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

At this point, Zhang Han had already decided to personally make a trip to Riyue Prefecture.

"Alright, keep a close eye on this matter."

"I want to see how much trouble these scoundrels can cause."

...

In the following days, the state branches, as well as other agency divisions, secretly monitored the actions of the major families.

When these people were discovered, they began to secretly set up formations along a mysterious path.

Instantly, some people thought of dragon veins.

On the Tianhuang Continent, a dragon vein is an entity that forms after a power has been established and developed over a long period of time.

Only those who understand feng shui can discover the course of the dragon vein.

"These people are really bold, actually setting up an array along the trajectory of the dragon vein."

...

"They're not bold, they just think they're well hidden."

Indeed, unless one is specifically observing, who could detect these people's actions?

Setting up a formation isn't some earth-shattering event.

Once the nodes are found, the refined array bases are laid out, and the related array patterns are inscribed.

Who would notice such an action?

...

Inside the city of Riyue Prefecture, in a sizable and luxurious mansion.

The Shi family patriarch sat in the main seat, with several core members of the clan seated below him.

These high-ranking officials are all at the Celestial Realm level.

Except for one person who looks young.

"Ancestor, the other families have already begun their operations."

"What should we do now?"

To be honest, when the Ancestor returned, he gathered everyone to explain the Heavenly Dao's efforts to win them over and the promises made.

These people were tempted.

That's the realm of immortals! As for being purged, the Shi family doesn't have any worries about that.

After all, he was willing to ruin his reputation just to save his life.

In the end, they even took the initiative to sever ties with officialdom.

It can be said that among the powerful families today, the Shi family is the weakest.

Without the protection of officials, the Shi family had to give up considerable benefits in Riyue Prefecture.

"They've already taken action?"

"That's good, now we have evidence!"

Shi Jin, who was at the head of the table, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no intention of cooperating with the Heavenly Dao at all.

The reason they didn't rush to inform the court was that they were waiting for other powerful families to take the initiative.

After all, this way he would have evidence.

"Immediately contact the head of the Heavenly Punishment Division, the people from the Eastern Depot of Sun and Moon State, and the people from the Underworld."

"Just say that I, Shi Jin, have something important to report."

Although doing so would be considered a betrayal of one's social class.

He betrayed the will of Heaven, but he did not regret it.

If Heaven had the power to destroy the Great Xia, it wouldn't have bothered with these aristocratic families.

In the present-day Great Xia, aristocratic families are like bedbugs in a sewer, unable to stir up any trouble at all.

It is clear that even the Heavenly Dao itself had no way to deal with the Great Xia.

Rather than gambling on the will of Heaven to succeed, it's better to follow the imperial court.

At least in the future, my family might rise to a higher level.

...

In the palace, Zhang Han had another audience with the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Shi family of Riyue Prefecture has informed us."

...

"Oh, the Shi family has not disappointed."

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Who contacted these powerful families?"

Xia Zhaoyan was very interested in this.

...

"Your Majesty, these powerful families are backed by the will of Heaven."

As expected, it is the way of Heaven.

Xia Zhaoyan nodded silently; the first thing that came to his mind was the Heavenly Dao.

"Heaven used some kind of divine power to pull the patriarchs of the various aristocratic families into its dream world."

"First, they promised them the allure of a celestial realm, then they analyzed the predicament of the aristocratic families."

"In the end, they each received a wisp of the world's essence."

"Now, the patriarchs of these aristocratic families have all advanced to a minor realm."

"The strongest is already at the peak of the Shattered Realm!"

...

"Wow, that's quite a move, truly a grand gesture!"

"Although I can guess that his promise of a celestial realm is just empty talk, the origin of heaven and earth is real."

Xia Zhaoyan couldn't help but marvel at the sheer scale of Heaven's power!

Zhang Han nodded, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

Who wouldn't want the origin of the world? Unfortunately, it's the territory of the Heavenly Dao.

"Your Majesty, Heaven has given them a diagram of the formation's deployment."

"Everyone's array diagram is different, but after I looked at it and did some deduction, I found that it is a variant teleportation array that can break through any blockade."

...

"So, once this formation is activated, even the Great Wall can't block it?"

...

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After all, the Great Wall is a treasure that evolves over time and has not yet fully evolved.

Xia Zhaoyan sighed inwardly, realizing that it was indeed difficult for Heaven to prevail.

They actually went to such great lengths just to open a back door in Daxia.

He instantly guessed that Heaven intended to place the future battlefield within the territory of Great Xia.

In this way, the powerful warriors under his command will be hampered in battle.

What a wicked scheme! If He had succeeded...

It will indeed cause a great loss to the Great Xia Dynasty. If things go wrong, one in ten of the people of the Great Xia Dynasty may not survive.

"Pass the word down, now that the matter has been clarified."

"Then let's close the net!"

...

In the mansion of a prominent family in Sun and Moon State, Shi Jin suddenly changed his expression and a communication talisman appeared in his hand.

The next moment, a phantom figure appeared in front of them.

"Brother Shi, everyone else has already started taking action, why haven't you made a move yet?"

The speaker's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

Shi Jin's expression suddenly changed.

"Are you spying on the Shi family?"

...

"It's not really surveillance, it's just to keep track of everyone's progress."

"It turned out that Brother Shi's family hadn't made a single move!"

"Shouldn't you give us an explanation?!"

Just then, a figure walked in.

He is the current head of the family.

The man looked excited and nodded slightly.

A glint flashed in Shi Jin's eyes; he knew the imperial court was beginning to close the net.

His expression changed, and his face showed disdain.

"Explain? What's the point of explaining to you nobodies!"

The phantom suddenly trembled and looked at Shi Jin in disbelief.

At that moment, the clever boy instantly understood what was going on.

His trembling hand pointed to the stone embers.

His eyes were filled with anger and despair.

"You...you betrayed us?"

...

"Don't put it so harshly, this isn't betrayal, this is abandoning darkness for light!"

"Besides, my Shi family is loyal to the court and His Majesty. How could we associate with such lowly people as you?"

"Speaking of betrayal, it was you who betrayed the imperial court first."

"Alright, fellow Daoist, let's hurry out and greet the imperial court's arrival!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and cut off the connection.

Heh heh, I'll trade the lives of you traitors for the eternal glory and wealth of my Shi family.

Don't worry, my old friends, I, Shi Jin, will remember your kindness.

...

The thought of having the chance to become a Human Immortal in the future made Li Shanhai so excited that he couldn't concentrate on his cultivation.

"I wonder how the other fellow cultivators are doing!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out from inside the room.

"Heh, they won't have a chance to complete their mission!"

"Of course, you won't have a chance either!"