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Meanwhile, at the Prince's residence, Xia Zhaoyan learned that the murderers of his generals were two major assassin forces from the neighboring northern state.

Then they arrived at the Heavenly Punishment Division.

The Heavenly Punishment Division has the authority to investigate, arrest, and judge all living beings.

Although its power was reduced, it lost the right to investigate and try the lord.

As for the forces in the martial arts world, the Heavenly Punishment Division certainly has the right to deal with them.

However, Xia Zhaoyan was clear-headed and did not order the Heavenly Punishment Division to investigate the two major assassin forces in the northern neighboring state.

Instead, he went to the Heavenly Punishment Bureau's database and began to look through information about the Jianghu (martial arts world) in the northern neighboring state.

Although some parts of this intelligence are not detailed and some information is outdated.

But most of it was still useful to him. "The Heavenly Gate and the Northern Tower actually have ancestors at the Dharma Aspect Realm?"

This information shocked Xia Zhaoyan!

He had to examine it carefully; Zhangtianmen and Beidilou were built almost at the same time, and have a history of ten thousand years.

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Legend has it that the first leaders of the two factions were both disciples of the same person.

Because they were involved in the assassin business, both factions developed rapidly and naturally had no shortage of resources.

Therefore, the first generation ancestors of the two major forces are still alive today, which is the foundation of the Dharma Aspect Realm in their respective forces.

However, the assassin faction was always entangled in karma, to the point that no new Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators could be born within the faction.

After writing down this information, Xia Zhaoyan used the function of the Underworld Token to transmit it to his subordinates.

Night fell quickly, and Xia Zhaoyan summoned back the Evil King!

"Your Highness, I pay my respects!"

After gesturing for the Evil King to take his seat, Xia Zhaoyan inquired about recent news regarding the King of Wu.

"Your Highness, the King of Wu has been frequently contacting his subordinate forces recently, and it seems he is preparing to participate in an operation against Your Highness."

"Just as I expected, after I rejected them, these two people will definitely try to cause me trouble in secret."

Xia Zhaoyan was not surprised. The two of them had wanted to get involved in the Heavenly Punishment Division, and even after he refused, they would not have given up easily.

"Forget it, let's leave them both alone for now."

"We were originally planning to let the underworld develop quietly for a while, but it seems that won't work now."

"I need you to head north to the neighboring state immediately."

"Both major assassin factions have members at the Dharma Aspect Realm level. Even if all their branches were combined, they couldn't kill someone at the Dharma Aspect Realm level. You'd have to go yourself."

"After this, I'm afraid my Underworld will instantly become the focus of attention for all forces in the Great Xia Dynasty."

This is an unfamiliar Celestial Realm expert! Looking across the continent today, the leaders of the major powers are only Celestial Realm experts.

Those who are above the Celestial Realm rarely appear in the outside world.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the Celestial Realm is like a beacon, and all the major powers are aware of which Celestial Realm individuals they possess.

However, the appearance of this unfamiliar Celestial Realm being, the Evil King, is bound to attract the attention of everyone, including the royal family.

To be honest, Xia Zhaoyan hated Zhangtianmen and Beidilou to the core.

If they hadn't provoked the Underworld, they wouldn't have had to rush to expose the Evil King, a Celestial Realm expert.

This would definitely put the underworld in the spotlight, which is not the outcome he wants to see right now.

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In the underground palace of the Northern Neighboring State, things are different today than usual. Not only are there core members of the Northern Neighboring State branch, but people from the Northern Barbarian State, the Northern Wilderness State, the Qing State, and the Xia State have also come here.

Everyone waited quietly, standing together at the entrance of the underground palace.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze swept through the crowd, and a figure appeared at the entrance.

He gave the impression that he was meant to be there, without any sense of incongruity.

"Your subordinates pay their respects to Your Majesty the Evil King!" Everyone bowed in greeting.

This is the King of Hell from the underworld, a true Celestial Realm expert.

"Please, everyone, no need for formalities!" Shi Zhixuan's voice seemed to possess a magical power, allowing people to relax their chaotic emotions.

After everyone entered, Shi Zhixuan conveyed Xia Zhaoyan's instructions.

"The divine authority has decreed that I will lead this mission."

"All branches are to dispatch their core members northwards to eliminate both assassin factions in one fell swoop!"

"Alright, begin reporting the intelligence you've gathered."

Duan Yanqing stood up and reported to everyone, "Everyone, the headquarters of Zhangtianmen is in Beihong Prefecture, and Beidilou is in Beicang Prefecture."

"The Zhangtian Sect has twenty-five branches, each prefecture has its own branch, and there are also one hundred and twenty-five strongholds."

"The strongest member of the branch is at the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm, while the strongest member of the stronghold is at the peak of the Innate Realm!"

"The headquarters has one Dharma Aspect Realm ancestor, three mid-stage Grandmasters, and ten Grandmasters."

Such strength is both formidable and, in a way, rather average.

After all, it has been established for ten thousand years, and there is only one Dharma Aspect Realm expert in charge, and that expert has a short lifespan.

"As for the strength of the Northern Land Tower, its headquarters has three Dharma Aspect Realm experts, three Grandmaster Realm experts, and eight Grandmaster Realm experts."

"It has twenty branches and hundreds of strongholds under its command, and its overall strength is about the same as that of the Heavenly Gate."

"Now, we have all the addresses of their headquarters, branches, and outposts."

It would be impossible for other forces to obtain this intelligence, or even if they could, it would take a very, very long time.

Who knows, behind the Underworld is Xia Zhaoyan, who controls the Heavenly Punishment Division.

In the martial arts world of the Great Xia Dynasty, who can escape the eyes of the imperial court?

After saying all this, Shi Zhixuan made a judgment in his mind, and then asked.

"So, how much strength can our Underworld muster this time?"

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"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to our statistics, the neighboring northern state can produce five late-stage Grandmasters, three Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, ten Innate Realm cultivators, and four hundred Acquired Realm cultivators."

"The Northern Barbarian Prefecture has dispatched one Grandmaster at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, two Grandmasters at the late stage, two Grandmasters at the middle stage, and eight Innate Realm experts!"

"The Northern Wilderness Prefecture has dispatched five Grandmasters at the peak of their cultivation, three Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, and ten Innate Realm cultivators!"

When the Five Yama Kings were born, they were already at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, while the others had already broken through to the next realm.

However, it will take some time to break through to a higher realm, since there is a huge gap between Grandmasters and Grandmasters.

Moreover, it seems that these two branches are developing quite well, at least they can recruit subordinates at the Purple Mansion Realm and the Innate Realm.

"Qingzhou has dispatched one late-stage Grandmaster, one mid-stage Grandmaster, ten early-stage Grandmasters, ten Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, and eighty-six Innate Realm cultivators."

"Xia Prefecture has dispatched two Grandmasters at the peak of their cultivation, ten Innate Realm cultivators, and ninety Acquired Realm cultivators."

None of the people present, including Shi Zhixuan, had ever actually counted the full power of the Underworld before.

After reporting here today, everyone suddenly realized that the Underworld, including a Celestial Realm expert, seems to be no weaker than the top forces in each state.

One late-stage Celestial Realm expert, two Grandmasters at the Perfection Realm, and twenty-seven Grandmasters—this power is indeed awe-inspiring, at least on the surface!

It should be noted that, in the eyes of outsiders, the Underworld is merely a newly established force!