Imperial Cultivation

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, his smile unrestrained and arrogant.

Chu Liezhao was completely different from his original personality.

But he found this completely different personality quite interesting.

He discovered that being unrestrained and frivolous like this was also quite good.

Now, he was already somewhat unable to distinguish whether he was playing the role of Chu Liezhao or truly transforming into Chu Liezhao.

This was both interesting and a rational choice.

If Chu Liezhao were to die and be resurrected, with a drastic change in temperament and behavior, changing too much, as if he were another person, it would arouse suspicion.

The Qintian Supervisor had come to inspect, but it wasn't foolproof.

Moreover, the Qintian Supervisor might not inspect only once, so he still couldn't reveal any flaws.

Xiao Zhu stood in the distance, looking astonished.

Chu Zhiyuan turned his head and glared at her: "What do you think?"

"Your Highness is mighty!" Xiao Zhu hurriedly nodded vigorously.

Chu Zhiyuan snorted and said, "Flattery!"

You Lan gracefully entered the small courtyard, smiling: "Bullying Xiao Zhu again! ... Your Highness, the Empress has sent someone to summon you."

You Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

This great tribulation had greatly eased His Highness's attitude towards the Noble Consort Empress.

Perhaps he finally understood that the Empress was not as he had thought, and that she was truly sincere towards him.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "How is the Monitoring Department doing?"

"The item has already been taken away by the Inner Court Guard's expert, who has gone to track down that Golden Tiger Clan expert."

"That's good then," Chu Zhiyuan said, "What about those two internal spies?"

You Lan said: "The Outer Court Guard is also tracking them down, they won't be able to escape."

Chu Zhiyuan snorted: "If they are from the Phoenix Dynasty or the Yuanzhen Dynasty, then someone must be there to meet them, to escape the Imperial City, to escape our Jade Jing Dynasty."

You Lan said: "They won't be able to escape!"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

He felt that they might not succeed, this assassination was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a carefully planned one.

How could they not have thought of a way out?

A Transformation God Realm expert is important, they will definitely flee back to the Demon Domain, the Inner Court Guard experts cannot enter the Demon Domain to pursue and kill him.

He also didn't change his clothes, directly wearing his white martial attire and walked outside.

You Lan hurriedly followed, and the beautiful Xiao Zhu also hurriedly followed.

After leaving the Crown Prince's residence, he didn't see any guards, only two attendants following him.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Guards haven't been selected yet, is it intentional?"

You Lan smiled: "This time they will definitely choose carefully."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Probably no one wants to come to our Crown Prince's residence... or Wei Boyuan is deliberately making trouble, deliberately embarrassing me."

"Chief Manager Wei wouldn't do that," You Lan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, say less."

Chu Zhiyuan snorted: "Can't even say it? Who doesn't know that he's close to Fourth Brother?"

"Even if Chief Manager Wei is close to the Fourth Prince, he wouldn't be biased."

"Heh, he's not a saint."

"Your Highness!"

"Aunt, please inform him, if no guards are selected by tomorrow, I will go to his door to scold him!"

"... Alright," You Lan said helplessly.

It really is that it's easier to change mountains than to alter one's nature, His Highness has changed, but not completely.

Chu Zhiyuan walked north along the widest north-south thoroughfare in the Imperial City—Tongtian Avenue, all the way to the Imperial Palace, and entered Fuhui Palace.

In the back garden of Fuhui Palace, the Wise Noble Consort was reclining lazily on a chaise lounge in a small pavilion, half-closing her eyes.

Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao were talking to her by the side, and she responded absentmindedly.

Hearing footsteps, the two young girls immediately looked over, welcoming him with cheers.

"Big brother, congratulations."

"What is there to congratulate?" Chu Zhiyuan looked at Chu Zhen with a smile.

Chu Zhen giggled: "Big brother, you can finally enter the Great Bright Peak."

Chu Zhiyuan looked at the Wise Noble Consort, cupping his fist and saying, "Mother Consort, is it true?"

"Yes, but don't be too happy too soon, there are conditions."

The Wise Noble Consort wore a flowing cloud silk palace dress, with a phoenix golden hairpin, gorgeous and bright.

She said lazily: "After you enter the Great Bright Peak, don't practice with them, practice in a separate place."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned: "Where?"

"Jingsi Cliff of the Great Bright Peak, you go there to cultivate."

"That is where those who have made mistakes are imprisoned," Chu Zhiyuan said unhappily, "Is Father Emperor trying to confine me?"

"What nonsense!" The Wise Noble Consort scolded, "Who wants to confine you, you don't have to stay there all the time, just come back after practicing every day."

Chu Zhiyuan remained silent with a gloomy face.

Jingsi Cliff is the most shaded place in the northwest of the Great Bright Peak, where there is no sunlight all year round.

Its location is extremely ingenious, located in the concave part of the due north, with stone walls blocking both sides, blocking the sunlight from the east and west.

After he fought with the Fourth Prince, he was once punished to stay in Jingsi Cliff for a month.

It left him with extremely unpleasant memories, and he hated it very much.

He thought to himself, the Emperor knows this, yet still wants him to go there, this is to make him give up when he knows it's difficult.

He was impatient with the Wise Noble Consort and Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao's entanglement, so he pretended to agree.

If he doesn't want to go, then he can't blame him.

"Take it one step at a time," the Wise Noble Consort said, "Go to the Great Bright Peak first, practice in Jingsi Cliff for a few days, and then I will beg the Emperor, and the Emperor will see that you are sincerely cultivating and will let go."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Father Emperor won't."

The Wise Noble Consort said: "The Emperor will be happy to see you learning well."

"Mother Consort has misunderstood my position in Father Emperor's heart," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Seeing me cultivate, he will only think that I am pretending, fooling him."

"Then you should practice hard, and fight for it!" The Wise Noble Consort said, "Let the Emperor know your determination to turn over a new leaf."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Father Emperor is so stubborn, how could he change his prejudice against me?"

The Wise Noble Consort's phoenix eyes widened, and her hibiscus jade face darkened: "Don't be verbose! You will go to the Great Bright Peak tomorrow!"

Chu Zhiyuan snorted: "I will stay for ten days at most, if Father Emperor doesn't change the place for me, then I won't go to the Great Bright Peak."

"Cultivating in the Great Bright Peak will achieve twice the result with half the effort, do you want to waste your efforts? You will only be left further and further behind by them!"

"If you don't change the place for me in ten days, then it shows that Father Emperor doesn't allow me to cultivate, a small arm can't twist a thigh."

"It will be changed, but during this period you must perform well, and not mess around."

"I know, I know," Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand impatiently, then smiled at Chu Zhen: "Zhen'er, Qiao'er, haven't you gone today yet?"

Chu Zhen said with a giggle: "Big brother, your injuries haven't healed yet, we'll accompany you for two more days."

"Are you taking the opportunity to slack off?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "We will enter the Great Bright Peak tomorrow."

"Alright," the two girls replied reluctantly.

What they practiced was also the Immeasurable Bright Scripture, they were extremely resistant to cultivation, and didn't want to practice at all.

When they had the opportunity to slack off, they took the opportunity to slack off.

The Wise Noble Consort pulled out a white jade token from her cloud sleeve.

The jade token was only half the size of a palm, and both sides were engraved with a pattern of a sun shining in the sky.

She threw the white jade token to Chu Zhiyuan: "Take this, you know how to use it."

"Sigh... alright then."

Chu Zhiyuan caught it, and it felt as cold as a piece of ice.

This was the jade token to enter the Great Bright Peak.

...

The next morning, Chu Zhiyuan got up early, and was directed by You Lan to have the maids tidy him up properly, wearing white martial attire.

He held the jade token, concentrated his mind and worked his energy, causing a wisp of aura to fly out from the yin and yang fish in his dantian and drill into the jade token.

A door appeared before his eyes, crystal clear, looming, and he stepped into it.

The next moment, he appeared under a majestic snow-covered mountain peak.