Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1613: Chapter 1609: Change

The Elephant Beast exclaimed in surprise, ”Such a formidable woman is quite rare indeed.”

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, ”Among the Divine Race, are all the women lacking somewhat?”

”There are plenty of formidable women in the Divine Race as well,” the Elephant Beast replied, ”I thought their Guangsheng Sect had no women.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Judging by their mental method route, they indeed don’t follow the gentle path; women who engage in cultivation inherently weaken their power, and their progress won’t be fast.

Yet this Female Spirit Venerable is extremely formidable; she must have reached the Sixth Transition.

His eyes regained clarity once more.

If before fully entering the Inner Universe on one of the Dragon Mountains, his Divine Eye wouldn’t see through this woman.

But now it’s different.

Under the Divine Eye, the Female Spirit Venerable’s past and future are clearly revealed.

Spirit Venerables lower than his Realm can no longer block his Divine Eye.

He thought of this and pursed his lips to emit a long, resonant whistle.

This long whistle was deep like a horn, lingering endlessly.

The entire sky trembled with this long whistle.

Six Golden-winged White Eagles preparing to swoop suddenly soared higher.

Originally plummeting toward Guangsheng Sect’s experts, now they soared away, disappearing into the distant white clouds in the blink of an eye.

The four experts of Guangsheng Sect were bewildered, looking around.

”Who did this?”

”Could the eagles be controlled by someone?”

”Which expert did this one day? Are they hostile to our Guangsheng Sect?!”

”Find them and avenge Senior Brother Shi!”

”Yes, find them!”

...

They were extremely enraged.

Initially, they thought their fellow members died at the hands of the Golden-winged White Eagles, so in their anger, they didn’t think more, only wanting to kill the eagles in vengeance.

But now knowing that these eagles are controlled by someone, the enmity naturally falls on the eagles’ master.

”Is it difficult to find them?” The three’s eyes fell on the round, chubby middle-aged man.

The round, chubby middle-aged man tightly grasped the Compass, his silkworm brows furrowed.

”Junior Brother Zhao, no?”

”Well... difficult, very difficult,” the round, chubby middle-aged man reluctantly said, ”Senior Brother Shi and the others died under the eagle talons, that’s undeniable; that guy didn’t act personally, so my Spiritual Artifact can’t find him.”

”Then how can we find him? We can’t let him roam freely.”

”We can only track through the eagles, find their master.”

”Then let’s chase now.”

”Yes, chase!”

Chu Zhiyuan watched them chase far away, shaking his head.

The Female Spirit Venerable floated away in the opposite direction as them.

The Elephant Beast snorted, ”These guys are really foolish, probably going to lose their lives.”

Chu Zhiyuan looked at it.

The Elephant Beast added, ”They can’t escape the eyes of the Golden-winged White Eagles.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Eagle eyes are sharp, especially since Golden-winged White Eagles far exceed ordinary eagles; even in the white clouds, they perfectly perceive the ants on the ground.

The Elephant Beast said, ”If they truly pursue, those eagles will surely lead them into dangerous places, from where there’s no survival.”

”What are some of the dangerous places?”

”There’s countless,” the Elephant Beast said, ”About a hundred miles east is a marsh, then about two hundred miles is a forest, which contains formidable Strange Beasts; they will die without a trace.”

Chu Zhiyuan replied, ”There are dangers everywhere; they should have Spiritual Artifacts to predict danger and avoid it.”

”Some places are peculiar, deeply concealed,” the Elephant Beast said, ”They can’t sense them.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

As he sees the future, these four experts are doomed, escaping the marsh but not avoiding the Strange Flowers in the forest.

They were already very cautious, experienced, meticulously avoiding the Strange Beasts in the woods, dodging those bright flowers and grasses, yet stumbled upon the pale and elegant blossoms.

These flowers silently poisoned them, without any sign, abruptly dropping them.

Their death ultimately lies in their own actions.

If it weren’t for his whistle changing the Golden-winged White Eagles’ actions, they’d be severely injured, near death.

But at a critical moment, the Female Spirit Venerable appeared to save their lives.

His whistle caused the Golden-winged White Eagles not to attack, instead leading them away.

Thus, silently and without notice, they died in that forest, by the flower clusters.

This time, the Female Spirit Venerable couldn’t appear in time to save their lives.

A slight action changes the fate of four Perfect Venerables.

The power of the Donghuan Saint Technique is indeed astonishing.

The power is so great, it also has a fierce backlash.

Especially the fate of those around him can be changed by him at any time; it may turn from good to bad.

Therefore, he now strives to refrain from taking action, lest too many changes bring endless trouble.

On matters concerning the Four Sects and Heavenly Shadow Sect, he prefers not to intervene much, maintaining detached observation, only fulfilling his duty of giving warnings.

Chu Zhiyuan quickly cast aside the four Guangsheng Sect experts from his mind, laughing, ”Then let’s continue, the second Dragon Mountain!”

”Are you going to transport all the Dragon Mountains inside?”

”Precisely.”

”Don’t you want to find Divine Artifacts?”

”They are to be encountered rather than sought; it depends on fate,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”For now, there’s little possibility.”

While moving the mountain, dozens of Heart and Spirits scattered, experiencing various wonders within the Divine Domain with the Jade Pendant.

The adventures range from effortless encounters to near-death avoidances, smooth paths without ripple, and chaotic, heavily misted journeys where time is wasted finding the way and achieving nothing, sometimes getting no further.

Each Jade Pendant undergoes different experiences, reflecting on the vastness and diversity of the Divine Domain.

Luck matters greatly at this moment; without it, survival is challenging.

Fortunately, to date, no Jade Pendant has failed, and those saved are not dead.

Yet in just days, three Jade Pendants’ owners have exited the Divine Domain, severely injured, unable to re-enter.

The reputation of the Jade Pendant spreads quickly, enhancing the strength within the Heavenly Sword.

All gratitude and Faith Power are absorbed into the Heavenly Sword, converting to its unique power.

The stronger the Heavenly Sword’s power becomes, the more power the Jade Pendant can borrow.

The more borrowed power, the greater the Jade Pendant’s renown, and the stronger the received gratitude and Faith Power.

Thus, forming a positive cycle that continuously elevates the Heavenly Sword.

Chu Zhiyuan’s greatest joy isn’t the strengthened Heavenly Sword but the experiences and insights, deepening his understanding of the Divine Domain.

It’s truly a distinct domain, unlike Little Heaven Beyond, Outer Heaven, Biyuan Heaven, Glazed Heaven, and other heavenly realms.

Some Heavenly Rules are different.

These subtle differences are hard to perceive even for a Spirit Venerable.

He captures them through the multifaceted experiences of the Inner Universe and Jade Pendants.

...

One man and one beast stood before the second Dragon Mountain.

The Elephant Beast’s eyes concentrated into golden lines, firmly looking up and down the Dragon Mountain.

The second Dragon Mountain was taller and longer than the previous one, about one-third higher and four or five times longer.

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes shone brightly.

The Dragon Tree on this mountain is more lush and sturdy, clearly containing more True Dragon Blood of different quality.

If this Dragon Mountain is transported inside, the Inner Universe will inevitably undergo Rebirth once more.

The richer, purer True Dragon Blood will make the Strange Beasts on this mountain even stronger.

The Elephant Beast appeared solemn, speaking in his mind, ”Better not enter the mountain.”

Chu Zhiyuan asked in his mind, ”I can’t handle it?”

”There’s one Fierce Beast you can’t withstand,” the Elephant Beast said, ”A Fierce Beast has evolved, troublesome!”

”Fierce Beast...”

Chu Zhiyuan recalled previously exterminating four Fierce Beasts.

”The Fierce Beasts you exterminated were heavily suppressed by the Divine Race for a long time, severely weakened, but this Fierce Beast is different; you can’t withstand it.”

Chu Zhiyuan slowly uttered, ”My Demon Suppressing Divine Tree is specialized in controlling Fierce Beasts.”

”It might not work,” the Elephant Beast said, ”The Divine Race together with the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree can suppress Fierce Beasts, but you...”

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, contemplating.

The Elephant Beast said, ”Let’s withdraw first; it’s about to wake up.”

”Let’s go.” Chu Zhiyuan vanished in a flash, appearing with the Elephant Beast at the previous Dragon Mountain area, beside a basin.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression was stern.

The existence of that Fierce Beast broke his best-laid plans.