Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1271 - 1267: Taming

Chu Zhiyuan returned to the small courtyard of the Heavenly Sword Branch, strolling with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Lingyun was still in Insight, and the eight Tributes paired up, palms against each other, and then placed the other palm on the Array Device.

The dense fog was pervasive.

No one could see the Undying Evil Venerable Statue anymore, and no one could approach it.

Most of the Court’s experts had retreated, leaving only some experts from the Evil Extermination Department to guard key points.

The golden light of the Undying Evil Venerable was still flickering, like breathing in and out.

Chu Zhiyuan could feel it growing stronger.

However, compared to before, the speed of growth had greatly slowed, with time extended.

After setting up the Array, no one could approach anymore, and the Court estimated they wouldn’t even dispatch experts or Divine Artifacts.

At that time, the unlucky ones would be these eight Tributes; without Protective Treasures, their lives would be hard to preserve.

He once again gathered his spiritual power, fully activating Super Sense to entirely Insight.

As the momentum of Perfection pushed forward, reaching the limit, Super Sense further improved.

He could see more clearly than before.

For example, he saw they all had a string of eerie purple Hand Beads on their wrists, eighteen beads each.

Chu Zhiyuan concluded that these eight strings of Purple Pearls were their life-protecting tools.

And these eight strings of Hand Beads surprisingly bypassed Super Sense, seeming ordinary, without revealing anything special.

It was obvious that the power contained within them was of a very high level, even higher than his own power.

He had already achieved Ninth Rank Perfection, the Extreme Realm of the Venerable, and his next step would be Spirit Venerable.

Could this be the power granted by a Spirit Venerable?

If it was the power bestowed by the Spirit Venerable, then no wonder they had the confidence to approach the Undying Evil Venerable Statue.

So it’s not that Huang Zhengyang’s reminders and warnings were unheard, but rather they had internal assurance?

The world is indeed so complex, often thinking it is one way, but reality is different.

He thus put his mind at ease, focusing on refining the Golden Sword, concentrating on cultivation.

The Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks manifested at the Lao Gong Acupoint, striving to stabilize them sooner.

He also tried to channel Merit into it, but to no effect.

The Second Layer of the Human Element Skill still relied on spiritual power infusing bit by bit, with no shortcuts.

He had to study Merit, practice the Human Element Skill, and refine the Golden Sword.

He felt time was insufficient.

Despite having three clones, the clones were busy on their own,

able to reference each other but unable to substitute his cultivation.

Zhu Lingyun was practicing the Wanxiang Returning to God Technique, progress was slow.

Chu Liezhao also reached Nine Transitions Perfection, impacting the Spirit Realm.

Leng Tieya was the same.

However, due to different experiences, they each had different insights into the Spirit Realm.

Chu Zhiyuan realized Merit, believing Merit to be his step into the Spirit Realm.

Chu Liezhao believed the bloodline was the method to advance, the Heavenly Dragon Bloodline gradually integrated into himself, fully merging, and if he could find the true Sky Dragon, he might enter the Spirit Realm.

Leng Tieya practiced the Great Heavenly Demon Scripture of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, aiming to become the Supreme Heavenly Demon.

Each has their goal, but ultimately end up on the same path.

Zhu Lingyun was sitting cross-legged in a cave, focused on cultivation.

He entered a state of deep meditation and suddenly developed a strange intuition.

His eyes slowly opened, and he floated out of the cave, drifting towards the Undying Evil Venerable Statue in the dense fog.

He stopped one meter in front of the statue, already entering the range of the seven-colored light pillar.

The seven-colored light pillar was clearly visible under Insight of Super Sense, but outsiders couldn’t see it.

Chu Zhiyuan judged it to lead straight to You Meng Heaven, containing the power of You Meng Heaven.

Earlier, he thought this seven-colored light pillar was the power of the Undying Evil Venerable.

The Undying Evil Venerable in You Meng Heaven used this seven-colored light pillar to directly inject cultivation into the statue, thereby activating the statue and enhancing its power.

Even causing the statue to undergo more mysterious transformations.

As for what transformations, it should be its unique secret technique, unknown to others.

But this time, Zhu Lingyun faintly felt that the seven-colored light pillar had already changed.

It no longer posed a strong threat, making his hair stand on end and impatient to evade.

He unexpectedly felt a sense of closeness, so he floated into the seven-colored light pillar.

Instantly, a cool aura drilled into his body, circulating along the Wanxiang Returning to God Technique, quickly injected into his brow, invigorating his spirit.

The cultivation of the Wanxiang Returning to God Technique increased a small fraction, surpassing all the gains from his recent cultivation.

Zhu Lingyun was overwhelmed with joy, so he stood within the seven-colored light pillar, fully operating the Wanxiang Returning to God Technique.

Chu Zhiyuan flashed into the dense fog, standing not far away, staring at the statue.

In the dense fog, the Undying Evil Venerable Statue appeared as a golden stone statue on the outside, outsiders couldn’t detect the flickering golden light.

The golden light of the statue was speeding up, at two to three times the previous rate.

Chu Zhiyuan clearly felt its anger and murderous intent, swiftly turning the surroundings into a chilling ice cellar.

He instead breathed a sigh of relief.

It could gather such intense murderous intent, yet didn’t strike.

It was evidently enduring anger, suppressing murderous intent.

This meant that lacking the assurance to kill Zhu Lingyun for the time being, so it had to endure, hence more furious, with more intense murderous intent.

Zhu Lingyun was indifferent, fully exerting the Wanxiang Returning to God Technique.

With the memory of the Evil Venerable and the Undying Evil Venerable, Zhu Lingyun’s insight into the Wanxiang Returning to God Technique was profound, only lacking the aura of You Meng Heaven.

At this moment, he was like a person whose Martial Arts had mostly been depleted, rapidly advancing as if reinvigorating.

With each passing moment of cultivation, his power surged significantly, making him lose himself in it, increasingly addicted.

Chu Zhiyuan stared at the statue, sensing it, ready to act at any moment.

In a critical moment, he would intercept, thereby seizing the opportunity for both him and Zhu Lingyun to escape.

He glanced at the seven-colored light pillar.

Was it the power of the Undying Evil Venerable, or the unowned power of You Meng Heaven?

Reaching out, gently touching it.

Then slowly nodded.

He already knew, the seven-colored light pillar was indeed the power of the Undying Evil Venerable.

Why could it be easily absorbed by Zhu Lingyun, as if unowned power, was fundamentally due to Merit.

The Binding Dragon Rope transformed from Merit surprisingly tamed this seven-colored light pillar, thereby making it not resist Zhu Lingyun, easily converting into Zhu Lingyun’s power.

The Binding Dragon Rope even has such miraculous use, beyond his imagination.

No wonder the Undying Evil Venerable was in furious rage, murder intent boiling over.

If he were in the same position, he would react similarly.

Perhaps the Undying Evil Venerable has always absorbed and devoured others’ power, never having been absorbed and devoured.

Thinking of this, he once again condensed two Binding Dragon Ropes with Merit, once again wrapped around the seven-colored light pillar.

Zhu Lingyun absorbed faster and faster, while the golden light flickered more vigorously on the Undying Evil Venerable Statue.

Chu Zhiyuan felt the power it absorbed becoming weaker and weaker.

However, the sense of danger rose again, growing stronger.

This indicated the Undying Evil Venerable was about to awaken, starting a great slaughter?

All he could do was in the most dangerous moment, flee this place, avoiding the Undying Evil Venerable?

He glanced at the rapidly advancing Zhu Lingyun, his gaze flickering.

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Chu Zhiyuan looked up at the sky.

The dense fog locked the Void.

Already the position of the sun was unclear, the weather indistinguishable.

But the dense fog couldn’t confine Super Sense.

He easily saw through the dense fog to the Void outside, seeing the setting sun hanging at the edge of the sky.

The next moment, he vanished.

The moment after, he appeared in a secluded and elegant little courtyard.

The west side of the garden was all flowerbeds, with over a hundred blooming flowers.

The setting sun’s afterglow dyed them rose-red.

Xiao Ruoling, clad in snowy white clothes, was quietly standing before the flowerbeds appreciating each blossom.

Her unparalleled beauty overshadowed the hundreds of flowers, making them pale in comparison.

Hearing a sound, she turned her head and smiled softly: "So early to come over."

"Is this You Meng Heaven?"

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the setting sun to the west.

The sun was no different from the sun in Biyuan Heaven, Little Outer Heaven, and Outer Heaven.

He took a deep breath, feeling the distinctiveness in the air.

Indeed, it was lacking Spiritual Energy but contained a rich and abundant strange aura.

This aura drilled into his body, flowing along the Meridians, becoming exceedingly slow.

Operating with Biyuan Heaven’s mental method was clearly inappropriate, with twice the effort for half the result.

A unique mental method was needed.