Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1021: Chapter 1017: Assault

The ten Venerables included two from Yukunlun Palace.

Both Venerables looked over fifty, with grizzled hair and beards.

One had a round face and the other a square face, both with tense expressions, looking serious.

The round-faced elder said sternly, ”Prince Consort, the two of us moving out together will leave the villa empty. We need to fight quickly and return swiftly.”

The previously silent Venerables suddenly started conversing.

”Did this operation remain undisclosed? If those with ill intentions find out and take advantage, we will all become Sect sinners.”

”If it weren’t for the Emperor’s secret edict, we would never leave the villa together.”

”It’s too risky.”

”Haha, so you are all the Guardian Venerables.”

”Xiao Hu, doesn’t your villa have just two Venerables, is there a third one?”

”...Of course there is.”

”Xiao Hu, Xiao Hu, ever since you were young, you’ve never told a single truth.”

Chu Liezhao smiled at them without saying a word.

Li Miaotan knitted her dark eyebrows, her jade-like face was tense.

However, they didn’t care about her expression.

Li Miaotan’s status was intimidating to ordinary citizens and officials, but not to them.

Even if Li Miaotan were to be the best in the world, she wouldn’t dare boss them around.

Moreover, Li Miaotan was not yet the best in the world and was still weaker than them.

”Quiet!” A burly elder waved his hand and said in a deep voice, ”Why are we ten Venerables gathered here? Prince Consort, can you tell us now?”

”Esteemed seniors,”

Chu Liezhao directed his gaze at the two Venerables from Yukunlun Palace and smiled, ”The two seniors from Yukunlun Palace should know the reason.”

The two Venerables from Yukunlun Palace frowned.

They quickly realized what it was about and became apprehensive.

”Mr. Song, what’s it about?” said the middle-aged man with the surname Hu, laughing, ”As expected of Yukunlun Palace, always well-informed.”

The round-faced elder laughed, chuckling, ”Is it about that matter, Prince Consort? Are you really going to act against Elder Wen from Purple Sky Jade Pavilion?”

Li Miaotan said, ”This assassination is meticulously calculated; Purple Sky Jade Pavilion made the first move, angering us intentionally to lure us in. In the dark, they regrouped four Venerables to ambush us.”

A middle-aged man asked in a deep voice, ”Four Venerables, are they very strong?”

Li Miaotan said, ”Two Great Venerables of the Seventh Transition, and two Venerables of the Fifth Transition, all from Yuanzhen’s Four Great Sects.”

She looked at the two elders from Yukunlun Palace, ”This isn’t just an enmity with Purple Sky Jade Pavilion, it’s a confrontation with the entire Yuanzhen. Mr. Song, are you still going to hesitate?”

The round-faced elder Song Qin laughed, ”Since the Emperor has issued an edict, how could we retreat? It’s just unexpected how treacherous Yuanzhen is!”

A middle-aged man laughed, ”The Princess is exceptionally intelligent, unraveling their schemes, we’ve suffered enough from Yuanzhen’s conspiracies in the past!”

”Mr. Hu praises me too much,” Li Miaotan smiled charmingly, ”It was my husband’s sharp eye that uncovered Purple Sky Jade Pavilion’s plot.”

She glanced at the two Venerables from Yukunlun Palace and gently shook her head.

Song Qin and the other Venerable from Yukunlun Palace looked displeased and exchanged glances.

As elders at the villa, they were highly informed about Palace affairs, receiving news promptly.

Obviously, Yukunlun Palace had been deceived by Purple Sky Jade Pavilion.

Yukunlun Palace, considering the relationship between the two sects, didn’t act harshly.

If they had directly detained the disciplinary elder Wen Siming as per Li Miaotan and Chu Liezhao’s suggestions, they might have thwarted this plot.

Chu Liezhao said, ”We should indeed act quickly this time; having twelve against four is more than enough, but be extremely cautious of their Purple Sky Spirit Sword.”

”The Purple Sky Spirit Sword... its power is terrifying!” an elder said in a deep voice, ”It cannot be blocked head-on.”

Li Miaotan looked at the two Venerables from Fengtian Palace, both charismatic middle-aged men.

Their expressions remained reserved, having stayed silent all along, now scanning the Venerables with a faint smile.

Li Miaotan turned her gaze to the Fengtian Palace Venerable on the left and asked, ”Mr. Sun, what Spiritual Artifact has Fengtian Palace brought?”

The Fengtian Palace Venerable had a handsome appearance, as upright as a pine, with an arrogant demeanor.

He raised his left hand, revealing a jet-black bracelet on his wrist, exuding a moist luster like that of black jade.

Vaguely, several layers of strange patterns flickered inside, flashing alternately.

He said blandly, ”The Mystic Qilin Bracelet, it can withstand the Purple Sky Spirit Sword.”

”Great!” A senior elder clapped in admiration, ”With the Mystic Qilin Bracelet, we need not fear the Purple Sky Spirit Sword, we can now deal with those guys with ease!”

”The Yuanzhen guys, killing them won’t be wrong!”

”Haha, eliminating four Venerables at once will hurt them!”

”Refreshing!”

Seeing them so optimistic, Chu Liezhao did not dampen their mood; instead, he turned to Li Miaotan, ”Shall we proceed?”

Li Miaotan gently nodded.

Chu Liezhao said, ”Let’s go directly, I must trouble everyone to connect their Qi first.”

They didn’t understand.

Chu Liezhao made a swipe with his left hand, and a Light Gate appeared before them.

He took Li Miaotan’s arm and stepped through the Light Gate, then both the gate and he disappeared.

Among the ten Venerables, some smiled, some were surprised, and some were amazed.

Moments later, a small black dot suddenly appeared, then transformed into a Light Gate.

Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan stepped out of the gate, suddenly appearing in front of them, and the gate vanished immediately afterward.

He smiled at the ten Venerables, ”Gentlemen, connect your Qi so we can proceed together.”

”This... is it stable, Prince Consort?”

Chu Liezhao smiled, ”As long as the Qi is wrapped, there’s no problem, otherwise, perhaps we should go two by two?”

”Forget it, let’s go together,” Song Qin said solemnly.

He turned his head, ”Xiao Hu, just stay behind me.”

An elder nodded, placing his palm on Song Qin’s back.

Seeing this, the other Venerables also took action, quickly placing their palms on backs.

Chu Liezhao crossed out the Light Gate, then walked to Song Qin, placing a hand on his shoulder.

The Qi passed through Song Qin, quickly reaching the ten Venerables, then they stepped into the Light Gate.

The ten Venerables’ faces and bodies were tense, suddenly filled with fear.

Their sight went dark, then brightened again, discovering they were standing on a mountaintop.

Chu Liezhao drew out the Light Gate again and entered, then appeared shortly after with Li Miaotan.

Chu Liezhao said, ”Gentlemen, they are located three leagues away.”

At that moment, everyone’s attitude towards Chu Liezhao had unconsciously changed.

Chu Liezhao concealed his Qi, unbeknownst to the others except the two Venerables of Purple Sky Jade Pavilion, about his true cultivation level.

They thought he was only around the Fourth Transition, naturally having an air of superiority.

Having witnessed the marvel of the Light Gate, their inner pride was instantly extinguished.

Though heard of before without witnessing, now they understood its immeasurable wonder.

Song Qin said solemnly, ”So how do we proceed, Prince Consort, just give the order!”

Other Venerables all looked at Chu Liezhao.

Chu Liezhao said, ”Our strength far exceeds theirs, naturally we shall strike like a mountain crashing down, attacking directly.”

”Great!” said Song Qin solemnly, ”Then we will charge directly!”

Chu Liezhao said, ”Divide into two groups; I am at the front. If anything untoward happens, gentlemen, you should retreat without regard for me.”

”Prince Consort...” Song Qin was taken aback.

Chu Liezhao said, ”For Purple Sky Jade Pavilion to act this way, if I don’t kill him myself, my mind will be unsettled, affecting my cultivation.”

”...Alright then, let’s charge together, with the Prince Consort at the front.”

Song Qin looked at the two from Fengtian Palace.

The two nodded slightly, agreeing to this plan.

They were continuously suppressing their Qi, sensing the distance for anomalies.

It was easily deduced that those four were also concealing their Qi.

Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan soared ahead, drifting like clouds.

The ten Venerables found that they didn’t need to slow down; even at full speed, they couldn’t catch up.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan had turned into small black spots.

Their vision could still see clearly, but they were alarmed, immediately urging full speed to chase.

They saw with their own eyes Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan dash into the dense forest, followed by a flash of clear light, vanishing instantly.

”Not good, the Purple Sky Spirit Sword!”

Song Qin exclaimed in panic.

Their figures instantly became blurred, urging their movement techniques to the limit, charging into the forest without caution.

If Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan were indeed killed by the Purple Sky Spirit Sword, they would all suffer.

The Emperor would spare none of them.

Even the Sect could only protect their lives, no more.