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A powerful aura erupted from Han Junyuan.

Instantly, the surrounding gale dissipated, and the gray sky and earth were restored to their azure blue.

He took a deep breath, sensing the atmosphere of the main world.

"Although we have the Great Xia royal family as our inside agents, we still need to be extra careful."

"I don't want either of you to perish in the imperial city!"

The two people behind him were his direct subordinates in the Samsara Palace.

They are all elders of the Celestial Realm!

The reason he was the one carrying out the mission this time was ultimately due to what happened before.

That's why the temple master sent him to carry out the mission.

At this moment, the subordinate spoke up: "Vice Hall Master, shall we contact the royal family now?"

Han Junyuan nodded, signaling his subordinates to begin making contact.

The other party took out a jade tablet and then infused it with their true essence.

The next moment, a phantom face appeared in front of the three of them.

"So it turns out Fellow Daoist Han is personally leading the team this time!"

"I thought you would send someone at the Celestial Realm level!"

Han Junyuan waved his hand dismissively and snorted coldly, saying, "Enough with the nonsense."

"Get ready to welcome them, and don't let anything go wrong!"

...

"Haha... Don't worry, our royal family's ancestral land is outside the city, so it's still safe before we take action."

Han Junyuan nodded, then waved to end the call.

"Let's go, the teleportation array is unusable."

As he spoke, he reached out with his right hand into the void, and a beam of light imbued with the laws of nature appeared.

A spatial passage appeared before them, and the next moment, the three stepped into it and disappeared.

Just then, a thumb-sized "insect" poked its head out from the desert ground!

There were no other buildings within a radius of dozens of miles outside the royal family's enormous mansion.

This territory is the private domain of the royal family.

Just then, the space rippled, and several figures instantly descended upon the area.

"They're here!" Xia Jiyun said softly.

Sure enough, a crack appeared in the void the next moment, and then three figures appeared!

Han Junyuan stood in the void, accompanied by two elders.

"Mid-stage Shattered Realm, two mid-stage Celestial Realm cultivators."

Xia Jiyun and his companions instantly understood the cultivation levels of the three individuals, and the royal family experts behind him couldn't help but be shocked.

I didn't expect the Samsara Palace to take this so seriously, even sending their deputy palace master.

At the mid-stage of the Shattered Realm, the destructive power of such a strong person is absolutely at the level of destroying a city.

Some small countries may not even have a few such strongmen.

In their royal family, even a mid-stage Shattered Realm cultivator is considered a true foundation!

"Please, everyone!"

...

In the Prince's mansion, Xia Zhaoyan, who was cultivating, was suddenly awakened by the women.

"Your Highness, the people from the Samsara Palace have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhaoyan immediately appeared outside. "Finally here!"

"I have been waiting for five whole days!"

"How many people exactly?"

...

"Your Highness, there are three people: one at the Shattered Realm, and two at the Celestial Realm!"

Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Xia Zhaoyan's eyes. "The royal family and the Samsara Palace really think highly of me."

"With this lineup, let alone assassinations, it's enough to wipe out an ancient power."

Having said that, he turned to look at the women.

"Immediately notify Bai Yujing, the Underworld, the Heavenly Punishment Division, and the Heavenly Punishment Army!"

"The Jade Capital and the Underworld are connected by a spatial channel opened up by their respective shattered realms."

"The Heavenly Punishment Bureau and the Heavenly Punishment Army, allow me to proceed openly and legitimately via the teleportation array."

"By the way, I will be personally traveling to the Western Desert Prefecture this time!"

The women were about to object, but he stopped them.

"I know you are worried about my safety, but this is a battle before I openly declare my intentions to fight for the throne."

"I want the world to understand that I am no longer the person I used to be."

"I have the confidence and the qualifications to compete with others for the throne!"

Having kept a low profile for so long, it's time to let the world understand that this benevolent king can rise to power without relying on his maternal clan.

Seeing that Xia Zhaoyan had made up his mind, the women knew they could no longer persuade him.

So they all spoke up and said, "Your Highness, we must go with you."

"That's right, we should go too, just in case something unexpected happens!"

"After all, with your sudden departure this time, someone might risk assassinating you."

Xia Zhaoyan would certainly not refuse. With Shi Guanyin by his side, unless someone at the Dragon Transformation Realm personally takes action.

He won't stubbornly try to be a hero!

"How are the preparations going in the underworld lately?"

...

"Your Highness, they've already released the news, and the cultivation world is buzzing about why!"

Five days prior to this operation, the underworld had announced a suspension of accepting missions.

They claimed that someone had placed a large order, and they were going all out to prepare for the upcoming battle.

By this time, the outside world was already in chaos.

Various speculations abound, and everyone is discussing what the underworld is preparing for.

Who has such a grand scheme to buy out the entire underworld for a period of time?

It can be said that this situation existed not only in the cultivation world of Great Xia at this time.

Even the officials in the imperial court and the major forces in the common people are paying close attention to the actions of the underworld.

"Alright, let's get started!"

...

In the Heavenly Punishment Division, Xia Zhaoyan's chariot appeared out of nowhere and hovered steadily above the headquarters.

The tens of thousands of people below immediately knelt on one knee.

"Welcome to His Highness Prince Ni!"

The sound shook the void, making it audible to everyone in the inner city.

Many people unleashed their divine senses and instantly descended upon the Heavenly Punishment Division.

However, the next moment it was swept away by a powerful divine sense.

In the void, muffled groans echoed.

Many people in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, the Zhenmo Duke's Mansion, the various dukes' mansions, and even the imperial palace, turned slightly pale.

Some people gritted their teeth and said, "Damn it, all they want is to check on the Heavenly Punishment Division's movements."

"Is it really necessary to go to such lengths!"

Emperor Xia's face paled slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and gave a wry smile.

"They didn't even give me, their father, any face!"

"That peerless female expert is terrifying! Her divine sense is invincible in the Shattered Realm. Now I no longer worry about the safety of the King of Ren!"

...

"Your Majesty, Prince Ren's actions this time are far too significant; it seems he's about to launch a major operation!"

The Xia Emperor was absolutely certain that his son was about to cause a major upheaval.

Recalling the previous announcement from the underworld, he immediately gave the order.

"Wu Ji, Han Tianye, immediately send men to keep a close watch on the Heavenly Punishment Division!"

...

Within the Heavenly Punishment Division, Xia Zhaoyan's calm voice rang out from the carriage.

"Set off!"

The next moment, the members of the Heavenly Punishment Division immediately stood up and escorted the King's carriage toward the teleportation array.

"Quickly, I need to know what the Heavenly Punishment Division is planning!"

...

"Follow them closely, let's see what Niou is up to!"

Numerous forces are willing to expose their identities in order to closely follow the Heavenly Punishment Division!

The area in front of the teleportation array is now surrounded by the Heavenly Punishment Division.

Even the guards on duty didn't dare to say anything and quickly stepped aside to watch these people board the teleportation array.

As the light flashed, batches of people from the Heavenly Punishment Division disappeared.

"The destination for teleportation is the Western Desert State!"

In an instant, people from all the major factions understood the destination of the Heavenly Punishment Division.

But everyone was completely confused. Ximo Prefecture?

What could possibly warrant such a large-scale deployment from a place that's half desert?