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

"Reporting to the Marquis, the Xiao family of Yangzhou, as a former imperial family, is also quite powerful."

"The Xiao family of Yangzhou has dozens of elders at the Earth Immortal level. Not counting Xiao Yu, the Great Elder of the Xiao family of Yangzhou, Xiao Yun, has also stepped into the Celestial Immortal realm!"

"However, the person with the highest cultivation level in the Xiao family of Yangzhou is not them."

"But he was an ancestor of the Xiao family in Yangzhou, Xiao Longcheng!"

Ying Taotie said with a solemn expression.

"Xiao Longcheng?"

Chu Xiu said with a hint of surprise on his face.

Longcheng was formerly the capital of the Yan Kingdom, established by the Xiao family of Yangzhou.

He had indeed heard of the name Xiao Longcheng.

He was a prodigy of extraordinary talent from the Xiao family of Yangzhou three hundred years ago.

He is one of the most skilled masters in the world.

Unexpectedly, three hundred years later, this ancestor of the Xiao family in Yangzhou is still alive.

If Xiao Longcheng is still alive, what about the other experts of his generation?

They are definitely still alive.

Whether it's the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families or those top holy sites, there must be many such old monsters hidden within them.

However, on the other hand, the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, the top holy lands, or even former royal families like the Xiao family of Yangzhou all have such old monsters guarding them.

What about the Great Zhou Dynasty?

The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty must also have such experts!

These people are simply unable to make a move right now, so they have been hiding in the shadows.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, it is indeed Xiao Longcheng. He reached the Celestial Immortal Realm three hundred years ago."

"No one knows exactly what level his cultivation has reached now."

"Although due to the limitations of heaven and earth, all peerless masters who have reached the Celestial Immortal Realm will choose to go into seclusion and cultivate in seclusion, and will never appear again."

"However, their cultivation level is not incapable of improvement."

After considering for a moment, Ying Taotie spoke to Chu Xiu.

"Three hundred years ago, then what about three hundred years ago?"

"What about five hundred years ago, or even a thousand years ago?"

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then looked at Ying Taotie and asked.

The main problem was that he had too little information, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard didn't have any information about it either.

Even though his cultivation level is not low now, Chu Xiu actually knows nothing about how many years the lifespan of the Celestial Realm, the Human Immortal Realm, the Earth Immortal Realm, or even the Celestial Immortal Realm.

"Your Excellency, it is impossible for a master to have existed five hundred years ago, or even a thousand years ago."

"Although they are called immortals, the immortals in our world are actually incomplete."

"Having reached the Celestial Realm, one possesses a lifespan of one hundred and fifty years."

"Having stepped into the realm of immortals, one possesses a lifespan of two hundred years."

"Having stepped into the Immortal Realm, one possesses a lifespan of two hundred and fifty years."

Even if one reaches the Celestial Immortal Realm, one only has a lifespan of three hundred years.

"The True Immortal Realm, above the Celestial Immortal Realm, possesses a lifespan of three hundred and fifty years."

"And above the Realm of True Immortals, there is actually nothing."

"Although the heavens and earth do not restrict cultivation, it is becoming increasingly difficult to improve one's cultivation level."

"To reach the realm of True Immortals requires an extremely long time, and even requires the rules of heaven and earth to be more complete."

"The rules of heaven and earth are incomplete now, making it impossible to step into the realm of true immortals."

"The True Immortal Realm is already the limit of heaven and earth!"

Ying Taotie shook his head and said with a sigh.

"The lifespan of a Celestial Immortal is only three hundred years?"

Chu Xiu's face showed surprise. He guessed that the lifespan of immortals in this world might not be very long.

After all, the difference in strength between the immortals in this world and the immortals in myths and legends is too great!

However, he did not expect his lifespan to be so short.

Are the immortals in this world merely pseudo-immortals?

No wonder Ying Taotie said with absolute certainty that there were no masters from five hundred years ago, or even a thousand years ago.

After all, they won't live to see this point!

Even someone like Xiao Longcheng, the patriarch of the Xiao family in Yangzhou, who was above the Celestial Immortal realm and had already stepped into the True Immortal realm, only had a lifespan of three hundred and fifty years.

According to this calculation.

Xiao Longcheng's lifespan is probably coming to an end!

This may be the real reason why Xiao Yu led the Xiao family of Yangzhou and the Maitreya Sect to rebel so eagerly!

Xiao Yu was unwilling to lose an ancestor like Xiao Longcheng, who was at the True Immortal Realm level.

Even a True Immortal like Xiao Longcheng was unwilling to perish before the Great Conquest truly began.

The older people get, the more afraid they are of dying!

Not to mention Xiao Longcheng, an old monster who has lived for over three hundred years!

"This is also the real reason why powerful families, powerful clans, and even major holy lands and sects all want to push for the arrival of the Great War."

"Only with the arrival of a great era of contention and the perfection of the rules of heaven and earth will the ancestors of their families have the opportunity to step into the realm of true immortals."

"And that's why they have the potential to have a longer lifespan."

"This is a matter of paramount importance concerning all the powerful families and major holy lands and sects!"

"They are all pushing this very hard."

"Our Great Zhou Dynasty's enemies are not only powerful clans and noble families, but also various holy lands and sects."

"Especially those top-tier holy lands with patriarchs at the True Immortal Realm level in charge!"

Ying Taotie said with an extremely solemn expression, "Because the great era of contention has not yet truly arrived, the major holy lands have not yet truly entered the fray."

Once the era of great strife truly arrives.

Holy sites in various places will personally participate.

However, they are not vying for supremacy; they will choose to support the dragon!

"Supporting the dragon?"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke thoughtfully.

"Holy land-level sects support secular forces to vie for hegemony, in order to seize the fortune of heaven and earth, plunder resources, and prove their lineage!"

"This is Fulong!"

“Every time a great struggle occurs, the holy land-level sects will participate in it.”

"Every era of great strife is a true era of chaos!"

"The one who ultimately establishes the dynasty is the founding emperor!"

"The founding emperor possesses the greatest share of the world's fortune, while the civil and military officials, as well as the holy lands and sects who participated in supporting the emperor, will be rewarded by the world with the world's fortune based on their role in this struggle for hegemony."

"This makes their cultivation seem divinely aided, causing their cultivation level to skyrocket, making it easy for them to reach the True Immortal Realm, or even beyond!"

Ying Taotie said with a respectful expression.

"The whole world is my enemy!!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu's eyes narrowed, and even he felt immense pressure.

but!

Even if the whole world were against him, he would still protect the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It wasn't just because Empress Murong Si had always valued him highly and arranged for shadow guards to protect him secretly when he was in a weak state.

Furthermore, because his system is a positive energy system, his protection of the Great Zhou Dynasty and his slaying of treacherous officials are acts of positive energy, which has earned him the blessing of the heavens and earth's fortune.

For him, anything beyond the True Immortal Realm was no challenge at all!

"Alright, let's get back to the Xiao family of Yangzhou."

"As a former royal family, does the Xiao family of Yangzhou really only have one ancestor, two experts at the Heavenly Immortal level, and dozens of experts at the Earthly Immortal level as their foundation, and no other trump cards?"

After a long silence, Chu Xiu looked at Ying Taotie with a puzzled expression and asked.