“His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince’s talent is indeed astonishing, if he cultivates hard, within five years, he is expected to reach the rank of a First Grade Alchemist.” Zorn said in admiration.
An even more complacent look appeared on the eighth prince’s face.
Zhang Ruochen and Shan Xiangling walked over.
“Red Cloud Sect, Shan Xiangling, pay respects to Lord Zorn Alchemist. This is a letter from father to you!” Shan Xiangling took out a letter and handed it to him.
Zorn opened the letter and after reading its contents, he sized up Shan Xiangling again and said, “Your father mentioned in the letter that your spiritual power has reached the sixteenth rank?”
Shan Xiangling nodded and said, “That’s right!”
Zorn refolded the letter and said, “Your father, Patriarch Red Cloud, and I are considered old friends, and since you have the talent, I will naturally accept you as a disciple. From today onwards, you are my nineteenth disciple.”
Shan Xiangling’s heart was overjoyed as she hurriedly bowed and said, “Student pays homage to teacher!”
“How wonderful! Senior sister, I am now also a disciple of Zorn Refiner, so in the future, we can cultivate our spiritual power together and learn inscription and weapon refining!” The eighth prince said joyfully.
Shan Xiangling directly ignored the Eighth Prince and looked towards Zhang Ruochen, introducing him to Zorn, saying, “Teacher, this is the Ninth Prince of the Yunwu County Kingdom, and he would like to ask you for some knowledge about inscription patterns!”
Zorn stared at Zhang Ruochen and said, “I have two rules for accepting disciples, no one over the age of twenty, no one; no one whose spiritual power has not reached the twelfth rank. If you fail to meet the criteria, even a prince is not qualified to be my disciple.”
The Eighth Prince sneered, in his opinion, Zhang Ruochen’s martial talent was indeed very high, but his talent above spiritual power might not compare to his.
Zhang Ruochen looked at Zorn and said, “Your Excellency has misunderstood! I’m not here to pay homage to a master, I just want to ask for some knowledge about inscriptions.”
When those other martial artists saw Zorn, all of them acted respectfully, so that he was used to the feeling of being above the rest. However, Zhang Ruochen spoke to him with a straight back, which naturally made Zorn quite unhappy.
Zhang Ruochen was not arrogant, he just wanted to communicate with Zorn together with an equal attitude. Above the cultivation of spiritual power, Zhang Ruochen was even a great deal more powerful than Zorn, so there was absolutely no need to look up to him.
Zorn snorted coldly and said, ”Overly ambitious! If you want to carve out an inscription, you first need to cultivate your spiritual power, and the higher your spiritual power, the higher the success rate of carving out an inscription. If your spiritual power isn’t even at the fifteenth rank, it will be absolutely impossible to inscribe the inscription successfully.”
“Young man, has your spiritual energy reached the fifteenth rank?”
Zhang Ruochen asked, “Do you mean that as long as my spiritual power reaches the fifteenth rank, I can ask you for knowledge about inscription patterns?”
“Lol! Spiritual power that reaches the fifteenth rank is merely worthy of being my disciple. If you want to exchange inscription knowledge with me on an equal footing, unless your spiritual power reaches the twentieth rank.” Zorn arrogantly said.
When one’s spiritual power reached the twentieth rank, one could generally become a second-grade refiner.
After reaching the fifteenth rank, it was very difficult to raise the spiritual power by every rank, and it was as hard as hell to cultivate to the twentieth rank. Otherwise, Second Grade Weapon Refiner wouldn’t be so rare, even the entire Red Cloud Sect wasn’t able to recruit one.
“Twentieth rank? I’ll give it a try.”
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze was fixed on the piece of Divine Measuring Stone not far away, and he directly walked over, gently pressing his palm onto the surface of the Divine Measuring Stone.
“Twentieth rank? He has never cultivated spiritual power before, how could he possibly reach the twentieth rank?” The corner of the eighth prince’s mouth turned up slightly with a cold smile.
Zorn said, “What a madman! Even an exceptionally gifted spiritual power genius wouldn’t be able to cultivate his spirit to the twentieth rank before the age of twenty.”
Shan Xiangling revealed a few curious looks, she believed that Zhang Ruochen shouldn’t do anything he wasn’t sure of!
Could his spiritual power really be that heaven-defying?
Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes and continuously injected his spiritual energy into the Divine Measuring Stone.
“Wow…”
A circle of light patterns immediately appeared on the surface of the God Measuring Stone.
One circle of light patterns, two circles of light patterns, three circles of light patterns ……
Each light pattern represented a first-order spiritual power.
When the number of light patterns on top of the God Measuring Stone, reached twenty circles, Zorn was so shocked that his jaw dropped to the ground, dumbstruck, looking at Zhang Ruochen as if he was looking at a demon.
“Impossible, impossible ……” The eighth prince’s face was white, his mouth chanting nonstop, completely unable to believe what he was seeing in front of him.
Shan Xiangling was also very shocked, staring at Zhang Ruochen, her beautiful eyes radiating rippling light.
When twenty circles of light patterns appeared on top of the God Measuring Stone, Zhang Ruochen stopped releasing his spiritual energy and withdrew his palm.
Zorn could see that Zhang Ruochen was holding back, and his spiritual strength was definitely more than the twentieth rank.
His attitude shifted one hundred and eighty degrees as he immediately greeted him and smiled, “So Your Highness the Ninth Prince is actually a spiritual powerhouse, I have offended you much just now, please don’t be offended, Your Highness the Ninth Prince.”
At only sixteen years of age, his spiritual power could reach above the twentieth rank, his future achievements were definitely not something that ordinary people could imagine. Perhaps he would need Zhang Ruochen’s guidance in the future, so he immediately changed his attitude and took the initiative to show his goodwill to Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen said, “I just want to ask Master for some knowledge about inscriptions and the techniques of inscribing inscriptions!”
“No problem! Your Highness, the Ninth Prince, please come with me, let’s go to a secluded place and exchange knowledge on spiritual power and inscriptions above together.” Zorn said with a beaming smile.
Zhang Ruochen nodded and then travelled with Zorn towards a large hall in the Inscription Guild. Shan Xiangling also immediately followed.
……
Walking out of the Inscription Guild, the Eight Prince’s face was gloomy, his heart incomparably angry.
“What an abomination! That piece of trash Zhang Ruochen, in the past, when I slapped him, he didn’t even dare to fight back. Now he’s actually riding on my head, how could his natural talent be that high? How is it possible?”
The Eighth Prince gritted his teeth in hatred, and suddenly, he saw an Antelope Horse Ancient Carriage parked outside the Inscription Guild.
That was Zhang Ruochen’s carriage!
At this moment, Yun’er was sitting in the seat of the antelope horse ancient carriage, quietly waiting for Zhang Ruochen, looking in the direction of the Inscription Guild from time to time.
Seeing the Eighth Prince walking over, Yun’er’s face revealed a few fearful looks as she immediately saluted, saying, “Greetings, Your Highness the Eighth Prince!”
The Eighth Prince had a cold and sullen face as he said, “This prince wants to return to the palace, send me back.”
Yun’er’s face revealed a difficult look, and said with a bit of fear, “But …… but this is His Highness the Ninth Prince’s carriage ……”
“Pah!”
The eighth prince slapped out, sending Yun’er flying three metres away.
Yun’er’s face was swollen and blood-filled from the blow, a five-finger mark immediately rose up, her mouth continuously spat out blood, her head was dizzy, her jaw was dislocated, and she felt like she wanted to die.
The eighth prince stomped on Yun’er’s body, his face grimacing, ”The ninth prince is a prince, isn’t this prince not a not a prince? You are just a servant girl and you dare to disobey this prince’s orders? Do you believe that with a single word, this prince can turn your parents into blood food for the savage beasts and turn you into the lowest priced wh*re/girl? Hmph!”
After saying this, the eighth prince flung his sleeves and boarded the antelope horse carriage, roaring, “Why don’t you drive quickly? If you offend this prince, this prince will make your life worse than death.”
Yun’er’s heart was very fearful, she was just a maidservant, the eighth prince only needed one word to make her family die.
She stood up with difficulty, endured the pain on her face, sat on top of the Antelope Horse Ancient Carriage, drove the ancient carriage, and travelled in the direction of the royal palace.
The Eighth Prince sat in the ancient carriage, squeezing his hands tightly with a gloomy look in his eyes, “Zhang Ruochen, you must have obtained some terrific treasure, otherwise, it would be impossible for you to become so powerful in just three months.”
“I still have a chance, as long as I control Concubine Lin and blackmail him with her life, he will definitely obediently hand over that treasure. As long as I get that treasure, my cultivation will also skyrocket and I’ll become a martial arts expert.”
“When I become a martial arts expert, the first person to die will be Zhang Ruochen. As well as that b*tch Shan Xiangling, at that time, I will make you a plaything under my prince’s crotch/lower. Haha!”
In the streets at night, the pedestrians became fewer and fewer.
Two men in black, standing on the roof next to the street, stared at the antelope horse and ancient carriages travelling past from below.
“Is that the Ninth Prince’s carriage?” One of the tall and thin men in black said grimly.
On his back, he carried a wire bow and ten Thunder Thrilling Arrows, and his entire body exuded an ice-cold murderous aura.
Another short and fat man in black, sneered, ”It’s definitely him without a doubt. Look at that one driving courtesan, it is exactly the same as the portrait given to us by Miss Cold, it is precisely the handmaiden beside the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince is, at this moment, in the car.”
“Gah! Assassinating a prince is so exciting! As long as we complete this mission, Miss Cold will definitely give us a generous reward.”
That one tall and thin man in black, drew out a Thunderbolt Arrow, hitched it to the bowstring, and aimed it at that one antelope and horse ancient vehicle!
