In another elegant suite, a man appearing in his middle years, possessing the royal temperant, advised, "Ancestor Dexin, please don’t get upset. We are here today to encourage that child Zhixing."
This middle-aged man, exuding noble royal aura, was also one of the royal princes, nad Prince Yoong’an. He, like Prince Dexin, belonged to the sa lineage, passed down through generations from the eldest legitimate son of the current Majesty.
This lineage of Prince Dexin was also the most powerful among the many bloodline descendants of the Imperial Family. Within the sa lineage, there were only two princes, but as many as eighteen princes of the county! Moreover, in the younger generation, there were figures like Prince Kang and Little Princess Xue Ning, who were outstanding individuals.
Wu Zhixing was originally not from this lineage but was adopted under Prince Fu of this lineage. Thus, the younger generation of this lineage now astonishingly had as many as three great celestial prides.
As a father, Prince Fu naturally ca to boost the morale of his "adopted son" this ti.
However, in the presence of the two princely ancestors of the sa lineage, he, being just over three hundred years old, naturally did not have much say. In fact, he even had no seat and could only stand respectfully with his hands lowered, adopting a deanor of observing everything quietly.
The elders were arguing, and he couldn’t just interject casually, so he could only listen quietly.
"Zhixing’s sword is nad ’Qianqiu.’ Although it’s notoriously talkative and nasty among the divine power spirit treasures, it does possess strength," said Prince Dexin, no longer bothered to argue with Celestial River Zhenren, and instead continued speaking with Prince Yoong’an, "Moreover, despite his young age, this child is very steady and reliable. Yoong’an, you should pay more attention and cultivate him well."
"Yes, Ancestor," Prince Yoong’an replied with a smile, "That child is very dedicated to his cultivation. He is now already at the fifth layer of the Celestial Human Realm. If he works a little harder, he can likely break through to the late stage of the Celestial Human Realm before turning a hundred." There was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes, indicating he was quite pleased with Wu Zhixing.
"Not bad, not bad, he is much more diligent than you were in your day," Prince Dexin said with heartfelt comfort, laughing, "When he grows up, he will be the best support for the successor and can also assist in stabilizing the throne."
Wu Chengsi is one of the current quasi-crown princes.
In the eyes of the Imperial Family mbers of the Dexin lineage, Prince Kang Wu Chengsi was almost definitely going to be the Emperor’s Son. When he ascends the throne in the future, the Dexin lineage would undoubtedly beco even more prominent.
In their view, His Majesty’s decision to adopt Wu Zhixing into the Fu lineage of the Dexin line was a preparation to provide a strong support for the future Great Emperor.
However, as soon as Dexin said this, Celestial River objected again. He mockingly laughed, "Dexin, the struggle of the imperial sons hasn’t concluded yet, and you’re already so sure that Prince Kang will win?"
"Celestial River, do you think that young fellow Wu Mingyuan stands a chance against Chengsi?" Prince Dexin couldn’t help retorting, "Hmph, the only reason Wu Mingyuan holds quasi-crown prince status is that His Majesty doesn’t want to defy the late Emperor’s edict. In terms of virtue and ability, he can’t compare with Chengsi at all and is destined to be just a bystander."
Prince Kang was a descendant of the Dexin lineage, and both Prince Yoong’an and Prince Dexin were naturally the most unwavering supporters of Prince Kang.
"Oh~ since when did you have the ability to foretell, Dexin? Why don’t you help this dean here figure out whether my Liyao or your Zhixing will win this battle?" Celestial River Zhenren continued to fire shots.
It was quite apparent that the feud with Prince Dexin during their youth was quite significant, so much so that even after all these years, they couldn’t reconcile.
However, both of them were among the older generation in the Divine Power Realm, and outside of a few peers and the likes of Emperor Longchang and the Master of the Saint Land, no one knew the real reason.
In the neighboring suite, Prince Heng listened with keen interest.
The four major figures in the Divine Power Realm were all people he couldn’t afford to offend. If he wanted to know these sensational tidbits, he could only eavesdrop.
"Celestial River, you don’t think your Liyao can win, do you?" Prince Dexin was stunned, suspicious, "If Zhixing lost Qianqiu, perhaps he’d be at a disadvantage in this battle. But now that both have divine power spirit treasures, and my Zhixing has the advantage of youth, where’s your disciple’s chance of victory?"
"Alright, let’s place a bet," Celestial River Zhenren suddenly beca excited, "Both of us will bet on our own child’s victory. Hmm... let’s not make it too big, just twenty upper-grade spirit stones."
Twenty upper-grade spirit stones? Not too big a bet?
Prince Heng’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.
These great figures in the Divine Power Realm really are wealthy. It’s known that ordinary spirit stones are worth about a hundred Qian Gold each, while middle-grade spirit stones are very rare, often worth a hundred tis more, reaching over ten thousand Qian Gold.
Certain powerful arrays cannot be driven by ordinary spirit stones, so middle-grade spirit stones, despite being expensive, still have a considerable market. For example, the defense array arranged by an array master in the arena was driven by ten middle-grade spirit stones.
As for upper-grade spirit stones, they are extrely rare throughout the Daqian Kingdom, necessary for top-tier mountain protection arrays of major noble families, academies, governnt offices, and royal mansions.
If converted to Qian Gold, each would be worth even more than a million Qian Gold. In the Daqian Kingdom, they are practically strategic materials rarely circulated externally.
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