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Facing Emperor Hongwu, no matter how unwilling and unconvinced these Immortal cultivators and noble clan disciples were, there was nothing they could do. When Emperor Hongwu told them to kneel, they had to kneel; no one dared to disobey!

"Everyone, for these self-proclaimed immortals to kneel to me, you must feel very uncomfortable!"

Emperor Hong Wu looked at the disciples kneeling in front of him. His face was expressionless, and his eyes were deep. He could see the unwillingness and discomfort in these people's hearts, but he didn't mind it at all.

"It's different now. In the past, you were exalted immortals, far away in the Great Wastelands. You are not a king under his rule, but now, the entire world has changed. The reason I have summoned you here today is to set an alarm bell for all of you. Regardless of whether you are human, demon, or Buddha, all of you must follow the laws of the Great Flood Dragon. Don't think that your sects have many old relics buried within so that you can protect them completely.

These disciples remained silent, looking at each other, exchanging glances with each other. But, many of these Elders' level existences, sect's old antiques, and their faces twitched, all of them had unnatural expressions on their faces. They had been provoked to the point that their hearts surged with killing intent.

"Zhao Gao!"

Emperor Hong Wu didn't seem to care about the thoughts of these Immortal disciples. After he finished speaking, he turned his head and asked Zhao Gao, who was sitting beside the throne, "Is Duke Long He here?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, after the Dragon Crane Marquis received the decree three days ago, he rushed back from the depths of the Wasteland without stopping. Right now, he is waiting outside the palace." Zhao Gao quickly replied, "Should we summon him to the palace?"

"Announce!" Emperor Hongwu's voice transmitted the decree. Immediately, waves of eunuchs were summoned, and the Duke of Dragon and Crane, who had been waiting outside, strode into the palace.

"This humble subject pays his respects to the Emperor." The Duke of Long He was clad in a white cloak with a red armor on the inside. As he stepped into the main hall, his murderous aura immediately rose. Even the temperature in the air dropped by a few degrees, making one feel as if they were in a freezing hell.

As one of the twelve marquis in the army, his status was only below a few cabinet ministers. He had even experienced the great war of Great Flood Kingdom. His illustrious battle achievements had long since made him into an undefeatable, iron-blooded might, and his killing intent was swift and fierce.

As he walked forward and swept his gaze across the scene, all of the immortal disciples felt their hairs stand on end, as if they were being stared at by the god of death. They even happened to see mountains of corpses and seas of blood in their minds, and an endless amount of blood merged into a long river. In the river of blood, a flood dragon was floating, a crane was crying, and as the dragons and cranes interweaved, rivers of blood swept across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

"He possesses the bloodline of two ancient divine objects, the divine dragon and the Immortal Crane. Where exactly does this person come from?" Could it really be the reincarnation of an ancient existence of the epic tier? "

There was an old man with a deep look in his eyes. He suddenly thought of many legends.

"The legendary Heavenly Emperor descended, and when the War God descended, many auspicious signs would appear. The Divine Dragon pulled the carriage, the Qilin bowed its head, and the phoenix was willing to live in it. This is a sign of destiny. The true future is actually still the world of Emperor Hongwu, and he will be the ruler of the great world? "

"I heard from that old eunuch, Zhao Gao, that the Duke of Dragon and Crane just returned from the Wasteland?"

"I know, the true name of this Duke of Dragon and Crane is Long Zhaotian, which means that he has reached the ninth heaven with boundless Dharmic powers. Even among the twelve marquis, he is one of the top three strongest figures and is extremely terrifying. He is definitely going to the depths of the Wasteland with an extraordinary mission."

"The Great Wastelands have always been a forbidden ground in the secular world. It's where our Immortal Dao Mountain Sect resides. Where would a great figure of the imperial government go to?"

Many disciples of the immortal realms, geniuses from aristocratic families, old antiques, and elders were all whispering to each other. They looked at each other in dismay as they dreaded the sight of the Duke of Long Crane who had suddenly appeared in the palace.

"He's flying, get up." The Hongwu Emperor looked at the kneeling Dragon Crane Marquis and lightly raised his hand. He then asked with a light voice, "I told you to go to the Wasteland and look for information on those sects. How did you find out?"

"In reply to the emperor, there is already a plan. This time, I have gathered a lot of information, and some sects and sects are secretly trying to make a move, hoping to obstruct the imperial government from conquering the barbarians, building a Great Wall, and other national policies." When the Duke of Long Crane heard this, he hurriedly replied, "There are even a few sects that secretly participated in the struggle for the crown prince's throne. They wanted to harm several princes with the appearance of the monarch in order to overturn the country and steal its power …"

"Since you have done so unjustly, then you shall publicly declare it. To punish evil and promote kindness, and to maintain peace in this world is your duty to begin with." On the contrary, it was as if he already knew about everything. Everything was in his grasp, and his tone was extremely light, but when it entered the ears of the people in the palace hall, it was no different from a thunderclap, causing ripples.

"Father finally couldn't hold it in. He's going to attack the Three Thousand Immortal Transformations outside? As far as I know, the Great Wall is just around the corner, and many of the materials, labor, possessions and craftsmen of the Heavenly Arts Academy are all being continuously transported to the wilderness outside the city to be used for the construction of the Great Wall, and have no choice but to take action. royal father will definitely not tolerate anyone obstructing the construction of the Great Wall in the imperial court, and there will also be battles between princes and private colluding with the Immortal Dao.

Hong Yu also had a creepy feeling in his heart. He realized that today, this place would probably erupt into an earthquake:

"Could it be that royal father has chosen to have the Duke of Dragon and Crane announce all this. Is it true that he will have a falling out with the external forces and use his power to fight alone against the three thousand mysterious sects to carry out judgement and purge?"

"According to this official's knowledge, a few months ago, a disciple of the Void Mysterious Gate, a Void Transformation Immortal, trespassed into the territory of the thirty-sixth prince, Duke Yu. Using the name of exterminating devils, he wanted to commit murder in the fief and was instead killed by Duke Yu. Many disciples and even elders of the Void Mysterious Gate harbored resentment towards him and secretly plotted revenge.

"The Void Mystery Sect colluded with the barbarians to assassinate the prince. They have committed a heinous crime in order to provoke the imperial court. Although not all of the several hundred thousand disciples of the Void Profound Sect are participating and harbouring evil intentions, the person who is participating in the planning and planning of this conspiracy is a true rebel.

The Duke of Long He announced the first crime, and it was actually the Void Mysterious Gate that Hong Yu understood, and he even revealed many secrets that Hong Yu did not know about. Even he himself, did not know that he had become trapped in some dangerous situation, and was killed quickly after being harbored by countless experts from the Outer World Mysterious Gate.

However, before he could think too much, the Great Emperor spoke up. He waved his hand and swept his eyes across the crowd, "Are there disciples of the Void Mysterious Gate present?"

"I am the direct disciple of the Void Mysterious Gate, the Void Nine Supremes." It was obvious that he was also a master, and his strength was unfathomable. Even with Hong Yu's current cultivation level, he was actually unable to fathom the depth of the Emperor's words: "Regarding the matter that Duke Long He spoke of, I know nothing, and even if I knew, I would not have thought that it was a heinous crime. Killing to pay with one's life, paying with one's debts, this was a matter of course. My Void Mysterious Gate's disciple, the Void Immortal, killed the demons and exterminated the devils. However, the thirty-six princes protected the demons and killed my disciple, the Void Immortal. We should avenge our fellow sect members as well? "

"As far as I know, the Void Immortal used the name of slaying demons and exterminating devils to hunt down the two disciples of the Five Poisons Sect only to covet the Five Poisons Sect's Five Poisons Divine Banner. The two disciples of the Five Poisons Sect are not great evildoers either, they are the people who have saved the people in this world." As far as I know, the Void Immortal used the name of slaying demons and killed the two disciples of the Five Poisons Sect to hunt down the five disciples of the Five Poisons Sect. Emptiness Realm Immortal had barged into Duke Yu's territory. He wanted to commit murder, but was instead killed. What crime is this? "

The Duke of Long Crane snorted as a sharp light shot out from his eyes, "Even if your Void Mysterious Gate and Duke Yu have personal grudges and lives and deaths, why are you colluding with the barbarian race? In my opinion, the Void Mysterious Gate is inseparable. They have a lot of traitors and evildoers within them. Even though they possess supernatural powers, they didn't think about exterminating the barbarians. Instead, they colluded with the barbarians to resist the imperial government.

"Bullshit, evil spirits are demons, the Five Poisons Sect has been a demon since ancient times, people can kill them all. Just with a few words from you, Dragon Crane Marquis, you want to reverse the situation and call us the heinous sinners, and instead paint these Five Poisons Sect's demon cultivators as the world's geniuses to save the citizens?" It's ridiculous. " "Also, Duke Long He, you said that my Void Mysterious Gate is colluding with the barbarians, is there any evidence?"

Many disciples deeply agreed with the words of the Nine Supremes.

Since ancient times, the Five Poisons Sect had always been an evil sect, hunted down by the righteous path, never to be separated. They did not believe that the Five Poisons Sect would have people in their hearts, disciples who saved the world, even if they did have one, it would not be acknowledged by the righteous path.

"Within my Great Hong territory, whether it is the Outer World Immortal Path Mystical Gate or the disciples of the ancient evil sects, all of them are just commoners. They have to follow the law. "According to the laws of the Great Flood, even if there's a conflict between the commoners, they should report it to the government and have the officials decide who is right and who is wrong. No one is allowed to seek revenge and kill, otherwise it would be disturbing the public and intentionally killing people." The Duke of Long He said: "That method of determining righteousness and evil in your outer sect does not exist under my Great Flood. Whether it's people from the Five Poisons Sect or the Void Mysterious Sect, if they want to kill someone within the Great Flood, they will not be able to escape the punishment of death."

"That is to say, the imperial government wants to eliminate all of us, the sects, regardless of righteousness or evildoers, and reduce us to commoners. To kill us all, we are going to be decided by the laughable laws that you common officials make?" "Since ancient times, countless empires have changed in the tens of thousands of years. However, I, the Transcendent Immortal Path, sat on the ground and watched the clouds swirl around it. How could it be something that your Great Hong Dynasty could eliminate all of them in one fell swoop? Each of the three thousand mysterious sects is rich and powerful, while the other is weak. If they were to join forces, what is the worth of the Hongwu Emperor? In all of history, even the War God would have to be respectful to us, the Foreign Sects and Clans. After all, it's not like we haven't killed Gods before … "

One finger pointed to the sky, one finger pointed to the earth. This was the posture of a chief inspector among the experts of the Ascension Sect, representing "Heaven and Earth, I am the supreme existence".

However, in the eyes of many court officials, his attitude was an outrageous one.

In the eyes of the officials of the imperial government, there was only one person who stood at the pinnacle of the world, and that was the current Son of Heaven, the Celestial Emperor Hongwu!

This was a provocation to the king's authority, ignoring the laws of the land and committing a capital crime!

"How dare you!"

At this time, Zhao Gao, the Chief Eunuch standing next to Emperor Hongwu stepped forward, "Xu Jiu Du, you're just a mere Successor Disciple of the Void Mysterious Gate. How dare you provoke Jun Wei?

"Alright!" Emperor Hong Wu waved his hand: "Today, I have summoned you all here not to fight and kill each other, but to invite you all, who are foreign heaven's pride level experts, to come here to discuss some matters. "For example, colluding with the barbarians is our bottom line. If any sect dares to collude with the barbarians, they will be courting death."

"I've already told you this before. You said that my Void Mystery Sect colluded with the barbarians. Do you have any evidence? If you want to add to your crimes, why would you care about it? " The Xu Jiu Du wasn't afraid at all. Instead, his eyes looked around the surroundings, as if he was mocking many disciples of the Immortal Dao. He was mocking them for being influenced by the fierce might of Emperor Hongwu and not daring to take a step forward, not even daring to breathe loudly.

"That is indeed the case. Whether it is the laws enacted by the imperial government or our rules for dealing with foreign affairs, we must emphasize on one piece of evidence." Even if the Emperor wants to convict the Celestial Gate and punish them for colluding with the barbarians, he still needs to show evidence. "

At this time, as if provoked by the gaze of the Nine Supremes, some external disciples stepped forward, and many people on the side also joined in.

Hong Yu sat quietly on the side. He looked at the many disciples that had been carefully hiding their strength; they were all showing signs of their strength. He knew that there was always someone stronger than him, and he was not able to deal with any of them.

Many of them were true disciples of the outer sect. Their status and strength were way higher than the Void-level Immortals he had killed in the past. Nihility Immortal Stage was just an ordinary inner sect, but these people were true inheritors, geniuses that were considered the true elites of the outer sect. In his eyes, they were all outrageously tyrannical; any one of them was thousands of times stronger than a Nihility Immortal and had the strength to instantly kill him. This kind of person, even if they appeared in his feudal fiefdom, would be able to exterminate all the experts in his feudal fiefdom with a wave of his hand.

"These people are truly terrifying and unfathomable." Hong Yu secretly chatted with Li Muyue beside him.

"That's for sure. These people are the true disciples of the outer sect immortal sects. Are they not child's play?" Every single immortal peak is a gigantic spirit mountain with abundant spirit energy. True disciples are in charge of these mountains, and there are tens of thousands of servants in and out of them, controlling the lives of hundreds of thousands of commoners in the mountains. All of them are little kings, little city lords, how can they submit to the masses? " Li Muyue looked at these Successor Disciples in deep thought, but she suddenly sneered: "But these people, in the Imperial Court, in front of the Emperor, are just ants, they are nothing at all. With the Great Wall in the works, the Emperor wants to make an example of them and pave the way for the construction of the Great Wall."

"What?" Could it be that royal father really dares to make a move against the three thousand profound doors? " Hong Yu felt it was a bit inconceivable: "Every single one of the three thousand mysterious sects have been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and have existed since ancient times. Even the seventy-two Martial Gods who have ruled over many generations had no choice but to acknowledge their existence.

"Let's wait and see. The show is about to begin!"

When Li Muyue said this, she shut her mouth and silently watched the situation unfold.