Imperial Cultivation

The Second Prince, Chu Lixuan, was skeptical: "Is this Heavenly Inquiry Sword really that powerful?"

If the Heavenly Inquiry Sword were so formidable, it would have already surpassed our Jade Dynasty.

But the strength of the Yuanzhen Dynasty is considered the weakest of the Three Great Dynasties, not as strong as our Jade Dynasty.

Chu Liechu slowly said, "The weakness of the Heavenly Inquiry Sword, besides consuming the spirit, is that it demands very high aptitude. Very few princes in the Yuanzhen Dynasty can master it, most practice the Great Auspicious Divine Palm."

"The Great Auspicious Divine Palm..." Chu Lixuan nodded: "I’ve seen this Great Auspicious Divine Palm, a very peculiar set of hand skills... The Yuanzhen Dynasty is indeed quite eccentric."

Chu Liechu said, "Their behavior is always unpredictable, it’s very hard to truly understand their intentions, like this time, it’s so inexplicable."

"Indeed inexplicable," Chu Lixuan snorted: "If you truly want to become a Prince Consort, there is no need to stubbornly fixate on the Twelfth Princess. The Phoenix Dynasty doesn’t only have one Twelfth Princess who hasn’t married."

Chu Liyang couldn’t help but speak: "The Twelfth Prince is certainly different, she is the best."

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him sideways: "Third Brother has taken a liking, but I really can’t see what’s good about her."

Chu Lixuan said, "I heard the Tenth Princess isn’t married, and neither are the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princesses, and the Tenth Princess is also exceptionally beautiful."

"Intentionally making things difficult for me." Chu Zhiyuan snorted, "Determined to turn against us."

"Why must it be so?" Chu Liechu said, "There’s no need for that, is there?"

"There must be a reason we don’t know." Chu Zhiyuan said.

He then said, "Elder Brother, Second Brother, we should hurry and practice."

One day we will leave the True Martial Institute.

We won’t be able to absorb the breath from the Karma Stone Wall anymore, and our cultivation will slow down.

So we must absorb as much of the breath from the Karma Stone Wall as possible, and not waste time.

"Yes, let’s practice." Chu Liechu said solemnly.

He glanced at the top of Chu Zhiyuan’s head: "Ninth Brother, your understanding of the Infinite Brightness Scripture has deepened."

The aura of the Yin Yang Fish over Chu Zhiyuan’s head was more intense than before, even among those in the Transformation Realm, creating an inexplicable pressure.

This was a suppression of realms, yet it appeared on someone of the same realm.

This showed how extraordinary Chu Zhiyuan’s understanding of the Infinite Brightness Scripture was.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "I’ve realized a thing or two."

"Ninth Brother, your comprehension is truly..."

Chu Liechu shook his head with a wry smile, closed his mouth, shut his eyes, and began to focus on his cultivation.

Chu Zhiyuan also began to focus on his cultivation.

A massive Yin Yang Fish emerged atop his head, twice the size it had been before.

His Insight saw that compared to his Yin Yang Fish, the one not far away was only one-fifth the size.

That was the Yin Yang Fish of the Third Prince, Chu Liyang.

Chu Zhiyuan’s Yin Yang Fish swirled, drawing in several times more spiritual energy than Chu Liyang.

Not just five times the difference, but a gap much larger than five times, nearly seven times.

Chu Liyang, sitting beside Chu Zhiyuan practicing, felt the immense pressure of Chu Zhiyuan’s Yin Yang Fish.

The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to rush into Chu Zhiyuan’s Yin Yang Fish, rarely flowing into his own.

This greatly reduced his practice efficiency, and after a quarter of an hour, unable to bear it, he directly moved away from Chu Zhiyuan to sit at the farthest spot away from him.

After sitting down, he closed his eyes, forming the Great Bright Seal, and activated the Great Brightness Visualization Method, along with the Great Brightness Breathing Skill.

Moments later, he couldn’t help but smile.

This feeling of freedom and relief from pressure was truly too comfortable.

He opened his eyes to glance at Chu Zhiyuan and shook his head helplessly.

Dealing with such a bullish Ninth Brother, what bad luck!

Chu Zhiyuan, with his eyes closed, clearly perceived his gaze and felt his emotions.

He didn’t sense killing intent, only annoyance and helplessness.

He refocused on cultivation.

——

By evening, as he was dining, Li Yuzhen appeared again.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him sideways, "Do you have something to say again?"

Li Yuzhen said solemnly, "Your Highness instructed that it’s best for the Prince Consort to wear a piece of Treasure Armor."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "Do they think I’m destined to lose? And that the Fifth and Sixth Princes of Yuanzhen intend to kill me?"

Li Yuzhen nodded gently.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at her puzzled.

Li Yuzhen spoke softly, "Your Highness didn’t explain the reason, but won’t make a mistake."

"To kill me..." Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

A murderous intent surged within him, but he was more curious as to why the princes of the Yuanzhen Dynasty wanted to kill him.

This made no sense.

Even as a prince out of favor, he was still a prince, and couldn’t be killed.

Otherwise, it would invite the mad retaliation of the entire Jade Dynasty.

If they killed him, then several of their princes would lose their lives too.

Unless they were confident that the Jade Dynasty couldn’t kill them.

Most importantly, why must they kill him, a prince of little consequence, is it worth such a huge risk?

Could it be to disrupt his proposed marriage to the Twelfth Princess?

Furthermore, how did the Twelfth Princess know about the Yuanzhen Dynasty’s plot to kill him?

Everything about this was inexplicably strange.

Li Yuzhen asked, "Does the Prince Consort have a Treasure Clothes?"

"I’ll ask for one tomorrow." Chu Zhiyuan said, "I should be able to get one."

Li Yuzhen said, "If the Prince Consort can’t find a top-tier Treasure Armor, Your Highness will bestow one."

Chu Zhiyuan snorted, "A piece of Treasure Armor, it’s no big deal."

"Yes." Li Yuzhen clasped his hands and departed.

Chu Zhiyuan watched her slender and graceful figure glide away, his gaze flickering.

You Lan, at his side, lightly frowned.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Aunt. I’m not that short-lived, or else I would have died last time."

"Exactly, Your Highness will surely live long, but shouldn’t be careless either."

"Sure, tomorrow I’ll request a Treasure Armor from Uncle Fifteen or Uncle Five."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

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He thought the Emperor’s reward was too stingy and that there was still a debt owed to him.

Compensating him with a Treasure Armor was not inappropriate.

——

He did not seek out Chu Honglin, but instead went to his Uncle Five, Chu Hongming, to request a Treasure Clothes.

Chu Hongming agreed readily.

In the evening, Chu Zhiyuan made a trip to Diwu Academy and collected the Treasure Clothes from Chu Hongming.

Chu Hongming was seated inside the room at a desk, perusing scrolls.

On the upper left corner of the desk lay a small box, quietly painted purple, solid and heavy.

Upon seeing Chu Zhiyuan, he pointed at the Purple Box, "Open it and see if you like it."

Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward and opened the Purple Box, inside was a Moon White Inner Robe, appearing like the pajamas he normally wore.

Plain and ordinary, with no unusual qualities, it appeared spotless and extremely pristine.

"This is the Moon Silkworm Frost Robe."

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan examining the Inner Robe, Chu Hongming explained, "It’s made from the silk of the unique insects of the Flying Moon Cave Heaven, the Flying Moon Snow Silkworm."

"What are its uses?"

"It is a spiritual item; you can try to see if it will recognize you as its owner."

"Spiritual?" Chu Zhiyuan was curious, "Is it alive?"

"It’s not a living thing, but it retains a remnant soul. You can try, and if it doesn’t recognize an owner, then exchange it for another Treasure Clothes."

Chu Zhiyuan’s spirit lifted, and he smiled, "Thank you, Uncle Five!"

Spiritual treasures have a qualitative difference from ordinary treasures.

Spiritual items can move according to one’s will and can even assist in cultivation.

Spiritual items can self-recover and autonomously defend.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his hand on the soft robe, as supple as a maiden’s skin, and closed his eyes.

Chu Hongming watched him intently.