Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 1117: Chapter 117: Divine Weapon of Justice

”Let’s not talk about him anymore, today I invited Master over because I want to discuss the current election prospects.”

Phoenix Hidden Mountain steered the conversation to the key issue.

”Currently, Your Highness, your prestige is at its peak, and with this incident, you have made a clever move, but it is still not enough.”

Zhou Yun shook his head and said, ”You should know that the Righteous Qi Alliance holds control over an army that can forcibly change the candidate for the Emperor.”

”Are you referring to the mysterious ’Lingyue Legion’?”

”Exactly, originally Ji Fulin and Yu Xuan Yue founded the Lingyue Legion in order to quell the chaos on the Divine Phoenix Continent. At that time, the Lingyue Legion was incredibly strong; whenever they appeared, they were virtually invincible.”

Zhou Yun nodded and continued: ”Later, when these two left, the Lingyue Legion was taken over by the Righteous Qi Alliance and renamed as ’Righteous Divine Guardian’. The name is a bit tacky, but its purpose became even clearer: it exists to uphold justice.”

”It is commonly said among the people ’The army of justice, commanding under heaven,’ but many do not know that this army of justice does not refer generally, but specifically to the ’Righteous Divine Guardian’.”

Phoenix Hidden Mountain also nodded and said, ”The reason why the Righteous Qi Alliance holds higher power than the imperial power in the entire structure of the Phoenix God Empire is because of the existence of this Righteous Divine Guardian.”

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After returning to Qingxu College, Ling Xiao handled some private matters and took the time to consolidate his Cultivation Level.

It took three days for him to stabilize his cultivation at the early stage of the Nine Heavy Heaven.

He packed up slightly and then set off for the Eastern Province.

This time, he only brought Moon Lady, Leng Mei, Ji Mingkong, and the members of the Dark Stinger.

Others, such as Lan Yu’er, Dai Yuling, were left to cultivate in the college.

The gap between them and Ling Xiao was growing, following him would not help at the moment; it was better to stay at the college and make full use of the gains from the battlefield.

As for going to the Eastern Province, the duration was uncertain; of course, he would definitely return, but exactly when was hard to say.

After all, Ling Xiao was planning to stir up the eastern region thoroughly.

By this time, Ling Xiao’s deeds had already spread like wildfire among wandering martial artists in the Eastern Province.

Everybody knew that their new City Lord, the King of Heavenly Dragon, was a young hero whose war songs were widely circulated.

His deeds on the battlefield and in the Imperial City were celebrated far and wide by storytellers and martial artists.

In pubs, tea houses, even on the streets, one could hear the legendary tales of ”Ling Xiao”.

He was a mysterious figure.

Some were expectant.

Naturally, there were also those who were displeased.

Although the population was not large in the Eastern Province, it bordered the sea, making it rampant with pirates. Hence, the people here were predominantly martial artists, albeit at varying levels of cultivation.

Outside the city of the Eastern Province, there is a large river that leads to the sea, naturally depositing a piece of land.

This piece of land is known as ”Turtle Island” by the martial artists of the Eastern Province.

Turtle Island is not big; however, interestingly, its overall shape resembles a giant sea turtle, most importantly, cultivating on Turtle Island is four to five times more effective than other places.

Because of this, it almost became a contested hotspot for martial artists.

However, such a coveted place is not accessible to just anyone.

It is controlled by the Duke of Eastern Province.

This Duke of Eastern Province is not the ruler of Eastern Province; he simply inherited his father’s title, but because of his large family business and royal relations, on this piece of land, no one dares to disrespect him.

The highest official originally in Eastern Province was the governor.

But the continuous succession of governors either died without reason or became the men of the Duke of Eastern Province.

This made the Duke of Eastern Province’s power in the Eastern Province absolutely ascend like the noon sun, virtually making him an absolute emperor in all but name.

There were even rumors that the Duke of Eastern Province once said, ”To eat, drink, and be merry in the Eastern Province, I wouldn’t want an imperial official position!”

What is an imperial official?

That refers to the officials in the Imperial City, who enjoy better treatment and greater power than local officials, yet he refuses.

People are not fools; in the Eastern Province he is the emperor, but in the Imperial City, someone like him counts for nothing.

Currently, at the entrance to Turtle Island, many martial artists are waiting to go through the procedures to enter the island.

To enter Turtle Island, either you have a special privilege waist token granted by the Duke of Eastern Province or you must provide a sufficient price.

It could be Spirit Stone;

It could be Magical Treasures;

Or it could be beauty or Martial Arts Secret Books.

In any case, whether the goods are valuable enough is not for you to decide, but for the Duke of Eastern Province to judge.

Lin Qian, a martial artist from the Heavenly Dragon Continent.

She is relatively lucky, not taken as a slave but stayed in the Eastern Province, becoming one of the many wandering martial artists in the area.

What are wandering martial artists?

They are those martial artists who have no Sect, their martial arts bought with money and their experiences from paying others for lessons or self-study.

These martial artists are unattached and free but lack resources and a Sect’s backing, which is quite awkward.

Lin Qian, just turned sixteen this year, her cultivation level has already reached the First Line Heaven Realm, not just outstanding among wandering martial artists, but even among Sect martial artists, she is considered a genius.

Unfortunately, she has now encountered a cultivation bottleneck and has felt no signs of a breakthrough for a long time, so she wants to try her luck on Turtle Island.

Today, she finally gathered enough Low-grade Spirit Stones required to enter Turtle Island — one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

This amount is just for entry; she still needs to pay ten thousand stones daily for cultivation.

She estimated that she could probably cultivate for about ten days.

These were hard-earned by risking her life fighting pirates.

”You’re a human? Have you been cooped up at home all this time?”

Lin Qian was stopped by the guard at the checkpoint: ”One hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, that’s for the martial artists of the Phoenix God Empire. As for you humans, you need to pay at least one million Low-grade Spirit Stones to enter.”

”This is outright robbery!”

Lin Qian was somewhat angry.

”So what if it’s robbery? A mere human also wants to enter Turtle Island to cultivate, thinking highly of yourself, aren’t you?”

The guard glanced at Lin Qian, then his eyes suddenly lit up, smiling, ”However, seeing that you are quite beautiful, our Duke of Eastern Province loves beautiful women. If you are willing, you can try your luck; if you serve the Duke of Eastern Province well, entering Turtle Island will naturally be no issue.”

”Just look, such beauty, isn’t it too wasteful not to use it?”

Another female warrior nearby said smilingly: ”You little fairies, like to seduce the Duke of Eastern Province, don’t you?”

There was a hint of jealousy in the female warrior’s tone.

Probably because she’s aged and less attractive now, already over forty, the Duke of Eastern Province probably wouldn’t fancy her.

Lin Qian’s face darkened as she said: ”You really are pushing people too far. Just wait, the Lord of the City of Lingxiao will soon arrive to the Eastern Province. By then, not only you but also the Duke of Eastern Province will be finished.”