Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 448: Chapter 445 Reaction

He was very curious about the Secret Land of Da Meng, especially the top Yun Meng Secret Land.

It was said to contain endless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and even the Undying Tree came from there.

Experts from Da Jing had no chance to enter.

Being able to enter and take a glimpse because of this bet was a fortunate event.

However, entering the Grandmaster Realm within a month was uncertain for him.

Fortunately, he had provoked Li Hongzhao without considering what would happen if he lost.

He could play tricks at that time.

His mood then settled down.

Gao Jiuqu probably wouldn’t deceive him, the Yuding Sect was planning a Grandmaster assault.

Were these four Great Grandmasters not afraid of death?

If they were elsewhere, it would be hard for them to die.

But in Yujing Inner City, the Emperor’s Sword could strike down at any time.

They were almost destined to die.

Then why did they insist on coming to court death?

Could it be that slaughtering the Prince Qing Mansion was that important to them?

He quickly surmised the reason: to prevent him from entering the Grandmaster Realm.

Exchanging four Great Grandmasters for one Grandmaster like him was truly ruthless.

If the Prince Mansion were slaughtered, his Mental State would be flawed, making it impossible for him to step into the Grandmaster Realm again.

That’s exactly why his tenth uncle, Prince Ying, couldn’t step into the Grandmaster Realm.

Obviously, his merciless slaying of the Evil Sect’s masters had made them terrified.

They feared that if he stepped into the Grandmaster Realm, the Yuding Sect would be uprooted.

His cultivation was different from others.

The current cultivation focused on channeling energy to elevate one’s Realm without overly pursuing martial skill profundity.

In dealing with foes, it was more about overpowering with the Realm.

Instead of bridging the Realm gap with profound martial skills, it was better to use that time to enhance the Cultivation Realm, which also extended lifespan.

Swordsmanship and Sword Technique only pursued form, disregarding Mental State, Mental Realm, and Sword Intent.

Even the methods concerning Mental State and Mental Realm had completely vanished.

Not just because they wasted time, but because such methods often involved spiritual power and even Power of Soul, making it difficult to achieve Grandmaster once practiced.

The Glazed Blade Scripture he obtained pursued Sword Intent and Sword Soul, especially interfering with spiritual power.

Once he stepped into the Grandmaster Realm, he would become the bane of other Grandmasters.

Grandmasters were notoriously hard to kill.

And the duels between Grandmasters often involved spiritual power, which was more of interference than lethal.

Complete interference with the opponent’s spirit rendering their spiritual power sluggish, making it impossible to protect themselves, would allow the killing of a Grandmaster.

Sword Intent and Sword Soul’s interference with spiritual power was especially severe, surpassing that of a Grandmaster.

This meant killing masters was easy for him, and killing Grandmasters would be simple too.

He thought as he walked, his face growing gloomier.

He went straight to the Sect Martial Department and found Chu Qingyan, telling him about the matter.

Chu Qingyan’s face turned cold and he sneered, ”Yuding Sect!”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Uncle, are those Yuding Sect Grandmasters managing to sneak by silently with treasures or Cultivation Techniques?”

”It must be treasures,” Chu Qingyan snorted, ”No matter how powerful a Cultivation Technique is, it can’t escape the Daluo Heavenly Plate of the Observatory.”

”Daluo Heavenly Plate?”

”A treasure of the Observatory, once a Grandmaster appears in the Inner City of Yujing City, it will be immediately known.”

”That’s amazing.”

”Such a means of bypassing the Daluo Heavenly Plate must be an Outer Heaven Treasure, which is most troublesome.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Then is there an Outer Heaven Treasure that can withstand the Emperor’s Sword?”

”Certainly not.”

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, ”Do they not care about their lives? The Yuding Sect is not the Fearless Sect after all.”

Chu Qingyan said indifferently, ”Maybe it’s because their lifespan is about to end.”

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly understood.

Chu Qingyan said, ”The Grandmasters of the Evil Sect don’t have such a long lifespan, often less than three hundred years, sometimes even shorter. That’s the cost of taking shortcuts!”

”Over two hundred years... When near death, dragging me down with them... If everyone did this, wouldn’t we have no good days ahead?”

They could bring him down this time, what about next time?

Would they bring down Chu Qingyan and Chu Qingfeng too?

Chu Qingyan snorted, ”How do you think the eldest and the Princely Heir died?”

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him.

”Some secrets you should know too, lest you repeat their mistakes,” Chu Qingyan said.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him.

Chu Qingyan said, ”The eldest and the Princely Heir went to the Northern Territory, were ambushed halfway, and the whole army perished. It was a Grandmaster of the Du Yuan Sect who killed them, ... the elder brother used the Emperor’s Sword to destroy the Du Yuan Sect.”

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, ”Doesn’t the Yuding Sect fear being destroyed by the Emperor’s Sword? ... They are aware of the power of the Emperor’s Sword, surely they have prepared a retreat, ... probably fled to Da Meng?”

”Very likely,” Chu Qingyan solemnly nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan’s face darkened, looking toward Da Meng, then he remembered Li Hongzhao.

Did Li Hongzhao know about this?

”The Emperor’s Sword is powerful, but not omnipotent,” Chu Qingyan said, ”I will dispatch four Grandmasters to guard... It’s impossible to send more.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Thank you, Uncle.”

Chu Qingyan sighed, ”Quickly step into the Grandmaster Realm, there is a dire shortage of Grandmasters now.”

”Yes.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded sternly.

——

In the following two days, Chu Zhiyuan announced seclusion and ordered no one to disturb him.

Gao Jiuqu, upon hearing this news, performed the Wentian Secret Technique to foresee fortune or misfortune.

The result was chaos; he still couldn’t see Chu Zhiyuan’s situation.

This was due to the possession of a treasure concealing fate.

Li Hongzhao also received this news.

She was a bit uneasy, pacing back and forth in the small courtyard.

Su Qiuyan was reading in the small pavilion.

Seeing her like this, he smiled and said, ”Your Highness, no need to worry so much.”

Li Hongzhao, dressed in red like flames, her fair face tense, asked, ”He went into seclusion, is he really going to become a Grandmaster?”

”It’s possible.”

”Mr. Su, aren’t you worried at all?”

”What use is worrying?” Su Qiuyan smiled, ”Am I supposed to go disturb him, causing his cultivation to go awry? Surely there are Grandmasters protecting him.”

”What about Mo Chunyu and the others? Will they just let him become a Grandmaster?” Li Hongzhao looked toward the Da Zhen pavilion and snorted, ”The Wentian Cliff certainly doesn’t want him to become a Grandmaster.”

”Wentian Cliff won’t act recklessly,” Su Qiuyan said, ”Whether he can become a Grandmaster still depends on himself, ultimately, it can’t be stopped.”

”What about those from the Evil Sect?” Li Hongzhao snorted, ”I don’t believe they will stand by and watch him become a Grandmaster.”

When he was a master, he was already so formidable, the Evil Sect’s master experts were no match for him.

If he became a Grandmaster, it would be like doomsday for the Evil Sect.

The Emperor’s Sword is unstoppable, but using it comes at a high cost and cannot be easily wielded.

For the Evil Sect, Chu Zhiyuan’s destructiveness rivals the Emperor’s Sword.

And he could act freely, without restraint, just imagining it was terrifying.

Would these Evil Sect experts watch him achieve Grandmaster status with open eyes?

”They probably will take some action,” Su Qiuyan lightly furrowed her thin brows and said slowly, ”It has to be guarded against.”

”Already warned him, it’s up to him whether he’ll take it seriously.”

”The Fourth Prince has always been cautious.”

”Let’s see if he can become a Grandmaster,” Li Hongzhao looked toward the direction of the Prince Qing Mansion.

Meanwhile, some people lurking in the shadows received this news and quickly passed it on.

At the same time, Chu Qingyan personally led three Grandmasters to guard the Prince Qing Mansion, protecting Chu Zhiyuan.