[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-448":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},1054507,1365,"Chapter 448: 445 Reaction","imperial-cultivation-chapter-448",448,"\u003Cp>Chapter 448: Chapter 445 Reaction\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very curious about the Secret Land of Da Meng, especially the top Yun Meng Secret Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said to contain endless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and even the Undying Tree came from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experts from Da Jing had no chance to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to enter and take a glimpse because of this bet was a fortunate event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, entering the Grandmaster Realm within a month was uncertain for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he had provoked Li Hongzhao without considering what would happen if he lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could play tricks at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mood then settled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jiuqu probably wouldn’t deceive him, the Yuding Sect was planning a Grandmaster assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were these four Great Grandmasters not afraid of death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were elsewhere, it would be hard for them to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Yujing Inner City, the Emperor’s Sword could strike down at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were almost destined to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why did they insist on coming to court death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that slaughtering the Prince Qing Mansion was that important to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly surmised the reason: to prevent him from entering the Grandmaster Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exchanging four Great Grandmasters for one Grandmaster like him was truly ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Prince Mansion were slaughtered, his Mental State would be flawed, making it impossible for him to step into the Grandmaster Realm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly why his tenth uncle, Prince Ying, couldn’t step into the Grandmaster Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, his merciless slaying of the Evil Sect’s masters had made them terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They feared that if he stepped into the Grandmaster Realm, the Yuding Sect would be uprooted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation was different from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current cultivation focused on channeling energy to elevate one’s Realm without overly pursuing martial skill profundity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In dealing with foes, it was more about overpowering with the Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of bridging the Realm gap with profound martial skills, it was better to use that time to enhance the Cultivation Realm, which also extended lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swordsmanship and Sword Technique only pursued form, disregarding Mental State, Mental Realm, and Sword Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the methods concerning Mental State and Mental Realm had completely vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just because they wasted time, but because such methods often involved spiritual power and even Power of Soul, making it difficult to achieve Grandmaster once practiced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Glazed Blade Scripture he obtained pursued Sword Intent and Sword Soul, especially interfering with spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he stepped into the Grandmaster Realm, he would become the bane of other Grandmasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandmasters were notoriously hard to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the duels between Grandmasters often involved spiritual power, which was more of interference than lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complete interference with the opponent’s spirit rendering their spiritual power sluggish, making it impossible to protect themselves, would allow the killing of a Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword Intent and Sword Soul’s interference with spiritual power was especially severe, surpassing that of a Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant killing masters was easy for him, and killing Grandmasters would be simple too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought as he walked, his face growing gloomier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went straight to the Sect Martial Department and found Chu Qingyan, telling him about the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingyan’s face turned cold and he sneered, “Yuding Sect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan asked, “Uncle, are those Yuding Sect Grandmasters managing to sneak by silently with treasures or Cultivation Techniques?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be treasures,” Chu Qingyan snorted, “No matter how powerful a Cultivation Technique is, it can’t escape the Daluo Heavenly Plate of the Observatory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daluo Heavenly Plate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A treasure of the Observatory, once a Grandmaster appears in the Inner City of Yujing City, it will be immediately known.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s amazing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a means of bypassing the Daluo Heavenly Plate must be an Outer Heaven Treasure, which is most troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Then is there an Outer Heaven Treasure that can withstand the Emperor’s Sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Certainly not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned, “Do they not care about their lives? The Yuding Sect is not the Fearless Sect after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingyan said indifferently, “Maybe it’s because their lifespan is about to end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingyan said, “The Grandmasters of the Evil Sect don’t have such a long lifespan, often less than three hundred years, sometimes even shorter. That’s the cost of taking shortcuts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over two hundred years… When near death, dragging me down with them… If everyone did this, wouldn’t we have no good days ahead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could bring him down this time, what about next time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would they bring down Chu Qingyan and Chu Qingfeng too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingyan snorted, “How do you think the eldest and the Princely Heir died?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some secrets you should know too, lest you repeat their mistakes,” Chu Qingyan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingyan said, “The eldest and the Princely Heir went to the Northern Territory, were ambushed halfway, and the whole army perished. It was a Grandmaster of the Du Yuan Sect who killed them, … the elder brother used the Emperor’s Sword to destroy the Du Yuan Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned, “Doesn’t the Yuding Sect fear being destroyed by the Emperor’s Sword? … They are aware of the power of the Emperor’s Sword, surely they have prepared a retreat, … probably fled to Da Meng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very likely,” Chu Qingyan solemnly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s face darkened, looking toward Da Meng, then he remembered Li Hongzhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Li Hongzhao know about this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Emperor’s Sword is powerful, but not omnipotent,” Chu Qingyan said, “I will dispatch four Grandmasters to guard… It’s impossible to send more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Thank you, Uncle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingyan sighed, “Quickly step into the Grandmaster Realm, there is a dire shortage of Grandmasters now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following two days, Chu Zhiyuan announced seclusion and ordered no one to disturb him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jiuqu, upon hearing this news, performed the Wentian Secret Technique to foresee fortune or misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was chaos; he still couldn’t see Chu Zhiyuan’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was due to the possession of a treasure concealing fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongzhao also received this news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a bit uneasy, pacing back and forth in the small courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiuyan was reading in the small pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her like this, he smiled and said, “Your Highness, no need to worry so much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongzhao, dressed in red like flames, her fair face tense, asked, “He went into seclusion, is he really going to become a Grandmaster?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Su, aren’t you worried at all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What use is worrying?” Su Qiuyan smiled, “Am I supposed to go disturb him, causing his cultivation to go awry? Surely there are Grandmasters protecting him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about Mo Chunyu and the others? Will they just let him become a Grandmaster?” Li Hongzhao looked toward the Da Zhen pavilion and snorted, “The Wentian Cliff certainly doesn’t want him to become a Grandmaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wentian Cliff won’t act recklessly,” Su Qiuyan said, “Whether he can become a Grandmaster still depends on himself, ultimately, it can’t be stopped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about those from the Evil Sect?” Li Hongzhao snorted, “I don’t believe they will stand by and watch him become a Grandmaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was a master, he was already so formidable, the Evil Sect’s master experts were no match for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he became a Grandmaster, it would be like doomsday for the Evil Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor’s Sword is unstoppable, but using it comes at a high cost and cannot be easily wielded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Evil Sect, Chu Zhiyuan’s destructiveness rivals the Emperor’s Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he could act freely, without restraint, just imagining it was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would these Evil Sect experts watch him achieve Grandmaster status with open eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They probably will take some action,” Su Qiuyan lightly furrowed her thin brows and said slowly, “It has to be guarded against.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already warned him, it’s up to him whether he’ll take it seriously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Fourth Prince has always been cautious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see if he can become a Grandmaster,” Li Hongzhao looked toward the direction of the Prince Qing Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, some people lurking in the shadows received this news and quickly passed it on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Chu Qingyan personally led three Grandmasters to guard the Prince Qing Mansion, protecting Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>",1375,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.104Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","0779f5d7b44df1f424158ba61855ba9a42011c632f05e60c65e39e8b23b541f9","imperial-cultivation-chapter-449","imperial-cultivation-chapter-447",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]