The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 3200 - 3175: The Three Departments of Holy Kingdom

On a Spirit Boat guest ship.

"On the Barbaric Ancient Continent, it is divided into five major continents: East Continent, Southern Continent, Northern Continent, Western Continent, and Zhongzhou!"

"Vast Territory of the East Continent, Ten Thousand Cities of the Northern Continent, Ten Thousand Tribes of the Southern Continent, Ten Thousand Buddhas of the Western Continent, and Zhongzhou has only one Central Holy Nation!"

"The entire Zhongzhou is the domain of the Central Holy Nation!"

"Don’t underestimate the Central Holy Nation as merely a dynasty; they occupy Zhongzhou, and Zhongzhou’s territory is even more expansive than the East Continent!"

On the Spirit Boat deck, a drunken slovenly old man, holding a wine jug, stood on high, spitting while speaking.

And below, the entire Spirit Boat deck was surrounded by warriors, listening as this sloppy old man talked about the history of the Central Holy Nation.

Lin Bai was also one of the warriors below!

Lin Bai left the East Continent Academy, immediately set out without any delay, and headed directly toward the Central Holy Nation.

On the border between the East Continent and the Central Holy Nation, Lin Bai, in order to conceal his movements, presumably didn’t enter the Central Holy Nation directly, but sought out a Tianbao Tower and took its guest ship into the Central Holy Nation!

This Tianbao Tower guest ship departed from the East Continent, and its destination was Dragon River County of the Central Holy Nation!

Dragon River County is the closest county of the Central Holy Nation to the East Continent.

The Spirit Boat flew out of the East Continent, flew over Dragon River County for three days, and according to the scheduled time, should arrive at Qingyun City of Dragon River County by dusk today!

With nothing else to do, Lin Bai also stepped out of his Spirit Boat room, came to the deck to enjoy the scenery, familiarize himself with the path, and happened to hear this old man talking about the Central Holy Nation’s matters, so he sat down to listen.

That slovenly old man lifted the wine jug, took a few big gulps of wine, wiped his lips, and began speaking again: "Under the governance of the Central Holy Nation, throughout the ages, Zhongzhou was divided into one thousand and eighty counties, each county having a governor."

"A governor is equivalent to the Earth Emperor within their own county; they can foster strong ones at will and raise armies."

"Within the entire county, no matter whether it’s great families or sects, regardless of how much power you have, how strong you are, in front of a governor, you must bow."

"So, if you hold down the position of governor in the Central Holy Nation, then you can be considered one of the strong ones on the Barbaric Ancient Continent."

"It’s not an exaggeration to say that a governor in the Central Holy Nation commands the wind and rain no matter where they go on the Barbaric Ancient Continent."

"Well, what can you do, when those governors have the Central Holy Nation standing behind them?"

"Moreover, you should not underestimate the governor position; every governor of the one thousand and eighty counties of the Central Holy Nation is qualified to directly meet the Emperor of the Central Holy Nation; you know just how terrifying this power is!"

The slovenly old man laughed.

Lin Bai heard what the old man said and silently speculated that he probably wasn’t boasting.

After the old man took a few more sips of wine, he said: "These are the local forces of the Central Holy Nation; the most terrifying thing is what’s within the imperial court!"

"Within the Central Holy Nation, above the imperial court, there are the Three Ministries and Six Departments!"

"Nothing much to say about the Six Departments; they mainly assist the Emperor in managing Zhongzhou."

"The most important are the Three Ministries."

"If you get targeted by the Three Ministries in the Central Holy Nation, then you might as well dig your own grave."

"The Three Ministries refer to the Celestial Monitoring Ministry, Hanging Sword Agency, and Dragon Slaying Ministry."

"The Celestial Monitoring Ministry is responsible for divination and reporting to the heavens. For example, if someone emerges in the Northern Continent, the Celestial Monitoring Ministry would be the first to know, and they would immediately notify the Emperor. The Central Holy Nation would then send troops to suppress the rebels in the Northern Continent!"

Lin Bai, upon hearing this, whispered: "Intelligence agency!"

Though the slovenly old man was drunk, his ears were sensitive; he immediately looked at Lin Bai and nodded: "Yes, as this little brother said, the Celestial Monitoring Ministry is akin to an intelligence agency. Both within the Central Holy Nation and across the Barbaric Ancient Continent, no one can escape the eyes of the Celestial Monitoring Ministry!"

Everyone turned to glance at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai smiled subtly, standing aside, looking at the slovenly old man.

The slovenly old man continued: "The second, Hanging Sword Agency, is responsible for investigation and assassination!"

"The Celestial Monitoring Ministry provides the information, and then the Hanging Sword Agency verifies it; if they’re sure it’s harmful to the Central Holy Nation, the Central Holy Nation will take action!"

"This brings us to the Dragon Slaying Ministry!"

"The strong ones of the Dragon Slaying Ministry specialize in assassinating the peak strong ones on the Barbaric Ancient Continent!"

"I tell you, without exaggeration, to enter the Dragon Slaying Ministry, the minimum cultivation must be the fifth level of the Wending Realm!"

"Of course, there are many strong ones in the Hanging Sword Agency, too. If they find out during their investigation that the opponent isn’t very strong and there aren’t many warriors, then the Hanging Sword Agency will directly take action and clean up."

"If the opponent is very strong and the Hanging Sword Agency is reluctant to waste effort, they will report to the Central Holy Nation, and the Dragon Slaying Ministry will take over!"

Lin Bai smiled subtly and whispered: "I estimate that the most important task of these Three Ministries is to monitor the superpowers on the Barbaric Ancient Continent and the one thousand and eighty counties of Zhongzhou, as well as the military marquises of the Central Holy Nation."

"These Three Ministries were probably established for these strong ones."

"Otherwise, on the Barbaric Ancient Continent, besides the military marquises of the Central Holy Nation, local governors, and the superpowers outside Zhongzhou, could there possibly be other families and sects capable of rebelling?"

Lin Bai shook his head with a bitter smile.

When Lin Bai heard the sloppy old man finish explaining the duties of the Three Ministries, he directly realized that these Three Ministries exist for the military marquises and governors of the Central Holy Nation, and the superpowers outside Zhongzhou.

The Celestial Monitoring Ministry is responsible for reconnaissance, the Hanging Sword Agency for discerning the truth and gathering evidence, while the Dragon Slaying Ministry is responsible for eliminating threats!

The slovenly old man laughed: "So, in the Central Holy Nation, you’d better not be targeted by the Three Ministries. Otherwise, you won’t be far from death! Especially for warriors like you who don’t have high cultivation, if the Three Ministries target you, they probably won’t even bother investigating and will casually kill you!"

"After all, warriors like you with low cultivation are like ants in the Central Holy Nation!"

The slovenly old man laughed.

The warriors below, upon hearing the slovenly old man’s words, turned pale and became more reverent toward the Central Holy Nation.

"Alright, enough talk; Dragon River County is ahead. We’re almost there; I need to rest for a bit, and later I’ll visit Qingyun City to have some fun with a few young ladies, hehe..."

The slovenly old man looked toward the mountains and rivers outside the Spirit Boat, judging the distance to Qingyun City wasn’t far.

And Lin Bai also stood up, approaching the Spirit Boat’s edge, gazing at the heavens of the Central Holy Nation with a somber expression.

As Lin Bai entered the Central Holy Nation.

Central Holy Nation, Shendu, Celestial Monitoring Ministry.

In a secret chamber of the Celestial Monitoring Ministry, extremely complex runes were carved all around.

And at the very center of this secret chamber, a Jade Platform was placed with only one book on it.

At this moment, the book opened automatically, revealing glowing text.

Then, a figure flashed in the secret chamber, an old man in a robe appeared before the book. His eyes flashed, looking at the book where the text read:

"Ten thousand years of catastrophe, eternal sorrow, centenarian man, grievances of two lives..."

"Dragon River Boat, a demonic star crossing, immeasurable marquis, bones under the sword..."

"Murderous intentions rise, all beings suffer, soul devourer appears, heaven and earth darken..."

After reading the words upon the book, the robed old man’s face turned frightful, unable to resist saying: "The great calamity is coming!"