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

Did the underworld perform a great service?

Zhang Juzheng looked at the people in the underworld with curiosity.

Duan Lang nodded to Yu Tian and the others.

At this moment, Ye Gucheng stepped forward and said.

"Prime Minister, this is what happened..."

After Ye Gucheng finished explaining the whole story, Zhang Juzheng sighed.

"Well, the pieces you casually placed back then have unexpectedly played such a role."

Zhang Juzheng appeared easygoing, but he always held the belief that "those who are not of our kind must have different hearts."

Today's events taught him that sometimes, even cunning and treacherous people can be quite endearing.

"Our Great Xia is destined to fight against the forces of all the heavens and myriad worlds from now on."

"Sometimes being flexible isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"I will remember this demon who has pledged allegiance to my Great Xia."

"As long as they don't betray us, their branch will definitely have a place in the Great Xia!"

Ye Gucheng and Duan Lang exchanged a glance, both seeing joy in each other's eyes.

With the Left Prime Minister's affirmation and guarantee, they could finally give an explanation to Niu Mo Shan.

As for why the two men attached so much importance to Zhang Juzheng's opinion.

It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Zhang Juzheng would definitely become one of the leading civil officials in the future.

Moreover, he also has Xu Da, a top expert, as a member of the same faction, and in the future, more and more outstanding figures will emerge in the Ming Dynasty.

The higher Zhang Juzheng's status, the better!

Unlike these people, who, although strong, have obvious weaknesses.

Unable to form their own faction, they were destined to rely on the factions of the most outstanding figures of each dynasty.

Even without aligning themselves with the Ming Dynasty faction, Ye Gucheng and others would not underestimate Zhang Juzheng.

"Alright, now that we have the coordinates of the five major royal families of the demon race..."

"Next, we'll discuss how to proceed!"

Xu Da then spoke up, eager to take action as soon as possible.

As top-tier powerhouses and warriors, only major battles can truly ignite their interest.

Everyone nodded in agreement; they were all very interested in killing the demon race.

Although they are one of the two great intelligent races of Tianhuang, in the eyes of these people, the demon race has no status whatsoever.

...

"Among the five royal families, the strongest are all at the mid-stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm."

"There is no threat whatsoever to us."

"To put it arrogantly, any one of us could easily take down one of them single-handedly!"

Li Chenzhou's words made everyone nod in agreement; it wasn't that they were being arrogant.

Apart from Zhang Juzheng and Xu Da, everyone else here possesses the combat power of the late stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

With such strength, given enough time, one person could certainly wipe out an entire clan.

"This operation must be swift and covert."

"The ultimate goal is simply to destroy the five royal families, not to start a full-scale war with the demon race."

"So we need to split up, everyone can choose one and see which one you are interested in."

Soon, the five royal families were divided up among the people.

Currently, the Dragon Transformation Realm experts under Xia Zhaoyan's command are not those whose combat strength has reached the Dragon Transformation Realm, but those whose cultivation level has reached the Dragon Transformation Realm.

There were already thirty-two, and this time there are exactly twenty-five here.

Feng Bao was in the palace, and Shi Guanyin was a concubine, so of course she wouldn't be here.

There are five others, each now stationed on the frontier battlefield!

Thus, the five royal families were quite honored to be targeted by five Dragon Transformation Realm experts.

Ten years have passed since the alliance began its war, and figures like the Evil Emperor and the Blade Emperor have already reached the true Dragon Transformation Realm.

Meanwhile, Guo Jing, Ye Gucheng, Xiang Yutian, and others who were in the early stages of the Dragon Transformation Realm have all advanced to the middle stages of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

In terms of combat power, he has reached the peak of the Dragon Transformation Realm. However, once his combat power reaches this point, it becomes somewhat difficult to improve it further.

Even if one's cultivation level continues to advance, it will be difficult for their combat strength to increase further.

Unless one truly reaches the realm of a human immortal, which is incredibly difficult.

In ten years, Xu Da and Zhang Juzheng both advanced to the peak of the Dragon Transformation Realm, but their combat strength still had not reached the Human Immortal Realm.

It can only be said that they have stepped halfway into the realm, but it is incomparable to the true realm of immortals.

The Immortal Realm is the greatest watershed moment for cultivators across all the heavens and myriad realms.

Those who reach the realm of immortals or higher will be treated with respect wherever they go.

...

Inside the palace, Feng Bao and Wang Zhi were reporting on the actions of the Left Chancellor and others.

Wang Zhi is now at the peak of the Shattered Realm, and his combat strength has reached the early stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Now, he can be said to have complete control over the Eastern Depot.

Wu Ji was quite clever. After Wang Zhi took office, he began to delegate power and spent a long time in the ancestral homeland of the royal family.

Xia Zhaoyan was undoubtedly satisfied with such a clever person.

Therefore, he was never removed from his position as factory supervisor, and he received his salary for ten years.

As for Feng Bao, although he is only the chief eunuch, he has built up a considerable intelligence network over the years.

"Your Majesty, the Left Prime Minister and his men are preparing to exterminate five royal families among the demon race."

"In this operation, all experts at the Dragon Transformation Realm will participate, except for Steward Feng and the Imperial Concubine."

Xia Zhaoyan raised his head, his gaze as deep as the sea.

Outsiders could not discern any emotional fluctuation in his eyes.

"My beloved ministers are truly domineering."

"If I were to wipe out those five demon overlords, wouldn't the world think that I, Xia Zhaoyan, am vengeful and vindictive!"

"Sigh... having such shrewd subordinates is a happy kind of trouble!"

Feng and Bao bowed their heads and bent their backs, not daring to let His Majesty see their expressions.

His Majesty seemed to be complaining about his subordinates' self-initiated actions, but the two of them understood the underlying meaning of his words.

"Since they planned this operation, let them do as they please."

"Who told my subordinates to all become so arrogant!"

"Hahaha...."

Now, Xia Zhaoyan finally understands what it means to be an emperor.

You don't need to give orders or explicitly state them yourself.

His subordinates only know how to guess the emperor's favor and will take care of everything ahead of time.

No wonder the throne has been so alluring throughout history.

Not to mention the end of time, even in my previous life in an ordinary world, the struggle for the throne among emperors was bloody and fratricidal.

...

One hundred kilometers deep into the demon realm of the Northern Continent, a slight fluctuation suddenly occurred in space that day.

Immediately, figures appeared one after another.

There were a total of thirty human figures, none of whom revealed any aura.

Zhang Juzheng spread his divine sense, sweeping across an area of ​​tens of thousands of kilometers. After finding nothing unusual, he spoke.

"Gentlemen, we shall part ways here for now!"

"Remember, the primary task is to eliminate the enemy's Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators and high-level combatants."

"If we have enough time, we can wipe out their entire race."

The purpose of this operation is not extermination of the entire clan, but deterrence and retaliation.

Once the enemy's Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators and high-ranking members are eliminated, there's no difference between the so-called royal family and the extermination of the entire clan.

The internal strife among the demon race is far more brutal than that among the human race.

When other demon races realize that the royal family has lost its support, those races that were once oppressed by the royal family will only try to destroy the royal family on behalf of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Whether it's the royal family's resources or their physical bodies, they are all excellent resources for other demon races.