Imperial Cultivation

Overnight, a heavy snow blanketed Jade Capital City.

The Prince of Qing's estate was no different, the roofs and branches laden with thick, white snow.

Listening Wave Pavilion was a scene of pure white.

In the morning light, Chu Zhiyuan, clad in a loose white robe, stood in the courtyard's snow, practicing the Ziyang Stance, cultivating the Great Ziyang Skill.

Heat surged around him, gradually melting the snow within a meter's radius.

The twelfth floor was both deeper and purer than the eleventh.

Moreover, the Great Ziyang Skill had undergone subtle adjustments, making cultivation smoother, like a gentle drunkenness, like soaking in a hot spring.

The biting cold couldn't penetrate his body, yet the cold air was so pure it was almost sweet, so clean that every alveolus in his lungs stretched and rejoiced.

He smiled in the morning light.

“I’ve heard about it,” Chu Zhiyuan said. “There aren’t really factions outside the palace either.

For example, the Empress is from the commoner faction, Consort Zhen is from the martial world faction, there’s no noble faction, no court official faction, “—" "— - In short, it’s very simple!”

It must be the latter, but can they investigate things happening under my nose?

I got up and had breakfast with my family.

Di Lingfeng might leak information.

Or should I cast a wide net, trying everything whether there's fish or not?

Through extrasensory perception, I vaguely felt that such meticulous work would take a month to break through the outermost layer of the jade tower, achieve perfect Innate state, and then seek the path of a Grandmaster.

The cultivation of a Grandmaster would emit an astonishing aura, making those of us in the Acquired and Innate realms feel like we were standing in a raging storm, unable to cultivate.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed: “They say entering the nobility is like entering a deep sea, but is our Prince's estate really that deep, or is the inner palace even deeper and more unfathomable!”

He re-hung the Flying Dragon Pearl around his neck and casually picked up the last Flying Dragon Bone.

Zou Fang stood beside the large pavilion, Mo Yi and seven others guarding the gate of the courtyard, with two others dispatched to notify various places.

As the sun rose higher, Miao Ling disappeared, and Gao Lingfeng ended his Ziyang Stance.

Closing the Cold Jade Box, the spirit pearl would not be taken out for now, to avoid being snatched.

Gao Lingfeng nodded, nonchalantly.

Then Gao Lingfeng reported another matter.

When I arrived at the Ministry of Rites, the officials in the yamen were also sweeping snow, each exhaling white breath, the air filled with cold.

Inquiring which famous painters had come to the capital, hoping to invite them for an exchange.

Gao Lingfeng still nodded casually.

Impacting the jade tower is most likely to injure the meridians, but after the meridians are injured, they are immediately restored by the Heavenly Earth Scripture.

“That’s right!” Chu Zhiyuan said triumphantly: “The Empress has been holding it in, but I finally managed to pry it out of her!”

Gao Lingfeng retreated into the house and placed the Lunan Pearl into the Cold Jade Box.

The purple light scattering from the void became even denser, twice as dense as before.

The purple-gold bones' ability to absorb the aura of the eighth level of the Dragon Transformation Skill became stronger and stronger.

I felt it was almost at its limit, nearly perfect.

Bai Ning Shuang's relic box was about to fly away.

Now it seems there's no need to exchange for the Myriad Enlightenment Pill.

With the spirit pearl, it's equivalent to having several Myriad Enlightenment Pills, so there are even fewer choices.

“Why was Consort Zhen thrown into the Cold Palace, was it because of the poisoning incident?”

The Prince of Qing's estate immediately became lively.

“That I don’t know, the Empress was also vague, and it's not good to inquire about it with others, everyone is afraid to mention that matter.”

The sun rose.

Listening Wave Pavilion was noisy, the chirping of birds under the branches was clear and audible.

“Where?” Chu Yi leaned over, his eyes shining: “Mother, stop being mysterious, tell me quickly.”

Chu Minghou helplessly looked at them, eating with a smile, but didn't join in.

The eighth level of the Dragon Transformation Skill surged, continuously absorbing the aura of the Flying Dragon Bone, merging it into the purple-gold bones.

As the realm advanced, more and more purple light was drawn in.

The Empress of the West Palace is from the Moon Invitation Palace, and Consort Zhen is from the Carefree Sect.

Could it be that there are also imperial concubines from the Four Departure Divine Sect and the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect?

Mo Yi had already instructed that the heir was practicing in the courtyard this morning and should not be disturbed, so the servants of the entire Prince's estate were moving quietly and carefully, without sweeping snow.

“Daring to poison someone in the palace, who were they trying to poison?”

When I returned to the Prince of Qing's estate at noon, I found a sandalwood Flying Cloud carriage parked outside, which was obviously from the Duke of Kang's estate.

What would the Four Departure Divine Sect do?

“I’ve found out.”

Two disciples of the True Unity Sect were killed, would the Moon Invitation Palace turn a blind eye?

Fang Xiuhao's kind of stupidity, misled by his own cleverness to his death, is not unique to him.

I don't feel any pity for him.

But the True Unity Sect and the Moon Invitation Palace have a connection, so what would the Moon Invitation Palace do?

He couldn't imagine how much purple light the Ziyang True Scripture could absorb when cultivated to the Grandmaster realm, how dense it would be.

This one Flying Dragon Bone is enough.

Did the Four Departure Divine Sect already know that the Lunan Pearl was obtained by Bai Ning Shuang?

Of course, it's the Four Departure Divine Sect!

However, extrasensory perception didn't give me a safety warning, so my vigilance towards the Lunan Pearl has decreased, and I'm not as wary.

The Prince of Qing's estate was still very quiet.

Gao Lingfeng nodded in response to the respectful greetings from the officials, quickly retreating into his house, sitting down and flipping through the files.

The imperial court and the Seven Great Demonic Sects don't interfere with each other.

The fiefdoms of the Seven Great Demonic Sects are independent, and if they commit crimes in their fiefdoms, the imperial court won't interfere.

While eating, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly leaned closer, lowering his voice, his sneaky demeanor making Gao Lingfeng smile.

The roads were swept clean, but the roofs were still covered with half a meter of snow, showing how heavy the snow was last night.

Therefore, I don't know what the situation is like for other Grandmasters who cultivate the Ziyang True Scripture.

After leaving the Ministry of Rites, I returned to the new residence and practiced the Questioning Heart Saber Art and the Heaven Piercing Sword Art, and then tried to risk impacting the jade tower.

The only person who knows that I took Bai Ning Shuang's relics is Di Lingfeng.

And the disciples of the Seven Great Demonic Sects have sworn not to enter Jade Capital.

The spirit pearl has a strange power that blocks the tentacles of extrasensory perception from the inside.

Among those around me who cultivate the Ziyang True Scripture is Chu Qingfeng, but Chu Qingfeng never practices in front of them, only standing aside with his hands behind his back.

I returned to the house, and extrasensory perception was still relentlessly probing, constantly trying to invade, wanting to penetrate the spirit pearl.

Gao Lingfeng was taken aback: “Really a Carefree Sect member?”

This change was extremely subtle, and without extrasensory perception, it would take months and years to accumulate and feel the change.

Chu Zhiyuan said excitedly: “Carefree! Sect!”

Di Lingfeng came in to report that the case of Fang Xiuhao of the True Unity Sect had not yet been cleared up.

The archive department was robbed.

But I have never been able to find the key to enter.

“These days, His Majesty has been wearing a dark face, everyone is being extra careful, the atmosphere in the palace is very oppressive.”

Therefore, there is no need to exchange the seventh-grade merit points for the Flying Dragon Bone.

Sweeping snow, washing up, cooking, cleaning, feeding horses, everyone was busy with their own tasks, bustling with activity.

I frowned and stopped.

Thinking of this, I wasn't worried, just curious.

The streets and alleys were all sweeping snow, each sweeping the snow in front of their own door, and with the city patrol guards taking action, the main roads of Jade Capital quickly returned to clean and tidy.

Chu Zhiyuan understood the reason.

As expected, as I expected, it was impossible to break through with one blow, and meticulous work was needed.

These purple lights merged into the xenon-argon purple qi, causing subtle changes in the purple qi.

Lu Nanyi said: “The water is too deep.”

“Carefree Sect — — — —”

Gao Lingfeng looked towards the palace and asked casually: “Mother, are there any consorts in the palace from the Four Departure Divine Sect and the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect?”

But the emperor actually accepted disciples of the Seven Great Demonic Sects as imperial concubines, this relationship is too complicated.

Lu Nanyi lowered her voice: “Do you know where Consort Zhen came from?”

After eating breakfast, I went to the Ministry of Rites to clock in.

But there is no airtight wall in the world.

Even if I don't leak it, the Four Departure Divine Sect might still find out.

But my heart was stern.

The Four Departure Divine Sect is not the Jade Cauldron Sect, they won't mess with me, the heir, so what will they do?

Who would be interested in Bai Ning Shuang's relics?

The heavy snow covered all traces, and after searching for the people from the Town Guard Division to investigate, there were no clues, and since Bai Ning Shuang's relics had no value, they were too lazy to investigate further.

I wasn't interested in these things, what I was interested in was painting and scrolls, and like-minded painters.

Last night's wind and snow had a great impact on the aura, and I'm afraid it won't be too smooth.