Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1305: Chapter 1301: The Price

Zhang Ji Yuan laughed and said, ”Senior Brother Ning, the junior brother is here.”

”Haha... the junior brother has finally arrived?” A hearty laugh echoed across the sky.

The next moment, a burly man as strong as a bear suddenly appeared in front of them.

The howling wind accompanied them, and the clothes of all three fluttered noisily.

”Senior Brother Ning.” Zhang Ji Yuan clasped his hands, smiling, ”This is the junior brother.”

He turned and said, ”Senior Brother Ning Dongge.”

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands with a smile, ”I’ve seen Senior Brother Ning.”

This hulking man, as strong as a bear, had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a lion’s nose, and a beard, exuding a wild and uninhibited air.

At this moment, his eyes gleamed as he curiously observed Chu Zhiyuan.

”Haha...” His laughter was like thunder, shaking the heavens: ”Very well, very well, junior brother, you’ve finally come, you’re most welcome!”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Ning Dongge said, ”Unfortunately, you came a step later. The Sect Master and several senior brothers are in seclusion.”

”In seclusion?” Zhang Ji Yuan frowned.

”Yes, they’re trying to see if they can break through.”

”If they break through again, they’ll become Spirit Venerables. Will they still unlock the legacy?” Zhang Ji Yuan said irritably.

”Sigh... They’ve lost patience and want to break through to the Spirit Realm soon.”

”So, the legacy won’t be unlocked? Is it that they don’t believe the junior brother joining can open the legacy?” Zhang Ji Yuan said dissatisfied, ”The Sect Master and senior brothers don’t believe my words?”

He had told several senior brothers and the Sect Master before that this junior brother was a prodigy rare through the ages.

With his help, nine combined could definitely open the legacy and see the complete heritage.

But it seems they didn’t take it seriously and didn’t care.

This made him angry.

”After all, it’s never been opened.” Ning Dongge shook his head.

He looked at Chu Zhiyuan with a smile, ”Junior brother, come, let me show you around.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”Senior Brother Ning, I originally thought I was coming to unlock the legacy.”

”Haha, when they come out of seclusion, we’ll start.” Ning Dongge laughed, ”No rush, no rush.”

”Senior Brother Ning, how can it not be urgent!” Zhang Ji Yuan said dissatisfied, ”The sooner we unlock it, the sooner we can stop struggling and directly become Spirit Venerables!”

”Sigh... Junior brother, the legacy isn’t so easily unlocked; there’s a cost.” Ning Dongge said helplessly, ”If it were that easy, the senior brothers wouldn’t have waited for this time.”

”A bit of cost is worth it.” Zhang Ji Yuan said.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Senior Brother Ning, what cost?”

”Cultivation will regress by a level.” Ning Dongge said, ”But it can be quickly regained.”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Is it regressing from the Ninth Rank to the Eighth, or dropping from Venerable?”

”Not a First Rank.” Ning Dongge shook his head.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Zhang Ji Yuan.

Zhang Ji Yuan awkwardly cleared his throat.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Senior Brother Zhang, you didn’t play fair, keeping such a cost hidden!”

”With your talent, regaining a level is easy as pie. You’ve been a Venerable for less than a month, right?” Zhang Ji Yuan smiled, ”Dropping a level for retraining is quicker, just a matter of days, nothing worth mentioning.”

”Nothing worth mentioning...” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Ning Dongge laughed heartily, his laughter thunderous and deafening.

Zhang Ji Yuan said, ”Senior Brother Ning, since the Sect Master and others are in seclusion, why did junior brother still come!”

”Let him have some fun in our sect. There’s plenty to enjoy.” Ning Dongge laughed, ”There are also some Secret Skills he can learn at leisure.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Senior Brother Ning, the Evil Venerable of You Meng Heaven keeps descending to our Biyuan Heaven. Is there a way to eradicate them?”

”Those madmen of You Meng Heaven?” Ning Dongge frowned, ”Just kill them one by one; if they’re scared, they won’t dare come again. It’s the simplest and most efficient method.”

”Exactly, just one word, kill!” Zhang Ji Yuan said.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

Ning Dongge said, ”Once you master the Void-breaking Skill, you can enter You Meng Heaven at will, kill anyone you don’t like, and if any dare descend, annihilate their entire sect.”

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.

Ning Dongge said, ”The madmen of You Meng Heaven can’t become a real threat, just kill them.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, ”Yes.”

Ning Dongge smiled and said, ”Let’s go, let’s head to the sect.”

He turned and transformed into a gust of wind, disappearing in an instant.

Chu Zhiyuan and Zhang Ji Yuan sped up to keep pace, walking shoulder to shoulder.

The clouds and mist on both sides thickened.

As they sped along, they created a powerful wind, which swirled the mist, fluttering gently.

Chu Zhiyuan took the opportunity to say, ”Senior brothers, since the legacy can’t be unlocked, I might as well practice the Taihao Jade Void Scripture first.”

”You really want to practice the Taihao Jade Void Scripture?” Zhang Ji Yuan frowned and said.

Ning Dongge looked at Zhang Ji Yuan, ”Junior Brother Zhang, you told the junior brother about the dangers of the Taihao Jade Void Scripture, right?”

”How could it not be mentioned,” Zhang Ji Yuan said.

Ning Dongge chuckled, ”Junior Brother Zhang, your mouth is best at deceiving.”

”Senior Brother Ning, don’t slander me!” Zhang Ji Yuan protested. ”I never deceive anyone!”

Ning Dongge said with a smile, ”You don’t lie, but your truths are often incomplete.”

He turned his head towards Chu Zhiyuan, ”Little Brother, Junior Brother Zhang must be praising the combination of the three techniques, claiming their power is astonishing, right?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, ”Yes, but then he also said that Taihao Jade Void Scripture is a method that shortens one’s life.”

”That’s true. The Ascension Technique, Ascension Technique, and Void-breaking Skill are all very powerful, and even more so when combined. It’s just too powerful for us to bear.”

”Senior Brother Ning, without giving it a try, I won’t be satisfied,” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Ning Dongge laughed, ”Alright, we people are all like this.”

We have high self-esteem, thinking others may fail, but not necessarily ourselves.

Even if others fail, we must try.

This stubbornness is common among all talents.

Our little brother is no different, only when he suffers will he give up.

”The inheritance of Taihao Jade Void Scripture is within our great hall, we will take a look later.”

Ning Dongge accelerated again, and the surrounding clouds disappeared in a flash, while the sounds of wind and thunder echoed around them.

Chu Zhiyuan and Zhang Ji Yuan followed suit in speeding up, and thunder roared wherever they passed.

...

A magnificent purple great hall sat atop a towering snow mountain.

Surrounding it were endless towering snow mountains, forming a world of ice and snow, pure, sacred, and solemn.

The snow mountain where the great hall stood was a real mountain, while the surrounding towering snow mountains were formed by white clouds.

They had emerged from the fog on the mountaintop, reaching above the cloud layer.

The sky was as blue as a wash, without a trace of impurity, like a whole gemstone.

The independent and solemn purple great hall towered, the purple’s imposing dignity under the pure snow white provided a striking visual impact.

Zhang Ji Yuan smiled, ”Junior Brother, we have arrived.”

Chu Zhiyuan gazed at the purple great hall, which was over a thousand square meters.

The great hall was supported by purple jade pillars the size of two people embracing.

Unknown strange beasts coiled on the purple jade pillars, vividly lifelike.

The pillars were covered in strange patterns, similar to those on the Heaven-Reaching Order.

Chu Zhiyuan looked up at the giant pillars, feeling his own insignificance, like he was shrinking smaller and smaller, ultimately reducing to an ant.

His vision quickly cleared up.

His mind felt refreshed, dispelling an inexplicable interference.

This towering giant hall was indeed impressive, but not as earth-shattering as previously perceived.

The strange beasts and patterns on the pillars were bizarre, having an effect that confuses the mind.

”Let’s go in,” Ning Dongge said with a smile.

They moved forward and stepped onto the flat plaza in front of the great hall.

They felt warmth and solidity beneath their feet as the Heaven-Reaching Order began to glow, becoming scorching.

As they approached, the surrounding temperature became colder, with a bone-chilling chill.

This chill was extremely pure, surpassing his True Yuan, which couldn’t resist it.

If it weren’t for the warm breath from the Heaven-Reaching Order, he might have frozen.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed inwardly, the defense of the Heaven-Reaching Sect was indeed stringent.

Is this why it has been able to pass down through generations without interruption?

Upon reaching the entrance of the great hall, a soft light curtain appeared, blocking them.

The golden light curtain emitted a sense of deadly danger.

Zhang Ji Yuan said, ”Junior Brother, use the mental method I taught you to activate the Heaven-Reaching Order.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, channeling True Yuan into the Heaven-Reaching Order.

The soft white light of the Heaven-Reaching Order swiftly turned purple.

”Let’s go in,” Zhang Ji Yuan and Ning Dongge stepped into the golden light curtain.

They were covered with a layer of purple light.

Chu Zhiyuan looked down at himself, the purple light from the Heaven-Reaching Order also quickly enveloped his entire body.

The golden light curtain no longer felt like a deadly danger to him.

He then stepped inside.

It was as if he was wearing Treasure Clothes, with the purple light isolating the golden light outside, and he entered the great hall.

His sight became even brighter.

What grabbed his attention were not the furnishings inside the great hall, but the dense patterns on the walls.

These patterns twisted, as if they were alive, continuously moving.