Rebirth Of The Supreme Celestial Being (201-400)

249- Struggle for Crown Prince Position

Yan Tianhen thought for a moment, then blinked and asked, “Maybe that third successor is very powerful?”

Feng Jingyu snorted and replied coldly, “His strength is mediocre, he can only dance and write calligraphy all day, and he doesn’t even try to cultivate. I’m afraid that he lacks even the determination to be the Crown Prince.”

Yan Tianhen was puzzled, “Then why is he still fighting for the position of Crown Prince?”

Feng Jingyu replied, “He has no choice. Even if he doesn’t fight for the position, there’s no other way to live. He can only force himself to fight. Alas, it’s a pity the emperor doesn’t like him. See, even the Ling family were destroyed.”

Yan Tianhen nodded thoughtfully, “But why does the Ling family support such a weak successor?”

“The Ling family only supports the highest ranking heir. This is their family rule.” Feng Jingyu said lightly.

Yan Tianhen lamented, “What a pity.”

Feng Jingyu nodded, his dark golden-red eyes fixed on Ling Chigu, who had already begun displaying qualities of his former glory. “He’s not the only pitiful one. Being born in the royal family means they’re destined to have their freedom shackled. Did you know, before the third heir, there was a higher ranking successor? But his soul was crushed to death as soon as he was born, and he could never be reborn again. Then there was another heir. When he was four or five years old, a diviner from a family of prophets who could peer into the heavens asserted that the child would be an exceptional furnace. But he was also a Divine Devil who would surely bring about chaos to the Nine Lands and the decline of Daoism. As a result, his family suffered and the child’s mother took great pains to protect him, begging even great ancestors for help before finally sending the child away with much difficulty…”

Feng Jingyu’s black beak curled, revealing a disdainful expression, “Unfortunately, because of this, a brilliant and perfect couple broke up and parted ways. Whether the child’s mother is dead or alive now is still unknown.”

As Yan Tianhen listened, his heart felt tight and his eyes burned hot with tears.

He didn’t know where this feeling came from but after thinking about it, a pitiful family like that needed some compassion.

Yan Tianhen sniffed, “What about you? Who did you support before?”

Feng Jingyu looked away contemptuously and answered with dark bitterness, “Back then, I stayed out of the way and supported no one. The Phoenix clan were almighty beings since birth. All we needed to do was guard the Western Land and bring good fortune to the Qianyuan dynasty. Unexpectedly, someone forced me to choose a side and even wanted to take this king’s life. He, did they really think that this king is easy to mess with?”

The emperor forced him to assist the Crown Prince. He refused to obey and was hunted down. Had it not been for the phoenixes’ rebirth ability, his soul would have been scattered to fragments, just like his father’s.

In that case, Feng Jingyu might as well support a successor who had always been hated, held in contempt, and feared by the people in power and assist him all the way to take the throne so that those who shamelessly gave him no face would have a big shock waiting for them; then kill them, problem solved!

He was a phoenix, he shouldn’t have this kind of belligerence. Yet, who let him have a father who didn’t care about him and a mother who didn’t love him while growing up? It’s no wonder he turned crooked. Although he thought this way when he went through a rebirth via fire, he never would have imagined that he would meet an heir to the throne with such a complex relationship to the Nine Lands in a place like the Five Continents where birds don’t even shit!