55: Chapter 54 The First Signs of Internal Conflicts in the Great Xia Dynasty

Cultivation knows no time.

Ye Xiu was putting all his effort into breaking through his realm.

Endless Spiritual Qi was converted into his cultivation, and incredibly precious Medicinal Pills and herbs were also consumed by him at will.

During the time he was Cultivating.

Xingluo Mountain was entirely blanketed by a powerful aura.

Sikong Tianwen, who occasionally came to visit, looked at this overwhelming aura and made a certain resolution in his heart. After leaving a letter behind, he set off for Yanjing.

"In May, the Great Xia Speaker was assassinated, and the aristocratic families began their power grab."

"In July, the Daoist school passed through the Cabinet Council to become the state religion, controlling all handling of supernatural events. Their power is immense, and they show signs of confronting the military."

"In August, the Buddhist school emerged. Following a Cabinet vote, they were permitted to spread their teachings."

"In September, a Luoyang councilor was assassinated."

"In October, a Yunzhong councilor was assassinated."

"I cannot wait any longer; they have already begun their decapitation plan. If, by the time you exit seclusion, this old man has become the new Speaker, come to Yanjing as soon as possible."

"If you hear of this old man's death, do not act rashly. Stabilize Tianfu; City Lord Li Shan is a pillar of our Great Xia and is trustworthy."

Xingluo Mountain.

A surge of blood-Qi shot straight into the sky.

The terrifying pressure made the entire border war zone feel extremely suffocated.

All the soldiers looked toward the direction of Xingluo Mountain.

They knew that there, a god existed—the god of Great Xia, a deity created by Great Xia itself.

Boom.

Blood-Qi covered the entire horizon.

Ye Xiu had ended his seclusion.

With endless cultivation resources.

With Tianfu pouring out everything it had, exerting the strength of the entire city.

It took 11 months.

He finally achieved a Breakthrough to the ninth grade of the Mingdao Realm.

His physical strength reached the expected 18,000 Dragons; with just a casual punch, he could shake a thousand-meter-tall mountain, and if he struck with full force.

Even a mountain range several thousand meters high would be blasted apart by a single punch.

"As expected, the path of a Martial Practitioner is the most suitable for your Bloodline," Xing Mu remarked as she watched the commotion caused by Ye Xiu ending his seclusion.

Although Ye Xiu was in the back mountain.

His five senses were already unimaginably powerful.

Even from several miles away, he could still hear Xing Mu's words.

He took just a single step.

His figure instantly appeared on the hilltop where Xing Mu was.

Looking at Xing Mu, who had also reached the ninth grade of the Mingdao Realm, Ye Xiu's eyes held a look of surprise: "Your strength has increased quite rapidly."

"You are Cultivating, while this palace is recovering; can they be the same?"

Xing Mu said with some disdain: "It took nearly a year to break through seven minor stages. When will you ever reach the Perfection of the Mingdao Realm?"

"Go to the Imperial Court Trial Grounds as soon as possible. That place will gradually disappear as its power is consumed. If you don't use it, others will."

After saying this, she waved her hand in the air and tossed the letter left by Sikong Tianwen over to him.

Ye Xiu took the letter and began to read it with some confusion.

In just over ten seconds, his expression had turned completely dark.

Decapitation plan?

Damn those aristocratic families; they must be courting death!

His eyes were filled with icy coldness.

The Daoist and Buddhist schools were also major problems.

During the 11 months he was in seclusion, the entire situation in Great Xia had undergone tremendous changes.

Ye Xiu controlled his emotions, pulled his phone from his pocket, and called City Lord Li.

"It's me, Ye Xiu."

"Nephew Ye, you have finally ended your seclusion."

City Lord Li's voice was somewhat hurried, as if he had encountered an emergency.

"What happened?"

"Senior Sikong has been promoted to Speaker of the Great Xia Cabinet. He has asked about you several times; I fear he has encountered some trouble in Yanjing..."

"Alright, I will go there as soon as possible."

On the phone, Ye Xiu asked about the situation in Tianfu; everything was normal.

Without needing to think, he knew this was most likely due to Master Zhang.

The Qingcang Daoist Sect was independent of the Daoist school and did not participate in the Daoist Alliance.

Therefore, among the current Nine Cities of Great Xia, the most stable power structure was still in Tianfu; the control of the entire city remained in the hands of the military.

Looking at the leisurely Xing Mu, Ye Xiu said: "Prepare yourself; we leave for Yanjing in ten minutes."

"There is nothing to prepare; we can leave whenever."

Xing Mu said dismissively, indicating that nothing needed to be prepared.

A meteor streaked across the sky; their speed was extremely fast.

In just an instant, they disappeared from Xingluo Mountain.

Along the way, blood-Qi soared into the sky.

Any Yao Beast they encountered could not escape Ye Xiu's killing blow.

The sounds of bombardment never ceased.

"Your Evil Qi is so heavy; it will affect your comprehension of the future Dao."

Xing Mu kindly offered a word of advice.

Ye Xiu, however, was indifferent: "The evolution speed of these beasts is too fast. If there is no human intervention, the Yao Race population will likely have a terrifying explosion period."

"Don't be so timid. Cultivate well. Future wars will be fought with Peak combat power; these weak existences are useless no matter how many come."

"You don't understand racial hatred."

Ye Xiu did not explain further. He had personally experienced the defensive wars of Tianfu; the death of his compatriots was what fueled hatred the most.

Racial hatred?

Xing Mu shook her head slightly.

"In the era of the Imperial Court, the Human Race was the most noble group. Even though it has fallen, I hope the Bloodline engraved in our bones will not be extinguished. Do you understand?"

Facing Xing Mu's rhetorical question, Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment.

After casually killing a hundred-meter-tall Yao Tiger on the ground, he finally replied: "Times will progress. No matter how glorious the past was, it has already perished in the passage of time. Establishing the order of the present is what it means to face reality."

"According to you, my desire to restore the order of the Imperial Court is a pipe dream?"

Xing Mu stopped flying and looked at Ye Xiu with cold eyes.

Ye Xiu was not afraid. He met her cold gaze directly and said earnestly: "I do not deny the strength and glory of the Imperial Court, but the few who built such glory have long since fallen into the passage of time. Xing Mu, do you have the confidence to reach their height?"

The two stared at each other.

After a long while, the coldness in Xing Mu's gaze faded.

She giggled, the change in her expression so fast that it surprised Ye Xiu, who was looking at her.

"I may not be able to reach the height of the Human Emperor, but you should be able to. How about it? Are you interested in becoming the second Human Emperor of the Human Race?"

"Xing Mu, even if I could reach that height, I would be a lone hand. The powerful races of the Heavens would not want the Human Race to unify the Heavens again."

"Rest assured about that."

"Rest assured? No, the disparity in combat power... even if I could attain Immortality, do you think there are no Immortals among the powerful races of the Heavens?"

Ye Xiu shook his head slightly.

In his feeling, Xing Mu was simply unable to accept the destruction of the Ancient Imperial Court.

"You underestimate the Imperial Court, and you underestimate the Human Emperor."

There was a hint of reminiscence in Xing Mu's beautiful eyes, and a certain memory in her mind was rapidly unlocking.

After a long time, she began to speak with a hint of nostalgia.

"In the era of the Imperial Court, besides the Human Emperor, the Blade Master, and the Great Heavenly Venerable, there were a hundred crowned kings at the Dao Master level."

"These Dao Masters crowned by the Imperial Court all controlled the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."

"As long as the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth does not perish, they themselves are eternally immortal."

"Even though all these hundred crowned kings died in the ancient wars."

"As the Dao of Heaven and Earth revives once more, these Dao Masters who control the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth will revive along with it."

"These people are the greatest trump card for the Human Race to never fall into decline."