Imperial Cultivation

Compared to the previous old man, this one was more energetic, with a ruddy complexion, white hair and a youthful face, and a lithe figure.

Chu Zhiyuan could already confirm that they were Grandmasters from the Jade Cauldron Sect, so he naturally wouldn't be polite and didn't bother with pleasantries.

He changed his face to look unremarkable, shot directly at the old man, and swung the Bright Moon Saber.

The old man hesitated slightly.

Should he directly reveal his cultivation?

Once exposed, the Grandmaster's Mansion of Great Jing would immediately notice.

At that time, he might be besieged.

The best way was to turn around and leave.

But since he had already embraced the determination to fight to the death, he couldn't worry about exposure or not.

Even if exposed, as long as he acted before the Grandmaster's Mansion of Great Jing could react, he still had a chance of success.

These many thoughts flashed through his mind, and the Jade Cauldron instantly appeared in the void, while the spiritual energy around him circulated.

The next moment.

The old man's head flew up, and a pillar of blood shot into the sky.

The Bright Moon Saber beheaded him without any hindrance.

Neither the giant cauldron nor the spiritual energy could hinder it in the slightest, like a hot knife through butter.

Chu Zhiyuan turned and left.

He found that the Bright Moon Saber, when combined with the saber soul and spiritual energy, consumed very little energy.

Far less than using the saber soul alone.

It seemed that the real killing move still had to rely on the real Bright Moon Saber.

The Glazed Blade Sutra required the Bright Moon Saber to be used; once the Bright Moon Saber was not used, the power of the saber soul was greatly reduced.

Chu Qingyan sat quietly on the Arhat bed, conserving his energy, ready to strike at any time.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly appeared.

Chu Qingyan's spirit lifted: "They've come?"

"They've come, but I've already killed one," Chu Zhiyuan said.

Chu Qingyan was taken aback.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The Asking Heaven Cliff is indeed powerful, the Asking Heaven Secret Art…"

Chu Qingyan said: "It really is four?"

"It seems to be four now," Chu Zhiyuan said. "I don't know if there are any more. Doesn't our Great Jing have this kind of prediction technique like the Asking Heaven Secret Art?"

Chu Qingyan said: "The Qin Tian Jian's Great Luo Heavenly Plate has the ability to predict, but it can only predict natural disasters, not man-made disasters."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "What about Great Meng?"

"Only Asking Heaven Cliff has it," Chu Qingyan said. "This cannot be forced. Weren't you injured?"

Chu Zhiyuan was, after all, only a newly advanced Grandmaster, and it was still dangerous to face four Grandmasters.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "I defeated them one by one; they happened to be scattered."

If the four had attacked together, he probably wouldn't have been able to kill the four Grandmasters so easily.

His gains this time were huge.

Not only did his saber soul greatly increase, but one Grandmaster was worth a hundred Masters.

The Transformation God Realm was already approaching perfection.

Moreover, he also knew that the Glazed Blade Sutra could continue to be cultivated.

He just didn't know what benefit it would have for the improvement of his realm, whether it could help him break through the Golden Tower.

He would only know after he had cultivated it.

At least his current realm was not enough.

Chu Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief: "What about their corpses?"

"They should have been collected by the Town Guard Division," Chu Zhiyuan said. "Nothing left, just four white bones."

Even Grandmasters among the heretical sect disciples could not escape being corroded and disappearing.

The four of them had already embraced the determination to die, and they didn't bring anything with them.

So only four skeletons remained.

Chu Qingyan said: "After this time, the Jade Cauldron Sect should be honest."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

Chu Qingyan said: "Are you worried that other heretical sects will follow suit?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "I'm afraid that will be the case."

Chu Qingyan became solemn.

This matter was very likely to happen, after all, the Fourth Prince had made too many enemies.

These heretical sects were all irrational, biased, and crazy; they would do anything to vent their anger.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "There is only one way to eliminate future troubles forever."

"You want to wipe out the heretical sects?"

"Did the imperial court acquire statues or similar items from the heretical sects?"

"There are quite a few. Do you want to use these to find their lairs? Grandmasters have tried it, but the sensing range is limited, and it's not very effective."

"I want to try."

"Alright, then you can try," Chu Qingyan agreed readily.

If the threat of the heretical sects could be completely eliminated, it would be a great blessing.

In this world, countless innocent people had died at the hands of the heretical sects, slaughtered like pigs and sheep, and used as food for cultivation.

This would create a terrifying atmosphere, affecting the body and mind, and causing people's hearts to easily go to extremes.

Chu Zhiyuan visited Gao Jiqu again.

Gao Jiqu cupped his fist and smiled: "Congratulations, Prince, for resolving this calamity."

Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fist: "Thank you, Brother Gao."

If Gao Jiqu hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have been in a hurry to advance to Grandmaster.

If Gao Jiqu hadn't reminded him, he would probably already be in the Moon Invitation Palace.

Upon his return, he would have heard the news that the Qing Prince's Mansion had been slaughtered.

In any case, Gao Jiqu had done him a great favor.

This favor could not go unreturned.

Gao Jiqu shook his head with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "What methods have you tried, Brother Gao?"

"I've tried everything."

"How about this?" Chu Zhiyuan raised the Rising Sun from his mind.

As soon as the Rising Sun appeared, a mental power domain instantly formed.

Gao Jiqu suddenly bent down, about to kneel on the ground.

Chu Zhiyuan manipulated his mental power to shrink back, weakening the oppressive aura.

Gao Jiqu breathed a sigh of relief, but still couldn't breathe freely.

Chu Zhiyuan shrank back again, until Gao Jiqu could breathe freely.

Then he maintained the oppressive feeling at this level.

"Brother Gao, try cultivating," he said.

"Alright."

Gao Jiqu gritted his teeth, concentrating his mind and began to urge his Stellar Qi.

Under the interference of mental power, the Stellar Qi circulated intermittently, far slower than usual.

Chu Zhiyuan maintained the suppression, watching him try to circulate his Stellar Qi under high pressure.

Time slowly passed, until Gao Jiqu was about to reach his limit, and the Rising Sun returned to the void in his mind.

Gao Jiqu was covered in sweat, slumped on the ground.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "Brother Gao, take a rest for the night, and I'll come again tomorrow."

Gao Jiqu laboriously cupped his fist.

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand, and two guards came over to help Gao Jiqu into the house.

The next morning, Chu Zhiyuan reappeared in Gao Jiqu's courtyard.

He observed Gao Jiqu's body, mind, spirit, and even soul.

He found that his spirit had become more resilient.

Mental power was located at the center of his brow, without a Golden Tower, in a state of chaos, like a nebula.

After being subjected to pressure, the range of mental power began to shrink, but it became purer.

Chu Zhiyuan was thoughtful.

After becoming a Grandmaster, a Golden Tower would appear at the center of the brow, but now the Golden Tower had not appeared.

At the peak of the Master Realm, the mental power at the center of the brow was like a nebula.

In the Master state, the mental power at the center of the brow was as faint as smoke.

In the Innate state, the mental power at the center of the brow was faint and almost non-existent.

But the key now was, was the Golden Tower originally at the center of the brow, or did it fall in later?

If it was originally there, but hidden there, then he had to find a way to make it appear.

If it fell in later, then he had to find a way to drop the Golden Tower.