Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1411 - 1407: Perfection

The Cloud Stepping Leopard glanced at him sideways: "You really don’t want to try? To charge into the Spirit Venerable Realm?"

Zhu Lingyun shook his head.

"What a waste of your comprehension." The Cloud Stepping Leopard snorted: "Let’s go then."

Zhu Lingyun said: "Senior, can I come here often?"

The Cloud Stepping Leopard replied: "What for?"

"I always feel that these writings and this Stone Beast hold some mystery."

The Cloud Stepping Leopard said: "You may come at any time."

Zhu Lingyun said: "I can’t come on my own, I can’t find or sense this place, and I don’t want to trouble you every time to bring me."

The Cloud Stepping Leopard lazily replied: "It’s not like I’m busy."

"Thank you." Zhu Lingyun cupped his fist: "Then I shall trouble you in the future."

The Cloud Stepping Leopard said: "It’s a futile effort, no one recognizes these writings anymore, alas... the world has changed too much!"

"Have you ever seen the Divine Race?" Zhu Lingyun asked.

"Those who have seen the Divine Race are no longer around."

"Do you know if the Divine Race is extinct or has gone elsewhere?"

"I suppose they went somewhere better, places we cannot know."

"Was it not due to the upheaval in the world that led to their extinction?"

"Hmph, nonsense, if the world could extinguish the Divine Race, how could other living beings not be wiped out?"

"It’s possible only the strongest were wiped out."

"Well, there were strong and weak in the Divine Race, surely not all could disappear?"

"...Makes sense."

"Don’t dwell on the Divine Race, their writings and martial arts, even if you obtain them, you can’t practice them, just like our legacy, practicing it would lead to death."

Zhu Lingyun nodded.

"Let’s go." The Cloud Stepping Leopard said: "Whenever you want to come again, just find me."

Zhu Lingyun took another look at the stone tablet and the Stone Beast, and left with the Cloud Stepping Leopard.

——

Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his focus, deep in thought.

Zhu Lingyun firmly established himself on Wanxiang Cliff.

With the protection of the powerful Cloud Stepping Leopard, Wanxiang Cliff dared not hold him accountable.

Originally, they could be sure he practiced the Descent Technique, but now they have to pretend to be unaware.

They even started to doubt whether he really practiced the Descent Technique, after all, the Cloud Stepping Leopard’s senses are sharper, if he truly practiced it, how could it be hidden from the Leopard?

The Cloud Stepping Leopard had said that only after dying once can one achieve Spirit Venerable status; can Zhu Lingyun’s clone, upon dying once, really become a Spirit Venerable?

Zhu Lingyun differs from ordinary Venerables; he is his own clone, his heart and spirit are connected, others might achieve it with this method, but probably not Zhu Lingyun.

He shook his head helplessly.

It seems that gaining something always leads to losing something else.

As he was contemplating, he suddenly vanished from the Heaven-Reaching Sect, appearing beside the ancient tree in Dan Yang Heaven.

Meanwhile, at the Flower God Sect in the valley, a group of Flower God Sect disciples stood on the White Jade Square.

They each took their positions, arranged in a petal shape resembling the central hall.

In the very center of the crowd, four elders and four middle-aged men sat cross-legged on the ground, their left hands forming seals and their right hands pressed against the ground.

As time passed, the patterns within the White Jade Ground began to light up.

As these patterns brightened, Flower God Sect disciples all formed seals one after another.

With their sealing, the patterns within the White Jade Ground grew increasingly bright, the radiance intensified, ultimately enveloping them completely, hiding their figures within the light.

Like a sun descending into the valley.

Above the Void, a mass of soft light slowly emerged, gradually condensing into a white flower about ten meters in diameter.

The petals of the white flower were blooming layer by layer, beautiful and grand.

Seeing this, Chu Zhiyuan watched as the Divine Flower within the Jade Sea and Sky swiftly flew out, diving into the Divine Flower within the Void.

Accompanied by his heart and spirit, he followed the Divine Flower, entering the Void Divine Flower.

Serenity and harmony, heavy yet silent.

Like a moment passed, yet seemingly after a long time, he woke leisurely.

Within the Jade Sea and Sky, the sun had nearly reached the center, just a hint away from the middle.

He shook his head in disappointment.

The Void Divine Flower was hugely beneficial this time, yet regrettably, just shy of reaching the center.

He quickly gathered his regrets, transforming them into excitement and exhilaration.

Originally thinking it would take a while longer, now it seemed, the Heavenly Yuan Technique’s Second Layer was on the verge of Perfection!

With the Heavenly Marrow Talisman, it won’t take long to bridge this small gap, achieving Perfection.

Thinking this, he directly summoned the Heavenly Marrow Talisman from the Jade Sea and Sky to his hand.

With concentrated heart and spirit, the Heavenly Marrow Talisman rapidly transformed, soon becoming crystal clear, imbued with a spring.

The spring began to gush into his mind.

"Boom!"

Instantly, his mind roared with thunderous sound, the earth shook, and at the same time, golden light burst in front of his eyes, like a morning sun leaping over the horizon, shining into his eyes.

With this roar, he felt his heart and spirit soar instantly, departing from his body.

Floating out, he found himself standing by the ancient tree, his expression calm and focused.

Yet when he tried to return to his body, he found he couldn’t float back inside.

Instantly, fear sprouted in his heart, along with a bit of bewilderment.

Faced with this situation, what should be done?

Looking up at the sky, there hung a blazing sun, emitting thousands of golden lights, the rising sun.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, his heart and spirit stirred, heading towards the golden light.

His heart and spirit floated towards the brighter area of the golden light, rising higher, growing hotter.

He felt his heart and spirit being scorched, yet he persisted, climbing towards the source of the golden light.

As he ascended, he gradually lost the feeling of heat, even losing the perception of time and space, kept only by a single pure thought: reaching the source of the golden radiance.

"Boom!"

Not knowing how long had passed, seemingly thousands of years, unbearably long, finally a blast sounded in his ears.

In front of him, nothing but white light, his heart and spirit plunged downward, descending from infinite light into infinite darkness.

In the next moment, he found himself back in his body, pressing against the ancient tree.

He opened his eyes, his gaze clear and profound.

Inwardly observing himself, within the Jade Sea and Sky, the sun and moon still hung together.

The midday sun, the crescent moon in the west.

Apparently, nothing seemed different from before, no upheaval or monumental change.

The only change was the sun within the Jade Sea and Sky forming an intangible connection with the sun in the sky, as if becoming one.

Sunlight nourishing the Spiritual Abyss Twelve Peaks, illuminating the Jade Sea, imbuing them with warmth, causing singular alteration.

Just like genuine sunlight shining into the Jade Sea and Sky, no difference.

His eyes burned brightly, a smile gracing his lips.

Is this the Perfection of the Heavenly Yuan Technique’s Second Layer?

Simultaneously, he had grasped the profundity of the Heavenly Yuan Technique’s Second Layer.

Connecting heart and spirit with the sun, truly connected, drawing in power from the sun in the Void.

The power of the sun, how domineering, how fierce, how boundless and endless?

This means, his spiritual power shall never be depleted, continuously replenishing, the speed far beyond before.

Right now, there was no need to rely on the ancient tree, being able to gain insight into the circumstances within the Flower God Sect’s valley.

Seeing clearly.

At the same time, the massive White Jade Rose in the Void was distinctly visible.

His thoughts stirred, thus connecting with the White Jade Rose, as if it were his own Spiritual Artifact.

This bridge was the Little Divine Flower.

The Little Divine Flower merged with the Void Divine Flower, through the Little Divine Flower, his heart and spirit fused with the Void Divine Flower.

Previously, the fusion with the Void Divine Flower merely offered assistance, boosting the surge in spiritual power.

But now, the vast Spiritual Power could directly connect with the Void Divine Flower.

He thought to pull the Void Divine Flower over, yet couldn’t manage to move it.

The Void Divine Flower contained its own spiritual nature, with no intention of accompanying him.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly.

It seems my spiritual power is still not strong enough to directly suppress or harness the Void Divine Flower through it.