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

Before we knew it, it was already past midnight.

After escorting Chu Xiu back to the Marquis of Champion's residence, Nangong Yijian went straight to the palace to apologize to the Empress.

The Empress had already ordered Su Yunhe, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, to wait at the Marquis's residence to treat Chu Xiu's injuries.

"hiss……"

Even the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, who had extensive experience in treating injuries, couldn't help but gasp at the extent of Chu Xiu's injuries in the previous battle.

If Chu Xiu were someone who only cultivated internal energy, he would have been seriously injured and died long ago.

"Director Su, am I alright?" Chu Xiu asked with some concern as he lay in the medicinal bath.

"It's alright, he's not dead," Su Yunhe said with a smile. "With the healing herbs bestowed by His Majesty and my medical skills, the Marquis will soon be back to his old self."

"That's good……"

Chu Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief and fell into a deep sleep.

He allowed Su Yunhe to treat him.

After all, he trusted the people around the Empress.

Time flies, and Su Yunhe worked until dawn before finally finishing treating Chu Xiu's injuries.

Now, all that is needed is to awaken him, let him circulate his internal energy, regulate his breath, and actively refine the medicinal power, and he will recover most of his injuries and be able to walk without any problems.

"My lord, my lord?"

Su Yunhe shook Chu Xiu's arm, but could not wake him up.

Having no other choice, Su Yunhe channeled his spiritual energy to his fingertips and touched Chu Xiu's forehead, attempting to awaken his mind.

But to no avail.

"How is this going?"

Su Yunhe frowned, circulating his gentle primordial spirit power, preparing to delve into Chu Xiu's mind without his consent to investigate the reason for his slumber.

But to her surprise, an even more powerful primordial spirit isolated her primordial spirit from the outside.

It seemed that her actions triggered the self-defense mechanism of Chu Xiu's martial arts.

"Don't worry, his mind has entered the realm of enlightenment."

Nangong Yijian's figure appeared behind Su Yunhe.

"Palace Master Nan Gong." Su Yunhe quickly stood up and bowed.

"Okay, go and rest. I'll take care of things here." Nangong Yijian nodded slightly.

"Yes." Su Yunhe obeyed and withdrew.

After she left the room and closed the door, "Nangong Yijian" swayed and dissipated like mist.

The next second, the figure of the Uttarakhand Dharma King appeared!

"Good lad, I didn't mean to, but you've really managed to rise from the ashes!"

Ren Chu never imagined that the Northern Kan Dharma King would dare to return while Nangong Yijian was still in the capital!

"However, I do not have the freakish desire to kill geniuses like Nanli."

"On the contrary, your talent is truly something I envy..."

"I really want to see with my own eyes how far you will grow in the future..."

"Could I climb to the pinnacle of martial arts, leave this plane, and become one of the legendary immortals...?"

The Northern Khan murmured to himself before Chu Xiu, who was lost in his own mind. He did not choose to take action. His return was not to kill Chu Xiu.

Instead, it is to help them break down and then rebuild!

What are the King of Qi and the King of Yan compared to this Marquis of Champion? They are nothing but ants!

The person the Heavenly Demon Sect should really invest in is Chu Xiu!

"Let me give you a helping hand!"

As a master of the Xuanxian realm, the Northern Kan Dharma King knew very well that Chu Xiu's current state was the enlightenment state that cultivators dreamed of.

In this state, the cultivator will be tested by the Heavenly Dao.

Those who pass through this path will at least see a significant increase in their cultivation, and some may even ascend to the heavens in one step!

Those who fail may not change their situation, or they may lose everything.

As for Chu Xiu's character, he is still one step away from passing the test of Heaven!

With his hands clasped together, the Dharma King of Uttarakhand uttered a Sanskrit mantra, and a golden image of the Buddha appeared prominently behind him.

"May the Buddhas dispel demons, and may you find peace and enlightenment!"

The Dharma King of Beikan gathered Buddhist light and lightly struck Chu Xiu's Yintang acupoint with his palm.

The golden Buddha statue behind him transformed into a radiant golden light, which was then injected into Chu Xiu's body to dispel his inner demons and calm his mind.

“I sensed the aura of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sutra on you. Since you are destined to be with it, let’s consider this an investment from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.”

After doing all this, the figure of the Uttarakhand Dharma King gradually disappeared into the distance.

Previously, Chu Xiu was immersed in a state of utter darkness, unable to extricate himself.

But a Sanskrit phrase, seemingly from nowhere, and a sky full of Buddhist light dispelled the darkness.

When Chu Xiu opened his eyes again, he found himself in a desolate sea of ​​clouds.

Hundreds of meters in front of it, a magnificent palace stood prominently above the clouds.

"What is this place?"

Chu Xiu looked around and, seeing that there were no other roads, had no choice but to head towards the palace.

This palace is ten thousand feet wide.

Above its golden brick wall stands a plaque inscribed with the four characters "Qiankun Wenxin" (meaning "Questioning the Heart of Heaven and Earth").

Chu Xiu's eyes sharpened: "Could this be the hurdle that Palace Master Nangong spoke of, the one that must be overcome before being rebuilt?"

Without hesitation, he stepped into the hall.

He had a premonition that this was the only way for him to break free from the shackles of his physical constitution and natural talent once he reached the Earth Immortal realm.

The moment Chu Xiu stepped into the palace, two unexpectedly familiar figures appeared directly in front of him.

"By eliminating one of them, you can break through the first barrier of the Heaven and Earth Questioning Heart—Illusion and Reality!"

"If I die here, my true form will also perish!"

Chu Xiu frowned. The two familiar figures that appeared before him were both himself!

"I'd kill myself? What a joke..."

Chu Xiu activated his Qi Observation Technique and focused his attention on observing. Suddenly, he was shocked to realize that the two bodies that were exactly the same as his own were somewhat ambiguous, neither entirely real nor entirely fake.

Under the operation of the Qi Observation Technique, he could clearly observe that one of the two was a thin, invisible line of Qi that disappeared into the clouds and was connected to his true body, which could be considered his true body.

If he dies, his luck will be greatly damaged, and he may even perish as a result!

The other is an illusion of inner demons; slaying it will bring peace of mind.

Chu Xiu was somewhat worried. Even with the help of Qi-enhancing techniques, that thin thread of destiny was difficult to see clearly. If he accidentally killed his own destiny body, the consequences would be unimaginable...

He had no choice but to push his Qi Observation Technique to its limit, looking at the two versions of himself in front of him. Their identical appearances, figures, and auras made it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.

The three fought for a full hour, exhausting Chu Xiu, but to no avail.

"Even the cultivation techniques are exactly the same..."

"They've all been taught by the same master, the system, and they still can't break through my moves..."

Chu Xiu activated the Shangqing Divine Skill, and through its connection with the Qi Observation Technique, he gradually realized that the Heavenly Dao that set up this first trial of the Heaven and Earth Questioning Heart had already invaded his heart with its power, exposing his weaknesses nakedly before him.

Having been given a second chance at life, in this world where he has no relatives or friends, the only person he cares about most is himself.

Illusions arise from the mind of others, and they will inevitably perish along with the mind of others!

"Now I really have to kill myself..."

Chu Xiu's eyes held a deep chill; he no longer wanted to waste any more time here. He immediately drew a sword with his fingers and plunged it into his heart, blood gushing out!

His heart was shattered by his own power using the third level of the Formless Sword Sutra.

He firmly believed that only by using the sword of humanity to fight against the power of the Heavenly Dao that was lurking in his heart and confusing his mind could he win!

"No self, no form!"

As Chu Xiu's heart shattered, his figure suddenly shone with golden light before dissipating.

After a dizzying spin, his perspective suddenly shifted to that illusory body of destiny.

Without any hesitation, before the other illusory body could react, Chu Xiu formed a sword with his fingers, activated the Formless Sword Scripture, and forcefully shattered it!

Only now did Chu Xiu realize the truth.

It turns out that what he thought was his true self was actually one of two illusory bodies!

However, he was manipulated by the Heavenly Dao, who transferred his primordial spirit to his clone, intending to deceive himself and create the scene of his true body committing suicide.

Only this body, which embodies his destiny, is his true original form!

"The ways of Heaven are so insidious!"