All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"Whoosh whoosh..."

"Boom boom boom..."

At noon that day, it was drizzling.

Above the bustling capital, figures flew through the air and landed outside the Chen Prince's Mansion with a roar.

Soon, the Prince Chen's residence was surrounded by thousands of soldiers. These soldiers exuded a powerful and imposing aura that sent chills down one's spine.

All the citizens of the capital city avoided this place at this time, knowing that something big had happened.

A sage descended from the sky, his powerful divine sense sweeping across the entire Chen Prince's Mansion. He even landed inside the mansion and personally searched it, leaving no place untouched by divine sense.

About half an hour later, the sage arrived at the Chenwang Mansion square. Looking at the Chenwang Mansion, which was stained with blood but showed no signs of fighting, the sage's eyes turned extremely cold.

He looked at the only piece of evidence he had found: a blood-stained garment, which had once been worn by Chen Zu.

The inscription reads: "Dare to insult the Imperial Tutor, kill the Imperial Tutor's disciple, and atone with your death!"

Clearly, this sole piece of evidence pointed all the attention to Zhou Hai.

After a long time, the sage left and arrived at the imperial court in the sky.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the imperial court was somewhat heavy.

No one expected that someone would dare to commit murder right under the emperor's nose. Moreover, the one wiped out was a royal family, including a sage.

Although the Chen family lineage is now weak, ten thousand years ago it was the most powerful royal family in the Ziyan Dynasty, without exception.

Ten thousand years ago, a female prodigy emerged from the lineage of King Chen. In the promotion system of the Ziyan Dynasty, that prodigy overcame all obstacles and, although she could not compete for the throne due to her bloodline, she successively became a goddess and a holy maiden.

Finally, he even competed with the contemporary Emperor Ziyan and became the patriarch of the entire Central Plains Daoist lineage, sitting in the position that is now on Yanzang Mountain.

It was because of her existence that the Chen Prince's Mansion had the opportunity to be granted the title of Prince, and it was a hereditary title.

Otherwise, given the current strength of the Chen Prince's Mansion, let alone being granted the title of Prince, they wouldn't even be able to be granted the title of Duke in the Ziyan Dynasty; at most, they would only be a Marquis.

There are only about a dozen royal families like the Chen Prince's Mansion in the entire Ziyan Dynasty, and they are all representative of a certain period of the Ziyan Dynasty.

Now, however, an entire clan has been wiped out right under the emperor's nose. How could the Yan Emperor tolerate this?

"How's the check going?"

Inside the main hall of the Purple Swallow Imperial Court, where the Emperor Yan resided, the Emperor Yan spoke in an icy tone as the sage arrived.

"Your Majesty, I personally searched everywhere and found nothing suspicious, except this blood-stained garment that was taken from Chen Zu!"

"By the way, the space at the scene is somewhat chaotic, and there aren't many signs of a fight. It's obvious that the murderer was deliberately covering it up, so the battle didn't take place in this area, but in another space!"

"Unfortunately, the murderer is too powerful, and I simply cannot track him down!"

The sage cupped his hands and quickly replied.

"Powerful cultivation, knowledgeable in spatial teleportation, and this blood-stained robe!"

"Do you believe this was the work of the Imperial Tutor?"

As Emperor Yan looked at the blood-stained robe presented by the sage and the words on it, he couldn't help but recall the scene from a few days ago in the main hall where Zhou Hai waved his hand and sent Zeng Youde into another unknown space.

It can be said that at this moment, all the conflicts are directed at Zhou Hai.

"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the Imperial Tutor, and I dare not speak recklessly!"

"However, some things cannot be ruled out as suspicious simply because of a person's identity!"

"According to the information I just received, a few days ago, outside the capital of Chen, the Prince of Chen personally killed Zeng Youde, the disciple of the Imperial Tutor!"

"If it weren't for Zeng Youde possessing the priceless substitute talisman, he would have been dead long ago!"

The sage cupped his hands and said in a deep voice.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"With the Imperial Tutor's strength, if he really wanted to kill someone, who in the world could stop him?"

"Even if he wanted to destroy my Ziyan Dynasty, my Ziyan Dynasty might not be able to survive. If he really wanted to hold a grudge, why would he do it secretly?"

The Yan Emperor frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said coldly.

"But Your Majesty, don't forget, the Imperial Tutor's strength always stemmed from his collection of supreme treasures. But now, all his divine weapons and treasures were destroyed in that great battle. Even those that weren't destroyed are now suppressed above the Great Tomb of Stars!"

"And setting those aside, the Imperial Tutor is merely a Saint King; he has no power to contend with my entire Purple Swallow Dynasty!"

The sage narrowed his eyes and gave a reminder.

"I say it's impossible!"

"Investigate...keep investigating, find every single clue!"

The Emperor of Yan suddenly shouted, startling the sage, who immediately lowered his head.

"Listen, the Chen Wang lineage began with the Great Sage Chen Qing. This Great Sage Yan Qing is the representative of the non-clan ancestors since ancient times!"

"His identity represents not only the interests of my Purple Swallow Dynasty, but also the interests of all sects in the Central Plains!"

"It won't be long before news of this spreads. At that time, all sects, including all non-clan feudal lords, will be watching!"

"If we can't give them an explanation for this, you know the consequences!"

After a pause, the Yan Emperor spoke coldly again.

"Your Majesty, I understand. I shall take my leave!"

The sage felt a chill run down his spine and instantly understood the Yan Emperor's meaning.

As the lead investigator in this case, if he fails to provide an explanation, not only will the Emperor of Yan not let him off the hook, but the various feudal lords, especially the sects, will also not let him go.

If the Holy Maiden's side were to send someone to intervene, even the Imperial Court would find itself in a passive position.

As the sage departed, the Yan Emperor's eyes sharpened like never before.

"I don't care who you are. If you dare to commit violence under my nose, even if the Heavenly King himself came, it wouldn't matter. Die!"

From that day on, the Purple Swallow Imperial Court was shaken.

As time passed, the story of the Chen Prince's family being massacred after attending a banquet at the Imperial Court spread.

Soon, even the divine attendants of the Purple Swallow Holy Land of Central Continent arrived in person, along with many representatives from various sects.

The Purple Swallow Holy Land was an entity on par with the Imperial Court. With their intervention, even the Imperial Court couldn't suppress the matter and could only allow them to examine all the evidence.

After this incident, word got out that various pieces of evidence pointed to the Imperial Tutor.

"What? This Imperial Tutor has some nerve!"

"Is it possible that this is a frame-up?"

"Hmph, framing someone? Why not frame someone else, instead of Zhou Hai?"

“That’s right, I also find this strange. Everyone saw it at the banquet that day. The Imperial Tutor waved his hand, creating his own space and taking his successor into it. With such power, what’s wrong with taking the Chen Prince’s lineage to another space and killing them?”

"This matter is absolutely related to Zhou Hai. He has brought shame to my Ziyan Dynasty, but we can't do it openly, so we've resorted to this underhanded tactic as a warning to my Ziyan Dynasty!"

"Let's go to the Northern Wilderness. If Zhou Hairuo can't give us an explanation for this matter, we'll never let the academy rest!"

"Let's go, let's head to the Northern Wilderness together!"

The news quickly spread among the major sects in Zhongzhou, and many sects immediately headed towards the Northern Wilderness.

Now that the barriers between the eight wastelands have completely dissipated, people can freely travel between the various regions. If they wish, anyone in the entire Central Continent can venture into the Northern Wilderness.

In contrast, apart from a few individuals such as the Imperial Tutor, the Northern Wilderness's strength in all aspects is considered insignificant by the Central State.

The only Taoist academy has only a dozen or so sages at most, which is not as good as any of the ten major sects under the rule of the Purple Swallow Holy Land in Zhongzhou.

They have the power to directly pressure the academy.

As these sects took action, the news spread rapidly, and in many places, even ordinary people were discussing it.