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

Gongshu Chou nodded indifferently to Mu Wenhan. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was His Highness's man, he wouldn't have bothered to pay any attention to him at all, given his personality.

Xia Zhaoyan stood up and introduced Mu Wenhan.

"You should know his identity: Gongshu Chou, the leader of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion!"

He then introduced Gongshu Chou, saying, "This is Mu Wenhan, the Deputy Director of the Heavenly Punishment Division, my trusted confidant in managing the Heavenly Punishment Division!"

A glint flashed in Gongshu Chou's eyes; he had, of course, understood the deeper meaning in His Highness's words.

So, she put aside her arrogance and bowed to Mu Wenhan with clasped hands.

"My name is Gongshu Chou, and I greet Lord Mu!"

Mu Wenhan dared not accept such a greeting, and quickly turned to the side, then clasped his hands in a salute in return.

He knew in his heart that, despite the fact that Bai Yujing and Gongshu Chou were both from martial arts sects, they were not the only ones who could be considered powerful figures.

But in His Highness's heart, their status was even higher than his own.

"Alright, Lord Mu, you may go back now."

"Remember, intensify the investigation into those three companies."

"We must find traces of their interference. I want to see what gave them such audacity."

...

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will investigate this matter as soon as possible."

After Mu Wenhan left, Gongshu Chou spoke.

"Your Highness, it's a success!"

As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a mechanical beast about an inch long, which looked like a cicada pupa, appeared in his palm.

"This is my masterpiece from the past few months. It's like the 'poison' we're familiar with; it can enter a person's brain and share the host's perspective with the outside world!"

Xia Zhaoyan looked at the small creature; this was a mechanical beast that had been crafted using a large amount of rare materials over this period of time.

He couldn't help but feel sorry for the materials used; it was such a waste.

However, this also proves from another perspective that Gongshu Chou's mechanical skills combined with the puppetry skills of this world are indeed a result where one plus one is far greater than two.

"It's a pity that it can't be mass-produced," he said with a sigh.

Upon hearing this, Gongshu Chou couldn't help but smile bitterly; His Highness was even more greedy than he had imagined.

It's already quite an achievement that such a thing, which goes against the will of Heaven, could be made!

"By the way, how are the Underworld and the Jade Palace branch headquarters that I asked you to build coming along?"

...

"Your Highness, it will take some more time, mainly because the cultivation levels of your subordinates and disciples are not high enough."

"At the very least, we need our subordinates to break through to the Celestial Realm, and there need to be three or five Dharma Aspect Realm members in our sect before we can create the mechanical city that Your Highness requested."

Xia Zhaoyan was slightly disappointed with the Celestial Realm.

At this time, Gongshu Chou was only at the mid-stage of Grandmaster. How long would it take to make this?

"Your Highness underestimated your requirements. We can build it now, but the finished product has no room for improvement."

Next, Gongshu Chou explained his ideas to Xia Zhaoyan in detail.

To put it simply, it's about making those branch headquarters buildings a key to future growth.

That alone is something he can't produce right now.

He also planned to connect these buildings with the destiny of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future.

Once successful, upgrading these mechanical cities will be much easier!

Xia Zhaoyan's eyes were filled with shock and excitement. It was connected to luck.

The stronger the fortune of the Great Xia Dynasty, the higher the level of those mechanical cities.

Perhaps in the future, these mechanical cities could become something comparable to innate spiritual treasures.

...

Xia Jiyun was brought to the backyard of the Prince's Mansion.

When he saw that the people from the Underworld and Baiyujing were standing next to Renwang, his pupils suddenly contracted and a moment of clarity flashed through his mind.

"Hahaha...I see!"

"The world has been deceived by you, Benevolent King. Who would have thought that the mighty Underworld is actually under your control!"

At this moment, he finally understood why the Underworld chose to cooperate with the Benevolent King during the battle of the Samsara Palace.

I always felt that there was some unspeakable secret between the two.

Xia Zhaoyan did not refute, in his eyes Xia Jiyun was already a dead man on the verge of death.

He wasn't afraid that the other party would expose this secret.

He then gave the order, "Alright, let's begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light rose from Guo Jing's palm, and powerful true energy instantly enveloped Xia Jiyun.

In an instant, the man fell into a deep sleep.

At this moment, Gongshu Chou stepped forward, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a small mechanical beast appeared.

Then, under Gongshu Chou's control, it burrowed into Xia Jiyun's nostrils.

At this moment, Gongshu Chou closed his eyes and began to form hand seals.

Each seal was integrated into Xia Jiyun's brain.

Finally, after he finished, he stood up and reported to his supervisor.

"Your Highness, everything should be fine."

Xia Zhaoyan signaled to Guo Jing to wake Xia Jiyun!

When Xia Jiyun woke up, his face was pale. He knew that he must have been tampered with while he was unconscious.

However, with his cultivation sealed, he was unable to use his divine sense to examine his body.

At this moment, Xia Zhaoyan slowly walked up to him.

"Don't worry, you'll be free soon!"

After saying that, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

You dare hire assassins to kill me? Don't worry, you're not the first!

...

On this day, three powerful figures under Xia Zhaoyan's command arrived inside the Heavenly Punishment Division.

At this moment, the surrounding area was sealed off by the guards, and even Mu Wenhan had no idea what was going on inside.

Suddenly, three powerful attacks erupted instantly, causing space to distort and shatter.

Immediately, a pitch-black spatial passage appeared.

If it weren't for the array preventing the aura from leaking out, the entire imperial city would have felt the tremors.

Ye Gucheng and the other two withdrew their attacks before speaking.

"Your Highness, time is running out; they'll probably find out soon."

Without saying a word, Xia Zhaoyan nodded to indicate that they could begin.

Thus, Xia Jiyun was pushed into the spatial passage.

"Don't worry, your cultivation will be restored after you descend to the demon realm."

With that, he waved his hand, and the array surrounding the Heavenly Punishment Division disappeared.

His voice resounded through the sky.

"Xia Jiyun is guilty of conspiring with the Samsara Palace to murder me!"

"Considering his royal blood, I will send him to the demon realm!"

"Life and death are determined by fate!"

As the sound faded, the spatial passage vanished!

However, the entire inner city was silent at this moment.

Everyone looked at the Heavenly Punishment Division in shock, where only the remnants of the laws of space remained!

At that moment, a chilling coldness rose in their hearts!

Everyone was shocked by Xia Zhaoyan's decision!

"He...he...is too crazy..." King Qiong was so frightened that he could barely speak.

He thought he understood Niou's personality very well, after all, as the old saying goes, the one who understands you best is your enemy!

Xia Qiming stood up in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief!

This is pushing the other party into an abyss...

The territory of the demon race is a true abyss for the human race!

Suddenly, a sorrowful and indignant voice rang out from the sky.

"Ancestor!!"

This voice is now very familiar to everyone; it belongs to the current head of the royal family.

The next moment, an aged voice filled with deep killing intent rang out.

"Niou, killing is nothing more than a beheading!"

"We're both of the Xia family bloodline, why are you so ruthless!"

As the voice faded, the aura of the Dragon Transformation Realm gradually began to revive!