Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 517: Chapter 514: Advancing Again

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Chu Zhiyuan took out the Golden Jade Heart Contract, concentrated on operating, and infused it with a special aura.

After a moment, he shook his head in dissatisfaction: ”They haven’t gone far, it’s quite intense.”

Through the sensing of the Golden Jade Heart Contract, they haven’t been able to escape Yujing City very far.

This is the result of mutual slaughter.

Sometimes they go far, then come back, then go far again, and finally return once more.

Because after seizing one piece, they still want to seize the second, the third, the fourth.

Only by collecting all four pieces of the Jade Pendant can one obtain the Evil Emperor’s legacy.

”Ah!”

”Hehe!”

Xu Yingying and Shen Hanyue playfully complained, and their crisp, charming laughter echoed occasionally.

The two spiritual cats suddenly accelerated, swiftly disappearing, and reappeared on Chu Zhiyuan’s shoulders the next moment.

They rubbed their heads against Chu Zhiyuan’s chin.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and patted them, making them squint their eyes contentedly.

This made Xu Yingying and Shen Hanyue extremely envious. They ran back to the small pavilion, plopped down, picked up a tea cup, and drank a series of gulps.

Xiao Ruoling shook her head with a smile.

Xu Yingying glanced at one of the spiritual cats and huffed, ”What naughty creatures.”

Shen Hanyue said, ”How did you get these little things?”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”In the Secret Land of the Flying Sky Sect, even a Great Grandmaster couldn’t handle them.”

Shen Hanyue asked, ”Are there more?”

”You want to get one?” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”They can’t be handled; they won’t be tamed.”

”These little guys are too fast.” Shen Hanyue was suddenly discouraged.

Xu Yingying stood up with a smile, ”I’ll go ahead.”

She floated away.

Shen Hanyue looked at her in confusion, watching her graceful figure disappear, ”What is she up to?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile.

”I’ll go take a look,” Shen Hanyue said and followed her out.

Chu Zhiyuan patted the two spiritual cats. With a gentle shake, they flew up and landed on Xiao Ruoling’s fragrant shoulder.

Xiao Ruoling was immediately delighted and patted them, smiling, ”Are they very powerful?”

”Many experts of the Flying Sky Sect have died at the hands of their kind.”

”So brutal?”

”Their speed is like lightning, and their claws can penetrate spiritual energy protection, making it easy to kill a Great Grandmaster.”

”These little guys are actually so fierce.” Xiao Ruoling gently patted them, making them squint their eyes.

They sensed Chu Zhiyuan’s aura on Xiao Ruoling.

Xu Yingying and Shen Hanyue reappeared, holding several pieces of roasted meat in their hands.

Seeing them lying on Xiao Ruoling’s shoulder, they instantly became very envious, glaring at Chu Zhiyuan in dissatisfaction.

It’s really a matter of closeness and distance; the little guys don’t know who is family, but it’s definitely Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled without speaking.

Shen Hanyue pinched a piece of roasted meat, shaking it in front of a spiritual cat, ”Little darling, come on, eat some meat.”

The spiritual cat immediately fixed its gaze on the piece of roasted meat, its blue pupils following the movement of the meat.

Shen Hanyue found this very satisfying, ”Little darling, come on, eat it.”

The spiritual cat just stared without pouncing.

Xu Yingying said, ”Don’t they like roasted meat? ... Then what do they like?”

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, ”They do like roasted meat, but they won’t eat what you offer.”

”That’s not necessarily true,” Shen Hanyue said, unconvinced, continuing to tease it, and brought the roasted meat right to its face.

But it leaped up, landing on Chu Zhiyuan’s shoulder.

Shen Hanyue followed again, bending down to bring the roasted meat to its face.

It leaped into the air again, warily glaring at the roasted meat and then at Shen Hanyue.

”This little guy is so stubborn!” Shen Hanyue said helplessly.

Xu Yingying shook her head, ”Looks like we can’t bribe them.”

She said this and tossed a piece of roasted meat into the sky.

The two spiritual cats immediately turned their heads to stare, but they didn’t move, letting it fall to the ground.

Xu Yingying huffed, ”Impressive.”

She could tell they really liked it but could restrain themselves.

These are demon beasts, not humans; their nature should prevail.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”They are very clever and won’t fall for tricks easily.”

”Clever little guys,” Xu Yingying said, squeezing next to Xiao Ruoling and staring at the spiritual cat.

The spiritual cat looked back at her.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Alright, don’t tease them too much; they are demon beasts after all, not little children.”

The two spiritual cats suddenly leaped up, landing individually on the shoulders of the two women.

After receiving instruction and reassurance from Chu Zhiyuan, they finally became close to them.

Xu Yingying and Shen Hanyue were instantly delighted, happily patting them.

Then they fed them roasted meat, and this time they finally ate it.

They devoured it ravenously and incredibly fast.

Despite their small stomachs, they could hold roasted meat larger than themselves, leaving the two women amazed.

Chu Zhiyuan let the two spiritual cats play with them, then took Xiao Ruoling back inside to show her what he had obtained and invited her to help identify it.

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The next day, Chu Zhiyuan returned to the Flying Sky Sect.

Lu Donghu again brought two elders, along with Qu Ying to greet him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with them, Chu Zhiyuan headed towards the entrance of the Secret Land.

Lu Donghu remained composed, sighing, ”Little Ying has already told me about what the Princely Heir said.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Sect Master, don’t mind my ramblings.”

It was out of being moved by Qu Ying’s sincerity that he had said those words.

Every sect experiences rise and fall; there is no forever flourishing sect.

The decline of the Flying Sky Sect affects the Court, but the impact is not that significant.

The Military Suppression Department has both Four Great Sect experts and military experts; now that military experts are on the rise, there is no worry of having no experts available in the Military Suppression Department.

Of course, it would be for the best if the Flying Sky Sect does not decline.

Lu Donghu shook his head, ”The Princely Heir speaks wisely, thinking about it now, we were indeed headstrong.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”In fact, you could have waited for a bit, waiting for the return of Great Grandmaster Jiang who guards the Secret Land before exploring further.”

Lu Donghu said, ”Uncle Jiang returns only once every few years.”

He admitted that he underestimated the Secret Land, being blinded by the benefits it promised.

Uncle Jiang is staunchly inclined toward the Court’s faction, and once he returns, he will surely advocate reporting to the Court.

Therefore, he wanted to explore the Secret Land ahead of him, gaining more benefits.

Moreover, Uncle Huang is a Great Grandmaster, as are Uncle Qu and Uncle Liu, so it’s not necessarily essential for him to enter the Secret Land together.

Unexpectedly, the Secret Land was so perilous.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”It would be best to wait a bit; this time it was the spiritual cats, but from what I know, the spiritual cats are not the strongest demon beasts in the Secret Land.”

Lu Donghu’s face turned serious, ”There’s something even stronger?”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Judging by the size of these spiritual cats, they take the agile assassination approach. Surely there are stronger demon beasts; what do you do if you encounter them next time?”

”... Do they all have their own territories?” Lu Donghu asked.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Not all demon beasts necessarily have territories, but most do.”

Lu Donghu slowly said, ”Then we won’t go further in, we’ll just stay in the current area.”

”That works too,” Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

This Secret Land is different from Yao Yue Palace’s Secret Land; every time you enter Yao Yue Palace’s Secret Land, you reach a different location.

Evidently, this Secret Land is not like that.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be attacked by spiritual cats every time they enter.

For a newly encountered Secret Land, this is actually somewhat better.

So, as they say, misfortune and fortune are interdependent; it’s hard to judge their nature.

Chu Zhiyuan bid farewell to them and stepped into the Secret Land with the two spiritual cats.

Before his eyes quickly appeared a dense forest.

The trees were lush, the leaves verdant and moist, with raindrops on them like liquid silver.

The air was humid with a peculiar fragrance.

Chu Zhiyuan’s Super Sense had already spread out as he stepped onto the treetops and floated forward.

The fruits that the spiritual cats disliked were just on a cliff not far away.

And on that cliff, there were two red fruit trees, which bore the red fruits capable of enhancing one’s spirit.

Besides the red fruit trees, there was also a plant of that kind of golden flower, which Xiao Ruoling recognized, similar to a spiritual flower in Yao Yue Palace’s Secret Land, known for nourishing the soul.

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