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

"National Division."

Chu Xiu cupped his hands in greeting to Qi Tianchen and said.

"My lord, there's no need for such formalities."

Qi Tianchen waved his hand and said with a smile.

"It should."

"I should thank the Imperial Advisor for helping to restrain Xiao Zhenting."

Chu Xiu smiled gently and said to Qi Tianchen.

Not bad.

Xiao Zhenting remained hidden in the shadows.

With his ability to observe qi, neither Xiao Zhenting's arrival nor Qi Tianchen's could escape his notice.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu Xiu did not pursue Yang Xuance.

He naturally understood why Xiao Zhenting was hiding in the shadows.

If given the chance, Xiao Zhenting would definitely make a move and kill him together with Yang Xuance.

Eliminating him would be of great benefit to Xiao Zhenting.

It was only because Qi Tianchen was also hiding in the shadows that Xiao Zhenting ultimately did not make a move.

“Even if I am not here, it will not be an easy task for Xiao Zhenting to kill the Marquis.”

Qi Tianchen shook his head and said.

He knew all too well just how extraordinary Chu Xiu's method of self-preservation was.

Even if Xiao Zhenting and Yang Xuance joined forces, they still couldn't kill Chu Xiu thanks to the Five Elements Escape Technique.

"Grand Preceptor, Yang Xuance will certainly not make a move again unless he is absolutely certain of success."

"How about we rest in Shouchun City first?"

Chu Xiu did not answer the question, but instead extended an invitation to Qi Tianchen.

The reason he believed Yang Xuance would not act easily was because Yang Xuance had the Star Guard of the Hongnong Yang Clan under his command, and he also had more than 8,000 elite Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards).

Now is the best time to kill him. Even Yang Xuance couldn't kill him. Once the more than 8,000 elite Imperial Guards arrive, it will be even more difficult for Yang Xuance to kill him.

Yang Xuance was chosen by Yang Yan as the next head of the Hongnong Yang clan and was recognized by the entire Hongnong Yang clan.

It's impossible for it to be as simple as just being born with superhuman strength and having extraordinary talent.

"it is good."

Qi Tianchen did not refuse.

Xuzhou, the main hall of the governor's mansion.

"Big brother, should we suspend all operations now?"

Yang Xuanzong looked at Yang Xuance, who was sitting upright in the hall, and asked with a puzzled expression.

Not only Yang Xuanzong was there, but also Yang Chao, the Grand Commander of the Star Guard.

Yang Chao also stared intently at Yang Xuance.

"I just fought with Chu Xiu."

"I'm not confident I can kill him!"

"Although I didn't use my full strength, I'm sure Chu Xiu also held back some of his power."

Yang Xuance remained silent for a long time before saying softly, "Even if I used all my strength, I still couldn't kill him."

His strength is by no means inferior to mine!

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuanzong and Yang Chao's expressions changed drastically.

They were naturally aware of Yang Xuance's strength.

Because they understand it, they can't believe it's true.

"Now you know why I came back so quickly, right?"

"If I had killed Chu Xiu, or if Chu Xiu had not yet arrived in Shouchun City, then I would have already taken over the entire city of Shouchun."

Yang Xuance spoke in a deep and powerful voice.

"Brother, what should we do now?"

Yang Xuanzong gritted his teeth and looked at Yang Xuance with resentment, asking him a question.

"Wait!"

"I have a premonition that an era of great strife is about to begin!"

A glint of light flashed in Yang Xuance's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Once the Great Era of Contention officially begins, experts at the Celestial Immortal Realm and even the True Immortal Realm will no longer be subject to the suppression of Heaven and Earth."

"At that time, eliminating Chu Xiu will be much easier."

"Brother, can't we just storm into Shouchun City now?"

"Although Chu Xiu is very strong, no matter how strong Chu Xiu is, as long as there is no Jinyiwei killing blade formation."

"With the Star Guards of our Yang family, we will definitely be able to kill him!"

Yang Xuanzong looked at Yang Xuance with a pleading expression on his face and said.

He wasn't referring to the Yang family of Hongnong, but rather the Yang clan.

The Yang family is their family.

The Hongnong Yang clan is the entire Yang clan!

The Star Guard has always belonged to the Yang family, from the time his father took charge until now.

Rather than the Yang clan of Hongnong.

There is a difference between the two.

"No."

"We absolutely cannot take any risks!"

"No one can guarantee whether the more than 8,000 elite members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard have already arrived in Shouchun City."

"They've been hiding in the shadows all along. Even just now, Chu Xiu didn't use the Embroidered Uniform Guard's killing blade formation."

"They're actually setting a trap for us."

"His real goal is not just to get rid of me, but to eliminate the Star Guards of our Yang family as well!"

Yang Xuance shook his head and said without hesitation, "If we make a wrong judgment, even if we are able to kill Chu Xiu, our Yang family's Star Guard will inevitably suffer a huge loss."

Each Star Guardian took us a lot of resources and time to cultivate.

There must be absolutely no waste.

If Father knew, he would definitely not agree!

Yang Xuanzong clenched his fists and remained silent for a long time.

"Alright, that's all. You may all leave."

Yang Xuance waved to Yang Xuanzong and Yang Chao and said.

"Yes."

Yang Xuanzong and the other man bowed to Yang Xuance and then left.

"Sect Leader Xiao, you should be out by now, right?"

After watching Yang Xuanzong and the other person leave, Yang Xuance said indifferently.

"No wonder Brother Yang chose his nephew as the next head of the family to be groomed."

“My dear nephew is indeed very steady.”

Xiao Zhenting appeared out of thin air in the hall, looking at Yang Xuance with an admiring expression.

"I had to trouble Sect Leader Xiao to stop Qi Tianchen for me just now."

Yang Xuance stood up abruptly and addressed Xiao Zhenting with his hands clasped in a fist salute.

Clearly, it wasn't just Chu Xiu who sensed the arrival of Xiao Zhenting and Qi Tianchen.

Yang Xuance had already sensed it.

This shows just how terrifying Yang Xuance's true strength really was.

This is because neither Xiao Zhenting nor Qi Tianchen has reached the Celestial Immortal Realm.

Both of them suppressed their cultivation level to the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Not bad.

Xiao Zhenting's true cultivation level was neither the Celestial Immortal Realm nor the True Immortal Realm.

Instead, he was at the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

This secret is known to very few people even within the entire Yellow Heaven Sect.

It must be said that none of the world's top geniuses reached the Earthly Immortal Realm before the Great Conflict Era arrived.

This can be seen from Xiao Zhenting, Qi Tianchen, and Yang Yan.

It's not that they can't, it's that they're unwilling!

"You're too kind, my dear nephew."

Xiao Zhenting smiled slightly and said.

Yang Xuance extended his hand to Xiao Zhenting, inviting him, "Master Xiao, please."

Xiao Zhenting nodded and sat down in the guest seats in the hall.

Shouchun City.

Inside the study of an inn courtyard.

Chu Xiu chatted with Qi Tianchen for a few minutes, and then the two found an inn in Shouchun City and checked in.

However, the two did not live in the same courtyard; each had their own courtyard.

Chu Xiu sat cross-legged in the study, and with a flick of his right hand, the Bodhi Enlightenment Pill appeared in his palm. He put the Bodhi Enlightenment Pill into his mouth.

In an instant!

Chu Xiu felt his comprehension surge in that instant.