Ji Tianxing learned a lot from the memories of the black-robed man.
The king of the Bloodflame Divine Kingdom had six sons and daughters.
Two of them were princesses and four princes.
The eldest prince, who was the oldest and most mature, had passed away long ago.
Now, the second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince were all qualified to fight for the throne.
Among the three princes, the second prince was not the strongest, but he was the best at scheming and commanding.
The third prince always gave people the impression that he was a gentle and modest gentleman.
As a result, the Third Prince was praised for his kindness and benevolence, as well as his ability and integrity.
Many nobles and ministers were inclined to support the third prince.
As for the fifth prince, he kept a low profile and was not well known.
The second prince felt that after the death of the first prince, he was the eldest son.
According to the rules and traditions, the throne had to be passed down to the eldest son.
Therefore, he had the greatest chance of succeeding the throne, and it was also the most justifiable choice.
Unfortunately, neither the monarch nor the important ministers of the court adhered to this rule and tradition.
The king and the ministers were all thinking about which prince was better and more suitable to rule the Divine Kingdom.
This made the second prince very depressed.
He had to secretly bribe the ministers to promote the traditional rule of choosing the eldest son.
Although many ministers and nobles were willing to accept this idea, it was not effective.
It did not shake the king's will.
The second prince could only rope in his henchmen and secretly build up his forces.
From the lords of the city to the lords of the counties and the ministers, he tried his best to bribe and rope them in.
Furthermore, he had even privately hired elite soldiers and raised many experts in secret. He had at least 100,000 soldiers.
The lord of the Qingshan City, Yuwen Chengkong, was the absolute confidant of Princess Tianfeng.
Ten years ago, Princess Tianfeng had been roped in by the second prince.
For the sake of the second prince's fight for the throne, she was at his beck and call and did her best.
Three years ago, Princess Tianfeng received a secret letter from the second prince.
She knew that the second prince wanted to recruit 50,000 elite soldiers and secretly raise them in the Tianfeng County.
If they went north, they could attack the Sunset Seas and make a name for themselves.
If they went south, they could use this as a bargaining chip and blackmail during the fight for the throne.
When Princess Tianfeng heard this, she gladly expressed her support.
They also expressed their loyalty and were willing to provide fifty thousand sets of Heavenly God Equipment.
The Second Prince praised her greatly and promised that he would promote Princess Tianfeng to be an important minister of the country after he ascended the throne.
Infanta Tianfeng was also looking forward to it. She said that she would sacrifice her life for the Second Prince.
However, Princess Tianfeng's finances and assets were insufficient, and she was unable to allocate ten billion worth of resources within three years.
Thus, this matter fell on the head of the Qingshan City Lord.
In the eyes of Princess Tianfeng, the Lord of Qingshan City was a money tree with the Dark Light Cave.
The Qingshan City Lord did not let him down. Within three years, he had secretly gathered fifty thousand sets of Heavenly God Equipment.
However, the City Lord did not know that the 50,000 sets of Heavenly God Equipment were prepared for the Second Prince.
He thought that Princess Tianfeng was plotting something, so he kept the fifty thousand sets of equipment.
When Princess Tianfeng sends a message, he will deliver it to her personally.
Princess Tianfeng tried to ask the Second Prince about it.
The Second Prince said that he wasn't in a hurry. He hadn't recruited fifty thousand elite soldiers yet, and it might take a few more years before he could do so.
Princess Tianfeng then informed the Qingshan City Lord that the equipment would only be delivered a few years later.
However, who would have thought that Ji Tianxing would enter the Qingshan City at this time.
He had become a consecrator of the Qi Clan, helped the Qi Clan to seize the Dark Light Cave, and caused a series of troubles.
The Qingshan City Lord had no choice but to ask the Black Mermaid King for help. He asked the Black Mermaid King to assassinate Ji Tianxing.
The Black Mermaid King was greedy by nature. He asked for an exorbitant price.
He didn't lack cultivation resources or ores, but he wasn't good at smithing. He asked for thirty thousand sets of Heavenly God Equipment.
The Qingshan City Lord thought about it and agreed to this condition.
As long as he could kill Ji Tianxing, he was willing to pay thirty thousand sets of Heavenly God Equipment.
Anyway, there were still a few years before the goods were delivered. It wouldn't be too late for him to gather the thirty thousand sets of equipment after he seized the Dark Light Cave.
However, things didn't go as planned.
No one would have thought that Ji Tianxing would win in the end.
Not only did the Qingshan City Lord lose his life, but he also paid fifty thousand sets of equipment, fifty thousand pearls, and the Hundred Poison Crocodile Dragon Pearl!
After this incident, Princess Tianfeng was furious.
The Qingshan City Lord was his trusted aide and also his money tree.
Now that this tree was cut down by Ji Tianxing, how could he let Ji Tianxing go?
More importantly, the fifty thousand sets of Heavenly God Equipment were nowhere to be found.
Princess Tianfeng had promised the Second Prince, but now she was going to break her promise?
Most importantly, Qi Tianlong and Ning Qinggang had entered the Imperial City and were conferred the title of Viscount by the King.
The Second Prince also knew about this and asked Princess Tianfeng about it.
Princess Tianfeng didn't dare to hide anything and told him the truth.
After the Second Prince knew the truth, he was furious. He immediately sent three of his followers to the Qingshan City to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the fifty thousand sets of equipment.
The three guests were of course the three Sir Gods who had been killed that night.
After knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Ji Tianxing came to a sudden realization, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a cold smile.
"I see!
No wonder I couldn't figure out how the Qingshan City Lord could have fifty thousand sets of equipment.
I didn't expect that this guy was working for the Second Prince.
Now that I've killed the Qingshan City Lord, Princess Tianfeng, and the three followers, and taken away fifty thousand sets of Heavenly God Equipment, I've offended the Second Prince.
The Second Prince will definitely know that Ning Qinggang went to deal with the fifty thousand sets of Heavenly God Equipment.
I wonder if the Second Prince will hold a grudge against the Nings because of this. "
When he thought of this, Ji Tianxing's frown quickly disappeared.
"The Nings have always been the Third Prince's supporters. They have long been the Second Prince's eyesore, so they don't care about this."
Thinking of this, Ji Tianxing didn't feel guilty about the Nings anymore.
He continued to comb through the black-robed man's Divine Soul memory.
Soon, he learned more about the situation.
The Second Prince was good at forming cliques. Not only did he rope in many Governors, Princesses, Lords, and Ministers, but he also had close ties with the major sects.
For example, the Evil Blood Palace, one of the Six Major Sects, had close ties with him.
There were also two other sects, who seemed to be cooperating with him.
In addition to these top sects, the Second Prince had also bribed nine second-rate sects to become his lackeys and accomplices.
From what he knew so far …
Of the three princes, the Second Prince seemed to be the most powerful.
Ji Tianxing rubbed his chin and muttered in a playful tone, "The Second Prince has close ties with the major sects? Then could he be the backer of the Blood Sword Sect? "
Currently, his most direct and strongest opponent was the Blood Sword Sect.
What was certain was that the Third Prince had nothing to do with the Blood Sword Sect.
Given the Second Prince's style, it was very likely that he was the mastermind.
However, Ji Tianxing couldn't find any evidence even after searching through the black-robed follower's Divine Soul memories.
It seemed that the backer of the Blood Sword Sect wasn't the Second Prince.
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