Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 326 - 323 Infiltration

```html

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes.

Xiao Ruoling looked at him in surprise.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "What? Don’t recognize me?"

He touched his own face.

He had insight, seeing everything clearly, and noticed that his flesh and blood had changed, with even his whole aura undergoing subtle alterations.

Xiao Ruoling, with her sharp perception, clearly sensed his anomaly, as if he himself had become gentler and more pleasing to the eye.

"Is this the Dragon Transformation Technique?" Xiao Ruoling laughed, "I thought it would make you more robust as you practiced."

Chu Zhiyuan realized that the seventh layer was different from the previous six layers.

The first six layers rapidly strengthen the body, enhancing muscles, bones, marrow, and tendons, making them thicker and stronger.

Yet, this seventh layer of Meat Refining follows a different path.

It refines and purifies to strengthen the flesh and blood.

On the surface, he seemed to be becoming weaker, as the previously bold aura quickly faded away.

The deeper the cultivation in the Meat Refining Realm, the more one looked like a gentle scholar, elegant and graceful, more deceptive.

Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t help but think of the traits of a dragon, concealment, and transformation.

He was increasingly resembling a dragon.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "This Nine Transitions Soul Revival Pill is indeed powerful. You should take the other one too."

Xiao Ruoling hesitated, eventually refraining from further persuasion.

The two Nine Transitions Soul Revival Pills equated to two lives; she really felt embarrassed to take more.

Chu Zhiyuan noticed her reluctance and laughed, "Compared to saving a life, enhancing cultivation is more important."

He had life-saving spirit pills as well.

The improvement for the Dragon Transformation Technique was minimal, not worth it, so he didn’t use them for cultivation.

But the Nine Transitions Soul Revival Pill was different.

"...True enough." Xiao Ruoling suppressed her reluctance, and took out another red pill to hand to him.

Chu Zhiyuan did not use his fingers, he directly opened his mouth.

Xiao Ruoling’s jade-like fingers retracted as if electrified after touching Chu Zhiyuan’s lips, a blush instantly spreading across her cheeks, extremely enchanting.

Chu Zhiyuan watched her with a smile.

Having been so close, just hugging, she was still this sensitive.

Xiao Ruoling gave him a reproachful look with a red face.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, closed his eyes, and in his sleeve, the Flying Dragon Ball accelerated the operation of the Dragon Transformation Technique.

Xiao Ruoling kept a close watch on him, observing his changes.

His skin seemed to be becoming smooth and delicate, she lowered her head to look at the back of her own hand.

His skin could compare to her own skin.

Her skin was like mutton fat jade, partly natural, partly due to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman Technique.

It seemed his Dragon Transformation Technique was similar.

But how could the Dragon Transformation Technique refine one’s whole body like jade?

Soon, she noticed Chu Zhiyuan’s skin changing again, with faint, fine lines emerging.

These lines were subtle, like countless fine threads spreading out, faintly shimmering with golden light.

She found it increasingly astonishing.

This Dragon Transformation Technique actually had such a strange appearance?

Chu Zhiyuan slowly opened his eyes, a flash of gold appearing and disappearing in them.

He couldn’t help but sigh, "Such a powerful Nine Transitions Soul Revival Pill."

His Meat Refining Realm was forcefully advanced by more than half, saving several years of hard work.

Xiao Ruoling said, "The sect only has four, the remaining two are for life-saving, in case a disciple is gravely injured or unexpectedly passes away."

"Can’t be too greedy; having these two is already good," Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Shall we go to the Secret Land once more? See if we can find some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

Xiao Ruoling laughed, "Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures aren’t that easy to find; some disciples have never encountered them in their entire lives."

Yao Yue Palace disciples loved exploring Secret Lands to search for treasures, tirelessly. Some were lucky, some were not.

Most could encounter Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, but some were unfortunate, exploring life-long Secret Lands yet never encountering one single herb.

This eventually became an obsession.

Often leaving regrets till death.

"...True enough, next time then." Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "It’s getting busier now, can’t spare a few days, and Phoenix Camp is hard to leave."

He shook his head and sighed, "Phoenix Camp... It’s indeed become a big headache."

Once things got underway, it departed from control; Phoenix Camp was not as he imagined.

Xiao Ruoling laughed, "The Secret Land is right here, you can go in anytime; the important matters take precedence." freeωebnovēl.c૦m

She also understood the importance of Phoenix Camp to Chu Zhiyuan.

Phoenix Camp was the basis of his achievements.

Building up the Phoenix Camp, forming great arrays, and spreading them broadly would enhance Da Jing’s military power.

It held the potential to elevate Da Jing to the number one in the world.

Such achievements were not comparable to ordinary merits; they were the foundation for eternity, possibly influencing the imperial throne’s contention.

"Alright then, I’ll come again later." Chu Zhiyuan said, "I’ll definitely come by before setting off."

Xiao Ruoling smiled.

——

The reason Chu Zhiyuan didn’t continue to explore the Secret Land was because he had a vague guess.

Xu Yingying wasn’t just a treasure house, but also a Lucky Grass.

Could it be that his entry to the island this time was due to Xu Yingying’s luck?

He had a Super Sense, an ability to predict fortunes and misfortunes, now he could vaguely sense the existence of luck.

He speculated that this was also the magic of the golden vertical pupil.

As his cultivation improved and merged further with it, it was gradually unlocking its magical functions.

This time, he refined the Glass Knife on the island and obtained the Nine Yang Grass, almost depleting his luck.

Next time, before entering the Secret Land, he needed to find Xu Yingying to borrow some luck before proceeding.

——

East Sea

Under the noon sunlight, Chu Zhiyuan stood alone on a gigantic reef.

Surrounded by numerous reefs, the smell of the sea was overwhelming.

The reef was covered with honeycomb-like holes, attached with various sea snails, and there were also some seaweeds and dead fish and shrimp.

Here, one could not find the beauty of the seaside, only the stench and messiness.

Chu Zhiyuan stood facing the wind with his hands behind his back, gazing towards the horizon, looking at the azure ocean.

The Insight covered a radius of over five hundred meters, finding no large fish or fierce sea beasts.

This body of water was completely different from the sea in the Secret Land.

He took out two Water Repelling Pearls from his sleeve.

One had already turned white and transparent, no longer glowing, while the other still glowed with a blue light.

The one without glow had already been refined by him.

The Sacrificial Refining Method was indeed magical; anything with an inner spiritual light and peculiar mysteries could be refined successfully.

He turned to look at the forest behind him.

Then, two transparent Flying Knives shot out, darting and cutting through the woods, and after a while, large pieces of planks fell to the ground.

He assembled them into a small wooden boat and then tossed it.

The two-meter-long small wooden boat flew towards the sea, and he appeared in mid-air, standing inside the boat.

Driven by Gang Qi, the small boat shot forward like an arrow leaving the string.

After traveling for over two hundred meters, the seawater began to deepen.

The small boat suddenly tilted downwards, like a downward slope, sinking into the sea.

It sank deeper and deeper, then disappeared below the sea surface.

Chu Zhiyuan was already in the water.

The small boat remained afloat in the water, and he was within the coverage of the Water Repelling Pearl.

This was the power of the refined Water Repelling Pearl, capable of controlling the direction and size of its domain.

He was like standing inside a balloon, not at the center, but at the bottom of the balloon.

At this moment, he looked almost as if standing on the sea surface.

Standing on the small boat, with one side in the sea and the other in the air.

Within a three-meter range around him, it looked no different than being on the surface, while beyond that, it changed from air to seawater.

Like the ocean polar world in his past life.

The small boat continued to rush forward driven by Gang Qi.

Chu Zhiyuan tested the speed of the small boat to estimate how long it would take to reach the Western Realm of the Da Lie Dynasty or the Da Guang Dynasty.

At dusk, under the evening sun, he appeared in an uninhabited reef group in the Western Realm of the Da Lie Dynasty.

Not all edges by the sea islands of the Da Lie Dynasty were guarded by soldiers.

Many places were reef groups, like natural guards; boats couldn’t enter, so there was no need to station troops there.

```

Read lat𝙚st chapters at fre(𝒆)novelkiss.com Only