Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1384 - 1380: Guidance

In this way, saying that the Taihao Jade Void Scripture leads directly to the Spirit Venerable is not an exaggeration.

But the Taihao Jade Void Scripture does not record any of these patterns.

So why do these patterns gradually appear under cultivation?

This Taihao Jade Void Scripture is indeed mysterious, containing profound principles that I have not yet fully comprehended.

If I can understand it, would I be able to grasp the secrets of the Spirit Venerable?

Is there a way to restrain a Spirit Venerable?

In the future, I will also become a Spirit Venerable and face the threat of other Spirit Venerables, how should I deal with it?

Initially becoming a Spirit Venerable is actually a very dangerous thing.

At the very least, one cannot stay within the main hall of the Heaven-Reaching Sect, using arrays to avoid the power of a Spirit Venerable anymore.

"Is it okay?" Wang Miaoqiao said.

Chu Zhiyuan reluctantly withdrew his hand, sighing, "This is a Spirit Venerable!"

"A Spirit Venerable is still human. Few achieve it, and they rarely show up, which is why they are considered more formidable." Wang Miaoqiao said, "Don’t think too highly of a Spirit Venerable."

Ning Dongge laughed, "But a Spirit Venerable is indeed remarkable."

"Compared to a Venerable, a Spirit Venerable is not much better, it’s just they’re luckier." Wang Miaoqiao said, "Without good luck, one cannot become a Spirit Venerable."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Luck is indeed very important."

"Exactly." Wang Miaoqiao laughed, "Luck is actually the most important."

With good luck, you’re born with excellent qualifications, everything goes smoothly without any setbacks, and you eventually become a Venerable. With a bit more luck, you can become a Spirit Venerable.

But if your luck is bad and you’re not born with good qualifications, no matter how hard you try, it’s all in vain.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Grandmaster, what should I do next if I become a Spirit Venerable?"

"Once you become a Spirit Venerable, you can’t stay within the sect; you need to leave."

"Yes."

"You also want to establish a Cave Mansion, correct? Like mine?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "Yes, I’m not sure how to build a Cave Mansion."

"To build a Cave Mansion, you need to go to the Floating Mountain, refine a peak, and then control it to separate from the Floating Mountain and come here."

"Floating Mountain..."

"The Floating Mountain is twenty thousand miles from here. Bringing a mountain over is not easy; I took a year to slowly bring it over."

Chu Zhiyuan clicked his tongue.

Wang Miaoqiao said, "I would say, after just becoming a Spirit Venerable, it’s best not to rush to build a Cave Mansion."

Chu Zhiyuan showed a listening attitude.

Wang Miaoqiao said, "Your foundation is not stable just after stepping into the Spirit Venerable realm. If you encounter another Spirit Venerable midway, it’s hard to avoid being taken advantage of."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded solemnly.

Wang Miaoqiao said, "Moreover, just after becoming a Spirit Venerable, your sense of time hasn’t adjusted yet, you’ll feel anxious, like it’s a torment."

"When did Grandmaster build the Cave Mansion?"

"I only built the Cave Mansion a hundred years after reaching the Spirit Venerable realm." Wang Miaoqiao said, "By that time, there was no rush at all, slowly journeying over twenty thousand miles was quite interesting."

"A hundred years..." Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

He felt he couldn’t wait that long, couldn’t endure it till then.

Wang Miaoqiao said, "Right after becoming a Spirit Venerable, you can stay in my Cave Mansion. I might not be around, and it’s no trouble at all."

Chu Zhiyuan hesitated.

Wang Miaoqiao laughed, "What, afraid I’ll hurt you?"

"How could that be, it’s just inconvenient." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "Still, I shouldn’t disturb Grandmaster."

"Do you have a place to go?"

"Yes, I’ll return to the Imperial City, the Biyuan Heavenly Imperial City."

In the Imperial City, it’s the safest, with the National Guardian Divine Artifact, other Spirit Venerables dare not invade.

"The Biyuan Heavenly Imperial City... that works. After becoming a Spirit Venerable, the most important thing is not to become arrogant, not to think you’re invincible, and from then on, act recklessly."

"That’s what we thought a Spirit Venerable was like."

"Those who become arrogant Spirit Venerables almost never last beyond ten years, some not even a year."

"Is it that dangerous?"

"If you start cautiously, the problem isn’t big. But this kind of arrogance, once let loose, behaving wantonly, will inevitably lead to self-destruction."

Ning Dongge said, "Grandmaster, almost all Spirit Venerables have a legacy, and they all know this, right?"

"Knowing and doing are not the same." Wang Miaoqiao said, "Sometimes, even knowing you shouldn’t, you still do it."

Chu Zhiyuan agreed.

Wang Miaoqiao shook his head, "Especially those who have struggled for hundreds or even thousands of years, once they succeed, they can’t control themselves!"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The harder you suppress it, the more intense the outburst, the harder it is to contain."

He could understand this ecstatic joy after suppression, which is uncontrolled by human will.

Only to vent.

But once let loose, it will lead to arrogance and reckless behavior.

Enduring hardship for so long, finally reaping sweet rewards, yet cannot indulge in madness?

Such madness often leads to actions far beyond imagination.

Wang Miaoqiao laughed, "Zhiyuan, you’re different, entering the Spirit Venerable realm at such a young age, you’re unlikely to go that far."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I will also be extremely joyful... Thank you, Grandmaster, for your guidance."

Wang Miaoqiao waved his hand, "You’ve mastered the Taihao Jade Void Scripture; I can’t help much."

He pulled out a piece of black iron token from his sleeve and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan, "I got this from a Spirit Venerable, not sure what it is."

Chu Zhiyuan, surprised, accepted this half palm-sized black iron token, finding it smooth and warm like jade.

"It should be something good, just that I couldn’t identify it." Wang Miaoqiao said, "Zhiyuan, you’re lucky. You might find some clues."

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan readily accepted, "Grandmaster, you killed that Spirit Venerable, right?"

"Yes, I did." Wang Miaoqiao snorted, "He tried to kill me first, I had no choice but to kill him."

"No lingering threats, right?" Chu Zhiyuan examined the Black Jade Token.

Under the naked eye, this Black Jade Token resembled black iron, unremarkable without any luster.

Under Super Sense, this Black Jade Token emitted a gentle white light, shielding from Super Sensing Illumination.

This is by no means an ordinary item.

Wang Miaoqiao said, "I don’t know which level of heaven it’s from, nor is it from any renowned Great Sect, there’s no one to avenge him."

Renowned Great Sects often have more than one Spirit Venerable, leading to mutual revenge.

Not being part of a Great Sect, fighting alone, naturally leaves no one to avenge him.

"Good." Chu Zhiyuan put it away in his sleeve.

He looked at Ning Dongge.

Ning Dongge said, "Then we shall take our leave, Grandmaster."

"Go on."

...

Chu Zhiyuan and Ning Dongge quickly floated away from the giant peak on a White Jade Round Plate, reaching the main hall of the Heaven-Reaching Sect.

After returning to the main hall, Chu Zhiyuan sat on his Golden Meditation Mat and let out a long sigh of relief.

Ning Dongge sat on the meditation mat beside him, smiling, "Even if Grandmaster took action, he wouldn’t have gone for the kill."

Chu Zhiyuan extended his hand, "Senior Brother, let me check your condition."

"Becoming a Spirit Venerable is not something to force." Ning Dongge shook his head, "I’ve come to terms with it."

He said he had let it go, but still extended his hand.

Chu Zhiyuan placed his hand on his wrist and closed his eyes.

Ning Dongge watched him intently.

He knew how Wang Miaoqiao dealt with Zhang Ji Yuan back then, but the Wang Miaoqiao he saw today, treated Chu Zhiyuan very differently.

As if he was a different person.

This subtly increased the weight of Chu Zhiyuan’s words.

After a while, Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes and slowly nodded, "I understand."

"Understand what?" Ning Dongge said, "Little Junior Brother, it doesn’t matter if not, everyone’s talents and fates are different; each has their own destiny."

In his heart, there was a deep bitterness, but he knew some things couldn’t be forced; fate was determined by the heavens.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Senior Brother, you should practice a Supreme Yang and Firm mental method, the more fierce the better, one that’s prone to deviations."

Back then, he created the Five Elements Technique in the Little Outer Heaven, the Five Elements Perfect Skill.

Thus, he gained a deep and thorough understanding of the human body.

A Spirit Venerable’s breakthrough is similar to a Great Grandmaster’s, and he has considerable experience.

By using Insight to compare Ning Dongge’s body with his own and Wang Miaoqiao’s, he discovered the weakness.

A kind of vulnerability not visible in physical form, only revealed through the subtle manifestation of energy.