CHAPTER 742: CHAPTER 738: DISPUTE

Fu Zheng’s eyes sparkled with spiritual wisdom: "Your Highness, my cultivation..."

"Even though it’s only the First Transition, after all, you’re a Venerable, completely different from the Transformation Realm, some special abilities can be used, it’s sufficient to serve as my guard."

"But my background..." Fu Zheng said.

The Court is now beginning to ban Demon Techniques, the next step is to suppress or even disband the Demon Sect.

Being of Demon Sect origin, I would inevitably fall under the Court’s suppression.

Although I am a Venerable, it’s still difficult to find a foothold in the Imperial City, being distrusted and repelled by the Court’s government offices and Martial Arts Sects.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "No matter what your background is, as long as you become my guard, you’re part of the Prince Mansion, no one can interfere!"

"..." Fu Zheng’s eyes were bright.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Do you know, the road of a Venerable beyond isn’t just about burying oneself in cultivation?"

"Yes, I’ve heard." Fu Zheng nodded.

"After becoming a Venerable, the best path of cultivation is the Outer Realm Battlefield, but you, as a Demon Sect disciple, aren’t qualified to join the Spirit Guards."

"...Indeed." Fu Zheng was helpless.

This is the most helpless part.

After achieving Venerable status, the path of cultivation becomes extremely slow and difficult.

Even with my excellent talent, breaking through the Qi Transformation Realm and Transformation Realm, going from the First to the Ninth Transition almost without obstruction, post-Divinity Transformation Realm, advancing a single transition is extremely difficult.

The nine transitions of a Venerable, each transition takes decades, centuries, or even thousands of years, achieving the Nine Transitions is as hard as climbing to heaven.

While achieving Nine Transitions Perfection and becoming a Spirit Venerable is even harder.

If one buries oneself in closed-door cultivation, there’s no chance of advancement, only stagnation.

To make progress, one must temper body and mind, stimulate the spirit, the best place is the Outer Realm Battlefield.

Those who cannot become Spirit Guards and enter the Outer Realm Battlefield must find ways to broaden their horizons, travel the world, or temper themselves amidst worldly affairs.

Being a disciple of the Demon Sect, I can’t become a Spirit Guard or enter the Outer Realm Battlefield, thus I can only train my mind amidst worldly affairs.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Not being able to enter the Outer Realm Battlefield is no big deal, I can’t enter either."

Fu Zheng said: "Your Highness, you’re different."

"Different?" Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Our talents are comparable, and our situations are similar."

Fu Zheng gently shook her head.

Being a Prince, how could he be the same as a Demon Sect disciple.

After all, it’s not the same.

At least the mental method and martial skills cultivated differ greatly.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "My future won’t be smooth sailing, once in the Phoenix Dynasty, who knows how many open and covert attacks will come, amidst storms and turbulence, you come to assist me, and you can temper yourself properly."

Fu Zheng’s bright eyes sparkled.

She was indeed somewhat tempted.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Upon entering the Prince Mansion, it’s different, some Spiritual Pills And Elixirs will certainly not be lacking."

Fu Zheng’s eyes sparkled even more.

Li Yuzhen said: "Miss Fu, entering His Highness’s Prince Nine’s Mansion greatly benefits Green Bamboo Sect as well."

Fu Zheng cast her gaze towards her.

Li Yuzhen said: "No matter what, Prince Nine’s Mansion is still a Prince Mansion, Miss Fu, once you become part of the Prince Nine’s Mansion, Green Bamboo Sect is under its protection, any other sects that want to bully, must reconsider."

Fu Zheng gently nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Though I am a somewhat incompetent Prince, dealing with a Demon Sect is easy, just a matter of a word."

"...Thank you for your support, Your Highness." Fu Zheng said softly: "I need to discuss with my master."

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile: "That’s right, discuss well, and reply to me soon."

"Yes." Fu Zheng responded.

Footsteps sounded, Fu Biqiong entered gracefully with a middle-aged woman.

This middle-aged woman was beautiful in appearance, slender and graceful, light as a willow.

"Your Highness, this is Elder Zhu Yijing, Junior Sister Zhu from within our sect."

Zhu Yijing clasped her fists and smiled gracefully, speaking softly: "Greetings, Your Highness."

Her speech was gentle and tender, unlike that of a sect elder.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "I possess a Secret Technique, it can help you perceive some things you usually can’t, to see if it aids you in progressing further."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "I must place my palm atop your head, would Elder Zhu accept?"

Zhu Yijing hesitated, looking at Fu Biqiong.

Fu Biqiong said: "Try it, it won’t hurt."

"Yes." Zhu Yijing replied with a gracious smile: "The Sect Master has spoken, naturally I’ll obey."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Then let’s try."

He spoke as he extended his right palm gently on top of Zhou Yijing’s head.

Zhou Yijing’s hair was like a cloud, a jade hairpin inserted into her tresses.

This jade hairpin appeared to be jade, but Chu Zhiyuan immediately saw it was not real jade.

It was a piece of bamboo carved into a hairpin, but the bamboo was peculiar, appearing like jade.

Its whole body was crystalline and moist, with an emerald essence faintly flowing within.

Moreover, its aura was peculiar, possessing the effect of clearing the heart and calming the mind.

He raised his eyebrows.

If this emerald bamboo had the effect of clearing the heart and calming the mind, combined with the Heart-Clearing Technique.

No wonder Green Bamboo Sect, with a Fourth Grade swordsmanship, could establish itself against the Demon Sect.

This was the luck of Green Bamboo Sect.

Haoyang Demon-suppressing Mirror operated, a warm aura infused into her soul.

Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his palm.

Fu Biqiong and the others stared at Zhu Yijing, watching her close her eyes, serene and dignified, eventually becoming harmonious and joyful.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with satisfaction.

He had already seen Zhu Yijing’s aura change, undergoing transformation.

His inference was correct, the Haoyang Demon-suppressing Mirror purified the soul, in fact, boosting the soul indirectly, causing qualitative changes.

The Perfection of Transformation Intent Realm, during such change, experiences the greatest impact and stimulation.

Under such impact and stimulation, it’s easy to have an epiphany, and step into the Divinity Transformation Realm, achieving Venerable status.

The spiritual energy rapidly gathered overhead, forming a Spirit Cloud, then the Spirit Cloud formed a vortex, like a massive funnel injecting purified spiritual energy into her body.

Her breakthrough resembled the previous situation with Fu Zheng without difference.

The subtle differences lay in vortex size, the thickness of spiritual energy.

Both spiritual energy and vortex were slightly inferior to Fu Zheng.

Though she was older and stuck longer in Nine Transitions Perfection of the Qi Transformation Realm, her accumulation was deeper.

This was the gap in aptitude, an despairing gap.

This slight gap determines the vastly different cultivation speeds in the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Fu Biqiong looked at Chu Zhiyuan in amazement.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It’s coincidental, not every Perfection of Transformation Intent Realm can step into Divinity Transformation Realm."

"This is already very good!" Fu Biqiong’s eyes were bright and shining.

Three Venerables, unexpectedly having three Venerables at once, henceforth Green Bamboo Sect will be a first-tier sect against the Demon Sect.

No one would dare to provoke.

Even the Sunset Sect would be unworried; no more need to hide!

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Alright, then we’ll take our leave, Miss Fu, awaiting your news."

"Yes." Fu Zheng nodded quickly.

Without waiting for Fu Biqiong to retain him, Chu Zhiyuan turned and walked away.

...

Fu Biqiong hurried out to see him off, then asked Fu Zheng about the news upon returning.

Fu Zheng then told of Chu Zhiyuan’s invitation.

Zhu Yijing was still in breakthrough, while Fu Biqiong and Fu Zheng discussed softly.

Fu Biqiong frowned and pondered, lightly shaking her head: "Not appropriate, not appropriate."

"Master, why isn’t it appropriate? I want to go to the Prince Mansion!"

"The Prince Mansion, it’s a big whirlpool, not to be easily drawn into, let alone Prince Nine’s Mansion."

"Master, what’s wrong with the big whirlpool? It’s fine to break through, it can also be a form of cultivation."

"Just afraid you’ll cultivate yourself into no future!"

"Master, I feel it’s not that dangerous beside Ninth Prince."