[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-55":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},1054564,1365,"Chapter 55 - 55 53 Challenge","imperial-cultivation-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>55: Chapter 53 Challenge 55: Chapter 53 Challenge “`html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Listening Waves Courtyard was brightly lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sat cross-legged on the couch facing the open window, looking up to see the moon half-hidden by dark clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Transformation Technique was surging wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Improving his realm to defeat Cheng Tianfeng was important, but exchanging blows with Cheng Tianfeng wouldn’t diminish his lifespan, while practicing the Blood Purification Technique hastily would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent the Blood Purification Technique from harming his essence and lifespan, he now placed great importance on the Dragon Transformation Technique, practicing it more and the Blood Purification Technique less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Striving to train the realm of the Dragon Transformation Technique high enough to counteract the damage caused by the Blood Purification Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of the Dragon Transformation Technique’s Second Layer was peculiar, ignoring the constraints of the meridians, surging within the body, continuously absorbing intangible auras to condense and expand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Super Sensing Illumination, faint wisps of breath floated in his five viscera and six bowels, light and ethereal, like mist and smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the aura of the Dragon Transformation Technique’s Second Layer passed, these smoke-like breaths were swept in, merging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining with the aura of the Dragon Transformation Technique to form another unique aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This unique aura was the power to open acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the lamplight, Chu Zhiyuan’s handsome face quickly turned gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Super Sensing Illumination, he found that after extracting the breath from his five viscera and six bowels, the vitality dimmed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously vigorous five viscera and six bowels now seemed like eggplants hit by frost, and a feeling of weakness emerged in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Chu Zhiyuan suddenly alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes, his expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected, that while the Blood Purification Technique harmed the body, the Dragon Transformation Technique’s Second Layer would also harm the body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could shorten lifespan, or merely damage the five viscera and six bowels, but in any case, it’s like drinking poison to quench thirst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stopping the Dragon Transformation Technique, he continued to observe his five viscera and six bowels to see if they could recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could recover, that would be good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, he could only rely on the Dragon Blood Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Dragon Blood Stone opens one acupoint, training to Perfection requires twenty acupoints to be opened, at least twenty Dragon Blood Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one Dragon Blood Stone requires nine Nine Grade Merits, or two Eighth Grade Merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After becoming a Junior Minister, he realized how difficult it was to earn merit, deeply understanding why the Ministry of Rites was called a clean department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the sky, deciding not to try the Emperor Earth Scripture at the new residence, testing the operation of the Third Layer mental method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Layer trained the bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Layer mental method was completely different from the previous two layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mental method suddenly became ten times more complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Qi surged between the acupoints, the Third Layer mental method connecting four hundred twenty-two acupoints out of the three hundred sixty in the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many acupoints needed to be traveled twice or even three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he performed the mental method, he observed whether it caused damage to his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He faintly felt that the operating route stringing together these acupoints seemed to form a strange pattern, resembling a character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen such a character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, then opening them, his eyes shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, as he suspected, he couldn’t replicate the strange character, could see it with closed eyes, but upon opening, his mind was blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be like the Feng Wen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn’t replicate it, he didn’t force it, focusing on observing the mental method’s impact on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually discovering that besides being complicated, the Third Layer mental method was otherwise normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After traversing the complex route, the Misty Purple Energy was depleted, nine-tenths gone, resembling the Qi Cleansing Technique and Blood Purification Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining tenth of energy turned jade white, and at the last acupoint spread as mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally settling on his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally sparse, it almost vanished into the bones, barely existent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its effects on the bones were minuscule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the Super Sense, the changes wouldn’t have been felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s brow gradually furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Layer mental method’s route was too complex, operating one circulation consumed enough time for ten circulations of the Great Purple Sun Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such efficiency, perfecting the Third Layer was unknown how long it would take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Second Layer was for Refining Acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The acceleration of the twenty acupoints compensated for the slow routes; otherwise, a lifetime wouldn’t achieve Perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before reaching Perfection in Refining Acupoints, training the Third Layer was too time-consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the Flying Dragon Ball, he could let the Third Layer operate on its own, relying on time instead of effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of this, closing the Cold Jade Box, and picking up the Phoenix Pattern Jade Pendant to observe, training his spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When exhausted, he fell asleep at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, he first went to Mingwu Hall, standing in the morning glow with others, practicing the Great Purple Sun Technique on the Purple Sun Stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun rose high, he checked in at the Ministry of Rites, processed the files on his desk, discussed with Gao Lingfeng briefly, then left the Ministry of Rites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Flying Flower Sword Sect and Thick Earth Sect quieted down, the Sect Martial Department resumed its leisure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Chu Zhiyuan felt a sense of foreboding, driving a more urgent desire to improve his martial arts, wishing to swiftly elevate to Grandmaster for peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, he visited the newly purchased residence, watching Feng Zhihao greet visitors in the hall, offering them incense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Zhihao’s aura was becoming steady, growing heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell Feng Zhihao was indeed training his mind, a way to cultivate the Emperor Earth Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Zhihao, perhaps spurred by his influence, had made significant progress, advancing one layer to the Innate Third Layer Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, he had broken through the Second Layer Jade Tower without the aid of the Earth Dragon Pearl, reaching the Third Layer Realm, a true talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan, seeing this, smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Feng Zhihao had the chance, he’d definitely want to challenge him, to redeem his honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he give him the chance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After practicing the Dragon Transformation Technique’s Second Layer and employing the Emperor Earth Scripture for recovery, he frowned, unable to restore his weakened five viscera and six bowels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Earth Scripture indeed had limitations; it could accelerate healing but couldn’t replenish vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, should he rely on external items, like Dragon Blood Stones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning to Mingwu Hall, he noticed something different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stranger had appeared on the Martial Arts Training Ground of Mingwu Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a middle-aged man, tall and robust, similar in build to Chu Zhitian, with great strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan at a glance recognized him as a Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Super Sense, a White Ape was crouching three feet above the man’s head in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike a normal White Ape, which wouldn’t stay idle for a moment, it sat still, as if daydreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan had seen another Grandmaster with the same White Ape Dharma Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Grandmaster guarding the South Palace Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Grandmaster’s White Ape was restless, frequently scratching, looking into the distance, hopping and turning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Chu Zhiyuan deduced that this Grandmaster was likely mid-level, between the fourth to sixth layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he approached, Chu Qingfeng waved: “Old Four.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward, cupped his fists, and smiled, “Grand-Uncle, who is this gentleman…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here to see you,” Chu Qingfeng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan was puzzled, looking between him and the burly man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man grinned, cupped his fists without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng snorted, “Didn’t you want Grandmaster experts as Prince Qing Mansion Guards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s see if you can surpass Little Gao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qingfeng said, “If you can surpass Little Gao, your Prince Qing Mansion will gain two Grandmaster Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can’t, then nothing more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirteenth Uncle, this is deliberately making it hard for Old Four,” Chu Mingxuan hurriedly said, “As formidable as he is, he’s still Innate, how could he beat Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What nonsense!” Chu Qingfeng reprimanded, “You’re everywhere!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Mingxuan chuckled, “Thirteenth Uncle, I’m just speaking up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can’t do it; Old Four might,” Chu Qingfeng snorted, “Do you also want to try and challenge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Mingxuan sheepishly scratched his head, closed his mouth, and gave Chu Zhiyuan a helpless look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1458,"2026-06-03T09:57:57.826Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.811Z",1,"novelbin.me","7c83e3b6d891c39a026757c83eceffddb681a6218c7bfd338f763253a402cc67","imperial-cultivation-chapter-56","imperial-cultivation-chapter-54",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]