Chapter 2718: Chapter 1: Azure Emperor Holy Diagram! Return to the Clan
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In the spring of the Great Qian Yong’an Calendar, year 306.
Once again, it was a season where all things revived and love was in the air.
Ping’an Town, Zhaoyu Tavern, inside the first-floor tea lounge.
By the window, sat a young man and woman facing each other.
Both of them were of striking appearance. The spring sunlight shone through the window lattice onto their faces, casting a dreamy, gentle and affectionate atmosphere that was just right.
The young woman blushed slightly, lowering her head while occasionally stealing glances at the young man opposite. When he looked up, she quickly averted her gaze.
It was clear she had dressed up carefully; her skin appeared elegantly snow-like, and every strand of her hair was well-groomed, showing how much she valued this meeting.
She could tell that the young man opposite her had also made a significant effort in his appearance.
He possessed a handsome face, with a noble, composed demeanor. The elegant jade crown and brocade robe enhanced his distinguished presence, making him all the more graceful and striking.
Solely based on his appearance and demeanor, she was already seventy percent satisfied with this matchmaking partner.
She was the "Xinglan Commandery Princess" of Zhao Country, renowned across the prosperous Zhao Country and its neighboring countries, admired by countless young elites.
Her bloodline talent also reached the second rate of Superlative Heavenly Proud, only a step away from becoming a standard True Immortal Seed with an Immortal Scripture.
Indeed, the standards for conferring the title of a "Commandery Princess" in each country had been significantly raised. Previously, anyone with a Heavenly Arrogance Bloodline could be conferred as a "Commandery Princess," and a Great Heavenly Proud in the Divine Skills territory could be titled a "Princess."
However, the current trend in the Divine Martial World has changed. It began with the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty raising the standards for titles like Princess, Commandery Princess, Prince, and Commandery Prince.
Now, only those imperial family members who have the hope of being qualified as Saint or Saintess after inheriting the Sacred Image can be granted the titles of "Princess" or "Prince."
Of course, such individuals are rare; even in a century, cultivating one might not be feasible. But since gaining insights from the Sacred Domain, the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty has aligned its standards with the major Sacred Dynasties, signifying integration with the Sacred Dynasty.
This move highlights the ambitions of the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty and pressures the young generation to keep their feet on the ground, avoiding an inflated ego once immediate threats are absent.
Following this move by the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty, the Red Prison Demon Dynasty naturally refused to fall behind, promptly implementing new standards. These standards were naturally extended to other countries.
The era has changed.
Now, it’s been centuries since the formal establishment of the Shenwu Sacred Alliance, marking an era of explosive development in the Divine Martial World. Today, Dan medicine for improving bloodline talents, ranging from Rank 9 to even Rank 11, is gradually emerging.
And the [Blood Improvement Liquid] produced by the Wang family has been gradually marketed across every corner of the Divine Martial World in recent years, although only the low-graded liquid. As for middle-grade or higher-grade blood improvement liquids, only families or forces allied with the Wang family are allocated quotas.
The deeper the industrial cooperation with the Wang family, the closer the, um, cooperation, the more likely they are to receive high-grade blood improvement liquid quotas.
As a result, led by the Wang family, the entire Divine Martial World continuously breaks down technological and resource barriers among the Prominent Families, and cooperation between each continues to strengthen annually.
Consequently, the entire Divine Martial World, including the Demonic Realm Economic Development Zone, has undergone dramatic changes over the years.
However, no matter how rapid the development, Zhao Country, as a Void Realm Empire, could spare resources to cultivate True Immortal Seeds from carefully selected elites, but its foundation only allowed for two or three, where having one with the opportunity to inherit an Immortal Scripture in the future already counts as ancestral virtue.
By comparison, it’s quite similar to the previous Immortal-Demon Dynasties.
As for this newly conferred Xinglan Commandery Princess, her talent and aptitude really were no less than those of princesses from the past Immortal-Demon Dynasties, with high intrinsic value.
Moreover, the Xinglan Commandery Princess was very satisfied with this matchmaking partner in front of her.
The counterpart not only possessed good family background and aptitude but also bore exceptional appearances and a clean, pleasant aura aligning with all her expectations for a spouse.
If she had the chance to marry him, it truly would be a meteoric rise, propelling the entire Zhao Country to unprecedented heights.
The only reservation, the inside fear she bore, was the reputation he carried...
Without delay, the Xinglan Commandery Princess blushed and broke the matchmaking stalemate: "Young Master Baosheng, what are your personal hobbies?"
Indeed, the matchmaking partner of the Xinglan Commandery Princess was Wang Baosheng, the eldest son of the Wang family’s direct line, an "elderly" bachelor of 655 years. While looking back, the Xinglan Commandery Princess was a young girl of just 182 years old.
At this moment, it had been 456 years since the suppression of the Asura Demon Lord and the establishment of the Demonic Realm Economic Development Zone.
The beloved [Emperor Longchang] of the Da Qian Empire had already passed away suddenly in the spring of year 3870 of the Longchang Calendar.
In fact, more than a hundred years before the death of Emperor Longchang, Wang Shouzhe had repeatedly offered to pay himself to extend His Majesty’s life using the Chaos Origin.
After all, after so many years, Wang Shouzhe had long considered Emperor Longchang part of his own family.
But Emperor Longchang refused and did so several times decisively.
He clearly understood his own condition. If he could make a breakthrough like Immortal Emperor Muyun, he might gamble, but he knew his potential and lifespan were long exhausted, his bodily functions had long approached exhaustion. Using the Chaos Origin to extend life wouldn’t be effective, it would only prolong his life a few years pointlessly.
