Li Zhouxuan

Therefore, the overall situation in the Pusi Kingdom changed from a balance between the three major sects and the imperial court to a balance between two major sects.

These changes were not a good thing for the imperial court.

This is even worse for him.

As an emperor, his greatest desire was for development to proceed on a stable foundation, rather than for major upheavals.

Moreover, it's not just internal troubles, but also external threats.

In the Mortal Realm, Pusi Kingdom is not the only country.

There are several neighboring countries that are no weaker than Pusi Kingdom Pusi Kingdom, all eyeing each other covetously, hoping that one of them will become weak so they can seize the opportunity to strike.

Behind every country stand several powerful cultivation sects.

The so-called Mortal Realm is nothing more than a place where mortals live, and where a group of low-level cultivators mingle and enjoy privileges that are not available in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Basically, all royal families are outstanding individuals who emerged from the ranks of ordinary people in the Mortal Realm. They obtained fortuitous opportunity to cultivate and then established kingdoms on their own territories, passing them down through generations.

Furthermore, because their own strength is insufficient to contend with other nations, they need to win over nearby sects in order to maintain their nation's overall strength to compete with other nations.

Although it's hard to say whether these sects will contribute, or how much, if something truly major happens to the country.

Even if it's just on paper, it's still something you absolutely need to have.

That's just how helpless I am.

Because these mortal kingdoms lack support from the Immortal Cultivation Realm, their resources are insufficient to support the operation of a sect.

Therefore, they cannot recruit disciples as widely as those sects.

Therefore, the royal family will generally invest their very limited resources in the most talented royal children of each generation, so that they can focus on cultivation and develop the ability to become a pillar of the royal family.

Then, the most capable member of the royal family to govern the country is chosen as emperor.

Thus, coupled with the national government they controlled, they were able to rival those cultivation sects.

Those immortal cultivation sects had little interest in governing mortals.

In contrast, they are more interested in the feeling of being superior to mortals, and being treated like immortals by all mortals.

Therefore, sects and nations have always lived in harmony and peace.

However, this harmony is only possible when all parties are in a state of balance.

Once the balance is broken, the scales will inevitably become unbalanced.

Human hearts are fickle.

How people think when things are in balance doesn't mean they'll remain the same after things become unbalanced.

Therefore, given that the situation at the Shangyang Sect is likely irreversible and the tripartite balance of power among the three major sects is most likely to be broken, this newly emerging sect can be considered a crucial factor for Li Zhouxuan that could slightly turn the tide.

If their strength is slightly greater—not necessarily much greater, but just comparable to the newly rebuilt Shangyang Sect led by the Shangyang Sect—then the balance won't be completely broken.

Therefore, after probing the strengths and weaknesses of this new sect, his next step was to quickly understand its actual power.

Clearly, this was not something Qi Refining cultivator like Wei San could accomplish.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Wei San below him and said:

"You can go now."

Upon hearing this, Wei San, who had been waiting, immediately bowed and withdrew.

After watching him leave the imperial study, Li Zhouxuan then dismissed the eunuch beside him.

Then, he opened the envelope in his hand, which had the words "To be opened by His Majesty" written on it.

He had initially thought the thin envelope would contain a letter with a reply.

Unexpectedly, upon opening it, they discovered that it contained a Sound Transmission Talisman.

He had seen this thing before.

Although he only had the Qi Refining cultivation level, he didn't really touch on much cultivation-related matters outside of his daily practice.

However, the royal family has always had basic courses on cultivating immortality.

All members of the royal family receive this kind of education from a young age.

Therefore, he was familiar with the Sound Transmission Talisman.

So he immediately tore the Sound Transmission Talisman apart, and the next moment, a somewhat old and indifferent voice appeared in his mind.

That was the voice of Liao Pantu, who was forced to work:

I'm busy right now, let's reschedule for next year.

Because his voice sounded the oldest, Liu Yunan and Sun Yigao both agreed that he should be the one to record the Sound Transmission Talisman.

So that the emperor wouldn't hear their voices and look down on them because they were young.

They wanted the imperial court to know that although they were a new sect, they also had elders!

Several breaths passed after Liao Pantu's voice disappeared, and Li Zhouxuan still hadn't reacted.

He didn't even focus on the content or the cold tone in it.

Rather, it is.

Is that all?

A voice Sound Transmission Talisman, just to say these eight words?!

Li Zhouxuan was starting to have doubts about life.

I still remember when they were in class as members of the royal family, their elders said that items like talismans were very expensive in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. A single Sound Transmission Talisman like this would cost at least five to ten Spirit Stone.

Although their royal family has cultivators, they lack a stable source of Spirit Stone and the corresponding cultivation skills, such as talisman masters, array masters, Alchemist, and weapon makers.

Therefore, these items, which require Spirit Stone to obtain, are extremely precious to them.

While these items aren't as rare as they are for the royal family in the three major sects, they wouldn't be wasted so easily...

Eight characters!

Can't I just write it on any piece of paper?

Just eight words!

Why waste a Sound Transmission Talisman!

Wouldn't it be better to give him this Sound Transmission Talisman?

This new sect must be showing off to him, right? It must be!

After a period of inner turmoil, Li Zhouxuan took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Forget it, I can't afford to argue with a newly established sect.

It's their business if they're rich and like to show off.

For him, it was a good thing that this sect was powerful.

Thinking about it, he picked up the Sound Transmission Talisman he had torn up and got up.

After leaving the imperial study, he walked towards the depths of the imperial city.

After passing through one palace gate after another, he arrived at a magnificent palace and addressed the empty hall in a loud voice:

"Zhouxuan, the 35th generation descendant of the Li Clan, requests an audience with his ancestor."

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Meanwhile, in the capital city...

Having received no response to his letters, which seemed to have vanished without a trace, Song Jusheng hesitated for three days and then another, finally packing his bags and deciding to return to the Shangyang Sect to find out what was going on.

Unexpectedly, he had barely left the city and gone less than two miles when he encountered a group of elders from the Shangyang Sect, as well as many elite inner disciples, who were rushing to the capital.

Seeing his fellow disciples looking somewhat disheveled, and each of them carrying Storage Bag around their waists, Song Jusheng couldn't help but feel very puzzled.