Imperial Cultivation

They couldn’t believe it was the latter.

But as they approached, their hearts gradually sank.

Even if it were invisible, when getting closer, such a mighty giant tower should still have the residual aura of its mighty power.

Yet now, there was no sign of anomalies.

Even when reaching its previous location, turning around a radius of tens of meters over and over, it remained empty.

Obviously, this giant tower had truly vanished!

"Really gone?" The rough middle-aged man glanced around, eyes like lightning.

The three of them hovered at the previous location of the giant tower, almost touching the clouds.

Strong winds roared, making their clothes ripple, yet failing to extinguish the anger in their hearts.

The bold middle-aged man drew his sword and unleashed a series of sword aura towards all directions.

Where the sword aura passed, there was nothing unusual.

Zeng Yun closed her eyes, motionless, extending her senses farther and farther.

Heaven and earth became tranquil, as if she had sunk to the bottom of a lake.

In the quiet lake bottom, listening to various sounds around.

In the tranquil world, all other sounds rapidly receded, leaving only the "thump thump" of heartbeats.

Besides the three of them, there were no other sounds.

Within a radius of one mile, there was no other life, not even exotic beasts or strange birds passing by.

She knew the reason.

The frenzied battle between the four of them and the emaciated middle-aged man had created a violent storm of power, driving away any species with a sense of danger.

Those animals in the Divine Domain almost all have an incredible intuition for danger, and had long avoided the area.

Within a radius of two miles, there were only the heartbeats of the three of them, nothing else.

Thus, there was nobody around.

How did the giant tower disappear?

She opened her eyes and looked at the bold middle-aged man who was wielding sword aura towards all directions, then at the rough middle-aged man.

Their faces were gloomy and bewildered.

At this time, Chu Zhiyuan had already appeared beside a Dragon Mountain.

He loosened his grip slightly, letting a Court Honored Expert’s Stone Tower land with a "bang".

The flat and smooth ground immediately sank.

The entire Dragon Mountain seemed to tremble along with it.

The shape of this Stone Tower was reduced, but its weight hadn’t decreased.

After refining successfully, his spiritual essence aligned with the Stone Tower, making it feel weightless.

But once he released it, the Stone Tower’s weight remained.

He scrutinized this Stone Tower.

It was like a tower carved from mutton fat jade.

The patterns became increasingly dense, with a flux of light weaving through the patterns, making them appear alive.

He only achieved spiritual alignment with the Stone Tower and hadn’t completely unified with it, so he couldn’t fully comprehend the mysteries of this Stone Tower.

Looking at the appearance of this Stone Tower, it was indistinguishable from the Taixu Tower in his mind.

If one were to say it was the Taixu Tower, many would believe it.

But he knew it wasn’t the real Taixu Tower, only a Spiritual Artifact rather than a Divine Artifact.

This Spiritual Artifact didn’t possess any formidable attacking or defensive capabilities, and wasn’t for slaughter.

It could be called the Tower of Spiritual Energy, being a source of spiritual energy.

Inside, it contained an extremely dense spiritual energy, which was gradually dispersing outward.

Dispersing into the void, causing the surrounding heaven and earth’s spiritual energy to undergo mystical transformations.

Causing the surrounding void’s spiritual energy to become more refined, flow faster, and even the refinement accelerated.

According to his understanding, this spiritual energy wasn’t the purest form, but like a catalyst from his previous life.

Making the surrounding spiritual energy more refined.

He attempted to store it into the Inner Universe.

The Inner Universe lightly shook, instantly undergoing a huge transformation.

Just with its incorporation, before spreading out its strange spiritual energy, the Inner Universe had already undergone dramatic changes.

The Inner Universe seemed to know what this Stone Tower was; upon contact, it produced anomalies.

He instantly experienced a peculiar sensation: the Inner Universe seemed to come alive.

Originally, the Inner Universe seemed empty, merely a shell.

Now with the addition of this Stone Tower, it instantly gained a soul, acquired essence qi and spirit, and suddenly gained spiritual nature.

This feeling was immensely strong.

Suddenly, vigorous power surged through him, causing his clothes to flap.

The Elephant Beast in the Inner Universe emerged and perched on his shoulder, curiously asking: "Taixu Tower?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

A smile played on his lips.

The Nine Transitions were within reach.

The transformation of the Inner Universe deepened his understanding of heaven and earth two degrees, naturally advancing the realm.

The distance between Eighth Transition and Ninth Transition was initially vast, yet for him, it was faster than the transition from the Seventh to Eighth.

"Not the Taixu Tower?" The Elephant Beast asked curiously: "Looks quite similar."

"It’s very similar to the Taixu Tower but isn’t the Taixu Tower. I suspect it’s a projection of the Taixu Tower, or a clone."

"Taixu Tower has clones?" The Elephant Beast tilted its head in thought: "Haven’t heard of it."

"So it has nothing to do with the Taixu Tower?" Chu Zhiyuan said: "I think it does."

The Elephant Beast said: "I’ve never really encountered the Taixu Tower, so I don’t know. But how are they related?"

"It can alter nature’s spiritual energy." Chu Zhiyuan said: "Can you feel it?"

"Let me try." The Elephant Beast dove back into the Inner Universe.

Moments later, it returned to Chu Zhiyuan’s shoulder, excitedly saying: "It’s indeed different!"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "How so?"

"It’s indeed wonderful! ...Was it originally within the Divine Domain?"

"Yes."

"Now that you’ve moved it, what about the Divine Domain?"

"The Divine Domain will be affected." Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: "This is certain, but the size of the impact and nature are unknown."

With the Stone Tower gone, the strange spiritual energy vanished.

Without this unusual spiritual energy catalyzing, what changes would occur in the Divine Domain’s spiritual energy?

His eyes became bright.

He surveyed the surroundings; after looking around, his gaze returned to normal, shaking his head.

The Divine Domain after losing the Stone Tower seemed to undergo no noticeable changes.

Could it be the Stone Tower’s influence on heaven and earth wasn’t as significant as he imagined?

He contemplated for a moment, vanished, and the next instant, appeared atop a mountain.

His eyes glowed again.

The direction he looked was precisely the previous location of the Stone Tower.

After a moment, he withdrew his bright gaze, returning to normal before disappearing again.

The next instant, he was back at Dragon Mountain.

Deep in thought.

"What did you see?" The Elephant Beast asked curiously.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Another Stone Tower appeared there."

"Exactly identical to this one?"

"Exactly identical."

"...Could it be this one running back?"

"Did I see this one?" Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

The Elephant Beast said: "Otherwise, how could they be identical?...Or did someone bring it there? It can’t possibly be the Divine Race, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression changed slightly.

"Shouldn’t be the Divine Race." The Elephant Beast shook its head: "They won’t be coming back."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "If it were anything else, they wouldn’t return, but if the Taixu Tower is involved, then perhaps."

The Elephant Beast said: "If these Stone Towers are related to the Taixu Tower, then controlling the Taixu Tower would allow manipulation of the Stone Towers, so why come back?"

"...Makes sense," Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: "I shall continue refining it."

By delving deeper into refinement, it increases mastery over the Stone Tower, preventing it from returning on its own.

At its current level, if the Stone Tower’s spiritual essence decides to return, there’s little he can do.

Currently, they’re merely at the level of friends, following his words but not his commands.

To command freely without disobedience, deeper refinement is required.

It’s painstaking work, unable to be as swift as now.

Building a friendship isn’t difficult, but turning friends into subordinates isn’t easy.

Especially under circumstances where this friend is extremely powerful.

At this time, Zeng Yun and the other two were still scanning the surroundings, searching for the Stone Tower.

Continuing until the Court Honored Experts arrived, with all experts scattering to search for the Stone Tower.