Chapter 731 - 465: The New Emperor (Part 2)
It will greatly affect the cultivation of the cultivator.
Everything has its cause and effect.
With the countless knowledge accumulated in the Jiuzhou Cultivation Realm, these black factors can be avoided as well.
Be it alchemy, artifact refining, arrays, or even cultivation techniques, all have the ability to circumvent these special black factors.
With his inference talent, Jiang Ming can easily deduce the relevant refining methods.
However, these things are not available on the character card and cannot be directly exchanged.
Jiang Ming needs to cultivate and refine on his own.
For this short year, Jiang Ming has devoted his energy to these matters.
When the Celestial Gate becomes a self-sustaining and healthy force, Jiang Ming can truly be a hands-off shopkeeper.
"Before that, I need to find a few talents."
Previously, in the simulator, there was no such worry.
Now Jiang Ming has truly felt why those sect elders are so eager to recruit talented disciples.
Talents can achieve things that ordinary people find difficult to do.
For Jiang Ming, they can quickly develop their skills, helping him complete the construction of the Celestial Gate.
Especially the Human Race.
The Demon Race, like free-range animals, need not be worried about; they are naturally raised, occasionally washing their bloodlines to naturally comprehend new cultivation principles.
The Human Race, although their cultivation cycle is relatively shorter than the Demon Race.
However, they need careful nurturing.
The problem with the inheritance of cultivation techniques has been resolved, but the Hundred Skills of Cultivation have not yet been started.
The Hundred Skills of Cultivation are exclusive to cultivators.
The Demon Race finds it difficult to learn the Hundred Skills of Cultivation; even for their lifebound artifacts, most are self-condensed from the demon materials shed from their bodies.
But forming a complete Hundred Skills of Cultivation system requires even more effort.
If a complete Hundred Skills of Cultivation system is formed, a powerful, self-sufficient cultivation sect will emerge in the world.
Using the heritage accumulated over tens of thousands of years in Jiuzhou to suppress the local malevolence of the Great Lii.
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Time flies.
It has been nearly a year since Jiang Ming became an honored guest elder of the Zhaoo Family.
Demon Hunters have also begun to gain considerable fame near the Capital Region.
The local cultivators often see half-beast people, with beast heads or tails, looking ferocious as they hunt malevolent spirits everywhere.
The Night Watchers of the four main cities near the Capital Region all feel that their workload has almost disappeared.
Each of them seemingly transformed into retirement units like the Night Watchers in the Capital Region.
Initially, people treated them as spirit monsters.
But as time passed, they found that these Demon Hunters only hunt malevolent spirits and even saved many who almost died at the hands of such spirits.
This greatly improved people’s perception of them.
Recently, Demon Hunters resembling the Human Race have gradually appeared around.
Thus, some bold civilians and martial artists are willing to provide intelligence to the Demon Hunters.
They found that providing intelligence to the Demon Hunters was far more efficient than reporting to the authorities.
Even at times, no sooner had they reported than a fight broke out there in less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, and then the battle would end with the malevolent spirit being vanquished.
At first, the Demon Hunters hunted within the cities.
Later, they even started forming teams to hunt malevolent spirits in the wild at night.
It should be known that inside and outside the city are on completely different levels of difficulty.
Therefore, even when some Demon Hunters fell, the local people voluntarily buried them.
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"The Emperor should cultivate virtues and establish morals, so as to inherit the great order, ensuring the everlasting stability and prosperity of our dynasty’s realm."
"Yet now, the Emperor’s integrity is deficient. His conduct is erratic, repeatedly violating national law, and he refuses to repent."
"Decadent and uninhibited, forming cliques for selfish gains, leading to a chaotic administration and public panic."
"He should be deposed!"
In the court hall.
The civil and military officials, and the illusory deities standing on both sides, had all abandoned any semblance of formality.
All eyes were fixed on Emperor Guang, who was kneeling with his back towards them before the elder of the Royal Family.
The Emperor was to be deposed.
Everyone knew that the most critical moment for the Great Lii Dynasty had arrived.
This was the crucial point in the power struggle between the Zhaoo Family, the Divine Capital Clan, and the deities.
Emperor Guang was already dumbfounded, his eyes vacant.
Perhaps he wanted to be a good Emperor.
Unfortunately, he had no power at all.
The civil and military officials, court dignitaries, the Divine Capital Family, and the enthroned deities.
No one listened to him.
Not even the Zhaoo Family offered him the slightest support.
"Yes."
Emperor Guang accepted his fate.
He removed the imperial crown.
Supported by his dwindling retinue, he left in a daze, disregarding ceremony.
"Prince Zhaoo Yan, of pure character, righteous in conduct, benevolent and respectful, diligent and eager to learn, with the world in his heart, profoundly understanding righteousness. His virtues are sufficient to win over the masses, his talents enough to stabilize the nation."
An elder of the Zhaoo Family waved his hand.
A young man stepped out from the Royal Family.
This grand drama of establishing a new emperor was underway.
The entire grand hall was packed with people.
Fortunately, the vast Chaoyang Hall of the grand dynasty could accommodate thousands.
Various forces, including many divine officials, the Divine Capital Family, the Imperial Court institutions, civil and military officials, and even most of the Royal Family, had gathered here.
"Wait."
An elder with long white hair stepped out from the crowd.
His expression was calm.
"A new emperor is to be established, the opinions of all sides must be considered."
"How can the Royal Family alone establish the new emperor?"
"Imperial Secretary!"
In a unified dynasty, imperial power is supreme.
Such a situation could not normally occur.
However, this is a world of the supernatural, with spirits and monsters.
Had it not been for the Phoenix Ancestor, the Great Lii would have changed dynasties long ago.
The emperor was an early puppet.
The current Imperial Court.
Is more like an empty shell forcibly held together because of the Phoenix Ancestor.
"I happened to find a bloodline descendant of the Martial Ancestor who was roaming abroad."
"This young man is intelligent, virtuous, pure-hearted and restrained, possessing an elegant demeanor."
"His talent far surpasses that of the princes."
"It is said from ancient times, choose the worthy and establish them."
"Why be restricted to the princes alone? As long as it is a bloodline of the Zhaoo Family, they all should have the qualification to ascend the throne."
The Imperial Secretary spoke unhurriedly.
Half of the civil and military officials had fervent gazes.
The other half were indifferent.
Among the eleven true gods, three even descended in true form.
A subtle aura of power appeared among the Divine Capital Family.
A middle-aged member of the Zhaoo Family looked helpless; he was Prince Yuo of the Zhaoo Family, one of the most powerful princes.
He was originally responsible for liaising with Jiang Ming.
If only the Flowing Light Sword Immortal had beheaded these three true gods interfering with the throne.
Unfortunately, the nature of the Flowing Light Sword Immortal was unpredictable; although an honored guest elder of the Zhaoo Family, he never followed the family’s orders.
Even his pledged allegiance was done capriciously.
Prince Yuo gave Jiang Ming a glance.
Originally idling, Jiang Ming’s eyes slightly lifted.
His aura was released.
Within the Zhaoo Family, there were not too few Divine Treasure powerhouses.
There were even three Divine Storage Peak powerhouses.
However, in front of the united many forces, it was not quite enough.
Evidently, in the previous power struggle.
Neither side was very satisfied.
Jiang Ming was indifferent, he merely wanted the channels of the Zhaoo Family’s Chaofeng Pavilion to deploy the Demon Hunters.
Jiang Ming had focused this year on the Four Skills of Cultivation, if not for being a cultivator, Jiang Ming’s hair would have fallen out.
There was no time to deal with these affairs.
Even the power struggle between the Demon Pavilion Demons and some families in the nearby four main cities was rarely managed by Jiang Ming.
As long as the Zhaoo Family could hold, Jiang Ming wouldn’t bother to intervene too much.
In a few years, when the Celestial Gate cultivators have developed further.
These people are nothing more than paper tigers.
"Hmm?"
Jiang Ming, out of boredom, scanned the crowd.
But was attracted by a woman hiding behind everyone.
"Innate White Dragon Vein?"
"Who is she?"
Jiang Ming asked a Zhaoo Family disciple beside him.
"That is... the Ninth Princess, Zhaoo Ji."
"A direct royal bloodline?"
"Yes."
"Then why not have her ascend the throne?"
"A precedent-breaking empress, wouldn’t that be more in line with the wishes of all parties?"
