Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1496 - 1492: Revealed at Last

Li Hongzhao flicked her wrist, and a stone shot out of her sleeve, aiming at the falling Cheng Qian.

The stone accurately hit Cheng Qian, allowing him to leverage the momentum.

He angled upwards, flying towards the direction of the valley’s stone wall, then received Li Hongzhao’s second stone.

Leveraging again at an angle, he landed beyond the valley’s range, standing atop the stone wall.

He let out a long sigh and wiped his forehead.

The crowd also sighed in relief.

"Thank you, Miss Li." Cheng Kun solemnly clasped his fists.

In terms of cultivation, he surpassed Li Hongzhao, but regarding reaction speed, he was inferior to her.

Moreover, the power Li Hongzhao displayed was far beyond ordinary Perfect Spirit Venerable.

So young and already a Perfect Spirit Venerable, with a Phoenix bloodline, her future is boundless.

Besides, she saved his elder brother this time, which was a great favor to him.

Li Hongzhao smiled, "Even if I hadn’t intervened, Mr. Cheng’s strength would have allowed him to retreat safely."

"That’s not necessarily true." Cheng Kun shook his head.

As a Spirit Venerable, he was protected by spiritual essence, unafraid of true yuan attacks.

Nothing below Spirit Venerable could pose a threat.

But this valley was very strange, posing a huge threat to spiritual essence; otherwise, his elder brother wouldn’t have lost control.

Could spiritual essence condense gang qi to fend off the lake’s poison?

He vaguely felt it couldn’t.

Luo Yun clapped, "Yes, we have two Seniors. Let’s just go from the sides instead of crossing the valley?"

Zheng Zhenxing nodded, "We’re getting trapped in a dead end."

Cheng Kun said, "Can we go from the sides?"

Luo Yun said, "Let Senior Cheng have a look."

Cheng Kun nodded.

He moved his lips, transmitting to Cheng Qian standing above the valley’s stone wall.

Cheng Qian waved from the stone wall.

His voice sounded in everyone’s ears, "No, this stone is too peculiar, the interference is too strong."

As he spoke, he walked slowly this way, unhurried, appearing quite calm.

Cheng Kun frowned.

He had been with Cheng Qian day and night, quite attuned, and could see Cheng Qian was exerting himself.

He knew the power emanating from the stone wall was extremely strange and formidable, hard to deal with.

He turned to Li Hongzhao, "Miss Li, is this stone wall so peculiar?"

Li Hongzhao stared at Cheng Qian atop the wall, "Almost impossible to flip over the sides, ... we’ll have to assist Mr. Cheng later."

Cheng Kun nodded solemnly.

Cheng Qian walked very slowly, like someone who didn’t know qinggong, struggling.

The top was rugged and uneven; he still needed to use qinggong.

But as soon as he tried, he immediately stopped, continuing to walk step by step.

Finally, he arduously arrived at the stone wall fronting the valley, faced them, and shouted, "Second Brother, catch me!"

He leaped down.

Cheng Kun had already jumped up, simultaneously flicking his sleeve, unleashing a soft force toward Cheng Qian.

The speed of Cheng Qian’s descent slowed momentarily, then continued to fall, not blocked.

At this moment, Cheng Kun reached for him, and his expression changed.

Their speed of descent suddenly increased, like two meteors falling.

Huang Zhengyang and the others hurriedly looked at Song Chaoge, intending to act.

But Song Chaoge said nothing.

Li Hongzhao said, "Master, they can’t withstand the power of this stone wall."

Song Chaoge frowned, "A mere stone wall, so peculiar?"

She felt this was a bit excessive.

Li Hongzhao nodded, "Underestimated this stone wall earlier."

As she spoke, she floated lightly like a flame rising.

Her sleeve unleashed a long snow-white ribbon, like a white rainbow streaking toward the two.

As the white ribbon collided with them, it swiftly softened, like a spirit snake instantly wrapping around their arms.

Their downward momentum suddenly eased.

"Swoosh!"

The part of the white ribbon wrapped around them was suddenly cut, as if sliced by a precise blade.

The remaining part of the ribbon wrapped around them again.

Their descent speed eased once more.

"Swoosh!"

The part of the white ribbon wrapped around them was severed again by an invisible force.

This time, they saw Li Hongzhao’s slender fingers on her left hand lightly movement.

With a swipe of the void, she severed the white ribbon.

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

...

"Marvelous!" Luo Yun clapped in admiration, "Miss Li, truly ingenious, I admire it, I didn’t think of this!"

Huang Zhengyang coolly said, "Even if you thought of it, you couldn’t do it."

He had thought of this move but the abnormal energy from the stone wall was too quick.

Li Hongzhao manages because of her Phoenix bloodline, evidently more effective against the abnormal energy from the stone wall.

Although she also gets affected by the abnormal energy, she’s not as helpless as they are.

Thus, she had the chance to cut the white ribbon to block the intrusion of the abnormal energy.

"Boom!"

Cheng Qian and Cheng Kun landed heavily, staggering before finally steadying themselves.

Cheng Qian clasped his fists toward the gently descending Li Hongzhao, "Thank you very much."

Cheng Kun nodded.

Li Hongzhao returned the salute, "Wasn’t this stone wall truly peculiar?"

"Very strange," Cheng Qian sighed, "Underestimated it earlier, didn’t think it was so strong."

The abnormal energy from the stone wall could paralyze the operation of spiritual essence, remarkably effective.

Before it, spiritual essence seemed powerless to resist, like encountering a predator.

"This is troublesome," Zheng Zhenxing said, "We can’t get through!"

He looked at Huang Zhengyang, "Brother Huang, think of a solution."

Huang Zhengyang couldn’t help but smile, "Brother Zheng, I now have no solution at all!"

Zheng Zhenxing said, "Brother Huang, you know this valley well, surely have something prepared."

Initially, if not for Huang Zhengyang’s understanding of Snake Valley and thorough preparation, the three of them wouldn’t have gotten through.

Huang Zhengyang waved his hand, "Don’t flatter me, how do I know here, just prepared a bit more thoroughly."

He couldn’t help but think of Chu Zhiyuan.

If it weren’t for Chu Zhiyuan’s guidance back then, he would have stumbled here.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but speak again, "Senior Song, let’s ask Brother Chu to come and help."

Song Chaoge said, "Invite him here to help us cross this?"

Huang Zhengyang said, "Things others can’t do, Brother Chu often can."

Zheng Zhenxing said, "Brother Huang, what can Mr. Chu do now?"

Song Chaoge looked at Cheng Qian, "Mr. Cheng, can you use spiritual artifacts?"

"Flying spirit artifacts?" Cheng Qian asked.

Song Chaoge nodded.

Cheng Qian shook his head, "The valley’s array is peculiar, interfering with spirit artifacts, it can’t pass through."

He immediately said, "In any case, my spirit artifact becomes dysfunctional in the valley."

Everyone’s faces turned heavy.

Even Spirit Venerables couldn’t do it, not even with spirit artifacts, they wouldn’t stand a chance.

This valley turning into a lake, wouldn’t it be better if it hadn’t transformed?

At least then, just beware of snakes, now it’s become a place full of strangeness.

Song Chaoge glanced at Cheng Qian, finally nodded slowly, "Seems like we have to treat a dead horse like a living one, invite Mr. Chu to help."

Huang Zhengyang hurriedly nodded forcefully, "Exactly, it’s the right thing to do!"

Song Chaoge looked at Li Hongzhao.

Li Hongzhao said, "Master, he is quite busy."

Song Chaoge said, "Since it involves the cave mansion, it’s important. Let’s invite him over."

"Should I invite him?" Li Hongzhao was reluctant.

Song Chaoge snorted, "For me to invite him, who knows how long before I can meet him."

Is Chu Zhiyuan at the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Heavenly Sword Branch, or somewhere else?

Finding him isn’t easy for me.

But Li Hongzhao can immediately find Chu Zhiyuan, summoning him over.

Li Hongzhao saw their eager gaze, begrudgingly said, "Alright, I’ll try; he’s very busy."

As she spoke, she reached her right hand into her left sleeve.

At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan was observing them with insight, watching how they tried yet ultimately failed.

Even Spirit Venerables were blocked outside this lake, unable to cross the valley.

Facing this valley, the six of them were at wit’s end, he found it quite absurd.

Song Chaoge was hiding her capability, not employing powerful spiritual artifacts here.

He glanced at the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, then the Little Demon Suppression Divine Tree, subsequently vanished.

In the next instant, he appeared before Li Hongzhao.

Meanwhile, the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree remained in the void, sprinkling stardust into the Little Demon Suppression Divine Tree.