Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1464 - 1460: Counter Pursuit

They saw Zheng Xiu falling limply, then pulled by Shen Hanyue by the hair, swinging like a ragged bag in her hand.

Their eyes were tearing and they roared, chasing fiercely.

But Shen Hanyue had mastered the Nine Transitions, and when she urged the Spirit Shuttle, her speed was faster than theirs.

Even those with better Qinggong or controlling to accelerate spiritual artifacts couldn’t catch up.

The distance from Shen Hanyue grew further and further, as they watched her take Zheng Xiu away, turning into a small black dot, finally disappearing into the void.

"Ah—!"

The roar shook the void.

"Who is she?!"

"She should be a disciple of the Profound Yin Palace!"

"Definitely a disciple of the Profound Yin Palace!"

"Profound Yin Palace! Again it’s the Profound Yin Palace!"

"This Profound Yin Palace must not be left undestroyed!"

...

Shen Hanyue could no longer hear their discussions, and knowing they were cursing her, she didn’t care.

She took a glance at Zheng Xiu in her hand.

Zheng Xiu was already dead beyond dead, but as a Venerable, his powerful body could still maintain for a long time without decaying.

She was quite pleased with herself.

Didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.

It seems her cultivation improvement was indeed solid, especially with the four flying knives.

She gently shook her left hand, a flying knife slid out of the sleeve, held in her hand, she beamed with joy.

She looked back and saw that they hadn’t caught up, and none had fallen behind alone, she shook her head in disappointment.

If anyone with better Qinggong had been blinded by anger and pursued alone, she could have taken them down again.

The experts of Li Huo Palace, killing one more is one less, the opportunity must not be missed.

Unfortunately, these guys were too cunning, none fell for it.

She no longer harbored any illusions, and her speed suddenly increased, returning to the Profound Yin Palace in no time.

Upon arrival at the Profound Yin Palace, she brought Zheng Xiu to Xiao Ruoling’s courtyard.

"Senior sister, senior sister!" she shouted as soon as she reached the door.

Xiao Ruoling opened the courtyard gate, seeing Zheng Xiu in her hand, frowned, "Is it him?"

"Senior sister, it was as easy as picking something out of a bag!" Shen Hanyue smiled proudly.

"Come in quickly." Xiao Ruoling stepped back.

Shen Hanyue entered the courtyard lightly, and threw Zheng Xiu "bang" onto the ground, casually tossed the White Jade Meditation Mat to the side.

Clapping her jade hands, she smiled, "Princely Heir, take a look, is it him?"

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes suddenly became vacant, falling on Zheng Xiu, then returned to normal, shaking his head, "It’s not him."

Shen Hanyue’s movement of clapping her jade hands suddenly froze, surprised, "Not him?"

"Hmm, it’s not him." Chu Zhiyuan said, "He only managed to track you, but the spiritual artifact wasn’t controlled by him."

"It’s not him after all!" Shen Hanyue was greatly disappointed, "Thought it was a complete victory!"

She frowned, "Since it’s not him, how could he track me?"

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "Guided by the spiritual artifact’s possessor."

"Pat!" Shen Hanyue clapped her palm, annoyed, "It must be one of those four!"

She was irritated, "I should’ve just turned around and dealt with those four guys together!"

She didn’t have full confidence, so she didn’t just turn around and rush forward.

She thought it was almost certain, but it ended in mistake, and the true target was among the other four.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "That guy is so cunning, even if you chased him, you probably couldn’t catch up."

He looked at the White Jade Meditation Mat, "This thing is indeed a spiritual artifact."

"Can it compare to our Spirit Shuttle?" Shen Hanyue disdained.

The White Jade Meditation Mat could only hover in the air, with slightly better speed.

These are all possessed by the Spirit Shuttle, and the Spirit Shuttle can traverse the void, cross the lands, not something that the White Jade Meditation Mat can match.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "Each has its strengths, it also has the effect of Clear Heart and Calm Mind, beneficial for cultivation."

"Beneficial for cultivation?"

"Yes, quite beneficial, especially for long-term cultivation, preventing distraction." Chu Zhiyuan said.

"This aunt doesn’t have many gifts." She laughed brightly, "Perfect timing, give it to Qingyu."

Zhou Qingyu was practicing martial arts in front of the flowerbed, but her ears perked up, upon hearing this, she immediately smiled.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Alright, then give it to Qingyu."

"Thank you, Aunt!" Zhou Qingyu called crisply, "Aunt is the best!"

Shen Hanyue beamed.

Xiao Ruoling lightly furrowed her eyebrows, "This time, they should be prepared, catching that guy is getting harder."

Chu Zhiyuan grinned, "Not necessarily."

He walked to Zheng Xiu, suddenly punched lightly.

The fist stopped half a foot from Zheng Xiu.

"Pop!"

A crisp sound, like a pebble thrown into a deep well.

"This..." Shen Hanyue was astonished.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.

Shen Hanyue watched Zheng Xiu’s seven orifices start gushing blood, suddenly realizing, "He was playing dead?!... But I clearly hit his forehead, how could he have survived..."

"He possesses a life-saving technique, obtained through chance," Chu Zhiyuan said, "He could hold onto a thread of life, faintly detectable, hard to perceive."

"Damn him!" Shen Hanyue cursed, "Senior sister, why are these Li Huo Palace guys so cunning?!"

She increasingly felt saying Li Huo Palace was reckless and impulsive was completely misleading.

The Li Huo Palace experts she encountered, all had a bellyful of sinister schemes, difficult to deal with.

She felt without Chu Zhiyuan’s assistance, dealing with them alone, she would surely suffer, and not just once.

Xiao Ruoling sighed, "Li Huo Palace experts are indeed extremely insidious, you need to be careful."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Li Huo Palace’s foundation is still very deep, but don’t underestimate yourselves, the experts daring to come and entangle are no simpletons."

"That’s true." Shen Hanyue said, "Weak ones wouldn’t dare come."

They had been defeated by Profound Yin Palace before, if they weren’t strong, how dare they come again?

Zhou Qingyu stopped her actions, came to Zheng Xiu, seeing his seven orifices bleeding, she wasn’t flustered, she casually picked up the nearby White Jade Meditation Mat, "Thank you, Aunt."

"Qingyu, aren’t you afraid?" Shen Hanyue curiously asked.

Zhou Qingyu smiled, "Aunt, I’ve seen plenty of dead people."

Her father being a doctor naturally had seen life and death, as an assistant she had seen many dying people, seen many die in front of her.

"This is a good thing." Shen Hanyue smiled, "So you won’t panic at the sight of corpses, unable to utilize your skills."

She then laughed, "You wouldn’t mind this spiritual artifact belonging to this dead guy, would you?"

"I don’t mind." Zhou Qingyu laughed, "It should have had more than one owner."

"Indeed." Shen Hanyue agreed, "The spiritual artifacts we have now, none haven’t been owned by someone deceased, otherwise, we wouldn’t have gotten them."

Zhou Qingyu fiddled with the White Jade Meditation Mat, finding it quite fascinating, she looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Your realm is still shallow now, there’s no rush to refine, just sit on it when you meditate."

"Understood." Zhou Qingyu nodded, "Then I’ll keep it."

"Go ahead." Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand.

She lightly went into her room, the west wing room of Xiao Ruoling’s place was given to her.

Shen Hanyue’s jade face sank, cursing, "What about the spiritual artifact? Princely Heir, we can’t just let it go."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head.

He bent and took out an item from Zheng Xiu’s chest, tossing it in the air.

It was a jade pendant, tied with a golden tassel.

The jade pendant flew and fell, the tassel fluttered like a fish tail.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "With it, we can sense you."

Shen Hanyue’s bright eyes lit up, "With it, can we track that guy?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded, "We can trace back to him."