Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1118: Chapter 1114: Sudden Upheaval

”You...” Lu Xiaolu was incredulous.

The demon core dropped, which was undoubtedly from a Great Demon, but could a Great Demon really be something he could kill?

Chu Zhiyuan understood the reason for her daze and patted the Jade Heaven Sword already returned to its sheath: ”This is the Jade Heaven Sword.”

”This sword is the Little Heavenly Sword?”

”Jade Heaven Sword, part of the Heavenly Sword’s power, just like the Bright Moon Divine Sword, stronger than the Little Heavenly Sword.”

”No wonder...” Lu Xiaolu came to a sudden realization, looking at the Jade Heaven Sword with admiration.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”This time, it was also a lucky break.”

He sensed the Great Demon approaching, and with a flash of insight, decisively activated the Jade Heaven Sword.

This time, it was a sneak attack by the Great Demon.

The Great Demon’s form was originally elusive and unpredictable, coupled with extremely fast movements.

It was indeed the best means to kill him.

For this Mouse Demon’s Great Demon, it was almost a sure thing.

With a sense of danger, along with the breath perception of the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, and Super Sense, as well as various senses combined, Chu Zhiyuan had a flash of insight and sensed its location.

The power of the Heavenly Sword amazed him; in his urgency, he activated it with all his might, its power concentrated on the sword without overflowing.

”You really could detect the Great Demon?” Lu Xiaolu asked curiously, ”How did you discover it?”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”That’s why I say it was a lucky break, this time it was just a flash of insight to strike, I’d rather make a mistake than hesitate.”

Lu Xiaolu said, ”It should be because of the Demon Suppressing Saber.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

There was definitely the influence of the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree; Super Sense alone wouldn’t have discovered this Great Demon.

He looked at the demon core in his sleeve, under Super Sense, this demon core was a mass of colorful light.

Just like the previous demon core.

”Hey, killed a Great Demon!” Lu Xiaolu’s smile began to spread, eventually beaming.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Senior Sister, what use does this Great Demon’s demon core have?”

”Use?” Lu Xiaolu said: ”There are so many uses! ... If you use it for Alchemy, you can get top-notch Spirit Pills, and you can also consume it directly to improve spiritual power, but directly consuming it is a great waste, it’s best to use it for Alchemy.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

”A Spirit Pill can be exchanged for a large amount of merit at your Heavenly Sword Peak.” Lu Xiaolu said: ”Far more than the merit from killing a Great Demon.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Is there no other use besides that?”

Lu Xiaolu said: ”There are also some Miracle Techniques that require the use of demon cores.”

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

Lu Xiaolu said: ”Like our Guanghan Palace’s Miao Zhen Jue, if assisted by a demon core, it can progress by leaps and bounds.”

”Miao Zhen Jue?”

”Hmm, a Cultivation Technique that assists cultivation.”

”Assists cultivation,” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and laughed: ”Is this Miao Zhen Jue very important?”

”Very important.” Lu Xiaolu nodded slightly: ”It’s one of the foundations of our Guanghan Palace’s various Cultivation Techniques; if practiced well, practicing other Guanghan Palace Cultivation Techniques will be twice as effective with half the effort.”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Do we at the Heavenly Sword Sect also have such Cultivation Techniques?”

”Of course, there are.” Lu Xiaolu said: ”But these are often secret transmissions, not to be leaked out, you’re not allowed to talk about it!”

Chu Zhiyuan signaled his understanding.

”Then should we continue moving forward?” Lu Xiaolu asked.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Let’s wait for Senior Sister Qi and the others, we’re about to delve deeper into Qinglian Sea.”

The mountain peak they stood on was at the entrance of Qinglian Sea.

Going further was the true Qinglian Sea, where demons would multiply exponentially, even more and more.

Lu Xiaolu said: ”It’s best to act together with Senior Sister Qi and them.”

Though Chu Zhiyuan had the Demon Suppressing Saber and the Jade Heaven Sword, two fists were no match for four hands. Facing a large number of demon attacks, they still needed help.

Just like last time with them, it was best to keep him in the center.

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Qi Qingmei listened to Lu Xiaolu’s report and curiously examined Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan took out the demon core of the Mouse Demon and handed it to Qi Qingmei: ”Senior Sister Qi, this is the demon core.”

With it, it could prove that what he killed was a Great Demon.

The bright eyes of the women were fixed on the demon core, shining brightly.

Killing a Great Demon far surpassed killing hundreds of demons; the outcome was completely different.

It also represented that his Power of Slaughter had reached the level of a Great Demon.

Although it was with the help of the Jade Heaven Sword, being able to use the Jade Heaven Sword to kill a Great Demon was remarkable skill.

Great Demons were ghostly and unpredictable, impossible to guard against; the most crucial part was not having overwhelming power but being able to perceive them.

Qi Qingmei took the demon core, brought it close for a look, sighed, and returned it: ”It truly is a demon core; you killed a Great Demon.”

”It was a Mouse Demon.” Lu Xiaolu said: ”Senior Sister, should we rest or continue forward?”

Qi Qingmei turned her head to look at the other women.

The women shook their heads one after another.

”Alright, then let’s directly break into Qinglian Sea.” Qi Qingmei nodded slowly: ”Junior Brother Chu, you’ll be in the center of us.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded without objection.

Even though he was already at Venerable Third Transitions, he was still the lowest in cultivation among the women.

Having them outside to protect indeed allowed him to more confidently activate the Flying Knives for greater destruction.

Lu Xiaolu floated to his left hand side, while Qi Qingmei went to his right hand side, then all around were Guanghan Palace experts.

Qi Qingmei said: ”Let’s go!”

The women drew their swords and moved lightly, like a dance.

They maintained a special distance from each other, already forming a formation.

As they moved forward, each with varying movement technique speeds, they still maintained the formation.

As they entered Qinglian Sea, moving along the surging river, they skimmed over mountain ranges.

Just advancing about ten miles, demonic attacks began.

Various demons made their appearance, either one kind of demon coming in swarms or several kinds of demons cooperating with each other.

Chu Zhiyuan had already released twenty Flying Knives, up and down, left and right, forming an encirclement.

Screams rang out one after another.

These demons, once touched by the aura of the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, suffered unbearable agony surpassing any punishment, their screams earth-shattering.

The efficiency of the twenty Flying Knives was astonishing, often the women hadn’t even had the chance to act, and the attacking demons were already obliterated.

They instead became leisurely, continually moving along the surging river, skimming over riverside mountains as if walking on flat ground.

Occasionally, a group of demons would suddenly charge out of the mountains to attack them, abrupt and fierce.

But often these demons hadn’t reached them yet, already screaming and being obliterated by the Flying Knives.

The Flying Knives often struck preemptively, before the hidden demons could attack, already wiping them out.

Qi Qingmei gently shook her head.

Lu Xiaolu laughed: ”Senior Sister Qi, this is quite good, worry-free and effortless.”

Qi Qingmei said: ”This consumes too much.”

Chu Zhiyuan, while controlling the Flying Knives, laughed: ”Senior Sister, I’m fine.”

Qi Qingmei said: ”We’ve just entered Qinglian Sea, unsure of how long we’ll go; let us lead the action for now, you assist on the side.”

”...Alright.” Chu Zhiyuan reluctantly agreed.

He actually wished he could kill all the demons himself, not letting a single one go.

But Qi Qingmei was right; Qinglian Sea was vast, not easily exterminable, trouble lay ahead, couldn’t afford to exhaust himself.

Even with Chu Liezhao and Leng Tieya around, spiritual power couldn’t be sustained indefinitely.

The Jade Heaven Sword’s consumption was too great, as was the twenty Flying Knives’.

If the ancestral acupoint could be opened and activated, it might be achievable then.

As the women joined the battle, his Flying Knives assisting on the side, the pace of progress slowed instead.

Chu Zhiyuan stayed calm, one hand pressing the Jade Heaven Sword, activating ten Flying Knives with the other.

The remaining ten Flying Knives were withdrawn into his sleeve, reducing the consumption of spiritual power.

After advancing about a hundred miles, experiencing over a dozen fights, Chu Zhiyuan’s Jade Heaven Sword was once again unsheathed, slashing towards the Void.

At the same time, a bright moon rose brilliantly.

”Boom boom boom boom!”

The dull sounds were like exploding thunder, earth-shattering.

The disciples of Guanghan Palace were instantly blown away, and Chu Zhiyuan also found himself flying uncontrollably.

At the same time, a gigantic creature broke through the mountain peak and slowly rose, blocking out the sky and covering the earth.