As a result, rebellions arise from all directions, unrest is widespread, and the local garrison guards are overwhelmed with quelling bandits, but even after winning battles and pacifying rebels, it isn't over.

Because tax officers are dispatched from the palace to seize the spoils of war, all initial gains must be sent to the Capital. However, these places were originally impoverished regions, where the poor rebel, how could there be so much gold and silver to meet the quotas?

Thus, in these areas, wealthy Domain Army and Palace Guards gather money themselves, while those without money toil the land, dig gold and silver veins, and slaughter cattle, horses, and sheep for tributes to the Emperor.

In this way, all the good things under heaven are scoured clean, continuously gathered in the Shanglin Garden.

And from top to bottom, those officials who dare to advise have long been eliminated by harsh officials with severe and strict laws, executed or imprisoned. The ones left only sing praises in flattery, writing prose and poetry to exalt the Holy Emperor.

But even so, one could not avoid walking along the road, violating some traffic regulation, and then being publicly flogged to death by the Shanglin Captain, with their family assets confiscated and their household exterminated.

Greedy and tyrannical, indulging in extreme luxury to such an astonishing and unprecedented degree, he is indeed worthy of being called a peerless emperor.

Therefore, Chen Xuantian simply couldn't bear it; he ultimately couldn't truly perceive all the people under heaven as monkeys of different species.

Thus, Chen Xuantian didn't want to tolerate it anymore, intending to straightforwardly remove the source of calamity for the world.

To pull out the true soul of the Emperor and take a look. To see if he was a person or a monkey.

Unfortunately, he failed.

Originally he thought, having consumed ancestral legacies all the way and achieved so much in Liangdu.

Suddenly launching a surprise attack, he might have had the chance to rush into the Capital and behead.

In the end, he couldn't even get into the Shanglin Garden, and as soon as he set foot in the Capital, he was intercepted prematurely in his Blood Shadow Divine Movement escape light.

Chen Xuantian boasted of his considerable understanding of the Primordial Spirit path, with his Primordial Spirit flight capable of spanning thousands of miles in an instant, and the Blood Shadow Divine Movement being one of the top escape lights in the world, yet at this point, he still couldn't discern how he had been subdued.

Just one flight, one escape, one stop, and the person was already standing in front of him.

As for the one appearing in front to block his way, it was naturally the Shanglin Captain.

"Invited you to come, you didn't; now you come uninvited, my friend is really interesting.

Anyway, the time is approaching, why hurry?"

Well, after all, the man was the head guard of Shanglin Garden; presumably, he had been watching him all along.

And Chen Xuantian, looking around now, still couldn't perceive his cultivation nor fathom his methods.

Alas, if magic doesn't work, it simply doesn't work, unable to comprehend means unable to comprehend, indeed.

Knowing he already suffered utter defeat, Chen Xuantian resigned himself,

"I also want to ask, with such skills like yours, why serve as an accomplice to a tiger, protecting that muddle-headed monarch?"

The Shanglin Captain laughed,

"Emperor Wu is a rare wise ruler, incredibly talented, saintly within, and kingly without, how could he be called muddle-headed.

Haven't you heard? Everyone in the world praises his sage intellect, and everyone is grateful for his benevolence.

At this point, people are still moved by the great favor of the Immortal Venerable's lineage, truly touching, indeed."

Chen Xuantian glanced at the Divine Light rapidly arriving and encircling him, counting nine in total, understanding in his heart.

In fact, it was obvious, who else in this world could orchestrate such a setup?

If it weren't for their scheming from the side, in secret help, tacit permission, and incitement.

Emperor Wu wouldn't be able to accomplish a single thing he wanted.

"The Mystic Sect. You're from the Mystic Sect, that Lady's from the Mystic Sect, everyone around Emperor Wu is from the Mystic Sect?

Behind all of this, is Cloud Platform Peak arranging it?

You've schemed this far just to cut off the Immortal Venerable's bloodline and eliminate the Immortal Palace's luck?"

The Shanglin Captain laughed,

"Fellow Daoist, your words go too far, what does this have to do with us, today's situation is clearly what the Emperor himself wanted.

Everything was decreed by the Emperor in person, we just act on orders, uphold the law impartially, loyal to the Emperor, that's all.

We are, in fact, loyal ministers indeed."

Chen Xuantian calculated,

"With you inciting this time, not only severely damaging both the Immortal Palace Divine Sect and the Divine Sect but also taking the opportunity to reap the world, collecting all the Heavenly Materials and Treasures in the Shanglin Garden, the Mystic Sect's power can grow for a whole generation, at least five hundred years of peace can be obtained.

And all the bitter fruits are borne by the Immortal Palace, even if they don't die from this calamity, future disasters will still be blamed on them... Indeed, an incomparably exquisite scheme."

Hearing this, the Shanglin Captain also calculated,

"Oh, only five mere centuries of peace, so it means the Demon Clan will rise in due course?

Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for the pointer, we are enlightened."

Then nine beams of brilliance flashed, transforming into nine large hands that lunged forward, instantly tearing the Blood Clothes apart.

Chen Xuantian opened his eyes and sat up from the Virtual Cabin.

Xin Su curiously asked from the side,

"So, how was it? Effective?"

Chen Xuantian sighed,

"Too weak, it couldn't change anything, it's utterly useless..."

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