Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1104: Chapter 1100: Advancing Together

”Then what should we do?” Lu Xiaolu asked.

Influenced by Chu Zhiyuan, she also began to feel nervous.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Senior Sister, you go out first, let them come out and prepare to join forces.”

Lu Xiaolu reacted swiftly: ”That’s right, with another treasure, that Great Demon won’t dare to make a move.”

She hesitated for a moment: ”Should I really go out then?”

She worried that once she let go, Chu Zhiyuan’s Qinggong wouldn’t be fast enough to dodge an ambush.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said, ”Senior Sister, be careful.”

Lu Xiaolu said, ”Then hold on a little longer, I’ll go find the Brother from the Fuyun Sect.”

She retracted the White Silk and suddenly drifted away, quickly leaving the range covered by the Little Heavenly Sword.

Li Xinhe and the others saw a graceful and slender girl suddenly leap out of the darkness, clad in clothing as white as snow, radiating beauty.

Li Xinhe immediately recognized Lu Xiaolu, called out: ”Junior Sister Lu!?”

Lu Xiaolu shouted back: ”Brother Li, you can come out, those guys have been chased away.”

Li Xinhe shouted back: ”Junior Sister Lu, why are you here?”

Lu Xiaolu floated like she was riding the wind and arrived at the entrance of the cave in the blink of an eye, stopping with a fragrant breeze.

Her bright eyes glanced inside, shining brightly, and she clasped her fists: ”Brother Li, Brother Zhao, Brother Ding, ... no casualties, right?”

”Everything’s fine,” Li Xinhe stepped outside the cave, his figure tall and confident, smiled: ”Junior Sister Lu, is it just you?”

”There’s also Chu Zhiyuan from the Heavenly Sword Sect, on guard right now.”

Lu Xiaolu pointed to the pitch-black area, as if Chu Zhiyuan was enveloped by the night.

”Was that Flying Knife earlier the work of this Junior Brother Chu?”

”The Demon Suppressing Saber, powerful, isn’t it?”

”Its power is extremely astonishing; we owe thanks to this Junior Brother Chu.” Li Xinhe kept observing.

But when his gaze approached Chu Zhiyuan, it was distorted, unable to see his form.

The less he saw, the more he wanted to see.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”You guys have treasures with you, right? How long have you been trapped here?”

Li Xinhe said, ”Luckily, before we set off, the Sect Leader bestowed the Flowing Cloud Sword upon us, allowing us to hold out until now.”

Lu Xiaolu suddenly understood: ”No wonder, Junior Brother Chu!”

She called out loudly.

Chu Zhiyuan stood still, the small sword in his hand nearly slipping from his grasp.

He exerted all his strength to suppress it, only to feel the sword growing increasingly powerful, beyond his control.

It was already at the critical point of releasing the sword.

Unfortunately, he still couldn’t determine the exact location of the Great Demon.

In desperation, he resorted to using his Divine Skills.

The Lao Gong Acupoint opened in an instant.

As soon as the Lao Gong Acupoint opened, much of the violent force on the small sword was absorbed.

The previous restlessness was suppressed, and the small sword became docile once more.

He maintained the strong force on the sword, yet controlled it steadily.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”Junior Brother Chu is operating his skills, shall we go over and have a look?”

”Alright.” Li Xinhe and Lu Xiaolu floated down the cave, arriving in front of Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan gripped the small sword tighter, ready to activate at any moment.

Upon seeing Li Xinhe approach, without any action from the Great Demon, he breathed a sigh of relief.

This round was finally over.

He faintly sensed that the Great Demon was moving away.

With a focused thought, the Lao Gong Acupoint absorbed more force from the small sword.

The small sword became easier to control.

The surrounding light no longer distorted, allowing Li Xinhe and the others to see his true form.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists in greeting, smiled: ”Greetings, Brother Li.”

Li Xinhe was surprised, recalling earlier: ”It really is you, Junior Brother Chu!”

Then he exclaimed: ”I didn’t expect Junior Brother Chu to have such skills.”

Earlier, when he had seen Chu Zhiyuan among the experts of Guanghan Palace, he thought Chu Zhiyuan was just there to lead the way.

He never expected Chu Zhiyuan to have such skills.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Are all of you alright?”

”Fortunately we have the Flowing Cloud Sword, no major issues, just a bit tired.”

”Brother Li, when did you get trapped here?”

”Fighting and retreating, they kept increasing in numbers, eventually forcing us to defend here.” Li Xinhe shook his head, helpless: ”It’s already been two days.”

”That was really dangerous.” Lu Xiaolu said.

Li Xinhe said, ”Ammunition exhausted, the Spirit Pills to restore True Yuan were all consumed, thank goodness you arrived just in time.”

Lu Xiaolu was about to say the credit wasn’t hers, but Chu Zhiyuan’s, when Chu Zhiyuan interrupted: ”They’re here.”

Li Xinhe turned to look, but didn’t see anyone approaching.

Lu Xiaolu asked, ”Who’s here?”

”Senior Sister Qi and Elder Zhou,” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Li Xinhe was about to speak when he suddenly stopped, noticing two small black dots in the distance.

The small black dots rapidly grew larger and reached them in the blink of an eye.

A fierce wind howled, stirring up flying sand and stones.

Once the wind calmed, Li Xinhe saw that two people were already standing in front of him.

Qi Qingmei’s bright eyes swept over Chu Zhiyuan and then turned to Lu Xiaolu: ”Xiao Lu...”

Lu Xiaolu exclaimed excitedly, ”Senior Sister, a group of demons was besieging Brother Li and the others, but Junior Brother Chu drove them away.”

Qi Qingmei nodded and looked at Chu Zhiyuan, ”Are you all right?”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”These demons have lost their momentum; they’re not worth worrying about, but there is a Great Demon lurking nearby.”

”A Great Demon?!” Qi Qingmei sneered.

Her bright eyes then landed on Li Xinhe, and she asked lightly, ”No one died, right?”

Li Xinhe smiled, ”Luckily, Junior Brother Chu and Junior Sister Lu arrived in time.”

Qi Qingmei nodded slightly, looked around calmly, and said no more.

Elder Zhou clasped his fists and thanked Li Xinhe.

The experts of Fuyun Sect inside the cave came out one after another, exchanging pleasantries.

...

At the mountain peak

In front of Chu Zhiyuan stood thirteen experts from Guanghan Palace.

Each was dressed in white as snow, with an ethereal grace like celestial beings.

A gust of mountain wind blew, making their garments flutter as if they might ascend to the Heavenly Palace at any moment.

Lu Xiaolu stood before Chu Zhiyuan, reminding him, ”Junior Brother Chu, after your Third Transition, you must visit us at Guanghan Palace.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile and agreed, ”Alright, once I complete my Third Transition, I’ll visit Guanghan Palace.”

Lu Xiaolu smiled, ”I’ll take you to see the celestial cranes in the palace, and the green deer, guaranteed you’ll like them.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”You have great talent, it won’t take long to reach the Third Transition, right?”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded, ”It won’t be too long, about a year.”

”A year...” Lu Xiaolu was a bit dissatisfied, ”You reached the Venerable Realm so fast, why does the Third Transition take so long?”

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.

”Come on, Xiao Lu.” Qi Qingmei, unable to listen any longer, interjected, ”The cultivation to the Venerable Realm isn’t that fast.”

Lu Xiaolu said, ”But even in the Qi Transformation Realm, he was faster than this.”

”It’s different,” Qi Qingmei looked at Chu Zhiyuan, ”One shouldn’t rush cultivation hastily, lest it leads to errors.”

”He doesn’t need to practice Swordsmanship anymore, or anything else, as the Demon Suppressing Saber suffices,” Lu Xiaolu said, ”He can focus solely on practicing the mental method... Here’s a bottle of Spiritual Flower Pill.”

She handed a bottle of Spiritual Flower Pill to Chu Zhiyuan, ”Hurry and reach the Third Transition.”

Chu Zhiyuan accepted it with a smile, ”Alright, I’ll hurry.”

Lu Xiaolu, not wanting Qi Qingmei to scold her further, waved, ”Let’s go.”

Chu Zhiyuan put the Spiritual Flower Pill into his bosom and bowed with clasped fists.

Lu Xiaolu quickly said, ”Senior Sister, let’s go.”

Qi Qingmei glared at her, turned to Chu Zhiyuan, ”Junior Brother, do come to visit us at Guanghan Palace after your Third Transition.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Yes, Senior Sister, take care on your way.”

Qi Qingmei nodded and turned to leave.

The other women gave him a polite bow, smiled sweetly, and followed Qi Qingmei.

Chu Zhiyuan watched as their slender and graceful figures drifted away like clouds.

At this time, Zhou Chongming approached, ”Nephew Chu, shall we leave as well?”

This Nephew Chu was known among the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples for having the best relations with the disciples of Guanghan Palace, unrivaled by any other.

This was indeed a great fortune.

”Yes, Elder,” Chu Zhiyuan replied solemnly.

He followed Zhou Chongming back to the group of Heavenly Sword Sect experts, and then glided towards Heavenly Sword Peak.

After half a day’s journey, they reached Heavenly Sword Peak.

Upon returning to his small courtyard, Li Hongzhao and Dong Muyu soon arrived together.

They curiously inquired about his experiences and listened in amazement.

Li Hongzhao didn’t speak, but even Dong Muyu, who was unfamiliar with the situation below the mountain, was astonished and eager at the various demon situations Chu Zhiyuan described.

As Chu Zhiyuan recounted the events, he curiously observed Li Hongzhao.

He hadn’t expected Li Hongzhao to have also entered the Venerable Realm.

Dong Muyu becoming a Venerable was not surprising, but Li Hongzhao reaching the Venerable Realm in such a short time was unexpected.

Chu Zhiyuan himself had many fortunate encounters and the assistance of two clones.

But Li Hongzhao?

Her bloodline shouldn’t be stronger than Li Miaotan’s, and even Li Miaotan hadn’t cultivated so quickly.

Dong Muyu, possessing the bloodline of the Spiritual Crane, still took ten years to reach the Venerable Realm.