Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1362 - 1358: Deduction

He can now see two years into the future.

This is the merit of the Second Layer of the Heavenly Yuan Technique, doubling the power of the Donghuan Saint Technique.

From originally one year, it has extended to two years.

With an added year, what is seen is far beyond double.

For every cause in the world, there is an effect, and there are also surprises, while the effect of one matter is often the cause of another.

The chain of cause and effect intertwines infinitely.

Seeing an extra year reveals more causes and effects, and the methods of responding naturally differ.

"Who injured me?" Li Hongzhao asked curiously, "There shouldn’t be many who can injure me now, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Li Hongzhao said, "It shouldn’t be possible for the Venerable, right?"

The Phoenix Divine Palm made her power exceedingly formidable, rendering the Venerable almost not her equal.

She moved subtly: "Could it be the Spirit Venerable?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Didn’t see who hurt you."

"Is it because you can’t see the Spirit Venerable?" Li Hongzhao said.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "After you went to a certain place and returned, you were heavily injured, nearly dying."

"Where did I go?"

"I don’t know."

"Your secret technique is really unreliable."

"I can only see a rough outline, it’s impossible to be precise and accurate. Let’s take a look anyway."

"Why can’t you see where I went?"

"It’s probably not in Biyuan Heaven," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Maybe you went to a certain Grotto Heaven or Cave Mansion."

"Hmm, makes sense." Li Hongzhao was thoughtful: "So, your secret technique cannot see beyond Biyuan Heaven?"

"Beyond Biyuan Heaven is another world, where the operation rules change, unless I also enter that world."

He thought that if he went to another world, he could see the future of that world as well.

But if he remained in this realm, he could not see the situation of another world.

This was also a kind of constraint.

If he fully mastered the Second Layer, could he then eliminate this constraint and make the Donghuan Saint Technique stronger?

"Seriously injured..." Li Hongzhao lightly frowned: "So, a year later, I will go to another place? And then be seriously injured there and flee back?"

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

"After I escape back, then what?" Li Hongzhao asked.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: "That part is unclear."

Li Hongzhao glared at him: "You’re teasing me on purpose?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "After this injury, you become stronger, and your life undergoes a transformation, changing your fate completely."

Li Hongzhao’s phoenix eyes flashed brilliantly: "Then I achieve Spirit Venerable status?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It could be achieving Spirit Venerable status, or it could be something else."

In what he saw, Li Hongzhao was supposed to obtain some miraculous artifact that transformed her life.

"What else could it be?"

"...It could be Divine Blood."

This was a sudden thought that popped into his mind.

He immediately believed this notion.

Everything seemed predestined; when mentioning Phoenix Divine Blood in relation to Li Hongzhao, he saw her acquiring some miraculous artifact that transformed her life.

He naturally thought of Phoenix Divine Blood.

In the past, he believed in luck, as his luck had always been good, otherwise, he wouldn’t have come this far.

Impossible to transition from a Princely Heir to a direct disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, becoming a disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Sect.

But at that time, he did not believe in destiny; his feelings toward destiny was that it might exist, or it might not.

However, since the Donghuan Saint Technique began, he vaguely felt the existence of destiny.

With the growth of the Donghuan Saint Technique, his feeling about the presence of destiny became clearer.

"Phoenix Divine Blood?!" Li Hongzhao exclaimed.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Phoenix Divine Blood seems to indeed exist, and you might obtain it, thereby advancing your life level,... with Phoenix Divine Blood, you might directly become a Spirit Venerable."

"I didn’t expect to have this kind of luck!" Li Hongzhao said with a radiant smile.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "But it’s very dangerous that once; you’re teetering on the brink of death."

Li Hongzhao laughed: "With Phoenix Divine Palm and my bloodline, it’s not so easy to die."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Li Hongzhao chuckled: "Unexpectedly, my opportunity came, so I shouldn’t be in a hurry to cultivate."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If knowing the future changes your present, then the future is no longer the original one."

Li Hongzhao furrowed her brows.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Moreover, you’re escaping alone, severely injured and critically ill."

Li Hongzhao nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "By your side, are there not other fellow disciples or Senior Song?"

Li Hongzhao lightly frowned: "What do you mean?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled without speaking.

Li Hongzhao’s complexion turned serious, she slowly said, "Are you implying that my master or fellow sisters met with disaster?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Do you think it’s impossible?... After all, you’ve mastered the Phoenix Divine Palm, stronger than them. If you’re so badly injured, what would happen to them?"

Li Hongzhao’s face became more somber.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It might be total annihilation, leaving only you. Anyway, you end up returning to the Phoenix Secret Land, where I can only see you alone and no one else."

Li Hongzhao’s expression was heavy: "If there were other sisters, they would come to see me."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

"So, it is total annihilation," Li Hongzhao scoffed, "To the Phoenix Lineage, it is a catastrophe."

"It’s your opportunity, but a calamity for the Phoenix Lineage," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Such is the way of the world; gain is accompanied by loss."

"If truly so, I would rather not have this opportunity."

"You don’t want to become Spirit Venerable?"

"The price for achieving Spirit Venerable status is too high, I’d rather do it slowly at my own pace."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Li Hongzhao’s phoenix eyes sparkled like cold stars, lost in contemplation.

Chu Zhiyuan was also in thought.

With the Donghuan Saint Technique, the future can be altered, making it no longer a certain future.

But there will always be clues.

The existence of that Grotto Heaven or world will not vanish because the future changes.

Li Hongzhao sighed: "Seems like I need to cultivate desperately now."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "You cannot stop Senior Song or your fellow sisters from acting; all you can do is this."

Li Hongzhao pondered.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "When the time comes, I’ll accompany you."

Li Hongzhao’s immediate smile was like a flower, bright and dazzling.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, sipping lightly: "I fear that when the time comes, Senior Song and the others won’t want me along, given the involvement of Divine Blood; they will not trust me."

"Master trusts you a lot," Li Hongzhao said, "Without you, no one could successfully practice the Phoenix Divine Palm."

"Has anyone succeeded now?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.

Li Hongzhao gently shook her head.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "They don’t think I was fooling them, right?"

Li Hongzhao laughed: "Master trusts you, only the threshold of the Phoenix Divine Palm is indeed high, hard to achieve."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If I were them, I’d doubt the truth of what I said."

"I actually asked Master about this, and she said her intuition felt you weren’t lying."

"Oh, I see. Rather than believing me, she trusts her own intuition."

"Yes."

"Alright then, all you can do now is to enhance your Cultivation, seek opportunities while diligently practicing."

"Hmm, I will try." Li Hongzhao drained her cup of tea, her phoenix eyes shining brightly: "Get Master to help obtain Spiritual Medicine or Spiritual Treasure!"

The Court’s Imperial Treasury has plenty of good items, and in times like these, it’s fine to set aside pride and ask for more to speed up Cultivation.

So as not to regret it later.