"My ascension?"
"Yes, your highness. Your presence weakened the position of the Crown Prince."
"But aren't I the 14th Prince? I shouldn't be high enough in the line of succession."
"Of the 14 royal children, only your highness and the crown prince are princes."
The Northern and Eastern Continents were more similar than not. Yun Lei didn't know the exact reasons behind this, but if he had to give an answer, he would say that it was because the Golden Core Realm cultivators could travel between the continents. Most of the time, the people who set culture into place were the rich and powerful anyway and as far as rich and powerful went, it was impossible to go higher than the Golden Core Cultivators.