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

"Master, be careful!"

A clear shout came from afar.

Yu Xuanji, who had just left, had returned, and she was incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, they had entered the courtyard. With a flick of his right hand, he was about to attack the man in black.

At this moment, Yu Xuanji lost all her gentleness and became extremely cold, staring at the man in black with icy eyes and murderous intent.

"Grandmaster level?"

“Xuanji, you don’t need to take action.”

Chu Xiu smiled calmly, watching the man in black attack with his sword, and said with utmost composure.

"Yes, sir."

Yu Xuanji hesitated for a moment, then withdrew her delicate white hand that was about to strike.

Zheng!

A sword rang out!

Chu Xiu suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the man in black!

Seeing Chu Xiu make a move, the man in black remained utterly indifferent, like a cold-blooded animal devoid of any emotion.

But the sword in his hand became even faster and more vicious!

Swish!

A head flew up!

Chu Xiu moved his feet and stepped aside.

A spray of blood flew from the headless man's neck, splattering all over the ground.

When the man in black's head fell to the ground, there was still a trace of astonishment in his eyes, as if he had never expected that Chu Xiu's swordsmanship was faster and stronger than his own.

How could a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm achieve this?

It's just a shame.

He will never know the answer!

The light in his eyes completely dimmed.

Yu Xuanji stared at Chu Xiu in shock, saying incredulously, "Perfect-level swordsmanship..."

She witnessed Chu Xiu kill a peak Grandmaster-level assassin with a single strike!

She bit her lip lightly, and with a slight movement, she arrived in front of the headless corpse of the man in black. She searched the man's body and found a blood-red token. She looked up at Chu Xiu and said, "Master, it's an assassin from the Seven Kills Organization!"

"The Seven Killings Organization?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and said.

Chu Xiu actually knew about the Seven Killings Organization.

After all, he had been the commander of the Northern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for some time now.

Although he had not truly taken control of the Northern Garrison Command before, it did not mean that he was unaware of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, or even some matters concerning the martial arts world within the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This Seven Killings organization is infamous throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is one of the top assassin organizations in the martial arts world.

It is said that no matter who the Seven Killings Organization wants to kill, no one can escape their assassination attempts!

He was pondering who had hired the Seven Killers organization to assassinate him.

Was it the Embroidered Uniform Guard? Or the Wang family of Taiyuan? Or perhaps the censors and officials he had offended?

At that moment, figures flashed towards this side.

Not only were there maids responsible for guarding the backyard of the Chu residence, but also guards responsible for guarding the mansion, among whom Qin Xingyan was the fastest.

In a moment.

Qin Xingyan then flashed to Chu Xiu's side, knelt down before him, and said with a face full of shame, "An assassin infiltrated the mansion, yet I did not notice. This is my fault, please punish me, sir!"

"This servant failed to protect you, sir. Please punish me!"

Yu Xuanji realized what was happening and knelt down before Chu Xiu, speaking earnestly.

"Please punish me, sir!"

All the maids and guards of the Chu family knelt down, expressing their deep remorse.

Neither the guards responsible for protecting the mansion nor the maids responsible for protecting the backyard noticed that an assassin had infiltrated.

This is their dereliction of duty!

"Congratulations, host! You have successfully killed a bronze-level assassin from the Seven Kills Organization. For your continued positive actions, you have been awarded thirty years of Innate True Qi!"

"Congratulations, host! You have received the Qi Observation Technique as a reward!"

"Claim your reward?"

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

Upon hearing the positive energy system's words, Chu Xiu said in his mind without hesitation, "Claim the reward!"

Regardless of who hired the Seven Killers organization to assassinate him.

According to the rules of the Seven Killers organization, once a mission is accepted, it is a fight to the death!

What he wants now is to receive system rewards and enhance his strength.

Thirty years of innate true energy should be enough for him to reach the peak of the Innate Realm, right?

As for the Qi Observation Technique, although the name is simple, it still gave Chu Xiu a glimmer of hope.

The voice just fell.

Thirty years of innate true energy appeared in Chu Xiu's dantian, and the Innate Qiankun Technique automatically operated, absorbing and refining this innate true energy.

In an instant, Chu Xiu's cultivation level broke through from the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm to the Peak of the Innate Realm!

boom!

An incredibly powerful aura erupted from Chu Xiu!

Both Yu Xuanji and Qin Xingyan were stunned by this scene.

None of them expected that Chu Xiu would break through his cultivation level after killing an assassin!

Has the master attained enlightenment?

Not bad.

Even Qin Xingyan could tell that the assassin had not died at the hands of Yu Xuanji, but at the hands of Chu Xiu.

After all, Chu Xiu's Embroidered Spring Blade was still dripping blood!

Their gazes toward Chu Xiu became filled with awe.

then!

Countless pieces of information about the Qi Observation Technique appeared in Chu Xiu's mind.

The art of observing qi not only allows one to discern the cultivation level of all individuals, but also grants the ability to see through the patterns of mountains and rivers!

Chu Xiu slowly opened his eyes, sheathed the Embroidered Spring Blade in his hand, and looked at Yu Xuanji and the others.

this moment.

The cultivation levels of Yu Xuanji and the others were completely clear to him, and there was no mystery left to them.

Yu Xuanji's cultivation level is not that of a Grandmaster, but that she has already stepped into the Grandmaster realm!

He has reached the peak of the first level of the Grandmaster realm!

You should know that the Grandmaster realm is already enough to be considered a true master.

The Grandmaster realm involves the transformation of true qi into liquid, while the Great Grandmaster realm involves the condensation of a martial arts golden core, beginning the process of nurturing and strengthening one's spirit!

Qin Xingyan's cultivation level was indeed inferior to Yu Xuanji's, being at the peak of the Grandmaster realm.

Most of the maids and guards were only at the first-class level, with only a very few reaching the super first-class level.

However, to be honest, this level of strength is already quite impressive!

After all, a commander of a thousand men in the Northern Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is only at the top-tier level.

"Get up, all of you. This is not your problem."

"This person is at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, and is an assassin from the Seven Kills Organization who is skilled in lightness skills and stealth techniques. It's normal that you didn't notice him."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said to Yu Xuanji and the others.

"Thank you, sir."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xuanji and the others showed gratitude on their faces, thanked Chu Xiu, and then slowly stood up.

"Xuanji and Qin Xingyan stay behind; everyone else, you may leave."

Chu Xiu addressed the crowd.

"Yes."

The group responded and then withdrew.

However, as they retreated, the guards also took away the bodies of the Seven Killers organization assassins and cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground.

They didn't leave until everything was completely cleaned up.

“Xuanji, grind the ink for me.”

Chu Xiu said something to Yu Xuanji and walked into the study.

"Yes, sir."

Yu Xuanji responded softly and followed Chu Xiu toward the study.

Qin Xingyan stood respectfully in place without moving.

Yu Xuanji entered the study and began grinding ink for Chu Xiu on the large desk.

After grinding the ink, Yu Xuanji stepped aside.

Chu Xiu picked up a wolf-hair brush carved from white jade and began to write with flowing, dynamic strokes.