[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-602":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},1055411,1365,"Chapter 602 - 598: Eternal Annihilation","imperial-cultivation-chapter-602",602,"\u003Cp>```html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this too easy?\" Cheng Yifeng still found it hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main altar of the Evil Sect, mysterious and powerful, an unshakable existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t, the Evil Sect wouldn’t have existed for so many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, such a formidable stronghold was no match for Chu Zhiyuan, easily destroyed with a flick of the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This contrast struck him intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, \"For those who know, it’s not difficult; for those who don’t, it’s impossible. Once you find their weakness, they crumble with one blow... Let’s go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Come, let’s go in and have a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng snapped back to his senses and nodded fiercely, \"Let’s see what their main altar looks like!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two floated in, reaching the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silent valley, under the sunset, was almost soundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the valley, one could hear the wind rustling from afar and the chirping of birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was littered with skeletons, jade cauldrons embedded in the stone walls, faintly glimmering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng felt uneasy all over and turned to ask, \"Princely Heir, these jade cauldrons seem alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed, \"Ignore them; they no longer pose a threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really not a problem?\" Cheng Yifeng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, \"They probably want to lower their power; we just won’t let them succeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, he formed a sealing gesture with his hands and lightly struck the largest jade cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade cauldron immediately began to emit light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glimmer grew stronger, from gentle to dazzling, and finally blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng even found it hard to open his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he managed to open them, a burst of light flashed before him like a small sun falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\" The violent force erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like a leaf in a storm, powerless to resist, carried away by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mid-air, he opened his eyes wide, seeing Chu Zhiyuan standing stably a hundred meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The huge jade cauldron had vanished, leaving only a large pit on the stone wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan appeared in the pit in a flash, quickly picking up an orb with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng adjusted his breath mid-air, steadied himself, and floated down beside Chu Zhiyuan, \"Princely Heir, what’s this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These orbs must be collected in full; they can sense the Evil Sect sorcerers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All remaining jade cauldrons must be destroyed to find the orbs inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he floated to another jade cauldron and treated it the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan stood in the twilight, examining the orb the size of a green apricot in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng had already ordered nine grandmaster-level experts to scour the valley for all that could be scavenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan was uninterested in any of this, focused solely on the green apricot-sized orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princely Heir, is something wrong with it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng stood beside him, watching Chu Zhiyuan stare at it for a quarter of an hour, eyes fixed as if entranced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan sighed and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s there to see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indescribable wonder!\" Chu Zhiyuan exclaimed, \"That the world has such strange things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon integrating all the orbs contained within the jade cauldrons of the Yuding Sect, the Outer Heaven Divine Crystal underwent an inexplicable transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of its secrets finally unfolded to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng asked, \"What makes it indescribably wonderful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shifted his gaze from the Outer Heaven Divine Crystal to Cheng Yifeng, smiling, \"All Yuding Sect sorcerers can be annihilated with a thought!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every sorcerer of the Yuding Sect carries a strand of their primordial spirit in this orb, and that strand can destroy them,\" Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, shaking his head, \"Such a method of control, it’s truly ruthless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng blinked, trying hard to understand what this meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, he slowly said, \"So, those sorcerers have already submitted their lives in advance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan nodded, \"At the cost of their lives, they could quickly gain great power in life, but after death, they had to offer all their soul and essence blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that too tragic?... Are these people fools?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Living to enjoy life, after death, who cares how? They think once they’re dead, everything disappears, offering essence blood and soul doesn’t matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it really not matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it truly didn’t matter, would these Outer Heaven Demons be toiling in vain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a person dies, does their soul remain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As far as I know, it’s definitely there, but when it dissipates or how it dissipates, I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He practiced the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique, able to see Yin Yang Qi and souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Eternal Spirit Secret Scripture, he learned that within a soul resides a primordial spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an indestructible entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for more specifics, without condensing the Eternal Spirit Seal, figuring it out is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only practiced the Divine Return Secret Technique, aiming to practice the Eternal Spirit Seal, he had to finish his duties and cultivate under the Eternal Spirit Divine Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it doesn’t matter if they are devoured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It definitely matters, but what the mysterious intricacies are, remains unknown; these Outer Heaven Demons are on a higher level that we cannot comprehend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you can directly eliminate the Yuding Sect sorcerers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I’m going to try.\" Chu Zhiyuan said, \"Zou Fang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Zou Fang, returned hastily, nodded solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng curiously watched Chu Zhiyuan, who closed his eyes and stayed motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the orb, the size of a green apricot, became crystal clear, its glow shimmering like a rippling clear spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quarter of an hour later, Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes and smiled, \"Done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those Yuding Sect sorcerers are dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, they’re all dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of how far away they are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right.\" Chu Zhiyuan smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, he had used the Sacrificial Refining Method to thoroughly refine the Outer Heaven Divine Crystal for his own use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strands of souls contained within obeyed his command; with a single thought to kill, these souls would perish, taking their masters with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a control method was indeed exceptionally treacherous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about sorcerers from other evil sects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest of the Evil Sect isn’t affected... probably only after all main altars are destroyed and all Golden Venerable statues are obliterated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This control was only applicable to the disciples of the Yuding Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Evil Sect disciples couldn’t be controlled this way yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He speculated it was because not all the orbs within the Golden Venerable statues were gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the orbs were gathered and integrated into the Outer Heaven Divine Crystal, it could be like the Yuding Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if all the main altars of a sect are destroyed, all disciples of that Evil Sect can be annihilated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s wonderful!\" Cheng Yifeng clapped, \"We worried they’d rise again after we destroyed the main altar; now this is great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One end is an eternal end, forever eradicated.\" Chu Zhiyuan slowly said, \"It’s well worth all the effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng said, \"If you can truly achieve this, everyone would bow to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yifeng said, \"That would be a great merit, the Princely Heir will surely ascend the imperial throne; no one could outcompete you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to become the Emperor, he’d need to wait ten years, though he didn’t want to wait that long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation demands, slow by a step, slow by every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters have age limits, once past the age, they can’t take the step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Outer Heaven cultivation surely follows a similar principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he found himself powerless, relying only on the Emperor’s Sword to ascend, he’d have to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, without relying on the Emperor’s Sword to ascend, there was no need to waste ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1314,"2026-06-03T09:58:18.474Z","2026-06-03T09:58:25.011Z",1,"novelbin.me","2373c9d7ac59fedcc097ec0af089b503e6b9309182f0fa20ac89dfb0d4fc2d83","imperial-cultivation-chapter-603","imperial-cultivation-chapter-601",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]