Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1268 - 1264: Breaking the Formation

The white fog continued to spread.

Eventually, it covered a fifty-mile radius.

Chu Zhiyuan was amazed; truly worthy of the Court, with deep foundations.

This array didn’t block the Super Sense, but it could block those experts attempting to sneak through.

They carefully slipped through the gaps of the Court experts, hoping to advance further, but found dense fog ahead, obscuring the road.

Unyielding, they relied on prior memory to continue forward.

Yet, feeling their way around for a while, they found they had reached their original position.

Like hitting a ghost wall, endlessly circling, always returning to the start.

Sensible ones would turn back and retrace their steps, slipping through the experts’ gaps again.

Those lacking sense continued to circle in the thick fog, back and forth, unable to proceed even one mile.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded repeatedly.

The array’s power was fully demonstrated at this moment.

An array could achieve what even thousands of court experts could not.

Feeling relieved, he focused intently on his cultivation.

The Golden Sword was continuously refined, its fusion immensely beneficial to him.

Meanwhile, he studied the distinction between Merit and Miao Jing Spirit Water, and how to utilize Merit in the Little Heavenly Martial Arts.

He discovered the infinite wonders of Merit.

The once-abandoned Little Heavenly Martial Arts regained its power and utility with the ability to wield the Power of Merit.

He faintly felt that this power might be the key to breaking limits and stepping into Spirit Venerable, even Mythical Realm.

Now, after Ninth Rank Perfection, advancing to the limit quickly might be related to Merit.

The existence of the Spiritual Abyss made his body distinct from others.

Various factors accumulated into his current state.

Over the past few days, he reached a state of harmony, utterly immersed.

That day, what Zhu Lingyun’s Insight revealed suddenly awakened him.

Zhu Lingyun unexpectedly discovered that the dense fog locking the fifty-mile radius suddenly thinned, dissipating swiftly.

From dense fog to light mist, and then to complete disappearance, all within a tea’s time.

Zhu Lingyun concentrated his Insight.

The eight middle-aged men guarding the four sides, maintaining the array, showed no abnormalities.

The treasures setting the array also showed no abnormalities.

Under the Super Sense’s Insight, the difference was only in the speed of their operation.

He immediately identified the reason.

The difference in True Yuan’s operation speed of these treasures was the root of the array’s failure.

The speed differences caused the array to collapse naturally, and the dense fog vanished.

Zhu Lingyun frowned.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned too.

Through Super Sense, Zhu Lingyun discerned something amiss among these eight individuals.

Compared to the beginning, four of them were faster, and the other four slower; all deviating from their original True Yuan flow speed.

This meant they were affected, naturally influenced by the Undying Evil Venerable Statue.

They carried Jade Tokens, emitting a unique aura, circling in their heads, able to guard their heart and spirit, yet still fell victim.

He vanished in a flash and appeared before the gate of the Evil Extermination Department.

Dusk descended.

Lanterns lit up, and two strings of beast-shaped lanterns above the department gate were already shining.

Huang Zhengyang, donned in Mystic Robe, strode out of the gate, laughing, "Brother Chu, just come in directly."

His spirit buoyant, looking far better than his downcast appearance days ago.

Clearly benefiting from the array’s fog formation, blocking the crowd.

Moreover, the experts sealing the city were withdrawn, only blocking the road towards the Undying Evil Venerable Statue.

If experts still seek the Cave Mansion, naturally the array will reject them.

Dongning City was unsealed, and the Court’s pressure relieved.

"Brother Huang," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "no need to go in."

He retrieved four Jade Pendants from his sleeve, carved like yellow jade, simply marked with the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree.

Handing them to Huang Zhengyang, "Just prepared these, for guarding heart and spirit against the Undying Evil Venerable."

"Treasures to resist the Undying Evil Venerable’s control?"

Huang Zhengyang was overjoyed, accepting them eagerly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The Undying Evil Venerable’s power is from You Meng Heaven, far surpassing ours in Biyuan Heaven; some treasures may not work against him."

Huang Zhengyang frowned, "Are you saying, treasures guarding heart and spirit may not withstand him?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "Ordinary treasures cannot withstand him."

"What kind of treasure can?" Huang Zhengyang asked.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the four golden Jade Pendants in his hand, "This Jade Pendant, condensed with the aura of the Demon Suppressing Saber, can withstand."

Huang Zhengyang’s expression subtly changed.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Well, I’ll take my leave."

"Brother Chu, don’t rush!" Huang Zhengyang grabbed his sleeve, "Let’s go inside and talk."

Chu Zhiyuan was drawn in, entering the Evil Extermination Department, arriving at his courtyard.

Sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Brother Huang, speak your mind."

Huang Zhengyang said solemnly, "Several Court Honored Experts went to set the array, each carrying protective treasures; can they defend themselves against the Undying Evil Venerable’s control?"

"Hard to say." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "What treasures do they carry?"

"It should be the Heavenly Heart Divine Protection Pendant." Huang Zhengyang said gravely, "Its effect is superb, effectively preventing from going astray."

"Heavenly Heart Divine Protection Pendant..." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "I haven’t seen it before."

Huang Zhengyang retrieved a Jade Pendant from his bosom, about half a palm in size, handed it to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan saw it was identical to the Jade Pendants of the eight middle-aged experts.

"This Heavenly Heart Divine Protection Pendant is a unique Court treasure, said to be from the outer world." Huang Zhengyang said, "See if it can resist the Undying Evil Venerable’s spirit."

Chu Zhiyuan held it and concentrated, a hint of gold light sparkling in his palm.

It instantly emitted a soothing white light, attempting to block the gold light.

But the gold light, like a hot knife through butter, easily penetrated its barrier.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, lightly shaking his head.

"Not feasible?" Huang Zhengyang watched him, nervous.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded, "Yes, not feasible."

"Then..." Huang Zhengyang frowned, "Could those Court Honored Experts be controlled by the Undying Evil Venerable?"

"Not necessarily." Chu Zhiyuan said, "They must carry other protective treasures?"

If without other treasures, they wouldn’t dare approach so close.

Huang Zhengyang said, "Their array device is the best protective treasure."

"No wonder." Chu Zhiyuan realized, "That should be fine then."

"Hopefully..." Huang Zhengyang said, "I’ll deliver these to them, better safe than sorry. Only four pieces?"

"Each piece takes significant time; only four could be made quickly."

"Alright, I’ll deliver them, better safe than sorry." Huang Zhengyang rose to leave.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Brother Huang, let me take you there."

Huang Zhengyang smiled, "Gladly!"

Chu Zhiyuan placed a hand on his shoulder, and they vanished, appearing atop a mountain peak.

The peak was extremely high, Huang Zhengyang peered into the distance, faintly spotting a small black dot.

He frowned, expression sinking, "Visible? What about the array?"

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him, "Hmm?"

Huang Zhengyang’s face was stern, "The array should be set now, making us unable to see the Divine Statue... Truly dreaded trouble came, there’s a problem!"