“Master, why? Why? Why …… why ……”
Outside the Yuanchu Sacred Temple, Huang Yichen was lying on the ground, tears falling like rain, and she didn’t even have the strength to stand up, and in her mind, all that remained was the indifferent look in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes when he left.
The more indifferent that look was, the deeper the pain in her heart would be.
Empress Chi Yao’s voice, came out, “In one’s life, one always has to make a choice. Since you chose to stand on this Emperor’s side, it also means that you are bound to lose the other side. Even a god doesn’t have the means to balance both, let alone you.”
“But ……”
“There are no buts, after making a choice, there is a road of no return ahead.”
Empress Chi Yao’s voice, appeared extraordinarily ruthless, every word was like an iceberg, ruthlessly smashing into Huang Yichen.
Dressed in a purple kun official uniform, the Crown Prince Wang Shiqi walked quickly to the outside of the Yuanchu Sacred Hall, glancing towards Huang Yichen who was not far away, before he respectfully knelt down on the ground and said, “Zhang Ruochen is a wizard of the heavens and the earth, and if he were to be used by the imperial court, he would definitely be a hero of the human race, and the old man admires this son very much. But now, he has already developed a demonic barrier in his heart, and he has even developed a monstrous anger and hatred towards the empress, so he will become a great danger in the future. For the sake of the court, for the sake of the world, and for the sake of the Kunlun Realm no longer suffering from war, I believe that he cannot be let go and must be killed.”
In the distance, the Sacred Book Talented Maiden, Canglan Martial Saint, and Qing Mo, who were kneeling on the ground, all had their faces changed.
It was because they were also very clear that Wang Shiqi was extremely accurate in recognising people, and was absolutely right in saying that Zhang Ruochen was indeed an astonishing talent, defeating the Nine Great Realm Sons with the power of one man, which could be described as a champion of the world. In the future, once he grew up, he would definitely be a great enemy of the court.
It was precisely for this reason that they were incomparably worried, worried that Zhang Ruochen wouldn’t be able to walk out of the Imperial City today and would be obliterated.
In the Yuanchu Sacred Temple, Empress Chi Yao’s voice resounded, “Sure to become a great danger?”
“That’s right. This son has always been the object of the court’s key attention, and with his terrifying cultivation speed, I’m afraid that it will only take him fifty years to reach the Great Saint realm, and three hundred years to become a god. In my opinion, Zhang Ruochen’s level of danger far exceeds that of the Deadly Zen Ancestor and Kong Lanyou. Empress, you must not fail to take precautions and kill him as early as you can.”Wang Shiqi said.
“Fifty years to become a Great Saint, three hundred years to become a God. Since the beginning of the heavens, there has been such a person?”Empress Chi Yao’s tone was flat, but anyone could hear the disdain in the words.
“No, but, Zhang Ruochen’s natural talent is strangely high ……”
Before Wang Shiqi could finish his sentence, Empress Chi Yao interrupted him and said, “So what if the natural talent is strangely high? Since ancient times, is there no one whose natural talent can match Zhang Ruochen’s?”
“That’s not …… true, although Zhang Ruochen’s natural talent is rare and can be called the first person after the Middle Ages, however, in the Kunlun Realm, every 100,000 years, or hundreds of thousands of years, one or two demons like him will always be born. For example, the Thousand Bone Empress from a hundred thousand years ago was not weaker than him in every aspect. Going back even further, all the way to the Ancient, Far Ancient, and Xuan Ancient …… Taigu, I’m afraid that there are eight hundred, if not a thousand, like Zhang Ruochen and the Thousand Bone Empress.”
Empress Chi Yao said, “Are all of these people able to reach the Great Saint realm, or the God realm?”
“No. Even the Thousand Bone Empress failed to become a god.”Wang Shi Qi said.
“Since that’s the case, why would the empress need to fear a mere mole still living in the mire?”
Empress Chi Yao’s tone was full of majesty and dominance as she raised her voice and said, “Under the ten thousand feet of thick soil in the Kunlun Realm, there are endless bones of heroes buried. One more of him is not much, and one less is not less. Fifty years to become a great saint, three hundred years to become a god? Wang Shiqi, how many years have you been cultivating?”
In the presence of a god, Wang Shiqi sensed an immense pressure, cold sweat broke out on his forehead as his eyes stared at the ground and said, “Twelve hundred and forty years.”
“How is your natural talent?”
“Minister, I think I am not weaker than anyone else in the world.”Wang Shi Qi said.
Empress Chi Yao said, “For those who are able to cultivate to your level, which one of them is not at the top level in terms of natural talent and enlightenment? However, do you know why, after 1,240 years of cultivation, you still haven’t broken through to the Great Saint realm?”
“Please ask the Empress for guidance.”Wang Shiqi kowtowed once again.
“If you want to reach the Great Saint realm, or even the God realm, it doesn’t care about your natural talent, it cares about your heart. When you knelt before this Emperor, you were already destined to not reach the Great Saint realm.”Empress Chi Yao said.
On Wang Shiqi’s forehead, sweat fell like rain, saying, “Why ……”
Empress Chi Yao said, “Great Saints are emperors in the Holy Dao. Those with an emperor’s heart are unyielding. Those with a divine heart are indomitable. Below a Great Saint, one relies on natural talent. Above Great Saint, it relies on refining the heart.”
“Those with an Emperor’s Heart are unyielding. Those with a divine heart are indomitable.”
“Unyielding, indomitable.”
Wang Shiqi’s mouth softly recited while he was comprehending.
“When you knelt down in front of this Emperor, the Way of the Great Sage, it was already destroyed. At this point, you are far worse than the Deadly Zen Ancestor and Kong Lanyou. Their future achievements are destined to be far higher than yours.”Empress Chi Yao said.
Wang Shiqi comprehended the key to this and said, “I beg the Empress for guidance on how to refine the heart?”
“Refining the heart is like refining a soldier, only by using the fiercest fire to refine it, the coldest water to quench it, and one of the best refiners can you refine a divine soldier that is invincible under the heavens. To withstand the fiercest fire and the coldest water, it is necessary to first find the best iron in heaven and earth. The four most, you can’t have one without the other.”
“What is the fiercest fire and what is the coldest water?”Wang Shiqi asked.
“The fire of refining the heart, the strongest, is none other than the fire of anger. As for the coldest water,……” Empress Chi Yao was silent for a moment before she added, “Enlighten yourself.”
In the Yuanchu Sacred Hall, the Empress’s self-speaking voice resounded, “How easy is it to become a Great Saint in fifty years and a God in three hundred years? I’m afraid that using the fiercest fire and the coldest water will not be able to quench it.”
“In that case, Zhang Ruochen is not to be feared.”
Wang Shiqi thought for a moment and then added, “There is another matter, the Heaven and Earth Chess Game shows that the ten Blood Emperors of the Immortal Blood Race and the Hall Master of the Immortal God Temple have escaped from the Northern Domain and are heading towards Barbarian Iso Island.”
Empress Chi Yao looked a bit disdainful and said, “The ten Blood Emperors are just ten self-righteous frogs at the bottom of a well. In the Immortal Blood Race, even the Underworld King only dares to call himself a king, yet they dare to call themselves an emperor. That’s fine, if they dare to call themselves emperors, they at least have a heart that is not subjugated, a frog at the bottom of the well is always a bit stronger than a mole, so this emperor will personally go and send them on their way.”
“Wow–”
In the next moment, a seven-coloured divine cloud flew out of the Central Imperial City, heading straight north.
“Didn’t the empress say that she didn’t want to kill anyone today? The heart of a god, it really does make one unable to guess.”Wang Shiqi gazed out at the distant divine clouds, gently shook his head, and his mouth once again recited, “Those who have the heart of an emperor, will not yield to others. Those with the Heart of a God are indomitable.”
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The battle that had heavily injured the Nine Realm Sons with the power of one man had caused the cultivators in the Imperial City to have their scalps tingling.
Watching Zhang Ruochen’s face stagnate as he walked step by step towards the outside of the Imperial City, yet no one dared to make a move easily. They were not the Nine Great Realm Sons, all of the Nine Great Realm Sons possessed powerful systems with strong vitality, even if their bodies were chopped off, they would not die.
If they were to have their bodies chopped off, however, they would definitely die.
“There’s no need to rush, after the blood is drained, he will naturally die. It’s not too late to seize the treasures on his body after he collapses.”
Many cultivators with ill intentions were following behind Zhang Ruochen, only waiting for him to fall, and then rushing forward.
Those who had good feelings towards Zhang Ruochen, however, did not dare to make a move to help him, but only revealed a sympathetic look. After all, the person Zhang Ruochen had offended was the Empress, the entire court, and even the entire world.
To step in and help him, who could withstand the terrible consequences?
In the wind and snow, with every step Zhang Ruochen took, a large amount of blood overflowed from his chest, his face became paler and paler, and his body was so cold that the snowflakes that fell on his face did not even melt, condensing into a layer of ice crystals.
The number of cultivators that followed behind Zhang Ruochen was increasing, but Zhang Ruochen just didn’t collapse and kept walking out of the Central Imperial City.
“It’s really distracting to look at his dying face.”
“If you’re going to die, then hurry up and die… After being injured so severely, having his heart pierced and bleeding out, he’s still not collapsing.”
There were already people who had endured a great deal of impatience and were foolishly ready to strike.
Two old men rushed out from the clouds and landed in front of Zhang Ruochen.
One of the old men, rushed up and just clasped Zhang Ruochen’s shoulder, saying, “Finally found you, kid, quickly hand over the old man’s Thousand Leaf Sacred Core Grass, if it wasn’t for Wine Crazy Man’s powerful nose, sniffing out your flavour, it would have really been you who ran away……. My God!…… How did you get hurt so badly, the blood is all drained ……”
“Really fake, dead or not?”
The wine madman’s face stared, gathered close, looked at Zhang Ruochen’s heart position has frozen wounds, then, sucked in a mouthful of cool air.
Both old men had just arrived at the Imperial City and did not know what had happened.
After Gusongzi and Wine Crazy had escaped from Immortal Machine Mountain, they were looking for Zhang Ruochen, after all, Zhang Ruochen had the formula for the Six Sacred Ascension Wine and the Thousand Leaf Sacred Core Grass in his possession, which was something they wanted to get very badly, so they were very afraid of being swallowed by Zhang Ruochen.
“Strange, strange, after the blood is drained out, and should have died, but, on the contrary, he still has a breath left.”Gu Songzi stroked his beard and shook his head straight, feeling incredulous.
“Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and save the people.”The Wine Crazy Man urged.
The Wine Crazy Man stretched out a palm and struck Zhang Ruochen’s back, a thick holy qi surged out, drilling into Zhang Ruochen’s body in a steady stream.
In an instant, all the cold ice on Zhang Ruochen’s body melted.
At the same time, Gu Songzi touched out three Holy Pills in a row, one Blood Qi Holy Pill, one Healing Holy Pill, and one Life Renewal Holy Pill, and all of them were fed into Zhang Ruochen’s mouth.
In today’s world, I’m afraid that only a Dan Dao Saint Master like Ancient Pinecone could feel out three different Holy Pills in a row.
Seeing that Wine Crazy Man and Ancient Pine Zi were actually saving Zhang Ruochen, those cultivators who had followed Zhang Ruochen all the way were naturally quite angry.
“Where did the two old undead things come out from, how dare they save Zhang Ruochen, are you tired of living?”
“The one who offended the Empress, and you all dare to save him. Today, I will kill you all for the Empress.”
Those cultivators who were foolish enough to move, no longer waiting, rushed out and attacked the three people, Wine Crazy Man, Ancient Songzi, and Zhang Ruochen, ready to kill first, then seize the treasure.
