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There is still one month until the grand ceremony for the succession of the Daoist, where "heroes gather to offer their congratulations and sects fill the court."

However, all the information about the waning of royal power had already swept across the lands of Changbai Mountain and Heilongjiang River with the overwhelming tide, influencing the various major powers in the northern regions and the three states.
All messages and letters have been received!
At the same time.

It borders the 'Northern Yan' Prefecture, which is situated in the west, and the 'Northern Cang' Prefecture, which is located on the coast of the sea, to the east. It is located in the central hub between the east and west.

This prefecture is protected by the natural barrier of the Great Wall to the north, and its fertile plains stretch for thousands of miles to the south. It is also very close to the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty, Baiyujing. It is a rare and prosperous land in the Changbai Mountains and Heilongjiang River region.

Among the most prosperous and powerful mansions in the entire Xiqi, there was one called 'Ronghua'.

In terms of prosperity and flourishing, apart from Xiqi Prefecture and the "country within a country" established by the Nine Clans and Ten Pillars, it should be number one.

Among them, martial artists who founded schools and established dojos came one after another, both in the north and south.

Without exception, they were all ruthless characters who wanted to make a name for themselves in this place and achieve fame. Their skills were mainly from common schools, and there were even several martial arts masters!
But to talk about its most prosperous period
It is located in the Ronghua Mansion, on Daliangping, in the 'Wangquan Manor'!
Not only has the clan accumulated a rich heritage over hundreds of years, but each generation has produced martial saints and giants who have stood guard. The only difference between them and those of the Nine Clans is that they have inherited the 'human immortal's root.

In terms of natural talent, every generation of Wang Quan disciples is capable of vying for a place on the Young Dragon Stele.

Looking at the entire Great Xuan, it can be considered a first-class power in the state, ranking below the Nine Surnames and Ten Pillars.

The clan's current ancestor, 'Wang Quan Zhen Yue,' is said to have lived for over two hundred years, and his martial arts cultivation is as deep as the ocean, almost unfathomable.

The life of this Wangquan Zhenyue Ancestor can be described as legendary. He attempted to enter the 'Heavenly Gate' three times without success. Each time he was only half a step away from entering, but he failed each time and never reached the pinnacle of the human world.

However, if a martial artist has never knocked on the 'Heavenly Gate', his lifespan will not be able to break through the barrier between life and death, and his lifespan will only be 'three hundred years'.

There has been much discussion among the people, with many saying that this old ancestor, Wang Quan Zhen Yue, has suffered numerous hidden injuries in his pursuit of a breakthrough, and it is estimated that his lifespan will end in the next few years.

But in any case.
As long as their time doesn't come, aside from the Sword Court Lord, Jiang Clan Lord, Jade Universe Lord, and Great Xuan King who overlook this entire 'White Mountains and Black Waters' land...
Counting down from there, there's only his 'Wang Quan Zhen Yue', a near-perfect peak.

Although there was a sect leader in the Divine Weapon Valley who founded his own sect, he was similar to him.

But that person was in the prime of his life, and his time in this position was still short.

Therefore, outsiders generally rank this ancestor "Wang Quan Zhen Yue" as the number one below the pinnacle in the Changbai Mountains and Heilongjiang River region.

Even though he lives a secluded life, his influence remains immense!

On this day, in Wangquan Village, on Daliangping.

Wang Quanjing, who had previously traveled to the Great Snow Mountain and suffered a setback at the ancestral temple of swordsmanship, held the almost 'publicly revealed' information in his hand. His face was filled with complex emotions, his eyebrows raised, and his expression was a mixture of feelings:
"The king's power never fades, the sword court roams, and the imperial court patrols the white mountains and black waters?"

good news.

He had a good son, and his offspring had become very successful. Before he could even become the heir to the royal family, he had already achieved something even more impressive.

bad news.

This eldest son has severed ties with him, and now devotes his life to the way of the sword, changing his name to 'Wang Quan Wu Mu'.

Wang Quanjing's expression was somewhat complicated.

How long has it been since he left the snowy mountains?

Looking at the entire Great Mystery.

The selection of the "true successor and the disciple of the Way" for each generation of the Nine Surnames and Ten Pillars is not a process that involves going through many hardships, having disciples cultivate their own factions, and competing with each other for ten or eight years before a clear winner emerges.

How did I obtain this Sword Court?
Is this how you treat it so lightly?

Are those palace masters and bigwigs of the Blade Court just going to accept it without saying a word?

What exactly did my eldest son do to make Zhou Chongyang so determined to defy public opinion and directly elevate him to such a prestigious position?
He was still thinking about this in his mind, feeling quite confused.
The curtain behind him had already been lifted directly:

"Your good son has really made something of himself this time."

“Throughout the centuries of our royal lineage’s rise to power, there has never been such an example before.”

"In the past, his reputation in the ancestral home of swordsmanship was not widespread, and no one knew him."

"But when he drove his golden chariot and phoenix carriage to tour the White Mountains and Black Waters, he summoned all the four rivers and three mountains to the Great Snow Mountain to witness the succession of the Daoist prince."

"I'm afraid the entire Great Xuan will laugh at my royal power for being blind and letting go of such a peerless talent."

Wang Quanjing felt a chill run down his spine.

Even though he had already achieved the highest level of mastery, at this moment he felt an immense pressure that suddenly overwhelmed him.

So she stiffened slightly and turned her head.

But then he saw an old man in a golden robe with white hair and beard, a face full of wrinkles, and deep-set eyes. He looked like he was very old and was hunched over. He stood with his hands behind his back and looked at him, who was holding a letter. He spoke indifferently.

"Ancestor!"

He immediately bowed his head respectfully.

Even as the head of the Wangquan Manor and the most respected member of the family, he was still considered to be incredibly powerful and influential in the eyes of outsiders, only slightly inferior to the Nine Surnames and Ten Pillars.
But Wang Quanjing knew that all of this was given to him by the old man in front of him.

He can elevate himself to the highest heavens with a single word, or plunge himself into the deepest abyss with the same word; he is truly a man of absolute power!

Outsiders all thought that this reclusive patriarch, burdened by hidden injuries, was already enjoying his twilight years.
But nobody knew.

He remains vigorous despite his advanced age, and though his lifespan is nearing its end, he seeks to break through the Heavenly Gate in another way and live another life.

Moreover, it's 99% complete, just one last push away!
In fact.

What was the status of the royal family?
A power at the near-peer level!
Wang Quanzhenyue had attempted to knock on the Heavenly Gate three times, but failed each time. With his vision, how could he not see through the mystery of the 'Innate Dao Body'?

The reason why Wang Quan Wu Mu kept consuming powerful elixirs and precious medicines was that he was damaging his lifespan and foundation, and forcing growth.
However, there is only one possibility: it was done intentionally.

“Ancestor, my son has already joined the Sword Dao Ancestral Court and was even accepted as a disciple by Zhou Chongyang on behalf of his master, becoming his junior brother. When I met him, Jiang Shu, a woman from the Jiang family, also went with me.”

Even so, he still severed ties with me, ending all karmic ties, and even explained things clearly to the woman from the Jiang family, canceling the marriage proposal.

"If there were any other way, I would have brought it back to the manor long ago."

"However, right now, he has become the Daoist Master and is about to make a grand tour of the White Mountains and Black Waters to enhance the prestige and influence of the Dao Court. Judging by the current situation, he has already left the mountains."

"If we consider the patriarch's grand plan, it's not impossible to capture him, but..."

Wang Quanjing assumed that the patriarch's appearance was due to his displeasure at Wang Quanjing's previous "incompetence," so he quickly bowed and spoke, hoping to resolve the issue.

He knew all too well that the change of the head of the royal family was just a matter of a single thought from the person in front of him.

The choice between the main branch of the family or a branch family depends solely on which one is more valuable.

The ancestor had been watching over his eldest son, Wang Quan Wu Mu, for over a decade, and Wang Quan Jing was well aware of this, which is why he made those remarks.

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Quan Zhenyue coldly rebuked him:
"absurd!"

"Who is Zhou Chongyang?" "I heard rumors recently that he dared to bring the deposed crown prince of Baiyujing to that snowy mountain, showing no regard for the majesty of the Xuanjun!"

"Although I have heard some rumors that the Mystic Lord has gone mad, it is suspected."

Wang Quanzhenyue paused here, then immediately changed his tone:

"Enough. The turmoil in Baiyujing involves the pinnacle, the heretics, and even the great secrets of humans and demons. It's not something we can get involved in. There's no point in talking about it."

"However, no matter what, Zhou Chongyang is the number one in the world, a half-step immortal, and he is not someone we can afford to offend."

"That lad has been nurtured by me for over a decade with precious medicinal herbs, and I've finally managed to forge a foundation of great skill. But for Zhou Chongyang's sake, even though I'm unwilling, I have no choice but to give him up."

A hint of heartache flickered across the old man's deeply lined and aged face, but it vanished in an instant before his expression hardened again.

"But fortunately, it's not like we absolutely need him."

"I have completely succeeded in cultivating the 'Sacred Embryo Formation' method for achieving metamorphosis. All I need is to obtain a human immortal's root essence, harmonize the yin and yang of my descendant, and give birth to an offspring."

"I can then transfer all my merits to the body of that newborn child, and with the protection of a true person's thoughts, use the power of 'stealing the sky and changing the sun' to successfully reverse my lifespan and live another life relying on the new body!"

"By then, having completed my cultivation of the Human Immortal realm, and with all the merits I have accumulated, I will break through the mystery of my birth, be able to speak immediately upon birth, become a teenager in seven days, and at the age of sixteen, I will have completed my cultivation of my past lives and opened the gates of Heaven!"

"Even without the innate Dao body as the Yang-attribute material for my 'forming the Holy Embryo,' as long as I have a direct descendant from the 'Qishan Jiang Clan' who has awakened ancestral blood and obtained the root of a Human Immortal, I can use her as the Yin-attribute material."

"With the profound accumulation of my life's experience of knocking on the Heavenly Gate three times, it is enough to break through that barrier!"

"I once paid a great price to ask that supreme ancestor for a promise, which was to obtain a direct descendant of the Jiang family of Qishan who had awakened the ancestral bloodline and the 'human immortal root' for marriage."

"And that brat Wang Quan Wumu has also broken off contact with that Jiang woman, Jiang Shu, which suits me just fine."

"So as long as she still marries into my Wangquan Manor, it's just a matter of changing the person for the marriage alliance. Your youngest son, Wangquan Wumu, is disobedient, so we'll just find someone else who is obedient."

Wang Quanzhenyue slightly raised his eyelids, his tone nonchalant:

"Since you have so many sons, you can just get another one."

"rest assured."

"As long as I'm alive, you'll pay such a high price."

"The head of this family should rightfully be from your lineage."

"When I reach the pinnacle and become comparable to the Nine Clans and Ten Pillars, your status will naturally rise accordingly."

"If your son is gone, you can have a new one."

"But there is only one position and one authority. You know in your heart which is more important."

Upon hearing this, Wang Quanjing immediately bowed, made a gesture of respect, and agreed in one swift and fluid motion.
"So that the Ancestor may know, the 'Qishan Jiang Clan' recently sent their direct descendant here, if the Ancestor requires it."

"The sons and grandsons should immediately choose one of their offspring to marry into this family. They should immediately set up lanterns and decorations, distribute wedding invitations, and arrange the wedding to help their ancestor achieve great things as soon as possible!"

"good!"

[The ordination master emerged from the Great Snow Mountain, riding a golden chariot and a phoenix carriage, visiting the true lineages of the White Mountains and Black Waters, seeking instruction from the unparalleled heroes of each branch, testing his titled ultimate techniques, and refining the Martial Saint's ultimate art, 'Three Tribulations of Reincarnation,' greatly increasing his cultivation!]

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He emerged from the ancestral home of the swordsmanship, deep in the snowy mountains.

Ji Xiu was completely transformed, experiencing a level of 'aura' and 'style' he had never experienced in real life before.

He wore a Daoist robe embroidered with dragon patterns, gold threads, and black and white trim. His black hair was tied up with a hairpin, exuding a dignified and majestic air.

Following him on either side, leading his horse and pulling the stirrups, were Ye Nankai and Li Wangji, the two true disciples dispatched by the Sword Court and who had advanced alongside him.

Arranged to be one's own protector
Moreover, there is the 'Old Sword Handle' Liang, who sits cross-legged at the summit of the Thousand-Ren Mountain in the Sword Court Secret Realm, responsible for guarding the titled divine weapon. It is said that he has lived for nearly three hundred years!

Even the giants and martial saints of the Seven Palaces and Five Academies were mostly people he watched grow up, and their foundation and strength are unfathomable.

Even such beings knelt down to offer their protection.
Not to mention the entire Changbai Mountains and Heilongjiang River region, even if we look across the entire Great Xuan world, there is probably no place that Ji Xiu cannot go.

I've experienced all the things that are impossible to experience in reality—the dream world!

Therefore, Ji Xiu started from the Sword Court and headed straight eastward. On his way to the Qishan Jiang Clan, he visited almost every branch of the True Sect in Beiyan Prefecture, where the Great Snow Mountain, the ancestral home of the sword path, was located.

Upon seeing his impressive array, these forces, each with a martial saint or even a giant in charge, became extremely disciplined and cautious, completely suppressing their arrogance.

Especially when he drew his sword, under the dual invisible pressure of "Walking the Sword Court" and "The Chosen One"...
Even if those true disciples and orthodox disciples have undergone countless transformations without flaws, or even broken through the foundation of the Five Limits!

Under the sudden, invisible pressure, his own strength seemed to be greatly affected, unable to be fully exerted, and he was cleanly and decisively knocked down by his own lightning blade!

Meanwhile, as the journey continued, Ji Xiu's primordial spirit in his purple mansion became more refined. His thoughts seemed to flicker, and the magic power he refined became increasingly profound and ethereal.
At this moment, Ji Xiu finally understood Zhou Chongyang's intention.

This also explains why the successors of the "Nine Surnames and Ten Pillars" had to travel all over their respective regions to establish their prestige before taking the throne.

For example, himself.

He first activated his destiny at the ancestral temple of the sword path, and then cultivated both Dao and martial arts. This was the crucial juncture after his enlightenment, as he was advancing towards the Great Elixir of Magic Power.

Whether it's the title of Martial Saint who condenses the 'True Meaning of Martial Arts' after the Dragon and Tiger, or the Golden Core Dao, or even the Divine Power True Person.
We must cultivate our mind and spirit, and even the fortune in the unseen world!

Ordinary people from county or prefecture levels, without strong backing, how could they come up with such a script of "cultivating an invincible path"?

I'm afraid that the true and orthodox sects along the way wouldn't give them any face at all, and would have already beaten up the younger ones and brought on the older ones.

But now that he has become the Daoist of the Dao Court, with a golden carriage and phoenix chariot for travel, and with powerful figures protecting him, he is now witnessing the downfall of his own lineage.
These martial saints and giants who were in charge of the True Sect did not even dare to speak or hate!

Not only that, they also had to fawn over him with smiles, showering him with praise as "Dao Ting Dao Zi," wishing he could win again.
Ji Xiu, who rose from humble beginnings in the county through hard work and struggle, couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

Without joining the "Nine Surnames and Ten Pillars," one wouldn't know that martial arts training involves far more than just fighting and killing.
It's also about human relationships and social interactions!

With such a background, how could he possibly fail to achieve the Great Way?

Unfortunately, reality doesn't offer that kind of foundation, so we can only try to survive.
However, for now, we must cherish this great opportunity for cultivation!
And so, Ji Xiu pressed on relentlessly, refining his 'Three Tribulations of Reincarnation,' cultivating his 'Invincible Thought,' and amplifying his Daoist power, oblivious to when this pipe dream would end.
The golden carriage traveled for exactly ten days and stopped right in front of the gate of the Jiang family in Qishan!
Looking at the misty clouds, with mountains and pavilions hidden among them, it was a scene of wonder, like a fairyland.
Ji Xiu sent his two henchmen to deliver a formal letter of greeting:

[The ancestral home of the sword, the Daoist disciple walks the path, the royal power never fades, come to pay homage!]

[I invite my fiancée, Jiang Shu, for a casual chat and present her with an invitation, hoping you will travel to the Great Snow Mountain in half a month to witness the 'Daoist Ascension Ceremony'!]

Although Ji Xiu had previously refused the marriage proposal without batting an eye before he had any contact with Jiang Shu.

Having experienced the Dongcanghai incident, he deeply understood the principle that "it is difficult to find a powerful backer." Considering that Jiang Shu was currently weak and had not yet made a name for herself, he wanted to shamelessly establish a good relationship by lending her his "reputation" without going too far.

But I don't know
This incident caused quite a stir among the Jiang clan of Xiqi, one of the Nine Clans and Ten Pillars! (End of Chapter)