Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 779: Chapter 775: Partiality

One of the Four Great Sects of the Phoenix Imperial City, the Qingwu Sword Sect, is symbolized by a tree.

This tree is the Qingwu Tree, an ancient wondrous tree.

The mountain peak where it stands is Qingwu Peak.

The mountain gates of the Four Great Sects all exist like grotto heavens.

The spiritual energy is dense and abundant, a true sacred place for cultivation.

It is also a paradise for living.

Residing on Qingwu Peak, even without cultivating, people can live longer and healthier than those outside the peak.

The plants and animals on the peak are nourished by the abundant and dense spiritual energy, becoming more robust and long-lived, with higher medicinal value.

The founding ancestor of the Qingwu Sword Sect was a generation-defining Spirit Venerable, and naturally, the Qingwu Sword Technique is a top-tier sword technique.

The Green Bamboo Sword Skill and Green Bamboo Sword Technique are far inferior in comparison.

If placed in previous lives, the gap in Martial Arts Realms would be equivalent to an age gap, and the gap in Martial Skills would be like a grade difference in school.

Genius can bridge these gaps, but if they are equally talented, it is difficult to bridge.

Fu Zheng wants to compete with the true disciples of Qingwu Sword Sect, and needs a higher-level sword technique.

Unfortunately, I cannot pass such a sword technique to her, and it is challenging to encounter such techniques.

They are often held only by top-tier forces.

And having them makes them top-tier forces.

A moment later, a servant reported to Li Yuchun.

Li Yuchun frowned at the visiting card and approached Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan was reading, saw it, smiled, and gave a few instructions.

A maid rushed to the outer courtyard of Chu Zhiyuan to find Li Yuzhen.

Li Yuzhen looked at the visiting card and glanced up at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Go and take a look.”

Li Yuzhen responded, holding the visiting card and arriving at the gates of the Princess Mansion.

From her small courtyard to the gates, a few maids and servants naturally followed, forming a cluster.

When she arrived at the gate, a group was already waiting there, led by a sweet and charming young girl, smiling as she looked at her.

Li Yuzhen snorted, ”What are you here for?”

The girl’s smile grew as she giggled, ”Is this how your Twelfth Princess Mansion receives guests?”

Li Yuzhen said, ”Our Princess Mansion’s hospitality depends on whether the guests are good or bad.”

”How am I a bad guest? You’re the one who came to our Marquis Mansion, you’re the bad guest!”

”What are you here for?”

”Naturally to visit the Princess, I haven’t seen her for a long time and miss her dearly.”

”If it’s to apologize, then forget it.” Li Yuzhen snorted, ”Your eldest brother knows what he did.”

The sweet girl Fan Yuxuan put away her smile and snorted, ”Are we really going to talk here?”

”Go ahead.” Li Yuzhen stepped aside to let her through.

Fan Yuxuan revealed a smile.

Li Yuzhen walked with a stern face, inviting her into the mansion gates.

The two walked side by side.

”Is your injury healed?” Li Yuzhen asked indifferently.

”How about you?”

”Almost.”

”Me too, almost.”

”It seems you had a fortuitous encounter on the Outer Realm Battlefield.”

”Didn’t you also have one?”

”...”

The two fell silent.

Neither asked about the other’s encounter, as these are extremely secret matters, even parents and siblings shouldn’t inquire too much.

When they arrived at the front hall, Li Yuchun was already waiting there, smiling and clasping her hands in greeting: ”Good to see Miss Fan.”

”Yuchun, why be so formal with me?”

”Hehe, now Yuxuan, you are different, a Venerable, still a Spirit Guard.”

”Hmph, so what, I’m still me!” Fan Yuxuan said: ”Not like some people who become Spirit Guards and become arrogant!”

Li Yuzhen glared at her, ”Your eldest brother was the one who was unkind first, I was teaching him a lesson on behalf of the Princess!”

”My eldest brother was also misled and framed by others, yet you directly came to teach him a lesson without knowing the truth!”

”Should the Princess personally visit to ask if your eldest brother was framed?” Li Yuzhen sneered.

Fan Yuxuan said, ”You should at least ask clearly before acting.”

”If your eldest brother truly cared, why didn’t he come to clarify?” Li Yuzhen sneered, ”At the root, it’s about disrespecting the Prince Consort and being disrespectful to the Princess.”

”Li Yuzhen, you’re really capable of stirring things up!”

”Fan Yuxuan, do you think that just because you’re a Spirit Guard and had a fortuitous encounter, you can flaunt and intimidate before the Princess?!”

”Who’s flaunting and intimidating?!”

”Your eldest brother hasn’t shown up yet.” Li Yuzhen sneered, ”Is he dissatisfied with the Princess?”

”Eldest brother was summoned by the Third Prince today.” Fan Yuxuan snorted, ”So I was sent to explain to the Twelfth Princess.”

Li Yuzhen pouted, ”Your eldest brother is arrogant, and you as a sister don’t advise him, but instead follow along blindly, we’re not kids anymore!”

Fan Yuxuan rolled her eyes and looked at Li Yuchun, ”Yuchun, is the Twelfth Princess angry?”

”The Princess is fine.” Li Yuchun said, ”Just doesn’t want the Prince Consort’s matter to cause a stir and become a joke.”

”That’s exactly it.” Fan Yuxuan said irritably, ”Some people fear the world is not chaotic enough.”

Li Yuzhen looked at her sidelong.

Fan Yuxuan hurriedly said, ”Eldest brother didn’t expect it to turn out like this, causing such a storm in the city.”

Li Yuzhen sneered, ”I thought Young Marquis Ming was unaware of the city’s storm!”

”Alright, I’m here to apologize after all.” Fan Yuxuan said angrily, ”Yuzhen, stop stirring things up!”

Li Yuzhen curled her red lips: ”Am I the one stirring things up or is Young Marquis Ming acting recklessly? ... You’re really different from Young Marquis Ming now.”

”How are we different?” Fan Yuxuan said, ”It’s you who has changed.”

”You know it yourselves.” Li Yuzhen said, ”Go on with your recklessness, sooner or later, His Highness will grow weary.”

Young Marquis Ming flaunted his favor and became arrogant, and after becoming a Spirit Guard, Fan Yuxuan’s momentum grew, and she became emboldened.

Neither of them is the same as before.

The human heart is indeed fickle, there’s no doubt about it.

Fan Yuxuan lightly furrowed her delicate brows.

Li Yuchun said, ”His Highness is unwell, Yuxuan, do you want to see her?”

”What’s wrong with His Highness?!”

”This matter cannot be shared with outsiders.” Li Yuchun said softly, ”Yuxuan, you are not an outsider, but don’t speak of it outside.”

Fan Yuxuan quickly nodded.

Li Yuchun then spoke of the assassination.

Fan Yuxuan’s face changed suddenly, her sweet eyes narrowed as she coldly said, ”Damn it! ... Is His Highness alright?”

Li Yuchun gently shook her head: ”No danger to her life, but recovery won’t be easy.”

She already knew, because the Prince Consort came, the Phoenix Bloodline could be activated, so there was no threat to her life.

But the injury was stubborn, requiring slow recovery, the Spirit Pill did not help much.

”I’ll go see His Highness.” Fan Yuxuan said hastily.

”Let’s go.”

Li Yuchun led the way in front, and the three came to Li Miaotan’s courtyard.

Li Miaotan was clothed in snow-white, her beautiful face pale.

She was pacing in the courtyard, pondering how to dispel the various energies within her.

Chu Zhiyuan had passed on the Binding Dragon Rope to her.

She was comprehending and realizing it.

Chu Zhiyuan thought that her current situation was most suitable for the Binding Dragon Rope.

In Little Outer Heaven, the Binding Dragon Rope helped him immensely; without it, he wouldn’t be who he is today.

But in Outer Heaven, the Binding Dragon Rope was useless.

The method of moving True Yuan within couldn’t draw upon nature’s spiritual energy to converge, making it powerless.

Now, he finally found a place to use it.

Only in such a strange and harsh situation could the Binding Dragon Rope be used.

If the secret manual of the Binding Dragon Rope were passed on, almost no one would practice it.

”Your Highness.” Fan Yuxuan, seeing her so pale, immediately asked nervously, ”Is everything really alright?”

”It has to be done gradually.”

Li Miaotan extended her hand, indicating for her to sit down and talk.

The two sat by the stone table in the small pavilion.

Li Yuzhen and Li Yuchun stood by serving, glaring at Fan Yuxuan with piercing eyes.

Fan Yuxuan showed a look of embarrassment and said apologetically, ”Your Highness, big brother has caused trouble again.”

Li Miaotan shook her head slightly, ”You come out to clean up his messes again, until when will you be doing this, he should improve.”

Fan Yuxuan said helplessly, ”His nature, I don’t think it will change.”

”I don’t have the face to scold him,” she then said, embarrassed: ”I couldn’t control my temper either, and got into a fight with Yuzhen.”

”This temper of yours has gotten stronger, is it because of a lucky encounter on the Outer Realm Battlefield?”

”Hehe.”

”Was the Outer Realm Battlefield really that good?”

”If it weren’t for the time being up, I really wouldn’t want to come back.” Fan Yuxuan’s eyes sparkled instantly, ”It’s much more interesting than in the Imperial City.”

”How is it interesting?”

”Every day is very exciting.” Fan Yuxuan said, ”Those foolish demons from the Demon Clan try to learn from the Heavenly Demons’ ambush tactics, but in the end, they can’t master it, I detect it early and instead, ambush them!”

”Wasn’t the Heavenly Demons’ ambush quite formidable?”

”They are indeed quite difficult to guard against. At first, I nearly fell into their trap, but later I had a fortuitous encounter and learned a mental method, and I was never ambushed by them again.”

”With such a fortuitous encounter, it’s like a fish in water.”

”Exactly!” Fan Yuxuan said excitedly, ”If it weren’t for that mental method, I would have been in real danger; the Outer Realm Battlefield is indeed incredibly perilous.”

Li Miaotan laughed: ”It seems the Outer Realm Battlefield is quite training, it can surpass Yuzhen.”

”Hehe, I was just lucky, next time I act, it may not be the same.” Fan Yuxuan laughed.

Li Yuzhen snorted, ”Your sword technique is superior to before, it’s not just luck.”

Fu Zheng is also a venerable, easily wounded by her, how could I underestimate her.

The Qingwu Sword Technique is a rare ultimate swordsmanship under heaven; the deeper the understanding, the stronger the power.

She has greatly deepened her understanding of the sword techniques through the honing on the Outer Realm Battlefield.

Indeed, she is a genius in sword training, and her luck is also good enough.

Fan Yuxuan giggled, ”I didn’t expect myself to be so strong either.”

She then said, ”Your Highness, my big brother is being summoned by the Third Prince, and when he returns, he’ll come to apologize.”

Li Miaotan lightly waved her hand, ”I am not seeing external guests at the moment.”

”Is Your Highness angry with my big brother?” Fan Yuxuan cautiously said, ”He wouldn’t dare have such courage, the Emperor arranged the engagement, how could he dare not agree, he was just used as a raft.”

”You...” Li Miaotan gently shook her head, ”Acting like this in front of me too?”

Fan Yuxuan pursed her lips, ”I knew I couldn’t hide it from Your Highness, he just murmured a few words in private, but it somehow got out, Your Highness also knows my big brother’s thoughts.”

Li Miaotan said, ”If he happens to encounter the Prince Consort, what would happen?”

Fan Yuxuan hurriedly said, ”Of course, he would avoid him, although he has a bad temper, he wouldn’t be so foolish.”

Li Miaotan gently shook her head, ”He can be stirred to passion with just a few words from others.”

”He wouldn’t dare!” Fan Yuxuan quickly said.

She already understood the situation.

The Twelfth Princess is clearly biased towards the future Prince Consort, and her big brother has no chance.