[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-437":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},1054496,1365,"Chapter 437: 434 Clearing","imperial-cultivation-chapter-437",437,"\u003Cp>Chapter 437: Chapter 434 Clearing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dusk approached, the setting sun dipped below the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chu Zhiyuan appeared in Wanghai City, he drew the attention of those around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was pale, and he walked step by step slowly, like someone not yet recovered from a serious illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in a spotless Biluo True Robe, untouched by a single drop of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bright Moon Saber hung at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, the Bright Moon Saber gradually dimmed, hidden within the void of his mind amidst the dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was its usual inactive state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a tinge of regret that his Divinity Transformation Realm had not reached Perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed he was only halfway there, and he still needed to kill a large number of Evil Sect experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it would be challenging to find so many Evil Sect experts to kill next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he should have terrified the Evil Sect experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a short time, his deterrent power increased greatly, making the Evil Sect Grandmasters too afraid to dare confront him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some would always be skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, such people were the minority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swaggered into Wanghai City, paper-faced and on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see if he could lure some Evil Sect experts out, the more the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, killing one Evil Sect expert eliminated one source of harm, contributing to his karmic merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed that the true scourges were these Evil Sect scoundrels, rather than the Da Meng army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battles against the Da Meng army, a thousand or eight hundred deaths were already a major conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few surpassed ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But which of these Evil Sect experts hadn’t claimed dozens to hundreds of lives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cultivation was built upon countless deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they reached the Grandmaster level, these Evil Sect practitioners might disdain killing ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet disdain did not equal abstaining—they might kill in a bad mood or on a whim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When killing becomes a habit, and without any restraint, it never stops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the people of Da Jing or for his own cultivation, the more Evil Sect experts killed, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under curious, hostile, or scrutinizing gazes, he leisurely made his way to Tianshui Pavilion, finding a private room to eat slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through his meal, two Evil Sect experts burst into the room, their swords flashing like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he didn’t decapitate them; instead, he struck their foreheads, shattering their brains instantly, killing them on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood slowly oozed from their seven orifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed the Sword Soul of the Bright Moon Saber in his mind became slightly brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a killing intent condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thread of killing intent was a chaotic force that needed to be vented to avoid affecting himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this level, it was no longer necessary to kill through the Bright Moon Saber or absorb the force through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to using the Bright Moon Saber, the power was naturally less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Bright Moon Saber’s assistance, it was like a seamless collaboration, with power far exceeding a mere sum, quadrupling his own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these three little cats, there was no longer a need to employ the Bright Moon Saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored the two corpses standing stiffly, continuing his meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he ate, he watched them rapidly shrink, finally turning into two skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their clothes and all belongings disappeared into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan glanced up at the statue hidden amidst the clouds and lights above the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He speculated whether the Outer Heaven World’s sects were divided into different factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One faction was like a Divine Dao fueled by incense, requiring no personal cultivation of martial arts, directly channeling Outer Heaven Power into one’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other faction resembled the Evil Sect, needing self-absorption of essence blood for cultivation, with malice and essence blood offered posthumously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, he subtly felt the incense Divine Dao seemed somewhat better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, for the Da Jing Court, the incense Divine Dao was the greater menace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, another four Evil Sect experts leaped in through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, they moved in slow motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gracefully struck with both hands, killing them nearly simultaneously with a sweep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he resumed eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his meal, the room contained already twelve corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt quite satisfied with his progress in the Divinity Transformation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deaths of these twelve advanced him a significant step further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to this pace, another hundred Evil Sect Grandmasters and he might almost perfect his Divinity Transformation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Divinity Transformation Realm reached Perfection, he would step into the Sealing God Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that level, he ought to be able to kill a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, he himself should also become a Great Grandmaster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He observed internally, noticing the two small Sword Gangs at the Heavenly Pond Acupoint slightly brightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was due to the Sword Soul being drawn into them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were now far more destructive to the copper building within him, and he estimated that in about ten days, he could break through it and reach Grandmaster Perfection!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but marvel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing as a practice method was indeed astonishingly swift!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting the two small Sword Gangs to circulate through his meridians repeatedly, breaking the copper building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that as his Glazed Blade Scripture level increased, so did his meridians and body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, these meridians were leagues beyond their former state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm, these meridians could not withstand the power of the two small Sword Gangs as they do now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With souls, their power increased further, and their destructive force grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the current meridians endured their impact without damage, a testament to their immense strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sat for a while, not seeing Meng Canglan appear, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Canglan was becoming increasingly cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where once she dared meet him at Tianshui Pavilion, now she did not dare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she was afraid as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil Sect’s experts were now terrified, both angry and aggrieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they saw Meng Canglan meeting with him now, they would surely unleash their rage on the Wuyou Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t Eastern Territory Evil Sect members; why would they care about the Wuyou Sect’s strength? They would kill first to vent their anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan thought for a moment and took out a Sealing Spirit Box from his bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Sealing Spirit Box were two statues, one resembling a multi-legged human, the other a three-eyed human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the three-eyed human statue and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the void of his mind, like the dawn breaking, the Bright Moon Saber slowly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Bright Moon Saber shone, the layers of mist before him were instantly cleaved away layer by layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he perceived numerous threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each thread connected to this statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes, showing a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, as he had speculated, the Sword Soul indeed had the effect of cutting through obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he hadn’t sensed the Heavenly Heart Sect’s lair, he had already found its disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quaffing the fine wine in his cup, he left the private room, tossing a piece of silver to the innkeeper as he descended the stairs and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following morning at dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon his return to the private room, the innkeeper personally escorted him, a sheen of sweat on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter attended him obsequiously and carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s face was pale, as if he might collapse at any time, his injuries appearing more severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually ordered a few signature dishes and a jar of fine wine, dismissing the waiter and the innkeeper with a wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan took stock of the night’s gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wanghai City, there were fifteen Heavenly Heart Sect experts and twenty Huaisu Sect experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These included not only those in the Grandmaster Realm but also over ten in the Innate Realm, all of whom he eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides these two sects, he also eradicated experts from some other Evil Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could perceive the Dharma Forms of these Evil Sects clearly and distinguishably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one night, he killed eighty-eight people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a small city like Wanghai, there were actually eighty-eight Evil Sect experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine times out of ten, they had come for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night’s harvest was delightful, as his Divinity Transformation Realm improved significantly once more.\u003C\u002Fp>",1407,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.104Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","55151c559d46adda5e54723d9d187c65901b7393ac7145ca0517dc2bcce692c3","imperial-cultivation-chapter-438","imperial-cultivation-chapter-436",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]