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

The cultivators present were all taken aback by Chu Xiu's completely different attitude towards Lin Chongyang.

Those present, already intimidated by the pressure and methods brought by Chu Xiu and Chi Xiao, never expected that Chu Xiu would be so polite to Lin Chongyang.

Despite possessing a hundred strands of imperial aura and being the heir to the Human Emperor, he actually befriended a young man from the Lin family in Yucheng who was at the Breaking Void Realm, calling himself his peer and close friend!

In an instant, Lin Chongyang became the biggest focus of attention in the entire venue, apart from the two people, the successor to the Human Emperor and their servant.

Chu Xiu and Chi Xiao might not have had the chance to become acquainted, but Lin Chongyang was different.

The highest combat strength of the Lin family is only at the peak of the Transcendent Realm. As long as the Transcendent Realm and above experts present establish diplomatic relations with the Lin family and become a retainer or guest elder, wouldn't they be able to use Lin Chongyang's influence to climb the high branch of Chu Xiu, the future Emperor of the Southern Continent?

Chu Xiu walked leisurely with his hands behind his back towards Lin Chongyang and Lin Qingyao, the Supreme Elder of the Lin Family.

Chi Xiao followed closely behind, seemingly nonchalant, but his phoenix eyes were fixed on Lin Qingyao's body, as if he could see through her appearance and directly into the other soul within her.

"Chixiao, do you know who this body of the Supreme Elder of the Lin family is, and who the other soul within it is?"

Chu Xiu wondered to himself.

Chi Xiao smiled wryly, "He's nothing more than a clown from the Eastern Continent, banished here by his own people."

"Has Your Majesty ever heard of the Rakshasa race of the Eastern Continent?"

Rakshasa? The woman inside Lin Qingyao's body is actually a Rakshasa woman?

Chu Xiu pondered. It was rumored that the Rakshasa clan of the Eastern Continent was originally on equal footing with the Asura clan in the Eastern Continent.

However, due to their cannibalistic behavior, they angered the Buddha of the Northern Lands and were mercilessly suppressed by the Vajra. All the males in their tribe died overnight, leaving only the female Rakshasa to sustain the tribe, causing their status to plummet.

But that's basically it. The Rakshasa race is now the strongest race in the world, second only to the Asura race and the other races in the eight demon realms after being taught by the Buddha in the human realm.

Chi Xiao continued, "When this woman came to the Southern Continent, although she possessed an imperial aura that she didn't know how she obtained, she was merely a wandering soul. After seizing this Yin-type body, she was able to be reborn and enter the realm of reincarnation."

"As early as ten thousand years ago, she sought the Chongyang Body in the Southern Continent, attempting to use it to break free from the shackles of the physical body, break through to the limit of the ninth level of reincarnation, and compete with our lord, Emperor Yao, for the throne of the Southern Continent."

"Therefore, I joined forces with Emperor Yao to strip him of his imperial aura and suppress and seal him."

"Unexpectedly, the Supreme Elder of the Lin family obtained and possessed her Yin-type body by sheer chance, giving this Rakshasa woman a chance to be reborn..."

Chi Xiao looked at Lin Chongyang, "If I'm not mistaken, this young man is the legendary Chongyang Physique..."

Chu Xiu nodded and was already in front of Lin Chongyang and Lin Qingyao.

Lin Chongyang was still completely bewildered; he truly had no idea when or where he had made the acquaintance of such a person.

Seeing this, Lin Qingyao had no choice but to step forward and bow to Chu Xiu: "This is Chu... Chu..."

Lin Qingyao was at a loss for words; she didn't know how to address Chu Xiu.

Taking advantage of his nephew's relationship, he treated Chu Xiu as a junior member of his own family.

If, by acting on my own initiative, I incur Chu Xiu's displeasure...

Or should he address the other party as "Venerable One," just like the Second Elder of the Li family?

But in doing so, wouldn't it be emphasizing the difference in status between Chu Xiu and Lin Chongyang?

Chu Xiu chuckled lightly, "Aunt, there's no need to be so polite. Chongyang is my close friend. You can treat me as your nephew."

Chu Xiu's words immediately relieved Lin Qingyao, and at the same time filled her with joy.

She was initially confused and hesitant when she saw Lin Chongyang, but now, after hearing Chu Xiu's words, she finally confirmed the close friendship between her nephew and Chu Xiu.

The Lin family has climbed the social ladder by associating with Chu Xiu, and they are sure to flourish in the Southern Continent in the future!

"Since we're meeting for the first time, how about I present my aunt with a generous gift?"

Chu Xiu took a step back, while Chi Xiao stepped forward.

"Big gift?"

When Lin Qingyao saw Chi Xiao suddenly approaching her, she felt inexplicably irritated and flustered.

"Wait...wait!"

Chi Xiao remained unmoved by Lin Qingyao's panic and immediately struck Lin Qingyao's Baihui acupoint on the top of her head with a palm, forcing Lin Qingyao's original soul out of her body.

Chu Xiu reacted quickly, pulling Lin Chongyang and Lin Qingyao aside and retreating to where Chu Xuanling was.

In an instant, Lin Qingyao's pupils changed color, and the Rakshasa woman's soul was forced to take over this Yin-type body.

"Chixiao!" The Rakshasa woman let out a shrill shriek as soon as she saw Chixiao, who had a disdainful expression on his face.

"It's been so long, and you still won't let me go!"

"Noisy!"

Chi Xiao was too lazy to waste words with Rakshasa. At present, Rakshasa was just like Lin Qingyao, both at the peak of the Transcendent Realm.

Even though Chi Xiao's current strength is reduced to less than one-tenth due to the seal of his former master Yao Zhong, he is still more than capable of dealing with Rakshasa!

Unfortunately, due to special circumstances, the true souls of the demons cannot be completely eradicated without special means; they can only be dealt with by sealing and suppressing them.

"Wait!"

Seeing Chi Xiao's small but powerful fist getting closer and closer to her face, Rakshasa Girl hurriedly let out a scream.

"Wait! I'm willing to make a deal with your current master!"

"A deal that's absolutely guaranteed to make a profit!"

Chi Xiao's fist stopped steadily just inches away from Rakshasa's face.

The intense heat from the extreme Yang energy emanating from her fist had already scorched the Rakshasa woman's face, and a wave of pain surged through her, but she only dared to grit her teeth and endure it.

"tell me the story."

Chi Xiao has now recognized Chu Xiu as his new master and knows what Chu Xiu desires. This desire is extremely compatible with the identity of the Human Emperor, so naturally he will not let go of any opportunity to find a way for Chu Xiu to improve his strength.

Now, she can subdue the Rakshasa woman with a single punch, so she has no fear of any schemes or tricks she might have.

The Rakshasa woman breathed a sigh of relief. "You should know my identity within the Rakshasa clan..."

Chi Xiao remained noncommittal, saying, "The former princess of the Rakshasa clan, now a stray dog."

The Rakshasa woman's face darkened, and she suppressed her anger as she continued to explain, "My Rakshasa clan possesses a sacred artifact—a celestial artifact whose grade is close to that of the ancient times. Only male Rakshasa can wield this celestial artifact."

“The Rakshasa clan no longer has any males, so that immortal artifact is certainly no longer usable, but he…”

Rakshasa looked at Chu Xiu and transmitted her voice to Chu Xiu and Chi Xiao, "I can sense the aura of a sacred fruit from the Demon Realm from this Venerable One... If he can successfully refine the sacred fruit, he can disregard bloodline and make our clan's sacred artifact recognize him as its master!"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow.

Although he didn't know why the Rakshasa woman was able to sense the aura of the demonic fruit given to him by the Asura clan lord beyond the imperial aura, his mind was already drawn to the Rakshasa clan's sacred artifact that the Rakshasa woman had mentioned.

A celestial artifact whose quality rivals that of the ancient immortals...

The immortal artifacts of the Heavenly Continent are ranked into five categories: Divine Craftsmanship, Heavenly Forging, Ancient Desolation, Chaos, and Creation.

The rank of the Zhen Tian Ruler held by Chu Xiu is between that of Heavenly Forging and Divine Craftsmanship.

Chixiao's true form should be above Tianzhu.

It should be noted that the Celestial Ruler, the immortal artifact possessed by the Celestial Emperor of the Heavenly Continent, was only of the Heavenly Forged grade.

Of course, with the immense power possessed by the Celestial Emperor, the mere Ruler of Heaven was merely a convenient tool.

"Do you have a way to help me obtain your clan's sacred artifact?"

Chu Xiu responded to the Rakshasa woman's telepathic message.

"That's right!"

"If you spare my life, I will go to the Demon Realm with you and present the sacred artifact with both hands!"

Seeing that Chixiao, the new master of her old grudge, was interested in her words, Rakshasa quickly responded.

As long as Chu Xiu gives Chi Xiao the order to spare her, she will have nothing to worry about!

"Chixiao, have you heard any news about that sacred artifact?"

Chu Xiu looked at Chi Xiao.

Chi Xiao retracted his fist and nodded slightly: "If I remember correctly, the sacred artifact of the Rakshasa clan should be called the Six Ding Divine Fire Fan, right?"

"Its nature is yang, but it is different from my extreme yang power. The yang fire produced by the yang fire fan is a gentle fire, and its main function is to refine and forge immortal artifacts and to refine elixirs."

Legend has it that given enough time, even the golden lotus beneath the Buddha's seat can be reduced to nothingness.

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, the Six Ding Divine Fire...

That name sounds so familiar!

"By the way, this Six Ding Divine Fire has another special function—tempering the physical body."

Chixiao added.

"Legend has it that in the ancient times, there was a supreme demon who forged an indestructible body by being tempered by both the civil fire represented by the Six Ding Divine Fire and the martial fire represented by the Bing Fire."

Even after this supreme being was suppressed and sealed, his soul scattered, his body still stood atop the demon race of the Western Continent!