Imperial Cultivation

"Ancient Strange Beast," Zhou Muyin said, "it’s said to have the ability to move mountains and earth."

He shook his head and said, "You’re truly lucky to have survived."

"It doesn’t appear to be that formidable," Luo Yun sighed, "it’s palm-sized, as if one could grasp it with one hand."

Zheng Zhenxing glanced at him.

It doesn’t seem that powerful, yet one swipe from its tail almost whipped me to death.

Zhou Muyin said, "Such exotic beasts are reputed to be suspicious by nature, very deceitful, and extremely dangerous. You’re really fortunate."

"Suspicious... no wonder," Luo Yun nodded with realization, "the first two times it moved us away but didn’t kill us; it was only the third time it tried."

Huang Zhengyang said, "The first two times were tests, perhaps it had never seen us before, unaware of our depths, so it tested us before deciding whether to kill."

Zheng Zhenxing said, "But can it revive after dying? It was clearly killed."

"The Elephant Beast is said to have three lives," Zhou Muyin said, "one tail per life. If you cut off all its tails, it’s thoroughly dead."

Luo Yun said, "But the Flying Knife already cut off three of its tails."

Zhou Muyin said, "Then the records might be incorrect, it’s more terrifying than documented."

"Terrifying." Luo Yun remarked, "It’s too fast; we can’t even see it. Only Senior Cheng and Elder Cheng could keep up."

Cheng Kun shook his head, "We aren’t sure either."

Cheng Qian smiled slightly, "You don’t know until you try."

Luo Yun laughed, "If the two seniors make a move, it will naturally be a minor task."

Zheng Zhenxing said, "But how do we get there?"

This question instantly rendered everyone silent.

They couldn’t cross Snake Valley.

Last time, they asked Chu Zhiyuan for help; what about this time?

Directly entering the Secret Land is impossible.

"I’ve already spoken with the people of the Phoenix Bloodline," Zhou Muyin said.

Luo Yun’s spirit was uplifted, "Can we enter the Phoenix Secret Realm?"

Zhou Muyin shook his head.

"Then..." Zheng Zhenxing frowned, "We can’t go there?"

Luo Yun said: "Lord Zhou, without us leading, I’m afraid they might not find it, right?"

"Let’s see if they can find it," Zhou Muyin said, "You should rest well first, recover your wounds before talking. This isn’t a serendipitous event, no need to rush."

"Lord Zhou, isn’t there anything good at the place where the Elephant Beast resides?" Zheng Zhenxing said.

"Haven’t heard of any," Zhou Muyin shook his head, "Did you see any?"

"...No." Zheng Zhenxing’s face was sour.

So, it seems, all the effort was in vain, and they suffered a significant loss.

Originally, it was Huang Zhengyang who advocated leaving, but he insistently wanted to explore further.

"That’s it then," Zhou Muyin said, "So don’t rush to find it, it’s best not to find it."

"...Okay." Zheng Zhenxing turned to Huang Zhengyang, "Brother Huang, I..."

Huang Zhengyang waved his hand, "Heal well, next time we’ll try another direction. Lord, can we go in again?"

"If you make discoveries and aren’t afraid, you can go in again," Zhou Muyin said.

"That’s good..." Zheng Zhenxing let out a long breath.

...

Chu Zhiyuan stood with his hands behind his back at the entrance of the cave, looking at the cave that had already been restored, and shook his head with a chuckle.

This Elephant Beast indeed has strong life force.

Killed by the Flying Knife, yet it revived immediately, instantly regaining its strength after resurrection.

Zhou Muyin knows the information, and he knows even more.

He knows that, besides moving mountains, the Elephant Beast can also create illusions.

The cave before him is an illusion created by it, capable of creating a false reality.

However, in front of the Super Sense, one can clearly see that beneath the cave, there’s only a small hole.

Just a fist-sized hole, allowing the Elephant Beast to pass in and out.

Going through this small hole and further down, there are several layers of caves, one after another, some large, some small, resembling gourds.

Unlike the proverbial three burrows of a cunning rabbit, the Elephant Beast has many caves.

Different sizes, dozens of them, one after another.

He counted them, discovering there were more than thirty caves of varying sizes.

Huang Zhengyang and his team only experienced three caves.

Passing through three caves was enough for the Elephant Beast to see through their reality and decide to act against them.

The Elephant Beast and the mountains are one, quite mystical.

Cheng Qian, Cheng Kun, and those Spirit Venerables find it hard to pose a threat to the Elephant Beast.

His Flying Knife contains his own spirit power, far beyond what Cheng Qian can achieve.

Dealing with the Elephant Beast, the essence lies in spiritual power; only with strong enough spirit power can one subdue the Elephant Beast.

Thinking of this, he slowly extended his hand and began practicing the Cloud Dragon Fist.

As the Cloud Dragon Fist moved, Divine Essence began circulating, flowing out of his body as his heart and spirit focused.

Whirling white mist gradually condensed, moving with the momentum of his fist, eventually forming a dragon.

About five meters long, as thick as a thigh, a white dragon whirled around him, rising and falling with the motion of his fist, changing posture.

This phenomenon occurs naturally as his proficiency with Cloud Dragon Fist deepens.

This dragon is not the same as the one when Chu Liezhao practiced the Heavenly Dragon Introduction.

But their natures are similar.

Heavenly Dragon Introduction provided him great aid in cultivating the Cloud Dragon Fist.

Otherwise, the progress of the Cloud Dragon Fist wouldn’t be so rapid.

The Cloud Dragon flew and circled, gradually distancing from him.

It first reached a meter above his head, then two meters, three meters, finally reaching ten meters.

It also gradually extended, growing to ten meters long, as thick as two legs.

The body of the white dragon became more solid, its scales faintly visible, the patterns on the scales faintly discernible.

He kept moving, the white dragon continued flying.

A flash of white light, the next moment it appeared not far away, sitting and gazing at the white dragon.

It was the Elephant Beast, like a white cat.

With its last remaining tail lightly swaying, its ink-dipped tip curled up, pointing at Chu Zhiyuan.

Meanwhile, it was watching the white dragon in the sky, its eyes moving with the dragon.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes and continued practicing the fist.

The Cloud Dragon Fist repeated over and over, as the number of repetitions increased, the body of the white dragon grew larger.

"Shh..." Chu Zhiyuan gradually stopped the fist, exhaling gently.

The white dragon suddenly swooped towards the Elephant Beast.

The Elephant Beast instantly turned into a flash of light, shooting ten zhang away, stopped and turned to glare at the white dragon.

The white dragon circled in the air, turning again to charge towards it.

It leapt away again, turning into a flash of white light towards another direction, still glaring warily at the white dragon.

The white dragon chased while the Elephant Beast dodged, and after several exchanges, the white dragon ultimately stopped, flew back to Chu Zhiyuan, coiled around him, and finally disappeared into his body.

It seemed to merge with Chu Zhiyuan, man and dragon as one.

The Elephant Beast immediately glared at Chu Zhiyuan.

The ink-dyed tail no longer pointed at him, gently swaying as it curiously observed him.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled at it, then turned to leave, walking away but not towards the cave, instead heading in another direction.

Watching Chu Zhiyuan’s figure gradually disappear into the green grass, the Elephant Beast hesitated for a moment, then followed.

Chu Zhiyuan’s steps never stopped, the white dragon on him appearing and disappearing from time to time.

And whenever the Elephant Beast wanted to stop, seeing the white dragon appear renewed its pace.

Walking like this for a hundred meters, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly stopped, turning his gaze towards it.

The Elephant Beast stopped, warily glaring at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, turned and continued walking.

The Elephant Beast followed.

Another hundred meters passed, Chu Zhiyuan stopped again, looking at the Elephant Beast.

This time, he didn’t turn away but stared at the Elephant Beast, extending his hand.

The Divine Essence flowed in his palm, a small white dragon gradually gathered at his palm, flying within.

This caught the Elephant Beast’s attention, slowly approaching closer.

Chu Zhiyuan gently released from his palm, the palm-sized white dragon flew towards the Elephant Beast.

This time, the Elephant Beast didn’t dodge, its tail flicked, intersecting with the white dragon.

Instantly, the white dragon merged with its tail, making it go rigid, its white fur standing upright.