Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 765: Chapter 761: Dragon Transformation

The room suddenly fell silent.

The sunlight became softer.

The two delicate maids curiously glanced at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan, on the other hand, was staring at Li Miaotan.

Even like a sleeping beauty, Li Miaotan’s elegance was still astonishing, with frailty and paleness not diminishing her beauty.

His impression of Li Miaotan was constantly changing.

At first, he thought she was arrogant and strong-willed, but soon overturned that impression.

The concepts of the Phoenix Dynasty and the Jade Dynasty were entirely different, something the people and officials of the Jade Dynasty could never understand.

He had memories of a past life, with a broader mindset. In a past era of information explosion, he encountered many concepts, so he could understand Li Miaotan’s ideology.

Li Miaotan sent Li Yuzhen to protect him and also sent the Phoenix Nirvana Pill, indeed considering him as someone belonging to her, someone she needed to protect.

The overbearing CEO falling in love is just a gender reversal, and she is the protagonist of those big female lead stories of the past.

He could see through it, but the people of the Jade Dynasty could never switch to this concept, unable to comprehend it.

Li Yuzhen looked at Li Miaotan compassionately, ”Your Highness has suffered.”

Li Yuchun said hatefully, ”Those assassins truly deserve to die, but what’s more hateful is that the Court couldn’t catch those assassins to avenge!”

Li Yuzhen said, ”Revenge is not urgent, saving Your Highness’s life is the key.”

”The Emperor has already dispatched people to find the Spirit Venerable.” Li Yuchun said, ”They will definitely be found.”

Li Yuzhen, however, shook her head.

Li Yuchun glared at her.

Li Yuzhen said, ”The Spirit Venerable’s perception of time is different from ours. What they consider a blink of an eye, for us may already be a century.”

Li Yuchun blinked her bright eyes, very puzzled.

Li Yuzhen said, ”Their long lifespan makes them lose sharpness toward time, almost having no sense of it. A little meditative cultivation, and when opening their eyes, several years have passed, just like ordinary people, where one or two silver pieces are not insignificant, ten pieces more, a hundred pieces cannot be earned in a year, while those top richest people in the world may spend a hundred pieces on just one meal.”

Li Yuchun frowned, ”But...”

Li Yuzhen said, ”The Spirit Venerables also do not stop exploring and cultivating, they often seek more in the Grotto Heaven or other worlds, leaving this world frequently, how can we find them?”

Li Yuchun said, ”Your Highness will definitely be fine!”

Li Yuzhen sighed, ”Hope so.”

She was the Venerable, knowing how dire the situation was within Li Miaotan.

Far worse than people imagined, even the Nine Transitions of the Divinity Transformation Realm were helpless.

Several of the Venerable’s breaths within had already reacted in a special way, turning into a more astonishing power.

This was no longer something pure Venerable power could suppress, except for the Spirit Venerable, there was no other way.

When she received the news in the Jade Dynasty, she didn’t expect the situation to be so perilous.

She thought using Your Highness’s special secret technique could restore her.

Your Highness had a unique inheritance, the Phoenix Nirvana Guide.

This is a supreme secret technique that only the bloodline of the Divine Race can cultivate.

The so-called Phoenix, is the combination of Feng and Huang, not the phoenix as spoken in later generations, but a technique of co-cultivation.

With the help of the Prince Consort who practices the Infinite Brightness Scripture, this supreme secret technique can be achieved.

This secret technique can reverse life and death, truly mysterious to the extreme.

The bloodlines of other Divine Races have all been lost.

It’s said that precisely because of this secret technique, this lineage of the Divine Race’s bloodline has been able to continue until today.

Once mastered, the Prince Consort can seize the opportunity to ascend to a higher level, possibly stepping into the Divinity Transformation Realm, becoming a Venerable.

This could well be a win-win situation.

This secret technique is more secretive than secret, except for her being a confidant, no one else knows.

But who knew, upon arriving here, the situation was more dire than imagined.

In such a state, Your Highness is fundamentally unable to cultivate anymore.

No matter how infinitely wonderful the Phoenix Nirvana Guide is, it cannot be practiced anymore, we can only watch Your Highness wither away.

Thinking of this, she felt regretful.

...

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly said, ”Awake.”

Li Miaotan suddenly opened her bright eyes.

The black and white in her eyes were clear, without a trace of confusion.

It was clear she could hear and perceive the outside world.

”Your Highness!” Li Yuchun hurriedly leaned forward, lowered her voice, and gently said, ”The Prince Consort is here.”

Li Yuzhen took a bowl of medicine from the nearby maid, stepped forward, gently lifted Li Miaotan, letting her lean in her arms, and fed her the bowl of medicine.

Li Yuchun took the white cloth handed by the maid, and gently wiped Li Miaotan’s mouth.

After Li Miaotan consumed the medicine, her face gained a slight rosy hue.

Chu Zhiyuan, through Super Sense, already knew this medicine was a Spiritual Medicine for enhancing vitality.

It was likely harvested from the Grotto Heaven.

Li Miaotan mustered the strength to sit up, cross-legged, with her back straight and a brocade quilt covering her legs.

There was a gleam in her eyes as she looked at Chu Zhiyuan, sighing lightly, ”I never thought we would meet under such circumstances.”

Her tone was casual.

Li Yuzhen sent news of Chu Zhiyuan almost every day, what he did each day, what he encountered, what he said.

Even though it was the first face-to-face meeting, she didn’t feel unfamiliar.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”What exactly happened? Who exactly did this?”

The two hadn’t met before, showing concern directly would be too hypocritical.

Rather, discussing the main issue directly could dispel awkwardness and allow them to become more familiar with each other.

”The Demon Clan and the Heavenly Demon joined forces.” Li Miaotan shook her head lightly, ”I was careless.”

”You were already careful enough,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”They must have been plotting for a long time?”

She was different from her former self.

She was a Venerable, originally extremely difficult to kill.

Coupled with extraordinary aptitude, she must have trained in secret techniques for potential boosting and escaping.

As the most favored Princess, she must have treasures for protection and escape.

With many layers of defense, if she encountered the group of Demon Clan experts who attempted to assassinate her, she would have not even been harmed.

Li Miaotan said, ”Indeed, it’s been long planned, specifically targeting me.”

”How did they accomplish it?” Chu Zhiyuan asked curiously, ”How did they break your Treasure and Secret Technique?”

”The Demon Clan and Heavenly Demon both used life-burning Miracle Techniques; the Demon Clan experts used the Heaven Burning Spell, the Heavenly Demon used the Heavenly Sacrifice Curse.”

Chu Zhiyuan quickly searched his mind, and found these two spells.

Whenever it involves spells, they are almost all ancient secrets passed down through generations.

Casting a spell requires the activation of one’s body, mind, and intent, it’s not the same system as Martial Arts power, it’s more unpredictable and troublesome.

However, casting a spell is actually an exchange, using the body’s Spiritual to exchange for power, a high cost.

The stronger the spell, the higher the cost, nowadays in the human world, most of the cost is lifespan.

Those with the cost being the body’s Essence Blood, the power gained is not strong enough, so those spells have become totally lost.

Ultimately, in today’s world, the human body is far inferior to ancient times, the Essence Blood is not strong enough to exchange for too much power.

But the same spells, when used by the Demon Clan and the Heavenly Demon, are much stronger.

The Demon Clan’s physique, the Heavenly Demon’s spirit, both far exceed that of humans.

Therefore, spells are more popular in the Demon Clan and Heavenly Demon, it’s a cultivation system that runs parallel to Martial Arts.

”I’ve only heard of these two spells, never seen them in person.”

”I’ve only heard of them too, it’s my first time seeing them, didn’t expect they’d use them on me.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”The aura on you, is it transformed by them using these two spells?”

”Mine, theirs, and also those of Father and the Tributes.”

”...Very troublesome.” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

These Venerables are actually being counterproductive.

This is exactly why those spells are terrifying, very strange and troublesome.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”How can I help?”

”...I appreciate the kind thought.”

Li Miaotan gently shook her head, smiled, and looked at Li Yuzhen, ”Send me on my last journey, let’s count it as the end of our marital bond.”

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly reached out and placed his hand on her fair wrist.

Though the Super Sense wasn’t spread out, it still covered several meters around.

Through the reactions of a few people he encountered, Li Yuzhen and Li Yuchun’s reactions, he vaguely had a hypothesis.

The treatment method Li Yuzhen thought of was no longer applicable, hence her despair and worry.

According to Chang Xihua, there are two other routes, the first one is hopeless, so there’s the second one.

Li Miaotan was stunned, couldn’t react, and her fair wrist was placed above his fingers.

Chu Zhiyuan’s touch was soft and warm, but he had no improper thoughts, only focusing on the aura.

He sensed strong resistance and even an attack, trying to surge into his fingers through her fair wrist.

He wisely let go, frowned and asked, ”Can you hold on for a month?”

Li Miaotan’s jade face flushed like a drunkard, glaring at him.

Li Yuzhen, Li Yuchun, and the two maids all widened their eyes.

They never imagined that there would be a man daring enough to be so bold.

Then they thought of his identity as the Prince Consort, swallowed their rebukes, closed their mouths, and turned their gazes away, pretending they saw nothing.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”Are they growing stronger? They shouldn’t last a month.”

Their growth rate isn’t fast, but they are constantly getting stronger.

This is caused by the essence Qi consumed by Li Miaotan being replenished.

Without replenishing the spirit, she would rapidly decline and die, by replenishing, she’s hastening her demise.

This is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst.

”Prince Consort!” Li Yuzhen scolded.

Li Yuchun also gave a dissatisfied glare at Chu Zhiyuan.

These words were too blunt, like a knife piercing the heart.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”How is the second path done? There should be hope, right?”

”...” Li Miaotan gently shook her head.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Does it require sacrificing my life?”

Li Miaotan was startled, shook her head, and laughed, ”It doesn’t come to that.”

”That’s good,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”then tell me about it.”

”It’s actually useless,” Li Miaotan said.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Tell me anyway.”

Li Miaotan glanced to the side.

Li Yuzhen waved her jade hand.

The two maids tiptoed out, tightly closed the door, and stood guard outside.

Li Yuchun said, ”Your Highness, should we leave too?”

Li Miaotan said, ”Yuchun, you should leave, your cultivation level isn’t enough.”

”Yes.” Li Yuchun reluctantly glanced at Li Yuzhen.

Li Yuzhen waved her hand, sending Li Yuchun out, closed the door, and didn’t come closer.

Li Miaotan pondered, slowly saying, ”I have Divine Race bloodline, you know that, right?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Li Miaotan said, ”This Divine Race bloodline is already very thin, dormant in my bloodline, hard to awaken.”

Chu Zhiyuan focused on the beautiful face, signaled to continue.

”This trace of bloodline is Phoenix Bloodline, the best way to awaken it is with the Heavenly Dragon Bloodline, when the Sky Dragon appears, the Phoenix manifests.”

”Am I a Heavenly Dragon Bloodline?”

”No.”

”Does the Heavenly Dragon Bloodline still exist today?”

”The Heavenly Dragon Bloodline isn’t innate but formed postnatal through pure condensation.”

”How does one condense this bloodline?”

”Dragon Transformation Manual,” Li Miaotan said softly, ”Later it was also called Dragon Transformation Scripture, completing the first layer can condense the Heavenly Dragon Bloodline.”

”Is it difficult to cultivate?”

”Almost impossible to cultivate,” Li Miaotan shook her head, ”what’s more, cultivating this scripture is extremely painful, fraught with endless troubles, at best shortens lifespan, at worst leads to death.”