The moon emperor jade seal is a symbol of identity for the direct descendants of the Moon Lineage of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family, an imperial seal that only the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire from the Moon Lineage can wield.
At this point, it's necessary to mention the composition of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family. As mentioned before, the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family has three major inherited Spirits: the Sun, the Moon, and the Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon.
According to their different Spirits, the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family is divided into three major branches: the Sun Lineage with the Sun Spirit, the Moon Lineage with the Moon Spirit, and the Dragon Lineage with the Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit.
The origins of these three branches are simple and quite interesting.
The Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit came from the founding emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, a legendary powerhouse known by the people of the Sun Moon Empire as the Purple Emperor, Xu Zihuang—a formidable figure who rose from obscurity, swept across nearly a hundred countries and forces on the Sun Moon Continent, and unified the Sun Moon.
The Sun Spirit and Moon Spirit came from the Purple Emperor's two empresses. That's right, this Grandmaster had two empresses, who were later called the Golden Sun Empress and the Silver Moon Empress.
These two empresses were also exceptionally strong powerhouses and played an important role in the Purple Emperor's entrepreneurial process. Both of them gave birth to a prince for the Purple Emperor, who inherited their respective Sun Spirit and Moon Spirit.
These two princes successively ascended the throne, becoming the famous Golden Sun Emperor and Silver Moon Emperor in the history of the Sun Moon Empire. As their reigns were stable and they had notable political achievements, they naturally became the ancestors of the Sun Lineage and Moon Lineage of the Sun Moon Royal Family.
Since neither of the two princes inherited his Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit, the Purple Emperor shifted his attention to his grandchildren.
The two princes had a total of seven children, but only one of them inherited the Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit.
Thus, the imperial descendant with the Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit was established as the crown prince by the Purple Emperor, becoming the fourth emperor of the Sun Moon Empire and its first female emperor in history, as well as the ancestor of the Dragon Lineage, known as Empress Zihuang.
Later, the Sun Moon Empire Royal Family was divided into three branches based on their Spirits. Among them, the Dragon Lineage had the fewest members but the most emperors, while the Sun Lineage and Moon Lineage had similar numbers of members and produced roughly the same number of emperors.
In this way, following the succession law known as "Purple Emperor First, Sun and Moon Second," the Sun Moon Empire operated smoothly for nearly ten thousand years, until changes occurred in the last five hundred years.
Due to the near disappearance of the Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit and the decline of the Dragon Lineage, there were almost no individuals from the Sun and Moon Lineages who awakened the Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit.
Therefore, the imperial throne of the Sun Moon Empire rotated between the Sun Lineage and the Moon Lineage. After four or five generations of this, a schemer appeared.
Approximately one hundred and fifty years ago, the great-grandfather of the current Sun Moon Empire Emperor, who was then the head of the Sun Lineage, launched a palace coup.
He assassinated his cousin, who was the then-emperor of the Sun Moon Empire and head of the Moon Lineage, and usurped the throne. Then, he initiated a great purge, almost completely slaughtering the Moon Lineage members.
After nearly ten thousand years of refinement, although the Sun Lineage and Moon Lineage were nominally one family, their blood ties had almost no relation to each other.
The Purple Emperor's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Spirit, the only thing maintaining the relationship between the two lineages, had not appeared for many years, so the Sun Lineage members had no psychological burden in slaughtering the Moon Lineage members.
This coup was known as the Shi Yue Palace Coup.
After the Shi Yue Palace Coup, the Sun Lineage members fully took over the resources and interests of the Moon Lineage and Dragon Lineage. Noble forces supporting the Moon Lineage and Dragon Lineage were suppressed and persecuted, and many collateral branches of the Moon Lineage changed their names and fled to other countries.
Zhang Lexuan's family is very likely one of the branches of the Moon Lineage who fled the Sun Moon Empire at that time.
The moon emperor jade seal, this treasure symbolizing the authority and status of the Moon Lineage, also disappeared during that Shi Yue Palace Coup.
Zhu Ziyang didn't expect it to appear at an auction in Shrek City. Was this a coincidence, or was someone intentionally behind it?
Zhu Ziyang was full of doubts, but he still unhesitatingly took this important imperial seal into his possession.
He didn't care how this imperial seal appeared in Shrek City, because he was planning a scheme that could change the continental situation!
Continental unification is a historical inevitability, a trend. As early as ten thousand years ago, the Continent should have been unified, but it failed due to irresistible forces.
Now, this trend of unification has reappeared and is becoming increasingly obvious.
And as far as the continental situation is concerned, the Sun Moon Empire is undoubtedly the most qualified to complete this unification. The rulers of the Douluo Three Kingdoms are almost all corrupt, and the possibility of them resisting the Sun Moon Empire's army is almost zero.
The unification of the Douluo Continent by the Sun Moon Empire does not align with Zhu Ziyang's and Shrek Academy's interests.
So how can he protect his own interests while also clearing away the obstacles to his reforms? It's simple: turn the Sun Moon Empire Emperor into one of his own, and all problems will be solved, won't they?
Zhu Ziyang's general idea is very simple: place Zhang Lexuan, who possesses the Moon Spirit, on the imperial throne of the Sun Moon Empire!
In this way, he can both control the Sun Moon Empire through Zhang Lexuan to achieve continental unification, and selectively eliminate conservative forces during the unification process.
He can also alleviate the resistance of the common people in the Three Great Empires to the Sun Moon Empire's unification by publicizing Zhang Lexuan's identity as the Grandmaster Sister of Shrek Academy, achieving multiple goals at once!
Thus, a World where Zhu Ziyang, Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire, and the common people cheer, and only the old nobles suffer, would be achieved.
The more Zhu Ziyang thought about it, the brighter the future seemed!
Of course, this plan is still in its preliminary conceptual stage. To truly implement it, he needs to wait for some time, at least to first gain the support of Mu En and the consent of Zhang Lexuan, as well as the recognition of the Moon Lineage descendants hidden on the Continent.
No rush, Zhu Ziyang is not in a hurry at all. He has plenty of time to plan and refine this scheme, and the moon emperor jade seal will be one of the important tools.
The auction continued. The seventh item after the moon emperor jade seal was quickly sold, followed by the highlight of the night, the eighth item, the last item of the evening.
A glass cover slowly rose beside Luo Shuiyun. On the large screen above the circular platform, the data and information of this last item appeared simultaneously.
Various private rooms showed different degrees of agitation, and some guests even walked to the front of their private rooms, revealing their identities. This was a threatening display of determination to win.
Undoubtedly, this last item was a one-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone!
"Ladies and gentlemen, the last item of tonight has been presented before you," Luo Shuiyun said with a smile.
"As you can see, this is a one-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone, located in the right arm. Its source is a King of Earth Fire Dragon Lizards that just passed its one-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.
Therefore, this Spirit Bone is called the King of Earth Fire's Right Arm Bone! I don't need to elaborate on the value of a one-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone. I believe you distinguished guests are already impatient, so without further ado, let's begin now!"
"The King of Earth Fire's Right Arm Bone, starting bid: fifty million gold coins, with each increment not less than one million! The bidding begins!" Luo Shuiyun announced loudly.
As the bidding began, all the private rooms eagerly shouted out their respective bids. The price of the Spirit Bone instantly soared to eighty million, on the verge of breaking one hundred million.
"Sister Xiaotao, aren't you tempted by this Spirit Bone?" Zhu Ziyang looked at Ma Xiaotao, noticing her usual expression without any signs of action, and couldn't help but ask with some surprise.
"Tempted, why wouldn't I be tempted?" Ma Xiaotao said with distress, "As long as it's a one-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone, I'm tempted. But I already have a right arm bone, so even if I win this King of Earth Fire's Right Arm Bone, I can't absorb it!"
"Ah, this!" Zhu Ziyang was stunned, not having expected such a situation. As a disciple of Yan Shaozhe, it was normal for Ma Xiaotao to possess a Spirit Bone. What a pity, this King of Earth Fire's Right Arm Bone was really suitable for Ma Xiaotao.
Since neither of them had a need, they did not participate in the bidding, merely watching the others' bids as if it were a show.
Each bid shocked Zhu Ziyang's perception of money. The price of this right arm bone quickly reached one hundred and fifty million gold coins.
Among the guests present, there were not many who could afford such a vast sum, so the auction concluded.
After the auction ended, Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao waited in the private room for the moon emperor jade seal.
Zhu Ziyang grabbed the square imperial seal and casually put it into his star flame ring. Before his plan unfolded, this imperial seal was just a broken stone.
He was about to pay the price, but the attendant informed him that someone had already paid for him.
Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao were both stunned, and then they saw Luo Shuiyun walk into their private room with a smile. She said, "Ziyang, Sister Xiaotao, thank you so much tonight, you've helped this elder sister a great deal!"
"Sister Luo!" Both of them were surprised, but also felt it was expected. After all, Zhu Ziyang prevented the moon emperor jade seal from going unsold, saving Luo Shuiyun's reputation and performance.
For a top auctioneer, an item going unsold is a very serious matter.
Therefore, it was completely understandable for Luo Shuiyun to pay the price on Zhu Ziyang's behalf.
What's more, Zhu Ziyang's identity was quite extraordinary!
Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but sigh, indeed, having a high status is different; you don't need to carry money when you go out!