Chapter 669
After leaving the small courtyard, Zhu Ping raised his head and looked into the distance before heading north.
The news of Poison Gentleman also slowly spread.
This guy was actually involved in the fight for the throne or the fight for the qualification to cultivate a legendary martial art.
The empire's base was in the Tianyuan Mystic Territory. Although they also had forces in Heaven's Beyond, they were much less compared to the three religions.
People born in the vast and sparsely populated Heaven's Beyond didn't even understand the existence of the empire.
They were doing well, so why did they need a dynasty to manage them?
This time, the emperor of the empire was old and had no children, so the position of the emperor was inherited by the side branches.
This was also the rule of the empire. Whoever cultivated "Sacrifice" would be the emperor.
Looking at this generation of the empire, one would realize that most of the emperors had no children. Once they had children, the children would definitely be the next emperor.
Because it was difficult for those who cultivated "Sacrifice" to impregnate others, and once they did, the children would definitely be the most suitable for the requirements of "Sacrifice".
Currently, there were only three people in the empire who were qualified to cultivate "Sacrifice". The first was naturally Prince Xian.
After him were Prince Mu and Prince He.
Prince He was the oldest, already 26 years old, Prince Mu was 21, and Prince Xian was the youngest, 20.
They all cultivated "Divine Qi Manipulation Scripture", a simplified version of "Sacrifice". It had already been confirmed that they had the ability and qualifications to cultivate "Sacrifice".
In order to prevent multiple mythical martial art cultivators from competing, it was necessary to determine who exactly cultivated the mythical martial art at this stage.
Open strife and veiled strife had appeared from the beginning. Previously, Prince Xian was sent to search for "Shiyuan Nine Lives" as a trap.
In history, there had never been a person who cultivated two mythical martial arts at the same time. The power that that person could display was terrifying.
"Sacrifice" was a good mythical martial art, but it wouldn't increase the lifespan of the cultivator. Instead, if it was used frequently, it would harm one's own lifespan.
This generation's emperor had used "Sacrifice" too many times during the war with the Extraterrestrial Demons in Heaven's Beyond. Therefore, he had to choose a successor now.
Under normal circumstances, the three religions wouldn't allow the emperor to search for a second mythical martial art to increase his lifespan. This meant that it was very likely that the three religions would become four.
The tense situation of the war gave the empire an opportunity, which was why they had to search for a second mythical martial art.
Using the Shiyuan Nine Lives, which had endless life force, to activate "Sacrifice" that could only be used by consuming one's life force.
Perhaps it could unleash unimaginable power.
Back then, Prince Xian had hoped to find the Origin of the Nine Lives and make the empire a true Eternal Empire. However, he did not want to find it because he might lose the chance to become the Emperor if he did.
His enemies, on the other hand, were using this opportunity to harm him.
Once he found the Origin of the Nine Lives, then everyone would lose the chance to become the Emperor. And if he did not obtain the divine technique because of his own reasons, then there would be a reason to attack him.
Without the Primordial Nine Lives to save his life, the Emperor was now waiting for death. Then, he might vent his anger on the incompetent Prince Xian. The opinion of the Emperor was very important to the successor.
Of course, all of this was based on the fact that the divine technique had not been found yet. If it was found, but the Emperor failed to cultivate it, then Prince Xian, who had made such a great contribution, might be able to become the Emperor.
The search for the Origin of the Nine Lives had failed because the original cultivator did not die. Although Prince Xian was at fault, it was not a big one.
The competition between the three qualified successors became more and more exaggerated.
Poison Gentleman was now working for Prince Mu. He had become Prince Mu's guest and cleared his previous identity.
In this matter, Taoism supported Prince Xian. From the search for the Origin of the Nine Lives, it could be seen that Taoism and Prince Xian were working together.
This time, Zhu Ping went down the mountain to help Prince Xian with the hidden mission.
"The current situation is that Prince Xian's imperial sword has been stolen. It's either hidden in Prince Mu's Residence or Prince He's Residence."
"The imperial sword isn't important. What's important is the title. If you can't even protect the imperial sword and can't even get it back, how can you be a qualified emperor?"
In the Taoist temple, an old Taoist priest was explaining the current situation to Zhu Ping.
"I heard that Prince Xian has the upper hand. Why did he fall into the enemy's trap time and time again? "Zhu Ping asked in confusion.
Prince Xian was a favorite to win the championship and looked like he was already qualified. This time, he even lost his imperial sword. That should not be the case.
"Prince Xian's vitality was greatly damaged once. It's said that when he fought for the Origin of the Nine Lives, he encountered great terror."
"Every night at midnight, he'll get sick. Although he's slowly getting better over the years, he still needs someone to guard him."
"That was when he lost the imperial sword due to carelessness."
"Moreover, Prince Xian was the most powerful and worked together with Prince Mu and Prince Mu to deal with him. That's why this situation happened."
"So it's my fault?" Zhu Ping was stunned, then he nodded.
"This time, you should use the excuse of having a grudge against Poison Gentleman to find out where the imperial sword is," the old Taoist priest said. "As for the rest, Prince Xian will figure it out himself."
"I understand, Huan You." Zhu Ping saluted and left the Taoist temple that was hung up.
He went north and arrived at the capital. There was a pass that led to the sky.
Zhu Ping looked at the extremely tall pagoda and murmured in his heart, "The Great Cloud Pagoda."
The Grand Cloud Tower was usually not open to outsiders. It could only be opened to outsiders during sacrificial ceremonies. It was impossible to enter the tower.
Only those who were summoned by the royal family could enter the tower.
Zhu Ping was wearing a Taoist robe. As soon as he entered the city with his identity card in hand, he felt that someone was watching him.
Zhu Ping's eyes flickered. He remembered that a Taoist priest in the Taoist temple had a strange look on his face.
However, the person who was watching Zhu Ping didn't hide.
Instead, he quickly came up to him, cupped his hands, and said.
"Taoist priest Huan You, Prince Mu has set up a banquet in the Imagery Pavilion. He invites you to come and have a chat."
Zhu Ping nodded silently and followed the man to the so-called Wanru Pavilion.
The entire pavilion was like a work of art. It was exquisitely carved and extremely beautiful. Walking in it, one's footsteps seemed lighter, as if one shouldn't damage such an exquisite thing.
Every few steps, a beautiful maid would greet Zhu Ping and lead him into a pavilion.
A young man in mink velvet was stroking a jade ring on his finger. When he saw Zhu Ping, he gave him a kind smile and stood up.
"I've invited you here today for the matter of Du Li."
The person standing next to Prince Mu was none other than Poison Gentleman. His real name was Du Li.
Ever since he learned that Zhu Ping had joined the Three Mountains Sect, he felt that a great disaster was coming, so he chose to rely on Prince Mu.
Now, he looked at Zhu Ping with resentment, hatred, humiliation, and a hint of relief. With Prince Mu's help, he would be safe this time.
Then, Poison Gentleman saw a beam of light. After a moment of confusion, he fell into eternal darkness.
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