Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1507 - 1503: Comprehension

Lu Tiancheng suddenly halted his steps, his frosty brows tightly knitted, shaking his head, he said, "There are spiritual artifacts that can conceal one’s presence, but none that can hide the aura of a Spirit Venerable, only suitable for those below the Spirit Venerable... The aura of a Spirit Venerable harmonizes with the heavens and earth, permeating everywhere, impossible to conceal."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

He had already anticipated such a result.

If such an artifact existed, it certainly wouldn’t be within the sect, it would have long been taken by some senior Spiritual Artifact.

Such an artifact is too crucial for a Spirit Venerable to allow it out of their grasp.

Zhang Ji Yuan was not resigned: "Sect Master, then there’s nothing we can do about Song Wantao?... Gather our Spirit Venerables and suppress him!"

Ning Dongge said, "Junior Brother, without even finding a trace of him, how can we suppress him?"

"Don’t our great Spirit Venerable ancestors have a way? Gather them together to come up with a solution."

Ning Dongge laughed: "Stop coming up with ridiculous ideas."

They are the ancestors, not junior brothers. Could they be gathered by just a word?

Even the Sect Master couldn’t do it.

Until it’s a critical moment, they cannot be disturbed to act.

"How am I coming up with ridiculous ideas, this is not ridiculous!" Zhang Ji Yuan was indignant: "Brother, then you tell me what other methods?"

"...Can’t think of any." Ning Dongge shook his head.

Zhang Ji Yuan looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Little Junior Brother, do you have any tricks up your sleeve?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Brother, for now, all I can do is try to deal with it, I have no good methods."

Zhang Ji Yuan was very indignant, he said angrily: "The Demon Flame is rampant!"

He looked at Lu Tiancheng.

Lu Tiancheng shook his head: "To let the ancestors take action now, it’s very difficult, very difficult."

Everything relies on Chu Zhiyuan’s speculation, there’s no way to prove it.

In this situation, calling upon the ancestors to take action would surely be refused.

Even if it’s to deal with an evil demon, it’s the same.

After all, in most cases, the sect’s life-and-death concerns are with evil demons, it’s not as easy to face life and death with other sects.

These ancestors would feel that facing a large number of evil demons is the only way that merits their action.

"Alas..."

Zhang Ji Yuan sighed, his right fist hitting his left palm heavily, making a dull "bang" sound.

Ning Dongge shook his head.

Zhang Ji Yuan angrily said, "Just hate my cultivation is inadequate!"

Ning Dongge laughed: "Yet when playing, you didn’t think that way."

Zhang Ji Yuan said: "If I don’t play properly, how can I adjust my mental state; without a good mental state, how can I practice well? Right, little junior brother?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded: "Brother Zhang’s words are indeed correct, the mental state should be kept light... Let me take this matter slowly."

"How to proceed?" Ning Dongge said: "Improve cultivation? What transition is little junior brother now at?"

"Fourth Transition." Chu Zhiyuan said.

Ning Dongge bitterly smiled: "I’ll leave this matter to you then."

Zhang Ji Yuan immediately laughed, glanced in the direction of Uncle Wang’s Cave Mansion: "If Uncle Wang heard this, what would his reaction be!"

Ning Dongge laughed: "Uncle Wang surely would have no reaction by now."

He’s already been hit enough, likely has completely accepted this reality.

Little junior brother advances realms like drinking water, when a Venerable it was like this, same when a Spirit Venerable.

Such a miraculous person, from ancient times till now, there’s only this one.

Lu Tiancheng said: "There are some ancient books in the Ten Thousand Knowledge Tower, researching Spirit Venerable aura, you go have a look, with your comprehension, maybe you’ll gain some insight."

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

Lu Tiancheng said: "Generations of Spirit Venerables have been trying to conceal their aura, none have succeeded so far."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said: "Then among the generations of Spirit Venerables, there hasn’t been anyone holding a spiritual artifact that could conceal their aura?"

"I haven’t heard of it." Lu Tiancheng said: "Maybe there is, but it hasn’t become known, those who knew perhaps were silenced."

Ning Dongge said: "Little Junior Brother, just like this time, besides you who knew that the one with the surname Song had this skill, there’s no way to prove it."

"Sect Master, I’ll go take a look."

...

Ten Thousand Knowledge Tower

Chu Zhiyuan sat cross-legged behind an antique-looking low table, holding a roll of ancient book, rapidly flipping through.

There were more than ten rolls of ancient books piled on the low table, and not far away, incense was still burning.

The faint fragrance swirled around, allowing his mind to calm and become serene, no longer paying attention to the passage of time.

In the courtyard of the Profound Yin Palace, the women were still waiting.

In the Cave Mansion of New Cave Heaven, Li Hongzhao was studying the Little Demon Suppressing Divine Tree.

In the tavern within the city, the waiter was busy, Wu Yuanshan and two companions had already left the tavern together.

For these matters, Chu Zhiyuan put them out of his mind, focusing on the ancient books before him.

The book roll in his hand had ten thousand years of history, considered an ancient book, it contained the insights and experiences of a Spirit Venerable from the Heaven-Reaching Sect.

Chu Zhiyuan knew this Spirit Venerable was still well and alive.

These insights and experiences, to a Venerable, looked like a heaven’s book, filled with all sorts of incomprehensible words.

Being a Spirit Venerable, he seemed to comprehend them in his heart, continuously nodding.

Beside the small dark purple low table, Lu Tiancheng sat on the other side, also reading an ancient scroll.

Chu Zhiyuan raised his head to look at him: "Sect Master, you don’t need to accompany me."

"I have plenty of time." Lu Tiancheng said.

He was curious whether Chu Zhiyuan would have any insights.

Chu Zhiyuan finished flipping through one of the ancient books, picking up another one, casually asked, "These books, few people read them, right?"

"Upon reaching Spirit Venerable, they all have their own Spirit Venerable road, they don’t want to be influenced by others."

"Borrowing another’s experience can improve one’s own."

"Originally, one might have some insights, but after looking at others’, being influenced, conversely it might mess up one’s own insights, making one’s intent impure."

"Impure intent... this indeed is a major issue, critically important."

The progress in the Spirit Venerable realm, the most important aspect is comprehension, if one’s intent is impure, it’s hard to enter a state of enlightenment.

If the understanding isn’t deep, no matter how pure the Spiritual Essence, it’s useless.

"Zhiyuan, what about you, are you influenced?"

"I am as well, but now I can’t care too much, just looking if there are any insights from the ancestors that can be used."

His goal wasn’t to seek the Spirit Venerable path, he already had his own path, which is the Divine Essence.

With this distinctly different path, other Spirit Venerable paths wouldn’t affect him.

"Song Wantao... seems to have emerged from the cracks of stone, very peculiar, and in this world, able to conceal a Spirit Venerable’s aura, perhaps only the Divine Race’s Divine Artifacts can do."

"Sect Master, if a Divine Artifact is born, there surely would be some commotion, right? Hasn’t there been any disturbance in Forget Sorrow Valley in recent years?"

"No news has spread."

"Obtain a Divine Artifact quietly and unknowingly." Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "Fortune is upon them."

Lu Tiancheng said solemnly: "For an evil demon to gain fortune, that spells disaster for the world."

He looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Zhiyuan, you should thoroughly comprehend this, see if you can find a way to counteract, even if you can’t defeat him, if you can force him to appear and have sufficient evidence, you can call the ancestors to come and suppress."

He trusted Chu Zhiyuan’s words, but other ancestors might not, they might not be convinced.

As a Sect Master, he cannot act capriciously, he absolutely cannot casually call upon the Spirit Venerables.

Otherwise, next time he calls upon them, the Spirit Venerables might not obey.

Within the sect, their constraining power is too low, whether to heed the call depends only on a thought.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: "Sect Master, I will do my best."

He buried his head and flipped through more than ten ancient books, gently placing them down, lost in thought.

Lu Tiancheng stared intently at him.

After a moment, Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Still need to think more, Sect Master, I’ll leave first."

Greatly rewarding.

These Spirit Venerables weren’t clear, each had a profound and unique understanding of heaven and earth.

What he needed to do was to thoroughly comprehend these insights.

Without enough comprehension, it’s hard to truly appreciate them.

His comprehension far exceeds ordinary people, finding insights effortlessly, upon mutual integration, he gained a deeper understanding of heaven and earth, and of the Spirit Venerable’s aura.

Especially the relationship between the Spirit Venerable aura and heaven and earth, making him benefit considerably.

"Be careful, evil demons have always acted recklessly, do as they please, especially be cautious about your wife."

Lu Tiancheng said solemnly.

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

What he thought of was the matter at Prince Qing Mansion over there.

Xiao Ruoling and the others were in the Profound Yin Palace, as long as they don’t casually leave the palace it’s fine.

It seems necessary to station a clone at Prince Qing Mansion, while also strengthening the Eternal Spirit Divine Tree.

Preventing Song Wantao from acting against Prince Qing Mansion.