[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-645":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},1055454,1365,"Chapter 645 - 641: Inheritance","imperial-cultivation-chapter-645",645,"\u003Cp>The two floated along, manipulating Qi beneath their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice-paved steps were so smooth that they could reflect one’s image, yet they walked on them without slipping, moving gracefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they ascended, a palace made of ice blocks appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing ten meters high, covering over three hundred square meters, it shimmered with a sacred light under the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the palace was a large courtyard with white jade walls, integrated with the Great Bright Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not recklessly use Super Sense but instead restrained his spiritual power from leaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this palace, he was wary, supposing it was the location of Diwu Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps there might be top experts stationed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he had to be cautious of those who could sense his Super Sense, being highly careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed Chu Honglin into the courtyard’s main entrance, turned past the screen wall without heading to the front hall, and veered into a moon gate on the right along the corridor, entering another courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they crossed this courtyard, turned again, and finally arrived at a spotless sacred ice-built palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hall were rows of bookshelves, with several people organizing the bookshelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Chu Honglin arrive, they continued their tasks without greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet their gaze was inevitably drawn to Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon someone recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ninth Prince?\" A middle-aged man frowned, set the book down from the shelf, walked over, and scrutinized Chu Zhiyuan: \"Why are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists: \"Greetings, Uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the original owner’s memory, he knew this was the Fifth Imperial Uncle, Chu Hongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original owner’s impression, he was an old pedant, a man of rigid consistency, the epitome of seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original owner labeled him as falsely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, I brought the Ninth Prince over,\" Chu Honglin said: \"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to ascend the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists in salute to Chu Hongming, then followed Chu Honglin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Hongming’s thick brows furrowed tightly, glanced at Chu Honglin, and shook his head helplessly, ultimately saying no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from the Outer Realm Battlefield, Chu Honglin’s actions became free-spirited; if truly stopped, resistance was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan grinned at Chu Honglin: \"Uncle, you’re mighty, always annoying Uncle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t mind Chu Hongming hearing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether heard or not, Chu Hongming would scold him whenever he saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin chuckled and went directly up to the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first floor was filled with rows of bookshelves, yet he restrained his Super Sense and did not use Insight on the shelves to identify the books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely glanced briefly, speculating they were miscellaneous books, such as travelogues or books on natural philosophy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second floor had rows of antique racks, showcasing various ancient and quaint books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, these were not books easily flipped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third floor was left empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encircling the walls at a meter height were embedded jade steles, each inscribed with names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan scanned the nine jade steles, quickly finding one labeled with the Great Demon Suppression Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not help but walk to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade stele, sculpted from Mutton Fat Jade, was engraved with intricate patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient and simple characters \"Great Demon Suppression Seal\" were vertically inscribed from top to bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these characters brought forth an aura of ancient barbarism, a vista of mountains and earth vaguely appeared, with giant beasts roaring within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s sword-like brows raised, retreating two steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inspected meticulously once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura evidently originated from those four characters, with subtle spiritual power contained within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutton Fat Jade emitted a luminous glow, flowing faintly as if a spring flowed within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spring intermittently flowed through the patterns, making them flicker subtly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Chu Honglin: \"Uncle, is this the inheritance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Inheritance Stele,\" Chu Honglin said: \"Have you seen it before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: \"The Great Brightness Fist doesn’t seem to be inherited this way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled that the Great Brightness Fist and Infinite Brightness Scripture naturally appeared in one’s mind upon entering the Great Bright Peak, profoundly mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The inheritance method of the Great Brightness Fist and Infinite Brightness Scripture is more esoteric, considered a dojo transmission, ... You just need to touch the jade stele with your palm to receive the inheritance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed: \"So easy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the Inheritance Jade Stele, learning is not difficult; the challenge lies in the cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you made up your mind?\" Chu Honglin asked: \"It’s still time to change your mind; the remaining Eight Strange Skills are all exceedingly powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the remaining eight white jade steles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yin Yang Ruyi Hand,\" \"Heart Execution Mysterious Palm,\" \"Heaven Shaking Divine Hammer,\" \"Heart Inquiry Divine Finger\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scanning one by one, he shook his head: \"Just this one then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really made up your mind?\" Chu Honglin queried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan chuckled: \"Uncle, are you reneging?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid you’ll regret it,\" Chu Honglin snorted: \"You only have this one chance to choose, if it’s wrong, there’s no way to learn the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan asked: \"Can the other princes also choose only one Martial Arts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin nodded: \"Everyone can only choose one, no more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned: \"If one masters a skill, could they choose another?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan queried: \"If someone has extraordinarily high comprehension, and can master it completely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin still shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan questioned: \"How can one ensure this Martial Arts is most suitable for oneself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Martial Skill has different requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you find a Martial Skill tailor-made for you, your cultivation can progress rapidly, making leaps and bounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Martial Skill does not resonate with you, cultivation becomes stifled, slow and arduous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how can you find the most resonant one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave it to fate,\" Chu Honglin advised: \"Follow destiny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: \"Why not let everyone train all nine Miracle Techniques, find the most suitable one, and sharpen the knife without delay for chopping firewood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding the one that resonates can result in surpassing expectations, accelerating increasingly, reaching farther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin said: \"The jade stele inheritance method damages the soul; for those in the Qi Transformation Realm, they can only bear it once; otherwise, it leads to obsession.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the Transformation Realm? Divinity Transformation Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Transformation Realm, one can inherit again, so can those in the Divinity Transformation Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned: \"Only the jade stele inheritance method causes this, what about the Secret Manuals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see you are greedy,\" Chu Honglin shook his head: \"This mindset is undesirable; understand that Martial Arts ultimately converge. What’s the use of practicing so many Martial Arts? That time is better spent relaxing a bit, easing your mental state, which benefits cultivation more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"I always wish to find the Martial Art that resonates most deeply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not the Martial Skill resonating with you, but for you to resonate with the Martial Skill,\" Chu Honglin advised: \"Truthfully, Visualization is most critical; a person’s soul is limited. Two visualizations are manageable; once exceeding three, they easily interfere with each other, which becomes perilous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan realized suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin said: \"Alright, since you’ve made up your mind, begin the inheritance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Chu Zhiyuan extended his hand to touch the White Jade Stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his vision showed a gaunt withered elder, entirely golden as if coated with a layer of golden liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat cross-legged in the pitch-black Void, his body radiating a faint golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes slightly closed, slowly forming hand seals with both palms, the left and right differing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips moved in murmuring syllables, a strange sound reverberating in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ball of light emerged in the Void, rapidly forming into a golden web, descending upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flickered with golden light, gradually receding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it?\" Chu Honglin eagerly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"Uncle, have you ever seen anyone perform it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since no one has mastered it, naturally I’ve never seen it,\" Chu Honglin replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why assert it’s the strongest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancient legends, alongside its difficulty,\" Chu Honglin explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Doesn’t seem that strong,\" Chu Zhiyuan commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a web, compared to the Great Brightness Fist’s Fist Seal or Forget Sorrow Divine Finger’s Seven-colored Flower, it seemed powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>",1397,"2026-06-03T09:58:18.474Z","2026-06-03T09:58:25.011Z",1,"novelbin.me","a50d4d95c449507f79d6fdd5e211e53d8893a9e8e2b60ceaeb6e3a150e00ea3a","imperial-cultivation-chapter-646","imperial-cultivation-chapter-644",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]