Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 303: Chapter 300: Cave Mansion

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”Wow...” Shen Hanyue leaped in front of him, looking down at the menacing head of the Ink Flood Dragon, then tilted her head towards Chu Zhiyuan: ”Did you really kill it?”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”I was lucky.”

”So fake!” Shen Hanyue pouted, then praised: ”But really impressive, how strong exactly are you?”

She reached out her small hand, her index finger and thumb lightly touched his arm, wanting to see if his body was made of iron.

Can a person’s body really explode with such tremendous power?

She found it unbelievable.

Chu Zhiyuan let her be, smiling as he looked at Xiao Ruoling: ”Frightened, weren’t you?”

Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, ”I didn’t expect there really was a flood dragon in the river, you’ve had a breakthrough, right?”

”The Dragon Transformation Technique has broken through a layer.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded: ”A blessing in disguise.”

Xiao Ruoling smiled sweetly: ”Congratulations.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, ”Indeed worthy of celebration. I was thinking of using Sky-reaching Grass to break through, but now it’s happened.”

Once the Dragon Vein formed, the body’s strength reached an astounding level; a pure strength that few could rival in the world.

Strength overcomes ten skills.

With this formidable strength, my power has more than doubled, though this is only against those in the Grandmaster Realm.

Reaching the Great Grandmaster requires not only speed and strength but also the application of spiritual power.

Shen Hanyue looked at the Ink Flood Dragon, noticing blood seeping from its seven orifices, the stench was pungent, and she quickly wrinkled her nose and stepped back.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Let’s take it out first, it’s a treasure in itself.”

”Yes, yes, let’s take it out quickly.” Shen Hanyue nodded hurriedly.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his palm on a scale on its tail, then dragged its tail and walked out.

A few steps later, the three of them were out of the Secret Land, appearing once again on the cliff.

Yun Qiuhua rose swiftly from her mat, her face changed dramatically.

She appeared at the side of the Ink Flood Dragon in a flash, looked down, then looked up at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”Elder Yun, my thanks.”

Yun Qiuhua examined the Ink Flood Dragon’s two horns, looked carefully, and sighed: ”Even a Great Grandmaster couldn’t kill it, how did the Princely Heir manage?”

”Flying knife and fist.” Shen Hanyue answered excitedly: ”The Princely Heir used a flying knife, then fists, then flying knife again, ... Elder Yun, it’s a pity you didn’t see it, it was... so thrilling!”

The excitement as if she had killed the Ink Flood Dragon herself, gesturing animatedly as she narrated the scene.

Yun Qiuhua listened, raising her eyebrows repeatedly, occasionally glancing at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”Maybe it’s related to the mental method I practice, the Dragon Transformation Technique.”

”Dragon Transformation Technique...” Yun Qiuhua mused.

”Dragon Subduing Sect’s Dragon Subduing Scripture.” Chu Zhiyuan said: ”An ancient transmission.”

”I remember now!” Yun Qiuhua realized: ”No wonder!”

Chu Zhiyuan saw that she also knew of the Dragon Subduing Sect.

”Our Yao Yue Palace also has the Dragon Subduing Sect’s transmission, unfortunately, no one has successfully practiced it.”

”Yao Yue Palace too? What about the Yu Xu Sword Sect?”

”They have it too.”

”...And the Taiqing Primordial Sect?”

”Also there.”

”This...” Chu Zhiyuan was surprised.

”These transmissions from the three ancient sects were discovered jointly by the Grand Ancestor and the Four Great Sects’ founding masters. The Four Great Sects and the Imperial Family kept the transmission; the Imperial Family’s is the original, while the Four Great Sects’ are copies.”

”I see.”

”The Princely Heir has mastered the Dragon Subduing Scripture, what about the Yu Xu Sword Sect?”

”Mastered as well.”

”And the Taiqing Primordial Sect?”

”Succeeded too.”

”...” Yun Qiuhua opened her mouth, at a loss for words.

Shen Hanyue asked, ”Elder, do we have any disciples in Yao Yue Palace who have mastered the transmissions of these three sects?”

”As far as I know, since the transmission appeared, no one in the Four Great Sects or the Imperial Family, including past Emperors, has mastered it.”

”Isn’t that incorrect?” Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Imperial Grandfather should have achieved something.”

”As far as I know, no one has.” Yun Qiuhua shook her head: ”Surely researched deeply, but should not have mastered it.”

Shen Hanyue said in astonishment, ”Is it that difficult to practice?”

”These three transmissions are at least from ten thousand years ago. At that time, spiritual energy was abundant, and people’s natural talent was different. Reaching Great Grandmaster was as challenging as reaching the Innate Realm is now, achievable within sixty years.” Yun Qiuhua reflected: ”There are even higher realms beyond Great Grandmaster.”

”Is it still possible to reach higher realms now?”

”Not possible anymore,” Yun Qiuhua sighed: ”The world has changed, people have changed, everything has changed.”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”What if inside the Secret Land? I see the spiritual energy there is more abundant?”

”Unless you never come out,” Yun Qiuhua said: ”But it’s impossible not to come out.”

”Why?”

”There is something peculiar in the Secret Land; staying too long makes one go mad and die, at most you can stay for a month before you need to come out to recuperate, and only after a few days can you go back in.”

”What is it?”

”Still unknown. Being able to master these three ancient transmissions is indeed extraordinary, ...perhaps, reaching above Great Grandmaster might be possible.”

It’s no wonder he is called the first Princely Heir, his reputation truly precedes him.

This Chu Zhiyuan is more impressive than imagined; understanding the Grandmaster’s secrets was not luck, nor fortune, but because of his aptitude and insight.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled slightly.

Yun Qiuhua asked, ”Going back in again?”

”Going back to have another look.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

He had a vague understanding of why such formidable demon beasts attacked him, one being a snake, the other a flood dragon.

Clearly, they are both of the dragon lineage.

It’s likely related to the Flying Dragon Ball on him; its aura might be provoking them to avenge the Flying Dragon.

He decided to store the Flying Dragon Ball inside the White Tripod, to prevent further attraction of these dragon and snake kin.

”Then be careful, use the signal promptly.” Yun Qiuhua advised.

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The three entered again.

This time, they appeared at the peak of a majestic giant mountain, overlooking lush green forests and sprawling mountain ranges below.

A vast, endless expanse of mountains and forests.

A gust of wind blew, bringing a crisp chill.

”Can you locate the Profound Yin Palace?” Chu Zhiyuan looked at Xiao Ruoling, who was brushing her hair aside.

Xiao Ruoling’s elegant face, bright eyes became even more profound and enchanting in the sunlight, she gently shook her head: ”Can’t find it anymore.”

She looked at Shen Hanyue.

Shen Hanyue shook her head: ”Can’t find it anymore either.”

They could find the Profound Yin Palace due to a mysterious summons, a vague feeling of its location.

As long as they followed that direction, they could find it.

Now, they had lost this summons.

It was naturally unfindable.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”That is truly a pity, I wanted to see the Profound Yin Palace.”

”Even if you found it, you couldn’t enter.” Shen Hanyue retorted.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Even if I can’t enter, it’s good to see it from the outside, to gain knowledge.”

Shen Hanyue pouted: ”Can’t find it means can’t find it.”

Xiao Ruoling said: ”There are many treasures in the Secret Land too, you might even find some inheritance, like a Cave Mansion.”

”Let’s go take a look.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

The three of them tread on treetops, floating as they moved, passing through a patch of forest, diving down from the mountaintop.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly raised an eyebrow: ”There really is a discovery.”

The two women looked around, then followed his gaze, spotting a single mountain peak, shrouded halfway by thick white clouds.

Thick white clouds coiled around the mountainside, masking the upper half, revealing only the lower half.

”What have you discovered?” Shen Hanyue asked curiously.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said, ”A Cave Mansion.”

”About the Cave Mansion...” Xiao Ruoling said: ”What you find in a Cave Mansion is hard to predict, it could be legacy, mechanisms and traps, opportunities, or deadly dangers.”

”Let’s go have a look and decide then.”

Chu Zhiyuan led the way, and the three arrived before a mountain cave midway up the mountain.

This mountain cave was originally covered by moss and vines, after removing the vines, it revealed a cave a hunter might hide in.

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