Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 927 - 923: Found
After entering the Outer Realm Battlefield, the Super Sense of the Heart Communication Pearl became three times stronger.
Yet it remained elusive and indistinct, as if it was there but not there, sometimes near, sometimes far, unpredictable.
Chu Zhiyuan knew that if it were truly that easy to find, someone would have already done so.
Upon arriving at the Outer Realm Battlefield and encountering such a situation, he vaguely felt that perhaps the person connected to it was already dead.
The Heart Communication Pearl might have been dropped in some corner or taken by a wild beast, thus faintly emitting a sense of vitality. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Its location constantly changed and never stayed still.
Therefore, he speculated that the beast possessing the Heart Communication Pearl might always be running, either in the sky or in the water.
Previously, there were more urgent matters, but now that the main issue had been resolved, he could focus his energy on completing this task.
Using his formidable spiritual power, he tightly clung to the Super Sense of the Heart Communication Pearl, moving swiftly according to the sense.
With each step like Shrinking Ground into Inches, he crossed a hundred meters swiftly and effortlessly.
Chu Zhiyuan only regretted that the Spiritual Abyss Body Cleansing Record couldn’t be shared between the main body and the clone.
The cultivation progress of both couldn’t be combined; each body practiced its own.
If the progress could be combined, the speed would double.
While Chu Liezhao continued his relentless pursuit, Chu Zhiyuan returned to the Prince Qing Mansion to dine with Chu Minghou, Bai Ningshuang, and his younger sister, Chu Yi.
The day was no different from previous ones, unchanged by his ascension to Outer Heaven.
He pondered acquiring some life-extending Spiritual Medicine in Outer Heaven.
Chu Minghou and Bai Ningshuang had little chance of advancing their Realm further through cultivation.
Chu Yi, however, possessed the potential of a Great Grandmaster, and once she achieved it, he would take her to cultivate in Outer Heaven.
With her talent and his assistance, achieving the rank of Venerable wouldn’t be difficult.
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Chu Liezhao continually sensed the Heart Communication Pearl while rushing on.
By dawn, he stopped at a mountain peak, looking down into the mysterious valley below.
The valley was profound, seemingly leading to an endless abyss, its bottom unseen.
Even the Super Sense was obscured by an invisible force, unable to discern below.
He even suspected that this place was a Grotto Heaven, an isolated space.
Sitting on the peak, he concentrated and observed the space, tracing its curves.
After a while, with the moon high in the sky, he confirmed this wasn’t a Grotto Heaven; the space hadn’t increased dimensions.
Below was merely a peculiar place, possibly isolating itself with some power beyond his Super Sense.
He concentrated once more, detecting no danger, so he plunged down.
The moonlight was like water, his form like a drifting wisp.
He descended gently, and a sudden Vigorous Wind surged upwards.
The Vigorous Wind howled, strong and vast, attempting to lift him back up.
This Vigorous Wind was unlike the wind outside, pure and mighty like ocean waves.
Only by harnessing his energy could he continue sinking; otherwise, he’d be pushed up.
Curiosity surged within him.
This meant that even if someone fell from the cliff, they wouldn’t plummet but be lifted up instead.
How had the Heart Communication Pearl fallen then?
His curiosity deepened, while the Super Sense continued observing the surroundings.
After descending a hundred meters, the range of the Super Sense shrank drastically.
From a hundred meters to fifty, to ten meters, and then nothing but pitch-black darkness.
Only endless darkness before him, like an infinite void.
He relied on intuition, feeling the Heart Communication Pearl as he continued descending.
The sensing of the Heart Communication Pearl grew stronger, allowing him a sigh of relief, yet his vigilance heightened.
Suddenly, as the view brightened, he found himself in a mountain valley.
A spring-like mountain valley.
Flowers bloomed brilliantly, trees were lush, the grass carpet-like, and a clear pond mirrored.
He lightly descended, and four white deer wandering the meadow elegantly approached, curious about him.
Their bright, lively eyes were full of curiosity.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and waved.
The four white deer instantly flew away gracefully without wings.
Chu Zhiyuan curiously observed.
He discovered they only resembled white deer; internally, they weren’t deer.
The four legs harbored a strange power, allowing them to glide through the air as if on solid ground.
The Super Sense now filled the valley, with no force obstructing it.
Underneath a giant tree in the valley’s woods lay a middle-aged man.
A man with only a breath of life remaining.
He was withered, skin and bones, out of harmony with the beautiful surroundings.
The Heart Communication Pearl was on this man.
Chu Zhiyuan frowned.
This middle-aged man seemed on the verge of death, breath weak, stomach empty, devoid of food.
He stepped forward, retrieving and placing a Spirit Pill into the man’s mouth.
As it entered, it dissolved into saliva, flowing down his throat, transforming into life energy that rejuvenated his dried-up body.
The middle-aged man opened his eyes, first confused, then delighted.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Mr. Tong Weijiang?"
"You are...?" the middle-aged man hesitated.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "I am Chu Liezhao, Prince Consort of the Thirteenth Princess, sent by Your Highness to find you."
"Your Highness?!" The middle-aged man seemed overjoyed.
Chu Zhiyuan knew he was Tong Weijiang and chuckled, "Mr. Tong, what happened to you...?"
"I was injured and couldn’t recover," Tong Weijiang said helplessly, "I didn’t expect to still be alive."
Chu Zhiyuan noticed three Small Jade Bottles beside him, their stoppers open, the bottles discarded.
Aside from that, there were some fruit peels and bones.
Chu Zhiyuan commented, "To hold on till now, Mr. Tong, you’re indeed formidable."
"Thanks to the mystery of this place," Tong Weijiang reflected, "Otherwise, my condition would have worsened long ago..."
He then propped himself up, "Is Your Highness well?"
Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "Everything is as usual for Your Highness, no disturbances... Shall we head back directly or wait for your recovery?"
"This injury..." Tong Weijiang shook his head with a wry smile, "I’m afraid I won’t make it back to see Your Highness."
Chu Zhiyuan stated, "Your Highness is waiting for your return; don’t forget his words at parting."
"Alas... I didn’t know my limits, leaving Your Highness waiting for good news," Tong Weijiang shook his head, "Who would have thought I’d end up like this, it’s absurd."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded secretly.
Those words matched what he had said to Li Cunren at parting, proving he was indeed Tong Weijiang.
"With a severed heart artery, managing till now is a miracle, but I have a Phoenix Nirvana Pill here to save your life."
"Phoenix Nirvana Pill?!" Tong Weijiang exclaimed, "This..."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Your Highness tasked me to save your life no matter what, Mr. Tong."
He took a Small Jade Bottle from his robe, the entire bottle cyan jade-like, uncorked it, and extracted a Red Pill, shattering the wax seal, placing it into Tong Weijiang’s mouth.
Tong Weijiang dazedly swallowed, and his vitality surged at an astonishing rate.
The previously faint heart artery rapidly recovered and strengthened.
Chu Zhiyuan observed the mystical effect of the Phoenix Nirvana Pill, gaining insight.
Could the effect of the Phoenix Nirvana Pill be modeled after the process of Phoenix Nirvana?
Was this the exact working of a Phoenix’s rebirth?
An hour later, Tong Weijiang recovered fully.
He rose from his cross-legged posture, vibrant and glowing, his gaze sharp as cold lightning.
With a fist in salute, Tong Weijiang thanked Chu Zhiyuan, and then said through clenched teeth, "The treacherous demons!"
Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Does Mr. Tong wish to seek revenge first?"
"...I should see Your Highness first," Tong Weijiang considered.
Eager for revenge though he was, remembering Li Cunren’s constant worry over him, he thought it better to visit him first.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded approvingly.
Though impulsive, Tong Weijiang conducted himself with restraint, not letting emotions cloud his judgment.
