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

Xia Zhaoyan took a deep breath and straightened his clothes.

The Xia Emperor, who had regained his composure, spoke softly.

"What's wrong? Getting nervous?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhaoyan gave a wry smile.

"Father, this is my first time entering the ancestral land, how can I not be nervous!"

Those houses our ancestors from all generations. Although most of the royal family have passed away, after all, one cannot live forever on the Desolate Continent without reaching the Celestial Realm.

Although the Great Ancestor has been suppressing the flow of time within the ancestral land, it does not mean that time has stopped.

The lifespan of a Dharma Realm cultivator, originally ten thousand years, is doubled in the ancestral land.

Within the royal family, those with the aptitude to cultivate to the Celestial Realm are, after all, a minority!

Even so, a considerable number of the ancestors still survived.

Moreover, it contains not only the royal ancestors, but also living officials from all dynasties, as well as predecessors from major institutions such as the military and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Let's go, I didn't expect to bring you into the ancestral land so soon!"

After saying that, Emperor Xia waved his hand, his true essence enveloped Xia Zhaoyan, and then he stepped into the spatial gate.

Xia Zhaoyan felt a sudden burst of colorful light before his eyes, as if countless streaks of light were flashing past him.

"Strictly speaking, the ancestral land is still located in the dimension of the main world."

"It's just that it's in a different space from the main world!"

"You can think of it as a companion world to the main world!"

As soon as Emperor Xia finished speaking, the two appeared in the air above the ancestral land.

The next moment, Xia Zhaoyan only felt the scene in front of him blur for a moment, and then his feet touched the ground.

Just then, I heard my father's voice.

"We've arrived!"

He quickly looked up and around, and found himself standing in a huge mansion.

Although it is called a mansion, its scale and appearance are actually a replica of the imperial palace.

However, even with his divine sense, he was unable to completely cover the entire mansion.

"Haha! Little guy, stop using your divine sense to probe this place. It's much bigger than the palace outside!"

A familiar voice rang out, and Xia Zhaoyan hurriedly withdrew his divine sense.

"Junior Xia Hongwu greets the Ancestor!"

"Junior Xia Zhaoyan pays respects to the Ancestor!"

Emperor Xia merely bowed in greeting, for he was, after all, the ruler of a nation.

However, Xia Zhaoyan was about to kneel down, for this was his ancestor in this life.

This is one of the ancestors of the emperor's lineage, that's right, it's Xia Kuangwu.

The royal family is a collective, and strictly speaking, it can be divided into direct descendants and collateral descendants.

A gentle magical force steadily supported Xia Zhaoyan's arms.

"Alright, no need to kneel anymore, I'm not dead!"

Upon hearing this, both Xia Zhaoyan and his son's lips twitched slightly.

The Mad Martial Ancestor is really...

At this moment, Xia Kuangwu came out and stood in front of Xia Zhaoyan.

"Let's go, those old guys have been wanting to see you for ages!"

...

When Xia Zhaoyan entered a palace garden, he felt a chill run down his spine and his steps slowed involuntarily.

The scene before him was putting him under immense pressure.

Hundreds of people were staring at him with curious eyes.

"Uh... This descendant pays respects to all our venerable ancestors!"

...

"Alright, all of you, look away. Look how scared the child is, he can't even speak properly."

Then, Xia Kuangwu looked at Xia Zhaoyan.

"This isn't the fearless Niou I knew!"

"What, you're yelling about wiping out their entire collateral branch, aren't you!"

"Give them that glare back with that same intensity. These old guys aren't anything to be afraid of."

Xia Zhaoyan felt embarrassed. How could he dare to glare at these ancestors? He'd be asking for trouble!

At this moment, the other elders spoke up one after another.

"good!"

"good!!"

"At least my legs aren't shaking, unlike some people whose legs were trembling the first time they came!"

The Xia Emperor, standing to the side, turned his head to look at the sky, as if the air in the ancestral land was incredibly sweet!

They even nodded from time to time, seemingly quite satisfied with this little world!

Alright, Xia Zhaoyan immediately recognized that the person who had just been described as having weak legs must be his father!

Just then, an old voice rang out.

"Bring the children in!"

That voice belonged to the founding emperor!

When everyone arrived at the central courtyard, Xia Zhaoyan saw the founding emperor sitting cross-legged in a formation.

The next moment, Emperor Taizu appeared outside the formation.

After bowing again, the crowd asked the two men the purpose of their visit.

At this moment, Emperor Xia's expression suddenly turned serious.

With a wave of his hand, the two unconscious demonic cultivators were thrown to the ground.

"Elders, let Zhao'er tell you about this matter!"

After listening, Xia Zhaoyan took a deep breath and began to recount the cause and course of events.

After he finished speaking, all the ancestors looked murderous.

Judging from their expressions, they couldn't wait to storm the Demon-Sealing Mansion.

Only a small number of the ancestors did not show any significant change in expression.

Among them were Taizu and Kuangwu Laozu, among others.

"I can't believe they actually went this far!"

"Oh, what a pity!"

Emperor Taizu sighed and shook his head.

"When we sealed those demonic cultivators, we originally planned to slowly drain their life force to restore the war-torn land!"

"Unexpectedly, Cao Wentian couldn't resist the temptation of demonic arts!"

"Gentlemen, what do you think should be done to resolve this matter?"

...

"Of course, we should wipe out the entire Cao family. Since they've become demonic cultivators, their only option is to destroy them."

"Agreed, wipe out the Cao family!"

"That's right, we can't delay any longer; they'll soon find out that something's wrong with these two..."

Everyone agreed to destroy the Cao family.

At this moment, Xia Zhaoyan suddenly spoke.

"Great Ancestor, and all the other ancestors."

"I suspect that the Great Xia may have more than just the Cao family as a demonic cultivation force, so we need to launch a covert investigation."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, but then instantly understood the reasoning behind it.

Indeed, even founding heroes like the Cao family could become demonic cultivators.

Then there must be other forces that have secretly become demonic cultivators.

At this moment, Xia Kuangwu spoke up.

"Gentlemen, the Cao family must be destroyed."

"However, I have an idea." She said, looking at Xia Zhaoyan.

"I will personally take action and secretly suppress the two demonic cultivators at the Dragon Transformation Realm."

"The rest of the Cao family will be dealt with by Zhao'er slowly."

"I don't care what excuses or methods you use, but the outside world cannot know that the Cao family are demonic cultivators!"

"I'm entrusting you with these two tasks: investigating the demonic cultivation forces throughout the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Consider this a test for you!"

Upon hearing this, the room fell silent, and everyone turned to look at Xia Zhaoyan.

At this moment, Xia Zhaoyan was so excited that he almost trembled.

Anyone could understand the ancestor's unspoken meaning: what he meant by testing himself.

To put it bluntly, the ancestors, led by Xia Kuangwu, have now completely regarded themselves as the sole successor to the throne.

Haha!! Let those guys outside scheme and plot all they want.

But I have already gained the approval of my ancestral land!

Of course, Xia Zhaoyan also knew that the ancestors' approval was just that—approval.

But if I falter later on, I will not hesitate to give up on myself!