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

An hour later.

Suddenly!

A beam of golden light burst forth from the Northern Garrison Office!

This golden light illuminated the entire world, making the capital city in the dead of night seem like a dazzling fairyland.

"This means... someone has broken through to the Celestial Realm?"

"Where is this place? Who exactly broke through to the Celestial Realm?"

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard, this is the direction of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's Northern Garrison Office!"

"Hiss, how come a Celestial Realm level being has suddenly emerged from the Embroidered Uniform Guard? With the Embroidered Uniform Guard's killing blade formation, even without a Celestial Realm expert, they would possess the combat power of a Celestial Realm expert. Now that a true Celestial Realm expert has emerged, could it be that he possesses the combat power of the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, or even above the Celestial Realm level?"

"..."

The entire capital city became as lively as boiling water at that moment.

Those in the Immortal Ascension Realm, the Celestial Realm, and even those above the Celestial Realm were all shaken, turning their gazes toward the direction of the Northern Garrison Office, completely unable to believe how a peerless master at the Celestial Realm level had suddenly emerged from the Northern Garrison Office.

The Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace.

Even late at night, the Taiji Palace was still brightly lit.

Empress Murong Si, who was still working at her desk, looked up and gazed in the direction of the Northern Garrison Office. A look of surprise appeared on her face as she said, "Has Li Jingtian broken through?"

"Your Majesty, it must be Lord Li who has broken through."

"After Lord Li practiced the Jinyiwei Killing Blade Manual, his aura changed, but his essence can still be recognized."

Jiang Wan'er, who was waiting to the side, bowed and greeted them.

Pei Guanyin remained silent, her face showing shock.

She never expected that Li Jingtian would reach the Celestial Realm from the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm in such a short time after joining the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It should be understood that to step into the Celestial Realm from the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm, it is no longer possible to achieve this through hard work alone; it requires a certain amount of good fortune or a sudden enlightenment.

This is why the Celestial Realm is already an extremely rare existence.

The reason why many powerful families and influential clans have ascended to the Immortal Realm is relatively high.

“Indeed, Li Jingtian has broken through to the Celestial Realm, so the Jinyiwei’s killing blade formation will definitely be even more powerful.”

"Minister Chu, we finally have someone we can use in the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

Murong Si smiled as she spoke.

Qin Tianjian.

A figure flashed out from inside a building.

This figure was none other than the refined and elegant Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory, Yan Qingfeng.

"Strange, strange..."

"When I saw Li Jingtian, there was clearly no sign of him about to break through."

"How did you suddenly reach the Celestial Realm?"

"Could it be that my battle with Yang Hong gave Li Jingtian a great inspiration?"

Yan Qingfeng said with a look of surprise and doubt on his face.

"What's so strange about that?"

A gentle, warm voice rang in Yan Qingfeng's ears.

"Teacher, you've emerged from seclusion?"

Yan Qingfeng paused for a moment, then exclaimed with delight.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Yan Qingfeng.

This figure was a handsome young man in white.

Not bad, young man in white.

Judging from his demeanor and appearance, he looks far too young.

She looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old.

However, the white-clad youth's hair was snow-white, as white as snow, and as ethereal as a fairy.

It was none other than Qi Tianchen, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory Director and National Preceptor of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

"I have already emerged from seclusion."

“I witnessed your battle with Yang Hong with my own eyes.”

Qi Tianchen waved his hand and said, "You've restrained yourself!"

"The teacher is right."

Yan Qingfeng honestly replied, "This disciple will definitely be more assertive next time."

"When it's time to kill, you still have to kill."

"After all these years of schooling, you've become a little too reserved in your personality."

"If I were to take action myself, it wouldn't be as simple as just killing Yang Hong!"

"At the very least, half of the Yang family of Hongnong should die. Only then will they feel the pain and behave themselves for a while."

Qi Tianchen stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "You've only killed Yang Hong. They're in pain, but they probably wish they could tear you to pieces."

The Yang family of Hongnong are definitely determined to get their revenge on you later.

"This disciple will definitely kill more people next time."

Yan Qingfeng said respectfully.

"The Yang family of Hongnong?"

"Over the years, their reach has grown ever wider; they wish the whole world could become theirs!"

Qi Tianchen said calmly, "As long as I am here, they will not be able to touch the world in the slightest."

What His Majesty gives them is what they truly belong to.

"If His Majesty won't give it to them, they won't be able to get it even if they try!"

Yan Qingfeng nodded gently; after all, there was only one teacher.

Protecting His Majesty and maintaining the stability of the realm is already incredibly difficult.

The Yang family of Hongnong, and even the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families, those sacred sects.

Each of them possesses a large number of experts.

These people might not be a match for Qi Tianchen if they fought individually, but what if they joined forces?

Moreover, if Qi Tianchen were to take action against any of them without a reason, it could lead to the complete collapse of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This is also why Qi Tianchen has been staying in seclusion within the Imperial Observatory and rarely goes out.

They've now reached a point of equilibrium.

No one dares to easily break this balance.

"Lord Chu is no ordinary man."

"You are right to associate with Lord Chu."

"I cannot see through Lord Chu."

"But I am certain that Lord Chu possesses great fortune!"

Qi Tianchen gazed in the direction of the Chu residence and said softly, "This great fortune can, to a certain extent, influence those around us."

This is why Li Jingtian was able to so easily reach the Celestial Realm.

"Great fortune?"

Yan Qingfeng's face showed shock as he said, "Even the teacher can't deduce the secrets of heaven?"

He knew that Qi Tianchen possessed the art of deduction, and that in the world, no one could surpass him in this art.

"The secrets of heaven are not so easily deduced."

"The secrets of heaven are constantly changing."

"And the secrets surrounding Lord Chu are even more full of infinite possibilities, and are also shrouded in mystery."

"This is something I couldn't deduce."

Qi Tianchen chuckled and said.

"Teacher, in that case, should I occasionally go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard and do some small favors for Lord Chu?"

Yan Qingfeng's heart stirred, and he asked Qi Tianchen.

"No need."

"Normal interaction is fine."

"If Lord Chu needs any help, then you can offer your assistance."

Qi Tianchen remained silent for a long while before speaking.

"Yes, disciple understands."

Yan Qingfeng said with a respectful expression.

Qi Tianchen's body began to disappear, as if he had never appeared at all.

Throughout the capital, countless experts were destined to be unable to sleep peacefully, but in the Chu residence, Chu Xiu handed the remaining Ten Thousand Buddha Golden Pill to Yu Xuanji and then returned to his room to rest.

Even Li Jingtian's breakthrough did not affect his sleep.