Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1501 - 1497: Battle Again

The Court selection is quite meticulous.

The two Spirit Venerables, Cheng Qian and Cheng Kun, did not act recklessly due to immediate benefits.

Not only is the Court’s authority sufficient, but the prestige of the Four Holy Veins is also adequate, keeping the Spirit Venerables’ restlessness in check.

As for Huang Zhengyang and the others, with the Spirit Venerables ahead, they can’t stir up trouble.

He has seen too much betrayal and hatred from the memories of many.

Especially before a fortunate encounter, even brothers and fathers and sons can turn against each other.

His gaze turned to the distance.

Snake Valley has already become a perilous place, so this cave is now hard to reach by anyone.

There’s only one road from Snake Valley to here.

And this is already the road’s end, with mountains blocking the way.

To go further, one must cross this mountain.

Song Chaoge chose this place as the entrance to the Phoenix Secret Realm, indeed very prudent.

But choosing this place, once Phoenix Secret Realm disciples come over, they will have to cross this mountain to explore Grotto Heaven.

After crossing this mountain, there is a vast plain, with lush green grass as tall as humans.

Wide, flat, boundless.

At the distant end, the blue sky and green grass become one line.

He used Insight to examine the area, and within a range of hundreds of miles, it’s all such plains.

Though it’s called green grass, it’s not much different from trees.

How many Strange Beasts are hidden within the green grass?

Even with Super Sensing Illumination, he couldn’t see the situation within the prairie clearly.

This concealed an Array, blocking his Insight.

He looked up at the Void.

The atmosphere inside this Grotto Heaven is different from outside, also different from the aura at the Outer Heaven Heavenly Sect’s Tongtian Pavilion.

After the Divine Race left, this place experienced abnormal changes, leading to the creation of this Grotto Heaven.

After Ji Qingxuan left.

His eyes suddenly became hollow, staring at the cave.

Time regression.

After a moment, his eyes recovered, the aged aura once again spread all over him.

He closed his eyes and slowly practiced Cloud Dragon Fist, proceeding leisurely, carefree.

The Divine Essence circulated within his body.

As the Divine Essence circulated, the aged aura quickly dissipated from his body.

This was the previous discovery about the benefits of Cloud Dragon Fist.

It’s actually also the benefit of Divine Essence, which can restore the body’s traces of time.

If not, he would now be white-haired and wrinkled.

Li Hongzhao saw him earlier already restored to normal.

This time he recovered even faster.

After practicing Cloud Dragon Fist once, returned to the original state.

Through the past seen from this mountain, there’s nothing different about the heaven and earth.

Silence, no one else visits.

It’s Huang Zhengyang and their first time.

The grass on the opposite side of the mountain grows higher.

From originally waist-high, grew to the current height of a person, doubled in height.

He guessed, is it due to Array operation or because of heaven and earth changes?

He shook his head, withdrew his Heart and Spirit, and his figure flashed disappearing without a trace.

...

"Congratulations, Miss Li!" Cheng Qian grinned and said, "What kind of Spirit Tree is this exactly?"

Li Hongzhao’s eyes regained clarity, and she said calmly, "Demon Suppressing Divine Tree."

"Demon Suppressing Divine Tree..." Cheng Qian turned his head to look at Cheng Kun.

Cheng Kun shook his head.

He had never heard of such a tree either.

"So it’s the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree!" Song Chaoge slowly nodded, "No wonder."

Cheng Qian hurriedly asked, "Miss Song, do you know the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree?"

Song Chaoge said, "The Demon Suppressing Divine Tree is a Spirit Tree used by the Divine Race to suppress evil things and Fierce Beasts, no wonder the Six Ferocious Beasts depicted outside haven’t harmed us, it’s because of its suppression."

"Are those Six Ferocious Beasts outside real?" Huang Zhengyang was startled.

Song Chaoge said, "Now it seems they should be real, otherwise the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree wouldn’t be here."

Huang Zhengyang’s expression slightly changed.

Cheng Qian examined the Little Demon Suppression Divine Tree, shook his head, "Just such a small sapling, it can suppress those six Fierce Beasts?"

Cheng Kun said, "Brother, you can’t just judge by size."

Just like spiritual artifacts shouldn’t be judged by size, neither should the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree.

Since it possesses Spiritual qualities, it’s definitely not an ordinary tree, not to mention it’s from the Divine Race, absolutely extraordinary.

Li Hongzhao said, "Below lies the Six Ferocious Beasts, everyone should leave, staying here might provoke the Beasts to act abnormally."

Everyone looked around with disappointment.

Zheng Zhenxing took several steps towards the stone wall of the cave, knocked on it with his hand.

Then a muffled "bang" sounded, he flew back, spitting out a Blood Arrow in mid-air, collided heavily with the stone wall on the other side.

Then flew up again.

"Poof!"

He spat out another Blood Arrow in the air.

Seeing himself shooting towards another stone wall, he showed a look of fury and helplessness.

Trying to control the body, but found it powerless.

The aura contained in the stone wall is extremely peculiar, paralyzing even my True Yuan, even more formidable than the stone wall of Snake Valley.

"Oh, Old Zheng..." Meng Xianda shook his head helplessly: "You’re just too hasty."

Saying this, he flicked his sleeve.

Zheng Zhenxing was instantly sent flying.

His trajectory shifted, finally not crashing into the opposite stone wall, landing on the ground.

"Bang!"

The ground trembled.

Meng Xianda grimaced, hurriedly waving his hand: "It was a mistake, a mistake!"

He smiled wryly: "I didn’t expect Old Zheng to be so incapacitated, are you alright, Old Zheng?"

Zheng Zhenxing landed on his side, looking utterly disheveled. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head: "Thank you."

If it wasn’t for Meng Xianda’s intervention, I would have continued to be tormented.

This stone wall seems to have a certain spirituality, deliberately tormenting and dealing with me.

Meng Xianda observed, shaking his head in appreciation: "These stone walls are not to be provoked."

He observed without reaching out to touch.

Huang Zhengyang said: "Brother Zheng, how is this different from the stone wall in Snake Valley?"

Zheng Zhenxing said: "This one is more formidable."

He struggled to stand up.

By now, the True Yuan inside his body was still paralyzed, unable to circulate.

The abnormal energy contained within the stone wall is not only more abundant but also purer and harder to dispel.

Song Chaoge said: "Let’s all search around, maybe we’ll find something good."

"Yes, let’s search." Cheng Qian chimed in eagerly.

Although this cave is visibly clear and with no secrets, they are unwilling to return empty-handed.

They have endured so much effort and hardship; returning empty-handed would be too frustrating and unfair.

There must be something to gain.

...

Chu Zhiyuan returned to his small courtyard in the Profound Yin Palace.

Zhou Qingyu was practicing, her face flushed like she was drunk, and a white mist condensed into a cloud above her head.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Take a rest."

Zhou Qingyu smiled: "Master."

She stopped her movements, retracting her stance to gather her energy.

The white mist above her head suddenly surged back, re-entering her green hair.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly.

Her comprehension is truly astonishing; she has practiced the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques with great skill.

He turned his head to look around: "Why don’t I see your master’s wife?"

"She went out with Aunt Shen."

"It seems they’ve left the palace, but they said they’ll be right back."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

Zhou Qingyu said: "They mentioned they’re bringing back a master from the Profound Yin Palace, a Senior Aunt Hu."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

He has been staying in the Grotto Heaven these days, subduing the Six Beasts.

Zhou Qingyu said: "The master’s wife said if you return, you don’t need to hurry; just wait a bit for them."

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes suddenly became vacant.

Zhou Qingyu forced herself to look at him, despite the discomfort.

After a moment, Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes returned to normal, nodding slightly: "Hmm, alright."

"Master, these days..."

Chu Zhiyuan recounted the events of the past few days, causing Zhou Qingyu to listen in fascination.

He didn’t hide anything from his disciple, afraid of not being detailed enough.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The Grotto Heaven has not been explored yet, its dangers unknown, so there’s no rush to go over."

Zhou Qingyu is too weak now, and going over would put her in danger.

They need to wait a bit longer, at least until they have thoroughly explored the hundred-mile radius of the cave.

The array on the vast grassland still requires the disciples of the Phoenix Secret Realm to break it.

Once the array is broken, the Super Sense can illuminate.

Just then, the sound of fluttering garments came from outside, as Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue landed gracefully.

They wore green robes and apricot-yellow long robes respectively, dusty and travel-worn, yet their faces showed excitement.

Upon seeing Chu Zhiyuan, Shen Hanyue excitedly said: "Princely Heir, we have taken down two more experts from the Li Huo Palace."

Xiao Ruoling approached Chu Zhiyuan, looking him up and down with once and then twice.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "What is it?"

Xiao Ruoling lightly frowned, shaking her head: "Husband, are you hurt?"

"Overusing the secret technique."

"Use that secret technique less," Xiao Ruoling suggested.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile: "I’ll listen to Madam."

Utilizing the Donghuan Saint Technique to track back the Divine Race indeed depletes Primordial Energy.

If not for the Cloud Dragon Fist, recovering from a single use would take a long time.

Shen Hanyue said: "Princely Heir, are you really okay?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "You took down two experts from Li Huo Palace?"

Shen Hanyue’s eyes suddenly gleamed: "Six experts from Li Huo Palace were besieging Senior Sister Hu. We timely arrived and took down two!"