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

After stepping through the gate of the third level, Chu Xiu looked around and saw two paths to the sky formed by lightning in front of him, which connected to two exits that were slowly emerging in the sky.

Above the exit, two words appeared: Tao and Destiny!

Chu Xiu continued to sit on the ground; he had considered the difference between the two before.

Since arriving here, he has always adhered to the righteous path and never tried to take advantage of the chaos.

But along the way, he treated human life as worthless, yet these people who lost their lives had their own reasons for it.

These people had no personal grudges against him, but they were simply on different paths from him, and that's why they lost their lives.

If you've lost your life, what morality is there to speak of?

Life and health are the path, and should be the supreme path!

But is this really true for everyone?

For these practitioners who have cultivated for decades or even centuries, life is naturally the most precious thing.

But for ordinary people, their lives are too fragile, so fragile that the slightest disturbance in the cultivation world can turn them into cannon fodder in the struggles of cultivators.

In such a world, where life is as precarious as duckweed, simply living is what ordinary people strive for in their lives. For them, there are many things in life that are more important than life itself.

For example, doing one's best to restore a bright and clear world.

Chu Xiu did not see this in this corrupt world.

But that doesn't mean that he, as a time traveler, hadn't seen it in his original world!

If the mortals of this world can't do it, then he will!

This was his original intention, and this is his path!

He only ever cared about the most trivial people and things.

He did not seek immortality or the true Dao; his pursuit of strength was solely for the sake of the mortals of this world, to seek justice from those nobles who regarded the common people as worthless!

As I said before, he wants both the Dao and fate!

As soon as this thought crossed Chu Xiu's mind, the two paths before him slowly merged into one.

The same applies to the two gates of Tao and Destiny; they are united as one, with Tao and Destiny being practiced simultaneously.

"The third stage of the Heaven and Earth Inquiry has been completed!"

"Reward: Your internal strength and primordial spirit cultivation will advance to the Perfect True Immortal Realm!"

"All challenges of the Heaven and Earth Inquiry have been completed! After the winner leaves the arena, the reward is Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering, which will simultaneously raise their external martial arts cultivation to the Perfect True Immortal Realm!"

"This world's laws reward those who 'act on behalf of Heaven.' Anyone who opposes the path they follow will be suppressed by this world, and their strength will be reduced by 30%!"

"Conversely, if you fight alongside those who share the same aspirations, you will be protected by heaven and earth, and your strength will increase by 30%!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright light flashed, and when Chu Xiu opened his eyes again, he was back in the real world.

At this moment, he was still lying naked in the medicinal bath tub.

His face showed signs of exhaustion; this questioning of the universe was too mentally taxing.

Just as Chu Xiu got up to get dressed, a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared from the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar, destroying his bedroom and striking him hard.

"I……"

Chu Xiu, who had narrowly escaped being struck by lightning and turned into charred remains, stood stunned amidst the ruins of a house.

The force of the thunderbolt paralyzed his entire body, rendering him unable to move.

But he could also clearly feel that this power of thunder was tempering and transforming his physical body, climbing step by step towards the perfect realm of True Immortal.

Just then, the system's voice sounded again:

[The system has detected that the host has completed the "Questioning the Heart and Soul of Heaven and Earth," achieving a comprehensive understanding and comprehension of cultivation realms and the Dao. A visual data chart showing the Dao cultivation level required for the host's advancement is now being displayed.]

In the future, the host will be able to directly observe the amount of cultivation points they acquire through all means, and the resulting improvement in their own cultivation level.

"Does that mean I can know how much experience I'll get from killing a True Immortal or consuming rare and precious herbs, and how much experience I need to level up?"

"This is a good thing."

Chu Xiu, the King of Wei, nodded. As the paralysis subsided, he shook his body, removing the charred remains and revealing his physical body, which had successfully advanced to the peak of the True Immortal Realm.

Feeling an unprecedented power, Chu Xiu firmly believed that now he only needed one punch to shatter the giant white bone claw of the Northern Kan Dharma King!

"That's truly a meteoric rise..."

Just as Chu Xiu was feeling smug, the scene of the Marquis of Champion's mansion being struck by lightning was witnessed by everyone in the capital who had noticed the surge of lightning.

Of course, they also saw the dignified Marquis standing naked amidst the ruins, grinning foolishly.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with the Marquis...?"

Pei Guanyin, the female official in charge of writing at the Directorate of Ceremonial, stood on the city wall of the imperial city and looked at Chu Xiu, her pretty face slightly flushed.

Empress Murong Si's eyes brightened slightly. As a fellow True Immortal, she could see that Chu Xiu's cultivation had greatly increased.

"He has been baptized by heavenly lightning, and his cultivation level has risen."

"He was just a little too smug."

"Go to the Marquis of Champion's residence and inform Chu Xiu of the whereabouts of the King of Qi."

"King Qi is my brother, and I cannot bear to do it myself, so I will leave it to Minister Chu."

"Yes!"

At the Marquis of Champion's residence, Chu Xiu finally put on his clothes after being prompted by his own guards.

Due to his carelessness, he has become the focus of the entire capital city tonight, and it is believed that as soon as dawn breaks, rumors will spread that the Marquis of Champion was struck by lightning for running naked in the middle of the night.

"My lord... His Majesty has issued an edict."

Pei Guanyin, the female official in charge of writing at the Directorate of Ceremonial, has arrived at the Marquis of Champion's residence with the imperial edict and met with Chu Xiu.

"Lord Pei, is there any news about the Prince of Qi?"

Chu Xiu welcomed Pei Guanyin into the mansion, but Pei Guanyin's mind was still filled with his previous image. Her face flushed, she stuffed the imperial edict into Chu Xiu's arms and hurriedly fled.

"What's going on?" Chu Xiu asked, looking bewildered.

"What else could it be? You were naked earlier, and everyone awake in the city saw it."

Nangong Yijian's figure appeared beside Chu Xiu.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Chu Xiu waved his hand, completely unconcerned that his righteous image had almost collapsed. "Greetings, Palace Master Nangong."

"Through enlightenment and cultivation of both inner and outer aspects, you have reached the pinnacle of the True Immortal Realm in both aspects."

"This is an unprecedented feat!"

Even Nangong Yijian couldn't help but marvel at Chu Xiu's extraordinary talent and good fortune.

"Just lucky." Chu Xiu grinned, then suddenly remembered something and asked Nangong Yijian:

"Senior, when I was concentrating on my mind, I heard a chanting sound that helped me dispel my confusion. It seemed to be the words of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sutra, and there was also the voice of the Northern Kan Dharma King of the Heavenly Demon Sect. What is going on?"

Nangong Yijian nodded and said, "That Northern Kan Dharma King did indeed come from the now-declining Wanfo Temple. If he knew the Wanfo True Scripture, it would make sense."

"As for why he returned, not to kill you but to help you, I have no idea."

Chu Xiu nodded: "In that case, we'll ask him what he means when we have the chance in the future."

"Now that His Majesty has informed me of the whereabouts of the Prince of Qi, I will set off immediately to capture him and bring him to justice!"

Nangong Yijian laughed and said, "I came here on His Majesty's orders to lend you a hand. But now, there is no one invincible by the side of the Prince of Qi."

"You also need a thrilling battle to solidify your realm, so I'll go with you and cover for you."

"Thank you, Lord Palace Master!"

Chu Xiu and Nangong Yijian went to the Jinyiwei government office together, ready to set off.

"Pass on my order: gather all elite Imperial Guards above the Immortal Ascension Realm and proceed to Liangzhou to capture Prince Qi!"