Imperial Cultivation

“This kind of mental cultivation method…” Yun Qiuhua pondered, finally shaking her head and saying, “I’ve never heard of it. It’s almost impossible to master such a mental cultivation method.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, “Indeed, it’s very difficult.”

The first talent required to practice this kind of mental cultivation method is multitasking, true multitasking.

One must simultaneously activate two mental cultivation methods, and they must be activated in sync, at a uniform speed, so that they can perfectly negate each other.

If synchronization is not achieved, the two energies will not only fail to negate each other, but will instead violently collide.

Just this step alone reveals its difficulty.

This is a unique talent.

Of course, besides this talent, other qualifications are also needed.

Chu Zhiyuan felt it was a pity.

Yun Qiuhua was said to be over four hundred years old. Although she looked young, she was very experienced.

The Moon Invitation Palace was well-informed, especially regarding martial arts, collecting information and researching the martial arts of various sects.

If she had never heard of this mental cultivation method, it was likely that others would find it even harder to know.

“Who is practicing this mental cultivation method?” Yun Qiuhua asked with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head.

Xiao Ruoling covered her mouth and giggled.

Yun Qiuhua immediately understood, chuckling and saying, “Is it that Eighteenth Princess, perhaps?”

Chu Zhiyuan said helplessly, “Elder Yun, this matter cannot be spread. She was originally hiding her strength, concealing it from everyone.”

“Understood, understood, I won’t spread it.” Yun Qiuhua chuckled, “I didn’t expect this one to be such a hidden, powerful figure. What a pity.”

Chu Zhiyuan coughed lightly and said, “Let’s go in first.”

As he spoke, he took Xiao Ruoling’s jade hand and stepped into the void at the cliff’s edge together.

Yun Qiuhua chuckled and shook her head.

It was said that this Eighteenth Princess was also an unparalleled beauty. To miss out on such a beauty, he would inevitably regret it in the future.

Men were all like this.

They wished they could possess all the beauties in the world, making all the beauties their own women. No matter how good Chu Zhiyuan’s aptitude or comprehension was, he couldn’t get rid of this base nature.

Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling appeared in a dense forest, lush and tall.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head upon seeing the environment, “Not lucky enough.” It looked familiar at a glance.

They had previously entered this place, it was a familiar location, with nothing to explore. It seemed that to explore the secret realm, they had to first get some of Xu Yingying’s luck.

This time, they hadn’t had time to find Xu Yingying and had come directly, leading to this result.

Without the blessing of luck, entering the secret realm was indeed a waste of time.

Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, “Even familiar places, places we’ve been to before, undergo changes.”

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows.

Xiao Ruoling said, “Time is different in the secret realm, and the positions within the secret realm are constantly changing, subtly.” Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

He noticed some slight changes and differences in the surroundings. Although only a little over a month had passed, it felt as if a year had gone by.

The difference between a month and a year was still significant.

Perhaps it was because the plants in the secret realm grew extremely fast, far surpassing the outside world. Some flowers and plants that hadn’t been there before had emerged on the ground, becoming even more lush.

If it only increased spirituality by killing people, then the Glazed Saber Sutra was indeed a bit evil.

But the demon beasts here wouldn’t actively attack them, and he was too embarrassed to actively kill them.

Seeing that Xiao Ruoling didn’t intend to leave, he didn’t mention leaving either, wanting to see what changes would occur in this familiar place.

Xiao Ruoling said, “That Eighteenth Princess is quite beautiful, isn’t she?” Chu Zhiyuan looked at her with a smile.

Xiao Ruoling, dressed in white like snow, was ethereal and otherworldly, incomparably beautiful, like a fairy descended to earth, with a beauty that didn’t seem human.

Xiao Ruoling looked at him with a teasing smile, “How do I compare?” “Not as beautiful as you,” Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Xiao Ruoling covered her mouth and giggled.

Chu Zhiyuan said, “That’s the truth. She is indeed beautiful, comparable to you before you practiced the Grand Yin Chain Physique. But now, of course, she’s far behind.”

Xiao Ruoling’s lips curled up, and she touched her face, “It’s a pity, she doesn’t want to marry into the Prince’s mansion.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, “With her exceptional talent, unparalleled martial arts, and the status of a princess, how could she be willing to marry a Prince of Da Jing?”

Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, “You ultimately harbor resentment.” Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.

He always had to explain that he didn’t harbor resentment, but they always imposed their own thoughts on him.

It was as if he had become the victim, abandoned by Cheng Miaozhen. But he couldn’t say that the later idea had come from him.

This matter had to be kept secret, absolutely not to be revealed to a fourth person.

It didn’t matter if the Emperor guessed about the suicide, if it wasn’t confirmed, then it wasn’t a fact. If he revealed it, then he would truly be disgracing the Emperor.

Especially the Emperor of Da Jing, it would make him seem even more foolish, as if he had been played by the Eighteenth Princess of Da Zhen.

Xiao Ruoling softly said, “She will regret it in the future.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “She won’t regret it, she simply doesn’t want to get married.”

“I originally didn’t want to get married either,” Xiao Ruoling said, “But what about later? The key is to meet that person, and naturally you’ll want to get married.”

Before meeting the Prince, she had also held the thought of living a solitary life. Chu Zhiyuan said, “Then for her, that person hasn’t appeared yet, perhaps.”

“It’s a pity, it’s not you, Prince.” Xiao Ruoling said with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and held her jade hand, crystal clear and warm, like mutton-fat jade, “Being sent to a foreign land to marry a strange man, spending a lifetime away from your homeland, such misery is not something ordinary people can bear.”

Xiao Ruoling restrained her smile and sighed softly. As soon as she put herself in her place, she immediately felt the horror.

If she were the Eighteenth Princess, she might not be able to do what she did.

At least, she used means to save herself, so that she wouldn’t be forced to marry a man.

“Huh?” Chu Zhiyuan suddenly said in surprise, “A new demon beast has arrived.”

As they talked, they walked outwards. Everywhere they passed, Chu Zhiyuan remembered clearly, every detail vividly appearing in his mind.

He suddenly stopped, seeing a strange demon beast appear in a cave in the cliff not far away.

Its appearance was similar to a leopard, but it looked thinner and smaller than a leopard. Yet, Chu Zhiyuan felt a sense of danger.

“Be careful of what’s inside there.” Chu Zhiyuan pursed his lips, retracted his gaze, and said in a low voice, “It’s a newcomer, it should have snatched the territory, which originally belonged to a white snake.”

“Something’s not quite right.” Xiao Ruoling said softly, “The feeling in this area is not quite right.” Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

As he stared intently, he quickly reduced the range of his observation from one thousand meters to three hundred meters. Then he felt as if a strange tension permeated the air.

The leopard lightly flew out of the cave, leaped into the sky, and actually floated in the air, swooping down towards the two of them.

Chu Zhiyuan didn’t notice that it had wings, yet it could glide in the air. It was getting faster and faster, shooting towards Chu Zhiyuan like an arrow released from a bow.

The Bright Moon Saber at Chu Zhiyuan’s waist lit up, transforming into a field of illusory saber shadows. It lightly sliced across the leopard’s neck, cutting it in two with a single strike.

Chu Zhiyuan stood in place, carefully sensing the saber, and finally shook his head. The Bright Moon Saber’s spirituality hadn’t changed.

This meant that the Glazed Saber Sutra was indeed strange.