[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-491":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},1054450,1365,"Chapter 491 - 488: Discovery","imperial-cultivation-chapter-491",491,"\u003Cp>```html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two small Sword Gangs continuously thrust at the Golden Tower, again and again, being repelled and then thrusting again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Yuan Technique and Earth Origin Technique kept operating, continuously supplementing the consumption of the two small Sword Gangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Tower stayed in a state of emitting light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light illuminates the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I discovered that this illumination causes subtle changes in the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Insight of the Super Sense becomes clearer, more profound, even like a microscope, able to see cellular changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These golden lights actually make the cells in the body more active, stronger, more perfect, and speed up metabolism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this making oneself younger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan pondered while driving the two small Sword Gangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does the lifespan of a Great Grandmaster increase?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Yin Energy is completely dispelled, thus reducing the damage to the body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now looking at this situation, the golden light emitted from the Golden Tower can actually repair the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this allow the body damaged by Yin Energy to slowly restore to peak condition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus further prolonging lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the same Grandmaster Realm, everyone’s lifespan differs greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Great Grandmaster starts at three hundred years, not exceeding four hundred and twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Great Grandmasters live to be around three hundred sixty years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s very difficult to go beyond that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now faintly has a hypothesis that those who often live to be three hundred sixty live above the First Layer of the Grandmaster Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of breaking through the Golden Tower is a process of continuously stimulating the body, igniting the body’s vitality, thereby making the lifespan longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those Great Grandmasters who do not want to bother and are too lazy to break through often don’t have a long lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those Great Grandmasters who keep practicing diligently and never give up breaking realms may have a longer lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, he went to the Mingwu Hall to consult Chu Qingfeng about this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng was stunned: \"Really? Does the practice of a Great Grandmaster have such a wonderful use?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifespan is the most difficult thing to figure out and experience, not like Spiritual Energy and Gang Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan has an extraordinarily sharp perception, having such an experience can’t be entirely disbelieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s really like this, it’s indeed a remarkable discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Uncle Master, I want to check the lifespan of the Great Grandmasters throughout history, as well as their cultivation realms and cultivation states.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, indeed we need to check.\" Chu Qingfeng slowly said, \"Make it thoroughly clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s experience may not be the same for others, which would be a vain excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Uncle Master, you practice diligently, don’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... not really diligent,\" Chu Qingfeng shook his head, \"it’s just a habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After forming the habit of daily practice, on the contrary, not practicing feels uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I think about it, is this discomfort not just because the habit was broken, but also a kind of instinctive reaction of the body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like needing to eat every day, missing one meal makes you hungry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, \"Then congratulations to Uncle Master, your lifespan will certainly not be short.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng couldn’t help but smile, \"I hope your discovery is correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a Great Grandmaster, the lifespan is the most worrying concern, hoping to live a few more days and enjoy the beauty of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was filled with red clouds like brocade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light inside Mingwu Hall had dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the south window of the hall, there was a desk, with two people, one sitting, one standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan was standing, flipping through books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng sat, holding a pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of them were three tall piles of books, each as tall as a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan quickly flipped through a book, muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu Chuande, True Disciple of White Cloud Sword Palace, born in the thirty-sixth year of Pingnan, ended in the eighty-third year of Jiayuan, lifespan of four hundred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reserved and introverted personality, deeply researched in martial arts, extraordinary swordsmanship, likes the sea of clouds, enjoys wandering the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lifespan of four hundred fifteen, Second Layer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng buried his head in writing, his penmanship flowing like a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan picked up another book, muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zheng Xifeng, born in the tenth year of Jiayuan, ended in the eighty-third year of Qingyu, lifespan of three hundred forty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True Disciple of White Cloud Sword Palace, likes tranquility, cheerful personality, knowledgeable in various arts, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, enjoys flowers, birds, fish, and insects, a Great Grandmaster of the First Layer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng buried his head and recorded it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan picked up another scroll to read, murmuring, \"Huang Jin, True Disciple of Qinglu Cliff, lifespan of three hundred forty-six, peaceful personality, obsessed with alchemy, Great Grandmaster of the First Layer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi Wanfang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan put down a scroll, tapped the pile, and smiled, \"The last one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally done!\" Chu Qingfeng got up and rubbed his neck and wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan collected the plain papers nearby, gathering them together, and laughed, \"Uncle Master, my deduction isn’t wrong, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng took the pile of plain papers, flipped through them carefully, and compared them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading, he reorganized the order, and took a long sigh of relief, \"Now it seems, your feeling is not wrong, the cultivation of Great Grandmasters should be related to lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through these people’s personalities and records, one can indeed come to a conclusion that those Great Grandmasters who continue to cultivate after reaching the peak have longer lifespans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those Great Grandmasters who lived beyond three hundred sixteen were diligently cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two Great Grandmasters of the Second Layer, one lived to four hundred two, the other to four hundred eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides these two, no one else reached four hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, \"Once our discovery spreads, the Great Grandmasters will be different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng suddenly laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, \"Uncle Master, you’re lucky, many Great Grandmasters probably won’t laugh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had met quite a few Great Grandmasters, and indeed few were truly diligent in cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them just lay flat, not wanting to continue the hard pursuit of higher realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it’s almost impossible, breaking through to the Second Layer is the limit, and the difference isn’t significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their view, continuing to fervently pursue breakthrough realms is purely self-torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to thoroughly enjoy life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha...\" Chu Qingfeng laughed, \"Let’s see if they regret it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"This discovery, once spoken of, might result in more Second Layer Great Grandmasters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not very likely.\" Chu Qingfeng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, it’s difficult to break through to the Second Layer, it’s a consensus among everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past thousand years, the accomplishments of Second Layer Great Grandmasters are as rare as morning stars, countable with ten fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there’s also a trend that the further forward in time, the closer to the present, the harder it is to achieve the Second Layer of a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Great Grandmasters have already seen through the changes in heaven and earth, the overall weakening of martial arts cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of years ago, down to ten thousand years ago, then a thousand years ago, down to now, the limits of martial arts cultivation realms are being lowered step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand years ago, the Great Grandmaster Sixth Layer was the limit, four or five thousand years ago the Third Layer was the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, almost none can step into the Second Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another thousand years, I fear even Grandmasters will find it hard to cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Grandmaster Perfection will be the limit, and a few thousand years later, perhaps achieving Grandmaster will be as difficult as achieving Great Grandmaster now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great trend is hard to defy, following heaven’s order, in such a situation, thinking more about the Second Layer is indeed unwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Uncle Master, what is the Emperor’s lifespan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng immediately glared at him, \"Don’t ask indiscreetly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"So the Emperor’s realm surpasses the Second Layer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... not necessarily.\" Chu Qingfeng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned, \"Can’t the Emperor’s Sword help to enhance the realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you the Emperor’s Sword can enhance cultivation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just for killing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... to protect the world.\" Chu Qingfeng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, \"Yes, to protect the world, so this news is better... not to spread out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Some secrets, it’s better not to know than to know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... makes sense.\" Chu Qingfeng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1446,"2026-06-03T09:58:02.814Z","2026-06-03T09:57:58.105Z",1,"novelbin.me","1593a516e9372054d6e275ee44020c25672a56499a7f5888f03278252ded6084","imperial-cultivation-chapter-492","imperial-cultivation-chapter-490",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]