The Contest for the Throne

"It's not your fault. In a small, rural place like Southern Frontier, it's understandable that they wouldn't know about the High Antiquity Sect..."

Lin Li still couldn't shake his disdain for the Southern Frontier.

But before he could finish speaking, Yi Xuan's Divine Sense descended upon him again.

This forced Lin Li to swallow back the words he hadn't said.

Lin Li glanced cautiously at Yi Xuan, and only when he sensed that the massive Divine Sense had ceased its intrusion did he finally calm down.

He began to seriously Yi Xuan to the High Antiquity Sect.

Actually, it's quite simple. There's only one criterion for determining whether a sect is High Antiquity Sect: whether it has Loose Immortal within its ranks.

Only when a sect possesses Loose Immortal can it be called High Antiquity Sect.

Just like the Qianyuan Sect back then, if Chu Longcheng had listened to the advice of those two Mystic Gate people and Liberation by Violence cultivating as a Loose Immortal.

If successful, the Qianyuan Sect would essentially become High Antiquity Sect.

However, according to Lin Li, such cases of a Loose Immortal suddenly appearing within a sect are countless in the Central Continent.

If everything can be called High Antiquity Sect, then how worthless must High Antiquity Sect?

Therefore, an unspoken standard for judging High Antiquity Sect emerged: a sect must possess more than five Loose Immortal to be recognized by others.

Sects that possess one or two Loose Immortal can certainly call themselves High Antiquity Sect.

But that was just them entertaining themselves!

After hearing Lin Li's explanation, Yi Xuan had a better understanding of the situation.

In other words, Clear Wind Pavilion, where Zhuo Ning was imprisoned, must have at least five Loose Immortal!

Lin Li seemed to have read Yi Xuan's thoughts from his expression, and thus ruthlessly shattered Yi Xuan's illusions.

Clear Wind Pavilion has eight Loose Immortal, the strongest of whom is a Three-Tribulation Loose Immortal.

As for the one who kidnapped Zhuo Ning this time, it was one of the One-Tribulation Loose Immortal.

No wonder the three Tribulation Transcendence experts protecting Zhuo Ning were no match for him.

Lin Li, who had originally informed Yi Xuan about the situation at the Clear Wind Pavilion, thought that Yi Xuan would change color upon hearing the number of Loose Immortal in the Clear Wind Pavilion.

But after waiting for a long time, they found that Yi Xuan, who was only at the Qi Refining Realm, was as steady as a mountain.

Could this young man really possess some unknown abilities? No wonder Prince Ning sent me to find him!

Lin Li thought to himself.

Unfortunately, he wouldn't know that Yi Xuan's lack of reaction wasn't because he wasn't afraid, but because he had no concept of the strength of Loose Immortal and couldn't really judge it.

Of course, Yi Xuan wasn't the impulsive type!

Although the exact strength of Three-Tribulation Loose Immortal is unclear, Yi Xuan guesses that he shouldn't be much stronger than the Emperor Qing.

Back then, Yi Xuan defeated the Emperor Qing with just Godzilla.

Could this Three-Tribulation Loose Immortal really be stronger than Godzilla, a bug-like existence?

This is also the main reason why Yi Xuan was able to remain so calm.

Of course, Yi Xuan still had many questions in his mind about Zhuo Ning's abduction.

Since they were still quite a distance from the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom, Yi Xuan asked Lin Li a question.

"Zhuo Ning, a contender for the throne, has been kidnapped, and your royal family is just going to sit idly by?"

Regarding Yi Xuan's question, Lin Li gave a wry smile and said...

"How can we manage this? This is just a normal competition for the throne!"

"Normal? What does that mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. There's something I forgot to tell you: Clear Wind Pavilion has actually already pledged allegiance to the Fourteenth Prince!"

"The Fourteenth Prince?"

Yi Xuan looked at Lin Shuo and asked, puzzled.

"Yes, he's also one of the contenders for the throne!"

After Lin Li's patient explanation, Yi Xuan finally understood.

As the old emperor of the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom Five Decays of a Celestial Person, a struggle for the throne begins!

The various forces in the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom also took sides.

It's really just a group of gamblers choosing their cards.

Whoever chooses the successful contender for the throne will enjoy unparalleled benefits after the new emperor ascends the throne.

It's not just forces within the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom that will enter the fray; many external forces will also participate at this time.

Besides Zhuo Ning and the fourteenth prince mentioned, there are six other contenders for the throne this time.

First Prince, Fourth Prince, Fifth Prince, Twenty-Seventh Prince, Thirtieth Prince, Forty-Second Prince!

Compared to the other seven princes, Zhuo Ning was indeed the strangest one.

Because he's the only one ranked outside the top 50, he's number 125!

Compared to the other princes who were chosen, Zhuo Ning was the most inconspicuous one.

The eldest prince possessed extraordinary martial prowess, even surpassing the old emperor in strength, reaching the Tribulation Transcendence Peak.

He began leading troops into battle when the current emperor was still a prince.

It can be said that from the time the old emperor ascended the throne until today, every war that has taken place in the Immortal Kingdom has been inseparable from his presence.

The fourth prince possessed exceptional political acumen, and his followers were found throughout the entire court.

Aside from the old emperor, the fourth prince held a pivotal position in the court of the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom.

In addition, there is the twenty-seventh prince.

In fact, compared to the eldest prince and the fourth prince, this twenty-seventh prince did not have any particularly outstanding characteristics.

Whether in literature or martial arts, he seemed far too ordinary compared to the other two.

But his background was unmatched by the other two; his mother came from another immortal kingdom.

She was the former eldest princess of the Dao One Immortal Kingdom, and the current emperor of the Dao One Immortal Kingdom is her maternal uncle.

In other words, this twenty-seventh prince has a celestial kingdom as his backing!

As for the fourteenth prince, fifth prince, thirtieth prince, forty-second prince, and Zhuo Ning mentioned earlier.

He was far inferior to the previous three princes.

The eldest prince, the fourth prince, and the twenty-seventh prince thus became the Seed in this competition for the throne.

If this situation hadn't changed, it might have remained indefinitely, and the final choice for the throne would have been among these three.

But to everyone's surprise, the old emperor personally intervened at the crucial moment, awarding the great credit for the Liang Kingdom to Zhuo Ning.

Once Zhuo Ning completes this marriage alliance, it will be equivalent to gaining an empire for the Immortal Kingdom.

This great achievement will definitely be recorded in the National Fortune's destiny, Zhuo Ning will become the fourth Seed.

This situation is not good for either the other three Seed or the other contenders for the throne.

The three Seed, in particular, were eager to eliminate Zhuo Ning.

However, none of the three of them were fools; to act rashly would mean defying their father's decision.

Although the old emperor's days are numbered, as long as he reigns, he is still the emperor of the Blazing Sun Immortal Kingdom, and going against his will will definitely not end well.

Furthermore, compared to the three of them, Zhuo Ning posed a greater threat to the others.

How did the others feel when a prince who was originally inferior to them suddenly became Seed?

And sure enough, the fourteenth prince made the first move!