Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 411: Chapter 408 Perfection

”That is indeed the case,” Zhu Caifu nodded, ”Then you should make great contributions, strive for the Emperor’s Sword’s recognition, and ascend to the imperial throne soon.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”And what about Da Zhen? Which Prince or Princely Heir stands a better chance of becoming Emperor?”

Upon hearing this news, he was not overly excited.

Things are not that simple; the imperial throne is not something you can compete for at will.

The Emperor must first abdicate, and then the Emperor’s Sword must acknowledge the master, only then is there hope to ascend to the throne.

Each step is not so easy.

The throne of Da Jing, in essence, does not require competition; rather, it’s about fulfilling one’s duty and leaving the rest to fate.

Ordinary meritorious deeds would not catch the eye of the Emperor’s Sword, while extraordinary achievements require opportunity and luck.

Moreover, what does it matter if one has practiced visualization during the Innate Period, as long as one’s luck is good, they can still step into the Great Grandmaster realm.

If I can acquire the Spirit Summoning Talisman, why can’t my tenth uncle get something similar?

There are so many miracle techniques and abnormal skills in the world, not only the Spirit Summoning Talisman can repair a soul.

My tenth uncle obtaining such a miracle technique is perfectly normal.

The so-called inability to step into the Great Grandmaster realm after practicing visualization in the Innate Period, this may be a rule for ordinary people, but for those bestowed with luck, it turns into an advantage.

Just like me.

Furthermore, visualization itself is divided into two kinds.

Just as martial arts are also divided into two major categories, one is fundamental mental methods, and the other is martial skills.

Visualization is also divided into foundation and application.

The visualization practiced by a Great Grandmaster strengthens spiritual power, just like Internal Cultivation Methods train True Qi and Gang Qi.

It’s only through cultivation that one can condense spiritual power and enhance spiritual power.

Such spiritual power can truly exert wonderful effects and can distort the opponent’s features.

If my tenth uncle could practice visualization during the Innate Period, it shows that his spiritual power was inherently strong, far exceeding ordinary people.

Otherwise, even with a visualization, it would be useless; if the spiritual power is lacking, looking at the visualization is like looking at an ordinary picture, no difference.

The reason why a Great Grandmaster begins to practice visualization is precisely because of this.

After reaching the Great Grandmaster level, there is a qualitative leap in spiritual power, then visualization can be practiced.

As for ordinary visualization like the Emperor Earth Scripture, it is akin to martial skills, an application method.

It merely uses spiritual power but cannot enhance spiritual power.

No matter which one my tenth uncle practiced, it indicates strong spiritual power.

The soul is not necessarily irreparable.

Hence, Wentian Cliff’s judgment is inaccurate.

Moreover, who knows if this news was intentionally released by Wentian Cliff to me?

He looked at Zhu Caifu.

”Currently, it seems only the Fourth Prince is able to compete for the throne, with Grandmaster Perfection, while the other candidates are somewhat lacking.”

Zhu Caifu, speaking while widening her eyes at him, looked utterly perplexed.

She couldn’t comprehend his reaction.

Shouldn’t he be excited?

With one less contender for the throne, especially the most likely successor, shouldn’t that be something to celebrate?

Does Chu Zhiyuan even want to contend for the throne?

”As for the Fourth Prince...” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”He has remarkable talent, but mediocre capability, likely won’t become an Emperor.”

”What about the Third Prince?” Zhu Caifu asked, ”He’s nearing Grandmaster Perfection and has great prestige in the army.”

”... It’s also quite difficult,” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”He’s ruthless and ungrateful, won several victories in battles, but hasn’t won the hearts of the people.”

”Winning battles is enough, no need to win hearts?”

”... It seems Da Zhen’s throne is quite troublesome.”

”Yes, they’ll keep vying for it; it’s best to stay far away from them,” Zhu Caifu looked at Consort Shu, who was sleeping peacefully, ”Let Second Sister stay outside for a while, take a breather before returning.”

Cheng Miaozhen nodded lightly.

Chu Zhiyuan once again examined the long saber in his hand, gently stroked the scabbard, feeling the coolness that calmed the mind.

He tied it around his waist.

He bade farewell and departed.

Cheng Miaozhen escorted him to the entrance of the manor, then solemnly saluted, ”Your Highness, great kindness requires no thanks in words, I will repay in the future.”

”Your Highness need not be polite, it was a trivial task, besides, in the future I will inevitably ask for your Highness’s help.”

Chu Zhiyuan waved with a smile.

This Yin Yang Du E Secret Scripture requires two to perform it safely.

The yang energy resides somewhere in the mind, it needs full concentration to be activated.

It’s impossible to use Dual Use, to simultaneously manipulate the yin and yang energies.

I have the Miao Ling Pearl, can it break this limitation?

But it can’t be attempted lightly; yang energy is equivalent to lifespan, one mistake and it shortens life.

One should wait until one’s lifespan is long enough, then try if one can perform this technique alone.

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Sitting on the bed in Tingtao Courtyard, Chu Zhiyuan placed two long sabers before his knees.

One resembles a bright moon, while the other seems utterly unremarkable, its fish-scale patterns faintly visible.

Yet he could clearly sense the Bright Moon Saber’s anomaly.

It seemed to fear something, the object of its fear was the unremarkable long saber - Sword Lord Zhou Jing’an’s saber.

Intuition told him this long saber was unusual, and the response from the Bright Moon Saber also told him this saber was unusual.

Yet he could not find any anomaly.

It looked utterly unremarkable, and the Super Sense could not detect anything unusual.

He couldn’t help but ponder, was it because of the lingering aura of the Sword Lord?

But the Super Sense did not perceive this aura.

He then gathered his Sword Intent, looked at this long saber, and immediately felt a sense of stagnation.

The fierce and forward Sword Intent seemed to encounter an inexplicable pressure, becoming timid and unable to advance.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

It was too strange.

He then disregarded everything, pressing his Sword Intent towards this long saber.

Yet upon reaching the saber, the Sword Intent could no longer penetrate, being blocked outside the blade.

Unwilling to give up, he continued to press forward, as if pushing against a mountain, no amount of force made a difference.

Unwilling to give up, he continued to press forward, even if it meant pushing against a mountain.

An endless flow of spiritual power and vast Gang Qi surged and supplemented the expenditure.

After a quarter of an hour, his complexion paled, and half an hour later, his complexion paled even more.

Despite the constant replenishment of spiritual power and Gang Qi, he still felt inexplicable fatigue.

Until he was about to reach his limit, an hour had passed.

He slowly retracted his Sword Intent.

Then he discovered the anomaly.

The Sword Intent had unexpectedly become a bit more refined.

He smiled.

This was indeed an unexpected delight.

Originally he thought he would need to use Sword Intent to pressure train, similar to the long saber encased in silver.

Now it seemed that this could also refine Sword Intent.

The Sword Soul of the Flying Sky Sect’s long saber can enhance Sword Intent, while this Sword Lord’s saber can refine Sword Intent.

The combination of the two makes cultivation extremely solid.

He couldn’t help but smile.

It seems he has hope for achieving Perfection in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

He activated the Spirit Summoning Talisman and quickly established a connection with the Eternal Spirit Divine Tree, played with it for a while.

In no time, he replenished the consumed energy, and his complexion returned to normal.

He then once again refined his Sword Intent.

Following that, he took out the Flying Sky Sect’s long saber to strengthen his Sword Intent with the Sword Soul.

Repeating the process repeatedly.

The Spirit Transformation Realm advanced rapidly, gradually glimpsing the shadow of Perfection, drawing ever closer.

...

He practiced continuously for a whole day and night, without rest, finally achieving Perfection in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The Sword Intent completely reached Perfection, with no further room for improvement.

Then an inexplicable feeling emerged, a strange aura manifested.

He became as if a treasured saber, invincible against all obstacles.

Wherever his thoughts directed, nothing could obstruct him.

This strange aura was neither spiritual power nor pure Gang Qi, but a unique aura lying between the two, a unique aura formed by their fusion.

Instinctively he knew this aura was the primer for the next realm, the Concealing God Realm.

With this aura, operating the Glazed Blade Scripture would naturally be the mental method of the Concealing God Realm.