Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1565: Chapter 1561: Taixu

Chu Zhiyuan’s spirit was lifted: "Artifact Refining? The tools refined by the Divine Race must be Divine Artifacts, right?"

"Yes, they are Divine Artifacts."

"Then there must be Divine Artifacts within this Grotto Heaven, right?" Chu Zhiyuan asked calmly.

"There probably aren’t any. They must have taken them when they left."

"Some might be hard to take away, like those that suppress a Sect, or those that are enormous in size..."

"Divine Artifacts can be stored within the body; no matter how large, they can be taken away."

"So there are no Divine Artifacts here at all?"

"That, I don’t know."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: "It’s said there is a Divine Artifact that can unify all the heavens."

"A Divine Artifact that can unify all the heavens..." The Elephant Beast tilted its head and thought: "Is it the Taixu Tower?"

"Taixu Tower? Where is it?"

"I’ve only heard of this Divine Artifact, said to have dominion over all the heavens. As for where it is, in whose hands, that I don’t know. But such a Divine Artifact, it’s impossible not to take it away."

"What if it can’t be taken?"

"Heh, how is that possible? Divine Artifacts possess Spirit Communication. Even if the Divine Race doesn’t take it, it will follow."

"I have to find this."

"How will you find it?" The Elephant Beast snorted: "I believe, besides the Divine Race, no one knows where it is."

"As long as it’s here, there will be a way."

"This place is vast and boundless; it’s impossible to search every spot, even if you have the Technique of Shifting."

"I’ll give it a try; this lake could be a clue, couldn’t it?"

"There are probably many such lakes; it’s impossible to search them all."

"How was the Taixu Tower refined?"

"I don’t know."

"Taixu... That place of mine is called Taiching," Chu Zhiyuan pondered: "There should be some connection, right?"

"Hm, Taixu, Taiching, Miao Xu, Miao Qing, Yu Qing, Jade Void... there are lots of these names."

"Are there many such Divine Stones too?"

"Not many; most have likely been taken away. It’s said to be hard to carve, and the material is quite rare."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Did you obtain those Divine Stones of yours by breaking one Array after another?"

"Don’t covet my Divine Stones!"

"Alright, alright, I’ll look for other Divine Stones." Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "I won’t take yours."

"Hmph, Divine Stones are scarce to begin with; finding them is even harder, where will you look?"

"By wandering more, you naturally might bump into them," Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Why not stay here a bit longer?"

The Elephant Beast evidently loved the Dragon Tree, for the energy from the Dragon Tree aided its cultivation.

He knew the Elephant Beast was reluctant to part with the Dragon Tree, yet worried this place was under his control, its life and death in his hands.

In its heart, there was always a contradiction.

What he needed to do was dispel its doubts, allowing it to stay peacefully and become a reliable ally.

Its Array Divine Skills were truly wondrous, further demonstrated through this matter.

"Do you have a target?" the Elephant Beast asked.

"There’s a place. I want to see if it’s there."

"Go take a look."

Chu Zhiyuan appeared before the abyss.

The Elephant Beast appeared on his left shoulder, its eyes narrowed into two golden lines, scanning the abyss.

Moments later, it transformed into a white light and shot into the abyss, swiftly emerging with four tiny, differently colored stones in its claws.

Under the sunlight, they shone brightly, clearly extraordinary.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced over them.

They were only the size of a fingernail, vastly different from the fist-sized ones in the lake.

The Elephant Beast leaped onto his left shoulder, flicked its tail, and shook off the water droplets clinging to it.

All over its body, there was no longer a trace of water.

Then it tossed the four small stones to Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan caught them, instantly feeling pure energy circulating within, curiously asking: "Is this also a Four Symbols Pure Yuan Formation?"

"Also a Four Symbols Pure Yuan Formation," the Elephant Beast said: "But far inferior to the ones in the lake."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Indeed, the water in the lake was far brighter and clearer than that in the abyss.

But when activating the Divine Eye, there was no difference in effect.

It seemed they were merely catalysts; once the Divine Eye condensed, its power depended on oneself, unrelated to them.

He looked up into the Void.

The eight gazes had completely vanished, seemingly finally shifting away, no longer focused on him.

The Elephant Beast also looked up into the Void, its pupils forming vertical lines like money, but saw nothing.

"Let’s go." Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

He felt utterly at ease.

It seemed this abyss had little relation to the Emperor, unlike what he had thought.

The source was these four Divine Stones.

He wondered how these Divine Stones ended up here; with that thought, he appeared before the Elephant Beast’s Cave Mansion in a flash.

Taking out these four Divine Stone pebbles, his eyes became clear, revealing no bright orbs, only clarity, as if lake water was held in them.

This was already activating the Divine Eye.

With the Four Symbols Pure Yuan Formation within his Inner Universe, by a mere thought, he could condense the Divine Eye.

There was no need, as before, to merge Super Sense and spiritual power into the Abyssal Water or lake water.

The Elephant Beast’s fur bristled, transforming into a white light that disappeared into the opposite Cave Mansion.

Then it peeked out, watching.

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes gleaming with clarity, focused on the four small stones, as if probing into the mysteries of these four Divine Stones.

Quietly waiting for a moment, the shimmering light in Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes gradually faded, returning to normal.

The Elephant Beast flashed back to his left shoulder.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, recalling what he had seen earlier, the origin of these Divine Stones.

The Divine Eye could not see clearly the past life of these Divine Stones, still shrouded in an ambiguous veil.

How they were carved could not be discerned; when the Divine Race expert carved them, circulating energy obscured the Divine Eye.

Only knowing it was carved by an old Divine Race expert with white hair and beard.

Among the Divine Race he had seen, most were young or middle-aged, rarely elderly.

It seemed as if the Divine Race had no elders.

This old Divine Race member, with white hair and beard, already exhibited signs of decline, yet his energy was increasingly refined.

When Operating Divine Power, the Golden Light flowed, akin to facing the blazing sun, blinding.

He also learned the material origin of these Divine Stones, originating from beneath the ground.

They required a stringent environment and naturally formed an Array, which, after being refined, could transform into this material.

Therefore, the number of Divine Stones in the world is limited, each being precious.

These four Divine Stones were carved by the Divine Race elder into a Four Symbols Array and then, being too small, were given to a Divine Race youth to play with.

The Divine Race youth was active and playful, and accidentally dropped them into the abyss.

The Abyssal Water gradually changed.

The Four Symbols Emperor discerned the extraordinariness of the Abyssal Water and occasionally came to retrieve water.

Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes and shook his head.

"Did you see?" the Elephant Beast asked.

"Most of the time, they were in this abyss, a pity, a pity."

The Divine Race youth quickly lost the Divine Stones in the abyss, not holding them for long.

Otherwise, he could have seen more of the youth’s experiences, perhaps even the Divine Race’s Martial Arts.

"Studying the Divine Stones is useless; even if you can see how they’re made, what use is it?"

"Can’t refine them myself?"

"You can’t find embryo stones; once carved, they can’t be altered, and besides, you don’t know Arrays."

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded: "Then shall I let you play with these Divine Stones?"

"No need, I’ll use them myself." The Elephant Beast pouted.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "Do you find this Array too simple?"

"The Four Symbols Pure Yuan Formation is already a very simple Array; it’s not very useful."

Chu Zhiyuan then stored all four Divine Stones into his Inner Universe: "Let’s go check out other places."

Without the Divine Stones, that lake is just beautiful scenery, and in his eyes, he would occasionally take Xiao Ruoling to visit.

He didn’t linger, pressing forward, soon encountering another Array.

This time it was another lake, over ten times larger than the previous one, vast and boundless, where water and sky met.

Upon reaching this lakeside, Chu Zhiyuan’s hairs stood on end, and he vanished in a flash.

Four Flying Knives had already shot towards the bushes in four directions.

The next moment, where he had just stood was struck by Purple Lightning, leaving a charred mark.

Yet the lake surface remained as calm as ever, without a ripple.

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!