Leaving Ling Yue Town, the smile on Zhang Tian Gui’s face disappeared, stopping his footsteps, turning to the two senior disciples following him, he said, “Lin Chen Yu and Lin Mushan are in Earth Fire City, did they find out what kind of person rescued the Smokey Dust County Lord?”
The two senior brothers who followed behind Zhang Tiangui were called Shen Feng and Luo Cheng, both of them were young powerhouses of the Yuntai Sect House and ranked in the top twenty amongst the inner house disciples.
In the Yuntai Sect House, Shen Feng and Luo Cheng had always looked up to Zhang Tiangui. The reason for rushing to Yunwu County Kingdom was to help Zhang Tiangui.
Shen Feng said, ”I heard that Senior Sister Lin has met that mysterious teenager, and the other party is an inner palace disciple of the Martial City Academy Palace. The Black Tiger Hall Master, Tie Hunchback, was easily killed by that one mysterious teenager.”
A puzzled expression appeared on Zhang Tiangui’s face as he seemed to be talking to himself, “In the Martial City Academic Palace’s Inner Palace Academy, someone who can easily kill Tie Hunchback can at least be ranked in the top fifty. Apart from Luo Shuihan, none of the top fifty ranked students in the Inner Palace Academy are younger than twenty years old. Martial City Academy, how did such a teenage expert suddenly appear? Could it be that ……”
The Martial City Academic Palace and the Yuntai Sect Mansion were both in the Heavenly Demon Martial City, and there were many opportunities for young cultivators to spar with each other.
Zhang Tiangui naturally knew what young experts were in the Martial City School Palace like the back of his hand.
“Could it be that Eldest Senior Brother already has someone to suspect?” Shen Feng asked.
A hint of a smile appeared on Zhang Tiangui’s face as he said, “Half a year ago, I heard that that one of my ninth brothers possesses the strength of number one in the Xuan Ranking, and even Xun Guihai was defeated in his hands. If his cultivation breaks through to the Earth Extreme Realm, his strength will definitely be even higher, and if he adds some other means, it’s not like he doesn’t have a chance to kill Iron Hunchback.”
Shen Feng frowned and laughed coldly, “If it’s really him, Eldest Brother can save his heart instead. The time he has spent cultivating martial arts only adds up to two years. To think that he didn’t even settle at the Xuan Extreme Realm for a few years before impatiently breaking through to the Earth Extreme Realm. The foundation is unstable, and he won’t be able to become a climate.”
Zhang Tiangui said, “I opened the Divine Martial Seal at the age of three and have been cultivating for eighteen years before I reached my current martial cultivation level. He should be eager to catch up with me, but instead, he went astray and embarked on a path of self-destruction.”
Luo Cheng said, “Senior Brother, then what should we do now? Do we really have to go to Earth Fire City?”
Zhang Tiangui said, “Split into three paths, I will go to Earth Fire City, you guys head to the other two paths that are bound to the King City respectively, whether you encounter the Ninth Brother or the Smoke Dust County Lord, there is no need to show any mercy, kill them directly. Better yet, plant the stolen goods in the black market, don’t let anyone find out that it was you who did it.”
“Understood.”
Shen Feng and Luo Cheng bowed to Zhang Tiangui, then they rode their mounts and left individually.
“That once sickly ninth brother has really turned into a martial arts genius?”
Zhang Tiangui’s face revealed a hint of a smile as he plucked a branch and threw it into the lake.
With a swish sound, he flew up and landed lightly on the branch, and under the urging of his true qi, he crossed towards Earth Fire City.
……
While three days passed in the outside world, nine days passed in the inner space of the Space-Time Crystal Stone.
During the nine days, Zhang Ruochen refined eight Fire Vein Pills in a row, his body was like transforming into a burning furnace and his skin was like crimson crystals.
Especially at the centre of his eyebrows, a flame shaped seal emerged, emitting a bright and dim light.
Completely refining the eight Fire Vein Pills, Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation went even further, reaching the peak of the early stage of the Earth Extremity Realm. Although he had yet to break through to the middle stage of the Earth Extreme Realm, it was not far away.
For Zhang Ruochen, whether it was the Sword Dao realm or his spiritual power, he had already reached an extremely high level long ago, and his starting point was much higher than other martial artists. As long as there were enough cultivation resources, he could naturally raise his martial arts cultivation up very quickly.
Huang Yichen’s injuries had already healed six days ago, and this injury had instead allowed her cultivation to advance greatly, and after taking the Wind Vein Pill that Zhang Ruochen had gifted her, her martial cultivation broke through to the late stage of the Earth Extremity Realm in one fell swoop.
With her cultivation at the late stage of the Earth Extremity Realm, Huang Yichen once again became spirited, with an icy temperament and a haughty demeanour, and seemed to have regained the air of Her Highness the County Lord.
“No wonder Senior Sister Duanmu’s cultivation broke through so quickly, it turns out that she already knew that that one cat was capable of refining Ice Vein Pills, Fire Vein Pills, and Wind Vein Pills. If you told her, why didn’t you tell me?” Huang Yichen clearly had jealousy, after all, she and Zhang Ruochen were already engaged and their relationship should be better than Duanmu Xingling.
Zhang Ruochen said indifferently, “It wasn’t me who told her, but she found out on her own. What? Are you angry with Senior Sister Duanmu?”
“How could it be? It’s just a few Wind Vein Pills, it’s not like it’s some kind of extraordinary treasure.” Huang Yichen pinched the dan bottle in his hand and said in a cold, craggy voice, “These eight Wind Vein Dans, when I return to the Academy Palace, I’ll definitely return them to you. There’s also ……”
After a pause, Huang Yichen’s face was a bit unnatural, saying, “This time …… thank you ……”
“We are originally trainees of the Martial City Academy Palace, it’s only right that we help each other.” Zhang Ruochen said.
Huang Yichen nodded and said, “Don’t worry, since you saved me once, I will definitely return the favour. Of course, I think it’s the same whether I return the favour or not, after all, I’m your fiancée now, you should have come to my rescue.”
Zhang Ruochen was well aware of Huang Yichen’s temperament, so he didn’t want to bother with her too much, saying, “It’s already been three days, so I believe that the experts from the Poison Spider Chamber of Commerce should have already left Earth Fire City, so we can just go out now.”
“Three days? Hasn’t nine days already passed?”
Huang Yichen’s two eyebrows frowned slightly as she stared at Zhang Ruochen, as if she was wondering if Zhang Ruochen had left behind any secret injuries when he fought with Hua Qingshan, so much so that his brain was confused.
Knowing that he couldn’t hide it from Huang Yanchen, Zhang Ruochen said, “The time in the inner space of the Time and Space Crystal Stone is different from the outside world, three days have passed inside the inner space, and only one day has passed outside.”
“What?”
Huang Yichen was shocked and carefully surveyed his surroundings for a long time before saying, “I’ve been settling at the Xuanji Realm Great Circle for three years, Senior Sister Duanmu has been settling at the Xuanji Realm Great Circle for two years, and you’ve only been settling for half a year. When I saw you break through the Earth Extreme Realm, I wanted to reprimand you, but I didn’t expect you to have such a heaven-defying treasure. Had I known, I should have borrowed this treasure of yours and I wouldn’t have had to delay for so long.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Why would I lend you such a treasure?”
“If you don’t lend it to me, I will spread the news that you have this treasure, and at that time, I’m afraid that the Yunwu County King won’t be able to protect you.” Huang Yichen slanted a glance at Zhang Ruochen, a smug smile appearing on her pretty face.
“What if I don’t give you the chance to publicise it?” Zhang Ruochen stared at Huang Yichen, revealing a few smiles.
Huang Yichen’s face changed slightly as she took a step back and said, “You want to kill and silence her?”
If Zhang Ruochen wanted to kill her, even if she had already broken through to the late stage of the Earth Extreme Realm, it was probably hard for her to escape death. Especially in the inner space of the Space-Time Crystal Stone, there was no way to escape.
Zhang Ruochen just stared at her and did not speak.
Only after a long time did Zhang Ruochen laugh, ”Scared you, I believe you won’t say anything. Besides, even if you say it out, you can’t help me. Since I control the power of space, it’s still easy to save my life.”
Huang Yichen kept grinding her teeth, very annoyed that just a moment ago, she was actually really frightened by Zhang Ruochen for a moment.
“Don’t worry! I can tell the difference between light and heavy, and I won’t say a single word about your secret. However, you must be careful of Chen Xier, although she is my cousin, she will do anything to achieve her goal, if your secret is discovered by her, she probably won’t let you off that easily.” Huang Yichen said.
Other than Huang Yichen, if it was any other person, Zhang Ruochen would not be able to reveal the secret of the Space-Time Crystal Stone and Spatial Power.
This was because Zhang Ruochen was able to see through Huang Yichen and was also clear about Huang Yichen’s temperament. Her temper was fiery and straightforward, and although she looked as if she was high above the world and didn’t put anyone in her eyes, she would never secretly deal with Zhang Ruochen.
For those other friends, including Duanmu Xingling and Chen Xi’er, however, they gave Zhang Ruochen a feeling of being hidden in the mist.
If he exposed his cards to them, Zhang Ruochen couldn’t predict how they would react.
Of course, friends are still friends, at least for now, Zhang Ruochen was still willing to make friends with Duanmu Xingling and Chen Xier.
……
The army of the Yunwu County Kingdom began to attack Earthfire City, and the entire Earthfire City was plunged into war.
The black market forces in Earth Fire City fled by boat.
Chang Qi Qi, an inner palace disciple of the Martial City Academy, took Little Black with him and also took this opportunity to leave Earth Fire City and set off on the road to the King City.
“This trip to Earth Fire City, instead of raking in merit value, I picked up a cat.” Chang Qi Qi rode a spotted leopard, pinching Xiao Hei’s stomach with one hand and gently squeezing it with five fingers, a delighted smile on her face.
Xiao Hei rolled his eyes and lazily ignored him.
In these three days Xiao Hei had been staying with Chang Qi Qi, and had already gotten used to his lewd smile.
“Wow!”
Suddenly, the crystal on the neck of the little black cat emerged with a circle of white light, and the white light became more and more intense, piercing Chang Qi Qi’s eyes.
When Chang Qi Qi opened her eyes again, she found two people standing in the distance.
Chang Qi Qi did not connect the white light from earlier with those two people, and it was impossible to think that two people could be hidden inside a crystal.
He fixed his eyes on the past and was instantly delighted, calling out, “Senior Sister Huang, when did you escape Earth Fire City?”
Huang Yichen stood upright with a slender figure and soft curves, giving off an ice-clear and holy temperament as she coldly said, “Three days ago, I left Earth Fire City. Senior brother Chang, thank you for going to the Poison Spider Chamber of Commerce three days ago to save me.”
Chang Qi Qi sighed, “It’s only because Hua Qingshan’s cultivation is too high, I’m no match for him.”
Suddenly, Chang Qi Qi looked towards the teenager wearing a metal mask standing beside Huang Yichen, revealing a puzzled expression and said, “Could it be that it was this Senior Brother who rescued Senior Sister from the Poison Spider Chamber of Commerce?”
Zhang Ruochen did not deny it and said, “I have met Senior Brother Chang.”
Chang Qi Qi seemed very interested in Zhang Ruochen and said, “How is Senior Brother called? How come I haven’t seen you before in the Martial City Academy?”
Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yichen had already discussed a strategy to respond, so he calmly said, “In the Martial City Academy Palace, there are always trainees who can’t be seen in plain sight.”
The expression on Chang Qi Qi’s face became even more wonderful as he said, “I have long heard that in the Martial City Academic Palace, some gold-robed elders would accept secret disciples. Could it be that Senior Brother is one of them?”
Huang Yunchen coldly said, “Senior brother Chen is the secret disciple of the Silver-robed Elder Pavilion’s Pavilion Master, senior brother Chang, you’d better be polite to him.”
“Chen Ruo” was an alias that Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yichen had decided upon long ago to cover their tracks.
Chang Qiqi immediately stood in awe and said, “Senior Brother Chen is worthy of being Pavilion Master Lei’s senior disciple, at such a young age, he was able to fight against Hua Qingshan, and he was also able to save Senior Sister Huang from the Poison Spider Chamber. In the Inner Palace Academy, you are at least a top ten ranked expert, right?”
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze fixed on Xiao Hei and said, “Senior Brother Chang, thank you for taking care of Xiao Hei these past few days, after the battle with the evil martial practitioners from the Poison Spider Chamber of Commerce in Earthly Fire City, I was in a hurry because I left in a hurry. So it was forgotten in Earth Fire City.”
“Ah! You raised this one cat?”
Zhang Ruochen nodded.
Chang Qiqi was a little reluctant to let go of it and pinched Xiao Hei’s tummy again, but eventually returned it to Zhang Ruochen.
