Imperial Tutor Chang Yuan proposed his solution: slow down the reform. He would step down from his position as the Cult Leader, and the Crown Prince would step down from his position. On the surface, both sides would 'trade pieces'.
However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that after Imperial Tutor Chang Yuan stepped down, he would still be Imperial Tutor Chang Yuan. His strength and prestige were still there, he could control Cosmos God Cult from anywhere.
But once the Crown Prince stepped down, he would be nothing more than an ordinary person. His strength and prestige would disappear without a trace.
The Crown Prince smiled faintly, glancing sideways at Imperial Tutor Chang Yuan, "How about this, the day Imperial Tutor ascends to immortality will be the day this King abdicates, how about that?"
This sentence struck Imperial Tutor Chang Yuan's Achilles heel, it was also a condition that Chang Yuan couldn't accept.
Why was Cosmos God Cult so unbreakable that no one dared to challenge them?
The fundamental reason was that Chang Yuan was undefeated for five hundred years, he was truly invincible!
For thousands of years, there were many cultivators who claimed to be invincible in the world. However, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that some of them were not invincible at all. Some of them picked their opponents, some of them retired early, some of them ascended and became immortals early, and some of them relied on business to flatter each other. Once they accepted a challenge, they would make all sorts of excuses.
But Imperial Tutor Chang Yuan was not one of them. He never avoided a fight, especially in the first two hundred years. His invincible reputation was built on the countless lives of his opponents and the piles of bones at his feet.
Chang Yuan's terrifying battle record was so strong that the latecomers dared not challenge him. Occasionally, someone would challenge him, but all of them would add a new head to his throne.
As time passed, those latecomers cherished their lives and treasured their feathers. Although they claimed to be invincible, they no longer challenged Chang Yuan because he had reached a realm that they could never reach.
The publicly acknowledged top-notch expert in the world, also known as the invincible Thoughtless Sect's Sect Master, Ding Jiangshan, had once thought of challenging Chang Yuan. However, when he had met Chang Yuan once, he had only taken a glance at Chang Yuan. His gaze had only lingered on Chang Yuan for the time it took to snap a finger before Ding Jiangshan had turned and left. He had not even managed to pull out his invincible Three Swords of Destiny.
Afterwards, he told his son, "The moment I met Chang Yuan's eyes, I already felt that I had lost."
I don't know why I would lose, and I don't know why I have such thoughts, but I know that if we fight, I will definitely lose!
When this matter spread out, all the cultivators in the world were even more convinced that Chang Yuan was not to be challenged!
Once the Cosmos God Cult lost Chang Yuan, there would be countless people swarming up to challenge the Cosmos God Cult. The Cosmos God Cult would no longer be that unshakable, untouchable behemoth.
Although the Crown Prince could abdicate, he could still come back!
If the State Preceptor Chang Yuan became a Fairy, then he would not be able to return!
This was also a condition that State Tutor Chang Yuan would never agree to.
Imperial Advisor Chang Yuan sighed softly. Although he was standing at the side, his gaze was looking down at the Crown Prince. In response to the Crown Prince's challenging and determined gaze, he asked, "If a person is struck in the chest by a sword and the force penetrates through the spine, the wound will rupture and blood will flow like a flood. The result is certain death on the spot."
The Crown Princess immediately replied without any hesitation, "If we leave it alone and don't dare to draw the sword, once the sword fuses with the person, it will definitely corrode the body, causing the wounds to rot and endanger the person's life."
Chang Yuan asked, "How does the Crown Prince think we should treat it?"
The Crown Prince said, "Rather than prolong the pain, draw the sword, stop the bleeding, treat the injury!"
Chang Yuan shook his head, "Aren't you afraid of bleeding to death, Crown Prince?"
The Crown Prince sneered, "If you draw the sword, nine out of ten will die, but if you don't, you will definitely die!
Choose the lesser of two evils! "
Chang Yuan sighed, "It's a pity that the people of the world will suffer again!"
The Crown Prince's smile became even more sarcastic, "The people of the world are already in a hot pot, in an abyss of suffering!"
Chang Yuan shook his head again, no longer saying anything. He only turned his head to look straight ahead, sighing softly in a voice that only he could hear, "So similar …"
The Crown Prince was definitely not the first Prince or Emperor to attempt to challenge the Cosmos God Cult, but would he be the last?
Chang Yuan did not know, he even began to think of a question: If this continued, when would it end?
As the State Preceptor, how could he not see the problem that the Crown Prince mentioned, standing at his height?
Of course he knew.
But sometimes, it was useless to stand high, it depended on where he stood.
He was the Grand Qi's State Preceptor, but he was also the Cosmos God Cult's Leader. This cult was founded by him, the Crown Prince was his biological son, the relationship between the two was obvious.
With his abilities, he could have ascended a long time ago, but why hadn't he done so in the last five hundred years?
There was no other reason, he just couldn't bear to part with this foundation.
At this point, Chang Yuan and the Crown Prince did not speak another word, one sitting and one standing, facing the stage below. No one knew that they had completed the last round of negotiations.
And the negotiations had broken down.
Next, it was time for the battle!
But who knew what the Crown Prince's attack would be like this time?
Imperial Preceptor Chang Yuan pondered for a moment, then stopped thinking about it. For the past few hundred years, he had always been the one being challenged, and he … would always be the winner. This time would be no exception!
Below the stage, Li Chengfeng more or less empathized with the scene on the stage. He immediately thought of the situation when he met Sect Master Ma Qianli, but at that time, he was not in the position of a direct challenger.
Even so, he still felt a great pressure. He did not dare to imagine how much courage and strength the Crown Prince, a person who did not have any magical powers and did not know magical arts, would need to be able to stand up against the Imperial Preceptor Chang Yuan, who had remained undefeated for five hundred years.
After the ceremonial music ended, the grand parade began. Cultivators from various sects and clans would show off their ingenious plans and methods. They would pass through the long Divine Light Street and Divine Radiance Street, then walk one round around the Divine Capital, so that the world could witness the glory of the most elite cultivators of today.
Li Chengfeng quickly left the VIP stage and returned to the Spiritual Mountain Sect's square formation. But when he returned, he clearly felt that most people were looking at him strangely. It was a distant and cold look, but at the same time, there was a hint of gloating in their eyes.
"What's going on?" Li Chengfeng asked Xiaobao softly.
At this moment, the parade had already begun. Cheers could be heard everywhere. Most sects who valued their status chose to travel on the most ordinary of horses. All of them looked straight ahead, their expressions solemn.
Some of the more lively and frivolous cultivators swam up and down with their magical treasures, slithering in and out of the crowd like agile snakes. From time to time, they would charge into the crowd, causing the crowd to gasp in surprise.
Amidst the noise, Xiaobao had to yell into Li Chengfeng's ear, "The first round's lineup is out. The judges have already distributed it when you weren't here."
Li Chengfeng asked, "Who's my first opponent?"