei Army.
After the trial ended, the royal family began to count the income and progress of several princes in the trial.
"The eldest prince, Su Tianying, has obtained the royal inheritance of the Imperial Sword, a top-grade inheritance, and is granted the qualification to enter the royal treasury."
In the main hall, hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides, and several princes knelt before their highness. The emperor, wearing a dragon robe, was sitting on a dragon chair, high up in the sky, and a sharp voice in the palace read out.
"The second prince, Su Tianhao, has received the royal inheritance of the Millennium Emperor's Dragon Qi, the best inheritance, and is granted the qualification to enter the royal treasury and the royal secret realm for cultivation."
"The third princess, Su Tianya, has obtained the royal thousand-year spiritual energy inheritance, a middle-grade inheritance, and is granted the qualification to enter the third level of the royal treasury or below."
"The fourth prince, Su Tianming, has inherited the royal spiritual energy for thousands of years, the royal secret treasure dragon-patterned jade seal, the royal secret treasure dragon-patterned brocade robe, one middle-grade inheritance, two high-grade inheritance, and has been granted the qualification to enter the royal treasury and the royal secret realm for cultivation. Make him a prince."
"The fifth prince, Su Tianyi, has not received the royal inheritance, but his strength has been upgraded to the level of Immortal Vein, and he is granted the qualification to enter the first level of the royal treasury."
The fourth prince Su Tianming obtained the three inheritances with the help of the disciples of the Three Saints Sect. Naturally, he is the one who gained the most in this trial. According to the wishes of the royal family, the first place in this trial will be established as the prince. Inherit the throne. In the main hall, the prince's conferment ceremony was held immediately. The fourth prince Su Tianming stepped forward to be conferred under the protection of the disciples of the Three Saints Sect. The fourth prince standing on the high platform still looked so humble and polite. Looking at the disciples of the Three Saints Sect beside him, each one was more arrogant than the other, looking down upon His Highness's civil and military ministers.
The prince's conferment ceremony was over, the civil and military officials dispersed, and several princes also returned to their respective places.
"What should I do? Is it really true that our Fenglei Empire will be suppressed by the Three Saints just as the fourth child inherits the throne?"
In the courtyard of the second prince Su Tianhao, he was really discussing with his confidants.
"Your Majesty is weak and may not have much time left. I think it's okay..." an old minister whispered in the second prince's ear.
"Killing my father and killing my king, how do you want me to meet people in the future?"
A group of people were discussing something in the second prince's courtyard. On the other side, the eldest prince Su Tianying and princess Su Tianya were in Jiang Liejun's courtyard. Everyone was waiting for Jiang Liejun to come up with an idea.
"Mr. Jiang, the fourth brother has been appointed as the crown prince." The eldest prince said.
"I understand." Jiang Liejun said, "The intention of the Three Saints Sect is very obvious, which is to firmly control the Fenglei Empire through the hands of the prince. It can be said that it is a secret that everyone knows that His Majesty is weak. It is estimated that in two days It will be the crown prince’s turn next year, and even the Divine Power Army will not be able to prevent the forces of the Three Saints Sect from infiltrating the Fenglei Empire.”
"Mr. Jiang, what should we do?" the princess asked.
Before the Fenglei Empire unified Fenglei Province, the Three Saints Sect was definitely in Fenglei Province. After the unification of the Fenglei Empire, the emergence of the Divine Power Army established a high wall between the secular and spiritual sects, completely separating the spiritual sect from the secular empire. Practitioners in Fenglei Province no longer regard joining the sect as the only choice and an honor, and there are also many disciples of the Three Saints Sect who will go out to join the Shenwei Army after completing their studies. This is actually a great threat to the Three Saints Sect and the sect order they have worked so hard to establish.
Therefore, the Three Saints Sect has been looking for opportunities to regain control of the secular order and make the Three Saints Sect the only sacred existence in Fenglei State.
"The fifth prince doesn't know how to fight. He has lost the qualification to compete. The only one who can compete with the prince is the second prince. I don't know if the second prince will take any action." Jiang Liejun also expressed concern. The fifth prince's failure to obtain the inheritance in the trial meant that the emperor had directly given up on the fifth prince, and the Three Saints Sect would not regard him as a threat and just give him an idle prince. Although the eldest prince and princess have the support of a powerful person like Xiyun, the Three Saints Sect believes that Xiyun alone can stir up big waves. In this case, the only threat is the second prince.
"Brother, what do you think?" Yu Qingcheng looked at Xiyun who was leaning in the corner. Xiyun, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and stepped forward.
"The fifth prince has completely lost his qualifications to compete for the throne. Basically, his supporters have switched to the prince's sect. The civil and military officials in the country are basically 50-50. If the Three Saints Sect had not intervened, who would win in the end? It would be really bad. Jumping to conclusions. Therefore, the key to everything lies in the Three Saints Sect."
"Yun'er, what do you want to say?" Jiang Liejun seemed to have guessed Xiyun's intention. Xiyun glanced at Jiang Liejun and then summoned the Demon Locking Realm.
"Yun'er, have you already used the Demon Locking Domain at will?" Jiang Liejun was a little excited. Xiyun looked at Jiang Liejun and nodded.
"Your Majesty, I don't think you need to worry too much for the time being. The fourth prince has just been established as the prince, and I believe that the second highness will not take any action. The two highnesses need to visit the majesty from time to time. As long as the majesty is still alive. The Three Saints Sect will not mess around. My brothers need to pay attention to the movements of the Three Saints Sect in the imperial city at all times. It is best for the foster father to return to the court and monitor the civil and military officials."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
According to Xiyun's arrangement, Jiang Liejun re-entered the court. The emperor was very happy to hear that Jiang Liejun was willing to come out of the palace again, and directly worshiped Jiang Liejun as prime minister and asked him to assist the prince in the future. The eldest prince and princess would often go to the palace to show their filial piety in front of the emperor. The emperor's mood was much better and his health was much better than before. Elsewhere, Jiang Liejun's adopted sons are looking after him, while Xiyun has been practicing in the Demon Locking Domain. He wants to improve his strength to the level of immortal before the Three Saints Sect or the Second Prince gets into trouble. Sir, this way you can enter the middle level of the Demon Locking Realm, and you will have a greater chance of winning when you fight against the Three Saints Sect.
Time flies by like a fleeting moment, and it has been more than a year since Xiyun came to Fenglei Province. Although the eldest prince and princess would often come to the palace to take care of the emperor, which made the emperor feel a lot more comfortable, the emperor's body was still not as good as the day before. It lasted a day, and in the end he was bedridden, leaving all the affairs of the court and central government to Jiang Liejun. At the same time, due to the secret operations of the Three Saints Sect, many ministers of the second prince's force were attacked, and many ministers of the second prince's force also switched sides. The second prince's power in the court was weakening day by day, and he gradually lost the ability to confront the prince. Fortunately, the Three Saints Sect has not penetrated into the government and the public, so there is still peace between the Shenwei Army and the Three Saints Sect.
"What should we do?" The second prince and his confidants discussed what to do next.
"If we cannot find a strong backer that can rival the Three Saints Sect, it will be difficult for us to stand up under the pressure of the Three Saints Sect."
"Where to find it?"
"The great hidden demon."
"The hidden demons are all otherworldly beings. How could they support me for no reason?"
"As long as His Highness can come up with enough chips."
"What chips?"
The second prince discussed finding a backer. On the prince's side, the Three Saints Sect had already begun to make some small moves behind the prince's back.
"This old guy Jiang Liejun controls the government, and we have no way to arrange our people into it."
"The methods practiced by our disciples of the Three Saints Sect are all secret methods unique to the Three Saints Sect. You can find out by just searching. I think we can select a group of people from those small sects, train them well, and let them be my Our chess pieces do things for us.”
"good idea."
The secret struggle between the two forces gradually turned into an open struggle. The second prince used some method to actually invite the hidden demon King Skyscraper Spider, and learned the secret method of Skyscraper Spider Clan, and his strength increased to a higher level. . Moreover, the Giant Sky Spider is a great hidden demon at the Immortal Emperor level, and its power alone is enough to rival the three masters of the Three Saints Sect.
Jiang Liejun was an Immortal Lord before he came out of seclusion. At that time, he was already the number one person in the Fenglei Empire, and his strength was on par with the master of the Three Saints Sect. After coming out of seclusion, although his strength has not reached the level of the Immortal Sect, it is still very different from the Immortal Sect.
"What method did the second child use to invite the Giant Spider King?" In Jiang Liejun's house, Tian Yangfeng and his brothers and sisters were discussing.
"The secret method practiced by the giant spider family requires energy, and the best way to replenish energy is to refine living people." Xiyun said. Of course, this was what Yuyan told him.
"What!" Everyone was shocked.
"Could it be that the second son sacrificed the people of our Fengling Empire to the Giant Spider King?"
"This is the only possibility." Xiyun said, "The Giant Spider King has reached the Immortal Emperor level, and it can become a god if it breaks through again. Therefore, the amount of energy it needs this time is also an extremely huge astronomical figure. I A conservative estimate requires the energy of at least 10 million people."
"Ten million! Our Fenglei Empire only has a population of 20 million!" Tianyang Feng said angrily.
"So, we must stop the second prince and eliminate the hidden dangers of the Three Saints Sect." Xiyun said.
"Junior brother, what do you think?" Yu Qingcheng asked.
"I still need to discuss this matter with my adoptive father..."
Xiyun found Jiang Liejun and told him his thoughts.
"Are you planning to establish the eldest prince?"
"It's just that the name of the First Prince makes it legitimate for us to attack the Giant Spider King and the Three Saints Sect. After these two major hidden dangers are eliminated, the rest will not be our problem."
"What solutions do you have to solve these two major hidden dangers?"
"Although the Giant Spider King is a demon king of a generation, he is not invincible as a powerful being in the Immortal Emperor realm. As far as I know, there is a dragon demon king, although like the Giant Spider King, he is a great demon at the Immortal Emperor level. But the blood of the dragon species makes the Dragon Demon King more dangerous than the giant skyscraper spider." Xiyun released his power and summoned the divine weapon Dragon Sword, "Father, take this divine sword with a few senior brothers and sisters. Yuyan will lead you to the Dragon Demon King." Xiyun handed the dragon sword to Jiang Liejun, and then summoned Yuyan, who gently saluted Jiang Liejun.
"Fairy." Jiang Liejun returned the greeting.
"I'm with the Three Saints Sect, so my adoptive father doesn't have to worry."
"How can you deal with the Three Holy Sects at the same time with your own strength?"
"With this." Xiyun raised his hand and summoned ten orbs, including two red ones, two blue ones, two white ones, two green ones, and two golden ones.
"This is?"
"It is loaded with the parts of the mecha puppet beast and the orbs that provide the power source for the mecha puppet beast. Each mecha puppet beast has the strength of an immortal general. The five elements combined can even rival the strong men of the immortal sect."
"It seems that it is time to clean up all the forces."
