Three Thousand Dao Provinces.
The North Nether land, the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty.
If the Eight Great Families of the Central Continent were the ceiling of the peak powers in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, then the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty, the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, and the Human Realm were the second tier, with foundations and strength second only to the Eight Great Families of the Central Continent.
After the Immortal Lord ascended to the Immortal Realm and became an immortal, the powerful human race, after a long period of time, saw its conflicts intensify. At that time, the Eight Great Families of the Central Continent, for their own interests, continuously fanned the flames, and eventually, the human race was torn apart.
After tens of millions of years of strife, the human powers that inherited the foundations of the Immortal Lord were gradually absorbed and divided by the Eight Great Families of the Central Continent, ultimately forming the current three major powers of the North Nether: the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty, the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, and the Human Realm.
The three major human powers of the North Nether formed an unchangeable eternal situation, but their strength had fallen out of the peak of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces. The top Great Heavenly Venerates were the pinnacle of these three powers.
Although the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty was of human blood, their blood flowed with True Phoenix bloodline. After the development of an era, this trace of bloodline was diluted to the point of being like fish and shrimp in the sea. For nearly a hundred million years, the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty had not had a single being awaken the True Phoenix bloodline.
Yun Shan, the daughter of the current Yun Clan Immortal Emperor, was once a peerless prodigy of the North Nether human race era, with extraordinary talent. She ascended to the Great Heavenly Venerate realm and was highly praised by the Human Realm, becoming a favored prodigy of the Yun Clan Imperial Lineage. She was even conferred the title of Princess Yun'an by the Yun Clan Emperor, renowned and powerful, with rumors even suggesting she was the next Immortal Emperor. Su Dan Novel Network.
However, unexpectedly, overnight, her bloodline awakening failed, her divine power was exhausted, and her realm further declined, never to advance again. The failure of her bloodline caused her status in the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty to plummet. Her empress and her entire family were directly executed.
Reduced to a cripple, Yun Shan gradually lost the attention of others, and no one even cared if she lived or died.
At this moment, Yun Shan stood in Yun Chi City, the capital of the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty. The awakening of her True Phoenix bloodline allowed her to reach the Small Heavenly Venerate realm. Behind her were Deng Qiang and Zhang Hao, who escorted her and helped her seize the position of Immortal Emperor of the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty.
After becoming a concubine of Emperor Yang Hao of the Great Han Divine Dynasty, she learned how terrifying the heroes in the court of the Great Han Divine Dynasty were. They were no longer described as prodigies of the era or monsters among humans. However, Zhang Hao and Deng Qiang, despite being in the Small Heavenly Venerate realm, could slay Great Heavenly Venerate beings by crossing realms.
Looking at the familiar city, Yun Shan's heart was filled with unspeakable bitterness and pain. This was once her peak, and it was also her former abyss. She had no interest in the position of Immortal Emperor of the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty; all she wanted was an explanation, justice!
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The Imperial Palace, the Golden Hall.
"Immortal Emperor, all officials have entered the hall. We can now hold the court session!"
In the great hall, Crown Prince Yun Hao of the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty said respectfully.
"Your subordinate officials pay respects to the Immortal Emperor!"
In the vast golden hall, hundreds of officials prostrated themselves on the ground, respectfully bowing to the current Immortal Emperor. The diluted True Phoenix bloodline of the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty meant that the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty could not advance further.
They could only guard the foundation left by their ancestors and huddle in this North Nether land.
"Mm."
Seated on the imperial throne was a middle-aged man with streaks of white at his temples and a calm expression. "You have all seen the situation in the Western Border. The chaotic era is about to arrive. Discuss what our Yun clan should do."
"Immortal Emperor!"
The Prime Minister stepped forward. "The Eight Great Families of the Central Continent have split into two. In my opinion, the Wang family's four clans cannot suppress the Hong family's four clans. Decades ago, they suffered heavy losses in the battle of the North Nether Sea. Now, the sealed lands have been opened, and the emergence of the Candle Dragon's primordial spirit is unstoppable by anyone."
"Prime Minister, what do you mean?"
The Grand Commandant stepped forward, his expression somewhat grim.
"Heh heh, water flows downhill, and people seek higher ground. Grand Commandant, you must understand that the era of the Immortal Lord has ended. The emergence of the Candle Dragon is unstoppable. Our human race has split into three factions, each governing independently, and it is impossible to unite anymore."
The Prime Minister gave a cold smile. "Our Yun clan's True Phoenix bloodline is almost depleted. Only the Imperial Lineage still holds a sliver of possibility. If our Yun clan cannot produce someone who awakens it during this chaotic era, we might be doomed!"
"For the foundation of our ancestors, for our descendants, our Yun clan must make a decision. Immortal Emperor, I believe we should align ourselves with the Hong family's four clans and submit to the Candle Dragon!"
As the Prime Minister spoke, he knelt on both knees.
"Nonsense!"
"This is an utter disgrace!"
"Our Yun clan is the foundation of the human race, and moreover, descendants of the Immortal Lord. How dare you defy the Immortal Lord's will?"
The Grand Commandant flew into a rage, pointing at the kneeling Prime Minister in the great hall and cursing loudly, "Your ambitions are wicked! To surrender to the enemy and defy the Immortal Lord's will! The face of humanity, the face of the Immortal Lord, the face of our Yun clan, all have been disgraced by you!"
Crown Prince Yun Hao's expression grew increasingly grim. The decision made today would directly affect his future path. How many more years could his father last? By then, this great ship of the Yun clan would inevitably be handed over to him, but alas, he dared not speak.
"I disgraced myself?"
The Prime Minister suddenly looked up and stared blankly at the Grand Commandant. "When the Immortal Lord unified the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, he ruthlessly slew the Candle Dragon. Its head was suppressed in the North Nether Sea, its body buried in the Candle Tomb, its heart stored in the Blood Sea's suspended coffin, and its primordial spirit sealed in the Undying City!"
"This is a mortal enmity!"
"Now, the Candle Tomb has been destroyed. In the battle of the North Nether Sea, the Hong family's four clans successfully unsealed the Candle Dragon's head. Although the Hong family's four clans lost in the Blood Sea's suspended coffin, they only lost a trivial heart. The primordial spirit in the Undying City is the key!"
"Grand Commandant, all my ministers!!"
"If the Wang family's four clans succeed in stopping the Hong family's four clans in the battle of the Undying City, then we will all be happy. But if the Wang family's four clans are defeated and the Candle Dragon's primordial spirit emerges, then we, as descendants of the Immortal Lord, will likely be the first to be sacrificed as a banner!"
"Clatter!"
Countless officials trembled in their hearts, some even collapsing in fear. The Candle Dragon was too powerful; it was a being that even the Immortal Lord could not kill.
The Prime Minister stood up, bowed first to the Yun Clan Immortal Emperor, and then looked at the officials. "Even if the Candle Dragon's primordial spirit has not emerged, its body still exists. Even after ten thousand years! A million years! Ten million years! That body can likely be refined by the Hong family's four clans into an unparalleled divine weapon!"
"Who can stop it?"
"How can our Yun clan survive?"
The officials remained silent. The Grand Commandant also lowered his head at this moment. The Hong family's four clans were one thing, as they had the Wang family's four clans to contend with. But the Candle Dragon? That was an era-defining powerhouse that suppressed the planes!
Once it emerged!
Who in the world could contend with it!
"Immortal Emperor!"
"I once again implore you, for the sake of the Yun clan, for the foundation of our ancestors, by submitting to the Candle Dragon, there is still a path to survival!"