Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 526: Chapter 523 Start

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Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Can the Golden Venerable Image control the Demon Beasts of the Secret Land?”

He knew that the Demon Beasts of the Secret Land would not easily leave the Secret Land.

Just like how residents of Yujing City would not want to venture to the Barbaric Land of the Southern Border.

Of course, there is also the merit of the Grandmasters guarding, preventing the Demon Beasts from breaking out of the Secret Land.

But if the Golden Venerable Image can control the Demon Beasts, it would certainly lead them out of the Secret Land.

The chaos caused if Demon Beasts leave the Secret Land is unimaginable.

Some Demon Beasts are herbivores, some are carnivores; some are benevolent and do not kill, while others are bloodthirsty and love slaughter.

Just like there are differences among people, Demon Beasts are also diverse and varied.

If the ones that escape are herbivorous Demon Beasts, it doesn’t matter; outside the Secret Land, they will still eat grass.

But if the ones that escape are bloodthirsty Demon Beasts, fond of slaughter, then the trouble is endless.

Especially in this Secret Land of the Flying Sky Sect, where the Demon Beasts are extremely formidable. Once they escape and start slaughtering, even Great Grandmasters will find it hard to handle, and who knows how many will die then.

”Combined with the Sacrifice Technique, this Venerable Image can control a few or a dozen Demon Beasts.”

”Sacrifice?”

”These Grandmasters will sacrifice themselves.”

”Which Sect is this from?”

”Sky Control Sect.”

”Sky Control Sect...” Chu Zhiyuan mused.

In the various Evil Sects, this was merely a small sect, yet they directly brought out the Golden Venerable Image.

”Were they voluntary, or forced?” Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Those four Great Grandmasters don’t seem to be from the Sky Control Sect, do they?”

”They were forced by those four Great Grandmasters,” Liu Ruixiang shook his head and said, ”Forced to use this move, or else their Sky Control Sect would be wiped out.”

”Truly the ways of an Evil Sect,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”The weak are meat for the strong.”

The Golden Venerable Image is an image worshipped at the Main Altar, where the Golden Venerable Image is located, that is the Main Altar.

Unless absolutely necessary, the Golden Venerable Image would not be moved.

”Which Sect do those four Great Grandmasters belong to?”

”Fengtian Sect.”

”Heh heh...” Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

What a grandiose name.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”With the movement of the Golden Venerable Image, their Main Altar is done for, isn’t it?”

”Their Main Altar has already been devoured by the Fengtian Sect, effectively being wiped out by the Fengtian Sect.”

Qu Qianbi snorted, ”It’s a case of dog-eat-dog, pressed to the brink, huh?”

Originally, they wouldn’t have reached this point. Though there was little cooperation between the Evil Sects, rarely did they swallow each other.

Was this forced by Chu Zhiyuan, adopting the method to bolster themselves or to exhaust Chu Zhiyuan?

Is it a means of self-preservation?

Lu Donghu said slowly, ”It seems the Princely Heir made them feel the crisis of survival.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Sect Master, I want that Golden Venerable Image.”

”No problem.” Lu Donghu readily agreed.

For them, the Golden Venerable Image was of no use, but for Chu Zhiyuan, it was very useful.

A moment later, the Golden Venerable Image was brought before Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan did not reach out to take it but had someone place it on the table.

The Golden Venerable Image was covered in dense red lines and a thick black line reaching straight to the sky.

This black line was as thick as a baby’s arm, elusive and indistinct.

Chu Zhiyuan could sense the positions of those Evil Sect disciples from these red lines, but he could not sense their positions from the thick black line.

It seemed to exist, yet also not exist.

This was evidently the other party concealing their position, rather than lacking strength.

He counted these red lines, fifty-three in total.

This meant there were still fifty-three disciples of the Sky Control Sect left.

A rundown Evil Sect that had been thoroughly dealt with by itself, then by the Fengtian Sect, yet still had fifty-three disciples remaining.

The prosperity of the Evil Sect is evident.

This is the calamity of pacification.

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”Bang!”

Xu Haode heavily placed a large purple lacquered box on the ground and opened it, revealing a pile of Venerable Images inside.

He gestured, ”Princely Heir, please see, these are what I’ve accumulated over the years.”

He shook his head, ”At first, when killing them, I didn’t think of collecting these Venerable Images. Later, I thought they should be kept as mementos, so whenever I saw them, I collected them, and unknowingly, there were so many!”

In the ancient and elegantly arranged front hall of the Prince Qing Mansion, Chu Zhiyuan and Xu Haode surrounded the large purple lacquer box, looking at the piled-up Venerable Images inside.

Xu Haode, dusty and weary, had carried the box himself and used qinggong to travel here.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head in private.

This disciple of the Evil Emperor is really enduring and hardworking, without a trace of Great Grandmaster arrogance.

Zou Fang stood in the distance, seemingly blending into the shadows.

After stepping into the Great Grandmaster realm, his aura became more restrained, making him easier to overlook.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at these Venerable Images and remarked, ”Mr. Xu, your harvest is comparable to that of the Military Suppression Department and other Sects.”

This shows how many Evil Sect demons Xu Haode has killed over the years.

Xu Haode alone killed as many of the Evil Sect as the entire Da Jing Court.

More impressively, there were not only black Venerable Images but also a few silver ones.

He himself had only acquired one silver Venerable Image so far, but there were six in this box.

The remaining black Venerable Images varied in size, totaling forty-two.

The red lines on these Venerable Images were either dense or sparse; some had only a few threads, while others were densely covered with fine red lines.

Out of curiosity, Chu Zhiyuan first picked up a Silver Venerable Image and examined it closely.

The red lines on this Silver Venerable Image were the thickest, and closest to Yujing City.

However, there were only five red lines on the Silver Venerable Image; though each was thick, they gave a desolate feeling.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

”Princely Heir, are these useful?” Xu Haode asked.

Chu Zhiyuan remarked, ”They’ve been of great help, with these, I can find more Evil Sect experts.”

”Glad my trip wasn’t in vain,” Xu Haode chuckled, ”The more demons I can kill, the better.”

Each of these demons’ deaths could save hundreds of innocent lives.

”Mr. Xu, let’s get started then. First, clear the Main Altars within Da Jing, and when I visit Da Zhen and Da Meng, I’ll clear them as well.”

”Understood.” Xu Haode responded solemnly, ”I’ll leave now, I should reach the first Huaisu Sect Main Altar by tomorrow.”

”See you tomorrow,” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Xu Haode gave a respectful salute, then turned and left, using qinggong to vanish into the sky once more.

Chu Zhiyuan watched him depart, examining the Venerable Images in the box and began classifying them.

Those with only fine red lines were set aside, those with both thick and fine lines were placed on another side, and those with only thick lines were grouped together.

There were a total of ten Venerable Images of the last type.

Zou Fang packed them in a small box, carried it, and left the Prince Qing Mansion with Chu Zhiyuan.

An hour later, Chu Zhiyuan returned to the Prince Mansion, placing the ten Venerable Images in another box.

The red lines on them had all disappeared, rendering them useless.

They hadn’t been destroyed to observe if any red lines reappeared.

He took out the Golden Venerable Image once more, examining it closely, sensing its aura.

He always felt that the Golden Venerable Image contained immense power, ready to be unleashed.

After studying it for a while, he gave up in disappointment again, instructing Zou Fang to place the Golden Venerable Image in a separate courtyard.

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