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

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Sima family has made quite a stir this time, with all the officials jointly submitting a memorial!

However, among these officials, the one who was a third-rank official had the highest cultivation level, being a Grandmaster in the early stage!

The strongest among the others was only at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm, and most of them were at the Purple Mansion realm.

The truly powerful officials in the Great Xia Dynasty were mostly in the imperial court and the capital city.

...

At the stroke of midnight, Zhu Gui personally led his guards to the residence of Wang Xun, one of the deputy governors.

Before the guards at the gate could react, he waved his hand and ordered his guards to surround the mansion.

"What do you want?"

Upon seeing that they were from the Heavenly Punishment Division, the guards became tense but had no choice but to step forward to stop them.

A dangerous glint flashed in Zhu Gui's eyes, and his voice carried throughout the entire mansion.

"Wang Xun of Lingwu Prefecture, as an official appointed by the imperial court, has allowed his family to oppress the people and disregard human life, violating many laws of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Tonight, our Heavenly Punishment Division has come specifically to arrest this person. Anyone who dares to obstruct us will be executed on the spot!"

In an instant, an aura of a Grandmaster suddenly rose above the entire mansion.

A somber figure appeared silently, looking at the people from the Heavenly Punishment Division outside, a hint of worry flashing deep in his eyes!

"Outrageous! As the Deputy Governor of Lingwu Prefecture, how dare I violate the laws of my Great Xia!"

The sound was incredibly bright, instantly covering the entire state city.

The once bustling city seemed to have been put on pause, falling into a deep silence.

But the next moment, countless figures rose into the air, their gazes fixed on this direction.

Almost everyone had forgotten the mysterious actions of the Heavenly Punishment Division these past few days, and originally thought that they had come to deal directly with the Sima family.

Unexpectedly, this first blow was aimed at the Sima family's henchmen who controlled Lingwu Prefecture.

At this moment, above the Sima family, the patriarch and the high-ranking members of the mansion stood in the void, looking over there with solemn expressions.

"We were wrong. This was actually the Heavenly Punishment Division's true purpose!"

"Is Wang Xun's bottom clean or not?" The head of the Sima family would never normally care about such questions.

Only now did I realize just how ruthless the Heavenly Punishment Division's strike truly was.

An elder from the clan standing nearby gave a wry smile and said, "Patriarch, do you really think he can be clean?"

The head of the Sima family knew he had asked a foolish question. With powerful families backing them, these people were definitely not clean.

"This is bad! Investigate the background of the other individuals involved in this joint petition by all the officials immediately!"

The head of the Sima family reacted instantly and quickly ordered an investigation into the situation of other officials in his faction.

A secret worry crept into my heart; I hoped my concerns were unfounded...

At this moment, Zhu Gui sneered from the Wang Xun family's side.

"Ha, I knew you wouldn't admit it!"

With that, he waved his hand, and a piece of intelligence radiating light rose into the air.

"Look closely, these are all your and your family's creations!"

"To seize a spirit crystal mine, they assassinated another clan."

"He embezzled tax revenue intended for tribute and lined his own pockets... He used his power to coerce other forces and even resorted to violence."

"For the sake of their clan's future generations' cultivation, they raised bizarre creatures and slaughtered thousands of lives!!"

"Each of these points is enough to take you down; all of them combined are enough to wipe out your family and clan several times over!"

"What else do you dare to argue with!"

As he stared at the evidence, Wang Xun's face turned from black to death.

At that moment, he knew he was doomed, and suddenly, he couldn't help but shout:

"Fellow members of the Sima family, are you simply going to watch me be captured by the Heavenly Punishment Division tonight?!"

Zhu Gui sneered, "Hmph, the Sima family? Even the Heavenly King himself couldn't save you at this point!"

"To interfere with the Heavenly Punishment Division's arrest of criminals is considered treason according to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty!"

"Does the Sima family dare to do that?!"

Do you dare...?

Zhu Gui's voice echoed in the sky; this last sentence was a blatant provocation against the Sima family.

At this point, if the Sima family dared to interfere, they would be directly convicted of treason.

This is not as simple as deliberately provoking King Ren; it could previously be described as a political struggle between forces within the Great Xia Dynasty.

The will of the royal family and the court will at least not intervene voluntarily.

Treason? Don't think that just because you're from a noble family, you can be a prince!

The Sima family members looked grim. Just then, the elder who had gone to contact other officials suddenly appeared.

His expression was one of utter shock. "Everyone, something terrible has happened!"

"Those who jointly submitted the memorial have had their mansions surrounded by the Heavenly Punishment Division!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

That's ruthless, absolutely ruthless!

This is an attempt to completely eradicate the political foundation that his family has cultivated over thousands of years!

At that moment, they were incredibly envious of the benefits of power!

You try to engage in a verbal battle with someone, but they choose to flip the table directly because they have that right.

As for the Sima family, they dared not overturn the table unless they wanted their entire clan to be razed to the ground in an instant!

"Patriarch, are we just going to let the Heavenly Punishment Division take action like this?"

At this moment, Zhu Gui waved his hand.

"All guards, heed my command: raid the Wang family's property and arrest all members!"

This is just a nouveau riche family; the members don't have any real background or heritage.

They were no match for the Heavenly Punishment Division's guards. The guards stood in the void, first taking out their talismanic bows and crossbows, and then firing a barrage of shots at the Wang family members below.

After several rounds, all the tribesmen outside the tribe died.

The next moment, everyone leaped down and drew their swords from their waists.

Various blades of light illuminated the night sky, and buildings within the royal mansion collapsed one after another.

The guards had no intention of arresting anyone; they would kill anyone alive on the spot!

None of the people here are innocent. They cultivate using strange methods; how can anyone be innocent?

Even if they are innocent, they can only blame themselves for being born into the royal family.

"Ah!!! I'll fight you to the death!"

Watching his loved ones die one after another, Wang Xun's eyes turned red, and he rushed straight at Zhu Gui!

The two instantly engaged in a fierce battle in the air. Zhu Gui, whose cultivation had broken through to the peak of the Grandmaster realm, was no less powerful than his opponent.

"stop!!"

Suddenly, an angry voice rang out across the sky.

The next moment, a huge palm print rose into the air from another direction.

The aura of the Celestial Realm enveloped the entire city, and the eyes of all the forces in the city immediately lit up.

"Hiss, the Sima family has finally intervened!"

Zhu Gui didn't care at all, because he knew that the Deputy Director was hiding in the shadows.

Sure enough, just as the palm print covered the sky above the people of the Heavenly Punishment Division...

A giant, pure white finger suddenly appeared, like a pillar supporting the sky, instantly blocking the downward-pressing giant palm.

"Get out!!" a cold voice rang out.

Suddenly, the giant finger burst forth with light, and the palm print instantly exploded, turning into energy and dissipating.

"Hiss... Does the Heavenly Punishment Division secretly have a Celestial Realm expert?"

Everyone in the world knows that among the Heavenly Punishment Division under the Ren King, the strongest are Mu Wenhan, the Four Palace Masters, and others.

The next moment, Six Fingers' figure slowly solidified in the air!

Instantly, an aura of the Celestial Realm swept across the city!

On the Sima family's side, several figures slowly appeared, their expressions solemn.

"Who are you? How dare you interfere in the affairs of my clan!"