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

Liu Feibai raised his fingers to form a sword, pointing it at Chu Xiu.

The fourfold formless sword intent burst forth from his body, transforming into a ferocious silver dragon that charged towards Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu also raised his fingers to form a sword, and with a wave to his side, the boundless sword intent spread out, condensing into thousands of flying swords that all pierced towards the silver dragon.

Such overwhelming power gave Liu Feibai a jolt.

"break!"

Chu Xiu uttered a single incantation, and the rain of swords slammed into the silver dragon. The silver dragon could only withstand the violent collision for a few breaths before being smashed to pieces by the sword rain.

And there are still more than half of the flying swords in the sky!

Liu Feibai was shocked. With just this one strike, he realized with horror that Chu Xiu's cultivation was now at least twice as strong as his own!

A hint of dejection flashed in Liu Feibai's eyes.

That sense of dejection was a helpless feeling of utter defeat.

Although he had anticipated that Chu Xiu would be able to defeat him once he had fully stabilized his ninth level of the Profound Immortal realm, he never expected that he would be defeated by him with overwhelming force.

That silver dragon was a sword intent strike that I comprehended when I broke through to the fourth level of the Formless Sword Scripture. It was enough to defeat any person who was at the peak of the eighth level of the Profound Immortal Realm in one move!

But now they have suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Chu Xiu!

The ninth level of the Profound Immortal Realm and the peak of the eighth level may seem like only a step apart, but there is a world of difference between them...

The Xuanxian realm experts in the capital who were watching and observing this battle of the pinnacle of this world were all shocked.

That's Liu Feibai!

He was completely defeated by Chu Xiu in just one exchange?

Once upon a time, as long as Nie Han, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect and Liu Feibai's senior brother, did not appear, he would undoubtedly be the number one person in the world!

Now that Nie Han is dead, Chu Xiu has actually surpassed Liu Feibai and entered the realm of ultimate power!

A strong sense of envy and jealousy spread...

This Chu Xiu, from his initial emergence to becoming the number one in the world, it's only been a few years, hasn't it?!

Such a rapid rate of growth truly puts these ancient beings, who have cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years, to shame...

Chu Xiu waved his sleeve, dispelling the overwhelming sword intent, and stood before Liu Feibai, smiling:

"Senior, if I told you I have a way to help you break through your limitations, would you believe me?"

Liu Feibai's eyes lit up, his previous dejection vanished, and he said eagerly, "What method do you have? Please tell me!"

Chu Xiu reached out, and the Soul-Refining Lotus appeared in his hand.

The moment the Soul-Refining Lotus appeared, its fragrance filled the air.

Liu Feibai took a light sniff; the fragrance of the flowers then transformed into a stream of energy that went straight to the Golden Core.

With just one sniff, Liu Feibai was shocked to feel that his bottleneck, which had not fluctuated for a hundred years, was actually loosening at this moment!

"This... such a divine object will surely enable those at the peak of the eighth level of the Profound Immortal Realm to take that step!"

Liu Feibai forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart.

He looked at Chu Xiu.

"Is the Marquis of Champion truly willing to lend me this item temporarily?"

Chu Xiu smiled and nodded: "Senior gave me the Human Dao Formless Sword Scripture, so why can't I return the Heavenly Dao Soul Tempering Lotus to you?"

Liu Feibai took a deep breath and, with trembling hands, put the Soul-Tempering Lotus into his storage ring.

"Your kindness and virtue will never be forgotten!"

Liu Feibai clasped his hands in greeting to Chu Xiu, treating him with the respect due to an equal.

Chu Xiu, however, still maintained the courtesy due to a junior, clasping his hands and bowing.

This ultimate battle has come to an end.

With just one move, the outcome was decided.

Chu Xiu has become the number one person in the world!

The two returned together to the front of the Taiji Hall.

Under Jiang Wan'er's care, Murong Si has been meditating and regulating her breathing to recover from her injuries.

Chu Xiu looked at Pei Guanyin, who was standing to the side with an expression of admiration, and asked, "Are there any rebellions breaking out again in various parts of the Great Zhou?"

Pei Guanyin suppressed her worshipful expression and said solemnly, "The Marquis and the God of War Zhao's suppression of the rebellion in Liangzhou has led to the sudden rise of rebel armies in various places, but these have all been temporarily quelled under the suppression of the various Palace Masters and our Great Zhou army..."

"However, reports of rebellions still frequently came from neighboring prefectures and counties, and despite repeated suppressions, they could not be stopped..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu sneered, "Behind these rebels are local powerful figures or sects. These restless people will eventually wreak havoc on the world and harm innocent people."

"Very well, I have never liked to use force to suppress others. Now, I will let these scoundrels experience what it feels like to be oppressed by those in power!"

Chu Xiu looked at Liu Feibai and the other hall masters, "Senior Liu, after your cultivation breaks through, you can lend that item to the other hall masters without me having to ask!"

"I have a premonition that the opportunity to leave this world is imminent. Before I leave, I want to do something great for the people of the world!"

"Go and suppress those lawless cultivators and rebels, and restore a peaceful Zhou Dynasty and a stable world for the people!"

"Since they love to bully others with their strength, I will give them a taste of their own medicine!"

After saying this, Chu Xiu glanced at Murong Si, who was meditating with her eyes closed, then vanished in front of the Taiji Hall in a flash.

The hall masters ignored Chu Xiu's boastful words, still reeling from the shock of his breakthrough.

"What did Chu Xiu just say to you, Pavilion Master?"

"breakthrough?"

"He has a way to break through the bottleneck of the eighth level of the Profound Immortal Realm, and he even told you?!"

Among the various palace masters, Gai Wushuang, Nangong Yijian, and Murong Nantian were the most anxious. They had been suppressed by the Heavenly Dao at the first level of the Profound Immortal Realm for too many years. Now that they had finally broken free from the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, they were stuck at the peak of the eighth level of the Profound Immortal Realm, which was really unbearable.

Now that he's heard that Chu Xiu has found a way to break through, how can he not be anxious?

Liu Feibai laughed loudly, "Don't rush, don't rush, I'll tell you after I break through..."

"Senior Liu, don't go!"

"Don't try to keep it all to yourself!"

Chu Xiu disappeared from in front of the Taiji Hall and came to a height of ten thousand feet in the sky, looking down at the entire continent where the Great Zhou was located.

Only then did he realize that this world was also a blue planet.

Beyond the higher and farther void, there exists a blue planet several times larger than this world.

Even at such a great distance, it is still possible to see with the naked eye that the planet is much larger than the world where Chu Xiu is currently located, which shows just how enormous that planet is.

"No wonder they require physical strength... If someone's physical strength doesn't meet the standard and they're teleported to that planet, they'll probably be crushed into mincemeat by its gravity immediately..."

After Chu Xiu sighed, he stopped gazing at that world.

Instead, he spread his divine thoughts along with the power of his primordial spirit, covering the entire world.

Looking at the hundreds of points of light scattered all over the world in his mind, which were indicated by the system's auxiliary prompts, Chu Xiu showed surprise.

Each point of light represents a powerful individual who is shackled by the Heavenly Dao at the peak of the eighth level of the Profound Immortal Realm.

Ninety-nine percent of the light spots appeared in those oceans and small islands.

The only continent in this world, ruled by the Great Zhou Kingdom, has only ten points of light.

It is only through exploration that Chu Xiu now realizes that there are so many peak eighth-level Xuanxian realm experts hidden in the seabed or in sparsely populated areas in this world.

But over the centuries, only Nie Han, the predecessor, and him, the successor, have reached the limit!

Although he had already lent the Soul-Refining Lotus to Liu Feibai and the others, if he wanted to help them break through their realms, he still needed to break the Heavenly Dao Laws that restricted the breakthroughs of the strong in this world.

But once that barrier is broken, how can the mainland's few remaining top experts withstand an attack from experts outside the mainland?

Then, war will break out again...

And it is always the ordinary people who suffer the most from disasters...

The only solution Chu Xiu could think of that would satisfy both sides was to use his power to open a passage to a higher world, and then inform everyone of the passage's message, enticing them to leave this world. This might alleviate the danger to the people of the world.

"Before leaving this world, let everyone know that I, Chu Xiu, will protect the common people of this world. Neither cultivators nor powerful clans can bully them!"

"Even if the very heavens themselves come to stop me, I will kill them without hesitation!"

"If the laws of Heaven are unjust here, then I, Chu Xiu, shall bear the consequences!"