Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 316: Chapter 313 Sword Scripture

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and smiled as he observed her.

Zhou Sisi had a delicate, oval-shaped face with slender eyes, well-groomed brows, and a straight nose, exuding a gentle and charming demeanor.

This Zhou Sisi appeared shy and introverted, bashful beyond measure, yet her eyes were bright and radiant.

It was evident that the shyness wasn’t genuine; she was simply thin-skinned, with her own ideas inside, not easily influenced by others.

He stood up and extended his hand, ”Miss Zhou, I need to check your condition. Please extend your hand.”

Zhou Sisi blushed as she extended her left wrist.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his hand on her wrist and closed his eyes, sending a stream of energy into her body.

The mental method she practiced was actually different from Xu Yingying’s.

Xu Yingying’s mental method was profound and unpredictable, requiring a different mental method route for each breakthrough.

Zhou Sisi’s mental method was fixed, her energy fresh and clear, following a purely yin path, similar to Yao Yue Palace.

So, Chu Zhiyuan wrote down the Thick Earth Skill and Red Sun Technique for her, specifying the order and duration for cultivation.

Zhou Sisi retreated to Xu Suying’s side, watching from afar with an envious expression.

”When will Junior Sister be able to break through?” Xu Yingying asked, sitting cross-legged on the Arhat bed with her head tilted.

Chu Zhiyuan returned to the front of the Arhat bed, ”She’s been stuck at Innate Perfection for some time, right? Two years?”

”One year and ten months.”

”She’ll break through within three days.”

”So soon?”

”She has good aptitude; once she practices the Thick Earth Skill and Red Sun Technique, she will advance very quickly.”

”How long would it take if she didn’t come to you?”

”...Probably about a year,” Chu Zhiyuan replied. ”If she’s not lucky, maybe three to five years.”

”A year...” Xu Yingying looked at Zhou Sisi not far away, ”Exchanging a year for a Golden Tiger, you’ve profited.”

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, ”Don’t try to fool me with an ordinary Golden Tiger.”

”How is that possible!” Xu Yingying huffed, ”I’m still thinking of continuing to cooperate with you.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Are there still many at Innate Perfection in the Jiuli Divine Sect?”

”There’re ten or eight of them; don’t you dare assist that many?” Xu Yingying asked with a playful smile, ”Are you afraid of the Emperor’s punishment?”

”Punishment is unlikely,” Chu Zhiyuan said. ”I’m just not sure if I’m shooting myself in the foot.”

As long as my own skills are not used to help Da Meng, there won’t be any problem.

Although the Court keeps the four Demon Sects under wraps, they are still citizens of Da Jing, and helping them is helping Da Jing.

He’s now more certain that the Emperor and the four Demon Sects won’t have an open conflict, but rather engage in overt and covert struggles.

Helping the four Demon Sects gain more Grandmasters won’t affect the overall situation.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare help Xu Yingying.

”Rest assured, there will be no betrayal,” Xu Yingying said, ”You are you, the Emperor is the Emperor.”

”Do you have a complete inheritance from the Secret Land?” Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”The most important thing is completeness.”

”Do you want to practice it?” Xu Yingying asked, ”The inheritances from the Secret Land can’t be practiced; they can’t be completed.”

”Just to comprehend a bit and broaden my horizons.”

Xu Yingying thought for a moment, clapped her hands, ”It seems I do have a complete set of inheritance.”

She pressed on the Arhat bed and drifted lightly towards the front hall, disappearing into it.

Curious, Xu Suying and Zhou Sisi followed her in.

Moments later, Xu Yingying returned.

In her small hands, she carried a Purple Sandalwood Box and casually handed it to Chu Zhiyuan, ”Here you go, inside there’s a Glazed Blade Scripture, it’s the complete inheritance from the Secret Land’s Glazed Blade Sect.”

Chu Zhiyuan received the Purple Sandalwood Box, supporting its weight, making Xu Yingying show disappointment.

She pretended it was as light as nothing, wanting to see Chu Zhiyuan fail to catch it by surprise.

But Chu Zhiyuan was unaffected, as if he knew the Purple Sandalwood Box was heavy.

Chu Zhiyuan indeed saw inside.

He opened the Purple Sandalwood Box, finding a thick Silver Scroll inside, sparkling like two bricks thick.

Setting aside the Purple Sandalwood Box, he flipped through the Silver Scroll one by one.

The Silver Scroll wasn’t pure silver; it was a special metal resembling silver, far superior in toughness and sturdiness.

This Silver Scroll was incorruptible and immortal. Through some details, Chu Zhiyuan estimated it was over ten thousand years old.

After flipping through it completely, Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

As expected, it was just as he had guessed.

Both internal and external cultivation.

Man and blade united, training the blade while simultaneously training the person; cultivating the body, Gang Qi, and Spiritual Energy together, pushing simultaneously.

Ultimately becoming a Sword God.

This Sword God wasn’t a Yang God, but rather a unity of man and blade, capturing the blade’s spirituality into one’s soul, thus forming the Sword God, stepping into the Sword God realm, invincible in the world.

A Sword God could have an Immortal Body, living eternally.

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

It turned out to be the Immortality Technique!

Xu Yingying giggled, ”Are you happy just seeing Immortality?”

Chu Zhiyuan looked at her.

Xu Yingying shook her head with a playful smile, ”You’ve been duped. If they could truly achieve Immortality, where are they now?”

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

Xu Yingying said, ”Claiming they can achieve Immortality is actually untrue; it’s just an ideal state, mere bragging.”

Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

He was deducing this Glazed Blade Scripture, considering whether reaching the ultimate level, becoming a Sword God, could indeed achieve Immortality.

Thinking about it, it seemed feasible.

The crucial point is the final step, integrating the Sword Spirit into one’s soul, making the soul stable and indestructible.

This is the most critical and likely the most dangerous step, with a negligible chance of success.

Xu Yingying said, ”Anyway, these inheritances from the Secret Land are extinct; they all perished there.”

”Not necessarily all died in the Secret Land,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”They might have left the Secret Land from another place.”

”Then why haven’t they returned?” Xu Yingying snorted, ”There should be returns if they leave, right? But no living person remains in the Secret Land, likely all eaten by Demon Beasts at the end.”

Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t refute.

Over thousands of years, the Secret Land remains unclear, so he certainly can’t figure it out in a short time.

But he knows the secrets of the Secret Land hold immense significance, possibly containing the greatest mysteries of the world.

”You practice the Flying Knife,” Xu Yingying laughed, ”You might be interested in this Sword Scripture, but it’s best not to practice it recklessly. It’s fine to use it as a reference; it’s quite fascinating.”

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

This Glazed Blade Scripture was similar to the Yu Xu Sword Sect; comparing the two, he suddenly felt that the Yu Xu Sword Sect took an unconventional path.

The Glass Knife Scripture cultivated both internally and externally, training both knife and person, was more comprehensive than the Yu Xu Sword Sect’s focus on Meridians and Sword Control, more like a True Sect.

”Thank you,” Chu Zhiyuan placed the Silver Scroll back into the Purple Sandalwood Box, closed the box, and stood up, ”I shall take my leave.”

He was about to leave.

Xu Yingying hurriedly said, ”What’s the rush, it’s not too late to leave after lunch.”

Chu Zhiyuan replied, ”There’s Flood Dragon meat waiting at home, which will aid my cultivation.”

”...Fine then,” Xu Yingying said helplessly.

Chu Zhiyuan held the Purple Sandalwood Box and clasped his fists from afar toward Xu Suying, ”Mr. Xu, farewell.”

Xu Suying clasped his fists, ”Until we meet again.”

Xu Yingying quickly said, ”Half a month later, okay?”

”If I’m not in Yujing,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”you can come to find me.”

Xu Yingying could find him.

”If you’re not in Yujing, where will you be? Yao Yue Palace?” Xu Yingying caught up curiously and asked.

Chu Zhiyuan exited the manor gate, ”I don’t know yet, let’s see.”

Two Heavenly Dragon Divine Horses were already waiting outside.

They pawed at the ground lightly, creating pits, and neighed softly upon seeing him emerge.

Chu Zhiyuan mounted the horse, cupped his fists, ”Off I go.”

Instantly, two streaks of golden light shot out, disappearing from her sight in a flash.

Xu Yingying stomped angrily, unhappy at his mysteriousness, not telling her where he was headed.