Qingling Prefecture!
The central hub of Anzhou, where all the key officials of Anzhou gather.
Moreover, within Qingling Prefecture, the most esteemed individual is not the Governor of Anzhou.
But rather Xia Mingqing, the Prince An, son of the late Emperor!
As dawn breaks, a rising sun hangs high in the sky, with rays of morning light piercing through the clouds and showering down upon the city of Qingling Prefecture.
A magnificent and imposing mansion stands in the heart of Qingling Prefecture's eastern district, covering an area of nearly several thousand acres.
At the mansion's main entrance stands a prominent vermilion gate.
The walls surrounding the mansion are constructed from white jade-like stone bricks, towering high and obscuring the view of the interior.
Of course, these features alone are far from sufficient to showcase the mansion's nobility.
The plaque hanging high above the gate is what truly inspires awe.
The edges of the plaque are inlaid with a large quantity of exquisite gold filaments, shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight.
At the very center of the plaque, several black mystic birds are carved.
The black mystic birds are lifelike, as if they could fly out of the plaque at any moment.
Encircling the center of the black mystic birds are three large characters.
Prince An's Mansion!
Within a heavily guarded courtyard of Prince An's Mansion, lies the place where Prince An, Xia Mingqing, cultivates.
Inside the main house of the courtyard, a man dressed in a black brocade robe sits cross-legged on a prayer mat with his eyes tightly closed.
The man appears to be about thirty-five years old, and he is none other than Prince An, Xia Mingqing.
At this moment, strands of dark black Gang Yuan swirl around Xia Mingqing, with mysterious black birds occasionally emerging from the rolling energy.
As the black Gang Yuan suddenly erupts with a terrifying aura, eight illusory and blurry black mystic birds appear, hovering around Xia Mingqing's body.
"The Nine Heavens Mystic Bird Art, the eighth level has been stabilized."
The man sitting cross-legged on the prayer mat suddenly opens his eyes at this moment, and the black Gang Yuan swirling around him instantly disappears.
The eight black mystic birds floating around Xia Mingqing also vanish into the void.
"Divine Palace Realm, soon, this Prince will soon break through to that realm."
"Xia Mingyue, you only managed to gain the favor of the Mystic Bird Cauldron by luck back then."
"It was by relying on the power of the Mystic Bird Cauldron that you, this bitch, were able to break through to the Divine Palace Realm."
"Otherwise, how could the throne of the Great Xia Dynasty have fallen to you to inherit."
"This time, this Prince will never lose again. Once this Prince breaks through to the Divine Palace Realm, humph..."
The face of that woman appears in Xia Mingqing's mind, the person he hates the most in his life.
That is his good younger sister, Xia Mingyue, that sister who is five years younger than him, a woman who is only thirty years old now.
Xia Mingyue, the eleventh princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, ranked after ten princes!
However, to the shock of countless people, Xia Mingyue became the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty in her capacity as a daughter.
Why!
It was because that damned Xia Mingyue obtained the favor of the Great Xia royal family's first ancestral artifact, the Great Xia Mystic Bird Cauldron sacrificial vessel.
Moreover, the Mystic Bird Cauldron actually recognized Xia Mingyue as its master. This result directly shocked those reclusive ancestors of the royal family.
You must know that the Sun-Grade sacrificial vessel, the Mystic Bird Cauldron, is known as the treasure of the Great Xia Dynasty, the number one ranked sacrificial vessel.
Since the Great Xia Holy Ancestor founded the dynasty, among all the people who inherited the throne, not a single emperor was able to obtain the Mystic Bird Cauldron's recognition.
It was because the Mystic Bird Cauldron recognized Xia Mingyue as its master.
Therefore, Xia Mingyue's martial arts realm, under the endless nourishment of the Mystic Bird Cauldron's origin of heaven and earth, directly advanced by leaps and bounds, advancing by leaps and bounds.
Finally, in her capacity as the eleventh princess, she suppressed her ten older brothers to the point where they couldn't even raise their heads.
Even the Great Xia royal family's ancestors, under the change of the Mystic Bird Cauldron recognizing its master, no longer had any objections.
Xia Mingyue even broke through to that legendary realm, the Divine Palace Realm, before ascending to the throne!
Originally, with the strength of the Divine Palace Realm, Xia Mingyue could have stably sat on the Great Xia throne.
And these older brothers of hers, no matter how unwilling they were, could not do anything to their imperial sister.
However, the heavens had eyes and actually gave Xia Mingqing a glimmer of hope.
The incident five years ago caused Xia Mingyue to suffer the backlash of the Spirit Ruins.
"Xia Mingyue, my good younger sister!"
"You dared to disregard everyone's feelings and wanted to refine the Spirit Ruins alone, how dare you!"
"Now you probably can't get away with it anymore, right?"
"The Eight Great Families and those few forces are already harboring ulterior motives."
"Heh heh heh!"
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"Sooner or later, that position will be obtained by this Prince. You are not worthy of possessing the Mystic Bird Cauldron, it can only belong to this Prince."
"Not only does this Prince have this idea, but my nine older brothers are probably restless now, right?"
Black mystic light constantly flashes in Xia Mingqing's eyes, and an astonishing aura overflows from his whole body.
If outsiders were here, they would be surprised to discover.
Prince An, Xia Mingqing, is actually a terrifying existence at the Great Perfection of the Outer Core Grandmaster!
Xia Mingqing seemed to sense the movement outside the door, and the Gang Yuan of his whole body converged into his body, returning to a normal appearance.
"Hmm?"
"Enter!"
As soon as the voice fell, the closed door was slowly pushed open, and a woman dressed in a goose-yellow dress walked lightly to Xia Mingqing.
The woman has a beautiful face, and her black hair is tied into a woman's bun, looking about twenty-seven years old.
At her slender waist, there is a thin ribbon tied, as if it may fall off at any time.
And this woman, who looks a bit charming and full of charm, is the personal maid of this Prince An.
"Luo Meng has seen Your Highness!"
After seeing the person, Xia Mingqing nodded lightly, and then spoke calmly.
"What is it!"
"Replying to Your Highness, it is the Green-Clothed Guards stationed near the city gate who have discovered some abnormal situations."
Xia Mingqing heard the words and became interested, stood up from the prayer mat, and looked directly at the woman in front of him.
"Speak!"
"Early this morning, a very strange young man came to Qingling Prefecture City."
"The horse he is riding is the Mystic Bird Guard's Divine Wind Steed!"
"And this young man is someone they have never seen before."
"Therefore, after receiving this news, Luo Meng felt that something was wrong, so she came to report to Your Highness!"
In Qingling Prefecture, only a few people have the Divine Wind Steed.
That is, the Mystic Envoys of the Mystic Bird Guard in Qingling Prefecture, and the two deputy envoys.
Coincidentally, the mysterious young man who entered the city today is not from the Qingling Prefecture Mystic Bird Guard.
