Become a king right from the start, beginning with receiving rewards from all the heavens.

This murderous aura came very suddenly.

The three people in the study were caught off guard and couldn't help but look at Xia Zhaoyan.

"Heh! No wonder this person seemed familiar to me."

"So they're from a collateral branch of my Xia family!"

As a member of the royal family, he naturally knew many of the so-called royal ancestors.

Outsiders may not recognize them, but the royal family has information on those people.

Concealing his murderous aura, Xia Zhaoyan turned to the three and began to explain.

"This person is one of the royal ancestors, and ordinary people outside do not know him."

"However, his reputation was widespread among the upper echelons of the Great Xia Dynasty, ten thousand years ago..."

After the introduction, Duan Lang hurriedly made his judgment.

"Your Highness, the royal family has been secretly colluding with the Samsara Palace."

"Should we spread this news?"

Xia Zhaoyan thought for a moment, then waved his hand.

"No need. Spreading the word will only alert them!"

"I can roughly guess what the royal family wants to do!"

The three immediately realized that the royal family was using the Hall of Reincarnation to target their prince.

"Your Highness, this matter must not be taken lightly."

"After being taken advantage of last time, they will definitely be more careful and discreet this time."

"Moreover, the royal family is secretly helping them."

...

"Of course I'll be careful, but with the royal family's power, sending a few people into the capital is still quite easy!"

Xia Zhaoyan returned to his seat.

He tapped his fingers on the armrest, pondering how to resolve the matter.

Suddenly, he looked at the three people opposite him.

"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days

"Since the Samsara Palace has colluded with the royal family, we have no choice but to launch the operation to destroy the Samsara Palace ahead of schedule!"

Upon hearing this, the three men's fighting spirit soared.

Zhang Han, in particular, has not had a suitable opponent to test himself against since his breakthrough not long ago.

Now, he has reached the peak of the Celestial Realm, and his true combat strength is enough to kill someone in the mid-stage of the Shattered Realm.

However, he has never truly experienced the trial; what he feels now is merely his own perception.

At this moment, Zhang Han stepped forward and said.

"Your Highness, I suggest we postpone the operation for now."

Xia Zhaoyan looked up at the other person, while the other two also looked puzzled.

Listen to what you're saying. If you weren't one of us, we'd think you'd betrayed us.

"Tell me your thoughts."

...

"Your Highness, why don't we wait until the royal family and the assassins have made contact before we act?"

"Firstly, it will relieve some of our pressure. Secondly, after we deal with the Samsara Palace, we can surround the royal family and catch them off guard."

"The presence of assassins hidden within the Samsara Palace is enough to severely weaken the royal family!"

"Perhaps, we can take advantage of this opportunity to completely eradicate the royal family."

Xia Zhaoyan shook his head inwardly, thinking about completely eradicating the royal family.

My idea is too idealistic. Let's not even talk about what the Emperor Taizu thinks.

Speaking of the strength of the royal family itself, it is indeed an indispensable part of the overall strength of the Great Xia Dynasty.

To completely eradicate the royal family, one would probably only have the opportunity after having someone under one's command who has reached the Dragon Transformation Realm.

"Forget about completely wiping out the royal family, but we can at least cripple them!"

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

Gongshu Chou's mechanical beasts can monitor the movements of the Reincarnation Palace and the royal family at any time.

"Gongshu Chou, find a way to deploy some mechanical beasts within the royal family."

"I need to keep a close eye on their next move!"

Gongshu Chou bowed and accepted the order!

At this moment, Xia Zhaoyan gave the order.

"The time to act will be after the assassin from the Samsara Palace is born."

"Go back and make your own arrangements. This time, you must completely destroy the Samsara Palace in one fell swoop."

"I, too, will use this opportunity to formally lay my cards on the table with all living beings!"

"I'm determined to have the throne of Great Xia!"

The three men, suppressing their excitement, bowed respectfully and then disappeared into the study.

Xia Zhaoyan felt a surge of excitement as he thought about what was to come.

The next day, after finishing his cultivation, Xia Zhaoyan summoned his maid.

"We're about to take action against the Samsara Palace. Next, I need to assess the strength of my forces."

"Wanwan, contact Mu Wenhan immediately and have him compile a detailed list of the Heavenly Punishment Division's strength for me."

"Xuanxuan, you're in charge of contacting Bai Yujing!"

"Mo Chou, you're in charge of contacting the Underworld!"

Looking at Shi Guanyin Li Qi, he said, "Li Qi, you have an important task to complete."

"Now we set off for the Western Desert State to establish a spatial coordinate on the edge of that desert."

"Set up an array around it to prevent outsiders from discovering it."

"For this operation, everyone will bypass the teleportation array, allowing those in the Shattered Realm to open a spatial passage and directly descend upon the Western Desert State!"

The four women looked serious at this moment, devoid of their usual charm and vying for favor.

...

When Wanwan arrived at the Heavenly Punishment Division, almost all the high-ranking officials at headquarters came out to greet her.

The local high-ranking officials knew that, despite her being a maid, everyone understood that she would become one of the future queens.

"You may all go about your business. Lord Mu, please stay. His Highness has something to say."

Inside the main hall, Wanwan spoke in a clear, cold voice.

"Lord Mu, His Highness needs a list of the Heavenly Punishment Division's strength."

"Go and compile the statistics immediately!"

Mu Wenhan's heart skipped a beat, and all sorts of guesses instantly arose.

"Miss Wanwan, is His Highness preparing to..."

Wanwan waved her hand to interrupt Mu Wenhan, "His Highness will inform you when the time comes."

...

After a day, the three of them returned to the Prince's Palace.

First, Wanwan reported: "Your Highness, the Heavenly Punishment Division currently has one person at the Dharma Aspect Realm, Mu Wenhan!"

Mu Wenhan's combat strength is average; he lacks the ability to defy immortality.

Wanwan continued, "There are six Grandmasters, two of whom are locals, and four of whom are our own people."

The two local Grandmasters are average, but although Sheng Yayu and the other three are all Grandmasters, they all have the combat power of the early stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm!

Wanwan continued, "There are 65 Grandmasters, 56 of whom are our own people, and 9 are natives."

Among the Grandmasters, the thirty-six Earthly Fiends are all invincible Grandmasters, and the twenty early-stage Grandmasters also possess mid-stage Grandmaster strength.

As for the remaining nine natives, none of them possessed the combat power to defy immortality. The strongest among them was a late-stage Grandmaster.

"There are a total of 410 people in the Purple Mansion Realm, of which 468 are our own people."

Of the 468 Purple Mansion Realm experts, 40 are subordinates of Sheng Yayu and his group, 68 are centurions of the Heavenly Guards, and 360 are subordinates of the Earthly Fiends.

Wanwan concluded, "As for those at the Innate Realm, their numbers have now exceeded ten thousand!"

"Of them, nearly seven thousand are our own people!"

A smile appeared on Xia Zhaoyan's lips as he thought to himself, "It wasn't easy."

After nearly three years, the Heavenly Punishment Bureau has finally been built up to a respectable standard.

He resurrected and summoned 6,800 celestial guards alone.

If it weren't for these people joining, the Heavenly Punishment Division would only have a mere three or four thousand natives at the Innate Realm.

Even among these three or four thousand people, most of them were recruited from the common people after he took control of the Heavenly Punishment Division.

Back when I first took over the Heavenly Punishment Division, there were indeed only a handful of people.

This is completely disgraceful to the reputation of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau!

"It seems the Heavenly Punishment Division can be quite useful now!"

"Then inform Mu Wenhan and tell him my plans!"