Zixi stood opposite Zhang Ruochen, a pair of beautiful black and white eyes, staring at him tightly, not saying a word, her eyes very cold.
Zhang Ruochen frowned and said, “Perhaps it’s true that I did something ill-considered, I thought you wouldn’t mind ……”
“No need to say anything!”
Zixi pursed her lips and put her sword away, saying, “If it was anyone else, I would have definitely killed him with one sword. Since you saved my life twice, let’s forget about this matter! And …… I’m very mindful of it!”
Zixie made her words very clear, she was clearly telling Zhang Ruochen, “Any other man, if he looked at my body, I would kill him with a sword. Whereas if you see it, I won’t mind.”
However, Zhang Ruochen looked like he didn’t hear the meaning of Zixi’s words, and with a few relaxed looks on his face, he laughed, “We can still be friends in the future?”
“Who wants to be friends with you? I’m an assassin from the black market, you’re a genius from the Martial City Academy, we’re incompatible, sooner or later we’ll become enemies.” Zixi said coldly.
Zhang Ruochen still didn’t hear the meaning of Zi Xi’s words and thought of another matter in his heart, a grave expression appeared on his face as he said, “Who exactly unlocked the seal of the Inferno River Purgatory?”
Zi Xi’s expression also became serious, said, “The forces in the black market are quite complex, there are both killer organisations like the Hell Gate, there are also some sects formed by evil loose cultivators, the Chamber of Commerce group formed by black market merchants, and there are also some green. The women of the building form the Women’s Cultivation Alliance ……, the black market represents the dark side of this world, there are too many forces, even I can’t count them.”
“Every organisation belongs to the black market, and at the same time, every organisation is independent of each other, interdependent and hostile to each other.”
“Each of these organisations may send people to infiltrate the Martial City Academic Palace, and the identity of any infiltrator who infiltrates the Martial City Academic Palace is kept absolutely secret. I’m not quite sure who actually unsealed the Inferno River Purgatory.”
The doubt in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes deepened and he added, “And why did those few evil people in the black market besiege you to the grotto?”
Zixi said, “You should know about the Four Extreme Dragon Cave, right?”
“What is the Four Extreme Dragon Cave?” Zhang Ruochen said with some doubt.
“You don’t know?” Zixi was a bit surprised, “After you entered the Red Sky Secret Mansion, did you never go to the Four Extreme Dragon Cave?”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “I was in closed-door cultivation.”
Everyone came to the Red Sky Secret Mansion and all of them seized the time to search for treasures in the Secret Mansion, but he spent a great deal of time in cultivation.
Since he was in closed-door cultivation, why did he need to come to the Red Sky Secret Mansion?
Zi Xie blankly glanced at Zhang Ruochen and said, ”The Four Extreme Dragon Cave was the former lair of the Four-Winged Earth Dragon, and it was also the main battlefield of the battle between the human race’s armies and the savage beasts back then, and many treasures were left behind there.
After entering the Red Sky Mysterious Mansion, many trainees rushed to the Four Pole Dragon Cave just to look for a chance.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “How many people have searched for treasures?”
Zixi gently shook her head and said, “How easy is it to find treasures? Moreover, the Four-Winged Earth Dragon is a savage beast that is comparable to a Saint, leaving behind a large amount of Saint Qi in the Four Extreme Dragon Cave, which gave birth to many powerful underground savage beasts. It’s quite dangerous there, and we can only explore the periphery of the Four Extreme Dragon Cave, not daring to enter the interior at all.”
Zhang Ruochen sighed softly and said, “You guys are just too over-ambitious, how can it be so easy to obtain treasures left behind by Saints? It would be better to go to the fallen places of some Half-Saints, you might be able to get more treasures.”
“Is that so?”
Zixi took out three Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grasses from her spatial ring, and said somewhat smugly, “These three Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grasses are the precious medicines that I collected in the periphery of the Four Extreme Dragon Cave, and it’s simply impossible to collect them elsewhere……. You …… How did you would have so many …… Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grasses ……”
Zhang Ruochen took out an entire jade box of Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grass, a total of ninety-eight plants, and opened it right in front of Zixi.
In the jade box, a strong medicinal fragrance emanated.
Zi Xie’s jaw dropped to the ground as her ten snowy onion-like jade fingers pinched together tightly, holding her breath as she said, “Where did you gather such a large number of Three-Leafed Sacred Qi Grass?”
Zhang Ruochen closed the jade box and put it back away, saying, “The Red Sky Mysterious Mansion is filled with treasures, and it’s not just the Four Extreme Dragon Cave that’s a treasure hunting ground.”
Zixie was upset when she saw Zhang Ruochen’s complacent look, and after some thought, she took out another palm-sized vessel and cupped it in her palm.
The shape of that one vessel was very much like a dagger, yet it was a bit different, with some fine lines engraved on it and three bumps sprouting out, making it look rather strange.
“This eighth rank True Martial Treasure was found by me in the outskirts of the Four Extreme Dragon Cave, and it contains a total of fifty-nine inscriptions. It was because this eighth rank True Martial Treasure was discovered by Tu Yun and the others that I was chased by them.”
Zixi’s two slender eyebrows frowned slightly as she sighed softly and said, “Only, I still haven’t figured out until now, what exactly does it do? It doesn’t seem to be an offensive True Martial Treasure Weapon, nor can it be used for defence.”
Zhang Ruochen stared at the odd eighth rank True Martial Treasure Artifact in Zixi’s hand, a burning light appearing in his eyes as he said, “I’ll exchange it with you!”
“Exchange what?” Zixie raised her head and stared at Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen once again took out the jade box that contained the Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grass and said, “I’ll exchange twenty Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grasses with you in exchange for that Eighth Grade True Martial Treasure Weapon.”
“Twenty plants?” Zixi was a little moved.
Twenty plants of Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grass was enough to allow her to impact to the early stage of the Earth Extremity Realm or even the middle stage of the Earth Extremity Realm in a short period of time.
A True Martial Treasure Weapon that she didn’t know the purpose of, even if it was of a higher grade, would be of no use to her, so it would be better to replace it with the Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grass and use it to enhance her strength.
Twenty plants of Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grass would definitely be able to fetch a sky-high price of 10,000 Spirit Crystals in the black market, with a value comparable to ten million silver coins.
Zixi did not rush to agree to Zhang Ruochen and thought for a moment, “Thirty plants!”
“Deal!”
Without even thinking about it, Zhang Ruochen took out thirty plants of Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grass and handed them over to Zi Xi, exchanging them with her for that odd piece of Eighth Order True Martial Treasure.
Holding that piece of Eighth Order True Martial Treasure Weapon, Zhang Ruochen carefully stroked it, and then injected his True Qi into it, continuing to feel the aura emanating from the True Martial Treasure Weapon.
It was the first time that Zixie had seen Zhang Ruochen reveal such a fascinated expression, and she immediately felt that she might have lost a lot of money on this deal!
“Zhang Ruochen, do you know the true purpose of that piece of 8th rank True Martial Treasure Weapon?” Zixi asked tentatively.
Zhang Ruochen nodded, not hiding anything from her, and said, “It’s a key that was refined from a dragon’s horn, and moreover, the aura emanating from the horn is the purest dragon aura, suggesting that this one was cut from the head of a Saint level dragon. In the entire Heavenly Demon Ridge, there are only four-winged earth dragons that have cultivated to the Saint realm.”
“Are you saying that this is one of the four-winged Earth Dragon’s dragon horns?” Zixi’s beautiful eyes widened as she stared tightly at the odd eighth rank True Martial Treasure in Zhang Ruochen’s hand, pursing her lips as she tried to retrieve it.
That was the dragon horn of a Saint Dragon, and if it was taken to the black market, it would definitely be able to fetch a sky-high price.
Zixi was a bit reluctant and said, “Zhang Ruochen, for the first time, I found you to be shameless, actually buying away a Saint Dragon’s Dragon Horn with only thirty Three Leaf Sacred Qi Grasses.”
Zhang Ruochen smiled faintly and said, “That’s how buying and selling works, you and I are willing. Don’t worry! This one dragon horn is actually a key that should be used to open a certain door. If I am allowed to find that door, I will definitely take you in with me to search for the treasures collected by the four-winged Earth Dragon, and I will definitely not treat you badly.”
“Zhang Ruochen, what are you guys chatting so lovingly about?” A delicate cry came from the distance.
That voice was simply like thunder, shaking the air of the entire underground world.
A moment later.
Yellow Smoke Dust transformed into a slender phantom, stepping on the Royal Wind Flying Dragon Steps, riding a gust of wind, and flew over from the distance.
Seeing the suddenly appearing Yellow Smoke Dust, Zhang Ruochen didn’t hide his dragon horn, appearing open and honest as he said, “I’m two metres away from Senior Sister Zi, how come we’re all lovey-dovey?”
Huang Yichen landed on the ground, her long shirt dragging on the ground, tilting her snow-white chin as she walked towards Zhang Ruochen, sneering, “I clearly heard you say just now that you wouldn’t treat her badly. If you haven’t done anything wrong, how could you be saying such words?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “……”
Huang Yichen’s gaze was fixed on Zixi’s body, and when he saw the wide robe on Zixi’s body, his eyes sank again and he said, “Zhang Ruochen, you still dare to be soph*moric? Although we are only presumed to be married, but after all, we are betrothed, and everyone knows that you are my Huang Yichen’s fiancé. You hooked up with another woman, how can you make me lose face?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “If Senior Sister Huang feels that I have disgraced you, you can go and beg the Thousand Water County King right now to break off our engagement. I definitely won’t object!”
Huang Yichen revealed a condescending look and said, “If I say I’ll wait until three years later, I’ll definitely wait until three years later, I’m not the kind of person who goes back on his word. What is that thing you’re holding in your hand?”
She actually did not break the engagement, Zhang Ruochen revealed a disappointed look.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t hide the secret of Huang Yichen’s dragon horn, after all, he couldn’t swallow the treasures left behind by the four-winged Earth Dragon alone. He said, “According to my speculation, it should be a dragon horn from the Four Winged Earth Dragon.”
“A dragon horn from a four-winged Earth Dragon?”
Huang Yichen’s eyes lit up as she stretched out a slender jade hand and said, “Such an important treasure, it’s better to give it to me to help you keep it, after all, my cultivation is stronger than yours, so I don’t have to worry about it being snatched away.”
How could Zhang Ruochen possibly hand it over to Huang Yichen, shaking his head, he laughed, “Senior Sister Huang, do you really think that you are definitely stronger than me?”
Huang Yichen’s eyes became brighter and said, “You want to have a couple of moves with me? Fine! As long as you can catch one of my moves without getting hurt, I’ll let you keep the dragon horn. If you can’t catch it, you must hand over the dragon horn to me for safekeeping.”
Not caring whether Zhang Ruochen agreed or not, a violent gale formed around Huang Yichen’s body, transforming into a huge dragon scroll as a powerful force coalesced around her.
Entering the Red Sky Mysterious Mansion, Huang Yichen’s cultivation had also risen by a large margin.
Her cultivation wasn’t just as simple as reaching the early stage of the Earth Extremity Realm, she seemed to be on the verge of breaking through to the middle stage of the Earth Extremity Realm.
A powerful wind force covered the space in a hundred feet radius, emitting a whistling harsh sound.
Suddenly, Huang Yichen struck out with a palm, as fast as lightning, and in an instant, it had already struck Zhang Ruochen’s chest.
Zhang Ruochen stood amidst the gusts of wind, as steady as a rock, the corners of his mouth smiling faintly as his palms lifted up at an extremely fast speed, striking out four palms in a row.
The four palms merged together, turning into a palm seal that exploded with four times the power.
“Boom!”
The two palms collided together with a deafening sound.
Under the impact of the two forces, Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yichen flew backwards at the same time, surprisingly indistinguishable.
