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

At 9:00 AM, several pieces of news caused a sensation throughout the entire Chinese mainland.

Within the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, over a hundred temples were destroyed and felled overnight by the Zhenwu Division!

Apart from Qingyuan Temple and Fulin Temple, there were no survivors.

The Buddha of the Great Thunder Temple personally went to the Great Xia Dynasty and fought a fierce battle with the Great Xia Ancestor outside the capital city for over a hundred rounds. After neither side gained the upper hand, they went their separate ways.

The Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Taige, was actually a Grandmaster at the peak of the realm, and he escaped from the pursuit of the Buddha of the Great Thunderclap Temple.

After returning to the Great Thunderclap Temple, the Buddha even said that within ten years, the Crown Prince of Great Xia, Xia Taige, would have the opportunity to defy the odds and become an immortal!

These words caused an uproar throughout the land, and Xia Taige was hailed as the number one genius of the Chinese mainland!

Few people would doubt the words of a powerful being at the terrestrial immortal realm; the vast majority would believe them without question.

The capital of the Great Xia Dynasty gradually attracted more and more people from the martial arts world.

Everyone wanted to witness the brilliance of the number one genius of the Chinese mainland!

Inside the Eastern Palace, Xia Taige, upon receiving this news, couldn't help but curse the bald monk inwardly for his cunning!

The idea that he could achieve immortality within ten years is nothing short of a deliberate attempt to flatter him!

Xia Taige had already guessed that in the future, more and more people who considered themselves to be highly capable would take the opportunity to challenge him!

Xia Taige originally intended to use the ranking list established by Tianji Pavilion to create more chaos in the martial arts world through fame and fortune, but the Buddha of Daleiyin Temple's move completely caught Xia Taige off guard!

Seeing the message coming his way, Xia Taige decided to throw caution to the wind and immediately waved his hand, giving the order:

"Guards, order Zhao Gao to spread the word about the spoils from Qingyuan Temple and Fulin Temple! Spread exaggerated information!"

You do the first day of the month, I'll do the fifteenth!

Xia Taige refused to believe that the two great dynasties of Zhou and Shang could resist this temptation!

Once the two great dynasties join forces to deal with Buddhist affairs, even the Buddha himself would not dare to act rashly!

At that time, it is likely that within the three great dynasties, the affiliated Buddhist sects of the Great Thunderclap Temple will have nowhere to hide!

Buddha may never have another chance to break through to the realm of terrestrial immortals!

"Yes!" Mei Jian replied and turned to leave, heading straight for the Zhenwu Division!

Several hours later, with the help of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and the secret agents of the Zhenwu Division, a message quickly spread throughout the entire Chinese continent!

The Great Xia Town Martial Division seized a total of 6.1 million taels of gold, 12 million taels of silver, hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land deeds, and countless other jewels from Qingyuan Temple and Fulin Temple!

For a moment, the whole world was astonished!

People have always thought that Buddhism is wealthy, but no one knows exactly how much. But now, Xia Taige is openly revealing the wealth within Buddhism to the public!

Such immense wealth thrust Buddhism into the spotlight, attracting the attention of countless greedy individuals.

Meanwhile, inside the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Emperor Zhou stared expressionlessly at the intelligence report laid out before him.

So many things happened overnight; Emperor Zhou never expected.

After watching it repeatedly to confirm that he hadn't misread it, Emperor Zhou slowly closed his eyes and sighed:

"I never expected that Xia You, that scoundrel, would actually have a son of such extraordinary talent!"

Speaking of Xia Taige, Emperor Zhou only recently gained a deeper understanding of him.

More than twenty years have passed since the Emperor of Great Xia ascended the throne, but he has yet to appoint a crown prince.

However, just recently, the Great Xia Dynasty suddenly announced the selection of the crown prince, which immediately attracted attention from all sides.

As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he naturally could not sit idly by in the face of such a major political change in a neighboring country.

After learning more about it, even the Zhou Emperor, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, couldn't help but be amazed.

The biggest change that has enabled the Great Xia Dynasty to gradually escape its predicament is this person.

Since Xia Taige began to show his talent, he has single-handedly established the Zhenwu Division to forcefully suppress those unruly Jianghu forces.

Immediately afterwards, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was reorganized in a sweeping manner, specifically for the purpose of closely monitoring all officials in the court.

No matter how troublesome the matter, it seems that this person can handle it with ease!

His subordinates were filled with experts, and the unknown terrestrial immortal realm expert alone had already astonished Emperor Zhou.

As the emperor of a country, Zhou Huang knew that no one could command a powerful being at the terrestrial immortal realm as easily as Xia Taige!

Upon hearing this, the chief eunuch stepped forward to comfort him:

"Your Majesty, why envy others? The princes' performances are comparable to those of exceptional talents!"

Emperor Zhou shook his head, rolled his eyes at him, and said self-deprecatingly:

"How could I not know my own son?"

"A bunch of people who only care about the throne beneath me, they have no other talents whatsoever!"

"Compared to it, it's far inferior!"

The chief eunuch standing nearby wanted to say something nice, but Emperor Zhou impatiently waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Has the matter concerning Buddhism been thoroughly investigated?"

"Is the amount stated in this intelligence report accurate?"

Looking at the millions of gold recorded in the intelligence report, it would be a lie to say that Emperor Zhou was not tempted.

Ultimately, the three dynasties were roughly equal in strength, and this also applied to matters concerning people's livelihoods.

The common people also depend on the weather for their livelihood. When the weather is good, they can manage to feed their families, but when natural disasters occur, they still need the imperial court to allocate funds for disaster relief.

Like the Great Xia Dynasty, the entire treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have much money.

Now that such a lucrative opportunity as Buddhism is laid out before him, how could Emperor Zhou not be tempted?

Moreover, matters concerning Buddhism had always been a thorn in his side.

By the time he reached the position of Emperor Zhou, he had some understanding of certain things!

The purpose of the Great Thunderclap Temple is crystal clear to those in power!

"Your Majesty, according to my investigation of temples outside the capital, the amount is not significantly different from the amount reported in the intelligence. I believe that even if there is an exaggeration, it shouldn't be too far off!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhou was immediately tempted. It was truly true that every penny counts.

Without money, where will the imperial court's disaster relief funds come from? If natural disasters or man-made calamities occur and the imperial court is unable to provide relief funds, causing more and more people to go hungry, how can the Great Zhou Dynasty's rule be secure?

However, the current concern is whether the powerful families and cliques associated with Buddhism will cause unrest as a result.

Emperor Zhou asked himself, with his strength, could he do what the Great Xia did, uprooting all Buddhist forces within its territory overnight without giving them any time to react?

Emperor Zhou sighed helplessly, somewhat puzzled as to why Xia Taige had so many experts under his command.

"Let's investigate and find out first! Let's see how the Great Shang will handle it!"

Emperor Zhou believed that the emperor of the Shang Dynasty would be just as eager for money as he was.

Moreover, it also requires deeds to hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, enough to feed countless people.

At this moment, even if he had to face a furious terrestrial immortal, Emperor Zhou would not hesitate!

Anyway, the one who stands up isn't from the Great Zhou, so if they're going to cause trouble, they should go after the Great Xia, not the Great Zhou!

Of course, this is on the premise that this matter can be carried out, and the obstacles involved will certainly be much more troublesome than those in the Great Xia Dynasty.