He would transform language into a kind of “power.”
This was what Wang Sheng was going to do next, to transform into power not for harming others, but to meld it with Divine Thought like the Qi-Blood Power.
To achieve this, the first thing he needed to do was to understand the principle behind the Valley Master’s Jade Scroll.
Understanding how to use the Jade Scroll could give him a good start.
“Since it relates to Divine Thought, let me first probe with Divine Thought and see if there’s any connection…”
While Wang Sheng was studying the Jade Scroll, news of the little Crown Prince’s death and the Valley Master’s words spread during this time.
He and Yue now also knew the detailed situation.
“The little Crown Prince was truly a pitiable person!”
Many people were curious as to why the little Crown Prince would curse his elder brother.
Some detailed content was investigated by curious individuals.
These matters were not exactly secrets; the real answers were easy to obtain.
Thus, the story of the little Crown Prince being abandoned by the Imperial Family and used as bait spread far and wide.
Former Crown Prince Zhou Qinghai was slandered quite a bit by outsiders.
After all, it should have been Zhou Qinghai who took responsibility, but he fled, letting his brother, who was under ten years old, bear the burden. He deserved to be looked down upon.
Therefore, the suicide blood sacrifice of the little Crown Prince Zhou Qingjiang affected Zhou Qinghai with more than just a curse.
The subsequent impacts were not small.
As long as people remembered this incident, Zhou Qinghai couldn’t possibly make a public appearance.
Not only would other powers not give him the chance, but more importantly, the reputation of Zhou Qinghai and even the former Imperial Ruler Zhou Tianyuan was ruined.
Competent and righteous individuals would basically not choose them, and some plans were aborted before they could even start because of the little Crown Prince’s actions.
Zhou Qinghai was having a tough time, but the world’s seven Great Grandmasters also had some problems.
The term “the seven great thieves” was clearly too targeted.
It was almost as if the words “the seven great thieves” were written on their faces, as no one else fit the portrayal better.
But that was not the most crucial issue.
The most critical thing was that even the seven Great Grandmasters didn’t understand why they had become “thieves.”
“What sense does this make, he just declares us so-called thieves with one sentence?”
“That’s outrageous!”
“Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, are you dragging us down with you just because you are dying?”
“It doesn’t matter, the Valley Master didn’t say anything about us, if we go out and deny it, in those people’s eyes we will appear guilty.”
“Deny it, damn it, why should we tolerate this!”
The seven Great Grandmaster powers reacted differently.
Some completely ignored it, while others outright denied it.
Of course, those who denied were smart too, not mentioning the “seven great thieves” event.
“There have been rumors circulating recently that affect our reputation, with no evidence, please do not spread rumors, otherwise, the Blood Saber Hall of Heavenly Saber City will take action.”
Blood Saber Hall, the law enforcement department of Heavenly Saber City, where the minimum requirement for entry was being a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist, and which was seated by nine Grandmasters, was one of the most powerful departments of Heavenly Saber City, making many powers tremble at the mention.
Seeing this message, people within the realm of Heavenly Saber City’s influence kept quiet.
Whether “thieves” or not, a power possessing a Great Grandmaster was not something anyone could challenge.
This matter also gradually subsided under these circumstances.
In this world, after all, strength spoke loudest.
If one didn’t have enough strength, there was really nothing they could do.
…
In Qingshan Village, the time had come for this year’s last martial arts competition.
Interacting in martial competitions with people from the Three Great Families every month was an important way for Wang Sheng to gather information, without needing to seek it out himself.
This time, Wang Sheng also attended and secretly made a decision upon hearing the news.
“Later, find a chance to move the little Crown Prince’s grave to the location mentioned by the Valley Master.”
Perhaps the only thing the little Crown Prince did wrong was to be born into the Royal Family, and even then, too late.
In the perception of the former Imperial Ruler Zhou Tianyuan, the little Crown Prince was not as valuable as the original Crown Prince, so only he remained.
“The winner, Jiang Yuan!”
Another competition concluded, and the winner was still Jiang Yuan.
This little brat, Wang Sheng, had seen him several times already.
Each time more hidden than the last; if at their first meeting he’d concealed thirty percent of his strength, now it had become fifty percent.
Liu Jian’an seemed to be learning from Jiang Yuan too, hiding quite a bit, though not as much as Jiang Yuan, only about thirty percent.
That is to say, with fifty percent of his strength, Jiang Yuan could defeat Liu Jian’an from Qingshan Village’s strongest academy.
Without any accidents, Jiang Yuan should soon reach Second-Grade Martial Artist status, and will not play with Liu Jian’an and his group much longer.
Talent really is something absurd.
Especially when they are still lower-level Martial Artists, the disparity in resources wasn’t large.
Jiang Xiu Cheng was very happy, having Jiang Yuan’s presence brought him prestige!
The village head still took the opportunity to ask the families for advice on managing Martial Artist powers, Wang Sheng knew, the village head’s notebook had gotten quite thick.
Liu Jian’an was talking to Jiang Yuan and in the middle of their conversation, they both left the crowd.
The several strong individuals present naturally saw this.
But no one stopped them, as this kind of incident was not happening for the first time.
In this vicinity, so long as they didn’t go too far, with these individuals around, it was unlikely for anything untoward to happen.
The only difference was, while others thought they were just out to play, Wang Sheng knew the two of them were going for a real duel.