Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1475: Chapter 1471: Rare Object

Zhou Qingyu curiously gazed at the valley, her slender brows gradually furrowing.

She turned to Chu Zhiyuan: ”Master, are there snakes inside?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Zhou Qingyu frowned and said: ”A lot of snakes.”

At first glance, it was all strange jagged rocks, barren without a blade of grass.

Looking closely, one could see a Cang Snake slithering between the strange rocks.

After seeing this one snake, and then concentrating, one could see even more snakes.

They melded with the stones, appearing as part of the jagged rocks at first glance.

She frowned deeply while watching.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Don’t want to go?”

”Master, I don’t want to enter this valley,” Zhou Qingyu said, ”it’s too unnerving, gives me goosebumps!”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”But there’s an adventure in there, don’t you want to seize it?”

Zhou Qingyu said: ”No matter how great the adventure, it can’t compare to the mental method you taught or the treasures you bestowed.”

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, shaking his head.

Zhou Qingyu said solemnly: ”Disciple speaks sincerely.”

She was no longer unaware of her master’s capabilities.

As one of the world’s rare Spirit Venerables, and the fastest to achieve such a title, he had surpassed cultivators of past generations.

She felt that any adventure could offer inheritance and treasures, but her master’s mental method was powerful enough, likely surpassing those gained from adventures.

The treasures were also sufficient.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at her, realizing she was speaking the truth.

He shook his head, smiling: ”If you think that way, then your perspective is too narrow; the world is vast, and what I have learned and obtained in spiritual artifacts is far from enough.”

”Master...” Zhou Qingyu was indifferent.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”You think I’m being modest?”

Zhou Qingyu nodded.

Such modesty was quite humbling.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”It’s also my heartfelt words; the more you see, the more you know your own insignificance; what I’ve learned and gained is insignificant.”

Zhou Qingyu tilted her head at him.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Now you see me as powerful, but when you become like me, you will understand my insignificance.”

”Master, how could I surpass you?” Zhou Qingyu shook her head.

Though she knew her aptitude was exceptional, prompting her master to urgently accept her.

But no matter how exceptional the aptitude, it couldn’t surpass the master.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: ”Ah, but you might surpass me.”

Zhou Qingyu shook her head.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”At least your starting point is much higher than mine.”

Zhou Qingyu immediately broke into a smile.

That was indeed true.

Spirit Venerables are scarce in the world, and to become a Spirit Venerable disciple already meant starting far above most cultivators.

Not to mention her master was so formidable.

”As a disciple, not surpassing me wouldn’t count as success.”

”Disciple pledges to cultivate diligently.”

”The key to cultivation is to use your heart, be perceptive, capture spirit light, dare to walk your own path, rather than relying solely on brute effort.”

”Yes.”

”Shall we go down then?”

”Disciple does not want to go.”

”Forget it, then come with me,” Chu Zhiyuan saw her reluctance and ceased to insist.

He placed his hand on Zhou Qingyu’s shoulder, and in a blink, they were standing on a snake-shaped Red Stone outside the valley, pressing with his left hand to make it vanish.

Then, they disappeared like the Red Stone, reappearing atop a red stone at the center of the valley.

This Red Stone was identical to the one outside, snake-shaped, one meter thick and about three meters tall.

The red stone was crowded with Cang Snakes, tightly adherent to it.

At the snake head of the red stone, several small red snakes clung, indistinguishable from the stone.

As Chu Zhiyuan appeared, the few red snakes were sent flying, freeing a space for them to stand.

The serpents became agitated.

They entangled with each other, biting madly, in the blink of an eye, tumbling down.

Zhou Qingyu stood rigid, feeling breathless, unable to look at them.

Chu Zhiyuan lightly stomped his foot.

The remaining few snakes fell softly down.

In an instant, the entire red stone was clean, then he pressed with his left palm, and it disappeared.

Zhou Qingyu stood in the Void, curiously asking: ”Master, where have you transported it?”

If the master could teleport her, then teleporting a stone should be of no surprise.

Her curiosity was about where Chu Zhiyuan transported these stones.

The people remained here, but the stones were transported away, which was different from taking her elsewhere.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Some Secret Land, a place that needs them.”

With the input of these Strange Stones, the Jade Sea and Sky was becoming increasingly dense with energy, more vibrant.

He sensed that the power of these Strange Stones far surpassed the stones he had previously sent inside.

With these stones, the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks seemed more solid, and the spiritual energy was more abundant.

He could distinctly feel the Jade Sea and Sky craving more Strange Stones.

Ordinary stones were no longer satisfying; it required these Strange Stones.

Among the stones in this valley, only this piece was worthy of its attention.

It desired none of the remaining strange jagged rocks.

Zhou Qingyu stood in the Void, curiously surveying the surroundings: ”Master, where’s the adventure?”

She tried hard not to let her gaze fall on the snake bodies among the strange rocks, enduring the discomfort.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his hand on her shoulder, then flashed again, appearing on another red snake-shaped pillar.

This Red Stone was almost identical to the previous one, with red snakes being sent flying, snakes tumbling, and the red stone then teleported to the Lao Gong Acupoint.

He proceeded in this manner, including outside the valley, with a total of six red stones gathered into the Lao Gong Acupoint.

Once the six red stones descended into the Jade Sea and Sky, they silently merged with the Spiritual Mountain, becoming a part of it.

The red transformed to black, making the trees on the mountain appear even greener.

With the disappearance of the last red stone, the valley suddenly quivered gently.

Zhou Qingyu’s eyes widened.

Chu Zhiyuan squinted slightly, scanning the surroundings.

Huang Zhengyang and his companions were over ninety miles away, too far to sense any anomaly here.

Aside from that, a handsome middle-aged man was approaching serenely.

Judging by his speed, it might take him a quarter-hour to arrive.

”Master, this is...?” Zhou Qingyu’s clear eyes widened further.

Below, the jagged strange rocks were retracting, retreating into the ground.

The valley, once covered in peculiar stones, suddenly became smooth.

Then, streams of water columns burst from the ground, shooting skyward.

These water columns surged swiftly, and within moments, the valley had formed a shallow pool.

The pool was knee-deep, with the water level slowly rising.

All this completed within a hundred breaths.

Zhou Qingyu never expected such phenomena, the transformation too unbelievable.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression became solemn, slowly saying: ”Here comes the adventure.”

”What?” Zhou Qingyu was baffled.

As she spoke, a dull ”bang” sounded, and a snake darted out, entering the pool, swiftly moving like lightning.

Zhou Qingyu’s clear eyes opened wide, staring intensely, striving to see it clearly.

Yet try as she might, she couldn’t make it out.

”Master, what is it, a snake? It’s not possible to be that fast?”

”Not a snake.” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

It was a serpent-like creature, with horns on its head, eyes cold and indifferent, majestic and severe, devoid of scales, smooth and lustrous like White Jade, with an internal purplish glow, purple qi swirling.

It emitted purple qi swirling, incredibly fast like lightning, reminiscent of the Divine Artifacts descending in brain Void.

”Then what is it?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: ”Perhaps a rare ancient species, never heard of it.”