[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-248":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},1054657,1365,"Chapter 248: 245: The Eighth Layer","imperial-cultivation-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Chapter 248: The Eighth Layer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.” A cold snort came from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and paid no attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling felt a bit embarrassed and gently nudged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Chu Zhiyuan let go of her, still holding her delicate hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl in white as snow drifted over from a distance, her face covered with a thin veil, her bright eyes and cold eyebrows exuding arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shen, this is the Princely Heir.” Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, “We met before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Meeting as if not meeting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, what’s there to see!” Shen Hanyue pouted and said, “You are not worthy of Sister Xiao at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “I’m not worthy, then who is worthy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one is worthy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, Ruoling’s younger brother used to think so too.” Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Everyone thought I was not worthy of this Fairy Ruoling, … I heard your swordsmanship is outstanding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue smiled proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Your talent is also exceptional. We’re about the same age, what realm are you in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandmaster First Layer Heaven!” Shen Hanyue said even more proudly, slightly lifting her chin, “Soon to be Second Layer Heaven!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, “Hmm, First Layer Heaven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, how many layers are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seventh Layer Heaven. After returning this time, it’s estimated I’ll reach the Eighth Layer Heaven.” Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… Did you use a Spirit Pill?” Shen Hanyue said, “I didn’t use a Spirit Pill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “I did use some strong meridian Spirit Pills.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue was immediately pleased, “No wonder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t use even one Spirit Pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I admire that.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, “When I was twenty, stepping into the Innate level, I didn’t use a single Spirit Pill either. Indeed, progress wasn’t fast, and it couldn’t possibly be much faster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue became even more pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Will you be able to use Spirit Pills freely in the future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.” Shen Hanyue huffed, “Soon we’ll catch up with you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Then I must congratulate you, … By the way, are you two Holy Daughters equal in rank, or is there a main and a secondary?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m the senior sister, so I’m the main one for now.” Xiao Ruoling said, “If I’m not around, Shen can also take charge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very nice.” Chu Zhiyuan agreed, “Miss Shen, study well, and you can take over quickly too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue huffed, “What’s the rush, it’s still early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling was very straightforward, directly telling the Palace Master and several Elders her plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were two Holy Daughters, she would only stay for a short time, not over a year, before marrying into Prince Qing Mansion as the Heir’s Wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would fulfill the agreement between Yao Yue Palace and the Grand Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Shen Hanyue should still be the main one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shen Hanyue was too immature and needed experience and trials, so she was to learn by Xiao Ruoling’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling, being the young lady of Duke An Mansion, was skilled in managing people and affairs, enough to fulfill the duties of a Holy Daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, a Holy Daughter was also to assist the Palace Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan mused, “As a Holy Daughter, what do you have to do next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling said, “I need to visit Jiuli Divine Sect first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After Jiuli Divine Sect, I also need to visit Wuyou Sect and Yongling Divine Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Visit them all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to pay a visit to the other three sects, at least show my face, let them know the new Holy Daughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yongling Divine Sect…” Chu Zhiyuan frowned, “The Imperial Grandfather just dealt with Yongling Divine Sect, be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am a Holy Daughter. If they don’t want to turn against our Yao Yue Palace, they wouldn’t dare do anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s hope so.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always had a special dread towards Yongling Divine Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it’s because the spiritual sons of Yongling Divine Sect could awaken their past life memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had awakened his past life memories, so he was a bit reluctant to interact with Yongling Divine Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a faint worry: is he a spiritual son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could awakening the Fetal Mystery, remembering his past life, be because his past life’s soul underwent a mutation while crossing over to this world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it really so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there another possibility?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, staying as far from Yongling Divine Sect as possible is better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, the real trouble is the Wuyou Sect.” Xiao Ruoling said softly, “They are the most difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Wuyou Sect are deadly with poison?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible to guard against, they kill invisibly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister, no matter how strong their poison is, it can’t harm us with Taiyin Great Refining Form.” Shen Hanyue said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue furrowed her brow displeased as she glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling said, “Junior Sister, you shouldn’t say such things out loud, lest people find out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He won’t say anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, you should avoid eavesdroppers.” Xiao Ruoling said softly, “There’s no wall that doesn’t leak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.” Shen Hanyue nodded helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that just after leaving her mother, she met another sister who controlled her, but she had no choice but to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Xiao was very nice, but sometimes annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Do you want me to go with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Shen Hanyue quickly widened her bright eyes and then pouted, “We’re a group of disciples going, what kind of a situation is it with you, a man, joining us? Wouldn’t it stain the reputation of Yao Yue Palace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling looked helplessly at Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was actually very tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could travel with Chu Zhiyuan, riding together, it would indeed be more interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking about having to follow along with disciples from Yao Yue Palace, it indeed wasn’t suitable to have Chu Zhiyuan there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a soft sigh, “I won’t be back for a month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then go.” Chu Zhiyuan smiled, “I’ll come to find you in a month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling slowly nodded, her bright eyes misty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan released her jade hand, smiled, and said, “Then I shall go, see you in a month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he leaped onto the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horse, waved his hand, and in a flash, turned into two beams of golden light and disappeared out of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling looked on disparaged, her gaze fixed in the distance until nothing was visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue looked on from the side, her lips pouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling kept her eyes fixed on where Chu Zhiyuan disappeared, unmoving for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue couldn’t help it, “Senior Sister, is he really that good? He’s just a stinky man after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling turned to look at her and shook her head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Hanyue grunted, “Even if he’s the Princely Heir, he’s still just a stinky man, I really can’t understand what’s so good about him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling said, “Junior Sister, let’s go, we still need to inventory the sect’s Spirit Pills and Spirit Grass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh…” Shen Hanyue immediately felt a headache, showing a pained expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would rather retreat and train, than deal with these trivial matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who cares how many Spirit Pills there are in the sect, there are people in charge of that, just ask them, why personally count them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Spirit Grass, so many Spirit Grass, how long would it take to count them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a Holy Daughter truly isn’t easy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sat on a bench in Listening Waves Court, inspecting three Sky-reaching Grass, a broad smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from Duke An Mansion, delivering the message from Xiao Ruoling, he eagerly came back to see these three Sky-reaching Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s gaze, he directly stuffed all three into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, he opened his eyes and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three times the black flame slowly merged with the aura of the Dragon Transformation Technique, reinforcing his meridians by a tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tenth was different from the initial tenth, the strengthening effect indeed strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now had the confidence to directly break through the seventh level copper building and step into the Eighth Layer Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it over, he decided to strike while the iron was hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon waking the next morning, he let out a long howl, startling the entire Prince Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others quickly learned that the Princely Heir had broken through again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Princely Heir’s cultivation truly advanced by leaps and bounds, advancing so quickly even in the Grandmaster Realm, truly incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, life in the Prince Mansion was getting better and better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thriving, prospering, they felt it fully being a part of the Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chu Zhiyuan arrived at Mingwu Hall, he found Chu Qingfeng looking as if he had seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fists with a smile, unconcerned said, indeed he had reached the Eighth Layer Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you level up again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Couldn’t help it, Ruoling over there got some Spirit Grass, strengthened my meridians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… Your luck!” Chu Qingfeng helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally he needed to earn merits to exchange for Dragon Blood Stone, Dragon Fat Fragrance, Dragon Bone, etc., now the woman became a Holy Daughter and possessed vast cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his temper, it would be difficult to work for the Court, focusing entirely on cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled, “The further you go, the harder it gets. The Ninth Layer Heaven and Grandmaster Perfection aren’t easy to achieve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the challenge of the Ninth Layer Heaven and Grandmaster Perfection, faintly feeling despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even alongside mystical stones, the Purple Sun Scripture cultivated faster, while the effect of Sky-reaching Grass diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately it would still rely on enduring effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discomforted him, accustomed to rapid progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Easy to go from frugal to lavish, difficult from lavish to frugal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could adjust his mindset, but mindset was mindset, emotions were emotions, ultimately unable to eradicate human nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t just blindly immerse in cultivation, it’s still important to experience more.” Chu Qingfeng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Uncle, now all but the Northern Territory’s war, everything seems calm and peaceful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, the matter of White Cloud Sword Palace is very troublesome.” Chu Qingfeng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>",1743,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.105Z","2026-06-14T10:33:18.077Z",1,"novelbin.me","ddc2e4e16cbea37dfb474b3929b88270daf6ec52995e7f2a77c7f5f5b0ddbf7e","imperial-cultivation-chapter-249","imperial-cultivation-chapter-247",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]