[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-230":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},1054639,1365,"Chapter 230: 227: Strange Stone","imperial-cultivation-chapter-230",230,"\u003Cp>Chapter 230: Strange Stone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up towards the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon hung over the mountaintop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight poured into the valley, draping it in a layer of silver glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley became tranquil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his heart was not at peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Transcendence Pill only expanded the meridians by about one-thirtieth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contrast between doubled growth and one-thirtieth growth was too stark, the latter could be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his Insight was clear; to others, there seemed to be almost no growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Transcendence Pill, he guessed, would bring a growth of one percent or even one-tenth of one percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything in the world has its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strengthening of meridians has its limit, and while the Transcendence Pill can break limits, its power to do so also has limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>External power is, after all, external power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, it would depend on honing his skills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, his expression became heavy, his mood somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the current progress, the next breakthrough should be in a month’s time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Transcendence Pill wasn’t very effective, but it had some effect; now he could handle nine Binding Dragon Ropes operating at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A continuous triple cycle impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A good opportunity to study the Yu Xu Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Purification Technique, Washing Sword Technique, and Sword Control Technique; see if there’s anything left to explore in the Yu Xu Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s hard to broaden the meridians, then find a way to sharpen the Gang Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the break of dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the valley, Chu Zhiyuan stood with Chu Mingxuan, Chu Zhitian, and Chu Zhichuan before the mountain wall, practicing the Purple Sun Stance and cultivating the Purple Sun Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Light gathered densely, sprinkling down upon their bodies, merging into their meridians and bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan felt the intensity of the Purple Light and felt delighted in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Chu Qingfeng said was not wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The profound sun was only related to the Dragon Mountain Secret Land and not to the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense Purple Light here was not because of the profound sun, but rather this place’s peculiar location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was divided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thought on cultivating the Purple Sun Scripture, another on observing the surroundings to find the cause of the Purple Light’s concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, one could only cultivate for a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the root could be found, then it wouldn’t be necessary to come here; it could be done at Mingwu Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or even in his own mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a great benefit that would be for cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His initial speculation was that it might involve an array, unintentionally formed in heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had carefully observed before, and scrutinized several times again this time, without finding any array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a four hundred-meter radius, he observed everything clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from this valley, the nearby places all had Purple Light reduced by dozens of times, even less than Mingwu Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, was the root cause all in this valley?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stubbornly observed again and again, comparing repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he found that if there was something peculiar about this valley, differing from outside the valley, perhaps it was the minerals underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At fifty meters underground, there lay a mineral deposit that at first glance seemed like a coal mine, jet-black as ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, it didn’t seem unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a valley, there might have been a forest long ago, which sank and was buried for millions of years, forming a coal mine, nothing extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unable to find any other anomaly, he focused on it, observed it intently, and soon found something quite unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the couch in the Listening Waves Courtyard, he scrutinized a jet-black stone in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the size of a fist, irregularly shaped with edges and corners, unearthed from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black as pitch, without a glimmer of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingying Sword struck it, but amidst the clear sounding, it remained unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was not coal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its hardness far exceeded coal, even surpassing gems, being extraordinarily hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it contained no spirit light inside, it was undeniably exceptional due to its hardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be used for sword refining, and even if not sharp, it was hard enough; also not shabby for refining armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingying Sword formed Sword Gang and struck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sss” pierced into the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded in acknowledgment; this was more like it – it could block Divine weapons but not Sword Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could Zou Fang have dug it out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed it under the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In strands of sunlight, wisps of Purple Light floated out, landing on it and being absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes brightened, showing a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Light in the void faded, yet it could still condense Purple Light from sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ink stone indeed held mysteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeps it in the grasp of the left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Misty Purple Qi of the Purple Sun Scripture flowed, injected into the ink stone in his left palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, strands of Purple Light merged into the Purple Qi, making the Purple Qi purer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As strands of Purple Light infused it, the Purple Qi deepened and became more refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many thoughts surged within Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When cultivating the Purple Sun Scripture usually, the Purple Light descends like rain over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of it entered the meridians, merging with the Purple Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some entered the flesh and bones, nourishing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some entered the brain, to an unnamed place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He judged that the Purple Sun Scripture could more easily cultivate a Great Grandmaster, likely due to its balanced development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replenishing essence, Qi, and spirit, all three are perfected together, making it easier to cultivate into a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet extracting Purple Light in this way could only replenish Qi, making the Gang Qi purer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This did not align with the principles of the Purple Sun Scripture, going against its intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could enhance the purity of Gang Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This equaled an enhancement in the realm, surpassing the Sixth Layer Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With further refinement, it might equate to the Seventh Layer Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus it seemed there were two ways to purify Gang Qi: one was the Breaking Copper Tower, the other, merging Purple Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, merging Purple Light this way came with many restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gang Qi that absorbed Purple Light are one-time use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once depleted, newly cultivated Gang Qi returns to its original realm’s purity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if this Gang Qi were used to impact the Copper Tower, its power would, of course, be extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This equaled finding another shortcut; although not as swift as before, it far exceeded ordinary cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet unknown was whether siphoning its Purple Light would impact its ability to attract Purple Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncertain if these unique stones were single-use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried draining all Purple Light within it and found it still absorbed Purple Light in sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This put his mind at ease completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he discovered an anomaly; these unique stones seemingly fought with him for ownership of Purple Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attempting to absorb its Purple Light was significantly draining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He determined that ordinary people could not absorb its Purple Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After having Chu Mingxuan, Chu Zhitian, and Chu Zhichuan try, it confirmed his judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their spiritual power was insufficient, unable to absorb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they could still enjoy its benefits, cultivating faster than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a bit, ultimately decided to tell Chu Qingfeng about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng listened, then looked at him in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, why such a look? Don’t recognize me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You lad, you’re indeed quite generous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, our Imperial Family of Da Jing being strong benefits only me, no negatives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Haven’t you thought about contending for that position?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chu Zhiyuan had reached such a realm, it was impossible to avoid this point; he already had considerable capital to contest for the imperial throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s all based on strength.” Chu Zhiyuan smiled: “I believe in my own aptitude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Super Sense, complemented by the heritage of the three Great Ancient Sects, if he couldn’t contest for it, there would be no excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, such confidence he definitely had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he had personal motives, unwilling to always run to the valley to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still more comfortable at Mingwu Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Chu Mingxuan and others could only obtain the void Purple Light, he could acquire the Purple Light within the unique stones simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, the Purple Light in the unique stones was most crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asked Chu Qingfeng to have someone excavate all unique stones to Mingwu Hall, and also some to his own mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both gaining a good image and substantial benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two birds with one stone, why not do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Alright, this matter must not be rushed, and not a word must be leaked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng nodded slowly: “The Emperor will surely grant some reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such magnanimity and vision of Chu Zhiyuan indeed made him the best candidate for wielding the Emperor’s Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed: “It would be best if my meridians could be reinforced again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even the Transcendence Pill was used,” Chu Qingfeng laughed: “Don’t think about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1527,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.105Z","2026-06-14T10:33:17.648Z",1,"novelbin.me","c77a5002dbc6aaadfd4e3ced49433c5771a5e2cc6d61d701e4f3382dfb30c707","imperial-cultivation-chapter-231","imperial-cultivation-chapter-229",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]