Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1098: Chapter 1094: Venerable

The four flying knives seemed to have been waiting there all along, waiting for the giant snake to break out of the ground.

Each of the four knives attacked a specific spot; two aimed for the snake’s eyes, two for the snake’s weak point.

”Sizzle, sizzle!”

Immediately, the giant snake twisted violently into a ball, crashing heavily onto the ground.

It resembled a meteor falling.

The ground trembled slightly.

After crashing onto the ground, it began to twist, tumble, and crash violently.

Everything in its path was destroyed.

Qi Qingmei and her companions took a few steps back, Zhou Chongming and the others also retreated a few steps, staring in astonishment at the giant snake.

Golden lines began to appear on the snake’s scales, becoming denser and more complex.

Finally, these golden lines merged into one and suddenly transformed into a mass of golden flames.

The flames soared, drifting into the air, fading away faintly.

With the disappearance of the golden flames, the giant snake also vanished.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

The aura of the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree was incredibly effective in this world, almost unstoppable.

Qi Qingmei and her companions raised their eyebrows slightly.

Each time they witnessed the power of the Demon Suppressing Saber, they couldn’t help but click their tongues in awe.

Zhou Chongming and the others watched the scene in front of them with amazement.

The sudden appearance of the giant snake did not take them too much by surprise; it was just a companion beast of a Great Demon.

They just didn’t expect the giant snake to be extinguished so easily.

Even if everyone took action together, it would not have been so easy to destroy the giant snake.

The four flying knives handled it effortlessly, as if dropping a spark onto oil.

Lu Xiaolu asked, ”Senior Sister, what is this?”

Qi Qingmei looked at Zhou Chongming.

Zhou Chongming replied, ”It’s the companion beast of a Great Demon.”

”So the master of this snake is a Great Demon?”

”Exactly, it’s a shadowy Snake Demon, and there’s another Great Demon who is a Mouse Demon, even more terrifying.”

”Mouse Demon?” Qi Qingmei glanced around, slowly saying, ”Where are they now?”

”I don’t know.” Zhou Chongming shook his head, ”They forced us here and then left.”

Qi Qingmei frowned, ”What schemes are they plotting?”

Lu Xiaolu said, ”Senior Sister, are they trying to ambush us?”

Qi Qingmei pondered.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”Think about how many evil demons we’ve encountered along the way? If it wasn’t for Junior Brother being with us, would we have been unharmed?”

Qi Qingmei slowly nodded, ”But why haven’t those two Great Demons shown themselves?”

Lu Xiaolu giggled, ”Are they afraid of death? Both the Snake Demon and the Mouse Demon, sneak around in the shadows and don’t dare confront us directly!”

”Hmm...” Qi Qingmei felt a bit convinced, looking at Zhou Chongming across from her.

Zhou Chongming slowly said, ”It’s quite possible!... Nephew Qi, the journey has been hard, hasn’t it?”

Qi Qingmei smiled.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”Master Zhou, we’ve encountered several assassination attempts on this journey. If it wasn’t for Junior Brother Chu, we might not have made it here.”

Zhou Chongming’s gaze fell on Chu Zhiyuan.

In truth, they had been secretly paying attention to Chu Zhiyuan, very curious about him.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands in salute and said, ”Disciple Chu Zhiyuan, meets Elder Zhou.”

Zhou Chongming curiously asked, ”You’re a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect?”

Chu Zhiyuan took out a small sword from his bosom.

Zhou Chongming was slightly taken aback.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Disciple ascended from Little Outer Heaven, just recently joined the sect, and was ordered to join Senior Sister Qi and others to meet with Elder Zhou.”

Zhou Chongming examined the small sword, slowly nodding, ”So that’s how it is!”

Ascending from Little Outer Heaven at such a young age, no wonder the Sect Leader granted him the Heavenly Sword Avatar.

However, why did the Sect Leader send him here, especially since he doesn’t seem to be a Venerable yet?

The Sky Sword Sect Heart Method is not Guanghan Palace’s; at such a young age, he shouldn’t be a Venerable.

Qi Qingmei said, ”Master Zhou, neither Guiyang’s nor Fuyun’s people have come yet?”

Zhou Chongming replied, ”I only saw you guys, maybe they haven’t arrived yet?”

He then lowered his face, ”The evil demons in Qinglian Sea are far more numerous than we imagined. We’ve cleared this far but can’t go any further, and even this little way, the number of evil demons is unimaginably large.”

Qi Qingmei asked, ”Shall we continue to clear them out?”

Zhou Chongming shook his head, ”It seems that we alone won’t be enough. We must gather more experts... Next time, the Four Sects will act together!”

His expression turned serious as he slowly said, ”If we don’t press on now, the evil forces in Qinglian Sea will become harder to remove, it will be a disaster affecting the entire world’s people.”

”Shall we return now?” Qi Qingmei asked.

She wasn’t that concerned with world events, just following orders.

If the palace ordered her, she’d take action; without orders, she’d stay put.

”Let’s go.” Zhou Chongming said.

He waved his hand back, ”Let’s leave, return journey!”

”Yes!” Everyone responded in unison.

Zhou Chongming and Qi Qingmei walked at the front, followed closely by the disciples of Guanghan Palace, with the experts from Heavenly Sword Peak bringing up the rear.

As Zhou Chongming floated along, he cast a glance at Chu Zhiyuan.

He found that Chu Zhiyuan had no intention of joining the Heavenly Sword Peak disciples, continuing to stay with Guanghan Palace.

And Guanghan Palace, contrary to its usual style, didn’t treat him disdainfully like other men but continued to surround him like stars around the moon.

This piqued his curiosity further.

Guanghan Palace is famously proud and aloof.

They always remained indifferent to men, maintaining a distant relationship even with male disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

They usually associated with female disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Being so close to a male disciple was indeed unprecedented.

Qi Qingmei floated gracefully like an immortal, her robes fluttering as she skimmed over the treetops, saying, ”Master Zhou, we still need to uncover those two Great Demons.”

Zhou Chongming smiled wryly, ”As if I don’t want to root them out, but I truly have no way.”

Qi Qingmei pondered for a moment, then said, ”Perhaps we should see if Junior Brother Chu has any solutions.”

”Junior Brother Chu?”

”Junior Brother Chu Zhiyuan.” Qi Qingmei said, ”He has mastered a Miracle Technique, the Demon Suppressing Saber, exceptionally sensitive to evil demon’s auras.”

”The four flying knives just now?”

”Exactly.”

”Demon Suppressing Saber...” Zhou Chongming slowly nodded.

He suddenly realized why they were so close to Chu Zhiyuan; it was because of the Demon Suppressing Saber.

Among the Four Great Sects, Guanghan Palace despises evil demons the most.

The disciples of Guanghan Palace have an extreme hatred for evil demons and are sworn enemies, more so than the other three sects.

With Chu Zhiyuan mastering the Demon Suppressing Saber, its powerful effect on evil demons naturally won over the disciples of Guanghan Palace.

Qi Qingmei turned her head and said, ”Junior Brother Chu.”

Chu Zhiyuan floated to the front, smiling, ”Senior Sister Qi wants to find those two Great Demons?”

”Can you find them?” Qi Qingmei asked.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”They are adept at concealment, my Realm is too low.”

Qi Qingmei sighed, ”Once you ascend to the Nine Transitions, you need to solidify yourself to have a chance to breakthrough to Venerable.”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Is there a way to accelerate the breakthrough?”

The Venerables of Guanghan Palace are this young, so they must have a unique method for breakthroughs.

Of course, it’s a closely guarded secret, an unspoken secret of the sect.

Moreover, the heart methods of the two sects are different.

He was just habitually asking, seeing if he might get any information.

Qi Qingmei hesitated for a moment, then gestured, ”Come closer.”

Chu Zhiyuan approached.

Qi Qingmei, with a solemn demeanor, raised her left hand, fingers like a sword, lightly touching her own brow.

Her fingertips flashed once, then pointed towards Chu Zhiyuan’s brow.

Chu Zhiyuan faced it calmly, without dodging.

The jade-like finger touched his brow.

He was instantly dazzled, feeling himself rising swiftly, soaring upward, passing through layers of white clouds, and rising even higher, reaching ten thousand feet high, gazing down.

The clouds were like peaks, between their gaps, mountains and rivers could be seen.

The whole world seemed to be beneath him.

Soon after, he fell rapidly, straight down, seeing the white clouds, the mountains, the rivers, finally crashing heavily onto the ground, his vision went black.

It was as if he had died.

Uncertain how much time passed, he gradually woke up.

The air at his nostrils became purer, its flavors more abundant.

Besides the fresh wind, there were also subtle fragrances, the scent of grass and trees, the aroma of stone and earth.

He opened his eyes, finding himself still standing there, in front of Qi Qingmei.

Looking around, he noticed a mysterious change in the world.

The colors became richer.

He was familiar with this feeling, realizing he had stepped into the Venerable level.