Imperial Cultivation

The three of them felt somewhat helpless.

Chu Lieyang's admiration for the Twelfth Princess was a bit excessive.

It seemed as if the Twelfth Princess was more important than his own brothers.

Chu Zhiyuan ignored him, focusing on observing the flow of his own true essence.

With the activation of the Boundless Light Sutra, true essence descended from the sky. Besides this true essence, three streams of energy also entered the little white snake's body.

Two streams were the karma stones transformed from the white jade pendant, and one was transformed from the karma stone wall.

They caused the little white snake's swimming speed to suddenly increase by about two times.

He assessed the increase in cultivation speed due to the karma stone energy. A karma stone engraved with the Ode to Light could increase it by about 70%.

Did that mean that if he continued to increase the number of karma stones, the speed would be even faster?

He was full of hope.

In the following days, he transcribed a piece of the Ode to Light every day, turning it into a karma stone.

Unfortunately, his wishful thinking ultimately failed. There was a limit to how much karma stones could enhance cultivation speed.

After increasing it fivefold, it could no longer be increased. Adding more karma stones was useless.

He faintly felt that adding too much of the Ode to Light energy would bring inexplicable danger.

So he decisively removed more karma stones, leaving only seven.

When the seven karma stones were intertwined, they formed a cube-shaped karma stone.

He found white jade again, about the same size as the warm jade futon in the True Martial Arts Academy, first thinning it, then stacking seven layers together to make a white jade futon.

Then he went to the True Martial Arts Academy to cultivate, bringing this white jade futon and sitting on it to cultivate.

Chu Lie and the other two were curious about his futon, but he only said it was a treasure that enhanced cultivation, without saying what kind of treasure it was. The three became even more curious, even wanting to snatch it to take a look, but they were no match for him, especially since his movement technique was extremely fast.

With the help of this treasure, his cultivation speed suddenly increased.

One month after the third cycle, he reached the fourth cycle, feeling as relaxed as drinking water.

From the fourth cycle to the fifth cycle, the speed began to slow down.

But with five times the speed, he still progressed rapidly.

This day at noon, he was still chatting and relaxing with Chu Honglin at Qingfeng Cliff.

"Recently, another blessed land is about to open, the Biquan Blessed Land."

"Do we have to compete for a spot?"

"Of course, we have to compete for a spot. There are twelve spots in total, six for the descendants of the Spirit Guards, four for the army, and two for the princes and sons of nobility—however, you don't have to compete for a spot, you can directly enter."

Chu Zhiyuan's spirits immediately lifted.

Chu Honglin said, "It's a pity I can't accompany you in there."

Chu Zhiyuan revealed a smile: "Is Fifteenth Uncle afraid that I'll be dealt with by the demons? Are there restrictions within this blessed land?"

"This blessed land still cannot advance to the Divine Realm; the strongest can only be the Transformation Intent Realm."

"Transformation Intent Realm—" Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

He was currently only at the fourth cycle, not yet at the fifth cycle.

But fortunately, he had the Moon Silk Frost Garment and the Great Light Fist, which were enough to cope.

"It is estimated that the demons who enter this time will be at the ninth cycle of the Transformation Intent Realm. You have to be careful."

Chu Zhiyuan solemnly nodded.

Chu Honglin smiled and said, "But for you, it's not a big problem."

He had great confidence in Chu Zhiyuan's realm of the Great Light Fist.

Moreover, he had won against the two princes of the Yuanzhen Dynasty, demonstrating amazing combat power.

Many people have a high cultivation realm and a high martial arts realm, but they can't exert their full strength during a fight.

Chu Zhiyuan was the opposite. He could exert 120% or even 150% of his full strength.

Even if his cultivation realm was not enough, his martial arts realm was enough to compensate, not to mention he also had the Moon Silk Frost Garment.

Chu Zhiyuan solemnly said, "I will find a way to find these demons."

"Just do your best," Chu Honglin said. "There's no need to be too reckless. The demons can't cause too much trouble even if they enter the blessed land."

On the contrary, they would cause endless trouble and needed to be completely exterminated.

But the demons acted very strangely and could not be judged by common sense.

Chu Honglin said in a deep voice, "Are you saying that they will enter with multiple people at once?"

"We have to guard against it, right?"

"... It seems we have to find someone to cooperate with you," Chu Honglin said slowly.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

"I will report to the imperial brother and find a way," Chu Honglin said in a deep voice.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Seven days later, in the early morning, Chu Zhiyuan left the Prince's mansion and, surrounded by guards such as Li Yuzhen, came to a yamen in the east of the city.

It was a very inconspicuous yamen with the three characters "Shen Wu Si" written on it.

For most people in the imperial city, this Shen Wu Si was just a powerless yamen with limited authority, and they didn't even know what this yamen did.

Only a few knew that this Shen Wu Si was specifically responsible for managing the thirty-six blessed lands of the Jade Scenery Dynasty.

The Jade Scenery Blessed Land was directly under the imperial family and had a transcendent status, and it was only opened once every hundred years, so it was not under the jurisdiction of the Shen Wu Si.

Chu Zhiyuan came to the front of the Shen Wu Si yamen, and several people came out from the gate, cupped their fists, and welcomed him inside.

Chu Zhiyuan stepped into the gate, turned past the screen wall, and came to the spacious front courtyard.

More than a dozen exotic flowers were planted in the front courtyard, and hundreds of flowers competed for beauty.

The fragrance floated, fragrant but not gaudy, making one feel as if they were drunk.

Eleven people stood on the open space in front of the hall, all young people.

Among them were eight men and three women, curiously looking at him.

One of them recognized him and stepped forward to cup his fist: "Greetings, Ninth Highness."

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him and nodded slightly.

The other eleven people then knew his identity, the rising Ninth Prince Chu Liezhao.

Recently, Chu Liezhao's name had been spreading like wildfire in the imperial city, and even spreading out, reaching the entire Jade Scenery Dynasty.

"Song Kangnan of the Southern Wind Camp greets Ninth Highness."

"Zheng Duo of the Southern Departure Camp greets Ninth Highness!"

The others all cupped their fists in greeting.

Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fist perfunctorily: "No need to talk about these formalities, it's troublesome."

Everyone stopped exchanging pleasantries and, seeing that he had no interest in speaking, did not try to be annoying.

They were all young talents, all geniuses in their own right. Although they were curious about him, they would not try to get close if they were not welcome.

Chu Zhiyuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the entrance of the hall.

Soon, several officials came out, led by a wiry and short old man.

He recognized this old man as the previous generation's Prince, Sixth Uncle Chu Hongfeng.

Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fist: "Greetings, Sixth Uncle."

Chu Hongfeng glanced at him faintly: "Ninth Highness, no need to be too polite."

After he said that, his gaze swept over the other eleven, and he said in a deep voice: "You are all elites who have been selected through many rounds, but you may be entering the blessed land for the first time, so some rules must be made clear to you in advance, lest you commit taboos."

Chu Zhiyuan took a step back, looking at him fixedly.

Chu Hongfeng said in a deep voice: "Once you enter the blessed land, you are alone and will not gather together. Within the blessed land, there are many dangers, and the most taboo thing is greed, and once you enter it, you will involuntarily become greedy!"

Everyone's expression became solemn.

They knew that this was indeed inevitable.

After all, who wouldn't be greedy when they saw exotic flowers and fruits? Entering was to search for exotic flowers and fruits to enhance their cultivation.

"The first reaction when you see exotic flowers and fruits should not be happiness, but tension and vigilance," Chu Hongfeng said in a deep voice: "Because exotic flowers and fruits are often accompanied by great danger!"

Everyone's expressions became even more tense.

Chu Hongfeng glanced at Chu Zhiyuan, and seeing that Chu Zhiyuan was calm and without waves, he slowly said: "Especially, you must not be arrogant because of your high merits."

Chu Zhiyuan pretended not to see his gaze, not hearing the true meaning in his words.

Everyone couldn't help but look at him, knowing that Chu Hongfeng was talking about him.

"Below is an introduction to the exotic flowers and fruits in the blessed land," he waved his hand: "Remember it well, lest you miss out and lose the opportunity."