Imperial Cultivation

Chu Zhiyuan immediately became vigilant.

Big events are often mentioned later, and this is probably not a small matter, but a truly significant one. It should be about the Miraculous Spirit Pearl.

He endured the intense discomfort and focused all his attention on observing the two women.

Above Xu Suying's head, the visualization depicted a range of undulating mountains.

Nine majestic peaks, each with a different shape—rugged, serene, precipitous, gentle... like bowls, swords, pillars, people, horses... The nine mountains formed a strange pattern. A slight concentration would cause one's soul to be sucked into the layers of mountains, unable to escape.

He sighed inwardly.

Before becoming a Grandmaster, if he had observed Xu Suying like this, he would have already fainted, his primordial spirit severely injured. Her visualization was very peculiar.

Observing Xu Yingying, on the other hand, was easy and effortless.

Above Xu Yingying's head, a white deer was coiled, completely without any impurities, its antlers were seven-colored, like glass.

The seven-colored deer was already quite clear, but lacked spirit, only possessing its form. Combining this with her aura, he judged her to be at the third level of the Grandmaster realm. These actions were completed in just one or two breaths.

He smiled and said, "Does Mr. Xu have something to teach?"

"Regarding the Miraculous Spirit Pearl," Xu Suying said softly, her beautiful eyes looking at him, "Has the Prince ever seen it?"

Chu Zhiyuan's mind raced. He had been observing her subtle expressions, as well as Xu Yingying's, and knew that he couldn't hide it. They were already certain it was on him. Since that was the case, there was no need to continue lying, which would only lower his standing.

He was a prince, and they had to be respectful to him.

He sighed helplessly, "Mr. Xu, the Miraculous Spirit Pearl no longer exists in this world. There's no need to waste your energy searching for it."

"Oh?" Xu Suying looked at him gently, "What does the Prince mean by this?"

Xu Yingying exclaimed in surprise, "What do you mean it no longer exists in this world? Did you destroy it? It can't be destroyed!"

Xu Yingying asked anxiously, "Then what did you do to it? Did you throw it into the sea? That's impossible, you haven't been to the seaside... Then did you throw it into the mountains? That shouldn't be either... Chu Zhiyuan, what exactly did you do to it?!"

Chu Zhiyuan ignored her and only looked at Xu Suying.

In his eyes, this gentle and elegant middle-aged beauty was a dangerous person.

No Grandmaster was not dangerous. No matter how gentle and beautiful they were, their essence remained unchanged. Xu Suying lightly furrowed her slender eyebrows and said softly, "Prince, you can speak frankly."

Chu Zhiyuan pointed to his head and smiled, "It turned into a ray of light and merged into here, which is unbelievable."

Xu Suying stared at his brow, examined it for a few moments, and finally nodded gently, "It seems the Miraculous Spirit Pearl has finally recognized its master."

"Impossible!" Xu Yingying cried, "Master, how could the Miraculous Spirit Pearl recognize him as its master? It's mine!"

Xu Suying said softly, "Yingying, spiritual objects choose their master. You can't force it."

"But..." Xu Yingying said petulantly, "I was the one who obtained it, and then it was stolen from my hands!"

"If it was stolen, it means you didn't have a deep enough connection with it. Your fate with it ends here. Don't think about it anymore."

"Mas-ter!" Xu Yingying looked aggrieved and unwilling, turning her head to glare at Chu Zhiyuan, her sweet eyes revealing the anger of having her most precious possession stolen.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "While I was practicing, it turned into a ray of light and entered on its own. Now I can't find it anymore, otherwise I would return it to Miss Xu."

"Don't talk nonsense," Xu Yingying huffed, "Who would think of returning a spiritual object after obtaining it?! They would definitely try to keep it by any means possible!"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded frankly, "What Miss Xu says is true. If it could really be taken out, there would indeed be greed, and I wouldn't want to return it... But we could discuss using it together. Whoever needs it urgently can use it for a while. Anyway, it's not necessary to use it all the time."

Of course, there would be a price for each borrowing. He was worried about not being able to earn merit and obtain cultivation resources from the Heavenly Treasure Department, but now this opportunity had come to his door.

The cultivation resources of the Four Demonic Sects must be abundant.

"That's more like it!" Xu Yingying said, "How did you obtain it?" She looked curious, her bright eyes staring at Chu Zhiyuan without blinking.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I obtained it from He Jiuji's belongings."

"How could He Jiuji's belongings have it?" Xu Yingying huffed, "Oh, I understand, He Jiuji hid it... That damned, despicable, greedy, bad guy!"

"Did you hire He Jiuji to kill True Unity Sect's Elder Bai Jingmang?"

"Why would we need He Jiuji to kill that lousy Bai Jingmang?!" Xu Yingying pouted her red lips, "What's the point of going through so much trouble!"

"Aren't you unable to enter Jade Capital? You can't kill Bai Jingmang, right?"

"If we really knew that Bai Jingmang stole the spirit pearl, we would just find someone to steal it back or catch him. There's no need to kill him necessarily... We can't enter Jade Capital, but it's not troublesome to find a friend to help."

"Then He Jiuji knew that Bai Jingmang stole this pearl, so he became greedy and killed him to seize the pearl?"

"He probably didn't know either. Only my master and I knew that I obtained this pearl, and others wouldn't recognize this pearl."

"Then the subsequent killings of other True Unity Sect elders..."

"Who knows who True Unity Sect offended? What does it have to do with us!"

"...A twist of fate," Chu Zhiyuan said slowly.

Then he laughed, "You fought with Inviting Moon Palace because of this, right?"

"When have we not fought with Inviting Moon Palace?" Xu Yingying pouted even more fiercely, "They are just a bunch of crazy women!"

Chu Zhiyuan sorted out the inside story.

He could only sigh at the twists of fate.

The world is strange, often beyond everyone's expectations.

Xu Yingying walked lightly to him, getting within an arm's length, and looked Chu Zhiyuan up and down. Chu Zhiyuan did not retreat or guard, but looked at her frankly.

Although his extrasensory perception had seen her through and through, the feeling of being close was different.

A refreshing fragrance wafted into his nose, and the impact of the soft, graceful, and fragrant body was even stronger, making him want to retreat, but he stopped himself and calmly looked at her bright eyes. She sniffed with her delicate nose, nodding in satisfaction, as if smelling whether he had any body odor, making Chu Zhiyuan smile wryly.

She stretched out her white little hand and slowly approached his left shoulder.

Chu Zhiyuan felt inexplicable, but did not stop her, just staring at her.

His extrasensory perception was observing, and he would directly attack if he found anything wrong. He could instantly escape with the "咫尺天涯" (close-at-hand yet worlds-apart) step, not to mention that he also had罡气 (protective energy) protecting his body. Not far behind Xu Suying, Song Feiqiong landed, calmly watching this.

Xu Suying turned around and nodded to her with a friendly smile.

Chu Zhiyuan watched her little hand touch his shoulder, and then closed her bright eyes.

After a moment, she opened her big eyes, her bright eyes full of surprise: "It really works!" Chu Zhiyuan looked at her suspiciously.

Xu Yingying jumped in front of Xu Suying, took out a snow-white handkerchief and vigorously wiped the left palm that touched Chu Zhiyuan's shoulder, and then the handkerchief "啵" vibrated and shattered into white powder. She blew her cheeks, and the white powder was swept away by the howling wind, merging with the slowly coming dusk, flying and spreading away.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at her and gently flicked the left shoulder where her palm had touched. "Hmph!" Xu Yingying glared at him dissatisfied.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled noncommittally: "Miss Xu, what 'works'?" Xu Suying also looked at her.

Xu Yingying smiled sweetly and triumphantly: "Although this Miraculous Spirit Pearl has chosen its master and merged into one, the owner of the Miraculous Spirit Pearl can still use it like a Miraculous Spirit Pearl."

Xu Suying was surprised: "Can it still be like this?"

"This is the wonder of the Miraculous Spirit Pearl," Xu Yingying giggled: "Others can't use it. I have refined it for a long time, so it can be like this."

Xu Suying smiled gently, "You should be satisfied now, the Miraculous Spirit Pearl is still here."

"Hehe, satisfied, satisfied!" Xu Yingying smiled happily, dazzlingly: "Finally found it!"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said nothing.