Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1429: Chapter 1425: Experience

Chu Zhiyuan pointed at the small town opposite, ”There is the small town where you are.”

Zhou Qingyu felt strange.

She found herself not afraid, looking at the surrounding scenery, looking at the small town opposite, looking at the bright moon overhead, and the slowly blowing night wind.

Unexpectedly, she was exhilarated beyond measure.

Because she was frail, she had always stayed at home, rarely going out, unable to see the outside world.

It was her first time standing at such a height, overlooking the small town where she lived.

Chu Zhiyuan was observing her insight, using her various reactions to speculate about her inner thoughts.

Seeing her react like this, Chu Zhiyuan shook his head inwardly.

Indeed, different from ordinary people.

Normally, shouldn’t one be panicking?

Yet she wasn’t afraid at all, rather she was excited and jubilant.

Could she possibly not have any wariness towards this stranger?

Last night, she was deeply cautious, but now she suddenly discarded her caution.

Zhou Qingyu greedily stared at the small town for quite a while, then suddenly turned to look at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Do you find the town small?”

Zhou Qingyu shook her head.

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, ”Alright, let’s go see somewhere else.”

Zhou Qingyu’s vision spun, distorted lights flickered, then suddenly cleared up.

She found herself once again standing on a mountaintop.

Compared to the previous peak, this mountain was like an adult to a child.

Towering and majestic, surrounded by a forest of peaks, under the moonlight they stood like beasts.

Her gaze was quickly drawn to the enormous city in the distance, staring intently.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”This is Canglan City; have you heard of it?”

”Uh-huh, Canglan City, I know.” Zhou Qingyu nodded vigorously.

The small town she lived in was a hundred miles from Canglan City, a necessary southern route to the city; thus, despite its size, the town remained bustling.

She had thought many times before about visiting Canglan City to see how big it truly was.

Chu Zhiyuan watched her with a smile.

Zhou Qingyu stared intently at the distant Canglan City.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, its clear light spilling over Canglan City.

Within Canglan City, thousands of lights were like scattered stars.

Standing from this point and looking down, the whole world became tranquil, distant, and surreal.

She turned to look at Chu Zhiyuan.

Under the moonlight, Chu Zhiyuan was looking at her with a smiling face.

”What do you think?” Chu Zhiyuan asked.

Zhou Qingyu shook her head.

”Then let’s enter the city for a look.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Zhou Qingyu nodded.

She then found herself floating, with an invisible force supporting her, drifting alongside Chu Zhiyuan.

They swept over mountain peaks, over the pitch-black forests below, with deep roars of beasts echoing past her ears.

This made her aware that amid the dense woods, in the darkness, a battle of life and death was taking place.

A subtle chill spread through her heart.

If she were amidst it, would she also be killed and eaten by the beasts?

She then lifted her gaze, looked far ahead, watching mountain peaks slip underfoot and herself crossing over a wide river.

Her gaze turned to Canglan City, with thousands of lights resembling starlit Canglan City.

She noticed herself and Chu Zhiyuan drifting over the massive, timeworn city wall, a hundred meters long and thirty meters wide.

The soldiers patrolling above the wall ignored the two of them.

Entering the city, landing on the north-south main road, noises instantly confronted them.

The city gates were tightly locked, and the people inside seemed like ants filling the thirty-meter-wide thoroughfare.

Strings of lanterns hung high, illuminating the street bright and vibrant.

The crowd was bustling, stalls lined the sides, offering a myriad of goods.

The cries of vendors and haggling mixed together into a cacophony.

She felt she couldn’t breathe.

She had never seen such a lively scene.

Even during the busiest time of the year at the Spring Festival, compared to this, it was vastly different.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”Lively, isn’t it?”

His clear voice entered her mind, like a breath of cool air, awakening Zhou Qingyu.

The surrounding noise immediately weakened considerably.

She nodded vigorously, ”So lively!”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Buy whatever you want, I’ll pay the silver.”

Zhou Qingyu quickly shook her head.

She didn’t even know Chu Zhiyuan, so naturally, she wouldn’t spend his money.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”As your master, this little money is nothing, just buy as you wish.”

Zhou Qingyu glanced at him.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”Still don’t want to call me your master?”

Zhou Qingyu was silent.

Even though she had witnessed Chu Zhiyuan’s prowess, skills that already surpassed the Qinggong she had heard of, she still felt it wasn’t appropriate.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, ”Others want me to be their master, and I won’t agree.”

Zhou Qingyu asked, ”Mr. Chu, why do you want to take me as your disciple?”

She realized the surroundings suddenly became quiet, all sounds seemed to be obliterated.

She suddenly understood why when talking to Chu Zhiyuan, her parents didn’t hear.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”You can actually guess.”

”Because of that mental method?” Zhou Qingyu asked.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, ”The Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques are not what everyone can cultivate so quickly, you are the most compatible.”

”Just because of this, not caring about my character?”

”Character is an issue for later, if the character is bad, then abolish it.”

”...Isn’t that too heartless?” Zhou Qingyu snorted.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Having a poor character yet mastering Supreme Martial Arts is heartless towards the entire world’s people.”

Zhou Qingyu asked, ”Is my talent really good?”

”Hmm, for Heaven-Reaching Sect, your talent is quite good.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Zhou Qingyu said, ”But others say my talent isn’t good, not suitable for martial arts, otherwise I’ll die soon.”

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, ”Heaven-Reaching Sect is the top sect in the world; those others couldn’t possibly enter.”

Zhou Qingyu was half-believing.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Do you feel like after practicing the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques, you are going to die, or do you feel better?”

Zhou Qingyu said, ”The feeling of the body isn’t necessarily accurate.”

”So would you rather your body get stronger, burn brightly, see the world’s wonders, then quickly die, or be weakly confined to bed and courtyard, dying slowly?”

Chu Zhiyuan continued, ”Entering my Heaven-Reaching Sect, becoming a cultivator, will be more dangerous, not one day safe idling in the courtyard.”

Zhou Qingyu’s almond eyes sparkled, looking at the bustling crowd around.

They naturally avoided them when passing by, not coming close.

Moreover, they seemed unable to see the two, their gaze slipping past, completely ignoring.

She found it quite wondrous.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Deep down, you want adventure, not to idly stay in the courtyard, right?”

”...Yes.” Zhou Qingyu didn’t want to deceive herself or lie.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Let’s go.”

He stepped forward, and she quickly followed, walking amidst the bustling crowd.

The crowded people parted like water flowing around a stone, naturally opening a path before them.

Chu Zhiyuan walked slowly, glancing side to side, saying, ”Since you want to cultivate, do it well; now you have the chance to enter the top sect, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, won’t you grasp it well?”

Zhou Qingyu remained silent.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”There are many practicing the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques, quick cultivators too, but none as fast as you.”

Zhou Qingyu shook her head.

Long-term denial made her cognizance of herself poor in talent.

Now hearing Chu Zhiyuan say she’s the best in talent, she couldn’t comprehend.

Still a bit wary in her heart.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”If you still disagree, then I’ll have to recruit others.”

Zhou Qingyu hesitated, then boldly asked, ”If I don’t join the Heaven-Reaching Sect, can I still practice the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques?”

She knew the question was somewhat laughable.

Since she didn’t want to join the Heaven-Reaching Sect, naturally, she couldn’t practice the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, ”You wish for wonderful things!”

”You’re going to abolish my Martial Arts?” Zhou Qingyu asked.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”Abolishing them means you will nearly die, I’ll leave a power, you won’t be able to advance however you cultivate, just maintaining the current cultivation, strong enough for health, fulfilling our fate.”

He laughed, ”I am Spirit Venerable; there are nearly none who can counteract this power.”

Zhou Qingyu snorted, ”Then I have to join the Heaven-Reaching Sect?”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed heartily, ”You’ve boarded a pirate ship now, can’t get off.”

Zhou Qingyu asked, ”Then why, Mr. Chu, bring me out to see these?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a laugh, ”As my disciple, you must have enough insight.”