Zhang Ruochen, Zhang Fengxing, and the others arrived at a rather secretive stronghold and stayed there temporarily, after which, Zhang Fengxing left on his own and went to report to the higher-ups of the Imperial Zhang Clan.
This one stronghold, which was just an inn, did not have any important figures.
That was why Zhang Fengxing dared to bring Zhang Ruochen to this place, even if Zhang Ruochen still had other intentions, it wouldn’t cause too much damage.
Zhang Fengxing’s son, called Zhang Shuji, was eleven years old this year, his cultivation had reached the Great Circle of the Yellow Extreme Realm, and he was considered a genius.
Zhang Ruochen asked a lot of valuable things from Zhang Shuji’s mouth.
Their lineage was descended from the twelfth master of the royal family, the Zhang Family, the “Mingjiang King”. His father, Zhang Fengxing, was merely a sub-leader who spied on intelligence.
The Ming Emperor had a total of forty-eight siblings, and by the time Zhang Ruochen was born, half of those royal uncles and aunts had already died of old age, and those who were still alive were all long-lived and powerful.
The so-called twelve masters were actually Emperor Ming’s twelve royal brothers and Zhang Ruochen’s twelve royal uncles.
In addition to Emperor Ming’s siblings, in fact, the Imperial Zhang Family had many other branches throughout the entire Central Region, a huge ancient family.
Even though, after the establishment of the First Central Empire, the Zhang Family was subjected to a bloody massacre by the Imperial Court and the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Zhang Family still had not been completely eliminated.
The power of the Zhang Family had turned from bright to dark and lurked.
“Eight hundred years ago, the Twelfth Imperial Uncle was already over two hundred years old, and I wonder if he is still alive now?”Zhang Ruochen’s heart sighed darkly.
Zhang Shu said, “Big brother, your cultivation, so powerful, can you teach me a move?”
“Of course.”?Zhang Ruochen gazed carefully at Zhang Shuji, nodded, and said, “You’re still in the Yellow Extreme Realm, so you can cultivate another technique instead, and I can pass on a top-notch cultivation technique to you.”
“The technique I am currently cultivating is the Ghost Grade Lower Grade Spirit Frost Technique, isn’t it still not considered top notch?”Zhang Shu said.
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head, took out a piece of jade, and using his spiritual power, carved a gong method on top of the jade.
Zhang Shuji took the jade over and gazed at the words on it, his heart was very shocked as he said, “The King Grade Lower Grade Feat Technique ‘Tai Ming Sacred Canon’, this …… this is a Feat Technique that only the direct descendants of the royal family …… can cultivate, big brother, can Icultivate it?”
Zhang Ruochen stared at him with an affirmative look and nodded, saying, “You should know the importance of the Tai Ming Sacred Canon, so it must be kept a secret and no one must know about it.”
Zhang Shu immediately hid the jade stone recording the Tai Ming Sacred Canon and nodded very seriously.
At the same time, he was secretly guessing that his eldest brother must be a core person of the Zhang Family, otherwise, how could he have obtained the cultivation method of the Tai Ming Sacred Canon?
Zhang Ruochen had passed on the Tai Ming Sacred Canon to Zhang Shuju because he also looked at his heart.
Zhang Shuju’s age was only eleven years old.
A sword hanging over his neck did not make him bow his head, thus showing that this son’s heart was resolute and worth cultivating.
Zhang Ruochen was waiting in the inn when suddenly, a spiritual power fluctuation came out, and Chu Siyuan passed through the wooden walls and appeared in his room.
When Zhang Ruochen saw Chu Siyuan, he had some more headaches and said, “Elder Chu, why are you so shady and here again?”
Chu Siyuan’s face was serious as he hummed, “Do you know that from the moment you entered Sacred Brightness City, you have been targeted by the experts of the Hall of Brightness?”
“What’s it to you?”Zhang Ruochen said.
Chu Siyuan was so furious that he kept shivering, his beard stood up and said, “You brat …… are also too ungrateful, I was kind enough to help you clean up the Ming Hall’s experts, but you actually treated me with such an attitude.”
Zhang Ruochen revealed a curious expression and said in surprise, “Senior Chu killed all the experts of Ming Hall?”
“Was Old Husband that cruel? Just knocked them out and used his spiritual power to erase some of their memories.”Chu Siyuan said.
Zhang Ruochen revealed a look of contempt, still saying that he wasn’t cruel, only a few days ago, he had killed 100,000 Undying Blood Race soldiers, he was simply a mass murderer.
Chu Siyuan said with a straight face, “Zhang Ruochen, I have to remind you that being righteous is a right thing to do, however, it’s best for you to stay out of the affairs of the imperial court and the Zhang family, otherwise, you will surely get into trouble.”
In fact, Chu Siyuan was quite vocal about some of the cruel methods of the court and the Ministry of War.
In order to deal with the descendants of the previous dynasty, the Ministry of Military Affairs had very dirty tactics and did a lot of indiscriminate killings, forcing those people to revolt.
Therefore, when Zhang Ruochen stepped in to save some of the Zhang Clan’s clansmen, Chu Siyuan did not feel that what he had done was wrong, instead, he thought that he was a righteous man’s act of pulling out his sword to help those on the road.
Zhang Ruochen smiled, “I am now a felon that the Empress has ordered to be apprehended, am I still afraid of further offending the court?”
Chu Siyuan’s eyes were icy cold as he said, “The only reason your brat is still alive is because he hasn’t met any powerful characters yet. In this Sacred Brightness City, there are many top powerhouses from the Ministry of Military Affairs and the imperial court gathered here, and if you get too close to someone from the Zhang Family, you will soon expose your identity.”?”Since Luo Xu handed you over to me, I have the responsibility to protect your safety. You can no longer stay here, come with me immediately.”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head, not intending to leave, wanting to continue waiting, preferably to meet the senior figures of the Zhang Clan.
Chu Siyuan used strong tactics and struck out in lightning.
“Puffing.”
A layer of bright light emerged from the tip of his index finger and drew a circular mark on Zhang Ruochen’s brow.
Immediately, Zhang Ruochen’s Saint Qi and Spiritual Energy were sealed and lost their power.
“Old man Chu, what the hell are you doing?”
Zhang Ruochen was very angry, feeling that Chu Siyuan was deliberately messing up, disrupting his plans every time.
Chu Siyuan shook his head and sighed, “Old man is saving you from jumping into the fire pit. As long as you leave with the old man, the old man can agree to any conditions.”
“We are not relatives, why are you being so nice to me?”Zhang Ruochen gave birth to a mood of wanting to cry.
Chu Siyuan gave Zhang Ruochen the truth and said, “You have high qualifications and are a pillar of talent. The Kunlun Realm is about to be in great turmoil, and it needs some young heroes to take over from the older generation of saints and hold up the sky and the earth, otherwise, humanity will be in danger of extinction. The old man is prepared to introduce you to the right path and teach you some human virtues, so that you can become a useful person to the world.”
Zhang Ruochen knew that he couldn’t argue with this old codger, and gradually, his mind became a bit calmer as he said, “You just said that as long as I leave with you, you can agree to any conditions?”
“That’s right.”
Chu Siyuan tilted his chin and lightly stroked his beard, with the appearance of an accomplished highlander, saying, “The Lord of the Painting Sect, a promise is a promise.”
“What if, I want a Fifth Grade Sacred Yuan Dan?”Zhang Ruochen said.
Chu Siyuan let out a laugh and said, “With my status, would it be difficult to get a Fifth Grade Sacred Elemental Pill? Kid, do you know the Cai Family?”
“One of the four great medieval families of Shengming City, that Cai Family?”Zhang Ruochen said.
Chu Si Yuan nodded and said, “Old me and the Cai Family’s family head are family friends, the Cai Family’s first son is Old me’s second disciple, and the Cai Family’s first grandson is Old me’s disciple grandson and this year’s top ranked student in the new section. Just based on this layer of relationship, is it difficult to obtain a Fifth Grade Sacred Elemental Pill?”
“So, Elder Chu is planning to bring me to the Cai Family to see the demeanor of a medieval family?”Zhang Ruochen said.
“Clever.”?Chu Siyuan nodded his head and stared at Zhang Ruochen, revealing a look of “A child can be taught.”
Chu Siyuan wanted to teach Zhang Ruochen to behave properly, if Zhang Ruochen continued to resist, he was afraid that he would mistakenly think that Zhang Ruochen’s character was rebellious, thus increasing the intensity of his “teaching”.
Since that was the case, he should obey him for the time being, and then look for an opportunity to slip away.
If he could really obtain a Fifth Grade Sacred Elemental Pill, it would naturally be the best thing.
“Alright! I promise you that you will first unlock the seal on me.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Chu Siyuan unlocked the seals on Zhang Ruochen’s body, patted his shoulder, and said in a serious tone, “Old me has already inquired about it, tonight, the Cai Family will be hosting a banquet for the entire Sacred Brightness City’s proudest sons and daughters of heaven, to celebrate that disciple grandson of old me for being the new top ranked scholar.”
“It’s just as well, you’ll have to take advantage of this opportunity to meet them, and when the time comes, you’ll know what a true youthful hero is, the hope of the human race.”
“Also, in the future, you should not get involved with the cultivators of the Devil Cult, as the saying goes, those who are near Zhu are red, those who are near ink are black.”
Zhang Ruochen said yes repeatedly, then, leaving the inn, he followed Chu Siyuan and traveled in the direction where the Cai Clan was located.
Meanwhile, Mu Lingshi, who had left the Moon Worshipping Demon Sect, finally arrived at Tiantai Prefecture after half a month of rushing.
Only, she did not find Zhang Ruochen, but instead, she encountered Ling Fei Yu.
Mu Lingshi stared at Ling Fei Yu who was blocking her way, revealing a guarded expression as she said, “Who the hell are you and why are you blocking me?”
Ling Fei Yu carried his hands behind his back and stood on the bank of the ancient river, looking at the smoke filled water and uttered three words, “Ling Fei Yu.”
“You are the Palace Master?”
Mu Lingshi carefully observed Ling Fei Yu’s back, and finally realized that this person indeed resembled the Palace Master.
That sharp Sword Dao aura on Ling Fei Yu’s body could be called unique, and Mu Lingshi felt quite palpitating even when she stood ten feet away from her.
“You don’t need to find that person anymore, come back to the General Forum with me!”Ling Fei Yu said.
When Mu Lingshi saw that the Palace Master hadn’t fallen, she was naturally still quite elated and immediately bowed, saying, “Since the Palace Master knows what person I’m going to look for, he should know that I have reasons why I have to go look for him.”
“No matter what reason you have, you should go back now. Don’t you know that there are Saint realm figures from the sect that have been following you? They want Zhang Ruochen even more than you do.”Ling Feiye said.
Mu Lingshi’s heart was secretly shocked as she said, “No wonder I could easily escape from the General Altar, so it’s because someone purposely let me go, wanting me to help them find Zhang Ruochen.”
“But the Sect Master has issued the Death God Order, Zhang Ruochen is in a dangerous situation now.”Mu Lingshi Dao lowered her head, her eyes slightly reddened.
“When I return to the General Forum, there will be no more Death God Order.”Ling Fei Yu said.
Although, there were ten thousand unwillingness in her heart, in the end, she had to return to the General Altar of the Demon Sect with Ling Fei Yu.
“When I return to the General Altar, I’m going to go into seclusion to impact a very important great realm, and at that time, the Holy Maiden Palace will be left to you to take care of.”
Seeing Mu Lingshi’s absent-minded appearance, Ling Fei Yu reminded, saying, “Your cultivation level, has already been left behind by Zhang Ruochen by a large margin, and if you want to catch up with him, in the future, you’d better work harder.”
Although Mu Lingshi didn’t know why the Palace Master was so concerned about her and Zhang Ruochen, but the Palace Master’s words made sense, and indeed, she should redouble her efforts in cultivation.
