Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 821: Chapter 817: Harvest

”Bang bang bang...”

”Ah---!”

”Haha...”

”Ding ding ding ding...”

”Sss---!”

The muffled sounds, wails, laughter, and clashing of metals mixed together.

With their deep cultivation, their voices were particularly loud once they let out.

The sound could be heard several miles away.

Chu Zhiyuan’s avatar looked down at the slaughter below, indifferent.

The Demon Clan and Demon Clan were also mortal enemies, not united despite their shared goal of killing him and Li Miaotan.

Whenever they encountered each other, they would aim to destroy one another.

However, among these two groups, there were some calm ones, making it hard to result in mutual destruction.

He observed two Divine Descent Cultivators standing idle, glaring coldly from the outside.

The Demon Clan also had two who did not engage.

One middle-aged man in a purple robe stood with hands behind his back, his face like white jade, and eyes black as ink, almost void of whites.

Beside him stood another middle-aged man in a purple robe, extraordinarily handsome with a cold expression but with a respectful demeanor.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed inwardly.

Things often don’t go as planned; they are not puppets that can be controlled at will.

Reaching this point was already the limit.

Going further would attract masters from the Imperial City, potentially exposing the existence of the Heart Moon Knife.

That would be unwise.

Thus, he could only observe how far both sides would fight.

Time passed, and the slaughter gradually calmed.

Each side severely injured four people, and the remaining began to retreat from the battle circle.

”This time, I will spare you, but next time!” The leader of the Demon Clan experts, a middle-aged man in a mystic robe, said solemnly: ”Next time, we will eliminate these little demons hiding their heads!”

A Divine Descent Cultivator responded solemnly, ”Was it you earlier?!”

The middle-aged man in a purple robe with black eyes replied indifferently, ”Seems like you were ambushed, blaming us!”

”Wasn’t it you?!”

”If it were us, would you still be alive?!” That middle-aged man in a purple robe said arrogantly: ”Ridiculous, your Demon Clan has always been extremely stupid!”

”Nonsense! It’s you who are stupid!” another Divine Descent Cultivator retorted coldly: ”You did it but don’t admit it, cowardly and weak!”

The middle-aged man in a purple robe shook his head, reluctant to waste words, and said indifferently: ”Let’s go.”

He turned and walked away.

The other middle-aged man in a purple robe picked up his severely injured companion and shot into the woods along with him.

The Demon Clan experts looked at the middle-aged man in a mystic robe.

The middle-aged man in a mystic robe waved his hand: ”Forget it, probably wasn’t them.”

He agreed; if it were the Demon Clan experts, they would seize the opportunity to wipe them out, rather than just killing the snake.

He turned to look around.

”Let’s withdraw first,” a Divine Descent Cultivator said solemnly.

”Elder Hu...”

”Too strange, I’m uneasy, can’t stay any longer!”

”...Yes!” The middle-aged man in a mystic robe finally nodded and said solemnly: ”Then let’s go!”

The Heart Moon Knife floated in the air, merging with the void, yet did not seize the opportunity to fly.

It remained quietly suspended in the void, observing their actions on both sides.

Two Divine Descent Cultivators suddenly turned back but found nothing unusual.

They could only return again, catching up with their companions, and speed off into the distance.

Chu Zhiyuan appeared at that valley.

The valley was filled with lush green trees and blooming red flowers under the bright midday sun.

In it, Chu Zhiyuan sensed the air had a touch of strangeness.

With a light inhale, his alveoli expanded, and his body felt light, almost ready to fly.

He immediately judged that the spiritual energy here was more abundant.

Outside and inside the valley, the concentration and purity of spiritual energy varied greatly.

Super Sense had already given him insight.

Below the pool, there was a black stone.

Merely the size of a walnut, resembling a gemstone with countless facets.

It was the source of the valley’s abundance of spiritual energy.

The black stone was drawing the surrounding spiritual energy, constantly gathering.

Most of it was absorbed by the black stone, but the continuous inflow also made the valley’s spiritual energy dense.

As the spiritual energy poured in, the black stone flickered, like breathing.

Even in the pitch-black underground, it still gleamed with a black luster, only obscured by dirt, undiscovered by outsiders.

The Heart Moon Knife quietly appeared overhead, drawing an arc as it lightly dove into the pool.

The clear water rippled faintly, spreading waves.

In the ripples, clusters of fish swam lightly, leisurely, having forgotten their previous panic.

The Heart Moon Knife approached the giant snake at the pool’s bottom, entering through its eye, continuing inward, ultimately rotating at a specific part of the snake’s body.

A round hole appeared on the snake’s body, releasing a yellow orb the size of a fist.

Like a ball of yellow soil, it pulsed subtly.

This pulsing was extremely weak, almost imperceptible.

The yellow orb was carried by the Heart Moon Knife, surrounded by an invisible shield keeping the water at bay.

It floated above the pool, drifting before Chu Zhiyuan, who reached out to catch it.

As soon as his palm touched the orb, dragon scales faintly appeared.

The dragon scales were faintly visible, patterns densely covered.

These patterns seemed to come alive, moving like blood vessels and meridians, with blood flowing within.

The yellow orb began to glow, getting brighter, and the gentle yellow light slowly entered his palm.

He closed his eyes, carefully feeling the fusion of the extraordinary energy into himself.

This was the Heavenly Dragon Bloodline at work.

The dragon scales became clearer, initially only shadows, now turning real piece by piece.

Starting from the back of his hand, spreading upward to the wrist, elbow, shoulder, and then to the neck, continuing downward.

As the scales extended, the yellow orb in his palm gradually shrank, circle by circle.

When the scales reached his ankles, the yellow orb had shrunk to the size of a soybean.

Finally, it disappeared completely.

Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes, a yellow light flashed in them, restoring depth and clarity.

He felt the strength in his body, lightly squeezed his hand.

The dragon scales had unconsciously faded, his skin gleaming white as jade.

As he lightly squeezed his palm, a faint cracking sound emanated from the center.

”Bang bang,” like two beads being crushed.

He smiled.

This time, he not only strengthened his physique but also his defense.

He felt a strange sensation, as if no force in the world could break through his defense.

Whether it be a Treasure Sword that cuts iron like mud or pure and fierce True Yuan.

All could be repelled by his own skin, unable to invade even a step.

He knew this was likely a delusion but surely his defensive power had enhanced.

Increasing defensive power even slightly could be a lifesaver at critical moments.

Sometimes, just a slight difference could withstand.

The giant snake had its bloodline purified and strength increased by the Demon Clan’s unique methods.

Now it served as a garment for him.

He flickered.

”Sss,” in the light whistle, multiple afterimages simultaneously appeared, extending to a hundred meters away.

Like several dozen of him appeared instantly.

He flickered again, silently and swiftly returned to the original spot.

His speed also gained a little.

However, increasing speed is difficult solely through enhancing physique, the key lies in the Spiritual Abyss Body Cleansing Record.

Unfortunately, cultivation with the Spiritual Abyss Body Cleansing Record is slow.

When the body is weak, it can’t withstand the Spiritual Abyss Power, progress is slow, while with a strong physique, it can endure the Spiritual Abyss Power, but the difficulty of cleansing increases significantly.

Compared to the progress of the Infinite Brightness Scripture and Heavenly Dragon Introduction, the Spiritual Abyss Body Cleansing Record is like treading in place.

He clapped his hands, his gaze returning to the peculiar stone under the pool.

The peculiar stone needed to be held but considering how dangerous it felt warranted careful thought.

The stone gave him a sense of danger.

His intuition told him that touching it would put his life at risk.

Even using the Heart Moon Blade to touch it seemed hazardous.

So how could he obtain it?