Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1486 - 1482: Encountering a Cave

This kind of situation is what all Spirit Venerables dream of.

Possessing the power of a Spirit Venerable without the flaws, acting secretively, free and unrestrained.

Unlike Spirit Venerables, whose whereabouts are no secret, always visible to other Spirit Venerables.

The more one is a Spirit Venerable, the more they yearn for this sense of secrecy.

Li Hongzhao suddenly smiled sweetly, "Can I finally break the shackles of my bloodline?"

Chu Zhiyuan replied with a smile, "Congratulations."

Li Hongzhao beamed, "How can such a joyous occasion be without wine?"

She turned and went inside, soon returning with a jar of wine and two jade cups, opened the seal, and poured wine into each cup.

The two of them drank the jar of wine heartily.

Feeling slightly tipsy, Chu Zhiyuan relaxed a bit, his smile deepened.

The Phoenix Secret Land is extremely confidential and hidden, with the suppression of Divine Phoenix Blood, it can isolate external probing.

Here, after drinking half a jar of wine, he completely relaxed.

Li Hongzhao leaned against the vermilion pillar of the small pavilion, with her left hand on the jade railing and her right hand gently shaking the jade cup, lazy and contented.

Her phoenix eyes sparkled, "Something on your mind?"

"Not really," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

The matter concerning Song Wantao is too distant for Li Hongzhao, and it would seem like nonsense to outsiders.

It’s undue worry, thinking that everyone in the world wants to kill him, overthinking.

Li Hongzhao hummed, "Do you dislike my cultivation being low, unable to help?"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "You think that as soon as you become a Spirit Venerable, you can be of help?"

"Not there yet?"

"I’m now at the Third Transition, soon reaching the Fourth Transition, yet I’m cautious and walking on thin ice, you who have just stepped onto Spirit Venerable’s path..."

He stopped, shook his head with a smile.

"I have the blessing of the Phoenix Bloodline?"

"The blessing of the Phoenix Bloodline is indeed strong," Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "Your First Transition is equivalent to others’ Second, but it is ultimately still just the First."

Li Hongzhao sighed, "Alas—! Have to keep practicing diligently, when will it end."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The path of cultivation is like this, you stop, others don’t."

Li Hongzhao glanced at him askance, "Having you around, I can forget about resting."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, changed the topic, "Do you have any hope of entering the Court’s center?"

Li Hongzhao said, "Master isn’t inclined, won’t happen anytime soon, there’s not much point even if I do."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Find a way to inherit the throne."

Becoming one of the four kings, only then is there qualification to inherit the authority of a Divine Artifact’s Master.

The power of the Divine Artifact is beyond imagination.

More importantly, it’s related to the Divine Essence and the cultivation methods of the Divine Race.

Li Hongzhao laughed, "Haven’t gotten drunk, have you? Just daydreaming! The four princely heirs have inherited their bloodlines, they’ll inherit the throne, it’s not my turn."

"Then do you have a chance to get in touch with a Divine Artifact?"

"Divine Artifact..." Li Hongzhao thought for a moment, shook her head, "Probably not even Master can."

Chu Zhiyuan sighed.

Li Hongzhao said, "Do you want to use a Divine Artifact against someone... met an opponent?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile, "It’s about cultivation."

Li Hongzhao is indeed sharp and clever, this guess hit the mark.

An opponent indeed appears, but the Divine Artifact is not meant to deal with him.

Through this Divine Artifact, his cultivation has been rapidly increasing.

The progress of the Cloud Dragon Fist accelerates, Divine Essence becomes deeper and purer as the Heavenly Yuan Technique soars.

After the Heavenly Yuan Technique soared, even if the Spiritual Essence is blocked outside the body, as soon as it operates within, its level advances greatly.

Pushing one’s realm to rapidly elevate.

Originally thought it would take some time to reach the Fourth Transition, now it seems, it’s within reach.

Li Hongzhao said, "I’ll ask Master and see if there’s a way."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

His gaze suddenly became hollow.

After a moment, he regained focus, slowly frowned.

This time when looking at her future, she breaks through before entering the grotto heaven.

The grotto heaven she ventures into should be the same one Huang Zhengyang and his company ventured into.

Even if Li Hongzhao breaks through to a new realm, she still encounters danger.

He cautioned her with a sentence, "Not advisable to enter the grotto heaven in the short term," then drank another jar of wine.

While drinking, a part of his heart and spirit focused on Huang Zhengyang’s side.

...

Huang Zhengyang and the others stood before a towering peak, examining a cave midway up the mountain.

The surrounding terrain was flat, without any other peaks, not even hills.

This peak was abrupt and perilous, offering no path upward.

Those without qinggong couldn’t ascend.

"Brother Huang, what do you think?" Luo Yun smiled, "Is there mortal danger?"

Having passed through Snake Valley, he now had deep confidence in Huang Zhengyang’s intuition.

If not for Huang Zhengyang’s foresight and his willingness to undertake the most dangerous tasks, the three of them wouldn’t have escaped death.

Those strange snakes were too peculiar and formidable.

He hadn’t sensed the peril in Snake Valley, but Huang Zhengyang did, proving Huang Zhengyang’s intuition was keener.

Huang Zhengyang said, "We should explore, what do you think, Brother Luo?"

Luo Yun laughed, "I agree we should explore, likely there are great rewards, Brother Zheng, Brother Meng, what do you think?"

Zheng Zhenxing and Meng Xianda nodded in agreement.

Luo Yun looked at Huang Zhengyang, "Brother Huang, don’t you find this place dangerous?"

Huang Zhengyang shook his head, "It seems not dangerous, ... but we shouldn’t be careless."

"Naturally." Luo Yun collected his smile, "I’ll lead the way."

"Thanks for your trouble, Brother Luo," Huang Zhengyang said.

Luo Yun soared and landed at the cave halfway up the mountain.

Outside the cave was a flat open area, with several strange beast patterns painted on it.

A few strokes brought them vividly to life.

Upon seeing these six strange beasts, Luo Yun’s expression changed slightly, he altered his movement in mid-air to avoid them, landing on a blank spot.

"Brother Luo?" Huang Zhengyang called from below.

Luo Yun raised his voice, "I’m alright."

He scanned the six strange beasts’ patterns, feeling nothing unusual.

He then looked at the pale yellow stone gate of the cave.

Facing the sun, the stone gate was dry and smooth, permeated with the aura of time.

He didn’t hurry to touch it, taking out a small stone from his sleeve and flicking it.

"Snap!"

The small stone landed on the stone gate, crumbled into powder and fluttered away, swept away by an invisible breeze, disappearing without a trace.

His gaze narrowed.

He carefully surveyed the stone gate, then looked back at the six strange beast patterns.

"Brother Luo," Zheng Zhenxing raised his voice to ask, "Shall we come over together?"

"Come ahead." Luo Yun turned and glanced at Zheng Zhenxing.

He understood Zheng Zhenxing’s intention.

Fearing he would keep the benefits for himself.

This Zheng Zhenxing, has little ambition and a narrow mind, too concerned about gains.

Zheng Zhenxing hurriedly said, "Brother Huang, Brother Meng, let’s go."

Saying this, without waiting for a response, he leapt up, akin to a hawk diving down to Luo Yun.

Luo Yun ignored him, focused on the stone gate, his expression intense.

He sensed the gate was peculiar, containing profound intricacies, not to be touched lightly.

"Brother Luo, I’m here," Zheng Zhenxing said with a smile, landing beside Luo Yun.

Luo Yun nodded, still staring at the stone gate, "Brother Zheng, take a look at this gate."

Zheng Zhenxing didn’t pay attention to the strange beasts below, his gaze fell on the stone gate, laughing indifferently, "Is there anything profound about this gate? Just a gate, let me open it!"

He drew his sword.

The sword emitted a bright light, cold and sharp, truly a Treasure Sword.

He thrust the sword toward the center of the stone gate, the sword suddenly emitted a yard-long Sword Aura.

The Sword Aura was dazzling, surpassing even the sword’s bright light, like the midday sun, impossible to look at directly.

His lips held a smile.

Huang Zhengyang and Meng Xianda also landed, avoiding the strange beast patterns after seeing them.

While about to touch down, their expressions changed slightly.

Seeing Zheng Zhenxing’s sword radiance suddenly intensify.

Like a sun falling, brighter than his Sword Aura.

Their eyes immediately burned with pain.

"Not good."

Huang Zhengyang soared back up, retracting his feet before landing, and waved his sleeve toward Zheng Zhenxing.

Zheng Zhenxing flew into the air, spitting out a Blood Arrow, but his hand no longer held the longsword.

The sword was embedded in the stone gate, emitting a remarkable glow.