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

"How about cooperating with us, the Seven Constellations?" The Fire Monkey's eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint in them.

If Chu Xiu refuses, he will take action against him and seize the natal star chart for himself, which will achieve his goal in the same way!

After pondering for a while, Chu Xiu discussed the plan with Ying Wuyou and Teng Yu in the spiritual realm. They felt that this plan was feasible and far more reliable than having him advance to the Earthly Sovereign realm in a short period of time.

"Very well! I will cooperate with you!"

"Haha, then I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"

The Fire Monkey burst into laughter with satisfaction and patted Chu Xiu on the shoulder.

"To show our sincerity, the 50,000 star beasts stationed here will be under your command today!"

The Fire Monkey turned around, its hands rapidly forming hand seals, and unleashed a star technique towards the 50,000 star beasts that had been injured by Chu Xiu earlier. Instantly, a fiery general formation enveloped the area, yet it did not cause any damage.

Instead, the injuries on each star beast visibly healed under the glow of the fire until they were completely healed!

Chu Xiu was shocked; what a powerful healing quasar technique!

If I rashly antagonize this Fire Monkey, I fear I will have to face the military force that is willing to trade blows for blows!

After casting its Star Technique, the Fire Monkey tossed Chu Xiu a tiger talisman that was only half complete.

"Only the one who possesses this talisman can command the army. This talisman is only possessed by the two of us, one half for each of us."

He turned around and pointed north.

Chu Xiu looked in the direction the Fire Monkey was pointing, and thousands of miles away, he could vaguely see a palace standing on a mountaintop.

The Fire Monkey said, "That is one of the five branch halls of the White Tiger Star Palace located on the Star Island. Each branch hall is guarded by five Star Beast Kings at the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm, with countless Star Beasts under their command."

Chu Xiu asked doubtfully, "What resources are being protected by establishing these branch halls?"

The Fire Monkey laughed and said, "It's so comfortable talking to smart people."

"The main task of these branch halls is to protect a special spiritual plant unique to Star Island called the Star Gathering Flower."

"From the moment it sprouts, this flower absorbs the power of the stars in this place, taking ten thousand years to take root, sprout, bud, and bloom, but it only blooms for one day, and then withers."

Its nectar contains concentrated stellar power accumulated over tens of thousands of years, which can greatly assist those at the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm. If, by chance, one's own Great Dao is perfected, it is not impossible to step into the Supreme Realm in one step!

"And in another thirteen months, the Star Gathering Flower guarded by that branch hall will bloom!"

Chu Xiu suddenly realized: "So, the four Star Envoys, including you, broke through their limits by consuming this kind of nectar?"

The Fire Monkey nodded: "That's right. Although our true bodies are destroyed and only remnants of our souls remain, our understanding of the Great Dao of Stars has not been damaged. If we have enough Star Power, it is possible to return to the peak of our true bodies."

"I'm giving you a task: within a year, capture that branch temple, and you'll get a share of the honey. How about it?"

Chu Xiu smiled slightly: "With your seven constellations plus me, there are eight of us. If eight of us share a little honey, I'm afraid there will be very little left for me."

The Fire Monkey glared at Chu Xiu: "Then what else do you want?"

Chu Xiu smiled and said, "How about... we add the healing star technique you used earlier?"

The Fire Monkey smirked, and a jade slip appeared in its hand. It then tossed it toward Chu Xiu's face.

"You humans really won't get up early for nothing! Take it, take it!"

Chu Xiu caught the jade slip, scanned it with his divine sense, and confirmed that it was indeed a record of the healing star technique. He immediately smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Then thank you very much, Star Envoy. Leave the matter of attacking that branch hall to me, Chu Xiu!"

"Take your army and get as far away as you can."

"If you need anything, you can come to this place and look for me eight thousand miles to the south."

The Fire Monkey rolled its eyes and disappeared.

After Chu Xiu bowed and saw them off, he came to the front of the 50,000 star beasts and looked down from the air.

Upon seeing the culprit who had previously harmed them appear before them, several star beasts at the early stage of the Qiankun Realm, fearless of death, were about to pounce on Chu Xiu.

But after Chu Xiu raised the tiger tally in his hand, he instantly calmed down, exchanged a glance with Chu Xiu, and then lowered his beast head to Chu Xiu, prostrating himself on the ground.

The remaining star beasts also prostrated themselves and bowed their heads to the tiger tally.

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow. It seemed that these star beasts, apart from the Fire Monkey itself, only recognized the talisman and not the person.

If that's the case, then things will be much easier.

After all, he's good at fighting alone, but he's incapable of commanding an army.

Chu Xiu waved his hand, summoning Hai You from the spiritual realm.

"Chu Xiu!"

How are you?

Upon seeing Chu Xiu, Hai You approached with concern, looking him over with worry. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no injuries on him.

Chu Xiu had not reminded her beforehand and put it into the Spirit Realm Space. Instead of placing it with Ying Wuyou, he placed it in his own warehouse where he stored cultivation resources.

Therefore, Haiyou was unaware of the current situation, and upon seeing the army formation of tens of thousands of star beasts before him, he panicked:

"What... is going on?"

Chu Xiu reassured him, "Don't worry, I have already established a cooperative relationship with the lords of these star beasts. From today onwards, these 50,000 star beasts will be under my command."

"But I know nothing about commanding troops. You have a private army at home, so you should be well-versed in the art of commanding troops, right?"

"Now that you have advanced to the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm, you will be qualified to compete for the position of Demon General or even Demon Commander after returning to the Yuling Sect. This army is entrusted to you for command, as a way for you to familiarize yourself with the role of a commander in advance!"

Chu Xiu smiled slightly and, in the blink of an eye, placed the tiger tally in his hand into Hai You's hand.

"This……"

Hai You covered her mouth in surprise. She hadn't expected that Chu Xiu would entrust her with the command of such a powerful army so easily.

This army, composed of five hundred early-stage Qiankun Realm and tens of thousands of Reincarnation Realm star beasts, is much stronger than the army under the command of the first demon general of the Yuling Sect!

And Chu Xiu actually gave it up so easily...

Could it be that he... was worried he wasn't good at fighting, so he...

Chu Xiu had no idea what Hai You, who was deep in thought with his head down, was imagining. He simply repeated the instructions from the Fire Monkey to Hai You.

Haiyou pondered, "To occupy that branch of the White Tiger Star Palace within a year...?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly. "That's right. I have already grasped the combined attack power of these tens of thousands of star beasts in formation. It's not a problem to use the military formation to simultaneously surround two star beast kings at the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm."

"Leave the remaining three Star Beast Kings to me!"

"Give it to you? Then why did you call your grandma out?"

Teng Yu's figure appeared behind Chu Xiu, rolling her eyes with utter contempt for Chu Xiu's arrogant boasting.

Chu Xiu said with a forced smile, "I can easily handle the remaining three Great Perfection Qiankun Realm cultivators, but if those two Great Witches come, I will be powerless to resist!"

"You wouldn't want to see me buried here like this, would you..."

Tengyu said impatiently, "Alright, alright!"

She glanced at Haiyou, who was watching her curiously, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Huh? Merfolk? Looks like the branch that came ashore?"

Haiyou asked in surprise, "You...you recognize my clan?"

Seeing Chu Xiu's respect for the little girl, Hai You also changed his address.

Teng Yu nodded and said, "Of course I recognize you. It was I who persuaded that old codger, the Dragon King of the East Sea, to give you a way out. Otherwise, you would not have had the chance to come ashore and survive. You would have been trapped in the Dragon Palace with that old codger long ago."

Chu Xiu asked in surprise, "You mean, there are still aquatic creatures surviving beneath the Misty Sea?"