Chapter 812
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Upon hearing this, Prince Tianming was taken aback for a moment, then he smiled faintly.
Xu Donglai’s eyes were fixed on the prince, silent. This was a matter of great importance to the future of the Xu family.
“How could I possibly know?” Prince Tianming said with a wry smile. “Our current emperor is a man of peculiar temperament, and he doesn’t play by the usual rules.”
“Brother Donglai, do you really think he would confide in me about such a significant matter as choosing a crown prince?”
Upon hearing this, Xu Donglai was stunned for a moment. The ruler of a nation was like the overlord of a sect. Choosing a crown prince was akin to determining the next successor. It was indeed a monumental affair. However, judging by Prince Tianming’s demeanor, he did not seem to be deceiving him.
After a pause, Prince Tianming continued, “However, I do have some personal speculations. If the seventeenth and nineteenth princes manage to enter the top seven in the Hundred Kingdoms’ Martial Contest, or even become the first, I believe our emperor might have some bias towards them…”
Upon hearing this, Xu Donglai’s eyes brightened. The seventeenth prince, Tian Zhiheng, was extremely powerful, and Xu Donglai believed that he would at least be in the top three this time. If the seventeenth prince could gain the emperor’s favor, then the future of the Xu family… would advance even further.
At this moment, on another platform, members of the Li Clan and the Lingjian Mountain were gathered together. This time, the seventh elder of the Li Clan, Li Yuan, and the sixth elder, Li Rong, had both come personally.
Li Yuan looked at a man in white beside him, who stood as straight as a sword, and said with a smile, “Master Su, I didn’t expect that you would come in person.”
The man in white was Su Xuanye, the number one swordsman of Qingzhou and the chief of the six mountain masters of Lingjian Mountain. His fame and strength were among the top tier in the entire Qingzhou.
“It seems, Master Su cares deeply for your apprentice,” Elder Li Rong also said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Su Xuanye shook his head and said, “As for that boy Wenbo… he might not even make it into the top hundred, let alone the top seven.”
He knew his own apprentice well. At around twenty years old, among the current generation of Lingjian Mountain, there was no one who could match the likes of Wang Teng, Hua Cangyu, Sheng Ge, and other top prodigies. Li Wenbo still had some gap compared to those top prodigies.
In fact, Lingjian Mountain placed great importance on the Lihun Pearl that the Li Clan had brought out this time. However, it was unlikely that the disciples of Lingjian Mountain participating in the Hundred Kingdoms’ Martial Contest would make it into the top seven. Yet, the Li Clan had brought out the Lihun Pearl this time. It was quite clear that they were intentionally making things difficult for Lingjian Mountain. But in response, Lingjian Mountain could only swallow their pride. After all, when one’s skills are inferior, there was nothing more to say.
Now, with Li Rong and Li Yuan chatting and laughing beside him, it was like rubbing salt into Su Xuanye’s wounds! Next to him, the Sixth Master of Lingjian Mountain, Shi Wuheng, had been cold-faced from beginning to end, showing no interest in engaging with these two prominent figures of the Li Clan.
On another of the seven platforms, members of the Tianji Mansion and the Shengdan Sect were also chatting together. Ling Han, the fourth master of the Tianji Mansion, said with a smile, “Master Shengxuan, it seems certain that Sheng Ge will enter the top seven this time. Is your Shengdan Sect preparing to choose the Tiangong Sword?”
Shengxuan!
One of the seven great alchemists of the Shengdan Sect, holding a high position and great power. At this moment, Shengxuan said with a smile, “The Tiangong Sword is a heavenly king-level spiritual weapon. Lingjian Mountain is not foolish; they wouldn’t dare to bring it out. I speculate that no one will be able to take the Tiangong Sword this time!”
“There are many participants in the Hundred Kingdoms’ Martial Contest, and among the numerous geniuses, there might be one or two extraordinary individuals,” Ling Han said.
Shengxuan replied indifferently, “What Sheng Ge chooses is his own affair, and I will not interfere. Right now, I am only concerned about… whether Ye Wushuang is dead or not…”
Mentioning the name Ye Wushuang, even Ling Han’s face turned cold. A mere teenager of sixteen or seventeen had actually destroyed the secret base of the Tianji Mansion in the Qingyun Empire and killed the elder Wang Jianmu. This was an unparalleled humiliation for the Tianji Mansion. Moreover, the downfall of the once-mighty Ye Clan was due to the joint efforts of the Tianji Mansion and the Shengdan Sect. As a descendant of the Ye Clan, how could he not harbor deep resentment towards them?
Therefore, no matter what, Ye Wushuang had to die. Such a young genius, even with a ten-thousand-to-one chance of rising to become a threat to the Tianji Mansion and the Shengdan Sect, would be eliminated by the two dominant forces before he could become a real danger.
Especially for Shengxuan, whose beloved son Sheng Shaoqing was killed by Ye Wushuang. Had it not been for Mu Junli’s intervention, Ye Wushuang would have surely died. It was rumored among many high-ranking members of the seven great sects that Mu Junli had been severely injured and would soon pass away. But somehow, by some stroke of luck, Ye Wushuang was able to cure him!
Now, at the exit, the high-ranking members of the seven great sects were all harboring their own thoughts, eagerly awaiting the appearance of their own heavenly geniuses, hoping they would secure a spot in the top seven.
Under such anticipation, at the mountain exit, finally, one by one, the figures of the disciples began to appear…
