Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1272 - 1268: Entry

Xiao Ruoling laughed: "Can you feel the difference?"

"Everywhere is different." Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "It’s very mysterious."

It seems like the same air, and there’s no difference in the feeling when inhaling it.

But once you start cultivating, you can immediately feel a huge difference.

This difference can create a completely different path of cultivation.

No wonder the cultivation in this world focuses on spiritual power rather than True Yuan.

"Would you like to go out and take a look, husband?"

"Let’s go." Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Xiao Ruoling led the way, pushed the door out of the small courtyard, walked through a corridor, went out through a large gate, and left the Luo Mansion.

The Luo Mansion covered about a hundred acres, with a three-story gatehouse. The glazed tiles glistened in the sunset, looking very grand.

Chu Zhiyuan came out of the gate and turned his head to glance at the three-story gatehouse.

Xiao Ruoling smiled: "The Luo family is a large family, especially since they have Senior Sister Luo, a disciple of the Profound Yin Palace, which makes them different."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Obviously, the Profound Yin Palace is also a top sect in You Meng Heaven.

Being able to join the Profound Yin Palace naturally elevates the entire family.

He walked along the wide avenue, turned into a small alley, and headed south.

The alley was winding, with bluestone roads, and the walls on both sides were mottled with bluestone, exuding an air of antiquity.

As he walked, he spoke: "This is called Qingyun City, right? Is it considered a top city in You Meng Heaven?"

"Qingyun City is one of the top cities in You Meng Heaven." Xiao Ruoling nodded lightly: "Nearby is a top sect of You Meng Heaven, Qingluo Cave."

"Where is Wanxiang Cliff?"

"Wanxiang Cliff is three thousand miles from here." Xiao Ruoling said: "It is on par with Qingluo Cave, both are top sects."

"Then where is the Profound Yin Palace?"

"Our Profound Yin Palace is a supreme existence, surpassing these sects in level."

"Is there any sect equivalent to the Profound Yin Palace?"

"...There are three sects that are comparable to our Profound Yin Palace, but none have the ability to cross into the Heavenly Realm."

"There are none nearby, right?"

"Naturally not, otherwise Senior Sister Luo wouldn’t have joined the Profound Yin Palace."

"Would she join another sect?"

"With Senior Sister Luo’s extraordinary talent, she would be sought after." Xiao Ruoling said.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

He had no intention of meeting this Senior Sister Luo, no need for any entanglement.

The two quickly passed through the alley and arrived at the bustling main street.

Apart from the different architectural styles and people’s attire, everything else was as bustling as the bustling markets he had seen in other worlds.

It was equally noisy, with vendors lined up on both sides of the streets, shouting endlessly.

People came and went, some stopping at stalls, some entering shops, some talking and laughing loudly in groups, while others hurried along, lost in their own world.

The great world, numerous beings.

But after all, they were people of You Meng Heaven, different from the people he had seen.

Among the pedestrians coming and going on the main street, eighty percent were cultivators.

These cultivators were enveloped in a gentle glow.

Their realm could be determined through the glow on their bodies.

White light indicated the Qi Transformation Realm, purple light the Transformation Realm, and golden light the Divinity Transformation Venerable; all other lights mixed were the impure light signifying no entry into the cultivation path.

Examining the people on the street, he showed a look of appreciation.

"Husband, what are your thoughts?" Xiao Ruoling asked with a smile.

The two stood aside on the main street, observing the passing pedestrians.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Cultivation in You Meng Heaven seems easier, look at how many Venerables are on this street."

"I heard from Senior Sister Luo," Xiao Ruoling nodded: "Before becoming a Venerable, their cultivation is relatively easy, but Venerables find it almost impossible to reach Perfection, let alone become Spirit Venerables."

"Spirit Venerables..." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Just thinking about it made him scratch his head.

After pondering for such a long time, there was still no progress.

"It’s difficult to become a Spirit Venerable in our place and the same in You Meng Heaven."

"Have any Spirit Venerables from the Profound Yin Palace shown up?"

"No," Xiao Ruoling shook her head: "It’s hard to say when they might appear, maybe once every thousand years, or every few hundred years, elusive and no one knows where they are."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Spirit Venerables should be able to cross the Heavenly Realm and wander freely."

The second layer of the Earth Origin Technique can do it; Spirit Venerables should be able to as well.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be so mysterious and untraceable.

"Spirit Venerables cannot be taught; it requires self-enlightenment to find one’s own path," Xiao Ruoling said: "The palace has many records about Spirit Venerables, but unfortunately, no disciple has achieved becoming a Spirit Venerable because of them, reportedly these Martial Arts Notes are instead a shackle."

"Shackle..." Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

Xiao Ruoling said: "Seeing only the form can instead lead one astray. After the Perfect Realm, one needs self-enlightenment to find their own way."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

The two drifted into the crowd, mingling smoothly like fish in water.

They toured around the city, seeing the prosperous and less prosperous areas, and finally headed towards Wanxiang Cliff.

By this time, the night had fallen, the sky’s bright moon shining brightly.

Under the moonlight like water, the two floated like a pair of celestial beings.

"We won’t return tonight, your Senior Sister Luo..."

"I told Senior Sister Luo in advance. I found out that Wanxiang Cliff is a Major Sect."

"Major Sect..." Chu Zhiyuan said: "Unfortunately, there are always disciples who want to go down the wrong path. If they find disciples doing this, what punishment do they have?"

"Abolish their cultivation and expel them from the sect." Xiao Ruoling said, "I heard from Senior Sister Luo that just a few days ago, Wanxiang Cliff punished two disciples."

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

"Quite a coincidence, right?" Xiao Ruoling said, "I suspect they were the two Evil Venerables you killed."

Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

"Is that right?" Xiao Ruoling asked.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded, "After they descended to Biyuan Heaven and were killed, it must have damaged their souls, revealing their flaws, thus sensed by the sect."

Xiao Ruoling said, "So, in other words, them descending and being killed didn’t come without a cost?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "This time was just a coincidence, bad luck. Normally, even if they were killed in Biyuan Heaven and their souls were damaged, it shouldn’t have exposed them."

Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare to descend so casually.

From what he learned from the memories of several Evil Venerables and the Undying Evil Venerable, as long as they had prepared Spirit Pills, they could recover in two or three days.

Even with bad luck, it’s unlikely that they’d be caught during those two or three days exactly.

Xiao Ruoling said, "Does that mean Wanxiang Cliff is deliberately lenient in their capture?"

"Probably not," Chu Zhiyuan said, "This path is ultimately heretical and easily spirals out of control, but once they’ve reached the Venerable level, they can’t be watched too closely."

Venerables are masters in any world and have enough freedom.

The two talked as they floated along.

Suddenly, Chu Zhiyuan grasped her jade-like hand, flickering and flashing, instantly crossing a distance of three to five miles.

He found the spiritual energy in the air to be thin, with abundant abnormal energy, yet it didn’t hinder the Earth Origin Technique.

The earth and he were still connected as one, allowing arbitrary compression and traversal.

A distance of three thousand miles took only half an hour.

They stopped at the peak of a mountain.

The moonlight was gentle.

Xiao Ruoling transmitted sound in secret, "Husband, what are we here for?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "To investigate the details of Wanxiang Cliff."

"Do you suspect that the Undying Evil Venerable descended from Wanxiang Cliff?"

"Yes," Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly.

Xiao Ruoling, intelligent as she was, was perfectly in tune with him.

Xiao Ruoling gently furrowed her dark eyebrows, "Husband, do you plan to find the true form of that Undying Evil Venerable? Isn’t that quite difficult?"

This Undying Evil Venerable must excel at concealment; otherwise, Wanxiang Cliff would have spotted him long ago.

If Wanxiang Cliff itself couldn’t detect his abnormalities, it would be even harder for others.

Without abnormalities, it’s even harder to find him.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "He descends attached to a statue, which depicts his likeness."

Xiao Ruoling smiled lightly, "I see, so what if we find him?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "How about directly reporting him to Wanxiang Cliff?"

"Great idea," Xiao Ruoling said.

Then she slightly furrowed her dark eyebrows, "But our identity might not suffice... oh, we can directly send a message to the Profound Yin Palace here."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Would Wanxiang Cliff hear a transmission from the Profound Yin Palace?"

"Whether they hear it or not, they’ll certainly take it seriously and check it out," Xiao Ruoling said.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Xiao Ruoling said, "But he is the Undying Evil Venerable, already a Perfect Venerable."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "It’ll depend on Wanxiang Cliff’s decision then."

If Wanxiang Cliff doesn’t want to lose power and isn’t willing to give up this Perfect Venerable, then Zhu Lingyun will have to handle it.

At this moment, Zhu Lingyun had already appeared in the mountain forest a mile away.

He felt at home in the abundant strange energy filling the air.

This indescribably comfortable sensation made him want to howl at the sky.

The speed of Wanxiang Returning to God Technique’s operation suddenly accelerated, several times faster than within that colorful pillar of light.

This place was about ten miles from Wanxiang Cliff, and through Chu Zhiyuan’s perception, Zhu Lingyun knew that the strange energy here was more abundant than elsewhere.

The cultivation speed increased.

This is the foundation of a top sect and the reason for its standing as a top sect.

Cultivating in such an environment, he advanced by leaps and bounds, rapidly approaching the Perfect Realm of Venerable.

It was estimated that overnight, he could return to peak condition.

Chu Zhiyuan stood with his hands behind his back, bathed in moonlight, facing the gentle breeze, suddenly whispered, "Found him, indeed a disciple of Wanxiang Cliff."

Xiao Ruoling said, "What is his name?"

Chu Zhiyuan remained silent.

After a cup of tea’s time, he slowly said, "His name is Zhuo Yifan."

"Then let’s head back," Xiao Ruoling said, "I’ll make a trip to the Profound Yin Palace."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

In this short time, under Super Sensing Illumination, they had uncovered about six-tenths of Wanxiang Cliff’s reality.

The remaining half or so was blocked from insight by an invisible force.

These spots blocked by invisible force aroused his vigilance and dispelled the idea of taking direct action.

Initially decided to leverage Wanxiang Cliff’s own power to see if they could handle Zhuo Yifan.

If they can, all the better; if not, plan another way to draw him out, and Zhu Lingyun will take him down.

Zhu Lingyun’s cultivation was advancing rapidly, reaching the peak status of the Undying Evil Venerable, with not only the memory and secret techniques of one Undying Evil Venerable.

Blending two families, condensed into one, the power is naturally far beyond that of an ordinary Undying Evil Venerable.

There was hope to deal with this Zhuo Yifan.

The two quickly turned and left.