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Gong Xuan appeared in front of the three in an instant, and then lightly swung the sword in his hand.

The talisman-grade sword instantly flew back into the hands of the guards behind him.

At this moment, he looked down at the three people on the ground.

"Congratulations to the three of you, you have added another charge to your list: attacking the Heavenly Punishment Division."

"Including the previous charges, I hereby declare:"

According to the laws of the Imperial Court and the Heavenly Punishment Department, the three of you shall be sentenced to death!

As soon as he finished speaking, Gong Xuan stretched out his right hand and pressed it down on the three people below.

A massive palm print appeared, descending with immense power.

Suddenly, an anxious voice came from afar.

"How dare you!!"

A figure dressed in the attire of the Heavenly Sword Sect is rapidly approaching this place.

The aura of a Grandmaster was unabashedly exposed, and his right fist was clenched as he swung it at Gong Xuan from a distance.

A fist imprint, brimming with murderous intent, rushed towards them.

Suddenly, a cold voice rang out from the direction of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau in the city.

"act recklessly!"

As the sound rang out, a beam of light shot into the sky and instantly collided with the fist imprint.

The two exploded in mid-air, unleashing an endless surge of spiritual energy.

"Master Zhu Gui has made his move. When did he break through to the Grandmaster realm?"

Some of the powerful figures in the city were immediately filled with disbelief.

He was only at the late stage of the Grandmaster realm back then, but in just a few years, he has broken through to the Great Grandmaster realm!

"Anyone who dares to attack the Heavenly Punishment Division shall be executed!"

Zhu Gui did not appear, but an arrow suddenly shot into the sky.

With a palpable killing intent, it pierced the sky and instantly appeared before the grandmaster.

At this moment, even cultivators outside could sense the abnormality of this attack.

"Damn it, this is an attack launched from a magical artifact!"

The Grandmaster regretted his actions; if he had known that the person had already broken through to the Grandmaster realm, he would not have intervened to save him.

Zhu Gui is now at the early stage of Grandmaster and wields a bow and arrow magic weapon.

This strike is powerful enough to kill a Grandmaster in the late stage.

A sharp sword appeared in the hand of the Grandmaster of the Heavenly Sword Sect, radiating an aura of the level of a talisman weapon.

With a swing of the sword, streaks of sword light shot towards the arrow!

Click! Click!

The arrows shot forward relentlessly, unstoppable by any sword strike.

Upon seeing this, the Grandmaster of the Heavenly Sword Sect turned and ran without looking back.

Unfortunately, the arrow was faster than him in the air.

Left with no other choice, he had to stop again and slash at the arrows with his sword.

The sword was radiant with light, and a sword beam hundreds of feet long enveloped the sword and collided with the arrow.

boom!!!

Everyone in the city could feel the ground trembling slightly, and the spiritual energy in the air tumbling outwards!

The stone slabs on the ground within a radius of several kilometers were shattered into powder by the aftershocks of the collision.

Click!

A crisp shattering sound rang out, and the next moment, the sword in the hand of the Grandmaster of the Heavenly Sword Sect shattered!

The sword beam, hundreds of feet high, transformed into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and dissipated!

Pfft!

The Grandmaster spat out a mouthful of blood and looked down at his chest!

His body was pierced from both ends, and he felt the life force within him being drained away frantically.

His face showed a hint of bitterness and resentment!

"Sect Master, esteemed elders, I shall take my leave now!"

The next moment, the body exploded!

Countless fragments began to burn in the air, turning to ashes before they could spread out!

At this moment, Zhu Gui's voice resounded throughout the city.

"All members of the Heavenly Punishment Division, listen to my command! Immediately seize the assets of the Heavenly Sword Sect in the state capital and arrest all members and disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect in the state capital."

...

"The world is about to change!!" A faint ripple of divine sense emanated from the sky above the governor's mansion.

The divine senses in the air above other parts of the city all expressed the same sentiment.

"No matter how you look at it, this is the prelude to the Heavenly Punishment Division's attack!"

In just one day, the news of what happened in Lingwu Prefecture spread throughout the Great Xia Dynasty.

Countless cultivators and major forces instantly understood that the Heavenly Punishment Division was preparing to take action.

The Heavenly Punishment Division always acts with a legitimate reason. Regardless of how the world views the Heavenly Punishment Division, it is undeniable that the Heavenly Punishment Division strictly adheres to the rules of the imperial court.

He did not abuse his power recklessly, relying on his authority and the support of the crown prince.

In this respect, their reputation among the people is much better than that of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Six Doors.

Not to mention the Demon Suppression Division and the Imperial City Division, whose reputations are even worse than those of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The atmosphere in the ancestral land of the Heavenly Sword Sect was extremely solemn at this moment.

The Heavenly Sword Ancestor's expression was grim. "Gentlemen, we overestimated the deterrent power of the Crown Prince Alliance."

"It seems that Niou is now determined to attack us!"

Having said that, he looked at the sect leader.

"What did they say from the capital?"

...

"Your Majesty, the Crown Princes assure us that they will resolve our crisis at the court meeting the day after tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, now we can only look to the capital!"

"Immediately issue the order: all sect strongholds in various locations must withdraw to headquarters, and all disciples must return to headquarters."

The sect leader nodded, bowed, and accepted the order. For now, the only option was to recall the disciples from various locations.

Yesterday, it was because of the problem with those three disciples that the Heavenly Punishment Division seized on it and magnified the issue infinitely!

The incident escalated directly from a fight in the martial arts world to a sect attacking the Heavenly Punishment Bureau.

...

After the officials paid their respects and rose in the Chaotian Hall, the court assembly officially began.

Xia Zhaoyan was currently seated in the first row, and he could feel Xia Qiming's gaze fixed on him.

The next moment, Xia Qiming got up and went to the center.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

At this moment, the officials' gazes darted back and forth between Xia Zhaoyan and Xia Qiming.

Everyone could more or less guess what Xia Qiming wanted to say.

"Father, the Heavenly Punishment Division is now threatening to kill the Heavenly Sword Sect over a trivial matter, and is ready to annihilate them at any time."

"This matter has seriously affected the relationship between the imperial court and the cultivation world."

"The Heavenly Sword Sect is, after all, a top sect of our Great Xia, with a Dragon Transformation Realm expert in charge. If it is destroyed, our Great Xia will lose a Dragon Transformation Realm expert."

"Furthermore, it has greatly weakened the overall strength of the Great Xia Dynasty. Small problems have been magnified; the Heavenly Punishment Division has gone too far!"

"I implore Your Majesty to order the Heavenly Punishment Division to cease its suppression of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

At this moment, apart from Xia Zhaoyan, the other princes all stood up to support Xia Qiming.

Before anyone could react, one of the kings arrived in the center.

Not only were the officials shocked, but even Xia Zhaoyan couldn't help but frown.

King Heng bowed and said.

"Father, I have the same problem. The Heavenly Punishment Division is causing widespread panic throughout the cultivation world of Great Xia!"

"If the Heavenly Sword Sect is destroyed by the Heavenly Punishment Division, it will trigger a conflict between the cultivation world and the imperial court!"

If any of the other princes had said this, none of the officials would have believed them!

But since these words came from King Heng's mouth, which of the officials dared not be cautious?

Because the maternal clan behind the Heng King is the Burning Heaven Sect, a top-tier cultivation force in the Great Xia Dynasty!

Prince Heng himself is the representative figure of the cultivation world's forces among the princes!

His appearance at this moment must be driven by the will of the Burning Heaven Sect!

Xia Zhaoyan suddenly smiled calmly. So what if it's the Burning Heaven Sect? In the end, this world is all about strength!