Imperial Cultivation

He only needed to issue a command, and the incarnation of the flying knife would naturally comply.

It didn't have an independent soul, but it had enough intelligence.

It was like a computer from his previous life.

It would choose when to leave on its own, find the most suitable opportunity, conceal its aura by observing its surroundings, and move silently, avoiding all detection and sensing.

It would react at any time, and when it sensed a force scanning over, it would remain motionless like a stone, just an ordinary flying knife.

After the force swept past, it would quietly move again to avoid being discovered.

If discovered, it would suddenly accelerate and directly enter the Ninth Prince's residence.

When the avatars got close, their speed would be incredibly fast, far surpassing most of the world's lightness skills.

Inside the Ninth Prince's residence, it would slip into Chu Zhiyuan's sleeve, merging its aura with his.

This would allow it to evade surveillance and scanning from any force.

…

The next morning, when Chu Zhiyuan arrived at the True Martial Institute, he saw the Third Prince, Chu Lieyang.

Besides Chu Lieyang, he also saw the Second Prince, Chu Liexuan.

Chu Liexuan was sitting in the position Chu Zhiyuan had occupied yesterday, the furthest away from Chu Lieyang.

After Chu Zhiyuan arrived, he cupped his fist and said, "Second Brother, Third Brother, you're here early."

The Second Prince, Chu Liexuan, sized him up and shook his head. "The fourth to enter the True Martial Institute is actually you, Ninth Brother!"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Does Second Brother wish Fourth Brother had come instead?"

Chu Liexuan said, "It's the same whoever comes, we're all brothers!"

"Such a hypocritical Second Brother!"

Chu Liexuan said sternly, "I'm really not being hypocritical, you and Fourth Brother are both my brothers."

Chu Zhiyuan snorted, "Utterly hypocritical!"

It seemed the Second Prince had no surprises and held no hostility towards him.

As the two were talking, the First Prince arrived in a hurry.

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan, he was immediately stunned.

Chu Zhiyuan's expression turned solemn, and he cupped his fist and said, "Greetings, Eldest Brother."

The First Prince, Chu Liechu, blinked, looked at Chu Zhiyuan, and then looked at the other two princes.

The Second Prince, Chu Liexuan, chuckled. "Eldest Brother, it really is Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother has also entered our True Martial Institute."

Chu Liechu quickly adjusted his mood and smiled. "Congratulations, Ninth Brother."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I also owe it to Eldest Brother's blessing, first advancing to the Ninth Revolution in the Jade Scenery Grotto Heaven, and then entering the Heavenly Intent Pavilion, entering the Transformation Intent Realm."

"Heavenly Intent Pavilion?"

"Alas…, it was bestowed by Father Emperor, I couldn't refuse it." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly.

The three people present looked at his appearance, their teeth itching, wishing they could give him a Great Bright Fist.

"So, I'm here now, to cultivate with Eldest Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother."

"Congratulations, Ninth Brother, you've finally emerged from the low point and embarked on the path of light."

"Eldest Brother, I'm still going to be a consort after all, I pose no threat to your throne."

"Ninth Brother, don't talk nonsense!" Chu Liechu hurriedly said.

"There's nothing that can't be said to anyone, what's there to hide?" Chu Zhiyuan said carelessly. "It's just the throne, who doesn't want to compete for it? If I didn't have no chance, I'd want to compete too."

"Is the throne something to be fought for?!" Chu Liechu snorted. "It's decided by Father Emperor."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled. "How does Father Emperor decide? Doesn't it still depend on everyone's performance? I think Eldest Brother is destined to be the emperor, but Second Brother also has a chance, Third Brother is not, and Fourth Brother also has a chance."

Chu Liexuan said unhappily, "Old Ninth, shut up!"

He was shocked by Chu Zhiyuan's words, not expecting him to be so outspoken.

How could these words be said openly?

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Alright, alright, you guys fight for it yourselves, I'm going to the Phoenix Dynasty, if the two dynasties fight again, my little life will be over, I'm afraid I won't see who among you becomes emperor."

He then smiled. "Eldest Brother, if you had entered the Jade Scenery Grotto Heaven this time, you would probably have lost your life, so this time I saved you."

"Oh—?"

"This matter cannot be spread, Eldest Brother will know in a while, in short, I took a hit for Eldest Brother, that's why I was able to enter the Heavenly Intent Pavilion."

"…Then thank you, Ninth Brother." Chu Liechu smiled.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed. "Eldest Brother's magnanimity, I can only say I admire it!"

This First Prince really had a good heart, no matter what he thought inside, what he showed was impeccable.

"Ninth Brother, it's a pity you didn't get the Void Treasure."

"I also regret that the most, if I had obtained the Void Treasure, maybe Father Emperor would have changed his mind and not let me go to the Phoenix Dynasty." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

This was the best way to prove whether he had obtained the Void Treasure or not.

"It is indeed a pity." Chu Liechu shook his head.

"Eldest Brother, you're also daydreaming." Chu Liexuan chuckled. "How many people in the world obtain the Void Treasure?"

"You always have to try." Chu Liechu smiled.

He then said, "The idle chat is over, let's practice, we must cherish the time in the True Martial Institute."

"As you say, Eldest Brother."

Everyone began to close their mouths.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes and began to ponder.

Now he had completely understood the temperament of this First Prince.

As long as he didn't threaten his throne, he wouldn't truly get angry or take it to heart.

So no matter how much he messed around, he wouldn't really hold it against him.

Currently, it did seem that the First Prince was the most likely to inherit the throne.

But this place didn't have the Son of Heaven Sword like the Minor Outer Heavens, here, the throne was decided by the emperor's whim.

The Heavenly Heart was unpredictable, and outsiders found it difficult to guess, and it could change at any time.

—

Midday.

Chu Zhiyuan and Chu Honglin came to Qingfeng Cliff, basking in the sunlight, and chatting idly.

Chu Honglin took out a seven-colored round bead from his sleeve, the size of a dragon's eye, and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan observed this seven-colored bead, its material was strange, and it contained a strange aura that felt familiar to him.

Then he remembered that this was the aura of that handsome, pale youth.

Was this the aura of a Heavenly Demon?

"This is a Heavenly Demon Soul Bead." Chu Honglin glared coldly at the seven-colored bead in Chu Zhiyuan's hand, and said with disgust: "It was refined by them themselves, and can be used to replenish their souls and perform miraculous feats."

Chu Zhiyuan's expression turned solemn: "Refined from souls?"

He couldn't help but think of the seven-colored light absorbed by the handsome, pale youth after killing those animals in the grotto heaven.

"It is refined from souls." Chu Honglin said: "Extremely evil!… It is also stained with their aura, you can use it as a reference to sense the aura of the Heavenly Demon."

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes.

The flying knife was lurking on a branch of a weeping willow, observing the surrounding ten miles.

Through this flying knife, he found a strange aura in a house.

It turned out to be a simple and honest young man who was busy cooking bone soup.

Obviously, he was preparing to set up a stall, selling snacks.

Ordinary, one of the masses, no one would have thought that he would have a trace of the weak aura of the Heavenly Demon.

Nor would they have thought that the Heavenly Demon would actually possess such an ordinary person.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Fifteenth Uncle, if I discover a Heavenly Demon, let's go together."

"No problem." Chu Honglin agreed without hesitation.

Chu Zhiyuan only felt a cold aura surging in his chest, it was killing intent.

It was the killing intent that surged from the original owner, an uncontrollable killing intent towards the Demon race.

Chu Honglin said: "When facing the Demon race, the most important thing is to avoid emotional fluctuations, they are best at affecting your mood,… Don't treat all Demons as the one you caught before, you were just lucky that time!"

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan nodded solemnly.