"The position of Saint Heir!"
The hall fell into silence instantly.
Even Elder Chang took a sharp intake of breath, the position of Saint Heir, a status second only to the ruler of the Great Qin Empire.
One could say,
as long as Ren Changsheng agreed, he would be the one under one person yet above ten thousand others in the Great Qin Empire.
"In the seventy-eight thousand years since the founding of our Great Qin Empire, a total of one hundred fifty-six Saint Heirs have emerged. Among these Saint Heirs, not one has failed to prove the Immortal Path!"
Ji Ling'er lifted her head, her proud voice ringing out.
The position of Saint Heir.
It was the symbol of the Immortal Path!
"Your Highness!"
Elder Chang took a deep breath. He was very clear that as long as Ji Ling'er reported back to Emperor Qin, Ren Changsheng's position as Saint Heir would definitely not be an issue!
"Would you accept it?"
Looking at Ren Changsheng, Ji Ling'er asked with fervent eyes.
"Is the position of Saint Heir that amazing?"
Ren Changsheng looked at the group of people, *feeling a bit helpless. He had already said he wasn't interested, were these people just stubbornly trying to push it on him?*
"My Lord, the City Lord!"
Upon taking a deep breath, Meng Chengzi stepped forward. He felt that he ought to advise the City Lord at this moment.
"Enough!"
Looking at the crowd, Ren Changsheng clapped his hands and stood up.
"You agreed?"
Looking at Ren Changsheng, Ji Ling'er had an expectant expression on her face.
In her heart,
she was curious about Ren Changsheng's eye, the one that even her True Dragon's Eye dared not look directly at, what exactly was it?
"Not interested!"
In the grand hall, Ren Changsheng uttered the three words once more.
With Ren Changsheng's words, the ancestor of the Meng family sat down on the ground, *not interested? Ren Changsheng was still uninterested, even when invited to be the Saint Heir by the Great Qin Empire.*
"You..."
Ji Ling'er took a deep breath.
In her heart,
there was some anger as well.
The Saint Heir of the Great Qin Empire, in the entire Southern Region, countless prodigies yearned for this position, yet Ren Changsheng before her had flatly refused!
"Show them out!"
Ren Changsheng said to Meng Chengzi indifferently.
"But..."
Trying to climb back up from the ground, Meng Chengzi looked at Ren Changsheng, then at the three including Ji Ling'er, looking a bit awkward.
He dared not offend any of them!
"Rejected again!"
Elder Chang sighed deeply. *He felt helpless, wondering what Ren Changsheng needed before agreeing to go to the Great Qin Empire.*
"Please!"
After a moment, Meng Chengzi cupped his hands slightly toward the three.
"Your Highness!"
A cold glint suddenly appeared in Elder Chang's eyes. *A freak like Ren Changsheng, if he couldn't be controlled, must certainly be destroyed.*
No matter what.
Ren Changsheng could not fall into the hands of other forces.
"Wait!"
Feeling the murderous intent from Elder Chang, Ji Ling'er immediately regained her composure, stepping forward as she suddenly approached Ren Changsheng.
"What else do you want?"
Ren Changsheng raised an eyebrow, noting Ji Ling'er was rather attractive.
In terms of beauty, she surpassed Dan Taixian and carried a distinct air of nobility about her.
"If the young lord does not wish to visit the Great Qin Empire, it is of no consequence, yet our empire wishes to befriend you. Surely, the young lord would not refuse this, and this item can be considered a token of sincerity from us."
Standing before Ren Changsheng, Ji Ling'er suddenly made a purple sword appear in her hand.
The sword took the form of a dragon.
With the appearance of this sword, a faint dragon might permeated the air.
"The True Dragon Sword, Your Highness, this cannot be..."
"I have my principles!"
Ji Ling'er snapped coldly, an overwhelming aura spreading from her, more majestic than that of Elder Chang of the Integration Stage.
*This Ji Ling'er was no simple character!*
Ren Changsheng squinted his eyes.
Ji Ling'er didn't possess strong cultivation, only at the Out-of-Body realm, but Ren Changsheng felt an oppressive force from her even greater than Elder Chang's.
"Would the young lord not dare to accept even a small sword?"
Gazing at Ren Changsheng, Ji Ling'er suddenly smiled, like a hundred flowers blooming, stunningly beautiful.
"Who wouldn't dare to accept?"
"I shall take this sword!"
Ren Changsheng took the purple sword decisively; he knew that without accepting it, the matter wouldn't conclude favorably today!
"Very well!"
Seeing Ren Changsheng accept the purple sword, Ji Ling'er breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"We are sorry for any disturbance today, please forgive us. Farewell!"
Giving a slight bow, Ji Ling'er turned and left with Elder Chang and another, directly departing.
"They're leaving just like that?"
Ren Changsheng paused briefly.
After a moment, he tossed the purple sword into his Space Ring.
Outside Nanling County's city walls...
"Your Highness, by giving this True Dragon Sword to Ren Changsheng, doesn't this mean..."
"What? Does this person not match up to me? Accepting the True Dragon Sword makes him part of our Great Qin Empire. With the True Dragon Sword in his hand, who would dare accept him elsewhere?"
Ji Ling'er's expression was cool and proud as she spoke.
"Your wisdom is unparalleled, Your Highness!"
A flash of understanding appeared in Elder Chang's eyes.
The True Dragon Sword was bestowed by the Emperor Qin of the Great Qin Empire. There were only three such swords in the entire empire: one with Emperor Qin, one with the crown prince, and the last with Ji Ling'er before him.
Holding the True Dragon Sword represented the Great Qin Empire.
"Let's go, I believe we will meet him again!"
With a gleaming look, Ji Ling'er and the two quickly disappeared from outside Nanling County.
Inside the city,
silence gradually fell once more.
In the following days, Ren Changsheng spent each day cultivating or collecting Spirit Stones.
Half a month
passed by in the blink of an eye.
Nanling County.
In a small, exquisite courtyard, Ren Changsheng sat cross-legged, his aura having reached the peak of the Out-of-Body realm.
"The sixty-nine heavenly tribulations are coming soon!"
Awakening from his cultivation, Ren Changsheng opened his eyes.
The ten-thousandfold cultivation speed was incredibly fast; in half a month, Ren Changsheng's cultivation directly reached the peak of the Out-of-Body realm.
He was just one step away from the Divine Division.
For the past half month.
The Ren family had already been relocated to Nanling County, where they now controlled the entirety of it, as for the original three major families...
The Ouyang family and the Qiu family had disbanded, and the Meng family had become servants!
"Lord City Lord, your humble servant Meng Chengzi requests an audience!"
At this moment, from outside the courtyard came the voice of Meng Chengzi.
"Come in!"
Ren Changsheng ended his cultivation and stood up.
"Greetings, Lord City Lord!"
Meng Chengzi entered shortly, immediately kneeling upon seeing Ren Changsheng.
"Stand up, how did things go?"
Ren Changsheng asked indifferently with a wave of his hand.
"Reporting to Lord City Lord, the Ouyang family and the Qiu family have been purged, resulting in a total of one hundred seventy thousand low-grade Spirit Stones and three thousand two hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones. Beyond that, other major families in Nanling County have also made offerings to you, totaling one hundred ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, adding up to a grand total of six hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones!"
Meng Chengzi promptly reported.
"Only six hundred thousand!"
Ren Changsheng appeared somewhat dissatisfied.
"Please calm down, Lord City Lord. I've also collected the Spirit Stones from the Meng family, totaling one hundred seventy thousand low-grade Spirit Stones. These, along with other Spirit Stones, are all placed together; please kindly accept them, Lord City Lord!"
Meng Chengzi quickly handed over a Space Ring to Ren Changsheng.
"You did well!"
Ren Changsheng looked approvingly at Meng Chengzi. This old man of several hundred years was quite astute; if he hadn't mentioned the Meng family's Spirit Stones, Ren Changsheng wouldn't have hesitated to confiscate it himself.