Enter at the beginning to reach the semi-holy level and summon two great gods and demons

The meaning of all officials staying behind closed doors was conveyed to Li Yuanfang.

Even they two had to comply.

Now, seeing the Third Prince firmly seated on the Dragon Throne and Li Yuanfang so deferential, how could they not guess some of the implications?

Following them, the civil and military officials each had their own thoughts.

But more or less, they were all somewhat surprised.

"You may all rise," Xuan Ming said, waving his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The assembled officials, having received Xuan Ming's permission, stood up one after another.

"Tell me, what's been happening in the Imperial Court recently?"

Xuan Ming glanced at the assembled officials, his divine sense fully aware of the changes in their expressions, and asked.

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Imperial Capital City, temporary training grounds for the Imperial Guards.

As soon as Wuming's figure appeared, all the Imperial Guards present bowed in salute.

According to past practice, when the Emperor held court,

these Imperial Guards would naturally return to the Imperial Palace to protect the Emperor and the safety of the officials.

However, under this generation of Emperor, there were two Great Commanders of the Imperial Guards.

Either one of them stationed in the Imperial Palace could make it as solid as a fortress!

Naturally, there was no need for all the Imperial Guards to guard it.

Moreover, they had important matters to attend to now.

"Linghu Garden was bought from the Imperial Court by a merchant in his early years. Later, after the merchant passed away, the owner of this garden kept changing until recently, when it was acquired by a strongman from outside the Imperial Capital."

"After investigation, this strongman is highly likely to be from outside the Imperial Dynasty. The reason why the powerful and influential people we are going to kill are gathered here is likely due to this strongman!"

Gathered together, Lu Qianxing revealed some information.

"Outside the Imperial Dynasty!? The Red Sand Marsh!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Imperial Guards changed slightly.

The Red Sand Marsh, due to its special geology, could not be cultivated, nor could various buildings be constructed, leading to it being abandoned by the Imperial Dynasty and never incorporated into its territory.

But because of this, the Red Sand Marsh became a natural refuge for some of the most heinous and evil people. Many martial artists who violated the law in the Imperial Dynasty disappeared without a trace after entering this place, beyond the reach of the Imperial Dynasty's pursuit.

Moreover, what truly made the Red Sand Marsh famous throughout the world

was that a Saint-level force, the Red Sand Sacred Sect, was located there.

Ordinary forces might find it difficult to see the true face of this force.

But as a lineage of the Imperial Dynasty, they naturally knew of the existence of this sect.

As for why they weren't from the Azure Grasslands of another region,

the main reason was that the difference in form between the barbarians and the human race was too great.

It was impossible to pass through the various prefectures and enter the central Imperial Dynasty.

It's just, I don't know if this foreign strongman from the Red Sand Marsh is some past evildoer, or someone from the Red Sand Sacred Sect?

If it was the former, they should have been the ones to capture him!

Killing them together this time would be fine.

But the latter!

Involving a sacred sect, the existence of a Saint.

It was a little tricky!

"These people intend to assassinate His Majesty. No matter who is harboring them, they will be punished as accomplices. When we surround and suppress the garden later, no matter who we encounter, kill them without exception!"

Just as the Imperial Guards were contemplating in their hearts, Wuming's calm voice sounded in everyone's ears.

"Yes, we respectfully obey the Great Commander's order!"

The faces of the Imperial Guards turned stern, and they said murderously.

The Emperor was assassinated! What a huge matter it involved.

No matter who it was, they had to die!

Linghu Garden.

At this moment, there were about a thousand people gathered here.

They were all direct relatives of the employers who assassinated Xuan Ming two days ago.

Although the Imperial Guards had killed many families in one day, there were still many survivors.

Sunlight poured into the interior of the garden, and through the strands of gaps, it reflected on the faces of these people, and all could see clear hatred.

They had not seen themselves assassinating the Emperor, but they had seen the Imperial Guards, acting on the Emperor's orders, slaughtering their clansmen back and forth.

This made them feel boundless hatred for the Emperor and for the Imperial Dynasty.

"Is it almost time?" Li Qianqiu, the Left Envoy of the Red Sand Sacred Sect, looked towards Linghu Lake with his hands behind his back, and asked slightly.

"Reporting to the Envoy, it's almost time. Those who didn't come have basically been killed by the Imperial Palace Guards," Wang Niuma replied respectfully.

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Chapter 33: The Foundation of the Red Sand Sacred Sect

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"Very good." Li Qianqiu nodded.

He had been waiting here for a day and a night.

The number of people gathered here had reached a thousand.

It had satisfied his mission to go out this time.

A smile appeared on Li Qianqiu's face.

The Red Sand Sacred Sect, passed down for hundreds of years, was established long before the Red Sand Lake dried up.

It was the ancient force closest to the founding period of the Divine Profound Imperial Dynasty in the entire Southern Continent.

Its sacred sect architecture system was huge and intricate.

Not only the Divine Profound Imperial Dynasty, but also the Azure Grasslands where the barbarians were located, had many sacred sect forces distributed.

However, the Red Sand Lake after it dried up transformed into a swamp.

It was regarded as a forbidden area by the creatures of the Southern Continent.

This caused the Red Sand Sacred Sect to lose its supply of fresh blood.

It all depended on a group of old people from the past to support it.

For this reason, the Red Sand Sacred Sect decided to recruit sacred sect disciples from outside the Red Sand Marsh in order to maintain the continuation of the sacred sect.

Li Qianqiu's position in the Sacred Sect was Left Sacred Envoy.

His status was second only to the Red Sand Saint, one of the Seven Saints of the World.

Every ten years, or five years, he would leave the Red Sand Marsh and go to the Imperial Dynasty to recruit sacred sect disciples.

However, sacred sect disciples could not be appointed by just anyone.

The Red Sand Sacred Sect was, after all, a force independent of the Divine Profound Imperial Dynasty and the barbarians.

The disciples it needed must not be spies deliberately left behind by the Divine Profound Imperial Dynasty or the barbarians.

Therefore, every time they looked for disciples,

they would spend a lot of time observing and recruiting them into the sect after layers of examination.

The Red Sand Sacred Sect had been operating for hundreds of years and had secret bases in the Divine Profound Imperial Dynasty and even the barbarian regions.

This Linghu Garden was one of them.

Li Qianqiu stayed here to rest after traveling around the Imperial Dynasty to select disciples.

It happened that the new and old emperors were changing, and Li Qianqiu's half-Saint perfect divine sense sensed some changes in the Imperial Capital City.

Therefore, as early as two days ago, he had been lurking in the Wang Clan Chamber of Commerce. After learning that these powerful people wanted to assassinate the newly enthroned Third Prince,

Li Qianqiu felt very surprised, but this also made him vaguely realize a trace of opportunity.

He knew that whether these people succeeded or not, something would definitely happen if they dared to assassinate the Divine Profound Emperor!

After all, even the Sacred Sect was very afraid of the existence of this Imperial Dynasty, let alone these powerful people.

Sure enough, as expected, something happened.

Because these people were powerful families, although they had lost their main figures, their overall quality was high.

If they could be accepted as disciples, it would definitely greatly increase the strength of the Sacred Sect, and the Sacred Sect would not need to spend a lot of energy to cultivate them.

So, Li Qianqiu appeared in front of Wang Niuma, the old president of the Wang Clan Chamber of Commerce.

That's how today's events came about.

"This can also be regarded as an extra gain!" Li Qianqiu thought to himself.

He glanced around slightly. The thousand people here, when incorporated into the Sacred Sect, could be completely listed in the middle level of the Sacred Sect.

Converted, it was equivalent to the Red Sand Sacred Sect having a hundred years more foundation, which could be used to hunt down evildoers and fierce beasts wandering on the Red Sand Marsh.

And with the Sacred Sect's unique environment and teachings.

Li Qianqiu was not worried that these people would betray the Sacred Sect.

"Envoy, when will we leave?" While Li Qianqiu was thinking in his heart, Wang Niuma on the side could not wait.