You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

"Li Chengdao, you have already ascended to immortality, why do you come here to meddle in mortal affairs? Don't you even respect me, the Emperor?"

Jiang He stood with his feet firmly planted in the air, his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent.

Above his head was the illusory image of the Human Emperor's Path, and within it, one could vaguely see the figures of countless beings floating and sinking!

His gaze was indifferent, showing no regard whatsoever for Li Chengdao, the former "Hidden Crown Prince".

Li Chengdao's incense-burning clone's expression changed.

Emperor Zhuanxu, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, severed the passage between heaven and earth, cutting off the connection between the two. In addition to resisting the invasion of "foreign forces", he also established a fixed order and discipline, so that heaven, earth, humans and gods could each perform their duties.

Humans and gods do not disturb each other, each follows its proper order, heavenly gods do not descend to earth, and earthly deities do not reach heaven!
Mortals cannot enter the celestial realm unless they receive "guidance from the Heavenly Court".

The same applies to celestial beings; without a "boundary guide," they cannot descend to the mortal realm.

There is another exception, such as the immortals in heaven who have made mistakes and have been "banished to the mortal world". They will have their immortal bones and spiritual bodies destroyed, their memories sealed, and be sent to reincarnate in the human world to experience tribulations.

Only by successfully undergoing the tribulation can one return to the celestial realm.

It is a serious crime for an immortal to descend to the mortal realm without permission!

However, Li Chengdao's expression quickly returned to normal. He smiled and said, "I am a deity appointed by the Tang Emperor, and I can enjoy the incense offerings of the mortal world. What I am doing here in the mortal world now is just an incense offering avatar to protect my clansmen. It does not violate the heavenly rules."

Jiang He's lips curled slightly upwards.

"Li Chengdao, do you know the power of the Emperor?"

Li Chengdao's incense-burning clone was startled.

Jiang He continued, "Although I have only cultivated a rudimentary form of the Human Emperor's Path, I can already barely borrow the power of the human world's mountains and rivers... which is what you call the power of the ancestral star's origin."

"In the human world, I can bestow titles upon gods."

"Similarly... their divine status can also be diminished."

The expressions of Li Chengdao's incense offering clones and the elders of the Li clan changed drastically.

Li Tianyi quickly kowtowed and said, "Please, Minister Jiang, show mercy and give my Li family a way out."

Jiang He glanced at them coldly and sneered, "Your Li family is a prestigious clan, a thousand-year-old family. Dynasties have changed, but the Li family has never perished. Why should I give you a way out?"

Many clans and sects were at odds with Jianghe.

These clans and sects even had plans to assassinate Jiang He.

Li Tianyi and other elders of the Li clan were aware of these matters. Jiang He had even visited them, pleading for the Great Xia dynasty's survival and hoping that various clans and sects could contribute to the nation's cause, but alas…

However, Ms. Li politely declined.

Especially as the Li clan and other clans used their heritage and resources to cultivate more and more experts, they became increasingly unscrupulous. Jiang He had kept a record of what these clans and sects had done over the years, filling three small notebooks.

now……

It's time to bring them all out and settle accounts one by one.

The moment he cultivated the "prototype of the Human Emperor's Path", he already knew... that a great calamity would surely befall the human world in the future!
Do not!
To be precise, it's the "ancestral star"!
This great calamity concerns the fate of countless beings in the Three Realms. If we cannot overcome it, the Three Realms will be destroyed!
He needs to unite humanity!
The elders of the Li clan pleaded for him, but Jiang He didn't bother to even glance at them.

Chen Yang, standing to the side, also said coldly, "The Li clan is rife with corruption. Three of the clan's ancestors attempted to attack me, a heinous crime... Li Chengdao, as an ancestor of the Li clan, you have failed in your duty of education. What is your punishment?"

Although it was just a wisp of incense offering, Li Chengdao felt immense humiliation at this moment!
He was a celestial being who also enjoyed the offerings of incense in the mortal world. First, Jiang He pointed his finger at him and taught him a lesson, but now even a ghost or god from the underworld dares to yell at him.
He looked at Chen Yang and said coldly, "Commander Chen, I am a celestial being from heaven, under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court... You, Luo Feng Subduing Demon Yin Marshal, are a divine officer of the Underworld. Do you really intend to interfere with my affairs?"

Holy crap!

Chen Yang's fiery temper flared up instantly!

With a thought, the thoughts of ghost immortals within his sea of ​​consciousness began to circulate. He raised his hand and unleashed the "Mysterious Yin Soul-Seizing and Spirit-Slaying Technique," slamming Li Chengdao's incense clone directly to the ground.

"You dog-like thing, I've put up with you for far too long!"

Chen Yang stomped on Li Chengdao's head, burying half of his face into the ground.

Unable to resist, Li Chengdao tried to disperse this avatar... but Chen Yang's kick contained powerful divine soul power and the divine power of the Yin Commander, making it impossible for him to even disperse this incense avatar.

"Master Chen!"

"Commander Chen, you absolutely mustn't..."

Li Tianyi and other elders of the Li clan knelt down before Chen Yang again, begging for mercy.

"Ancestor Chengdao spoke carelessly for a moment, and I hope Commander Chen will not forgive him... Ancestor is revered by the clan, and such words are too disrespectful to him."

Of course, there were also Li clan elders who acted impulsively.

He was a martial artist with powerful qi and blood, whose cultivation had reached the realm of martial arts immortality. He suddenly drew his sword and roared, "Chen Yang, how dare you insult my Li family patriarch?"

Chen Yang looked up at him.

hum!
With the power of his soul circulating, the Profound Yin Soul-Seizing and Soul-Severing Technique was unleashed.

A dark cloud vortex flashed above the head of the Li clan elder and disappeared in an instant. The next moment, the Li clan elder fell to the ground and turned into a corpse!
However, Chen Yang shattered his soul with a single blow!
"You mere martial arts master dare to draw your sword in front of me?"

Chen Yang's gaze swept over the many elders and members of the Li clan, and he said indifferently, "I am favored by the Great Emperor and Lord Cui, who have entrusted me with important responsibilities and ordered me to monitor the human world. How can I let down the Great Emperor and Lord Cui?"

"When I took over the position of Underworld Commander, I secretly vowed to sweep away all evil spirits, demons, and wicked gods from the human world!"

Chen Yang's heart stirred.

A unique energy fluctuation emanated from itself.

This is divine power!

He is the Underworld Commander, holding a high-ranking divine position, and naturally has the power to use divine abilities, but he doesn't usually have the opportunity to do so.

A surge of divine power emanated from Li Chengdao and enveloped his incense-burning clone.

"No!"

Li Chengdao's incense avatar was filled with shock and exclaimed, "Impossible... You can actually strip away my incense power?"

Incense clones are formed from the power of incense.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Yang completely severed Li Chengdao's incense offerings in the mortal realm. The incense offering clone, unable to withstand the pressure, exploded with a "bang".

"Minister Jiang!"

Chen Yang turned his gaze to Jiang He and said, "I only have the authority to strip the incense and golden body of the God of Lawlessness, but I cannot remove his divine position... I will have to trouble Minister Jiang to handle the aftermath."

The Li family is large. Simply cutting off Li Chengdao's incense offerings won't work; they only need to prepare a sacrificial ceremony to generate a large amount of incense offering power!

As for the golden statue of the deity?

The Li family can stand up again in no time!
Jiang He cultivated the "Human Emperor's Path," and even though it was still in its rudimentary form, it already possessed the power to bestow divine titles... If one can bestow divine titles, one can naturally remove one's divine position.

At his command, all the temples dedicated to Li Chengdao in the Li family trembled, the golden statues inside cracked, and the temples collapsed!
Jiang He then ordered the local "Special Administration Bureau" to set up an investigation team and station it in the Li family's residence!
Over the years, the Li family has been arrogant and domineering. Although Jiang He has kept them in check and they dare not be too reckless, dare not openly violate the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty or the rules set by the Special Administration Bureau, they have done a lot of illegal and disorderly things in secret. Moreover, the Special Administration Bureau has certain evidence, and they cannot withstand investigation at all!
In just one day, more than 80 members of the Li family's direct line were taken away, and more than 3,000 other high-ranking members of the Li family's businesses in various places were arrested.

Another day later, the Special Administration issued a notice.

Of the arrested members of the Li clan, only seven were released without charge. The rest were listed with a long list of crimes, and more than 300 of them were executed!

The atmosphere within the Li clan was somber.

Li Tianyi convened an emergency clan meeting, gathering all the clan elders and high-ranking members.

"Gentlemen... our Li family's calamity has arrived!"

As Li Tian stood up, his gaze swept over the many members of the Li clan, and he said in a deep voice, "My Li clan has a history of over 2000 years and is one of the oldest and most prosperous clans in the Great Xia Dynasty!"

"Throughout history, we have experienced many calamities... yet none have ever shaken the foundation of the Li family!"

"But things are different now!"

“The three patriarchs have been captured by Chen Yang, and even the divine position of the Chengdao Patriarch has been stripped away… Now the Special Administration Bureau is eyeing the Li family, wanting to make an example of them. We must now make a tough decision to preserve the Li family’s lineage!”

"How do I cut off my own arm?"

An elder of the Li clan had a gloomy face and looked at Li Tianyi with a very unfriendly gaze. He sneered, "Could it be that you, like Elder Tianyi, are going to kowtow and beg for mercy?"

"Humph!"

This elder of the Li clan was not at the Li family ancestral home that day.

His prestige and personal strength within the clan were no less than Li Tianyi's, and he was even of a higher generation than Li Tianyi. His return was due to the Li clan's "crisis".

two……

The Li family is now in chaos, with the three patriarchs and many of their direct descendants detained and sentenced. A major reshuffle is inevitable, and power will naturally be redistributed.

Li Tianyi is the highest-ranking elder in the clan, and if anyone wants to gain more or greater power, they must first step down from their position.

This elder of the Li clan had already contacted a group of high-ranking members, and as soon as he spoke, people immediately stood up to agree.

"The more than two thousand years of heritage and foundation of the Li family cannot be so easily destroyed..."

"Humph!"

"How glorious was the Li family in the past?"

"Dynasties come and go, but the Li family has never lost its lineage. The disciples of the Li family are proud and unyielding; how could they bow down to rivers and lakes?"

Li Tian's expression darkened, and he said coldly, "Jiang He has already become a Martial Immortal and has cultivated the 'Prototype of the Human Emperor's Path,' making him invincible in the mortal realm. What can we use to resist him?"

"So what if you're invincible?"

"The laws of Great Xia and the regulations of the Special Administration Bureau are set by themselves. As long as my Li family disciples behave themselves, does Jiang He intend to violate the rules he himself set and kill us?"

"Shut up!"

The Li family patriarch, who had not spoken until now, suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up, saying, "Elder Tianyi, make your preparations. You will come with me to the capital tomorrow to pay our respects to Minister Jiang... Oh, and bring along the clan's martial arts and Taoist manuals, as well as the formulas for Qi and Blood Pills and Marrow Cleansing Pills."

Other clan elders objected, with one even saying, "I'd rather die standing than live kneeling," and adding, "The pride of the Li family cannot be broken."

The head of the Li family said coldly, "Compared to family heritage, what is pride worth?"

What enabled these clans to endure for so long?
Family background is one factor, but the most important thing is the ability to be flexible and adaptable.

Otherwise, the family would have been wiped out long ago after thousands of years, how could it have survived to this day?

Early the next morning, the Li family patriarch and Li Tianyi set off for Kyoto Prefecture, carrying many secret manuals of the clan and the formulas for two major pills, the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Blood Qi Pill!

There's no need to elaborate on the Li Family Secret Manuals. Any martial arts and Taoist secrets that can be collected by the Li Family Scripture Pavilion must be extremely profound. The Special Administration Bureau naturally needs these to spread martial arts and Taoist techniques.

The Qi Xue Dan and Xi Sui Dan are two ancient elixirs.

It's not particularly high-end; it's meant for training young disciples, but that's exactly what the Special Administration Bureau needs most!
With the backing of the nation, the Special Administration Bureau possesses unimaginable resources and a wealth of talent. Given time, it will surely be able to mass-produce these two types of pills. Once they are fully rolled out, they will undoubtedly be able to quickly create a group of martial artists.

Soon, the two arrived in Kyoto Prefecture and went to the headquarters of the Special Administration Bureau.

Jiang He's assistant personally greeted them and led them to a reception room, saying, "Minister Jiang is currently in seclusion, cultivating and comprehending the Great Dao of the Human Emperor. Please wait a moment."

Two hours later, Jiang He walked in, laughing heartily.

"Master Li!"

"Elder Tianyi, what brings you here?"

Li Tianyi and the Li family head quickly bowed, and the three exchanged pleasantries and laughed, as if nothing had happened before.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the Li family head took out many secret manuals and formulas for Marrow Cleansing Pills and Blood Qi Pills.

Jiang He naturally knew the value of these items, and he accepted them one by one. His attitude became much more enthusiastic, and he called his assistant over, saying, "Go and book a private room. I want to host a banquet for Patriarch Li and Elder Tianyi."

That very evening, news of the Li family's offering of secret texts and elixirs spread among the various noble families and sects.

Rumors have also spread that Jiang He has agreed to the Li family's demands. Now that the Li family's cancer has been removed, as long as he behaves himself and abides by the law, the Special Administration Bureau will certainly not make things difficult for him!

This gave the Li family a way out!
In a short time, many powerful families and sects dispatched their experts, carrying various secret manuals and treasures, to the capital city.

at the same time.

Taiyuan, Wang family.

The origins of the Wang family of Taiyuan are even older than those of the Li family, and their heritage is no less profound than that of the Li family, and may even be superior.

After leaving the Li family, Chen Yang traveled around and unknowingly arrived at the Wang family's territory.

He silently entered the Wang family ancestral home, looked around and sensed the surroundings, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised: "Strange... the Wang family of Taiyuan, there are actually no ghost immortals?"

Chen Yang stopped a disciple of the Wang clan and asked, "Brother, may I ask... where is your Wang clan's ancestor?"

This Wang family disciple is about twenty-one or twenty-two years old. He cultivates both martial arts and Taoism, possesses strong blood and qi, and has powerful spiritual strength. He can be considered a "prodigy of the Wang family"... As a prodigy, he naturally has a bit of a temper!
He sized Chen Yang up and down, then angrily said, "Who are you? What are you doing here in the Wang family? You even dare to inquire about the whereabouts of our Wang family ancestor... Do you think you can just walk into our Wang family ancestral home?" (End of Chapter)