Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1173: Chapter 1169: Attempt

The four faces were grim.

Looking at the golden shining statue, a chill arose in their hearts.

It was evidently more sinister and powerful than the Evil Venerable Statue seen earlier.

And if the Evil Venerable Statue is powerful, it means the Evil Sect beneath it is also stronger.

Chu Zhiyuan turned his head and said, ”Director, do you know which sect this Evil Venerable belongs to?”

”I’ve never seen it before.” Huang Zhengyang shook his head solemnly.

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrow, ”Could it be that this Evil Sect has not yet appeared?”

”It’s very possible.” Huang Zhengyang said, ”But if we ignore this, I’m afraid it will appear soon.”

He looked at Guo Qingyuan and Yu Xiang, ”What do you think, Elder Yu, Elder Guo?”

Yu Xiang said, ”I’m afraid that anyone who has seen it would have no life left.”

Guo Qingyuan frowned and said, ”Director, are you worried someone saw it and didn’t die but inherited its legacy?”

”Is that possible?”

”...Yes.” Guo Qingyuan slowly nodded.

Yu Xiang also nodded, ”Then should we seal this place and prohibit approaching?”

”That’s all we can do.” Huang Zhengyang said.

Chu Zhiyuan stared at the statue, pondering ways to destroy it.

This invulnerable power made him envious.

In fact, the previous Evil God Statues were also invulnerable in the eyes of others.

No Divine weapon could destroy them.

In the end, they were destroyed by his own hands.

This statue is even more indestructible than the previous ones.

Unable to be destroyed, and even after destruction, it can restore itself to the original state.

Seeing Huang Zhengyang, Yu Xiang, and Guo Qingyuan’s expressions, it was clear they were already in despair and no longer hoped to destroy the statue.

But he was not convinced.

What makes the statue indestructible is the strange power descending from the sky.

This power drives the statue to restore itself.

Indeed marvelous, but the key lies in the unique material of the statue.

If not for this unique material, replaced with ordinary material, this strange power might not achieve the same effect.

So, the prerequisite for completely destroying it is isolating the power descending from the colored sky.

This outer world power requires a beacon to descend.

Super Sense has been illuminating, seeing the inside and outside of the statue clearly.

Before power descends, there is no sign of power fluctuation inside or outside the statue.

Once the power descends, it obscures the Super Sensing Illumination, preventing power fluctuation detection.

Thinking about this, he looked at Huang Zhengyang, ”Director, could an array be set up, isolating this array within?”

To his knowledge, the truly powerful illusion arrays are only possessed by the Court and Wanxiang Sect.

The Evil Extermination Department can probably set up a top-notch illusion array.

Huang Zhengyang said, ”Will the array work?”

”It’s worth a try.” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”We can’t just stand by idly, right?”

”Alright.” Huang Zhengyang nodded.

He looked at Yu Xiang, ”Elder Yu, please find twelve experts proficient in arrays.”

”Yes.” Yu Xiang agreed solemnly.

He glanced back at the blinding golden statue atop the opposite mountain peak.

Turning around, he drifted away into the distance.

Chu Zhiyuan pondered, ”Director, let me try destroying it again.”

”A wasted effort, it cannot be destroyed.” Huang Zhengyang shook his head.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Maybe it can be destroyed next time.”

”Alright then.” Huang Zhengyang smiled, ”Why don’t you join us in the Evil Extermination Department?”

He noticed Chu Zhiyuan’s intense hatred for the evil forces, striking decisively, having killed so many evil demons.

If Chu Zhiyuan joined the Evil Extermination Department, perhaps the sluggish department might change somewhat.

Any slight change would be precious, with significant impact.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, ”Director, don’t joke.”

The experts in the Evil Extermination Department come from two sources: the military and the Martial Arts Sect.

But the Martial Arts Sect excludes the Four Great Sects.

Disciples of the Four Great Sects remain aloof and independent, not joining the Court’s departments.

Huang Zhengyang said earnestly, ”Mr. Chu, if you wish to join, I’ll find a way to make an exception with the Court.”

The Four Great Sects’ disciples hold a transcendent position, not joining any Court department, a mutual compromise.

A precaution from both the Four Great Sects and the Court.

The root lies in the Four Great Divine Artifacts.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”As long as I can kill the evil demons, it doesn’t matter where.”

”It’s different.” Huang Zhengyang shook his head, ”Though the Heavenly Sword Sect has many experts, they cannot investigate information as effectively as we do in the Evil Extermination Department. To kill evil demons, you still have to rely on us.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”I can assist the Evil Extermination Department without necessarily joining.”

”...That works too.” Huang Zhengyang thought for a moment and smiled, ”If we ask for your assistance, don’t refuse.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Slaying evil demons is everyone’s duty, it’s a moral obligation.”

If we could use the information from the Evil Extermination Department to kill more evil demons and gain more merit, that would be perfect.

But we can’t join the Evil Extermination Department, or else it’ll cut off the path to becoming the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Chu Zhiyuan kicked off the tree branch, causing the tall tree to shake violently, as he soared into the sky like a flying crane.

He flew straight up over a hundred meters, then turned to fly horizontally, resembling an eagle as it skimmed towards the opposite mountain peak.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, he drew his sword from its sheath and swung it three times with finesse.

Then the golden statue swiftly turned into a pile of shattered stones.

Moments later, the shattered stones began to emit a soft glow.

Without retreating, Chu Zhiyuan extended his hand, beginning to absorb the power within the stones.

The strange power penetrated into the Jade Sea and Sky within the Lao Gong Acupoint, transforming into a white cloud.

After absorbing this power, the soft glow began to dim but did not completely dissipate.

Chu Zhiyuan was taken aback.

Looking up, he saw a powerful force was approaching.

It was as if a storm was about to descend.

He defiantly continued to absorb this strange power, trying to drain it completely.

Perhaps it could isolate the power from above the void, preventing it from descending.

But no matter how he tried to absorb it, new abnormal power kept emanating from within the shattered stones.

He couldn’t absorb it completely.

Moreover, this abnormal power didn’t originate from a single source, but from every small stone.

Unyielding, he scooped up some of these small stones and drifted towards another mountain peak.

He placed the handful of stones on this mountain peak, and then absorbed their abnormal power.

The abnormal power continued to flow endlessly out of nowhere, very mysterious indeed.

So he began to channel the power of the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree.

Gold light flashed instantly.

The golden light burned brightly, becoming ever more luminous, entangling with the abnormal power in the small stones.

”Mr. Chu, it’s dangerous!” Huang Zhengyang shouted urgently, ”Quickly, get out of the way.”

He had already sensed the power descending from the void, about to pound down.

Additionally, this vast and mighty power unexpectedly divided into two streams as it came down.

One stream went towards the shattered stones on that mountain peak, and the other towards Chu Zhiyuan’s location.

Grinding his teeth, Chu Zhiyuan continued to consume the abnormal power while activating the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree’s power to try to destroy these small stones completely.

The power of the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree kept dissolving the abnormal power, but until it was entirely dissolved, the small stones couldn’t be destroyed.

The Demon Suppressing Divine Tree’s power was able to demolish the statue earlier because the abnormal power within the statue had been consumed by him.

But the abnormal power then was different from now.

The earlier abnormal power could be absorbed by the Lao Gong Acupoint and extinguished, yet this abnormal power was inexhaustible.

”Mr. Chu!” Huang Zhengyang called out.

The next moment, Chu Zhiyuan forcefully threw a handful of small stones towards the opposite mountain peak.

With his powerful strike, he sent them flying to the opposite mountaintop, exactly back to their original position.

Afterwards, golden light glimmered brightly, and the Evil Venerable Statue stood tall once again.

Huang Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chu Zhiyuan, ”That was too close!”

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression was grave as he nodded.

”Will setting up an array help?” Huang Zhengyang asked.

He was already losing confidence.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”I don’t know.”

”Perhaps after destroying it, we should break it into countless pieces, separating them by thousands of miles. Can it still recover?”

”Absolutely not!” Chu Zhiyuan quickly replied.

Huang Zhengyang was perplexed.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”I suspect dividing them into two parts might result in two statues, and even one small stone could become a statue.”

”Is it really that uncanny?”

Huang Zhengyang understood why Chu Zhiyuan threw those small stones back earlier.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded gravely.

This is no exaggeration, as was evident from the power above the void earlier.

”It’s truly too eerie!” Huang Zhengyang exclaimed.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Ultimately, he still hadn’t found its vulnerability, and although destruction followed by dissolving with the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree’s aura was quick, it was too late.

Therefore, the most crucial task was to eliminate the source of this abnormal power.

He suspected it came from the outer world.

If the outer world could be blocked, there might be hope.

It all depends if the Illusion Array can isolate it, if it can bewilder the outer world power.

He frowned in thought, while Huang Zhengyang looked serious and Guo Qingyuan remained silent.

The surrounding air seemed to become heavier.

The sound of clothes fluttering echoed as a group led by Yu Xiang approached.

Huang Zhengyang waved, ”Don’t look at the statue’s face, form the array.”

”Yes.”

Twelve youths responded in unison, drifting down before the statue, each taking their place, then began to operate.