Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 161: Chapter 159 Fourth Level

”Awakening memories of past lives must be extremely demanding, right?”

”Extremely demanding, it requires a genius among geniuses. Having a single Spiritual Son appear in a thousand years is a blessing, signaling great prosperity for our sect.”

”Then how many Spiritual Sons do you have?”

”Throughout the ages, there have only been three.”

”Oh—?”

”The first Spiritual Son founded our sect. The second helped Da Jing’s Grand Ancestor establish the foundation of the dynasty. The third is the current one!”

”Spiritual Son...” Chu Zhiyuan mused inwardly.

”So, the so-called glimmer of spirit light from past life memories, does it come from this world? Is there any from the Outer Heaven World?”

”How could that be possible!” Li Haoyuan chuckled: ”Beyond the Void is an endless vast ocean, an abyss of darkness where the soul’s spirit light would extinguish upon contact. It’s absolutely impossible for outside spirit light to enter.”

”Oh—?”

”Someone not of our sect, not knowledgeable about the secret scripture, would not understand the great secrets of this world. It seems you, the Princely Heir, know of the Outer Heaven World, truly knowledgeable and talented.”

”There’s nothing strange about that, right? Aren’t the Four Grotto Heavens and Four Secret Lands actually realms beyond this world? Aren’t they the Outer Heaven World?”

”Grotto Heavens and Secret Lands exist in between, they can’t be considered the complete Outer Heaven World.”

”Then what is the Outer Heaven World like?”

”Endless darkness, endless vast ocean, an infinite terror. Touching it means certain death; that is true obliteration, where the soul is entirely erased, with no chance for reincarnation or practice of the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture.”

”If it’s truly like that, then your Yongling Divine Sect is indeed formidable,” Chu Zhiyuan said. ”To be undying and undestroyed, that surpasses even a Great Grandmaster.”

A Great Grandmaster has a lifespan of only three to five hundred years, whereas the disciples of the Yongling Divine Sect can remain forever undestroyed in spirit light.

However, this is merely a strand of hope and longing, a beautiful wish.

After all, it takes a thousand years for one to appear, how can one know it is oneself?

Of course, how can one be sure it isn’t oneself?

Just like buying a lottery ticket in a past life, perhaps it will fall to oneself, a lottery is just money, but this is life itself, even more tempting.

Li Haoyuan smiled proudly.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”How many disciples do you have within your sect?”

”Within the sect, over a hundred. As for outside, it’s unknown, this is a secret among secrets, known only to Spiritual Sons and the Sect Hierarch,” Li Haoyuan replied.

”Over a hundred... that’s already quite a lot.”

Practicing the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture must have extremely harsh conditions, so the number can’t be large.

Over a hundred is already quite a number.

”Disciples inside and outside the sect? What does outside mean?”

”Not in our sect, but can practice the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture, being a protector from outside the sect,” Li Haoyuan said. ”If one achieves success, they can join the sect and practice the supreme part of the scripture.”

Chu Zhiyuan fell silent.

He was pondering why Li Haoyuan was so candid in telling him this, it should be one of the deepest secrets.

”...A wisp of undying spirit light, the chance to recover memories of past lives, as long as there’s a chance to practice the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture. If not achieved in one life, then two; if not in two, then three; continue through each life, and ultimately succeed, recovering past life memories!”

Chu Zhiyuan sighed with relief inwardly, but his expression carried a playful smile: ”Past life memories... they can’t be faked, right?”

It seemed he was an anomaly, the only one in the world.

It must have been caused by that meteorite, bringing him through boundless darkness and terror, into the belly of Bai Ningshuang.

This was good.

If there were other reincarnated ones from the Outer Heaven, he wouldn’t be alone, but he would rather be alone, the only visitor from the Outer Heaven in this world.

Yet, this Yongling Divine Sect is truly peculiar.

It seems they really can find past life memories, but more importantly, his uncle, King Qing, turned out to be a Spiritual Son of the Yongling Divine Sect.

This was utterly incredible!

He could never have imagined this, no matter how hard he tried.

Isn’t the Yongling Divine Sect courting death by offending the Imperial Family and the Emperor? Why doesn’t the Emperor’s Sword simply eliminate them?

No wonder they confined King Qing.

No wonder his father was sealed at the mansion for thirty years for pleading, fearing he was also entangled with the Yongling Divine Sect, perhaps?

Both the Yongling Divine Sect and his father were courting disaster.

Luckily he didn’t listen to him and go visiting.

Otherwise, who knows, perhaps the Prince Qing Mansion would be sealed too!

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”Faking it? Impossible!” Li Haoyuan said sternly: ”Returning memories bring cultivation and experience with them, this can’t be faked!”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Are you allowed to tell me these? General Li, could it be you’re planning to... betray the Yongling Divine Sect?”

Li Haoyuan’s expression suddenly turned solemn, he slowly said: ”Princely Heir, would you be willing to learn the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Li Haoyuan was taken aback: ”There’s no obligation, you don’t even need to help our sect, we’ll teach you the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture for free.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Since I’m a protector, how can I not help?”

”You don’t have to help,” Li Haoyuan said.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”If my guess isn’t wrong, this Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture must be infinitely profound, making it hard to resist, eventually prompting an eager practice of its later parts, finally becoming an inner disciple of the Yongling Divine Sect.”

”Inner disciples can keep secrets, except for the Spiritual Son and Sect Hierarch, no one knows.”

”But the Imperial Grandfather will know.”

”Even the Emperor won’t know,” said Li Haoyuan: ”Otherwise, the Spiritual Son could not awaken.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled without speaking, shaking his head to refuse.

Even if the Emperor didn’t know before, now the Emperor must be extremely wary of the Yongling Divine Sect and certainly alert the Imperial Family to practice it.

I’m doing fine now, so why involve myself in such trouble, this trouble that could ruin my entire life?

Just for a little undying spirit light, to gamble on a thousand-year opportunity?

Moreover, if the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture can do it, why can’t I?

With Super Sense, I can practice miracle techniques that predecessors couldn’t.

Others get stuck on hurdles for a long time, others must tirelessly cultivate for decades to reach a realm, while I can easily pass through as if drinking water.

Was the creator of the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture stronger than me?

If I want a bit of undying spirit light, it doesn’t necessarily require the Yongling Divine Sect’s scripture!

Moreover, if I want to be undying, it’s not just spirit light that must be undying, but even my body, that is my ultimate pursuit!

Thinking of this, he was filled with a great enthusiasm.

Previously, he thought immortality and being undying were just delusions, just legends, and feared that reality couldn’t achieve them.

So he never dared to imagine it.

But now he suddenly gained confidence, complete confidence.

He saw the path ahead.

This proved that in this world, being undying was possible.

At least achieving an undying soul, and even further, an undying body.

What the predecessors achieved, I can also achieve, and what they couldn’t, I can!

His eyes suddenly brightened, feeling his Super Sense range drastically expand, from two hundred meters to three hundred meters.

His mind flashed with inspiration, suddenly activating the Purple Sun Scripture, simultaneously splitting his mind into twelve, concentrating into twelve Binding Dragon Ropes, and then crashing together towards the bronze tower.

”Boom!” It exploded like a thunder shock.

The third layer of the bronze tower shattered loudly.

The fragments merged into the rolling Gang Qi, which increased sharply and became thicker and more refined.

He had already stepped into the fourth-layer heaven of the Grandmaster Realm!

He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a smile.

Li Haoyuan looked at Chu Zhiyuan with astonished uncertainty.

He vaguely felt that Chu Zhiyuan was breaking through, but couldn’t believe it.

In the Grandmaster Realm, breaking through a realm is extremely difficult, almost impossible without years of hard cultivation.

Breaking through requires finding a quiet and safe place, various preparations, and then focusing intensely to break through.

How could it be like him, casually breaking through while walking on the road?

It’s simply not taking the breakthrough of the Grandmaster Realm seriously!