Imperial Cultivation

He rose and paced in the small pavilion, his hands clasped behind his back.

The remnants of the meal had been cleared away, even the case of documents on the table had been removed, restoring the pavilion to its refreshing state.

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Li Hongzhao watched him.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Since no one of his generation could master the Heaven Inquiry Art, one could guess that he would be the next Cliff Master."

Gao Jiuqu was the most talented of the disciples of this generation.

Although he was gentle and refined, and somewhat pedantic, he was indeed the strongest in terms of aptitude. The key to the true inheritance of Heaven Inquiry Cliff was cultivation, especially the practice of the Heaven Inquiry Art. The requirements for aptitude were extremely strict, and those who could master this art were as rare as stars at dawn.

In the vast Heaven Inquiry Cliff, perhaps only Gao Jiuqu had truly mastered the Heaven Inquiry Art.

If he didn't become the Cliff Master, who would?

The Cliff Master of Heaven Inquiry Cliff didn't need to resort to conspiracies or tricks; he could simply rely on fragments of the future to make arrangements in advance and calculate people without them even realizing it.

Using overt strategies to carry out schemes was the power of the Heaven Inquiry Art.

As the Cliff Master, if one's conduct was not upright, it would affect their prestige and undermine the disciples' loyalty.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "Gao Jiuqu is indeed the best choice."

A glint flashed in his eyes.

Li Hongzhao smiled and said, "Are you thinking of killing him?" Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "How could I have such a thought?"

"It's impossible to kill him," Li Hongzhao snorted, "Why did Mo Chunyu come? Do you think it's to protect the Eighteenth Prince?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "What would be the consequences of killing Gao Jiuqu?"

"The revenge of Heaven Inquiry Cliff," Li Hongzhao said, "They would definitely try to kill the murderer, even if the murderer is you."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Dare they kill me? Then they can wait to be destroyed by the Son of Heaven's Sword." Li Hongzhao said, "The Great Zhen Imperial Family is their protection; they will never allow the Son of Heaven's Sword to destroy Heaven Inquiry Cliff."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said, "Heaven Inquiry Cliff... truly cannot be underestimated." The reason those evil sects could not be eliminated was because of the support of otherworldly forces.

The famous orthodox sects did not have this kind of protection and could only act in accordance with the rules of the imperial court.

But Heaven Inquiry Cliff was different. They must have other trump cards, similar to the power of otherworldly forces, perhaps even more than one.

If he had the Heaven Inquiry Art, able to see important fragments of the future, he would have used it to intercept some fortuitous encounters and strengthen himself.

Whether it was secret manuals, miraculous pills, or divine weapons, he could obtain many.

Therefore, the depth of Heaven Inquiry Cliff's foundation must be beyond imagination, with extraordinary people emerging one after another, possessing strange abilities that outsiders could not imagine.

Li Hongzhao said, "Heaven Inquiry Cliff is very troublesome. You must have been plotted against long ago, and even suppressed all along."

"Not necessarily," Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Perhaps Heaven Inquiry Cliff isn't so jealous of talent and wants to befriend me."

"Giggle... giggle..." Li Hongzhao immediately giggled, her body shaking with laughter, her chest heaving.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, continued to ponder the information about Heaven Inquiry Cliff he had just seen, and finally got up and said, "It's getting late, let's go."

"Another round of swordsmanship?" Li Hongzhao said. Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand.

He didn't want to feed her with swordsmanship, didn't want to help her swordsmanship reach a higher level. "Stingy!" Li Hongzhao snorted, "You haven't practiced Mr. Su's saber technique, have you?"

"Can't practice it?" Chu Zhiyuan said.

This Severing Illusion Saber Art was a quick way to achieve success.

The key was to comprehend the Dao of Illusion and Reality, which was a difficult barrier to overcome. Once the Dao of Illusion and Reality was comprehended, progress would be rapid.

If the Dao of Illusion and Reality was not understood, no matter how much one practiced, one would not enter the door, and might even confuse oneself.

Li Hongzhao said, "I once practiced it and almost went into Qi Deviation."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "I see through you now. You have ulterior motives and are trying to provoke me to practice this saber technique."

Li Hongzhao glared at him, "Not knowing a good heart."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.

He knew very well that Li Hongzhao couldn't wait for him to die. "Let's go."

He waved his hand, turned, and walked out of the pavilion.

Li Hongzhao watched his back with a smile, a smug look on her face. This guy will definitely practice that Severing Illusion Saber Art.

Mr. Su said not to let him practice it, and she also said not to let him practice it, which would instead arouse his rebellious spirit or curiosity, or even his arrogance. He would think that if Mr. Su and herself couldn't practice it, he could.

This Severing Illusion Saber Art is harmful, and practicing it easily leads to Qi Deviation. He won't be able to avoid it!

Chu Zhiyuan was well aware of her expression and shook his head secretly. A flying knife "whooshed" out of his sleeve and flew towards Li Hongzhao's brow.

Li Hongzhao reacted quickly, drew her sword and slashed, a faint red sword light like lightning, hitting the flying knife.

She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she discovered that the flying knife had suddenly turned into an illusion. The sword tip passed through without any resistance, striking empty air.

The blurred shadow of the knife continued to approach, suddenly becoming solid, instantly reaching her brow. She wanted to dodge, but it was too late, and she could only desperately lean back and slide her feet.

"Bang!" She crashed heavily into the pavilion railing.

The tip of the knife brushed past her beautiful face, grazed her eyebrow, and cut off a strand of dark, shiny hair at her temple.

A wisp of green silk fell gently.

The chilling aura on the tip of the knife seemed to penetrate her skin and her heart. The flying knife turned in the air, chasing after Chu Zhiyuan, and burrowed back into his sleeve. Chu Zhiyuan's voice came: "This is the Severing Illusion Saber Art."

"You—!" Li Hongzhao glared with wide, bright eyes, pointing at him, about to scold him. But the words got stuck in her throat and she couldn't spit them out.

"Hehe..." Chu Zhiyuan's laughter leisurely came: "The Severing Illusion Saber Art is so exquisite, it can be called the highest art. Please thank Mr. Su for me."

"." Li Hongzhao pointed at his back, resentfully saying, "I won't tell him!" "Haha..." In Chu Zhiyuan's loud laughter, his back disappeared.

"Laugh your ass!" Li Hongzhao stomped her foot resentfully, the sword light flashed across the stone table, instantly splitting it into two, then flashed again, the two halves becoming four, then another slash, another slash.

Streaks of sword light cut the stone table into small stones, scattered all over the ground.

Looking at the pebbles all over the ground, Li Hongzhao finally vented her frustration and resentfully returned her sword to its sheath.

Su Qiuyan flashed and appeared in the pavilion, smiling: "Has the Prince gone?"

"That guy is so hateful!" Li Hongzhao said, "He mastered the Severing Illusion Saber Art!" Su Qiuyan raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Li Hongzhao said, "That knife just now was the Severing Illusion Saber Art, there's no mistake, it's really infuriating!"

Every time his realm improved, he would run here to show off and anger her. The most infuriating thing was that he had actually mastered the Severing Illusion Saber Art.

This was something that she had painstakingly researched for several years but had not been able to master. Yet, he had easily mastered it.

She hadn't mastered it, and Mr. Su hadn't mastered it either.

It wasn't that she was stupid, but that Chu Zhiyuan's comprehension was too good. That was the most infuriating thing.

"He actually mastered the Severing Illusion Saber Art..." Su Qiuyan sighed, "As expected of the Fourth Prince, his comprehension is truly extraordinary."

Li Hongzhao complained, "Mr. Su, you shouldn't have given him this Severing Illusion Saber Art."

Su Qiuyan smiled, "Your Highness, you didn't say that at the beginning."

At the beginning, when she wanted to give him this saber art, she had clapped her hands and praised it endlessly. Now she had changed her mind.

Li Hongzhao said embarrassedly, "I didn't expect that it would help him instead."