Imperial Cultivation

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The Golden Venerable statue can control the demonic beasts of the secret realm?"

He knew that the demonic beasts of the secret realm would not easily leave it, just as people living in Yujing City would not want to go to the barbaric lands of Southern Xinjiang.

Of course, the merit of the Grandmaster's guarding also prevented the demonic beasts from breaking out of the secret realm.

But if the Golden Venerable statue could control the demonic beasts, it would definitely be able to bring them out.

It was impossible to predict how much chaos the demonic beasts leaving the secret realm would cause.

Some demonic beasts were herbivores, some were carnivores, some were kind and did not kill, and some were bloodthirsty and loved to kill.

Just like the differences between people, demonic beasts were also different, with myriad appearances.

If the ones that ran out were herbivores, that wouldn't matter, they would still eat grass outside the secret realm.

But if the ones that ran out were bloodthirsty demonic beasts, fond of killing, then there would be endless trouble.

Especially in the Flying Heaven Sect's secret realm, the demonic beasts were extremely powerful. Once they ran out and started killing, even Grandmasters would find it difficult to deal with, and countless people would die by then.

"In conjunction with the sacrificial method, this Venerable statue can control a few or a dozen demonic beasts."

"Sacrifice?"

"These Grandmasters will sacrifice themselves."

"Which sect is this from?"

"The Sky Taming Sect."

"The Sky Taming Sect..." Chu Zhiyuan pondered.

This was just a small sect among the various evil sects, yet they had directly brought out the Golden Venerable statue.

"Are they willing, or are they forced?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "Those four Grandmasters don't seem to be from this Sky Taming Sect, right?"

"They are forced by those four Grandmasters." Liu Ruixiang shook his head and said, "They are forced to use this trick, otherwise their Sky Taming Sect will be destroyed."

"Truly the methods of an evil sect," Chu Zhiyuan said, "The strong prey on the weak."

The Golden Venerable statue was the statue enshrined in the main altar, and wherever the Golden Venerable statue was, that was the main altar.

It would not be moved unless absolutely necessary.

"Which sect are those four Grandmasters from?"

"The Heaven Bestowing Sect."

"Heh heh..." Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

The name was really grand.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Once this Golden Venerable statue is moved, their main altar is finished too, right?"

"Their main altar has already been devoured by the Heaven Bestowing Sect, in fact, it has been destroyed by the Heaven Bestowing Sect."

Qu Qianbi snorted, "This is dog eat dog. Are they being forced into a corner?"

They wouldn't have been like this originally. Although the various evil sects didn't cooperate much, they rarely devoured each other.

Was this a method adopted to strengthen themselves or consume Chu Zhiyuan because they were being forced by Chu Zhiyuan?

Was it a means of self-preservation?

Lu Donghu slowly said, "It seems that the heir has made them feel the crisis of survival."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Sect Leader, I want that Golden Venerable statue."

"No problem." Lu Donghu agreed readily.

For them, the Golden Venerable statue was useless, but for Chu Zhiyuan, it was very useful.

A moment later, the Golden Venerable statue came to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan didn't take it himself, only had someone place it on the table.

The Golden Venerable statue not only had dense red lines, but also a thick black line that went straight to the sky.

This black line was as thick as a baby's arm, ethereal, seemingly there and not there.

Chu Zhiyuan could sense the location of those evil sect disciples through these red lines, but he couldn't sense the other party's location through the thick black line.

It seemed to exist, yet it seemed not to exist.

This was obviously the other party concealing their location, and not because there was no power.

He looked at these red lines and counted them. There were fifty-three in total.

This meant that there were still fifty-three disciples in the Sky Taming Sect.

Such a dilapidated evil sect, severely dealt with by himself, and then dealt with by the Heaven Bestowing Sect, actually still had fifty-three disciples remaining.

The prosperity of the evil sects was evident.

Xu Haode heavily placed a large purple lacquered box on the ground, then opened it, revealing a pile of Venerable statues inside.

He stretched out his hand and said, "Heir, please take a look, these are what I have obtained over the years."

He shook his head, "When I first started killing them, I didn't think about collecting these Venerable statues. Later, I felt that I should leave some souvenirs, so I collected them when I saw them. Unknowingly, there are already so many!"

Inside the antique and elegantly decorated front hall of the Qing Prince's Mansion, Chu Zhiyuan and Xu Haode surrounded the large purple lacquered box, looking at the pile of Venerable statues inside.

Xu Haode was covered in dust, carrying the box himself, using his lightness skill to come.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head secretly.

This successor of the Evil Emperor was truly hardworking, without any arrogance of a Grandmaster.

Zou Fang stood not far away, as if merged with the shadows.

After he entered the Grandmaster realm, his aura became more restrained, making it easier for people to ignore him.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at these Venerable statues and sighed, "Mr. Xu, your harvest is comparable to that of the Town Guard Division and other sects."

It was evident how many evil sect demons Xu Haode had killed over the years.

The evil sects killed by Xu Haode alone might be comparable to those killed by the entire Da Jing Dynasty.

Even more commendable was that there were not only black Venerable statues, but also a few silver ones.

He currently only had one silver Venerable statue, but there were actually six in this box.

The remaining black Venerable statues were of different sizes, totaling forty-two.

The red lines on these Venerable statues were either dense or sparse, some with only a few, while others had dense, fine red lines.

Chu Zhiyuan curiously picked up a silver Venerable statue first, examining it carefully.

The red lines on this silver Venerable statue were the thickest, and closest to Yujing City.

However, there were only five red lines on this silver Venerable statue. Although each one was thick, it gave a sense of desolation.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

"Heir, are these useful?" Xu Haode said.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "You've helped me a lot. With these things, I can find more evil sect experts."

"It's worth the trip." Xu Haode chuckled, "Killing one more demon is one less."

Each demon killed could save hundreds of innocent people.

"Mr. Xu, then let's start. First, clear the main altars within the Da Jing territory. As for Da Zhen and Da Meng, I'll clear them when I go there."

"Alright." Xu Haode said solemnly, "Then I'll set off now. I estimate I can reach the first main altar of the Huaisu Sect tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Chu Zhiyuan said.

Xu Haode cupped his fist in salute, turned and left, once again using his lightness skill to soar away.

Chu Zhiyuan watched him leave, looked at the Venerable statues in the box, and began to classify them.

All those with fine red lines and no thick lines were placed on one side. Those with both thick and fine lines were placed on the other side. All those with thick lines were placed in one place.

There were a total of ten Venerable statues in the last category.

Zou Fang took a small box, packed them well, and carried it as Chu Zhiyuan left the Qing Prince's Mansion.

Half an hour later, Chu Zhiyuan returned to the Prince's Mansion and placed the ten Venerable statues in another box.

The red lines on them had all disappeared, and they were no longer useful.

The reason why they weren't destroyed was to observe them and see if the red lines would reappear.

He took out the golden Venerable statue again, examined it carefully, and felt the aura on it.

He always felt that this golden Venerable statue contained vast power, ready to be unleashed.

After studying it for a while, he gave up in disappointment again and instructed Zou Fang to put the golden Venerable statue in the other courtyard.