Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 322: Chapter 319: Parting the Waters

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Chu Zhiyuan curiously looked at Chu Mingxuan.

Chu Mingxuan smiled proudly, ”A Water-repelling Pearl!”

”Water-repelling Pearl? Such a treasure really exists?”

Chu Mingxuan boasted, ”It took me a lot of effort to obtain this; it’s definitely rare in the world!”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Where exactly did this Treasure Bead come from, what kind of Demon Beast is it from?”

”Not from a Demon Beast.” Chu Mingxuan said, ”I heard it’s something from beyond the heavens.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”Eighteenth Uncle, stop keeping us in suspense, quickly take it out and let us see it.”

”Hold on a second.” Chu Mingxuan got up.

”Water-repelling Pearl... Fourth Brother, is the Water-repelling Pearl useful to you?”

”It’s enormously useful.” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”First, you need to find out exactly what it’s about.”

First, find out how large the Water-repelling range of the pearl is, and how many people it can cover.

In his view, the Water-repelling Pearl is extremely useful, especially for people living along the coast; it’s extraordinarily precious.

If you have a Water-repelling Pearl, you can walk freely in the sea.

There’s a lot in the sea.

With the Water-repelling Pearl, you can dig up more treasures, and even lay ambushes underwater.

It’s similar to submarines in a previous life.

The wonderful uses of submarines in the past life can be borrowed here to exert great power.

The ships of this world are different from those of the past life; they’re not iron ships but wooden ships.

If equipped with a Divine Weapon, one could easily damage the structure of a wooden ship, causing it to leak or even sink.

With such treasures, there’s no need to deploy the Phoenix Camp; one person can stop the armies of Da Lie or Da Guang.

No matter how many ships Da Lie or Da Guang have, they are limited. One ship can hold several hundred to a thousand people, ten ships make ten thousand, and a hundred ships make a hundred thousand.

He estimated that even if Da Lie and Da Guang Dynasty deploy large armies, they won’t exceed one hundred thousand troops.

Destroying a hundred ships isn’t that difficult.

Of course, it’s not that easy to carry out; there must be a Great Grandmaster overseeing it.

But on this side, a Great Grandmaster can also be dispatched.

Thinking about this, he looked excited.

”Is it really that important?” Chu Zhitian laughed, ”Is the Water-repelling Pearl really that powerful?”

”In the hands of Eighteenth Uncle, it’s just a toy, but in my hands, it’s different.” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”But it’s too early to talk about this now, we must first see what the Water-repelling Pearl looks like.”

”Here—it—comes—!”

Chu Mingxuan came in cheerfully, holding a small black iron box, and placed it on the table in front of Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan impatiently opened it.

Inside was a green pearl, the size of a Dragon Eye, emitting a gentle light.

It looked like a jade pearl.

The innermost layer of the soft light was the deepest color, and the further out, the greener it got, eventually turning into white light.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”Eighteenth Uncle, may I have a look?”

”It’s yours.” Chu Mingxuan waved his hand nonchalantly, ”I brought it with no use, just to play with it; if you like it, it’s yours.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed heartily, ”Then I won’t hold back.”

He reached out and gently picked up the greenish pearl.

It felt cool as water in his hand, like a scoop of clear spring in his palm, refreshing him.

He felt a full-body comfort, the coolness swiftly spreading throughout his body.

”Not bad.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded in satisfaction, ”Quite interesting.”

”This is indeed a treasure, it truly can repel water.” Chu Mingxuan said, ”I’ve tried it; water won’t come within a yard.”

”A yard...” Chu Zhichuan pointed at Chu Zhiyuan’s wine bowl and laughed, ”What if you pour a bowl of wine?”

”Don’t waste the wine, you can try with water.” Chu Mingxuan chuckled.

Chu Zhichuan also enjoyed the excitement, got up to fetch the teapot nearby, and came to Chu Zhiyuan.

Opening the lid of the teapot, he peered inside and laughed, ”No change at all.”

”Keep going.” Chu Mingxuan snorted.

Chu Zhichuan continued pouring the tea, filling a large bowl in front of Chu Zhiyuan, and looked at Chu Mingxuan, ”There’s nothing to see.”

The tea rested steadily in the large bowl before Chu Zhiyuan.

Stable, without any slight change, no repelling action visible, and no observable external force.

Chu Zhitian questioned, ”Did you take the wrong bead?”

Chu Mingxuan glared at him with irritation.

Chu Zhitian chuckled, ”Eighteenth Uncle, you have so many treasures; mixing them up is normal, maybe bring a few more beads to check.”

”You brat, not up to any good!” Chu Mingxuan pointed at him, ”Are you trying to get some treasure too?”

Chu Zhitian hastily waved his hand, ”The Water-repelling Pearl is useless to us.”

Only then did Chu Mingxuan contentedly retract his finger.

Chu Zhitian smiled, ”If there are other pearls, like Evil Exorcism Pearl or Detoxification Pearl, we would like those too.”

”Get out!” Chu Mingxuan snorted, ”Watch!”

He picked up the large bowl from Chu Zhiyuan and splashed the tea towards him.

Chu Zhiyuan neither dodged nor avoided it, allowing the tea to pour towards him.

When the tea reached as close as a yard from Chu Zhiyuan, it was suddenly blocked by an invisible force, sliding down.

From the trajectory of the sliding tea, it could be vaguely seen that there was an invisible light shield covering the top of Chu Zhiyuan, isolating the tea.

”Huh?” Everyone was amazed.

Chu Mingxuan remained proudly smug, ”Realize its power now?”

Chu Zhichuan examined the water stain a yard away from Chu Zhiyuan, ”This is indeed impressive.”

Chu Zhiyuan, however, saw it more clearly.

As the tea approached, the Water-repelling Pearl emitted an invisible force, spreading from the center of the pearl.

If not for the tea, the pearl would not emit this power.

It was the stimulus from the tea that caused it to spread.

Normally, it stays retracted within the Water-repelling Pearl.

This force was extremely gentle, even when it touched the body, it wasn’t as strong as a gentle breeze’s strength.

Yet it could block the tea.

Chu Zhiyuan found it fascinating, what kind of force was this?

The mysteries of the world are truly endless.

”Eighteenth Uncle, I shall gratefully accept it.” Chu Zhiyuan returned it to the small black box and slipped it into his sleeve.

”As long as you like it.” Chu Mingxuan said, ”You’ve established the Phoenix Camp, and I can’t help much; if this can help, that’s the best.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Who knows, it might provide substantial assistance. By the way, are there any more Water-repelling Pearls?”

Chu Mingxuan said, ”I got this from Father, who said there weren’t any more, but who knows if he was just kidding.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”That’s hard to say.”

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”Water-repelling Pearl?” Chu Qingfeng frowned, ”What do you need that for? Vain stuff.”

”Are there any more from the Emperor?”

”None.” Chu Qingfeng shook his head, ”That Water-repelling Pearl was discovered by my elder brother in a Grotto Heaven; it was obtained by accident and is useless. With Gang Qi, even in the rain, it doesn’t need to be used.”

Chu Zhiyuan showed a look of regret.

”Why do you need this item?”

”To see if I can lurk underwater.” Chu Zhiyuan replied.

”As a Grandmaster, you should already be able to hold your breath underwater, right?”

”Breathing is still necessary.” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”This Water-repelling Pearl is different.”

He had already tested it in the river.

Even at the deepest part of the river, the Water-repelling Pearl could create a space with a one-yard radius.

The Water-repelling Pearl wasn’t affected by water pressure.

This was extremely fascinating, giving him countless inspirations.

If one could directly infiltrate Da Guang or Da Lie from the sea, a lot more could be done.

If there were more Water-repelling Pearls, more people could be deployed, and the effect would be greater.

Unfortunately, there are no more Water-repelling Pearls.

He immediately thought of Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying was a kind of treasure trove, a treasury, it felt like she had all the treasures.

Previously, he never thought about treasures like the Water-repelling Pearl.

He needs to completely change his mindset.

This world is not like the past life but a world of high martial arts and treasures!

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