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Chapter 180 Daxia is about to fall

The old emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was named Su Chengqian, who could be called the ancestor of the revival. He pacified the four regions and suppressed the Great Yan.

During his reign, the people of Daxia lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the sects on the mountain and the temples at the foot of the mountain maintained a delicate balance, being impartial and peaceful.

However, more than ten years ago, Su Chengqian suddenly fell ill, his spirit quickly declined, and he was no longer able to manage the affairs of state.

At that time, he had three sons and one daughter. Prince Duan Su Cen was the oldest, followed by Princess Su Qing, then Prince Xian Su Xin, and Prince Shu Su Rui.

Prince Duan and Prince Xian had a troubled relationship since childhood, often arguing with each other. Su Qing, however, had no interest in attending court and had long since vowed to seek a cure for his father's illness.

Therefore, after Su Chengqian's health collapsed, he could only pass the throne to the youngest prince Su Rui, hoping that the three princes could form a three-way balance of power and barely maintain stability in the court.

Afterwards, Su Chengqian was placed in a jade coffin made of thousand-year-old black jade, maintaining the last breath of life in his body, in a strange state of being half dead and half alive.

The immortal master left behind an ancient book, saying that this jade coffin could protect Su Chengqian's life for thirty years, but if it took longer than that, there would be no way to save him.

As for how to cure his body, there is a way. After Su Qing joined the Fuyao Sect, he practiced alchemy for many years and found a way.

However, as Su Chengqian is the emperor of the world and possesses the aura of a true dragon, the method of curing his illness is not simple at all.

Some of these medicinal herbs are extremely rare in the world and are in short supply in the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce.

Red dragon blood is the most crucial medicine, and Su Qing now has a way to make it. As long as the red snake beside him practices and transforms into a dragon, and then he takes a drop of its heart blood as agreed, everything will be done.

However, there is another medicinal herb called "Fountain of Youth", but until now, there is still no clue about it, and even its form is completely unknown.

Su Qing has been searching for a way to save her father for these years. Only a very few people know about this. The Great Xia Dynasty only said that the eldest princess went to look for an immortal, and even several princes did not know her whereabouts.

Therefore, the fact that Yuan Diaosi has come to the door now only means one thing, that is, Daxia has reached a critical moment of life and death.

While Su Qing was listening to the old minister talk about the situation in the court, he was making calculations in his mind.

According to Yuan Diaosi, the young emperor is now unable to support the country on his own and it won't be long before Prince Duan completely sidelines him.

The biggest problem is that Prince Duan Su Cen is obviously backed by the forces in the mountains. Once the Great Xia Dynasty falls into his hands, the current good situation of peace and prosperity will definitely change.

By then, the entire Great Xia Dynasty will even become a puppet supported by the mountain sects.

Su Qing asked, "What did Master Qin from Tianshuyuan say?"

"Prime Minister Qin naturally stands on Your Majesty's side, but Prince Duan is so powerful that he is difficult to resist."

Qin Dingfeng was the current prime minister of Daxia, and a veteran minister who had previously assisted Su Chengqian. He came from the Tianshu Academy and, in addition to his vast knowledge, was also a cultivator himself.

Su Qing was surprised to hear that even Master Qin was helpless and asked, "Which sect did Su Cen get close to?"

Yuan Diaosi explained, "They are from the Demon Sect's Tiancan Sect. These people are ruthless and will take people's lives without caring about the consequences."

Speaking of the Tiancan Sect of the Demonic Clan, Su Qing knew quite a bit about it.

As one of the five major sects of the Demon Sect, the Tiancan Sect is the most notorious one among them, and its reputation is even worse than that of the Wandu Sect back then.

Because they only accept disciples with physical disabilities, they even go so far as to inflict disabilities on young children before accepting them into the sect. As a result, all the disciples in the sect are physically disabled and their personalities are different from those of ordinary people.

I didn't expect that Prince Duan Su Cen would actually get involved with the Demon Sect. In the long run, this would only bring harm to Daxia, without even a tiny bit of benefit.

Before Su Qing went into seclusion, he had heard that the Demon Sect had recently been encroaching on the territory of the Fuyao Sect and the Fusheng Temple. The Tiancan Sect was also the most active, with their vicious and ruthless attacks, and that many Fuyao Sect disciples had already lost their lives. From this, it seemed that a battle between good and evil was inevitable.

A thousand years ago, the righteous path triumphed over the demonic sect, laying the foundation for centuries of peace. Now, with the successive losses suffered by the Fuyao Sect and the Fusheng Temple, this balance has been disrupted.

Once the sects on the mountain fall into conflict, the dynasty below the mountain will naturally be inevitable.

By then, I am afraid that the Great Yan Dynasty will take advantage of the situation and try to take back the lost territory. Then the Great Xia and the Great Yan will go to war, and the whole world will be plunged into blood and rain.

Su Qing thought about it again and again and felt that there was only one way to break the current situation.

That is to cure Su Chengqian's illness as soon as possible.

As the eldest sister, although she went to the immortal family to practice early, she still knew Su Rui's temper and character quite well.

He has mediocre qualifications and a mediocre character, and is definitely not the best candidate for emperor.

The only person who can now stabilize the situation in Daxia is the old emperor Su Chengqian, who is still alive.

But the problem is that the whereabouts of the key "Fountain of Youth" is unknown, and there is not even a clue.

Under Yuan Diaosi's persuasion, Su Qing decided to leave Fuyao Sect temporarily and return to the Daxia court to stabilize the situation.

As the eldest princess and a cultivator, she has considerable prestige in the court. She should be able to temporarily replace Prince Xian Su Xin and form a restraining force against Prince Duan Su Cen.

But this plan definitely could not last too long. The situation in the Great Xia Dynasty was chaotic and complicated, and it was far beyond her ability to pacify it.

The return of the eldest princess can only serve as a life-saving medicine for Daxia, but unfortunately it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

Tianshu Academy has always used secular dynasties as a chessboard to hone its disciples. Now, Lu Ziwei has absolute power over Dayan, while Qin Dingfeng is in charge of the government over Dayan. Although these two are from the same sect, they have a dispute over the great Dao.

In their eyes, Daxia and Dayan were just pawns on the road, and they would never care about the life and death of ordinary mortals.

The Tiancan Sect is even worse than that. The people in the Demon Sect are inherently eccentric. If they had not been suppressed by the righteous sects before, who knows how many evil things they would have done.

But now the Great Xia Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, with nowhere to rely on, and can only rely on its own foundation to survive.

For Su Qing, the Fuyao Sect could not help her. The only thing she could rely on now was her cultivation level of Return to Void Realm.

Su Qing was planning how to break the deadlock, but Yun Yi's figure inexplicably appeared in his mind. He thought that if he were there, he might have a good idea.

It’s a pity that Yun Yi’s whereabouts are unknown now, and I can’t ask him for help even if I want to.

Besides, I already owe him a huge favor, so it would be inappropriate to ask him to do something again and again.

At this moment, Su Qing just felt a little lonely. Her favorite alchemy was closely related to the lives of countless people in the Great Xia Dynasty. The pressure almost made her breathless.

Yuan Diaosi saw that the eldest princess was depressed and felt quite sorry for her, but he didn't know how to comfort her.

As a member of the royal family, carrying the dragon's spirit, you are destined to never be free and easy in this life.

The bloodline of the Great Xia royal family is closely related to the people. If the time comes when all lives are devastated, no one can escape unscathed.

(End of this chapter)