The Second Prince, Chu Liexuan, said with skepticism, "Is this Heaven-Asking Divine Sword really that powerful?"
If this Heaven-Asking Divine Sword were so powerful, it would have long surpassed their Jade Vista Dynasty.
However, the Yuanzhen Dynasty's strength is the weakest among the three major dynasties, not as strong as their Jade Vista Dynasty.
Chu Liechu slowly said, "Besides being taxing on the spirit, another weakness of the Heaven-Asking Divine Sword is its high requirement for aptitude. Few princes of the Yuanzhen Dynasty can master it; they mostly practice the Great Auspicious Divine Palm."
"The Great Auspicious Divine Palm…" Chu Liexuan nodded. "I've seen this Great Auspicious Divine Palm. It's a very strange palm technique… This Yuanzhen Dynasty is truly bizarre."
Chu Liechu said, "Their actions are always changing, making it difficult to truly understand their thoughts, just like this time, it's very inexplicable."
"Indeed, it's inexplicable," Chu Liexuan snorted. "If they really want to find a consort, there's no need to fixate on the Twelfth Princess. The Phoenix Dynasty doesn't only have one unmarried Twelfth Princess."
Chu Lieyang couldn't help but say, "Of course, the Twelfth Highness is different; she is the best."
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him askance. "Third Brother has taken a fancy to her. I really don't see what's so good about her."
Chu Liexuan said, "I heard that the Tenth Princess is also unmarried, and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princesses are also unmarried. The Tenth Princess is also exceptionally beautiful."
"They're deliberately making things difficult for me," Chu Zhiyuan snorted. "They're intent on breaking off relations with us."
"Why would they do that?" Chu Liechu said. "There's no need for that, right?"
"There must be a reason we don't know," Chu Zhiyuan said.
He then said, "Eldest Brother, Second Brother, let's hurry up and practice our cultivation."
They will be leaving the True Martial Institute in the future.
They won't be able to absorb the aura from the Karma Stone Wall anymore, and their cultivation will slow down.
Therefore, they must absorb as much aura from the Karma Stone Wall as possible and not waste time.
"Right, practice cultivation," Chu Liechu said solemnly.
He looked at the top of Chu Zhiyuan's head. "Ninth Brother, your understanding of the Immeasurable Bright Sutra is even deeper."
The aura of the Yin-Yang fish above Chu Zhiyuan's head was even more powerful than before. Even though they were both at the Transformation Intent Realm, he felt a strange pressure.
A huge Yin-Yang fish emerged above his head, twice as large as before.
What he saw with his insight was that, compared to his Yin-Yang fish, the Yin-Yang fish not far away was only one-fifth the size.
That was the Yin-Yang fish of the Third Prince, Chu Lieyang.
Chu Zhiyuan's Yin-Yang fish rotated, and the spiritual energy it absorbed was several times more than Chu Lieyang's.
It wasn't just a five-fold difference; it was a difference much greater than five-fold, nearly seven-fold.
Chu Lieyang sat beside Chu Zhiyuan to cultivate, and his Yin-Yang fish felt the immense pressure from Chu Zhiyuan's Yin-Yang fish.
It was as if all the surrounding spiritual energy was pouring into Chu Zhiyuan's Yin-Yang fish, and very little was flowing into his Yin-Yang fish.
This led to a much lower cultivation efficiency than before. After a quarter of an hour, he couldn't bear it any longer and directly left Chu Zhiyuan's side, sitting on the futon farthest from Chu Zhiyuan.
After sitting down, he closed his eyes, formed the Great Bright Seal, and activated the Great Bright Contemplation Method and the Great Bright Breathing Method.
After a moment, he couldn't help but smile.
This feeling of freedom and ease, without any pressure, was truly too comfortable.
He opened his eyes and glanced at Chu Zhiyuan, shaking his head helplessly.
To encounter such a stubborn Ninth Brother was truly unlucky!
Chu Zhiyuan had his eyes closed, but he clearly saw his gaze and felt his emotions.
He didn't sense any killing intent, only annoyance and helplessness.
He refocused on cultivation.
—
In the evening, as he was eating, Li Yuzhen appeared again.
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him askance. "What do you want to say again?"
Li Yuzhen said solemnly, "His Highness instructed that the Consort should wear a protective armor vest."
Chu Zhiyuan laughed. "Does she think I'm bound to lose, and that the Fifth and Sixth Princes of Yuanzhen will strike a deadly blow to kill me?"
Li Yuzhen nodded slightly.
Chu Zhiyuan looked at her in confusion.
Li Yuzhen whispered, "Her Highness didn't say the reason, but Her Highness wouldn't be mistaken."
"Want to kill me…" Chu Zhiyuan pondered.
A murderous intent surged in his heart, but he was even more curious as to why the princes of the Yuanzhen Dynasty wanted to kill him.
This made no sense.
Even if he was an unfavored prince, he was still a prince and could not be killed.
Otherwise, it would inevitably suffer the mad retaliation of the entire Jade Vista Dynasty.
Killing him would also cost those princes their lives.
Unless they were confident that the Jade Vista Dynasty couldn't kill them.
More importantly, why did they have to kill him? He was an insignificant prince, not worth taking such a risk, right?
Could it be to sabotage his marriage with the Twelfth Princess?
Also, how did the Twelfth Princess know that the Yuanzhen Dynasty wanted to kill him?
Everything about this was strange.
Li Yuzhen said, "Does the Consort have a treasure vest?"
"I'll ask for one tomorrow," Chu Zhiyuan said. "I should be able to get one."
Li Yuzhen said, "If the Consort can't find a top-notch armor, Her Highness will bestow one."
Chu Zhiyuan snorted. "A treasure armor isn't a big problem."
"Yes," Li Yuzhen cupped his fist and took his leave.
Chu Zhiyuan stared at her slender and graceful figure as she walked away, his eyes flickering.
Youlan frowned slightly at the side.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "Auntie, don't worry, I'm not so short-lived. Otherwise, I would have died last time."
"That's right, His Highness will definitely live a long life, but you can't be careless."
"Yes, I'll ask Fifteenth Uncle or Fifth Uncle for a treasure armor tomorrow."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.
He felt that the Emperor's reward was too stingy and still owed him.
It wouldn't be wrong to compensate him with a treasure armor.
—
He didn't look for Chu Honglin but instead looked for Fifth Uncle Chu Hongming to ask for a treasure vest.
Chu Hongming readily agreed.
In the evening, Chu Zhiyuan went to the Martial Discernment Institute to get the treasure vest from Chu Hongming.
Chu Hongming sat at a Xuan desk in the room, flipping through the files.
A small box was placed on the upper left corner of the desk, its purple lacquer dark and heavy.
Seeing Chu Zhiyuan, he pointed to the purple box. "Open it and take a look, see if you're satisfied."
Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward and opened the purple box. Inside was a moon-white undergarment that looked like his usual pajamas.
It was ordinary and unremarkable, looking spotless and extremely plain.
"This is a Moon Silk Frost Garment."
Seeing Chu Zhiyuan examining the undergarment, Chu Hongming explained, "It is made from the silk of the Flying Moon Snow Silkworm, a unique insect found in the Flying Moon Grotto-Heaven."
"What are its magical uses?"
"It is a spiritual object. You can try to see if you can make it recognize you as its master."
"Spiritual?" Chu Zhiyuan asked in surprise. "Is it alive?"
"Although it is not a living thing, it retains a remnant soul. You can try. If it cannot recognize you as its master, then I will change it for another treasure vest."
Chu Zhiyuan's spirits lifted, and he smiled. "Thank you, Fifth Uncle!"
A spiritual treasure is qualitatively different from ordinary treasures.
A spiritual object can move according to one's will and can even assist in cultivation.
A spiritual object can recover on its own and can defend on its own.
Chu Zhiyuan pressed his hand on the white garment, which was as soft as a maiden's skin, and closed his eyes.
Chu Hongming stared at him eagerly.
