[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-532":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},1055341,1365,"Chapter 532 - 529: Destruction","imperial-cultivation-chapter-532",532,"\u003Cp>```html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode blinked curiously and said, \"Princely Heir, this token...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was obtained from another place.\" Chu Zhiyuan weighed the Black Iron Token: \"A True Disciple of the Evil Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was acquired along with the Thunder Sword, from Lu Yuhua and Xie Wufeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now looking at it, this Black Iron Token turns out to be an inheritance item, indeed not an ordinary object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, then threw the Black Iron Token toward the Golden Body Venerable Statue, attaching it to its forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode chuckled: \"Isn’t this the Huaisu Sect’s Inheritance Token, it’s probably useless?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, the Golden Body Venerable Statue began to light up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mysterious heavenly melody came gently, small and distant, yet clear, reaching their ears without missing a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode’s eyes widened: \"This actually works?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan turned his ear to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he nodded slightly: \"It seems this is the legacy of the Heavenly Heart Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode turned his head, eyes wide: \"Heavenly Heart Sect?! The Heavenly Heart Sect is a Great Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"It was acquired from a True Disciple of Heavenly Heart Sect, Lu Yuhua, I believe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve heard of that guy.\" Xu Haode said aggrievedly: \"Still couldn’t find him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan watched it gradually become clear and translucent, transforming into a crystal token: \"Yet, I wonder, with it, can we find the Heavenly Heart Sect’s Main Hall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Black Iron Token became completely transparent, the Golden Body Venerable Statue dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan beckoned with his hand, and the crystal token flew into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his Super Sensing Illumination, it seemed as if there was a flame inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This flame seemed ready to extinguish at any moment, extremely dim, yet gave him a strong sense of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for this intense sense of danger, he would have already explored the Huaisu Sect’s heritage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Super Sense, he expanded this sense of danger outward, seeing if there was any peculiar perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes, placed the crystal token back in his sleeve: \"It’s possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Main Altar of the Heavenly Heart Sect,\" Xu Haode hesitated, coughed slightly: \"Princely Heir...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"We can’t go searching for the Heavenly Heart Sect’s Main Hall yet, it far surpasses that of the Huaisu Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, indeed.\" Xu Haode nodded repeatedly, clapping his hands: \"Princely Heir’s wisdom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled: \"Then let’s start with the minor Evil Sect first and test our battle techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually was wary of these Main Altars of the Evil Sect, as even the Huaisu Sect was troublesome, let alone the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That would be best.\" Xu Haode nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan contemplated the massive Golden Body Venerable Statue, eyes solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The greatest calamity must be this, right? Just destroy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode came to his side, joining him in assessing the Golden Body Venerable Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sighed: \"It can’t be destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use my Divine Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No harm in trying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I refuse to believe it; it can’t withstand my Divine Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode, unwilling to be outdone, drew his short sword, and dazzling red light surged, transforming into a Red Cloud Sword Gang, stabbing toward the Golden Body Venerable Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode’s expression grew sullen as he looked down at the short sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that his Divine Sword was ineffective, but this Golden Body Venerable Statue was too uncanny!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chu Zhiyuan attacked with the Treasure Sword earlier, he discovered something mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Body Venerable Statue was like a living being. When the Sword Gang and sword tip pierced in, forces inside it surged, spreading and dispersing the damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact of the Sword Gang and sword tip diminished several times as they were diffused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding ding ding ding...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncanny!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode furiously stabbed over a dozen times, all at the same spot, the sculpture’s ankle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a special sword technique, he concentrated his body’s power into this strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the sword tip could not pierce even a tiny bit, bouncing off as soon as it touched the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas... It’s pointless to resist.\" Xu Haode reluctantly sheathed his sword, carefully caressing the short sword, fearing any damage to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned, pondering deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He speculated inwardly that even the spiritual energy of a Great Grandmaster was ineffective. The aura of the Dragon Transformation Technique was also useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Glazed Blade Scripture was also of no avail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it over, he settled on the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his palms on the giant statue, closing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin Yang Return to Void Technique was always operating, keeping him calm and composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the speed of the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique increased, and the two streams of Yin and Yang energy gradually spread over the massive Golden Body Venerable Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, they probed a little, staying an inch away from his palms, then two inches, three inches... a foot... two feet... one zhang...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue began to flicker, at times bright, at times dim, fluctuating frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan continued operating the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin Yang Return to Void Technique itself was not an attack technique, just an internal refining method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he used this internal refining method to refine the massive Golden Body Venerable Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worrying that the power within the Venerable Statue was too strong, he did not use the Sacrificial Refining Method directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan suddenly withdrew his hands, speaking solemnly: \"Mr. Xu, try again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode had been watching with great curiosity. Hearing this, he did not hesitate to draw his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword brightened with radiant light, transforming into a red-purple longsword, piercing into the Golden Body Venerable Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss!\" The Sword pierced directly into the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Xu Haode’s eyes widened in wonder, then without hesitation, he sliced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss---!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss---!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss---!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss---!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode sliced horizontally, then vertically, forming a rectangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes bright with excitement, he withdrew the sword, and with a kick, pushed out the block, leaving a hole in the thigh of the Golden Body Venerable Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha...\" Xu Haode laughed: \"Now that’s more like it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Treasure Sword could cut through anything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan, still operating the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique, sensing the changes in the statue, spoke softly: \"First, destroy the Dantian area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\" Xu Haode leaped up, the Red Cloud Sword Gang piercing through the Dantian of the Golden Body Venerable Statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carved out a triangle and then kicked fiercely, leaving the Dantian once again hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his palms: \"That should suffice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that all?\" Xu Haode landed lightly, eager to proceed: \"We should dismantle it directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: \"That won’t be necessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the massive Golden Venerable Statue began to flicker, followed by a muffled \"boom,\" disintegrating into a pile of fine powder, drifting down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heap of black powder covered the patterns on the White Jade floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally destroyed this thing, the greatest hidden danger, the largest source of peril.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abundant power within it ultimately could not be unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin Yang Return to Void Technique indeed had such profound effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where other cultivation techniques were helpless against the Outer Heaven Evil Power, the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique, by balancing Yin and Yang, destroyed the external force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level of the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique was indeed above that of the Outer Heaven Evil Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking about it, such power to reverse life and death was naturally at a high level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he previously could withstand an attack from the Evil Demon Power was likely credit to the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month later, Chu Zhiyuan and Xu Haode appeared outside Yujing City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were weary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as Great Grandmasters, breaking three sect’s Main Altars in one go consumed a great deal of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Main Altar was not easy to destroy, each harboring unimaginable dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode shivered at the thought, considering it a miracle that they were still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He currently trusted in Chu Zhiyuan’s intuition the most; his instinct for danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without that instinct, he felt that, regardless of Chu Zhiyuan’s abilities, they would have perished together in those Evil Sect’s Main Altars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearing the South City Gate, Xu Haode asked: \"Princely Heir, when shall we depart for Da Meng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan replied: \"Let’s observe the Court’s arrangements. If they assign me to Da Meng, we’ll find a chance to head to the Evil Sect’s Main Altar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll head to Da Meng first to wait for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won’t enter, I’ll head straight off and take a look first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So in a hurry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t get used to the food here, it’s much better over there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, alright, see you in Da Meng then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until next time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1502,"2026-06-03T09:58:18.416Z","2026-06-03T09:58:16.817Z",1,"novelbin.me","0780409ce12971b414503a470f0489f611e5bfdc4fb9df940247d2f815a9b816","imperial-cultivation-chapter-533","imperial-cultivation-chapter-531",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]