Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 1045 - 1041: The Beginning

No matter if it’s the Supreme Heavenly Demon, Supreme Heavenly Demon, or Spirit Venerable, they are all legends.

Almost no one truly understands them unless they become them.

As for resurrection after death, it’s impossible for a Venerable, but perhaps not for a Spirit Venerable.

If I can have the Divine Power, it’s not surprising for some Spirit Venerables to possess special Divine Skills.

"Are there any? ...No, right?" Miao Qingjie scratched his head: "I’ve always wanted to find relics, and only found one. Shouldn’t we look for others too?"

Hu Yuni’s bright eyes sparkled, staring at him without blinking.

Miao Qingjie touched his face: "Am I really acting strange?"

Hu Yuni stared at him, beckoning with her jade hand towards Leng Tieya: "What does Mr. Sun think?"

"...Can’t tell." Leng Tieya shook his head: "Since I met Young Master Miao, he’s been unusually passionate about relics."

"He wasn’t this enthusiastic before." Hu Yuni said.

Miao Qingjie asked somewhat uncertainly: "Could it be because I finally found one, and there’s hope? Is that why I’m getting more enthusiastic? ...Am I really acting strange?"

He was also becoming somewhat paranoid.

Leng Tieya said: "I don’t know if there is such a treasure that can detect anything unusual."

If there is such a treasure, I need to be extra cautious.

Hu Yuni took out a Heavenly Star Stone from her sleeve and handed it to Miao Qingjie: "Here, wear this."

Miao Qingjie was startled and quickly waved his hand: "This is yours, Junior Sister Hu, how can I take it!"

Each disciple receives one Heavenly Star Stone pendant, and Hu Yuni only has one.

Hu Yuni said: "I have other soul-protecting treasures."

Miao Qingjie smiled and quickly took the Heavenly Star Stone pendant: "Then I shall accept it graciously."

Hu Yuni’s bright eyes were fixed on him as he put on the Heavenly Star Stone pendant, and there was no unusual reaction from the pendant.

She withdrew her gaze: "It seems Brother Miao doesn’t have any problems."

She still felt Miao Qingjie had changed, even though that power was blocked, it left an impact.

Miao Qingjie put on the Heavenly Star Stone pendant and immediately felt rejuvenated: "Let’s go, Mr. Sun, let’s take a look."

Leng Tieya looked at Hu Yuni and showed a questioning expression.

Hu Yuni said: "I’ll join too."

"That’s even better." Miao Qingjie quickly agreed.

...

Leng Tieya stood on the shore, placing the fragments of the broken sword back into the box, and closed his eyes.

Miao Qingjie closed the Black Box and tucked it back inside his robe.

Hu Yuni stared intently at Leng Tieya, her bright eyes sparkled, concentrating on sensing.

Leng Tieya sensed the surroundings, while she was sensing his sensing.

A moment later, she withdrew her concentration, shaking her head gently.

She was completely disheartened.

Indeed, it was an undetectable kind of aura, not something that can be forced.

She glanced at Miao Qingjie.

Could the Mr. Chu mentioned by Brother Miao indeed have formidable abilities, and the talk of fate is not mere nonsense?

Leng Tieya’s expression was calm, but his face quickly turned pale, showing the rapid consumption of spiritual power.

His expression was calm, but inside he was extremely unsettled.

The aura of the broken sword fragment attached to the white cocoon in the Lao Gong Acupoint in his left palm.

The aura suddenly became dozens of times thicker, instantly clarifying the sense of the surroundings by dozens of times.

This broken sword fragment’s aura drew out the aura on the right palm of the Supreme Heavenly Demon.

With this aura, the sense of surrounding auras greatly improved in range and clarity.

He opened his eyes, helplessly shaking his head.

There’s no aura of relics nearby, it seems there’s no relic for dozens or even hundreds of miles.

Only two palms here, where are the feet, where is the torso?

"No, alas, what a pity." Miao Qingjie looked disappointed.

"It’s not necessarily a pity," Hu Yuni said, "it may be a blessing in disguise."

Leng Tieya said: "Let’s try again tomorrow, maybe the sensing was inaccurate."

"Yes, let’s try again tomorrow." Miao Qingjie nodded quickly.

Hu Yuni said: "Let’s deal with those evil demons first, then return to Star-picking Cliff, once we understand those relics, we might be able to rely on them to find others."

Miao Qingjie agreed, eager to return to Star-picking Cliff immediately, erase the power on this relic, so they can sense with peace of mind.

Leng Tieya said: "The aura on that relic must be substantial, by then you won’t need me."

Miao Qingjie quickly waved his hand: "We can’t do without Mr. Sun’s help."

Hu Yuni said: "Rest assured Mr. Sun, we won’t burn bridges after crossing them."

Leng Tieya smiled and bowed.

The next day they returned, and Leng Tieya once again shook his head in disappointment.

At the same time, a strand of aura from the broken sword fragment was drawn and injected into the Lao Gong Acupoint in his left hand.

The aura attached to the white cocoon became even thicker, further increasing the sensing range.

In this situation, still no similar aura was sensed nearby.

So he, Miao Qingjie, and Hu Yuni expanded the search range centered on Wanjiang City, extending it a hundred miles outward.

But they still found nothing.

Miao Qingjie finally gave up hope entirely this time.

When they returned to Wanjiang City, just as Leng Tieya returned to his small courtyard, Miao Qingjie visited again.

"Mr. Sun, do you want to join us to exterminate the evil demons of the Ghost Bone Sect?"

"I won’t go." Leng Tieya shook his head: "To avoid any mishaps."

"Are you really not going?" Miao Qingjie wondered.

In his impression, Leng Tieya had an intense hatred for these evil demons, and if there’s an opportunity to wipe them out, he wouldn’t miss it.

Leng Tieya said: "With you taking action, there’s no need for me."

Miao Qingjie bowed: "Mr. Sun, why not lend us a hand?"

Mr. Sun’s Swordsmanship is astonishing, his killing capacity comparable to Junior Sister Hu.

How can such powerful support be unused, especially when Junior Sister Hu strongly urges him to go.

"...Just worried I’ll mess things up."

"Mr. Sun will act together with Junior Sister Hu."

"Alright."

Leng Tieya readily agreed.

Miao Qingjie laughed a couple of times, shaking his head: "Mr. Sun, don’t overthink."

"I’m not overthinking." Leng Tieya laughed: "Still have self-awareness."

Miao Qingjie nodded.

He also felt Leng Tieya was a level-headed person, and wouldn’t be fanciful.

"Then let’s set off."

"So quick?"

"The brothers and sisters have already arrived and are waiting for us."

Dozens of Star-picking Cliff masters had infiltrated the city in various identities, joining Hu Yuni and the others.

"Good."

...

A bright moon hung high.

The night was as cool as water.

Leng Tieya and Hu Yuni raced side by side, their feet skimming over the treetops.

Moonlight fell on them, casting a faint, hazy glow.

Leng Tieya remained silent.

As expected, Hu Yuni held a very high status; even with so many Star-picking Cliff masters here, they all listened to her commands.

Hu Yuni’s bright eyes scanned the surroundings, vigilant and cautious, restraining her aura.

Leng Tieya also restrained his aura.

Hu Yuni made a gesture with her hand.

Leng Tieya’s Super Sense saw the dozens of Star-picking Cliff masters behind him spread out, maintaining a distance of about ten feet, vaguely creating a fan shape, stopping and hiding within the woods.

Leng Tieya raised his eyebrows.

Star-picking Cliff disciples are well-trained, having rehearsed attack strategies.

Hu Yuni turned to look at Leng Tieya, used Sound Transmission into Secret: "Let’s find the hidden stakes."

Leng Tieya nodded.

Hu Yuni pointed to the left to signal him, then to the right, finally pointing to herself.

Leng Tieya nodded, drifted to the left front, while Hu Yuni went to the right front.

They each climbed over the mountain from the sides, entering the wooded side of the mountain peak.

Their figures flickered in the woods, darting like lightning.

Without a sound, Leng Tieya struck down two Ghost Bone Sect experts’ necks with a flash of light.

Giving them no chance to make a sound.

On the other side, Hu Yuni was gracefully agile, like a shooting star, appearing behind two Ghost Bone Sect experts, silently striking their heads with her jade palm.

They felt nothing but a sudden pain in the back of their head, and their world went black, losing their lives instantly.

After dispatching two hidden stakes, Leng Tieya continued onward without stopping, soon taking out two more heads in the woods.

These hidden stakes worked in pairs; swiftness and speed in sword strikes were needed to solve them quietly.

He continued relentlessly, killing from the mountainside up to the mountaintop, then into the valley, single-handedly engaging in silent slaughter.

The valley was quiet, the entire Ghost Bone Sect West Two Altars were already asleep.

Until a bell rang, echoing through the valley.