[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-425":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},1054484,1365,"Chapter 425: 422: The Desire to Clean Up","imperial-cultivation-chapter-425",425,"\u003Cp>Chapter 425: The Desire to Clean Up\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan turned his head to Zhou Zhijia: “Young Master Zhou, you shouldn’t return just yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zhijia forced a smile, his face remaining pale, as he looked at Meng Canglan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Canglan said, “The current Daliu Camp is indeed very dangerous, better not to return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zhijia said, “Then how can we obtain the news in a timely manner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his task, and giving up halfway would not only mean no merit, but also losing a lot of merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Canglan said, “I will inform the Elders, senior brother should return to the sect first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” Zhou Zhijia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen the tragic state of the two valleys, he was frightened and dared not go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daliu Camp suddenly became terrifying, as if it would be sacrificed at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked up towards Jihai Town and slowly said, “Miss Meng, has a similar event occurred in the Eastern Territory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After the rebellion was quelled, some people died quietly and without a trace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, indeed some have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These people were also sacrificed, weren’t they?” Chu Zhiyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s hard to say.” Meng Canglan lightly furrowed her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, even the death of a single soldier isn’t a small matter; it requires a thorough investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it comes to rebellion, everyone starts playing dumb, turning a blind eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lives of the rebels are worthless; losing one less is negligible and not taken seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the Evil Sect exploited this loophole, enabling sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living conditions for these rebels were terrible, isolated by everyone, with the fear of being purged growing day by day, leading eventually to suicidal desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They became the best candidates for sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this point, Chu Zhiyuan had already figured out the Evil Sect’s methods, feeling a chill in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearer he saw, the more he felt that eradicating the Evil Sect was the right thing to do for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inhumane, breaking societal moral concepts, the impact was too strong, making people’s hearts go cold, generating a strong sense of insecurity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of insecurity is an indescribable pressure, leading to sensitive and extreme emotions, triggering conflicts like a powder keg, worsening public order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, these Evil Sects are the greatest scourge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their chaos affects not only those killed but also the entire world’s people’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal for coming to the Eastern Territory kept changing; he originally thought it was to sweep corruption in military camps, later civil servants were also implicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seems that what he should be doing is not just clearing the Eastern Territory’s officials and military but dealing with evil cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rampancy of the evil cultivators has reached an extreme level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very disappointed with the Wuyou Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eastern Territory is considered the turf of the Wuyou Sect, but they clearly lack the sense of ownership and responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the Eastern Territory as the Court’s turf, so they didn’t prevent the chaos, instead welcomed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to gain benefits from this chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Wuyou Sect had any sense of responsibility, preventing the spread and expansion of the Evil Sect, this rebellion at Daliu Camp shouldn’t have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could now determine that this rebellion was definitely instigated by the Evil Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Wuyou Sect know nothing at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Wuyou Sect, as the local power, knew nothing, that would be a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If, during this sweep of the two sects, the Wuyou Sect didn’t exert any effort, he would really have to consider how to suppress the Wuyou Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Princely Heir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures suddenly appeared in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two middle-aged men had white steam rising from their heads, their faces flushed red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visualization emerged indistinctly, pressing Zhou Zhijia and Meng Canglan, leaving them breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan displayed a smile, cupping his fists, “Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two shook their heads with a smile, looking around and noticed the two corpses on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Meng, you came a step too late.” Tao Haoran laughed, “We have already disposed of these two Great Grandmasters of the Evil Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were instantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Haoran leaned over and whispered to them about what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked towards Eagle Beak Cliff: “Then let’s start from there first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With four Great Grandmasters to protect him, he could finally rest easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to focus his Insight on that three-eyed effigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spirit focused, and his vision wavered, three eyes suspended in the Void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon’s roar echoed in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision suddenly cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three eyes vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A force from Outer Heaven descended upon the three-eyed effigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three eyes slowly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan snorted softly, smashing it with the Great Heavenly Dragon Fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another dragon’s roar echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the three eyes slowly dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, against such illusory forces, the Great Heavenly Dragon Fist was the most miraculous, possessing evil-breaking power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil-breaking Divine Blade hadn’t even gotten the chance to be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng sighed in relief, glancing up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three Great Grandmasters followed suit, their tense bodies gradually relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked again at the multi-legged humanoid statue, once more focusing his Insightfulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A power descended from the Void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The many legs of the statue gradually blurred, like countless legs were dancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan formed handprints with both palms, slowly pressing them onto the statue’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!” A muffled sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the Fearless Realm collided with this force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue returned to its normal state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan also released his handprint, looking up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng and the other three exchanged glances in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s methods were truly miraculous, as he directly expelled the Outer Heaven Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t an ability of even a Grandmaster, nor something even a Great Grandmaster could achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Outer Heaven Power were easy to deal with, the Evil Sect would have been wiped out long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan placed his hands on the two sculptures, looking towards Eagle Beak Cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Chu Zhiyuan released his hands and slowly said, “There are no cultists from these two sects there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank heavens.” Zhou Zhijia couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked at Meng Canglan: “Besides these two sects, what other evil sects are in the Eastern Territory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Canglan said, “At least four others, all difficult to eradicate, elusive, impossible to defend against.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan gave an indecisive smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Canglan kept watching Chu Zhiyuan, observing his subtle expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Holy Daughter, she naturally had extraordinary skills, her understanding of human psychology far beyond the ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sensed Chu Zhiyuan’s detachment and discontent, suspecting he was blaming the Wuyou Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wuyou Sect had spread too wide, and when those evil sects didn’t provoke them, the Wuyou Sect wouldn’t proactively sweep them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, once conflict erupted, who knows how many sect disciples would die tragically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a helpless act of self-preservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the eyes of the Court, it was tantamount to connivance, placing the blame on the Wuyou Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the princely heir was reasonable, he’d surely lean towards the Court, not the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “These two sects have no disciples at Eagle Beak Cliff, but the other four might.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s sweep these two first.” Chu Zhiyuan said, “How many experts can your sect muster?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do we need Grandmasters, or only Great Grandmasters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many Great Grandmasters can be mobilized?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Two is the limit.” Meng Canglan thought for a while and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two…” Chu Zhiyuan looked at Huang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng said, “The princely heir should feel free to give orders, these cultists are most satisfying to kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s gaze fell on Tao Haoran and the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Cheng was easy to deal with, completely loyal to the Emperor, and could be commanded directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other Great Grandmasters had to be consulted, not directly ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing the evil sect’s cultists is an obligation.” Tao Haoran said solemnly, “Can the princely heir find them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Using these two objects, within a hundred-mile radius, they can be easily located.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then there’s nothing more to say, kill them!” Tao Haoran said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them this way, Chu Zhiyuan vaguely understood that killing the evil sect’s cultists likely didn’t accumulate evil karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, they would hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Meng, your sect can field two Great Grandmasters, and twenty Upper Three Stages Grandmasters, is that alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Okay!” Meng Canglan gritted her teeth and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1448,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.104Z","2026-06-14T10:32:41.572Z",1,"novelbin.me","fbe2dd9f09c91bf7b371b0fc0ca8c545fcce45e29f969967fbe481bf7b63d78b","imperial-cultivation-chapter-426","imperial-cultivation-chapter-424",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]