As soon as Chu Honglin arrived, Noble Consort Hui and the other two went to the rear garden.
Chu Zhiyuan and Chu Honglin settled down in the front courtyard.
After the maidservants served the tea, Chu Honglin looked Chu Zhiyuan over and nodded in satisfaction. "You look well, and your cultivation has improved nicely too. Life in Phoenix Imperial City has treated you well!"
"You too, Fifteenth Uncle—you're full of spirit," Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile. "I was simply fortunate."
Chu Honglin sighed. "It wasn't luck. Your abilities are formidable."
He immediately shook his head. "Anyone else would have been left in a sorry state long ago. They might even have become crippled."
That kind of predicament and immense pressure was enough to crush someone completely.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head. "Fifteenth Uncle, I wish to cultivate at Great Bright Peak."
"Sure." Chu Honglin nodded readily. "Since you're back, just enter Great Bright Peak."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Father Emperor has already taken back my great bright token."
Before he left the Jade Scenery Dynasty, the palace had sent someone to confiscate the great bright token.
Chu Zhiyuan had handed it over without a word.
"I'll ask Imperial Brother for it back. Shall we go tomorrow?"
"The sooner, the better."
"You're already a Venerable now, so there's no need to rush your cultivation. Grueling cultivation is useless; the key lies in enlightenment, and enlightenment often comes only when one is relaxed."
Upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, the path of cultivation differed from before. The key was no longer arduous cultivation, but enlightenment.
"Fifteenth Uncle, I've gained some insight. I need to enter Great Bright Peak and examine it carefully."
"Then... I'll go right now!"
Chu Honglin was decisive as thunder and swift as wind. He rose and