Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1533 - 1529: Stone Pearl

"Have you found that place?" The Elephant Beast tilted its head at him.

Chu Zhiyuan reached out and threw it into the air, tossing it several meters high, and laughed heartily.

The Elephant Beast waved its tail in annoyance and transformed into a white light in the sky, disappearing.

Chu Zhiyuan paid no attention and looked up at the bright yellow Sky Dragon in the void.

He discovered that the original bright yellow Sky Dragon had now turned into a thirty-meter green dragon.

The green was tender, like fresh sprouts after the rain, resembling the surrounding prairie.

Unconsciously, the Heavenly Dragon Introduction had entered the First Realm, stepping into the Fourth Transformation.

Although there was a deeper comprehension and spiritual power, this kind of progress was still too astonishing.

...

Chu Liezhao was strolling with his hands behind his back in the back garden.

In the small Martial Arts Training Ground in the garden, Fu Zheng and Li Yuzhen were practicing sword training.

The sword light was like lightning, and their figures like shadows.

The sword form and movement technique, which couldn’t be clearly seen with the naked eye, were clear to him.

He would occasionally offer a few pointers, adjusting the sword posture of the two women slightly.

At this moment, he raised his head and glanced at the void.

Above the void, a huge Golden Dragon shuttled through the clouds and mist, appearing and disappearing.

Outsiders couldn’t see this giant dragon; only he could feel and see it clearly.

Even upon stepping into Spirit Venerable, the Heavenly Dragon Introduction didn’t directly advance to the next level.

The achievements of a Spirit Venerable didn’t directly purify the bloodline within the Heavenly Dragon Introduction.

Moreover, the physical body of a Spirit Venerable was even stronger, making it more difficult for the Heavenly Dragon Introduction to elevate its realm.

The realm of the Heavenly Dragon Introduction was stuck at the Seventh Transformation, unable to achieve the Eighth Transformation.

The stimulation from the Phoenix Bloodline also didn’t seem effective.

At this moment, he saw a glimmer of hope.

"You two continue practicing; I’ll go for a while."

He told the two women, drew a Light Gate, and stepped inside, disappearing.

The two women paused their sword postures, drenched in fragrant sweat.

Fu Zheng frowned, "Your Highness is so urgent; did something happen?"

Li Yuzhen brought her left index and middle fingers together, slowly traced along the dazzling sword, gracefully sheathed it, and shook her head.

Fu Zheng flicked the longsword, gracefully sheathed it, and scoffed, "I really don’t know why Your Highness is so cautious even with such cultivation!"

"Your Highness’s caution is embedded within his bones and won’t change due to cultivation."

"I think Your Highness doesn’t want to steal the Princess’s thunder."

Li Yuzhen glanced at her.

Fu Zheng said, "Sister Li, am I wrong?"

"Hmm, that might be the case," Li Yuzhen replied.

Fu Zheng immediately expressed dissatisfaction, "This is plainly obvious!"

Li Yuzhen looked at her, shook her head, and did not argue.

How could she not see it? It was clear to any discerning eye.

But from Li Miaotan’s perspective, it shouldn’t be pointed out; it should just be considered a mutual understanding.

Fu Zheng gave her a sidelong glance and scoffed, "Sister Li, when can we practice Spirit Transformation?"

"...I’m afraid there’s no chance to practice Spirit Transformation."

"With Your Highness’s guidance..."

"Even if Your Highness’s guidance is clear, we may not comprehend it."

Li Yuzhen sensed her own limits and constraints in comprehension.

Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan spoke very clearly, but she just couldn’t grasp it.

Things that should be comprehended aren’t, and that’s the difference in comprehension.

The Princess and the Prince Consort are both highly perceptive, and they can’t understand the taste of insufficient comprehension, nor can they empathize, unsure of how much simpler to explain.

Especially the Prince Consort, he’s most adept at progressing from shallow to deep, but sometimes, when things reach depth, it becomes unreachable.

This is the helplessness of insufficient comprehension.

If someone can comprehend, they can; if they can’t, no matter how hard or earnestly they try, it’s the same.

"Alas—Spirit Transformation..."

Fu Zheng’s face was filled with longing and some sighs.

She had the same feeling as Sister Li; both were equally talented, their comprehension roughly similar.

In the eyes of others, they’re martial arts prodigies.

But strangely enough, in Your Highness’s eyes, they’re like rotten wood, unable to be carved, leaving her deeply saddened and utterly helpless.

...

Chu Liezhao appeared at the foot of Dragon Mountain, looking up at Dragon Mountain’s situation.

Through Heart and Spirit Sensing, he had already located the Flying Knife.

But he dared not go directly.

Chu Zhiyuan, at this moment, had already established a connection with the Flying Knife through him.

The Flying Knife was resting on a tree.

The tree trunk twisted and bent, like a dragon rising from the ground and rushing toward the sky.

The Flying Knife rested on the highest tip, at the dragon’s head position, forming a web-like pointed apex.

The Flying Knife perched at the peak, overlooking the valley below.

The Flying Knife was positioned within a forest, which was on a towering giant peak, across from a mountain range housing this giant peak.

Both mountain ranges were dragon-shaped; their bodies intertwined, forming a circle that created a valley surrounded by mountains.

Inside the valley, vegetation was lush, strange flowers and exotic grasses were everywhere, and the majestic buildings had fallen into disrepair, leaving only ruins and rubble.

Chu Zhiyuan’s spirit soared.

This was indeed the valley from memory, the location of the Taiqing Primordial Sect.

Although deserted, with ruined buildings, the basic shape remained.

The Flying Knife gently floated once more, like a sheet of paper, gracefully descending towards the valley.

The height difference between the valley and the forest was over a hundred meters.

As soon as it arrived above the valley, the Flying Knife made a crisp "pop" sound.

His vision went dark, seeing nothing further.

Chu Liezhao’s Super Sense with Insight saw the Flying Knife transformed into powder, floating downwards.

Mid-air, the powder vanished without a trace, completely disappearing from the world.

Chu Zhiyuan clicked his tongue.

What a terrifying force.

The Shattering Bee was frightening, yet not to this extent, and it could be deceived.

But this valley?

Next moment, from Chu Liezhao’s sleeve flew a phantom shadow, the knife without a hint of aura, only pure spiritual power, the aura of the Heavenly Yuan Technique.

Yet upon entering the range of Dragon Mountain, it stalled and couldn’t move.

The aura of the Heavenly Yuan Technique was quickly trapped and dissolved.

The subsequent Shattering Bee reappeared, wobbling up close to the Flying Knife.

Its wings fluttered, elegantly flying, gently tapping the Flying Knife.

"Ding..."

The Flying Knife shattered into several pieces, falling to the base of the mountain, merely ten meters from Chu Liezhao.

In the next moment, Chu Liezhao drew a Light Gate, stepped inside, and disappeared.

And Chu Zhiyuan stood with hands behind his back before the Elephant Beast’s Cave Mansion, frowning and pacing.

A white flash, and the Elephant Beast reappeared on his left shoulder.

"Why aren’t you laughing anymore?"

"..."

"You were laughing merrily just now; why are you not laughing now?"

"..."

"Encountered trouble again?" The Elephant Beast snorted, "Dragon Mountain is extremely complex, far from simply containing a few Strange Beasts."

"Hmm, it is indeed complex." Chu Zhiyuan said slowly, "But surely there’s a way to enter?"

"Transform into a True Dragon, and it’s possible," the Elephant Beast replied, "But you can’t transform into a True Dragon."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "No other way at all?"

The Elephant Beast replied, "Become a real member of the Divine Race, practice genuine Divine Martial, and it might be possible."

"Only saying what’s impossible," Chu Zhiyuan remarked.

"No other way," the Elephant Beast said, "Besides, you must be careful; don’t assume shifting is foolproof; sometimes your shifting won’t work."

"Indeed, that’s true," Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

If he were braver, upon the Flying Knife seeing the Taiqing Primordial Sect valley, and shifted directly there, whether he’d be dead or alive now would be uncertain.

"The Array, then?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Can we set an array in Dragon Mountain?"

He now knew the Elephant Beast was most skilled in arrays.

Truly an innate divine ability.

The Elephant Beast snorted, "I can’t go in, how to set up an array?"

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "If I use the Flying Knife as a hand to transport materials in, can I create an array?"

"..."

"Possibly?" Chu Zhiyuan’s spirit lifted.

"We can try," the Elephant Beast suggested.

It disappeared in a flash, returned shortly, and eight fist-sized round beads were floating above its head.

These eight round beads looked like stone statues, dull in color, with various strange patterns, rustic and robust.

They rotated slowly and peacefully around it, quite intriguing.