Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1360 - 1356: Detour

Zhu Lingyun looked helpless and sighed.

The experts of the Green Bamboo Sect showed sympathy.

They put themselves in Zhu Lingyun’s shoes, contemplating how anxious and desperate they would feel leaving Dan Yang Heaven and entering a more powerful and dangerous realm.

Yet, Zhu Lingyun displayed none of these feelings.

Zhu Lingyun showed positivity and optimism, as well as resilience and determination.

This made them admire him greatly, in addition to feeling sympathy.

Coupled with their gratitude for his life-saving grace, they were eager to help him return to Biyuan Heaven.

A young man chuckled, "Brother Zhou, you have a relative in the Flower God Sect, don’t you?"

A lean middle-aged man sighed, "They’re a disciple of the Flower God Sect, with their eyes set high. How could they notice a relative as distant as me?"

"Still, they’re your relative."

The lean middle-aged man glanced at Zhu Lingyun and slowly nodded, "I’ll try to find him, but I fear he won’t pay me any attention."

"You might as well try," Meng Qingchuan laughed. "Junior Brother Zhou, who would have thought you had a Flower God Sect expert as a relative, keeping it so well hidden."

"It’s nothing noteworthy," the lean middle-aged man shook his head, "having such a relative doesn’t help much, it’s like not having one at all."

"But it’s different," Meng Qingchuan said, "at least you can make an introduction."

"Yes, make an introduction. Experts of the Flower God Sect are rare to see."

The lean middle-aged man dismissed it, "They’re just people too, one nose and two eyes. Their martial arts might be a bit superior, besides, it’s said that our Green Bamboo Sect has a good relationship with the Flower God Sect."

"I’ve only seen a Flower God Sect disciple from afar, only got one chance."

"I’ve also seen one once, couldn’t get close."

"I managed to get close once, couldn’t see anything extraordinary. They seemed quite ordinary, couldn’t tell how strong they are."

"Brother Chang, that’s because you’re not strong enough to sense their strength."

"Perhaps, they say the Flower God Sect is strong, but where exactly is their strength? I haven’t seen it."

Meng Qingchuan said solemnly, "Flower God Sect disciples have unparalleled cultivation, rarely meeting a match in the world."

"But among themselves?" a young man smiled, "Brother Meng, there must be differences among them, right?"

"There aren’t many Flower God Sect disciples."

"How many are there?"

Meng Qingchuan shook his head, "Even the Sect Master might not know, let alone us."

"Brother Meng, it’s said we’re of the same origin as the Flower God Sect, and our founder was a Flower God Sect disciple. Is that true?"

Meng Qingchuan said, "As far as I know, it isn’t true. Our founder wasn’t a disciple of the Flower God Sect."

"What a pity..."

They all shook their heads.

If we had such deep ties with the Flower God Sect, there would be many benefits.

With numerous sects in Dan Yang Heaven, to truly establish oneself, one must be powerful and have strong backing.

With the Flower God Sect as backing, the Green Bamboo Sect would be more stable, and no one would dare provoke us.

Chu Zhiyuan, hearing this, nodded secretly.

Zhu Lingyun approached the Flower God Sect from another angle, to entice them to intervene actively.

This is a good opportunity to understand the Flower God Sect.

...

Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes, got out of bed, and stretched in the small courtyard.

The sky was dyed like brocade by the sunset.

He reflected inwardly: The sky of Glazed Heaven is exceptionally pure, and the sunset is even more magnificent.

He glanced inside the house.

Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue were still immersed in cultivation, progressing rapidly.

The Second Layer of the Heavenly Yuan Technique made spiritual power increasingly strong, stronger than before.

The stronger the spiritual power, the faster the Taihao Jade Void Scripture operated, which in turn accelerated their mental method practice.

Every time the three practiced together, their mental method ran faster than the last time.

This kind of cultivation progress excited him, and the two women felt the same excitement.

However, they were still far from becoming Spirit Venerable.

He was not quite satisfied.

If only the Second Layer of the Heavenly Yuan Technique could be completely mastered, their cultivation speed would increase even more.

He constantly felt a sense of urgency and insecurity deep within.

Without becoming Spirit Venerable, he still felt unstable and unsafe.

Only by becoming Spirit Venerable could he completely relax.

This urgency and unease drove him to make vigorous strides in progress.

Suddenly, he vanished.

The next moment, he appeared atop a mountain, looked at the Void, a golden pupil deep within his brow emitting seven-colored light.

A dozen breaths later, he disappeared from the mountaintop and appeared outside a valley.

Vast power descended instantly, attempting to send him flying.

He raised his palms to meet this vast power.

The vast power instantly poured into his palms, entering the Lao Gong Acupoint.

In Jade Sea and Sky, the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks stood in the middle of the sea, resembling a giant dragon swimming, its back exposed.

As soon as the vast power entered Jade Sea and Sky, it formed a gale and waves of anger.

As the gale and angry waves approached the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks, they immediately calmed down.

The vast power appeared above the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks, transforming into sweet rain falling down.

Like spring rain.

The spring rain fell on the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks, turning into a faint mist, draping a thin veil over the peaks.

The vast power continued to fall unceasingly, yet was absorbed by the Lao Gong Acupoint.

It couldn’t shake Chu Zhiyuan’s stance.

Chu Zhiyuan stood firm, no longer being carried away.

He looked toward the valley opposite.

With deep suspicion, he wondered if this was the true East Huan Sacred Valley.

He wanted to investigate further.

But his feet could not move, unable to approach the East Huan Sacred Valley.

An invisible force bound him, leaving him immobile.

The Lao Gong Acupoint could absorb the vast power descending from the Void, but it could not absorb this invisible force, and his body couldn’t break free.

He didn’t force his way in, instead activating Super Sense to explore.

But upon reaching the valley’s edge, Super Sense began to fail, blocked by the power within the valley.

Super Sensing Illumination could only reveal the three surrounding mountain ranges outside the valley.

The mountains, extending several hundred miles, were all forested, devoid of human habitation.

He tentatively judged this place to be a Grotto Heaven.

If not a Grotto Heaven, such an extensive distance shouldn’t lack a single person.

There weren’t even any animals, only pure trees and wildflowers and grasses.

Only Grotto Heaven could explain it.

Could this be the Grotto Heaven the Profound Yin Palace previously discovered? The Grotto Heaven the Heaven-Reaching Sect had been searching for?

Simultaneously, does this Grotto Heaven contain the East Huan Sacred Valley?

Ideas flashed in his mind, and he faintly felt he was right.

Having thought this, he no longer fixated on the valley, casting his attention afar.

Using Insight, to see if there were any Spiritual Treasures in the vicinity.

If this were indeed the sought-after Grotto Heaven, it was said to involve the Divine Race.

Yet from what he now witnessed, there was no anomaly.

The mountains were majestic, the trees ancient, somewhat akin to Dan Yang Heaven.

Yet aside from this, there was nothing unusual.

Unlike Dan Yang Heaven, this area, spanning several hundred miles, contained only trees, no animals.

With such thriving vitality, why were there no animals?

As soon as this thought arose, his hair stood on end, an intense warning echoing from his instincts.

The image of Miao Jing Spirit Water flashed in his mind, the next moment, he broke free of the constraints, disappearing without a trace.

Outside the Heaven-Reaching Sect’s grand hall, he let out a long sigh of relief.

A Light Gate suddenly appeared in the hall, and Zhang Ji Yuan walked out, seeing Chu Zhiyuan’s state, he exclaimed, "Junior Brother, what happened?"

In Zhang Ji Yuan’s eyes, Chu Zhiyuan now appeared pale, sweat trickling down his forehead.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Zhang Ji Yuan stepped closer, examining Chu Zhiyuan, pointing to his forehead.

Chu Zhiyuan wiped away the sweat and smiled bitterly, "It’s nothing serious, where are you going, Senior Brother?"

"Going to see Senior Brother Ning. He hasn’t come for two days, going to check what’s going on."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

"Are you sure you’re okay?"

"It’s no problem, you go ahead, Senior Brother."

"Then you should rest in the hall, I’ll give you a Spirit Pill."

He took out a Jade Bottle from his pocket, poured out a Moon Spirit Pill and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan, then drifted away.