[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-325":6,"glossary-terms-1365":24},{"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},1054384,1365,"Chapter 325: 322: The Sword is Complete","imperial-cultivation-chapter-325",325,"\u003Cp>Chapter 325: The Sword is Complete\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Xiao Ruoling was taken aback as she stepped forward to pick up two pieces, examining them closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan wielded the Bright Moon Saber and continued to forge ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless streams of flying fish charged towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he swung his blade, he waded into the sea, where the flying fish fell in halves wherever he passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he moved further in, the attackers were no longer just flying fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish that chased earlier, even some larger ones, shrank their bodies to continue their attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Chu Zhiyuan neared the land, brimming with confidence, he switched from fleeing to hunting them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see if these fish feared death and whether he could kill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fish flesh and blood churned in the water, attracting even more fish, making the sea seem as if it were boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan stood about thirty meters below the surface, going no further, and continued to swing his saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bright Moon Saber became more translucent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with those scattered demon crystals fusing into the blade, accelerating its transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Glazed Blade Scripture circulated, rapidly advancing his progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Glazed Blade Scripture was also a method of rapid mastery, akin to the Dragon Transformation Technique, capable of quick success, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it required external assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quick mastery method of the Glazed Blade Scripture was to absorb demon crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon crystals were the best aid for refining the Glazed Blade, continuously falling onto the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade became increasingly transparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the connection between the blade and himself grow tighter, as if perfectly synchronized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bright Moon Saber even wielded its own power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for him to swing it; at a mere thought, it would move by itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power combined with its power, creating a sensation as if two blades united, faster and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was wondrous, like one person becoming two, forming an array-like synergy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon crystals rained down like droplets, and the Bright Moon Saber turned into a vortex, drawing them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the demon crystals landed on the Bright Moon Saber, they vanished into the blade like a mud ox into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a quarter of an hour, when the surrounding fish scattered and stopped attacking, the Second Realm of the Glazed Blade had been perfected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next realm was Yunling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around; the sea had turned red, with flesh and blood mingling, looking like a bloody ocean, grand and gory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he had the Water Repelling Pearl, preventing the seawater from sticking to his body, or else he would be itching uncomfortably all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer proceeded but retreated to the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling had already gathered all the demon crystals, resembling a small pile of transparent gemstones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Not a bad haul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling looked at the bloody sea not far away and shook her head, saying, “These fish really are…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Bloodthirsty to the core, determined to kill me, so I had to kill them clean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish that came for the chase, not one escaped, all rushing toward their death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left him slightly chilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing they were near land; if deeper in the sea, the fish would be overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could say how many fish were in the sea? Kill one, and they madly pursued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire ocean might come after him, including those giant fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Chu Zhiyuan saw with his Super Sense included not just that large fish, but even larger ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their aggression wasn’t so strong, not actively attacking from hundreds of meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dead large fish, however, had charged over from two hundred meters to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently sensing the light from two hundred meters away, with keen smell, it discerned their differences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to explore more?” Xiao Ruoling asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wrinkled her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the stench of fish and blood had become more intense, making her head dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Let’s first check this island and see if there’s anything good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s take a look!” Xiao Ruoling perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Chu Zhiyuan flicked his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly sand flew and blood-flesh scattered toward the distant sea surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stirred the sea into a frenzy, fish leaping out to feast on the flesh of their own kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Secret Land’s ocean was really treacherous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two bypassed the entrance and began exploring the island, eventually discovering a Nine Yang Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was listed among over a thousand Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as a First Grade Spirit Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad luck.” Chu Zhiyuan plucked it and placed it in the Cold Jade Box, handing it to Xiao Ruoling, “Not a wasted trip.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling pushed it back to him, smiling, “This one is for you; it’s beneficial for your mental method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “My Purple Sun Scripture can’t take Spiritual Medicine, better for you to refine into a Spirit Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “No need to stand on ceremony between us two, just take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a soft laugh, Xiao Ruoling accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Nine Yang Grass, once refined into a Warming Yang Pill, would greatly harmonize their body and mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Yao Yue Palace, it was indeed a top-grade Spiritual Medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued exploring the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan felt quite disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally thinking there might be a Cave Mansion, he found no traces of humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an island no one had ever visited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Qiuhua opened her eyes and smiled at the suddenly appearing pair, asking, “How was the haul?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t expect that Chu Zhiyuan would have any gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Nine Yang Grass.” Xiao Ruoling handed over the Cold Jade Box with a smile, asking, “Is this the Nine Yang Grass?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Yun Qiuhua examined it, then glanced at Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling asked with a smile, “Elder, is it correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s indeed Nine Yang Grass.” Yun Qiuhua looked back and forth at Chu Zhiyuan, smiling, “Who found it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was naturally him.” Xiao Ruoling responded with a sweet smile, “I don’t have such good vision.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Yang Grass was in a place of extreme yin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden amongst a bunch of weeds, almost undetectable, yet Chu Zhiyuan spotted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, shall we keep this then?” Yun Qiuhua grinned and said, “Princely Heir, you’re so generous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “I can’t keep taking things from Yao Yue Palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Qiuhua said, “Starting today, any Spirit Pill needed by the Princely Heir in the palace, feel free to take them, the Holy Daughter too without any qualms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoling smiled, nodding with lips pressed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Yue Palace had many First Grade Spirit Pills, no less effective than Nine Yang Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a Holy Daughter, she couldn’t freely take them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Chu Zhiyuan could choose, a courtesy returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “Then I won’t be polite.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Qiuhua grinned, “We won’t stand on ceremony with the Princely Heir, and neither should he with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked at a red pill before him, turned to Xiao Ruoling, “This is your Healing Holy Medicine, the Nine Transitions Soul Revival Pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, it’s the Nine Transitions Soul Revival Pill.” Xiao Ruoling smiled, “Even if one dies, as long as it’s within an hour, life can be regained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So powerful indeed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s refined from Soul Resurrection Grass. Want to try using one now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She directly took two this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Yun Qiuhua had said all Spirit Pills from Yao Yue Palace were available to Chu Zhiyuan without restriction, she hesitated to take more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Nine Transitions Soul Revival Pills equated to two lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan picked up one and put it in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Spirit Pill touched saliva, it transformed into a thread of qingqi, descending like mercury, rapidly spreading upon reaching his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was enveloped in warmth, like returning to a mother’s womb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Transformation Technique’s Seventh Layer swiftly activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His flesh tingled as if currents flowed through, and it felt like the flesh was being rapidly refined and purified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, watching inwardly with Insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The qingqi spreading to his organs was swiftly absorbed by the Dragon Transformation Technique’s golden qi, transformed into its own breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pace of his flesh’s transformation far exceeded all previous arduous cultivation time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed worthy of a Spirit Pill refined from Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1431,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.104Z","2026-06-14T10:33:14.976Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b05ad0a52ec3820bd8b2ad35b892df52d892200a67fe27060f8325491e7643b","imperial-cultivation-chapter-326","imperial-cultivation-chapter-324",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg",{"terms":25},[]]