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

"To put it simply, it's actually very simple!"

"One is destiny!"

"One is the aura of an emperor!"

"Anyone who becomes emperor and possesses the world will be blessed by the Mandate of Heaven and receive the imperial aura."

"With these two, the speed of cultivation advancement will naturally be as easy as eating and drinking."

"You don't even need to practice diligently; your cultivation level will increase naturally."

"The reason why powerful families and holy sects want to support the dragon and participate in the struggle for the world is..."

"Actually, they just want to compete for the Mandate of Heaven and for the Emperor's dragon aura."

"Although holy land-level sects cannot rule the world, if they successfully support the emperor, they can also share a portion of the destiny and the emperor's dragon aura."

"In reality, even in times of great chaos, the Mandate of Heaven and the Emperor's dragon aura are limited."

"But things are different now; now we live in an era of great strife!"

"The Mandate of Heaven and the aura of the Emperor during a time of great contention are incomparable to those of ordinary times."

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a hundred times or a thousand times!"

"As long as the holy land-level sects are willing to support and help the dragon, the powerful families and clans are also happy to share a portion of the destiny and the dragon's aura with the emperor."

"Because there are too many divine mandates and the dragon aura of the emperor in this era of great strife."

Qi Tianchen said with a sigh, "And this is the real reason why everyone is so eager to make a move in this era of great strife."

Even those reclusive sects have remained hidden from the world for thousands of years.

In this era of fierce competition, everyone is eager to jump out and grab a share of the spoils!

"I understand!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Imperial Advisor."

Chu Xiu's face turned solemn as he thanked Qi Tianchen.

"Does Your Excellency have any further questions?"

"If there is any, then speak out. While we have the time, I will answer all your questions for you, my lord."

Qi Tianchen waved his hand and looked at Chu Xiu, asking.

"I have a question for you, Imperial Preceptor, and I hope you can answer it for me."

Chu Xiu considered for a moment and said, "That's right. The last time I fought Yang Xuance, the Imperial Preceptor probably couldn't have seen it."

I've never been clear on what level of strength I've reached with our Jinyiwei's killing blade formation.

Therefore, I would like to ask the Imperial Advisor for some guidance.

This will give me a better understanding of my current capabilities and help me avoid problems.

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

"With the help of the Killing Blade Formation, Lord Marquis has already achieved the strength of the peak of the third level of the True Immortal Realm."

"Even a peak ninth-level Celestial Immortal in his prime would be powerless against the Marquis."

"However, even with the Killing Blade Formation, it won't be enough for the Marquis to face those above the fourth level of the True Immortal Realm."

Qi Tianchen pondered for a moment, then looked at Chu Xiu with a serious expression and said...

His purpose in coming here was not only to reassure Chu Xiu, but also to let him know the extent of his power with the Jinyiwei's killing blade formation.

"I understand."

Chu Xiu's eyes narrowed; such strength was indeed insufficient.

It's not just his cultivation level that needs improvement; the entire elite force of the Embroidered Uniform Guard needs to be strengthened.

In particular, the overall strength of the elite Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards).

Once the elite Jinyiwei are improved as a whole, his strength can continue to improve with the help of the Killing Blade Formation.

To reach the level of slaying True Immortals above the seventh level, or even those at the Profound Immortal level.

"Is there anything else you need to ask, Lord Marquis?"

Qi Tianchen chuckled and looked at Chu Xiu, asking a question.

Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "There are no other problems."

"Perfect timing, they've arrived too."

Qi Tianchen looked in the direction of Xuzhou and said softly.

Chu Xiu followed Qi Tianchen's gaze and saw several auras approaching.

Within these auras, there were dozens of Celestial Immortals, several True Immortals, and one Profound Immortal.

The leader was not a Xuanxian Realm cultivator, but Yang Xuance, who was wearing armor and holding a blood-red halberd.

Yang Xuance's cultivation level was no longer at the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm, but had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Heaven Immortal Realm.

Yang Xuance, who had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Immortal Realm, possessed an incredibly terrifying aura. Even several True Immortals paled in comparison to his aura.

This is Yang Xuance's strength!

Xuanxianjing is none other than the Dongyang Ancestor of the Dongyang Family.

Neither Yang Changtian, the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang Clan, nor Tianjian, the patriarch, appeared.

"Chu Xiu, as the champion marquis of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you don't even have the courage to fight me, do you?"

Yang Xuance stood on the Huai River, raised his blood-red halberd, and spoke with a chilling murderous aura.

The sound was like a thunderclap, resounding throughout the entire city of Shouchun, causing the eardrums of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty in Shouchun to ache and giving them a feeling of dizziness.

"Imperial Advisor, let's go out and meet Yang Xuance."

Chu Xiu smiled slightly and said to Qi Tianchen.

Previously, Yang Xuance had not broken through to the Celestial Immortal Realm, so his true strength was inferior to his.

Yang Xuance has now broken through to the Celestial Immortal Realm and reached the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

Logically speaking, his strength should be inferior to Yang Xuance's, or even far inferior to Yang Xuance's.

After all, Yang Xuance was already the most outstanding genius of his time!

Don't say that his internal cultivation level is only at the peak of the second level of the Earth Immortal Realm, which is far from the peak of the ninth level of the Heaven Immortal Realm. It's not just a matter of being one major realm away.

They're almost two major realms apart.

If it were an ordinary peak ninth level Celestial Immortal, given that Chu Xiu cultivated the Shangqing Divine Art, a top-tier martial art, killing such an expert would be a matter of one strike!

Chu Xiu could kill him with a single strike!

But Yang Xuance was different.

Who is Yang Xuance?

He is the most outstanding genius!

His true strength has definitely reached the True Immortal Realm!

The fact that Yang Xuance, at the peak of the ninth level of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, could suppress several experts at the True Immortal Realm level is enough to demonstrate this.

but!

Chu Xiu is truly not afraid of Yang Xuance!

He still has a trump card up his sleeve, a trump card that he has never used!

"it is good."

Qi Tianchen nodded slightly and said.

Swish!Swish!

Chu Xiu and Qi Tianchen seemed to appear out of thin air high above the Huai River, traversing the void and facing Yang Xuance across the river.

"Chu Xiu, you're finally out!"

"I thought you were too scared to come out!"

Yang Xuance stared at Chu Xiu with murderous intent in his eyes and said, "Today, I will kill you to avenge my father, the tens of thousands of wronged souls of the Hongnong Yang clan, and the tens of thousands of wronged souls of the Tianjian Sect!"

"Yang Xuance, I'm afraid you won't have that chance!"

"The one who dies today will never be me!"

Chu Xiu smiled calmly and looked at Yang Xuance, saying, "Even if you have reached the peak of the ninth level of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, so what?"

"You really think that just because you've reached the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Immortal Realm, you can kill me?"

"We'll know the answer in one battle!"

Yang Xuance flicked his left sleeve and said coldly, "Everyone, step back."

The Dongyang Patriarch and his companions moved and retreated several miles away.

"Grand Preceptor, you can just cover for me."

Chu Xiu smiled gently and said to Qi Tianchen.

"it is good."

Qi Tianchen gave Chu Xiu a deep look, then appeared several miles away, leaving the battlefield to the two of them.

Based on his understanding of Chu Xiu, he knew that Chu Xiu never acted without being certain of success.

Since he knew that Yang Xuance was no longer the same person as before, yet still dared to fight him, it meant that Chu Xiu had some hidden cards he didn't know about.

Moreover, with him there, there's also Qin Xiao, the deputy head of the Royal Palace, secretly working behind the scenes.

Even if Chu Xiu is no match for Yang Xuance, the two of them are enough to protect Chu Xiu from harm.