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Li Hongzhao was certain that Chu Zhiyuan would also ascend.
Leaving aside his cultivation, coupled with his ritorious service in eliminating the Evil Sect, the Emperor’s Sword was destined to choose him.
Now it depended on when the Emperor of Da Jing would ascend, or relinquish ascension and abdicate.
The last ti she saw the Emperor of Da Jing, she couldn’t discern his strengths and weaknesses.
It was uncertain if he had already stepped into the Third Layer.
Even if he entered the Third Layer and completely mastered the Emperor’s Sword, there were many who wouldn’t choose to ascend.
After all, ascending to another world, who knows what kind of world it is.
Abandoning the status of emperor in this world to start anew in another without sufficient courage is difficult to do voluntarily.
Often, it’s only when one’s lifespan is at its limit, in the hope of seeking life from death and obtaining a longer lifespan, that one would give up and ascend to another world.
But things aren’t that ideal, and the decision to ascend can’t be delayed indefinitely.
The governance of the Court often has cycles; being emperor for a longer ti doesn’t necessarily stabilize the people’s hearts.
It follows a peak curve.
Upon initial ascension, the people’s hearts are unsettled, with very low control over the Emperor’s Sword.
As ti passes, with diligent governance, the people’s hearts return, and control over the Emperor’s Sword increases.
Human nature and emotions do beco lax; one can’t possibly maintain such diligent governance and strenuous effort for decades continually.
It’s then that the administration starts to decay, governance begins to corrupt, and the people’s hearts start to drift away.
Control over the Emperor’s Sword then starts to decline, becoming lower and lower.
At this ti, attempting to ascend by breaking through the void is no longer possible.
The Emperor of Da Jing’s reign has nearly reached its limit; dragging further, he won’t be able to ascend.
She concluded that Chu Zhiyuan’s ascension to the throne was imminent.
At that ti, with their cooperation, they could better consolidate the people’s hearts and completely master the Emperor’s Sword.
Given his advancent speed, he could ascend quickly, but may not ascend so soon.
He has deep affection for his parents and sister, as well as Xiao Ruoling, and considering his young age, he probably wants to enjoy more wealth and glory.
Therefore, he won’t ascend so soon.
She would naturally proceed first.
Thinking of this, she said calmly, "When will you and Sister Xiao have your grand wedding?"
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "She should wait until the next Holy Daughter is chosen before stepping down."
"Sister Xiao is truly devoted."
"When she takes on sothing, she does it wholeheartedly."
"She will be a good support for you in the future," Li Hongzhao sighed lightly.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Aren’t you planning to get married?"
"It’s unnecessary to have so many burdens." Li Hongzhao shook her head.
She intended to ascend within ten years, leaving no need for further entanglents.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "If you don’t get married, won’t the people feel uneasy?"
After marriage, people beco more stable; this is everyone’s belief.
"What concerns most is the lack of a capable successor to inherit the Emperor’s Sword." She shook her head, "If there was a successor, nothing else would matter."
This generation of Da ng only has two Great Grandmasters; how many Great Grandmasters can erge in the next generation?
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "I think the Seventh Prince has the potential to beco a Great Grandmaster."
At tonight’s banquet, he t several imperial family mbers.
The top-ranking princes and princely heirs were all present.
He thought the Seventh Princely Heir, Li Biyang, was most promising to beco a Great Grandmaster.
This Li Biyang had exceptional aptitude, already a Grandmaster at the Sixth Layer Heaven at a young age.
If he continued like this, there was a slim chance he could enter the Great Grandmaster realm within ten years.
Besides him, none of the princely heirs had the hope of becoming a Great Grandmaster.
Among the princes, there were two with Grandmaster Perfection, but judging by their situations, it seed difficult for them to break through.
"Seventh Princely Heir..." Li Hongzhao shook her head, "His temperant is a bit too naive and carefree to be suitable for an emperor."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "People can change; they won’t always remain naive and carefree."
Li Hongzhao shook her head, "Even if one becos more steady and worldly, one’s inherent traits can’t change."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Being naive and carefree doesn’t necessarily prevent one from being a good emperor."
"...His martial arts cultivation is also unreliable." Li Hongzhao frowned slightly.
She looked at Chu Zhiyuan with burning eyes.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled back at her.
"I hear you have two Great Grandmasters in your mansion, one being Zou Fang and the other Weng Qifeng?"
"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan didn’t find her information gathering surprising.
"You have a way to guide others to the Great Grandmaster threshold, don’t you?"
"It requires a deep enough understanding of the ntal thod," Chu Zhiyuan smiled.
Li Hongzhao paused.
This was almost like exposing the most fundantal ntal thod to him for research.
How could the Da ng Imperial Family’s ntal thod be leaked?
She frowned slightly.
That Chu Zhiyuan could help people break through the Grandmaster realm was already astonishing.
Now he could also help people reach the Great Grandmaster realm.
This impact was too significant.
She gazed intently at Chu Zhiyuan.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "You’re not thinking of killing , are you?"
"Humph, you’re too much of a threat to Da ng." Li Hongzhao snorted.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Becoming a Great Grandmaster ultimately depends on oneself; I just give a push, helping to advance it by a few years only, and there aren’t many who would show their ntal thod."
Without fortuitous encounters, soone cultivating the Flying Flower Sword Sect’s ntal thod could never beco a Great Grandmaster.
The prerequisite for becoming a Great Grandmaster is having a top-level ntal thod.
Only the Evil Sect and the Four Great Sects’ ntal thods hold the promise of becoming a Great Grandmaster.
For other sect disciples, the hope is slim, unless they encounter extraordinary opportunities.
The Evil Sect and the Four Great Sects cherish their ntal thods like life, preferring to have fewer Great Grandmasters than to leak their ntal thods.
"...That’s true." The fiery light in Li Hongzhao’s phoenix eyes dimd slightly.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "You really dare to imagine, right now you can’t kill ."
"That’s not necessarily so!" Li Hongzhao rolled her eyes and snorted, "Let’s act tomorrow."
"Yes, start tomorrow." Chu Zhiyuan replied solemnly.
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A bright moon hung high.
Cold moonlight shone down on Purple Sun Villa.
Purple Sun Villa was silent.
Outside the villa, sixteen White Bone Towers stood, arranged around the White Jade Square.
The eerie white bones glimred slightly under the moonlight.
Twelve guards ford two teams, patrolling the periphery of the villa in an intersecting pattern.
At mid-mountain of a peak twenty miles from the villa, a patch of trees had been cleared to create an open space where a bonfire blazed.
Under the flickering bonfire light, more than twenty n in black combat uniforms sat circle around the fire.
Their expressions were solemn and grave.
"He definitely won’t co back, right?"
"The information is absolutely accurate; tonight he will attend the Imperial Palace night banquet, and the Imperial Palace night banquet cannot be missed!"
"A golden opportunity!"
"Let’s act!"
"It’s a pity, with such short notice, we could only gather these people."
"Gathering this many is already not easy; even with a few more days, we couldn’t gather much more."
"......"
Everyone fell silent.
They were truly terrified of his prowess; none dared to approach within a hundred miles of Yujing City.
Within a hundred miles was almost certain death; within two hundred miles, it was fifty-fifty.
The fearless had long since perished.
Those who remained were cautious.
Because of this ssage, they dared to approach within twenty miles.
Typically, they would absolutely avoid being less than two hundred miles away while waiting for a chance.
Now was such a chance.
"No need to say more, let’s move!"
"Wipe out Purple Sun Villa, and leave imdiately!"
"Shouldn’t we take the opportunity to disrupt Yujing City as well?"
"The Prince Qing Mansion has at least two Great Grandmasters; rushing in won’t end well."
"Let’s not be greedy for rit, just clean up Purple Sun Villa!"
"Action!"
They slowly stood up, their eyes bright and sharp under the light of the roaring bonfire.
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