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

"Reporting to Your Highness, it is Prince Qi..."

"According to Xu Zhan's confession, it was King Qi who colluded with the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"Ten years ago, King Qi colluded with the Heavenly Demon Sect. The Heavenly Demon Sect trained elite troops for King Qi and helped him seize the world."

"King Qi will appoint the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect as the National Preceptor of our Great Zhou Dynasty after he ascends the throne."

“There are at least nine places like Shimenzhai, and Shimenzhai is just one of them.”

"The people who train elite soldiers for the Heavenly Demon Sect are all generals who should have died in the war against the demon race over the years. They were rescued by the Heavenly Demon Sect, integrated with the blood essence of demons, and became demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard spoke with utmost solemnity.

It is clear that Xu Tianba has admitted that he is Xu Zhan.

That's why the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard called him Xu Zhan, not Xu Tianba.

"So, the Heavenly Demon Sect started making plans many years ago, or rather, the Heavenly Demon Sect had this idea many years ago."

"It wasn't that I suddenly had this idea—to support an emperor—before cooperating with the King of Qi."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu looked thoughtful and said...

"Your Excellency is wise. Xu Zhan said that the Heavenly Demon Sect first had this idea a hundred years ago."

"It was a strategy decided by the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"King Qi is very likely just one of the targets chosen by the Heavenly Demon Sect for support."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Just one of the beneficiaries?"

"So, the Heavenly Demon Sect may have supported other people, but we just don't know it?"

"Does Xu Zhan have any guesses about this person?"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he asked the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Reporting to Your Lordship, Xu Zhan is only guessing; he doesn't know who else is besides the Prince of Qi."

"The reason he knew about the King of Qi was because the King of Qi had once inspected his elite troops at Shimen Village."

"It was only after seeing the elite troops of Shimen Village that King Qi truly made up his mind to cooperate with the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"Even in places like Shimen Village, where elite troops are secretly trained, Xu Zhan only knew from the Southern Dharma King that there were at least nine such places."

The commander of the Imperial Guard shook his head and said, "Someone like Xu Zhan cannot access the true secrets within the Heavenly Demon Sect."

Only high-ranking figures like Dharma King Nanli could know the true secrets of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"Then continue the interrogation of the Dharma King of Nanli!"

"I must know all the secrets of the Heavenly Demon Sect that the Southern Dharma King knows!"

Chu Xiu said calmly.

"Please forgive me, my Lord!"

"The Dharma King of Nanli is dead..."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, looking ashamed, knelt down before Chu Xiu and bowed his head, saying...

"died?"

Chu Xiu frowned and asked in surprise, "The sword strike from Pavilion Master Xuanyuan just now clearly didn't hit his core, so how did he die?"

If he had known earlier that Dharma King Nanli would die so easily, he would have directly used the Reversal of Heaven and Earth Great Soul Search Technique to search for Dharma King Nanli's soul.

"Reporting to Your Lordship, I merely inquired about the secrets of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and then the Southern Dharma King died..."

"It seems, it seems that there are shackles deep in its soul, and once such a secret is asked, it will self-destruct."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard hesitated for a moment before speaking to Chu Xiu.

"shackles?"

"So, the Heavenly Demon Sect has control over its higher-ups."

"It's not your problem."

Chu Xiu's face showed relief. He waved his hand and said to the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, "You have already accomplished a great feat by being able to find out about the Prince of Qi."

Since the Heavenly Demon Sect has shackles on its higher-ups, even if he uses the Reversal of Heaven and Earth Great Soul Searching Technique, he cannot obtain anything from the memories of the Southern Li Dharma King.

Even if he himself couldn't obtain the secrets of the Heavenly Demon Sect, he naturally wouldn't blame the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard showed gratitude on his face and thanked Chu Xiu.

"Did you find out anything else?"

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

"Your Excellency, Xu Zhan knows far too little."

"All the confessions are here."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard took out a small booklet from his sleeve, raised it with both hands, and said with utmost respect.

Chu Xiu took the booklet and glanced through it. It was exactly the same as what the Jinyiwei commander had just reported. He put the booklet away and said calmly, "Step back. Lock Xu Zhan up. Don't let him escape."

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard acknowledged the order and withdrew.

"We can go back to the capital once Fang Heng returns."

"King Qi, it seems you were one of those who plotted against me last time."

"Are you still not satisfied with your defeat? Do you want to take the Killing Blade Formation and Killing Blade Manual from my Embroidered Uniform Guard to strengthen your men?"

Chu Xiu said with a hint of sarcasm on his face, "Although we haven't obtained evidence against Wang Hao, or even against the Prince of Yan."

But being able to resolve this matter is a gain in itself.

Less than half an hour.

"Congratulations, host, for your persistent efforts in doing positive things, crushing the rebels of Shimen Village, killing the Southern Dharma King of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and obtaining the reward of seventy years of Earth Immortal power and the reward of the ninth level of the Undying Golden Body Technique."

"Do you want to receive the reward?"

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

"Yes, accept the reward."

Chu Xiu's eyes lit up. It seemed that Fang Heng had already razed the entire Shimen Village to the ground. He thought to himself without hesitation.

The voice just fell.

Seventy years of Earth Immortal power appeared in Chu Xiu's dantian, allowing his cultivation level to naturally break through from the peak of the sixth level of Earth Immortal Realm to the peak of the seventh level of Earth Immortal Realm.

Followed by.

A vast and boundless power appeared in Chu Xiu's body, causing his physical body to continuously strengthen, and the Undying Golden Body Technique broke through from the ninth level of minor completion to the ninth level of major completion.

"My internal energy cultivation has reached the peak of the seventh level of the Earth Immortal Realm."

"His external martial arts cultivation has also reached the Great Perfection of the Earth Immortal Realm."

"Achieving a great accomplishment in the Earth Immortal Realm is equivalent to the peak of the sixth level of the Earth Immortal Realm."

"I wonder if, with the combination of these two abilities, I can now easily kill ordinary True Immortal Realm experts."

Chu Xiu clenched his fists, feeling the immense power within him, and said with a hint of anticipation on his face.

After calming himself down, Chu Xiu stood up and walked towards the gate of the post station.

Now that Fang Heng and the others have dealt with Shimen Village, they should be back soon.

really.

Chu Xiu waited for less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before Fang Heng returned with a large contingent of Imperial Guards escorting a series of simple horse-drawn carriages.

"Your subordinate greets Your Excellency."

Fang Heng bowed to Chu Xiu and said.

"No need to be polite."

Chu Xiu waved his sleeve and said calmly.

"Reporting to the Marquis, Shimen Village possesses a large quantity of grain, elixirs, gold, and silver."

"However, there are too many of them, and it will take some time to transport them. I will bring back a batch of the harvest to report to the Marquis first."

"Brother Pei and Brother Luo are stationed at Shimen Village."

Fang Heng considered it for a moment and then spoke to Chu Xiu.

"Fang Heng, send someone to inform Pei Shiji and Luo Tianxi."

"Tell them that we will return to the capital first, and let them be responsible for escorting all the spoils back to the capital together."

"Take Xu Zhan with you, let's leave now."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke in a low but powerful voice.