Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 410 - 407: Secret

Chu Zhiyuan was surprised and said with a smile, "I originally thought Your Highness’s inheritance was in the Forbidden Palace Secret Vault or in the Library Pavilion."

"Forbidden Palace Secret Vault?" Cheng Miaozhen chuckled, gently shook her head, with a trace of coldness at the corners of her mouth.

The Inspection Department knew very little about Cheng Miaozhen; after all, before this, although she was beautiful, she was not well-known.

Because of Consort Shu, this Princess was not favored in the Imperial Palace and was quite neglected.

If it were the Princely Heir, the Inspection Department would have paid attention, but she was just a princess, almost destined to be unknown in the future.

There was no need to waste energy on her.

Therefore, he saw very little information about her in the Inspection Department, just a general idea.

After meeting her, after getting along, he found that the Inspection Department’s judgment was unreliable.

Calm and gentle was just her disguise, just a shell formed to protect herself.

In fact, she had a rather intense personality, only becoming calm under the influence of her mental method.

But a change of kingdom is easier than a change of personality; the Yin Yang Sect’s mental method is profound, but it cannot completely change her character.

After using the secret technique together this time to save Consort Shu, she dropped most of her guard toward him, no longer concealing her feelings.

Obviously, to her, only Consort Shu gave her warmth in the palace; there was no warmth elsewhere to speak of.

Zhu Caifu said, "If it were a prince, they could access the Secret Vault, but as a princess, she cannot enter the Secret Vault."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "Even I, as the Princely Heir, cannot enter the Secret Vault. If I want something, I have to earn merit points and exchange them at the Heavenly Treasure Department."

"Heh," Zhu Caifu shook her head, "you Da Jing people..."

She felt only Da Jing was peculiar, being so harsh with its own Imperial Family disciples.

Da Zhen and Da Meng, as well as some smaller countries, all allow their princes and princely heirs to ask for whatever they want, provided amply with whatever they desired.

All cultivation resources are the best, fearing they aren’t enough or good enough.

Yet Da Jing’s princes and princely heirs must earn merit points themselves to exchange at the Heavenly Treasure Department, which is simply laughable.

"Honestly," Zhu Caifu sighed, "achieving what you have today is truly not easy."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "Perhaps because I have enough talent and luck, but even with those, it doesn’t compare to Your Highness’s."

"I don’t have your aptitude." Cheng Miaozhen gently shook her head. "It took a year to get started on the Yin Yang Return to Void Technique, while the Yin Yang Du E Secret Scripture took several years to master."

"That’s different." Chu Zhiyuan laughed. "I absorbed a wide variety of martial arts and saw many Grandmaster’s Martial Arts Notes. Then, contemplating this technique is equivalent to standing on their shoulders, while Your Highness comprehended it alone, it’s not the same."

Zhu Caifu laughed, "That’s true, not to mention anything else, just the amount of inheritance the Princely Heir learned was not the same as back then."

She turned to look at Chu Zhiyuan, "I found a knife in the Da Zhen Secret Vault, which belonged to a Sword Lord from twenty thousand years ago, let’s see if you like it."

As she spoke, she disappeared in a flash.

When she reappeared a moment later, she was holding a long knife.

The scabbard was ancient and colorful, evoking a sense of time and age at a glance.

The scabbard style is entirely different from today’s, exuding an ancient air.

She handed the long knife to Chu Zhiyuan, "Take a look; I couldn’t see anything special about it, maybe you can notice something different."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Sword Lord? Quite a grand title."

"The path of cultivation back then was different from now, nowadays there are no more Sword Lords or Sword Kings, it’s all about realms."

"The Sword Lord’s knife... what’s its name?"

"Seems it was called Zhou Jing’an."

Chu Zhiyuan thought for a moment and shook his head.

He hadn’t heard of this name; if it truly had such fame, there should be records.

Even after ten thousand years, the names of top experts would be passed down, becoming legends.

He gripped the knife handle, focused for a moment, then slowly unsheathed the knife.

The blade was dull and unremarkable, with subtle fish-scale patterns, no embroidery, well-preserved.

He immediately understood the reason; one, the knife’s material was unusual, and two, the scabbard was peculiar.

Just these two points showed the knife’s extraordinary nature, although it was not the Sword Lord’s weapon, it was still valuable.

But that’s all it was.

There was no peculiar aura on the blade, no Sword Intent, no Sword Soul.

It was just a regular knife.

Under the Super Sense, Insight illuminated everything clearly, inside and out.

Chu Zhiyuan re-sheathed the knife and smiled, "Good knife."

"Any peculiarities?" Zhu Caifu asked curiously.

Cheng Miaozhen also looked over curiously.

It was her first time knowing about this knife.

After returning to the capital, all her focus was on Consort Shu, losing almost all perception of the outside world.

Only now did she realize Zhu Caifu had taken this from the Forbidden Palace Secret Vault.

She thought to herself that Da Zhen would surely be displeased if they knew about this.

Her aunt held a special position, being both a Great Grandmaster and of royal lineage, having a close relationship with the Emperor, while other Great Grandmasters couldn’t enter the Forbidden Palace Secret Vault.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Mr. Zhu, is this considered payment?"

"This doesn’t count." Zhu Caifu waved her hand. "I know a big secret, consider it as payment."

Chu Zhiyuan’s interest was piqued, "A big secret, concerning the Wentian Cliff?"

Even though he knew it was impossible, he couldn’t help asking.

Zhu Caifu wouldn’t betray the Wentian Cliff even after a fallout.

"Not about Wentian Cliff, but about Prince Ying." Zhu Caifu smiled cheerfully, "Your Tenth Prince Prince Ying."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, "What’s wrong with Uncle Ten?"

Zhu Caifu said, "I heard Prince Ying, the Tenth Prince, cannot become a Great Grandmaster."

Chu Zhiyuan was puzzled.

Zhu Caifu said, "Because Prince Ying practiced a visualization during the Innate Period, so it’s impossible for him to reach Great Grandmaster status."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, "Uncle Ten should know this taboo."

He himself only learned of it after entering Mingwu Hall, but Chu Mingrui was not like him, having cultivated in Mingwu Hall early on.

He surely knew this rule.

Zhu Caifu shook her head, "He also had a fortuitous encounter, probably found a visualization and couldn’t resist."

Chu Zhiyuan pondered silently.

He couldn’t fully believe this.

After all, practicing a visualization is an extremely private matter, impossible for outsiders to know.

His own Super Sense couldn’t see inside the human brain, let alone others.

No one could see what visualization someone was practicing or even tell they were practicing a visualization.

Sitting cross-legged without moving might mean sleeping, or moving the mental method.

"Don’t believe it?" Zhu Caifu said, "This is a secret from within the cliff, I heard it purely by accident."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "What visualization was practiced then?"

"That I don’t know." Zhu Caifu shook her head, "I just heard that line and couldn’t hear more."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned, "That’s strange."

"Why worry so much," Zhu Caifu waved her hand, "since he can’t become a Great Grandmaster, once you become one, the imperial throne is almost yours!"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "It’s not that easy, even if Uncle Ten never becomes a Great Grandmaster, I’m still far from the throne."

Zhu Caifu didn’t believe it, "Who else could it be besides you?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Who knows whom the Emperor’s Sword will choose."

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