Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1347 - 1343: Butterfly

Chu Zhiyuan appeared in the Heaven-Reaching Sect hall.

The hall was empty, Zhang Ji Yuan and Ning Dongge were both absent.

He directly entered the Ten Thousand Knowledge Tower.

Inside the Ten Thousand Knowledge Tower, he felt it was a treasure trove, although most things could not be deciphered.

He vaguely felt that as long as he mastered the Second Layer of the Human Element Skill and began practicing the Second Layer of the Heavenly Yuan Technique, the power of the Donghuan Saint Technique would greatly increase.

By then, he might find his path to break through to Spirit Venerable.

This would achieve two goals at once.

But now, stuck at the Second Layer of the Human Element Skill, the cultivation progress was too slow.

He felt there was definitely a shortcut, he just hadn’t found it yet.

And this shortcut might very well be within the Ten Thousand Knowledge Tower.

He went up to the fifth floor, and once again stood before the Karma Stone Wall, examining it, he shook his head.

The current Karma Stone Wall no longer emitted power, as if he had completely absorbed it.

He closed his eyes, relaxed his body, and completely relaxed his mind.

Unmoving, his heart and spirit were like murky water, slowly settling, slowly clearing.

At the deepest point of his mind, a faint light flickered.

This faint light was his desire.

Neither too urgent to become a blaze, nor fading into nothingness.

Existing in a state of seeming presence and absence, echoing the rhythm and pulse of his heart and spirit.

In such a peculiar state, his intuition and perception were magnified to the maximum.

His gaze swept over every corner, every shelf, every ancient object.

Ultimately settling on an ancient scroll beside the Karma Stone Wall.

This ancient scroll was a remnant, only a few thin pages, with peculiar paper, in purple-gold color, faintly radiant.

The text on it was strange, at first glance each character was distinct and in order, but its true appearance was unclear.

To see clearly, as soon as he focused, they would start moving.

Like butterflies dancing in flight.

The more he tried to look hard, the more he concentrated, the faster these butterflies flew, becoming increasingly obscure.

To see them clearly, he had to withdraw his heart and spirit, and view them casually with his peripheral vision, seeming to use his mind yet not, neither forgetting nor assisting.

He closed his eyes, using Super Sensing Illumination.

Under the Super Sensing Illumination, these texts became an unusual symbol.

He tried to pull these texts in his mind, to manipulate these symbols.

Linking them together to form a pattern as tall as a person.

This pattern gave him a sense of familiarity, and he immediately realized it resembled the patterns on a butterfly’s body and wings.

He kept his eyes closed, approached the desk by the window, first ground the ink, then quickly took up his brush to draw the pattern.

Upon opening his eyes, he discovered the pattern before him was not the one in the Super Sensing Illumination.

It was a series of characters, matching those on the ancient scroll, but in a different order.

This made him ponder deeply.

Why did his vision and perception completely separate, what was peculiar about this pattern?

He tried to visualize the pattern in his mind, disengaging from the characters and focusing directly on the pattern.

In the next moment, his spiritual power surged like a breached flood, pouring out fiercely.

Comparable to the consumption of Donghuan Saint Technique.

As the mental energy was depleted, a clear pattern slowly formed in the Void within his mind.

This pattern was only palm-sized yet it consumed an enormous amount of his spiritual power.

Once the palm-sized pattern took shape, he continued visualizing, continuously injecting spiritual power.

The vast spiritual power even felt on the verge of exhaustion, the palm-sized pattern like a bottomless pit, devouring the vast spiritual power.

As spiritual power was injected, it gradually emitted light, softly glowing like moonlight.

The spiritual power from three clones flowed continuously over, providing assistance.

As the spiritual power of the three clones almost ran dry, the increasingly bright light suddenly contracted.

In the next moment, a translucent butterfly gently appeared, gracefully floating in the Void within his mind, emanating soft moonlight.

His spirits lifted enormously.

With the appearance of this luminous butterfly, his mind instantly cleared, his body felt suddenly lighter.

Everything around him became much slower, as if in slow motion.

He immediately understood that his thoughts had accelerated, his spiritual power operating more swiftly.

This luminous butterfly had the wondrous ability to accelerate thinking.

He activated the Heavenly Yuan Technique, the spiritual power from his brow acupoint rapidly emerged.

As spiritual power recovered, he attempted to operate the Second Layer of the Human Element Skill, visualizing the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks.

He instantly felt the difference.

During visualization, the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks rapidly formed, becoming clearer, and the speed of spiritual power injection increased.

He clearly sensed the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks forming more robustly.

Spiritual power continuously injected, only stopping reluctantly after exhaustion.

He shook his head.

Unfortunately, the recovery of the spiritual power of the three clones was not so quick, otherwise, he could cultivate more comfortably now.

He observed the dispersion time of the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks, finding they were not dissipating for a long while.

He almost believed he had mastered the Second Layer of the Human Element Skill.

Yet after an hour, the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks slowly collapsed.

He felt somewhat disappointed, yet his hope grew.

If the three clones were all well-prepared, restored to their peak, plus his own peak restoration.

Then with the assistance of the Soul Reviving Pill.

It might indeed be possible to complete the Second Layer of the Human Element Skill in one go.

He arrived at the Heaven-Reaching Sect hall to see Zhang Ji Yuan sitting on a mat against the wall.

Zhang Ji Yuan opened his eyes, electricity burst forth, smiling he said, "Little Junior Brother, you’ve been quite busy lately."

Chu Zhiyuan replied, "What about you, Senior Brother?"

"I’m fine, just wandering around." Zhang Ji Yuan said, "I have no family or ties, enjoying my freedom."

"Senior Brother, do we have any Spirit Pills to restore spiritual power?"

"How many do you need?" Zhang Ji Yuan took out a Jade Bottle from his bosom, tossed it to Chu Zhiyuan, "All for you, is it enough?"

Chu Zhiyuan caught it and opened it.

The Jade Bottle was icy cold, threads of chill penetrated the palm, reaching the heart.

Inside were six White Pills.

He took one and brought it to his nose, instantly invigorated, feeling refreshed.

Sealed with wax, only a faint and indistinct scent emitted, yet it had such efficacy.

This Spirit Pill was no less effective than the Soul Reviving Pill.

"Are there more?" Chu Zhiyuan packed it away, placing it in his bosom.

"Isn’t this enough?" Zhang Ji Yuan said, "Generally, there’s no need for these Moon Spirit Pills."

"The more the better." Chu Zhiyuan responded.

Zhang Ji Yuan said, "Alright, I’ll get two more bottles for you."

"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Where did these come from?"

"You don’t need to worry about that." Zhang Ji Yuan waved his hand proudly, his lips curled upwards.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "It must be from a woman, and she’s a beauty."

"Haha..." Zhang Ji Yuan laughed, "I cannot say, I cannot say."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Senior Brother, the sooner the better."

"Alright, I’m off then." Zhang Ji Yuan stood up, chuckling, "What Miracle Technique are you practicing again?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.

"I’m off." Zhang Ji Yuan waved, affixed the Heaven-Reaching Order, stepped through the Light Gate, his figure disappeared.

Chu Zhiyuan also affixed the Heaven-Reaching Order, stepped through the Light Gate, appearing at the Heavenly Sword Branch.

...

Morning

Heaven-Reaching Sect hall

Chu Zhiyuan flashed, appearing outside the hall, radiant.

He entered the empty hall and sat on a mat.

He took out one Small Jade Bottle after another from his sleeve, arranging them in a circle around his mat, a total of twelve bottles.

His gaze intense as he stared at these Jade Bottles, revealing a satisfied smile.

Half were Moon Spirit Pills, half were Soul Reviving Pills, both were Miracle Pills that restore spirit.

At the same time, Chu Liezhao, Leng Tieya, Zhu Lingyun were all seated cross-legged on their mats in their rooms.

Each had spirit-restoring pills placed in front of their knees.

With solemn expressions, they slowly closed their eyes, entering the most beneficial state for restoring spiritual power.

Chu Zhiyuan began operating the Second Layer of the Human Element Skill, visualizing and manifesting the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks at the Lao Gong Acupoint.