The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1528: Chapter 1626: The Plight of the Dugu Family

The prolonged war between the two regions, which lasted for seven to eight years, brought heavy devastation to the Nine Countries.

Xuan Country, one of the Middle Three Kingdoms, was no exception.

Xuan Country had already gone through significant royal turbulence after Fang Lin wreaked havoc in Xuan City, and only after the Demon Suppressing King returned to the capital from the border’s Demon Suppressing City and took the throne of Xuan Emperor with his bold and powerful measures, did calm return both inside and outside the country.

But such tranquility was after all only superficial. In the end, the Zhou Royal Family was still deeply wounded: many of its masters had died, and its power did not match the time when the Xuan Emperor was alive.

Moreover, within the boundaries of Xuan Country, there were several martial sects and powerhouses not much weaker than the royal family. These forces were outwardly polite to the royal house but secretly, each was eyeing the throne, waiting for the chance to overturn it and establish their own rule in Xuan City as the new Zhou Royal Family.

After ascending to the throne, the Demon Suppressing King also wished to suppress these martial sect powerhouses, but unable to muster the necessary strength, he could only maintain a mutual wariness with these sects, with neither side daring to act rashly.

It wasn’t until the outbreak of the war between the two regions that this new Xuan Emperor, the Demon Suppressing King, found a great opportunity.