novelraw Chapter 493 - 257, Xu’s intention was to borrow the teaching seal for a single use.
Chapter 493 - 257, Xu’s intention was to borrow the teaching seal for a single use.
The Feudal king was taken away by the Grand Ancestor Emperor.
The Crown Prince, heirs, and generals of the Royal Mansion also left together.
So, in Shenjing, as long as the Imperial Seal was still there, the Imperial Throne still belonged to him, and no one could take it away.
"My son..."
"Listen to your mother, give the Imperial Seal to me... Now the Civil & Military Officers, as well as the People, all think that the Emperor has lost his virtue... Only when your younger brother, Prince Zhou, succeeds the throne can you continue to enjoy wealth and honor..."
Empress Dowager Li’s face changed slightly when she saw Emperor Xiaochang take the Imperial Seal first. It was uncertain if the young Emperor, now ruling personally, would still hold any filial affection for her if her deception of him from yesterday was exposed.
"Prince Zhou is your younger brother, and he has always been renowned for his virtue... After he ascends the throne, he will treat you well too. You are weak and sickly; go to Jingshun Palace to recuperate for a while..."
"Abdicating the throne to your virtuous imperial younger brother is also a commendable act, worthy of praise from the entire world."
Empress Dowager Li persuaded him gently.
Not everything she said was false.
At this time, although the Feudal king and his generals had been taken away by the Grand Ancestor Emperor through ’Ascending Immortal,’ Emperor Xiaochang’s loss of virtue, which had led to the fall of Shenjing, was also an undeniable fact.
In addition, Emperor Xiaochang had only been ruling personally for a few months.
He had no achievements in governing.
If Emperor Xiaochang were to be supported in reascending the Imperial Throne, it was not certain that the Civil & Military Officers of the Court would once again endorse him. Even if the Civil & Military Officers did, the Feudal kings and local officials in various regions might, like the Third prince, rise in rebellion once more...
The Huan faction, in just a few months, could not be completely eliminated.
"Prince Zhou..."
Emperor Xiaochang heard this, his gaze falling upon Prince Zhou, who stood in the hall below. The hands holding the Imperial Seal trembled slightly.
「...」
Leaving Fengxi Country.
Xu Xing handed the mortals he brought with him to the Chief of Chongzhen Temple, Jiuchong Daoist Yu Buzhou.
Large-scale space treasures for transporting people were not easy to find; they were all rare and precious items, hard to find in the entire state.
As for Spirit Beast Bags, they were not suitable either.
Not to mention their small internal space, the very act of engraving a Slave Mark, intended for Spirit Beasts, onto mortals or cultivators was unacceptable to the Righteous Path.
Only the large Flying Boats stored by the sects could help Xu Xing transport these mortals to the North Wilderness in large quantities.
"Uncle Xu entrusted Buzhou with such an important task. Buzhou will not neglect it and will personally escort the Xu Family descendants to the North Wilderness..."
The young Daoist had sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, a Seven-Star Sword slung diagonally across his back. His wide sleeves fluttered as he stood on the deck of the Tower Boat. He offered Xu Xing a fist-and-palm salute and said calmly.
Since obtaining the Taiyi Dividing Light Sword Sutra from Xu Xing, he had personally visited the Xiaoyu Sect to request the Light Mist Stone and had begun to cultivate this sword sutra, his swordsmanship improving daily.
However, as he practiced his swordsmanship, his own aura was also influenced by the sword sutra.
Although he had deliberately concealed his sharp edge recently, a hint of his sword qi still inevitably showed, and his words carried a touch of spirited fervor.
"If the Demon way dares to obstruct us, Buzhou’s sword will undoubtedly cut them down one by one."
Yu Buzhou saluted again and said loudly.
With the three Demon Cultivator Daojun beheaded, Xu Xing had become a thorn in the side of the Demonic Sects. He would never believe that there would be no Demon way cultivators to intercept them during this trip to take the Xu Family descendants to the North Wilderness.
"Brother Yu, didn’t we agree last time to address each other as peers?"
Xu Xing did not respond directly to Yu Buzhou’s words. He glanced down at the Fengxi River from the sky above the Tower Boat, and seeing the clear sky and gentle waves, his mood couldn’t help but lighten.
He smiled and corrected Yu Buzhou’s form of address.
The future of Chongzhen Temple did not lie with the Chongzhen Temple Master, but with Jiuchong Daoist Yu Buzhou, upon whom the sect placed great hopes.Back in the North Wilderness, he, a Nascent Soul Daoist Lord, had interacted with Yu Buzhou as an equal.His primary goal then was to draw closer to Chongzhen Temple and bring the sect into his own faction.However, as he got to know Yu Buzhou, he found Yu Buzhou’s character to be as pure as befitted the title of Northern Wilderness Sword Immortal.
Amidst their interactions, he couldn’t help but feel more genuine affection towards him. "Yes, Brother Xu."
Upon hearing this, a smile instantly appeared on Yu Buzhou’s face. He followed Xu Xing’s example, sitting cross-legged on the deck and observing the passing scenery. His state of mind was involuntarily suffused by Xu Xing’s.
He began to feel ’as serene as the clouds and as light as the wind.’
Over ten days passed in a flash.
The two of them left the downstream area of Fengxi Country and arrived at the midstream.
At the same time, the sharpness about Yu Buzhou gradually became more restrained. Though he still possessed an imposing, piercing aura, it was much improved compared to At the beginning.
"Thank you, Brother Xu, for your help."
After regaining his composure, Yu Buzhou bowed his head in thanks.
During his conversation with Xu Xing, he had felt something, a subtle enlightenment. He sensed that Xu Xing, to repay him for escorting his descendants, was intentionally using the artistic conception comprehended by a Dao Lord to help him refine the sword intent within his chest.
Sword intent and artistic conception were also kinds of Dao Principles, but artistic conception was superior to sword intent, progressing from the focus on a single object to the scope of an entire domain.
The Taiyi Dividing Light Sword Sutra was a superior sword sutra that could help him derive the Taiyi Dividing Light sword intent, or rather, the Taiyi Dividing Light Dao Principles. However, he had only comprehended a portion of it, and he was still far from truly grasping and mastering it.
"If Brother Yu’s strength were insufficient, you wouldn’t be able to escort these unimpressive descendants of mine..."
"Besides, we are both of the Righteous Path; mutual assistance is a common affair. A word of thanks is sufficient; excessive gratitude is unnecessary."
Xu Xing rose and stood firm on the deck. He waved his hand, signaling Yu Buzhou not to dwell on the matter.
Gentlemen associate broadly but do not form cliques. To win the banner for the Righteous Path, relying merely on petty advantages was clearly insufficient to attract other sects. While forming alliances based on interests was important, it was also necessary to have some like-minded gentlemen join.