Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1334 - 1330: Aid in Comprehension

Li Hongzhao shook his head.

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow, "A big deal?"

"It was a normal spar."

"A normal spar that ended up this badly hurt? Did you get really worked up?"

Li Hongzhao shook his head, "Skills not as good as others, what is there to say?"

"Who were you sparring with? Using such heavy hand, there must be some underlying conflicts,... was it with the experts from the other three lineages?"

"Yes." Li Hongzhao slowly stood up, about to leave the bed.

Chu Zhiyuan waved, "Don’t get up, stay seated."

Li Hongzhao sat back, "Taking that palm, I have nothing to say, just need to cultivate hard and return it one day."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Such a powerful expert?"

Li Hongzhao was at Venerable Ninth Transitions, and also good at Qinggong, yet suffered such a loss.

"He is already at perfection, a prodigy, perhaps by the time I reach perfection, he would have entered the Spirit Realm."

"Perfection..." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Prince Su’s lineage, Prince Cheng’s lineage, or Prince Ying’s lineage?"

The Golden Pupil within his brow stood up, concentrating and glanced at Li Hongzhao.

Time immediately reversed.

Everything was rewinding.

What he saw: Li Hongzhao with blood at the corner of her mouth staggered away from the bed, exited the house, left the courtyard, and arrived at a wide plaza, struck by a handsome youth’s palm nearly falling.

Trading several moves, palm shadows floated, figures flashed.

The handsome youth collected his smile and dropped his fist, stepping back into the crowd.

This group of six youths were all splendidly heroic, behind them a middle-aged elegant man.

Beside these seven people, there were three more groups, with varying numbers, some five, some six, and others three, all guided by middle-aged men and women.

At this point, it abruptly halted.

Chu Zhiyuan no longer expended spiritual power, knowing which lineage the handsome youth belonged to.

These four groups were evidently the experts from those four lineages.

The handsome youth who struck Li Hongzhao with a palm, judging from his technique, was from Prince Su’s lineage.

He slowly said, "Prince Su’s lineage?"

Li Hongzhao’s phoenix eyes flashed, snorted, "Yes, it’s the Green Lion Bloodline."

"Green Lion Bloodline..." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Shouldn’t it be inferior to the Phoenix Bloodline?"

"Which is why I feel more frustrated," Li Hongzhao said, "the bloodline is clearly stronger, yet was defeated."

"His aptitude is really that remarkable?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "Is the hand skills extraordinary?"

"Yes, very powerful, incredibly fast, suspect he has mastered some Miracle Technique."

"No chance at victory?"

"None."

Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

He seemed to really be unable to help, clearly couldn’t possibly just beat up the handsome youth.

The relationships among the four major royal bloodlines were subtle, with both competition and cooperation.

The experts from the four lineages were secretly competing, determined to find out which was superior.

He thought for a moment, "Your competition results, are they just for prestige, or also involve interests?"

"An annual comparison, the losing side loses their privilege to speak."

"What do you mean?"

"In the matter of four lineages, it’s easy for two to confront each other, unable to decide, three lineages is much easier."

"Prince Zhuang’s lineage can’t speak for a year now?"

"Just observe the decisions of the other three, just comply with the final outcome."

"How many experts does each lineage send?"

"Three."

"You lost all three battles?"

"We lost two, the most tragically."

"Certainly tragic enough." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Li Hongzhao said, "Wait till next year to win it back,... I’m going to practice a powerful hand skills."

"Talking about hand skills..." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Why not train in swordsmanship."

Li Hongzhao always thought she was not out of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and also entered the Phoenix Secret Realm, felt more secure, thus focusing on realm improvement.

Now the bad outcome appeared.

Martial skill cultivation requires time accumulation, practice makes perfect, it’s difficult to master a set of hand skills to perfection within a year.

Eventually, it became a weakness instead.

Li Hongzhao shook her head, "I have courted hand skills from my master, powerful, if trained well, I can wash away the shame."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Difficult to practice, right?"

"Yes, not that easy." Li Hongzhao said, "But there’s still you."

She smiled, "With your help, I can master it."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.

Li Hongzhao pursed her lips and smiled, "With your comprehension, there’s no difficult martial arts in the world."

"You..." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "What hand skills?"

Li Hongzhao was defeated, weak, yet her spirit was unyielding, even more vigorous, determined.

This is her.

Li Hongzhao composed herself and stood up difficultly.

Chu Zhiyuan waved, "I’ll take it."

He turned and approached the cabinet beside him, picked up a black box, and handed it to the bed.

The black box was about the length of two palms, the width of one palm, flat like a hand.

Li Hongzhao pressed on the black box, operating her Inner Strength.

A red light flashed, faintly accompanied by a phoenix’s clear trill.

"Pop!"

The black box split open, revealing a thin booklet, a light purple booklet.

The black box fragments quickly disappeared, as if melting into the air.

The cover of the light purple booklet read in large letters: Phoenix Divine Palm.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced, chuckling, "Such a thin booklet?"

Li Hongzhao said, "The Phoenix Divine Palm only has three palms."

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

Li Hongzhao said, "Take a look, quite mysterious, I can’t comprehend it for now."

Chu Zhiyuan accepted and opened it.

Inside was a visualization, beside it was another diagram for the cultivation technique route.

Opening to the second page, it was another visualization, followed by another route diagram.

The third page was almost identical.

Chu Zhiyuan closed the booklet, frowning and pondering.

"What’s wrong?" Li Hongzhao asked.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "Something’s not right."

"What’s not right?"

"This cultivation technique has issues,... and not small ones."

"Impossible, my master personally gave it to me, there’s absolutely no problem with this Divine Palm,... but it’s incredibly hard, very difficult to master, no one has chosen this one."

Li Hongzhao lightly furrowed her brows.

She very much trusted Song Chaoge, certain Song Chaoge wouldn’t harm her.

Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes.

Li Hongzhao said, "I was thinking, your comprehension is astounding, won’t be troubled by this, so chose this."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "The power of this hand skills is the strongest, and can be quickly mastered?"

"Correct." Li Hongzhao said, "Mastering it brings hope to surpass that surnamed Feng."

"Can you still operate Inner Strength?"

"Yes."

"Try operating, with your Phoenix Burning Heaven Scripture."

Li Hongzhao didn’t understand, but still urged True Yuan, her pale visage instantly even paler.

The light purple booklet suddenly surged with Misty Purple Energy.

Misty Purple Energy flowed from the cover and drilled into the pages.

The original visualization diagram absorbed Misty Purple Energy, then underwent subtle changes.

Chu Zhiyuan revealed a smile.

Li Hongzhao’s phoenix eyes squinted slightly, continued to urge True Yuan until the Misty Purple Energy no longer emerged, she then stopped.

Her forehead already had a layer of sweat, her beautiful face even more pale, presenting a weak charm.

Chu Zhiyuan satisfactorily patted the pages, handing it to her, "This time it should be correct."

Li Hongzhao struggled to calm the flood of blood qi, breathing heavily, "They practiced wrongly before?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Possibly didn’t see the truly correct hand skills, of course, might have seen, just that this hand skills is indeed hard to master."

"Can you master it?"

"I’ll give it a try." Chu Zhiyuan said.

While speaking, he closed his eyes, in his mind started visualizing those three diagrams.

He didn’t visualize them one by one, but simultaneously visualized all three, and let them form a dynamic.

Linking the three diagrams together, forming an action.

Visualizing this action.

It turned into a flying momentum, containing a profound rhythm.

This rhythm is the fundamental core of these three hand skills.

Without comprehending it, the hand skills’ power is neutralized, comprehending it, the power is astonishing.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Zhiyuan extended a finger to her forehead, transmitting this rhythm into her mind.