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

The Northern King of Dharma watched with admiration as Chu Xiu battled against the mystical magic he was using.

He even developed a fondness for Chu Xiu's talent, but unfortunately, Chu Xiu was the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty and already had an irreconcilable hatred with the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"To be able to withstand the residual Xuanxian sword intent of Gai Wushuang while only at the Earth Immortal level, it seems this young man cultivates both internal and external skills, with his external skills at least reaching the Earth Immortal level. Otherwise, he would have already been reduced to nothingness by the collision between the sword intent and my bone claws..."

"Such talent truly surprises me... It's just a pity that his own strength is too weak, and he can only rely on external objects to contend with my full-force attack, resulting in serious injury."

"But it can only hold its own!"

"My spiritual power is still abundant. After this, what means do you have to stop my remaining attacks?"

The King of Uttarakhand was extremely confident in the full force of his attack.

Even if other old monsters below the third level of Xuanxian were here, they would find it difficult to withstand his attack unscathed.

However, Chu Xiu was completely unaware of all this and didn't care at all.

At this moment, his mind was completely absorbed in the battle against the giant skeletal claws.

Gai Wushuang's sword intent gave him the confidence to unleash the Heaven-Opening Blade.

This strike is enough to cleave through the giant skeletal claw!

Split that earth-shattering thundercloud!

"Open! The heavens!"

Chu Xiu gritted his teeth before uttering those two short words.

The instant the sound rang out, a large amount of blood burst from Chu Xiu's tiger's mouth and was absorbed by the Taiqing Zhenyue Blade he gripped tightly in his hand.

The entire landscape within a hundred miles was drawn to this divine blade, transforming into its power, which was unleashed with Chu Xiu's slash!

"A true man is born of the earth; if the heavens are unjust, he shall use the power of the earth to cleave the heavens with a single stroke!"

Just then, a muffled growl echoed in Chu Xiu's mind. He seemed to see someone who, just like himself, had once raised a sword to the sky...

But that sky was boundless, far surpassing the earth-shaking thunderclouds that he was trying to contend with!

boom!

Chu Xiu's final slash collided with the giant skeletal claw.

The giant claw, which was originally filled with demonic energy, gradually shattered and collapsed under this strike, turning into dust!

The remaining energy from that strike, propelled by Chu Xiu's momentum, cleaved the earth-shattering thundercloud in two, leaving it teetering on the brink of collapse.

After this attack, Chu Xiu was completely exhausted and fell unconscious, letting his body fall into the swamp.

"How can this be?"

Upon witnessing this scene, the King of Uttarakhand could no longer remain calm.

"Is this the Heaven-Opening Blade Technique? How could a mere remnant of a hundred years' worth of sword intent, almost completely dissipated, possibly possess such power?!"

"Could it be that if Gai Wushuang himself were here, I wouldn't even be able to withstand the full force of his single strike?"

As a Xuanxian realm expert who had been living in seclusion for a long time and had not faced anyone of the same level for many years, he originally thought that even if the hall masters of the Royal Palace were here, he could still escape unscathed.

But Chu Xiu was able to break through my full-force attack with just a wisp of sword intent left by Gai Wushuang. If Gai Wushuang himself were here, wouldn't he be able to completely crush me?

"Hmph! Too bad, no one can save you today!"

Before the North Kan Dharma King finished speaking, the thunderclouds that Chu Xiu had cut open and were about to dissipate suddenly condensed into a torrential downpour full of poisonous gas, which fell on the swamp where Chu Xiu had fallen.

Immediately afterwards, the North Kan Dharma King waved his sleeve, and the raindrops falling to the ground ignited like sparks, quickly connecting to form a sea of ​​fire that enveloped the unconscious Chu Xiu.

With a stern gesture, the Northern King of Dharma pointed his finger, and the rain of fire scattered across the ground, sweeping towards Chu Xiu like a whirlwind.

Despite being engulfed by the fire tornado, Chu Xiu's body remained completely unharmed.

The fact that he was unharmed despite being trapped in a sea of ​​fire while unconscious shocked the King of Uttarakhand once again.

"Is it the Five Elements Escape Technique?"

"This technique can even operate on its own in an unconscious state?"

"Where did this kid get so many strange and unique martial arts techniques? How come I've never heard of them before?"

The King of Beikan reluctantly sheathed his sword: "Very well, then I shall personally see you off!"

He no longer used the water sword condensed by his cultivation technique. Instead, he took a step forward and gathered his strength. Like lightning, his figure swept across the night sky, and he delivered a solid punch to the head of the unconscious Chu Xiu.

boom!

The Northern Kan Dharma King no longer dared to underestimate Chu Xiu, fearing that he might still have some trump cards up his sleeve.

Therefore, with a powerful punch, the swamp beneath Chu Xiu collapsed, and then the entire mountain collapsed under the force of the punch!

This punch was almost the pinnacle of the North Kan Dharma King's attack!

He aimed directly at Chu Xiu's head, refusing to believe the boy could survive!

The Northern Khan sighed, lamenting the passing of such a great talent.

He tried to pull his fist back, but unexpectedly, something gripped his fist, and he couldn't pull it back even with force.

With a wave of his sleeve, the Dharma King of Beikan dispersed the dust that filled the sky.

He saw his fist being gripped tightly by a hand with bulging veins, and under the blows of the fist and the palm, there was none other than Chu Xiu, who was completely unharmed and had been awakened from his coma by the deafening impact!

Chu Xiu lay motionless on the ground, barely managing to lift his head before sighing, "Palace Master Nangong, you've finally arrived..."

Nangong Yijian raised his hand, which was tightly gripping the fist of the Northern Kan Dharma King, away from Chu Xiu's head, and laughed, "Sorry, Marquis Champion, I'm late."

"Nangong Yijian!"

"That piece of trash, Murong Jian! He couldn't even keep you here!"

When the North Kan Dharma King saw who was blocking his sure-kill punch, his expression changed drastically. He raised his left arm and turned it into a blade, slashing at his right wrist and cutting off his fist that was locked by Nangong Yijian!

What a joke!

This is Nangong Yijian!

Even if it is rumored that this person is only at the third level of the Profound Immortal Realm, that is just a rumor!

Based solely on the immense force he felt from the fist that was gripping his arm, King Beikan firmly believed that if he were to escape without losing an arm, it would be King Beikan, not Chu Xiu, who would be buried in this swamp today!

After severing one of his palms, the Northern Kan Dharma King ignited his golden core, unleashing its spiritual power to reach his peak. He then quickly retreated, transforming into a pool of water and using water escape techniques to flee the area at an unprecedented speed.

"Even his Golden Core has been ignited. I thought he was going to have a big fight with you..."

"I never imagined it was all just a pretext to run away..."

Chu Xiu was greatly surprised. He had thought that he could watch the battle between two Xuanxian Realm experts up close, a rare scene that would allow him to gain many insights into martial arts.

“We can’t catch up.” Nangong Yijian shook his head, looking in the direction where the Northern Kan Dharma King had fled.

"It's alright, Senior Nangong, why don't you save me first? I feel like I'm about to die..."

Chu Xiu spoke, and with each word he uttered, a mouthful of blood accompanied his speech.

He felt his vision getting darker and darker, and hurriedly urged them on.

Nangong Yijian crouched down to examine Chu Xiu's injuries.

"His arm bone was shattered, his sternum was completely broken, and his meridians were almost ruptured. He could barely maintain his original shape..."

"Hmm, it's not a big problem. Talk more and cough up the blood clots."

"If it weren't for your excellent internal strength, which stabilized your injuries and prevented them from worsening, your seventh day after death would have been seven days from now."

Chu Xiu forced a smile: "Senior is too kind of joking..."

Nangong Yijian sighed softly, "This is my fault. If I hadn't been... held back, you wouldn't have been so badly injured."

Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "Is it the Prince of Yan?"

Nangong Yijian looked up at the moon and sighed deeply.

He raised his sword finger, and two invisible swords appeared out of thin air, circled around to Chu Xiu's body, and steadily lifted him up.

The two of them shot off towards the capital like arrows released from a bow.

"Let's go, I'll take you back to the capital to recover."

“I will apologize to His Majesty for this matter and will also make amends for your loss.”

"I will not interfere in the troubles caused by the Prince of Yan in the future. I have only one request..."

Chu Xiu already knew what he was thinking. This senior must have had some past relationship with the Prince of Yan. It was already quite remarkable that he could get him to vouch for the Prince of Yan, who was suspected of rebellion.

"Please speak freely, senior."

"If he is found out, I hope you will spare his life..."

"But what if he wants to kill me?"

Nangong Yijian looked at Chu Xiu with admiration in his eyes and said, "After today's battle, once you recover from your injuries, he won't be able to hurt you anymore."

"If a cultivator wishes to break through the shackles of their own potential and attain a higher and farther limit in the future, the only way is through a life-or-death struggle to have a chance to break through those shackles!"

"This is the principle of destruction before construction!"

"From this day forward, with your talent, there will be no more obstacles preventing you from reaching the pinnacle of martial arts!"