Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 805: Chapter 801: Moved Up

Li Miaotan gently shook her head: ”Second Brother, he’s been busy all day, he’s too tired.”

”He doesn’t seem that worn out, does he?”

”Killed over a hundred Demon Clan experts in a day,” Li Miaotan said. ”Even though he is a Venerable, he’s already quite exhausted, mind utterly fatigued, it’s best not to disturb him further.”

”Heh, Twelfth Sister, you sure are considerate. I, being the Second Brother, never enjoyed such consideration from you.”

”If you have nothing else, Second Brother, please leave.” Li Miaotan issued a command to drive away guests.

”Just seeing me can tire him out?” Li Cunyi didn’t seem inclined to leave, laughed and said, ”Why don’t you want him to see me?”

Li Miaotan replied, ”He’s not the Prince Consort yet, in what capacity should he meet you, Second Brother?”

”He is Prince Yujing.”

”Alright then,” Li Miaotan said, ”let him meet you as Prince Yujing.”

”That’s even better!” Li Cunyi exclaimed excitedly, ”Eldest Brother thinks highly of himself, surely doesn’t want to meet him.”

Li Miaotan snorted, gave a command.

Li Yuzhen agreed.

Chu Zhiyuan was in his small courtyard, experiencing the Heart Moon Saber Technique.

The Super Sense was already set aside, focused intently.

The Heart Moon Saber Technique was only in the first layer, its power quite lacking.

If it could reach nine layers, it would have the power of Shattering Void.

He felt this was somewhat exaggerated; in this world, such extraordinary power might not exist.

Even the Spirit Venerable doesn’t have the power to Shatter Void.

But the power would surely grow stronger; for now, he’s not satisfied with its power.

Needs to keep improving.

And the way to improve is to comprehend, to understand the two phases of Heart Moon, to learn how they nurture and then counter each other.

This requires a delicate and profound insight, especially at this moment.

He looked up at the bright moon in the sky, faintly feeling a phantom in it.

He knew this was due to his immersion in the Heart Moon Saber Technique.

The moon seen through the state of Heart Moon Saber Technique differs from the usual sight.

When the blade becomes the moon, and the moon becomes the blade, only then is it the perfection of nine layers.

He couldn’t help but think of his Glazed Blade Scripture.

The Glazed Blade Scripture also eventually conjured a bright moon in his mind.

If this bright moon could resonate with the moon in the sky...

As this thought formed, spirit light flashed through his mind, countless spirit lights erupted.

He quickly captured a few of them.

His mouth twitched into a smile, slowly spreading across his face, his smile grew more and more radiant.

Mastered the second layer of the Heart Moon Saber Technique.

A number of Flying Knives simultaneously flew out of his sleeve, suspended in the air.

Paired and united.

Heart Moon’s two phases unified, allowing these Flying Knives to each be integrated.

Originally twelve Flying Knives, ultimately converged into six.

Subsequently, some Flying Knives vanished.

Originally six, four vanished.

Leaving only two Flying Knives suspended in the air, the rest concealed in the Void, imperceptible.

Whether suspended in the air or vanished, both were a blend of the virtual and the real.

The virtual and real both within his thoughts, this feeling intoxicated him.

A knock came from outside.

”Come in.”

”Prince Consort.” Li Yuzhen entered lightly, glancing around.

”Xiao Zheng has returned to comprehend Swordsmanship.” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”What is it?”

Fu Zheng had just battled Demon Clan experts for a day, gaining much insight, it was the prime time for deeper understanding, he’d sent him back early to the courtyard to comprehend.

Li Yuzhen softly said, ”The Second Prince has come over, wants to see you, Prince Consort.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Finally appeared, I thought he was avoiding meeting me.”

Li Yuzhen smiled with pursed lips: ”Why would he avoid seeing you?”

”Feeling awkward, doesn’t want to meet me, huh, and thinks there’s no need to meet me,” Chu Zhiyuan said.

The Eldest Prince and Second Prince were both observing, seeing whether he could really become Prince Consort.

They mostly thought he’d eventually step back from the marriage, not really become Prince Consort.

First was the hurdle with the Twelfth Princess, second with Yuanzhen, and third with the Demon Clan and Demon Clan.

Each hurdle was harder than the last, overcoming the first made the second harder, overcoming the second made the third harder.

As it stands, he’s surmounted three hurdles, finally the Second Prince is willing to meet him.

As a prince of the Phoenix Dynasty, he certainly carries such an air, such superiority.

Li Yuzhen softly asked: ”Want to see the Second Prince, Your Highness?”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”If I don’t see him, that would be failing to recognize his status.”

Li Yuzhen lightly furrowed her brows: ”If you don’t want to see him, then don’t, let His Highness decline is all.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: ”Let’s go.”

Li Yuzhen sighed softly.

She felt Chu Zhiyuan was wronged, forced to see the Second Prince.

Chu Zhiyuan had no feeling of grievance.

Under the eaves, he had to bow his head, in the Phoenix Imperial City, being overly sensitive would just create problems for oneself.

He was quite curious about the Second Prince.

Both the intelligence from Qianji Tower and that from the Inspection Department were very detailed about this Second Prince.

Still, he preferred to see him in person, trusting his own eyes, to understand what kind of person the Second Prince was.

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Chu Zhiyuan stepped into Li Miaotan’s small courtyard, Li Yuzhen led the way to the small pavilion.

Chu Zhiyuan had already used Super Sense to observe the Second Prince, Li Cunyi.

With a robust and strong build, his appearance is heroic, like a lion or a tiger.

Observing his demeanor, one might mistake him for the Eldest Prince, known for his toughness.

It’s hard to believe this person could be so flexible.

”Haha...”

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan appear, Li Cunyi stood up and laughed heartily, cupping his fists, ”Finally, I meet my brother-in-law. I’ve long heard of you.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and cupped his fists, ”Greetings to the Second Prince.”

”Calling me Second Prince is too formal,” Li Cunyi hurriedly waved his hand, ”In a few days, we’ll be family. No need to be so formal.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”Then I will change the way I address you in a few days.”

”Very well, very well.” Li Cunyi reached out warmly, ”Come, let’s sit and chat.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly towards Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan smiled charmingly, her smile as bright as the moon.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled in return.

Li Cunyi sat down and cheerfully observed him, ”Truly handsome and talented. Ah... not to hide from you, my brother-in-law, I wasn’t satisfied initially when Father chose you as the husband for my Twelfth sister.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.

Li Cunyi said, ”Hearing is one thing, seeing is another. The things you’ve done since arriving in the Imperial City have cleared your past bad reputation, and I realized I was just following the crowd, too shallow and ignorant.”

”Those reputations of mine were all false,” Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”Some are indeed true, like being irritable and impulsive, with a reckless temper.”

”Haha...”

”I’m not being modest. I truly am rash and impulsive, have a straightforward temper, can’t say false words, can’t do false deeds. I’m straightforward and can’t control my temper, in short, a bunch of problems.”

”Brother-in-law, these don’t matter. Being frank and straightforward is the best!” Li Cunyi sighed, ”I like interacting with brothers-in-law like this. It’s easy and hassle-free. Besides, for us princes, a temper is not a flaw.”

”...”

Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t help but admire this Second Prince’s way of speaking, his friendly sincerity made it hard to find fault.

Unfortunately, they were destined to be opponents of two different factions.

”Killing over a hundred Demon Clan experts in one day, Brother-in-law, your skill in slaying the Demon Clan is indeed awe-inspiring!” Li Cunyi marveled.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Li Cunyi said, ”When I heard this news, I couldn’t sit still; I had to come and thank you, or I wouldn’t sleep well at night!”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”They originally came to kill me.”

”These Demon Clans and Demon Clan, scared to death by Twelfth Sister. Since they can’t kill Twelfth Sister, they had to come after you, Brother-in-law.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”They’re afraid of the Twelfth Prince’s Phoenix Bloodline, right?”

”Exactly!” Li Cunyi clapped his hands and said, ”Once the Phoenix Bloodline presents itself, it truly marks the end for them.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Is the Phoenix Bloodline really that powerful?”

”Phoenix Nirvana, impossible to kill. You tell me, isn’t that powerful?”

He turned his head towards Li Miaotan and laughed, ”Twelfth Sister, what about an early wedding? I suggested clearing out the Demon Clan and also proposed this to my eldest brother.”

Since it couldn’t be stopped, might as well go with the flow, establish good relations, and leave a way out.

”Father won’t agree.”

”We should at least try. Father might want to cut the chaos with a sharp knife seeing how chaotic things are now.”

”...Alright.” Li Miaotan nodded slightly.

”I’ll go find my eldest brother now and send a petition to Father overnight.”

Li Miaotan said, ”Thank you, Second Brother.”

Li Cunyi waved his hand unhappily, ”Why thank me, don’t be so formal!”

He stood up, cupping his fists and smiling, ”Brother-in-law, serious matters first. Once you’re married, we’ll celebrate with drinks!”

”Okay.” Chu Zhiyuan stood up and cupped his fists to bid farewell.

As Li Cunyi walked away in a majestic stride, his figure disappeared, and the smile on Chu Zhiyuan’s face also faded.

He turned his head towards Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan sighed lightly, ”Second Brother is not bad, right?”

”On the surface, he seems pretty good.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

One must observe people through actions; judging only by words and conduct is shallow.

Some are passionate and cheerful but are actually selfish and insidious, while others appear cold but are warm inside.

The Second Prince Li Cunyi is known for his wisdom, not just currying favor, but indeed has an extraordinary way of acting.

But all this might be acts of discipline driven by ambition, not true nature.

Once ambition is achieved, the true nature might show.

But before that, he is indeed the best among the three princes.

”The Third Prince...”

The Second Prince came to express his concern, yet the Third Prince, her closest brother, remains indifferent.

”Sigh...” Li Miaotan sighed lightly, ”My Third Brother is obsessed with cultivation, unaware of worldly matters...”

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

Through observation these past few days, he vaguely knew that what the intelligence said was not far from the truth; this Third Prince indeed is an incompetent loser.

Faced with someone like this, no matter how capable Li Miaotan is, she’s helpless.

As a woman, she’s destined not to be Emperor, yet the Third Prince cannot be uplifted.

One can imagine her frustration and helplessness inside.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”The wedding is probably unlikely to be advanced.”

”We should at least try,” Li Miaotan said, ”We must express our dissatisfaction.”

Proposing an early wedding is also a way to express dissatisfaction.

Either clear the Demon Clan or have an earlier wedding, but it cannot be that neither is chosen while we stand by and watch.

...

Early next morning, a Grand Eunuch in a purple robe, accompanied by two eunuchs in red robes, came to announce the imperial decree, advancing the Twelfth Princess’s wedding.

The Yujing Envoy has already arrived and is ready. Fengtian Palace has chosen another auspicious day, and tomorrow is the best day.

So tomorrow, the wedding will take place.

This decree instantly set the Princess Mansion bustling with activity.

And this news quickly spread throughout the entire Imperial City.

The whole world was shaken.