Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1414 - 1410: Contest of Artifacts

Chu Zhiyuan turned his head to look at Xiao Ruoling: "Is the palace not summoning you over?"

The Red Sun Needle was gathering the power of the experts from the Li Huo Palace to condense into a single strike.

Its power was astonishing.

The Profound Yin Palace was deploying the Black Tortoise Shield, presumably also gathering all the strength of the experts from the Profound Yin Palace to form the strongest defense.

Otherwise, it would be hard to withstand the strike from the Red Sun Needle.

Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue were both Venerables of the Upper Three Transitions, already quite significant for the Profound Yin Palace.

At this moment, why has no one come to summon them to activate the Black Tortoise Shield?

Shen Hanyue was curious: "Princely Heir, why summon us?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Won’t you join in activating the Black Tortoise Shield?"

Shen Hanyue shook her head: "We aren’t activating the Black Tortoise Shield."

Xiao Ruoling said: "The Palace Master has ordered that all disciples return to their positions, no need to gather together."

"How will you act then?" Chu Zhiyuan said: "Without gathering, it’s hard to enforce the orders, isn’t it?"

Shen Hanyue giggled.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Xiao Ruoling.

Xiao Ruoling said: "Once the Palace Master issues the command, we all can hear it, but outsiders cannot."

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow: "Is it a unique secret technique?"

"Yes." Xiao Ruoling nodded lightly: "Moreover, the Palace Master has other secret techniques as well."

Chu Zhiyuan was curious.

Shen Hanyue laughed: "That cannot be said, not even to the Princely Heir."

Xiao Ruoling gently nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "No wonder, the Red Sun Needle is about to arrive."

At this moment, the small sword was already enveloped in white light, completely losing its shape.

Only a ball of white light was seen, gradually elongating, thinning, and transforming into a light needle.

The size of this needle was different from what he saw in the future, thinner, shorter, and brighter.

He drifted onto the rooftop and looked into the distance, at the snowy peaks formed by white clouds, where the light needle was growing brighter.

The two women floated up and gracefully landed beside him, each standing to his side.

A faint fragrance lingered, wafting into his nose.

Xiao Ruoling softly said: "It’s about to come."

Shen Hanyue said: "Princely Heir, can we really block it?"

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes suddenly turned hollow.

A moment later, he nodded: "We can block it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a black light suddenly shot out from the central hall of the Profound Yin Palace, precisely aiming at the Red Sun Needle.

"Ding..."

A clear ringing echoed through the heavens and earth.

The black light and white light intersected.

Then, the black light and white light each vanished, revealing a small sword and a piece of jet-black Ink Jade Pendant.

The small sword glimmered, the Ink Jade Pendant gently trembled, seemingly each exerting force, but unable to distinguish superiority.

"The Red Sun Needle, nothing remarkable!"

A clear female voice leisurely arose.

In the next moment, the Ink Jade Pendant suddenly brightened, striking the small sword away.

Then it swiftly shot back to the central hall of the Profound Yin Palace.

The small sword steadied in the air, suspended before the elder in a red robe.

The specialists of Li Huo Palace all wore gloomy expressions, staring fixedly at the Profound Yin Palace before them.

Shen Hanyue curiously asked: "What are they doing?"

Xiao Ruoling said: "They’re facing a significant choice now, aren’t they?"

After speaking, she looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "They’re hesitating, whether to attempt another round of the Red Sun Needle."

"Another round?" Shen Hanyue hummed: "If this time they couldn’t prevail, do they think another attempt will succeed?"

"They probably feel lucky." Chu Zhiyuan said: "After all, this is their most perfect plan. If they can’t break the defense, they’ll return without success and become a laughingstock."

Shen Hanyue said: "Then they have no choice but to try once more, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "But trying again, if they still can’t succeed, the trouble will be great."

"Will they become exhausted?" Shen Hanyue excitedly said: "Not having the strength to act again?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

Xiao Ruoling said: "They should choose to try once more."

"Isn’t that too risky?" Shen Hanyue said.

Xiao Ruoling said: "Li Huo Palace is fierce, unable to shed tears until facing the coffin. Once they decide on something, they’ll proceed resolutely, even in the face of setbacks and obstacles."

"But it’s perilous." Shen Hanyue said.

Xiao Ruoling shook her head: "They believe even if they perform it and fail, they’ll still have the strength to escape...especially with the Tongming Spirit Shuttle from Wu Gou Divine Palace."

"Hehe, right, they even think Wu Gou Divine Palace will lend them a hand, how amusing!" Shen Hanyue giggled: "When Wu Gou Divine Palace turns on them, let’s see what kind of expression they’ll have."

"They probably won’t need the Tongming Spirit Shuttle from Wu Gou Divine Palace," Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "They also have their own escape spiritual artifact."

"What kind of spiritual artifact?" Shen Hanyue asked curiously.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It’s also a spirit shuttle, incredibly fast, shaped like a snake."

"A snake-shaped spirit shuttle..." Xiao Ruoling pondered, gently shook her head, and looked at Shen Hanyue.

Shen Hanyue also shook her head.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The speed of this spirit shuttle is incredibly fast, unknown where it came from."

This was also the changed future.

The original future seen didn’t have the existence of this spirit shuttle.

After the Black Tortoise Shield blocked the Red Sun Needle, the experts of Profound Yin Palace immediately attacked fiercely, and the experts of Li Huo Palace were quickly defeated.

The spirit shuttle didn’t appear then.

But upon seeing it again, the snake-shaped spirit shuttle appeared, moving extremely fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving the experts of Profound Yin Palace unable to catch up.

Why this change occurred, he couldn’t figure out.

This was the flaw of the Donghuan Saint Technique.

Each change to the future often triggers vast repercussions, not just a slight alteration, but rather transforming the entire future.

"Snake-shaped spirit shuttle..." Shen Hanyue said: "Princely Heir, this news needs to be conveyed to the Palace Master quickly."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Go."

Shen Hanyue looked at Xiao Ruoling: "Senior sister?"

"Junior sister, go yourself," Xiao Ruoling said: "I’ll stay with my husband."

"Alright." Shen Hanyue reluctantly flew into the air, heading towards the central hall.

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes became hollow again.

A moment later, he smiled.

Xiao Ruoling softly said: "Was there a change?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "The Palace Master, truly admirable."

Xiao Ruoling said: "Did you overcome that spirit shuttle?"

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Just at this moment, the Red Sun Needle lit up again, the experts of Li Huo Palace gathered once more, their expressions solemn.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the central palace.

Super Sense wasn’t released.

Inside the central palace, there must be a Spirit Venerable overseeing; if Super Sense extended in, it might get detected.

No need to join the commotion now.

Shen Hanyue lightly flew over, landing beside Chu Zhiyuan: "Have informed the Palace Master."

"What spirit shuttle is it?" Xiao Ruoling asked.

Shen Hanyue said: "Elder Mo said it’s Chi Dragon Spirit Shuttle, incredibly fast indeed."

Xiao Ruoling said: "How to restrain it?"

Shen Hanyue helplessly said: "The Palace Master only said he knew, then hurried me away."

She looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Princely Heir, how did the Palace Master restrain it?"

"Capture the leader first." Chu Zhiyuan said: "First, severely injured the owner of the spirit shuttle, forcing him to flee, leaving no time for the others to enter the shuttle."

"Like that..." Shen Hanyue smiled: "That strategy is indeed clever."

A remarkably simple tactic.

The key is knowing who owns the spirit shuttle, being prepared in advance.

"Ding..."

The Black Tortoise Shield transformed once again into a black light and shot at the Red Sun Needle, amidst the clear ringing sounds, the black and white light converged again revealing their true forms.

The Black Tortoise Shield flew back once more.

The Red Sun Needle remained suspended before the red-robed elder, dim and dull.

The specialists of Li Huo Palace wore grim expressions, glaring intently at the Profound Yin Palace, their lips moved repeatedly without making a sound.