Xia Xi kept the smile on his face. He knew that Lu Xuan was a cautious person. If he didn't explain things clearly, Lu Xuan might not help him. After all, this involved his life.
"Although I have many brothers, some of them are still young and some have no interest in the fight for the throne. Therefore, there are only three real opponents." Xia Xi said in a low voice.
"Crown Prince Xia Qian is undoubtedly one of them. He is my father's eldest son and has long occupied the position of crown prince. It can be said that he has the right timing. My second brother, Xia Feng, is also a strong competitor. My second brother has been fond of martial arts since he was young and followed my father to battle at a young age. At the age of 15, he was able to lead an army to battle alone. Even in the entire empire, my second brother is famous for being good at fighting. My father personally conferred him the title of Mighty General. This is a solid achievement of military achievements.
"Other than my two elder brothers, there is another brother who also has designs on the throne. That is my seventh brother, Xia Jie. Seventh brother can be considered to be rather unfortunate. When he was born, his mother died because of a difficult birth, so he has never enjoyed the love of a mother. However, misfortune and fortune come together. It is precisely because of this that father dotes on him. Even my sixteenth brother, who was born recently, is incomparable to my seventh brother. It can be said that he occupies a favorable position."
Lu Xuan could not help but smile after listening to Xia Xi talk about his competitors one by one. He said, "From what you've said, it seems that your brothers have taken advantage of the right time, the right place, and the right people. I wonder, what advantages do you have that would make you want to compete for the throne, Fourth Prince?"
Xia Xi smiled slightly. "My advantage is my cultivation level. Among the princes, I am the only one who has broken through to the Origin Realm. Crown Prince Xia Qian is three years older than me, but he is still only at the ninth level of the Spirit Refinement Realm. Although my second brother, Xia Feng, is good at fighting, his cultivation level is not as good as mine. He is now at the peak of the Spirit Refinement Realm. Although he is only one step away from me, I don't know when he will be able to break through."
Lu Xuan nodded lightly. Hearing Xia Xi's words, the few of them indeed had their own advantages. He wondered who Xia Qi would choose to inherit his throne.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan asked, "Then how would Your Highness like me to help you? I don't have that much power to influence His Majesty's decision. "
Xia Xi had already expected Lu Xuan to ask this question. Unhurriedly, he said, "If Father can't make up his mind, then he will definitely use a fair method to let the four of us compete."
"How fair?"
"According to the legends, there were nine dragons wreaking havoc in the Central Province back then. My dynasty's ancestor stepped forward bravely and fought against the nine dragons. In the end, he killed one dragon, and the other eight fled in all directions. This is the origin of my Nine Dragons Dynasty." Xia Xi spoke with fervor and assurance. Lu Xuan couldn't help but shake his head and laugh inwardly. This rumor was probably exaggerated. A true dragon was a Saint Realm powerhouse. How could there be such a powerhouse in the Heavenly Sword Continent who had the strength to kill a dragon, and one against nine at that? If the Nine Dragons Dynasty's ancestor really had such strength, the Nine Dragons Dynasty would have become a genuine Fifth Grade Sect long ago.
However, Lu Xuan didn't point it out. Instead, he followed up on Xia Xi's words and asked, "What does this have to do with the succession of the throne?"
Xia Xi smiled and said, "After our ancestor killed that dragon, he took its bones and extracted its essence blood, forging it into a great divine weapon of our Nine Dragons Empire, the Nine Dragons Imperial Seal. The evil dragon's soul was sealed in the jade seal by our ancestor. However, that evil dragon is really powerful. Even after so many years, it still hasn't calmed down. It's still tossing and turning in the jade seal. Father, the emperor, has no choice but to go into the jade seal every once in a while to suppress it. If father can't make up his mind this time, there's an eighty to ninety percent chance that we'll go into the Nine Dragons Imperial Seal to suppress it.
Lu Xuan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Have you guys suppress the evil dragon? Even if that evil dragon is only left with its dragon soul, its strength shouldn't be underestimated. If you guys go, won't you just be throwing your lives away? "
"Lu Xuan, you might not know this, but if the evil dragon is in perfect condition, I'm afraid the entire Nine Dragons Dynasty won't be its opponent. However, after it was heavily injured by my ancestor, only a remnant of its soul was left. Furthermore, the Nine Dragons Imperial Seal has layers of formations set up by my ancestor, causing it to be able to use less than a tenth of its strength. It's not impossible for us to suppress it."
Lu Xuan was secretly surprised when he heard that. Could it be that the Nine Dragons Dynasty's Imperial Seal really has a dragon soul trapped within it? This suddenly piqued his interest. He couldn't help but ask, "Since this evil dragon is always causing trouble, why didn't the Nine Dragons Dynasty's ancestor just kill it back then?"
"My dynasty's Nine Dragons Imperial Seal is an important national treasure. There's a space within it, and it's extremely rare. There are various rare medicinal herbs planted within the seal, and the reason why the dragon soul is trapped within it is to allow all the medicinal herbs to be tainted with a strand of dragon aura to increase their medicinal effects," Xia Xi explained.
Afterwards, he glanced at Lu Xuan and smiled mysteriously. "Although we all know that the Nine Dragons Imperial Seal is an important national treasure, in reality, apart from the current emperor, no one has the right to enter it. If my father allows us to enter, I definitely won't say anything even if you take some of the medicinal herbs, Lu Xuan."
"Uh …" Lu Xuan looked at Xia Xi and didn't know what to say. Xia Xi was clearly trying to trick him.
Xia Xi understood Lu Xuan's gaze and said indifferently, "That's nothing. If I can inherit the throne, then all the treasures in the Imperial Seal will be mine, and I will naturally be able to distribute them. If I can't inherit the throne, then all the treasures in the Imperial Seal will be fated to me. I'll just take whatever I can."
Lu Xuan found what he said interesting and couldn't help but smile. "That's true. However, I'm worried that my cultivation level is too low and I might not be able to help."
"In the history of our dynasty, there have been precedents of competing for the throne by suppressing an evil dragon. If my father imitated our ancestors, then he would definitely allow us princes to bring a few followers with us. However, there are some requirements for the followers. Firstly, their cultivation level cannot exceed the Origin Realm, and secondly, they cannot be older than 40 years old. Therefore, we will have to face all Origin Realm existences that are below 40 years old. With Lu Xuan's current cultivation level, you should be able to handle them, right?" Xia Xi looked eagerly at Lu Xuan and said. He knew that Lu Xuan had already soaked in the medicinal pool. He couldn't see through Lu Xuan's cultivation level and didn't know what Lu Xuan's cultivation level was.
Lu Xuan frowned and relaxed his brows. His current cultivation level was already at the fourth level of the Origin Realm. Compared to a month ago, he was indeed much stronger. A month ago, he wasn't a match for Sang Yuwen. But now, if he were to meet Sang Yuwen, he would be able to put up a fight. This meant that his current cultivation level should be able to match an eighth level Origin Realm martial artist. Of course, it was just a regular martial artist. If the opponent was a prodigy like him, then it would be a different story.
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