Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 701: Chapter 697: Success

He took out a White Jade Token and then the Autumn Water Divine Blade.

Upon seeing the Autumn Water Divine Blade, his mind involuntarily stirred.

Xiao Ruoling was still quite reliable; the other two Autumn Water Divine Blades had already entered the Phoenix Dynasty and were on the move.

They followed a Profound Yin Palace True Disciple into the Phoenix Dynasty and headed towards the Imperial City.

Chu Zhiyuan looked forward to who he might encounter this time.

If he could perform the Heavenly Transmigration Technique on another prince, that would indeed be a stroke of great luck.

However, he also knew that such an opportunity was nearly impossible.

Among the princes of the three dynasties, there was hardly anyone as out of favor as Chu Liezhao.

The emperors of the three dynasties were all extraordinarily talented and intelligent.

They were seldom influenced by emotions, usually focusing only on aptitude and cultivation, promoting the capable and demoting the mediocre.

He had intended to gather information about the Phoenix Dynasty, and none of the princes of the Phoenix Dynasty were as unfortunate as Chu Liezhao.

Moreover, the Phoenix Dynasty was powerful, and the royal guards of the princes were formidable, making assassination nearly impossible.

The Demon Clan and the Demon Clan, even if they attempted assassinations, often targeted the princes of the Yujing Dynasty and the Yuanzhen Dynasty, rather than committing suicide by going against the Phoenix Dynasty.

Apart from the princes, reincarnating in a Prince’s Mansion would be useful enough.

Next in line would be the True Disciples of the few Great Sects.

This was not about choosing who to reincarnate as, but rather depending on opportunity.

These thoughts passed through his mind in an instant, and he then began to focus on the Light Ode.

Glancing at the Spiritual Treasure Pearl beneath his neck, he started to inscribe the Light Ode with the Autumn Water Divine Blade, carving out the words bit by bit.

An invisible force suddenly descended, obstructing the movement of the Autumn Water Divine Blade and halting the flow of his thoughts.

He carved the White Jade Token, inscribing one timeless character after another, while using Insight to observe the Karma Stone Wall.

The Karma Stone Wall was unchanged, with no energy fluctuations; this spontaneous obstruction did not originate from the Karma Stone Wall.

He was very curious about its source, but Super Sense could not reveal it.

Moments later, the emerald bead beneath his neck lightly flickered, unexpectedly radiating seven-colored light.

His right hand suddenly felt light, and the previously laborious and sluggish Autumn Water Divine Blade became agile.

Invigorated, he hurriedly continued inscribing, striving to replicate the Light Ode as quickly as possible.

The Spiritual Treasure Pearl grew brighter, with the internal green rapidly fading.

In no time, the green turned to tender green, and after a while, tender green became pale green, and then the pale green vanished altogether.

Chu Zhiyuan’s right hand instantly became heavy and difficult to move again.

By then, he had finished half of the Light Ode.

Now, he was extremely familiar with the Light Ode, able to write it swiftly.

Feeling the burden again, he gritted his teeth, determined to complete the replication before his spiritual power was exhausted.

Sitting in the Prince Qing Mansion, practicing cultivation in his courtyard, Chu Zhiyuan sat down and transmitted his spiritual power.

Chu Zhiyuan felt as though each day passed like a year, each word of the Light Ode becoming exceedingly difficult.

He persisted, gritting his teeth, and as the number of inscribed words increased, only a few remaining, his face had turned pale as paper.

Feeling the White Jade Token had reached its limit, he took a deep breath, injecting True Yuan to prevent it from breaking.

The final word was finally inscribed.

The White Jade Token suddenly radiated intensely, like a sun dropping before his eyes.

Involuntarily, he closed his eyes, using Insight.

An invisible force emerged spontaneously, circulating within the White Jade Token, transforming it.

The White Jade Token was undergoing strange changes, its material becoming more refined and resilient.

The strange energy grew denser, and the white light increased, making the entire cave brighter.

Chu Zhiyuan vaguely understood.

The brightness of this True Martial Institute’s grotto wasn’t solely due to the Treasure Bead, but this strange energy.

White light rapidly retracted back into the White Jade Token, which had already transformed into a Karma Stone.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at the Karma Stone in his hand with amazement, as it emitted a strange aura.

The aura was identical to that emanating from the opposite Karma Stone Wall.

Even the aura’s quantity, concentration, and purity were indistinguishable, unaffected by the size of the Karma Stone.

Overjoyed, Chu Zhiyuan quickly tucked it into his sleeve, closing his eyes as his pale face remained unchanged.

The Autumn Water Divine Blade also vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, the main body in the Prince Qing Mansion looked pale and unsteady.

Compared to the avatar in the True Martial Institute, Chu Zhiyuan’s main body’s spiritual power was more depleted.

This was to ensure the True Martial Institute avatar had enough self-preservation ability to avoid danger.

Footsteps echoed, and the Third Prince, Chu Liyang, walked in briskly.

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan already meditating, he snorted and said, ”Ninth Brother, you are indeed early.”

Chu Zhiyuan replied calmly with his eyes closed, ”Third Brother, you’re early too.”

Chu Liyang remarked, ”You were able to defeat the Fifth Prince and Sixth Prince of Yuanzhen, truly impressive.”

He had witnessed firsthand how formidable the Heavenly Inquiry Sword of the Fifth Prince was.

To think that Chu Zhiyuan could defeat both the Fifth and Sixth Princes handily.

One must admit, it was truly impressive.

He was far inferior in comparison.

”Ninth Brother, you are indeed impressive.”

The Eldest Prince and Second Prince came in briskly, agreeing with Chu Liyang’s words.

Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes, ”They were nothing special as long as you identify their weaknesses.”

”Weaknesses...” Chu Liechu nodded, ”Knowing their weaknesses is one thing, but exploiting them is another.”

He knew the weaknesses of the Heavenly Inquiry Sword; if blocked three times, it could no longer be wielded and would leave its user vulnerable.

But one merely couldn’t withstand three strikes.

”It’s said you are incredibly fast, did you practice a particular Step Technique?”

”I acquired a treasure that enhanced my speed,” Chu Zhiyuan replied.

”So that’s it!” The three suddenly realized.

They had heard outsiders discussing, mentioning the Ninth Prince’s speed as quick as lightning, elusive like a ghost, beyond imagination.

Curious about the reason.

Their own martial skills didn’t include such an extraordinary Step Technique.

No Step Technique could be mastered to such speed in a short time.

They hadn’t seen Chu Zhiyuan practicing Step Technique.

Practicing Fist Technique and the Infinite Brightness Scripture already consumed nearly all his time.

Now, hearing of the treasure.

They understood.

”Ninth Brother, what treasure is it?” Chu Liyang asked.

Chu Zhiyuan gave him a sidelong glance, chuckled, but did not answer.

Chu Lixuan laughed, ”Come now, Ninth Brother’s treasure is his own, unrelated to us.”

”Just curious where you got it from,” Chu Liyang remarked.

Chu Zhiyuan snorted, ”A gift from Father.”

Chu Liyang was momentarily stunned, showing disbelief.

”If you don’t believe me, ask Father,” Chu Zhiyuan suggested.

”I can’t believe Father would give you a treasure.”

”Because I have done great deeds,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Merits must be rewarded.”

Chu Liyang frowned at him.

Impatiently, Chu Zhiyuan said, ”If you don’t believe me, go ask Father.”