Chapter 552: The Vast World (1)
The vast world.
It has been more than ten years since the Shuizu Alchemy Conference. For many monks, the time for a retreat is too little.
However, many people clearly feel that the past ten years have been more turbulent than before. The calamity of heaven and earth has risen, and the major factions have been attacking endlessly. The reason is that the Dragon King of the Water Tribe has become more vulnerable, and the new generation of Dragon King-Ji Ying has succeeded to the throne.
This kind of character change is simply impossible without some turbulence. Many people who usually have evil intentions want to take this opportunity to escape from the control of the Dragon Clan.
However, this turmoil was much more violent than the Dragon King's succession in recorded history.
There are many reasons, let’s analyze a few.
First, the new Dragon King Ji Ying is not the old Dragon King's favorite, and Ji Ying's accession to the throne is controversial.
The old Dragon King originally preferred the former crown prince. The former crown prince Ji Yuan was the only one among the princes who was promoted to the position of Nascent Soul.
In order to support the former crown prince's ascension to the throne, the old Dragon King Ji Li worked hard to bring together various forces. However, the old Dragon King's efforts were vulnerable to the absolute strength.
Ji Ying has achieved the position of Poseidon. Even if she has not ascended to the position of Dragon King, she is still a first-class figure of the Aquatic Tribe. She has also received the support of the Aquatic Tribe's most precious treasure, which is the artifact of luck - the Four Seas Chart.
Even the old Dragon King could only recognize Ji Ying's legitimacy in the end. The royal selection of heirs was like refining the poison, and the one standing at the end was the winner.
It is worth mentioning that the old Dragon King is willing to give his position to Ji Ying, because only Ji Ying's strength can calm the situation and maintain the aquarium's stability.
Second, as mentioned above, Ji Ying was originally unknown, and even her achievement of becoming the God of Poseidon was a complete coincidence. In the eyes of everyone, she was just a beautiful vase.
In the end, he achieved a high position in one fell swoop, which far exceeded the original thoughts of the water tribe bosses.
Different from the old Dragon King's ideas, these Cave Demon Lords all unanimously believed that the Dragon King and the Poseidon cannot be the same person. They cited scriptures and plausibly introduced their ancestors' methods. They also went to ask the old Dragon Mother to come out and oppose Ji Ying becoming the new appointee.
Dragon King.
Dissecting the so-called thousands of classics and ancestral methods is just a struggle for interests.
Even though the former prince had Nascent Soul cultivation, he was nothing in the eyes of the cave-sky demon masters.
Once the old Dragon King is gone, if the new Dragon King wants to calm down the situation, he will not have to rely on old people like them. When the time comes, it is not a matter of course to get some benefits for his descendants.
Ji Ying's rise to power is not a good thing for these big bosses.
However, the strength of the old Dragon King Jili is already at the pinnacle of the world. If other demon lords are tied together, they may not be the opponent of the old Dragon King.
What's more, what kind of person the old Dragon King is, how could he not understand the thoughts of these demon lords and push Ji Ying to the top without any hindrance in the process.
All reactionary forces are paper tigers, and paper tigers are just paper tigers, showing their teeth and claws to scare people.
Of course, things cannot go away so easily. Without experiencing some blood and fire, Ji Ying is destined to be unable to stand firm. This is also the third point to be mentioned next.
The old Dragon King accepted the decree from the upper realm and went to the upper realm. Ji Ying succeeded to the throne. At the beginning of his succession, there were many internal and external troubles, and there was an endless cycle of internal troubles leading to foreign troubles, and foreign troubles exacerbating internal troubles.
Talking about specific manifestations, it is easier for the Dragon King. Several small tribes who are not afraid of death appear to rebel against the Shui Tribe, or form a faction, or defect to the Taoist sect.
Ji Ying followed the usual practice and sent several nearby large ethnic groups to suppress the rebellion. The strength of the new official was more than three times that of the Dragon King. Ji Ying wanted to plow the court and clear the holes, and establish her prestige in one fell swoop.
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If other dragon kings had just succeeded to the throne, such a small rebellion would have been resolved in minutes. However, what is incredible is that the Shui Tribe army, which clearly has the upper hand, often has problems, like a bloated fat man.
Not only were the rebellious tribes not quickly wiped out as everyone expected, but they instead started a guerrilla war. The more they fought, the more courageous they became, and their power became stronger.
Ji Ying felt as if someone had spat on her face. She knew in her heart that those old men from the Shui Tribe were causing trouble behind the scenes, and maybe her brothers and sisters were also involved.
Don't wipe the phlegm on your face. Wipe your face if it's dirty. If your hands are dirty, you're not a human being inside and out. Could it be that it's a small rebellion, but the Dragon Clan pro-army has to march thousands of miles away, and anti-aircraft cannons are not the way to fight mosquitoes.
There was a lot of commotion, and the government and the public were talking fiercely. Ji Ying couldn't do it anymore, but she didn't take an upright path. She sent capable people to sneak into the rebel ranks and kill the head of the canal. A bird without a head will not fly.
Once gone, the rebellion will be eliminated.
The method was not very bright and would inevitably attract criticism, but at least the rebellion was eliminated. Ji Ying suppressed public opinion, and within a few days, the popularity was gone.
The first confrontation was undefeated. Ji Ying lost face but won face, taking the opportunity to clean up the situation. The good show came in the second game.
As mentioned earlier, some rebellious tribes surrendered to the Taoist sect and asked for the Taoist sect's protection, but the rebels that Ji Ying destroyed were those who had established their own power.
As the new Dragon King, Ji Ying could not let the traitors go unpunished, but she also knew that she could not easily start a war when internal worries were not eliminated. As the saying goes, to fight against foreigners, one must first settle the internal affairs, so she chose to be polite before fighting, and negotiated with the Taoist sect first, asking them to hand over
A rebellious clan.
The Taoist sect originally did not want to conflict with Ji Ying because of these small ethnic groups, and thought of handing these small ethnic groups over to Ji Ying.
However, those who were not on good terms with Ji Ying came to speak out again, saying that they had ways to hinder the troops sent by Ji Ying, and even provided information. When the time came, the Taoist disciples would only need to take credit behind the scenes.
People in the Taoist sect are naturally not fools, and they cannot be gullible just because of a word. However, the lesson is not far away, and it is true that there is civil strife in the Shui tribe.
Taking advantage of this matter, it would be a good idea to have a tentative confrontation to see how far the internal struggle in the Shui Tribe has gone. This was the Taoist idea, and it was what we did afterwards.
Be polite first and then fight. Ji Ying did not break her promise.
One hundred thousand troops, including 30,000 dragon clan troops and 70,000 tribal troops, were commanded by a Nascent Soul Dragon General. They covered the sky with banners, roared with gongs and drums, and looked like a great war was about to begin.
There have been many such things in the past, where it seemed like a big conflict was about to break out, but in the end, it was just a false alarm. The two behemoths of the Dao Sect and the Shui Tribe could not easily start a war.
Everyone thought it was just an offshore cruise, but with such a relaxed attitude, a tragic encounter broke out.
To this day, no one knows exactly how the battle broke out or who fired the first shot. Conspiracy theories abound.
Chapter completed!