After the internet was disconnected, I connected to the magic world.

The incident of blocking the princess's carriage became the final straw, and Zhou Qian drafted an imperial edict that very day.

It was stamped with the Imperial Seal and sent by express courier to various prefectures and sects, large and small.

The imperial edict listed the ten major crimes of the supernatural being: immortality, trespassing into the palace, disturbing the emperor's presence, defiling women, killing people in the street, spreading heresies, inciting rebellion, disrespecting ancestors, causing havoc in the village, and having ulterior motives. The supernatural being was directly labeled as an "extraterrestrial demon".

The decree was proclaimed to the world: Any citizen or disciple of the Great Yao sect who sees a strangely dressed person without a travel permit may be arrested, regardless of whether they live or die.

Killing a demon will earn you a reward of one hundred taels of silver and a low-grade martial arts manual.

A reward of three hundred taels of silver and a mid-grade cultivation technique will be given for capturing a demon alive.

Those who harbor evil spirits shall be punished the same as the evil spirits, and their entire families shall be executed.

The imperial edict caused an uproar throughout the entire Eastern Continent.

Those veteran players who joined the game in the early batches and have been diligently cultivating in their sects without ever leaving the mountain gates are now sitting at home, only to be caught in a mess.

A player who was practicing swordsmanship in the back mountain of the sect was suddenly summoned by someone sent by the sect leader.

The sect leader didn't make things difficult for him, handing him a bag of dry rations, ten taels of silver, and some pills, and sighed.

"Li Xiang, you have been a disciple of mine for three months and have always been well-behaved. I know you have not done those evil things."

But the imperial decree came down: I will spare you, but the entire sect will be labeled as an accomplice of evil.

Pack your things and head down the mountain. Find a secluded spot to hide until this gust of wind passes.

What else could Li Xiang say? He could only accept the gift, bow to Xuanmiaozi, and descend the mountain that very night.

Other smaller sects weren't so polite, such as the players from Thunderbolt Hall and Divine Sword Sect.

Some were kidnapped by their fellow disciples in the middle of the night to be handed over to the authorities for rewards, while others were trapped in the training room and hacked to death. If they hadn't run fast, they wouldn't have had a chance to be resurrected.

These veteran players were all dumbfounded. They had worked diligently in the sect for several months, doing all sorts of dirty and tiring work, such as serving tea and water, gathering herbs, and chopping wood.

He had never even been to the village at the foot of the mountain, yet he inexplicably became a demon that everyone hated.

Unable to find a place to reason with them, they could only take advantage of the darkness and venture into the deserted mountains.

Overnight, all the players staying in the sect were expelled.

Even going down the mountain to buy a steamed bun would result in the locals pointing their fingers at them and shouting "demon!" They would then turn around and report it to the authorities, leaving them no choice but to run deep into the mountains and forests.

The world chat channel was flooded with messages, which rolled around at lightning speed.

[Holy crap! What's going on? I serve my master his foot bath every day at the Divine Sword Sect, and just now my senior brother attacked me with a knife, calling me a demon?!]

[You guys don't know yet? Two idiotic new players stopped the princess's carriage, saying they wanted to kidnap her and make her their bandit queen. Another idiot even fell into the queen's palace. The emperor is furious and has labeled us all as demons!]

[Fuck your mother! Can't these idiots just die?]

I finally made it into the inner sect, and because of these few bastards, I'm now being hunted down so badly I can't even get a meal!

[Please, someone save me! I've been captured by the Iron Sword Sect. They've pierced my collarbone with iron chains, so I can't cultivate at all! I'm in the Iron Sword Sect's dungeon!]

[Look at me, Father Country! I'm a prisoner of war in Black Wind Village! They beat me every day! I'm willing to serve the country like a slave! I don't even need wages! Just provide food!]

[Same as above! Get me out of here! My life belongs to the country! I'll fight whoever you tell me to fight!]

In the real world, the lights in the Special Investigations Unit's conference room stayed on all night.

Those players who were captured and had their meridians destroyed as soon as they entered the game came looking for me as soon as they logged off.

Several large corporations wanted to take advantage of the situation to gather players and build their own guilds, and they offered many conditions.

However, they had neither the top martial arts techniques of the Nine Provinces nor any skilled fighters.

There wasn't even a single player at the mid-stage of the Acquired Realm, so nobody was willing to go there, and in the end, the vast majority of players still joined the official team.

In the meeting room, the dovish leader was still frowning and deliberating:

"How about we send someone to make contact with the Great Yao court first?"

We mean no harm; we're just here to gain experience. Let's sit down and talk; there's no need for fighting.

"Talk my ass!" The hawkish leader slammed his fist on the table, throwing the documents onto it.

"They've already issued that damn imperial decree, calling our people demons, and they're going to behead us and pierce our collarbones. What are you going to talk about?"

Anyone who harms our people shall be killed without mercy!

Whether he's the emperor or the sect leader, if he dares to touch our people, we'll beat him badly!

No one in the meeting room objected to these words.

He's been beaten like this; to talk to him any further would be spineless.

The final decision was made at the meeting: to establish an official headquarters in Kyushu, and to officially designate the sect as "Xuanhuang Sect".

Internally, it was the Chinese Special Office in Kyushu, or "Hua Ban" for short, and its location was Qingxi Peak.

All players who are formally employed will receive special talent benefits, including a salary and social security contributions.

Those who make high contributions will be allocated housing, have their household registration resolved, and have their family members arranged for jobs.

The arrested players were rescued one by one by the Chinese office.

"Where's Zhao Hao?" The leader flipped through the player list.

"Where is Zhao Hao, the first person at the Innate Realm who cooperated with us?"

"Report, he is traveling in the Eastern Continent, and we have made contact with him."

Zhao Hao was hiding in the mountain temple roasting sweet potatoes when he received a call from the Special Division. After hearing the conditions, he agreed without thinking.

After cooperating with the government, his family was moved to a large villa in the city center, and his parents were directly promoted to deputy section chief level.

He also receives a monthly salary of 80,000 yuan, and has full social insurance and housing fund benefits.

Now the authorities have chosen him as their leader, even though he knows he entered in a physical body and that being killed would mean his true death.

But how could I refuse such treatment?

He immediately patted his chest and promised:

"Don't worry! Leave this to me! I'll bring back every one of those brothers who got arrested!"

"I don't care what emperor or sect leader they are, if they dare to touch a Chinese person, I'll beat them to a pulp!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Hao immediately sent a server-wide message via megaphone in the world chat.

[Listen up, all Chinese players! I am Zhao Hao! The official team has established the Xuanhuang Sect at Qingxi Peak.]

All brothers who are being hunted, captured, or have nowhere to go, come to Qingxi Peak! We'll provide meals, martial arts techniques, and safety!

Anyone who dares to harm our people, we'll fight back!

The world chat was silent for two seconds after the message was sent, then it started refreshing even faster.

[Holy crap! The authorities have intervened! Brother Zhao is awesome! I'm heading to Qingxi Peak right now!]

[Waaaaah, finally the nation's daddy is here! I'm in the Iron Sword Sect dungeon! Help me!]

Why should we take the blame for the trouble caused by those stupid newbies?

[Screw carrying that, survive first! I'm already on my way to Qingxi Peak!]

Zhao Hao, carrying his iron sword, blew the ash off the roasted sweet potatoes and strode towards Qingxi Peak.