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

"Your Excellency is wise; this is exactly what I was guessing."

"However, this is merely a guess, and I cannot confirm whether the Qitian Chamber of Commerce was established by the Tianyao Sect."

"However, I suspect that even if the Qitian Chamber of Commerce was not established by the Tianyao Sect, it is definitely related to the Tianyao Sect."

Ximen Jue said with a solemn expression, "What I suspect now is that the Qitian Chamber of Commerce was indeed established by the remnants of the Tianyao Sect."

So, where did the remnants of the Heavenly Demon Sect obtain the essence blood of the demon race?

Since the Great Wall of Iron and Blood was built, no one except the border troops guarding the frontiers has been allowed to leave the pass.

"Yes, no one can leave the pass, so naturally they can't hunt demons outside the border, let alone obtain demon blood essence."

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes, and he said with a chilling murderous aura, "So, who is providing the demon blood essence to the remnants of the Heavenly Demon Sect, or rather, to the Qitian Chamber of Commerce?"

Are they soldiers stationed on the frontier, or powerful families guarding the border?

As the Deputy Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Chu Xiu could not possibly be unaware of the existence of the Iron-Blooded Great Wall.

He had seen the introduction in the armory of the Northern Garrison.

The founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was a man of extraordinary talent, not only in martial arts.

Furthermore, he inherited the formation technique and comprehended an astonishing formation.

Why is the Great Wall of Iron and Blood called the Great Wall of Iron and Blood?

The Great Wall of Iron and Blood was forged from the flesh and blood of demons and barbarians.

Throughout the Great Wall, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty used his great supernatural powers to imprint a terrifying array on this iron-blooded Great Wall.

This prevented even beings at the Celestial Realm level from leaving any section of the Iron-Blooded Great Wall and entering the territory outside the Great Zhou Dynasty.

To leave the pass, one must pass through the important border towns of the Great Zhou Dynasty; only through the city gates can one enter and exit.

Therefore, the only ones who colluded with the remnants of the Heavenly Demon Sect and provided them with demon blood essence were the soldiers in the border regions.

Or rather, the powerful and influential generals from wealthy and influential families who served in the border armies.

Moreover, these generals must have held high positions of authority!

Do the governors of Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, who are stationed on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, know this?

Or rather, it was one of the generals in charge of the border regions who colluded with the remnants of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"My lord, we must investigate this matter thoroughly. This is a matter of life and death concerning our Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"If they were merely colluding with remnants of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the problem might be less serious."

"However, if they are not only colluding with the remnants of the Heavenly Demon Sect, but also with the demon race, then if a problem arises, wouldn't they be able to open the gates of the important border towns at any time, letting the demon race into our Great Zhou Dynasty, allowing the demon race to invade our Great Zhou Dynasty once again!"

Ximen Jue said with a solemn expression.

"After returning to the capital, I went to the palace to meet the emperor immediately."

"This matter is far too important; it concerns the very life and death of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then said in a low but powerful voice, "And we, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, must also do our utmost to investigate this matter!"

"Ximen Jue, from now on, your Southern Garrison will be responsible for intelligence matters for the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard. You will personally be in charge of investigating this matter!"

The original duty of the Southern Garrison Command was to oversee the internal affairs of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

However, he has now basically purged most of the corrupt elements within the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The internal problems of the Great Zhou Dynasty had become so severe.

He then ordered Ximen Jue to lead the Southern Garrison and take charge of intelligence matters.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ximen Jue's expression turned solemn, and he spoke in a firm and powerful voice.

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the scene inside the Wuji Sect.

Now that all the disciples of the Wuji Sect have been killed, Pei Shiji and Luo Tianxi have led the elite Jinyiwei to collect all the resources in the Wuji Sect, including the weapons.

Half an hour later.

Pei Shiji and the others stepped forward and bowed to Chu Xiu, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

"No need to be polite."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, sir."

Pei Shiji and the others thanked him and said...

"Has the entire wealth of the Wuji Sect been gathered up?"

Chu Xiu smiled slightly and looked at Pei Shiji, asking a question.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, they have all been collected."

"Your subordinate discovered a large amount of gold and silver treasures, house deeds, land deeds, and spiritual medicines and pills within the Wuji Sect."

"Everything has been packed up, but we still need to prepare carriages to transport all these items back to the capital."

Pei Shiji said respectfully.

"Not urgent."

"Fang Heng has also come over."

Chu Xiu looked into the distance and saw Fang Heng using his lightness skill to come from afar.

In a blink of an eye.

Fang Heng appeared before Chu Xiu and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

"No gift."

Chu Xiu said calmly, "Has the matter of the Prefectural Commandant's Office been resolved?"

"Reporting to my lord, everything has been resolved!"

"The entire Sima clan in the Commandant's office has been executed, not a single one left alive!"

"We have also cleared out all the wealth in the prefectural command's office."

"After learning that we had completely suppressed the Sima clan, Lord Jiang Zhou, the prefect of Shangdang County, mobilized and issued orders overnight to gather a large number of warhorses from the post stations and prepare carriages so that we could transport all the confiscated supplies back to the capital."

Fang Heng nodded and said solemnly, "Lord Jiang knows that you are coming in person, and has prepared a banquet at the Prefect's residence to invite you to attend."

"I'll skip the banquet."

Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "We won't stay here any longer."

On behalf of this official, I thank Lord Jiang for his kindness.

Now that we have been provided with warhorses and carriages, let's set off now and leave Shangdang County.

The affairs of Shangdang County will be handled by Lord Jiang, who will be responsible for pacifying the people of the county seat.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Fang Heng said with utmost respect.

After saying this, he bowed and left.

at this time!

"Congratulations, host, for your unwavering commitment to doing positive things, eliminating the Sima clan that created demons, suppressing the Wuji Sect, and receiving the reward of the Reversal of Heaven and Earth Great Soul Search Technique, one hundred Pure Yang Wuji Pills, and five Ascension Pills."

"Do you want to receive the reward?"

The mechanical voice of the positive energy system rang in Chu Xiu's mind.

Upon hearing the voice of the positive energy system, Chu Xiu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised.

The name "Reversing Heaven and Earth Great Soul Search Technique" is clearly extraordinary.

There are also one hundred Pure Yang Limitless Pills and five Ascension Pills.

This reward is absolutely phenomenal!

It should be noted that even the Embroidered Uniform Guard possesses the Killing Blade Formation.

With the Killing Blade Formation, one can continuously plunder the enemy's cultivation level through battle, thereby strengthening oneself.

but!

Chu Xiu was very clear about one thing: the advancement of cultivation level was not without its limitations!

The reason why Fang Heng and others improved their cultivation level so quickly is related to the fact that they had taken the Ten Thousand Buddha Golden Pill.

His talent and aptitude have been greatly enhanced.

For ordinary elite members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, even those at the level of a thousand-household commander, their talent and aptitude might not meet this requirement. Perhaps the peak of the ninth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm is their limit.

At this point, even if they wanted to break through, they would be unable to.

Breaking through from the peak of the ninth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm to the Immortal Ascension Realm already requires a great deal of talent and aptitude.

However, now there is the Elixir of Ascension.

With the help of the Ascension Pill, these people all had the opportunity to step into the Ascension Realm!