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

After Chu Xiu was enraged, he noticed the admiration and amazement in Tu Shan Wan's fox eyes. Only then did he realize that what she had said earlier was that she had seen that his mental state had reached a bottleneck, and therefore she had helped him break through with her words.

"Senior... I'm sorry, thank you!"

Chu Xiu clasped his hands in a salute.

Tu Shan Wan smiled gently, "Don't call me 'Senior,' just call me Aunt Wan..."

She looked at Tu Shanling in her arms, her fox eyes full of affection, "I am willing to lend you a hand, simply because of Ling'er."

"I know your ambitions lie beyond the mortal realm. With your talent, the vast world is your true home, and so does Ling'er."

"But as far as I know, the Tushan Fox Clan no longer exists in the Upper Realm. I have also become like this, having lost my physical body and only my demon spirit remains in the world. I am unable to protect Ling'er as she journeys to the Upper Realm."

"Only you, Chu Xiu, can protect Ling'er."

Tu Shanwan looked at Chu Xiu, hoping to get his response.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Xiu resolutely said, "Senior... Aunt Wan need not worry about this matter. I have already made an agreement with His Majesty to go to the Upper Realm together, so I will not stand idly by."

"I have come to regard Your Majesty as a close friend, and I believe Your Majesty feels the same way."

Upon hearing this, Tu Shanling nodded happily.

Seeing her daughter act like an ordinary girl meeting her lover in front of Chu Xiu, Tu Shanwan couldn't help but sigh, but there was nothing she could do.

She had already missed her daughter's childhood and was unwilling to miss her daughter's future as well.

But now, bound by the spirit of that pseudo-immortal artifact, how can she escape...?

Chu Xiu looked at the mother and daughter looking at each other with tears in their eyes, and this sight couldn't help but move him to pity.

His face darkened. "Aunt Wan, what you said earlier about the original form of that artifact spirit being a fake ruler-type immortal artifact, what exactly is it?"

Tu Shanwan said, "The current Immortal Emperor of the Upper Realm possesses an immortal artifact called the Heavenly Ruler."

"The Heavenly Laws of this Upper Realm were established by the Immortal Emperor using this Immortal Artifact."

"And the true form of the artifact spirit that claims to be the Heavenly Dao of this world is a pseudo-immortal artifact—the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler—made by imitating the Heavenly Ruler!"

"The Heaven-Suppressing Ruler does not have the ability to modify the laws of heaven and earth, but it possesses the great power to suppress the will of the Heavenly Dao of this world. Therefore, its spirit dares to call itself the Heavenly Dao and has been dominating the lower world for millions of years."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "You mean that before the Heavenly Ruler descended upon this world, the will of Heaven already existed in this world, but it was usurped by the spirit of the Heavenly Ruler?"

“That’s right.” Tu Shanwan sighed. “Although that artifact spirit is also subject to the laws of heaven and earth, and its cultivation level is suppressed to below the Void Breaking realm, it is, after all, a celestial artifact spirit, far beyond what ordinary Void Breaking realm cultivators can defeat.”

"My plan is to send you two to the upper realm teleportation array. The guardian of the first level is an old acquaintance of mine, and out of respect for me, he won't stop you two from leaving this realm..."

"but……"

Tu Shanwan looked at Chu Xiu, who smiled knowingly and picked up the conversation.

"But I will not abandon the people of the lower realm and leave."

"Since this Heavenly Dao is a man-made thing, it must have its weaknesses! It is by no means an invincible existence!"

"Besides, it's already here!"

Before Chu Xiu could finish speaking, a white-robed scholar suddenly appeared a hundred meters behind the three of them.

Tu Shanwan's expression changed drastically, and she resolutely shouted, "Go! Leave the tower!"

Then, with a flick of its tail, it enveloped Chu Xiu and Tu Shanling, and sent them away from the tower.

"You go first! I'll take care of Aunt Wan!"

Chu Xiu gently stepped on Tu Shanling's lower back, and before she could resist, he skillfully sent her thousands of miles away.

Knowing that staying here would only be a burden to Chu Xiu, Tu Shanling bit her lip, hardened her heart, and left without looking back.

The scholar in white gave a cold laugh, "You think you can just leave whenever you want?"

"Do you think this Tower of Babel is your home?"

"She can leave, but you can stay!"

The white-robed scholar grabbed Chu Xiu with his large hand, and Chu Xiu, who had been thrown out of the tower, was suddenly restrained by a tremendous force and crashed into the tower at an extremely fast speed.

If it were a normal Void Breaker, it would have already been shattered to pieces when such a force of attraction and repulsion clashed.

However, Chu Xiu only used his Undying Golden Body and was not afraid of the impact of the great force. Instead, he used the strong suction force of the white-robed scholar to get close to the white-robed scholar in just one breath and punched his head with both fists!

The scholar in white raised his palm and blocked Chu Xiu's fists, then turned and swept his leg to force Chu Xiu back.

His long, narrow eyes looked at Chu Xiu, his gaze as sharp as a hawk eyeing its prey, locking onto Chu Xiu's figure.

The white-robed scholar sneered the moment he confirmed Chu Xiu's true cultivation level.

Interesting, really interesting...

He originally thought that it was someone from the upper realm who had mistakenly entered this world who had broken through to the True Heart Realm here, and that it had even resonated with the Heavenly Dao Will of this world, which he had controlled.

Unexpectedly, this person was actually an ant born and raised in the lower realm!

A mere ant has actually grown to the peak of this world's constraints, and even stepped into the realm above the Void Breaking stage with a cultivation level below the Void Breaking stage, resonating with the will of heaven and earth, becoming the only change in his millions of years of dominating the lower realms...

This is really interesting...

"Chu Xiu, let's go!"

"You are no match for him!"

Tu Shanwan flashed in front of Chu Xiu, shielding him behind her, her fox eyes filled with determination.

No matter what, I will never let my daughter's beloved perish in front of me!

"Aunt Wan..."

Chu Xiu was about to speak when he was interrupted by the white-robed scholar's words.

"Tu Shan Wan, you dare to betray me?"

"He can't escape, so you too shall be reduced to ashes!"

The scholar in white sneered and pressed down with a finger towards Tu Shanwan.

In an instant, the space around Tu Shanwan and Chu Xiu shattered.

Almost simultaneously, a massive void storm surged in from the spatial rift, engulfing the two individuals within it.

Void storms exist only in the void between realms, existing like a raging flood.

Only cultivators who have reached the Void Breaking Realm can survive the raging void storm.

However, Chu Xiu and Tu Shanwan were both constrained by the Heavenly Dao here and were not at the Void Breaking Realm, so they were really difficult to deal with!

however!

Although the two were in the center of the void storm, they did not die from it!

Looking at the void storm before him, powerful enough to destroy his indestructible golden body, Chu Xiu's eyes...

A flash of cold light, and the all-powerful sword intent emanated from his body.

He flashed and appeared in front of Tu Shanwan.

Similarly, he couldn't just stand by and watch his best friend's mother die in front of him!

"Boundless!"

Chu Xiu waved his hand, and his sword finger, imbued with the intent of the Formless Sword, slashed open the void in front of him.

Having broken through the void, he was unable to withstand the damage caused by the void storm.

However, he can use the boundless power of the Formless Sword Intent to tear through the void and banish the void storm!

The scholar in white, who had been watching with a cold smile as the fox and the human were swallowed up by the void storm, suddenly frowned and became very wary.

Behind him, a void rift suddenly appeared, and a large amount of void storm surged out. Even he, caught off guard, could not escape the sweep of the void storm!

Not far away, Chu Xiu, the instigator, sneered.

Treat others in their own way!

The white-robed scholar could rely on the power of the Heavenly Dao to break through the void with his strength below the Void Breaking Realm, and Chu Xiu could do the same with the Formless Sword Intent that symbolizes humanity!

Chu Xiu reached out and flipped his hand, revealing the Taiqing Zhenyue Blade.

The time has come!

Anyone who dares to falsely claim to uphold the will of Heaven and wreak havoc on the world will surely die at the hands of Chu Xiu!