Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1567 - 1563: Dragon Fish

He discovered that the Silver Fish’s intelligence wasn’t that high, as it didn’t notice the approach of the Divine Stone.

The Divine Stone slowly closed in from all sides, and when it reached a certain distance, it suddenly shone brightly.

In the next moment, the Divine Stone disappeared.

It blended completely with the lake water, like eight drops merging into the lake, seamless and unified.

The Divine Stone became the lake water, and the lake water became the Divine Stone.

Chu Zhiyuan let out a sigh of relief.

One of the eight Flying Knives stealthily approached and suddenly stabbed at the Silver Fish.

The Silver Fish gently swayed and easily dodged the knife, but the knife transformed and continued to shoot.

The Silver Fish swayed again.

The palm-sized Silver Fish demonstrated astonishing agility, effortlessly dodging the knife each time.

It flickered for a moment.

In that instant, its body stiffened.

The knife pierced it.

In the next moment, it flew out, and the knife was also knocked away.

Through another Flying Knife, Chu Zhiyuan saw clearly that the Silver Fish didn’t have a single white mark on its body.

Not only was it agile, but the Purple Lightning made its defense incredibly resilient.

It was incredibly fast, shooting into the distance, trying to escape.

Yet the remaining seven knives appeared simultaneously, surrounding and stabbing at it.

Under the assault of eight knives, it still managed to deftly dodge.

The eight knives swiftly retreated, distancing themselves from it.

There was no need to force what couldn’t be achieved.

After stabbing over a dozen times without any effect, not a trace was left on its scales.

Seeing the knives leave, the Silver Fish paused, seemingly confused.

Another Flying Knife shot out from the bushes, skimming across the lake’s surface.

The Silver Fish shimmered again.

But this time, there was no Purple Lightning to shatter the knife.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "What a brilliant array! ... Can it cover the whole lake?"

The Elephant Beast replied: "It’s different from the Four Symbols Pure Yuan Formation; it can’t coexist with the lake water."

"How large is the range?"

"Half of the lake, perhaps."

"Half..." Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: "So, it shouldn’t threaten us. But still, it’s extremely lethal; best to kill it."

The Elephant Beast said: "Its defense is too strong; you can’t kill it."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "I think its scales are formidable in defense, but internally, it shouldn’t be as tough."

"Strong outside, weak inside?"

"If it were truly formidable, it would’ve been famous long ago. It’s not something you’ve never heard of." Chu Zhiyuan said.

"I haven’t heard of it, but it doesn’t mean it’s unknown." The Elephant Beast said: "I stay in my own cave at night, unaware of outside news."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

The Elephant Beast wasn’t being truthful.

Despite hiding in the cave, its news channels weren’t cut off; it clearly had its own sources.

Chu Zhiyuan didn’t know yet but speculated that it surely had them.

If the Silver Fish were that strong, it would have been world-renowned, not without a clue; surely the Elephant Beast knew.

"What will you do then?" The Elephant Beast asked.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: "I’ll have to fight personally, go over and see."

The Elephant Beast quickly said: "The array might not always work; it could fail suddenly."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "We have to overcome this hurdle."

The next moment, he vanished, appearing by the lakeside.

Sweat hairs stood up instantly, a gut feeling desperately warning him to escape.

He swung the Spring Sun Sword, unleashing eight streaks of Sword Aura.

The Sword Aura silently penetrated the lake water, swimming towards the shimmering Silver Fish like a school of fish.

In the next moment, he disappeared.

With the Divine Eye’s observation and his Heart and Spirit controlling the eight Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique’s Sword Aura, they surrounded the Silver Fish.

Unaware of the danger, the Silver Fish stopped shimmering due to Chu Zhiyuan’s disappearance, leisurely swimming.

In the next moment, the eight streaks of Sword Aura simultaneously shot towards it, sealing all directions.

Though extremely agile, the Silver Fish managed to dodge twice under such circumstances, avoiding two attacks, before being struck by a Sword Aura in the third assault.

It immediately froze.

In the next moment, the other seven Sword Aura arrived, hitting it.

The locations where these seven Sword Aura struck were almost identical to that of the first.

All eight Sword Aura struck the same place, which was the tail of the Silver Fish.

After trembling a few times, it slowly floated up and drifted to the surface.

Purple blood gushed from its mouth and eyes.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

The Elephant Beast witnessed the scene through his mind’s reflection, exclaiming in surprise: "It’s dead?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "My sword technique is formidable indeed."

With each activation, he deepened his understanding of the Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique, increasing its power.

The Divine Essence complemented the sword technique, bringing out the essence of the Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique to its fullest.

Like the silent nurturing of spring breezes, it had strong penetration; the Silver Fish’s scales were resilient enough to withstand the Flying Knife’s direct strike but couldn’t resist the penetration of the spring breeze.

Its organs were not as strong as the scales, shattered by the Sword Aura of the Spring Breeze Sword Technique, almost unable to resist.

The Elephant Beast said: "Its weakness is too evident."

It hadn’t expected the Silver Fish’s weakness to be so prominent.

Yet finding and exploiting such a weakness was extremely rare.

After all, not everyone possessed a Divine Eye.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "While its weakness is clear, without your array’s assistance or the Divine Stone’s help, I could only avoid it."

"Hmph, as long as you know," the Elephant Beast replied smugly.

It felt it had contributed greatly.

The array showcased its massive power in this instance, playing a crucial role.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Shall we continue trying?"

"...Let’s," the Elephant Beast huffed.

It trusted Chu Zhiyuan’s intuition more than ever; upon detecting danger, he would flee faster than it could.

With such intuition, they could escape if confronted with danger.

With a flash, Chu Zhiyuan and the Elephant Beast appeared next to the lake.

The sweat hairs no longer stood up, and the intuition wasn’t warning them to escape from danger.

On the clear, mirror-like lake surface, a Flying Knife lightly floated up, carrying the Silver Fish.

Under the sunlight, the Silver Fish on the knife rapidly changed colors.

It first turned from silver to black, then to red, followed by purple, and when it neared, it had already become gold.

Chu Zhiyuan curiously examined the golden fish before him, turning to the Elephant Beast.

The Elephant Beast furrowed its brows: "Seems like I’ve heard of something similar."

"What kind of fish?"

"Silver in life, gold in death, and it spits Purple Lightning; this must be a Dragon Fish, right?"

"Dragon Fish?" Chu Zhiyuan pondered: "Does it have anything to do with Dragon Mountain?"

"It’s said to have ingested True Dragon Blood, transforming into this miraculous fish."

"Does a True Dragon spit Purple Lightning?"

"True Dragons don’t, but this fish originally had another bloodline, and when combined with True Dragon Blood, it transforms." The Elephant Beast said: "It’s a legend; never thought I’d encounter it."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: "Dragon Fish... True Dragon Blood..."

Just then, the golden scales began changing color, turning back into purple, then red, followed by black, swiftly transitioning to silver.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression slightly changed.

The Elephant Beast hurriedly said: "Not good, it’s about to resurrect! It has resurrection abilities!"

Chu Zhiyuan raised the Spring Sun Sword.

Several Sword Aura once again fell on the Silver Fish as Chu Zhiyuan and the Elephant Beast vanished.

He worried the Sword Aura didn’t annihilate the Dragon Fish, fearing it would unleash a Purple Lightning.

In the next moment, Purple Lightning struck where Chu Zhiyuan and the Elephant Beast had originally been standing, leaving a charred mark.

Then it was hit by six Sword Aura, trembling several times in mid-air before plummeting straight to the ground.

With a "snap," it hit the ground and remained motionless, blood flooding from its mouth and gills.

Chu Zhiyuan finally took a deep breath: "It’s completely dead this time, right?"