Imperial Cultivation

He tossed the Tourmaline Fruit into his mouth and continued on his way without stopping.

He looked up at the sky.

The sun was already hanging obliquely in the western sky.

The setting sun dyed the sky gold, brilliantly captivating.

Unbeknownst to him, half the day had already passed, leaving two and a half days left.

He quickened his pace, ignoring even the Eighth Grade Strange Flowers and Fruits.

After traveling for an hour, he didn't bother with the Seventh Grade Strange Flowers and Fruits either.

After nightfall, he even ignored the Sixth Grade Strange Flowers and Fruits, only taking Fifth Grade and above.

Unfortunately, he never encountered any Second Grade or First Grade Strange Flowers and Fruits, the highest being only Third Grade.

When he encountered Third Grade, he consumed them directly.

By midnight, when he finally stopped to rest, he took his tenth Third Grade Strange Fruit.

A Snow Ganoderma Fruit.

About the size of a red date, growing on top of the snow-white Lingzhi.

This Snow Ganoderma was located in a dark, damp place and was hard to find.

He discovered that these Strange Flowers and Fruits have a common trait: they are hard to find.

Either they blend with the surroundings making them hard to distinguish, or they're hidden in secret places, even deep underground.

For someone else coming in, searching for any one of them requires a meticulous search.

Yet the Strange Flowers and Fruits are distributed unevenly over a wide area; sometimes there are several fruits within ten li, and other times, there might not be one within thirty li.

If one is lucky, a careful search over ten li could yield a good harvest.

But not necessarily all of those fruits will be found.

And if unlucky, a careful search over ten li yields nothing, a sheer waste of time.

Chu Zhiyuan, however, moved like a fish in water, constantly on the move, constantly harvesting.

He sat cross-legged on a green rock at the mountain top, with the Bright Moon shining in the sky, casting its clear light all around.

He inwardly observed the Yin Yang Fish in his Dantian, where two fish eyes had already shown the eighth light ring.

This meant he had stepped into the Eighth Transition, just one transition away from the Ninth Transition.

He felt there was a good chance of reaching the Ninth Transition within Yujing Cave Heaven.

Only, First Grade and Second Grade Strange Flowers and Fruits were rare, and he hadn't encountered a single one.

Without First and Second Grades, relying purely on Third Grade would be too wasteful.

He sat cross-legged under the Bright Moon, atop the mountain peak, with his Super Sense encompassing twenty li around.

He could see the lively nightlife under the cover of darkness, with animals that didn't come out during the day now all emerging, most of them engaged in mutual killing.

Every animal has a natural enemy, predated upon by others, natural enemies who themselves have natural enemies.

A hierarchy of predation, stirring inexplicable contemplation within Chu Zhiyuan's heart.

Many of these animals looked very cute, suitable as pets; pleasing to the eyes if kept by one's side, yet they were eaten by other animals.

And those animals that ate them were in turn eaten by others, each level preying upon the next.

The rules of the world are cruel and stern.

He insightfully observed the life and death of these animals, feeling an inexplicable compassion in his heart.

He formed seals with his hands, while visualizing those bizarre patterns in his mind, lightly chanting strange sounds.

A layer of golden light surged forth, enveloping his whole body.

As his hands finished forming the seals and gently came together, a golden light immediately flashed, condensing into a golden net that drifted into the distance.

The golden net expanded rapidly as it drifted away, growing three times larger in the blink of an eye.

Its luster dimmed, almost blending into the night sky.

In the distance was an animal similar to an ape, more delicate and small than an ape.

Its eyes gleamed with spirit light, rolling around incessantly, exuding a cunning appearance.

The golden net silently and effortlessly trapped it.

Chu Zhiyuan pondered thoughtfully.

Judging by the appearance of this Spiritual Ape, it evidently hadn't seen the golden net.

While the Spiritual Ape looked very cute, the malicious killing intent in its heart sent chills through him.

No matter how cute it was, Chu Zhiyuan couldn't afford to be soft-hearted; naturally, it had to be killed.

Once trapped by the golden net, the Spiritual Ape instantly couldn't move, and only its eyes could still roll around.

Through Super Sensing Insight, the Spiritual Ape's blood flow around its body slowed down tremendously, just allowing it to maintain basic life, unable to exert any force.

Chu Zhiyuan sensed a change in the golden net, wondering if it was due to his Mental State aligning, indicating entry into the Entering Intent Realm?

The golden net in the Entering Intent Realm was more concealed, with the effect of immobilization.

He quietly observed the Spiritual Ape, seeing it immobilized for a quarter of an hour.

A quarter of an hour passed, the golden net seemed to dissipate.

The Spiritual Ape screeched and dashed off, its killing intent now vanished without a trace, leaving only fear and the urge to flee.

Chu Zhiyuan didn't pursue it, carefully sensing the Entering Intent level Great Demon Suppressing Seal.

The Great Demon Suppressing Seal indeed was worthy of being a First-Grade Martial Art, its power truly astonishing.

The speed of that Spiritual Ape was extraordinarily fast; if it truly got close, he would be in mortal danger.

The crux was that the Great Demon Suppressing Seal was actually a long-range attack, far surpassing the Great Brightness Fist in distance.

His interest in the Great Demon Suppressing Seal grew, as he pondered over it in detail.

His curiosity about the Divine Language also deepened.

Unfortunately, curiosity was useless, since even the Royal Family's library had no Divine Language records, indicating that it had indeed become a lost legacy.

Without the Divine Language, the Great Demon Suppressing Seal could hardly be further refined, difficult to reach a higher level.

Time slowly passed; after resting for a bit, he continued on his way, avoiding animals and beasts along the way.

As dawn approached, he suddenly stopped, frowning.

Before entering Yujing Cave Heaven, his fifth uncle, Chu Hongming, had mentioned that they entered from different portals and wouldn't meet.

He speculated that Yujing Cave Heaven was large enough to be divided into several areas; in three days, it was impossible to span different regions, only enough to traverse their current zone.

What puzzled him was, what about the Heavenly Person Peak?

Could there be more than the one Heavenly Person Peak, each within their respective regions?

But now, it proved Chu Hongming's words wrong.

He saw, eighteen li away, a handsome young man walking slowly.

This handsome young man had an average build, extremely pale skin with not a hint of blood color.

His hair had a slight yellowish tinge.

His eyes were emerald green, shining like gemstones.

His gait was elegant and calm, like a king inspecting his territory.

Upon seeing, Chu Zhiyuan immediately knew, this was a member of the Demon Clan.

The biggest difference between the Demon Clan and humans is the eye pupil, with not much other difference.

The Demon Clan is divided into nine grades, with the First Grade being the Heavenly Demon Clan, featuring extremely pale skin and emerald green pupils.

The Ninth Grade is the Ghost Demon Clan, featuring slightly brown skin and white pupils, whereas the whites of their eyes are black.

It looks very peculiar.

From high to low grades, the skin color deepens, and the pupil color also deepens.

Chu Zhiyuan's heart grew wary.

The power of the Demon Clan comes from their bloodline, with their mental method and martial skill both inherited through it.

The Demon Clan has the strongest spirit, often continuing their existence for tens of thousands of years through body seizing.

However, those who seize bodies are often limited by their new bodies, unable to inherit their original cultivation and must cultivate anew.

When dealing with such a Heavenly Demon, a dimensional reduction attack is necessary, countering a Transformation Realm Heavenly Demon with a Divinity Transformation Realm.

The Demon Clan and Demon Clan, like humans, also adopt the Four Realms and Thirty-Six Transitions Cultivation System.

Except each has a unique cultivation method, with the Demon Clan possessing strong spirituality, and the Demon Clan having strong physical bodies.

Regarding dealing with the Demon Clan, there is only one word: kill.