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

"Reporting to the Marquis, we have found out."

"The branch temple of Wuxiang Temple in the capital is Cibei Temple."

Lin Huaiyu said without hesitation.

"Compassion Temple?"

"That ordinary temple that doesn't have a martial arts tradition?"

"Using an ordinary temple as a cover, it actually hides a large number of experts?"

Chu Xiu frowned and said.

Cibei Temple was located in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so Chu Xiu naturally couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

However, this Cibei Temple was not conspicuous at all in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was the most inconspicuous of the more than ten temples in the capital.

Because the monks at Cibei Temple don't know martial arts; they are just a group of ordinary monks.

The incense offerings were not particularly popular in the capital.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Compassionate Temple is divided into two parts, one open and one hidden."

“There is a tunnel in the Compassion Temple that leads underground.”

"There is a hidden temple underground under the Compassion Temple, which is a branch of the Formless Zen Temple."

"The monks of Wuxiang Temple usually hide in the dark temple. They only come out of the dark temple to carry out the mission when they receive a mission."

"According to the monks of Wuxiang Temple, they have always been hiding in this way, and their temple is scattered in various places."

"Even this elder of Wuxiang Temple, whose cultivation has reached the peak of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm, does not know the true location of Wuxiang Temple."

Lin Huaiyu nodded and said with a solemn expression.

"Even the elders of Wuxiang Temple, who are at the peak of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm, do not know where the real temple of Wuxiang Temple is located?"

Chu Xiu looked at Lin Huaiyu with a surprised expression and asked.

He even began to suspect that the abbot of Wuxiang Temple might not be honest and hadn't revealed the real secret.

However, Chu Xiu still had great faith in the interrogation methods of his own Jinyiwei prison.

Even with his cultivation level restricted, the Wuxiang Temple elder, who was at the peak of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm, was just an ordinary person, at most a little more resilient than an ordinary person.

"Reporting to the Marquis, I have confirmed that this person is not lying."

"According to him, these elders of Wuxiang Temple are actually assassins selected from ordinary temples and trained by Wuxiang Temple to cultivate martial arts."

"They never actually visited the real Wuxiang Temple."

"Wuxiang Temple simply provides them with various cultivation resources and teaches them Wuxiang Temple's martial arts."

“Even if their cultivation level reaches the True Immortal Realm, they can already become true elders in the Wuxiang Zen Temple.”

"But in the eyes of the true Wuxiang Zen Temple, they are still just a pawn."

Lin Huaiyu gave a wry smile and said, "The real Wuxiang Temple is too well hidden."

"How many masters reside in the hidden temple beneath the Compassionate Temple?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and asked Lin Huaiyu.

Since this person did not speak, it means that Wuxiang Temple is indeed extremely troublesome, and it will not be an easy task to dig it out in a short period of time.

Therefore, we can only temporarily ignore Wuxiang Temple and deal with the assassins from Wuxiang Temple hidden in Cibei Temple first.

"Reporting to the Marquis, according to this person, apart from the assassins from Wuxiang Temple who have already been killed by the Imperial Preceptor..."

"In the hidden temple of the Compassion Temple, there are also six experts at the True Immortal Realm level."

"This includes a branch temple abbot who is at the peak of the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm."

"However, besides the Celestial Immortal Realm, this hidden temple also has dozens of Celestial Immortal Realm experts and hundreds of Earth Immortal Realm warriors."

"And this is the full extent of Wuxiang Temple's power in the capital of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

Lin Huaiyu said with a solemn expression, "The ordinary monks of Cibei Temple are responsible for two things."

One thing was receiving orders from Wuxiang Zen Temple and accepting an assassination mission.

Another matter was providing the assassins of the Wuxiang Temple in the Dark Temple with daily wine and meat, as well as abducting young women.

The monks at Cibei Temple appear to be ordinary monks who do not practice martial arts and are extremely honest.

He's actually not a good person!

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, his voice low and powerful, and said, "Ying Taotie, have your Shadow Guards found anything?"

Ying Taotie appeared out of thin air in front of Chu Xiu and the other man, bowed to them and said, "Reporting to the Marquis, our Shadow Guards have not found any information either."

"Continue the investigation of the Qi Prince's residence, the Yan Prince's residence, and the residence of the Minister of Rites."

"As long as they have problems, we will definitely be able to find them."

"At most, it will just take more time. I can afford to wait it out with them!"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke in a deep voice.

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

Ying Taotie said with utmost respect.

"Ying Taotie, go to the Imperial Observatory now and inform the Imperial Preceptor about the Wuxiang Temple incident."

"I'll tell you that I've asked the Imperial Preceptor to help me oversee things, because I'm going to raze the Wuxiang Temple's branch temple in the capital to the ground."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Ying Taotie.

The reason why Qi Tianchen wasn't tasked with eliminating the entire Wuxiang Zen Temple branch was because Chu Xiu wanted to cultivate the three elite guards of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The three major guards of the Embroidered Uniform Guard now number over 15,000.

Among them, the newly expanded six thousand-household units, with more than six thousand elite Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) having cultivation levels that were too low.

Currently, Wuxiang Temple's branch temples in the capital city have over a hundred Earth Immortals, dozens of Heaven Immortals, and six True Immortals.

One of them was at the peak of the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm.

If all the assassins from Wuxiang Temple are killed with the Killing Blade Formation, such powerful strength will be enough to enhance the strength of the entire Three Great Guards once again.

In particular, the more than 6,000 elite Jinyiwei soldiers with relatively low cultivation levels were able to experience a surge in their cultivation levels thanks to this battle!

"Yes, I understand."

Ying Taotie responded and disappeared from the spot.

"Lin Huaiyu, order Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, and Luo Tianxi to lead all the members of the Three Guards to surround the entire Cibei Temple."

"Take over the entire Compassion Temple without alerting its secret branch!"

"Kill all the monks at Cibei Temple!"

Chu Xiu said with a chilling murderous aura.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

Lin Huaiyu's expression turned solemn, and he spoke in a firm and powerful voice.

After saying this, he bowed to Chu Xiu and used his lightness skill to leave.

After a cup of tea.

Cibei Temple.

The Cibei Temple was brightly lit at night, and Chu Leisurely strolled into it.

now.

The entire Cibei Temple was surrounded by more than 16,000 elite Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards).

Inside the temple, monks fell into pools of blood before they could even react.

The crimson blood made the entire Cibei Temple look incredibly eerie, less like a Buddhist sanctuary and more like a hellish place.

However, this is more in line with the nature of Cibei Temple as a haven for filth and corruption.

Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, and Luo Tianxi stood at the gate of Cibei Temple, waiting for Chu Xiu's arrival.

"Reporting to the Marquis, I have dealt with all the monks of Cibei Temple."

"The assassins hidden underground in the Compassion Temple were not alerted."

Upon seeing Chu Xiu approach, Fang Heng quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Has the tunnel to Cibei Temple been found?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and asked Fang Heng.