Chapter 608 The ninth prince succeeds to the throne
The Wang family can now slowly bargain with the Zhao family and the Netherworld Sect, but they cannot make a decision.
When choosing who to cooperate with, in addition to looking at which company has the highest bid, it also depends on the battle situation at Wuchengguan.
During the battle in Sanhefang City, the family fortunes of the three sects were almost exposed.
It is not difficult to deal with these people who are still in the hinterland of Zhao State, but there are still fifteen Jindan monks on Wuchengguan side.
Among them, there are five members from the Netherworld Sect, four from the late Jindan Sect, and one from the middle stage.
There are seven members of Wanling Sect, five in the late stage of Jindan, and two in the middle stage.
There are three people in the Setting Sun Palace, two in the late Jindan stage, and one in the middle stage.
Most of the monks of Netherworld Sect and Wanling Sect have fourth-level corpse refining and spirit beasts.
Of course, their own fighting ability is slightly weaker, and the strength of ordinary fourth-level high-grade spiritual beasts is not as strong as that of late-stage Golden Core human monks.
Previously, the monks in the late stage of Wanling Sect's Golden Core could only tie with one member of the Zhao family.
The late-stage Jindan cultivators of the Wanling Sect, plus the spiritual beasts they raise, are only equivalent to relatively strong cultivators of the same level, probably at the level of King Linhai.
Not as good as two monks of the same level, but stronger than a monk like Gu Chengfeng who is of the same level or above.
Wang Daoyuan estimated that his own strength was about the same as Zhao Lingjiang's if he could use his small magical powers without exposing his spiritual fire.
He is worse than King Linhai, not as good as the long-legged prince, and even worse than Zhao Jingguo.
With the addition of Akabaya Wu, we can have the combat power of two Linhai Kings.
The golden elixir of Setting Sun Palace is not weak in fighting skills.
The Wanling Sect and the late-stage Jindan monks of Canyang Palace over at Wuchengguan are as powerful as Linhai King.
The middle stage Jindan monks, the two monks from Wanling Sect, plus the spiritual beasts, are about the same strength as Chi Yuwu.
The middle-stage Jindan monks in Cangyang Palace are even weaker, that is, they are at the level of Gu Changqing.
Three people plus one can barely calculate the combat power of two Linhai Kings.
As for the Netherworld Sect, with the exception of Zhong Zhenyang, no one else could display their late-stage Jindan strength in front of the Zhao family monks.
Zhong Zhenyang has a small magical power, but it's hard to say how strong he is.
Different minor magical powers have different increases in strength.
The five members of the Netherworld Sect added together can be calculated as the combat strength of three Linhai Kings.
We also need to consider Master Xuanming and Master Yulong. The spiritual beasts they raise are of high bloodline, and their strength is naturally far superior to ordinary spiritual beasts.
Together with the spirit beasts, the two of them are definitely stronger than the current Wang Daoyuan. Even if they are not as good as Zhao Jingguo, they should be no worse than the Sixth Prince.
The fourth-level flying warship is gone. These things were bought from the Shenbing Pavilion, so there is no way to hide it from anyone.
The six ships that came out before were already Tier 4 flying warships owned by the three sects, and now there are three left.
If the monks from the three sects at Wuchengguan can come back intact, plus the monks left behind, they can have a combat strength of seventeen or eight Linhai King levels.
If the three sects' wealth has not been cleared out, then it will be more than this amount.
Even if the Zhao family has a lot of backup, it is unlikely that they will be able to gather so many golden elixirs in the later stage.
Under such circumstances, the Wang family naturally cannot fall to the Zhao family.
However, that guy Song Yan couldn't possibly let the monks from the three sects leave safely, there would definitely be losses.
The position of the Wang family depends on how many monks from the three sects can return.
After sending Gu Wangzong away, Wang Daoyuan returned to the underground cave and asked Zhou Luan: "What's the situation over there at Wuchengguan?"
Zhou Luan replied: "The two sides are still fighting a tug of war behind Wuchengguan, and they don't have the Jindan combat power to take action.
However, since the Zhao family started to move into Sanhefang City more than half a month ago, there seems to be some movement in Song State, and some important industries have become much more heavily guarded.
The Blood Shadow Branch of the Song State speculates that Song Yan may have mobilized the hidden Jindan combat power of the Song State."
Wang Daoyuan nodded: "Then just pretend to be stupid for a while and wait until Wuchengguan is finished."
At this time, on the other side of Lvliuzhou, an early Jindan monk left with a late Zifu monk and headed for Wanchuanfang City.
Half a day later, this early Golden Elixir monk returned to Green Willow Continent.
Early the next morning, three monks wearing the silk cloaks of the Forbidden God left Green Liuzhou with swords and headed towards Wanchuanfang City.
King Linhai led the three people to the palace before the sixth prince. At this time, the sixth prince was wearing a blue dragon robe and wearing a twelve-pointed crown, sitting high on the throne.
Zhao Jingguo holds the seal of mountains and rivers in his hand, and Zhao Lingjiang holds the silk book in his hand, standing on both sides of the throne respectively.
The monks from Linhai Prefecture were sitting on the left and right below.
The three cloaked monks also took off their cloaks at this time, bowed to the Sixth Prince and said, "My brother Zhao Lingxiao, my minister Shi Zhizhong, and my minister Wu Mingjue are here to see Your Majesty."
The appearance of the Ninth Prince is quite similar to that of the Sixth Prince. He has eyebrows on his temples, eyes like bright stars, a nose like hanging gallbladders, and a wide mouth.
It's just that the eyes are less fierce and more resolute.
The sixth prince's voice was trembling: "Ninth brother, the Duke of Heyang and the Marquis of Linchuan, please excuse me."
Afterwards, Zhao Lingjiang opened the silk book in his hand and began to read.
This silk document is the abdication edict of the Sixth Prince. The edict was written in the Sixth Prince's tone for a long time in official style.
What follows is self-criticism, claiming that he cannot inherit the ancestral temple, abdicating the throne in favor of a worthy person, and giving up the throne to his ninth brother Zhao Lingxiao.
I hope he can restore his ancestor's foundation and revitalize the Zhao Kingdom.
The Ninth Prince bowed and saluted, refusing to accept his words.
King Linhai, Shi Zhizhong, and Wu Mingjue saluted the Ninth Prince and asked him to accept Zen. The Ninth Prince then said goodbye.
Zhao Lingjiang and the monks from Linhai Prefecture saluted and wanted to invite him, but the Ninth Prince said three words.
The sixth prince stepped down from the throne, took off his crown and put it on the head of the ninth prince. He took off his dragon robe and put it on the ninth prince's body.
He bowed and saluted and said: "My brother is incompetent and cannot restore the Kingdom of Zhao.
I also ask my worthy brother to attach great importance to the inheritance of our ancestors and inherit the great power."
After the three speeches and three invitations were completed, the ninth prince put on his dragon robe and crown, and helped the sixth prince up: "Three sects rebelled, and the Zhao family's ten thousand-year-old foundation was lost, so I have to shoulder this heavy responsibility.
In the future, the country will be restored and the government will be returned to the emperor."
Zhao Jingguo handed the mountain and river seal in his hand to the Ninth Prince, and he bowed and took it with both hands.
Then, holding the seal of mountains and rivers, he walked up to the throne, accepted the worship of all ministers, and succeeded to the throne.
The emperor's abdication required three speeches and three petitions, which took many days.
They just made do with the basics, and they just finished the process with a lot of effort.
Later, King Linhai reported to Zhao Lingxiao the existing family wealth here. Including Zhao Lingyan from the north of the mountain, there were only five late-stage Jindan monks from the Zhao family.
There are still three late-stage Golden Elixir monks in Linhai Prefecture, plus three mid-stage Golden Elixirs.
Shi Zhizhong also talked about the power in Zhao Lingxiao's hands. There were three monks in the late stage of Jindan and two in the middle stage.
Among them, the strength of the three golden elixirs in the late stage, Zhao Lingyan and Linhai Prefecture, is not as good as Linhai King.
At most, it only has the combat power of twelve or three Linhai Kings. Among them, the Sixth Prince is still an unstable factor, and overall there is still a big gap with the Three Sects.
King Linhai asked: "Your Majesty, may I ask what we should do next? Should we attack Sanhefang City again?
Knowing this, I can make preparations in advance."
Zhao Lingxiao shook his head: "Sanhefang City cannot be touched lightly. Once Sanhefang City is captured, the Song Dynasty will capture Wucheng Pass.
At that time, it will be completely impossible for us to unify the Zhao Kingdom.
It is better to attack the other industries of the three sects first and consume their strength.
I have been training monks in Linhai Prefecture for more than a hundred years and have also recruited many people.
After more than a hundred years of raising troops, it's time to send them out.
In addition, they also need to win over the Wang family.
I had sent someone to contact Wang Daoyuan before, and he was also interested in helping the Zhao family. The two parties have done business for more than a hundred years.
However, before he received Gu Wangzong of Netherworld Sect with great fanfare, he probably had not made up his mind.
What he wants to wait for is not only our bid, but also Wuchengguan's decision to win.
I will send someone to keep in touch with the Wang family and find out his background.
King Linhai, please collect more supplies from Linhai Prefecture as soon as possible.
Others are injured and recuperating, and those who can improve their strength in a short period of time should improve their strength as soon as possible to prepare for the decisive battle in the future."