Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1584 - 1580: Extermination

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Previously on Imperial Cultivation...
Chu Zhiyuan learns that the twelve tributes were killed by an Undying Evil Venerable and vows revenge. He works with the Elephant Beast to set up an array that will lure the killer to Dragon Mountain. Chu Zhiyuan reflects on his cultivation while waiting, and the killer soon arrives, appearing unexpectedly pure.

"Is it really the Undying Evil Venerable? Won’t it be the Evil God?" the Elephant Beast said.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Evil God?"

"If there’s no trace of evil energy on him, it should be cultivated to the level of Returning to the True, all paths lead to the same, even the Evil Path is a path."

"He’s not the Evil God."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

The Evil God’s aura can rush straight into the sky, not like now, where he’s completely isolated from all aura and isolated from the heaven and earth.

Is this the effect of the Secret Technique and Strange Skill, or the Spiritual Treasure?

"Isn’t this the Evil God?" the Elephant Beast said in surprise, "I’ve seen this kind of Evil God."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, "Seen it?"

The Elephant Beast said, "Yes, I’ve seen this kind of fellow, he’s the Evil God."

Chu Zhiyuan’s face became serious, "What skills do they have? Can they beat me?"

"Hard to say." The Elephant Beast thought for a moment, "They’re incredibly fast, no slower than your speed."

Chu Zhiyuan’s brows furrowed tighter.

What he saw, the elegant middle-aged man slaughtered twelve tributes, showing no astonishing speed but immense strength and incredible defense.

One palm per person, not dodging or avoiding, facing directly.

But this is immensely deceptive.

If you really think he’s just fierce and domineering, then you’re fooled.

Once you connect with his palm force, you’re firmly stuck, unable to break free, and your essence and spirit will be devoured, powerless to resist, dying unwillingly.

The twelve tributes all died from this technique.

Originally it seemed his palm force was strange, but the real trump card turned out to be speed.

"So it’s tough to kill, isn’t it?"

"He’ll definitely run away if it looks bad."

"Then we must kill him directly."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded, his eyes became bright as if autumn water shimmered within them.

Divine Eye activated.

After a moment, he stopped and nodded, "We must deal with him directly, my Purple Thunder should be fine, right?"

He evaluated his various Absolute Skills.

In terms of speed, Cloud Dragon Fist wouldn’t work, Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique is also lacking.

There’s Qiankun Sword and Swift Light Sword.

But these aren’t the fastest.

Even faster is Purple Thunder.

"That’s no problem!" the Elephant Beast nodded forcefully, "He absolutely can’t dodge it!"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

The Elephant Beast watched as the elegant middle-aged man drifted closer, anxious as Chu Zhiyuan still hadn’t acted, "Aren’t you going to attack?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "No rush."

His eyes still flickered with clear light, then activated the Divine Eye again.

Through the Divine Eye, he deduced whether the elegant middle-aged man could dodge Purple Lightning.

What the Divine Eye saw, when Purple Lightning struck, the elegant middle-aged man indeed flashed and avoided it.

This kind of reaction speed made Chu Zhiyuan admire his skill.

Back then, Chu Zhiyuan managed to dodge Purple Lightning, firstly because of fast relocation and quick reactions, secondly due to an astonishing intuition sensing something amiss.

Thus, this guy also has an extremely sharp danger intuition.

Combined with his speed, it’s fast enough.

Then, in his mind, he swiftly unleashed two more Purple Lightning strikes.

After dodging one, the other was blocked by an invisible force.

It was a layer of the Golden Light Shield.

Golden and shiny.

Seeing this, Chu Zhiyuan’s face became solemn.

The Elephant Beast’s tail wagged wildly, "Are you still not acting?"

It was anxious like fire.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Such a mysterious array, he won’t discover it."

The Elephant Beast said, "This guy is very sinister, be cautious."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Then more reason not to rush, better to stabilize."

The Elephant Beast said, "When he gets close, he’ll find something’s wrong, it’ll be harder to succeed, he might turn and flee."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

For the third time, Divine Eye deduced the future.

This time, he directly activated three Purple Thunder strikes, one was dodged, the other two were blocked by the Golden Light Shield.

...

The elegant middle-aged man floated to the front of the mountain peak, frowning as he sized up the lush mountain.

His star-like eyes shot cold rays, his lips slightly curled.

Just this slight curl made the entire face change instantly.

Originally handsome beyond compare, now sinister and terrifying.

As if he changed into another person.

A slight expression can give such a strong contrasting feeling.

"So it’s indeed the Evil God!"

The Elephant Beast shouted in Chu Zhiyuan’s mind, was shocked.

Chu Zhiyuan sensed a fleeting aura unique to the Spirit Venerable Realm.

He had seen through this elegant young man’s past, he was indeed the Evil God.

Just having a Spiritual Treasure, coupled with his Miracle Technique, can completely conceal his aura.

This Spiritual Treasure and Miracle Technique were originally one, named the Wuxiang Ring and No Phase Technique.

No trace, hidden aura, when cultivated deeply, it can achieve such wonderful use, even concealing the Spirit Venerable’s aura.

Only the No Phase Technique can’t achieve this level, only the Wuxiang Ring isn’t sufficient, both combined can conceal even the Evil God’s aura.

With the Wuxiang Ring and No Phase Technique, he sneak attacks and calculates against experts, swiftly devouring and growing, within just five hundred years stepping into the Evil God Realm, truly talented and outstanding.

"He’s leaving!" the Elephant Beast hurriedly shouted.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I’m acting, be careful!"

"Quickly!" the Elephant Beast urged.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, his expression serious.

The elegant middle-aged man frowned, scanning the surroundings, his expression turned vigilant.

He already sensed something amiss.

His intuition warned, danger lurked faintly around.

His green robe slowly expanded, preparing to withdraw.

If something goes wrong, he withdraws, then stealthily lurks close for a sneak attack and assassination.

This is his usual method.

"Come out!"

He shouted sharply, instantly flashing, appearing ten meters away.

But as soon as he appeared ten meters away, several Purple Thunder strikes instantly targeted him.

At the moment old force was exhausted and new force didn’t arise, plus his spirit was taut, entirely focused on the mountain peak, unsuspecting of thunder descending.

Too late to dodge, the Wuxiang Ring was already activated to resist.

But the Golden Light Shield condensed by the Wuxiang Ring shattered upon appearing, unable to offer any resistance.

The next moment, Purple Thunder fell on him, he was instantly rigid, unable to move.

Chu Zhiyuan appeared behind him.

The Elephant Beast perched on his left shoulder.

The Elephant Beast’s tail tightly wrapped around Chu Zhiyuan’s left shoulder, firmly fixing itself.

Chu Zhiyuan swung his sword.

The sword tip lightly grazed the back of his head.

The Heavenly Sword trembled gently, as if it was shivering with excitement.

The next moment, the elegant middle-aged man’s body separated, surprisingly no blood spilled.

Chu Zhiyuan didn’t stop, the Heavenly Sword continued to swing, crossing several times on the soaring head, then on the upright body a few more times.

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, the separated body parts almost simultaneously exploded.

A Seven-Colored Light was about to soar to the sky, but was pulled by the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree emerging in the void, drilling into the tree.

The Demon Suppressing Divine Tree gently swayed, floating out a soft golden light.

It was the Merit Golden Light.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded in satisfaction.

He obliterated both body and spirit, only then fulfilling the justice for the twelve tributes who died.

"Ding..."

A gold ring the thickness of a wrist fell, hit a stone, and made a crisp sound.

With a flash of white light, the Elephant Beast had already picked up the gold ring, curiously examining it from all angles.

Chu Zhiyuan ignored the gold ring, nor the soul within the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, being captivated by the Heavenly Sword.

An invisible force surged from the sword, the long sword, similar to White Jade, trembled gently.

Chu Zhiyuan constantly concentrated his senses, merged with the Heavenly Sword, perceiving its transformation.

He could sense the Heavenly Sword’s rapid improvement, whether in material or power, it advanced significantly.

Externally, the sword only gained a few more patterns.

Chu Zhiyuan was very curious about the meaning of these patterns, even though he was spiritually connected with the Heavenly Sword, he didn’t know the specific use of these patterns.

They weren’t Divine Language, nor any known text he was aware of.

However, these patterns contained powerful and incredibly mysterious energy.

Could these patterns be the external manifestation of the Heavenly Dao Will?

While experiencing the changes in the Heavenly Sword, he contemplated the Heavenly Dao Will.

Was it because he was the Evil God, so the Heavenly Dao Will wanted to kill him?

Or was it another reason?