Early morning.
"Put in a bit more effort." Xia Ji twisted his neck and asked Xiu'er to help him massage his shoulders.
It was unclear whether it was Bai Ling's high cultivation or her exceptional physique, but for the sake of completely winning over this woman, Xia Ji had worked hard the night before.
"Alright, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Xiu'er pouted her lips and smiled brightly, while simultaneously giving a disdainful glance to Bai Ling, who was kneeling across from her.
Hmph! No matter how high her cultivation or how alluring she looked, if she didn't behave, she couldn't secure his favor.
I, Xiu'er, am still the number one favorite by His Highness the Crown Prince's side.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Mu Master glanced at the kneeling White Lotus Sect Saintess and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
This woman was quite unfortunate; just yesterday she was the exalted White Lotus Sect Saintess, and after one night, she had become His Highness the Crown Prince's captive.
His Highness the Crown Prince's marksmanship is truly impressive! Mu Master silently marveled.
"What is it?" Xia Ji raised an eyebrow and glanced at him.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, although the White Lotus Cult's influence is not what it used to be, they are still an established power in the Xuanhuang Great World. Now that we have captured the White Lotus Saintess, I fear that the White Lotus Cult will stir up a storm!"
What people feared most about the White Lotus Cult was not their strength but their insidious ability to manipulate!
Xia Ji frowned, "The White Lotus Cult shouldn't have the confidence to make any big moves now."
Of course, there will definitely be retaliatory actions. It won't be long before the storm will stir in one or several counties of the Northern Yan Dynasty. After all, the White Lotus Cult has been a major force for tens of thousands of years; they are not so cowardly as to be bullied without daring to retaliate.
"Ling'er, why don't you tell us about your White Lotus Cult?" Xia Ji thought for a moment, smiled, and looked at Bai Ling'er.
"Hmph!" Bai Ling'er snorted and turned her head away.
"Um?" Xia Ji responded, "If you don't behave, you'll be punished tonight! You'll learn the severity of family rules."
"You!" Bai Ling'er initially wanted to stubbornly resist, but thinking about the way this great demon king operates, she decided to endure it.
"Most of the previous generation of the White Lotus Cult are recovering from injuries. I am not sure how many are left now. But in our generation, the seven Holy Envoys—Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Purple—are all True Martial Grandmasters. Among them, the Crimson Saint is even a half-step Divine Bridge Realm great cultivator..."
Bai Ling'er described the White Lotus Cult as if reciting her family treasures.
The more Xia Ji listened, the tighter his brows furrowed. He did not expect that the White Lotus Cult had accumulated such powerful strength over these five hundred years. In the thirty-six counties of Northern Yan, each county's County Governor and military are primarily True Martial Grandmasters, but in very few places, there are only peak Heavenly Human Realm cultivators. All in all, there are barely a hundred True Martial Grandmasters visible in the Northern Yan Dynasty.
"Xia Ji, do you know what's going on? I feel like the White Lotus Cult and this True Martial Grandmaster seem a bit excessive." Xia Ji scratched his head, feeling puzzled, and looked at the still dedicated Su Xiaosan, who was sweeping the floor.
Other ordinary lower-tier forces typically have only two or three True Martial Grandmasters at most, and that takes time to accumulate. If things go poorly, they might face the awkward situation of having no successors for their sect's True Martial Grandmaster. For example, the Canglan Sword Sect, which was sunk by a sweep from Su Xiaosan, has a long history, but now it only has Cang Song Zhenren as its sole peak True Martial Realm expert, with no other True Martial Realm members left in the sect.
"In response to His Highness the Crown Prince, the White Lotus Cult is different from ordinary forces. They have their own method of inheritance. Whenever a Seven-Colored Saint falls or passes away, they leave behind an inheritance crystal. The next generation of inheritors only needs to absorb the energy and memories within it to make rapid progress!"
Su Xiaosan took a breath and hesitated, "In fact, the technique of sacrificing oneself to achieve enlightenment also stems from the core inheritance of the White Lotus Cult, but it is more advanced, has a higher ceiling, and fewer flaws than theirs. Each generation of Seven-Colored Saints from the White Lotus Cult basically reaches the peak of True Martial Realm; very few manage to reach Divine Bridge Realm. As for Celestial Realm... I don't know how the last White Lotus Sect Saintess broke through Divine Bridge Realm and Celestial Realm, but it is said that the White Lotus Holy Mother back then stole many Buddhist secret texts from the Western Region Diamond Gate, which allowed her to barely break through to Celestial Realm."
Xia Ji was unaware of these secrets; after all, the White Lotus Cult had not made much of an impact in the Xuanhuang Great World for hundreds of years.
"If the White Lotus Holy Mother were to appear, could you defeat her?" The White Lotus Holy Mother was known to be insane, attacking anyone she encountered, something Xia Ji was aware of.
It was said that during her last incognito stroll through the mortal world, a prince from Eastern Qi attempted to flirt with her but ended up being blasted into ashes on the spot. Afterward, she led the White Lotus Cult in causing chaos everywhere, which prompted the Four Great Dynasties to unite against them.
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