You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

"If I'm not mistaken, the Great Qi Daily has mentioned this princess many times. More than a hundred years ago, when she was a teenager, she had already reached the cultivation level of a True Monarch of Refining Gods."

If this talent were to be taken a step further, and the time was right, there was a possibility that one might even achieve sainthood through cultivation.

If that's the case, then why would she so unwisely participate in the struggle for the throne?

A blank voice suddenly appeared, filled with doubt and confusion.

The remnant soul also read the Great Qi Daily with Lu Heng to supplement its understanding of the current world and era.

In the remnant soul's view, the current Great Qi Dynasty is not fundamentally different from the dynasty thousands of years ago.

However, the Daqi Daily's mention of top-down reforms in the Western continent was quite intriguing.

But regardless of the era, one thing remains constant for dynasties and royalty…

Those with unparalleled cultivation talent will not participate in the struggle for succession. For the dynasty and royal family, it would be desirable to have a powerful figure who surpasses even the True Monarch level.

Even at the end of a dynasty, when dynasties change, no matter how bad things get, the bloodline can still be preserved.

If a sage could be born, it would not be impossible for a dynasty to be rebuilt after its end.

Why would the eldest princess, who is obviously a person with unparalleled talent in cultivation, be so unwise?

"Perhaps it's because of a sense of crisis," Lu Heng guessed.

"Where does the sense of crisis come from? Even at the end of a dynasty, as long as a True Monarch does not easily take sides, even a new dynasty will not be easily implicated."

The remnant soul was even more confused.

"The emperor and the dynasty were not at their peak, while the Western continent was making great strides and changing rapidly."

Perhaps the reason this eldest princess was involved in the struggle for the throne was also due to a sense of responsibility.

Lu Heng answered calmly.

If you fall behind, you will be attacked. If others are progressing while you are standing still, you are regressing.

This principle applies to every world!

Even in this world where there are cultivators, it is the same.

"How could that be? Mere Western barbarians."

As people from thousands of years ago, no matter how open-minded they were, they still had certain limitations.

The remnant soul immediately denied Lu Heng's guess.

"But even among the barbarians you speak of, there were god-kings in the past who were comparable to saints."

Lu Heng's words left the remnant soul speechless.

Born thousands of years ago, the remnant soul is closer to the era of the saints, and reverence for the saints is almost etched into its very soul.

Such a great being, if not hindered by an equal being, could easily and utterly destroy a dynasty.

The saying "below the sage, all are ants" is not just empty talk.

Even billions of cultivators at the Refining Spirit Realm would be annihilated in the blink of an eye before a single Saint.

The two are no longer on the same level. It is not possible for a sage to be born in several eras, unless it is a legendary golden age, in which case sages may emerge in large numbers.

Before a sage, even a true ruler is no different from a mortal.

The reason why every dynasty in the past of the Eastern Continent was able to exist for at least a thousand years is that, except for the last dynasty when the dynasty was doomed, the emperor at any time could easily suppress the sage.

"Perhaps that is indeed the case," the remnant soul replied faintly at the end.

Despite his growing skepticism towards the Western Continent, the remnant soul still did not believe that it could threaten the Eastern Dynasty.

"Young man, if you have the opportunity in the future, you can go and travel outside the Great Qi Dynasty."

That was a completely different local custom and culture from the rest of the Great Qi territory.

The cultivation system in the Western continent is also completely different from that in the East. By drawing inferences from one instance to another, perhaps there will be an opportunity to make further progress.

That's how I was back then.

What they saw and heard were barbarians from beyond the borders, uneducated, with their social customs in ruins, and who placed great importance on bloodlines, with power and influence basically circulating among only a few bloodline families.

He appears polite, but is actually savage by nature.

Perhaps things have indeed changed there now.

But the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change.

The Daqi Daily also said that reforms in the Western continent are a recent phenomenon.

I don't believe that a disease that has existed for thousands of years can be completely cured in such a short time.

The ethereal voice expressed its reasoning that it believed the barbarians posed no threat.

Thousands of years ago, in the Western continent, those who could wield high-level extraordinary power were basically just a few families whose ancestors had given birth to god-kings.

Furthermore, unlike the Eastern continent, the Western continent did not have a unified government for most of the time. Instead, large and small lords and nobles ruled their own territories.

There may be a hierarchy, but most of the time they are not subordinate to each other and do not interfere with each other.

Even now, the Western continent has not been truly unified, but is still divided into several powerful nations.

After hearing the remnant soul's reason, Lu Heng hesitated to speak, but he also understood that these were just his subconscious guesses.

There is no reality to support this claim.

However, he still cared about it to some extent.

Without giving it much thought, Lu Heng opened the Qingzhou Daily.

Unlike his casual reading of the Daqi Daily, he meticulously examined every copy of the Qingzhou Daily.

Perhaps the Qingzhou Daily is insignificant compared to the Daqi Daily in terms of current affairs, but it is more suitable for him at this stage.

As for why this was done, it was a precautionary measure.

Lu Heng believed that he had been very careful in his words and actions within the outer courtyard of the Lu clan, and had done his best to avoid anything that could be avoided.

However, after initially displaying his talent, he inevitably encountered several incidents.

The only saving grace is that these things are all within his control.

However, it should be noted that the Lu family is a family specializing in refining spirits, possessing more than one true master of refining spirits.

He is currently unable to even contend with cultivators in the Qi Refining Secret Realm. If any True Immortal of the Divine Refinement Realm harbors ill will towards him, he will face certain death.

There is no way to overcome it; at the most fundamental physical level, it has been completely crushed.

Just like looking in a book for reasons to explain the changes in one's talents.

Lu Heng is now also using the Daily News to find ways to protect himself when necessary.

To protect oneself, one must be able to contend with the power of the Lu clan.

In the vast Qingzhou, such forces seem numerous, but in reality, they can be divided into three main types.

Aristocratic families, sects, and the imperial court!

Besides these, there may be some other special organizations, but they are even rarer and harder to find, so they are excluded.

At the same time, Lu Heng immediately ruled out the option of using other powerful families as a backup plan.

Every aristocratic family is guided by its own bloodline; those without aristocratic blood are simply outsiders.

If Lu Heng chooses to join a prominent family, there is essentially no difference between him and a branch family member of the Lu clan.

In that case, he only has two choices left.

Sects, and the imperial court!