Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1566 - 1562: Setting Up the Formation

Chu Zhiyuan stood in front of the Elephant Beast’s Cave Mansion, shaking his head as he observed the scene through the Flying Knife.

This Purple Lightning was abrupt and extraordinarily fast, impossible to defend against.

Through his previous intuition, he knew he couldn’t catch this lightning.

This was news the Court hadn’t discovered.

The lake before had blocked their path, preventing any exploration here.

From now on, he would explore step by step, and from what he just witnessed, it was truly fraught with danger.

Not a single step could be relaxed.

The Elephant Beast jumped onto his shoulder, curiously inquiring.

Chu Zhiyuan directly projected what he saw earlier into its mind.

The Elephant Beast’s lightly swaying tail suddenly stopped, its eyes revealing tension.

Apparently, this Purple Lightning had also frightened it.

Despite not experiencing it firsthand, it had a concept of its danger.

"Do you recognize it?"

"Purple thunder is one of the most powerful thunder, it’s unstoppable."

"Does it have a name?"

"That I don’t know, I’ve seen its power, nothing below a True Dragon can withstand it."

"Can a True Dragon withstand it?"

"Yes, only a True Dragon can withstand it."

"What about Dragon Qi?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.

"Below True Dragon, it won’t work, your Dragon Qi can’t withstand it."

"Is there no way to defend against it?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "It’s too fast, can’t even dodge."

His intuition was compelling, he fled before the lightning arrived.

Otherwise, his Spiritual Treasure might not withstand it.

Even Divine Essence might not withstand it.

"Can’t block it head-on," the Elephant Beast said.

"Need to find out who sent it..." Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

His thoughts moved slightly.

A Flying Knife emerged from the grass, diving into the lake.

At the same time, he opened the Divine Eye.

The Divine Eye ignored spatial barriers, directly gazing into the lake.

Another Flying Knife emerged from the grass, flying towards the lake’s surface.

The previous Flying Knife was silently gliding in the water.

The Flying Knife was crystal clear, invisible, hard to detect.

Suddenly, Purple Lightning appeared above the airborne Flying Knife, which then rapidly brightened and turned to powder.

Through the lake’s Flying Knife, Chu Zhiyuan saw this situation, his expression solemn.

The Flying Knife contained Divine Essence and his spiritual power.

Its shattering also harmed his spirit.

Divine Essence’s defense was astounding, and the Flying Knife’s material was hard enough.

Yet it shattered in one hit, the power of this purple lightning was truly terrifying.

He projected what he saw into the Elephant Beast’s mind.

The Elephant Beast’s tail stood erect, motionless.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "Can’t block it."

No Spiritual Treasure could withstand a strike of this Purple Lightning.

The Elephant Beast hurriedly said, "Absolutely can’t withstand it!... Did you find out who’s emitting it?"

"A fish," Chu Zhiyuan snorted.

He projected what the lake’s Flying Knife saw into the Elephant Beast’s mind.

The Elephant Beast saw a palm-sized Silver Fish, suddenly lit up.

This Silver Fish was palm-sized and shaped, with a tiny fish mouth and deep blue eyes.

Its scales were dense, with faintly visible, peculiar patterns.

It swam gracefully in the water, blending with other fish, leisurely and carefree.

"Is it really it?" the Elephant Beast asked.

It felt this fish was no different from others, couldn’t see where its strength lay.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Let’s try again."

Then another Flying Knife flew out from the grass, skimming over the lake’s surface.

Then a flash of Purple Lightning, the Flying Knife exploded into powder.

Chu Zhiyuan once again saw the Silver Fish light up through the lake’s Flying Knife.

This time, the Elephant Beast was speechless, convinced it was indeed the fish’s doing.

This surpassed its imagination.

Initially thinking this kind of Purple Lightning, with such power, must be emitted by a Strange Beast.

Purple Lightning with such power was exceptionally rare, even at the Divine Beast Level.

Yet before them was a palm-sized Silver Fish, truly incredible.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Do you know this fish?"

"Never heard of it."

"Are there any renowned fish in this Grotto Heaven?"

"There are plenty of fierce fishes," the Elephant Beast said, "those big rivers by Dragon Mountain have some monstrous fish, very frightening, but none as scary as this one!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Can you use an Array to restrain it?"

"Who dares go near?" the Elephant Beast snorted, "I would be destroyed before I got close!"

"I’ll find a way to approach it," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Do you have an Array to restrain it?"

"It’s a fish and uses Purple Thunder, to restrain it you’d need to invert Water and Fire, the Yin Yang Inversion Array might do, requiring eight Divine Stones, can you get them across?"

Chu Zhiyuan’s spirits soared, "Eight Divine Stones, I’ll give it a try."

The Elephant Beast flashed into white light and disappeared.

A moment later it reappeared, clutching a small dark green cloth bag, tossing it to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan received the oddly crafted dark green cloth bag, ignoring its material, directly pouring out eight Divine Stones.

Each stone was Dragon Eye sized, perfectly round immaculate, colors varied, each radiating brilliance.

"These Divine Stones are quite valuable," the Elephant Beast sat on his left shoulder, reminding him in his mind, "make sure to retrieve them!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "After the Silver Fish is trapped by the Array, can it be caught?"

"How could you hold a Silver Fish?" the Elephant Beast replied, "Just stops it from emitting Purple Thunder, but this is temporary, unsure how long it can hold."

"Can’t emit Purple Thunder..." Chu Zhiyuan solemnly said, "Seize the chance to destroy it!"

The Elephant Beast responded, "Just fear that it can’t be destroyed and we provoke a chase!"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "It’s a fish, can’t leave the water to fly over and chase me."

"Not all fish stay in water, those river fish jump out and fly on land."

"Then I won’t approach, I’ll send the Flying Knife."

"Best not face it directly," the Elephant Beast said, "What if the Array doesn’t work."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

The next moment, he and the Elephant Beast appeared on a mountaintop, gazing at the distant lake.

The Elephant Beast’s tail raised, motionless.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "Look at you, scared!"

"You’re not afraid!?" the Elephant Beast snorted, "Don’t go any closer, or you’ll be seriously blown away!"

It felt unsafe even at this distance, life-threatening danger everywhere.

Since collaborating with Chu Zhiyuan, every step had been nerve-wracking.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, giving the dark green cloth bag a shake.

Eight Divine Stones flew from the bag, each carried by a Flying Knife.

Each Flying Knife held a Divine Stone, gliding lightly over tree-tops.

As they went lower, they skimmed the grass blades and even glided barely above the ground.

Speed gradually slowed.

Chu Zhiyuan and the Elephant Beast disappeared, appearing in front of its Cave Mansion.

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes gleamed with clarity, seeing through the Void, gazing at the lake.

Eight Flying Knives glided along the ground effortlessly, and at that moment, another Flying Knife shot out of the grass, heading for the lake’s surface.

"Bang!"

With a flash of purple light, it exploded into powder, scattering toward the lake.

The lake water was clear, yet dark currents surged.

The powder settled on the lake surface, quickly spreading and vanishing into the water.

Meanwhile, the eight Flying Knives were already at different directions of the lake, a hundred meters away, silently carrying Divine Stones into the water.

At this point, Chu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Feign attack in the east, strike in the west.

Using a Flying Knife as bait, drawing the Silver Fish’s attention, taking the opportunity to get the eight Divine Stones into the lake.

This was already half a success.

The remaining half depended on whether he could approach the Silver Fish and make the Array encompass it.

The eight Flying Knives were almost invisible underwater, moving silently.

The eight Divine Stones became transparent upon entering the water, nearly invisible to the naked eye.