Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 1211 - 1207: Nine Transitions

This kind of level disparity cannot be compensated by numbers.

Can I really handle this Evil Venerable?

He thought for a moment and shook his head secretly.

Instinct told him he couldn’t handle this Evil Venerable.

He looked down at the Golden Sword.

The Golden Sword lay quietly in its sheath, looking plain and unremarkable.

After this session of refining, it already possessed some spiritual nature.

Even more miraculous.

How could it enhance its Realm in a short period?

Only by elevating a layer of Realm would it be hopeful to defeat this Evil Venerable.

Lu Gengshen snorted, "Even combined, we’re no match for him?"

Chu Zhiyuan gave a bittersweet smile.

Lu Gengshen frowned, "Is this Evil Venerable really that powerful?"

Li Xinhe said, "Then we can only avoid him?"

Qi Qingmei said lightly, "Whether we can beat him or not, we have to fight at least once."

Zhou Chongming said, "In that case, the four of us will go ahead to stop him. If we can’t withstand him, we can slip away. How about the others take a pause?"

"Hmm, that works too." Qi Qingmei nodded.

Lu Gengshen and Li Xinhe also nodded.

The experts they brought were all the elite within the sect, losing any one of them would be a huge loss.

Zhou Chongming looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Uncle, my Qinggong is quite good, I can get away."

"Fine, then you follow us," Zhou Chongming said, "We’ll surround him, and you observe his weaknesses from the side. Retreat quickly if the situation gets bad."

"Yes," Chu Zhiyuan responded.

Zhou Chongming explained the decision to the experts of the Four Sects, asking them to retreat thirty miles back and set up an Array.

Once they reached thirty miles out, if Zhou and his group didn’t show up in a quarter of an hour, they should continue retreating another hundred miles.

The crowd, though confused, followed orders and drifted away.

"Let’s go."

...

While in Insight, Chu Zhiyuan was constantly introspecting, searching for a way to counter.

At the same time, Chu Liezhao and Leng Tieya were also pondering, seeking the path to breakthrough together.

Their three minds collided in sparks between them.

The sparks transformed into spirit light.

A sense of understanding arose in his heart.

The hard training of these days and various comprehensions converged.

These intertwined, blended, fused, changed, finally condensing into a unique insight beyond his imagination.

With this insight, he operated the Golden Sword, infusing it with the people’s gathered essence, maneuvering it according to the Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture.

Moments later, his eyes suddenly flashed with golden light.

His green robe billowed, and his body vanished, reappearing a hundred meters away in an instant.

Then he stopped abruptly, a smile on his lips.

"Is this... a breakthrough?" Lu Gengshen looked at Zhou Chongming.

Zhou Chongming nodded with a smile.

"It should be Nine Transitions," Li Xinhe shook his head with a wry smile, "Seeing his cultivation, I feel like a useless person."

Qi Qingmei lightly furrowed her brow, staring at Chu Zhiyuan.

Lu Gengshen said, "How did Nephew Chu manage to cultivate so fast?"

Zhou Chongming smiled faintly, "Zhiyuan created a unique cultivation method, practicing our Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture, advancing thousands of miles in a day."

"Such a marvelous method exists?" Lu Gengshen was surprised, "Can other disciples within the sect practice it too?"

Zhou Chongming shook his head.

It turned out other disciples weren’t quite suitable for this method.

"That’s indeed remarkable," Lu Gengshen envied, "Your Heavenly Sword Sect’s luck is truly good."

Zhou Chongming waved his hand, "We had always been unlucky before, but fortune has finally turned."

Chu Zhiyuan quickly collected his presence, his green robe became still.

His eyes brightened soft and gentle, all the sharpness hidden, as warm as jade.

In a flash, he appeared before the four of them.

"Breakthrough?" Zhou Chongming asked.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.

He didn’t expect to really achieve the Nine Transitions just before facing the Evil Venerable.

The accumulation over this period was substantial, the breakthrough came naturally.

The body’s accumulation combined with the deep accumulation from two clones finally led to a qualitative change.

Qi Qingmei smiled lightly, "Congratulations, finally stepping into Nine Transitions."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Though it’s Nine Transitions, I’m still far behind you Uncles and Sister."

Lu Gengshen shook his head, "We’ve practiced for so many years, and you just for a little while. If you were the same as us, we might as well not have lived."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Then should I join in?"

"You should stay and oversee the Array," Zhou Chongming quickly said, "The four of us have worked together many times, we are quite coordinated."

"Alright," Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

This was exactly what he wanted.

He looked ahead, speaking softly, "They’re coming."

Lu Gengshen strained his eyes, focus sharpening, "Here they come!"

In the distance, Zhao Ruilin glided in like a wisp of smoke, moving from a small black dot to their front in just two breaths.

Zhao Ruilin glanced at them, frowned but didn’t strike, instead veering slightly to the side, intending to continue on.

He sensed the four’s killing intent, but didn’t care.

The current target was another Evil Venerable, not these masters from his realm.

Despite their intent to kill, as long as they didn’t act, he wouldn’t bother.

Qi Qingmei called out, "Sect Master Zhao Ruilin of the Giant Spirit Sect?"

Zhao Ruilin took one glance and continued moving forward, about to pass them.

Qi Qingmei and the three others shifted, blocking his path.

"Who are you?" Zhao Ruilin asked in a deep voice.

"Heh!" Lu Gengshen chuckled, "Lu Gengshen of the Guiyang Sword Sect, here to take your life."

Zhao Ruilin frowned, looking at the four of them.

Li Xinhe smiled, "Li Xinhe of the Fuyun Sect, here to take your life." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Zhou Chongming of the Heavenly Sword Sect, here to take your life."

Qi Qingmei said lightly, "Qi Qingmei of Guanghan Palace."

"Experts of the Four Great Sects are all gathered!" Zhao Ruilin let out a cold laugh, "You do think highly of me."

Lu Gengshen snorted, "The Giant Spirit Sect is still a Great Sect among the Evil Sects, you being the Sect Master, it’d be belittling you if we came alone."

Zhao Ruilin said slowly, "I don’t want to kill today, you should step back."

"Ha, what arrogance!" Lu Gengshen laughed, "Die!"

He drew his sword and thrust, the sword light flashed, instantly piercing Zhao Ruilin’s chest.

Zhao Ruilin sidestepped two steps, and the sword light only struck his shadow.

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"

The other three swords struck his figure almost simultaneously.

He shifted four times in a moment, evading the four swords, and simultaneously drew his sword to thrust at Qi Qingmei.

He precisely targeted the strongest among them, aiming at the leader.

Qi Qingmei’s longsword suddenly lit up, like a bright moon rising.

The next moment, the two swords clashed.

"Ding..." Zhao Ruilin flew backward, spewing a Blood Arrow midair.

Chu Zhiyuan clapped silently.

Qi Qingmei indeed had a remarkable kill instinct, resolute, immediately employing the Bright Moon Divine Sword without hesitation.

Qi Qingmei pursued Zhao Ruilin, the sword light vaporizing the Blood Arrow, striking Zhao Ruilin again.

Zhao Ruilin tried to evade, but the moon-like sword light, though gentle, was incredibly swift.

He desperately blocked horizontally, but flew backward again, spurting another Blood Arrow.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

After the Blood Arrow, Zhao Ruilin roared in fury, "Courting death!"

His eyes suddenly flash with cold light, his clothes ballooning, momentum soaring instantly.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Qi Qingmei’s ruthless strike directly used the Bright Moon Divine Sword.

Zhao Ruilin couldn’t withstand it, losing the initiative and already injured.

In such a case, using a secret technique was already a bit late, affecting its effects.

Originally doubling the cultivation could now barely increase by seven-tenths.

"Ding..."

Qi Qingmei sent him flying again, spewing another Blood Arrow midair.

"Ha ha..." Lu Gengshen laughed uncontrollably, "Is this all?"

Qi Qingmei shouted, "All together, finish him quickly!"

She saw a shadow quickly approaching from afar.

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"

"Ding ding ding ding ding..."

Three sword lights pierced Zhao Ruilin in midair, but were swept aside, emitting a series of clashing sounds.

Ultimately, they landed heavily. Zhao Ruilin waved his sword to block the radiant Bright Moon.

"Ding..." Zhao Ruilin flew again, expelling another Blood Arrow, this one with bits of flesh.

The Bright Moon Divine Sword severely injured him to the point of dire peril.

This was absolute dominance.