Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1227 - 1223: Danger

Waiting on the mountainside, one mile away from the peak, Lu Xiaolu’s face was grave: "Are they here to see the Evil Venerable?"

The one she feared most was the Evil Venerable.

Sneaking around, her precautions were also against the Evil Venerable.

If there were other experts, she was confident she could escape unscathed.

Chu Zhiyuan lightly nodded: "It seems they want to secretly see the Evil Venerable... Why the secrecy? What scheme is here?"

He frowned inwardly.

He Lingchuan and Zhong Lingyun had already been killed by him, their souls taken by Chu Liezhao.

The slaying of the two Evil Venerables was something he hadn’t mentioned to anyone.

Too shocking and sensational, really unnecessary.

Now that the two Evil Venerables are dead, who are they seeing?

From the memories of He Lingchuan and Zhong Lingyun, there was no order to secretly come.

Who issued it?

Either the middle-aged man fabricated it himself, or there is another Evil Venerable?

In the memories of He Lingchuan and Zhong Lingyun, there was no other Evil Venerable.

His mind was puzzled and curious.

"Regarding the Evil Venerable..." Lu Xiaolu lightly furrowed her brow.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Senior Sister is worried about being detected by the Evil Venerable’s perception?"

"Can it be concealed?" Lu Xiaolu asked.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It’s said that this is the secret technique passed by the Evil Venerable. Whether it can be concealed is hard to say."

"Then let’s try it." Lu Xiaolu’s bright eyes sparkled as she whispered: "I’ve never dealt with the Evil Venerable before."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It’s too risky... How about we report to Senior Sister Qi and ask her for help."

Lu Xiaolu gently shook her head: "Senior Sister Qi is very busy; we will handle it ourselves. You’re not like before; together, we should be okay!"

Chu Zhiyuan was already among the Nine Transitions, one of the top experts.

Adding the Heavenly Sword, he wouldn’t be weaker than the senior sister, and his secret techniques were sophisticated, along with his sharp intuition, and the Demon Suppressing Saber was astonishing.

With him, it’s more reliable than Senior Sister.

Chu Zhiyuan lightly nodded: "Then we’ll quietly follow and see if we can meet the Evil Venerable."

This was exactly as he wished.

He spoke in circles because he learned Lu Xiaolu’s character and knew how to achieve the goal.

Lu Xiaolu said softly: "If Senior Sister finds out, she’ll definitely scold us."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: "Just observing, no need to act."

"The Evil Venerable..." Lu Xiaolu’s bright eyes sparkled, both nervous and excited.

She knew a bit about the fearsome nature of the Evil Venerable and wanted to witness it.

The two approached again, sneaking into the woods, listening to the three talk.

The middle-aged man was reprimanding the two in a low voice: "We were careless, didn’t expect the City Guards to deploy experts in defense, underestimated them, and that’s why. Just wait two years and we’ll recover, look at your dejected faces!"

"Yes, Elder!"

The two straightened their backs, nodding solemnly.

The middle-aged man said deeply: "All right, calm down and adjust, at dawn we’ll go see the Divine Venerable."

"Elder, why wait until dawn to see the Divine Venerable?" A young man couldn’t help but ask: "Can’t we see them now?"

Another young man said: "Isn’t nighttime more secretive?"

The middle-aged man coldly glared at them.

They shrank their necks, shut their mouths, and remained silent.

The middle-aged man said irritably: "The Divine Venerable’s order is one we must follow, not question!"

"Yes!" The two youths replied solemnly.

The middle-aged man waved: "Close your mouths, adjust!"

The two youths calmed down, closed their eyes, and began to adjust.

Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Xiaolu silently floated away again.

After retreating a mile, Lu Xiaolu transmitted sound in secret: "Junior brother, they will act tomorrow. Do we have to keep watch all night?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Lu Xiaolu looked around, whispered: "Are there any Evil Demons nearby?"

"Within ten miles there shouldn’t be... Senior Sister wants to kill a few more Evil Demons?"

"It’s just to fend off boredom, really nothing?"

"To my knowledge, none."

Lu Xiaolu sighed: "Then we can only keep watch all night, really boring."

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Senior Sister, you could go back and rest; I’ll keep watch all night, you can come back in the morning."

"Impossible!" Lu Xiaolu glared at him, grunting: "If we’re keeping watch, we keep watch together!"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Otherwise, we can both go back tonight and follow up in the morning; we can find them anyway."

"... Just keep watch for one night!" Lu Xiaolu shook her head.

This was a big deal, not to be treated delicately, just too boring. Boring as it may be, let it be boring.

Chu Zhiyuan saw her resolve, stopped persuading.

The two found a cave, grabbed two green stones, lightly scraping them with a sword to make them level.

Chu Zhiyuan also took out two Apricot Yellow Meditation Mats from his sleeve.

The two each sat on a mat, closing their eyes, motionless.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression was solemn, his Heart and Spirit focused at the Spring Acupoint.

A mountain peak had appeared at the Spring Acupoint, accompanied by the earth.

A vast range of mountains was vaguely forming, like peaks in a dense fog.

With continuous infusion of spiritual power, the Light of Merit flowed, the Spring Acupoint became a Secret Land.

Like the Secret Land seen in Little Heaven Beyond, complete with earth and mountains.

Just needing more spiritual power, the earth and Spirit Peak weren’t solid enough, the trees unclear.

It took painstaking effort, requiring continuous infusion of spiritual power.

With time, progress would come.

Whenever he had time, he infused spiritual power and Merit into the Spring Acupoint.

Throughout the night, progress was slow.

...

At dawn, Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Xiaolu opened their eyes, exited the cave, basking in the faint mist and fresh air.

Lu Xiaolu stretched lazily, sighing: "Finally made it through the night, have they left?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Lu Xiaolu said: "Shall I go buy some food?"

Chu Zhiyuan took two pieces of dry rations from his sleeve, handing them to her: "Make do for now."

Lu Xiaolu took them, grinning while diligently eating the dry rations.

With a full stomach, she could flee quickly before the Evil Venerable.

The thought of seeing the Evil Venerable excited her.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly said: "Let’s go."

He floated forward.

Lu Xiaolu quickly swallowed the dry rations, ungracefully stretched her jade neck, hurriedly following.

The two silently entered the woods. Approaching the three, they found them already moving.

The two followed, traveling north about one hundred fifty miles, arriving outside a valley.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression was solemn.

This valley was beyond his Insight, and his Super Sense couldn’t detect it.

Especially while in the Imperial City, he couldn’t discover this valley.

More importantly, a thick mist shrouded the valley, blocking his Insight.

Could this be a hideout?

This resembled the Evil Sect’s hideout features, with Abnormal Energy blocking Insight.

Indeed, it was akin to spiritual power, like the Evil Venerable’s power.

When the three arrived outside the valley, they stopped.

A young man couldn’t hold back: "Elder, what’s here...?"

"Our secret altar," the middle-aged man said calmly: "Absolutely cannot be leaked."

"Yes!" The two responded promptly, eyes flashing as they exchanged looks.

They inexplicably thought of one word: eliminate witnesses.

Would the two of them be eliminated?

This altar had remained a secret, never circulated within the sect, could it be because anyone who knew was silenced?

Another young man whispered: "Is the Divine Venerable here then?"

"Hmm." The middle-aged man said calmly: "The Divine Venerable appeared to me in a dream, instructing me to come here. Let’s proceed inside."

"Yes." The two youths exchanged glances, nervously moving forward.

Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Xiaolu followed quietly, entering.

The two were close enough to clearly see their Step Technique.

This valley was different from other Evil Sect hideouts, with only one Evil Venerable Statue, standing tall before the main hall on the White Jade Square in the valley’s center.

At this moment, a white-robed youth sat cross-legged before the ten-meter-high golden statue.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly waved his hand.

Lu Xiaolu halted.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly retreated, Lu Xiaolu quickly followed, leaving the valley.

Once outside the valley, Chu Zhiyuan frowned, his face serious.

While outside the valley, he hadn’t sensed danger; once inside, his hairs stood on end.

This was more dangerous than encountering a Giant Demon and the previous three Evil Venerables.