Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 226: Chapter 223: Shadow Beast

Huang Cheng looked at him helplessly, allowing him to take his course.

In the event of danger, the Fourth Prince must be taken away immediately.

He must not get injured; otherwise, the Emperor would never forgive me.

Chu Zhiyuan continued to stare at the mountain wall, watching it vibrate with a "bang" once again.

Huang Cheng’s expression changed slightly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Why don’t you go in and take a look too, Imperial Envoy Huang?"

Huang Cheng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to stay by Chu Zhiyuan’s side.

Even if a Demon Beast broke through the barrier, as long as the Fourth Prince was safe, he would not be at fault.

But if the Fourth Prince were to suffer any mishap, or even a slight injury, his own guilt would be great.

Therefore, he could not leave even for a moment.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

The mountain wall continued to tremble, stones falling and crashing towards Chu Zhiyuan and Huang Cheng.

Huang Cheng waved his sleeve, and the stones turned to dust in mid-air.

Time slowly passed by.

The moon, as cold as jade, moved from east to west, then the dawn broke, and the sun rose.

Golden light flooded the valley.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly opened his eyes and released the Purple Sun Stance.

He realized that the Purple Light was particularly intense today, five or six times denser than usual.

Was it because of the location, or due to the timing?

If it was due to this valley, then it should be the place to practice cultivation.

If it was the timing, then there was nothing to be done.

It was most likely due to the mysterious sun.

...

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly felt something and turned his head to see Chu Qingyan leading several people out one after another.

Chu Jinglin, Chu Jingge, Chu Qingfeng, and four elders in Purple Robes.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands in salute.

The eight Great Grandmasters looked both weary and relieved, indicating the situation was resolved.

Huang Cheng smiled and said, "Congratulations, Great Grandmaster."

Chu Qingyan stroked his beard and laughed, "Thanks to the timely report this time, ... Thirteenth Brother, you’re still so rash, not as calm as Yuan’er here!"

Chu Qingfeng rubbed his nose, feeling somewhat awkward.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Uncle Nine, has the issue been resolved?"

"Yes, it’s been suppressed, thankfully without any mishap."

"Has the Secret Land expanded?"

"It expanded a little, but no big deal, Yuan’er, this time you’ve earned a great merit."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Nine."

Chu Qingfeng asked, "Old Fourth, nothing went wrong at the Yuding Sect earlier, right?"

"You still know to ask this!" Chu Qingyan said with a bad temper: "... What did you come for? And the result?!"

"Brother Nine, it couldn’t be helped, seeing the exit on the verge of collapse, should Demon Beasts break through, they might even reach Yujing!"

If Demon Beasts broke into Yujing, who knows how many would die, it’s unthinkable.

They could only go all out to block and hold back, preventing the Demon Beasts from breaking through the exit.

If Chu Qingyan and the others hadn’t arrived, they truly wouldn’t have held up, it would have been a catastrophe.

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly asked, "Uncle Nine, what’s that Demon Beast following behind you?"

"Behind?" Chu Qingyan turned to look.

The other Great Grandmasters all turned to look.

Behind them was emptiness.

Their eyes suddenly brightened, and their spiritual vision expanded.

Chu Zhiyuan felt as if he had instantly fallen to the bottom of a lake.

Their Contemplation Realm quickly solidified, pressing down like mountains, like a morning sun.

The enormous pressure surged in, stifling him to the point of being unable to breathe.

Chu Zhiyuan thought this was unlucky.

Huang Cheng stepped forward, shielding Chu Zhiyuan.

A gentle aura instantly enveloped him, easing the suffocating sensation, then eliminating it.

Chu Zhiyuan looked gratefully at Huang Cheng.

These Great Grandmasters hadn’t considered how much pressure they exerted on a Grandmaster like himself.

Just like people walking wouldn’t think about stepping on ants.

"Where is it?" Chu Qingyan asked.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Following behind you are transparent Demon Beasts shaped like mice, as if in phantom form."

"Damn, we’ve been hit after all!" Chu Qingyan snorted.

The other eight Great Grandmasters’ expressions were unsightly.

Chu Zhiyuan curiously looked at Chu Qingyan.

Chu Qingyan said, "Yuan’er, you can see them?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "Not very clearly, but I can see them."

The mouse-like phantoms were clinging tightly to the Great Grandmasters’ backs, biting hard at their backs.

It seemed to want to bite through their backs, yet couldn’t, despite its efforts.

Obviously, they were insignificant to the Great Grandmasters and posed no harm.

So the Great Grandmasters hadn’t even noticed their efforts to bite them.

"Truly worthy of being our first Princely Heir in Da Jing," Chu Qingyan laughed heartily, "born extraordinary, with natural Divine Eyes!"

The other Great Grandmasters looked enviously at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Is this shadow harmful?"

"Without you, Yuan’er, this time we’d be doomed." Chu Qingyan shook his head, "They attach to people, causing killings and chaos!"

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Then..."

"Since you can see them, destroy them," Chu Qingyan said, "It requires spiritual power, the Heart Inquiry Saber Skill will suffice."

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan wasn’t surprised that he knew he was skilled in the Heart Inquiry Saber Skill.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."

Nine white beams flew out from his sleeve, each hitting the phantoms behind them.

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

Where the white light hit, they were pierced through.

Nine clusters of purple flames abruptly appeared, flaring briefly before disappearing.

They were incinerated by the aura of the Purple Sun Scripture, vanishing completely, as if they never existed.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head inwardly.

Indeed, they were weak in strength, skilled in concealment, fooling the Great Grandmasters’ senses.

But they couldn’t fool the Super Sense.

"Haha..." Chu Qingyan stroked his beard and smiled with satisfaction.

The fire of the Purple Sun Scripture was pure and profound, more so than expected.

Originally thought that with rapid advancement in realm, the foundation would be somewhat fragile, but now it seemed, quite the opposite.

His foundation was far stronger than those who progressed steadily, and he used spiritual power even in the Grandmaster Realm, truly a prodigy.

Chu Qingyan said, "These Shadow Beasts are the most crafty, impossible to guard against, they can affect one’s temperament, influence thoughts..."

He described the Shadow Beast’s traits in detail.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

These Shadow Beasts in the Dragon Mountain Secret Land were just very weak Demon Beasts, with the unique ability to make themselves go unnoticed by the outside world.

They had Spiritual Energy protection, able to ward off these Shadow Beasts, and posed no threat, so they were often overlooked.

Similar to ants in the outside world.

They couldn’t affect the Great Grandmasters, but could attach to those below Grandmaster.

After attaching, it drastically changed their temperament, making them love killing, quickly increasing their strength, thus enhancing their killing efficiency.

Eventually becoming masters on their level, until becoming Evil Demons, targets of the Court’s pursuit, hunted down by experts from the Military Suppression Department.

This was almost always their ultimate fate.

But the experts of the Military Suppression Department couldn’t kill the Shadow Beast, as they either attached to others or returned to the Secret Land, which made them very troublesome.

"Uncle Nine, I didn’t expect I could see them with these eyes."

Was it the Super Sense originally capable of seeing them, or because of the fusion with the Golden Vertical Pupil?

"Sigh... Heavens have eyes," Chu Qingyan sighed, stroking his beard.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

As the Princely Heir, there was no need to be secretive, speaking openly and straightforwardly.

Chu Qingyan and the others wouldn’t dread him, but would think more highly of him.

Chu Zhiyuan picked up a small stone that had fallen on the ground, about the size of a little finger, clear and translucent, left behind by the Shadow Beast.

The small stone was enveloped by an invisible force, with the Super Sense unable to see it clearly.

This only made Chu Zhiyuan even more curious.