Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1275 - 1271: Seeking Assistance

They activated the array while concentrating on sensing, ready to retreat at any moment.

Chu Zhiyuan, standing nearby, listened to their words and used Insight to examine them.

Heavenly Escape Pearl, as its name suggests, should be a round bead.

Could it be the bead bracelet in their hands?

After examining them with Insight once more, he confirmed this judgment.

Aside from the bracelet, they had no other beads on them.

This bead bracelet has the power to protect and the ability to escape?

It is indeed a rare Treasure.

The question is whether it can withstand the attack after Zhu Lingyun arrives.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He vanished and reappeared in the Heavenly Sword Branch the next moment.

Outside his small courtyard, a young man was gently knocking on the door.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Please invite Huang Sizheng over."

"Yes."

Chu Zhiyuan opened the courtyard door and welcomed Huang Zhengyang inside.

Huang Zhengyang looked somber, clasped his fists, and forced a smile, "Brother Chu."

"Brother Huang, your expression says something’s happened again?"

Chu Zhiyuan gestured for him to come in and sit down.

"Ah... Don’t mention it!" Huang Zhengyang sighed and slumped down by the stone table.

Chu Zhiyuan lit the Red Clay Small Stove and used True Yuan to suddenly raise the heat, soon it was bubbling away.

Huang Zhengyang shook his head and sighed repeatedly.

Chu Zhiyuan brewed tea while laughing, "Could it be that another Undying Evil Venerable Statue has appeared?"

"Three at once!" Huang Zhengyang replied.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

Huang Zhengyang smiled bitterly, "We predicted it would worsen, but didn’t expect it to get this bad."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Does the Court have a solution? The Divine Artifact and Spiritual Artifact should be used."

"Ah—! The Guardian Divine Artifact of the Imperial City still hasn’t been repaired." Huang Zhengyang said.

"Is it possible to repair it?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.

Huang Zhengyang hesitated, shook his head, "It’s hard to say."

He had initially thought it would be repaired soon, but seeing the current situation, there’s no sign of progress.

At this rate, it seems not repairing it doesn’t matter, the arrogance of the evil demons has been suppressed, only a few dare to come and cause trouble again.

Those are the ones with poor information, seriously lagging behind in news, sending themselves to death.

Once all the clueless ones are dead, the remaining evil demons will stay far away from the Imperial City.

By then, whether the Imperial City has a Guardian Divine Artifact seems irrelevant.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "So the Court has no plan?"

Huang Zhengyang sighed, "Maybe they’re thinking of something, but the Undying Evil Venerable won’t wait for us. We must first eliminate those three statues."

The Red Clay Small Stove bubbled, white steam rose.

Chu Zhiyuan poured two cups of tea.

Huang Zhengyang accepted one, blew it, and took a sip, "We’ll have to trouble you, Brother Chu."

Chu Zhiyuan put the cup down, "Shall we leave now?"

"Let’s go!" Huang Zhengyang put down his cup and stood up, "The sooner the better."

The two floated out of the Heavenly Sword Branch, outside, several masters were already waiting.

Among them, a middle-aged man looked solemn, clasped his fists and said, "Director, another statue has appeared."

"Another one?!" Huang Zhengyang frowned.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, "Just reported, outside Nan Jia City... Given the urgency, we need to deal with this one first."

"How far from Nan Jia City?"

"About five miles."

"Brother Chu?" Huang Zhengyang looked at Chu Zhiyuan, "What do you think...?"

"Let’s go outside Nan Jia City." Chu Zhiyuan said, "It’s not far, quick trip won’t delay others."

Huang Zhengyang quickly said, "Then let’s head to Nan Jia City."

Chu Zhiyuan put his hand on his shoulder, "Let’s go ahead."

Huang Zhengyang gestured to the others, "Quickly follow."

Before his voice faded, he had disappeared from everyone’s sight.

"This Qinggong..." someone shook their head in amazement.

It seemed beyond the scope of Qinggong, astonishingly fast.

"As expected of Mr. Chu."

"Luckily this Qinggong saves the urgency."

"It’s a blessing for our Evil Extermination Department and for the people across the country."

"How many Undying Evil Venerables has Mr. Chu eliminated?"

"Ah... I guess he’ll soon surpass ten, maybe even twenty or thirty."

"Shh!"

"Old Jing, don’t talk nonsense!"

"Alright, alright, I’ll shut up."

...

Chu Zhiyuan heard these discussions and shook his head internally.

As a master of the Evil Extermination Department, the accelerated arrival of Undying Evil Venerables was obvious and held a pessimistic stance.

A quarter of an hour later, the two stood atop a mountain peak, gazing at the golden-shimmering statue on the distant mountain.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression relaxed.

Seeing his expression, Huang Zhengyang smiled, "No problem, right?"

"This poses no threat." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Just deal with it directly."

The Golden Sword at his waist unsheathed, transforming into a clear light gently floating away.

Huang Zhengyang’s eyes widened.

But moments later, he couldn’t discern the presence of the Golden Sword, as if it had merged with the air, becoming one with the Void.

Moments later, the statue’s golden light surged and twisted.

The surrounding Void twisted into a mass, like a rising sun just emerging from the mountain peak.

The blazing sun was blinding.

His eyes burned, he quickly closed them, and when he reopened them moments later, the golden light had vanished.

The golden light disappeared, and the Undying Evil Venerable Statue vanished along with it.

It was as if it had never existed.

He turned his head to look at Chu Zhiyuan’s waist, the Golden Sword had returned to its sheath.

"This sword..." Huang Zhengyang stared at it in surprise.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "It’s indeed becoming more adept at dealing with the Divine Statues."

The Golden Sword was increasingly in harmony with him, moving as seamlessly as his arm, its power growing stronger.

Sometimes he felt vaguely that it was akin to a clone, just not in human form, existing in the form of a sword.

Of course, there’s still a long way to go before it becomes a true clone, its Spiritual nature still needs significant growth.

Now it’s around twelve or thirteen years old, needing to continue growing, when it’s thirty, it’ll be up to the task.

Huang Zhengyang sighed, "It’s growing fast, its power increasing steadily."

This Golden Sword had grown stronger right under his nose.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, "Thanks to the offerings of these Divine Statues, so Brother Huang needn’t feel indebted to me. It’s actually me taking advantage."

Huang Zhengyang shook his head, "That’s different; your sword growing stronger is life-saving for us."

Chu Zhiyuan’s current Qinggong, combined with the Demon Suppressing Saber, and his Cultivation, positions him as the top master in the world, the strength of the Golden Sword isn’t that crucial.

No matter how strong it becomes, it cannot become a Spiritual Artifact or even a Divine Artifact.

As for these Undying Evil Venerable Statues, if not destroyed, they would cause infinite trouble, creating endless slaughter and bloodshed, killing too many people.

The enhancement of a sword compared to so many lives can’t be equated.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, tapped his shoulder, "On to the next place."

...

In the evening, at Huang Zhengyang’s small courtyard in the Evil Extermination Department.

Chu Zhiyuan and Huang Zhengyang sat by the stone table.

The table was full of delicacies, five empty wine jars were placed below.

The entire courtyard was filled with the rich aroma of wine.

Huang Zhengyang’s eyes glowed; his face was slightly red, speaking loudly, becoming more and more unrestrained.

Chu Zhiyuan remained calm.

Huang Zhengyang heavily placed the wine cup down, shaking his hand, "Brother Chu, the matter of the secret technique has no hope, abandon the thought completely!"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Why do you say that?"

"Originally, Prince Zhuang and Prince Cheng opposed it, now Prince Su and Prince Ying oppose it too."

"Why is that?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Is it because of this incident?"

"Mm." Huang Zhengyang answered, "They were very upset with this incident, feeling the Court is being controlled by you, which they cannot accept... thus decided to invite the Spirit Venerable."

"Spirit Venerable?" Chu Zhiyuan’s spirit lifted.