“Wow!”
Zhang Ruochen leapt up from the water and flipped in the air, landing on the shore.
White true qi, gushing out from his pores, steamed **’s clothes dry in just an instant.
Having reached the Xuanji realm, the true qi in his body was so thick that he was completely capable of exhaling his true qi outwards, and could even condense his true qi into a qi sword to kill people through the air.
Zhang Ruochen mobilised the true qi in his body and transported it to his right hand meridian, a white aura of qi condensed at the tip of his index finger and flew towards a bowl-thick Ironwood Pine ten metres away.
“Boom!”
The white qi sword, pierced through the trunk of the Ironwood Pine, revealing a fist-sized hole.
“Just an ordinary sword qi has such a considerable power, Xuan Extreme Realm martial artists are indeed not comparable to Yellow Extreme Realm martial artists. If I could cultivate the Spirit Grade Upper Grade Martial Skill ‘Ten Veins Sword Wave’, once I unleash my Qi Sword, I wonder how powerful it would be?”
In his previous life, Zhang Ruochen had cultivated the Ten Veins Sword Wave, which was to cultivate his ten fingers into finger swords, and with a single finger of his hand, he was able to execute a sharp Qi Sword, killing people up to a hundred feet away.
Only, the Ten Veins Sword Wave was extremely difficult to cultivate, and even if Zhang Ruochen had once succeeded in cultivating it, cultivating it again would definitely not be an easy task.
Right at this moment, Zhang Ruochen sensed someone approaching, so he immediately withdrew the True Qi in his body.
County King Yunwu walked over towards Zhang Ruochen, looked Zhang Ruochen up and down, nodded his head in satisfaction, and said, “Broke through to the Xuanji Realm?”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t say much, just nodded gently.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t have much affection for County King Yunwu, but he could also feel County King Yunwu’s concern for him, so he still respected him quite a bit.
County King Yunwu said, “You attack me with your strongest power.”
Zhang Ruochen slightly glanced at County King Yunwu and said, “Good!”
Having reached the early stage of the Xuanji Realm, Zhang Ruochen also wanted to test what level of strength he had reached.
In front of County King Yunwu, he could display his bottom card without any reservation. Because, County King Yunwu would never harm him and would only use all his power to shelter him.
“Swish!”
Zhang Ruochen exploded his speed to the extreme and instantly rushed across a distance of ten metres, striking his palm at County King Yunwu’s chest, “Dragon Elephant Returning to the Field!”
He executed his strongest palm, possessing the power of a mountain and a sea, and the bones and muscles within his body all seemed to emit the sound of dragons and elephants merging together.
The powerful palm wind caused the ground to fly sand and stones.
Even when Zhang Ruochen’s palm struck Yunwu County King, Yunwu County King loomed large, with no intention of striking.
“Boom!”
Just as Zhang Ruochen’s palm struck Yunwu County King’s body, an incomparably strong force erupted from Yunwu County King’s power.
Zhang Ruochen flew backwards, his entire body rolling with blood and Qi, landing on the ground in some distress, taking more than ten steps back in a row before dislodging that powerful impact.
County King Yunwu nodded and said, “Not bad, the power of your palm is more powerful than many late Xuanji Realm martial artists, and even comparable to the power of some weaker Xuanji Realm Minor Extreme Position martial artists.”
“Moreover, your greatest advantage is not your power, but your control of power and a sword dao realm comparable to that of an Earth Extreme Realm martial artist. All in all, I’m afraid that even some Xuan Polarity Realm Minor Extreme Position martial artists may not be your match. It seems that you have truly cultivated to the supreme extreme realm of the Yellow Extreme Realm, otherwise, it would be impossible for you to be so powerful.”
Zhang Ruochen’s heart murmured, invoking the resonance of the gods had indeed still startled the Yunwu County King.
County King Yunwu stared at Zhang Ruochen, a few soft colours appearing in his eyes as he said, “With your natural talent, your future achievements will definitely be above this king. Staying in the royal palace will only bury your talent. Now, there are two paths before you.”
“The first path, you should have heard of the Yuntai Sect House, right?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “The Yuntai Sect House is a fourth-rate sect, with a history of seven hundred and twenty years since its establishment, it is quite powerful, and in the nine counties of Lingxi, it possesses quite a supreme status. The princes, county lords, and noble sons and daughters of the major counties are all proud to worship the Yuntai Sect House. The Yuntai Zongfu could be called the cradle of the strong. Close to half of the Heavenly Extremity Realm powerhouses in the Nine Counties of Lingxi were once disciples of the Yuntai Zongfu.”
The Nine Counties of the Western Ridge referred to the nine counties to the west of the Heavenly Demon Ridge, and the Yunwu County Kingdom was one of them.
The Yunwu County King nodded and said, “This king was once a disciple of the Yuntai Zongfu as well, and one of the current Yunwu Zongfu’s Vice Lords of the Outer Mansion is an elder of the Yunwu County King’s royal family, and this king has to call him uncle as well. If you want to worship the Yuntai Zongfu, I can repair a letter and send it to uncle now. With your talent, you only need to reveal one-tenth of your natural talent to be able to join the Cloud Tower Sect House and become an outer house disciple.”
Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment and said, “What about the second path?”
County King Yunwu said, “The second path is going to be slightly tougher, but as long as your natural talent is high enough to stand out from the many geniuses, then your future achievements will be even more amazing. You should know about the Martial City Academy, right?”
“The Martial Arts Academy Palace opened by the Martial Market Chambers?” Zhang Ruochen said.
The industry of the Martial Market Money Bank was spread throughout the entire Kunlun Realm, and in every county, every city, and even every town, there would inevitably be a branch of the Martial Market Money Bank.
The martial markets of each county state were almost all controlled by the Martial Market Money Bank. It could be said that the Martial Market Money Bank controlled more than 30% of the economic veins of the entire Kunlun Realm.
The power of the Martial City Money Bank was many times more powerful than the Yuntai Sect House, and it had been passed down from the ancient times to the present day, and it could simply be called a money empire. Not to mention fourth-rate sects, even first-rate sects wouldn’t dare to go against the Martial City Money Bank.
Of course, the Martial City Money Bank was so rich that it definitely needed a strong force to guard it.
Therefore, the Martial Market Money Villa opened the Martial Market Fighting Arena and the Martial Market Academy.
The Martial Market Palace of Learning was to cultivate a constant stream of talents for the Martial Market Money Villa, so that the Martial Market Money Villa could flourish and become the money master of the Kunlun Realm for all eternity.
The more outstanding the performance of the students in the Martial City Academy Palace, the higher their status in the Martial City Money Mansion after graduation, and the more power they hold.
The biggest benefit of joining the Martial City Academy was that one would never lack money or cultivation resources, the Martial City Money Bank was the most powerful backing.
Of course, joining the Martial City School Palace is also very difficult, the competition will also be more intense, a little carelessness will even die in the Palace.
Zhang Ruochen naturally knew how powerful the Martial City Money Vault was, and the Martial City Money Vault in Yunwu County Kingdom was just a very small branch. The headquarters of the Martial Market Money Bank was simply comparable to the court of the First Central Empire, both equally controlling the situation of the world.
Zhang Ruochen said, “The Martial Market Money Bank has opened a school palace in the Yunwu County Kingdom?”
The Yunwu County King shook his head and said, “Not in the Yunwu County State, but in the Heavenly Demon Ridge, opening a one-star academy palace that specialises in recruiting talents from the thirty-six counties around the Heavenly Demon Ridge, the nine counties in the western part of the Ridge, the nine counties in the eastern part of the Ridge, the nine counties in the southern part of the Ridge, and the nine counties in the northern part of the Ridge.”
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “Alright! I’ll choose the path of the Martial City Academy!”
By joining the Yuntai Sect House, perhaps Zhang Ruochen would be able to encounter less competition and be able to grow more easily. However, the potential of the Yuntai Sect House was far inferior to the Martial City School Palace.
Zhang Ruochen wasn’t afraid that the competition was big, he was afraid that it wasn’t big enough.
Yunwu County King was quite satisfied with Zhang Ruochen’s decision and said, ”If you become a top-level member of the Martial City Money Mansion in the future, the Yunwu County Kingdom will surely gain endless benefits as well. In a month’s time, it will be the day of enrolment for the Martial City School Palace, so during this time, you can consolidate your realm at ease, and at that time, I will send someone to send you forward to the Heavenly Demon Ridge.”
Afterwards, County King Yunwu and Zhang Ruochen left Kings Mountain.
Zhang Ruochen returned to the Jade Gargoyle Palace, but he did not find General Ge Qian.
The forbidden troops stationed at the Yu Shou Palace had also been replaced by a new batch, with a general at the head, who was very tall and lanky, with dark skin and a bearded face, immediately bowed when he saw Zhang Ruochen and said in a rough voice, “My general Gan Li, pay my respects to Your Highness the Ninth Prince.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Where is General Ge Qian?”
Gan Li said, “Old Ge has been deployed by the Great King to the Ancestral Temple of Tianzi Mountain, and in the future, I will be the one to protect the safety of Your Highness the Ninth Prince. Your Highness the Ninth Prince don’t worry, my Gan Li’s martial arts cultivation is not inferior to Old Ge in the slightest, if it’s a competition of strength, I can topple three Old Ge’s.”
Saying that, Gan Li showed his thick arm, his body muscles were like iron blocks.
Zhang Ruochen pondered and said in his heart, “It seems that Ge Qian and those forbidden soldiers knew about me invoking the resonance of the gods before they were deployed to station at the Ancestral Temple.
Zhang Ruochen glanced towards Gan Li and said, “With General Gan Li protecting this prince, this prince believes that surely no assassin would dare to take half a step into the Jade Gargoyle Palace.”
Hearing Zhang Ruochen’s praise, Gan Li laughed out loud and waved the huge axe in his hand, saying, “This General has followed the Great King into the battlefield ten times to kill the enemy, even the enemy’s war beasts can be cleaved to death with an axe, just a few assassins, as long as they dare to come to Yu Shou Palace, this General will surely cleave all of them into two halves.”
Zhang Ruochen nodded, and then walked into the Palace Wannabe, intending to first go to the compound where Ah Le was residing, wanting to see if Ah Le had succeeded in cultivating the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Decree.
Just as he walked into the compound, he saw Ah Le standing straight in the courtyard.
The bamboo leaves in the bamboo forest next to him were like a rain of leaves that kept falling down.
The speed of Ah Le’s sword was as fast as lightning, and every time he made a sword, he would definitely pierce through a bamboo leaf. With Ah Le as the centre, there were sword shadows in all directions, emitting “swoosh” wind-breaking sounds.
None of the bamboo leaves that fell on the ground were intact.
“Snap!”
Zhang Ruochen applauded as he walked over and said, “Congratulations on breaking the cocoon and transforming into a butterfly, your cultivation level has risen to the next level. You’ve already successfully cultivated the first turn of the Nine Turns Life and Death Resolve, right?”
Zhang Ruochen could tell that Ah Le’s cultivation had reached the early Xuanji Realm.
Ah Le immediately withdrew his sword and the blade returned to its sheath with precision.
Ah Le’s gaze also waited for Zhang Ruochen as he said, “Your Excellency’s cultivation has also reached the early stage of the Xuanji Realm?”
“It has indeed reached the Xuanji Realm.” Zhang Ruochen nodded and asked, “What are your next plans?”
