Chapter 1598 - 1594: Fusion

Chapter 1598: Chapter 1594: Fusion

The relationship between the Court and the Four Great Sects is delicate, and the number of experts reported by the Four Great Sects is not accurate.

Often, the numbers are underreported or falsely reported, and the number of Perfect Realm Venerables is definitely more than reported.

The Court has always wanted to find out the truth, yet it is very challenging to do so.

Many Venerables often do not reveal themselves, do not go to the Imperial City, and only operate around the Sect.

The Four Great Sects are tightly knit, impenetrable, making any infiltration impossible.

Chu Zhiyuan, being a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, naturally would not reveal any secrets.

Although he felt there was no need to play these tricks with the Court, he did not violate the Sect’s rules on his own.

Since the Sect wants to do it this way, let them; just play along with the Court.

In his view, it was nothing more than a game.

Huang Zhengyang smiled and said, "Brother Chu, then I’ll take my leave."

Chu Zhiyuan saw him off.

Back in the small courtyard, he picked up that pitch-black round bead, scrutinizing it closely, and shook his head.

He did not lie to Huang Zhengyang; it was indeed an ornament of the Divine Race.

It is called the Ink Moon Pearl.

It absorbs moonlight, enhances spiritual power, and even enhances comprehension.

To Chu Zhiyuan, it was of little use, and it wasn’t of much great use to Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue either.

To Zhou Qingyu, however, its effect was significant, absolutely capable of changing her cultivation trajectory.

Zhou Qingyu already had excellent potential and cultivated very quickly. With this, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

With this, Zhou Qingyu would reach the Venerable level faster, possibly within a month.

This means that, one month later, the Inheritance Hall of the Heaven-Reaching Sect can be opened, allowing the viewing of the Spirit Venerable’s legacy.

At this thought, Chu Zhiyuan seemed to see the scene of the Inheritance Hall being opened.

He flashed and disappeared, appearing the next moment in the small courtyard of the Profound Yin Palace.

Zhou Qingyu was still practicing on the small Martial Arts Training Ground paved with green stones.

Her face was snow-white, and cold air wafted around her body.

Upon Chu Zhiyuan’s arrival, he tossed the pitch-black round bead to her.

Zhou Qingyu quickly caught it, examining this pitch-black round bead with curiosity, and said, "Master, what is this? It’s so comforting."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "You find it comforting?"

"Hmm, it’s warm and very comfortable!" Zhou Qingyu nodded vigorously.

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes suddenly became bright.

At this moment, Zhou Qingyu appeared different in his eyes.

No longer flesh and blood, only the circulation of blood energy and True Yuan.

The aura from the pitch-black round bead and the green stone poured into her body, merging into her blood energy and True Yuan, changing both.

As the auras of the round bead and the green stone merged, a reaction occurred.

After the fusion of the two auras, it became a special kind of aura.

This aura combined with True Yuan, remarkably brightening the True Yuan by two degrees.

This was purifying the True Yuan.

With the enhancement of True Yuan, it was equivalent to elevating the realm.

Her subsequent cultivation would be promoted with power higher than her current realm.

It’s akin to a crushing strike from a higher dimension; how could cultivation not be swift?

He shook his head.

Zhou Qingyu’s luck was truly remarkable to have encountered such a serendipitous event.

This Ink Moon Pearl’s reaction with the green stone was unforeseen even by himself.

This Divine Race’s object indeed possesses profound mysteries.

At this thought, the Elephant Beast suddenly flashed and appeared on his left shoulder.

Chu Zhiyuan conveyed his findings into its mind.

The Elephant Beast’s eyes condensed into golden lines, looking intently at Zhou Qingyu, and its voice sounded in Chu Zhiyuan’s mind: "Never heard of it."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "I didn’t expect it to be so mysterious. There is no harm, right?"

He was most clear that Yin and Yang are mutually sustaining; benefits must have drawbacks.

The Elephant Beast said, "There seem to be no harms. Your disciple is quite formidable."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Lucky, I suppose."

"With these two things, her cultivation speed will be even faster!"

"It will be quicker... Although I hadn’t planned for her to achieve it so quickly."

The Elephant Beast cast him a sidelong glance.

Having spent such a long time with Chu Zhiyuan, it could differentiate Chu Zhiyuan’s sincerity from pretense.

This statement clearly held a note of pride.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Since that’s the case, let her advance to Venerable as soon as possible."

The Elephant Beast flashed and disappeared.

...

Sect Leader’s Hall of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Chu Zhiyuan sat on a high-backed chair, with Lu Wanshan behind the desk.

Elders Zhou Chongming, Meng Xusheng, and Xu Qianfan were all present.

"Sect Leader, can it still be suppressed?" Chu Zhiyuan asked with a smile.

Zhou Chongming shook his head and sighed, "It’s difficult."

Meng Xusheng also sighed, "Difficult."

Xu Qianfan also helplessly shook his head, "Restless, indeed hard to suppress."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Are the uncles and brothers harboring resentment?"

"It’s unsuppressable," Meng Xusheng said, "Indeed very difficult to hold down, people’s hearts are against it."

Lu Wanshan’s expression was grave.

Xu Qianfan said, "Originally, we could still conceal the news, but somehow it got out, and now we can’t hide it at all."

Zhou Chongming said, "The later we go in, the safer it is. But the later we go, we can’t share the benefits. Now everyone knows the danger but wants to try."

Xu Qianfan said, "Zhiyuan, should we not go in now?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly shook his head.

"But it can’t be suppressed any longer," Meng Xusheng lamented. "Suppress any further, and the disciples’ resentment will soar, leading to division and discord."

Xu Qianfan said, "If it really doesn’t work out, let’s explain it clearly to them and let them choose for themselves; life and death follow their fate."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If it were others, I would respect each choice, but as a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, I absolutely cannot sit and watch my fellow disciples head to their deaths."

Xu Qianfan asked, "Zhiyuan, is that Grotto Heaven truly so dangerous?"

"It was already perilous, and now it’s even more dangerous," Chu Zhiyuan said, shaking his head. "Originally, it was the Strange Beasts inside that were dangerous. Now it is the experts going in that are dangerous, not just the Perfect Venerables but also Spirit Venerables. I encountered quite a few."

Xu Qianfan said, "With your Jade Pendant, you should be able to protect yourself."

"I’m afraid that by the time it’s needed, there may not even be an opportunity to use the Jade Pendant," Chu Zhiyuan said, "Others are no concern, but I do not wish for any mishap among my fellow disciples."

Meng Xusheng said, "Haha, Zhiyuan, you are overly cautious. If there truly is an accident, it’s just bad fate. If they don’t fall in the Grotto Heaven, they will fall to the demon beasts outside."

Zhou Chongming nodded, "Yes, with the Jade Pendant present, if an accident occurs, it indeed is just misfortune."

Chu Zhiyuan has already done his utmost, having such a protective treasure, if an accident still happens, one only has their bad luck to blame.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The gains don’t outweigh the losses, there’s truly no need."

He can lend a hand to the Profound Yin Palace, foresee the futures of its members, thereby preventing certain disciples from dying.

Naturally, he can do the same for the Heavenly Sword Sect.

But he foresees ill luck for the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, with merely one in ten surviving upon entering the Cave Mansion, and even the disciples of the Four Great Sects facing the same fate.

The Four Great Sects would be severely depleted, leading them into decline, making recovery challenging.

It was not that any one disciple was lucky or unlucky, but all disciples of the Four Sects were unlucky.

So the best course of action was not to go in, preventing the decline.

"Sect Leader, my four uncles, I have already mentioned the severity, and we absolutely cannot be soft-hearted."

"Sigh... will it really be that severe?"

"I have been wondering why it is so," Chu Zhiyuan slowly said, "I have a hypothesis."

"What hypothesis?" they asked, looking at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "After experts of our Four Sects enter, the heavy losses may well be connected to our longstanding act of suppressing and slaying demon beasts."

Meng Xusheng said, "Why is that?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Could it be that the Fierce Beasts inside the Grotto Heaven can sense the unique aura on us, the aura of slaying demon beasts, hence seeking to kill us to avenge their kind?"

"...Makes sense," Meng Xusheng slapped his palm, "These Strange and Fierce Beasts have some unimaginable capabilities, sensing the aura of us killing demon beasts isn’t surprising."