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

"escape!"

The black-clad man, at the peak of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm, said something to the black ape and then fled into the distance like a thunderclap.

"Roar……"

The black ape roared, leaped into the air, and fled in different directions like a black lightning bolt.

As a demon at the peak of the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm, he was naturally not stupid; staying here would only lead to his death.

He is not one of those demons created by the Heavenly Demon Sect.

He was a high-ranking member of the Heavenly Demon Sect!

It is a demon formed from the blood essence of a human expert with profound cultivation.

How could he not know the name of Qi Tianchen, the Grand Preceptor of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

Even though he could sense that Qi Tianchen's cultivation level was the same as his.

The strength of demons at the same level is far greater than that of human warriors at the same level.

Not to mention, his cultivation level is even higher than Qi Tianchen's.

but!

He didn't dare to fight Qi Tianchen at all when faced with the black ape.

"Come down!"

Qi Tianchen clenched his right hand, and a long sword appeared in his palm. He then slashed down with the sword.

Rumble!

The entire world seemed to freeze for a moment.

Two sword energies appeared between heaven and earth.

These two sword energies seemed to represent heaven and earth!

Bang!Bang!

Two figures fell from the sky.

The two figures were a black-clad man at the peak of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm and a black ape.

only……

The black ape's body had transformed from a black ape over ten zhang tall into an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

This is clearly the true face of the demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Both of them had a sword wound on their bodies, and blood was flowing from them.

Neither of them died!

Clearly, Qi Tianchen intentionally left two survivors.

They wanted to find out who was behind them and who wanted to kill Chu Xiu through these two.

"Cough cough..."

The black-clad man, at the peak of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm, struggled to stand up, only to find that he had no strength at all, and his face was filled with fear.

The shadow of a famous tree.

That's absolutely true.

This is why, even though he knew his cultivation level was above Qi Tianchen's, he never considered fighting Qi Tianchen and only wanted to escape.

At this moment, the man in black finally understood why the demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect had been able to hide in the mountains and forests without him noticing.

Because he can easily transform into human form.

Now, the demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect have been reduced to their original forms by Qi Tianchen's sword.

Although he was already a demon.

However, his true form remains human.

The demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect showed panic on their faces, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Qi Tianchen.

"Guards, arrest them all and send them back to the Imperial Guard prison!"

Chu Xiu said in a deep and powerful voice.

Ying Taotie seemed to appear out of thin air in front of Chu Xiu, and bowed to him with utmost respect.

Then, Ying Taotie waved his right hand, and two shadow guards appeared next to the black-clad man at the peak of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm and the demon from the Heavenly Demon Sect. They grabbed the two men and disappeared into the world with them.

at this time!

"Congratulations, host, for your unwavering commitment to doing positive things, killing Lin Yu, capturing two assassins alive, and receiving the reward of forty years of Earth Immortal power, as well as the reward of the sixth strike of Ananda's Breaking the Precepts Blade Technique."

"Do you wish to receive the reward?"

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

"Receive your reward."

Chu Xiu said it without hesitation in his mind.

The voice just fell.

The power of a terrestrial immortal for forty years appeared in his dantian.

The Shangqing Divine Skill operated automatically, allowing Chu Xiu's cultivation level to naturally break through from the peak of the third level of the Earth Immortal Realm to the peak of the fourth level.

Immediately afterwards, a picture appeared in Chu Xiu's mind.

Chu Xiu held a Taiqing Zhenyue Blade in his hand and unleashed a stunning blade of light that filled the heavens and earth.

Form, sensation, perception, volition, and consciousness!

The five aggregates were all destroyed at this moment!

This single strike divides the five aggregates!

"Thank you, Imperial Advisor."

Chu Xiu received all the information and, on the surface, calmly bowed to Qi Tianchen in thanks.

After all, he possessed the innate ability to conceal his breath, and although his cultivation level had broken through from the peak of the third level of the Earth Immortal Realm to the peak of the fourth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

However, thanks to the innate concealment technique, even Qi Tianchen couldn't see it.

The moment he received the image of Ananda breaking the precepts with his sword technique was only a fleeting moment.

"Master Marquis, you're welcome."

“If someone wants to make a move against the Marquis, I naturally cannot sit idly by.”

The longsword in Qi Tianchen's hand had long since disappeared. He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Moreover, I also want to know who exactly wants to kill the Marquis."

Who is colluding with the Heavenly Demon Sect again!

"No matter who they are."

"Now that these two are in the hands of my Imperial Guards, I'm sure I'll be able to find out what happened!"

A murderous glint flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke with chilling ferocity.

"Alright, now that things are settled here, I'll head back."

"If there is anything I can do for you, Your Excellency, please send someone to the Imperial Observatory at any time to let me know."

Qi Tianchen waved his sleeve, and with a flick of his wrist, he vanished from the spot.

After watching Qi Tianchen leave, Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "Ying Taotie, search Lin Yu and see if he has the Shadowless Sword Technique manual."

This Shadowless Sword Technique is closely related to the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Skill. Since Lin Yu was killed, it was natural not to allow this Shadowless Sword Technique manual to continue to circulate.

Even if it wasn't on Lin Yu, Chu Xiu would still send someone to find the Shadowless Sword Technique manual and completely destroy it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your command."

Ying Taotie responded and walked to Lin Yu's corpse, groping his body.

Soon, Ying Taotie found a dark yellow manual on Lin Yu's body, with the words "Shadowless Sword Technique" written on it. He quickly walked up to Chu Xiu, held it up with both hands, and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Marquis, we have found the Shadowless Sword Technique manual."

"Let me take a look."

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow, took the Shadowless Sword Technique manual from Ying Taotie, and began to read it.

The Shadow Taotie vanished from the spot, as if it had never existed.

Ning Qingshuang and her daughter Lu Wushuang stood cautiously behind Chu Xiu, looking weak and helpless, barely daring to breathe.

After all, they were too weak in the eyes of Chu Xiu and his people; so weak that they didn't even have the chance to decide their own fate.

After a while.

"I see. Lin Tiannan is indeed quite capable."

"They actually modified the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Skill into such a sword technique that can be learned quickly."

"Moreover, one can be completely unaffected by the Blood Shadow Divine Art and will not have the desire to suck blood."

"To castrate himself with a knife, Lin Tiannan is indeed ruthless!"

"However, without absorbing blood, the speed will definitely not be as fast as if it were absorbed."

"In order to take revenge as soon as possible, Lin Yu resolutely chose the path of bloodsucking after castrating himself."

With a flick of his right hand, Chu Xiu turned the dark yellow manual in his hand into dust and vanished into the world.

If one can cultivate the Shadowless Sword Technique without castrating oneself or absorbing blood, Chu Xiu could place this Shadowless Sword Technique manual in the Embroidered Uniform Guard's armory.

This might be useful for the Imperial Guards.

However, Chu Xiu felt that there was no need for unorthodox martial arts that required self-castration.