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The imperial city was eerily quiet, leaving even ordinary people in shock!

They didn't understand the cruelty of the struggle for the throne, but they knew the allure of it.

Despite such a temptation, some people are willing to give it up today.

Prince Heng, a prince whose power was once second only to the crown princes, has now retired!

The next moment, Xia Qiming took to the air, his gaze fixed on the Hengwang Mansion.

Then, countless cultivators took to the air, all wanting to understand what the Heng King was thinking.

Those princes weaker than him are still persevering...

...

"At this point, the situation is quite clear!" someone whispered.

These words instantly stirred up a huge wave in everyone's hearts.

Yes, the situation is already quite clear...

If the King of Wu's withdrawal was the prelude to the elimination process...

Therefore, Heng Wang's withdrawal means that the elimination process has officially entered an accelerated phase.

Many people looked at the Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor, trying to glean something from their expressions.

Unfortunately, both the Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor wore expressions of shock.

"It's the Crown Prince's doing again..."

...

Everyone knew that the Crown Prince's abdication was closely related to the Crown Prince.

Yesterday, the scene of Prince Heng personally visiting the Crown Prince was noticed by all the forces in the inner city.

At that moment, King Heng's figure rose into the air.

He glanced around at the surroundings and finally nodded to the people outside.

He then bent his knees and knelt directly in the direction of the palace.

"Your subject, Xia Hengkong, humbly begs Your Majesty's permission!"

The sound echoed throughout the inner city, and at that moment, Emperor Xia in the palace also recovered from his shock.

He never imagined that the second person to be eliminated would be the Heng King!

Immediately, a phantom rose from behind, and in an instant, a colossal image of the Xia Emperor appeared above the palace.

His imposing aura instantly enveloped the entire city.

"Granted!"

"Before you leave, go and visit your mother in the palace!"

According to the ancient rule of the Great Xia royal family, princes who fail to seize the throne can only spend the rest of their lives in their ancestral lands.

They will focus on cultivation and gradually become the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty!

Without the Xia Emperor's approval, it would be virtually impossible for him to ever appear in the outside world again in this lifetime.

Unless a major war breaks out in the Great Xia Dynasty, requiring these resources to emerge and fight.

It's not hard to understand, after all, this world is a fantasy world.

If a prince were to spend too much time away from home and develop a desire to rebel and seize the throne, the damage he caused would be far more severe.

Therefore, for the sake of the dynasty's stability, all defeated princes must travel to their ancestral homeland!

However, in Xia Zhaoyan's view, once she became Empress Xia, what harm would it do to allow Prince Heng to freely enter and leave the ancestral land!

Back then, which prince could threaten his throne?

After expressing his gratitude, King Heng went directly to the imperial city.

At this moment, Xia Zhaoyan's voice suddenly rang out.

"I respectfully bid farewell to my elder brother, and wish you continued success in your cultivation journey!"

King Heng paused for a moment, then nodded and headed back toward the palace.

Emperor Xia looked toward the Crown Prince's residence, and the shock in his eyes slowly subsided.

"Heng'er may be a bit bossy, but he's a filial and good child!"

"For the future of the Burning Heaven Sect, I am willing to give up so early."

His maternal family owes him an unpayable debt that he'll likely never be able to repay in this lifetime!

Lu Nanyue, who was standing to the side, also nodded with a sigh.

Compared to the King of Wu, the King of Heng seemed far too filial!

In the inner palace, Xia Hengkong landed steadily in front of his mother's palace.

At this moment, his mother was already waiting here with tears in her eyes.

Upon seeing this, King Heng did not hesitate and immediately knelt down on both knees.

"Mother, your son is unfilial and has disappointed you!"

Which concubine wouldn't want her child to sit on that throne? Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes!

"My son, get up quickly, you have not disappointed your mother."

"On the contrary, my mother is proud of you!"

Most people immediately understood the reason behind King Heng's voluntary withdrawal.

The destruction of the Heavenly Sword Sect served as a wake-up call for all major forces in the cultivation world.

The crown prince of today is not like the crown princes of past dynasties or the Xia emperor.

With several Dragon Transformation Realm experts at his disposal, Xia Zhaoyan has the power to completely overturn the table.

The cultivation world understood from the moment the Heavenly Sword Sect was destroyed that the days of not interfering with the imperial court were completely over.

The Crown Prince has set his sights on the cultivation world. Anyone who dares to oppose the imperial court or him should think about the fate of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

"My son will always be his mother's pride; we need not fight for the throne."

...

In just a few days, the news of what happened in Great Xia had spread throughout the Eastern Continent and the entire Tianhuang.

Crown Prince Xia Zhaoyan's name has now become the focus of attention for all major powers in the world.

However, this scene made the people in a certain mansion in Xia Prefecture even more upset.

"Big brother, what do we do now?" The members of the Great Wu royal family looked worried.

Gu Mingxiu looked bitter; plans really do never keep up with changes.

"It seems that none of us can handle this now."

"Let's notify the ancestral homeland!"

Before long, the group made contact with their ancestral home.

Before they could even speak, the other side spoke first.

"You don't need to say anything more, I already know what happened in Great Xia."

"That Crown Prince of Great Xia is no longer an ordinary successor."

The power he controls is already among the top-tier forces in the world.

"But we cannot ignore the destruction of the branches."

"I will personally handle this!"

The group of people there breathed a sigh of relief. The longer they stayed there, the more unsafe they felt.

"Then let us respectfully welcome the arrival of our ancestor!"

...

Just when the people of the Great Xia thought that things would be peaceful for a while, they realized that the situation would be stable for a period of time.

As a result, the imperial dynasty's fortune suddenly appeared, and golden light covered the entire sky.

Before the people could even react, a majestic voice resounded throughout the Great Xia Dynasty.

"The Great Wu royal family's Gu Shouzhuo has come to pay a special visit to the Great Xia Dynasty!"

At that moment, a figure appeared in the void.

Although this person has not yet descended upon the Great Xia territory, he is currently located in the interdimensional plane layer of the Great Xia territory.

It is evident that he was extremely wary of the dynasty's fortune.

Only those who are also members of the royal family understand just how powerful the dynasty's fortune can be once it fully erupts!

"The people of Da Wu, hiss..."

...

"Gu Shouzhuo? Isn't that the Dragon Transformation Realm ancestor of the Great Wu?"

...

Xia Zhaoyan looked up at the void, and a strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

"I can sense that this person's purpose in visiting is related to me..."

Shi Feixuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and she hurriedly spoke.

"Your Highness, do you still remember the Gu family that Bai Yujing destroyed?"

...

"Hehe! Of course I remember."

Xia Zhaoyan's eyes were filled with curiosity and contemplation.

"It seems that the Gu family has not been completely devoured by the backlash."

"There are still some lively and energetic Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators!"

At this moment, a spatial gate appeared above the imperial city.

Xia Kuangwu appeared, and the next moment, Xia Huang also appeared beside the ancestor.

"Haha... Welcome, Fellow Daoist, from afar!"

"please!"

As soon as the word "please" was uttered, the aura in the void vanished instantly!