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

The words of the founding emperor instantly surprised everyone present!

Is there a karmic connection between the underworld and the royal family?

This is no small matter, although in the eyes of most people, the underworld is nothing now.

But you should know that the underworld has only been around for a mere year.

At this moment, as the Emperor Taizu's hands moved, a golden aura slowly rose up.

Then it entered the eyes of the founding emperor, and his eyes at this moment seemed to be looking back, along the river of time.

Suddenly, the void trembled violently!

However, this small world trembled a few times, and everyone looked at the Great Ancestor in surprise.

At this moment, Emperor Taizu suddenly closed his eyes tightly, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his eye.

"Emperor Taizu!"

"Ancestor..."

Everyone stepped forward, looking at the Emperor Taizu with concern.

"It's alright!" Xia Wenwu waved his hand, and the bloodstains at the corner of his eye disappeared.

"Emperor Taizu, what just happened?"

Xia Wenwu shook his head. "I never imagined that the Underworld had such a powerful background!"

A baseless remark caused everyone's expression to change.

Was everything that just happened caused by the underworld?

"I just used the blessing of luck to deduce the origins of the underworld."

"The moment they rose to power, a law descended from a higher dimension and instantly brought my consciousness back to reality."

"I can sense that the higher-dimensional law meant no harm; otherwise, I, your ancestor, would be severely injured even if I weren't dead today!"

Everyone's hearts raced. Even the Great Ancestor, blessed with good fortune, and still within the territory of the Great Xia, could be injured.

The only one who could harm him was a powerful expert at the peak of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

In this world today, it is practically impossible to find someone at the peak of the Dragon Transformation Realm, or rather, nobody knows if they even exist.

The Heavenly Dao reaps harvest after harvest, making all living beings in the world weaker and weaker, and lowering the upper limit of their cultivation.

In this cycle of reincarnation, reaching the mid-stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm is no longer something that can be accomplished simply by having good aptitude.

At this moment, no one dared to underestimate the Underworld. Even Xia Kuangwu felt a sense of dread towards the Underworld for the first time.

As a powerful being in the Dragon Transformation Realm, he naturally knew that the Heavenly Desolate Continent was not the only world.

The dimension we live in may only have one continent, Tianhuang, but there are countless dimensions in the heavens!

It is said that when the last immortal departed, he personally admitted that the myriad realms of the heavens were the fertile ground for cultivators.

What these people pursue is to become powerful immortals and escape this small pond to reach a higher dimension.

All cultivators who can break free from their own world will be guided to that other world.

"However..." Xia Wenwu suddenly smiled.

"I remember there was a little guy in this generation who was given the title of Niou?"

"Yes, Emperor Taizu, one of Hongwu's sons was granted the title of Prince Ren." Xia Kuangwu nodded.

The reason why everyone remembers this title is that in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty, only two people have been granted this title.

"Very good, I have high hopes for him!"

"Perhaps...perhaps he can fulfill our wishes..." Xia Wenwu's voice was very soft, but to everyone's ears it was like a thunderclap.

At this moment, Xia Wenwu was recalling the scenes he had witnessed in the river of time.

He had originally been looking forward along the timeline of the underworld, and he saw the scene of the people of the underworld kneeling and worshipping Xia Zhaoyan.

I saw how respectfully a powerful expert from the Shattered Realm of the Underworld treated a mere child from the Innate Realm.

This scene truly shocked Xia Wenwu.

Adding the laws that descended from higher dimensions, he suddenly guessed a conclusion: perhaps his descendant was a reincarnation from a higher dimension.

"Ancestor... is there a karmic connection between the Underworld and the Benevolent King?" Xia Kuangwu suddenly asked.

He had already guessed it; otherwise, why would the Emperor Taizu suddenly bring up Prince Ren?

"That's right, but things are much more complicated than you think."

"But this is actually a good thing for us!"

...

More than ten days have passed since the Dragon Transformation Realm Ancestor fought against the White Lotus Sect, yet it remains the focus of discussion among the people of Great Xia.

Countless people will never witness a battle between beings at the Dragon Transformation Realm in their entire lives.

That morning, Mu Wenhan came to the mansion.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects!"

"Please have a seat, Lord Mu!"

"Mo Chou, serve tea to Lord Mu!" Xia Zhaoyan waved his hand.

Mu Wenhan sighed inwardly once again, realizing that His Highness had gained another maid of the caliber of a beauty on the list of most beautiful women.

With his cultivation level, he could naturally see that Li Mochou was at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm.

I envy neither the mandarin ducks nor the immortals, but only Your Highness's every day!

"Tell me, how's the Heavenly Punishment Division doing lately?"

Recently, Xia Zhaoyan has been unable to leave his home and can only learn about the development of the Heavenly Punishment Division through their reports.

"Your Highness, I have some good news to report today."

Good news? This immediately piqued Xia Zhaoyan's interest. Was this old man going to take a concubine?

Seeing the playful and ambiguous smile in His Highness's eyes, Mu Wenhan's old face instantly stiffened, knowing what His Highness was thinking.

"Ahem! Your Highness misunderstands. It's about a joyous occasion for our Heavenly Punishment Division!"

"Speaking of this, we should thank the forces of the underworld!"

Hmm! Xia Zhaoyan calmly put down his teacup. "Is it related to the underworld?"

Mu Wenhan began to speak, "The great battle between the Underworld and the White Lotus Sect made some rogue cultivators realize the cruelty of the cultivation world."

"Therefore, recently, more and more cultivators have joined my Heavenly Punishment Division."

"This has alleviated our manpower shortage, and two rogue cultivators at the Grandmaster level have recently contacted us, hoping to join the Heavenly Punishment Division!"

Grandmasters are generally not lacking in ordinary resources.

"Have you investigated their background thoroughly?" Xia Zhaoyan asked calmly.

He wasn't afraid of people with ulterior motives coming in, because as time went on, he had more and more outstanding people under his command.

It can suppress all kinds of ghosts and monsters; the only thing it fears is those who come in to freeload and wait to die.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, their backgrounds have been thoroughly investigated; they are all well-known rogue cultivators in the cultivation world!"

"I've come to report to Your Highness that I intend to reclaim the four major branches of Yongzhou, Shizhou, Changzhou, and Shengzhou in one fell swoop!"

Xia Zhaoyan recalled the intelligence from the four state branches in his mind.

The various branches of the Heavenly Punishment Bureau in these four locations were all controlled by the tentacles of major forces within the imperial court.

We had considered taking it back before, but we didn't have the right people to oversee it.

"Since you are confident, then I grant your request!"

"However, after taking back the branch, remember to settle old scores and kill those who deserve to die. Don't worry about the reactions of those forces."

"I will bear the pressure from the court!"

Mu Wenhan was waiting for these words; otherwise, he really wouldn't have dared to kill those people.

"Your subject obeys!"

After Mu Wenhan left, Xia Zhaoyan pondered the situation of the Heavenly Punishment Division.

He felt he should change his development strategy and not invest all the reward resources into the Underworld and the Jade Capital.

It's time to allocate some to the Heavenly Punishment Division.

Although the Heavenly Punishment Division had people they had placed there, there were only eighteen centurions at the Purple Mansion Realm and a little over a thousand at the Acquired Realm.

"It seems I need to offer another sacrifice!"