Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 951 - 947: Seizing the Artifact

Fu Zheng exclaimed in surprise, "It was taken so easily?"

She felt it was like a game, and way too easy.

"It’s the result of an overwhelming cultivation, nothing can be done," Li Yuzhen shook her head.

They turned to look at Chu Zhiyuan and found him pondering.

"Your Highness?" Fu Zheng asked, "Is there anything strange?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "Did you notice they don’t kill each other?"

Li Yuzhen said, "None of them dealt a fatal blow."

Both the expert of the demon clan who fell into the abyss and the handsome young man in the blue robe were unharmed.

The handsome young man in the blue robe severely injured them but didn’t continue the pursuit.

In their state, killing them would have been a mere swipe.

Yet, he did not deal a fatal blow.

The distinguished middle-aged man was the same.

Fu Zheng grunted, "If it were a human expert, those who dared to snatch their treasures would have been annihilated long ago."

Severely injuring them would only lead to enmity, and enmity requires utter eradication.

This mindset drives merciless ruthlessness; otherwise, it’s equivalent to suicide.

Li Yuzhen said, "After the demon clan dies, their soul enters the Demon Abyss and reincarnates, so they don’t value life and death as much."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Isn’t there supposed to be a disregard for life, which leads to habitual killing?"

Li Yuzhen slowly nodded, contemplating, "The demon clan kills without blinking, but lacks such animosity toward their kin."

Fu Zheng asked, "Why is that?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Perhaps it’s the rules, but who makes them abide by these rules?"

"The Great Heavenly Demon Palace!" Li Yuzhen slowly said, "It’s most likely the Great Heavenly Demon Palace!"

Fu Zheng asked, "Is the Great Heavenly Demon Palace that powerful?"

"Xiao Zheng, the Demon World is different from ours; there’s a supremely high sect, which is the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, and under its command, none dare disobey."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

Fu Zheng turned to Chu Zhiyuan, "Your Highness, among the demon clans I killed, were there any from the Great Heavenly Demon Palace?"

Then she looked at Li Yuzhen, "Do the disciples of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace have a token or something?"

"All disciples of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace are Heavenly Demons, I think they practice a unique miracle technique that allows substitution for death," Li Yuzhen shook her head, "Almost impossible to kill."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Disciples of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace are arrogant and disdain coming to the Human World."

In their eyes, the Human World is a filthy and lowly place, undesirable to be touched, like humans unwilling to enter a pigsty.

Fu Zheng asked, "Is that guy just now a disciple of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace?"

Li Yuzhen shook her head, "Probably not."

"Why not?" Fu Zheng asked curiously, "Sister Li, have you seen a disciple of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace?"

Li Yuzhen’s face became solemn, and she fell into a somber thought.

Fu Zheng stuck out her tongue and looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Clearly, the experts from the Great Heavenly Demon Palace had wreaked severe havoc on her.

It’s likely that a friend was tragically killed by the hand of a Great Heavenly Demon Palace expert, leading to her anguish and resentment.

Fu Zheng said, "Your Highness, should we snatch that demon artifact before it’s too late, lest a disciple of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace appears?"

Li Yuzhen emerged from her memories, trying to regain composure, "A disciple from the Great Heavenly Demon Palace likely won’t come."

"Even a demon artifact may not tempt them," Fu Zheng disagreed.

Li Yuzhen shook her head, "A demon artifact won’t change their mind to come."

Fu Zheng grunted, "These guys are truly arrogant!"

Li Yuzhen sneered, "Exactly so arrogant, treating the world as nothing, taking whatever they desire!... Prince Consort, what demon artifact is it, exactly?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, his expression serious.

Fu Zheng said, "Then let’s snatch it back first, someone will recognize it eventually; after all, we can’t let the demon clan have it!"

One rises as the other falls; if the demon clan truly obtains a demon artifact, it will only add to their strength, and humans will be doomed.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Both of these individuals have demon artifacts on them, both are very dangerous."

"Two demon artifacts?!" Fu Zheng and Li Yuzhen looked at him in surprise.

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded.

"Is it possible this time there are two demon artifacts? Or that the guy originally had one demon artifact?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "He probably originally had one demon artifact, but was unfortunate to not have time to use it before the new one was snatched from him."

A spiritual treasure requires refinement to be of full use, and a demon artifact should be the same.

Moreover, refinement cannot be completed quickly.

The handsome young man in the blue robe was refining it in the cave earlier, just before attracting the demon clan expert and being interrupted.

"Then should we seize the new one first?" Fu Zheng’s bright eyes flashed brightly, "Your Highness, should I go snatch it?"

"No rush," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Fu Zheng hurriedly said, "If the demon clan manages to take it back to the Demon World, it’ll be hard to retrieve it again."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Not so easy,... let’s first observe how things unfold."

"What about this guy?" Fu Zheng pointed at him with a pout, "Should I kill him?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "His demon artifact is troublesome, best not to act rashly."

"What kind of demon artifact is it exactly?" Fu Zheng asked, "Should I try and probe?"

Chu Zhiyuan chuckled and nodded, "Go ahead and try."

Fu Zheng eagerly agreed, vanished into the shadows, and reappeared behind the handsome young man in the blue robe’s shadow.

With a jade hand extended, she aimed to inflict a severe injury on him.

Not spotting a demon artifact on him, she decided to knock him out first and search slowly later.

As she unleashed her jade palm, she sensed something amiss, the target below was empty—it was but a mere illusion.

Why would an illusion cast a shadow?

Unbelievingly, she planned to swiftly retreat.

"Boom!" The handsome young man in the blue robe appeared behind her, striking her back with a palm.

Her body gleamed briefly and then shot out, drawing a curve in midair, resembling a crescent moon.

"Ding..."

"Ding..."

"Ding..."

She formed three curves, blocking three palms respectively.

Fu Zheng felt her eyes fail her, unable to see the handsome young man in the blue robe, only wielding the Moon Soul Sword Scripture’s perception to wield her sword, barely blocking him.

Continuing like this, she only had the strength to defend, unable to attack.

Angered, she cursed, "Die!"

Seeing that the middle-aged demon expert easily snatched the demon artifact earlier and failed to see her and her companion, she underestimated the handsome young man.

She hadn’t expected him to be so troublesome after activating the demon artifact, completely hiding his figure, moving unpredictably, hard to guard against.

She knew without the Moon Soul Sword Scripture, she would have been struck and killed by now.

She felt disgraced.

Originally, she thought mastering the Moon Soul Sword Scripture to such a degree would earn Chu Zhiyuan’s praise, but instead, she was humiliated.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands, forming a seal, and a soft golden light appeared within the air, flickering.

With a burst of golden light, the handsome young man in the blue robe emerged, looking astonished.

Fu Zheng immediately felt overjoyed, sharply advancing and striking several palms against his chest and back, sealing his acupoints completely.

She found that the handsome young man in the blue robe remained motionless, enduring her palm force, and his True Yuan did not resist, incredibly strange.

She blurted out, "Great Demon Suppressing Seal?"

Chu Zhiyuan appeared by her side, scrutinizing the handsome young man, glancing at his waist, "Be careful, it’s the Small Stone Seal on his waist."

Fu Zheng animatedly responded, unsheathing her sword, softly lifting it.

The small cloth bag from the handsome young man’s waist flew out, sliced to pieces by the sword light.

A dark ink black Small Stone Seal flew before Fu Zheng, caught by her sword tip.

She held the sword across her view, examining the Little Black Stone Seal, presenting it to Chu Zhiyuan, "Your Highness, is this it?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, not reaching out, but studying it again, then looking at the handsome young man.

The handsome young man had a trace of a cold smile at his lips.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, suddenly drew his sword, piercing into the center of the man’s brow.

The light in the handsome young man’s eyes extinguished instantly, remnants of anger lingered.

Seven-Colored Light floated out from his head, unseen by others, but perfectly visible to Chu Zhiyuan.

He clasped his hands into a seal, stirring the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree.

The Seven-Colored Light swiftly burrowed into the space between his palms, entering the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree.

The Seven-Colored Light was swiftly absorbed by the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree, transformed, and merged within.