Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1422 - 1418: Another Exploration

As Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan laughed heartily, Leng Tieya also opened his eyes in his own room within the Great Heavenly Demon Palace.

Above the courtyard where he resided.

A giant phantom hovered in the sky, half-visible and half-concealed.

This was a thirty-meter-tall giant.

The giant’s eyes shone like lightning, holding a longsword whose blade flickered with radiance.

Its feet stood upon a blazing flame.

The flame was golden, and even from a hundred meters away, its heat seemed palpable.

Leng Tieya raised his head to look at this Heavenly Demon Statue.

At this moment, within the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, masters inside the palace emerged, raising their heads to look at the giant in the void.

"The Supreme Heavenly Demon!"

"It truly is the Supreme Heavenly Demon!"

...

Some of them exclaimed.

Even those who didn’t cry out had their eyes widened, staring directly at the giant in the void.

This was the Supreme Heavenly Demon Statue they had dreamed of.

Manifesting this Supreme Heavenly Demon Statue meant entering the Realm of the Supreme Heavenly Demon and becoming a Supreme Heavenly Demon.

The highest realm in the world.

"Who is it?"

"Which Senior Brother?"

As the giant in the void slowly descended, it landed down toward a specific courtyard.

People jumped up onto the rooftops and saw where the giant landed.

"It’s Junior Brother Leng!"

"Impossible, Junior Brother Leng?"

"It really is Junior Brother Leng!"

"How is that possible? Junior Brother Leng was the last to come in."

"I am not mistaken, it’s Leng Tieya, Junior Brother Leng!"

Leng Tieya had already risen to the center of the small courtyard, looking up at the sky.

The giant in the sky suddenly descended, becoming smaller and smaller, until it was the size of a baby’s fist when it reached above his forehead, and then suddenly drilled into his brow.

He closed his eyes and remained motionless.

The surrounding noise he ignored, as if he hadn’t heard it.

An intangible aura emanated from his body, spreading to the small courtyard, and then spreading outward from the courtyard.

The Great Heavenly Demon Palace masters who were approaching suddenly stopped, then continuously retreated, getting farther and farther away from the small courtyard.

Their expressions subtly changed.

An overwhelming force felt like a huge wave, and caught within it, they were powerless to resist, only able to be pushed back further and further.

"The Supreme Heavenly Demon," someone marveled, "truly worthy of the Supreme Heavenly Demon’s might!"

"Quite eye-opening!"

"It’s my first time seeing a Supreme Heavenly Demon; I didn’t expect it to be Junior Brother Leng."

"Too unexpected, it turns out Junior Brother Leng achieved the Supreme Heavenly Demon!"

They never imagined Leng Tieya would become a Supreme Heavenly Demon.

The Supreme Heavenly Demon requires a long time, a slow and gradual refinement, thousands of years being short, even several thousand.

Yet Leng Tieya had entered the Great Heavenly Demon Palace for less than a year, how could he become the Supreme Heavenly Demon?

...

Inside the Tongtian Hall, Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his gaze, a smile on his lips.

Previously, there was a gap between his clone and his cultivation, not completely synchronized.

After all, the True Yuan needed to be cultivated personally by the clone, and the clone’s physique and talents were also different, with differing cultivation times.

But the Spirit Venerable is a transformation of the spirit, and the clone is connected to him mentally.

His spiritual transformation naturally meant his clones transformed along with him, achieving the Spirit Venerable status.

No matter what realm they were previously in, how many transitions, or how far from Spirit Venerable, now all stepping into Spirit Venerable.

Chu Liezhao, Leng Tieya, and even Zhu Lingyun all stepped into the realm of the Spirit Venerable.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly felt it was wondrous.

Four Spirit Venerables suddenly appeared between heaven and earth.

Although all were at the Second Transition, gathering four Spirit Venerables together was quite astonishing.

I don’t have to be so cautious anymore.

Thinking of this, his lips curled into a smile.

Ning Dongge and Zhang Ji Yuan watched him like this, filled with envy.

If it were us, achieving Spirit Venerable would bring the same delight.

Once Spirit Venerable is achieved, from then on, the world expands.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists, saying, "Senior Brother Ning, Brother Zhang, I’m going out for a spin."

Ning Dongge said, "If anything seems wrong, come back immediately."

Zhang Ji Yuan laughed, "Little Junior Brother, you can return here, so boldly go and enjoy."

Even the strongest Spirit Venerable can’t break in; when the situation is dire, come back immediately.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, clasped his fists, and vanished in a flash.

In the next moment, he appeared atop a mountain peak in Glazed Heaven.

A majestic peak, lush green trees, vibrant and thriving.

Standing atop a giant boulder, he looked up at the sky.

He concentrated, sensing deeply.

His eyes suddenly became vacant.

A moment later, he abruptly vanished, reappearing outside a valley.

This time, as the strange power swept over, spirit light surged around him.

Spiritual Essence dispersed outside his body, condensing with the surrounding spiritual energy to form this protective light shield.

The strange power made the spirit light tremble, yet could not shatter this thin layer of spirit light.

If before, he would have already been swept away, falling into the void.

But now, he was protected by spirit light, slowly advancing as he surveyed the valley.

As he came near the valley entrance, the protective light began flickering, growing thinner.

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows, halting his steps.

Standing still, he concentrated and operated his powers, accelerating the circulation of Spiritual Essence to prevent external forces from breaking the light shield.

Despite frantically urging Spiritual Essence, he found himself unable to withstand the strange forces outside.

"Pop!"

A crisp sound reached his ears, followed by a momentary blackout.

Then he found himself in the void, falling downward.

Different from before, his body could move, and Spiritual Essence could be operated.

Even without the Earth Origin Technique, unable to teleport, he wouldn’t be smashed to pieces.

In mid-air, he disappeared in a flash, then reappeared at the valley entrance.

Once again, a protective light formed outside his body, shielding against the surging external forces.

He didn’t move closer to the valley entrance, stood still, the protective light stable.

Gazing at the valley on the opposite side.

Super Sense extended out.

Quickly broke through the outer layer of mist, entering the inner area of the valley.

What he saw was completely different from what he imagined.

Inside the valley, it was so ordinary.

In the center of the valley, a jade pond as clear as a mirror, surrounded by forests of bamboo.

Within the bamboo forest, there was a small bamboo house.

The sign above the bamboo house displayed two large characters: "East Huan."

These characters were peculiar, indeed they were Donghuan Emperor’s Text.

The doors of the bamboo house were tightly shut; the Super Sense attempted to penetrate in but was shrouded in Seven-Colored Light, making it impossible to discern the situation inside.

Chu Zhiyuan felt amazed.

Having reached Spirit Venerable, after the transformation of the mind, the Super Sense evolved.

Previous obstacles no longer posed a hindrance.

Able to clearly see East Huan Sacred Valley, now he could confirm this was East Huan Sacred Valley.

Yet still couldn’t see what was inside the bamboo house.

Obviously, there was a higher-level force preventing the Insight of his Super Sense.

That means a force beyond his Spirit Venerable level, which reminded him of Emperor Dong Huan.

Within this bamboo house should be the power of Emperor Dong Huan.

He thought about it, and the next moment, he suddenly vanished, reappearing outside the bamboo house.

Then everything went black, and he found himself in the void, his body numb as if struck by lightning, unable to move.

Just like the situation he first encountered.

This power exceeded expectations with its tyranny, overpowering even his Spirit Venerable strength.

He desperately activated Spiritual Essence, restoring control over his body.

After several breaths, finally, Spiritual Essence began to circulate, and his body returned to normal.

He appeared again in front of the valley.

This time, he didn’t advance further nor directly teleport inside, instead observing changes in the valley.

The time he intruded was brief, yet after all, he had broken in.

The bamboo house door was already open, but the Seven-Colored Light didn’t spill out, only circulating inside.

Super Sense approached again, yet he could only see Seven-Colored Light, unable to discern the situation within it.

Urging the Super Sense, he vaguely felt there seemed to be a divine statue inside.

He couldn’t help but think, could it be the divine statue of Emperor Dong Huan?

If he could see Emperor Dong Huan, could the Donghuan Saint Technique progress further?