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Jiang Renjie's voice reached their ears.

"Gentlemen, it seems there's trouble at this branch!"

"In that case, let's not delay any longer and head to their headquarters first!"

Before the birth of Chiang Kai-shek and others, this place was the headquarters of the underworld organization.

However, after Chiang Kai-shek and others came into the world, this place was no longer worthy of being the headquarters.

They wouldn't recognize this place as their headquarters; at most, it would just be a branch.

Others may not know where the capital is, but that doesn't stump Jiang Renjie and his team.

Because even before they were born, the aura of Tie Zhan and the others had already remained in everyone's minds.

Therefore, with their Grandmaster-level cultivation, they were able to quickly locate Tie Zhan and the others.

Soon after, the group arrived at this spot in the suburbs.

"This is getting interesting." The gang headquarters on the ground couldn't block everyone's divine sense at all.

However, this was only because the coordinates of Tie Zhan and the others had been determined in advance, which is why they used their divine sense to scan this place.

Normally, who would use their divine sense to scan randomly?

It's important to know that projecting one's consciousness outwards is extremely energy-consuming and mentally taxing.

Moreover, once the divine consciousness is injured, it is much harder to recover from than physical injury.

If not handled properly, it could damage one's own foundation.

"But it's still not quite there yet." Jiang Chongde then shook his head.

"There are no formations to block us here; we'll be discovered sooner or later."

"Simple, this time we just need to set up two formations for them," Shi Zhongtian said with a smile.

Those at the Grandmaster level not only have cultivation techniques instilled in their minds, but also knowledge of various formations.

Jiang Renjie nodded, then opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

At that moment, a voice suddenly resounded throughout the Black Serpent Gang's underground palace.

"Fellow Daoist Tie Zhan, and all other fellow Daoists, old friends have arrived."

In an instant, Tie Zhan stood up.

"They're here!"

"Yes, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly!"

"Sigh...from now on, this place will become a branch office!"

The Black Snake Gang members listened to everyone's words with blank expressions. They could understand the individual words, but they couldn't make sense of them when put together.

"Everyone, let's go out and greet them!"

"Of course!"

Let's go!

With that, the group quickly headed outside.

Upon arriving at the main gate, they saw the figures of the Jiang family and others.

Tie Zhan's eyes lit up, and he strode out, his cheerful voice echoing around him.

"Your subordinate Tie Zhan respectfully welcomes all of you lords."

"We, along with the people from the northern neighboring branch, pay our respects to you, esteemed lords."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the group returned to the underground palace together.

Jiang Renjie first took out various resources, and then handed the token to everyone here.

"These are all from Your Highness...the Lord."

Although low-grade spirit crystals are nothing to Tie Zhan and the others, those bestowed by His Highness have a different meaning.

Moreover, some of them contain mid-grade spirit crystals, which are rare items even in the small Phoenixfire City or Xialin County.

Everyone immediately stood up and bowed in the direction of the capital, their faces solemn.

Meanwhile, several high-ranking members of the Black Snake Gang were in a daze, filled with ecstasy.

I originally thought that the underworld was just a small force.

Now it seems that this is no small force at all; it is a huge force.

Despite being at the Innate Realm, they couldn't see through these people.

This shows that their cultivation level is completely above the Purple Mansion Realm.

What are those? They're at least Grandmaster level! In the city, they'd be top-tier experts.

Suddenly, a voice broke their reverie.

Tie Zhan then introduced the identities of Jiang and others to several high-ranking members of the Black Snake Gang.

"What are you all waiting for? Hurry up and pay your respects to the esteemed officials."

"These lords are the underworld generals of my netherworld!"

hiss! ! !

A collective gasp rang out; even in the underworld, a Grandmaster was merely a Yin Marshal.

What kind of power must the judges, Yama, and Dharma Kings above them possess?

I can't even imagine it, it's too terrifying!

Several high-ranking members of the Black Snake Gang, filled with both fear and excitement, knelt on one knee and bowed to Jiang and his entourage.

Next, the people of the underworld began to discuss future developments.

"The underworld can't just rely on assassins; it should also support or control some other forces," Tie Zhan suggested.

Jiang Renjie nodded. "That's right."

"Relying solely on the assassin organization won't be of much use to our lord in the future."

"The strength of the Jianghu in the Great Xia Dynasty is extremely powerful."

Time passed slowly, and in the following days, Jiang and the others planned the future development of the underworld.

They set up an array here.

"This formation has no function of killing or trapping enemies; it is only used to conceal the underground palace."

After the formation was set up, Jiang and the others prepared to leave.

However, before leaving, they were going to do something big.

"When we arrived, we heard that the Mangshan Sect was searching for the Underworld!"

"Yes, the Liu family used to have a son and a daughter, both of whom are now studying under the Mangshan Sect."

"The son is a core disciple of the sect, and the daughter is the young sect leader's woman, and they are about to get married."

...

"Wow, there are actually such devoted men in the world?" Bai Fanghua said sweetly.

You have to understand that this world is essentially a dog-eat-dog world, let alone the fact that the young master of a sect would marry a woman from a small family.

"In reply to your question, sir, it's not that the young master of Mangshan Sect is infatuated, but rather that the woman is indeed beautiful and is pregnant with his child."

At this moment, Shi Zhongtian spoke to the leader of the Black Snake Gang.

"Since you're the local tyrant, then tell us about the strength of the Mangshan Sect!"

Upon hearing this, the person hurriedly began to explain in a very enthusiastic manner.

"My lords, Mangshan Sect is a dominant force in Xialin County."

"Even the prefect of Xialin County is somewhat wary of Mangshan Sect. Think about it, why would a prefect representing the imperial court be wary of them?"

"That's because the Mangshan Sect has a Grandmaster-level ancestor!"

"Therefore, with the strength of the Mangshan Sect, it is a top-tier force even in the entire Qingmang Prefecture."

"Besides one Grandmaster, there are ten Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, two of whom are at the Purple Mansion Perfection stage."

Upon hearing this, everyone marveled. It was truly remarkable that such a powerful force could emerge from a remote county in a remote state.

"What a pity. If they hadn't courted their own demise, we might have been able to subdue this force in the future."

The group paused for a moment, then nodded, secretly agreeing that it was indeed a pity.

Although the underworld is centered around the trade of assassins, not all of these figures from the heavens are like demons in the world, always wanting to kill.

However, there was nothing that could be done about the Mangshan Sect's self-destructive path.

"Alright, now that you understand."

"Then leave the Mangshan Sect to us, and we'll wipe out this force while we're at it."

"Without the Mangshan Sect, given the strength of this branch, I believe it will soon become the overlord of Xialin County."

"Let the destruction of the Mangshan Sect make our Underworld's name known far and wide!"

Everyone was burning with fervor, wishing they could immediately go and destroy the Mangshan Sect!