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

What do you mean by "neither they nor I have a chance"?

Who do you think you are...?

Suddenly, Li Shanhai, who was still lost in his fantasy, came to his senses.

His expression changed drastically in an instant, and he swept his divine sense across the entire room.

Then the voice rang out again.

"Don't bother, I'm right above the Li family."

In an instant, Li Shanhai flashed into the air.

When he looked around and saw the situation clearly, his legs went weak and he almost collapsed in mid-air.

"The Heavenly Punishment Division, the Underworld!"

That's right, the people who came were from the Heavenly Punishment Division and the Underworld.

The team was led by two mid-stage Shattered Realm experts.

Behind them were the guards of the two major powers!

At this moment, the major powers in the state city have also discovered the situation at the Li family's place.

At the same time, the Li family members also noticed that something was wrong outside.

At this moment, the Shattered Realm expert from the Heavenly Punishment Division stepped forward.

The sound then spread in all directions.

"The Li family of Guluo Prefecture, for their own selfish interests, colluded with the Heavenly Dao to betray the imperial court."

"Acting as accomplices in the invasion of Great Xia by the Heavenly Dao, attempting to drag Great Xia into the flames of war."

"His Majesty has decreed that the Li family's entire clan, numbering nine generations, shall be exterminated as a warning to others."

At that moment, everyone in the entire city gasped in shock.

"Has the Li family gone mad?"

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"Exactly! How dare they!"

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"Even at this point, you still betray the court and side with Heaven?"

"Are you out of your mind?!"

These ordinary cultivators couldn't help but complain.

They simply couldn't understand why the Li family was doing this.

However, the powerful figures in the city could guess some of it.

Someone couldn't help but whisper.

"The Li family is trying to fight a desperate battle, attempting to escape their fate of being purged."

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"That's right, it's a pity they were so stupid. Instead of giving up undeserved benefits, they chose the path of betrayal."

In the eyes of these forces, the Li family does not need to rely on the Heavenly Way to avoid being purged.

Given the current size and strength of the Great Xia Dynasty, they would never have wiped them out completely.

As long as the Li family severs ties with officialdom and curbs their ambitions.

If they give up most of their former benefits, the imperial court might actually let them off the hook.

Unfortunately, the Li family was greedy by nature and unwilling to give up those undeserved benefits.

Instead, they chose betrayal.

"Heh, serves them right for being unlucky."

"With nine generations of their family wiped out, the Li family's relatives are in deep trouble!"

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At this moment, all the members of the Li family were pale-faced, their eyes filled with terror.

Li Shanhai also seemed to have aged considerably.

He did not choose to argue, because he knew the court was right.

He had indeed sided with Heaven and betrayed the imperial court.

He knew that arguing and begging for mercy would be useless, and he would still be killed.

But there was one question he absolutely had to figure out.

Otherwise, I would not be content even if I died.

"Heh, I overestimated myself and underestimated the imperial court."

"When one chooses to betray the imperial court, one is already prepared to die."

"But I have a question: this matter was kept so secret, how did the imperial court know about it?"

Leng Lingqi and Jiang Renjie exchanged a glance, recalling the notice they received upon arrival.

If these aristocratic families ask, just reveal the Shi family's name.

This was the result of discussions between Zhang Han and other Dragon Transformation Realm experts.

The Shi family once sheltered the remnants of the Zhang family, a force that was eradicated by the Heavenly Punishment Division.

Although in the end, the Shi family personally killed the remaining members of the Zhang family in order to protect themselves.

This alone made these outstanding individuals look down on them.

In addition to this betrayal, the Shi family reported the matter to the imperial court.

But in the end, the Shi family betrayed their own social class.

After Zhang Han and his men learned of this, the Shi family would receive a reward from His Majesty.

However, in order to prevent the Shi family from entering the decision-making level in the future, they have chosen to start suppressing the Shi family intentionally or unintentionally from now on.

Leng Lingqi then spoke.

"We also have to thank the Shi family of Riyue Prefecture for this."

"They are loyal to the court and cannot bear to see you colluding with the Heavenly Way to harm the Great Xia."

"So you chose to inform on them!"

In fact, even without the Shi family's betrayal, the imperial court had already noticed their unusual behavior at that time.

This time, however, the Shi family was brought out.

This time, Li Shanhai was truly gritting his teeth.

"traitor!!"

"Betray your social class to pave your way to upward mobility."

"The Shi family, I curse you to a horrible death!"

Without mentioning stances or right and wrong.

At this time, some cultivators in the city also looked down on the Shi family's character.

From that moment on, the Shi family's reputation in the cultivation world was ruined.

After all, no one wants to be associated with a traitor.

Who knows if the other party will choose to stab you in the back for their own benefit in the future?

"Alright, enough with the endless cursing."

"Gentlemen, it's time for you to set off!"

"Don't worry, there are still thirty other aristocratic families in the entire Great Xia Dynasty who will accompany you."

Having said that, Leng Lingqi waved his hand and gave the order.

"Everyone, listen to my command: Kill!"

In an instant, a dark rain of arrows descended from the sky.

Most of the buildings below were no match for the attacks from these magical artifacts and crossbows.

The current guards of the Heavenly Punishment Division are all at least at the late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.

Although their combat prowess in defying immortality is not as great as that of the extraordinary, they can still overcome a realm to kill enemies.

"Brother Jiang, this man is now in your hands!"

An old ancestor in the late stage of the Shattered Realm was someone the two of them could easily deal with.

The five members of the Jiang family are now all at the mid-stage of the Shattered Realm.

Combat power has reached the pinnacle of the Shattered Realm!

Jiang Renjie nodded gratefully, knowing that the other party was giving him credit.

Compared to the Heavenly Punishment Department, the Underworld has very few opportunities to gain merit.

The next moment, he vanished from the spot.

When it reappeared, it was already above Li Shanhai's head.

Golden light radiated from his body as he pressed down with his right hand.

A massive golden palm print descended from the sky, and the powerful force of the palm strike caused the ground of the Li family mansion below to sink by a full ten feet.

This is a vast mansion.

"Very well, today I will also experience the strength of the underworld's experts."

Li Shanhai thrust his fists horizontally, and two beams of light shot into the sky.

A hint of disdain flashed in Jiang Renjie's eyes.

The next moment, he suddenly pressed down, and the palm print accelerated instantly, directly shattering Li Shanhai's attack.

It then covered his body!

Bang! !

A sound like an explosion rang out, and blood and flesh of Li Shanhai flew everywhere.

He died on the spot!

Uh! !

The cultivators in the city had their lips twitching incessantly!

Damn it, I thought you, Li Shanhai, were so awesome, but you got wiped out in a single exchange!

He pooped a huge pile!

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The operation to wipe out the powerful families ended quickly, and for the imperial court, it was as easy as crushing an ant!

Xia Zhaoyan paid no attention to the whole thing because he was about to break through.

In the cultivation room, a visible ripple spread throughout the entire palace.

Everyone knew that His Majesty had achieved a breakthrough!

Everyone respectfully offered their blessings in the direction of the retreat.

Xia Zhaoyan opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Alright, I've finally broken through to the late stage of the Celestial Realm."

"Next, it's time for another sacrifice and summoning!"

He was ready after this summoning ended.

That is when we go to war with the Heavenly Dao!