“This is something for losing to you …… cough ……”
The Nine Spectres Sword Saint took out a purple stone and threw it to Zhang Ruochen.
With just a slight force, the Nine Spectres Sword Saint was in severe pain all over his body, coughing violently with a pained look on his face, and had to sit down, swallowing the healing pills and running his gong methods to heal his injuries.
Zhang Ruochen received the purple stone, only to see that there was a layer of holy aura covering the surface of the stone, wrapping it tightly.
The aura emanating from that layer of Sacred Awn belonged to the Nine Pale Sword Saint, and it seemed to be used to suppress some sort of power in the purple stone.
“Boom.”
Zhang Ruochen’s five fingers, releasing holy power, crushed the holy light that the Nine Pale Sword Saint had arranged on the surface of the violet stone.
As the holy light shattered, a pattern emerged on the surface of the purple stone. It was as if as if it had come to life, trembling violently, not under Zhang Ruochen’s control, wanting to fly out.
“Refine it for me.”
Pure Destruction Divine Flame surged out from Zhang Ruochen’s palm, calcining the purple stone.
Soon, the lines on the surface of the purple stone, as well as the Saint Force and Saint Thought that Ling Quan Young Monarch had left on top of the stone, were all refined.
The purple stone gradually calmed down, and from within the stone, a cold power emanated.
“What is this instead? A naturally formed stone, or a treasure that was forged and refined later in life?”
Zhang Ruochen used two fingers to pinch the purple stone and placed it near his eyes for a closer look.
The purple stone wasn’t that crystal clear, instead, it was filled with impurities within it, appearing muddled and chaotic, moreover, it was filled with a fine vein in the form of a net, like the blood veins within a person’s body.
Back then, when Young Lord Ling Quan grasped this purple stone, he had erupted a battle power that surpassed his own cultivation. Furthermore, after catalysing the purple stone into a purple divine mountain, it was also able to suppress space.
With these two points, this purple stone, too, was called a priceless treasure.
Zhang Ruochen mobilised the Saint Qi in his body and injected it into the Purple Stone, and a moment later, the purple light emanating from the Purple Stone grew stronger and wrapped around Zhang Ruochen’s palm.
Zhang Ruochen observed the purple stone once again.
There was no change in the patterns within the stone, instead, between those patterns, a grain of purple light emerged.
Zhang Ruochen’s five fingers pinched and grasped the purple stone tightly, after which, a fist seal struck out.
“Boom.”
In the next moment, a purple fist seal blasted above a piece of Rainbow Transformation Vine in the distance, erupting with intense energy fluctuations.
However, the Rainbow Transformation Vine was covered with formation inscriptions, and even after withstanding the punch, it did not break.
“What a nice treasure, sure enough, the power of the punch has increased quite a bit.”
Zhang Ruochen was satisfied and a smile appeared on his face.
The Purple Stone wasn’t just able to increase the holder’s power, the purple aura emanating from within it contained an aura similar to that of a Divine Origin.
Zhang Ruochen mobilised the Saint Qi within his body and injected it into the Purple Stone.
Gradually, one of the lines in the Purple Stone became brighter, and the light emanating from the stone became stronger and stronger, the power that was no longer able to be grasped and squeezed in the hand.
The purple stone flew up from Zhang Ruochen’s palm, becoming more and more enormous, and finally, transforming into a purple divine mountain.
As expected, the already incomparably solid space around it became even stronger, and even Zhang Ruochen was unable to tear the space apart.
After testing the various states of the purple stone, Zhang Ruochen put it back away.
“Congratulations master for harvesting a supreme treasure.”Devil Voice said archly.
“It is indeed a rather good treasure, it should be more than just being able to increase power and hold down space, so we will slowly study it when we return to the Celestial Court Realm.”
Zhang Ruochen carried his hands behind his back and walked towards the Yin Yang Lake.
Those Xuan Maidens didn’t dare to stop Zhang Ruochen and retreated to the sides, in their eyes there was actually a strong look of scorn, as if the one standing in front of them was a devil.
The Nine Peeps Sword Saint was the top figure amongst the Kunlun Realm’s veteran Saints, with an immense reputation, and Zhang Ruochen’s defeat of the Nine Peeps Sword Saint was a battle to establish his authority.
With such strength, who wouldn’t be afraid?
In the Kunlun Realm, there were far fewer Saint King level existences, which one of them was not a mighty overlord?
Obviously, Zhang Ruochen also possessed that kind of powerful strength now.
Mu Lingshi stood in the Hundred Year Underworld Winter Water, her entire body dripping wet, outlining a stunning figure.
On her back, a pair of phoenix feather wings shone brightly, and as the gong method operated, the Hundred Years of Underwinter Water in the lake continuously surged into the delicate body.
Whether it was Mu Lingshi or Cang Lan Martial Saint, their bodies were emitting “crackling” sounds, undergoing a thousand hammer blows.
This kind of refinement was a rather painful process, each moment was like experiencing a life and death torture, and characters whose willpower was not strong enough would not be able to withstand it at all.
From within the two of them, impurities continuously gushed out and merged into the Yin Yang Lake.
“If you want to withstand the inheritance of the Ice and Fire Phoenix, you must first temper their bodies. If their bodies are too fragile, they will self-destruct and die the moment the inheritance is added to their bodies.”The Sacred Book Talent Maiden said.
Zhang Ruochen said, “What level can it be tempered to?”
“Sub-Complete Physique.”The Sacred Book Talented Girl said.
Supreme Perfection Physique, Perfection Physique, and Sub Perfection Physique were three different levels.
The Sacred Book Talented Woman said, “Only an existence whose cultivation has reached the Great Sage Supreme Realm can pay a certain price to help a cultivator refine their physical body and cultivate into a sub-complete physique. The Ice and Fire Phoenix is the cultivation of the Supreme Realm, and there is all of its power gathered in the shores of the Yin-Yang Lake, with this power, it would be a strange thing if it couldn’t even help the two of them to cultivate their Sub-Complete Physique.”
“Of course, the key to being able to cultivate a Sub-Complete Physique still depends on the cultivator’s talent and will. Otherwise, even if there are Supreme Realm Great Saints who are willing to pay the price, it would be impossible for them to cultivate a Sub-Complete Physique, and instead, they might lose their lives as a result.”
“Back then, the Empress had paid a huge price to help the nine Realm Sons, cultivate the Sub-Complete Physique.”
At the same realm, the strength of the nine Realm Sons was not much weaker than the likes of East Stream Sword Sovereign and Wu Hao, especially Monk Standing Ground and Snowless Night, if they also possessed a cultivation level like theirs, they really wouldn’t necessarily lose in a real fight.?A cold colour flashed across Zhang Ruochen’s eyes as he said, “After saying so much, the last sentence is what you want to say, right?”
The Sacred Book Talent Maiden was deliberating carefully, thinking about what kind of way she should speak something to Zhang Ruochen that she shouldn’t, and said, “Zhang Ruochen, the Empress might have been a bit unfair to you and gone a bit overboard, but she is by no means a bad person, and for the sake of the Kunlun Realm, she has given a lot. Moreover, your relationship has perhaps become even more complicated ……”
“Enough! There’s no need to mention her in front of me again.”Zhang Ruochen interrupted the Sacred Book Talented Lady.
The Sacred Book Talented Maiden knew that the Empress was a thorn in Zhang Ruochen’s heart, and anyone who touched it would cause him pain.
The two women in the Yin Yang Lake, their physiques became stronger and stronger, so they walked forwards, entering the area of the Thousand Year Underworld Winter Water and the Lower Extinction Pure Extinction Divine Flame.
As they got closer and closer to their sub-complete physique, inside the palm-sized phoenix at the centre of the lakeside, a single Saint Dao rule flew out, automatically rushing out of the crystals and surging into the phoenix wings on the backs of Mu Lingshi and Canglang Wushang respectively.
Obviously, the pressure and pain they endured became even more intense, their delicate bodies began to tremble, beads of blood surged out from inside their skin, and the flesh and blood where the phoenix wings were connected to their backs were torn apart, becoming drenched in blood.
“Hmmm …… ah ……”
Whether it was Mu Lingshi or the Cang Lan Martial Saint, it was a little difficult to bear, and miserable cries came out of their mouths.
“Must hold on, it’s almost done.”
Zhang Ruochen stared towards the crystal in the centre of the lake, noticing that the crystal and the phoenix inside the crystal were rapidly shrinking, and all the holy power and holy dao rules were surging towards Mu Lingshi and Canglan Martial Saint.
“Wow–”
As the energy erupted to the extreme, the Yin Yang Lake rotated violently, much like transforming into a Taiji Picture Record.
The power emanating from the Taiji Atlas was incomparably strong, and everyone, including Zhang Ruochen, retreated backwards to avoid being caught up in it.
“Rumble.”
After lasting for roughly a quarter of an hour, the Taiji Diagram Record crumbled and opened up, with two bright and dazzling rays of light emanating from within, and faintly, the sound of two phoenixes cawing came out.
“It worked, Sister Cang Lan has succeeded!”
“Sister Cang Lan’s cultivation will surely skyrocket when she gets the inheritance of the Ice and Fire Phoenix.”
The eight Xuan Maidens were all quite ecstatic, not only just because they had an extremely deep bond with the Cang Lan Martial Saint, but also because, they could become one with the Cang Lan Martial Saint.
Canglan Martial Saint receiving the inheritance of the Ice and Fire Phoenix was equivalent to the Nine Heavenly Xuan Maidens receiving the inheritance of the Ice and Fire Phoenix.
Mu Lingshi and Cang Lan Martial Saint each fanned a pair of gorgeous and beautiful feathered wings and flew out, slowly landing on the ground.
The feathered wings on Cang Lan Martial Saint’s back emanated green-coloured Pure Destruction Divine Flame, and just by standing there, it was like a furnace, as if it was capable of incinerating everything in the world.
The feathered wings on Mu Lingshi’s back, on the other hand, exuded the power of Underworld Ice, causing a thick layer of cold ice to form on the ground. Moreover, her cultivation had actually grown to the peak of the Supreme Saint realm.
The vast majority of the power of the Ice and Fire Phoenix’s inheritance was gathered inside their Phoenix Feather Wings, with less than one ten thousandth of the power being incorporated into their bodies.
Without a hundred years of time, it was simply impossible for them to fully absorb the inheritance of the Ice Fire Phoenix.
However, Mu Lingshi and Cang Lan Martial Saint were not yet able to control the surge of power within their bodies as they wished, and the Pure Destruction Divine Flame and Underworld Ice Force constantly surged outwards from their bodies, so onlookers did not dare to approach them at all.
Zhang Ruochen walked over to Mu Lingshi’s side and said, “You should go into the inner space of the Space-Time Crystal Stone to consolidate your realm and study the power of the Ice and Fire Phoenix, and come out to train again when you are able to do so with ease.”
“Hm.”
Mu Lingshi agreed and then, entered the Space-Time Crystal Stone.
“Let’s go.”?Zhang Ruochen beckoned to Moonyin and prepared to leave.
“Zhang Ruochen, you want to leave without leaving behind a wall of merit books?”
Cang Lan Martial Saint chirped, the Phoenix Wings on her back emanating Pure Destruction Divine Flame, and there was a thick aura surging out from her body like a violent fiery phoenix standing there.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes, glanced obliquely behind him and said in a cold voice, “It’s not easy to obtain the inheritance of the Ice Fire Phoenix, don’t seek death.”
“You ……”
Canglan Martial Saint was already hot-tempered, and hearing this, he became even more furious, his pupils turning into two flames as he grabbed the Burning Sky Sword and stabbed it towards Zhang Ruochen.
The Pure Destruction Divine Flame in the Phoenix Feathers rushed out and fused with the Burning Sky Sword, causing the power that erupted from the sword to be a whole lot stronger.
Zhang Ruochen grabbed the purple stone, turned around sharply, and punched out.
“Boom.”
The purple fist collided with the tip of the Burning Sky Sword, surging out a destructive force that struck the Cang Lan Martial Saint as if he were a falling leaf, flying backwards and landing heavily on the ground.
The Burning Sky Sword flew out of his hand, and the Cang Lan Martial Saint’s entire arm became drenched in blood, and after crashing to the ground, his mouth was even spitting out blood, unable to get back up.
“Don’t be too smug, you’re still far off, spending more time studying the Ice and Fire Phoenix’s Sacred Dao is the right thing to do.”
Zhang Ruochen and Devil Voice left the place with the wall of merit books, and no one dared to stop them.
