Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 93: Chapter 91 Consumption

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After lunch, Chu Zhiyuan decided not to go out in the afternoon, staying in the Prince Mansion to focus on training.

If Cheng Tianfeng lost his confidence, that would be good. If not, then before he leaves Yujing, strive for another match to completely crush him.

Therefore, one cannot relax and must continue the cultivation.

As he ate, he constantly pondered the matter of the concubine getting poisoned.

Using poison inside the Imperial Palace, the person who did this has either great courage or is extremely foolish, or they have some reliance.

Fools in the palace have long become skeletons.

I’m afraid it’s the latter.

So, what do they rely on?

Even if it’s a favored concubine, the Emperor cannot tolerate such actions, as it’s a taboo matter.

So who could it be?

Besides favored concubines, who else in the palace has such courage?

It’s truly baffling.

He absentmindedly finished his meal, and upon returning to the Listening Waves Courtyard, he found Guo Chi and Gao Jiong already waiting there.

”Your Highness,” Guo Chi said with a stern face, ”The information has come out; it’s someone from the Da Zhen Mission!”

”Sent by Cheng Tianfeng?”

”Not Cheng Tianfeng.”

”What do they want to do?”

”Just ordered to follow your movements, Your Highness.”

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Gao Jiong.

Gao Jiong nodded, ”As expected, your Highness, there are people outside the Duke An Mansion keeping watch, definitely sent by Da Zhen’s Heir Cheng Tianfeng.”

”Truly brazen.” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Guo Chi said in a low voice, ”Your Highness, since he’s so audacious, then give him a heavy lesson to let him know this is Yujing, not Divine Capital!”

”Inappropriate,” Gao Jiong hurriedly said.

Guo Chi widened his leopard-like eyes, ”Old Gao, what’s inappropriate?! Should we just let him bully us like this?”

Gao Jiong helplessly looked at him, then at Chu Zhiyuan, and clasped his fists, saying, ”Your Highness, think thrice.”

Chu Zhiyuan’s face was as calm as water, quietly watching him.

Gao Jiong said, ”Old Ji is interrogating them now, trying to see if he can find out more... Before I came, Old Ji especially reminded to tell Your Highness not to act rashly or counter-attack impulsively.”

Guo Chi was dissatisfied and said angrily, ”This is Yujing, our territory, why can’t we fight back!”

”Precisely because this is Yujing,” Gao Jiong sighed, ”we must not harm him; otherwise, when the Heir goes there in the future, he’ll be in trouble too.”

Both sides must protect each other’s mission, especially the royal family members; it’s an established rule that cannot be broken.

Only smaller countries that don’t play by the rules wouldn’t adhere to this.

Superpowers like Da Jing, Da Zhen, and Da Meng all have to follow these rules, as it’s a matter of dignity and self-protection.

Not to mention the alliance between Da Jing and Da Zhen, even if Da Meng’s mission arrives, Da Jing must ensure the mission’s safety.

”...So do we just watch him mess around?” Guo Chi couldn’t understand or accept it, biting his teeth, ”If not, disguise as others...”

”The defense of the Da Zhen Mission is very tight.” Gao Jiong shook his head.

”This won’t do, that won’t do, then what should we do?” Guo Chi said impatiently, ”Anyway, we can’t just passively take a beating!”

Gao Jiong looked towards Chu Zhiyuan.

He also didn’t know what to do.

Cheng Tianfeng, the Heir, is so arrogant and daring, dares to make such a rebellious plot, along with the Heir’s Wife.

Chu Zhiyuan stood up and paced with his hands behind his back.

The anger burned in his heart, thinking Cheng Tianfeng was a madman, and he truly wanted to stab him with a sword.

But reality didn’t allow for a direct fight.

Not only because he was in Yujing but also because a Great Grandmaster was protecting him.

All he could do was use his own method to retaliate, and it had to be intensified, to make him feel the pain.

Thinking of this, he stopped and said lightly, ”Send these people to Inspection Department’s Ma Tianhe, let him find out their superiors, after capturing them, follow the vine to get to the sources, the more the better!”

”Yes!” Gao Jiong said solemnly, ”Your Highness, Old Ji is also an interrogation expert.”

”The information we get is not as valued as what the Inspection Department interrogates on their own, and we are not suitable for capturing people.”

The Prince Qing Mansion doesn’t have the power to arrest Da Zhen’s spies; being out of position, let the Inspection Department act, which is the proper way.

It’s giving the Inspection Department credit and also earning credit for oneself, achieving two goals with one stroke.

After all, Leng Nanfeng was very generous back in the day.

”Yes!” Gao Jiong solemnly nodded.

Guo Chi also followed indignantly out.

Chu Zhiyuan watched them leave, his gaze turning in the direction of the Four Directions Pavilion, blazing and cold with murderous intent.

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Chu Zhiyuan stood in the middle of the courtyard, holding a flying knife between his fingers.

Pitch-black like ink, it’s the Night Blade.

Snow-white and flawless, it’s the Day Blade.

When the two blades are combined, they form the Hidden Blade.

Each of the three blades has its Sword Skills, differing in nature and power.

He held a knife and activated the Night Saber Technique, flicking his hand.

A flash of black light disappeared instantly.

”Bang!” A fist-sized strange stone beside the stone table exploded into fragments, scattering all around.

He frowned and swayed a bit.

His entire spirit was instantly drained, not only was the True Qi exhausted, but the spirit was also nearly depleted, causing fleeting blackness in front of his eyes.

Feeling weak and hungry as if having starved for three days and stayed up three nights.

Simultaneously, he immediately operated the Earth Origin Technique and the Heavenly Yuan Technique.

Gurgling True Qi was injected into the Dantian, circulating within the body, and the weak feeling disappeared.

A cool aura was injected into his brow, and his spirit recovered in the blink of an eye, as if after a good sleep, feeling refreshed.

He steadied himself again, looking at the situation opposite.

This knife was accurate and fast.

He flickered and disappeared, appearing in front of the rock garden, stabbing a green stone with a sword, ”Hiss,” it made a light whistle as the green stone shattered.

The Qingying Sword returned to its sheath.

Chu Zhiyuan used Super Sense to compare the differences between the two.

In terms of power, surprisingly, the flying knife had the upper hand, which was beyond his expectations.

He originally thought the Qingying Sword was sharp, and with his considerable strength and speed boost.

The flying knife, although strong, would suffer great losses in power and speed after being shot so far, how could it compare with the Qingying Sword performing the Great Snow Avalanche Sword Technique.

Yet, the reality was completely contrary.

The power of the flying knife surpassed the Great Snow Avalanche Sword Technique by more than a notch, if not more.

Is it due to the superiority of the mental method?

This wisdom of the mental method originates from the incorporation of spiritual power, this little bit of spiritual power seems to have caused the True Qi to mutate.

He then immediately tried again.

This time he used the Washing Sword Technique, and then used the Gang Qi of the Washing Sword Technique to activate the Great Snow Avalanche Sword Technique, and the Qingying Sword suddenly shot forth a sword radiance.

”Hiss!”

The green stone turned to dust.

This is the domineering aspect of Gang Qi, seemingly ordinary but containing formidable power, similar to explosives.

He thought about it, then operated the Washing Sword Technique, converting it into Gang Qi, and then using it to activate the Night Blade Technique of the Heart Inquiry Blade.

”Hiss!”

A flash of black light, the green stone turned to dust, even further disintegrating the stones around the green stone into powder, creating a hole on the rock garden, about half an arm deep.

Chu Zhiyuan clicked his tongue.

This power startled him greatly, far beyond imagination.

He suddenly swayed and hurriedly shook his head, the Super Sense discovered he looked pale as paper, extremely fatigued and weak.

Though the True Qi had been restored, and the spirit had recovered, he still felt feeble and weak all over, as if he had been hungry for a long time, resulting in low blood sugar.

He had a serious expression.

His spirit was completely drained, the Qi and God were replenished, but the Essence could not be replenished, this Heart Inquiry Blade indeed cannot be used often.

He endured the weakness, instructing Zou Fang to ask Mo Yi to go to the kitchen for some meat dishes, not needing to be heated, just to be brought over quickly.

He ate two pounds of beef in one go, feeling very full, yet the fatigue and weakness did not alleviate.

Then he lay down to sleep.

After an hour, he woke up, still feeling tired.

Super Sensing thoroughly perceived his body inside and out, the loss was a strange type of aura, different from True Qi, and different from spiritual light.

This strange aura is not compensated after food digestion, nor does it emerge from the stomach.

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