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The Great Xia Xuzhou is located south of Yunzhou, separated from Yongzhou by only one other large prefecture.

At this moment, everyone was curious about Xia Zhaoyan's mission, as this was something that had never happened before when someone was born.

Blood Blade, with a solemn expression, stepped forward, bowed, and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Please give your orders, Your Highness."

A flash of light appeared in Xia Zhaoyan's hand, and a piece of intelligence material appeared in his palm.

"This intelligence report details the power dynamics within the cultivation world of Xuzhou, including a force called the Lingwei Sect!"

"Let the destruction of this force be the announcement to the martial arts world of Xuzhou regarding the establishment of your branch!"

As he spoke, the documents in his hand flew toward Blood Blade.

"The Lingwei Sect is a secret Jianghu force of the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion in Xuzhou. The strength of the sect is quite considerable."

"Our sect has a late-stage Grandmaster ancestor, and the current sect leader is an early-stage Grandmaster!"

"Besides these, there are also eight elders ranging from early to late-stage Grandmasters!"

At this moment, everyone realized that His Highness was about to begin gradually stripping away the wings surrounding the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion.

These messages were already in their minds the moment they recovered.

Of course I know that the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion and His Highness are now practically mortal enemies!

Of course, there was a reason why Xia Zhaoyan gave the Blood Blade Sect this task.

Aside from incidentally weakening the Demon Suppression Mansion, the main goal is to quickly increase the reputation of the Xuzhou Underworld branch.

The reputation of those previous branches had already spread throughout the Great Xia after several actions that influenced it.

The newly established branch, although also part of the Underworld faction, would be too slow to recruit and expand without making a big splash.

...

Next, seven male and female figures appeared in the void gate.

They were all dressed in almost identical attire, a Taoist costume that only those present were intimately familiar with.

"Your Highness, I, Qiu Chuji, pay my respects!"

"Your subordinates Ma Yu, Tan Chuduan, Wang Chuyi, Hao Datong, Liu Chuxuan, and Sun Bu'er pay their respects to Your Highness!"

Xia Zhaoyan knew about these seven people, and he also knew that there really were these seven people in the history of the world he lived in his previous life.

"Everyone, please rise!"

Regardless of their past lives, once they are reborn into this world, all the grudges and statuses from their past lives are irrelevant to them.

At this moment, Qiu Chuji's gaze met that of Ke Zhen'e and the others.

Both of them had a complex and slightly surprised look in their eyes, probably because neither of them expected that the other would also be resurrected.

It is undoubtedly a stroke of luck to run into an acquaintance in an unfamiliar world!

"My seven fellow Daoists, it's been a long time..." The seven Quanzhen disciples clasped their fists at Ke Zhen'e and his seven companions.

Ke Zhen'e and the others hurriedly returned the greeting, "Esteemed masters, it's been a long time..."

"Alright, all seven True Immortals, please state your respective cultivation levels!"

Xia Zhaoyan had to interrupt their conversation, as they seemed to have endless things to say to each other.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness, it's difficult to control myself when I meet an old friend in another world!"

Qiu Chuji looked a little embarrassed, while Xia Zhaoyan waved his hand.

"Your Highness, my cultivation level is at the mid-stage of Grandmaster, and my combat strength is at the peak of Grandmaster!"

"The other six are all at the early stage of Grandmaster, with combat strength at the late stage of Grandmaster!"

Xia Zhaoyan was naturally delighted to suddenly have seven more Grandmaster-level experts.

"Good, not bad!"

Unexpectedly, Qiu Chuji spoke again at this moment.

"Your Highness, the seven of us, working together to set up the Heavenly Dipper Formation, can contend with a mid-stage Dharma Aspect Realm expert!"

This made Xia Zhaoyan even happier, as it was equivalent to having an additional mid-stage Dharma Aspect combatant.

So, with a wave of his hand, he bestowed some resources upon everyone.

"Gentlemen, heed my command! From this moment forward, you are appointed as the deputy heads of the Hai Tower!"

"Begin constructing the Pig Tower, and temporarily await the orders of the three Martial Marquises!"

These seven people are not yet qualified to be the heads of Baiyujing Tower, let alone the city lords.

In Xia Zhaoyan's plan, the Twelfth Floor Master's realm must be at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, and his combat power must reach the Dharma Aspect realm!

"As for where to locate the Pig House, you can discuss it with the others after you go downstairs!"

Xia Zhaoyan never intended to be involved in the selection of the location for Baiyujing.

After the seven people obeyed and stepped aside, more than twenty figures walked out of the portal.

The leader among them exuded a very unique aura.

Two lifelike mechanical beasts perched on each of his shoulders.

"Gongshu Chou, along with his family's descendants, pays respects to His Highness Prince Ren!"

"Everyone, please rise quickly!" Xia Zhaoyan waved his hand to help them up.

To be honest, he was pleasantly surprised to receive the entire Gongshu Chou family as a sacrifice.

This is a very powerful family in the Great Hall of Organs.

The art of mechanisms was once incredibly popular on the Tianhuang Continent.

In order to resist the reaping of the Heavenly Dao, the cultivators of this world tried various cultivation methods.

The mechanical arts of the Tianhuang Continent were not called mechanical arts, but puppet arts.

However, in the end, they were still mercilessly crushed by the will of Heaven!

From this point on, puppetry began to decline. Although it has not been interrupted to this day, it has become one of the lowest of the low.

The decline of puppetry, besides its inability to defy the will of Heaven, was primarily due to its impact on cultivation.

Human energy is ultimately limited, and cultivation is the foundation of longevity. Puppetry cannot extend lifespan, so it was expected that it would be abandoned.

"Gongshu Chou, tell me about the strength of your family."

...

"Your Highness, my cultivation level is at the early stage of the Grandmaster realm, while that of Sun Tzu and Gongshu Yi is at the late stage of the Grandmaster realm."

"The rest of them are all at the early stage of the Grandmaster realm!"

Such strength truly far surpasses their status in their previous world.

Xia Zhaoyan realized that if he summoned the entire force, their strength would be considerable.

At this moment, he was silently contemplating. When he saw Gongshu Chou, a grand plan arose in his mind...

Seeing His Highness deep in thought, the others also waited quietly.

The members of the Gongshu Chou family were extremely uneasy.

They didn't know what to do with themselves and the others next.

Finally, Xia Zhaoyan opened his eyes and looked at Gongshu Chou.

"I originally wanted you to establish a branch of the Underworld, but I felt that would be a waste of your abilities."

Everyone nodded in agreement. It was indeed a pity that someone with such amazing mechanical skills would be assigned to a position in the underworld.

"I have a grand plan in mind!"

"That means building a true headquarters for Baiyujing, along with five cities and twelve buildings!"

"In my vision, the headquarters of Baiyujing should be a sky city suspended above the clouds, never to fall!"

"The five cities under my command, like the twelve towers, are city-building structures that will never fall."

"Furthermore, as our strength grows, these mechanical structures will eventually possess the power to penetrate dimensions!"

At this moment, everyone was shocked by Xia Zhaoyan's wild imagination!

They couldn't help but look up at the floating islands high in the sky. Compared to His Highness's design, these floating islands were utterly pathetic!

Gongshu Chou's breathing became increasingly rapid as he listened; his dream was to defeat the Mo family's mechanical arts on the Great Mechanical Road.

Now that I've been reborn, all the grudges and grievances from my past life can be wiped clean.

Now, all he wants is to lead his family further down the road of government agencies!

"It's not over yet; this is only part of Bai Yujing's story!"