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

The officials looked solemn, and no one dared to stand up and speak for the Sima family.

Even the Crown Prince and the King of Wu, who had already reached an agreement with the Sima family, showed no intention of stepping forward.

However, the two were secretly pleased.

They didn't care about the life or death of the Sima family, as long as King Ren took the initiative to attack them.

A hint of a smile flickered deep in Xia Qiming's eyes. "Renwang, Renwang, this time I will definitely weaken your power!"

The King of Wu inwardly groaned, "Damn it, why haven't the two founding emperors returned yet!"

"If someone at the Dragon Transformation Realm were to secretly intervene, Bai Yujing might truly be wiped out this time!"

He felt somewhat unhappy that his mother clan had only provided support to two Shattered Realm experts this time!

...

After the court assembly ended, news of what had happened quickly spread throughout the Great Xia Dynasty.

The atmosphere was particularly solemn within the Sima family.

Sima Lie's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "In all my years of life, I have never been so insulted."

"The King of Benevolence really thought he could dominate the world just by relying on the Heavenly Punishment Bureau and the White Jade Capital."

"This time I'll show him that in the end, this world is all about strength!"

"Immediately inform our allies that I, the patriarch, have invited them to discuss important matters!"

The invitations extended by the Sima family quickly reached several locations in the Great Xia Dynasty.

That night, messengers from all sides secretly arrived at the Sima family.

The Heavenly Sword Sect, Xia Qiming's people, Xia Wuzheng's people, members of the royal family, and representatives of various powerful families.

Sima Lie looked around and found that not all the aristocratic families had arrived.

A wave of disappointment washed over me. At this critical juncture, someone had actually backed down!

"Heh! Looks like you aristocratic families aren't all that great after all. Nouveau riche are nouveau riche after all, you can't stand up to scrutiny!"

Xia An's expression was disdainful. Although they were allies, he showed no respect for the Sima family and other aristocratic families.

All the representatives of the aristocratic families looked grim, but they managed to suppress their anger, after all, this was a Broken Realm expert from the royal family.

In the eyes of the royal family, apart from the royal family and the founding nobles, the rest of the Great Xia were all bumpkins and nouveau riche.

"If they don't want to come, they don't have to. We have enough people!"

"Just a small place like the Jade Palace and the Heavenly Punishment Bureau!"

When the elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect spoke up to defuse the situation, Xia An naturally had to give him face.

After all, the opposing force is one of the top forces in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Alright everyone, it's now certain that King Ren is going to destroy our Sima family."

"Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the final result is still the same as what we promised you."

"Now that we've deliberately provoked Niou to attack our clan, we'll need your help!"

The elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect was the first to nod, "No problem."

"Guo Jing of the Heavenly Punishment Division will be stopped by the Grand Ancestor of my Heavenly Sword Sect!"

"However, let me make it clear beforehand that the founding emperor will conceal his identity, so don't reveal it when the time comes."

It doesn't matter how we act in secret, but once our identities are exposed, attacking the Heavenly Punishment Army's commander is tantamount to treason!

Xia An scoffed inwardly; these sects were cowards as cowards.

"The powerful figures of Baiyujing will be dealt with by our royal family!"

The two princes' men exchanged a glance and then spoke up one after another.

"Then our two families will take care of dealing with the Heavenly Punishment Army!"

For the kings, the threat posed by the Heavenly Punishment Army was greater than that of Baiyujing.

No matter what, Baiyujing is just a sect or power in the cultivation world.

The Heavenly Punishment Army, on the other hand, was a genuine imperial army, an elite legion under the Heavenly Punishment Division.

This army of 300,000, whose members were all at least at the Innate Realm, allowed Renwang to fill the gaps in his military capabilities.

In the court, King Ren has the prime minister's faction, and in the army, he commands 300,000 elite troops.

It can be said that he has no weaknesses. On the contrary, because of the existence of the Heavenly Punishment Division, he is more threatening than any other prince!

At this moment, Sima Lie looked at the remaining representatives of the aristocratic families.

"Then you all will join my clan in taking charge of the remaining cultivators of Baiyujing and the Heavenly Punishment Division!"

After saying this, he stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to the crowd.

"If my Sima family survives this time, we will surely be richly rewarded afterwards!"

"From this moment forward, the Sima family will fully support His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"And our clan's influence in each state will fully support His Highness King Wu!"

This decision greatly pleased the representatives of the two princes.

The impact of a powerful family taking sides can be enormous.

He then looked at the elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect, "Afterwards, I will fully support your people in entering officialdom!"

Finally, he looked at Xia An, a member of the royal family, and said, "Brother Dao..."

Unexpectedly, Xia An simply waved his hand.

"We don't need the Sima family's generous reward; you can keep your meager wealth for yourselves."

"The only reason I'm helping you is to deal with Niou."

"After this, we'll all go our separate ways, since you and my royal family are not on the same side."

His arrogant tone and expression left Sima Lie with nothing but an awkward smile!

A prestigious family like his was utterly useless in the eyes of the royal family, and this contempt made him extremely displeased.

...

The next day, Zhu Gui, the head of the Lingwu Prefecture Division of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau, led his men to descend upon the Sima family's territory.

"Sima family, listen to my command! By order of King Ren, you are to hand over Sima Lie and your patriarch within five days."

...

"presumptuous!"

"A mere Grandmaster dares to come to my Sima family and flaunt his power!"

A figure instantly rose into the air, exuding the aura of a Celestial Realm expert.

Zhu Gui remained indifferent, showing no fear of the other party making a rash move.

"I've brought the storybook; now it's up to you to decide!"

Having said that, he swaggered away with his subordinates.

That day, the old ancestor of the Human Realm had eyes blazing with fury, wishing he could slap the other party to death on the spot...

...

As time went by, it became clear to the world that the Sima family intended to fight to the bitter end.

In Xia Zhaoyan's study, sat one of his top experts.

Xiang Yutian, Tie Zhongtang, Qiao Feng, Shangguan Jin Hong, Guo Jing, Ye Gucheng, Duan Lang, Liu Zhi, Shi Zhixuan, Xiong Ba, Gongsun Yin, and so on!

Looking around, there wasn't a single person whose combat strength was lower than that of a Celestial Realm cultivator.

"Your Highness, the situation has been roughly investigated."

At this moment, Zhang Han took out a piece of intelligence and handed it to Xia Zhaoyan.

"The Sima family is backed by the Heavenly Sword Sect, Crown Prince Xia Qiming, His Highness Xia Wuzheng, the royal family, and some other aristocratic families!"

Upon seeing Xia Wuzheng's name, Xia Zhaoyan felt a surge of disgust.

This makes me even more certain that I should be the first to get rid of this person!

"No wonder the Sima family has such confidence. Including the Duke's Mansion behind the Crown Prince, they have three Dragon Transformation Realm forces supporting them."

"Unfortunately, how could the world know that I now have five warriors at the Dragon Transformation Realm under my command!"

"Since they don't know what's good for them, then let's wipe out the Sima family!"

At this moment, Ye Gucheng suddenly spoke up.

"Your Highness, what should be done with the Heavenly Sword Sect?"

As he spoke, the sword intent in his eyes surged, filling the study with a rich sword aura!

Several warriors at the Dragon Transformation Realm showed expressions of surprise upon sensing this sword intent!