Chen Dengming speculated that the likely assailant who intended to harm the Prince of Zhongyong was naturally the royal family of the Dali Dynasty.
Only the emperor of the Dali Dynasty would have the motive to harm the progeny of the Prince of Zhongyong.
According to the rules set by the Longevity Sect for the governance of mortal dynasties, a mortal dynasty was to undergo an assessment every three hundred years, implementing a system of abdicating the throne in favor of the virtuous.
After three hundred years, an evaluation would be conducted based on how well the dynasty was governed, along with its contributions to the Longevity Sect.
If the evaluation was unsatisfactory, the Longevity Sect would then select a new capable cultivation family from among the many to replace the old dynasty and establish a new one to continue governing the state.
