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

Despite the fact that King Wu's cultivation level has not yet reached the Purple Mansion Realm, the killing intent he is currently unleashing is enough to make his subordinates tremble.

If there were outsiders here, they would clearly sense that this murderous aura comes from someone who has actually killed many people.

The man was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"

Everyone else didn't dare to breathe loudly, because only those who were the true core of the Wu King's Mansion knew what kind of person the Wu King really was.

"Dare to question me again, and I will send you to feed on the demon with your own body!"

The man trembled violently, as if he had thought of something terrible, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

At that moment, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out.

"Alright, let's not argue. He meant well!"

As the voice faded, a figure appeared—a man who appeared gentle and refined.

Everyone immediately bowed in worship!

"Greetings, Master!"

"Alright, you can all go now. I have something to discuss with Zheng'er," the man said, waving his hand.

Upon hearing this, everyone dared not linger and quickly left.

This man is Cao Changkang, the contemporary Demon-Sealing Duke, one of the thirty-six dukes of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Great-grandfather, what brings you here?" Xia Wuzheng said, personally making tea for Cao Changkang.

"Sit down, you don't need to bother!"

The title "Demon-Sealing Mansion" alone reveals that the Cao family's past achievements were related to demonic cultivators.

On the Tianhuang Continent, the orthodox mainstream cultivation method involves absorbing spiritual energy, consuming elixirs, and refining various spiritual plants of heaven and earth to improve one's cultivation level.

They are taking a step-by-step approach to slowly improve their skills.

However, the history of Tianhuang is so long that it is unknown when, but the so-called demonic cultivators gradually appeared in the world.

Initially, demonic cultivators only used bizarre methods to cultivate, but later they discovered that the flesh, blood, and soul of living beings were of great help to cultivation.

So they slaughtered the demon race and refined their flesh and souls.

But this was like opening Pandora's box, completely unleashing the demonic cultivators' desires and greed for power.

They were no longer satisfied with just demons, since it wasn't easy for humans to slay demons.

Therefore, they turned their attention to the human race.

As things stand, demonic cultivators have been relentlessly suppressed by various powerful forces.

However, it could never be completely eradicated. After all, this world itself was already full of despair, and the ruthless harvesting of the Heavenly Dao caused many people to turn to demonic cultivation.

Because demonic cultivation methods are indeed faster than orthodox cultivation methods.

Nowadays, the forces of demonic cultivators can be described as flourishing and competing with each other.

When the Great Xia Dynasty was first established, its internal chaos provided a very good cultivation environment for demonic cultivators.

This led to demonic cultivators running rampant at that time, with many demonic sects acting with impunity.

The Cao family patriarch rose to power alongside the founding ancestor, and sealed away many demonic cultivators, thus earning the title of Duke of Demon Sealing!

At this moment, Xia Wuzheng spoke up and asked.

"Great-grandfather, has our ancestor broken through yet?"

The ancestor Xia Wuzheng mentioned was not the ancestor of the royal family, but the second-generation ancestor of his maternal clan.

"Don't worry, he has already broken through."

Xia Wuzheng's face immediately lit up with a joyful smile. "Great! Now my Demon Sealing Mansion has two Dragon Transformation Realm experts!"

If these words were to get out, they would definitely cause a stir throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

As everyone knows, the strongest member of the Demon Sealing lineage is only at the peak of the Shattered Realm.

However, the King of Wu is now saying that there are two people at the Dragon Transformation Realm!

Clearly, the breakthroughs of the two Dragon Transformation Realm experts from the Demon Sealing Mansion went unnoticed by outsiders.

It's actually quite simple. As long as you go to the Outer Heaven or a certain dimensional small world to break through, the people in the main world won't even notice.

Unless it is done in the main world, it will remain hidden forever.

"Bai Yujing is not so easy to deal with. Without the intervention of our two patriarchs, none of us in the Cao family are confident in killing him!"

...

"King Wu? Hmph, I think Xia Zhaoyan did it on purpose."

"Knowing full well that my title is King of Wu, they actually established the title of King Wu in Baiyujing!"

King Wu looked down on Xia Zhaoyan from the bottom of his heart. To put it bluntly, when he first came to visit, he wanted to use Xia Zhaoyan as a target to attract others.

"But don't worry, this isn't about destroying Baiyujing, and I don't plan to act alone."

"I'm planning to join forces with the Heavenly King, the Eastern King, the Crown Prince, and that idiot Ling King!"

Cao Changkang nodded slowly, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Who would have thought that King Ren's ambition was never to control the Heavenly Punishment Division, but to seize the throne."

"We were all deceived by his title!"

"Your chances were already slim, so you can only accumulate experience step by step. The family doesn't dare to help you too much, because if our current secret is exposed, it will be a huge problem."

"Now that Niou has gotten involved, you made the right move to weaken his power."

"However, you need to change your goal. Try your best to subdue Bai Yujing!"

"This is a force with tremendous potential!"

...

"Great-grandfather, when will I be able to cultivate the Heavenly Demon Sect's techniques?" Xia Wuzheng asked with anticipation in his eyes.

He had long coveted his mother clan's core cultivation technique.

If the mother clan had not merged with the Heavenly Demon Sect, how could the two patriarchs of the clan have reached the Dragon Transformation Realm?

If an outsider were to hear this, it would probably scare them to death on the spot.

The Heavenly Demon Sect was a major sect that occupied this area before the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Their cultivation methods primarily involve devouring the souls of living beings.

Later, it was severely damaged by the Great Xia Emperor and then handed over to the Cao family to resolve.

Who would have thought that the Cao family would now be practicing demonic arts?

Cao Changkang shook his head and said, "Not yet."

"As a prince, if you were to cultivate demonic techniques, it would inevitably raise a warning about the dynasty's fate."

"Only after the Great Ancestor's cultivation level is higher enough to shield you from the aura of destiny can you cultivate the Heavenly Demon Scripture!"

Xia Wuzheng was disappointed. "At first, I was clearly much more talented than Renwang. In my eyes, he was just an ant."

"But now, in just over three years, he has already reached the Purple Mansion Realm!"

...

"Don't worry, his tribulation is the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, at most he can only cultivate to the Dharma Aspect Realm."

"And we will definitely help you become the Xia Emperor."

"At that time, with the entire Great Xia Dynasty at our disposal, our cultivation of the Heavenly Demon Scripture will be incredibly fast."

"Our Cao family will also become a behemoth spanning several reincarnations."

No one would have imagined that the Cao family, the dignified Duke of Daxia, had long since degenerated into a demonic cultivation family!

"We have been preparing for tens of thousands of years. This time, we will definitely succeed!"

"Only when you become the Xia Emperor can my clan truly achieve saturation-level cultivation."

Xia Wuzheng understood his great-grandfather's meaning: cultivating the Heavenly Demon Scripture required a large number of living beings' souls.

Without the protection of the imperial court, the Cao family never dared to plunder the lives of the people of Da Xia on a large scale.

His face was filled with anticipation as he drifted into his fantasy of becoming the Xia Emperor.

At that moment, Cao Changkang, who was drinking tea with his head down, flashed a mocking sneer in his eyes!

"My Cao family has been plotting for tens of thousands of years; do you think we'd be doing this for your benefit?"