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

After a stick of incense.

"Reporting to the Grand Commander, the entire Xuan Yin Sword Sect has been wiped out, leaving no one alive!"

"We have also sorted out all the assets of the Xuan Yin Sword Sect."

"These are the two ultimate techniques of the Xuan Yin Sword Sect: the Xuan Yin Divine Sword and the Xuan Yin Divine Palm. Please take a look, Commander."

Jiang Li, a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, flashed to Fang Heng's side, bowed respectfully to him, and took out two secret manuals from his sleeve, holding them up with both hands.

"Very well, I will hand these two manuals over to the Marquis."

"Notify our Jingzhou Thousand-Household Office to come and receive the valuables inside the Xuan Yin Sword Sect."

Fang Heng nodded slightly, put away the two manuals, and said in a deep voice.

Xiangyang, the capital of Jingzhou, is located in Nanjun, and the Xuanyin Sword Sect is also located in Nanjun.

On his way to the Xuan Yin Sword Sect, he had already sent someone to the Jingzhou Thousand Household Office to inform the commander of the Jingzhou Thousand Household Office's Embroidered Uniform Guard to bring his men to the Xuan Yin Sword Sect.

However, the speed of the Jingzhou Thousand-Household Garrison is definitely not as fast as that of the Jingtian Guard.

Even though the Shocking Guards had already razed the entire Xuan Yin Sword Sect to the ground, the commander of the Jingzhou Embroidered Uniform Guard was still on his way to the Xuan Yin Sword Sect.

"Yes!"

Jiang Li responded, took out a whistling arrow from her waist, and fired it.

boom!

The whistle-piercing arrow shot into the sky, transforming into the three blood-red characters for "Imperial Guards" in the air.

"Jiang Li, gather all our brothers and come with me to Jiangxia County to meet the Marquis."

Fang Heng said calmly.

"Yes."

"Assemble the Sky Guards!"

Jiang Li shouted loudly.

Upon hearing Jiang Li's voice, all the Heavenly Guards of the Xuan Yin Sword Sect rushed towards the sect's mountain gate.

Jiangxia County, Qingshi Mountain Range.

At the foot of a large mountain.

Chu Xiu, along with Pei Shiji, Luo Tianxi, Lin Huaiyu, and more than 6,000 elite members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, stood at the foot of the mountain, gazing in the direction of the Giant Sword Sect.

Like the Wushan Mountain where the Giant Sword Sect is located, the Green Lion Mountain is a continuous mountain range.

Chu Xiu led everyone here, but instead of heading straight for the Giant Sword Sect, he was waiting!

Rewards from the positive energy system.

at this time.

"Congratulations, host, for annihilating the entire Xuan Yin Sword Sect and receiving a Taiqing Jade Liquid Pill as a reward, as well as the reward of achieving the eighth level of the Undying Golden Body Technique."

"Do you want to receive the reward?"

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

"Taiqing Jade Elixir?"

"Could it be a peerless elixir that allows one to step from the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm to the Human Immortal Realm?"

"The eighth level of the Undying Golden Body Technique, when it is lesser than completed, corresponds to the lesser completion of the Human Immortal Realm."

"If the Taiqing Jade Liquid Pill is truly a peerless elixir for those at the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm who can step into the realm of Human Immortals."

"Then I will be able to reach the realm of Human Immortal in both internal and external martial arts!"

Chu Xiu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

He was waiting for the reward that Fang Heng would give him after he crushed the Xuan Yin Sword Sect.

After a pause, Chu Xiu calmed his breathing and said in his mind, "Receive the reward."

The voice just fell.

A vast and powerful force appeared within Chu Xiu's body, slowly strengthening his physical form.

This allowed his Undying Golden Body Technique to naturally break through from the peak of the Celestial Realm to the Lesser Completion of the Human Immortal Realm.

The Undying Golden Body technique has achieved minor success in the Human Immortal Realm. This doesn't mean that he has just stepped into the Human Immortal Realm, but rather that he has reached the peak of the third level of the Human Immortal Realm!

He's only one step away from reaching the Great Perfection of the Human Immortal Realm!

Immediately afterwards, the introduction to the Taiqing Jade Liquid Pill appeared in Chu Xiu's mind.

Just as he guessed, the Taiqing Jade Liquid Pill was an unparalleled elixir for those at the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm to step into the Human Immortal Realm.

Although Chu Xiu's Undying Golden Body Technique has progressed from the peak of the Celestial Realm to the Lesser Completion of the Human Immortal Realm.

However, thanks to their innate ability to conceal their breath, Pei Shiji and the others were unable to detect anything.

Chu Xiu flipped his left hand, and a white porcelain bottle appeared in his palm. He opened the white porcelain bottle with his right hand and immediately saw a Taiqing Jade Liquid Pill inside, which looked like a condensed nectar, a unified whole, containing the essence of heaven and earth.

only.

This white pill, however, did not emit any fragrance.

It looks ordinary and unremarkable, with nothing special about it.

"Now is the time for my internal energy cultivation to reach the Human Immortal Realm!"

Chu Xiu put the Taiqing Jade Liquid Pill from the white porcelain bottle into his mouth, threw the white porcelain bottle and the stopper on the ground, and closed his eyes.

Boom!

The Taiqing Jade Liquid Pill melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into an immense and pure primordial energy that surged towards Chu Xiu's dantian.

The Shangqing Divine Skill automatically activated, absorbing and refining this pure primordial energy.

In a moment.

Chu Xiu's internal energy cultivation level broke through from the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm to the minor completion of the first level of the Human Immortal Realm.

"Let's set off for the Greatsword Sect!"

Chu Xiu slowly opened his eyes, waved his hand, and said in a powerful voice.

"Yes!"

Pei Shiji and the others shouted in unison.

Chu Xiu strode towards the direction of the Giant Sword Sect, each step taking him dozens of feet away.

Pei Shiji and his men, along with over six thousand elite Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards), used their lightness skills to follow behind Chu Xiu.

Giant Sword Sect.

Two solitary, black iron-colored peaks, like broken swords thrust into the ground, split open a deep canyon where their edges meet.

The mountain gate is a thousand-foot-long stone sword plunged upside down into the valley, with the ancient seal script "Zhan Yue" (meaning "slaying the mountain") cast on the hilt, and a huge bronze chain wrapped around the mottled blade.

The disciples' residences are nestled between two cliffs connected by a black iron bridge, resembling a suspended sword case in the morning mist.

The valley floor is perpetually filled with the lingering aura of swords, and the wind blowing through the rock crevices carries the sound of clashing blades.

To enter the Giant Sword Sect, one must pass through the Thousand-Foot Stone Sword.

On the thousand-foot-long stone sword, sat cross-legged an old man in a gray robe with white hair and beard.

And this moment.

The deepest part of the valley of the Giant Sword Sect.

In a beautiful courtyard, in front of a stone table.

Two figures sat at the stone table.

The two figures were none other than the Great Sword Ancestor of the Great Sword Sect and the monk Fakong, one of the four disciples under the Great Wheel Bright King Master Yuanzhen of the Manichaeism.

"Master Fakong, may I ask what brings you here today?"

The Great Sword Ancestor looked at Monk Fakong with a smile and said.

"This humble monk has come today on behalf of our leader to request Brother Giant Sword's assistance."

“Our Manichaeism has made contact with the Yellow Heaven Cult and has formed an alliance.”

The monk Fakong put his hands together and said, "It was through the Yellow Heaven Sect that we learned that Brother Giant Sword had joined the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"Oh?"

The Great Sword Ancestor's eyes narrowed, his expression turned serious, and he said, "What does Sect Leader Xiao want me to do?"

“If our leader hadn’t been waiting for Chu Xiu, the champion of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he would have already stormed into Jingzhou and taken over the entire region.”

"Once Chu Xiu enters Jingzhou, that will be the time for our Maitreya Sect to storm into Jingzhou."

“What our leader needs Brother Giantsword to do is very simple.”

The monk Fakong said calmly, "Chu Xiu handed the matter over to our Maitreya Sect, and after we took action, Brother Giant Sword helped us eliminate Gu Tianhe, the governor of Jingzhou."

Gu Tianhe came from the Imperial Guard and was one of its deputy generals.

His cultivation level had already reached the peak of the ninth level of the Human Immortal Realm many years ago.

However, the peak of the ninth level of the Human Immortal Realm is nothing to Brother Giant Sword.

With Brother Greatsword's strength, killing him would be an easy task.

Upon hearing this, the Great Sword Ancestor frowned and began to ponder.