[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-407":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},1054466,1365,"Chapter 407 - 404 Secret Scripture","imperial-cultivation-chapter-407",407,"\u003Cp>```html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a while, but still couldn’t figure it out. Could it be that Cheng Miaozhen has a secret technique that can bring back the dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there truly such a secret technique in the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Outer Heaven Power achieve this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can the Netherworld God’s Envoy do it? Probably not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was extremely curious about this technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was more curious about why Zhu Caifu wanted to tell him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a secret technique should be kept as a secret within a secret, definitely not spoken of, nor let outsiders know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Caifu said, \"To perform this technique, I need your help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, \"What help can I provide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can help,\" Zhu Caifu nodded seriously, \"This technique requires two people to perform together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan asked, \"Then what about you, Mr. Zhu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t; I’m a woman. It requires one man and one woman, one yin and one yang. What’s more, the realms must be comparable. I’m a Great Grandmaster, and there’s a large realm between me and Miaozhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmaster... a man, how about Brother Gao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jiuqu is the best candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He—?\" Zhu Caifu snorted, \"He’s the one we’re guarding against!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they said it’s Gao Jiuqu they’re guarding against, then it’s guarding against Wentian Cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why guard against Wentian Cliff?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they afraid that Wentian Cliff will stop them or that it will be leaked to Wentian Cliff?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Zhu Caifu is a disciple of Wentian Cliff. Have they really fallen out with Wentian Cliff?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spent time with Zhu Caifu, he gradually understood that the conflict between Zhu Caifu and Wentian Cliff was not a pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her personality, she wouldn’t do things like pretending to fall out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why ask so much? Will you help or not?\" Zhu Caifu snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Of course I’ll help if I can, but if performing this technique to save someone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It requires a bit of mental energy, and nothing else concerns you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It requires consuming lifespan, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan was unaffected by her urging and remained calm and cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the principles of heaven and earth, it should not just consume mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most likely is life for a life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re quite smart,\" Zhu Caifu snorted, \"It indeed requires consuming lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan asked, \"Is it a year for a year, or ten years for a year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That depends on your level of cultivation and the circumstances of performing the technique... If done well, it’s a year for a year. If your practice is not good and your cooperation is not seamless, I’m afraid it’s ten years for a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... I’ll have a look first,\" said Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not in a hurry to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he needed to see if it posed any danger to him or if it required sacrificing his lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saving someone is saving someone, but sacrificing his own lifespan to save someone is not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own life is more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Caifu snorted, \"We won’t let you help for nothing. If it weren’t for your astonishing perception and hope to practice it in a short time, you wouldn’t have been indispensable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique must be performed within seven days after death; beyond seven days, it’s impossible to stop the decay of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Yin Yang Du E Secret Scripture is not something anyone can cultivate successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, there’s a need for talent; second, there’s a need for perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, it needs to be mastered in such a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast world, only Chu Zhiyuan had the potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled, \"Then I’ll give it my best try, though I may not truly succeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do your best; let’s leave it to fate,\" Zhu Caifu looked towards the direction of Da Zhen, her gaze flickering, \"Let’s see the fate of my second sister and Miaozhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she pulled a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan first focused and sensed it before taking it. It was a piece of delicate and smooth white jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if touching a beauty’s skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One side of the white jade was carved with the sun, the other side with the bright moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Caifu said, \"Miaozhen said this secret technique is within this jade pendant, and you need to find it yourself. Whether you can learn it depends on your personal talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has Mr. Zhu mastered it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hurry up and practice!\" Zhu Caifu rolled her eyes at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood that he had touched a sore spot for her. She clearly hadn’t mastered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Miaozhen mastered it, but her as a Great Grandmaster and aunt hadn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone as proud as Zhu Caifu, she certainly didn’t want to mention it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled as he examined the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Super Sense concentrated, Insight into the pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was empty, as if the pendant didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, visibly it was there, tangibly it could be touched, undeniably real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This further showed the remarkable nature of the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t withdraw Insight but continued scanning, eventually discovering a peculiar pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a strange design, appearing initially as a small bright spot, but growing clearer the more he looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small bright spot became a large bright spot, then a bright moon, and finally a sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if he was gradually approaching it from a distance, getting closer and closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the sunlight was radiant, as if trying to roast him, making him want to turn and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained calm, judging that this must be the method of inheritance and couldn’t be avoided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to endure it to accept its legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun came closer, he felt like he was getting cooked, on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth and persisted, the Heavenly Yuan Technique operating simultaneously, and a rain of nectar descended upon his brain, keeping his spirits high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with light, the intense white light trying to melt him, trying to transform him into white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the scorching white light, a peculiar flower bud slowly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white light was extremely bright and pure, while the flower was extremely dark and black, one black and one white, making it extremely dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slowly bloomed in the white light, growing larger and finally fully blossoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a flower he had never seen before, as large as a peony, with flesh that was complex and substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After blooming, it rapidly transformed from black to white, pure and spotless, as if carved from white jade, exuding a gentle white light under the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t help but be captivated, feeling as if the flower took root in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Caifu had been tensely watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Chu Zhiyuan without blinking, while he stared straight at the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt much more nervous than Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This involved the fate of her second sister, as well as Cheng Miaozhen’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her second sister truly died, Miaozhen would probably never return to Da Zhen and would truly become the Jiani Princess of Da Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, she would never return to Da Zhen, cutting ties with Da Zhen forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her second sister could come back to life, Miaozhen could live safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared intently at Chu Zhiyuan, sensing his aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade pendant was still the jade pendant, unchanged, but Chu Zhiyuan was changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force descended from the sky, falling upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This should be some kind of secret technique being added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Chu Zhiyuan, as a Princely Heir with such extraordinary talent, had no idea how many secret techniques he had mastered; he was truly unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made her breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear was if nothing changed, then there’d be no hope; now it seemed, Chu Zhiyuan was truly extraordinary, unparalleled in the world, on par with Miaozhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly opened his eyes, and deep in his pupils, it seemed as if a black flower was slowly blooming, transforming into a flower of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this, Zhu Caifu clapped her hands in admiration, \"It’s done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flower in Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes slowly disappeared, returning to clarity. He smiled, \"I think it’s done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!\" Zhu Caifu was so excited that she seemed to glow, \"Truly amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1409,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.104Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","6f40bd5ad79c66d9c3b62c0c58e23691a9fed30a7109303e1c75df1a03991a6c","imperial-cultivation-chapter-408","imperial-cultivation-chapter-406",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]