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

Outside the Jade Pavilion, Chu Xiu and Ye Wujiang walked out side by side.

A'Nu held Xue Li's hand and followed five steps behind the two.

As soon as he stepped out of the Jade Pavilion, Ye Wujiang raised his head and smiled slightly: "These old fogies still couldn't resist coming."

Chu Xiu looked in the direction of the voice and saw eight Qiankun Realm experts approaching the two of them in different ways.

The leader of the Azure Blood Pavilion, Xue Manlou, was outspoken and made no attempt to hide his true feelings when he asked Chu Xiu:

"Kid, did that old woman give you the Qiankun Dao Fruit?"

Before Chu Xiu could speak, Ye Wujiang stepped forward, shielding him behind him. With a flick of his wrist, a plump, golden fruit appeared in his palm, strikingly similar to the previous Qiankun Dao Fruit.

"So you actually took it down?" The experts at the Qiankun Realm looked at each other in disbelief.

If Chu Xiu obtains the Qiankun Dao Fruit, they believe they have many ways to make him obediently spit it out.

But if it's Ye Wujiang...

"Since you got it, then forget it."

Xue Manlou shook his hand dismissively, turned around, and left.

Seeing that staying would not lead to anything else, the other experts at the Qiankun Realm also simply took their leave.

Only one late-stage Qiankun Realm cultivator, who had not revealed his strength from beginning to end, suddenly paused before leaving, turned his head and gave Chu Xiu a sinister look before departing.

Chu Xiu frowned. "Who is this person?"

Ye Wujiang glanced at Chu Xiu and said, "His name is Sha Xin. He is a late-stage Qiankun Realm cultivator and a rogue cultivator who is skilled in assassination."

"Legend has it that five thousand years ago, he fought his niece for the position of the young patriarch of the Asura clan and was defeated. He then fled to the Southern Continent and survived to this day, even though he was wanted by the Asura clan."

Asura race?

Could it be that he noticed the demonic fruit on my body, which was condensed using the secret techniques of the Asura race?

Chu Xiu frowned upon hearing this. His purpose in coming to the Demon Realm was to find an opportunity to go to the territory of the Asura Clan in the Northern Continent, meet with the female Bodhisattva of the Asura Clan, and inquire about the true purpose of that demonic fruit.

This person is skilled in assassination; if I were targeted by him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Granny Yuan's husband, with his late-stage Qiankun Realm cultivation, was able to successfully injure someone above the Qiankun Realm level through assassination. If this man, with the same late-stage Qiankun Realm killing intent, could kill her in one fell swoop, he might just be able to!

Chu Xiu understood that his current cultivation level at the early stage of the Qiankun Realm was forcibly increased through star techniques. If he wanted to improve his strength in a short period of time, there was only one way—

Refine the Qiankun Dao Fruit given to you by Granny Yuan!

However, refining the Qiankun Dao Fruit requires a lot of preparation, and he cannot guarantee that the murderous person will not try to assassinate him before he goes into seclusion.

Thus, only one path remains—

Get started first!

Chu Xiu looked at Ye Wujiang: "What is the relationship between the sect leader and that murderous man?"

Ye Wujiang glanced at Chu Xiu with amusement, seemingly seeing through his intentions: "We've only teamed up two or three times, we're not that close."

"What, you think he has ill intentions towards you, and you want to make the first move?"

"Yes."

"Go ahead and do it if you want, but I can't help you with that."

Ye Wujiang flipped his hand and tossed a scroll to Chu Xiu: "The scroll records the place where Sha Xin is hiding in Nanzhou, and how to deal with his assassination techniques."

Chu Xiu took the scroll, opened it, and saw that the information recorded on it was so shocking that it completely exposed his murderous intent.

"This... Could it be that the sect leader has been planning to deal with Sha Xin all along?"

Ye Wujiang laughed and said, "I have some dealings with the current leader of the Asura Clan. That little girl calls me Uncle, so I accepted her favor and kept an eye on this traitor of the Asura Clan for her."

He gave Chu Xiu a deep look: "Since you have something that interests Sha Xin, it is enough to prove that you have a past with the Asura Clan. Handing this person over to you to deal with can also be considered as giving you a stepping stone to establish contact with the Asura Clan."

Chu Xiu took a deep breath and realized that Ye Wujiang was a very meticulous person who could see through part of the truth with just this little bit of information.

Unless absolutely necessary, never make an enemy of this person!

"Then thank you very much, Sect Master."

Chu Xiu clasped his hands in thanks.

Ye Wujiang smiled and pressed down Chu Xiu's fist, then suddenly asked, "Brother Chu, what do you think of... Wuyou?"

Chu Xiu immediately gave a wry smile: "Brother Ye, you wouldn't really want to match me up with Miss Wuyou, would you?"

"We're not a good match..."

How do you know you're not compatible if you've never even spent time together?

"Wuyou is a good child, but she is still young and a little willful."

Chu Xiu rolled his eyes: "I have no experience dealing with willful little girls."

Ye Wujiang patted his shoulder: "Forget it, let fate decide. If you two can get along, that would be a good thing. I can rest assured entrusting my daughter to you."

"Dealing with Murderous Intent is something the Demonic Sect cannot help you with; you must prepare yourself."

After saying that, he looked at the blood-stained gift behind the two of them.

Xue Li noticed Ye Wujiang's gaze and nodded slightly to him as a greeting.

"By the way... where did you get such a highly skilled maid?"

Ye Wujiang asked curiously.

Xue Li's aura, that of a late-stage Qiankun Realm cultivator, was extremely strange; even he had never sensed such a strange aura from anyone else.

This is enough to prove that this blood ritual does not belong to any of the races he knows in the Heavenly Continent.

"I don't know either, why don't you go ask her yourself?" Chu Xiu gestured towards Xue Li's direction.

"Then forget it. If I were to fight her, even I would be badly injured."

Ye Wujiang waved his hand and took his leave.

Chu Xiu had no doubt about his assessment of the Blood Ritual.

After all... Xue Li was someone who had single-handedly fought against two Butterfly Queens and Xue Yi, two powerful experts at the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm, and had not been at a disadvantage for a long time.

After seeing Ye Wujiang leave, Xue Li led A Nu forward.

“Master, that late-stage Qiankun Realm cultivator left a tracking mark on you.”

"What?"

Chu Xiu was taken aback and quickly examined his entire body, but he could not find the mark that Xue Li had mentioned.

Seeing this, Xue Li stepped forward, released his own blood energy, and in the next second, he took a tiny, almost invisible flying insect that had been attracted by the blood energy from the left side of Chu Xiu's hair.

"that's it?"

Chu Xiu's expression turned serious. He hadn't expected that the murderous intent would be able to plant such flying insects on his body without him even noticing, just by glancing at him.

“Master, I have a way to trace this person’s location in reverse.”

"Excellent!" Chu Xiu exclaimed with delight. "Now that we've found him, let's work together to eliminate this threat!"

He beckoned to Cui Ming, who was standing in front of the Emerald Pavilion gazing into the distance, and looked down at A Nu: "You stay here for now and don't wander around. Xue Li and I will be right back."

"I want to drink!" Ah Nu's eyes darted around as he seized the opportunity to make his demand.

Chu Xiu looked at Cui Ming and said, "I need to go out for a while. Please look after my sister for me. Consider it a favor I owe you."

Cui Ming's eyes lit up: "Young Sect Master, if you give up, with me here, Miss will definitely be safe!"