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

"The Way of the Sword is Unique to Me?"

"Qin Yu, you do have some skill to become the number one swordsman in the world."

"However, it is still not enough before my Immortal-Slaying Technique!"

Qi Tianchen smiled calmly and said casually.

The words just fell!

An incomparably terrifying sword intent appeared above the Imperial Observatory.

If Qin Yu's sword intent is to be the only one who is supreme, then the way of the sword is to be the only one.

Then Qi Tianchen's sword intent is to kill immortals!

They can even slaughter immortals!

He didn't even draw his sword; his hand was empty. He slowly raised his right hand, forming a sword shape with his fingers, and pointed it at Qin Yu from afar.

A sword aura, seemingly capable of slaughtering immortals and gods, appeared between heaven and earth and attacked Qin Yu.

Boom!

A deafening roar echoed throughout the entire world.

The sword in Qin Yu's hand shattered inch by inch, and he was sent flying backward, disappearing into the horizon.

Yes, it disappeared into the horizon.

Qi Tianchen's sword strike sent Qin Yu flying dozens of miles away.

"Vulnerable!"

The idiom came to Chu Xiu's mind.

In front of Qi Tianchen, Qin Yu was truly no match.

He even felt that Qi Tianchen hadn't shown his true strength.

They really downplayed it, completely disregarding Qin Yu.

Throughout the capital, countless powerful families and experts watching this battle couldn't help but shake their heads. They had wanted to see Qi Tianchen's true strength through Qin Yu, but who would have thought that he didn't even have the qualifications to make Qi Tianchen show his true strength?

However, the true masters' expressions became extremely solemn.

Qi Tianchen's strength is now even more terrifying than they knew before!

Qi Tianchen has become increasingly terrifying during his years of seclusion!

Even at his level, he still managed to make such great progress.

Is there anyone in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty who can rival Qi Tianchen?

Swish!

Suddenly!

A sword light flew swiftly from afar and appeared above the Imperial Observatory.

This figure was none other than Qin Yu.

However, Qin Yu was now extremely weak, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his clothes were disheveled, making him look utterly wretched.

of course.

This is not the most important.

Most importantly, Qin Yu had a full head of black hair and looked to be only in his thirties or forties.

Now his hair is gray, and he looks more than twenty years older.

Qin Yu gritted his teeth and looked at Qi Tianchen, saying, "Thank you, Imperial Preceptor, for sparing my life."

He had changed his address for Qi Tianchen from Qi Tianchen to Imperial Preceptor.

"get out."

Qi Tianchen waved his sleeve and said to Qin Yu.

"Imperial Advisor, may I ask you a question?"

"I'll leave immediately after asking this one question!"

Qin Yu took a deep breath, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Qi Tianchen, and spoke with a sincere expression.

"explain."

Qi Tianchen said calmly.

"How much of his strength did the Imperial Advisor just use?"

Qin Yu spoke each word carefully, his gaze fixed intently on Qi Tianchen.

Although he lost this battle, he still felt a sense of resentment, as he had always believed himself to be the number one swordsman in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Only after witnessing Qi Tianchen's strength did he realize that he was far inferior to Qi Tianchen.

However, he will not give up so easily.

One day, he will defeat Qi Tianchen!

Throughout the entire capital, countless experts turned their gazes toward Qi Tianchen.

They also wanted to know how much of Qi Tianchen's strength he had used in that sword strike.

"That was just the first strike of my God-Slaying, Saint-Slaying, Immortal-Slaying Sword."

"The God-Slaying, Saint-Slaying, Immortal-Slaying Sword was created by me decades ago."

Qi Tianchen said calmly.

"I understand!"

Qin Yu moved swiftly, stepping into the air and disappearing into the distance.

Qi Tianchen did not answer his question directly.

However, this sword strike was merely the first strike of the Great Immortal-Slaying Sword that slays gods and saints, and it was created decades ago.

This shows that Qi Tianchen's current swordsmanship has far surpassed that of the God-Slaying and Saint-Killing Great Immortal-Slaying Sword.

Qin Yu is not yet qualified to witness it.

This sword strike might not even be one-tenth of Qi Tianchen's strength.

Upon reaching this conclusion, countless experts throughout the capital showed expressions of shock, and their gazes toward the Imperial Observatory unconsciously carried a hint of awe.

"Let's go back."

Qi Tianchen said something to Chu Xiu and Yan Qingfeng, and then disappeared from the Imperial Observatory.

Chu Xiu and the other two followed Qi Tianchen back to the ninth floor of the main building of the Imperial Observatory.

After the host and guests were seated at the stone table, Qi Tianchen looked at Chu Xiu with a smile and said, "Does the Marquis know why I did not kill this man?"

"Does the Imperial Advisor intend to leave this person to me?"

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then looked at Qi Tianchen and asked.

If Qi Tianchen had wanted to kill Qin Yu just now, he would probably be dead already.

This time, Qin Yu took the initiative to challenge the Imperial Observatory. Even if Qi Tianchen killed Qin Yu, neither the number one manor in the world, nor the Qin family of Huaiyin, nor even the Wang family of Taiyuan would dare to say a word.

However, Qi Tianchen did not kill Qin Yu.

As for valuing talent and considering Qin Yu to be an unparalleled genius, or even a peerless genius, that's even more impossible.

“Talking to the Marquis is so relaxing.”

"This is the man I kept for the Marquis."

"Although he was defeated by my sword, he will never let this go."

“Once he recovers from his injuries, he will definitely come back to cause trouble for the Marquis.”

Qi Tianchen nodded slightly and said, "This time, I helped the Marquis."

But next time, I might not be able to stop this person for you, my lord.

Chu Xiu nodded slightly; he naturally understood what Qi Tianchen meant.

Knowing Qi Tianchen's strength, Qin Yu would definitely not dare to come to the capital to kill him.

As the Grand Preceptor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Qi Tianchen could not protect him in secret forever.

He can only rely on himself!

"Your Excellency has three years."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Qin Yu's injuries didn't seem too serious just now, and that he was still able to fly away."

"He's probably unconscious by now."

Qi Tianchen smiled slightly and said, "His injuries will not heal in less than three years."

He now has at most the strength of the Celestial Realm.

A Celestial Realm expert is utterly powerless against the Marquis.

If this person is wise, then he will not make a move against the Marquis until three years later.

If he's not smart enough, then after six months or a year, once he's recovered his strength to the Human Immortal Realm, he'll make a move against the Marquis.

However, given the speed at which the Marquis's cultivation progresses...

Even six months later, the Marquis will no longer need to worry about this person!

Yan Qingfeng was stunned for a moment, looking at Chu Xiu with a shocked expression.

According to this statement, Chu Xiu would be able to slay experts at the Human Immortal Realm level in six months.

Was the teacher exaggerating?

However, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Chu Xiu's strength was indeed getting stronger with each encounter, even more monstrous than a monster.

Yan Qingfeng was unable to witness the battle between Chu Xiu and Qin Feng.

Even Yan Qingfeng had to marvel at Chu Xiu's current strength.

"Ahem, Imperial Advisor, you flatter me."

Chu Xiu said with a humble expression.

“I’m telling the truth.”

Qi Tianchen smiled and said.

"Imperial Preceptor, is Qin Yu's cultivation level at the Earth Immortal realm, which is above the Human Immortal realm?"

Chu Xiu considered for a moment and then asked Qi Tianchen.

Although he could tell at a glance that Qin Yu's cultivation level was Earth Immortal.

However, he couldn't very well say outright that Qin Yu was at the peak of the seventh level of the Earth Immortal Realm, since he hadn't even reached the Celestial Realm yet.

How can one see through Qin Yu's cultivation level?

The reason Chu Xiu asked this question was because he wanted to ask Qi Tianchen some questions.

P.S.: Oops, in Chapter 218, the peak of the seventh level of the Earth Immortal Realm is not just one step away from the Heavenly Immortal Realm, but one step away from the eighth level of the Earth Immortal Realm. It was a typo earlier, so I'm clarifying it here.