Hua Yiran was surprised by the royal family's decision.
With the authority to supervise the country, he could depose the country's monarch and kill all the officials. He was the leader of the country.
Then the royal family of Xiling would have to live under the nose of the Thousand Treasures Palace. They would have to live in fear and not make any mistakes.
In fact, the Emperor of Xiling Kingdom had no other choice. Before coming here, he had only hoped to persuade the Thousand Treasure Palace to become the state religion of Xiling Kingdom as the highest symbol on the surface of Xiling Kingdom. He had no plans to hand over the authority of regent.
But now, not only did the Thousand Treasures Palace have the mysterious and unfathomable Master of the Thousand Treasures Palace, there was also another Saint. Moreover, it was not an ordinary Saint, but a Saint of Medicine. Its status was extremely high.
It could be said that even if the Thousand Treasures Palace was not the national religion, they could still remove the Emperor if they were dissatisfied with the royal family. No one in Xiling Kingdom's ten thousand sects would dare to disobey. They would all support them. It would not be difficult to destroy the royal family directly.
With such power, the status of the Thousand Treasures Palace was no different from regent. It was better to hand over the regent power and send it to the Thousand Treasures Palace as a show of respect.
The other sects were all silent. Obviously, they had no objections to the royal family's decision.
Everyone knew that the royal family had no choice. Who would dare to object?
Wasn't that courting death?
Even if the Thousand Treasures Palace did not show up, those forces who wanted to curry favor with the Thousand Treasures Palace would kill them.
The current situation was like this. They could not do anything about it.
If handing over the regent power in exchange for the Thousand Treasures Palace becoming the national religion of Xiling Kingdom, it would be their fortune.
"I cannot make the decision. Any decision of the Thousand Treasures Palace must be approved by the master."
Hua Yiran said lightly. But he was quite impressed with the Emperor of Xiling Kingdom's courage. Who would dare to hand over the sword that was hanging over their head to others?
Although there was no difference if they did not hand it over, there was a big difference between daring to face it and not daring to face it.
"In that case, could I trouble you to report to the Palace Lord that our Xiling Nation is in desperate need of a national religion?"
The Emperor of Xiling Kingdom bowed deeply, his head almost touching the ground.
Hua Yiran frowned slightly and was a little hesitant. Although the attitude of the Xiling Emperor was admirable, his master did not want to be disturbed when he was meditating. He did not dare to disturb his master for anything.
Many people could see Hua Yiran's hesitation. In an instant, the palace hall became incomparably silent. Even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
If they could not make the Thousand Treasures Palace the Orthodoxy, then their trip would be a failure.
Many of the plans and arguments they had prepared could not be put to use, because the person in charge of the Thousand Treasures Palace was not Hua Shengjun at all.
As for that mysterious and unfathomable Thousand Treasures Palace Master, his whereabouts were elusive. It was impossible to find him at all.
Everyone looked expectantly at Hua Yiran.
However, Hua Yiran was also in a difficult position.
If the Thousand Treasures Palace could not become the national religion, then the position of national religion could only be sought from the Warspear Academy and the Nine Heavens Tower.
The Warspear Academy and the Nine Heavens Tower both had peerless Celestial Lords. It was only a matter of time before they became Saints.
However, in everyone's hearts, the Thousand Treasures Palace was undoubtedly the most suitable choice for national religion.
This was because the Thousand Treasures Palace had a mysterious Palace Master, two Saints, and the peerless beauty and invincible Jade Saintess whose name shook the world. Its deterrence was far stronger than that of the Warspear Academy and the Nine Heavens Tower.
"Approved!"
Just as everyone was in a dilemma, the word "approved" suddenly appeared in the palace without warning.
Everyone was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked for the source of the voice, but they could not find it.
The Emperor of Xiling Kingdom was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Saint, is that the Palace Master's voice?"
Hua Yiran nodded slightly and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "The Master has agreed to your request."
Everyone in the palace was overjoyed. If the Thousand Treasures Palace became the national religion, the external troubles that had been troubling Xiling Kingdom could be easily resolved.
A national war was an extremely tragic event for a country. All sects in the world could not avoid it, and the chaos it caused was even greater than the chaos in the dark world.
To be able to avoid a national war was a blessing for all.
"The Palace Master is benevolent."
"The Palace Master's divine might will prosper forever."
"The Palace Master has blessed the world and is the gospel of all living beings. He should be recorded in the Hall of Achievements and Virtue and leave his name forever."
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Everyone in the palace knelt on the ground, looking extremely emotional.
"A group of barren people from the border, thinking that a mere Thousand Treasures Palace can protect you, but you don't know how big of a lie the Thousand Treasures Palace has made. What a joke."
A discordant voice suddenly sounded outside the palace, full of mockery.
"Who dares to be so impudent in the Thousand Treasures Palace?"
Everyone was infuriated and looked outside the palace. It was obvious that an uninvited guest had arrived.
The Thousand Treasures Palace was so powerful now that there was probably no one in the entire southern region that dared to provoke it. Someone actually dared to be so impudent.
On the main seat, Hua Yiran also frowned slightly and looked outside the palace.
"Firstly, I don't mean to be impudent in the Thousand Treasures Palace. I am just speaking the truth. Secondly, I am only here to challenge the Invincible Heavenly Lord, Jade Saintess, who is ranked first on the continent's revered leaderboard, to fulfill a wish."
The voice outside the palace slowly sounded and did not have any change in emotion because of everyone's reaction.
Challenging the Invincible Heavenly Lord, who is ranked first on the continent's revered leaderboard?
Everyone was surprised.
After the dark world's chaos ended, the news of the Battle Spear City had spread to the entire continent. Three Heavenly Lords had appeared at the same time, which was naturally a shocking matter.
Furthermore, any Heavenly Lord had the ability to fight against a saint and was unparalleled.
Therefore, the continent's revered leaderboard had also changed. The top three rankings were all downgraded and replaced with three female Heavenly Lords.
The current number one on the continent's revered leaderboard was the Thousand Treasures Palace's Jade Saintess, who was known as the Invincible Heavenly Lord by the outside world.
Jade Saintess became famous because of the dark world's chaos. She used her Heavenly Lord cultivation to fight against the Bone Devourer Saint, who was at the Second Heaven of the Saint Realm and had the Blood Cloud Banner. She was undefeated and unparalleled in the world. Therefore, she was known as the Invincible Heavenly Lord.
As for the number two, it was the Warspear Academy's Dean, Gu Qingyan. He swept the world with his Battle Spear and Blood Banner and was praised for fighting against two saints for a long time without being defeated.
The Nine Heavens Pavilion's female Heavenly Lord was ranked third. Because she only restrained Saint Hanlin during the dark world's chaos and didn't have any dazzling battle results, she was ranked third.
Heavenly Lords were unique in the continent and had not appeared for a thousand years. They were stronger than all the great Heavenly Lords. They were ranked in the top three of the continent's revered leaderboard, which was the consensus of the world. Almost no one had any objections.
Many people were curious about who dared to challenge the Invincible Heavenly Lord, Jade Saintess.
Everyone walked out of the palace and came to the square outside the palace. They wanted to see who was so daring.
"Little guy, we haven't seen each other for many years, but your temper hasn't changed at all."
Hua Yiran sighed softly. Although he was sitting in the palace, he already knew who came.