Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1661: Chapter 1657: Completion

While refining, he pondered why this was happening.

He believed the greatest possibility was the Taixu True Scripture.

He felt that after the Breaking Spirit Seal had been cast on this ancient tower, it not only didn’t resist him as it did others but actually drew closer.

This closeness was akin to a child meeting its mother.

The greatest possibility was the Taixu True Scripture.

It couldn’t be the Breaking Spirit Seal.

The Breaking Spirit Seal breaks open all spiritual imprints, it releases the bindings, no longer influenced by spiritual imprints, thus returning to the Origin.

Therefore, it became extremely close to the divine essence cultivated by the Taixu True Scripture, akin to an infant pushed into its mother’s embrace.

The reason refining the Spiritual Artifact is slow is due to the spiritual nature of the artifact.

Refining is taming, while spiritual nature inherently resists being bound, resists taming, and must struggle.

Refining is a confrontation with the Spiritual Artifact, if one’s spiritual power far surpasses the spiritual nature of the artifact, the refining proceeds quickly; otherwise, at best it’s slow, at worst there’s backlash causing severe injury.

He couldn’t determine if this giant tower was a Divine Artifact or a Spiritual Artifact, but its spiritual nature was extremely strong.

This extremely strong spiritual nature, in the absence of confrontation but rather closeness, greatly aids the progress of refining.

Not to mention, his spiritual power was overwhelming, combined with the spiritual nature, the progress of refining was extremely rapid.

An hour later, the three of them relaxed their nerves slightly.

The rugged middle-aged man said, ”Actually, we don’t need to be too nervous, even if someone comes, there’s no need to obstruct.”

”Hmm—?” Zeng Yun asked in confusion.

The rugged middle-aged man said, ”Even if someone finds this place, what then? The tower cannot be moved.”

”As for refining, it’s impossible to complete the refining in a short time; by then, our people will have all arrived.”

The formidable middle-aged man shook his head, ”I didn’t expect this Divine Artifact to be so massive.”

Zeng Yun furrowed her brows, ”I’m most worried that that fellow might spread the news.”

”Hmm—?” The two middle-aged men looked at her.

Zeng Yun said, ”He’s figured he can’t seize this Divine Artifact, he might as well ensure we can’t seize it either, spreading the news, if all the top experts from the various realms swarm in...”

The two middle-aged men’s faces changed dramatically.

Zeng Yun sighed, ”If it really comes to that, even if we can ultimately obtain this Divine Artifact, the price will likely be extremely high.”

The face of the two middle-aged men became solemn.

The rugged middle-aged man said, ”We truly may not be able to obtain it.”

Zeng Yun nodded gently.

The formidable middle-aged man said in a deep voice, ”Even if we have the support of a Divine Artifact, other realms also have the support of Divine Artifacts, fighting wouldn’t necessarily give us the advantage, ... especially realms like the Outer Heaven and Wind and Cloud Heaven, whose strength surpasses ours significantly.”

”Don’t know which realm that fellow is from.”

”If it’s the Outer Heaven or Wind and Cloud Heaven, we’re in big trouble.”

”That shouldn’t be, right?”

The two looked at Zeng Yun.

Zeng Yun shook her head, ”I don’t know which realm, but it’s definitely not from our side of the realm, not Court Honored Experts, nor experts from the Four Great Sects.”

They were familiar with the top experts of the Four Great Sects and the Various Martial Arts Sects.

This gaunt middle-aged man’s Silver Ring was peculiar, its power astounding, surely famous throughout the world.

The formidable middle-aged man frowned, ”It’s a bit troublesome, huh...”

The rugged middle-aged man said, ”Actually, there’s no way around it, if it really comes to this, we four won’t be able to stop it, we’ll have to rely on the Court Honored Experts.”

The experts of the Four Holy Veins won’t come here in bulk, to avoid excessive casualties, it will have to be the Imperial Palace’s honored or the court honored experts.

”In that case, the losses would be too great,” the formidable middle-aged man said.

The rugged middle-aged man sighed, ”If it comes to that point, we have no choice but to contend.”

For the sake of the Divine Artifact, the Court will undoubtedly mobilize all its power to seize it.

One Divine Artifact decides the fate of a realm.

If someone outside the Biyuan Heavenly Court obtains the Divine Artifact, they can use it to open up territory and stand alongside Biyuan Heaven.

And if the Biyuan Heavenly Court obtains the Divine Artifact, holding two Divine Artifacts in hand, it can dominate any realm, even subjugate any realm.

Carrying on like this, it could even unify the Thirty-Six Heavens.

This kind of immense benefit, any court in the Thirty-Six Heavens finding it will fight desperately for it.

The formidable middle-aged man said, ”Now we can only hope that fellow has a mind of his own for contention, won’t spread the news.”

Zeng Yun shook her head gently, ”Judging by his appearance, he’s infuriated, and when angered to the extreme, he loses his rationality, capable of doing anything.”

”Junior Sister Zeng, don’t be so pessimistic, it may not be that way,” the rugged middle-aged man laughed.

Zeng Yun laughed and nodded, ”Yes.”

At this point, further emphasizing that the gaunt middle-aged man will inevitably spread the news and will certainly bring in a swarm of experts is already counterproductive and jarring, better left unsaid.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Although Zeng Yun’s words were unpleasant, she actually hit the truth.

Good things often don’t happen while bad things do; that fellow was indeed what they feared, a top expert from Wind and Cloud Heaven.

After returning to Wind and Cloud Heaven, he immediately gathered a group of Spirit Venerables to return.

These Spirit Venerables leaked the news, quickly attracting the court honored experts from Wind and Cloud Heaven.

The power of Wind and Cloud Heaven easily surpassed Biyuan Heaven.

Despite Biyuan Heaven initially finding this giant tower, they ultimately didn’t acquire it.

Had I not intervened, this giant tower would still have been taken by the court of Wind and Cloud Heaven.

The court of Wind and Cloud Heaven was decisive, dispatching a large number of top Spirit Venerables here, and sent out a prodigy who took ten days to refine the giant tower.

Over these ten days, over a thousand Spirit Venerables appeared and battled.

Yet, so many Spirit Venerables still couldn’t break through Wind and Cloud Heaven’s defensive Array, allowing that prodigy to successfully refine the giant tower.

During this period, over thirty Spirit Venerables fell, and those below the rank of Spirit Venerable didn’t even qualify to enter the battlefield.

Having intervened now, successfully refining the giant tower ahead of time, it’d leave nothing for the court of Wind and Cloud Heaven.

This could also avoid these pointless battles, a great merit indeed.

He was pondering while refining.

Based on previous Insight, the speed at which the gaunt middle-aged man brought people over wasn’t that fast; at least a day’s time was needed.

The gaunt middle-aged man understood the situation of the giant tower, knowing it couldn’t be refined in a short time, so he wasn’t that anxious.

This period would be enough for him to complete the refining of the giant tower.

By the time they arrive, the giant tower will already have been refined by him.

Biyuan Heaven’s experts would arrive faster but wouldn’t be in time to stop his refining.

Had he not intervened, even though Biyuan Heaven’s experts arrived quicker, they’d be incapable of blocking the Spirit Venerables from Wind and Cloud Heaven.

Wind and Cloud Heaven’s Spirit Venerables were more numerous and stronger, evidently due to a cultivation environment far superior to Biyuan Heaven.

Zeng Yun and the other two gradually stopped talking, just watching the surroundings.

Time slowly passed.

Chu Zhiyuan forcefully repressed the volatility in his heart, his mind remained calm, and the progress of refining accelerated.

”Buzz...”

The gigantic tower suddenly emitted a deep sound, slightly glowing.

”Huh?!”

Zeng Yun and the others were startled, looking up to see the anomaly of the giant tower.

It rapidly shrank, again and again, ultimately to the height of a person.

”This...” The three of them stared wide-eyed in shock.

”What’s going on?”

”Strange!”

”No one approached?”

...

”Not good!” The rugged middle-aged man exclaimed.

Zeng Yun and the other two’s expressions also changed dramatically.

Unexpectedly, the giant tower turned illusory as if a shadow, and the shadow was slowly dissipating.

”This...” Zeng Yun wondered aloud, ”Is it concealing itself?”

”Let’s go up and take a look!”

They leaped up, rushing towards the original position of the giant tower.

But after climbing hundreds of meters, there was nothing to be found, and they couldn’t sense the tower.

Originally, at this position, they could feel a vast, overwhelming power ahead, a sense that getting closer would lead to the peril of being shattered into pieces.

But now, the area before them was empty, void of anything.

Had the giant tower restrained its power?

Or did the giant tower disappear?