Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1689 - 1685: Obtaining the Scripture

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Good swordsmanship."

Xu Yingying tilted her head and looked at him, "Princely Heir, have you practiced this before?"

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "In the Divine Domain, I got a jade pendant with this sword technique on it."

The statement was indeed true, originating from a jade pendant.

He merely hid the fact that he could trace the past to grasp the true essence of the sword technique.

"No wonder!" Xu Yingying remarked playfully, "You gave me a fright!"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Yingying, you have your fortuitous encounters, and so do I. To reach this point, I’ve had many such encounters too."

Xu Yingying tilted her head, her bright eyes sparkling.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "What is it?"

"Something’s off," Xu Yingying hummed, "Princely Heir, there’s something peculiar about your mental method too."

Without the Divine Race Heart Method, this Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique couldn’t possibly have such power.

Without the divine method, no matter how exquisitely he practiced, he couldn’t so easily surpass her.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "The sect’s mental method is said to be the Divine Race Heart Method as well."

"The Divine Race Heart Method..." Xu Yingying frowned, "Without a divine artifact of the Divine Race, how could you possibly master it?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled softly, "Perhaps it was just a happy accident. My comprehension is quite good."

"...True, Princely Heir, your comprehension is indeed unparalleled. Others can’t achieve what you can," Xu Yingying said, "With the Divine Race Heart Method complementing the Spring Breeze Brushing Willow Sword Technique, even if you met experts from our sect, they might think you were one of us."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "This sword technique is one of the top in your sect, isn’t it?"

"Yes, it’s already the top-tier sword technique," Xu Yingying replied, "and the most powerful."

"The Divine Race..." Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Is there an Emperor above the Spirit Venerable?"

"The Emperor is a realm that only the Divine Race can attain," Xu Yingying said, "No matter how strong we are, we can’t reach it."

"Limited by the Innate Constitution?"

"It’s not just about constitution; even nature’s spiritual energy doesn’t support it, just like how we can’t become a Spirit Venerable in the Little Outer Heaven. It’s impossible, isn’t it? Let alone a Spirit Venerable, even a Venerable can’t enter!"

"Spiritual energy..."

Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

He thought of the Taixu Tower, thought of the spiritual energy of the Twelve Stone Towers.

He truly had this condition.

"Do you want to break through to the Emperor?" Xu Yingying tilted her head and looked at him.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

There should be quite a few Perfect Spirit Venerables in the world, but they can’t form an overwhelming force, unable to lower the dimension for a strike, and it feels inappropriate.

Even though he has a clone to fight many with few, it still didn’t give him enough safety.

Reaching the Emperor’s Realm should truly secure his safety and be able to shield Xiao Ruoling and others.

Xu Yingying said, "You can’t become an Emperor... unless you join our sect; then there might be a glimmer of hope."

"Does your sect have an Emperor?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.

Xu Yingying nodded lightly, smiling proudly, "Yes, we do."

The two women were instantly surprised.

Li Hongzhao asked, "Yingying, is your Sect Hierarch the Emperor? How many Emperors are there?"

"The Sect Hierarch is, of course, an Emperor; otherwise, how could he have the prestige to lead so many Spirit Venerables?"

"Yingying, the Emperor is the highest realm, right?" Xiao Ruoling inquired.

"Yes," Xu Yingying replied, "The Divine Race’s Emperor is equivalent to our Spirit Venerable, already the top-tier realm, impossible to go further up."

"Emperor..." Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

Xu Yingying said, "We are not the Divine Race; it’s almost impossible to become an Emperor. However, Princely Heir, you often accomplish what others cannot, so it might not be impossible. If all else fails, join our sect, where only with a divine artifact could you hope to become an Emperor. Otherwise, no matter how hard you try, it’s impossible, just like trying to reach Spirit Venerable in the Little Heaven Beyond."

The two women looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly shook his head.

Xu Yingying said, "If you join our sect, apart from not revealing the sect’s name, your realm would be free and unrestrained, with no constraints."

"I’m already a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Heaven-Reaching Sect; I can’t join your sect," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

"You’re a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and you could become a disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Sect, so why not ours? Don’t worry, with my assurance, you can join," Xu Yingying said.

The two women once again looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly shook his head.

"Alright, if you won’t join, you won’t join," Xu Yingying sighed, "How will you become an Emperor, Princely Heir?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "I’ll just try my own method."

He loved Xu Yingying’s disposition—uncomplicated, going with the flow, with an inherent sense of grace.

"Then let’s seize this divine artifact first," Xu Yingying said, "Maybe it can assist you."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "With these three spirit stones from you, I’ll try to see if it works."

Xu Yingying’s face immediately lit up with a smile, "Hurry and try it. If it doesn’t work, I’ll search for some rare objects and figure out a way to get this divine artifact."

Li Hongzhao said, "Yingying, can people with Phoenix Bloodline practice to become an Emperor?"

Xu Yingying shook her head, "The limitation of Phoenix Bloodline doesn’t reach the Emperor."

"No matter how hard you try, you can’t reach the Emperor?"

"I’ve never seen it done."

Li Hongzhao sighed.

Xiao Ruoling smiled, "Sister Li, don’t worry. When your husband becomes an Emperor, he can support you."

Li Hongzhao smiled, "With him paving the way, it’ll be easier for me."

...

After escorting Xiao Ruoling and Li Hongzhao back, Chu Zhiyuan returned to a Cave Mansion of the Elephant Beast in the Divine Domain.

Twelve Stone Towers floated out from the Inner Universe, appearing before him.

The twelve stone towers were as tall as him, seeming like twelve figures standing in front of him.

The round cave mansion was not very spacious, about ten meters in diameter, completely filled by the twelve stone towers.

Their arrangement was special, forming a formation, and the energy they emitted merged into one.

Not only was the energy interconnected, but the golden light within the twelve stone towers also linked with his heart and spirit, becoming one.

It was as if thirteen people were gathered in a room talking.

He took out the Sentiment Stone from his bosom and placed it against his forehead.

Moments later, a slight intoxication seeped from his forehead, entering his mind and spirit, then transmitted to the spirituality of the twelve stone towers.

The spirituality of the twelve stone towers and his heart and spirit felt like they were intoxicated, drifting and floating.

In this state, his heart and spirit relaxed; suddenly, he felt the surrounding spirituality became more intimate and close.

When this intoxicated and floating sensation dissipated, the sense of intimacy and closeness did not fade.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly felt as if these twelve stone towers had truly become one with him.

Any previous trace of separation seemed to vanish completely.

As such, in the mystical realm, he sensed the existence of the Taixu Tower.

The Taixu Tower was situated far away, seemingly unreachable.

But there was a thread of qi, subtle and nearly imperceptible, yet cohesive.

This thread was the source of the twelve stone towers.

The twelve stone towers absorbed this thread of qi, diluted it, expanded it, and further dispersed it.

These diluted peculiar breaths were catalysts of nature’s spiritual energy, causing abnormal energy changes, purifying and enriching them.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly had an inspiration and activated the Taixu True Scripture.

As the Taixu True Scripture activated, the thread of qi responded, dispersing an even finer strand, falling toward him.

As this qi entered his body, the Taixu True Scripture began to operate wildly, altering his divine essence.

This change was akin to when the spirituality of the twelve stone towers merged into nature’s spiritual energy.

The divine essence rapidly became purer and faster.

In his mind, beams of golden light appeared involuntarily, condensing into large, golden characters.

They were Divine Language.

A Chapter of Divine Language naturally emerged in the void of his mind.

He suddenly understood.

This was the Taixu True Scripture!

It was directly descended from the Taixu True Scripture he had previously obtained, and it turned out to be the lower section!