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

"Peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm?"

"He already possesses the strength of a Human Immortal Realm cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu's eyes flashed with surprise as he spoke.

As one of the holy sites of swordsmanship in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and having never been destroyed despite its constant meddling, the Pudu Sword Sect could not possibly rely solely on the support of the Buddhist holy site, Xiaoleiyin Temple.

The Pudu Sword Sect itself is extremely powerful.

The Pudu Sword Manual of the Pudu Sword Sect is one of the most advanced sword techniques in the world.

However, within the Pudu Sword Sect, there are many people who can truly cultivate the Pudu Sword Manual, not just the sect leader and the Holy Maiden.

Therefore, Yan Bingyun will also learn the Pudu Sword Manual, but her status in the Pudu Sword Sect is not as high as that of the current Holy Maiden, Tantai Mingyue.

He received far less training than Tantai Mingyue.

This resulted in Yan Bingyun's cultivation level and strength being far inferior to Tantai Mingyue's.

"Reporting to my master, it is absolutely true, I heard it with my own ears!"

Yan Bingyun said with a respectful expression.

"Yan Bingyun, you must remain hidden within your Pudu Sword Sect and not let anyone know about your relationship with me."

"If you have any intelligence to report to me, you can do so through our Jinyiwei garrisons in various locations."

"However, to protect your safety, you do not need to reveal your identity. You only need to send the information of your Pudu Sword Sect to the garrison."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Yan Bingyun.

He controlled Yan Bingyun through the Yuan Shen Sword Seal so that Yan Bingyun could provide him with information about the Pudu Sword Sect.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

Yan Bingyun said with a touched expression.

“Monk Jingxin, Monk Jingyan, Monk Jingyun, and Kumokong, the four of you are also hiding in Wanfo Temple and Wushang Micheng Temple.”

"Provide me with information about your Wanfo Temple and Wushang Micheng Temple."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, looked at the four monks including Jingxin, and said calmly.

"Yes, I understand."

The four monks, including Jingxin, spoke with utmost respect.

Although the four of them were monks, they referred to themselves as subordinates along with Yan Bingyun.

"Is there anything you need to tell me?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and looked at the four monks, including Jingxin.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."

After considering for a moment, Monk Jingxin put his palms together and said to Chu Xiu.

"Say!"

Chu Xiu said calmly.

"Reporting to the master, we have an elder in our Wanfo Temple who has been hiding in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Moreover, his current identity is Master Zhikong, the elder of the Great Xiangguo Temple."

“This time, our Wanfo Temple has already ordered Master Zhikong to find an opportunity to assassinate our master.”

"To sow discord between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Xiangguo Temple."

The monk Jingxin said with a solemn expression, "This is why our Wanfo Temple has not taken any action against the master during this period of time."

"Is the Elder Zhikong of Daxiangguo Temple the Elder of your Wanfo Temple?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and said with a serious expression.

Daxiangguo Temple was the national temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is also a true Buddhist holy site.

Even the Great Xiangguo Temple, backed by the Great Zhou Dynasty, wielded greater influence within the entire Great Zhou Dynasty than the four great Buddhist holy sites.

It's just that Daxiangguo Temple has always kept a very low profile, and the monks of Daxiangguo Temple never travel in the martial arts world.

That's why there are only four major Buddhist holy sites, not five.

Because of the relationship between Daxiangguo Temple and the Great Zhou Dynasty, Daxiangguo Temple also became an extremely powerful force under the control of Empress Murong Si of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If Wanfo Temple's scheme succeeds, the relationship between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Xiangguo Temple will likely plummet to a freezing point.

Ultimately, this led to the separation of Daxiangguo Temple from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Reporting to the master, before entering the Great Xiangguo Temple, Master Zhikong was merely a hidden disciple secretly cultivated by our Wanfo Temple."

"At that time, Master Zhikong's cultivation level had not even reached the Yuan Shen realm. Under the arrangement of our Wanfo Temple, he entered the Daxiangguo Temple and eventually became a disciple of an elder of the Daxiangguo Temple."

"Having reached the Human Immortal Realm, one becomes an elder of the Great Xiangguo Temple."

"And Master Zhikong's master is also the current abbot of the Arhat Academy of Daxiangguo Temple. His status and position in the entire Daxiangguo Temple are extremely respected."

After a moment's hesitation, Monk Jingxin said, "As for whether Abbot Jingwu is a member of our Wanfo Temple or whether he has any connection with us, I am not sure."

"Master Zhikong?"

"The Abbot of the Arhat Academy, Abbot Jingwu?"

Chu Xiu frowned slightly and said thoughtfully.

Just the fact that he is an elder of the Great Xiangguo Temple makes Master Zhikong extremely difficult to deal with.

After all, this is a true being at the level of a human immortal.

but!

This person even has a master who serves as the abbot of the Daxiangguo Temple, which makes him even more extraordinary.

However, now that he has controlled Monk Jingxin with the Yuan Shen Sword Seal and knows in advance about the relationship between Master Zhikong and Wanfo Temple, he has a plan to deal with it.

Otherwise, he would be in a very passive position.

Coming to the Myriad Swords Pavilion Secret Realm this time was definitely the right decision.

The help he received from the Primordial Spirit Sword Seal was even greater than that from the Myriad Swords Technique.

Of course, this amazing martial arts manual from the Myriad Swords Pavilion was also of great help to Chu Xiu.

"Kumakhang, where is your Supreme Tantric Temple?"

"I destroyed the Vajra Sect, so why hasn't your Supreme Tantric Temple made a move against me?"

"Is it also plotting against me, just like the Wanfo Temple?"

After a pause, Chu Xiu looked at Jiu Mo Kong and said calmly.

“Reporting to the master, our Supreme Tantric Temple has no such plans.”

"Our Supreme Tantric Temple only sent our subordinates to the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty to find an opportunity to assassinate our master."

"We just can't let anyone know that it was done by our subordinates, and we can't let anyone suspect our Supreme Tantric Temple."

"After leaving the Supreme Esoteric Temple, I happened to hear about the emergence of the Myriad Swords Pavilion Secret Realm, so I came to try my luck."

Kumokong shook his head and said with a calm expression, "Our Wushang Tantric Temple has always been different from Wanfo Temple."

We don't resort to underhanded tricks; when we kill, we kill directly.

"It's just that because our master's identity is extraordinary, we can't let others discover the identities of our subordinates, or know that it was our Supreme Tantric Temple that made the move."

Upon hearing this, the three monks, Jingxin, Jingyan, and Jingyun, showed a hint of anger on their faces and looked at Kumokong with icy eyes.

It is true that they were enslaved by Chu Xiu using the Yuan Shen Sword Seal.

However, this does not mean that their minds have been affected.

Their minds will not be affected in any way. As long as they are careful and no one sees them calling Chu Xiu "Master", no one will know that they have been controlled by Chu Xiu with the Yuan Shen Sword Seal.

The reason why the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion was attacked by a group of people back then was related to this.

Almost every sect and faction has people controlled by the Myriad Swords Pavilion, but they are not discovered unless they show it.

That's the most frightening thing!

“Kumokong, after leaving the Myriad Swords Pavilion secret realm, go to the capital of our Great Zhou Dynasty and pretend that you have been looking for an opportunity to assassinate me, but have not found a suitable opportunity yet.”

"Anyway, we'll stay in the capital and find some excuse to get through this."

"Prevent others from your Supreme Tantric Temple from attempting to assassinate me."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Jiu Mo Kong.