Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1480 - 1476: Discovery

Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue, along with Meng Yunyin and Sun Jing, left together.

Chu Zhiyuan continued to scrutinize the middle-aged man, using Insight to observe the changes in his body.

Zhou Qingyu curiously asked, "Master, why does no one care about this secret technique?"

Aunt Shen clearly saw it but didn’t care, evidently feeling it wasn’t important.

A secret technique to detoxify, how can it not be important?

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "With a Detoxification Pill, why go through this trouble?"

"The Detoxification Pill can’t cure the poison of the Forget Love Pill, can the secret technique?"

"It might be able to bypass the Detoxification Pill; it’s worth a try."

"If it can cure the poison of the Forget Love Pill, can it force the truth out of this guy?"

"Yes."

"But training that secret technique takes some time, right?"

"It shouldn’t take too long."

While answering her questions, Chu Zhiyuan kept his eyes on the middle-aged man.

Zhu Yuxia also watched him intently.

Lu Qingfeng occasionally glanced at Chu Zhiyuan.

She vaguely felt that there was something off about Chu Zhiyuan’s expression, as if he was withholding something.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly spoke, "The Strange Insect Jade Pendant can track qi, so your elder can sense Qu Ruifeng’s location from Li Huo Palace at any time, right?"

The middle-aged man’s eyes flickered.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Being able to know Qu Ruifeng’s whereabouts at any time thus knowing Li Huo Palace’s actions."

The middle-aged man’s gaze remained calm, showing no sign of motion.

Zhu Yuxia shook her head, "This Forget Love Pill is truly domineering, making it hard to stir the mind’s lake."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Your elder can also control Qu Ruifeng’s actions by controlling the strange insects, thus controlling Li Huo Palace’s actions, right?"

He looked at Lu Qingfeng, "The incident when Senior Sister Meng was ambushed is related to this."

The disciples of Profound Yin Palace aren’t pushovers. Meng Yunyin alone is known for her intelligence and competence, hardly someone reckless in action.

Her cultivation is high, and she’s exceptionally astute, making ambushes nearly impossible.

If aided by the Strange Insect Jade Pendant, secretly tracking her then quickly striking, it was possible to ambush and seriously injure or even kill her.

They almost succeeded.

Lu Qingfeng’s face turned cold and stern, "Who exactly is it?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "This person has a Spiritual Artifact that conceals their qi."

He turned to the middle-aged man, "Just ask any disciple from Forget Sorrow Valley about which Evil God you’re closest to, and you’ll know."

The middle-aged man’s gaze was still peaceful.

Suddenly, Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes turned hollow.

When he returned to normal, he stepped in front of the middle-aged man and delivered a gentle palm to his left shoulder.

His left shoulder made a crisp "pop" sound, exploding into a cloud of red mist.

Lu Qingfeng and Zhu Yuxia looked at him in confusion.

Chu Zhiyuan exhaled a sigh of relief.

Zhu Yuxia came up to the middle-aged man; even in this state, his eyes remained calm and untroubled.

Zhu Yuxia shook her head, feeling that this guy was not much different from a dead person.

She was about to seal his wound to stop the bleeding but saw that his left shoulder only had a fingernail-sized wound and wasn’t bleeding.

She turned her head, puzzled, to look at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "There was a force of qi hidden there, capable of executing Jade and Stone Burning."

Zhu Yuxia’s complexion changed slightly.

Lu Qingfeng frowned, "He can still execute Jade and Stone Burning?"

Chu Zhiyuan said slowly, "This is probably another secret technique, Forget Sorrow Valley is more frightening than imagined."

Lu Qingfeng looked at Zhu Yuxia.

Zhu Yuxia shook her head, "This is different from the Forget Sorrow Valley I know."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Likely because of the added Evil God influence, how many Evil Gods did Forget Sorrow Valley originally have?"

"Three," Zhu Yuxia replied, "It’s harder for an Evil Cultivator to achieve Spirit Venerable status, and Forget Sorrow Valley is considered top-notch yet only produced three Evil Gods."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "That’s fair... now perhaps there’s a new Evil God."

"This is a major issue," Zhu Yuxia frowned, "Logically, it’s impossible for this to happen quietly."

Though Forget Sorrow Valley is remote and mysterious, if a Spirit Venerable emerges, nearby Spirit Venerables should be aware.

Yet she hadn’t received any such news.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Senior Zhu, I have a hypothesis."

"Please, Mr. Chu," Zhu Yuxia said solemnly.

Lu Qingfeng also kept a close eye on him.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at the middle-aged man and said slowly, "This new Evil God has a Spiritual Artifact that can block my probing; does it mean it can also conceal his presence?"

"Impossible!" Zhu Yuxia blurted out.

Chu Zhiyuan watched the middle-aged man’s eyes and saw them flicker for the first time.

He couldn’t help but smile, "Apparently, I was right!"

Zhu Yuxia said, "No such Spiritual Artifact exists; the aura of a Spirit Venerable can’t be covered by anything."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "This new Evil God likely has such a Spiritual Artifact."

Zhu Yuxia’s charming face turned frosty, "If such a Spiritual Artifact exists, it’s unprecedented!"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Manipulating the Li Huo Palace and Profound Yin Palace to fight, that’s not ordinary ambition for an Evil God, right?... With such a Spiritual Artifact, no wonder he has such ambition, right?"

"Almost impossible..." Zhu Yuxia still found it hard to believe.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "From this man’s expression, it confirms my hypothesis almost entirely."

Zhu Yuxia’s beautiful face tensed up, and she said slowly, "If so, we’re in big trouble."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "We must think of a way to first get rid of this Evil God and destroy that Spiritual Artifact."

"If indeed there is such a Spiritual Artifact," Zhu Yuxia said solemnly, "I must inform my Senior Sisters and Aunts, and even the Spirit Venerables of your Heaven-Reaching Sect and those of Li Huo Palace."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Zhu Yuxia said, "Mr. Chu, that’s assuming such a Spiritual Artifact truly exists."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "This needs to be proven, and it’s very dangerous."

Zhu Yuxia slowly nodded.

Lu Qingfeng’s face was even frostier, saying slowly, "If such a person exists, we must be extremely cautious!"

An Evil God who can conceal his Spirit Venerable aura would act without restraint.

No matter how powerful, even at Nine Transitions Perfection, one would be vulnerable before a Spirit Venerable.

If that Evil God starts a killing spree while the Spirit Venerables of Profound Yin Palace can’t respond timely, who knows how many disciples would be lost.

Thinking of the consequences made her body cold, boiling with murderous intent.

"Here we come!"

"Found it!"

"Found it immediately, Shen’s memory is indeed incredible!"

Meng Yunyin’s group of four came back excitedly, babbling, their eyes shining with excitement.

Upon entering and speaking a few sentences, their high spirits gradually subsided, and the excitement on their faces slowly disappeared.

Meng Yunyin asked, "Palace Master, what happened?"

Shen Hanyue said, "Palace Master, is the secret technique ineffective?"

Lu Qingfeng forced a smile, "Can this secret technique be mastered quickly? How long will it take? Can it be done in a day?"

Shen Hanyue said, "Palace Master, I can’t master it in a day."

Xiao Ruoling shook her head.

Meng Yunyin and Sun Jing both shook their heads.

They hadn’t expected Lu Qingfeng to be this eager, allowing only one day.

Shen Hanyue laughed, "Princely Heir, why don’t you give it a try?"

"I’ll pass," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Senior Zhu should be able to."

Zhu Yuxia reached out her hand.

Meng Yunyin took a yellowed, palm-thick ancient book from her sleeve and handed it over with both hands.

Zhu Yuxia flipped it open for a glance, closed her eyes to think for a moment, and slowly nodded, "Roughly so, Mr. Chu, you should try it too."

Chu Zhiyuan took it, flipped through it, and nodded, "Indeed, it’s not difficult."