[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-222":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Imperial Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1054631,1365,"Chapter 222 - 222 219 Golden Eyes","imperial-cultivation-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>222: Chapter 219 Golden Eyes 222: Chapter 219 Golden Eyes “`htmlChu Zhiyuan frowned and looked at it, but did not touch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head to stare at Zhang Youling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling leaned against the stone wall, with a strange smile on his face, showing no fear or shock as he neared death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan stared at him, ready to retreat at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These strange techniques of the Yuding Sect were unpredictable and indefensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had the Super Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was any unusual movement, he would retreat immediately upon discovering it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he was on the brink of death, his agility and speed were far inferior to usual, so he could escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” Zhang Youling let out a strange laugh, his eyes stained red and blinded by blood, clearly unable to see the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “What happened to the five Grandmasters?”“Hehe…” Zhang Youling’s laughter became even stranger as his body rapidly swelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan flashed aside, flicked the Qingying Sword Point to pick up the golden vertical pupil, and together they flew out of the cave, taking cover beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!” With a muffled sound, a violent airflow burst out of the cave, red mist and stones mingling to rush out thirty feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Super Sense had insight into Zhang Youling’s condition clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling rapidly swelled and exploded into red mist, instantly enveloping the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any stone touched by the red mist emitted white smoke, as if corroded by sulfuric acid, covered in dense small holes, pitch-black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s heart sank like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade and Stone Burning technique of the Yuding Sect was indeed astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red mist spread faster than his agility; if he hadn’t moved a step earlier, he would have been enveloped by the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Super Sense, the red mist appeared as a glossy black light, astonishingly toxic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling of dread told him that contact with this black light, this red mist, posed a fatal risk, and his current physical body could not withstand this poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red mist dissipated, leaving the ground riddled with black holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling was left with only his blue robe and a head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the presence of this head, Chu Zhiyuan might have doubted whether he was truly dead or had used some kind of escape technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling was too strange, carrying many mysteries and secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was finally dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a long sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such people often carried great fortune and were hard to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he too bore great fortune; encountering him was Zhang Youling’s misfortune, his destined calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to his words, he was originally targeting him; seeking him was his goal all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such people should be killed as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what realm he might progress to next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eighth Layer Heaven was already so formidable; had it been the Ninth Layer Heaven or Perfection coming for him, he truly would have been doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled, looking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain wind gently blew, and he felt relieved, an indescribable lightness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurried close to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black ground was still toxic and unsuitable to approach; contact would still be life-threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave, there were only two things, a green robe and Zhang Youling’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green robe was a strange object, with a faint glow isolating his Insight, while the head was nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a normal skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t immediately seal the boulder and leave, not because he coveted the green robe, but because he wasn’t reassured unless the skull was completely shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew what secret techniques the Yuding Sect might have, what they might do with a skull?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t resurrect Zhang Youling, but could possibly capture some of his secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he had to crush Zhang Youling’s skull, to completely erase him from the world, to truly be at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Super Sense simultaneously illuminated the golden bead and the golden vertical pupil not far from his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A layer of golden light enveloped it, preventing his Insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its appearance seemed magnificent, but left Chu Zhiyuan with an uncomfortable feeling, so he always avoided touching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could help Zhang Youling foresee danger a second in advance and absorb the black smoke from his Essence Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Super Sense couldn’t see inside it but could clearly see the exterior where odd patterns seemed to twist as if alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making Chu Zhiyuan feel something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked again at the green robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the green robe be related to it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patterns were not similar; the commonality was they both seemed to twist subtly, likely due to a strange power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingying Sword Point gently stabbed at the golden bead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gang Qi followed into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pop!” A crisp sound came from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Gang Qi, Chu Zhiyuan sensed a power expanding inside, as if ready to break through at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, his expression changed slightly, retreating a few steps to the back of a boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pop!” A second crisp sound came from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s figure flickered, reaching a wall of rock a hundred meters away, flashing again to flee further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pop!” A third crisp sound came from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden light shot towards Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan was already in the air, hurriedly twisting his body to flash, but the golden light continued to follow, aiming for his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan in mid-air struck out with a punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon roar suddenly thundered in his ears, resounding the heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Heavenly Dragon Fist hit the golden light, a piercing pain emanating from his fist, as if stabbed by a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the golden light ignored the Fist Gang of the Great Heavenly Dragon Fist, burrowing into his fist, climbing along the arm, finally appearing at the forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp pain stabbed his forehead as if pierced by a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sensed something amiss, countless thoughts flickering, countless spirit lights flashing, suddenly beginning to operate the Dragon Transformation Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Transformation Technique surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then simultaneously operated the Heavenly Yuan Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nectar descended from heaven, falling onto the brain within, cleansing like soaking in a cold spring, immediately relieving the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, a faint dragon roar sounded in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light flickered before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the morning sun rising, splendid and dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This golden light was different from normal, possessing a strong penetration power, passing through both inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, the golden light gradually dimmed, and his vision returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat cross-legged on a stone, slowly opening his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone was one meter long and half a meter wide, smooth and soft, worn down by wind and rain for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat steadily on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the action commanded by a wisp of thought he had separated when struck by the golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned and inspected with Insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saw nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden vertical pupil had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had turned into the golden light just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light penetrated his palm, then burrowed into his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his right palm had no scars, was not pierced, and neither was the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like it had all been an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pain in his fist wasn’t an illusion, and neither was the pain in his forehead, nor the heaven and earth-shattering dragon roar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it shouldn’t have been an illusion either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the outside world couldn’t hear the dragon roar, he clearly heard it in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already figured out the pattern: whenever the dragon roar sounded, external forces were invading his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden vertical pupil indeed held something strange, actively trying to burrow into his body, wanting to penetrate his forehead like it did to Zhang Youling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No vertical pupil there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the golden vertical pupil could foresee danger a second ahead, he didn’t like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Super Sense, he didn’t need a second’s danger foresight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, with the Divine Dragon’s Thought, he was able to block or even eliminate it, removing the hidden threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, once again inspecting himself with Insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was indeed no abnormality at his forehead, no golden vertical pupil’s presence; it either was shattered by the Divine Dragon’s Thought or fused with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Miao Ling Pearl earlier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he suddenly drew his sword and stabbed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the longsword turned, he became aware and a force urged his body sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, he now had the ability to foresee danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1451,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.105Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","a2d029df84eb11353b843b88a21aab56cfefae726c465e453bc9695e66ca7e14","imperial-cultivation-chapter-223","imperial-cultivation-chapter-221",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]