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

A colossal phantom of a celestial demon appeared behind Xuanyuan Tai'a, as if it were about to transform the entire world into a true demon realm.

This move is the fourteenth move of the Fifteen Forms of the Demonic Sword, the Heaven-Slaying and Dao-Cutting Technique!

As Xuanyuan Tai'a unleashed his sword strike, an enormous rift appeared between heaven and earth, seemingly about to swallow the Southern Dharma King whole.

"The Fifteenth Form of the Demonic Sword, is this the power of the demonic sword of Dugu Shiwu, the deputy hall master of the Royal Palace?"

"If the fourteenth move alone possesses such terrifying power, wouldn't the fifteenth move be a true demonic sword?"

Chu Xiu's face showed surprise. He knew that Xuan Yuan Tai'a had not cultivated the Sword Saint Liu Feibai's Formless Sword Scripture, but he did not expect that Xuan Yuan Tai'a would actually cultivate the Fifteen Forms of the Demon Sword.

"Wow..."

Upon seeing Xuanyuan Tai'a's sword strike, the Southern Dharma King's pupils contracted, and he unleashed an incomparably sharp shriek, transforming into a massive, fiery red bird with a wingspan of tens of feet, radiating raging flames. He shouted with chilling killing intent, "Blazing Flames Burn the Heavens!"

In an instant.

The Dharma King of Nanli transformed into a sky full of raging flames, heading straight for Xuanyuan Tai'a's sword.

Rumble!

A deafening roar echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

Chu Xiu's expression became extremely solemn. He didn't know if Xuan Yuan Tai'a could withstand Nan Li Dharma King's attack.

quickly!

The raging flames suddenly died down.

A terrifying sword light shattered the raging flames and slashed down towards the Southern Dharma King.

"How dare you, junior! You actually dare to kill me, the Heavenly Demon..."

When the Dharma King of Nanli saw this sword, his eyes showed a look of shock. He had never expected that the power of Xuanyuan Tai'a's sword would reach such a terrifying level. He was clearly a Xuanxian Realm expert, while Xuanyuan Tai'a was only at the peak of the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm, but this sword was even more powerful than his Xuanxian Realm level expert.

With this sword strike, the fiery red feathers on the Southern Dharma King's body were pulverized, as if they were about to be completely shattered.

Terrifying sword marks appeared on the body of the Southern Dharma King.

This caused the Dharma King of Namli to fall from the sky.

At the moment of his fall, his body was completely transformed back to its original form, from a fiery red bird tens of feet in size to his original sinister appearance. However, his clothes were already torn, and his body was covered with shocking wounds.

Bang!

The Dharma King of Namli was thrown directly from the sky, creating a large hole in the ground.

The residual heat from his body left the ground charred black.

Swish!

"Come out!"

Xuanyuan Tai'a landed beside the large hole, lightly tapped the ground with his right foot, and the body of the Southern Dharma King flew out of the hole and landed in front of Chu Xiu.

However, the current Dharma King of Nanli is on his deathbed, looking as if he is about to breathe his last.

"Alright, my lord, we have captured the Southern Dharma King."

"Fortunately, I have not failed in my mission and have not killed the Dharma King of Nanli."

"I'll leave this to you, Lord Marquis."

Xuanyuan Tai'a smiled slightly and looked at Chu Xiu.

The three thousand personal guards brought by Xu Tianba stared at this scene in horror. It was bad enough that Xu Tianba had been captured, but even the powerful Nanli Dharma King, who was like a god in their hearts, had been captured alive.

"Thank you, Pavilion Master Xuanyuan."

Chu Xiu cupped his hands in thanks to Xuanyuan Tai'a.

"Master Marquis, you're welcome."

"I will remain hidden in the shadows. If there is anything that requires my assistance, please feel free to give the order, Lord Marquis."

Xuanyuan Tai'a left behind a sentence and disappeared into the world.

"Kill! Don't let anyone escape!"

A murderous glint flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke with overwhelming killing intent.

"Yes!"

Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, and Luo Tianxi responded and led the elite Imperial Guards in a killing formation towards Xu Tianba's three thousand personal guards.

These three thousand people are all highly skilled in cultivation; killing them would strengthen the elite forces of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"The chieftain is dead, the Dharma King is dead, run!"

"Run! If we don't run, we'll all die!"

"Split up and escape, that's our only chance of survival..."

"..."

Without Xu Tianba's command, and with even the Southern Dharma King captured alive by Xuanyuan Tai'a, Xu Tianba's three thousand personal guards were terrified and fled like bolts of lightning, fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would die here.

Fang Heng and his two companions each led a contingent of elite Imperial Guards in pursuit. Faced with the killing blade array, Xu Tianba's three thousand personal guards were utterly powerless to resist and were slaughtered like grass.

After a cup of tea.

Fang Heng and his two companions returned to Chu Xiu with nearly nine thousand elite Imperial Guards.

Fang Heng bowed and said, "Reporting to the Marquis, Xu Tianba's three thousand personal guards have all been killed, and not a single one has escaped!"

"very good."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, a satisfied look on his face, and said, "Shadow Taotie."

"The humble position is here."

The shadowy Taotie appeared out of thin air in front of Chu Xiu and bowed to him with utmost respect.

"You are in charge of leading the way, taking Fang Heng and the others to Shimen Village, flattening the entire village, and bringing back our ten secret agents from the Embroidered Uniform Guard unharmed."

"I will be here waiting for your return."

Chu Xiu stood with his hands behind his back and spoke calmly.

With Xu Tianba and the Southern Dharma King gone, the entire Shimen Village, with its nearly nine thousand elite Imperial Guards, was already capable of being wiped out, so there was no need for him to go there personally.

"Yes."

Ying Taotie said without hesitation.

Chu Xiu waved to Ying Taotie and the others.

Ying Taotie and the others bowed to Chu Xiu and then led nearly nine thousand elite Imperial Guards towards Shimen Village.

After watching everyone leave, Chu Xiu said calmly, "Bring in the Southern Dharma King and Xu Tianba together. Interrogate them as quickly as possible. We must uncover the entire situation of the Heavenly Demon Sect and who Xu Tianba is training elite troops for."

"Yes!"

A Jinyiwei commander responded and ordered his men to take the Southern Dharma King and the already bound Xu Tianba inside.

This Jinyiwei centurion was the centurion of the Longxi County Centurion Office in Liangzhou.

When the Embroidered Uniform Guards encountered trouble at the Didao County post station, the commander of the Longxi County Hundred Household Office, led his Embroidered Uniform Guards to the post station almost immediately.

Chu Xiu turned and walked towards the direction of the post station hall.

An hour later.

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard strode into the hall, knelt down before Chu Xiu, and said with a solemn expression, "Reporting to the Marquis, I have obtained the information through interrogation."

"Tell me, what questions did you ask?"

Chu Xiu smiled and looked at the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

He couldn't help but feel hopeful, finally able to obtain some information about the Heavenly Demon Sect and confirm whether Prince Qi, Murong Yu, was colluding with the Heavenly Demon Sect.