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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat upright on the dragon throne, looking at the memorial in his hand, and sighed softly.

Fighting a war is easy, but the real trouble comes from governing the country afterward.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty won a temporary victory in the battle against the imperial army, the impact of the war was considerable.

Apart from the Great Zhou, the territories that previously belonged to the various dynasties had all suffered from the ravages of war and the devastation of war.

The devastation in these places due to the ravages of war and drug raids goes without saying.

This memorial is a compilation of basic information from the Imperial Guard regarding the aftermath of major battles in various regions.

Zhou Chen looked at the information on the memorial and rubbed his temples.

This is a complete mess.

Cleaning up such a mess is no less challenging than waging a major war against the dynasty.

It's even more troublesome than a major war with the dynasty.

Because this requires taking into account all aspects.

Now, the Great Zhou has unified the nine dynasties. Zhou Chen is not only the emperor of the Great Zhou, but also the emperor of all nine dynasties. The territories and people of the nine dynasties have all been incorporated into the Great Zhou.

Therefore, Emperor Zhou Chen also had to do his best to clean up and manage the mess left behind in various places after the great war.

After all, for an emperor to secure his rule, he must win the hearts of the people.

As the saying goes, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

"Cao Zhengchun, send this memorial to the cabinet later!"

After reading through the information in the memorial, Zhou Chen casually put it aside.

These matters are none of his concern as emperor; the cabinet can handle them.

All he needed to do was provide the information in the memorial to the cabinet.

"Old slave obeys the order."

Cao Zhengchun stepped forward, picked up the memorial, and handed it to the eunuchs and guards to be sent to the Grand Secretariat.

Zhou Chen picked up another message from the Eastern Depot on the dragon's desk and began to read it.

"Something has happened to the Qingyun Sect and the Ziyang Sect?"

Zhou Chen frowned slightly.

Previously, after the sect leaders of Qingyun Sect and Ziyang Sect perished in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Chen instructed the Eastern Depot to keep a close eye on the movements of Ziyang Sect and Qingyun Sect.

But now, the Eastern Depot's guards have sent back news that something seems to have happened to the Qingyun Sect and the Ziyang Sect.

The exact nature of the incident remains unclear to the Imperial Guard.

Looking at the message in his hand, Zhou Chen pondered with a flicker in his eyes.

After a while.

Zhou Chen looked up at Cao Zhengchun, who was standing beside him; "Inform Cao Youxiang to go to the Imperial Court in person and find out what happened to the Ziyang Sect and Qingyun Sect. At the same time, he should also pay attention to any movements of the Imperial Court."

Zhou Chen knew that ordinary imperial guards were no match for top-tier sects like the Ziyang Sect and the Qingyun Sect, and would hardly be able to achieve anything.

Therefore, Zhou Chen wanted Cao Youxiang, the third supervisor of the Eastern Depot, to personally go to the Imperial Dynasty, firstly to see what changes had occurred in the Ziyang Sect and the Qingyun Sect, and secondly to keep an eye on the Imperial Dynasty's movements.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

……

Yunlan Sect.

One of the four top sects, along with the Qingyun Sect and the Ziyang Sect, it is a top sect power in the Eastern Region, possessing extraordinary strength and status throughout the entire Eastern Region.

now.

The entire Yunlan Sect was filled with the stench of blood, and most of the surrounding buildings were in ruins.

Corpses were everywhere on the ground.

The clothes worn by these corpses were all embroidered with the characters "Yunlan".

All signs indicate that the Yunlan Sect has experienced a significant battle.

Inside the sect's main hall, two figures sat facing each other.

One of the figures said with a grim expression, "We planned everything, but we still underestimated the Yunlan Sect's strength. They actually let the sect leader and some of his people escape. Now, our news will probably spread throughout the entire Eastern Region very soon."

Another figure nodded; "After all, they are the four top sects of the Eastern Region, so it's normal for them to have some resources. My Wuji Sect is no exception; some of its members have also fled."

"However, none of that matters anymore. We have already taken over the Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect, and we have achieved our goal."

"Including the Qingyun Sect and Ziyang Sect from before, the four top sects in the Eastern Region are now under our control."

"Adding to the other forces we control, we have essentially taken control of half of the Eastern Region."

"Now, even if our information is exposed, it's not a big deal."

These two figures were none other than the two saints from the Demon Clan and the Demon Court.

After effortlessly taking down the Qingyun Sect and the Ziyang Sect, the Demon Clan and the Demon Court began targeting the other two of the four top sects: the Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect.

Originally, the Demon Clan and the Demon Court thought that Yunlan Sect and Wuji Sect would be easily defeated by them, just like Qingyun Sect and Ziyang Sect.

After all, the Demon Clan and the Demon Court had been planning this for a long time, with meticulous arrangements and inside agents.

However, to their surprise, the Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect were not as easy to defeat as they had imagined.

Unlike the Ziyang Sect and Qingyun Sect, the Yunlan Sect and Wuji Sect do not have the combat power of their sect leader and supreme elder.

Faced with the surprise attack from the Demon Clan and the Demon Court, the Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect rose up in resistance.

After a fierce battle, the Demon Clan and the Demon Court captured the Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect, but they only managed to take down a damaged Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect.

Furthermore, some people from the Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect escaped, including the two powerful saints, the sect leaders of the Yunlan Sect and the Wuji Sect.

"That's true, but we also need to be careful, lest we capsize in the gutter."

"We just received news from the Mu family that the emperor of the dynasty wants to see us. What do you think about this?"

The demon saint looked at the saint of the demon court.

"As for the other three regions, I'm afraid that emperor has already received some information."

"In addition, the army that the dynasty just sent to the Great Zhou was completely wiped out, and an ancestor and two saints were also lost. That emperor must have lost his confidence."

The sage of the Demon Court said with a flicker in his eyes.

To be honest, they didn't expect that the emperor would send the Mu family to ask to see them.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't that emperor have been calling for their destruction?
However, on second thought, given that the dynasty had lost the fighting power of one ancestor and two saints in the Great Zhou, it was not surprising that the emperor would take such action.

Not everyone is willing to fight them to the bitter end at all costs.

I think so too.

"However, the strength of the Great Zhou is somewhat unexpected. There is actually a peak Lesser Saint with such heaven-defying combat power that he single-handedly killed the dynasty's ancestor and two Saints. It seems that your previous worries were not unfounded."

The demon saint spoke with a somewhat solemn expression.

"Yes!"

"We originally thought that the Great Zhou could at most hold back the Dynasty for a period of time."

"Unexpectedly, the Great Zhou actually won in the end, annihilating the imperial army and killing one of the imperial ancestors and two sages. It's really unbelievable."

The saint of the Demon Court also showed a solemn expression.

They also received news that the imperial army had been completely annihilated in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Furthermore, they also knew that the sect leaders of Ziyang Sect and Qingyun Sect had been killed by that Lesser Saint Peak cultivator from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Both the demon race's saints and the demon court's saints were shocked by that peak Lesser Saint of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

None of them expected that a dynasty like the Great Zhou would have such a powerful figure who could fight against opponents of higher ranks with ease. This was a rare sight even among their demon race and the demon court.

"However, let's put aside the affairs of the Great Zhou for now. Since that emperor wants to see us, let's go see him first and see what he wants to do."

The sage of the Demon Court said, narrowing his eyes.

"Ah."

A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the demon saint, and he nodded.