Chapter 840: The Might of the Imperial Sovereign (Seeking monthly votes)

"Brother Commander Tian Zhang, Brother Yuan Ling, Brother Zhenjun Bixuan, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

As he spoke, the Heaven-Patrolling True Person Ding Moqiu greeted them with immense enthusiasm, his attitude completely different from when he had inspected the Dongxuan Star Realm previously.

After a round of warm yet hollow pleasantries between the several True Persons, the gaze of Heaven-Patrolling True Person Ding Moqiu finally fell upon the ten Dao Children.

Yuan Chengfa, Yuan Luzhen, Mei Zhongliang, Liu Shu, Li Qingchen, Qiao Xueman, and Xie Da immediately stepped forward, saluting Ding Moqiu with a military salute.

In a certain sense, these seven were already Ding Moqiu's subordinates.

"Not bad, not bad, all of you have improved. In the half-month since you returned, you have all made progress." The Heaven-Patrolling True Person swept his divine sense over them, looking very satisfied.

Only then did Ding Moqiu's gaze fall upon Xu Jin, Su Xuan, and Zhu Shizhen.

"Greetings, True Person."

Xu Jin and Su Xuan stepped forward half a pace and cupped their hands in greeting. As for the Prince of Yutang, Zhu Shizhen, he merely cupped his hands where he stood, without uttering a word.

Previously, when this person had inspected the Criminal Hall of the Dongxuan Star Realm, he had been difficult in every way, his malice extremely obvious.

This stance was no different from that of an opponent or, rather, an enemy; there was no need for any fawning.

Zhu Shizhen, the Prince of Yutang, understood this point very clearly.

Opposite them, Heaven-Patrolling True Person Ding Moqiu nodded slightly, acknowledging the greeting, but the moment he nodded, his gaze toward Xu Jin was very cold.

"After noon, the Imperial Palace Holy Son selection will begin. You all go and prepare well; do not lose face for this seat," Ding Moqiu said, turning his head toward Yuan Chengfa and the others.

The moment everyone acknowledged the order, just as Ding Moqiu was about to say something more, a golden imperial edict suddenly flew out from the Earth Vein Teleportation Array. The moment they saw the golden edict, the expressions of the several True Persons changed simultaneously.

"Brother Commander Tian Zhang, the Imperial Edict of the Jianshui Imperial Prince has arrived. The Jianshui Imperial Prince will be here soon; I must go to welcome him! Please proceed to the Imperial Palace on your own.

Once I have some free time in a day or two, I will host a banquet to entertain you all," Ding Moqiu said.

After a few more pleasantries, True Person Commander Tian Zhang took the group of Dao Children and rose into the stars, flying straight toward the Imperial Palace.

Less than a hundred breaths after they set off, golden light rose from the distant Earth Vein Teleportation Array. Amidst ten thousand zhang of golden light, a strange flying boat with wings appeared within the teleportation array.

"That is the Golden-Winged Jade Boat bestowed upon the Imperial Princes by the Imperial Sovereign; it is the exclusive carriage of an Imperial Prince." The avatars of True Person Commander Tian Zhang, True Person Zhenjun Bixuan, and True Person Yuan Ling looked at the Golden-Winged Jade Boat with eyes full of envy.

An Imperial Prince—even for True Persons like them, seeing one required looking up in reverence!

"Let's go. Work hard in this selection. If more of you can become Holy Sons, you will have a slim possibility of stepping onto the Imperial Prince Dao.

If any of you among you step onto the Imperial Prince Dao, then our Dongxuan Star Realm might still have a possibility of changing back in the future," True Person Commander Tian Zhang said.

Once these words were spoken, while a few people did not yet realize what it meant, those from great families like Yuan Chengfa, Yuan Luzhen, Su Xuan, and including Xu Jin, immediately heard the key point.

"True Person, what does it mean for the Dongxuan Star Realm to change?" Yuan Chengfa asked.

Hearing this, True Person Commander Tian Zhang sighed lightly, "The Dongxuan Star Realm is a Great World, and Great Worlds are all governed by Imperial Princes. You know this, right?"

Everyone nodded.

"But our Dongxuan Star Realm, up until now, is still governed by the survivors of the eighteen veteran True Persons who followed the Imperial Sovereign in battle back then.

Of those eighteen veteran True Persons who followed the Imperial Sovereign to conquer the galaxy, those who died have died, and those who passed away have passed away; not one of them stepped onto the Imperial Prince Dao.

But the Imperial Sovereign, mindful of our distinguished service, specially permitted us veteran True Persons to govern this Great World of the Dongxuan Star Realm for a thousand years to develop ourselves.

Now, the thousand-year term is coming to an end.

And the Imperial Prince experts under the Imperial Sovereign are all eyeing the Dongxuan Star Realm.

Right now, it is only because of the Imperial Sovereign's promise that they are constrained.

But once the deadline arrives, these Imperial Princes will each use their own methods. By then, the Dongxuan Star Realm will naturally have to change its course.

A new emperor brings new courtiers; our True Person families will all have to bow low under the might of the Imperial Prince, and the resources within the star realm will all be allocated by the Imperial Prince.

By then, the Dongxuan Star Realm will naturally change its surname.

And we old fellows have no ability left.

Whether it can be changed back depends on you juniors."

When True Person Commander Tian Zhang said these words, no one noticed his gaze sweep across Xu Jin.

And the avatars of True Person Zhenjun Bixuan and True Person Yuan Ling, upon hearing this, all looked desolate.

Indeed, the era of the Dongxuan Star Realm belonging to them was about to pass.

When a new governing Imperial Prince takes office, it will inevitably be a time of great reshuffling.

The group of Dao Children also fell silent upon hearing this.

Stepping onto the Imperial Prince Dao?

It was too far away; almost everyone's goal now was to attain the Dao of a True Person.

An Imperial Prince—it was too far.

In an instant, the atmosphere became silent.

"Uncle, when we first appeared at the teleportation array, what was that sudden pressure?" Xu Jin took the opportunity to ask via voice transmission.

"It seems your Dao Embryo cultivation is very strong, nephew. You must be at the late stage of the Dao Embryo, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to sense it."

"That is indeed the case."

"That is a manifestation of the Imperial Sovereign suppressing and occupying the Dao Veins. It is also a warning, reminding outsiders that as long as the Imperial Sovereign wills it, he can deprive you of certain Law Dao powers you possess within this domain," True Person Commander Tian Zhang said.

"Occupying Dao Veins, depriving—is this the power of an Imperial Prince?" Xu Jin asked.

"You could say that! The power of an Imperial Prince is exclusive, and it is also exclusionary!

However, this Imperial Sovereign of ours is extremely powerful and has suppressed many Dao Veins; otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to sense it," True Person Commander Tian Zhang said.

As Xu Jin chatted with True Person Commander Tian Zhang along the way, they saw from afar an extremely towering palace city.

Even though Xu Jin had seen many so-called skyscrapers in his previous life, all those skyscrapers were child's play compared to this palace city that could be said to connect heaven and earth.

The ground structures stretched for hundreds of miles, and pavilion after pavilion rose from the ground, some high and some low, but all guarding the central palace that seemed to connect with heaven and earth.

Standing tall in the void, starlight of various colors flickered incessantly, magnificent beyond compare.

"Alright, everyone land, and then glide along the ground!

This is the first rule of the Tongxuan Domain: within a thousand miles of the Imperial Palace, flying is forbidden!

Violators will receive one hundred lashes of the Dragon Whip!"

True Person Commander Tian Zhang took the lead in turning with the group of Dao Children, rushing onto the main road on the ground, and then glided along the ground. While gliding, he explained the many prohibitions of the Tongxuan Imperial Palace to the Dao Children.

Just as he was explaining, a shadow swept past, and golden starlight quickly passed over everyone's heads, rushing straight toward the Imperial Palace ahead.

It was the Golden-Winged Jade Boat they had seen earlier.

"This is the privilege enjoyed by the Golden-Winged Jade Boat; it can fly straight to the Imperial Palace," True Person Yuan Ling explained to the group of Dao Children, once again causing everyone to exclaim in wonder.

"It seems the hierarchy of the Tongxuan Domain is even more rigorous," Xu Jin thought to himself. ===== CHAPTER 841 =====