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

Seeing that the four people behind him remained silent, Gu Mingxiu then gave the order to set off.

The five concealed their cultivation levels and headed towards the nearest city of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"They have been wandering for tens of thousands of years; it is time for them to return to their ancestral land."

Gu Mingxiu sighed, his heart sinking as he thought of the current situation in Da Wu.

"Sigh... if only we had known this would happen, our clan shouldn't have focused so much on awakening the Heavenly Martial Overlord Body in the first place!"

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"Forget it, there's no point in saying all this now."

"From now on, the Great Wu will have to rely on people like us. It's kind of funny."

"It really does prove the saying that fortune and misfortune can change in an instant."

Gu Mingxiu didn't know whether to feel fortunate or disappointed!

He was not selected to awaken the Heavenly Martial Body due to his qualifications.

Who knew that the Heavenly Martial Overlord Body would backfire!

The thought of those clansmen who suffered unbearable pain from the backlash sent a chill down my spine.

"Big brother, do you think we can really cultivate someone to the Dragon Transformation Realm in the remaining ten thousand years?"

These words silenced the others.

It is extremely difficult to cultivate someone to the Dragon Transformation Realm over ten thousand years!

...

On this day, the Great Xia Heavenly Sword Sect suddenly announced to the public in a high-profile manner that, starting from today, the sect would form an alliance with the five crown princes of Great Xia.

The news spread throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty in an instant.

Everyone understands that what they call an alliance is actually a disguised form of defection.

Meanwhile, many powerful figures in the Heavenly Sword Sect had grim expressions.

"Has the saintess still not been found?"

...

"No, all we know is that the last time she appeared in Yunmeng Prefecture was in Yunmeng Prefecture."

"However, her soul lamp is still burning, so it seems she has not perished."

Suddenly, the Emperor Taizu at the head of the table sneered.

"No need to look anymore. It seems the saintess you chose has already left the sect."

"They've probably already left Great Xia and gone somewhere else."

"Heh! In the end, isn't this ingrate just because he doesn't think much of the sect?"

A moment of silence fell over the crowd; it was rare to see the Emperor Taizu lose his temper.

However, everyone can understand why the Holy Maiden of a top-tier power would leave the sect.

If this gets out, the world will probably laugh at us!

What you fear most is what happens. Just two days after the high-profile announcement, a piece of news quickly spread throughout the Great Xia.

"What? You're saying the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sword Sect deserted the sect and fled Great Xia without permission?"

Inside the restaurant, the many cultivators looked at each other in disbelief.

"Hiss... That's the Holy Maiden of a top-tier power, and she's on the list of beauties..."

Everyone was curious and puzzled!

Suddenly, a voice rang out from upstairs.

"Hehe, do you all know why Ji Fei did this?"

Many cultivators quickly looked upstairs, their curiosity prompting them to stand up and clasp their hands in greeting.

"Please enlighten us, fellow Daoist!"

"Yes, fellow Daoist..."

Although the figures upstairs are not clearly visible, who cares about such things when they're just watching the drama unfold?

"Does anyone know why the Heavenly Sword Sect suddenly pledged allegiance to the five princes?"

Everyone suddenly realized, "That's right, why didn't we think of why the Heavenly Sword Sect sided with the princes?"

"Is he trying to find a backer?"

The mysterious figure upstairs chuckled.

"That's one of the reasons."

The real reason is that the Heavenly Sword Sect once offended His Highness the Crown Prince!

"And it was the kind of offense that was almost irreconcilable!"

Now that they're scared, they can only find a powerful backer!

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood, "So that's how it is..."

"I knew it! Why would they suddenly want to ally with the Crown Prince?"

...

"Exactly, if you're going to find a powerful backer, you should look to the crown prince."

Everyone knows who the prince that person is talking about is.

Nowadays, whenever the people of the Great Xia Dynasty mention the Crown Prince, they are referring to His Highness Crown Prince Yan.

"Hey, the Heavenly Sword Sect has a good plan..."

...

"Heh, it's a pity that even their own Holy Maiden doesn't have faith in the sect's future and chose to run away!"

After the person upstairs finished speaking, their figure vanished instantly!

The speed was so fast that the cultivators below didn't even notice how it disappeared.

"So this is a big shot! No wonder he knows so much!"

...

"Haha! The Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sword Sect doesn't believe in her own sect and has actually chosen to run away!"

With the reason for the Holy Maiden's escape revealed, the Heavenly Sword Sect became a laughing stock among the people.

...

Bang!

A shattering sound rang out in Xia Qiming's mansion, and the once luxurious pavilion was now reduced to ruins.

Xia Qiming withdrew his imposing aura with a gloomy expression.

"That damned Ji Fei! He's made me a laughingstock!"

When he recalled what the monks in the common folk had said, he knew that their reputation had dropped considerably once again.

Listen to this! 'Even the sect's own Holy Maiden doesn't think much of this force, yet the princes treat it like it's a priceless treasure.'

What does that mean? Doesn't it mean they're just scavenging for scraps and being taken advantage of?

"Since the world doesn't believe in me, I'm determined to face the challenge!"

...

While the entire Great Xia was discussing the Heavenly Sword Sect, several members of the Gu family were furious in a mansion in a county town of Xia Prefecture!

If they weren't afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, their anger could have almost destroyed the entire county.

At this moment, the murderous aura emanating from the group carved deep, bottomless cracks into the ground within the courtyard.

"Brother, the branch in Dongzhou has been wiped out!"

"How can we explain this to our ancestral homeland?"

The killing intent surrounding Gu Mingxiu was palpable, and the space kept breaking and then recovering.

If he weren't still rational, he would have wanted to wipe out the entire city with a single slap.

"Have you found out anything about the killer?"

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"Brother, we've found out. Anyone in Daxia will know."

"The culprit is not an individual, but a cultivation world force called Bai Yujing."

"This is the sect power established by the current Crown Prince Yan of the Great Xia Dynasty."

Currently, Baiyujing possesses two powerful individuals with the combat strength of the early stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Xia Zhaoyan, Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty!

They've heard that name so many times they're sick of it.

However, the others couldn't help but admire him.

Even in his own Great Martial Dynasty, over three cycles of reincarnation, such a monstrous talent had never been born!

Then, the man said something else.

"However, elder brother, one of the Dragon Transformation Realm experts in Baiyujing once killed a Dragon Transformation Realm early stage expert."

This news instantly changed Gu Mingxiu's expression.

Because of internal problems, Da Wu did not investigate some external matters in detail.

All I know is the general situation of Baiyujing!

It is almost impossible for two people at the same Dragon Transformation Realm to kill each other.

Even if someone had the ability, they wouldn't kill the other party.

Because the price paid was too high!

"Why did Bai Yujing want to wipe out a branch of our Gu family?"

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"Um... I heard they've got their eye on the location of the branch!"

Click!

Their anger flared up again, and the surrounding space kept making cracking sounds.

"How domineering Bai Yujing is! Don't they know that our Great Wu royal family is behind this branch?"

...

"Of course they knew, but they don't know why the other side dared to make a move."

"Moreover, the Great Xia royal family did not step in to stop it. Rumors among the people say that Great Xia had long wanted to take back that place."

"After all, Cangshan Mountain was once the ancestral mountain of the Xia family!"

Gu Mingxiu's mind was racing as he pondered what to do next!