Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1483: Chapter 1479: Decision

”Very well!” Zhu Yuxia snorted.

She turned to Chu Zhiyuan: ”Mr. Chu, what method do you think we can use to eliminate him?”

”We must guard against him withholding something; his true realm could be the Fourth Transition or even the Fifth Transition.”

”Impossible to be Fifth Transition.” Zhu Yuxia shook her head: ”He is not yet a hundred years old; it is impossible for him to cultivate to the Fifth Transition. Your own progress, Mr. Chu, is unique in the world.”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”He has such fortune; perhaps through a series of miracles, he might surpass me.”

Zhu Yuxia frowned: ”If it’s Fifth Transition, we’ll have to call back Grandmaster Wang and Ancestor Gong.”

She looked at Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng’s expression showed difficulty.

Meng Yunyin said: ”Palace Master, Grandmaster, can’t the two Ancestor Xuan return?”

”They are in seclusion, have been for a century, and it’s not advisable to disturb them,” Lu Qingfeng said.

Meng Yunyin said: ”Then what will we do?... Grandmaster, Palace Master, if the two Ancestor Xuan come, that guy certainly won’t dare to come over, right?”

Zhu Yuxia looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man nodded: ”Grandmaster is extremely cautious.”

”Extremely cautious, yet extremely stubborn...” Zhu Yuxia said: ”So can he come or not?”

”...Uncertain,” the middle-aged man hesitated for a long while, then dejectedly shook his head.

He seemed to have made some grave mistake, his face showing dejection and guilt.

Zhu Yuxia said: ”It’s not your fault, this person is indeed unpredictable in his actions.”

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Zhiyuan asked: ”Has he ever personally killed anyone?”

The middle-aged man thought and then shook his head.

”He hasn’t taken action personally?” Chu Zhiyuan asked.

The middle-aged man replied: ”Since I entered Forget Sorrow Valley, I haven’t heard of Grandmaster Song taking action personally.”

Zhu Yuxia snorted: ”I don’t believe he hasn’t personally killed people; an Evil God is ultimately an Evil God!”

An Evil Demon paves the road with countless bones and baptizes with blood to ultimately achieve Evil God status.

After achieving Evil God status, it’s impossible to change the bloodthirsty nature; he must continue to kill.

”He’s deliberately not taking action in front of Forget Sorrow Valley disciples... to conceal his cultivation, perhaps?”

Lu Qingfeng pondered.

”Makes sense!” Zhu Yuxia said: ”It seems he truly isn’t a Third Transition!”

Lu Qingfeng said: ”He’s so cautious; if he’s truly a Fifth Transition, when the two Ancestor Gong return, he shouldn’t dare come close, and we won’t be able to kill him.”

”That’s indeed a problem.” Zhu Yuxia frowned.

Lu Qingfeng looked at Chu Zhiyuan: ”Mr. Chu, will Heaven-Reaching Sect take action?”

”To hunt down the Evil God is our duty!”

Chu Zhiyuan said slowly.

He is now a Spirit Venerable; his status in Heaven-Reaching Sect is already different.

He can now make decisions on certain matters.

Such a major issue, he can decide.

Of course, if the entire Heaven-Reaching Sect disapproves, they can overturn his decision.

Lu Qingfeng smiled: ”With Mr. Chu’s assistance, our chances of success increase greatly!”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, smiling: ”Palace Master overrates me, my cultivation is too weak; I can only drum up support, not take on the main responsibility.”

Lu Qingfeng said: ”Mr. Chu, your Technique of Shifting is superb; with Grandmaster Zhu as the linchpin, if we need to act, shift the two Ancestor Gong here for a killing blow.”

Meng Yunyin, Sun Jing, and the other five women were listening with wide eyes.

Chu Zhiyuan gladly agreed: ”That’s no problem.”

”Palace Master,” Meng Yunyin said: ”If the two Grandmasters go outside Li Huo Palace, it will further lull that guy into complacency; he won’t be on guard.”

”If the two Ancestor Gong go outside Li Huo Palace, the Spirit Venerable of Li Huo Palace will surely come out,” Lu Qingfeng said thoughtfully: ”All these Spirit Venerables are hot-tempered; once riled up, they’re not so rational.”

Sun Jing said: ”Will they take action?”

”Just afraid they’ll bully us with numbers.” Lu Qingfeng shook his head: ”We’ll be at a disadvantage.”

”Highly possible,” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Meng Yunyin asked: ”Should we notify Li Huo Palace in advance to team up?”

Lu Qingfeng shook her head.

Zhu Yuxia said: ”Li Huo Palace may not believe us, besides, they’re not necessarily trustworthy.”

Sun Jing said: ”That guy can infiltrate Li Huo Palace; he may find out the news.”

Meng Yunyin said: ”He shouldn’t be able to detect Spirit Venerable’s news, right?... Would he dare show up in front of Spirit Venerable?”

Sun Jing said: ”If he dares to infiltrate Li Huo Palace, he’ll dare to appear in front of Spirit Venerable; he can conceal his own presence.”

Meng Yunyin said: ”I think it’s hard to conceal Spirit Venerable’s presence; while he can hide from afar, can he also conceal right under their noses?”

Lu Qingfeng waved her hand, shaking her head: ”Then let’s forget it, lest it backfires.”

Zhu Yuxia said: ”That guy is so cautious, he must be suspicious; overly perfect will make him paranoid.”

She looked at Chu Zhiyuan: ”Mr. Chu, we’ve settled on this.”

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes suddenly turned vacant.

Zhu Yuxia watched with interest his empty gaze, eager to see how he would perform the miracle technique.

Moments later, Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes returned to normal.

Everyone was watching him.

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”If nothing unexpected happens, three days from now, a second batch of Forget Sorrow Valley disciples will appear, six in total; ten days later, twelve Forget Sorrow Valley disciples will appear.”

”What about that guy?” Zhu Yuxia asked.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: ”He has a spiritual artifact concealing his presence, unable to see him clearly.”

Zhu Yuxia said furiously: ”That guy, so lucky!”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”He can appear anytime, anywhere.”

The East Huan Saint Technique is ineffective against this Song Wantao, nor is the sense of Spirit Venerables.

If not for this time when the Strange Insect Jade Pendant exposed a weakness, Song Wantao has always lurked in the shadows, spying, manipulating.

His path to becoming the Evil Emperor might still be possible.

With fortune on his side, countless miracles, he might have, like me, glimpsed the wonders of the Divine Artifact.

I could, by using the Divine Artifact, rapidly advance the layers of the Heavenly Yuan Technique, enhancing the realm of Divine Essence.

He might be able to do so.

Perhaps he discovered this secret long ago and has been using the Divine Artifact to cultivate for a long time.

Therefore, never underestimate him.

Zhu Yuxia furrowed her slender, long eyebrows: ”Then we can’t deal with him?”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”I’ll try to use the Strange Insect Jade Pendant to find more clues.”

Lu Qingfeng said: ”Ancestor Gong’s tracking technique is very powerful; once she exits seclusion, let her also try to find more clues.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: ”That would be best.”

...

Chu Zhiyuan led the three women back to his little courtyard, pacing with his hands behind his back.

With his left hand, he held the Strange Insect Jade Pendant, occasionally lowering his head to glance at it.

His gaze alternated between emptiness, agedness, profundity, and gloominess.

The three women sat at the stone table in the small pavilion, sipping tea while observing him.

Zhou Qingyu set down her teacup and whispered: ”Master, Auntie, I should practice.”

”Go on, go on,” Shen Hanyue waved her jade-like hand, helpless: ”If not, the princely heir will start nagging.”

Zhou Qingyu lightly leaped out and began practicing at the small martial arts training ground in front of the flower bed.

Chu Zhiyuan continued pacing in the center of the courtyard, occasionally passing by rocks or crossing streams.

In the stream, little fish swam leisurely, illuminated by sunlight reflecting in the water, shimmering with silver light.

Shen Hanyue said: ”It seems that guy is truly difficult; it’s the first time I’ve seen the princely heir so serious.”

Xiao Ruoling gently nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly turned to look over.

Shen Hanyue curiously asked: ”Princely heir, are we in danger?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Shen Hanyue expressed surprise: ”We really are in danger?”

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”Li Huo Palace experts will soon start attacking Profound Yin Palace disciples again.”

”Wasn’t this known earlier?” Shen Hanyue asked curiously.

Why didn’t he mention this when Lu Qingfeng was present?

Chu Zhiyuan said: ”With my involvement, the future keeps changing.”

Prior, this wasn’t anticipated, but after thoroughly examining the Strange Insect Jade Pendant and seeing more, this future emerged.