Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 581: Chapter 577: Take Action

Yang Tianluo laughed, ”The Princely Heir flatters, Da Jing has more young talents.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”Compared to Da Meng, Da Jing’s young talents lack a bit of simplicity.”

Yang Tianluo laughed, ”Are our young experts of Da Meng too innocent, a bit silly perhaps?”

This was his true feeling.

The disciples of the Four Great Sects of Da Meng were protected too well within the shelter of their sects, no one dared to provoke them.

Thus, they seemed overly naive, acting freely without constraints.

This was different from the young experts of Da Jing he had learned about.

The young experts of Da Jing’s Four Great Sects had almost all joined the Military Suppression Department.

Within the Military Suppression Department, cooperation and competition were everywhere, everyone spared no effort for merits.

They also had to face the dangers brought by the failures of the Martial Arts, experiencing life-and-death battles now and then.

Compared to them, the young experts of Da Meng’s Four Great Sects were like flowers in a hothouse, unweathered by wind and rain.

He was very worried.

In the future, if they really confronted each other, the experts of Da Meng’s Four Great Sects might not be the opponents of Da Jing.

Da Meng is the number one in the world. If they can’t defeat Da Jing’s experts, it will greatly damage the people’s morale, hurt the spirit of the populace, and will surely arouse anger.

And where will the anger be directed at?

The Four Great Sects!

It will surely be the Four Great Sects that suffer at that time.

What is the purpose of Chu Zhiyuan, the Princely Heir of Da Jing, mingling with the disciples of the Four Great Sects?

He absolutely did not believe it was out of good intentions, teaching sword techniques, researching swordsmanship, was nothing more than to understand the bottom line of the young experts of the Four Great Sects.

Meanwhile, the Martial Arts Hall opened by Chu Zhiyuan, as well as the Phoenix Camp, continuously nurtured gurus and experts in Da Jing.

It seemed that the Martial Arts of Da Jing surpassing Da Meng was right in front of them, and the culprit was the Chu Zhiyuan in front of them.

He tried his best to suppress and conceal his vigilance and hostility towards Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, ”Being silly isn’t necessarily bad.”

”Oh—?” Yang Tianluo and Lei Zhengyang looked at him in surprise.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Rather than silly, they might be more pure, more focused on martial arts cultivation rather than worldly matters.”

Yang Tianluo shook his head, ”They don’t understand worldly matters, they can’t handle social niceties either.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Being too worldly is actually a hindrance to cultivation. If they can always maintain an innocent heart, reaching the Great Grandmaster realm becomes easier.”

Yang Tianluo was stunned.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Da Meng likely has more Great Grandmasters, not because the mental methods of Da Meng’s Four Great Sects are more profound.”

Yang Tianluo was thoughtful.

Lei Zhengyang laughed, ”Isn’t this a good thing?”

”Everything is like this, one body always has two sides, advantages and disadvantages intertwine.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Yang Tianluo revealed a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”I prefer such a pure pursuit of martial arts, I really like the young talents of your Four Great Sects.”

Yang Tianluo laughed, ”To have the Princely Heir’s guidance is their fortune.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, ”It’s mutual promotion; I also gained a lot. Just worried you might doubt my motives, thinking I’m trying to win people over.”

”Haha... you overthink it, Princely Heir.” Yang Tianluo laughed and shook his head, ”I’ve never thought that way.”

What he thought was not that Chu Zhiyuan was trying to win people over, but probing the realities of the Four Great Sects.

As for winning people over, he might have done it initially to promote the Tripartite Agreement. Now that the agreement is settled, there’s no need for that.

Moreover, the hearts of the disciples of the Four Great Sects are not so easy to win over.

Da Jing is Da Jing, Da Meng is Da Meng, the court’s interests are above personal friendships.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, ”Then we should quickly find out these main altars of the Evil Sects and completely clear them, returning a bright and clear world!”

”Yes.” The two solemnly cupped their fists.

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At dusk, Chu Zhiyuan was practicing the Purple Sun Scripture in the small courtyard when Xu Haode appeared travel-worn.

He sat in the small pavilion, gulped down the tea water, wiped his mouth, and sighed, ”Finally found it!”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”The Main Hall of the Heavenly Heart Sect has been found?”

”Found it!” Xu Haode chuckled, ”Just as I expected, right there!”

Chu Zhiyuan clapped his hands in admiration, ”Good!”

Xu Haode laughed, ”However, the Heavenly Heart Sect’s Main Hall here seems to be larger than Da Jing’s, with more demonic people coming and going.”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”About how much more?”

”At least twice that of Da Jing.” Xu Haode thought for a moment and said, ”It might even cover more area... which makes it harder to break.”

At that time, they used a stupid method, gradually wearing down the array’s power.

If there are more people and a larger area, it means the power of the array is stronger.

This will be more difficult to break.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”This time, with the Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry, it won’t be that hard.”

”But...” Xu Haode still doubted whether the Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry could break the array.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile, ”Brother Xu, you don’t quite understand the power of the army; you will soon see it. Do you want to accompany me to take a look?”

”No better option.” Xu Haode replied.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Then rest for a night, we’ll set off tomorrow!”

”Good.” Xu Haode readily agreed.

”Zou Fang, have the wine and dishes arrived?”

”Princely Heir, I’ll go urge them.”

Zou Fang swiftly left to hurry the experts who went to the restaurant to buy wine and dishes.

...

The next morning, Chu Zhiyuan and Xu Haode set off together.

Xu Haode was riding a fine steed, though not as magnificent as the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horse, it was also very fast.

Moreover, Xu Haode had Miracle Techniques, borrowing strength for the excellent horse beneath him.

Chu Zhiyuan only needed to slightly slow down for Xu Haode’s horse to keep up.

Zou Fang was riding another Heavenly Dragon Divine Horse.

It was reluctant, but under Chu Zhiyuan’s appeasement, it allowed Zou Fang to ride it.

As for Guo Chi and the other four, they stayed in Tianjing, responsible for the defense of Da Jing Hall.

Despite Chu Zhiyuan having cleared out a batch of Evil Sect experts last night, there would still be Evil Sect experts coming to Tianjing continuously.

As far as he knew, the Four Great Sects had already started collaborating to research breaking the Concealment Technique of the Evil Sect experts.

Without penetrating the fundamental mental methods of the Four Great Sects, he found it hard to determine if they would succeed.

By dusk of the next day, Chu Zhiyuan, Zou Fang, and Xu Haode appeared before a thousand Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry, concealed in a bamboo grove between a great river and a mountain peak.

Qin Guanghe and the Seventh Prince Li Biyang welcomed them together.

Chu Zhiyuan sized up the two.

Qin Guanghe wore green armor, blending with the color of the forest, showing no disheveled appearance.

Although it was still winter, this section of bamboo forest remained lush and green.

The surrounding climate was warm and humid, unlike the dry cold of the north.

The Seventh Prince Li Biyang, however, seemed somewhat haggard, clearly unaccustomed.

He had always been accustomed to luxury and comfort in Tianjing City and had never been to such a desolate place.

Staying in such an uninhabited mountain forest for several days was a real torment.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Lord Qin, Princely Heir, any discoveries?”

Qin Guanghe looked at Li Biyang.

Li Biyang nodded, ”Our people have found the location of the main altar.”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Where is it?”

”At the riverside ten miles away.” Li Biyang said, ”There’s a mountain there, it should be there, with demonic people of the Evil Sect coming and going frequently.”

This time the selected guards were chosen from the best, with strong cultivation, also including some accomplished in tracking.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with satisfaction and looked at Qin Guanghe.

Qin Guanghe said slowly, ”The scouts have also found their location, but...”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”A direct assault, is the terrain favorable for a charge?”

Qin Guanghe shook his head, ”It should be a valley there, surrounded by dense bamboo forest, very difficult to charge.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”First clear the bamboo forest to create an environment conducive to charging.”

”Will they just watch?”

”I will guard the surroundings.” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Let the Imperial Guard do it, you all conserve your energy.”

Li Biyang said solemnly, ”Leave it to us!”

Cutting bamboo is not like cutting people; compared to the Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry, this kind of work is indeed more stable.

Five hundred Imperial Guards, divided into ten teams, silently left and rushed towards the bamboo forest five miles away.

The bamboo forest was located at the foot of a steep mountain peak, with a tumultuous river twenty meters wide beside it.

They ventured into the bamboo grove and started cutting bamboo.

Using swords, blades, or even their palms directly.

Two hundred men cut, while three hundred transported.

They carried the bamboo directly to the riverbank and threw it into the tumultuous river, letting the bamboo drift downstream.

Moments later, a group of experts surged out, charging towards these guards.

The guards, absorbed in cutting bamboo, hadn’t reacted yet, when these charging experts fell one by one, their bodies quickly diminished.

”Ignore them, keep cutting!” Seeing the scene, Li Biyang cheered up and quickly instructed.

The guards redoubled their effort in cutting bamboo while distractedly watching the fallen bodies, observing them rapidly turn to bones.

Soon after, another batch of Evil Sect experts rushed out, falling again beside the heap of bones.

This made the guards relax at once.

Their eyes roved around, trying to find out how those demonic people were killed.

Li Biyang looked at Chu Zhiyuan beside him.

The two stood on the treetop of a bamboo, overlooking the busy guards around them.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly, ”It was me.”

Li Biyang asked, ”This is...?”

”It’s also the method of the Flying Knife.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

”An invisible knife!” Li Biyang remarked.

As the Princely Heir, before meeting Chu Zhiyuan, he had also come into contact with some news about Chu Zhiyuan.

He knew how Chu Zhiyuan had gone on a killing spree in Yujing, quietly killing people.

After arriving in Tianjing, he had restrained himself, not displaying such astounding Miracle Techniques, killing only with flying knives.

Now he finally stopped hiding.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

The Bright Moon in his mind became even more luminous, allowing the Sword Soul to grow significantly.

Amid the first wave of Evil Sect experts that rushed out, only five were Grandmasters, and in later waves, all were Grandmasters.

The higher the cultivation, the stronger the soul.

Clearing this Yuding Sect main altar today might directly allow the Sword Soul to fully mature.

That would be a true Body Outer Form.

He was a bit impatient.

”Will they continue to rush out?” Li Biyang curiously asked.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”These guys are very fierce and will continue to rush out.”

Yuding Sect was one of the most reckless sects, equivalent to the Fearless Sect in action.

They weren’t afraid of death; no matter how many people died, they would continue to rush out.

As he spoke, another group of Evil Sect experts surged out, twenty-three in total, among them ten Grandmasters.

As soon as they rushed out, they split into three groups, heading in different directions.

Before they could get close to the guards, they silently fell to the ground, unable to move.

One wave followed another.

After a total of six waves of Evil Sect experts rushed out, they completely quieted down.

By this time, the area of the bamboo forest being cleared expanded continuously, extending up the mountain.

Eventually, it expanded two hundred meters long, one hundred meters wide.

The Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry silently gathered beside the roaring river, solemn and grave.