[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-570":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},1055379,1365,"Chapter 570 - 566: Action","imperial-cultivation-chapter-570",570,"\u003Cp>```html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongzhao was certain that Chu Zhiyuan would also ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside his cultivation, coupled with his meritorious service in eliminating the Evil Sect, the Emperor’s Sword was destined to choose him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it depended on when the Emperor of Da Jing would ascend, or relinquish ascension and abdicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time she saw the Emperor of Da Jing, she couldn’t discern his strengths and weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was uncertain if he had already stepped into the Third Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he entered the Third Layer and completely mastered the Emperor’s Sword, there were many who wouldn’t choose to ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, ascending to another world, who knows what kind of world it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoning the status of emperor in this world to start anew in another without sufficient courage is difficult to do voluntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often, it’s only when one’s lifespan is at its limit, in the hope of seeking life from death and obtaining a longer lifespan, that one would give up and ascend to another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things aren’t that ideal, and the decision to ascend can’t be delayed indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The governance of the Court often has cycles; being emperor for a longer time doesn’t necessarily stabilize the people’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It follows a peak curve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon initial ascension, the people’s hearts are unsettled, with very low control over the Emperor’s Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passes, with diligent governance, the people’s hearts return, and control over the Emperor’s Sword increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human nature and emotions do become lax; one can’t possibly maintain such diligent governance and strenuous effort for decades continually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s then that the administration starts to decay, governance begins to corrupt, and the people’s hearts start to drift away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Control over the Emperor’s Sword then starts to decline, becoming lower and lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, attempting to ascend by breaking through the void is no longer possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor of Da Jing’s reign has nearly reached its limit; dragging further, he won’t be able to ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She concluded that Chu Zhiyuan’s ascension to the throne was imminent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, with their cooperation, they could better consolidate the people’s hearts and completely master the Emperor’s Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his advancement speed, he could ascend quickly, but may not ascend so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has deep affection for his parents and sister, as well as Xiao Ruoling, and considering his young age, he probably wants to enjoy more wealth and glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he won’t ascend so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would naturally proceed first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, she said calmly, \"When will you and Sister Xiao have your grand wedding?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, \"She should wait until the next Holy Daughter is chosen before stepping down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Xiao is truly devoted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When she takes on something, she does it wholeheartedly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She will be a good support for you in the future,\" Li Hongzhao sighed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Aren’t you planning to get married?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s unnecessary to have so many burdens.\" Li Hongzhao shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She intended to ascend within ten years, leaving no need for further entanglements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"If you don’t get married, won’t the people feel uneasy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After marriage, people become more stable; this is everyone’s belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What concerns me most is the lack of a capable successor to inherit the Emperor’s Sword.\" She shook her head, \"If there was a successor, nothing else would matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This generation of Da Meng only has two Great Grandmasters; how many Great Grandmasters can emerge in the next generation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled, \"I think the Seventh Prince has the potential to become a Great Grandmaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At tonight’s banquet, he met several imperial family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top-ranking princes and princely heirs were all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought the Seventh Princely Heir, Li Biyang, was most promising to become a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Li Biyang had exceptional aptitude, already a Grandmaster at the Sixth Layer Heaven at a young age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he continued like this, there was a slim chance he could enter the Great Grandmaster realm within ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides him, none of the princely heirs had the hope of becoming a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the princes, there were two with Grandmaster Perfection, but judging by their situations, it seemed difficult for them to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventh Princely Heir...\" Li Hongzhao shook her head, \"His temperament is a bit too naive and carefree to be suitable for an emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"People can change; they won’t always remain naive and carefree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongzhao shook her head, \"Even if one becomes more steady and worldly, one’s inherent traits can’t change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, \"Being naive and carefree doesn’t necessarily prevent one from being a good emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...His martial arts cultivation is also unreliable.\" Li Hongzhao frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Chu Zhiyuan with burning eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled back at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hear you have two Great Grandmasters in your mansion, one being Zou Fang and the other Weng Qifeng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Chu Zhiyuan didn’t find her information gathering surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a way to guide others to the Great Grandmaster threshold, don’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It requires a deep enough understanding of the mental method,\" Chu Zhiyuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hongzhao paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was almost like exposing the most fundamental mental method to him for research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the Da Meng Imperial Family’s mental method be leaked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Chu Zhiyuan could help people break through the Grandmaster realm was already astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he could also help people reach the Great Grandmaster realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This impact was too significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gazed intently at Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, \"You’re not thinking of killing me, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Humph, you’re too much of a threat to Da Meng.\" Li Hongzhao snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Becoming a Great Grandmaster ultimately depends on oneself; I just give a push, helping to advance it by a few years only, and there aren’t many who would show me their mental method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without fortuitous encounters, someone cultivating the Flying Flower Sword Sect’s mental method could never become a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prerequisite for becoming a Great Grandmaster is having a top-level mental method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Evil Sect and the Four Great Sects’ mental methods hold the promise of becoming a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For other sect disciples, the hope is slim, unless they encounter extraordinary opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil Sect and the Four Great Sects cherish their mental methods like life, preferring to have fewer Great Grandmasters than to leak their mental methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s true.\" The fiery light in Li Hongzhao’s phoenix eyes dimmed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"You really dare to imagine, right now you can’t kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not necessarily so!\" Li Hongzhao rolled her eyes and snorted, \"Let’s act tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, start tomorrow.\" Chu Zhiyuan replied solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright moon hung high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold moonlight shone down on Purple Sun Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple Sun Villa was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the villa, sixteen White Bone Towers stood, arranged around the White Jade Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie white bones glimmered slightly under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve guards formed two teams, patrolling the periphery of the villa in an intersecting pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At mid-mountain of a peak twenty miles from the villa, a patch of trees had been cleared to create an open space where a bonfire blazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the flickering bonfire light, more than twenty men in black combat uniforms sat circle around the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were solemn and grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He definitely won’t come back, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The information is absolutely accurate; tonight he will attend the Imperial Palace night banquet, and the Imperial Palace night banquet cannot be missed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A golden opportunity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s act!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a pity, with such short notice, we could only gather these people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gathering this many is already not easy; even with a few more days, we couldn’t gather much more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were truly terrified of his prowess; none dared to approach within a hundred miles of Yujing City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a hundred miles was almost certain death; within two hundred miles, it was fifty-fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fearless had long since perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who remained were cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this message, they dared to approach within twenty miles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typically, they would absolutely avoid being less than two hundred miles away while waiting for a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was such a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to say more, let’s move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wipe out Purple Sun Villa, and leave immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn’t we take the opportunity to disrupt Yujing City as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Prince Qing Mansion has at least two Great Grandmasters; rushing in won’t end well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s not be greedy for merit, just clean up Purple Sun Villa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slowly stood up, their eyes bright and sharp under the light of the roaring bonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1445,"2026-06-03T09:58:17.452Z","2026-06-03T09:58:23.466Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6e9700927fbc74aedc0179d1cf81b194a28dff65dcc4427392b754b8c7ca5ea","imperial-cultivation-chapter-571","imperial-cultivation-chapter-569",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]