Wu Shattered Star River

Black River Stronghold!

Qing Xueyun has already arrived, and they have received news of Qing Xuefeng's death in battle. In addition, they have also received news that Seventh Ancestor Qing Ningjiang has bloodbathed the Ice Snow Holy Mountain.

A group of Dao Ancestor Realm experts gathered together, without inviting Qing Xueyun, and they were secretly discussing the current situation.

Qing Xuefeng's death in battle and the leveling of Qingwang City have effectively shattered the Qingyu Clan's rule.

Now, it depends on whether the various clans acknowledge it. If the various clans believe that the Qingyu Clan's rule has ended, then everyone can re-elect the King of the Southern Region, or each can govern themselves, establishing separate regimes.

Although the seven major forces have, in fact, been in a state of division for many years.

A group of experts remained silent, not daring to speak first, fearing they might say something wrong.

After waiting for a moment, the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief spoke first, saying: "Don't just sit there silently, say what's on your mind. There are only two paths before us now."

"The first is to support Seventh Ancestor or Qing Ning to become the King of the Southern Region. The second is to re-elect a King of the Southern Region. The Southern Region cannot be without a leader, otherwise, it will easily lead to internal strife. When the Central Region invades on a large scale, we will all die!"

A group of Dao Ancestor Realm experts frowned slightly, looking at each other, somewhat unsure of what the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief was thinking.

Re-elect a King of the Southern Region?

Does the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief want to ascend to the throne? Want to become the new King of the Southern Region?

Although the Heavenly Ape Clan is the strongest of the seven major forces, it is not strong enough to suppress the other major forces, let alone the Qingyu Clan, which still has the Seventh Ancestor and the Qing God Tree.

If the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief broke through to the seventh level of the Dao Ancestor Realm, then everyone would have no objections and would all support him to ascend to the throne.

It's just that the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief has cultivated for more than a million years, but has never been able to break through. The possibility of breaking through in this lifetime is unlikely.

What qualifications does he, a sixth-level Dao Ancestor Realm expert, have to ascend to the throne?

Isn't the Seventh Ancestor also at the sixth level of the Dao Ancestor Realm?

Seeing the flickering gazes of the group of experts, the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief smiled indifferently and said: "Don't look at me like that, let me first express my opinion – I have no intention of becoming the King of the Southern Region, I resolutely support Princess Qing Ning to become the new King of the Southern Region."

"Uh…"

A group of Dao Ancestor Realm experts were stunned, not expecting the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief to directly reveal his cards, without the slightest hesitation, and with such a firm tone?

The Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief glanced around the room and said: "Everyone eats from the same pot in the Southern Region, sharing both prosperity and loss. If the Southern Region is destroyed, everyone will be enslaved, and it is possible that their clans will be exterminated."

"If the Four Regions Allied Forces had won a great victory last time, had defeated the Central Region, and had severely damaged the Central Region's vitality, perhaps I would have competed for this position!"

"Now everyone has seen the situation, the Ice Snow Clan and the Nether Soul Clan have betrayed us, and the Southern Region is in a civil war. No matter what the final outcome is this time, the Southern Region will definitely suffer a great loss of vitality, be in a precarious situation, and could be destroyed at any time."

"At this moment, if we still want to fight internally, then we are not far from destruction."

"Princess Qing Ning is in her early twenties and has already broken through to the Dao Ancestor Realm. I don't need to say more about her talent. As long as we can support her through this crisis, as long as we can give her enough time, then the possibility of her breaking through to the seventh level of the Dao Ancestor Realm will be very high."

"Our Southern Region is now the weakest of the five regions. We don't have a seventh-level Dao Ancestor Realm expert, and we could be destroyed at any time."

"So, for the sake of the future of the Southern Region, for the sake of our future, for the sake of our descendants being able to live in peace for generations to come, I choose to support Princess Qing Ning. I will do everything in my power to protect her as she grows up and leads our entire Southern Region back to its peak!"

"Alright, I've finished speaking. You can each express your opinions. We must decide on this matter today. We will vote later to decide, with the minority submitting to the majority, how about it?"

After the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the Divine Flame Old Ancestor.

The Divine Flame Old Ancestor pondered for a moment and then spoke second, saying: "Old Ape is right, we all live on this land in the Southern Region. Who is above and who is below doesn't really matter, as long as we can protect the Southern Region, as long as we can protect the interests of all our clans."

"The choice we have to make may not be the one that best suits the interests of our own clan, but it must be one that suits the interests of the entire Southern Region, because if the Southern Region is destroyed, we will all be finished."

"So… I also choose Princess Qing Ning!"

"My reasons are threefold. The first is talent. Everyone has cultivated for many years and should know what a Dao Ancestor Realm expert in their twenties means? The second point is that I have had contact with Princess Qing Ning, and she has a relatively simple and honest personality. If we support her this time, then we will all have the merit of supporting her, and Princess Qing Ning will be grateful to us for the rest of her life."

"The third point is that the Central Region's threat is too great. We can no longer have internal strife. If one of us is to ascend to the throne, the others will not be convinced. There will definitely be chaos at that time, not to mention internal strife. Even if each governs themselves and cannot unite as one, what will we rely on to resist once the Central Region's army invades?"

The words of the Divine Flame Old Ancestor made the expressions of many Dao Ancestor Realm experts become complicated.

The Divine Flame Old Ancestor's words were flawless, especially the second and third points.

Although the seven major forces had previously been divided, secretly opposing the Qingyu Clan. But Qing Ning is young after all and does not understand the previous grievances. They have the merit of supporting her, and Qing Ning will only be grateful to them.

Moreover, Qing Ning is young, and her character is like a blank sheet of paper. In the future, they will have a lot of say.

In addition, the Ice Snow Clan, the Nether Soul Clan, and the Star Assembly will definitely not be able to stay in the Southern Region this time. Either they will be destroyed, or they can only be expelled. Therefore, each clan can divide a piece of land and obtain considerable benefits.

The third point was the most thorough!

Apart from Qing Ning ascending to the throne, whoever else ascends to the throne among those present will not be convinced by the others.

At that time, not to mention civil war, even if they do not listen to dispatch, the Southern Region is likely to be destroyed once the Central Region's army invades.

The Heavenly Ape Clan and the Divine Flame Clan have both expressed their positions, and there is nothing left for the other clans to say. Moreover, two of them are offerings of the Qingyu Clan, and everyone expressed their positions one after another.

"Good!"

The Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief stood up abruptly and said: "Since everyone agrees today, then there can be no regrets in the future, otherwise, the other clans will jointly attack him."

After saying that, the Heavenly Ape Clan's Chief turned his gaze to the outside and said: "Ape Tianyou, go and invite Prince Yun over!"

After a moment, Qing Xueyun strode in.

He exchanged glances with the Heavenly Ape Clan and Divine Flame Clan Chiefs. With a sorrowful expression, he walked into the hall. A imperial decree appeared in his hand, and he shouted: "Emperor Xuefeng's posthumous decree, everyone listen to the announcement!"

A group of experts quickly got up and bowed down to receive the order.

Qing Xueyun's face was grief-stricken as he began to recite the posthumous decree in a deep voice. After reciting it, he glanced at the group of experts and said: "Everyone, are you willing to accept the decree? Are you willing to support Her Majesty Qing Ning's ascension to the throne?"

A group of experts all bowed down again and shouted in unison: "Your subjects are willing to obey His Majesty's posthumous decree and will wholeheartedly assist Her Majesty Qing Ning in the future, supporting the country and the people, until death!"