Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 203: Chapter 201: Choice

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He inexplicably recalled the thunderbolt heard before, the winter thunderclap.

The phenomenon when Song Feiqiong broke through to Great Grandmaster.

”This is...?”

Cheng Tianfeng and Li Hongzhao were both stunned.

Xiao Ruoling also looked at Chu Zhiyuan in wonder and said softly, ”Could it be that another Great Grandmaster has emerged?”

”Indeed, another Great Grandmaster has emerged.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

He sensed a slight change in the air.

A very subtle change, yet it brought a sense of familiarity.

It was exactly the minor change in heaven and earth when Song Feiqiong became a Great Grandmaster.

”Another Great Grandmaster has emerged!” Li Hongzhao hesitantly looked at Chu Zhiyuan: ”Has a Great Grandmaster really been born?”

Chu Zhiyuan felt heavy-hearted but smiled: ”It can be said that joy has come in pairs, today is a good day for our Da Jing!”

”...”

Li Hongzhao could no longer maintain his expression, immediately his face was covered with frost.

Cheng Tianfeng also looked complex, opened his mouth, and smiled bitterly: ”It’s indeed a double blessing, congratulations Brother Chu.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Shared joy, shared joy, it’s just that His Highness the Ninth Prince can’t feel the joy, how about another cup, Your Highness?”

He raised his wine cup.

Li Hongzhao gave him a fierce look, got up and left.

Upon leaving, he clasped his fist to Xiao Ruoling: ”Sister Xiao, come find me to play when you are free, he is he, you are you.”

Xiao Ruoling smilingly agreed.

At that time, Li Hongzhao should have already left Yujing, or I would have left Yujing myself.

After Li Hongzhao left, Cheng Tianfeng’s interest also waned, he forced a smile: ”I wonder which sect produced a Great Grandmaster, isn’t it the Imperial Family?”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”No matter who it is, it’s good news for both our Da Jing and Da Zhen, at least we will be more confident against Da Meng.”

”Indeed.” Cheng Tianfeng nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Brother Cheng, let’s conclude the talks as soon as possible.”

”...Alright!” Cheng Tianfeng slowly nodded, gritting his teeth: ”Brother Chu, don’t you want to play in our Divine Capital?”

”Even if I go to the Divine Capital, it won’t be under such circumstances.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

”Forget it, a forced melon is not sweet, I’ll go back and report to them.” Cheng Tianfeng said solemnly.

The situation changed suddenly, they could no longer act according to the original plan.

It’s meaningless to persist with this matter any further, the moment Prince Ying reclaimed Fuyuan Town, Da Jing’s stance could no longer soften, only becoming firmer.

Cheng Tianfeng had no desire to stay and left with clasped fists.

Xiao Ruoling looked at Chu Zhiyuan and said softly: ”Are you thinking about what Li Hongzhao said? Worried about not becoming a Great Grandmaster?”

Chu Zhiyuan sighed: ”Ruoling, what I’m worried about is this particular Great Grandmaster...”

”Who is this Great Grandmaster?” Xiao Ruoling was curious.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled wryly: ”It’s very likely Second Uncle.”

”...Prince Jing?” Xiao Ruoling was stunned: ”Wasn’t the Second Prince put under house arrest?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

”Isn’t his cultivation sealed?”

”It should be sealed.”

”Then...”

”That’s why they say, the world is unpredictable, nothing is certain, ...besides, let’s just say, there are many loose tongues outside, let’s talk after we get back to the mansion.”

The matter of the Yongling Divine Sect is extremely secretive, it must not be spoken out.

Especially now that the Second Prince has stepped into Great Grandmaster, the situation has become even more complex.

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After Chu Zhiyuan sent Xiao Ruoling back to Duke An Mansion, when he returned to Prince Qing Mansion for lunch, he used Super Sensing Illumination to observe King Jing Mansion.

A huge golden wheel was slowly rotating in the void a hundred meters above King Jing Mansion.

The golden wheel was ten meters in diameter, faintly glowing with golden light, engraved with dense peculiar patterns, vaguely with small grids.

This should be the Great Grandmaster’s Contemplation Realm.

It wasn’t even the Sunrise East Realm!

Chu Zhiyuan, along with Chu Yi and Chu Minghou, had just sat down when Bai Ningshuang hurried back.

Chu Zhiyuan saw her solemn expression.

Chu Yi asked: ”Mother, what happened?”

”Did you hear the thunderclap?”

”Yes, it was very strange, thunder in broad daylight.”

”A Great Grandmaster has emerged!”

”A Great Grandmaster? That’s good news, why do you look like that, Mother?”

”Your Second Uncle has become a Great Grandmaster.”

”...Second Uncle?” Chu Yi looked to Chu Minghou.

Chu Minghou stood up abruptly: ”Second Brother has become a Great Grandmaster?!”

Bai Ningshuang said: ”It’s all spread in the palace, Consort Rui’s place is crowded with people congratulating, ...really, such prestige!”

”Second Brother has really become a Great Grandmaster.” Chu Minghou beamed with a smile.

Stepping into Great Grandmaster means he can no longer be confined, he should have regained his freedom, finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!

This freedom was earned by his own abilities.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Mother, what did Grandmother say?”

”Her Majesty doesn’t seem very happy.”

”Grandmother is jealous of Consort Rui?” Chu Yi smiled: ”Indeed, it’s something to admire; we’re just counting on Eldest Brother then!”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”It’d be better to count on yourself!”

Chu Minghou enthused: ”Second Brother is finally going to have his bitter days come to an end!”

He looked at Chu Zhiyuan with a grin: ”Right, Yuan’er?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: ”I’m afraid it’s not good news.”

”No matter what, he is Father’s son, a Prince of our Da Jing, it can only be beneficial to our Da Jing, right?”

Second Brother is a Da Jing Prince, how could it not be advantageous to Da Jing?

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head but didn’t argue with Chu Minghou.

His father was too emotional, with a gentle disposition, not prone to thinking ill of others, only focusing on people’s good points.

”Eldest Brother, how isn’t it good news?”

”These matters involve secrets, you both mustn’t speak out, do not say anything to Miss Suyue.”

”Alright, alright, Eldest Brother, quickly explain.”

So Chu Zhiyuan explained the matter of the Yongling Divine Sect.

He was concerned that if he didn’t make it clear, Bai Ningshuang and Chu Yi might not understand the depth of the matter and cause trouble by getting involved recklessly.

Bai Ningshuang and Chu Yi were dumbfounded.

”This is indeed a bit troublesome.” Bai Ningshuang said with a tense face: ”In the past, he could be watched, now it’s impossible to confine him, so what do we do?”

Chu Yi asked: ”Even if we dispatched two Great Grandmasters, couldn’t they keep him in check?”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Great Grandmasters are already stretched thin, hard to assign two to keep guard, more so, it might not even work.”

Chu Yi said: ”Couldn’t all the Grandmasters from Grandmaster Mansion act together to subdue him, either seal his meridians or abolish his cultivation?”

”Yi’er!” Chu Minghou frowned at her disapprovingly.

Chu Yi giggled and said: ”Father, isn’t this without alternatives, if Second Uncle really becomes the Sect Hierarch of Yongling Divine Sect, what will Imperial Grandfather do?”

Just now, Chu Zhiyuan explained that according to Yongling Divine Sect’s rules, when the Spiritual Son becomes a Great Grandmaster, he can directly assume the position of Sect Hierarch.

”Sigh... If he truly likes it, let him become the Sect Hierarch.” Chu Minghou said.

Becoming the Sect Hierarch of Yongling Divine Sect isn’t that big a deal.

As a Prince of Da Jing, it might actually be beneficial to lead Yongling Divine Sect, even considered a great help to the Court.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”We still need to see what Imperial Grandfather decides, Father you must not get involved; do not speak a single word.”

”...Alright.” Chu Minghou was helpless.

He knew he wasn’t good at handling these mundane affairs, before Chu Zhiyuan grew up, Bai Ningshuang handled them, and after Chu Zhiyuan grew up, they were handed over to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan turned to Bai Ningshuang.

His father, though soft-hearted and emotional, had the greatest merit of being willing to listen to advice, and wouldn’t act arbitrarily on his own.

Knowing he wasn’t skilled in these, he wouldn’t mess around, focusing solely on Danqing Skill, living freely and happily.

Bai Ningshuang said: ”I won’t talk randomly either.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, looking in the direction of the Imperial Palace.

Whether to remain a prince or become the Sect Hierarch of Yongling Divine Sect?

This isn’t merely a choice for the Second Prince but also a choice for the Emperor to make.

Chu Zhiyuan strongly disliked Yongling Divine Sect, because regardless of the reasons, inviting foreign enemies to take over Fuyuan Town was crossing the line.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression suddenly changed, and he stood up abruptly.

Bai Ningshuang and Chu Yi felt inexplicable.

”Second Uncle has arrived.”

Chu Zhiyuan dropped a sentence, flashed to the front hall doorway, lifted the curtain, and stood on the steps, clasping his fists toward the sky: ”Second Uncle, your honored presence here, this nephew failed to welcome from afar!”

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