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A powerful aura enveloped the Vice Hall Master himself.

He instantly felt his true energy condense within his body, as if a mountain was pressing down on his head.

"Lord of the Palace..."

Seeing his subordinate beg for mercy, Xiang Qianqiu finally withdrew his imposing manner.

"Tell me, why did the three elders perish?"

...

"My Lord, this is a long story, it begins with..."

As the deputy hall master recounted the story, Xiang Qianqiu's expression kept changing.

A killer organization has emerged in the Great Xia Dynasty. It is growing rapidly and even dares to confront the White Lotus Sect head-on.

There was also the power struggle among the princes of the Great Xia Dynasty.

He only secluded himself for fifty years, yet it feels like the Great Xia Dynasty has changed completely.

"Hmph, the assassins of my Samsara Palace are not to be killed by just anyone."

"A mere prince has cost me one Celestial Realm cultivator and two Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators."

Xiang Qianqiu's heart was bleeding, even though five hundred years had passed since that great battle.

However, the Great Xia branch has not yet recovered and only has ten Celestial Realm experts under its command.

This time, we actually lost one!

It's important to understand how difficult it is to cultivate someone at the Celestial Realm.

"This matter is not over. I will make sure that King Ren pays the price with the Third Elder."

At this moment, the deputy hall master spoke cautiously.

"Palace Master, it is said that King Ren has a powerful expert at the Shattered Realm protecting him."

"I'm afraid he's not so easy to kill!"

As a result, Xiang Qianqiu suddenly looked at him and said fiercely.

"How dare you say that?"

"Knowing full well that the Great Xia Imperial City is a den of dragons and tigers, you still sent a Celestial Realm expert there."

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"If we weren't short-handed, I would have slapped you to death already!"

The deputy hall master was so frightened that he almost knelt down.

He recalled the temple master's personality; he was truly a capricious person.

"Now that both groups of our men have perished, we should refrain from assassinating Prince Ni for the time being."

"However, my Samsara Palace has probably suffered a blow to its reputation as a result."

"We need to restore the reputation of the Samsara Palace. Everyone, please share your suggestions; do you have any good ideas?"

The Samsara Palace originally intended to be detached from the world, but this time it has lost all face.

Who else would be willing to hire them to kill?

"Lord, it's mainly because of the rise of the Underworld that they've taken away a lot of our business."

"My suggestion is, why not just wipe out the underworld altogether!"

"Firstly, to clear away obstacles, and secondly, to fully establish our reputation."

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"Lord, I agree with this suggestion."

"Lord of the Palace..."

Xiang Qianqiu waved his hand, stopping everyone's suggestion.

How powerful is the Underworld?

At this moment, the deputy hall master quickly stepped forward and said.

"Palace Master, the Bu Tian Sect recently released a new ranking list."

"That underworld is just a Shattered Realm power, possessing a Shattered Realm cultivator ranked sixtieth."

"There are no other powerful individuals worthy of our attention!"

...

"The Divination Cult? Hmph, a bunch of hypocritical charlatans spouting nonsense."

"However, their power rankings do indeed have some authority!"

When the topic of the Bu Tian Sect came up, Xiang Qianqiu wore a disdainful expression.

"In that case, let's destroy the power of the underworld."

"Two tigers cannot share one mountain; how can the Great Xia Dynasty possess two powerful assassin forces?"

Xiang Qianqiu was very confident, and at the same time, the people below did not believe that the underworld could be their match.

After all, their own Palace Master is ranked 30th on the continent's Shattered Realm list.

In addition, there are five vice hall masters at the mid-stage of the Shattered Realm.

"Your subordinate obeys. I will immediately arrange to investigate the headquarters of the Underworld!"

The various branches of the Underworld were like ants in the eyes of the Deputy Hall Master.

The main goal is to find their headquarters and wipe out the experts at the Celestial Realm and Shattered Realm in one fell swoop.

...

As the day for the Great Xia to send troops to Yu Kingdom drew near, many noble families suddenly discovered that their forces in the army had been incorporated into the first battle force.

This enraged the nobility, who were now being sent to the battlefield to preserve their hard-won power.

It should be noted that the high-ranking military officers they control are all outstanding individuals from their respective families.

What if something unexpected happens? Wouldn't the loss be huge?

But they dared not refuse the transfer order.

Inside the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, the current Duke, Yun Tianze, occupied the main seat, surrounded by members of other noble families.

"Lord Zhenguo, the military's actions clearly indicate that they want to kick our forces out of the military."

"And they want us to help out this time too? That won't do."

"As the First Duke, how can you sit idly by and do nothing!"

These people are all influential figures; they are either high-ranking officials from other duke's mansions or marquis's mansions.

Nobles below the rank of marquis are not qualified to come here.

The person who just spoke was a high-ranking member of the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion.

The reason they dared to say this was because the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion had its own confidence.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began to clamor, urging the Duke of Zhenguo to find a way to resolve the matter.

You're supposed to be the leading family among the elite, and everyone used to give you face.

But if something goes wrong, you also have to take responsibility for everyone.

Yun Tianze suppressed his anger and said, "Everyone, please be quiet!"

"This matter was decided by the military; how could I possibly change their decision!"

Disappointment flashed across everyone's eyes; they knew it would be difficult to change the military's decision.

Unless the elite class completely breaks ties with the military, but that is the military of Great Xia.

It is filled with powerful individuals, and moreover, it is backed by the royal family.

However, these people have come here today for another reason.

A high-ranking member of the ducal family stood up and spoke.

"Duke Zhenguo, among the nobles in the military today, your Duke Zhenguo's mansion is the most powerful."

"Therefore, your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion should play a leading role in protecting the descendants of military personnel this time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others stood up and agreed.

This completely put the Duke of Zhenguo at a loss, and his eyes flashed with anger.

Now I understand that this was the real purpose of these people's visit today.

Yu Guo is backed by the Great Yu and the White Lotus Sect, making this battle extremely dangerous.

Everyone wanted to protect their own military forces, but they didn't want to suffer heavy losses as a result.

He let out a long sigh of relief.

Yun Tianze felt a surge of emotion. Who said the elite class was united?

This is just an outsider's perspective. The infighting among the thirty-six dukes was all for the sake of competing for the limited resources within their respective social classes.

"Rest assured, this time we will send five Shattered Realm experts and eight Celestial Realm experts to secretly protect you!"

"However, each ducal mansion must also send one Shattered Realm cultivator and three Celestial Realm cultivators!"

"Each marquis's residence must also send one cultivator at the peak of the Celestial Realm!"

"Otherwise, I would rather have my family disciples die on the battlefield!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stopped arguing.

Because one of the goals has already been achieved: the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is too powerful, its influence looming over all the nobles.

Our goal is to take this opportunity to weaken their strength.

"However, the military has gone too far this time; they are trying to completely expel us from the military."

"Everyone knows we have lost our territory!"

As he spoke, Yun Tianze glanced at the people from the Demon Suppression Duke's Mansion!