"Oh? A huge secret?"
Chen Xiao looked at Li Xun and smiled playfully, "What secret is it? Tell me."
"You have to promise me first, if I tell you this secret, you won't kill me."
Li Xun said timidly.
Chen Xiao immediately laughed, "Are you bargaining with me? Do you think you have the qualifications? If you want to talk, hurry up and talk. If not, I'll make my move!"
"No, no, no!"
Li Xun said repeatedly, "I'll say it, I'll say it... Mr. Chen, do you know why I became the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall?"
"Isn't it because you have a relationship with Yang Potian, and Yang Potian is the true master behind the Underworld Hall?"
Chen Xiao said indifferently.
From Yang Potian following the Li siblings to Medicine King Valley before, it was evident that Yang Potian had a close relationship with the Li family.
"Mr. Chen is not wrong. It is precisely because Yang Potian wanted to please our Li family that I was able to become the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall."
As Li Xun said this, his mouth was filled with bitterness.
If he had known that today would come, he would never have become the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall.
He became the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall on a whim, and he brought twenty Hua Jing Grandmasters to sweep across Jiangbei because he had just taken office and wanted to show off his power.
As for Li Cun going to seek revenge from Li Ziqing, he only remembered it after arriving in Jiangbei, and it was completely unintentional.
He never expected that he would fail to show off his power and end up losing his younger sister. With the death of these twenty Hua Jing Grandmasters, the Underworld Hall was severely wounded and could be disbanded on the spot.
But to save his life, he could only continue, "Mr. Chen, have you ever thought about why Yang Potian, known as the Eastern Xia, one of the Four Supremes of the Heavenly Rankings, who dominates the northeastern region, would want to please our Li family?"
"What exactly do you want to say? If you have something to say, just say it directly. Stop beating around the bush."
Chen Xiao glared at Li Xun impatiently.
This glare almost gave Li Xun a heart attack. He quickly said, "Mr. Chen, the reason Yang Potian is pleasing our Li family is to join the Imperial City Brocade Guards."
When saying this, Li Xun's expression was one of deep meaning, and he deliberately spoke the words 'Imperial City Brocade Guards' very softly, as if he was afraid of being overheard.
"Imperial City Brocade Guards? What kind of organization is that? Is it a government department?"
Chen Xiao asked loudly.
His shout almost made Li Xun want to cover Chen Xiao's mouth, "Mr. Chen, please speak softer. These Imperial City Brocade Guards are not simple at all."
"It is not a government department. In fact, it is just a legendary organization. Few people have even heard of this organization, because most of the people who have heard of it are already dead."
Upon hearing Li Xun's explanation, Chen Xiao's eyes narrowed into a straight line, "Oh? Tell me in detail, what exactly is this thing?"
Seeing that Chen Xiao was very interested in this topic, Li Xun felt relieved. He seemed to have made the right gamble and should be able to return to the Imperial City alive this time.
"To Mr. Chen, according to legend, the Imperial City Brocade Guards were established more than three hundred years ago. They have no relation to the imperial Brocade Guards, only the same name. This organization itself is very mysterious, its members are also very mysterious, and each of them has unfathomable strength."
"As you saw last time, Yang Potian's current martial arts cultivation has already entered the Divine Realm, and according to legend, the lowest threshold for joining the Imperial City Brocade Guards is the Divine Realm!"
After hearing Li Xun's words, even Chen Xiao was a little shocked.
The lowest threshold was the Divine Realm. Judging from this, this organization was indeed not simple.
After all, in the martial arts world of China, Yang Potian was the only Divine Realm martial artist Chen Xiao had personally seen.
The martial lunatic Duan San said he had also entered the Divine Realm, but Chen Xiao had not seen it personally. There was also Xiao Zhan, with his strength, he might have already entered the Divine Realm.
But that was only these three people. Hua Jing Grandmasters were already figures who held sway in one region, while Divine Realm experts were even rarer than phoenix feathers, like legends.
And this Imperial City Brocade Guards, with the lowest threshold being Divine Realm martial artists, it seemed that this organization was indeed not simple.
"What does this organization do? Also, why does Yang Potian want to join this organization?"
Chen Xiao asked Li Xun.
To please the Li family, Yang Potian did not hesitate to let Li Xun take the position of Hall Master of the Underworld Hall. This showed that he really wanted to join this organization.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen. The Imperial City Brocade Guards act in a low-key and mysterious manner. I have no idea what they do, and I don't want to know, because those who know this are not far from death."
"As for why Yang Potian wants to join the Imperial City Brocade Guards, I can tell you that."
"Yang Potian's lifelong wish is to defeat Xiao Tian Ce, the God of War of the Northern Army. However, no matter how hard he tries, he cannot bridge the gap between himself and Xiao Tian Ce."
"Although Yang Potian has entered the Divine Realm, Xiao Tian Ce entered the Divine Realm three years ago. If he wants to defeat Xiao Tian Ce, he must take a shortcut."
"This shortcut is the Imperial City Brocade Guards!"
Li Xun said word by word.
Chen Xiao frowned, "Joining the Imperial City Brocade Guards can defeat Xiao Tian Ce? What's the logic behind that?"
Li Xun explained, "Mr. Chen, you should know better than I do that once a martial artist enters the Divine Realm, it is considered the peak of their cultivation, and it is difficult to improve further in terms of realm. However, the Imperial City Brocade Guards possess methods to allow Divine Realm martial artists to advance further!"
Li Xun was mistaken on this point. Chen Xiao did not know about this.
In fact, Chen Xiao had already labeled martial arts as 'inadequate' in his heart, simply because its upper limit was too low. Even Divine Realm martial artists would not have the power to fight back against a true Hua Shen Realm cultivator.
However, hearing Li Xun say this, Chen Xiao's heart was filled with doubt.
Because he felt that the Imperial City Brocade Guards seemed to have some similarities with the hidden sects.
Cultivators in the secular world could only cultivate to the Golden Core stage. To break through to the Nascent Soul, they needed the anointing from a hidden sect.
And ordinary martial artists would reach their limit at the Divine Realm. Yet, the Imperial City Brocade Guards could allow them to advance further.
These two were simply similar in their approach.
Could it be that the Imperial City Brocade Guards were founded by martial artists who survived the calamity five hundred years ago?
Because according to Ye Mo Shen, five hundred years ago, there were Wu Zun in the martial arts world.
Chen Xiao did not know what kind of strength Wu Zun represented, but it was clear that it was above Divine Realm martial artists.
Chen Xiao's thoughts wandered further and further, and the more he thought, the more he felt that his idea was plausible.
"Mr. Chen?"
Li Xun saw that Chen Xiao was in a daze and quickly called out to him.
Chen Xiao snapped back to his senses and immediately thought of a question.
"If the Imperial City Brocade Guards are as secretive and powerful as you say, what qualifications do your Li family have to allow Yang Potian to join them?"