Imperial Cultivation

The Elephant Beast’s golden-slit pupils scanned the surroundings, and its tail suddenly stood up high: "Something’s not right here!"

"What’s wrong?"

"It’s strange!" the Elephant Beast said.

"Is there an array?"

"...It’s not an array." The Elephant Beast shook its head: "Definitely not an array."

Chu Zhiyuan was curious: "Could it be the power of a spiritual artifact?"

The Elephant Beast said: "Where is the spiritual artifact?"

"Let me take a look," Chu Zhiyuan said.

His eyes became clear and bright.

After the Nine Transitions, especially with the recent transformation from the Taixu True Scripture, his spiritual power surged, allowing him to use the Divine Eye with power far surpassing before.

The Divine Eye saw the delicate scenes that were previously unseen.

He saw a strange glow floating in the valley, present everywhere.

He looked down at himself and saw the same strange glow flowing inside and outside his body.

Yet, his own glow was faint and translucent, pure as glass, and as clear as the sky, a shallow azure.

He speculated that this strange glow was the Divine Essence.

And the glow everywhere in the valley was also similar to the Divine Essence.

Its color was a glass-like emerald green, richer and purer than jade.

The Divine Eye previously couldn’t see this power, but now, after the Nine Transitions and with progress in the Taixu True Scripture, he was able to witness this power.

Under the Divine Eye, the Divine Essence turned out to be so magnificent and moving, stirring a sense of emotion upon viewing it.

He traced the source of the Divine Essence through the valley, ultimately landing on one of the bamboo huts.

The Divine Eye penetrated the bamboo hut and saw the Divine Statue of the Emperor.

And the source of the Divine Essence was the statue!

He frowned in contemplation.

Could the statue be a spiritual artifact?

"Let’s go in and take a look." His gaze returned to normal, and he and the Elephant Beast floated into the valley, directly arriving outside the bamboo hut, pushing the door open and entering.

As he stepped through the doorway, a slight resistance appeared out of thin air, attempting to stop him.

He paid it no mind, directly breaking through and arriving in front of the statue.

The Elephant Beast’s golden-slit pupils declared: "It’s this one!"

Chu Zhiyuan examined the statue, feeling a strong impulse to kneel in reverence.

Even though his spiritual power was far stronger than before, he still couldn’t avoid this strong impulse.

In his mind, the Miao Jing Spirit Water gently rippled, dispelling wave after wave of impulse.

Chu Zhiyuan continued to examine it, asking: "Is this a spiritual artifact?"

"It is a spiritual artifact!" the Elephant Beast asserted.

Chu Zhiyuan mused: "A spiritual artifact..."

He thought that this statue might be similar to the Jade Pendant he gave to Zeng Yun.

If it were merely a spiritual artifact, without someone to wield it, it would be difficult to perpetually emit power.

After such a long time, even the strongest power would have been nearly exhausted.

It’s likely similar to that Jade Pendant, able to inject power directly, ignoring spatial constraints.

That’s why it continues endlessly.

The Elephant Beast said: "It’s best not to touch it; it has an owner."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: "The form this spiritual artifact is carved into should be its owner."

"It likely is," the Elephant Beast said: "The owner of this spiritual artifact should surpass you."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Judging by its Divine Essence compared to his own, he could tell the opponent’s Divine Essence was of higher quality, indicating a higher Realm of the mental method.

Moreover, that’s the Emperor, while he is just a Ninth Transition Spirit Venerable.

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The Elephant Beast shook its head: "He probably isn’t of the Divine Race, yet he practiced to be this formidable—quite alarming."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: "The Holy Technique he passed down should have been created based on the Divine Eye."

"Created based on the Divine Eye...whether he created it himself or it was from predecessors, it’s immensely powerful," the Elephant Beast said: "It’s not someone you can afford to offend."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Indeed, something not to be provoked."

Just like Zeng Yun wielding a Jade Pendant from him, able to suppress a group of Spirit Venerables like Cheng Siyao’s.

This Emperor’s Divine Statue can suppress him.

The Elephant Beast looked at the Divine Statue, shaking its head, unrecognizing this person.

Suddenly, Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes became very bright, looking at the Divine Statue.

The next moment, his vision blurred, and then darkness fell.

He felt his body descending, continuously downwards.

A sense of weightlessness seized him, making his heart pound, wanting to struggle.

But he had the will to struggle without the strength to do so.

Before him, there was only darkness, with his body constantly sinking, as if falling into an endless abyss.

In a daze, he discovered a glimmer of light and rushed forward following it.

The light grew brighter and brighter, eventually radiating intensely and opening a wide view.

He then found himself standing on a high platform.

It was a circular high platform carved from White Jade, suspended in mid-air.

At the top of the platform stood a towering statue.

Hundred feet tall, ten feet wide, embedded in the Void, it was the enlarged statue of Emperor Dong Huan by dozens of times.

The sun atop was conveniently positioned behind the statue’s head, emitting radiant light.

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes widened.

He suddenly realized the statue was alive, with eyes blinking and a faint smile on its face, fingers gently forming a handprint.

White Dragons immediately appeared around Chu Zhiyuan, four White Dragons swirling around in four directions, protecting him in the center.

But even with the protection of the White Dragons, he still seemed insignificant like an ant before an elephant compared to the massive statue.

The statue’s finger alone was thicker than his body, and he felt that a single finger from the statue could crush him.

The smile on the statue’s face broadened, and it softly spat out a few words.

Instantly, like Thunder Shock in his mind, the strange voice echoed endlessly.

His hands involuntarily formed a seal, and he mouthed those strange syllables.

The statue’s smile receded, it closed its eyes.

The rumbling in Chu Zhiyuan’s mind gradually subsided, turning silent.

He opened his eyes to find himself forming a seal, while the Elephant Beast was now standing on a rock in a distant stone wall.

Chu Zhiyuan looked around in confusion.

He stood in the same spot but as if standing in an open space, with no statue or bamboo hut in sight.

The bamboo hut had vanished, and so had the statue.

A flash of white light, and the Elephant Beast returned to squat on his left shoulder: "That was terrifying!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Where are the hut and the statue?"

"You destroyed them," the Elephant Beast said: "You formed a handprint and uttered a few words, turning the hut and statue into dust."

Chu Zhiyuan exclaimed: "Such power?"

The Elephant Beast said: "That handprint just now was far stronger than all your Martial Arts."

Chu Zhiyuan was about to form a seal, startling the Elephant Beast: "Don’t!"

Chu Zhiyuan stopped, smiling: "Nothing to worry about, since you’re by my side."

This newly acquired Cultivation Technique wouldn’t possibly harm him.

The Elephant Beast staying on his shoulder was safe.

The Elephant Beast said: "Still, I better wait far away."

It turned into a white light, returning to the rock it stood on before, squatting and watching intently.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile, formed a seal with his hands, and softly chanted the strange syllables.

The aura from the Taixu True Scripture in his body followed a peculiar path and gathered in his palms, then exploded outward.

Like a detonation.

Within a ten-foot radius, all objects turned to dust.

Originally, only the hut and statue disappeared; now, even the grass and trees outside the hut turned to dust, blown away by the wind, disappearing into the air.

Chu Zhiyuan clicked his tongue.

He hadn’t expected this move to be so formidable; how many could withstand such power?

This move was more domineering than the Cloud Dragon Fist.

In his mind, four words surfaced: Donghuan Sacred Seal.

This was the legacy of Emperor Dong Huan, the Donghuan Sacred Seal.

Curiosity arose in him: Is Emperor Dong Huan still alive?

Was he the only one to receive the Donghuan Sacred Seal’s legacy?

Did Cheng Mengji obtain this legacy or not?

The Elephant Beast returned to squat on his left shoulder: "The statue was a spiritual artifact, and now it’s destroyed; such a pity."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Its mission should be to pass on the legacy, which it has now completed."