[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-585":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},1055394,1365,"Chapter 585 - 581: Break Again","imperial-cultivation-chapter-585",585,"\u003Cp>```html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Biyang sighed, \"Lord Qin, I truly didn’t expect it to be so smooth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought it would be a difficult task, involving fierce battles and hard-fought victories, likely ending in a pyrrhic victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, some losses were anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, not a single person was lost, and they so easily wiped out an Evil Sect main altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Evil Sect main altar had existed for countless years, never having been breached before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his impression, the Evil Sect main altar was mysterious and powerful, immovable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this mysterious and powerful Evil Sect main altar met such an embarrassing end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were worn down and suffocated to death within the main altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, it all seems a bit surreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Guanghe said in a deep voice, \"Such smoothness is all due to the Fourth Prince.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We also made some contributions,\" Li Biyang laughed. \"We put in effort too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Guanghe shook his head, \"Just a bit of clumsy effort. Without the protection of the Fourth Prince, we wouldn’t have been able to handle this main altar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a chiliarch, how could he not understand the Evil Sect or the power of the Evil Sect’s experts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Evil Sect experts excel at ambush and assassination, and would never face an army head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With top-notch qinggong, they are very difficult to deal with in these mountainous and forested locations; the Stepping Cloud Iron Cavalry would definitely suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true,\" Li Biyang sighed. \"The Princely Heir’s cultivation is truly beyond comprehension.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing without showing a blade, the invisible knife; the news from Da Jing was not exaggerated at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princely Heir, we can’t delay too long, we must hurry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, let’s go by tomorrow morning!\" Li Biyang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan, Xu Haode, and Zou Fang appeared in a bamboo forest midway up a mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three stood on the tips of bamboo, swaying gently with the bamboo, their bodies rising and falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right here.\" Xu Haode pointed to the opposite mountain peak, using sound transmission into secret: \"This should be it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already seen two Heavenly Heart Sect experts entering and exiting the opposite mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three hid in this bamboo forest, concealed among the trees, and with sound transmission into secret, they could hide their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode snorted, \"These Evil Sect experts are really daring, not setting any sentries around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had set sentries, it would be even easier to find the main altar’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without sentries, it’s actually harder to find traces; finding this main altar depended purely on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was heaven’s will to destroy the Heavenly Heart Sect; he happened to see a Heavenly Heart Sect disciple and followed them to discover the main altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not encountered that Heavenly Heart Sect disciple, who knows how long it would take to find this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself it was sheer luck, feeling it was destiny to extinguish the Heavenly Heart Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan nodded, \"With array protection, and such a sensitive array, they’re unafraid of anyone forcing entry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already done experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This array is triggered by breath, reacting with lightning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his flying knife could not get through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of the flying knife exceeds normal reactions, yet this array can activate in time to block it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an array gives them strong confidence and hence they set no sentries outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone trying to break into the main altar will be blocked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode used sound transmission into secret cautiously, speaking softly: \"Shall I use my Array Breaking Stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan took out the largest of the small stones, gently tossing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small stone flew out silently, hidden in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright moon shone in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight was like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small stone was nearly invisible in the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Xu Haode staring intently, it would have been lost to the throw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a middle-aged man hurriedly went into the bamboo forest at the foot of the opposing mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode watched as the small stone silently slid through the weeds, sticking to the middle-aged man’s collar at the back of his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the small stone attached, the middle-aged man felt no different and continued on without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode widened his eyes, watching the middle-aged man’s every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This middle-aged man looked ordinary, short in stature, seemingly just an average person, yet he possessed grandmaster cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making these Evil Sect revellers cultivate properly is harder than killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Denying them the shortcut is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every grandmaster had devoured the essence blood of many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart surged with killing intent, but he forced it down, staring intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching as the middle-aged man easily slipped into the bamboo forest, not pausing at all, eventually disappearing from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He furrowed his brows, took out the Array Breaking Stone, eager to throw it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look at Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But saw Chu Zhiyuan slowly closing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence of the Sword Soul gave him a strange feeling, like he had multiplied into several selves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t see the scene in the Profound Yin Palace, blocked by an invisible power, only vaguely sensing it, sensing Xiao Ruoling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Soul within Purple Sun Villa, as if he stood on the villa’s gate tower himself, no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, the small stone on this man’s body made him feel as if standing on this man’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything around reflected in his mind’s eye, as clear as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small stone could obscure qi and even fate, avoiding the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without activating the array, it entered the valley with no anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This valley was no different from the main altars of the Yuding Sect and Da Jing Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ring-shaped valley, surrounded by stone walls all adorned with venerable statues, and in the very center of the deepest part of the valley stood the largest venerable statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the venerable statue, Heavenly Heart Sect disciples knelt, praying or cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two hundred or so Heavenly Heart Sect experts were busy, portraying a bustling scene within the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s mind stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Soul immediately activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All disciples within the valley halted for a moment, then collapsed softly to the ground, unable to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in their eyes dimmed until extinguished, already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the twenty-four disciples kneeling before the venerable statue were spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were focused on the infusion of Outer Heaven Power, not sensing anything amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they stopped operating, they realized something was wrong; then a bright moon rose before their eyes, transforming into a blade light slashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tried to dodge but were too late, seeing only darkness as they fell into eternal night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small stone suddenly flew up, shooting out from the valley, landing in Chu Zhiyuan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it?\" Xu Haode asked eagerly upon seeing the small stone reappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled, \"The inside is sorted out, ... let’s break this array now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorted out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Haode remarked in astonishment, \"Was it that easy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan tossed the small stone, smiling broadly: \"Found the right method, thanks to this peculiar stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To return the other’s approach, this Outer Heaven Stone was perfect for countering the Outer Heaven Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He floated down before a stone, picked up a massive stone half his height, infused it with spiritual power, then hurled it fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone whistled as it flew, slamming into the valley with a muffled \"bang,\" a light curtain abruptly appeared, bouncing the stone away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the light curtain, where the bamboo forest originally was, transformed into a valley, revealed to the trio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the valley, there were trees, orderly courtyards, various large halls, and those venerable statues one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm—?\" Xu Haode looked at Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Now it’s like water without a source; a few more hits should do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me try too!\" Xu Haode also picked up a large stone to throw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan cast the original stone again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang bang bang bang bang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than a dozen rounds, the light curtain over the valley grew thinner and thinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, with a \"pop,\" the light curtain dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley opened up before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, it really is easy!\" Xu Haode rubbed his hands excitedly, \"Now we’re set!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying the main altar became so easy, eliminating all main altars is now just within reach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1421,"2026-06-03T09:58:17.452Z","2026-06-03T09:58:23.466Z",1,"novelbin.me","0bb7072dd58e236f8912198d156fb588d88e8f79497e2b06c798640e01cd39c6","imperial-cultivation-chapter-586","imperial-cultivation-chapter-584",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]