In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

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The banquet ended with Zhang Sheng offering a toast, which also demonstrated the Zhang family's power.

The wedding preparations, seemingly simple, were in fact extravagantly luxurious, a grand event for the entire nation. To ensure the banquet could proceed smoothly with tens of thousands of people feasting together, Zhang Xiaoshan even chose a grandmaster to bestow upon him a powerful initiation, wielding a massive cauldron weighing over a thousand pounds. Ingredients from all over the country were used, especially the dragon fish meat at the end, a rare and precious ingredient that could directly enhance one's qi and blood…

Moreover, the Zhang family's demonstrated strength only extends to its ten subordinate forces: the Southern Horse Caravan, the Northern Frontier Ranch, the Yangzhou Rakshasa Woman, and the Valley of Heartbreak...

Each of them, if placed in the martial arts world, would be a powerful ruler.

Moreover, the Ghost Street, Yingcheng, and Mechanical City, which are directly managed by the Zhang family, are all territories overseen by Grandmasters.

Even the grandmasters at the main table were extremely wary of the Zhang family.

After all, besides Zhang Yuan and Zhang Xiaoshan, the Zhang family had five other grandmasters present this time: Huang Rong, Liu Sheng Piaoxu, Shopkeeper Feng, Monk Xingyin, and Xiao Feng of Yingcheng. The lineup of seven grandmasters was enough to intimidate everyone.

Even Tashi Moro knew that the Zhang family had another Celestial Realm expert who had gone to sea, and two Grandmasters who were stationed in Ghost Street and Mechanical City!

The Zhang family has at least ten Grandmasters; what other power has such a terrifying foundation?

Moreover, these are the foundations that Zhang Xiaoshan built up.

In the future, if the Zhang family rises to power across three generations, given the current trend, they will only become more terrifying.

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"Guests, please come in!"

After the banquet, the powerful leaders who had gathered in the main hall of the Prince's Mansion took their seats.

Apart from the Grandmasters and Transcendent Beings, the various factions sat on either side of the main hall according to their differences in power and strength.

"Thank you, sir!"

Today is Zhang Sheng's wedding day, so during the day everyone only offered their congratulations and there were no other words exchanged.

Now that the wedding night festivities are over, it's time to get back to the main event.

For example, General Zhang Han of the Empire, in addition to representing the Empire to congratulate Zhang Sheng on his wedding, had another purpose: to inquire who would take charge of the area outside the pass in the future.

Judging from the momentum today, it is clear that Zhang Sheng is indeed the future successor to the Wang family, who is not of the same surname.

You should know that the true legitimate son of the Zhang family is Zhang Zhong!

Even though Zhang Zhong is young, Zhang Xiaoshan's purpose in creating such momentum for Zhang Sheng is self-evident.

Zhang Sheng had by this time essentially taken up residence in the East Sea Prince's Mansion.

As for the others, they also had their own purposes.

"Thank you all for coming to my son's big celebration today."

Now that the grand banquet for the young boy is over and the wedding night is in full swing, I, Zhang, would like to express my gratitude to everyone.

As Zhang Xiaoshan cupped his hands, several more invitations appeared beside him.

These wedding invitations were anonymous and, amidst the chaos, landed before everyone's eyes. A light laugh rang out:

"This is a small promise from the Zhang family."

"As long as you enter the pass with this letter, you can use it to ask the Zhang family to do some small things within their capabilities!"

It's a small matter, not 'anything,' so people can naturally distinguish between what's important and what's not.

The determination of this degree is entirely up to them.

It's impossible to get the Zhang family to help them conquer the world or commit murder based on just an invitation.

They could exchange a small amount for a thousand gold coins, or even get the Zhang family to help them through a difficult time.

Therefore, this invitation is optional for the Grandmaster.

However, for the various powerful families, the subtleties are all under their control, which may play a role in achieving unexpected results.

Moreover, this wedding invitation is only valid outside the Great Wall.

"Thank you, sir!"

When there are benefits involved, no one refuses.

Moreover, many of their prominent families were already considering investing outside the Great Wall, and this wedding invitation was a good stepping stone, as at least their small request was still within reason.

"Young master, Zhang Han has a question."

I wonder if Young Master Zhang Sheng will take charge of the East Sea Prince's Mansion in the future, or even succeed to the throne?

"Not bad!"

Zhang Xiaoshan made no attempt to hide anything; with today's publicity campaign, everyone outside the pass now knows of Zhang Sheng's existence.

In the future, the highest ruler of the Donghai Prince's Mansion will also be this young prince, or the heir apparent.

As for why it wasn't immediately sent to Zhang Sheng?

Zhang Xiaoshan had only been granted the title of a king of a different surname for a year, and to pass it on directly to Zhang Sheng was clearly disrespectful to the empire.

Only when the empire is in chaos should the position of King of Donghai be passed to Zhang Sheng to maintain stability.

Zhang Han nodded in agreement with Zhang Xiaoshan's answer.

He only needs one answer; the rest is irrelevant to him.

After all, the Zhang family line is passed down from the eldest son to the eldest son, and Zhang Xiaoshan is the true head of the Zhang family. Outsiders have no right to interfere.

Moreover, Zhang Sheng is not an incompetent person.

With the top ranking on the Black List and the Dragon and Phoenix List, plus the supreme divine sword in his hand, he can be considered the number one among the younger generation in Kyushu.

“Sheng’er is older now, and has reached adulthood and started a family!”

Zhong'er is still young, and he is several years away from coming of age. Children and grandchildren have their own destinies; all I can do is arrange a future for them.”

Upon hearing this, everyone felt disdain.

Previously, people might have believed that Zhang Xiaoshan also had ambitions.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan's ambition to conquer the Nine Provinces is now almost obvious. Coupled with the several prophecies he left behind, it can be said that the Zhang family will inevitably be involved in the struggle for supremacy in the Nine Provinces in the future.

After all, the empire is a huge ship, and it will sink sooner or later.

"Does anyone have any further questions?"

The group exchanged glances, realizing that now that the Zhang family had designated Zhang Sheng as their heir, Zhang Sheng would undoubtedly be either a pawn or a contender for supremacy should the Zhang family engage in a power struggle in the future.

As for Zhang Xiaoshan?

They really didn't believe that Zhang Xiaoshan would ascend to the throne of the supreme emperor.

"I have a question about your plan, young master."

Why did you establish the Five Great Transcendent Powers of the Nine Provinces, and what qualifications does Miao Jiang have to be among them?

The Ghost King believed that might makes right!

Even though the Demon Sect's Crimson Blood ranks second on the Heavenly Ranking, he doesn't think he's much weaker than Crimson Blood. The only thing that Crimson Blood fears is the three Grandmasters of a sect.

However, even the Northern Demonic Sect has three Grandmaster-level experts, and the Evil Emperor is at the Celestial Realm.

"Miao territory? Doesn't the Ghost King know about it?"

"What should Zhu know?"

Seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, and even the disdain shown by Chi Xue and the others, Zhang Xiaoshan no longer concealed his intentions and said:

"The Crimson Blood Sect Master is already old, so naturally he cannot break through the Ninth Refinement Realm of the Undying Demon Body."

But the Crimson Blood Sect Master has a successor.

Twenty-five years ago, a young man from Miao territory appeared in the Song Dynasty. His extraordinary skills shocked Lin'an Prefecture, as he had already reached the seventh level of cultivation.

Sitting beside you now are the Chi Yuan brothers, representing the future of the Miao Jiang Demon Sect. They are the masters of Chi You's Demonic Art and the strongest of the Nine Refinements Demonic Body.

If we divide Grandmasters into Celestial Beings and the Supreme Celestial Beings, then the Chi Yuan brothers represent the realm of ancient demon gods, surpassing even the Supreme Celestial Beings!

Hiss...

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Chi Yuan, who appeared to be a filial son and grandson on Chi Xue's side, and couldn't help but gasp.

Even Tashimala was no exception.

Zhang Xiaoshan revealed a lot of information: Chi Yuan was not only a powerhouse at the limit of the Celestial Realm, but also a powerhouse who surpassed the limit of the Celestial Realm, reaching the realm of an ancient demon god.

Chapter 882 Mutual Exposure: Tashi Moro's Resentment

"The realm of an ancient demon god, surpassing even a Grandmaster?"

The crowd looked at Chi Yuan, whose eyes revealed arrogance, which was tantamount to acknowledging Zhang Xiaoshan's introduction and 'bragging'.

The Nine Refinements of Chi You's Demonic Art?

It is not the legendary realm of perfect harmony between heaven and man, but something that transcends the realm of perfect harmony between heaven and man.

For a moment, everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

"Is what you say true, young master?"

"Has the young master witnessed the strength of someone at the Ninth Refinement Realm?"

At this moment, the crowd looked at each other with suspicion and a strange sense of apprehension.

Regardless of whether Zhang Xiaoshan's words were true or false, the attitude of the three people from Miaojiang showed that even if someone from Miaojiang had broken through to the Ninth Refinement Realm, they still suffered a great loss at Zhang Xiaoshan's hands; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so obedient.

After all, the Miao people are not exactly kind.

The so-called Demonic Sect!

If it weren't for the Zhang family suppressing the Central Plains, the Demonic Sect would have already emerged and swept across the Central Plains once again.

The reason they're being so obedient now is simply because their abilities don't allow it.

As long as the Demonic Sect dares to emerge, it will likely face suppression from the Zhang family. Without the Zhang family's permission, no other force would dare to step forward.

"Chi You has mastered the demonic arts and is known as the body of an ancient demon god!"

Its external training surpasses even the Twelve Barriers Golden Bell Cover; and its Xuan Yin Demonic Qi is even more domineering and terrifying, only the Pure Yang Divine Skill at its perfect state can contend with it.

The most terrifying characteristic is its immortal demonic body.

Even if Zhang could defeat the Chi Yuan brothers 827 with his Pure Yang Divine Skill, killing it would be impossible.

Zhang Xiaoshan's explanation caused everyone to gasp in astonishment.

Is the external training far superior to the twelve levels of the Golden Bell Cover?

It should be noted that even if Master Juexin, who possessed the twelve barriers of the Golden Bell Shield, was not a grandmaster, his physical training was in no way inferior to that of Tashimoluo.

To a certain extent, if Juexin hadn't been shackled, he would have already broken through to the Grandmaster level with the Twelve Golden Bell Shields, and even reached the level of a top-tier Grandmaster.

The defense of the Twelve Golden Bell Shields is at the highest level of the Celestial Realm, and breaking through it is no easy task.

There's not even a solution!

Therefore, Zen Master Juexin ranked second on the blacklist. If it weren't for his non-competitive mentality, or even his status as the eldest son of the Zhang family, he wouldn't have been able to secure his position.

The top spot on the blacklist might change hands.

However, the Horizontal Refinement of the Ninth Refinement Realm is not only above the Twelve Barriers Golden Bell Cover, but the Profound Yin Demonic Qi of Chi You Demon Art can also contend with Zhang Xiaoshan's Pure Yang Divine Art, which shows that this divine art is domineering and has no flaws.

However, with such a flawless demonic art, isn't Chi Yuan being a little too honest at this moment?

Zhang Xiaoshan and Chi Xue noticed the confusion on everyone's face, so Chi Xue chuckled and said:

"Young master, you flatter me. No matter how powerful the Undying Demon (bjca) is, he was still defeated by you."

Young Master's Pure Yang Divine Skill is also a unique skill no less than the Undying Demon Body. It has nine levels of Foundation Building, ten levels of Pure Yang Grandmaster, eleven levels of Celestial and Human Primordial Spirit, and twelfth levels of Shattering the Void.

"Furthermore, the young master created his own unparalleled martial arts; we are merely benefiting from the blessings of our ancestors."

Hiss...

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped as they watched the two revealing each other's secrets.

The Pure Yang Divine Skill has twelve levels: the ninth level is the Foundation of the Dao, the tenth level is the Grandmaster of Pure Yang, the eleventh level is the Heavenly Man Realm, and the twelfth level is the Shattering of the Void.

Isn't this the entire stage of martial arts?

As for the pinnacle and unparalleled realms, in the eyes of the grandmasters present, they were merely at the innate stage.

Although some masters at the peerless level are no less powerful than grandmasters.