I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

"White Emperor City! Supreme Ranking!"

Shen Ming frowned, wanting to catch up with Princess Yunxi and ask her for an explanation.

After much thought, I decided against it. If the other party were willing to tell me, they wouldn't keep me in suspense.

There must be some unspeakable reason or something else entirely.

"Hidden Dragon Ranking, Supreme Ranking, Azure Sky Ranking, I never thought that my Northern Region would have such a scene."

Upon reading the contents of the letter, Jiang Tianxing couldn't help but sigh.

"Father, who exactly created these ranking lists?" Shen Ming asked curiously.

He still vividly remembered the scene of the change of rankings on the Hidden Dragon List triggering strange phenomena in the heavens and earth, something that no ordinary force could accomplish.

"unknown."

Jiang Tianxing said, "However, we can think about it from another perspective. If you were the lord of a city, and three powerful figures came to the city, and you didn't want to see them join forces, but wanted to incite them to fight each other, what would you do?"

"understood."

Shen Ming couldn't help but look up at the sky and asked, "Then who is the master of this land?"

"That can only be known by those who have reached the Dominator Realm or above."

Shen Ming's mind was focused on Baidi City, which would be the next target of the ancient clan.

Like Jiulong City, Baidi City is independent of the thirteen states and is known as one of the two ancient cities in the Northern Region.

Unlike Kowloon City, which experienced a period of discontinuity, White Emperor City has survived to this day and is the oldest power in the Northern Region.

Most importantly, it has special significance.

The first emperor of the Northern Region came from there, and he preached and taught there.

Half of the ten major sects originated from branches and offspring of Baidi City.

Moreover, the Jiang family extracted information from Xiao Pengwang and confirmed that they were planning something big in Baidi City.

Xiao Peng Wang didn't know the specifics of the plan, but he did know that twelve other ancient clans members of the same king-level rank as him would be dispatched.

There is also Tuoba Yun, the foremost genius of the ancient tribes.

Shen Ming became interested and wanted to meet this guy.

……

"Yunxi, why are you back? What did the Jiang family say?"

Due to the urgency of the situation, King Tianlan activated the teleportation array, sending Yunxi to the Jiang family immediately.

As a result, Yunxi returned in less than half an hour.

"The Jiang family will not see me," Yunxi said.

"Then, then why..."

"Does Father want me to kneel outside Void Island as a sign of sincerity?" Yunxi asked.

"How could I possibly make you kneel?"

King Tianlan looked helpless, thinking that he couldn't just come back like this. He said, "The Jiang family, under the pretext of quelling the rebellion, has closed the strait and is not allowing ships of the Tianlan Dynasty to pass through. They are not even allowed to dock at the port."

“Father, what you’re saying is not my fault, it’s your decision that caused it.”

Yunxi understood this clearly; she went to the Jiang family for the sake of the ancient clan.

The Jiang family refused to let her in, which was understandable. They reminded her that the timing was not right, and left her a letter.

Therefore, she went to the Jiang family not for the marriage, nor to apologize.

She thought that if she hadn't been given a second chance at life, she might have felt guilty because of her father's words and would have tried her best to win the Jiang family's forgiveness and take all the blame upon herself.

Having lived two lives, one not only possesses readily available martial arts insights and cultivation experiences, but also a more mature state of mind.

King Tianlan sat dejectedly on the dragon throne, looking as if he had aged decades. He gazed at his daughter, but ultimately remained silent.

“Father, my Tianlan Dynasty is also a first-class power, so why do you have to do this?”

If her father were to yell and shout, she would ignore him, but he acted this way.

"Yunxi, do you know about the last Great Dao Competition?" King Tianlan asked.

Yunxi knew this, but she was pretending to be clueless.

"Not only are living beings divided into strong and weak, but so is the world itself, and even a region. The families and dynasties in the Northern Region were all defeated in the last Great Dao contest and have fallen to this state."

Compared to the Central Region, the Northern Region is relatively poor in resources.

For example, the best quality spirit iron ore here wouldn't meet the mining requirements in the Central Region; there, spirit iron is just like rocks.

In our Northern Region, most martial artists who reach the Supreme Realm, except for those with powerful backgrounds, must go to battlefields outside the region or to other regions to seek opportunities. This is why we don't have a Supreme Ranking.

These words came from the bottom of his heart, and his tone revealed a strong sense of unwillingness.

Yun Xi thought to herself that the Northern Region was undergoing a great change, and the Supreme Ranking would be launched.

"Why are all the rulers of the Northern Region white-haired old men?" King Tianlan asked.

"Why?" Yunxi asked knowingly.

"The scarcity of resources is one aspect. Because of our failure in the Great Dao Contest, we were not only driven to the Northern Region, but also had our top cultivation methods for the Sovereign Realm confiscated! The fourth-level volume of the Jiang family's Hengyu Scripture, the eternal volume of the Ji family's Void Scripture, and even the thousand-evolution volume of our Tianlan Dynasty's Yuanhuang Scripture."

"Once we reach the Dominator Realm, we will be unable to cultivate the strongest cultivation method that bridges the past and the future, and we will have to waste our time," said King Tianlan.

"So now Father is absolutely certain that the Jiang family's heir will succeed?"

“Because the ten major sects are not defeated forces, but native to the Northern Region, and the Jiang family’s divine son is the Xuan Tian divine son, he will surely be able to break the restrictions,” said King Tianlan.

At sixteen years old, he is at the Supreme Realm, his talent is beyond doubt, and with the Xuan Tian Technique, his potential is no less than that of the Dominator Realm.

At that point, the balance of power will be broken, and they will be unable to reach it.

"Father, it's better to rely on yourself than on others."

After hesitating for a long time, Yunxi stepped forward and handed over a jade slip.

King Tianlan looked puzzled, but after taking a look, he was shocked and his eyes lit up.

The jade slip contained the Thousand Evolutions of the Yuanhuang Scripture!

"This, how is this possible?"

"I found this in the tomb of the late king, and it was placed with the Dao soldiers." Yunxi made up a reason casually; in fact, she had found it in her previous life.

"Very well, that's right. It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Rather than waiting for him to break free of his shackles, I will take the first step."

In an instant, King Tianlan felt refreshed and no longer cared about ports or straits.

Yunlan felt a little regretful; given her father's personality, this might have caused trouble.

"That little girl who longed to be valued is still deep in my heart."

Yunxi felt helpless, for the things she could not obtain in her childhood would haunt her for life.

Ever since her younger brother was diagnosed with the body of a human emperor, her father has placed all his attention and hopes on him, while his plan for her is to marry into a powerful family.

When I was a child, I cried in secret because my father said that women were destined to marry out of the family.

Gradually, she developed a rebellious spirit and wanted to decide her own marriage.

Her father asked her to break off the engagement, but she refused.

They find satisfaction in such struggles.

Her father wanted her to reinstate her marriage agreement with the Jiang family, and this sudden resistance left her feeling utterly disappointed.

This is why she came back immediately after being turned away.

Of course, she still gave the Jiang family information about the ancient clan without revealing her secret of rebirth.

Whether it was because of his status as a natural enemy of the ancient clan or because of their time together at the Xuan Tian Sect, she still had a good impression of him.

However, without eliminating the ancient clans, how can we talk about personal feelings between men and women?