Volume 9: Sword Opens the Gate of Heaven Chapter 5: King Qing
Zhongtian Territory, Qingcheng.
On top of the tall and majestic city walls, the towers are equally huge, with flying eaves and pointed corners.
Standing on the city wall, you can see far into the distance.
In the center of Qingcheng is an extremely magnificent and luxurious royal palace.
At this moment, in the lobby of the palace, a middle-aged man was sitting on a tall chair.
He had feminine features, a hooked nose, long, vertical eyes, a cold and ruthless gaze, and was wearing a scarlet cloak. He had an intimidating temperament.
He has the powerful aura of a cultivator, the awe-inspiring arrogance of a ruler, and even a bit of the viciousness of a poisonous scholar.
King Qing of Great Xia, Xia Qing.
The Great Xia is now headed by Xia Zhao, and besides him, there are three other branch clans.
The rulers of these three branch lines are King Qing, King Tailing, and King Zhantian.
The three kings are all top cultivators .
King Qing, a ninth-level cultivator, sat high on the main throne. In the hall below, many cultivators with equally extraordinary abilities sat and stood, silently, waiting for something.
Right at this moment.
"Reporting to my father..." A young man in a black robe lowered his head and walked quickly into the hall, saying respectfully, "I have spotted that person..."
In his hands he held a spiritual letter.
Prince Qing's heart moved, he stretched out his hand, and the spiritual letter automatically flew into his palm.
His divine sense probed into the spiritual letter and read it carefully.
After a moment, Prince Qing came back to his senses.
His hand shook, and the spiritual letter in his hand instantly turned into powder.
"After thousands of years of preparation, everything is ready now. The only thing missing is the east wind. This is the only stumbling block left in my way." Prince Qing said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, the monks below all showed fanatical looks in their eyes.
"Has Prince Qing reached that point?" asked a middle-aged monk wearing heavy armor and with a pair of narrow and sharp eyes.
King Qing nodded and said, "With the help of...my power, my cultivation has been improving. Now I just need to break the last layer of membrane."
"The last level was not because I was weak, but because the destiny of heaven restricted my progress. If I want to go further, I need new destiny," King Qing said with madness in his eyes, "Only if the destiny of the Great Xia Dynasty gathers on me can I break through the bottleneck!"
"Xia Zhao has occupied the throne for ten thousand years, and has taken all the luck of the day into her own hands, but her cultivation is mediocre, and she has wasted the fortune of Great Xia," a voice sounded in the hall, responding to King Qing, "I don't know why the King of Great Xia fell in love with her back then!"
"This position should be occupied by a capable person. Now the demons are eyeing us covetously. The enemy is imminent, but Daxia is ruled by such a weak woman. If this continues, how can the human race survive?"
"Who is more suitable than King Qing for the throne of Great Xia?"
The choruses rose one after another.
"If it weren't for him, how would Xia Zhao have the qualifications to sit on the throne alone for so long?" Prince Qing looked straight ahead.
His gaze seemed to have passed through countless spaces and times, through countless mountains and rivers, and finally fell on someone.
He was a remarkable man who, with his own strength, could intimidate the three branches of the royal family, making them dare not act rashly for ten thousand years.
If he hadn't learned the news by chance...even Prince Qing would never dare to do anything bad .
"Now is his weakest moment. Although it is difficult for him to do it... but with his talent, he may be able to create an unprecedented miracle and open up a new path. If he really succeeds, then by then, no one will be able to shake Xia Zhao's position." The same voice sounded again.
"So, Prince Qing, we must seize this opportunity and succeed in one fell swoop!"
"Well said," Prince Qing smiled and said calmly, "I have been preparing for this moment for so long, even..."
"Now that the opportunity is in front of me, how could I miss it? How could I miss it?" As he spoke, Prince Qing's voice changed from being indifferent to becoming increasingly gloomy.
“Now it’s just a matter of willing people taking the bait,” the voice laughed hoarsely, “the immortal is being invited into the trap… but now, perhaps he is no longer worthy of the title of immortal, hehehe…”
At this time, there was another movement of figures outside the lobby, and another burly figure walked in.
This man strode forward with an imposing manner. He was none other than Xia Yongzhen, one of the grandparents and grandchildren of Prince Qing.
"Prince Qing, the news from the Luohe Tower owner is that not long ago, someone used Xiuchun's channel to mobilize the intelligence of Zhishou Tower to investigate the news of Qingfeng Sect."
At this point, Xia Yongzhen explained, "Qingfeng Sect was one of the many small sects involved in the blood exchange transaction three years ago. Since it is very inconspicuous, I only noticed it now."
"Hmm?" Prince Qing frowned unconsciously.
"Who is investigating? Did they discover something important about me, or was it just a coincidence?"
"According to the intelligence, this person is Lu Qingshan, a disciple of the Sword Sect. Based on the current intelligence, he should have no reason to know about our Qingmai, but..."
Xia Yongzhen paused and said suspiciously, "There should be no reason for him to appear in Zhongtian Territory without any warning and investigate Qingfeng Sect..."
"I suspect that Xia Daoyuan may have known some news, but it was inconvenient for her to come forward, so she asked her disciples to investigate on her behalf." Xia Yongzhen made his own guess.
"This matter is not a big deal. What kind of trouble can a fifth-level cultivator, no matter how capable he is, cause? But it is not small either. After all, Xia Daoyuan is behind him, and this matter happens to occur at such a critical juncture. It is indeed worthy of attention." The voice sounded again.
Upon hearing this, Prince Qing's expression turned serious.
At this critical juncture when such a big event was about to happen, he would not allow any accidents to happen.
"Then let's get rid of him first." Prince Qing made the decision.
"Prince Qing, this is Xia Daoyun's disciple, from the Sword Sect. If we are not a match for her disciple, then..." someone in the hall reminded.
"If this great event succeeds, even the Qingyun Sword Immortal will be unable to do anything to me, let alone Xia Daoyun. If it fails, I will be on the road to death and become the target of public criticism. Do I still need Xia Daoyun?" Prince Qing was very calm.
"Since we have to die if we don't succeed, why should we worry too much?"
There was a moment of silence in the hall. Everyone looked at each other, and all kinds of thoughts and ideas came to their mind.
"That's it. The matter of Lu Qingshan, Yongzhen, will be left to you to handle." Prince Qing gave the order.
Xia Yongzhen clasped his fists and said respectfully, "I accept your command."
"You all should do your duties. I don't want any of you to tell me if there is any accident in any link." Prince Qing said coldly.
"I understand, your subordinates." The other monks responded.
Soon, all these monks retreated, leaving only Prince Qing in the hall.
"One person can make my people feel like they are facing a formidable enemy and prepare for battle..."
He murmured to himself, "Who can deny your romanticism? But this time, no matter how talented you are, you will definitely not be able to break the situation."
"You will suffer for the consequences of your actions. Who has allowed you to be so audacious? As the saying goes, a man without ruthlessness is not a hero. Don't blame me for taking advantage of others' misfortune."
“Besides…” King Qing looked at him leisurely and said sternly, “No matter what I have done, at least I am still on the side of the human race. People who accomplish great things do not care about trivial matters. I have a clear conscience…”
