Imperial Cultivation

Chu Liezhao said, "With this Divine Eye, the arrays of the world are no longer a threat, and the aura can no longer be concealed... By the way, Master He, is there a Spiritual Artifact that can conceal the aura of a Spirit Venerable?"

He Zhenyu shook his head, "Spiritual Artifacts can hardly conceal a Spirit Venerable’s aura."

"Then in this world, only a Divine Artifact can conceal a Spirit Venerable’s aura?"

"A Divine Artifact, or... items from the Divine Race."

"Items from the Divine Race..."

He Zhenyu said, "Some items from the Divine Race can conceal the aura of a Spirit Venerable, but such divine objects are even fewer, even rarer than Divine Artifacts."

"I see..." Chu Liezhao sighed, "Divine Artifacts..."

He Zhenyu shook his head and said, "Prince Consort, Divine Artifacts cannot be obtained by individuals."

Chu Liezhao looked at him with curiosity.

He Zhenyu said, "All Divine Artifacts are passed down through heritage and cannot be obtained through mere chance. Those with Divine Artifact heritage already developed into powerful existences over the years."

Chu Liezhao said, "The courts and top sects of the world?"

He Zhenyu nodded lightly, "The top courts of the world have the protection of Divine Artifacts; those without them can hardly survive. As for sects... it’s likely they don’t have them either."

Chu Liezhao said, "Does our Jade Dynasty also have a Divine Artifact?"

He Zhenyu smiled, "Prince Consort, naturally, Yujing has one too, otherwise, it wouldn’t have survived until now."

Li Miaotan said, "Husband, the Observatory."

Chu Liezhao suddenly realized.

He then laughed, "If there are only divine objects, how can they be dealt with?"

"So-called divine objects are items worn by the Divine Race for long periods, absorbing their aura and not dissipating over time," He Zhenyu said. "The power of such objects is not strong, their only wonder is in concealing an aura."

Chu Liezhao laughed, "They have other wonderful uses too, don’t they?"

"Perhaps they bring a bit of luck," He Zhenyu said. "But divine objects in the world are too few; merely obtaining one is already considered exceptionally lucky, so it’s hard to say if they really bring more luck."

"That’s true too." Chu Liezhao laughed.

Inside the Heaven-Reaching Hall, Chu Zhiyuan, having heard this, relaxed his heart and spirit at once.

It turns out it’s not a Divine Artifact, just a divine object that only conceals aura?

So, I still have a chance of winning, no need to be intimidated by Song Wantao.

Then Chu Liezhao laughed and said, "If there is a Divine Eye, it could break through the aura concealment of the divine object, yes?"

"More or less," He Zhenyu said. "It also depends on the Realm of the Divine Eye. If the Realm of the Divine Eye is high enough, nothing can be concealed, even a Divine Artifact can’t hide its aura."

He showed a look of longing, "To see through the universe unhindered—only then is one truly an Emperor."

"Emperor..." Chu Liezhao said, "I seem to have heard of a certain Emperor."

"Just like how our Venerables look at a Spirit Venerable. They possess some abilities that appear inconceivable and unimaginable to us," He Zhenyu solemnly said. "Even their names call forth a sense of response, so one should never lightly utter their names."

"Are there many of them?"

"It’s like asking an ant whether there are many lakes in the world." He Zhenyu shook his head.

...

Chu Liezhao continued to chat with He Zhenyu for quite some time, voicing various doubts in his heart one by one.

Perhaps because of Li Miaotan’s presence, or because Chu Liezhao is a Spirit Venerable, He Zhenyu was extremely patient.

Chu Zhiyuan sat inside the Heaven-Reaching Hall, smiling.

This is the beauty of having a clone.

He rose, walking with hands behind his back.

If Song Wantao only has divine objects and no Divine Artifacts, that’s much better.

Song Wantao likely couldn’t see through him either; with Divine Essence within, it could block Song Wantao’s gaze.

He should be deducing his future through the people around him.

But among those around me, there aren’t many who could expose my whereabouts.

Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue stay within the Profound Yin Palace and do not come out, and Zhang Ji Yuan and Ning Dongge’s departures don’t reveal my whereabouts.

He quickly identified his target: Zhou Qingyu.

Perhaps by now, Song Wantao already knows where Zhou Qingyu is.

Zhou Qingyu’s family could be a weakness once the Zhou Family is destroyed, my heart and spirit shall be wounded.

However, I have always been able to see Zhou Qingyu’s fate, and thus also the Zhou Family’s.

Currently, the Zhou Family seems unharmed, and because of Zhou Qingyu, the family will flourish, ultimately becoming a noble family.

It’s not easy for Song Wantao to scheme against the Zhou Family unless he can obscure my Donghuan Saint Technique.

But even if he obscures my energy, he can’t hide all the Zhou Family’s aura.

Donghuan Saint Technique...

He frowned, pondering deeply.

Even without the Divine Eye, if the Donghuan Saint Technique advances further, could it see more delicately and clearly?

According to He Zhenyu, the Emperor is an accomplished cultivator of the Divine Race.

The Donghuan Saint Technique should be able to break the concealment of divine objects; ultimately, I haven’t mastered it yet.

The foundation of Donghuan Saint Technique cultivation is the Heavenly Yuan Technique, and at present, there are two paths for its cultivation: one is the Divine Artifact, the other is the Blue Sea and Sky Space.

The use of the Heavenly Yuan Court’s Divine Artifacts in cultivation must not be excessive, whereas enhancement through the Blue Sea and Sky Space is feasible.

Thinking of this, he flickered to appear before a Snake Valley in the New Cave Heaven.

He flickered again, appearing inside Snake Valley, reaching the lakeside, bending down to press both palms onto the lake water.

Simultaneously, heat and cold surged from his palms, instantly making a significant portion of the lake water vanish, reappearing within the Jade Sea.

The calm, waveless sea surface stirred slightly.

As the lake water continued to disappear, the waves within the Blue Sea and Sky intensified.

Yet until all the lake water vanished into the Lao Gong Acupoint, the sea of the Blue Sea and Sky didn’t roll up into waves.

Only hidden currents surged, bright with glimmers, indicating an undercurrent stirring.

Yet unable to form waves.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, standing motionless within Snake Valley.

All the snakes, whether red or brown, avoided him from afar.

He felt the spiritual light within the void.

After a while, he opened his eyes, shaking his head in disappointment.

Though there was some spirit light, it failed to form a trend, unable to provide substantive enhancement to the Heavenly Yuan Technique.

Still too little of it.

The water and earth within this Grotto Heaven do have an effect on the Blue Sea and Sky, but it’s not enough stimulus.

...

Li Hongzhao was quietly sitting inside a cave, where the Little Demon Suppression Divine Tree swayed gently at his side, casting a cascade of Golden Light.

The Golden Light diffused, transforming into Seven-Colored Light filling the cave.

Despite such beautiful scenery, apart from Li Hongzhao, there was no one else in the cave.

Anyone with cultivation could sense the violent power contained within the brilliant colors.

The Little Demon Suppression Divine Tree was suppressing the forces of the Four Fierce Beasts surging out.

Feeling his presence, Li Hongzhao opened his Phoenix Eyes, the brilliance in them brilliant and radiant.

Chu Zhiyuan chatted with her for a bit, then left the cave, heading in another direction.

Approaching the man-high lush green grass gave a strong sense of oppression.

It was like watching someone who can’t swim slowly walk toward a lake.

This strong sense of oppression made one’s heart skitter, wishing to turn and leave.

He stood at the edge of the grassland, reaching out to gently touch the green grass, feeling it like jade bamboo.

Vivid green and tenacious, with scars of blades and swords on it, evidently having been chopped by someone.

Judging from the shallow scars, it was clear these grasses were hard to damage with blades or swords.

He paced gradually inward, following the footprints for a hundred meters.

The sense of oppression increased, yet there was no animal in sight around.

He halted his steps, reaching out with both hands, each pressing on a stalk of grass, focusing slightly.

These two bamboo-like green grasses appeared on a mountain forest within the Jade Sea and Sky.

Proceeding accordingly, he soon cleared out a piece of open ground.

The red soil, at a glance, appeared exceedingly fertile. He squatted down, reaching out to touch the ground.

Patches of soil quickly vanished.

A shallow pit soon appeared.

He flickered away.

Sitting on a mat in the Heaven-Reaching Hall, he finely sensed the changes in the Blue Sea and Sky.

Finally, shook his head.

The next instant, he appeared beside a deep abyss in Mengli Heaven, reaching out to touch the abyssal water.