Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1108: Chapter 1104: Ingestion

This Little Heavenly Sword is different from the previous one.

The previous Little Heavenly Sword could not be refined, and it was one-time use.

Only one strike could be made, after which it would be destroyed and rendered useless.

This Little Heavenly Sword, however, can be refined to become one’s own.

This is equivalent to a Spiritual Treasure.

It can only strike three times.

But it doesn’t mean that it will be destroyed after three strikes; it might recover.

This is equivalent to having three life-saving talismans.

When I first encountered the Great Demon, I dared not take action and kept holding back.

Now, next time I encounter a Great Demon, I can decisively draw my sword.

One sword can slay a Great Demon.

Lu Wanshan said, ”This sword is not considered a Heavenly Sword Avatar, but it is sufficient for self-defense.”

”Sect Leader, does it get destroyed after three strikes?”

”It’s best not to use up all three strikes at once, as it will take a long time to recover its strength, and you won’t be able to withstand its backlash.”

”Understood.” Chu Zhiyuan agreed, ”After using all three strikes, how long will it take to recover?”

”That depends on your cultivation,” said Lu Wanshan. ”The higher your cultivation, the shorter the recovery time.”

”What about now?”

”As you are now, you can at most activate two strikes; you won’t withstand the third. For two strikes, it might take about a year to recover.”

”What about three strikes?”

”Three strikes will take ten years.”

”What about one year?”

”Two months should suffice.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

”Once you finish refining it, you’ll naturally understand,” Lu Wanshan smiled. ”Make sure to learn a Qinggong technique well.”

”Understood.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded solemnly.

Lu Wanshan advised, ”Zhiyuan, don’t rush down the mountain, lest you get ambushed by a Great Demon.”

”I understand,” replied Chu Zhiyuan, ”I’ll go down the mountain after I have mastered Qinggong.”

Lu Wanshan smiled and nodded, ”Taking the Black Dragon Blood must be done at the right time, adjusting to a state of complete Spiritual balance... There is also a secret technique Dragon Subduing Stance in the Scripture Pavilion, which the elders of the sect went through great efforts to find from ancient secret techniques. Practice it well, and when you take the Black Dragon Blood, it might have some effect.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded solemnly.

Dragon Subduing Stance?

His heart couldn’t help but feel strange.

Could it be from the Dragon Subduing Sect?

Is this Dragon Subduing Sect from the Little Outer Heaven or the Outer Heaven?

After bidding farewell to Lu Wanshan, he arrived at a large hall as black as iron.

It was vastly different from the splendid style of the Merit Hall, simple and ancient.

The Spiritual Pills and Treasures of the Heavenly Sword Sect all require merit to exchange for them.

However, cultivation techniques are available for free perusal and practice, without any restrictions.

In the Scripture Pavilion, there are many secret techniques, which are the profound essence of the Heavenly Sword Sect, along with some fragments from other sects and inheritances from ancient sects.

He found the inheritance of the Dragon Subduing Sect in the Scripture Pavilion.

This inheritance from the Dragon Subduing Sect is exactly the same as the one found in the Little Outer Heaven.

The Dragon Subduing Stance recorded there was naturally also the Dragon Subduing Stance from the Little Outer Heaven.

He returned to his courtyard to find Li Hongzhao waiting there.

Li Hongzhao asked curiously, ”Did you really exchange for the Black Dragon Blood?”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”Has news of this already spread?”

”You’re now a prominent figure in our sect; everyone is watching your every move.” Li Hongzhao said, ”Are you really going to use the Black Dragon Blood?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Li Hongzhao inquired, ”Can you break through to the Third Transition in one go?”

”Almost,” Chu Zhiyuan replied, ”It’s said to have such effects... I still need to take it to find out.”

Li Hongzhao’s bright eyes shone intensely.

Stepping into the Third Transition in one leap could mean going down the mountain.

How long would it take for her to step into the Third Transition?

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”You’d better put some effort into it.”

”I’m not in a hurry,” Li Hongzhao snorted, ”My foundation still needs to be solidified.”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed lightly.

Li Hongzhao rolled her eyes, ”I do feel that my foundation is unstable; it needs to be stabilized.”

Chu Zhiyuan reached out his hand.

Li Hongzhao’s potential was undeniable; if she felt her foundation was unstable, it certainly was.

Li Hongzhao also extended her hand.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his hand on her fair wrist and closed his eyes, immediately gaining insight into her body inside and out.

Moments later, he opened his eyes and mused thoughtfully.

Li Hongzhao’s bright eyes stared at him, ”Do you have a way?”

External force is, after all, an external force, not the power accumulated over time.

It still needs to be entirely refined into one’s own power, fully integrated to establish a solid foundation.

Otherwise, one won’t be able to use it freely, hindering spiritual and physical growth.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”There are two paths.”

”Two paths?” Li Hongzhao asked.

”One is to abolish your True Yuan and cultivate anew.”

Li Hongzhao frowned slightly.

”The other is to help improve your spiritual power, accelerating the refining speed, though the first option is simpler.”

”It won’t just abolish my cultivation, right?” Li Hongzhao asked.

”It won’t abolish your cultivation.” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Let’s begin.”

He extended his left palm.

Li Hongzhao hesitated, then extended her right palm.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his left palm on her jade-like right palm, ”Let’s start.”

The touch was cool and delicate, like a piece of cool mutton fat jade.

He opened his Lao Gong Acupoint, and a violent suction force instantly pulled Li Hongzhao’s True Yuan into the Jade Sea.

The next moment, Li Hongzhao’s face turned pale, the energy drained.

This was different from when she used a move to perish together, gathering all power into one strike.

Here, her True Yuan was instantly pulled away by an external force.

It was essentially the same as abolishing cultivation, only the Dantian and meridians remained unharmed.

Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his left hand, ”Start operating your energy.”

Li Hongzhao withdrew her right hand, placed it beneath her abdomen, and began to operate the Phoenix Burning Heaven Scripture.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with satisfaction.

This avoided any mistakes and indeed solved the problem.

After fully replenishing her original True Yuan, Li Hongzhao had stabilized her foundation completely.

The next step could be taken with confidence, advancing rapidly.

He glanced at Li Hongzhao, stood up, and walked to the flower bed outside the pavilion.

Within the flower bed, clusters of blossoms bloomed, either dazzling or pure, with a fresh and elegant fragrance.

A subtle fragrance lingered in the air.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and assumed the Dragon Subduing Stance.

As the Dragon Subduing Stance moved, True Yuan naturally followed a special path.

Suddenly, his body felt heavy, as if transformed into a pillar sinking downward, deeper and deeper, into the earth’s depths.

It was as if he had taken root in the deepest parts of the earth, becoming one with it, unshakably solid.

Chu Zhiyuan discovered that achieving the Earth Origin Technique accelerated his Realm of the Dragon Subduing Stance.

The current Dragon Subduing Stance had already surpassed its original scope, reaching a deeper, higher level, with power incomparable to before.

He closed his eyes, remaining motionless, letting time pass slowly.

Until the moon climbed high in the sky.

He opened his eyes, uncapped a small black vial from his sleeve, and brought it to his lips.

Instantly, a cold surge from the vial threatened to freeze him stiff.

True Yuan circulated on its own, resisting the cold.

Moments later, with no sense of danger, he drank it all in one go.

It felt like molten lava down his throat.

So scorching that it seemed to scald his esophagus, even spreading through his entire body, as if to cook him from the inside out.

Soon, the cold followed.

Cold and heat fused into one, placing the body under extreme discomfort between the two forces.

Accompanying the cold and heat was a surge of violence and rage.

The world before him suddenly seemed intolerable, prompting a desire to destroy everything.

Killing intent and rage grew more intense, rushing to his mind, nearly depriving him of rationality.

At this moment, a dragon’s roar echoed in his mental void.

The next instant, his mind cleared abruptly.

Meanwhile, he noticed his spiritual power had increased, rendering everything around him more vivid and clear.

The effect of the Black Dragon Blood on the spirit was immediate.

Within his body, the mixed forces of cold and heat integrated with True Yuan, like a spark falling into oil.

Instantly, True Yuan erupted.

His body was instantly flooded with True Yuan, suddenly multiplying by several folds, omnipresent, threatening to burst him apart.

Under the Dragon Subduing Stance, True Yuan surged, circulating along its special path.

The expanding True Yuan also followed the Dragon Subduing Stance’s route, making his body more stable, unshakably solid.