Imperial Cultivation

Chu Honglin turned around, looking at Chu Zhiyuan doubtfully.

Chu Zhiyuan stared solemnly at the golden net.

Inside the golden net, a cluster of colorful light appeared.

The colorful light rushed left and right, attempting to break free from the golden net’s cover.

The golden net was peculiar; the mesh seemed large but was covered with a thin layer of golden light, blocking the way for the colorful light.

Chu Honglin’s eyes suddenly brightened, and he said in a deep voice, "Catch it, don’t let it escape!"

Chu Zhiyuan’s hands continuously formed seals, layers of golden nets converged and overlapped onto the original golden net.

Several golden nets combined, causing the net to become sturdy and dense, gradually tightening.

The golden light grew more intense, while the colorful light dimmed more and more.

"Good!"

"Good!"

Chu Honglin couldn’t stop cheering, his eyes fixed on the golden net and the colorful light.

Watching the colorful light grow dimmer, the smile on his face became wider.

Chu Zhiyuan stopped forming seals and calmly watched as the golden net turned into a golden cocoon, completely enveloping the colorful light.

The colorful light became increasingly weak, like a dying candle.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Chu Honglin: "Uncle, this is...?"

"That Great Sky Demon’s soul!" Chu Honglin said excitedly, "You caught it!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Do you want it alive?"

"Destroy it!" Chu Honglin urged, "Don’t give it a chance to breathe, wipe it out all at once!"

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan replied solemnly, and once again used the Great Demon Suppressing Seal.

Two more golden nets dropped down, the colorful light suddenly brightened, trying to break through the golden cocoon.

But in the end, it couldn’t break through. Just as the golden cocoon was about to collapse, these two golden nets fell, stabilizing it.

The colorful light vanished, and the golden cocoon slowly shrank, eventually turning into a golden light that drilled into Chu Zhiyuan’s forehead.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes slightly, then opened them, letting out a long breath: "Barely!"

"Good, good, good!" Chu Honglin cheered repeatedly, then laughed heartily, "It’s destroyed!"

Chu Zhiyuan showed excitement, his eyes shining brightly, and he said high-spiritedly, "Uncle, turns out the Great Demon Suppressing Seal has such a wonderful use!"

"The Great Demon Suppressing Seal lives up to its demon-suppressing name!" Chu Honglin was even more excited, his mouth upturned in a full smile, "Zhao’er, I want to credit you for this!"

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, "Uncle, I just got lucky, it’s not much of an achievement."

Chu Honglin, still excited, said, "Destroying a Great Sky Demon is no small feat!"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "As a future Prince Consort, what use do I have for credits? Better to give them to you, Uncle, to use when you return to the Spirit Guard."

"Without the Great Demon Suppressing Seal, with my skills, I couldn’t destroy the Great Sky Demon’s soul."

"Without you, Uncle, I wouldn’t have even been able to destroy its physical body."

The seized young man looked simple and honest, seemingly of shallow cultivation, barely possessing any cultivation at all.

But carrying protective treasures, I’m afraid I couldn’t handle him, and he might have escaped.

Uncle Chu Honglin forced him to use the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, causing his soul to appear.

Only then could the Great Demon Suppressing Seal make its mark, destroying the Great Sky Demon’s soul.

Once the Great Sky Demon’s soul leaves the body, it loses its power, becoming vulnerable to destruction.

Unless one has Void Level martial arts, which can destroy its soul.

Unexpectedly, the Great Demon Suppressing Seal could also destroy the Great Sky Demon’s soul.

This secret hadn’t been heard of, nor was it recorded.

But actually, by looking at the records of the Demon Suppressing Spirit Mountain, one could vaguely infer this.

Disciples of the Demon Suppressing Spirit Mountain must reach the Divinity Transformation Realm before they can descend the mountain, start exterminating the Demon Clan, and become their arch-enemies.

Not everyone can become the Demon Clan’s arch-enemies.

Just like the Human Race and the Demon Clan, although they’ve always fought the Demon Clan, they haven’t really been taken seriously by them.

In the eyes of the Demon Clan, it’s not humans and demons killing them, but them hunting humans and demons.

So the Demon Suppressing Spirit Mountain must have reasons for the Demon Clan to fear.

People just couldn’t guess what those reasons were.

Now it’s known that it’s because of the marvelous use of the Great Demon Suppressing Seal.

"The Great Demon Suppressing Seal... The Great Demon Suppressing Seal..." Chu Honglin murmured, becoming more and more excited.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Uncle, the news that I know the Great Demon Suppressing Seal must remain confidential."

"Of course!" Chu Honglin quickly said, his eyes shining, looking at him brightly, "Now, more than ever, it must remain confidential!"

Earlier, Chu Zhiyuan mentioned once that the fact he had mastered the Great Demon Suppressing Seal should be kept secret.

He and his brother had already instructed the people at Diwu Academy.

Now seeing this, they needed to emphasize it further, even considering ways to keep their mouths shut.

His eyes flashed with a cold light, contemplating if he should lock up all personnel responsible for secret manuals at Diwu Academy for at least ten years.

Ten years later, when Zhao’er becomes strong enough, they would release them.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Uncle, I destroyed it, and there’s more benefit."

"What else?!" Chu Honglin’s spirit was lifted.

"After refining the soul, I can enhance my own soul and even obtain some of its memory fragments."

"Enhance the soul and obtain memory fragments..." Chu Honglin’s eyes shone even brighter.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "No wonder the Demon Suppressing Spirit Mountain was so prosperous. Now it seems that its downfall must have something to do with the Demon Clan."

Chu Honglin said in a deep voice, "I will have my brother round up all the personnel responsible for martial arts records at Diwu Academy, cutting off any transmission of information."

Chu Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "There still needs to be compensation."

Although this is somewhat inhumane, it’s necessary for one’s safety.

It’s better than silencing them.

"Compensation..." Chu Honglin said, "Grant them a top-tier martial arts manual, let them retreat into closed cultivation with it, it’s their chance in a way."

"That’s a good idea." Chu Zhiyuan said quickly, "But this top-tier martial arts manual..."

"Compared to your achievements and future, a top-tier martial arts manual isn’t much."

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly smiled, "Uncle, with these abilities, do I still need to become a Prince Consort?"

"...I’ll talk to the Elder Brother." Chu Honglin frowned.

Chu Zhiyuan, seeing his expression, asked puzzledly, "Is that not possible?"

He thought with the Great Demon Suppressing Seal, being able to slay a Great Sky Demon made him top talent.

Once his cultivation reached the Divinity Transformation Realm, he could publicly announce it, thus intimidating the Great Sky Demons.

The Great Sky Demons act recklessly because they believe, at worst, their soul could escape, as no one can handle them.

And the Great Demon Suppressing Seal exactly counters their souls, capable of swiftly destroying them.

In this way, no Great Sky Demon would dare come to Jade Dynasty’s Imperial City.

His usefulness would be immense.

Chu Honglin shook his head, "Hard to say."

Chu Zhiyuan sighed helplessly, "Alright, let’s find its Soul Pearl first."

He turned to walk outside.

Chu Honglin followed, and soon they arrived at the place where the wonton stand had been.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced around, then went into a nearby alley, reaching between two bluestones on the wall, and retrieved a seven-colored pearl.

It was the Soul Pearl.

Chu Honglin solemnly said, "This Soul Pearl can be transformed into a Spiritual Rhinoceros Pearl."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Uncle, through it, I can find more Heavenly Demons."

The Heavenly Demons can communicate mind-to-mind via the Heavenly Demon Soul Pearls.

ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍

They can also sense each other.