Shortly after the warship vanished, Prime Minister Li Dong appeared in Yucheng Prefecture. Standing amidst the rubble, his gaze hawk-like as he scanned the surroundings, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes. Then, with a flicker of his body, he vanished into thin air.

Zhong Xitian arrived almost at the same time. "Is the battle over? Is Young Master Yu Kai okay?" He was filled with anxiety, his eyes scanning the devastation around him, his heart burning with worry. Looking in the direction where the warship disappeared, he gritted his teeth, transformed into a stream of light, and chased after it.

The fighting in Yucheng Prefecture alarmed the three emperors who were in seclusion. They opened their eyes almost simultaneously, a flicker of surprise and suspicion in their eyes. Emperor Fennan was the first to speak, his voice tinged with anxiety and uneasiness: "We must prepare in advance. Yingtian must have recovered. He is likely to come and retaliate against us! We must be on guard!"

Emperor Qingwu sneered, his eyes gleaming with ruthlessness. "Send all the spirit crystals you haven't handed over to my Eastern Region. Together we'll set up the Emperor-killing Formation. If he dares to come, we'll use these spirit crystals to control the Emperor-killing Formation and completely wipe him out!"

"All the spirit crystals have been used up. How are we going to explain this to the surviving clan members?" The Nether Emperor had a worried look on his face, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.

"As long as we can kill him, there will be plenty of spirit crystals in the Shengying Dynasty, and there are even more laborers there. If we chase them away, we can mine them again!" Emperor Qingwu sneered, as if he had already regarded Yingtian as a turtle in a jar.

"Okay, I'll have someone arrange it right away!" Emperor Fen Nan responded in a deep voice.

"Alright, I'll get started!" Seeing no further worries, the Nether Emperor agreed. The Emperor-Slaying Formation was a legacy left behind by the ancient surviving clan, specially prepared for special situations. Its power was enough to terrify any great emperor.

Meanwhile, Yu Kai and Xuan'er had already arrived at the Danxiao Sect. The massive mountain gate hovered above the nine heavens, like a towering tower reaching to the heavens. Behind the gate was a wide, steep white jade staircase, and above it, clusters of palaces rose, resembling a celestial palace.

At this moment, the Danxiao Sect's mountain gate was packed with people. Leading the charge was Xie Tuan, the current Danxiao Sect leader, dressed in a long green robe. Behind him followed the Danxiao Sect's elders, Dharma protectors, and other high-ranking figures. They had received word long ago that a distinguished guest was arriving, and they all gathered at the mountain gate to greet him.

As soon as they saw Old Continent Jiuxiao and the others flying down from the warship, everyone immediately saluted respectfully: "We greet the Supreme Elders!" There was a kind of awe that came from the heart in their tone.

"Everyone, stand up!" Lu Jiuxiao waved his hand and pointed at Yu Kai, saying, "This is the special envoy sent by His Majesty!"

"We pay our respects to the Special Envoy!" Xie Tuan took the lead in bowing, and his voice was in unison.

Yu Kai nodded at them, and then saw Lu Jiuxiao introduce Xuan'er: "This is Miss Xuan'er, who has been recognized by the Qiankun Gathering Spirit Furnace. From today on, she is the Holy Maiden of our sect. Her status is second only to the rest of us, and all of you must obey her orders."

Xie Tuan and the others were all very confused, thinking: "What's going on? Didn't you go to deal with His Majesty's special envoy? Why did you invite him back? And what's wrong with Xuan'er? Her status is only lower than yours?" They were full of confusion, with a hint of puzzlement in their eyes.

"What the hell are you all standing there for? Hurry up and pay your respects to the Saint!" The fifth brother Chu Xuanyang shouted loudly, his voice exploding in everyone's ears like thunder.

Xie Tuan and the others were startled and immediately bowed: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Saint!" Although they still had doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to show them.

"Everyone heard what the boss said, right? If anyone pretends to obey the saint but actually disobeys, we will kill him!" The fourth brother Ye Zhiqiu emphasized again, with a hint of murderous intent in his tone.

"Yes, we obey your command!" Xie Tuan and the others immediately bowed and saluted, thinking to themselves, "It seems that the six great elders attach great importance to this saint girl. We must treat her seriously from now on."

"Special Envoy, Saintess! Please come in!" Lin Xiuzhu personally led Yu Kai and Xuan'er to the sect's main gate. This was all agreed upon by them; Xuan'er would enter the Danxiao Sect under the name of their Saintess.

"Fuck, what the hell is going on? The six elders of Danxiao, who always think highly of themselves, have lowered their posture to this extent today!" An elder of the sect couldn't help but whisper and discuss, his eyes full of confusion.

"That's right! It's okay for the special envoy sent by His Majesty, but our sect's Holy Maiden is also treated like this?" Another elder also had a puzzled look on his face and whispered.

As everyone was whispering, countless warships roared in, surrounding the entire Danxiao Sect's mountain gate. Countless powerful crossbows and bows and arrows were aimed at everyone, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

The Danxiao Sect members immediately drew their weapons and took up battle array, their eyes filled with a hint of vigilance and uneasiness. Yu Kai and the others also stopped, their gazes curiously gazing in the direction of the warship.

Above the warship, two large flags fluttered in the wind, with two large characters written on them respectively: "Luo" and "Jin".

"The word 'Jin' represents the imperial capital's imperial guards, but what's the origin of the word 'Luo'?" Someone whispered with a puzzled look on his face.

"Grand Elder, what should we do?" Xie Tuan ran to Lu Jiuxiao in a panic, his eyes full of fear.

"Why are you panicking? Don't you see the special envoy is here?" The fifth brother Chu Xuanyang said in a low voice with a calm face, patted Xie Tuan's shoulder.

Two men emerged from the lead warship: a peak-level Tianzun general and an elderly man who looked like a civil servant. The elderly man was none other than Luo Shunli, who had escaped countless assassination attempts and was released from the Ministry of Justice by Xu Yiqiao.

After Luo Shunli was released from prison, his first order of business was to find Han Fangchuan, the commander of the imperial guards. He already had evidence that the Danxiao Sect had stolen spiritual veins, and to prevent them from taking desperate measures, he held the Human Emperor Sword and ordered Han Fangchuan to immediately mobilize the army to surround the Danxiao Sect.

When Han Fangchuan saw the Human Emperor Sword, he dared not delay and immediately reorganized his army and rushed over.

Luo Shunli stood at the bow, holding the Human Emperor Sword, his gaze sternly fixed on the crowd below. "Listen up, everyone of the Danxiao Sect! I am Luo Shunli, the former Minister of Justice. I already have evidence of your theft of spiritual veins. Today, I, wielding Your Majesty's Human Emperor Sword, seal off the entire Danxiao Sect! No one may leave the Danxiao Sect without Your Majesty's order. Anyone who disobeys will be shot immediately!"

"Lord Luo!" Xie Tuan stepped forward and shouted, a hint of urgency in his tone.

"You don't need to quibble. I won't listen. I'll wait for His Majesty to decide everything!" Luo Shunli said lightly, with an unquestionable majesty in his tone.

"No, Lord Luo, what I want to say is that His Majesty's special envoy is in your sect!" Xie Tuan looked proud, secretly thanking the Supreme Elder for his foresight to invite His Majesty's special envoy in advance.

"What? How dare you hold His Majesty's envoy hostage? I went straight to the Imperial Guards as soon as I got out of the prison because I was afraid that you would harm the envoy. I didn't expect that I was still a step too late. Release His Majesty's envoy quickly, so that His Majesty won't come and implicate innocent people!" Luo Shunli was annoyed at first, and then shouted loudly with a hint of anger in his voice.