Domestic Turmoil

After leaving the Dragon Tomb, Yu Mingxiao appeared in the valley of the Sun Moon Empire.

A gentle breeze ruffled his clothes. He looked up at the sun and murmured to himself, "I don't even know how long I've been inside. I should head back to Ming Capital to avoid any trouble."

Before he left, the palace appeared to be stable, but in reality, it was all just a facade.

Those various factions and their shady dealings are only afraid of his strength and dare not act rashly; in fact, they have long been secretly plotting against him.

Now that he's temporarily gone, these people will probably take the opportunity to make some underhanded moves.

Without him, something bad was bound to happen sooner or later.

There are two sides to the story.

Ming Capital.

Since the Ye Clan followed Yu Mingxiao into the palace, their sect was directly named the Protector State Sect.

Afterwards, when they began recruiting outer disciples, the number of applicants was overwhelming, and they became incredibly popular.

However, after Yu Mingxiao had been gone for a while, they encountered their first major problem.

Ye Lingshuang sat atop the main hall of the State Preceptor Mansion, her gaze cold and piercing, and said, "Second Elder, Lightning King Ma Baoguo rebelled?"

Ma Baoguo is a king of a different surname in the Sun Moon Empire, possessing a fiefdom and wielding considerable power.

He was relatively law-abiding during the reign of the late emperor, but now that the situation in Ming Capital is turbulent, he is secretly plotting in his own fiefdom, showing his great ambition.

Now that Yu Mingxiao has disappeared without a trace, he has directly raised an army and rebelled in his own fiefdom, openly raising the banner of rebellion.

Ye Lin said urgently, "Sect Master, Ma Baoguo has incited the people to rebel and has led his troops to capture three cities in succession!"

"Fine, let's send men to suppress this traitor. These kings of different surnames are such a nuisance; I can't understand why they rebel all the time." Ye Lingshuang rubbed her temples and sighed softly.

Holding the reins of power in the court may be prestigious, but it also carries heavy responsibilities.

She was already busy managing the entire Starry Sky Sect, and now uprisings were breaking out in various places, keeping her so busy that she couldn't spare a single moment to cultivate.

After enduring these days, she actually felt that it would have been better not to hold the position of Imperial Advisor.

But when she thought about how this was something Yu Mingxiao had told her before he left, she could only grit her teeth and bear it.

"Has anything major happened during this time?"

Not long after Ye Lin left, Yu Mingxiao followed closely behind and pushed open the door to come in.

"You're finally back!" Ye Lingshuang seemed to have regained her composure instantly, and quickly went to greet him, pouring out all the pent-up frustrations she had accumulated over the past few days.

Yu Mingxiao listened quietly as she recounted the various chaotic phenomena of the Sun Moon Empire.

Perhaps because of his presence and having witnessed his terrifying strength, Ming Capital is relatively more peaceful.

The outside world is in complete chaos. All sorts of strange prophecies are circulating everywhere, and even kings of different surnames have started rebellions, showing signs of impending chaos throughout the land.

Yu Mingxiao pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that I will have to personally intervene to calm the unrest outside for a while."

His idea was simple: to use his military might to intimidate the entire Sun Moon Empire and prevent these people from easily rebelling.

Ye Lingshuang nodded slightly, "I think so too. As long as you personally take action and let these kings of different surnames witness your strength, they will naturally not dare to cause trouble again."

Yu Mingxiao didn't waste any more words and went straight out to quell the rebellion.

With his current strength, dealing with these mortal armies is naturally not a problem for him.

Yu Mingxiao charged into the midst of a massive army and captured Lightning King Ma Baoguo alive. After some persuasion, all the soldiers laid down their weapons.

He quelled the uproar over this rebellion with ease.

Upon returning to Ming Capital, Yu Mingxiao introduced a series of policies.

First, the Order of Grace was implemented, which meant that the fiefdoms of the vassal lords were no longer passed down exclusively to the eldest son of the principal wife, but were divided equally among all the sons. As a result, a large country was divided into smaller and smaller parts, and its power naturally continued to decline.

There was also the Order of Noble Relocation, which moved all the princes, kings, and direct descendants of powerful clans from various regions to the Ming Capital capital for resettlement and supervision.

At the same time, the fiefdoms of the vassal kings were frequently changed to prevent them from establishing themselves in one place, thus cutting off their local power base. In addition, inspectors were set up to monitor their movements.

They gradually stripped away the military power of the various vassal kings and kings of different surnames, and then dismantled and destroyed their fiefdoms.

This series of combined attacks caused the local lords to cry out in despair, saying they couldn't withstand it.

Although Yu Mingxiao was not interested in worldly power, the chance to seize a country by chance still made him spare some attention to these mundane matters.

After finishing all these tasks, Yu Mingxiao finally had some free time and focused on his cultivation.

He entered the Secret Room of the State Preceptor Mansion's residence, dismissed the two maids, closed the door, and sat cross-legged alone on the futon.

Concentrating his inner vision, Yu Mingxiao's consciousness sank into his Second Sea of Consciousness. Enveloped by the power of life, the two crystals, one gold and one silver, shimmered and reflected each other's light.

With a thought, Yu Mingxiao took out the two Dragon God Heart from his Sea of Consciousness and held them in his hands.

He stared at the golden crystal, trying to activate the power within, but as soon as his Divine Sense probed in, the golden crystal instantly became incredibly hot, with a frighteningly high temperature.

His expression changed, and he quickly severed the connection with the golden crystal to avoid a backlash.

"So I really can't use it?" Yu Mingxiao stared silently at the two crystals in his hand, muttering to himself.

He had long known that only the Dragon God and the Golden and Golden and Silver Dragon Kings could use this thing; no one else could activate it.

Holding such a good thing in your hand but not being able to use it yourself still leaves you feeling a bit disappointed.

This situation is similar to that of Dugu Bo in the original novel. He possessed the treasure land of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which was full of rare and precious Immortal Herb, but he never ate a single one.

Moreover, Dugu Bo was unaware of how precious those Immortal Herb were; he was simply guarding a treasure mountain without realizing it.

But Yu Mingxiao knew perfectly well that he held a real Super Divine Artifact in his hand, which made him feel somewhat aggrieved.

"Is it really unusable?"

Yu Mingxiao was somewhat unwilling. After thinking for a moment, he took out a Nine-Colored Dragon Scale, which was the Dragon God Reverse Scale that the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale had transformed into.

He pressed the Dragon God Reverse Scale to his chest, and the Reverse Scale immediately embedded itself into his body.

Yu Mingxiao tried to activate the Golden Dragon God Heart again. After a moment of silence, the crystal successfully established a stable power connection with him.

With a thought, a special power surged through his entire body, making him stronger in every aspect.

"This must be one of the abilities of the Golden Dragon God Heart. I didn't expect that attaching the Dragon God Reverse Scale would allow me to use it. Isn't this equivalent to obtaining the qualification?"

Yu Mingxiao smiled helplessly, not thinking much of it, and slowly calmed his mind, thus severing his connection with the Dragon God Heart.

But as soon as the connection was lost, he immediately realized that his physical body had quietly become stronger.

"Could it be that the Dragon God Heart has strengthened my body?"

Yu Mingxiao raised an eyebrow and quickly examined his own condition. He felt a slight numbness in his muscles and bones, and a dragon's might involuntarily emanated from his body.