Theoretically speaking, a prince with a different surname is a more powerful being than a duke!
Ma Boyong's appearance and figure are similar to Dong Mingyuan. He is also a round little fat man with squinting eyes and looks very kind.
However, Lord Ma is only an eighth-level Jade Immortal. Even though he is a prince, his combat ability is probably not as good as that of many dukes.
The inheritance of a title is very demanding. In theory, only those who prove it can be called a duke!
Just like Lin Tingtao, the eldest son of Marquis Fuhai, if he wants to inherit the position of Marquis, he must first realize the truth, otherwise he will not be qualified.
If there is no Jade Immortal among the heirs of the Marquis Mansion, there is only one result waiting for them: demotion!
If you are demoted from a marquis to an earl, if you don't even have an immortal heir, then continue to demote him!
However, in the case of the Grand Duke, there is an exception to this: high-level Jade Immortals can ascend the nobility. If the clan cannot produce a true Immortal for two consecutive generations, they will be demoted.
This is also the power that the dukes fought for: there are really too few true immortals in the human race. From the Jade Immortal to the Mysterious Immortal, too many cultivators are really stuck - it should be noted that to achieve the truth, you still have to go through tribulations!
Of course, the royal family does not want the local power to be too strong, otherwise over time, it will inevitably lose its tail, which will have a certain impact on the rule. Being able to demote the duke can effectively reduce local power.
However, it is indeed too difficult to prove the truth. If the royal family uses this as a hard bargain, it may force the grand dukes to rebel. Therefore, the government's requirement is that high-ranking jade immortals can take over the position of duke, but they can only have a generation of buffer.
If the second generation cannot prove the truth, then he will be demoted without negotiation.
In fact, high-level Jade Immortal is not that easy to achieve.
The bloodlines of most dukes are very powerful, and the resources at their hands are also abundant. But even so, high-level Jade Immortals are not able to get them just if they want them.
The deputy sect leader of the Zhenyi Sect, Quan Fucao, who has full authority to act as the agent for the sect's affairs, is nothing more than an eighth-level Jade Immortal.
However, the royal family has already made concessions. If the princes object again, they will be suspected of being ungrateful. Moreover, the royal family clearly stated: If there is not even a high-level Jade Immortal in a generation, I will give you the position of duke.
Do you really have the nerve to ask for it?
It should be noted that among the marquises, there are also high-level jade immortals. The Duke’s cultivation level is not as good as that of the marquises. Isn’t that right?
The current Xiliu Gong is the eighth-level Jade Immortal. However, this person has been called a genius since he was a child. The eighth-level Jade Immortal is not just a pile of medicine. In theory, it is still possible to prove it.
The same is true for the prince who is opposite to the duke. After two generations, he has not become a true immortal and is reduced to a duke.
Most of the princes are members of the royal family, and their title is a little higher than that of a duke, but in terms of strength, they may not be as strong as a duke.
A prince cannot raise private soldiers, and his fiefdom is smaller than that of a duke - once his power grows, it will affect the throne.
It is extremely rare to have a king with a different surname. But like a king, he has a high status but little real power.
The royal family actually sent a king with a different surname to the Zhenyi Sect to coordinate. This smell is a bit weird...
When Ma Boyong saw that he was introduced, he smiled and raised his hand to say hello to the cultivators present. He said nothing.
Sect Master Quan also acted very straightforwardly. After speaking a few words, he summoned the Jade Immortals of the Four Sects, Two Views and One Valley to discuss the matter.
The discussion didn't last long, only about half an hour, and then the mixing of the teams began.
The leader of the Baituomen team is Du Wuji, the great elder, but this time Headmaster Fang is following him. He will return to the White Camelmen after the team sets out for the expedition. The mixed schedule will be executed under the arrangements of Headmaster Fang.
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The mixed formation at this time was not just based on sects. There were many cases where cultivators from different sects were organized into the same team. As for the battalion level, it was definitely a hodgepodge of various sects.
For example, most of the cultivators in Xuefeng Temple are practicing Yin and Ice attributes, while in other sects, there are basically very few such subordinates. They are scattered and organized into various camps, which of course improves the team.
adaptability.
However, not all disciples were dispersed. Taking the Haoran sect as an example, only a few two hundred immortals came and formed two teams. One team was divided into ten mixed groups, while the other team was
It is used intensively.
This is somewhat similar to the army on Earth. Although the company has an artillery platoon, it also has an independent artillery battalion to concentrate firepower for fighting.
The total number of cultivators who came from various sects was more than 40,000, and Zhenyi Sect also sent more than 10,000 disciples, almost 60,000 people. They were busy until late at night before the mixed group was completed.
Haoran sent guest Qing Hua Jiezhu to become the deputy battalion commander of a mixed battalion, while Chen Taizhong was assigned to the elder group.
Although the group of elders is called a group, it is actually a team with a hundred people. Cultivators above the level of Immortal are divided into ten groups. The leader of each group is a Jade Immortal.
Master Chen has outstanding combat prowess and is a ninth-level immortal. He became the deputy leader of Group D. According to the name of Tiangan, he is the fourth group.
There are more than ten real people on this expedition. The other eight real people are the core of this team, responsible for daily affairs management and thunder strike.
This is the general structure of this expedition. In the next day, everyone is working on the team.
Basically, there is no need to get along with the group of elders. The leader of the D group where Chen Taizhong is located is a junior Jade Immortal from the Wu Feng Sect. This person organizes everyone and briefly introduces each other, and that's all.
Others in the group were still a little curious about Chen Taizhong, but no one deliberately talked to him. On the contrary, they seemed a bit distant - the reputation of Wrath of the Rogue Cultivators was actually not that good.
Moreover, Chen Taizhong is the only deputy leader from the lower sect among the ten groups of Tianqian. The other nineteen group leaders and deputy group leaders are either Shangzong practitioners or practitioners of the Four Doors, Two Views and One Valley.
It's not that other subordinate sects don't have peak immortals like him, but that kind of top-notch combat power has to defend its lair.
In the D-shaped group, there is the second elder of the Longshan Sword Sect. This person is now a fifth-level heavenly immortal, but he doesn't dare to look at him at all - he was severely tortured by the Haoran Sect. He trembles when he sees Nan Wangliu.
Not to mention facing Chen Taizhong who is comparable to Dong Yiming.
There are quite a few such bitter enemies who are assigned to the same group.
Because of time constraints, Zhenyi Sect does not consider the grievances between cultivators at all - the relationship between cultivators is actually very complicated, and many grievances are rounded off, and it is impossible to adjust them in a short while.
Anyway, when facing a foreign enemy, it is rare for internal strife to occur first. Zhenyi Sect emphasizes unity again, that is - whoever dares to scheme against his teammates first will be punished as an adulterer!
Such a statement cannot completely avoid calculations, but it is still very deterrent.
The grievances between the Longshan Sect and the Haoran Sect are not the most acute. The leader of Group B is Master Shu from Xuefengguan, and there is actually a high-level immortal from Qinggang Sect in Group B.
The Qinggang Sect couldn't stand this kind of distribution result. Wu Zhenren, who led the team, went to the Zhenyi Sect and asked them to change it.
Sect Leader Quan called Master Shu over and asked her if she would be treated differently. Master Shu sneered and replied: My Xuefeng Temple is not as shameless as Qinggang Clan.
Wu Zhenren still wanted to gibberish, but Sect Leader Quan's face dropped: This is how the assignments are made. If you feel it's inappropriate, why don't you become the deputy sect leader for me?
Who dares to say anything else in Qinggangmen? I can only hold my nose and admit it.
Since Chen Taizhong had no social activities, he walked around, hoping to find Yu Haihe, but there were too many cultivators on site, and they were busy adjusting.
This basically belongs to the nature of military control. Zhenyi Sect has full power to make decisions. Let alone flying, even making loud noises is not allowed. Who dares to be disobedient? The Law Enforcement Hall will teach you how to behave in minutes.
Chen Taizhong walked around casually and found that it was difficult to find anyone, so he walked back to the group of elders and cast a sidelong glance at Chu Xidao from a distance.
Xiao Daojun also joined the elder group, but she was in the Xin group. Seeing him looking over, she glared at him angrily.
Chen Taizhong was furious at her glare. He simply walked over and said with a stern face, "Why are you staring at me?"
Hearing this, the cultivators around him all looked over. It should be noted that the worst among them were the first-level immortals, and there were only a few who were slow to react.
Chu Xidao sneered and replied calmly, "If you are a good human race, you have to collude with the beast cultivator. I originally thought you were a man, but now it seems... you are nothing more than that!"
Are you pretending, or are you serious? Chen Taizhong feels that his face is a bit embarrassing. You know my true identity. Although I have stayed in Fox Valley for a long time, but... I also sent Jiuyang to your Chu family, the trustee.
It's stone armor.
"Don't grin at me, I didn't provoke you!" His face sank, "I'm asking you seriously, what procedures should I go through if I want to take over the Red Phosphorus Island in Dongyiming!"
"First of all, let me correct your wrong statement. Red Phosphorus Island is not Dongyi's name, but my Wufengmen's," Chu Xidao replied with an expression on his face. His neutral and beautiful face actually showed a masculine spirit.
, "The second thing is... let's wait until you come back from the Netherworld before we talk about this issue."
Chen Taizhong still had an attitude of not touching her, but he was too lazy to think about it and asked directly, "Is Dong Yiming's nephew here?"
"Follow me," Chu Xidao turned around and walked in one direction, followed closely by Chen Taizhong.
Seeing that the two people were not fighting, the cultivators around them didn't bother to pay attention anymore. In fact, everyone was looking forward to the conflict between the two. One was the Wrath of the Rogue Cultivator who had returned to Dongmang and was in the limelight, and the other was the Wrath of the Rogue Cultivator in Xijiang.
The famous rising star Xiao Daojun.
But when the two talked about Red Phosphorus Island, everyone knew that the possibility of fighting was very small. The two may not like each other, but they have a common friend - Dong Yiming!
Those who pay attention to Xiaodaojun will naturally know that Dongshangren is her friend of the swordsmanship. If Lanxiang hadn't been from the Qi Cultivation Sect, perhaps Dongyiming would have become a guest of Wufeng Sect.
Chu Xidao led Chen Taizhong as he walked quickly without saying a word. After walking for almost ten miles, he pointed in one direction and said, "Here, do you see it?"
There were several disciples wearing Wufengmen costumes beside Yu Haihe. They were talking and laughing loudly, and not far behind him, there were two immortals standing with expressionless faces. They were the immortal servants Chen Taizhong left behind - Wu.
The ten-year period has not yet expired. (To be continued)