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Chapter 792 - 788: Cave Mansion · Oct 14, 2026

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751 Chapter 751 - 747: Ruthless Move 2026-10-14
752 Chapter 752 - 748: Falling Out 2026-10-14
753 Chapter 753 - 749: Abandoned 2026-10-14
754 Chapter 754 - 750: Countermeasures 2026-10-14
755 Chapter 755 - 751: Flowing Cloud 2026-10-14
756 Chapter 756 - 752: Request for Reinforcements 2026-10-14
757 Chapter 757 - 753: Harvest 2026-10-14
758 Chapter 758 - 754: Surveillance 2026-10-14
759 Chapter 759 - 755: The Limit 2026-10-14
760 Chapter 760 - 756: Reactions 2026-10-14
761 Chapter 761 - 757: Assassination Attempt 2026-10-14
762 Chapter 762 - 758: Eighth Transition 2026-10-14
763 Chapter 763 - 759: Entering the Residence 2026-10-14
764 Chapter 764 - 760: First Encounter 2026-10-14
765 Chapter 765 - 761: Dragon Transformation 2026-10-14
766 Chapter 766 - 762: Beginning the Practice 2026-10-14
767 Chapter 767 - 763: First Transformation 2026-10-14
768 Chapter 768 - 764: Shrinking the Ground 2026-10-14
769 Chapter 769 - 765: Undercurrents 2026-10-14
770 Chapter 770 - 766: Reunion 2026-10-14
771 Chapter 771 - 767: Establishing Authority 2026-10-14
772 Chapter 772 - 768: Rules 2026-10-14
773 Chapter 773 - 769: Second Transformation 2026-10-14
774 Chapter 774 - 770: Casting the Spell 2026-10-14
775 Chapter 775 - 771: Breaking the Deadlock 2026-10-14
776 Chapter 776 - 772: Taking the Initiative 2026-10-14
777 Chapter 777 - 773: Injured 2026-10-14
778 Chapter 778 - 774: Qingwu 2026-10-14
779 Chapter 779 - 775: Partiality 2026-10-14
780 Chapter 780 - 776: Talisman Complete 2026-10-14
781 Chapter 781 - 777: Ascension to Venerable 2026-10-14
782 Chapter 782 - 778: Reunion 2026-10-14
783 Chapter 783 - 779: A Solution 2026-10-14
784 Chapter 784 - 780: Poisoning 2026-10-14
785 Chapter 785 - 781: Wu Gou 2026-10-14
786 Chapter 786 - 782: The Mastermind 2026-10-14
787 Chapter 787 - 783: Advancement 2026-10-14
788 Chapter 788 - 784: Taking Action 2026-10-14
789 Chapter 789 - 785: Mind Reading 2026-10-14
790 Chapter 790 - 786: Identity 2026-10-14
791 Chapter 791 - 787: Assimilation 2026-10-14
792 Chapter 792 - 788: Cave Mansion 2026-10-14
793 Chapter 793 - 789: Losses 2026-10-14
794 Chapter 794 - 790: Refusal 2026-10-14
795 Chapter 795 - 791: Fourth Transformation 2026-10-14
796 Chapter 796 - 792: Encirclement and Slaughter 2026-10-14
797 Chapter 797 - 793: Harvest 2026-10-14
798 Chapter 798 - 794: Behind the Scenes 2026-10-14
799 Chapter 799 - 795: Rewards 2026-10-14
800 Chapter 800 - 796: Heart Moon 2026-10-14

Chapter 792: Chapter 788: Cave Mansion

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: ”Yuchun, help him settle down.”

Li Yuchun looked at Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan said: ”Give Mr. Lu a courtyard, do not be negligent.”

”Yes, Your Highness.” Li Yuchun replied crisply: ”Mr. Lu, follow me!”

Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward, patting Lu Haoyuan: ”Take a good rest, come find me tomorrow.”

”I take my leave.” Lu Haoyuan cupped his fists.

The acupuncture points around his body instantly unlocked, allowing free movement.

Li Miaotan’s phoenix eyes flickered.

Li Yuzhen’s cultivation is far superior to his, yet the sealed acupuncture points could be unlocked in an instant.

It shows his True Yuan is pure, unexpectedly not inferior to Li Yuzhen.

But there is clearly a gap in the realms between the two, what is the reason?

From what she knows, Li Yuzhen is already at the Third Transition.

After experiencing the battles on the Outer Realm Battlefield, reaching the Third Transition is the limit of advancement in a short time.

Cultivation in the Venerable Realm is too difficult, compared to the chasm that follows, the first three transitions are still somewhat manageable.

But relatively easy only compared to the following six transitions, compared to the Transformation Realm, the difficulty increases by no less than a hundred times.

Li Yuzhen is at the Third Transition, how could he possibly reach the Third Transition in a short time?

Then she thought of how Chu Zhiyuan was able to cultivate the Heavenly Dragon Introduction.

Perhaps he is not in the Third Transition, merely that the Heavenly Dragon Introduction made his True Yuan purer.

Lu Haoyuan left with Li Yuchun.

Fan Yaohui said solemnly: ”Your Highness, what should we do?”

”Do nothing for now.” Li Miaotan said.

Fan Yuxuan said: ”Shouldn’t we keep an eye on that place?”

”No rush for now.” Li Miaotan shook her head: ”Don’t disturb them.”

Fan Yaohui frowned: ”Pretend it didn’t happen? I don’t mind, but on the court...”

”That depends on Father.” Li Miaotan said.

Fengtian Palace is aware, Father is also aware, whether the court is calm is up to Father.

If Father doesn’t want peace, there is no point in saying more.

”Emperor...” Fan Yaohui contemplated.

He recalled the Emperor’s demeanor at the time.

The usual expressionless face, just listening to the courtiers’ debates.

This is the Emperor’s usual expression, revealing no joy, anger, sorrow, or inclination.

”For now, this matter stands, don’t pay attention to the Eldest Brother and Second Brother.”

”What about the Yuanzhen Dynasty?” Fan Yaohui snorted: ”Just let it be?”

Li Miaotan said: ”Everything follows Father’s orders. Father is wise, don’t act on your own!”

Fan Yaohui reluctantly nodded.

Li Miaotan glanced at him, shaking her head.

This Fan Yaohui, no matter how you advise him, he remains unenlightened, truly frustrating.

Fan Yuxuan quickly said: ”Brother, just follow His Highness’s orders.”

”Understood, understood.” Fan Yaohui nodded.

In military formations, he has keen intuition, thriving effortlessly, but in the court, he is clumsy.

The best method is to follow the Twelfth Princess’s orders, acting upon commands.

The Twelfth Princess wouldn’t harm him, there’s no one more loyal and reliable than him.

——

Chu Zhiyuan and Li Miaotan sat at the stone table in the small pavilion.

Fan Yaohui and Fan Yuxuan both departed, and the tributes also withdrew.

In the small courtyard, only Li Yuzhen and Fu Zheng remained.

Li Yuchun was settling Lu Haoyuan.

The surroundings quieted down.

The green bamboo at the corner rustled, swaying gently in the wind.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Seeing these green bamboos, do you feel something?”

Li Miaotan raised her phoenix eyes and looked at him.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed: ”Just like these green bamboos, originally wanting to be peaceful, but the wind refuses to let them be still.”

”Because of my involvement.” Li Miaotan said: ”Eldest Brother and Second Brother don’t want me to marry.”

”Do they want you to remain single for life?”

”I don’t mind marrying, just don’t awaken the Phoenix Bloodline.”

”The news has reached their ears.”

”Yes.”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Are there spies from them in the mansion?”

”Yes.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: ”The imperial throne struggle here is far more intense than in our Yujing.”

Yujing Dynasty’s imperial throne follows the primogeniture system.

If the Eldest Prince is capable, then it’s his.

Unless the Eldest Prince is unworthy or has a violent and solitary character, unsuitable to be Emperor.

Otherwise, it’s hard to change.

Yujing Dynasty’s Eldest Prince, Chu Liechu, is outstanding in talent, gentle in character, decisive in actions, fit to be Emperor.

So, Yujing Dynasty’s imperial throne struggle is merely a minor skirmish.

Instead of competing for the throne, the Second Prince and Third Prince are vying for status.

Not every prince will be made a Prince.

Whoever has stronger cultivation can hold a higher position, weaker cultivation means lesser responsibility, naturally leading to lower power.

Li Miaotan said softly: ”The moment you step into the Phoenix Imperial City, you’re in a battle, you must have this awareness.”

”Indeed...” Chu Zhiyuan lamented: ”Battle spirit is ingrained in the Phoenix Dynasty.”

Li Miaotan smiled sweetly: ”You’ve experienced this deeply, haven’t you?”

”Deeply experienced.” Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded: ”Among the Three Dynasties, Phoenix’s dominance is not a coincidence.”

Li Miaotan said: ”This time, they’re targeting us, should we keep taking hits and not retaliate?”

Chu Zhiyuan’s spirit lifted.

He too always had this intention.

Rather than passively taking blows, it’s better to take the initiative and launch a preemptive strike, leaving the opponent in disarray, unable to retaliate.

Li Miaotan said, ”I’ve prepared a grand gift for my eldest and second brothers, so they won’t have the time to focus on our wedding.”

”What kind of grand gift?” Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, ”Unless it involves the imperial throne, it would be hard to capture their attention, wouldn’t it?”

”This time, I went out secretly just for this grand gift.”

”The cave mansion?”

”That’s right!” Li Miaotan looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to guess correctly.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Let’s see if they take the bait.”

——

At dawn, Chu Zhiyuan left the Princess Mansion and strolled down the bustling main street.

Two people followed behind him.

One was Fu Zheng, dressed in green and with snowy skin.

The other was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, Lu Haoyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan walked at an easy pace, each step spanning over a meter, and he moved steadily among the noisy crowd without using Qinggong.

Fu Zheng and Lu Haoyuan used Qinggong to keep up with him and arrived at the second floor of a tavern.

The tables on the second floor were separated by green plants and flower racks, making it possible to see each other, while the noise from downstairs gradually seeped in, every word audible.

Finding tranquility within motion, and motion within tranquility, achieving a balance of movement and stillness.

Chu Zhiyuan perked up his ears, listened for a bit, and then shook his head.

Fu Zheng had already ordered the dishes and dismissed the waiter, curiously asking, ”Your Highness, what’s the matter?”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”No movement.”

”What movement?”

”The ancient cave mansion’s movement,” Chu Zhiyuan replied.

Fu Zheng said, ”It can’t be that quick, can it? It was just leaked, wasn’t it?”

She also knew about Li Miaotan’s plan.

Li Miaotan had discovered a cave mansion in ancient books, personally explored it, and found its location.

It was an ancient cave mansion, reportedly linked to the Divine Race.

The words ”Divine Race” are enough to drive everyone in the Phoenix Dynasty crazy.

Especially the Eldest Prince and the Second Prince.

Li Miaotan held her current status, able to stand alongside the princes as a princess because of a trace of Divine Race bloodline.

The Grand Ancestor of the Phoenix Dynasty possessed both the Phoenix Bloodline and the Divine Race Bloodline.

According to the hierarchy of bloodlines, the Divine Race Bloodline is considered the world’s most supreme, with the Phoenix Bloodline being inferior.

The Phoenix Bloodline can appear and disappear, capable of being stimulated through a Miracle Technique to make the hidden visible.

The Divine Race Bloodline, however, is innately formed; you either have it or you don’t, and it can’t be stimulated.

The Grand Ancestor had the dual bloodline of Phoenix and Divine Race, and only a few descendants were able to inherit both bloodlines; those who did became generations of Holy Emperors.

Hence, Li Miaotan’s status is so high.

Unfortunately, she is a princess; if she were a prince, she’d be the predetermined heir to the throne, and others wouldn’t need to compete.

Therefore, no prince can refuse a cave mansion linked to the Divine Race.

And the only person in the world capable of sensing the cave mansion’s presence is Li Miaotan.

Chu Zhiyuan was deep in thought.

When Li Miaotan spoke of the cave mansion, he felt curiosity and excitement stirring within him.

Having inherited the Divine Language, if he entered this cave mansion, might he find something worthwhile?

...

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”The rumor started spreading yesterday, so it should have spread by now.”

Involving the Divine Race means not only the princes can’t resist, but no citizen of the Phoenix Imperial City can resist either.

So it should be the hot topic of discussion.

Yet there wasn’t even a whisper of it; it seemed no one had heard the rumor.

”...It is indeed a bit odd.” Fu Zheng nodded.

She turned her head to look at Lu Haoyuan.

Lu Haoyuan was lost in thought.

”Mr. Lu, what do you think?” Fu Zheng asked.

Lu Haoyuan looked up, somewhat embarrassed, and said, ”Someone might be deliberately blocking the news.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”How so?”

Lu Haoyuan said, ”Since both princes are interested, they certainly wouldn’t want too many people to know, causing unexpected complications.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, ”It seems the eldest and second highness have considerable control over the city.”

Fu Zheng sneered, ”How can they possibly silence so many mouths?!”

Lu Haoyuan said, ”Chief Fu, it’s actually not that difficult; as long as the message network is efficient, the news can be blocked quickly; once blocked, it can’t spread.”

”How efficient would it have to be?”

”In reality, there aren’t that many people trying to find out information on the streets; it’s not as challenging as one might think,” Lu Haoyuan noted.

Fu Zheng frowned.

If Lu Haoyuan says so, he must be telling the truth; can it really be done like this?

Lu Haoyuan said, ”Blocking news is harder than spreading it; it seems their highnesses have managed the imperial city very well.”

Fu Zheng sneered, ”Doesn’t that directly thwart Your Highness’s plan?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”This is more of an open strategy; it can’t really be thwarted—paper can’t wrap up fire. They can block it temporarily but not for long.”

When the time is right, they can deliberately let it slip; now is just not the time.

Thinking of this, he looked at Fu Zheng, ”Let the people of Qianji Tower keep an eye on it first.”

”Understood,” Fu Zheng nodded solemnly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Mr. Lu, can Yuanzhen pick up this news?”

”They can,” Lu Haoyuan said, ”and they will surely take the chance to stir up trouble.”

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, ”How will they do it?”

”Most likely by intensifying the infighting among the princes, maybe even leading to murder.”

”Yuanzhen...” Chu Zhiyuan sighed, ”they are indeed masters at employing such tactics.”

Yuanzhen is best known for sinister plots, often winning through underhanded means.

If the cave mansion story were to get out, it could alert countless forces and individuals.

It would undoubtedly lead to chaos, with untold numbers of casualties.

Indeed, Li Miaotan can be quite ruthless when she sets her mind to it.

As he pondered these things, suddenly in his ear came the words, ”Did you hear, the Eldest Prince of the Jade Dynasty was assassinated!”

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