The Fourth Prince looked at Chu Zhiyuan's departing figure with a face clouded with alternating emotions.
The Seventh Prince said with a chuckle, "Fourth Brother, Ninth Brother really is different this time."
He hefted the small box and smiled, "To go to Jade Scene Cave Heaven, and even bring back two Rank Three rare fruits for me."
"Seventh Brother," the Twelfth Prince grunted, "They're only useful for the Qi Transformation Realm, it's nothing much."
Chu Lieyu hefted the small box, tossed it a few times, and said with a chuckle, "Two Rank Three rare fruits are worth several months of my arduous cultivation."
Once one reaches the God Transformation Realm, a few months of time really isn't that important.
But in the Qi Transformation Realm, several months of time has a huge impact.
The younger one is, the more sensitive the state of mind, the easier it is to step into the God Transformation Realm.
Sometimes, delaying for a year can prevent one from ever reaching the God Transformation Realm.
So he was very satisfied with this gift.
The Twelfth Prince was about to retort, but the Fourth Prince waved his hand and said, "Indeed, congratulations to Seventh Brother."
"Thank you, Fourth Brother," the Seventh Prince said with a chuckle, "Then I'll take my leave, I need to quickly consume this and see what the effect is."
He excitedly hid the small box in his sleeve, turned around, and entered the Martial Truth Institute.
The Fourth Prince shook his head with a helpless expression: "Seventh Brother, ah…"
"Seventh Brother is just that kind of person!" The Twelfth Prince grunted, "Falsely enthusiastic, yet Ninth Brother doesn't know any better and falls for it!"
"Ninth Brother has always been subjected to cold shoulders, so suddenly someone greets him with a smile, it's inevitable that he'll be flattered."
"Then there's nothing we can do, let's go." The Fourth Prince shook his head and walked towards the Martial Truth Institute.
Chu Zhiyuan, however, heard everything clearly.
He chuckled to himself.
One cannot directly look into people's hearts, and there's no need to think too much about the Seventh Prince's intentions.
At least he's actively trying to get close, so he needs to be given some benefits, he can't completely isolate himself.
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True Martial Institute
As princes, they all knew the name of the True Martial Institute, which only princes in the Intent Transformation Realm could enter.
What is True Martial?
Only by entering the Intent Transformation Realm can one be considered a true martial artist, and only then can one cultivate true martial arts.
Those in the Qi Transformation Realm are not considered true martial artists, they cannot utilize their state of mind, and cannot truly unleash the power of martial arts.
After entering the Intent Transformation Realm, one's heart becomes sharp and sensitive, able to sense the intent realm, and truly comprehend the mysteries of martial arts.
Chu Zhiyuan didn't expect that the True Martial Institute would actually be inside a cave.
Entering a spacious cave, the walls were inlaid with rare pearls.
These rare pearls emitted a bright, scorching light, far surpassing the brightness of night-luminescent pearls.
These scorching lights made the cave three times brighter than the outside.
Deeper into the cave was a spacious circular stone chamber with a dome-shaped ceiling.
It was about two hundred square meters in area, with a crystal-clear, warm white jade wall standing in the center.
The jade wall was ten meters high, reaching the dome, and five meters wide, with densely packed words carved on it.
Chu Zhiyuan knew with a slight inspection that the words on it seemed to be carved, but were actually inscribed with finger force.
It was an Ode to Light.
Chu Zhiyuan was thoughtful.
He found the handwriting on it vaguely familiar, it was what he had seen on the stone wall under Heavenly Ascent Peak.
It was precisely Chu Chunhan's handwriting.
Reading through the entire Ode to Light, one immediately felt that the world was bright and clear, and the human heart was subtle.
Use the light of the human heart to illuminate the world, and use light to warm the world.
It inexplicably aroused a sense of overlooking and compassion for the heavens, the earth, the world, and the people.
It wasn't just the content of this Ode to Light, but even its handwriting was permeated with an aura of gentle light.
This aura was subtle and obscure, seemingly there and seemingly not.
He closed his eyes, and tried to circulate the Boundless Light Scripture, sensing this aura drilling into his body, drilling into the little white snake.
He already vaguely understood that without reaching the Intent Transformation Realm, it was likely impossible to sense this aura, and also impossible to absorb this aura.
If one wanted to improve one's cultivation in the Intent Transformation Realm, from the first revolution to the ninth revolution, this aura was crucial for assistance.
Without this aura, the Boundless Light Scripture would still improve.
But the speed wouldn't be as fast.
This aura could accelerate the speed of improvement in the Intent Transformation Realm, and also enhance the understanding of the Great Light Fist.
Even the understanding of the entire Boundless Light Scripture.
The deeper the understanding of the Boundless Light Scripture, the better the visualization effect, and the faster the spiritual energy absorption speed.
… …
He opened his eyes and looked at Chu Honglin.
Chu Honglin stood quietly to the side, looking at him with a smile, letting him comprehend without urging him.
The first time entering the True Martial Institute, the shock received was the strongest, and the comprehension was often deeper.
This was a rare good opportunity, and it shouldn't be disturbed.
He smiled and said, "Have you gained some insights?"
"It really is a holy land for cultivation," Chu Zhiyuan said with emotion, "This Ode to Light was written by the Old Ancestor, right?"
"It is said that it was personally carved by the Old Ancestor, this stone is not an ordinary stone, does it look like white jade? In fact, it is not white jade."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and asked what it was.
"It is the Karma Stone passed down from ancient times, extremely hard, able to retain the aura on it, eternally indestructible."
Chu Zhiyuan's spirits lifted: "Eternally indestructible?"
He was now extremely eager for immortality, and he couldn't help but be excited when he heard the words "eternally indestructible".
He developed a desire to find out why this Karma Stone could be eternally indestructible, whether it was really eternally indestructible.
All things in the world have birth and death, without exception, is the Karma Stone an exception?
If it can really be eternally indestructible, how is it done, why can it be done?
"It is said that it can be eternally indestructible," Chu Honglin said, "Even if it's an exaggeration, it's still extremely powerful, it's still undamaged to this day."
Chu Zhiyuan sighed: "Indeed, it's amazing."
Around the Karma Stone wall were twelve circular white jade futons, placed in a scattered and well-organized manner.
Chu Honglin pointed to these white jade futons: "Find a place to sit down and cultivate, cultivate for as long as you can, rest when you can't hold on, or take a walk on the mountain."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "What about Eldest Brother and the others?"
"They've all gone out to do things," Chu Honglin said, "They don't come here often."
"Don't they always cultivate here specifically?" Chu Zhiyuan frowned.
"When you reach the Intent Transformation Realm, you can take on errands, they all have imperial court errands on them."
"Then what about me? … … Forget it, I'm going to be a驸马, there's no need to be nosy."
Chu Honglin said: "You have good comprehension, there's no need to be like this, it's better to focus on cultivation, cultivation is the foundation."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "Then I'll be lazy and not do anything, just practice."
He understood that even if he wanted to do things, no one would give him anything to do, the imperial court wouldn't assign errands to him.
He thought about it: "Fifteenth Uncle, regarding the Demon Clan matter, can I reveal it to the Twelfth Princess's side?"
"… … It wasn't said that you couldn't," Chu Honglin hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "You want to tip off the Twelfth Princess?"
"I'll try to build a good relationship first," Chu Zhiyuan said helplessly, "See if I can get some benefits."
The princesses of the Phoenix Dynasty are very different from those of the Jade Scene Dynasty, their status is much higher, comparable to princes.
He couldn't just go down one path to the end, only thinking about confrontation, that was a path to self-destruction.
The resources of the imperial family are extremely powerful, like the Jade Scene Cave Heaven, like the Heavenly Will Pavilion.
Even a little bit of it would be of great help to cultivation.
He first had to find a way to get in, maybe he could get some benefits from the Phoenix Dynasty and enhance his cultivation.
As long as he achieved Spirit Venerable or Celestial God, he could control his own destiny, and thus achieve immortality.
"You can," Chu Honglin said, "I'll find a way to drag it out for a few days, so that the news doesn't leak out."
Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fists: "Thank you, Fifteenth Uncle."
"Don't say such polite words," Chu Honglin waved his hand: "You practice, I'm going to the Martial Truth Institute, if there's anything, go there to find me."
"Yes," Chu Zhiyuan smiled.
