Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1466 - 1462: Target

Xiao Ruoling looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Xiao Ruoling gently shook her head.

Zheng Xiu was taken down in one move, they thought he must have been careless.

Deploy six people and observe from a distance, if there’s an ambush, just turn back and leave.

Even if the six experts can’t capture Shen, they can at least retreat safely.

Any more experts might attract the attention of Profound Yin Palace, drawing even more experts.

With this reasoning, deploying six experts seemed to make sense.

They couldn’t imagine Shen displaying strength strong enough to match multiple people.

"Let’s go." The handsome middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "This time, no matter what, she must be eliminated, otherwise, if the news gets back..."

The honest young man said solemnly, "It’s the disciple’s incompetence."

"It’s not your fault, your arrangement was fine," said the handsome middle-aged man. "Who could have thought Junior Brother Zheng would have such bad luck."

The honest young man said, "Not succeeding in capturing Shen Hanyue and losing Master Zheng is my fault."

This is the rule of the Palace, only by success or failure is one judged a hero.

No matter how detailed the plan, if there’s a mistake, it’s a fault.

With Master Zheng dead and Shen Hanyue safe and sound, that’s the result, and it’s one’s fault.

"Then redeem your fault with merit." The handsome middle-aged man spoke in a deep voice, "Eliminate Shen Hanyue, and merit will outweigh the fault!"

The honest young man slowly said, "This time she won’t escape, even wings won’t save her!"

He looked solemn, his eyes blazing, bursting with unwavering confidence.

The handsome middle-aged man nodded, "Let’s hope so, Shen Hanyue is quite bizarre, don’t be careless."

The honest young man said, "Otherwise, ask Grandmaster Huang..."

"Spirit Venerable cannot take action." The handsome middle-aged man interrupted without hesitation.

The honest young man looked regretful.

If the Spirit Venerable took action, no matter how clever or mysterious Shen Hanyue was, she would surely die.

The handsome middle-aged man said, "Grandmaster Huang said that there are at least four Spirit Venerables stationed in Profound Yin Palace, waiting for our Spirit Venerable to act, so they can strike, and also lure Heaven-Reaching Sect’s Spirit Venerables to act."

"Heaven-Reaching Sect..." The honest young man’s honest face turned gloomy.

"Heaven-Reaching Sect doesn’t have many people, but many Spirit Venerables. Once it involves Spirit Venerables, it’s quite troublesome," said the handsome middle-aged man, shaking his head.

The honest young man was puzzled, "Then why are we still fighting Heaven-Reaching Sect?"

He was very confused.

Since Heaven-Reaching Sect has many Spirit Venerables, why provoke them, even to kill Heaven-Reaching Sect disciples?

"Why not fight?" The handsome middle-aged man snorted, "Their Spirit Venerables also dare not act easily."

"But what if..."

"We also have many Spirit Venerables."

"But if they join forces with Profound Yin Palace’s Spirit Venerables..."

"Profound Yin Palace’s Spirit Venerables would not agree." The handsome middle-aged man smiled faintly.

"This..." The honest young man felt his brain wasn’t working enough.

He was a bit baffled.

Profound Yin Palace and Heaven-Reaching Sect, whether they teamed up or not? Why sometimes team up and sometimes not?

"Our real target is actually Chu Zhiyuan, this guy is very important."

"Uncle, I heard this Chu Zhiyuan is a new disciple at Heaven-Reaching Sect, is he very powerful?"

"He has close ties with Shen Hanyue and Xiao Ruoling." The handsome middle-aged man said coldly, "Kill him, and those two women are finished."

"Impossible, right?" The honest young man said, "Those women from Profound Yin Palace are extremely vicious, treacherous and ruthless, how could they be done for just by him dying?"

The handsome middle-aged man chuckled, "Profound Yin Palace’s mental method has a fatal flaw."

The honest young man suddenly widened his eyes.

"Do you know why the disciples of Profound Yin Palace never marry, staying single for life?"

"Uncle, isn’t it because they look down on men, so they don’t bother with them?"

"Just an excuse." The handsome middle-aged man snorted, "Actually, because once they fall in love, they have a fatal weakness, if their man betrays them, or dies, their cultivation would be nearly lost, even go mad and directly die."

"Really?!" The honest young man said in surprise, "I’ve never heard of this."

"It’s Profound Yin Palace’s secret, how could you have heard!" The handsome middle-aged man smiled smugly.

"So that’s it..." The honest young man’s face showed realization, "So, our real target is Chu Zhiyuan, kill Chu Zhiyuan, and Shen Hanyue and Xiao Ruoling are as good as dead?"

"Hmm, these two women are hard to kill and troublesome. Killing Chu Zhiyuan is much easier." The handsome middle-aged said, "It’s almost time to succeed, right?"

"We’re following two Heaven-Reaching Sect disciples now. Once we kill them, Chu Zhiyuan is bound to appear." The honest-looking young man chuckled, "It’s said that this Chu Zhiyuan values emotions and loyalty highly."

"As long as he appears, just kill him directly," the handsome middle-aged man sneered, "It can be said to achieve multiple goals in one stroke."

"Disciple is concerned that killing three Heaven-Reaching Sect disciples might provoke the Spirit Venerables from Heaven-Reaching Sect to act."

The handsome middle-aged man waved his hand, "Though Heaven-Reaching Sect doesn’t have many disciples, losing three is not enough to alarm the Spirit Venerables, as they are even more afraid of death."

He said this and immediately lowered his voice, quickly glancing around.

If other Spirit Venerables heard this, it would be bad.

The honest-looking young man solemnly said, "Master Zheng, this move of yours is truly brilliant, killing multiple birds with one stone!"

"However, the Heaven-Reaching Sect disciples are not that easy to kill," the handsome middle-aged man shook his head, "Their fleeing skills are impressive; a deadly strike is necessary."

"Yes," the honest-looking young man nodded, "Master Zheng, we should take action now."

"Let’s go."

The two of them floated away, starting to pass through the snow peaks formed by white clouds, shooting toward the distance.

The white cloud beneath their feet began to accelerate, faster and faster, carrying them away in a streak of red light.

Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling followed behind, hidden in the Void.

The two moved in a drifting manner while communicating through voice transmission.

Xiao Ruoling sighed softly, "I didn’t expect our mental method to have such a drawback."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded and smiled, "No wonder everyone in Profound Yin Palace was against us."

After the great battle with Li Huo Palace, Profound Yin Palace truly accepted the relationship between us and Xiao Ruoling, with no more obstacles.

Now it seems there were hidden motives.

Xiao Ruoling gently shook her head, "Neither Master nor the Palace Master mentioned it."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Perhaps they were afraid it would disturb your mental state."

"I misunderstood Master and the Palace Master," Xiao Ruoling said, "But I didn’t expect their target to be you, my husband!"

Her bright eyes flickered, glowing like torches, unable to suppress the surge of killing intent.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded, "There are always experts around."

There are many smart people in the world, never to be underestimated.

However, they must not have fully understood his background; they don’t know I’m in Biyuan Heavenly Sword Sect, nor do they know what my actual cultivation level is.

After all, after joining Heaven-Reaching Sect, he hardly showed himself in front of outsiders or took any action.

Xiao Ruoling said, "When should I take action?"

Chu Zhiyuan, being a Spirit Venerable, should not reveal himself if possible, let alone take action.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Let’s see how they set up the ambush first, and then see if Hanyue can handle it."

Xiao Ruoling said, "With six experts, there should be no problem."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "Li Huo Palace experts should not be underestimated either."

A quarter of an hour later, they hid again in a forest on a mountain peak, looking toward the mountain peak three hundred meters away.

Shen Hanyue stood with hands behind her back on the mountaintop, her white robe fluttering, graceful like an immortal.

She narrowed her bright eyes slightly, letting six men in red robes rush over, dispersing within ten meters away, vaguely surrounding her.

At the forefront was the handsome middle-aged man.

Chu Zhiyuan’s voice sounded in her ear, "The honest-looking young man behind you is the Spiritual Artifact holder, kill him first."

Upon hearing his voice, Shen Hanyue smiled sweetly and nodded gently.

The handsome middle-aged man said solemnly, "Shen Hanyue, right?"

Shen Hanyue replied indifferently, "It’s me. Li Huo Palace is pulling this stunt again? It’s really disgraceful!"

The handsome middle-aged man said coldly, "Did you kill Junior Brother Zheng?"

Shen Hanyue pouted, "Zheng Xiu? Quite good at playing dead, but now truly dead!"

"You deserve to die!" The handsome middle-aged man gritted his teeth and gestured.

The other five experts punched together, Red Jade Fist Seals condensed in the air and smashed toward her.

Twelve transparent flying knives shot out from inside Shen Hanyue’s sleeve, targetting the honest-looking young man behind her.

At the same time, her figure turned into a vague shadow, escaping the coverage of the fist seals.

"Shi shi shi shi..."

The piercing whistling sound was endless.

Twelve flying knives, like a storm, instantly destroyed the honest-looking young man’s defense, blocking all his escape routes, so fast he couldn’t react, piercing through his body.

Several blood arrows shot into the air, his strength dissipating all at once, followed by a white shadow flashing before his eyes, and a jade palm had already reached his heart.