Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 187: Change the Crown Prince

The room fell deathly silent.

The emperor and the officials looked at the old man’s decapitated head in horror.

That old man was an extremely esteemed individual. He was the emperor’s great grandfather, and he had once served as Chillwater’s emperor too. However, he chose to abdicate to focus on furthering his martial cultivation.

There were less than ten Longevity Ki martial artists in Chillwater, but most were at early Longevity Ki. Only a small handful had reached mid Longevity Ki. Even Ji Congyun, as the Ji Clan’s patriarch and a figure who stood on equal ground with Chillwater’s imperial family, was merely at late Longevity Ki.

However, this old ancestor had reached pinnacle Longevity Ki many years ago and had been pushing for a breakthrough to Heaven Profound realm. To think that an expert of that caliber was killed in a single move!

Is this the means of an immortal?

Ji Congyun was first taken aback, but delight soon flickered across his eyes. He couldn’t believe that the person he feared the most had died in such a ludicrous manner.

This was good news to him!

The Ji Clan no longer had to fear the imperial family because of that old man anymore!

The emperor couldn’t believe what had just happened. It took a few moments before he snapped out of his daze and took a deep breath. Then, he looked at the crown prince.

The crown prince had completely turned pale. With quivering lips, he said, “That matter… was a misunderstanding. I’ll do whatever is required to compensate for Great Xia’s loss…”

“Oh? How do you intend to compensate for our 600,000 deceased soldiers?” Fang Chen asked with a smile.

“I can compensate…” The crown prince squeezed out a smile.

Fang Chen smiled back before he nodded at Zhao Yan. The next instant, Zhao Yan appeared beside the crown prince and plucked the crown prince’s head off his neck.

“It’s time for you to select another crown prince,” Fang Chen said before he turned around and walked out of the imperial court.

Ji Congyun and the others were silent as they watched Fang Chen

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