Imperial Cultivation

“It seems that the heir apparent is about to reach the Great Grandmaster Realm.” Su Qiuyan sighed.

She had personally witnessed Chu Zhiyuan's rapid progress, breaking through cultivation realms as easily as drinking water.

If it weren't for a master's guidance, advising him to slow down in the last two realms, he would have already reached the Great Grandmaster Realm.

She had never seen such a prodigy before.

His Ninth Highness was already a rare genius, with limitless potential in cultivating the Phoenix Call to the Nine Heavens Art, destined to become a Great Grandmaster.

However, compared to Chu Zhiyuan, he was still quite inferior, always overshadowed.

This time was no different.

Originally, she thought he had narrowed the gap with Chu Zhiyuan by advancing two realms, but Chu Zhiyuan had still reached the Great Grandmaster Realm.

Li Hongzhao scoffed, "He cannot advance to the Grand Grandmaster Realm."

Su Qiuyan pondered in silence.

Li Hongzhao turned to look at her, "Mr. Su? Can he advance to the Great Grandmaster Realm?"

"If it were an ordinary person, or even a common genius or prodigy, they indeed could not advance to the Great Grandmaster Realm, their progress being too rapid and their foundation unstable," Su Qiuyan said.

"But?" Li Hongzhao discerned the meaning in her words, "He is not an ordinary genius or prodigy, so it might not apply?"

"Yes." Su Qiuyan nodded gently, "These iron rules do not apply to the heir apparent; they are all ineffective."

"… This guy is really my nemesis!" Li Hongzhao said helplessly.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced in her direction, continued inside, entered the courtyard, and sat cross-legged on the couch.

The Imperial Heaven Earth Sutra began to circulate.

Streams of golden light drilled into his body from the Earth Venerable Statue, nourishing him.

Over these days, the Heaven Origin Art and Earth Origin Art had been constantly circulating, constantly restoring his body, as well as the Spirit Communication Talisman.

His spirit, qi, and soul were all replenished.

Only his essence blood was lacking.

If it weren't for the Dragon Transformation Art's might, making his body inhumanly strong, he would have collapsed long ago.

People were not made of iron; such relentless fighting, day and night, even if the spirit and soul could endure, the body could not.

Therefore, the first thing he did upon returning was to come to the other courtyard and circulate the Imperial Heaven Earth Sutra to nourish his body.

An hour later, he opened his eyes, his black and white eyes shining like cold stars.

The original paleness and weakness had disappeared, replaced by vigor and radiance, his demeanor even more refined than before.

It was as if a treasured blade, after being tempered, was sharper than before, but its edge was restrained.

At this moment, the phrase 'restrained divine light' was the most appropriate to describe him.

He came to the courtyard and sat in the pavilion.

Weng Qifeng was already standing before him.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Mr. Weng, how is it here?"

"It's too bustling and lively," Weng Qifeng said helplessly, "There's no peace and quiet all day long."

This place was located next to the Bright Moon Pavilion; standing in the courtyard, one could hear the sounds of silk and bamboo instruments, the melodious singing, and the constant noise coming from the Bright Moon Pavilion.

Outside was Phoenix Avenue.

Carriages and horses flowed like water, people came and went, it was extremely lively.

Moreover, Jade Capital City was a city that never slept, bustling every moment.

There was no rest.

He had stayed here for two days and was really not used to it; after all, he had always lived on the edge of the city, accustomed to quiet.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "If you want to understand your heart, you must temper your heart; how can you temper your heart in a secluded place?"

"… That's true." Weng Qifeng nodded helplessly.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Just stay here; being in the inner city, and in the most prosperous place, the experts of the Town Guard Division are always nearby."

Weng Qifeng revealed a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I can't guarantee it elsewhere, but here, no heretical sect dares to approach."

Weng Qifeng smiled, "With the heir apparent's current reputation, those heretical sect demons wouldn't dare to approach."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "We still can't underestimate them. There's also a secret passage here; if there's trouble, immediately slip into the secret passage and leave; the other end of the secret passage is inside the Bright Moon Pavilion."

"Good." The smile on Weng Qifeng's face grew even wider. Chu Zhiyuan said, "Once your state of mind is stable, find a way to temper yourself and break through to the Great Grandmaster Realm as soon as possible."

"Naturally." Weng Qifeng said with emotion, "I never thought there would be such a day."

Thinking about it now, it still felt like a dream.

He had always been displaced, cautious and careful, and even as a Grandmaster at the peak, he didn't dare to show his face.

That was because he was weak and alone.

A Grandmaster at the peak was strong, but in the eyes of heretical sects and demons, they were the best cultivation resources.

It was fine if one was in a powerful sect, or even if it wasn't that powerful, if there were people to help.

But alone, one had to do everything oneself; just two or three heretical sect Grandmasters could harm him.

So he was cautious again and again, hiding his talent, biding his time, and blending in with the world.

Relying on the Prince's Mansion was indeed a shortcut; he had long thought of this move.

But the Prince's Mansion didn't recruit people of unknown identity like him; he wanted to enter but had no way.

The heir apparent was open-minded and directly recruited him into the Prince's Mansion.

Although he didn't enter the real Prince's Mansion, only the other courtyard, it was still a place to stay, a place to settle down, and from then on, he could cultivate in peace without having to be so cautious.

Thinking of this, he felt his heart sinking, and he immediately entered a wonderful state.

Chu Zhiyuan watched him enter a strange state with a smile, without disturbing him.

He just quietly observed.

The area around Weng Qifeng's body was faintly distorted, and the light was distorted.

It was as if his body had sunk into clear lake water, and the lake water was gently swaying.

His body was also changing, becoming blurred and unreal.

Chu Zhiyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows.

Could it be that he had entered enlightenment and was about to step into the Great Grandmaster Realm?

He observed even more carefully, not letting go of any subtle changes in him.

After a while, Weng Qifeng opened his eyes and revealed a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Mr. Weng, do you have any insights?"

Weng Qifeng's eyes shot out a beam of light, extremely excited, "Heir apparent, haha, I have finally seen the door to the Great Grandmaster! Hahahaha…"

He couldn't help but laugh loudly, waving his hands and stomping his feet.

Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fists and smiled, "Congratulations, Mr. Weng."

The appearance of the door to the Great Grandmaster meant that becoming a Great Grandmaster was inevitable.

The most desperate thing was not being able to find the doorway, wanting to work hard but not knowing how to work hard, desperately cultivating but not knowing where to exert strength.

It was as if standing on the top of a mountain, drawing a sword, looking around blankly, not knowing where the enemy was.

Finding the door to the Great Grandmaster meant that one foot had already stepped into the Great Grandmaster Realm.

Entering the Great Grandmaster Realm was only a matter of time.

Weng Qifeng said with emotion, "This is all thanks to the heir apparent!"

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and smiled, "I dare not take such great credit."

Weng Qifeng shook his head, "If the heir apparent hadn't invited me over, I'm afraid I would have had no hope in this life."

He had already understood the reason.

The opportunity for him to break through was in the word 'peace'.

What he had been searching for all his life was stability, peace of mind, the word 'peace'.

At the moment when his wish was fulfilled, the door to the Great Grandmaster finally appeared.

If he had never settled down like this, he would never have seen the door to the Great Grandmaster in his life.

If he wasted a few more years, stepping over the threshold of eighty years old, he would have no hope of entering the Great Grandmaster Realm in this life.

This was opportunity, this was fate.