[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-625":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},1055434,1365,"Chapter 625: 621: Entering the Peak","imperial-cultivation-chapter-625",625,"\u003Cp>Chapter 625: Entering the Peak\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan chuckled, his smile wanton and unruly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liezhao’s personality was originally completely different from his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this starkly different personality, he found rather interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that being so wanton and frivolous was also quite nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was somewhat unable to distinguish whether he was playing the role of Chu Liezhao or had truly become Chu Liezhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was both amusing and a rational choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liezhao’s rebirth came with a drastic change in temperament and behavior, but if he changed too much, becoming like another person, it would arouse suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Observatory had come to inspect, but it was not foolproof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Observatory might not inspect just once, and he could not afford to show any flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhu stood at a distance, her face full of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan turned to glare at her: “What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, divine might!” Xiao Zhu quickly nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan snorted, “Flattery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Lan gracefully entered the small courtyard, laughing: “Bullying Xiao Zhu again! … Your Highness, the Princess Consort sent someone to call for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, do go quickly.” You Lan urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan snorted with a face full of reluctance, “Alright then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Lan breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This great calamity had eased Your Highness’s attitude towards the Princess Consort considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he finally realized that the Princess Consort truly had his best interests at heart, contrary to what he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “How’s it going with the Inspection Department?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The items have been taken by the experts of the Imperial Guard, who are pursuing the Golden Tiger Clan expert.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good.” Chu Zhiyuan said, “What about the two traitors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Lan said, “The Outer Court Guard is in pursuit as well, they won’t escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan snorted, “If they’re with the Phoenix Dynasty or the Yuanzhen Dynasty, there must be someone to aid them to escape the Imperial City, out of our Jade Dynasty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Lan said, “They won’t escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought it’s unlikely to succeed; this assassination attempt wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment thing, but had been meticulously planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they not have thought of an escape route?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divinity Transformation Realm expert is crucial and will certainly retreat to the Demon Domain; the Imperial Guard’s experts couldn’t pursue him into the Demon Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even change clothes, directly wearing the white combat uniform and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Lan hurried to follow, and the pretty Xiao Zhu also hurried to keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon leaving the Prince Mansion, they hadn’t seen any guards, just two guards following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, “Still haven’t chosen the guard, is it deliberate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Lan laughed, “This time, they surely want to choose well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “Probably no one wants to come to our Prince Mansion… or Wei Boyuan is deliberately being difficult, trying to embarrass me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Wei wouldn’t do that.” You Lan quickly said, “Your Highness, say less.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan snorted, “Can’t even talk about it? Everyone knows he is close to the Fourth Prince.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter how close Chief Wei is to the Fourth Prince, he wouldn’t be biased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, he’s no saint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aunt, let him know, if by tomorrow there’s still no guard, I’ll go to his door and scold him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Alright then.” You Lan said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old habits die hard; though Your Highness had changed, he hadn’t changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan walked along the widest north-south main road inside the Imperial City, the Sky-reaching Avenue, heading north, all the way to the Imperial Palace, entering the Fuhui Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the back garden of the Fuhui Palace, Consort Hui was reclining lazily on a chaise in a small pavilion, her eyes half-closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao were speaking to her, and she was responding indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing footsteps, the two young girls immediately looked over and came forward cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big brother, congratulations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What joy is there?” Chu Zhiyuan smiled broadly at Chu Zhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhen giggled, “Big brother, you can finally enter the Great Bright Peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked towards Consort Hui, cupping his hands, “Mother, is it true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, but don’t get too happy yet, there are conditions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui was clothed in a Flowing Cloud Silk Palace Dress, with a Phoenix Golden Hairpin, looking elegant and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lazily said, “After you enter the Great Bright Peak, you won’t be practicing with them; you will practice in a separate place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned, “Where?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jingsi Cliff of the Great Bright Peak, you’ll cultivate there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the place for imprisoning wrongdoers,” Chu Zhiyuan said angrily, “Is Father planning to confine me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nonsense!” Consort Hui scolded, “No one’s confining you, you’re not to stay there all the time, just come back after practice each day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan remained silent with a sullen face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingsi Cliff was the most shadowed area in the northwest of the Great Bright Peak, eternally without sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its location was extremely clever, situated in the northern depression, flanked by stone walls blocking the sunlight from both east and west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fighting with the Fourth Prince once, he had been punished with a month there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left him with very unpleasant memories, and he hated it intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself, the Emperor knew this and still sent him there, clearly wanting him to retreat willingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely due to impatience with the entanglement between Consort Hui, Chu Zhen, and Chu Qiao that he feigned agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t want to go, he couldn’t blame him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Step by step,” Consort Hui said, “First get into the Great Bright Peak, then we’ll talk. Practice on Jingsi Cliff for a few days, and I’ll petition the Emperor. Once the Emperor sees your genuine dedication, he’ll relent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, “Father won’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui said, “The Emperor will be pleased to see you improving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, you misunderstand my status in Father’s heart,” Chu Zhiyuan said, “When he sees me cultivating, he’ll only think I’m pretending, fooling him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then practice well, prove him wrong!” Consort Hui said, “Show the Emperor your determination to change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “How could Father, who is so stubborn, possibly change his bias against me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui’s phoenix eyes widened, her fair jade-like face stern: “Enough with the nonsense! You’ll go to the Great Bright Peak tomorrow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan hummed, “I’ll stay no more than ten days. If Father doesn’t change my place, then forget the Great Bright Peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivating at the Great Bright Peak yields twice the result with half the effort, do you want to waste your effort? You’ll only fall farther behind them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If in ten days there’s no change, it shows Father won’t allow me to practice. An arm can’t twist a thigh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It will change, but during this period, you must behave and not mess around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know, I know.” Chu Zhiyuan waved dismissively, then smiled at Chu Zhen and said, “Zhen’er, Qiao’er, haven’t you gone today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhen giggled, “Big brother, you’re still not recovered, staying with you for a couple more days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sneaking in some laziness, aren’t you?” Chu Zhiyuan said, “Tomorrow, you’ll go to the Great Bright Peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.” The two girls replied reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were also practicing the Infinite Brightness Scripture, deeply resistant to cultivation and reluctant to practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever they had the chance, they would take it to be lazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui took out a White Jade Token from her cloudlike sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The token was just half the size of a palm, with a sun shining high in the sky engraved on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tossed the White Jade Token to Chu Zhiyuan, “Take this, you know how to use it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… Alright then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan caught it, feeling as if he were holding a piece of cold ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the token to enter the Great Bright Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Chu Zhiyuan got up early, under You Lan’s direction, the maids tidied him up well, dressed in a white combat uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the Jade Token, focusing his energy, allowed a wisp of aura from the Yin Yang Fish in his Dantian to enter the token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A door appeared before his eyes, clear and translucent, seemingly there and not there, and he stepped through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he appeared at the foot of a magnificent snow-covered mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1398,"2026-06-03T09:58:18.474Z","2026-06-14T10:33:21.367Z",1,"novelbin.me","a1c895e09e2a665dc92d0a67138a6195a789cee9ce0d0258520be545c2f9b08f","imperial-cultivation-chapter-626","imperial-cultivation-chapter-624",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]