Imperial Cultivation

Li Hongzhao said, "The Taixu Tower is the divine artifact that the Divine Race uses to guard the Thirty-Six Heavens."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "What I’ve always wanted to figure out the most is what exactly this divine artifact is? What is its real purpose?"

Rumor has it that there is a divine artifact in the Divine Domain, and obtaining it can command the Thirty-Six Heavens.

He never understood what commanding the Thirty-Six Heavens really meant.

Does it mean suppressing any master within the Thirty-Six Heavens?

Or does it mean controlling the spiritual energy of the Thirty-Six Heavens?

Or perhaps it means altering the structure of the Thirty-Six Heavens, making them one?

The existence of Super Sense made him develop the habit of figuring things out; he felt uneasy if things weren’t clarified.

Regarding this Taixu Tower, it seemed completely obscure to him, making him quite uneasy.

Li Hongzhao said, "The memory heritage regarding the Taixu Tower is complete now, do you want to take a look?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

He aligned his left fingers together like a sword and gently pressed them onto Li Hongzhao’s brow.

The Heaven-Reaching Spirit Talisman flickered.

Thus, the two became mentally connected and saw Li Hongzhao’s memories.

...

Chu Zhiyuan slowly retracted his left hand, deep in thought.

Li Hongzhao laughed and said, "Quite disappointing, right?"

The Taixu Tower is not what people imagined; it’s not a divine artifact capable of pressuring the Thirty-Six Heavens.

Instead, it’s the portal to the Thirty-Six Heavens, a portal through which one can freely enter and exit.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed, "I really didn’t expect this."

A portal to the Thirty-Six Heavens.

It seemed not so powerful; for the Spirit Venerables, entering and exiting other heavens is not difficult.

This Taixu Tower seems rather useless for Spirit Venerables, somewhat like chicken ribs.

Its use to ordinary people is greater, allowing them to enter other heavens for cultivation, with endless wonders.

Martial artists from Little Outer Heaven entering the outer world to cultivate would see their cultivation speed achieve skyrocketing progress.

For Venerables, if they could view the different landscapes of the Thirty-Six Heavens, their understanding of heaven and earth would be deeper, aiding breakthroughs to Spirit Venerable.

Li Hongzhao said, "This Taixu Tower is a great threat to the Court, no wonder they are so nervous."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

Every Court possesses a divine artifact for guarding, able to withstand Spirit Venerables.

But what if numerous low-level experts invade, constantly draining the divine artifact?

No matter which Court, once they possess this Taixu Tower, it’s easy to breed ambitions to unify the Thirty-Six Heavens.

Li Hongzhao said, "Unfortunately, knowing what it is doesn’t help as there’s no sensing method... The sensing method can only be found from the Divine Race; without it, it’s impossible to find the divine artifact."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "Now I can finally give up."

The Divine Race isn’t likely to pass the sensing method externally; without it, finding the Taixu Tower is impossible.

The Taixu Tower doesn’t exist within the Divine Domain but in a special, independent void.

This completely rules out the possibility of finding the Taixu Tower in the Divine Domain.

Of course, even without the divine artifact, the Divine Domain is worthy of exploration; the remnants left by the Divine Race are greatly beneficial for cultivation improvement.

But without this divine artifact as an incentive, will the Court still open the Divine Domain?

What is the real mystery behind this?

Chu Zhiyuan further asked, "Is the information about this divine artifact known to the Court through the Four Holy Veins?"

"Of course," Li Hongzhao replied, "Aside from the Four Holy Veins, no one else knows, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Does the Court not know that without the sensing method, the Taixu Tower can’t be found?"

"... It’s hard to say," Li Hongzhao said, "Our bloodlines have become diluted, and the heritage within our bloodlines is incomplete."

"Then what about the cultivation methods?"

"Cultivation methods have already been recorded on paper, so there’s no worry about them getting lost. But these secret stories weren’t recorded... It’s possible they were recorded, but I’m not qualified to know."

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "If the Court knows they can’t find the divine artifact, why are they still opening the portal and allowing all experts to enter?"

Li Hongzhao said, "Do you think the Court has another goal?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It’s probably not that simple."

Li Hongzhao pondered, finally shook his head, "Thinking too much is useless; without you experts of the Four Great Sects entering, no matter the martial artists from the Martial Arts Sect, they won’t accomplish anything."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The experts from the Four Great Sects are about to enter as well."

Li Hongzhao smiled and said, "Can’t stop it anymore?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The great trend is unstoppable; just let things flow naturally."

What he could do had been done thoroughly, the rest is left to the fate of the Four Great Sects.

The existence of the Heavenly Shadow Sect only allows them to delay a bit longer.

This is already the limit.

Further obstruction would set himself against the Perfect Venerables of the Four Sects.

When they break into the Divine Domain and find others having endless opportunities, yet they themselves gain nothing, they will blame entering late.

Who is blamed for causing their late entry?

They won’t think about how much disaster was avoided by delayed entry, but only how much opportunity was missed.

This is human nature.

"Since the divine artifact can’t be found, will you still stay in the Divine Domain?"

"Hmm, let’s continue exploring; the Divine Domain is very marvelous and important for cultivation," Chu Zhiyuan said.

The most important is Dragon Mountain.

Li Hongzhao said, "I’m going to take a chance as well, maybe I can find more Phoenix True Blood."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.

Li Hongzhao said, "Can you help me see if I can still find Phoenix True Blood?"

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes turned hollow.

Moments later, he returned to normal, shaking his head.

Li Hongzhao said, "Couldn’t find it? What about the other three veins?"

"Also couldn’t find."

"That’s good..." Li Hongzhao laughed, "Then I’m the strongest; I have to teach them a lesson."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The Green Lion Lineage also has a formidable figure, not inferior to you."

He foresaw that the Spirit Venerable of the Green Lion Lineage and Li Hongzhao were evenly matched.

"Feng Nanyun that guy? It’s impossible to be so fast; could it possibly be that he also obtained True Blood?"

"It’s not him, it’s a retired senior."

"The Green Lion Lineage still has hidden experts?"

"Does the Phoenix Lineage have no hidden experts?"

"... Unknown."

"There are," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Moreover, more than one, slightly outmatches you."

Li Hongzhao said, "Am I currently not the top expert in the Phoenix Secret Land?"

She thought that obtaining True Blood made her improve rapidly to such a degree that no one in the Phoenix Secret Realm could match her, even no one throughout the Four Holy Veins.

Those seniors, although strong, were still not as good as her.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "Practicing for thousands or tens of thousands of years eventually yields results."

Li Hongzhao said, "These Spirit Venerables don’t appear anymore, right? Already scattered to who knows where."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "There are always exceptions."

Indeed, the older the Spirit Venerables, the more barren their mental state, the less they care for mundane matters, living quietly in some corner.

But there’s always one who is naturally spirited, interfering in sect affairs.

Li Hongzhao scoffed, "Will there be danger if I enter the Divine Domain?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "For now, it’s safe, worth a try."

Li Hongzhao beamed, "I’ve wanted to go see for a long time!... Are you going with me?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Li Hongzhao gave him a sidelong glance, "Fine, you have secrets, I’ll explore by myself."

Chu Zhiyuan didn’t explain.

He would remain by Dragon Mountain, extremely dull and boring.

Li Hongzhao first returned to the Secret Land, reported briefly before re-entering the Divine Domain.

Chu Zhiyuan returned to Dragon Mountain, continuing the mountain moving.

...

By evening, upon returning to his courtyard at Profound Yin Palace, Zhou Qingyu excitedly greeted him: "Master, I’m advancing to Venerable!"

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

Xiao Ruoling laughed, "Qingyu’s progress is fast, just one last step to break through."

Shen Hanyue said, "Little Qingyu truly is a prodigy, faster than the Princely Heir!"

Zhou Qingyu modestly said, "Aunt Shen, I’m different."

Chu Zhiyuan gave Zhou Qingyu a scrutinizing look, nodded approvingly, "Then break through now."

With these words, he gently placed a palm on Zhou Qingyu’s Bai Hui acupoint.

Zhou Qingyu suddenly stiffened, eyes closed, breath swiftly converging, resembling a statue.