To the east, there was a Grandmaster, and one who wanted to kill him.
A Grandmaster who dared to kill a Prince could only be from one place: an Evil Sect.
Jade Cauldron Sect was in the south, Secret Shadow Sect was in the northwest, Hidden Heaven Sect was in the northwest, so where was Fearless Sect? He had felt the danger from the east even before killing Xu Guijian, the true disciple of Fearless Sect. Which Evil Sect was it?
Besides the Evil Sects, the Four Demonic Sects also couldn't be ignored. South was Moon Invitation Palace, north was Everlasting Spirit Divine Sect, west was Nine Li Divine Sect, and east was Worry-Free Sect. Did Worry-Free Sect want to kill him?
It seemed there was no connection.
He quickly speculated in his mind.
Ma Tianhe said with a solemn expression, "Your Highness, can I tell the Chief Steward what I just said?"
"It's fine to tell Chief Steward Leng," Chu Zhiyuan said. "But these are just our ramblings, don't take them too seriously."
"Yes," Ma Tianhe nodded busily.
But in all the information he saw, he didn't feel anything, which meant that the threat wasn't among them. The Surveillance Office didn't pay much attention to the eastern territory, and there weren't many spies, but that didn't mean they lacked basic information. They had records of which sects there were, which experts there were, and which Evil Sects were worth noting.
These powerful sects in the eastern territory were also under surveillance.
These sects, experts, and even Evil Sects didn't trigger his intuition, they weren't the source of the fatal danger. So what exactly was it?
"Old Ma, have the Surveillance Office pay attention to the east, to any newly emerging forces or experts."
"Yes, Your Highness, don't worry, I will tell the Chief Steward."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded.
Ma Tianhe was ambitious and would never let go of this opportunity. Once the conversation between the two of them was adopted, he would definitely benefit from it. If Leng Nanfeng valued these words, he should tell the Emperor or the people of the Ministry of War.
He didn't need to worry about the rest. Not being in the position, one shouldn't plan its affairs.
He should still think about which thing was threatening his life.
Also, he should work hard to cultivate, improve his life-saving skills, either by raising his realm or improving his defense. He couldn't help but think of the remaining eight hand seals of the Fearless Great Perfection Hand Seal, which he hadn't been able to form. The first hand seal had already consumed so much, how many people in the world could withstand it?
Perhaps this was something only a Grandmaster could perform.
He was able to perform it because of his talent and luck. But what about the second style?
He felt a chill in his heart just thinking about the second style.
What an astonishing consumption that would be, he probably couldn't withstand it. But he now had the Everlasting Spirit Divine Tree.
With it helping him replenish the consumption of soul power, and the Heavenly Origin Art replenishing the consumption of spiritual power, he might be able to try. As soon as this thought arose, he immediately felt a sense of danger.
He couldn't help but smile wryly. It still wouldn't work.
He could only form the first hand seal at present.
Could it be that the Fearless Great Perfection Hand Seal was really a hand seal that only a Grandmaster could form?
Then there was only one path, to raise his cultivation realm. The Eighth Heaven wasn't enough, he needed the Ninth Heaven, he needed Grandmaster Perfection, even Grandmaster!
In the following days, he buried himself in hard training, absorbing the Purple Radiance Order's Qi, making it more and more refined, impacting the Bronze Tower, while studying the inheritance of the Void Sword Sect. Besides the Qi Cleansing Art, Sword Cleansing Art, and Sword Control Art, the Void Sword Sect also had a technique: Sword Nurturing Art.
The Sword Nurturing Art was an advanced technique after the Qi Cleansing Art and Sword Cleansing Art, and only then was the Sword Control Art. What the Sword Nurturing Art nurtured was not a real sword, but Sword Qi.
He had always skipped it, directly practicing the Sword Control Art, because it was too dangerous and didn't conform to his principles.
Sword Qi was to circulate the Qi in the body in a special way, transforming it into a special, more refined Qi, which became Sword Qi when sent to the sword. The power of Sword Qi was naturally far superior to the Qi in the body.
But the Sword Qi condensed in this way was often sent directly outside the body, and could not be stored in the body for a long time because it was too dangerous.
Compared to it, the body was fragile and could not withstand its trauma. This was also why he had been hesitant to practice it.
Having the Heart Questioning Saber Art and the Sword Control Art, there was really no need to practice the Sword Nurturing Art, because the power of the Sword Qi nurtured by the Sword Nurturing Art was even inferior to the Heart Questioning Saber Art. But now, in order to break through the bottleneck, he had carefully considered many ideas, and finally settled on the Sword Nurturing Art, which he had never wanted to practice.
He sat cross-legged on the bed in the new residence.
Zou Fang stood guard at the door, and Guo Chi and the other three guarded the courtyard, preventing anyone from sneaking in.
Since the last time they annihilated the Secret Shadow Sect, they had been on guard. The Secret Shadow Sect's revenge had not come, but it made them even more afraid to be careless, and they became more vigilant. Chu Zhiyuan slowly mobilized a wisp of Purple Sun Scripture's purple Qi, leaving the dantian vortex and circulating along a special route.
As it moved forward along this route, this wisp of purple Qi quickly shrank, becoming more and more condensed and bright. The purple light became brighter and brighter, eventually turning into a strand of hair, a strand of hair with a dazzling purple light.
It finally appeared at the Heavenly Pool Acupoint, a point on the chest, and stopped at the Heavenly Pool Acupoint.
This strange mental method unknowingly changed the Heavenly Pool Acupoint, unknowingly turning it into a pool of spring water. The purple light hair floated in this pool of spring water, began to change shape, and turned into a small sword.
The miniature sword quietly rested in a pool of spring water.
Then the second strand of hair floated in, merging with the small sword, making the small sword a little bigger and a little deeper. Chu Zhiyuan continued to condense, causing strands of hair to float in, making the small sword bigger and brighter.
Until he felt danger and could no longer condense. The dantian was almost emptied.
The Earth Origin Art instantly filled it up.
He internally observed this little finger-length purple sword, real and not illusory, as if it were a real sword. But it was an even better Sword Qi than ordinary Sword Qi.
Its power was naturally astonishing.
He didn't even dare to circulate it in the meridians, lest it directly severely injure the meridians and kill him.
This was only half of the Sword Nurturing Art, and the other half was to let the Sword Qi wander in the Heavenly Pool Acupoint, like a fish swimming in spring water.
To maintain its agility, the divine sense and the Sword Qi must constantly merge, and only when man and sword become one can the Sword Control Art be exerted to its maximum power.
Chu Zhiyuan felt that he had not completely nurtured this Sword Qi, and had not completely tamed it. It was too dangerous to drive it now.
It needed time to slowly warm it up.
He didn't know how long it would take, but once the warming was completed, using it to break through the Bronze Tower would surely be faster than now.
So he started to run the Sword Nurturing Art again, and soon condensed another Sword Qi in the left Heavenly Pool Acupoint, a Sword Qi that almost exceeded the limit. His mind was divided into two, each warming these two Sword Qis.
Unknowingly, he had practiced all night, and only woke up when the dawn first appeared. So he continued to practice in the Bright Martial Hall and took a trip to the Ministry of Rites, not rushing to leave.
Warming the Sword Qi didn't require sitting on the couch. While walking and talking, with his ability to divide countless thoughts, it didn't delay the warming.
