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

Lin Qingyao's three sentences before leaving left Lin Chongyang stunned and unable to recover for a long time.

Even Chu Xiu, who was eavesdropping from the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh. Under the watchful eye of a True Transcending Realm expert, it was completely impossible for Lin Chongyang, who was only at the first level of the Shattered Void Realm, to hide everything.

Fortunately, this Supreme Elder seems unaware of the true relationship between Lin Chongyang and Chu Xuanling...

In this way, an opportunity will arise!

At this moment, Chu Xiu felt a surge of relief.

It was only after another soul took over Lin Qingyao's body that Chu Xiu sensed a strange change in the petrified giant sword, a seemingly lifeless object, given to him by Senior Yao Chong, within his storage space.

Seemingly drawn by the yin energy contained within that soul, the petrified giant sword began to emanate an extremely yang energy and killing intent even more potent than Lin Chongyang's own yang energy, scorching its petrified shell until it resembled molten lava.

If Chu Xiu hadn't used his concealment technique to its fullest extent, he would have been exposed by the extreme yang energy emanating from the giant sword!

Having regained his senses, Lin Chongyang finally left with Lin Meng.

After witnessing firsthand the situation of the Supreme Elder of the Lin Family's dual souls, Chu Xiu was able to roughly guess the purpose of the scheme set up by Lin Chongyang and Chu Xuanling against Lin Qingyao.

Lin Qingyao's Yin-type body was not innate, but rather originated from the physical body she occupied!

Moreover, this physical body possesses the original owner who was sealed within it by an unknown person!

Lin Chongyang and Chu Xuanling's purpose was to target this physical body and its original owner.

Therefore, before and after the war, these two would definitely set a trap to cause another soul in Lin Qingyao's body to take over her body.

We will do everything in our power to prevent them from escaping!

The giant sword in Chu Xiu's hand, whose exterior had turned into molten lava, gave him a strong premonition that only it could do this!

Chu Xiu quickly concealed his whereabouts and left the city. He found a secluded spot outside the city and took out the giant sword, which seemed to have had one of its seals broken in advance.

To know how to properly wield this greatsword, one must first make it recognize its master.

Just as Chu Xiu was hesitating about whether to take the giant sword for himself without Senior Yao's knowledge,

The giant sword was swung directly at Chu Xiu's head, startling Chu Xiu so much that he quickly crouched down to dodge.

But the giant sword seemed to be targeting only a strand of Chu Xiu's hair. After severing a strand of Chu Xiu's long hair, it let the strand fall onto the sword and then burn and devour it.

The next second, Chu Xiu felt an extremely pure and rich energy of heaven and earth pour into his body, forcibly raising his cultivation level to the fifth level of the Shattering Void Realm!

Even after being sealed by Yao Chong, this giant sword never stopped absorbing the energy of heaven and earth around it. Over countless years, the amount of energy it has accumulated is immeasurable.

The moment it recognized Chu Xiu as its master, this divine weapon chose to share the energy it had refined and accumulated with its current master, which greatly increased Chu Xiu's cultivation.

"Is this okay?"

After sensing that he had established a bond with the giant sword, Chu Xiu's eyes widened in surprise.

The giant sword's actions left him stunned. This was the first time a weapon had ever rejected his slow pace, forcing him to acknowledge it as its master and even giving him a generous gift of cultivation.

"It's unique, I like it!"

Chu Xiu reached out and summoned the giant sword, which flew towards him at lightning speed. The moment the hilt landed in Chu Xiu's hand, the sword rapidly contracted, transforming into a three-foot-long sword with a lava-like exterior.

Chu Xiu had a sudden inspiration and changed his mind several times.

The three-foot-long sword, after a flash of crimson light, transformed into a spear and a pair of short swords...

"Interesting. It can even change shape according to my wishes?"

Chu Xiu clicked his tongue in amazement, but ultimately decided to fix the form of this divine weapon as a three-foot-long sword.

After all, the strongest of the techniques he studied was the Formless Sword Intent, which was derived from the will of the lower realm.

With this divine weapon in hand, the power of the Formless Sword Intent will surely be elevated to a new level!

"From this day forward, I shall call you Chixiao!"

Chu Xiu sensed the extreme yang energy contained within the Crimson Sky Sword in his hand, and recalled the heavy yin energy that "Lin Qingyao" carried when she appeared, as well as the killing intent that the Crimson Sky Sword had previously directed at "Lin Qingyao."

These three things immediately made Chu Xiu connect Yao Zhong with the person who sealed the demon inside Lin Qingyao.

"Is Senior Yao Zhong the powerful figure who sealed away the other 'Lin Qingyao'?"

"That soul previously stated that it wanted to ascend to the throne of the Southern Continent's Human Emperor... and Senior Yao Zhong is the one who is preventing it from achieving this goal..."

"Or perhaps, Senior Yao was once the Human Emperor she spoke of?"

Just as Chu Xiu had these thoughts, a flash of red light appeared in the Crimson Sky, stirring the imperial energy within his body.

After Chi Xiao absorbed several strands of imperial energy into his body, a memory suddenly surfaced in Chu Xiu's mind.

Memories unique to Chi Xiao and the original owner, Yao Zhong.

In the scenes of his recollection, Chu Xiu could clearly sense Yao Chongsheng's cultivation level, power, and prestige before his rebirth—

He looked down from the sky, and lurking on the ground beneath him were the strongest men of the entire Southern Continent in this era!

Those powerful figures who exuded an aura equal to that of the Lin family's Supreme Elder did not even dare to raise their heads to look directly at him!

Soon, Chu Xiu spotted Lin Qingyao's physical body from among the lurking crowd.

This person was present when Senior Yao was making a name for himself in the Southern Continent!

"Senior Yao... the Human Emperor... has he reached the Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm...?"

Chu Xiu opened his eyes, his gaze sharpening.

He had already seen from the flashback that even at his peak, Senior Yao only had a little over nine hundred strands of imperial aura within him!

Although he doesn't yet know the exact uses of this imperial aura, Yao Zhong, who possesses over nine hundred strands of imperial aura, was able to become a human emperor and dominate the entire Southern Continent. It's not impossible for Chu Xiu, who possesses over five hundred thousand strands of imperial aura, to do the same.

With his various thoughts confirmed, Chu Xiu began to formulate his next plan.

Now, all he needs to do is continue to observe before the Lin and Chu families go to war.

If the two sides are indeed evenly matched, then Chu Xiu will be a variable in tomorrow's battle!

Whether he helps Lin Chongyang and Chu Xuanling, or Lin Qingyao, the Supreme Elder of the Lin Family, he will definitely make a profit!

With the plan set, Chu Xiu chose to meditate and regulate his breathing to restore himself to his peak condition. At the break of dawn, he set off into the city and headed straight for the Chu family.

At this moment, the Chu family was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, as if a grand event was taking place today.

Chu Xiu concealed his presence, blending into the crowd, and spread his divine sense throughout the entire Chu family territory.

With his divine sense operating in conjunction with his breath-concealing technique, even someone as powerful as the Supreme Elder of the Lin family could not detect him.

Soon, Chu Xiu smiled knowingly and understood the truth behind the Chu family's grand gathering.

Inside the Chu family hall, the young master of the Li family, the most powerful family among the Southern Continent humans, dressed in his wedding robes, looked at Chu Xuanling, whose face was ashen, with a smile on his face.

Several Chu family members at the Transcendent Realm lay sprawled in the hall. Even the Transcendent Realm Perfection expert behind Chu Xuanling, whose aura was comparable to that of the Lin family's Supreme Elder, looked at the person standing behind the young master of the Li family with apprehension.

Is this... a forced marriage?

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow, reflecting on the unexpected turn of events that had occurred today, adding another factor to the mix besides himself.

However, the more variables that can influence the course of a battle, the better.

In this way, Chu Xiu could take advantage of the chaos!