Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1426 - 1422: Passing Down the Technique

He questioned himself multiple times, is the threshold for the Ascension Technique truly this high?

His final answer became increasingly affirmative.

The threshold for the Ascension Technique is indeed extremely high, unimaginably high.

Otherwise, among the billion people in Dan Yang Heaven, not a single person mastered it in ten years.

He examined the small town before him, shaking his head, not holding much hope.

But since he arrived, he must take a look, perhaps the person sought is nowhere to be found, but is right there under the lanterns.

He gathered his thoughts, letting his gaze become hollow.

A moment later, he returned to normal, a smile spreading across his face.

Floating upward, he gracefully soared over the city wall like a bird, silently landing outside a small courtyard within the town.

Inside the courtyard was a family of four.

In the kitchen on the east side, a young girl and a middle-aged woman were cooking.

Smoke gently rose from the chimney on the roof.

In the west wing room, a middle-aged man was teaching a child to read.

The child’s reading voice was clear and pleasant.

The setting sun bathed the courtyard’s herb garden, and the herbs drying beside it.

Chu Zhiyuan stood outside the yard, hands behind his back, smiling.

It was a happy family, seemingly well-off and living comfortably.

He didn’t knock, just quietly stood outside, insightfully observing everything inside the yard.

The sun completely set, and after the family of four finished dinner, they turned off the lights, each going to sleep.

Listening to their gradually rising snores, Chu Zhiyuan lightly shook his head and sighed.

Silently, he appeared in the southern room, looking at the girl on the bed.

The girl had almond-shaped eyes and peach-like cheeks, a rare beauty, sleeping sweetly.

He shook his head.

Unbelievably, someone with such talent turned out to be a young girl, and so young too.

More importantly, her constitution seemed frail, appearing unable to practice martial arts, and she hadn’t practiced any.

Yet, this girl actually managed to enter the Ascension Technique in a year.

It can only be said that the world is vast, with extraordinary wonders.

He scrutinized the girl, his eyes turning hollow, recovering a moment later.

Reaching into his bosom, he placed the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques beside her pillow, then vanished in a flash.

Suddenly, the girl opened her eyes.

Her distinct black and white almond eyes darted around, quickly surveying the surroundings, then she got up to look around the room.

With a sigh of relief, she then noticed the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques beside her pillow, curiously picking it up to flip through.

She confusedly examined the book, then looked at the window and door, both tightly closed without a doubt.

Where did this book come from?

She pondered in her heart, lowering her head to flip through the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques again, beginning to fathom.

After browsing it twice, she couldn’t resist practicing the mental method described in the book.

Sitting cross-legged, her palms formed a seal, focusing her mind on her breath, and through breathing, connecting to the Qi within her Dantian.

Before long, she felt warmth in her Dantian, already condensing an aura.

Her almond eyes widened in surprise at the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques, her bright eyes glowing.

She had thought about practicing inner strength.

After all, with such a frail body, she needed to take a lot of medicine each year to maintain balance.

Practicing martial arts was a shortcut to augmenting strength, but no matter how she practiced, she couldn’t condense True Qi.

Eventually, she had given up.

Unexpectedly, practicing the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques immediately showed results.

This was an anomaly she hadn’t seen with many other mental methods she tried.

Although she wondered about the origins of the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques, whether someone had secretly placed them there.

What was that person’s intention, was it benevolent or malicious?

Was this Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques a righteous cultivation or an evil technique?

Many questions, yet they couldn’t suppress her enthusiasm and urgent desire to cultivate.

She desperately wished to master inner strength, to strengthen this frail body.

Until dawn when hearing the rooster crow outside the window, she realized she had practiced all night.

And after practicing all night, not only did she not feel tired, she felt more refreshed and energetic than usual.

She increasingly felt the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques were profound, her desire to cultivate was stronger.

But since the rooster crowed, it was time to start busying, so she got up, leaving the bed, and began working in the yard.

While busying, she thought of the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques, naturally dividing her attention to the Inner Qi, starting to activate its circulation.

Then she found that the Heavenly Five Mysterious Techniques were indeed mystical, still allowing cultivation even in such a busy situation.

This meant she could maintain cultivation continually, practicing it for an entire day.

Once night fell and the lights went out, she again sat cross-legged on the bed, officially starting cultivation.

At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan had already appeared outside another city, once again performing the Donghuan Saint Technique.

Eventually shaking his head.

It seems his luck had run out, likely no one else in Dan Yang Heaven would master the Ascension Technique.

...

Zhang Ji Yuan and Ning Dongge were practicing inside the Heaven-Reaching Hall when they sensed a change in the aura and opened their eyes, finding Chu Zhiyuan sitting cross-legged on the mat.

Zhang Ji Yuan smiled and said, "Little Junior Brother, any gains?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and sighed, "None."

"Don’t be disheartened, take it slow, it’ll happen eventually." Zhang Ji Yuan said with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Brother Zhang, how long did it take you to find me?"

"Uh..." Zhang Ji Yuan twirled his fingers and smiled, "Should be thirty years, ... that’s the good side, Senior Brother Ning spent fifty years finding me."

Ning Dongge nodded, "Finding you was indeed fast, Little Junior Brother, don’t rush, you have plenty of time."

Zhang Ji Yuan laughed, "But Senior Brother Ning, you haven’t realized, Little Junior Brother is quite anxious."

Ning Dongge was puzzled.

Zhang Ji Yuan said, "Little Junior Brother wants to see the Inheritance Hall as soon as possible."

Ning Dongge suddenly understood, then chuckled wryly, "Such a matter relies on opportunity, there’s no use rushing, it’s not something we can decide."

Zhang Ji Yuan said, "Indeed, rushing is useless, I was very impatient at first, but later became more and more calm."

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "Decades, I truly can’t wait."

In the span of three days, not even all of Dan Yang Heaven had been thoroughly searched.

Looking at it now, perhaps the only gain from Dan Yang Heaven was that young girl.

As time spent in Dan Yang Heaven grew longer, the future seen by the Donghuan Saint Technique became increasingly clear.

Yet what the Donghuan Saint Technique showed about the future successors of Heaven-Reaching Sect was extremely vague and quite embarrassing.

The Donghuan Saint Technique can reveal specific matters, specific people, specific spaces.

The more specific, the better, the smaller the space, the better.

Directly viewing whether there were successors within all of Dan Yang Heaven was not precise, vaguely unclear.

Only by viewing city by city could clarity be achieved.

Zhang Ji Yuan said, "Also don’t rush, maybe you’ll discover it tomorrow."

Ning Dongge smiled, "Little Junior Brother, you always have good luck."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Good luck eventually runs out, perhaps this time it’s depleted."

"Probably hasn’t finished yet." Zhang Ji Yuan said with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan chatted with them for a while before disappearing in a flash, appearing in Xiao Ruoling’s small courtyard.

Inside Xiao Ruoling’s courtyard, it was quite lively.

Aside from Shen Hanyue, several young girls were practicing martial arts together, sparring with each other.

This small courtyard had become like a mini martial arts training ground.

Upon seeing Chu Zhiyuan’s appearance, they all came over to greet him, then cheerfully said their goodbyes and left.

Shen Hanyue also wisely left together.

Having achieved Spirit Venerable status, Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t continue joint cultivation, and she felt it improper to linger.

Chu Zhiyuan sat at the stone table, sipping tea, and shared his troubles.

Xiao Ruoling listened and softly said, "Husband, perhaps you should speak with the Palace Master, see if you can take a look at the Spirit Venerable Martial Arts in the palace."

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, "That’s too taboo, no need to put the Palace Master in a difficult position."

Any sect, without exception, would never let Spirit Venerable Martial Arts be passed outside.

No matter how you look at it, I’m a disciple of the Heaven-Reaching Sect, not a disciple of Profound Yin Palace.