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

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Pei Guanyin spoke with a respectful expression.

"Minister Chu, is there anything else besides this matter?"

Murong Si nodded slightly and looked at Chu Xiu, asking a question.

"Your Majesty, I have nothing else to report."

Chu Xiu shook his head and said.

"Since Minister Chu has nothing else to say, Jiang Wan'er, take Minister Chu to the Immortal Martial Pavilion to choose martial arts techniques."

"Minister Chu, this is my token."

"With my token, you can enter the Immortal Martial Pavilion to select martial arts techniques."

"Jiang Wan'er, you are in charge of taking Chu Aiqing there."

Murong Si nodded slightly, and with a flick of her sleeve, a golden token floated in front of Chu Xiu.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your divine grace."

Chu Xiu accepted the golden token and thanked Murong Si.

He saw the four characters "As if the Emperor were personally present" on the front of the golden token.

"Minister Chu, there's no need for such formalities."

Murong Si waved her hand and picked up a memorial to read.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan'er responded and extended her hand to Chu Xiu, inviting him, "My lord, please."

"Your Majesty, this humble subject takes his leave."

Chu Xiu bowed to Murong Si and left with Jiang Wan'er.

Led by Jiang Wan'er, Chu Xiu headed towards the forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace, the Immortal Martial Pavilion.

Pei Guanyin also left the main hall of Taiji Palace. She went to Wenyuan Pavilion, and after Chu Xiu selected martial arts, she delivered Murong Si's imperial edict to the cabinet officials and asked them to send people to convey the orders to the government offices of various prefectures and counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Does Your Majesty know why His Majesty bestowed the token upon you?"

Jiang Wan'er smiled gently and asked Chu Xiu.

"Please enlighten me, Lord Jiang."

Chu Xiu's heart stirred, and he said to Jiang Wan'er.

"The first three floors of the Immortal Martial Pavilion can be entered without His Majesty's token."

"However, one needs His Majesty's token to enter the fourth floor of the Immortal Martial Pavilion."

"Otherwise, no one can get in."

"Even the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Martial Pavilion doesn't have the authority to do this."

Jiang Wan'er hesitated for a moment, then explained to Chu Xiu.

"I see."

A look of realization dawned on Chu Xiu's face.

"My lord, although the Immortal Martial Pavilion is a forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace, it is not located in the inner palace, but rather near the main hall of the Taiji Palace."

"Although His Majesty has always been protected by Senior Nangong Yijian, the head of the Imperial Household Department, in our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Senior Nangong will not leave the palace easily."

"However, it does not mean that there is only one Senior Nangong protecting His Majesty's safety in our Great Zhou Dynasty's palace."

"In fact, even if Senior Nangong leaves the palace, there are still people in the palace protecting His Majesty's safety."

As Jiang Wan'er led the way, she spoke softly to Chu Xiu.

"Please, Lord Jiang, do not hesitate to offer your guidance."

Upon hearing Jiang Wan'er's words, Chu Xiu cupped his hands in greeting and asked with a curious expression.

He had already guessed that the other person was very likely the master of the Immortal Martial Pavilion!

After all, the Immortal Martial Pavilion houses the most precious divine skills and martial arts of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even the Imperial Extreme Record, also known as the Thirty-Three Heavens Mandate World-Suppressing Profound Skill, and the Zhou Tian Imperial Sword Manual, these two world-suppressing martial arts may be stored in the Immortal Martial Pavilion.

Of course, it's also possible that these two world-class martial arts techniques are not in the Immortal Martial Pavilion.

However, even if these two world-shaking martial arts are not in the Immortal Martial Pavilion, the other divine skills are enough to drive any force in the world crazy.

Even the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, and even the Holy Land-level sects that are no weaker than the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, or whose pure martial prowess is even greater than that of the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, would all go crazy for it.

That's right, the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families are not necessarily the most powerful in the world in terms of martial prowess.

Holy land-level sects, which are even more powerful than the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families, also exist.

However, there are still differences between sects and aristocratic families.

The Five Clans and Seven Noble Families possess immense prestige throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty. To put it bluntly, any one of the Five Clans or Seven Noble Families could raise an arm and recruit hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of soldiers in a short period of time.

But what about the sects?

Even if it's a holy land sect that's more powerful than the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, what can it do?

Their influence within the Great Zhou Dynasty was far less than that of the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families.

Even a powerful clan from a county is stronger than a sect of the Holy Land level.

The prestige and influence of a sacred sect lie more in the martial arts world than in the wider world.

"Actually, this matter is not exactly a secret within our Great Zhou Dynasty."

"The Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, as well as those holy land-level sects, all know about it."

"In our Great Zhou Dynasty, there have always been two great masters."

"These two masters are like true pillars of heaven."

"One of them is Senior Nangong Yijian, the head of the Royal Palace and known as the Sword Immortal."

"The other person is Liu Feibai, the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Martial Pavilion of our Great Zhou Dynasty, who is known as the Sword Saint."

"The reason why the Immortal Martial Pavilion is located near the Taiji Palace is so that if the Palace Master of the Royal Offering Hall needs to take action one day, even if the Palace Master of the Royal Offering Hall leaves the palace, the Palace Master of the Immortal Martial Pavilion will still be stationed in the palace to protect His Majesty's safety at any time."

Jiang Wan'er said with a solemn expression.

"The Pavilion Master of the Immortal Martial Pavilion, the Sword Saint Liu Feibai?"

A strange light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke with interest.

This wasn't the first time he'd heard of the Sword Saint.

Among his Imperial Guards was the Sword Saint Dugu Yanyu.

However, compared to Liu Feibai, Dugu Yanyu, the Sword Saint, has not yet reached the true pinnacle of swordsmanship.

He can be considered a new generation of sword saint.

The two are naturally incomparable in strength.

"Indeed, Senior Liu can be described as a dragon whose head is seen but whose tail is never seen."

"The affairs of the entire Immortal Martial Pavilion are overseen by Senior Liu's eldest disciple, Vice Pavilion Master Xuanyuan Tai'a."

"By the way, Pavilion Master Xuanyuan and Teacher are of the same generation."

"Senior Nangong believed that his talent and aptitude in swordsmanship were only slightly inferior to his teacher's."

"If we say that the teacher is the number one person among his peers."

"Then Pavilion Master Xuanyuan is the second among his peers."

"My future achievements may not be any less than those of my teachers."

"But since becoming a disciple of Senior Liu, Pavilion Master Xuanyuan has stayed in the Immortal Martial Pavilion and has never left it."

"Therefore, even within the imperial palace, there are very few people who know how powerful the Pavilion Master Xuanyuan is, let alone in the capital or in our Great Zhou Dynasty."

After considering for a moment, Jiang Wan'er spoke to Chu Xiu.

"Xuanyuan Tai'a?"

"The Vice Pavilion Master of the Immortal Martial Pavilion?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly. Just from this name, one could tell just how extraordinary Xuanyuan Tai'a was.

The surname Xuanyuan is extremely rare.

They even dared to name it Tai'a.

Furthermore, he could be appointed as the deputy head of the Immortal Martial Pavilion by Liu Feibai, the pavilion master, to handle the affairs of the Immortal Martial Pavilion on a daily basis.

Although nothing much happened in the entire Immortal Martial Pavilion.

However, this also proves that Xuanyuan Tai'a's current strength must have reached an incredibly powerful level.

Chu Xiu felt a sense of curiosity about Xuanyuan Tai'a, who was described by Nangong Yijian as having slightly inferior talent and aptitude compared to Qi Tianchen, but who might achieve the same level of success as Qi Tianchen.

"My lord, we have arrived."

"This is the Immortal Martial Pavilion."

Jiang Wan'er pointed to a tall building with five stories not far away and said.

This building occupies an incredibly vast area, only slightly smaller than the Taiji Palace.

It's probably only slightly smaller than Taiji Palace because Taiji Palace was the residence and administrative center of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and other palaces couldn't surpass it.