Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1085: Chapter 1081: Response

Li Hongzhao asked, ”Senior Sister Dong, how long have the senior brothers and sisters been at the Qinglian Sea?”

Dong Muyu replied, ”It’s been a month already, they should have almost finished.”

Li Hongzhao asked, ”How many demons are there in Qinglian Sea?”

”It’s hard to say exactly how many demons are in the Qinglian Sea. There are four Great Demons, eighteen Evil Demons, and countless other demons, at least a hundred thousand. The Elders are leading over a thousand people, all above the Third Transition Venerable, to purge them, that should be enough.”

”A thousand against a hundred thousand...” Li Hongzhao was surprised, ”Such a huge disparity, will it really work?”

”Hmph, it’s just a rabble,” Dong Muyu pursed her red lips and waved dismissively, ”Dealing with them is a piece of cake.”

Li Hongzhao laughed, ”If it’s this easy, then why haven’t they returned yet?”

Dong Muyu frowned slightly, ”They should have been back by now.”

Chu Zhiyuan’s mind was stirred.

He had a vague sense of something amiss.

Just as Dong Muyu said, a thousand disciples from the Heavenly Sword Sect should be enough against a hundred thousand Evil Demons; the purge of Qinglian Sea should have been completed sooner.

But since they haven’t returned yet, there must be some unexpected event.

As the newest disciple, he naturally wasn’t qualified to know what kind of unforeseen situation it was.

Li Hongzhao asked, ”Senior Sister Dong, could there be an unexpected event?”

”What kind of unexpected event?”

”Is there a conspiracy?”

”Whatever conspiracy they have, in the face of such a stark power imbalance, they’ll only be crushed.” Dong Muyu waved her hand in disdain and smiled, ”Let’s just wait for the good news of the Qinglian Sea’s eradication.”

”Senior Sister Dong...”

”Enough, let’s hurry and practice.” Dong Muyu interrupted her, turning her head, ”Junior Brother Chu, what are you practicing?”

”Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture.”

”Hehe, that Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture is the hardest to practice, you’re in trouble.”

”Isn’t Senior Sister practicing it?”

”I have a bloodline, I’m practicing the Spirit Crane Flying Heaven Scripture, and I’m about to become a Venerable.”

She then said excitedly, ”If I can breakthrough to Venerable this year, I’ll be the fastest in history!”

”Congratulations, Senior Sister.” Li Hongzhao smiled radiantly, ”Becoming a Venerable in just ten years, impressive, impressive.”

Dong Muyu laughed, ”You have a bloodline too, you’ll advance quickly as well.”

She then looked at Chu Zhiyuan, and said sympathetically, ”Junior Brother, don’t be discouraged. Even though you don’t have a bloodline, being taught the Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture shows that your aptitude is excellent, and your comprehension is high; the Sect Leader never picks the wrong person.”

”Then I’ll take advantage of Senior Sister’s kind words.” Chu Zhiyuan smiled wryly.

”When I become a Venerable, I can go down the mountain to eradicate demons, haha...”

As she spoke, she laughed uncontrollably, her face beaming with joy.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at Li Hongzhao.

Li Hongzhao’s smile was like a blooming flower, but her delicate brows were covered with a layer of worry.

Chu Zhiyuan knew that with Li Hongzhao’s cleverness, she too sensed something was amiss.

Dong Muyu enthusiastically hurried back to her courtyard, eager to start her cultivation.

Chu Zhiyuan took a look at Li Hongzhao, and Li Hongzhao followed him to his courtyard.

”Do you also think something’s off?”

Li Hongzhao sat down inside the small pavilion in the courtyard, lazily leaning against the red pillar, enjoying his flower garden.

Each courtyard’s flower garden was different, with various flowers blooming to different degrees.

Chu Zhiyuan’s garden had about a dozen types of flowers, six or seven of which were in bloom, their faint fragrance wafting, drifting into the pavilion.

The blend of several flowers’ fragrances formed a particularly unique aroma.

Clear and serene.

Smelling it refreshed the mind and spirit.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Judging by the expressions of Senior Sister Dong and the others, this kind of thing should be quite common.”

”But this time is different,” Li Hongzhao said, ”I have a bad premonition.”

Chu Zhiyuan fell silent.

Li Hongzhao said, ”You feel it too, right?”

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

Li Hongzhao straightened up, her bright eyes shining, ”Then there must be no mistake!”

She knew Chu Zhiyuan’s intuition was astonishing, as was her own due to her bloodline.

If both of them felt something was off, then indeed there was something amiss, something must have gone wrong.

She frowned, ”If there is indeed a problem and the entire army is annihilated, will our Heavenly Sword Sect be destroyed?”

She leaned back against the red pillar again, lazily saying, ”Don’t let it be that we’ve finally ascended, only to face a disaster.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”With the Heavenly Sword, the Heavenly Sword Sect will not be threatened.”

The fundamental strength of Heavenly Sword Sect lies in the Heavenly Sword.

In the short term, the power of the Heavenly Sword would not be diminished.

However, the source of the Heavenly Sword’s strength is the people’s hearts and will.

Therefore, more powerful disciples and more disciples are needed to eradicate demons and eliminate evil.

If the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples suffer too many losses, the power of the Heavenly Sword will surely be weakened in the long run.

Li Hongzhao said, ”Fortunately, we don’t need to go down the mountain for a while... Eight hundred merit points, what can it do?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Li Hongzhao said, ”Won’t you take a look? Maybe you can exchange for spiritual medicine, which could be beneficial for cultivation.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, ”Then I’ll go have a look.”

”Together.” Li Hongzhao was curious.

The two pushed open the door and left the courtyard, heading towards a grand palace with golden glazed tiles in the twilight.

The glazed tiles of the Merit Hall are golden, shining brightly even in the twilight.

As they lifted the curtain and entered, they found two girls idly reading behind a wide and long purple sandalwood counter.

One was petite and delicate, the other was tall and graceful.

The tall and graceful one was the girl who had previously sought him.

Upon entering, they set down their books and curiously examined him, their bright eyes like water.

The petite and delicate girl chuckled, ”Junior Brother Chu, is your Demon Suppressing Saber really so formidable?”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled sheepishly, ”It was merely luck.”

The tall and graceful girl said, ”Junior Brother Chu is too modest; the first time might be luck, but the second time is no longer luck. After all, you’ve vanquished seventy Black Crow Demons in one slash, even the Nine Transitions Venerable wouldn’t surpass you.”

Chu Zhiyuan quickly waved his hands.

The tall and graceful girl asked with a smile, ”Junior Brother Chu, are you looking to exchange for spiritual medicine?”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”I want to inquire what can be exchanged.”

The two girls eagerly produced the merit catalog, which listed all sorts of things that could be exchanged and the merits required.

After scanning through, Chu Zhiyuan took his leave without rushing to exchange.

Being new here, he knew almost nothing about the treasures and spiritual medicines listed there.

He decided to consult Dong Muyu before proceeding.

...

”Ding...”

As the moonlight softly envelops, he halted his Sword Form, just about to sleep, when he heard that clear ringing again.

Upon hearing the sound, Chu Zhiyuan immediately exited the yard, looking towards Li Hongzhao’s courtyard.

Li Hongzhao also emerged swiftly.

She stood in the moonlight like a beautiful White Jade statue, her skin crystal clear, shining with a gentle luster.

Shadows of cranes and silhouettes flitted across the sky.

Dong Muyu also stepped out, gesturing, ”Hurry up!”

Chu Zhiyuan and Li Hongzhao followed her, heading towards the White Jade Square.

A bright moon in the sky, rings of light on the ground, reflecting beautifully off each other.

Chu Zhiyuan and the others jumped into the rings of light, beginning to operate the powers beneath their feet.

At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan had already reached the Second Transition.

Simultaneously, a streak of white light shot from his sleeve, passing through the slowly emerging light screen, and suspended mid-air.

A moment later, shadowy figures silently approached under the night cover.

As they got close to the light screen, instead of crashing into it, they flew around it.

This group of creatures, with human heads and bird bodies, flew back and forth, exploring the entire mountain peak.

Chu Zhiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that these Black Crow Demons couldn’t see within the mountain peak.

He turned his head, saying, ”Looks like they know how the previous Black Crow Demons died.”

Dong Muyu snorted, ”Will that solve the issue?”

”Given the situation, it’s not that easy,” Chu Zhiyuan said.

As he finished speaking, a flying knife suspended in the air suddenly flashed, aiming at one of the Black Crow Demons.

But this Black Crow Demon deftly dodged the knife and simultaneously spewed a black mist.

Once the black mist touched the flying knife, it was immediately tainted by a golden light and quickly annihilated.

The Black Crow Demons spewed black mist one after another, layering themselves.

Yet no matter how much black mist, it was swiftly obliterated by the golden light.

The Black Crow Demons avoided the flying knives, flying around Heavenly Sword Peak.

From Chu Zhiyuan’s sleeve, two more streaks of white light shot out, joining the flying knife through the light screen.

Three knives moved in unison, quickly besieging a Black Crow Demon.

Once struck by a knife, this Black Crow Demon rapidly vanished, while the others continued to fly, cursing in human tongue, ”The Heavenly Sword Sect shall perish wretchedly,” ”All Heavenly Sword Sect disciples will die from cultivation deviation,” ”The Heavenly Sword Sect is vainly reputable and extremely hypocritical,” ”The Heavenly Sword Sect is about to be annihilated.”

Chu Zhiyuan directed the flying knives as one Black Crow Demon after another was eradicated.

But after cursing a round, they quickly flew into the distance, vanishing into the depths of the night.

The three flying knives altogether slew a dozen Black Crow Demons, but it was evident that they hadn’t truly threatened the Black Crow Demons, only killing their clones without harming the main body.