Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 308: Chapter 305: Invading Forces

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He considered Yao Yue Palace as his own kin because of Xiao Ruoling, which made him close, but not to the extent of baring his heart.

This set of inheritance from the Saint Sect of Mingyu was extremely valuable.

But for the disciples of Yao Yue Palace, the Mingyu Divine Palm was already sufficient; there was no need to practice anything else.

The cultivation technique of Yao Yue Palace itself was already excellent.

Unfortunately, it conflicted with the Purple Sun Scripture, and disciples of the Da Jing Imperial Family couldn’t practice both; they could only choose one.

More importantly, this set of cultivation inheritance was not suitable for everyone. Those without enough aptitude would be practicing in vain; it’s better to practice the Purple Sun Scripture.

As he continuously compared and pondered, he couldn’t help but sigh.

The Purple Sun Scripture was indeed profound, a crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.

Based on the foundation of walking with one leg, while maintaining the cultivation speed, it strived to achieve the perfection of spirit, establishing a deep foundation, and reducing the obstacles to entering the Grandmaster level.

Inclining further towards the perfection of spirit would decrease the cultivation speed by two points, whereas increasing the cultivation speed by one point would decrease the perfection of spirit by two points.

If the perfection of spirit and the cultivation speed constitute a circle, the Purple Sun Scripture allows for a perfect balance between the two, resembling a Tai Chi Diagram.

The Purple Sun Scripture was indeed a highly condensed form of cultivation wisdom, unavoidably inspiring awe at its prowess.

Compared to it, the inheritance of the Saint Sect of Mingyu was complete and exquisite, in perfect order, and advanced step by step.

However, the current cultivation environment was no longer suitable for such inheritance; cultivation became too slow.

After comparing the two, his understanding of the Purple Sun Scripture deepened.

Surely, the mental method of Yao Yue Palace was similar to this Purple Sun Scripture, also the optimal choice made to adapt to this world.

...

A small Cold Jade Bottle appeared in his palm.

The small jade bottle was exquisite and intricate, making one unable to resist handling it with care and being unwilling to part with it.

He carefully examined it.

The spirit pills inside the small Cold Jade Bottle were all gone.

Such a quantity of small Cold Jade Bottles were all emptied, eaten up, inferring that this inheritor of the Saint Sect of Mingyu was cultivating by consuming pills.

What kind of pills was being consumed?

It seemed to be just one kind of spirit pill; was it for body refinement or Qi refinement?

According to the current theory, Qi refinement should not use spirit pills, as it would interfere with the purity of True Qi and Gang Qi, thus affecting the perfection of spirit.

Body refinement, on the other hand, was not affected.

In this respect, both systems were probably similar.

Thus, this spirit pill should be the Mingyu Pill mentioned in the secret manual, but unfortunately, there was no method recorded for making the Mingyu Pill.

It was probably a secret tradition, not recorded in writing.

He used Insight on all the Cold Jade Bottles, not a single spirit pill was left, which made him feel regretful.

If there were this spirit pill as a complement, practicing the Mingyu Divine Skill would undoubtedly be faster.

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The bright lights have come on.

Inside the small courtyard, lights were blazing.

A slight cold wind stirred the pine forest outside the courtyard, whistling faintly.

The bright lights filled his room.

He sat on the couch, while Zou Fang stood by serving him.

Mo Yi and the other three women were busy in the brightly lit small courtyard, cleaning it once more.

They didn’t trust others to take care of it, so they needed to personally clean every place to feel at ease.

Even if Yao Yue Palace was their maiden family, they wouldn’t completely let their guard down, needing personal control to be at ease.

Chu Zhiyuan sat on the couch, carefully perusing the scrolls sent by Xiao Ruoling, which recorded various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Looking at these albums of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Chu Zhiyuan had some doubts.

Over a hundred kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Are these really Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures? Perhaps they are just ordinary herbs, exaggerated in their effects.

Over a hundred kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, are there really so many in the Secret Land?

What qualifies as Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is that they are rare, hard to come by, and have extraordinary effects, capable of reaching the level of First Grade to Second Grade spirit pills.

Judging from the types of spirit pills available from the Heavenly Treasure Department, it can be inferred that the four Great Grotto Heavens and four Secret Lands don’t have so many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Could it be that the Secret Land of the Yao Yue Palace has more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures than the four Great Grotto Heavens and four Secret Lands?

He thought this was unlikely.

Curious, he decided to go in and try to see if he could find anything that was listed.

Out of over a hundred kinds, maybe he’d only truly come across two or three kinds.

He put down the album, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, browsing in his mind to ensure he had memorized it.

While doing this, his thoughts were still warming the two Sword Gangs in the Heavenly Pond Acupoint, letting them move along the governor and conception vessels, continuously impacting the copper tower.

They were becoming bigger and more solid, gradually increasing the damage to the copper tower.

At this rate, he believed a year’s time would be enough to break through this layer of the copper tower and step into the Ninth Layer Heaven.

As for the remaining Grandmaster Perfection, it was immeasurable, after all, he hadn’t seen the Ninth Layer of the copper tower’s form, so he didn’t know its sturdiness.

He reckoned at least two to three years.

Afterward, he set these thoughts aside, focusing on the present, and started to internally observe himself, studying the next layer of the Dragon Transformation Technique, the Seventh Layer of Meat Refining.

Having realized that walking on two legs was the shortcut to becoming a Great Grandmaster, he valued the Dragon Transformation Technique even more.

After completing the Sixth Layer of Refining Tendons, the internal refining was considered done.

What remained was external refining, beginning with meat refining, then to scale refining, followed by claw refining, achieving the Dragon Transformation Technique Perfection.

However, the further he practiced outward, the slower the progress, akin to the peripheral and untouchable areas.

He took out the Flying Dragon Ball and activated the Dragon Transformation Technique.

A thick golden aura rapidly circulated, quickly spreading throughout his body along the blood vessels.

The golden aura continually blended into the flesh, where it passed, subtle patterns appeared on the flesh.

Upon close examination, these patterns turned out to be floral designs, resembling some of the strange patterns he had seen before.

...

An hour later, Chu Zhiyuan felt vaguely different, the connection between himself and his flesh becoming three times more intimate.

His body became light and agile, more at his will, and his perception grew finer, able to sense even the pores of his body without the assistance of Super Sense.

He was curious about the kind of changes he would undergo once the Meat Refining was completed, what special transformations would occur.

For now, it seemed that his control over his body was growing increasingly refined, ever more at his will.

Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

The Divine Dragon had such a gigantic body, yet it showed no signs of being clumsy, evidently controlling its body with extreme precision.

Humans, on the other hand, felt cumbersome with just a few extra pounds, and incapable.

The Divine Dragon’s immense body was nimble and free, and the changes in this layer of Meat Refining had a similar feeling.

”Boom, boom, boom!”

”Bang, bang, bang, bang...”

”You dare to behave audaciously here?!”

”Haha...”

”Yun Qiuhua, when did you Yao Yue Palace have wild men? Truly a world wonder!”

”Shut your damn mouth!”

...

Chu Zhiyuan frowned slightly.

Zou Fang floated out of the room, disappearing silently.

A moment later, he reappeared, specter-like, quick and silent, softly saying, ”Princely Heir, there’s a Great Grandmaster battle outside.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”We can’t intervene right now.”

”Do you want to...”

”No need.” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”They aren’t enough to crush Yao Yue Palace nor enough to make me flee.”

He understood what Zou Fang meant.

To take advantage of their fight, riding the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horse to escape first, the Great Grandmasters might not catch up.

”Their courage is really great,” Zou Fang said softly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Let’s see if we can keep them here this time; if we can, things will be quieter in the future.”

Super Sense was sent out again.

Within a radius of five hundred meters, he saw nine Great Grandmasters fighting, six against three.

Six Great Grandmasters of Yao Yue Palace were dealing with the other three Great Grandmasters.

Above the heads of the Yao Yue Palace Great Grandmasters was the enormous Bright Moon hanging high on the White Jade Palace, casting a silver glow.

Among the other three Great Grandmasters, one had a Jade Giant Cauldron hovering above his head, a hundred meters tall with carvings of a worship scene of ten thousand people.

Another Great Grandmaster stood in the void with a peculiar three-headed, six-armed figure above his head.

The figure stood thirty meters tall with purple skin, each of the three faces showing a different expression: anger, calm, and a peculiar smile, with each of the six arms holding a weapon.

The third Great Grandmaster had an arc moon above his head, like a crescent silver hook.

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