Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 922: Chapter 918: Enlightenment Achieved

As soon as Chu Honglin arrived, Consort Hui and the two others went to the rear garden.

Chu Zhiyuan and Chu Honglin sat down in the front courtyard.

After the maid served tea, Chu Honglin looked at Chu Zhiyuan and nodded in satisfaction: ”You look well, and your cultivation is progressing well. Seems like your days in the Phoenix Imperial City have been good!”

”Uncle, you also seem full of spirit,” Chu Zhiyuan said with a laugh, ”I just had some good luck.”

Chu Honglin remarked, ”It’s not just luck; it’s your own capability.”

He shook his head: ”Anyone else would have been in dire straits, maybe already ruined.”

Such difficult circumstances and enormous pressure could easily crush a person.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head: ”Uncle, I want to cultivate at the Great Bright Peak.”

”Sure.” Chu Honglin agreed readily: ”Since you’re back, just go to the Great Bright Peak.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Father has already taken back my Great Brightness Order.”

Before leaving the Jade Dynasty, someone from the palace came to collect the Great Brightness Order.

Chu Zhiyuan handed it over without a word.

”I’ll ask Elder Brother to get it back. Shall we go tomorrow?”

”The sooner, the better.”

”You’re a Venerable now, so there’s no need to rush cultivation. Hard training is useless; the key is comprehension, which often arises in a relaxed state.”

Once reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm, the path of cultivation is different; the key is comprehension, not hard training.

”Uncle, I have some insights and want to experience them at the Great Bright Peak.”

”In that case...I’ll go right now!”

Chu Honglin acted swiftly, standing up to leave.

Chu Zhiyuan didn’t bother to decline, personally sending him to the front gate.

When he returned, Consort Hui and the others were already playing the zither in the rear garden.

Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao each played a zither, their music harmonious and expansive.

Chu Zhiyuan listened with a smile on his face.

In their music, he heard peace and tranquility, evidently indicating happy days.

They were still young and, with the favored Consort Hui in the palace, lived carefree lives.

Consort Hui leaned lazily on an Arhat Bed, casually flipping through a book.

Chu Zhiyuan sat at the stone table opposite, listening to the music while asking, ”Madam, how are Big Brother and the others recently?”

Consort Hui set down the book, giving him a sideways glance: ”You still care about the Eldest Prince and the others?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: ”Actually, I want to know how Third Brother is doing.”

”He...” Consort Hui sighed: ”He’s gone into a state of madness.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: ”Third Brother still can’t let it go.”

He knew Third Prince Chu Liyang still hadn’t overcome his heart demons.

Li Miaotan was precisely Chu Liyang’s heart demon, the more he thought about it, the angrier and more troubled he became.

Thus, he was jealous, hateful, and angry.

This state was counter to the Infinite Brightness Scripture, ultimately leading to madness.

At the root, Chu Liyang should not have practiced the Infinite Brightness Scripture; his character was not compatible.

The matter with Li Miaotan exacerbated his incompatibility with the Infinite Brightness Scripture.

Had it been a different character, with the support of the Infinite Brightness Scripture, one would become optimistic.

But Chu Liyang couldn’t do it, instead deepening his inner knot, ultimately becoming a heart demon and leading to madness.

Consort Hui said irritably: ”Your grin is too wide.”

Chu Zhiyuan replied with a grin: ”This is a self-imposed burden, can’t blame others, ...did Father offer any solutions?”

Consort Hui shook her head: ”There are spirit pills, which saved his life, but regaining cultivation won’t be so easy.”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”For Third Brother, losing cultivation might not be a bad thing.”

Consort Hui gave him a sidelong glance.

This was cold comfort; losing cultivation, especially in the Imperial City, was by no means a good thing.

Chu Zhiyuan asked: ”Is Third Brother still going to the Great Bright Peak for cultivation?”

Consort Hui shook her head: ”It’s said he won’t enter the Great Bright Peak again, now he can’t practice the Infinite Brightness Scripture.”

Chu Zhiyuan’s smile widened.

Consort Hui sighed: ”This has been a heavy blow to your father.”

Chu Zhiyuan let out a cold laugh.

He couldn’t fathom the Emperor’s thoughts and had to feign anger on the surface.

Consort Hui shook her head: ”You father and son...all right, I won’t say more.”

The music suddenly grew loud, indicating Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao’s displeasure at their conversation.

Chu Zhiyuan stopped speaking and watched them play, observing their progress in musical practice.

...

Great Bright Peak

Chu Zhiyuan stood on Qingfeng Cliff, looking up at the sky of Great Bright Peak.

Chu Honglin had already left.

The princes who came to meet him had all dispersed.

Qingfeng Cliff returned to its tranquility.

Chu Zhiyuan stood with hands behind his back on Qingfeng Cliff, gazing at the sky of Great Bright Peak.

He was actually observing the void of Great Bright Peak, its multi-dimensional space.

He was carefully sensing.

This sensing was subtle, unique to the mystical gaps in space.

The White Cloud Map and Great Bright Peak’s space resonated, slowly entangling.

An hour later, the sun of Great Bright Peak was nearly set.

At this time, Great Bright Peak was no longer suitable for lingering.

Chu Honglin arrived to awaken him from contemplation, signaling it was time to leave.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded in agreement, motioning for Chu Honglin to leave first, saying he would stay just a little longer.

Chu Honglin, after a dinner invitation to Prince Gan Mansion, left first.

The entire Great Bright Peak slowly fell into silence and coldness.

A chilling frost began to spread, as if to freeze everything into ice.

Chu Zhiyuan moved his hands.

Moments later, a black dot appeared.

The dot rapidly expanded into a light gate, which he stepped into.

The next moment, he appeared on a mountain peak in the Demon Realm.

A towering peak, surrounded by patrolling demon clan experts.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a sigh.

These demon clan experts always tried their luck, knowing his strength yet daring to confront him.

But they were not just ordinary experts anymore, with an increasing proportion of Venerable-level experts.

Originally, each group might have one or two Venerables, but now nearly every group had one.

Without a Venerable, there was no confidence or courage to hunt Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan unhesitatingly revealed himself, immediately faced with an attack from several demon clan groups.

He quickly defeated them, obtaining several Venerable-level demon crystals.

Afterward, he didn’t rush to leave, instead opening and closing the light gate repeatedly.

Constantly observing and understanding.

After an hour, he stepped into the light gate again and disappeared.

...

Chu Zhiyuan sat quietly on the bed in the inner courtyard chamber of Prince Nine’s Mansion.

The moonlight was as clear as water.

Half an hour ago, the cacophony at Prince Gan Mansion felt like a dream.

All the princes, including the Eldest and Second Prince, insisted on toasting and reveling with him.

They reminisced his experiences in the Phoenix Imperial City, inquiring about his feelings, and even martial arts cultivation questions.

Unknowingly, he became the leading figure of his generation among the princes.

If not for entering the Phoenix Imperial City and marrying the Twelfth Princess Li Miaotan, he would have already stirred up the Jade Dynasty’s throne contention.

Observing his cultivation realm, the princes had a faint suspicion.

No wonder Father sent him to the Phoenix Imperial City.

Perhaps Father already knew of his potential, hence choosing him as a hostage and Prince Consort.

This would stabilize this generation of Yujing princes’ struggle for the throne, preventing chaos.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhiyuan gave a slight cold smile.

These people...

The emperor of this world is different from the one in Little Outer Heaven, and he wasn’t interested in it.

He seeks immortality, continual cultivation, with no time to be emperor.

Thinking this, he moved his hands, forming a black dot that became a light gate.

He rose and stepped into the light gate.

The next moment, he appeared in the Twelfth Prince Consort Mansion in the Phoenix Imperial City.