Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1065: Chapter 1061: Willpower

”It’s not a total waste,” Leng Tieya said, ”At least we’ve researched for a few days and gained some results, right?”

He cast his gaze upon the solemn Elder Lu and another elder.

Elder Lu let out a breath.

This breath was like a sharp arrow, shooting toward the forest below.

The leaves shattered one after another.

He calmed his turbulent emotions and said slowly, ”These past days, I’ve only managed to erase the spiritual power from the relic, with no time to research further.”

The other elder spoke in a deep voice, ”Without erasing the spiritual power on it, we couldn’t research it. It has been constantly hindering us.”

Leng Tieya nodded.

Hu Yuni looked at Miao Qingjie, ”Brother Miao, are you giving up now?”

Miao Qingjie smiled wryly.

Hu Yuni said, ”Even if we find it, it’s useless; we can’t research and gain benefits from it.”

Miao Qingjie smiled wryly and said, ”Mr. Sun, I’m truly sorry to you.”

Leng Tieya waved his hand and said, ”It’s just that our luck wasn’t enough.”

Miao Qingjie sighed, ”Yes, our luck still isn’t enough.”

He had always believed in fortune.

He sighed inwardly: It seems now that shortcuts don’t work.

Originally, he wanted to use Sun Changyue’s fortune to find the relic for himself.

But now he realized that even with borrowed fortune, it still wouldn’t work; relying on external fortune was ultimately futile.

Is this fate?

He looked up to the sky, wondering if there was a higher power in the void.

”Let’s go back,” Elder Lu said in a deep voice.

He turned around to walk back.

The other elder also turned and left.

Hu Yuni glanced again in the direction where the golden light had disappeared.

Miao Qingjie was dejected, ”Junior Sister Hu, we’re out of options now.”

Hu Yuni said, ”Mr. Sun, what do you think of that guy?”

Leng Tieya said, ”Isn’t it a case of body seizing?”

Hu Yuni’s spirit lifted.

Miao Qingjie was surprised, ”Body seizing?”

Leng Tieya said, ”Perhaps another set of relics succeeded in body seizing, so they came to find this relic.”

Miao Qingjie widened his eyes.

Leng Tieya said, ”Brother Miao, you should understand. Didn’t you almost get body-seized back then? Not every expert has a Heavenly Star Stone.”

Miao Qingjie suddenly realized and nodded vigorously, ”Very possible!”

If that guy didn’t have such a wondrous item like the Heavenly Star Stone protecting him, it would have been hard to resist.

If he hadn’t had the Heavenly Star Stone back then, he might have been body-seized.

Leng Tieya said, ”If he was body-seized, after obtaining this relic, he would become stronger and stronger in the future, stirring up trouble.”

Hu Yuni’s jade-like face was covered with frost, ”Is another Supreme Heavenly Demon about to emerge?”

Leng Tieya nodded slowly.

Miao Qingjie said, ”It’s not that easy, is it? They say a Supreme Heavenly Demon can only be encountered by chance and not sought after. It requires a convergence of many lucky events, occurring once in ten thousand years.”

Hu Yuni said, ”That statement is for those who have never become a Supreme Heavenly Demon; if he is a reawakening Supreme Heavenly Demon, it can’t be generalized.”

Leng Tieya said, ”Miss Hu, have there been legends of reawakening Supreme Heavenly Demons before?”

Hu Yuni said, ”I’ve never heard of any.”

Miao Qingjie also shook his head.

Leng Tieya frowned, ”Is it only this Supreme Heavenly Demon reawakened, or are there more? And which era’s Supreme Heavenly Demon is he from? Is he not from an ancient Supreme Heavenly Demon?”

Hu Yuni nodded gravely, ”I am also wondering this. Is it just him, or are there more? Are they newly emerged, or have they been around for a long time? All of these need to be clarified.”

Miao Qingjie said, ”Have they been around for a long time? No way?”

Hu Yuni snorted, ”If it weren’t for the accidental discovery of the relic this time, how could we have uncovered this secret?”

Leng Tieya said, ”Compared to us, they have a much stronger sense for their own relics, making it easier to find. This time, we happened to get a head start by luck; a little later, and we might not have found this relic.”

The massive middle-aged man only had two relics.

There are two possibilities: one is that after the body seizing, he went into seclusion for painstaking cultivation, emerging as a Great Heavenly Demon to search for the remaining relics.

The other possibility is that he hasn’t been body-seized for long and needs to quickly find more relics.

The former suggests a long period since the body seizing, the latter suggests it hasn’t been long.

It’s still indeterminate now.

Hu Yuni lightly furrowed her dark brows, ”Even if we know this secret, it’s futile.”

Miao Qingjie quickly nodded.

Leng Tieya looked in the direction where the golden light had disappeared.

Hu Yuni said, ”We should head back too and think of a way there.”

”Mr. Sun, let’s go,” Miao Qingjie said.

They turned and headed towards the direction of Star-picking Cliff.

——

Chu Zhiyuan looked at a cluster of seven-colored light emerging in his mind’s void.

After being refined by the Great Demon Suppressing Seal and the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, besides that skeleton and two relics, this cluster of seven-colored light remained.

Upon seeing this cluster of seven-colored light, a familiarity arose, much like the situation inside Chu Liezhao’s Haoyang Demon-suppressing Mirror.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

This was a pleasant surprise.

Originally, he thought the Demon Clan did not possess this, as they immediately return to the Demon Abyss upon death, unlike the Demon Clan, which has a Soul Pearl.

He concentrated for a moment, then let out a breath and smiled even more.

This cluster of seven-colored light posed no danger and could be approached and absorbed safely.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Zhiyuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze reflecting the vicissitudes and sentiment.

In this one hour, he experienced thousands of years.

From the cradle to becoming a renowned youth, to being hailed as a peerless genius, to receiving the Dragon Subduing Sect’s inheritance, to successfully reaching the Supreme Heavenly Demon, and finally perishing in battle against extraterritorial gods and demons.

These thousand years were glorious and brilliant.

Compared to the life of this Supreme Heavenly Demon, Chu Zhiyuan felt his own life was mundane and dull.

The cultivation of the Demon Clan differs indeed, compared to the Demon Clan and humanity, emphasizing more on essence blood.

The need is to continue strengthening the body, continually breaking limits.

Unlike the complexities of the Demon Clan and humanity, which require understanding various mental realms for advancement.

The Demon Clan’s advancement is simpler, needing a kind of will.

This will is not innate, but forged through postnatal tempering.

With this will, one can continuously break through limits. Without it, one will be barred at higher realms, unable to breakthrough.

This is an abandonment of self, removing all shackles including life and death, in pursuit of eternal will.

The so-called supreme methods are not transmittable.

Knowing the existence of this will and its forging methods is not beneficial, but rather harmful.

Every individual in the Demon Clan is different; the same experience and method do not have the same effect on each Demon Clan individual.

Using this method for tempering, he could gather this will; for other Demon Clans, it might not condense.

More importantly, prematurely knowing of this will’s existence becomes an obstacle, making it harder to consolidate.

With a heart aimed at something and a target in sight, the tempering’s effectiveness diminishes.

As such, it becomes an undercooked meal.

After refinement by the Great Demon Suppressing Seal and the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, what’s left is this cluster of seven-colored light, attributed to this will.

Otherwise, the soul of the Demon Clan could not withstand the refining by the Great Demon Suppressing Seal and the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, vanishing completely.

And the reason the relic is full of spirituality is that this will is indestructible.

However, the will within the seven-colored light is incomplete.

If both palms, feet, arms, legs, and the skull can be gathered, then it can be completed.

Thus forming a complete will.

With this will, one possesses the key to continuously breaking limits, reaching supreme levels.

He looked up at the azure sky, smiled, and shook his head.

He had no intention of gathering a complete will, instead opting to destroy it and prevent it from forming.

Once this will is complete, he believes he wouldn’t be able to withstand its body seizing.

Fortunately, now that he’s obtained three, forming a complete will seems nearly impossible.

Thinking of this, he beckoned with his hand.

The jade-like hand bone and arm bone flew towards his palm and disappeared.

Within the blue sky and ocean where the Lao Gong Acupoint is located, the hand bone and arm bone landed on that small island, quickly buried.

Where it was buried, a layer of lush green grass swiftly sprouted.

This is the wonder of the Supreme Heavenly Demon Relics, full of vitality, serving as the finest fertilizer.