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At that moment, Zhao Dutian also had an epiphany and immediately shouted to the outside of the hall, "Someone come here!"

As soon as his voice fell, a eunuch dressed in a dark green and ink robe suddenly flashed into the hall, silently kneeling in front of the jade stairs and said in an obsequious, soft voice, "Holy Emperor, your servant is here!"

Zhao Dutian's expression was as still as water as he issued an imperial edict without hesitation, "Convey my decree, order Dragon Scale, Jinyi, and the Four Directions Three Divisions to fully investigate whether there are any signs of major troop movements from Han, Qi, and Yan Dynasties. At the same time, summon Fenghuo, Bailuo, Sky Termination, Qilian, and other strongholds along the border. Seal the gates tight and activate the Wolf Smoke Formation to guard against any unexpected moves such as the enemy states knocking on our gates or launching surprise attacks!"

In addition, draft an imperial mandate for me immediately, reinstating Zhao Bingzhong of the Central Pillar Nation, ordering him to take command of the Hurricane Army and the Peacemaker Army. Once he receives the Tiger Tally, he is to immediately enter the camp to organize military equipment and provisions, preparing for any emergency!"

"Your servant obeys the decree!" The eunuch bowed respectfully, then vanished in a flash, instantly out of sight.

Zhao Sheng felt slightly astonished as that eunuch, despite his deep concealment, could not escape his sensing. The man's cultivation had already reached the Perfect Golden Core realm, and he was only half a step away from crossing the threshold to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Upon reflection, he secretly pondered, "It seems that the eunuchs within the Imperial City should not be underestimated. Perhaps in the future, one or two eunuch ancestors might emerge!"

At this time, Qingshan Ancestor had already activated a Long-Distance Talisman, sending a message to the Ancestor.

Seeing that Zhao Dutian was preoccupied, Zhao Sheng immediately realized this Holy Emperor, who dealt with endless affairs daily, was getting impatient, but out of respect for the presence of the three ancestors, he refrained from being discourteous.

Seeing the situation, Zhao Sheng immediately transmitted a message to both the Seventh Ancestor and the Ninth Ancestor.

Shortly thereafter, the three left the Imperial Study Room in a hurry and proceeded to the Longevity Hall to await a response from the Ancestor.

Within half a day, a beam of pure light suddenly pierced through the ceiling of the hall, descending from the sky into Qingshan Ancestor's hand, transforming into an apricot-yellow Jade Talisman.

Qingshan Ancestor held the Jade Talisman tightly, with a thread of Divine Light shooting out from his forehead and entering the talisman. The next instant, his expression changed slightly.

He said nothing, directly handing the Jade Talisman to Zhao Zhenhai.

After Zhao Zhenhai read the message within the talisman, he also passed it silently to Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng took it, his Divine Thought probing into it, and he instantly raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking to himself that it was indeed as he expected.

The message within the Jade Talisman was surprisingly concise, simply stating, "A day ago, Xie Jue Nan ascended the Ascension Platform and took an immediate liking to me, asking to debate and play a game of strategy with me. We will be discussing mysteries and conversing about the Dao in the coming days, do not disturb!"

Xie Jue Nan, though just a name, could fully represent the Supreme Sensing Sect, because this name meant the second Divinity Transformation True Monarch of the Central Continent.

In the Tianzhu Realm, Divinity Transformation True Monarchs were always lofty and detached, rarely meddling in worldly affairs.

Xie Jue Nan's initiative to seek out the Dragon Slayer Demon Exterminator Great True Monarch was straightforward, to entangle him and prevent him from being distracted for the time being.

It must be said that the Supreme Sensing Sect, being an old hegemon, played its opening move almost openly.

They were telling the Zhao family plainly, "I intend to return to power in the Central Continent. If the Zhao Family is smart, they should step down voluntarily, or else face the consequences."

Zhao Sheng was certain that a series of unfortunate events would follow, with the sole aim of damaging the esteemed reputation of the Southern Sky Zhao Family in the Central Continent Cultivation World.

All of it was to reestablish the lofty status of the Supreme Sensing Sect.

From the moment they received the Ancestor's response, the three descendants instantly understood: everything was the doing of the Supreme Sensing Sect behind the scenes!

Having grasped this, the trio realized the grave nature of the situation. They immediately recorded the matter on a Jade Talisman and sent Long-Distance Talismans to the Nascent Soul family members guarding the Divine Dragon Valley.

Soon after, all Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Zhao Family, upon receiving this urgent news, gathered everyone and swiftly discussed countermeasures.

That very day, various Golden Core Masters of the family each led a Daoist Soldier Corps and quickly departed from the Divine Dragon Valley, heading to the Spiritual Vein Lands and major resource points of the Dynasty.

Three days later,

In the Longevity Hall, Zhao Sheng and the others each held a stack of urgent reports, carefully reading the contents, their faces devoid of any superfluous expressions.

"...Urgent report: Da Han Mechanism Army and a midnight surprise attack on Beacon Fire Pass... The pass fell half a day ago. After breaching the pass, the position of the Mechanism Army is currently unknown."

"...Gandang Province reports: Sudden wolf smoke was seen on Qifeng Mountain, the smoke was blood-red, rising straight for thirty thousand miles! The leader of the Sanhuang Sect came to report proactively that the Fengyao Army is likely to have been annihilated in its entirety, with the attackers being the Daqi Sky Sword Army, reaching levels of a hundred swordsmen."

"...There is unusual activity on the Heavenly Burial Plain, with signs of a gathering corpse tide. The He Mountain Sect has relayed confidential information that it is an act perpetrated by the Ten Thousand Corpses Sect and the Blood Demon Sect in concert. Both sects have subdued numerous Heterodox Cultivators and intend to harm our Dynasty!"

"...The Mystic Black Jade Mine in Lonely Cold Ridge was broken into, nearly a thousand pounds of Black Marrow swept away. The Golden Core Master guarding the mine and eight Foundation Establishment cultivators have all vanished, suspected to have been silently killed."

"...The Great Yan Giant Spirit Army departed from the Upper Capital a day ago, their current whereabouts are unknown!"

Zhao Sheng, after reading, frowned deeply to himself.

Well done!

Great Zhao only shares borders with the Han, Qi, and Yan Dynasties, yet all three dynasties have concurrently decided to cause trouble for Great Zhao.

If there wasn't someone secretly mediating and coordinating this, that would be the real surprise.

Without a doubt, this is yet another overt move from the Supreme Sensing Sect!

One must know that behind the Han, Qi, and Yan Dynasties stand the Immortal Device Sect, Sky-splitting Sword Dao, and the Primordial Demon Sect, respectively.

The Immortal Device Sect and the Supreme Sensing Sect share an alliance of over ten thousand years which is nearly unbreakable.