Imperial Cultivation

Chu Zhiyuan once again circulated the Yin-Yang Returning to Emptiness Art, and immediately felt that the world was different.

Yin and Yang energies surged out from the top of his head and the soles of his feet, respectively, converging in his abdomen and transforming into a strange energy that spread throughout his body.

His whole body, under this strange energy, was in a state of contradiction.

Both tranquil and agile.

Like a游鱼 in the deep sea, tranquil but not rigid, agile but not impetuous.

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Chu Zhiyuan found this state very wonderful.

He tried to practice in this state and found that it did not hinder him.

The Yin and Yang energies did not conflict with the spiritual energy; in fact, they didn't even need conscious guidance and would circulate on their own.

As long as he didn't intentionally stop them, they would circulate smoothly and continuously.

Chu Zhiyuan found it increasingly profound.

He looked at Cheng Miaozhen, who was close enough to touch, her crystal-clear skin delicate and breakable.

Cheng Miaozhen took two steps back and said softly, "How is it?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded, "I've mastered it."

Cheng Miaozhen smiled.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "After practicing this, what realm will I reach?"

"The Returning to Emptiness Realm has six levels of emptiness: Body Emptiness, Heart Emptiness, Spirit Emptiness, Clear Emptiness, Great Emptiness, and Origin Emptiness. I am currently in the Heart Emptiness Realm, and you are now in the Body Emptiness Realm."

"Body Emptiness..."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Does the body become lighter?"

"Yes." Cheng Miaozhen nodded lightly, "It will remove the acquired Yin and turbid Qi. Heart Emptiness will bring changes in the state of mind, Spirit Emptiness will bring changes in the spirit, and I don't know what comes after that."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "This art is indeed profound, at least it can conceal one's aura."

"Concealing one's aura is indeed powerful," Cheng Miaozhen said.

She walked forward, and Chu Zhiyuan continued to walk out.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Princess Manor, Chu Zhiyuan asked her to stop and not come out.

However, Cheng Miaozhen insisted on seeing him out of the Princess Manor gate, watching him leave surrounded by Guo Chi and the others.

At this time, the crescent moon hung in the sky.

The stars were faintly visible.

Lanterns were everywhere on the street of the Princess Manor. Their group slowly disappeared into the lights, gradually blending into the distant night.

Cheng Miaozhen stood quietly under the steps of the Princess Manor, looking in the direction they disappeared.

Suddenly, she felt relaxed all over.

Her thoughts also became clear.

The Yin and Yang energies became more lively and agile, and unknowingly, she had advanced a level, reaching the Spirit Emptiness Realm.

Her spirit suddenly elevated, her thinking agile and lively, as if she had suddenly become smarter.

She took a deep look into the distance, then turned around and slowly returned to the Princess Manor.

Consort Shu was sitting quietly at the table in the front hall, watching her return, "How did it go?"

"Yes, he didn't refuse."

"Alas..." Consort Shu sighed, "Such talent, yet so open-minded, truly a dragon among men."

"Mother!"

"Forget it, let it be." Consort Shu shook her head, "He is still worth interacting with. Even if you don't become husband and wife, you can become friends. Talking to him often is very beneficial to your body and mind."

Cheng Miaozhen said, "I'm just afraid he won't like it."

"With your appearance, pleasing to the eye, how could he not like it?" Consort Shu chuckled, "No matter how powerful a man is,

he can't resist the beauty trap."

Cheng Miaozhen was a little embarrassed, "What kind of beauty am I? Xiao Ruoling is the number one beauty in Yujing, said to be extremely beautiful."

"You're not bad either." Consort Shu said, "Your elder brother this time..."

She shook her head lightly, "The trials of love are hard to pass."

If it were really that easy to pass, she wouldn't have been trapped in it for so many years.

Chu Zhiyuan returned to Listening to the Waves Courtyard and continued to practice the Yin-Yang Returning to Emptiness Art, finding it incredibly wonderful.

The more he practiced, the lighter his body felt, as if he had transformed into Yin and Yang energies.

He suddenly wondered if, after practicing this art, he could break the shackles of the Grandmaster?

Would the baleful aura still affect him when killing below the Grandmaster level?

He was immediately eager to try, but he didn't rush to act. He wanted to practice the Yin-Yang Returning to Emptiness Art to a deeper level and wait for an opportunity.

Grandmasters should abstain from killing, but as a martial artist, how could he not have the urge to kill? It's not just the evil sects and demons who deserve to be killed.

The lanterns were just lit.

At Chu Mingxuan's Prince Manor, as soon as Chu Zhiyuan arrived outside the manor, Chu Mingxuan, Chu Ziting, and Chu Zhichuan came out to greet him,

welcoming him into the manor.

The four of them sat around the table, delicious dishes already laid out, and a jar of medicinal wine prepared.

The four of them began to eat, drink, and chat.

Since Chu Zhiyuan became a Grandmaster, this was not the first time they had gathered.

The four of them gathering together to eat, drink, chat, and gossip had become the norm.

While eating and drinking, they chatted about court affairs, mentioning the Great Mongol Empire.

"Fourth Brother, have you heard the news?"

Chu Zhiyuan put down his wine cup, "Eighteenth Uncle, what news?"

"The Great Mongol throne has been passed to the Ninth Princess."

"Hmm...?" Chu Zhiyuan paused, and busily said, "Passed to whom?"

"Unexpected, isn't it?" Chu Mingxuan smiled, "It's the Ninth Princess who competed with you, Fourth Brother, Li Hongzhao."

"... Passed the throne to her? Impossible!"

Chu Ziting and Chu Zhichuan flatly denied it.

It was the first time they had heard of it.

Chu Mingxuan said, "I just inquired about the news. It shouldn't be wrong. It's estimated that it will spread in the next two days."

"It shouldn't be." Chu Zhichuan frowned, "How could it be passed to her? Passed to a woman? It seems that the Great Mongol Empire has never had a woman as emperor, right?"

This shattered people's imagination.

Not to mention the Great Mongol Empire, even the Great Zhen and Great Jing Empires could not have a female emperor.

Moreover, it was the martial and powerful Great Mongol Empire.

Was the emperor senile, or was he bewitched by Li Hongzhao?

"Impossible." Chu Ziting shook his head, "It should be a rumor."

"You two!" Chu Mingxuan said unhappily, "It's definitely not a rumor!"

Chu Ziting said unconvinced, "Then, Eighteenth Uncle, do you think it's possible? It sounds impossible."

Chu Zhichuan said, "Did someone deliberately spread it? Is the Great Mongol Empire fighting for the throne?"

Chu Zhiyuan pondered in silence.

The three of them noticed his pondering and looked at him.

Chu Mingxuan said, "Fourth Brother, do you think it's possible? Could the Ninth Princess become the emperor?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said, "It's not necessarily impossible."

At that time, those three Grandmasters might have been escorting Li Hongzhao, but they might also have been protecting Li Hongzhao.

If they were escorting her, there was no need for three Grandmasters; two would have been enough.

If they were protecting Li Hongzhao, three would not have been too many.

The emperor issued a secret decree to let her return as soon as possible, possibly not to deal with her, but to pass the throne to her.

If he hadn't heard Su Qiuyan's decree, he might have found it difficult to believe this news at first glance.

But with that imperial decree from Su Qiuyan, it no longer seemed inconceivable.

"A female emperor..." Chu Mingxuan exclaimed, "This courage is really different. No wonder she is the Great Mongol emperor!"

"It may also be out of desperation." Chu Zhiyuan said.

He believed that if the Great Mongol emperor still had a choice, he would not have made this choice.

The emergence of a female emperor in the Great Mongol Empire would have too great an impact and could shake the country.

Chu Zhichuan said, "However, can the Son of Heaven Sword really recognize its owner?"

"It's definitely not wrong." Chu Mingxuan busily said, "My news is absolutely reliable!"

Chu Zhiyuan didn't ask where the news came from; this was a secret that couldn't be inquired about casually.

It seemed that the news was correct. Li Hongzhao had really become the emperor!