On the way back to Zhongzhou City, Ji Tianxing was still thinking silently.
"Nowadays, the power of the demons is growing rapidly, and they are madly attacking the Western Wilderness and the East China Sea, invading the borders of the human race.
Troubled times are coming, and soon all races will surely fight to the death with the demons.
There will eventually be a fateful showdown between me and the Demon King.
Before that, I must find the four followers of the Sword God as soon as possible and ask them to help me in order to fight against the demons.
If the ancestor of the Xiao family is also one of the followers of the Sword God, then there are only two followers left, and we still need to continue searching..."
Five days later, Ji Tianxing returned to Zhongzhou City.
After he returned to the Imperial Mansion, he called the housekeeper and asked a few questions.
Knowing that the ten days he left were peaceful and nothing major happened, he entered the secret room with peace of mind and went into seclusion to practice.
Although, he is eager to find the four followers of the Sword God and form his own force.
But he knows very well that improving his own strength is the top priority and the most important thing.
If he is not strong enough, even if he finds four followers, they may not be willing to help him.
Therefore, whenever he has some time and free time, he must practice hard in seclusion and work hard to improve his strength.
In a secret room filled with spiritual energy, he sat cross-legged on a spiritual jade throne, quickly devoured spiritual stones and elixirs, and practiced the sword soul method.
Five days later, he had accumulated tremendous mana and cultivated his soul to an extremely powerful level.
Then, his soul entered the Sword God's Tomb and began to understand and practice the Nine Swords of Burial Sky.
Regardless of the sword-drawing posture or the sword-thrusting posture, it requires millions of diligent practices to achieve the strongest effect and power.
The process of cultivation is very boring and consumes a lot of mana.
He repeatedly drew and stabbed the sword, condensing his spirit, will and mana into one, constantly honing his sword skills and understanding his own sword intention.
For ten days, he stayed awake and drew his sword and stabbed it tens of thousands of times.
The gray fog in the Sword God's Tomb was broken open bit by bit by him, revealing more blank areas.
The blank area that was ten miles in radius gradually expanded to about fifteen miles in radius.
The mysterious formation on the ground also showed more patterns and lines.
It's a pity that such a huge formation is still just the tip of the iceberg of the entire formation.
Ji Tianxing observed and studied it many times, but could not find any clues. Instead, he became more and more puzzled.
Even with his attainments as a great master of the formation, he could not understand the mystery of this formation.
This made him have to suspect that the level of this mysterious formation may far exceed the soul level formation, reaching the Yuan Shen level, or even... exceeding the Yuan Shen level!
Before I knew it, half a month had passed.
Through these half-months of seclusion and practice, Ji Tianxing's skills have steadily increased, and he has gradually moved towards the third level of the Soul Refining Realm.
Moreover, his swordsmanship has doubled, and the power of the Nine Heavenly Burial Swords has become even more powerful than before.
The only thing that made him regretful was that he still failed to realize his own sword intention.
If you can add your own sword intention to the Nine Heavenly Burial Swords and the Divine Soul Sword, your swordsmanship will surely reach a state of perfection and possess incredible power.
But he also knew that understanding the meaning of the sword could only be understood but not expressed in words.
Some kendo warriors never realize it in their lifetime, while others realize it inadvertently.
This kind of thing can only be allowed to happen naturally and cannot be forced.
In the early morning of the sixteenth day, he finished his retreat and came out in high spirits.
Not long after he walked out of the secret room and returned to his room, the housekeeper from the mansion hurried over to report the news.
"Lord Territory Lord, good news, great news!"
The old housekeeper was very excited and energetic. He entered the room with a glowing face and bowed to him.
Ji Tianxing raised his eyebrows, with a vague premonition in his heart, and quickly asked: "What good news makes you so excited?"
The old housekeeper hurriedly said: "Lord Territory Lord, just yesterday, the Imperial Court issued an edict to inform the world.
The third prince, Long Zaitian, used sorcery to control the heads of the Duanmu family and the Xihuang Divine General, and also controlled hundreds of leaders and heads of wealthy families.
In the past ten years, the third prince has used evil magic to recruit troops and horses, continuously expanding his power, infringing on countless wealthy families and poisoning countless people.
He committed heinous crimes and committed many evil deeds, which caused widespread resentment among the people and greatly damaged the prestige and dignity of the imperial court.
After careful investigation and evidence collection, the Imperial Court finally determined the third prince's crime.
Therefore, the Imperial Court decided to put the third prince on trial and inform the world of the results as a warning to others."
When Ji Tianxing heard the news, his spirits suddenly shook, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Well, it has been more than a month since the incident happened. The news has spread in Zhongzhou Continent, and it is time for the Imperial Court to make a verdict.
Steward, did the imperial court state the outcome of the judgment in the edict issued by the imperial court? How did the imperial court deal with Long Zaitian?"
The old butler said with a smile on his face: "Of course it was announced, and it was implemented yesterday!
The imperial court declared that the third prince's crimes were obvious and unforgivable, and he must be severely punished in order to rectify the situation.
The Imperial Court decided to deprive the third prince of his princely status, take back his fiefdom Feilong City, remove all his official positions and titles, demote him to a commoner, and send him to the northern border.
All the power, wealth and resources of the third prince were taken back by the Imperial Court, including his relatives and family members, who were all demoted to civilians and sent to the border of the Southern Wilderness.
From now on, the third prince can only stay in the northern border and fight against the invasion of demons. He will never be allowed to set foot in the land of Zhongzhou, nor can he be an official."
The old housekeeper spoke eloquently and was very excited.
To him, it was appalling and unbelievable that the former prince of the Imperial Court, an extremely noble and illustrious person, had fallen to such an end.
But after Ji Tianxing heard this, he frowned and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
“I didn’t expect that the imperial court’s verdict would be like this!
Although it sounds reasonable and extremely solemn, in the final analysis, this punishment is too light!"
He murmured silently in his heart, very dissatisfied with the result of this punishment.
When he thought about it, given the crimes Long Zaitian had committed, the Imperial Court would at least have to execute Long Zaitian Tianxing.
But it turned out not to be the case!
Even if the Imperial Court deprived Long Zaitian of his status as a prince, confiscated all his properties, influence and wealth, demoted him to a commoner and sent him to the border to fight against the demons.
But he is still alive and has not been executed!
For a person like Long Zaitian, who is sinister, despicable, ruthless, and has a profound power, all power and wealth are external things.
As long as people are alive, there is still hope and the chance to make a comeback!
And this is exactly what Ji Tianxing least wants to see.