The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"No matter what, the Sima family must die!"

"The crimes they committed are enough to warrant the execution of their entire family!"

"You can't make amends just by trying to redeem yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu calmly replied, "If we spare Sima Yu and the entire Sima clan today, then the people who died because of the Sima clan's creation of demons will not rest in peace even in death!"

“If it were anyone else, even the most upright court official, they would certainly weigh which option would be more beneficial to the entire Great Zhou Dynasty and to His Majesty.”

"They would not consider the people who have already died."

"They certainly wouldn't be as unhesitating as Lord Chu in choosing to consider the people who died because of the Sima clan!"

"I admire Ximen Jue the most!"

Ximen Jue paused for a moment, then said with admiration on his face.

"Brother Ximen, would you be willing to join our Embroidered Uniform Guard and become the Commander of the Southern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Chu Xiu smiled slightly and looked at Ximen Jue.

"Lord Chu is joking. How could I, Ximen Jue, a mere commoner, possibly be qualified to serve as the Commander of the Southern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Ximen Jue paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile and said.

"His Majesty has already entrusted me with the selection of the commanders of the Northern and Southern Garrison Divisions of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"No matter who I choose to serve as the pacification commissioner of the North and South Garrison Commands, as long as I submit the list, His Majesty will definitely agree!"

Chu Xiu said with a serious expression, "So, I'm not joking with Brother Ximen."

"As long as Brother Ximen agrees, you are now the Commander of the Southern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"Your subordinate, Ximen Jue, is willing to serve you, sir!"

A look of shock appeared on Ximen Jue's face. He never expected that Empress Murong Si would trust Chu Xiu so much, and that recommending a commoner like him to serve as the garrison commander of the Southern Garrison was approved. This also proved that Empress Murong Si of the Great Zhou Dynasty was extraordinary. To be able to serve such a ruler and to serve Chu Xiu, he naturally would not hesitate any longer. He knelt down on one knee before Chu Xiu and said in a firm and powerful voice.

"Good! With Brother Ximen joining our Embroidered Uniform Guard, our strength will be strengthened once again!"

Chu Xiu walked up to Ximen Jue, helped him up with both hands, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, sir."

Ximen thanked Chu Xiu.

"Brother Ximen, let's go and take a look at the Wuji Sect."

"I've never seen a real demon before, but I've seen the demons created by the Wuji Sect."

Chu Xiu smiled, took a step, and disappeared from the spot.

"Yes."

Ximen Jue responded, and with a swift movement, he used his lightness skill to chase after Chu Xiu.

The two had not yet entered the Wuji Sect.

Then a terrifying blade of energy appeared between heaven and earth, slashing down towards the entire Wuji Sect.

Rumble!

With this single strike, the entire Wuji Sect seemed to be cleaved in two.

Most of the experts of the Wuji Sect had already been killed by Chu Xiu, along with the sect leader Sima Yan.

Now, the Wuji Sect only has one Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator and a dozen Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators left. They are completely vulnerable in the face of the Jinyiwei's killing blade formation and are instantly killed.

Suddenly!

One after another, fierce and menacing demonic figures emerged from the forbidden area of ​​the Wuji Sect.

These demonic figures all appeared to be incredibly tall, including a golden giant eagle, a white jade python, a striped tiger, and a blood-red elephant. Each of these demons gave off an extremely terrifying feeling.

However, the aura emanating from these demons was not strong; the strongest among them was only at the Dharma Aspect Realm level.

The vast majority were only at the Grandmaster level or the Nascent Soul level.

Such demons were completely powerless against the elite killing formation of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

In the blink of an eye.

All one thousand demons fell to the ground.

However, the demons who were actually killed were all below the Nascent Soul Realm.

The demons at the Nascent Soul and Dharma Aspect levels were not killed, but their powers were sealed and they were bound by the elite Imperial Guards.

"These are demons?"

A strange light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke.

"My lord, these are demons."

"This is the demonic form of a demon."

"The body of a demon is actually just transforming into the appearance of a demon."

"The most terrifying thing about demons is that they can not only transform into the appearance of demons, but also into the appearance of us humans."

"Because they are human beings themselves."

Ximen Jue said with a solemn expression, "So, in fact, there are some demons hiding within our Great Zhou Dynasty."

These demons may be spies of the demon race, created by the demon race.

It could also be a demon from the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"The Heavenly Demon Sect?"

Chu Xiu said with a look of surprise and doubt on his face.

He discovered that he had never even heard of this faction.

However, Chu Xiu was not surprised by this.

Within the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there are actually many hidden forces.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard had been in decline for many years, and there were no records or files on these forces.

"That's right, the Heavenly Demon Sect, this force has actually existed for many years."

"This force initially consisted of some martial artists who went out of seclusion to hunt demons in hopes of achieving immortality. So, after hunting demons, they incorporated the demons' blood essence into their own bodies, transforming themselves into demons."

"Later, the number of these warriors who transformed into demons gradually increased."

"They possess the longevity and talent of the demon race, and their strength increases extremely rapidly."

"And after they became powerful, these demons began to hope to become the rulers of our human race."

"In the end, these demons united and formed a force called the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"The Heavenly Demon Sect's strength continues to grow, creating more and more demons."

"They absorbed a large number of human warriors who were nearing the end of their lifespan and transformed them into demons."

"The Heavenly Demon Sect, with its formidable strength, stirred up trouble and plunged the world into chaos."

"Our Great Zhou Dynasty's founding emperor rose to power in such a dark era. He not only established the Great Zhou Dynasty and protected the people of the world, but also wiped out the demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"In the end, they almost wiped out all the demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"However, a small number of demons from the Heavenly Demon Sect survived and hid in the shadows."

"However, the remaining small number of demons from the Heavenly Demon Sect are no longer a concern and will not affect the overall situation of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"In addition, these demons from the Heavenly Demon Sect are also aware of this. As long as they show their faces, they will be wiped out, so they have been lying low."

Ximen Jue's expression turned extremely solemn as he said, "In order to prevent the problems of the previous dynasty from recurring, our Great Zhou Dynasty's founding emperor built the Iron-Blooded Great Wall and no longer allowed civilian martial artists to leave their seclusion to hunt demons, precisely to prevent the Heavenly Demon Sect from making a comeback."

"Brother Ximen, do you mean that this Qitian Chamber of Commerce is very likely established by the Heavenly Demon Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and asked Ximen Jue.