Great Xia: At the start, summon the Net of Heaven to suppress the martial arts world.

What happened to the Cai family also happened to the other three of the four great families.

The imperial court's advance was so forceful that the four great families had no choice but to be on high alert.

The four great families were well aware that using their clan's experts to openly oppose the imperial court was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

This is not only a confrontation between the four great families and the imperial court, but also a war between the gentry and nobles of the entire Great Xia and the Great Xia itself.

The only way to break this deadlock is for everyone to unite and work together to fight against the Great Xia.

The four great families did not believe that Xia Taige could kill all the gentry and nobles in the world in a fit of anger.

Wherever there are people, there will be conflicts of interest; this is absolutely unavoidable.

~~~

In the far north, within the Heavenly Palace.

The Lord of the Heavenly Palace was lounging lazily on an ice chair, closing his eyes to rest.

Just then, a maidservant cautiously came to report:

"Palace Master, the Heavenly Palace has just received an invitation to attend the ceremony."

"The invitation was sent by the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. He will be holding his grand wedding in ten days and has specially invited the Palace Master to attend the ceremony!"

After saying this, the maid presented the invitation with both hands.

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Palace Master gently opened her eyes, raised her jade hand, and the invitation fell into her hand on its own.

Upon seeing this, the maid bowed slightly and then carefully withdrew.

Bored, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace opened the invitation, glanced at it, and then tossed it aside.

He pondered for a moment, his gaze fixed on the invitation discarded to the side, and spoke softly to the empty hall:

"Is this so-called emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty the mastermind behind the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion?"

As soon as the Lord of the Heavenly Palace finished speaking, a voice came from deep within the hall.

"pretty close!"

"This old servant has carefully studied Emperor Xia Taige of the Great Xia Dynasty. Top experts often appear under his command without reason, and three of his subordinates are even on the Grandmaster Ranking of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion."

"There are countless others who haven't revealed their true strength!"

"Moreover, he has a mysterious and unpredictable expert at the terrestrial immortal realm under his command."

"Combined with the Tianji Pavilion's intentional or unintentional cooperation with the Zhenwu Division on multiple operations."

"Given the Great Xia's superior intelligence capabilities, this old servant speculates that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is most likely the Great Xia Emperor's clandestine force!"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace chuckled, his curiosity growing even stronger.

"This means that the conflict between the Immortal Island and the Heavenly Palace was also deliberately orchestrated by the Emperor of Great Xia."

Having said all that, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace did not believe that Xia Taige would bother with something as thankless as launching a ranking list.

"This man is extremely ambitious. From the day he ascended the throne, he changed the era name to Guiyi, intending to unify China."

"The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion's ranking list even involves all the publicly known land-based immortal realm forces on the Chinese mainland!"

"The intention is to take this opportunity to completely stir up the entire Chinese mainland and plunge it into chaos."

"Even the Great Thunderclap Temple, which had dominated the Chinese mainland for hundreds of years, was destroyed by him!"

"This old servant humbly begs Your Majesty to act with caution in the future!"

From deep within the main hall, urgent voices echoed, reminding the Heavenly Palace Master to be wary of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace waved his hand dismissively, indicating that there was no need to worry.

Then, he turned his gaze to the invitation card next to him.

"What do you think, my suggestion that I make a trip to the Great Xia?"

Upon hearing these words from the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, the person deep within the hall felt helpless, as if they were talking to a brick wall.

"Palace Master, please reconsider! Great Xia is currently in turmoil, and getting involved in this matter at this time would be detrimental to you!"

"Moreover, the Great Xia Emperor's move is a strategy of spreading the net widely. If the Palace Master goes, wouldn't he be falling into a trap?"

Without even thinking about it, she knew that a Heavenly Palace that had been indifferent to worldly affairs for years had recently been repeatedly mentioned and scrutinized by the Great Xia. She would never believe there was nothing fishy going on.

"No problem, there is nowhere in the world I cannot go!"

"Even if it's a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, what do I have to fear?"

Clearly, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace has absolute confidence in his own strength.

Moreover, having lived deep within the Heavenly Palace for many years, he would not easily let this opportunity to leave the palace now that he had a chance.

~~~

Meanwhile, inside a palace on the fairy island.

The island lord of the immortal island was currently bedridden, recuperating and resting.

A few days ago, I went to the north and almost lost my life there.

The terrifying appearance of the Heavenly Palace Lord is still deeply etched in his mind.

The series of setbacks he suffered during this period completely shattered his pride.

If it weren't for his master arriving in time at the crucial moment, he would probably be dead by now.

It is likely that the Lord of the Heavenly Palace will not spare his life, given his status as the Lord of the Immortal Island.

Just as Yi Chen was carefully recalling, a stunningly beautiful woman gracefully approached from outside the door, carrying a bowl of freshly brewed medicine.

"Yi Lang, get up and take your medicine!" The beautiful woman's words interrupted Yi Chen's thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Yi Chen looked up at the woman, and an involuntary smile appeared on his face.

"Ah Li has worked hard these past few days. You can leave the medicine-brewing to the people below. Why bother yourself?"

The stunningly beautiful woman was clearly Shang Li, whom Yi Chen had taken away from the Shang Dynasty palace eleven years ago.

She is the second most beautiful woman on the Tianji Pavilion's beauty list.

"It's just brewing medicine, why talk about how hard it is?"

"As long as Yilang recovers soon, that's all that matters."

After saying that, Shang Li stepped forward to help Yi Chen up and carefully fed him the medicine little by little.

Although the medicine was bitter, with a beautiful woman by his side, Yi Chen did not feel any bitterness at all.

"A servant just reported that the Emperor of Great Xia will be holding his grand wedding in ten days, and has specially sent someone to invite you to attend the ceremony!"

While feeding the medicine, Shang Li told Yi Chen about the matter.

As a former princess of the Great Shang Dynasty, she had mixed feelings about the rise of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Eleven years ago, if the Shang Emperor hadn't deliberately obstructed it, the Immortal Island would probably have become a powerful ally of the Shang Dynasty by now.

How could it have fallen to this state? Among the three great dynasties, the Great Shang Dynasty has now firmly settled into third place.

Upon hearing this, Yi Chen was stunned, not understanding why the Great Xia, with whom he had no prior dealings, would suddenly send an invitation to the Immortal Island.

But there was no time for him to think it over. Given his current state, even if he wanted to participate, he would be powerless to do so.

Clearly, the Heavenly Palace Lord's casual strike had caused Yi Chen injuries that were difficult to heal.

"Since you are not feeling well, I will make the trip myself!"

Seeing that Yi Chen did not respond, Shang Li took the initiative to suggest going to Da Xia.

Attending the ceremony was one thing, but in Shang Li's heart, he also wanted to take this opportunity to meet the people of the Great Shang Dynasty.

The wedding of the Great Xia Dynasty was a national wedding, and the Great Shang Dynasty was certainly among those invited, so it was inevitable that they would send a prince and a member of the royal family to attend.

Upon hearing this, Yi Chen remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded and said:

"That's good. After living on the island for so many years, it's time to go out and explore!"

With Shang Li's cultivation at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, Yi Chen would not worry about her personal safety even after she left the island.