Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 1048 - 1044: Obtaining the Flower

"What is this?" Hu Yuni’s bright eyes showed curiosity.

A handsome young man stood beside her, with a face as beautiful as Crown Jade, and a stature tall and straight like a pine, full of grace.

He smiled and said, "This is a secret cave. Junior Brother Lu, skilled in traps and secret paths, discovered this place. Surely it hides something valuable."

"Didn’t you go in to take a look?"

"Without Miss Hu’s word, who would dare go in on their own?" the handsome young man replied with a smile.

"Brother Zhuang, take your senior and junior brothers inside for a look then."

"As you command."

Zhuang Qiushan smiled and folded his hands, drawing a sideways glance from Hu Yuni.

She turned her head towards Leng Tieya: "Mr. Sun, what do you think?"

Leng Tieya replied, "It’s best to be cautious, there might be danger."

"They’re not foolish, there’s no need for reminders," Hu Yuni said. "That Copper Bell is a rare treasure. With it protecting the body, sir, how did you kill that old evil demon?"

"Pure luck,"

Leng Tieya replied.

The elder’s protective Copper Bell was extremely strong, capable of even blocking the Swift Light Sword.

Yet it couldn’t withstand the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion.

Once the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion was employed, the Copper Bell couldn’t protect the elder, and in a daze, a single slash beheaded him.

Hu Yuni laughed, "Does Mr. Sun want this Copper Bell?"

Leng Tieya shook his head.

Hu Yuni said, "Truly don’t want it? It’s a rare treasure capable of self-defense."

Leng Tieya said, "Should I place it in the center of the yard, or hang it up? I have nowhere to hang it."

"Then why not buy a large yard, sir?"

"I live alone, a large yard would be too lonely."

"That’s true." Hu Yuni nodded, "Why not find a companion, sir?"

Living alone in a large yard, without any woman companion, is indeed lonely.

Leng Tieya shook his head, "I haven’t met the right one. I’ve been accustomed to living alone these years, quite carefree and unencumbered."

Hu Yuni laughed, "Our Star-picking Cliff is lively, perhaps you could often reside at the Guest Peak, sir."

Leng Tieya smiled and nodded, "Miss Hu is considerate."

As they spoke, a roar suddenly emanated from the cave, followed by a clear "ding ding ding ding."

Hu Yuni lightly furrowed her delicate brows.

Leng Tieya had long seen that there were experts guarding inside the cave, two elders.

But he remained silent.

The Star-picking Cliff experts had it too easy this time; they should face some challenges.

Otherwise, they’d think the Ghost Bone Sect was nothing much.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

"Junior Sister Hu!"

Amidst the clear sounds, there was the cry for help.

Hu Yuni’s bright eyes sharpened, and with a leap, she floated into the cave, disappearing from sight.

Leng Tieya stood outside the cave, drawing his sword.

His left hand gestured the sword technique, and his fingertips gently caressed the clear, limpid sword of the Flying Scale Sword.

He hadn’t been idle, constantly refining the Flying Scale Sword.

After the refining, although the Flying Scale Sword’s spirituality was faint and still needed his spiritual power’s imprint to be strengthened, it was already integrated with him.

As flexible as an extension of his arm, it could achieve maximum speed.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Like heavy drums beating within the cave.

The cave entrance trembled, making the valley’s stone walls quiver lightly.

Leng Tieya posed in a strange stance, remaining motionless.

The sword slowly began to glow, a clear and misty light accumulating on the blade.

Like a pool of autumn water under the moon, it flowed on the blade, cool and clear.

...

Inside the cave, a large sea of Ghost Bone Flowers emitted a soft, radiant light in the darkness.

Like jellyfish floating in the deep sea.

Beside the Ghost Bone Flower Sea, two groups were fighting.

Hu Yuni battled with a black-robed elder.

The other black-robed elder was besieged by Zhuang Qiushan and his men.

It would be more accurate to say that the black-robed elder besieged Zhuang Qiushan and his men.

Their group of eight was overwhelmed, retreating step by step.

The elder fighting Hu Yuni was also retreating, unable to defend.

Hu Yuni was a rare genius, unseen for millennia, her swordsmanship becoming sharper with the previous battle.

After familiarizing herself with the Ghost Bone Sect’s martial arts, every sword strike she made targeted the elder’s weaknesses.

The elder’s hand seals were intricate and robust, yet the sword light repeatedly found their weaknesses, seeking gaps to penetrate.

After only thirty-some moves, the black-robed elder let out a deep shout, turned around, and left.

The other black-robed elder followed suit, making his way out.

As they neared the cave entrance, their bodies tensed, on guard against any ambushers.

Upon suddenly exiting the cave, their eyes were met with sudden brightness.

A fleeting glimmer flashed by, quick as if a mirror had turned briefly, dazzling their eyes.

Then their necks suddenly hurt, followed by an engulfing darkness.

Leng Tieya appeared behind them, standing at the cave entrance, gently shaking the Flying Scale Sword, yet no blood was on it.

The Ghost Bone Sect experts on this side of the Demon Realm would bleed, but these two elders didn’t bleed.

From this, he deduced that they came from the Demon World.

Hu Yuni and Zhuang Qiushan rushed to him, seeing two headless corpses pushed aside by Leng Tieya, with the bloodless Flying Scale Sword sheathed.

They didn’t see Leng Tieya storing an item from one elder’s bosom into his silver ring.

Precisely Chu Liezhao’s storage silver ring.

Zhuang Qiushan cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Sun, excellent swordsmanship!"

He had personally witnessed the prowess of these two black-robed elders.

A group of experts was suppressed to the point of breathlessness, clearly elder-level masters.

If not for Hu Yuni’s timely assistance, they would have all been lying down by now, their fate uncertain.

Hu Yuni snorted, "Perfect timing!"

Sun Changyue’s swordsmanship was incredibly fast and peculiar, undeniably so.

But his ability to effortlessly kill these two elders showed that timing was the most crucial factor.

Leng Tieya smiled and said, "It’s a matter of taking advantage."

Zhuang Qiushan said, "Mr. Sun, this isn’t about taking advantage, it’s brilliance, also a part of swordsmanship."

Hu Yuni gave him a sidelong glance, feeling the words were overly flattering.

Leng Tieya said, "Mr. Zhuang overpraises me, I dare not accept."

Zhuang Qiushan truly was a disciple of Star-picking Cliff, with an exceptional comprehension, understanding the wonders of swordsmanship.

Zhuang Qiushan shook his head.

Leng Tieya asked, "Is there treasure or danger hidden inside?"

"Ghost Bone Flower!" Hu Yuni snorted, "That’s their most important thing, it must be destroyed, Brother Zhuang."

"Understood." Zhuang Qiushan nodded solemnly, turned, and left.

He led Star-picking Cliff disciples inside the cave, destroying all the Ghost Bone Flowers.

...

A bright moon hung high in the sky.

Leng Tieya stood alone on the mountain peak, looking down at the valley below.

The strength of this East Third Altar was far inferior to the previous West Two Altars; after he dealt with the hidden guards and two elders, the rest couldn’t withstand Zhuang Qiushan and the others.

Hu Yuni, uneasy, followed behind them, joining in the assault on the Ghost Bone Sect experts.

Leng Tieya stood with hands behind his back on the mountaintop.

Meanwhile, within the Demon Suppression Divine Palace, Chu Zhiyuan was holding a golden flower.

Shaped like a rose, with layer upon layer of petals, the petals were white, yet emitted a soft golden light.

This was very much like the Golden Ghost Flower that once appeared on the river.

However, that Golden Ghost Flower was fabricated by the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion.

This Golden Ghost Flower was undeniably real.

He never imagined he could truly obtain this Golden Ghost Flower.

His ability to manifest the Golden Ghost Flower through the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion came from the memories of Great Sky Demon Lu Tiansu.

Looking at this Golden Ghost Flower before him, he couldn’t contain his excitement.

The wonder of the Golden Ghost Flower, not only elevating the limit of spiritual power and strengthening the soul but also having unique marvels.

This Golden Ghost Flower could enhance the possibility of achieving the Great Sky Demon.

This alone made it a miraculous object, one that the world would scramble for.

However, this object required a special magic technique to absorb, or else it would be a sheer waste.

He deduced that those two elders guarded that cave precisely because of this Golden Ghost Flower.

And now, it had fallen into his hands.

The Golden Ghost Flower was gently placed at his brow, his mouth and nose beginning to exhale and inhale at a peculiar frequency.

Moments later, the sound of exhalation and inhalation akin to wind and thunder reverberated through the Divine Palace.

His chest and abdomen rose and fell, when one inflated, the other deflated, and vice versa.

With each exhale and inhale, strands of golden light seeped from the petals, converging towards his brow.

Strands of golden light drilled into his brow.

His brow brightened, growing brighter, radiating a golden light, faintly presenting the shape of a flower.

It was precisely the shape of the Golden Ghost Flower.

But the size was only about one-tenth of the Golden Ghost Flower, about the size of a pinky.