Chapter 170: This child must not be left alive

Mount Zhongnan, Quanzhen Sect, Chongyang Palace.

"Yes! Since the Great Song's foundation far exceeds Western Xia's, why did only one Sunflower Ancestor appear when the Song Emperor Zhao Ji died?!"

"This matter... I also want to know!"

"I thought the Golden Gate Feather Guest, Lin Lingsu of the Divine Heaven Mansion, would take action! But he didn't!"

"I thought the Abbot of Daxiangguo Temple, Master Konghai, would take action! But he didn't either!"

"I thought... but they didn't! Only one Sunflower Ancestor!"

Huang Shang shook his head, his tone filled with uncertainty.

"Then what about the Great Song's Grand Ancestor, Grand Ancestor, and the emperors of all generations?!"

Huang Yaoshi asked.

After all, whether it was Lin Lingsu or Master Konghai, they were actually outsiders; if outsiders didn't take action, then what about the emperors of the Song Kingdom, why didn't they take action either?!

Isn't it said that after sacrificing national destiny and their own luck, one can attain the Earth Immortal realm?!

The Great Song has been passed down to this day, through seven emperors: Grand Ancestor, Grand Ancestor, Zhenzong, Renzong, Yingzong, Shenzong, and Zhezong!

According to Huang Shang's statement, not counting others, just the Zhao royal family of the Song Kingdom should have at least seven Earth Immortals!

"Grand Ancestor and Grand Ancestor disappeared! Zhenzong was incompetent in governing the country, and his own luck was insufficient. After sacrificing national destiny and his own luck, he didn't even reach the Heavenly Man realm! It's simply a joke to the world!"

"Yingzong died young... calculating this way, the Great Song actually only has three Earth Immortals: Renzong, Shenzong, and Zhezong!"

"As for why they didn't appear?!"

"I guess it's because the Sunflower Ancestor had already appeared, and they thought the Sunflower Ancestor could solve everything and kill a small Heavenly Man, but they didn't expect the Sunflower Ancestor to actually... die?!"

"Even the Sunflower Ancestor was beaten to death, so those who attained the Earth Immortal realm by sacrificing national destiny were even less of a match, so... they didn't appear!"

"After all, those who attain the Earth Immortal realm by sacrificing national destiny have combat power far inferior to those who attain the Earth Immortal realm themselves!"

Huang Shang clearly had his own thoughts on such questions, "As for the Song Emperor Zhao Ji, twelve years ago he sacrificed national destiny and his own luck, wanting to attain the Earth Immortal realm, but was sabotaged by the Jin Kingdom, Liao Kingdom, and Western Xia, eventually suffering a backlash. Not only did he not attain the Earth Immortal realm, but even his own true qi was scattered, and he could no longer cultivate!"

"Logically speaking, the best way for the Song Emperor Zhao Ji was to choose to abdicate!"

"But just then, Lin Lingsu met the Song Emperor Zhao Ji and said one sentence: Since the Song Emperor cannot cultivate because of the backlash of national destiny and luck, can't he also use national destiny to allow the Song Emperor to cultivate again?!"

"As soon as these words were spoken, the Song Emperor Zhao Ji felt it made sense, so he occupied the throne and was unwilling to abdicate!"

"Although the three royal ancestors, Renzong, Shenzong, and Zhezong, could force Zhao Ji to abdicate, doing so would inevitably cause national destiny to fluctuate, and even cause the Great Song to split."

"The three royal ancestors had no choice but to compromise and set a fifteen-year period."

"But as time passed, the fifteen-year period grew closer, and the Song Emperor Zhao Ji became more and more urgent, so he squandered the Song national destiny and constantly let Lin Lingsu research... who would have thought that the reason the Song Emperor Zhao Ji couldn't cultivate hadn't been found yet, but Lin Lingsu suddenly passed the Heaven and Earth Tribulation and attained the Earth Immortal realm!"

"Because of this, the Song Emperor Zhao Ji felt even more that Lin Lingsu could find a way to solve the national destiny backlash and allow himself to cultivate again, so he squandered national destiny even more unscrupulously."

"The three royal ancestors could no longer tolerate it and broke out of seclusion to warn the Song Emperor Zhao Ji; but the Song Emperor Zhao Ji continued to act as he pleased, and with the support of two Earth Immortals, the Sunflower Ancestor and Lin Lingsu, the three royal ancestors had no way to stop him."

"Perhaps... this is also one of the reasons why the three royal ancestors didn't take action. After all, they wished the Song Emperor Zhao Ji would die so they could give up the throne!"

"As for why Lin Lingsu didn't take action, it's impossible to guess..."

Huang Shang spoke slowly, roughly telling the story of the Song Emperor Zhao Ji.

"So that's it! There is such a contradiction within the Zhao Song royal family..."

Wang Chongyang and Huang Yaoshi were suddenly enlightened. The Zhao Song foundation was very strong, but the royal family could not occupy the leading position and could not condense the power of the Zhao Song Earth Immortals into one group.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, seemingly thinking about the reason why Lin Lingsu didn't take action.

"Forget it! If you can't think of it, just forget it."

Huang Yaoshi exhaled lightly. Regardless of what Lin Lingsu was thinking, it didn't have much to do with him.

His current thought was to return to Taohuadao.

"Since they went to Taohuadao, I am also preparing to return to Taohuadao."

Huang Yaoshi said this, feeling a bit impatient.

"Agreed!"

Wang Chongyang and Huang Shang nodded, having no objections.

Wang Chongyang wanted to bring his little disciple Li Zhangsheng back to the Quanzhen Sect to let him cultivate his character well and stop causing trouble.

And Huang Shang was very curious about Li Zhangsheng, and even more curious about how he would treat Feng Heng.

You must know, after he attained the Earth Immortal realm back then, he also went to Taohuadao and discovered that Feng Heng's heart-spirit vital energy was exhausted, her life fire was extinguished... simply put, her lifespan was exhausted.

Wang Chongyang still left Sun Bu'er to hold the fort at the Quanzhen Sect, while he himself, along with Huang Shang and Huang Yaoshi, headed to Taohuadao. ===== CHAPTER 172 =====