[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-753":6,"glossary-terms-1365":24},{"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},1055562,1365,"Chapter 753 - 749: Abandoned","imperial-cultivation-chapter-753",753,"\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan suddenly let out a cold laugh, shaking his head: \"Third Brother, truly, your intentions are impure! That’s why you see everyone else as crooked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liyang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth fiercely, retorting with a cold laugh: \"Second Brother, you’re utterly foolish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\" Chu Liechu said sternly: \"After using your hands, you want to spar verbally. What is there to argue about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liyang turned his head and said: \"Elder Brother, I was merely looking for a woman, yet I’m treated like this!...Eyeing my woman, who is truly the one with impure intentions?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you were merely finding a beauty, it wouldn’t matter,\" Chu Liechu shook his head: \"The fault lies in finding a woman who resembles the Twelfth Princess too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if she resembles the Twelfth Princess!\" Chu Liyang exclaimed excitedly: \"What’s the crime in that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas...\" Chu Liechu said helplessly: \"Third Brother, the world is vast, and there are plenty of women. Why must you be so enamored with the Twelfth Princess? She’s Nine Brother’s woman after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Chu Liyang was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could say they were not yet married, but a marriage agreement had already been set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter could not be discussed openly, especially not as a romantic affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would not be in the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must speak of sacrificing oneself to gain Nine Brother’s freedom to take the moral high ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Ling Yun’s exposure, he could no longer stand morally justified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face darkened, feeling extremely aggrieved, as he looked around: \"Where is Nine Brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Brother should be talking with Uncle,\" Chu Liechu snorted: \"You know his habits, so don’t drag Nine Brother into this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liyang gritted his teeth: \"He’s the one causing trouble! I know, it’s surely him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then glared at Chu Lixuan sideways, coldly laughing: \"Being used as a tool by others and still thrilled about it, truly foolish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Brother, you need some discipline!\" Chu Lixuan said irritably: \"Not being righteous yourself, yet blaming others, utterly ridiculous!...Even if it’s Nine Brother, why should only you be allowed to take his woman but he not allowed to complain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s surely him!\" Chu Liyang gritted his teeth: \"Such a despicable, shameless fellow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan floated in, appearing in front of Chu Liyang, frowning: \"Who is despicable and shameless?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\" Chu Liyang glared at him, as if staring down a mortal enemy, eyes bloodshot: \"You are despicable and shameless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense!\" Chu Zhiyuan frowned: \"Third Brother, what madness is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liyang pointed at him, gritting his teeth: \"You two teamed up to frame me!...You’re quite something, Ninth Brother, I underestimated you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"It’s always been you scheming against me time and again, when have I ever schemed against you? A few words of reproach are meaningless to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liyang let out a snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan glanced at Chu Lixuan, then at Chu Liyang: \"As for claiming I teamed up with Second Brother to frame you, that’s pure nonsense, you must be feeling guilty, thinking I’m retaliating because you scheme against me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan burst into loud laughter: \"Right, right, this is indeed the guilty conscience of a thief!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liechu and Chu Liexi both looked at Chu Liyang curiously as if waiting for his rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liyang said coldly: \"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand: \"Enough, Third Brother, I don’t have many days left in the Imperial City, let’s not ruin our brotherly bond, stop causing trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Chu Liyang opened his mouth, extremely aggrieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"Let’s leave it at that, if this goes on, we might alarm Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liyang closed his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just been severely reprimanded, if Father learns of his current behavior, another round of scolding is inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he truly angers Father, it wouldn’t just be about scolding, but also facing actual punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Brother is right, leave it at that.\" Chu Lixuan said: \"I am magnanimous, and won’t hold this against you, otherwise, hmph hmph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Chu Liyang’s face turned unpleasant, yet he did not retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now feared Chu Lixuan might run to the Emperor, adding fuel to the fire, making it hard to escape punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Liechu said: \"Third Brother, let’s end this here, no more entanglements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes.\" Chu Liyang said, gritting his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if swallowing broken teeth down his throat, overwhelmed by circumstances, forced to endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentleman’s revenge is never too late, eventually, the opportunity for proper retaliation will arise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan saw his expression, knowing his intentions, narrowed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough rest, let’s continue practicing.\" Chu Liechu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five returned to the True Martial Institute, resuming their training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha...hahahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan laughed heartily in Chu Zhiyuan’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan laughed along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly satisfying!\" Chu Lixuan laughed: \"I’ve been itching to laugh all day, couldn’t hold it back, especially seeing Third Brother’s aggrieved look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled: \"Third Brother was infuriated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh, this struck his weakness!\" Chu Lixuan laughed: \"When it comes to scheming, you are indeed more crafty, Ninth Brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: \"After Third Brother’s multiple attempts, had I not retaliated, he’d think I’m a pushover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, everyone knows you’re tough, Ninth Brother, he’s just blinded by lust!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about that woman?\" Chu Zhiyuan looked toward Zhu Yijing and Li Ningcui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ningcui said: \"She has already entered the Prince Mansion, quite a good fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to enter the Prince Mansion meant she gained status, securing her life’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being kept outside, one never knew when she’d be abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yijing handed a booklet to Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan took it, smiled: \"Though Third Brother is malicious, he wouldn’t harm a woman essentially, he maintains that bit of principle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flipped through the booklet pensively, glancing at Li Ningcui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ningcui said helplessly: \"Your Highness, we just discovered this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan asked curiously: \"What’s the matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan handed the booklet to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan quickly flipped through it, looking up in surprise: \"It’s a disciple of the Cangming Sect, turned out to be a Demon Sect disciple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned: \"Third Brother couldn’t have been unaware, could he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ningcui said: \"Third Prince, this Cangming Sect mental method is so wondrous that outsiders cannot detect it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can it be fooled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Li Ningcui said: \"If it weren’t for Cangming Sect informing us, we wouldn’t know she was a disciple of Cangming Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan laughed with a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said: \"Let Cangming Sect remove her name, from now on, consider her not a disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Chu Lixuan was puzzled: \"What a good opportunity, why expel her from the sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said solemnly: \"Once this matter is leaked, she might not survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that going too far...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cannot gamble with her life, ... Can Cangming Sect’s news be locked down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That...\" Li Ningcui said softly: \"She has been away from the sect for five years, and Cangming Sect has very few disciples.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it cannot be, ... let her directly confess to Third Brother, let her become Third Brother’s assistant, and obtain information from Qianji Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Li Ningcui hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan hastily said: \"You want to let the third one also intervene in Qianji Tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"Not now, in the future, well, that depends on his abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Lixuan looked helplessly at Chu Zhiyuan: \"Ninth Brother, you really are compassionate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of a woman’s life, to invite such trouble, is indeed kind-hearted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really didn’t know before that he was so kind-hearted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"Let’s do it this way, Lord Li?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Li Ningcui lightly nodded, her eyes sparkling brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yijing also looked at him intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan knew their thoughts, preferring to be soft-hearted rather than ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan looked up at the direction of the Imperial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this probably won’t be hidden from the Emperor, or from the Observatory’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingfeng Cliff\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan and Chu Honglin gathered again for a chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yesterday’s matter eventually passed by without incident, it’s best not to cause a big commotion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one wants a big commotion, it won’t become one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... However, this time when the grotto heaven opens, you won’t be needed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Brother doesn’t want to rely on you too much, after all, you are someone who will be leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, that’s true, with the Soul Pearl, they can be sensed, I can also handle it myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found some masters with Perfection of Transformation Intent Realm, and a few Spirit Guards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Spirit Guards should be trained well, practice fighting under the cover of secret technique to conceal aura, otherwise, entering is in vain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, exactly, the two Spirit Guards going in this time have undergone such training.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan smiled: \"Then we await the good news, see how many Demon Clan members can be captured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t hide his disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally thought about using those Demon Clan souls to enhance himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with the existence of the Haoyang Demon-suppressing Mirror, it made sensing the Demon Clan simpler, and dealing with them easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was prepared to seize the opportunity to advance, possibly even break into the Eighth Transition upon hearing this bad news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin said: \"The preparation this time is very thorough, there should be no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: \"Not twice, not thrice, not four times, this time in the grotto heaven, the Demon Clan will definitely have countermeasures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing more than sending in more Demon Clan members, with the Soul Pearl, enemy clear and us hidden, their greatest advantage is gone, it’s our territory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that simple, ... what if they don’t separate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their goal is to explore the grotto heaven, how can they explore if they don’t separate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"First ensure self-preservation, then exploration, this time they will definitely retaliate, severely damaging us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin laughed: \"Do you think they’ll suffer losses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said slowly: \"I hope I’m overthinking it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Honglin frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"Are they going in tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, it’s tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A reminder isn’t too late; stay alert, don’t be careless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, I will remind them.\" Chu Honglin solemnly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a little uneasy from what Chu Zhiyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it really is as Chu Zhiyuan said, their meticulously prepared plans might not be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, they need a few treasures for protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Chu Zhiyuan: \"Zhao’er, your heart is indeed extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else, being kicked out would certainly harbor resentment, and even if danger was foreseen, they wouldn’t bother to mention it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would hope for these people to return defeated from the grotto heaven, thus understanding his importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said: \"Uncle, I just don’t want the Demon Clan to take advantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, understood.\" Chu Honglin laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t be bothered to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the Realm of Light, one cannot act against it, but rather align with it, cultivation progresses faster, insights deepen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not about having a broad mind, but about cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>",1853,"2026-06-03T09:58:20.528Z","2026-06-03T09:58:26.841Z",1,"novelbin.me","145c8709701a7302b2053a7ed5a241114f57c8e6ef1eecfcac5e848bb7e7d952","imperial-cultivation-chapter-754","imperial-cultivation-chapter-752",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg",{"terms":25},[]]