[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-423":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},1054482,1365,"Chapter 423 - 420: Slaughter","imperial-cultivation-chapter-423",423,"\u003Cp>```html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them had slight blushes on their faces, white steam rising above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they had rushed over here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng sighed with relief: \"Forgive us, Princely Heir, we’ve finally made it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled: \"You’ve had a hard journey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to be polite, Princely Heir,\" Tao Haoran cupped his fists: \"Princely Heir, let us deal with him first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan nodded: \"A thousand people sacrificed, it’s madness, worthy of ten thousand deaths without regret, please, you two, deliver divine justice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha...\" Zheng Tu suddenly laughed skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked over at Zheng Tu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Tu shook his head and said, \"What a Princely Heir, what a Chu Zhiyuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked at him coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His anger and aversion for Zheng Tu before him were extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Butchering over a thousand people in one stroke, utterly inhuman, doesn’t deserve to be seen as the same kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his heart was full of caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Zheng Tu was extremely dangerous and had the capability to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must not be let go today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he must also be extremely cautious of his backlash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Evil Sect Great Grandmasters possess Outer Heaven Power; they must be killed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To give them no chance for Jade and Stone Burning, to give them no chance to trigger Outer Heaven Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Tu shook his head and said: \"Truly deserving of the name Chu Zhiyuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned and looked eastward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Tu chuckled: \"Keen intuition, quick reaction!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng frowned and said: \"Princely Heir...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s another one.\" Chu Zhiyuan said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had ambushed a Grandmaster, and the other side used similar tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a gray figure floated closer and in the blink of an eye was near, revealing a small and scrawny youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Lingfeng!\" Zhou Zhijia spat out the name through clenched teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small and scrawny youth floated to Zheng Tu’s side, his features shifty and rat-like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was devoid of expression, as if emotionless and cold; even as he glanced at Zhou Zhijia, it seemed as if he didn’t recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zhijia couldn’t help but ask: \"Xu Lingfeng, were you the one who killed those people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lingfeng glanced at him coldly and couldn’t be bothered to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Huang Cheng transmitted to Chu Zhiyuan: \"Princely Heir, let’s retreat for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s lips moved slightly: \"We might not be able to retreat; if we do, we’ll be pursued.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng said: \"These two are odd, we’re not confident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"When can Mr. Feng and the others arrive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I estimate they won’t make it.\" Huang Cheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"Then we’ll have to give it a try first; only by injuring them can we have a chance to retreat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s give it a try.\" Huang Cheng said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can disrupt their minds with my attack...\" Chu Zhiyuan and Huang Cheng analyzed their combat strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zhijia shouted angrily: \"Xu Lingfeng, are you mute? Afraid to admit it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was me,\" Xu Lingfeng said lightly: \"No need to be so excited, it’s simply survival of the fittest, Zhou Zhijia you could have avoided this disaster, but you insist on courting death, so be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...\" Zheng Tu laughed: \"For the sake of our camaraderie, I’ll let you die a little more pleasantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zhijia said coldly: \"If you dare to kill our sect’s Holy Daughter, you’ll die even if you escape to the ends of the earth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Canglan gently shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Zhou is muddled; they dare to kill even the Princely Heir, let alone her, a Holy Daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy Daughter?\" Xu Lingfeng and Zheng Tu looked at Meng Canglan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shook their heads almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Tu said with a smile: \"Women shouldn’t get involved in this matter. It’s a pity for such beauty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will leave the Eastern Territory, heading to Da Zhen or Da Meng,\" Xu Lingfeng said flatly: \"What can your Wuyou Sect do to us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Zhou Zhijia gritted his teeth and glared, standing in front of Meng Canglan: \"Holy Daughter, you go first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Canglan sighed and said: \"Brother Zhou, don’t waste words with them, we should just go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head towards Chu Zhiyuan: \"Princely Heir, it’s my oversight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan had already finished talking with Huang Cheng, and smiled: \"If there is a blame, it can only be on me for being too reckless. Clearly feeling danger, yet still approaching, it’s also because my cultivation has puffed me up, can’t blame others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally thought that with intuition, I could avoid danger, even brush shoulders with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, they had a secret technique, launched a sneak attack, can’t underestimate the heroes of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I have already secured myself, having Huang Cheng and Tao Haoran following behind, ready to support anytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there are two other Grandmasters rushing over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering dangerous places in four directions, he started sending messages to the Grandmaster Mansion to bring in two more Grandmasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two Grandmasters are after all rushing over from Yujing, and might not make it in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s leave separately.\" Meng Canglan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight among Grandmasters is not only unaffected by them, they are even burdens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are powerless before a Grandmaster, completely non-threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Grandmasters against two Grandmasters, they can escape safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave—?\" Zheng Tu chuckled: \"Aren’t you underestimating us a bit too much? Underestimating the power of the two thousand sacrifices?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he flickered behind Meng Canglan, intending to palm her to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding...\" A flying knife appeared behind her, shooting towards Zheng Tu’s palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying knife was struck, hovering in mid-air, trembling constantly, on the verge of falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Haoran followed in a flash, sending a palm strike to Zheng Tu’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Tu flickered out of sight, then flickered again behind Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Bright Moon emerged gently from Chu Zhiyuan’s waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bright Moon Saber met Zheng Tu’s palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bright Moon Saber collided with Zheng Tu’s right palm, producing a sound like clashing metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan felt the Spiritual Power was indeed peculiar; it could be both hard and soft. This saber strike on his palm was like cutting through iron and stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent power rebounded back, about to penetrate his internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around him suddenly lit up, with faint gold scales appearing, dispersing the violent power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Biluo True Robe suddenly inflated like a ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew sideways for more than ten steps, his feet twisted, stepping out a peculiar Step Technique to dispel the violent power, standing firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Tu’s form halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This saber attack was a strike imbued with the Sword Soul by Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Chu Zhiyuan suffered from the Spiritual Power rebound, Zheng Tu, caught off guard, was also affected by the Sword Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng appeared silently behind him, palm striking the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not know Chu Zhiyuan’s abilities, but Huang Cheng was aware. They discussed, so he was prepared, ready for an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Tu wanted to react, but found his mind disturbed, a saber wrecking havoc in his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to react further, his head had already taken a palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected such a scenario, never imagined he would die just after stepping into Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness surged before his eyes, about to be swallowed by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refusing to accept, he was about to ignite the Jade and Stone Burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chh!\" A white light pierced through his right eye, shooting out from the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness engulfed him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\" He fell to the ground silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white light, carrying red and white viscera, shot towards Xu Lingfeng, who was already engaged with Tao Haoran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lingfeng’s face was expressionless, wary of Chu Zhiyuan’s flying knife, and with a flash, he dodged aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white light’s speed slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lingfeng hadn’t yet heaved a sigh of relief when he found the white light almost at his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the way of speed and slowness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His waist-long saber was swiftly drawn, slashing at the white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just stepped into Grandmaster, he still preferred using his original weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The saber precisely and swiftly struck the flying knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just started to smile when his smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a mere shadow he had cut, the flying knife was already inches from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the way of illusion and reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roared and twisted his body, multiple afterimages appearing, pushing his movement technique to the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the flying knife suddenly veered, precisely shooting into his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spiritual Energy protecting his body halted the flying knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it couldn’t completely block the sword soul attack within the flying knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His form froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng’s and Tao Haoran’s palms struck him on the back of the head and chest, respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\" He fell slowly, lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1490,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.104Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ae006102c6d16d52377837cd3d36719b9eea773d4e3cda0526ccd8a79e6ea56","imperial-cultivation-chapter-424","imperial-cultivation-chapter-422",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]