“Yan Lixuan’s attainment in swordsmanship is still above Han Chu.”
The Heavenly Heart Sword Technique that Zhang Ruochen cultivated was only a Spirit Grade Lower Grade Sword Technique, but it had been cultivated to the Realm of Transformation, and was more powerful than many Spirit Grade Middle Grade Sword Techniques.
Coupled with that, Zhang Ruochen’s realm of Sword Mind, even when facing a Spirit Grade Upper Grade Sword Technique, he appeared to be able to handle it with ease.
“Swish swish!”
In conjunction with the Grand Completion’s Royal Wind Flying Dragon Shadow Steps, Zhang Ruochen wandered through Yan Lixuan’s sword strokes with ease, pinching a blade of grass and appearing to be written in a dashing manner, as if he had broken Yan Lixuan’s killing moves with ease.
Suddenly, Yan Lixuan retreated backward sharply and landed back on the edge of the table, dispersing his true qi, throwing the ice sword in his hand out of the pool, and letting out a long sigh, “The attainment of Little Friend Zhang’s swordsmanship is so high that it is beyond the reach of Mister Yan.”
Zhang Ruochen also collected his true qi and walked over, saying, “Senior Yan’s Infinite Sword Technique is also powerful, with a continuous momentum, while senior Yan seems to be coping with it with ease, he has actually used his full strength, and if he is not careful, he may lose.”
Liu Chuan Shen laughed out loud and said, “The two of you shouldn’t be modest with each other, watching that battle you just had just now made me, a Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artist, feel ashamed of myself.”
Zhang Ruochen sat down opposite Yan Lixuan and Liu Chuanshen and opened the door, “Elder Liu, the latecomer has come this time for two things.”
Seeing Zhang Ruochen’s serious appearance, Liu Chuan Shen also immediately put away his smile and sat upright, saying, “Which two things?”
With Zhang Ruochen’s current martial strength, no one dared to treat him as a junior.
Zhang Ruochen said, “The first thing, my fourth brother, Zhang Shaochu, should still be at Elder Liu’s residence, I want to see him now and discuss something with him.”
“That’s fine, I’ll order someone to invite the Fourth Prince over right now.”
Liu Chuan Shen gave a wink to that one old servant, and that one old servant, immediately walked out quickly.
Immediately after, Zhang Ruochen added, “The second thing, Elder Liu should still owe me a favour, now, I would like to ask Elder Liu to return this favour.”
Liu Chuan Shen pondered for a moment, thinking about Zhang Ruochen’s purpose for saying this.
A moment later, he said, “This is natural, how can I not repay the favour of saving my life? As long as the Ninth Prince says so, Mister Liu will surely die with his liver and brain.”
Joking aside, who in the Heavenly Demon Ridge now didn’t know that Zhang Ruochen was the secret disciple of Pavilion Master Lei?
With Lei Pavilion Master backing him up, as long as Zhang Ruochen had a word, not to mention the fact that Liu Chuan Shen originally owed Zhang Ruochen a favour, even if he didn’t owe Zhang Ruochen a favour, he would definitely help Zhang Ruochen to get things done.
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “With Chuan Shen Liu’s promise, I am relieved!”
Liu Chuan Shen asked, “Ninth Prince, what exactly is it that I need Mister Liu to do?”
“Let’s wait until Fourth Brother arrives.”
Zhang Ruochen picked up the teacup and gently took a sip, exclaiming, “Good tea.”
Liu Chuan Shen glanced towards Zhang Ruochen, and for the first time, he felt that sitting opposite this one teenager, he actually felt no small amount of pressure.
Not long after, Zhang Shaochu rushed over.
After receiving the large amount of cultivation resources given to him by Zhang Ruochen, Zhang Shaochu’s cultivation had improved again, and although he had yet to break through to the Earth Extremity Realm, he had already entered The Xuan Ranking and possessed the strength to fight against Earth Extremity Realm martial artists.
“Ninth Brother, you’re finally back! You’re so powerful now, it’s said that even a few Heavenly Extremity Realm Martial Myths from the Black Market were killed by you, I still don’t believe it a bit even now.” Zhang Shaochu said excitedly.
“If you don’t believe me, let’s try a couple of moves?” Zhang Ruochen said.
Zhang Shaochu shook his head vigorously and said, “My Vajra Titanic Fist hasn’t been cultivated to a great extent yet, so I’m not going to compete with you. By the way, Ninth Brother, what exactly is it that you’re looking for me to come here for?”
Zhang Ruochen’s face turned serious as he said, “The collusion of the Sifang County Kingdom with the Poison Spider Chamber of Commerce has angered the higher echelons of the First Central Empire, and the results of the sanction against the Sifang County Kingdom should be issued soon. Right now, the other eight counties of the Nine Counties of Lingxi, all of them are moving stupidly, with their armies massing at the borders, preparing to carve up the Four Square County Kingdom, we, the Yunwu County Kingdom, must also take some action before we can do so.”
Zhang Shaochu joyfully said, “Ninth Brother is going to personally lead the troops, attack the Four Directions County Kingdom, and annex the domains and resources of the Four Directions County Kingdom?”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “Not me, but you.”
“Me?”
Zhang Shaochu shook his head vigorously, somewhat deflated, “No, no, I can’t, I’m only at the Xuanji Realm Great Perfection Cultivation, how can I lead an army? Even if I lead the army, those army generals won’t obey me. If you were to lead the troops it would be more or less the same, who in the army would dare to disobey?”
Zhang Ruochen glanced towards Liu Chuan Shen and said, “Elder Liu will go back with you, and as long as you have the assistance of a Heavenly Extremity Realm Martial Myth by your side, coupled with your strong request, the Great King will definitely consider letting you lead the army.”
Liu Chuan Shen instantly understood Zhang Ruochen’s meaning, so he immediately stood up and said, “Fourth Prince, Mister Liu is willing to go into battle with you to kill the enemy, open up new frontiers, and establish monumental feats.”
Yan Lixuan also stood up and said, “Mister Yan is also willing to follow the Fourth Prince and kill the Four Directions County.”
Liu Chuan Shen and Yan Lixuan were both smart people who saw the entire big picture at a glance.
Zhang Ruochen was both the prince consort of the Thousand Water County Kingdom and the secret disciple of Pavilion Master Lei, and with the support of these two forces, the Four Directions County Kingdom was the Yunwu County Kingdom’s bag.
As long as the Yunwu County Kingdom captured the Sifang County Kingdom, it would definitely become a medium county kingdom, and in the future, it could even unify the entire Nine Counties of the Western Ridge, or even the entire Thirty-Six Counties of the Heavenly Demon Ridge.
Right now, it was the best time for them to defect to Zhang Ruochen, and in the future, they might be able to soar in the future because of it.
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Yan Lixuan and said, “Senior Yan is also willing to work for the Yunwu County Kingdom?”
Although Yan Lixuan was at the Earth Extreme Realm Great Circle cultivation, he possessed the strength to fight with a Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artist, and was also a rather powerful figure.
With his help, Zhang Shaochu could be said to be like a tiger with wings.
Yan Lixuan laughed: ”Mister Yan is not working for Yunwu County Kingdom, but for His Highness the Ninth Prince. In the beginning, if it wasn’t for the Ninth Prince, Mister Yan wouldn’t have been able to achieve what he has now. It’s only natural to return the favours owed.”
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “With Elder Liu and Senior Yan to help, Fourth Brother, don’t you still have confidence?”
Zhang Shaochu said, “They …… both of them listen to my orders?”
“During the attack on the Four Direction County Kingdom, Mister Liu will respect the orders of His Highness the Fourth Prince.”
“Mister Yan will respect the orders of His Highness the Fourth Prince.”
Zhang Shaochu felt like a dream, before, when he saw a Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artist, he needed to look up, it was like seeing a mythical figure.
All of a sudden, two martial artists who can be called myths of martial arts actually became his right hand man and followed his orders.
Could it really be a dream?
“Snap!”
Zhang Shaochu slapped his face and let out an ouch of pain, saying, “I can’t believe I’m not dreaming, that’s great, if I bring down the Sifang County Kingdom, won’t Father still be impressed with me?”
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, “Fourth Brother, I have another gift for you, it should be able to wish you luck.”
Zhang Ruochen condensed his voice into a wisp of sound waves and directly transmitted it into Zhang Shaochu’s ears, telling him the location where that one Red Spider Giant Ship was hidden.
The previous generation of the County King of Yunwu County Kingdom, the grandfather of Zhang Shaochu and Zhang Ruochen, had died under the Red Spider Giant Ship. Zhang Shaochu was naturally very clear about the power of the Red Spider Giant Ship, he was wide-eyed and excited, he didn’t realise that Ninth Brother actually had a secret weapon that was so powerful.
If he had a Red Spider Giant Ship, wouldn’t he directly crush those armies of the Sifang County Kingdom?
Zhang Shaochu had already begun to fantasise about the image of himself standing on top of the Red Spider Giant Ship, wielding millions of troops, attacking cities, and being invincible, just thinking about it made him so excited.
On that day, Zhang Shaochu, Yan Lixuan, and Liu Chuan Shen left the Heavenly Demon Martial City and rushed towards the Yunwu County Kingdom.
Before leaving, Zhang Ruochen handed over a storage bracelet to Zhang Shaochu and gave him a portion of the Semi-Saint True Liquid and the Three-Leafed Sacred Qi Grass, instructing him that he should not leave his cultivation behind while he was in command of the army.
Zhang Ruochen naturally had his deeper meaning, when he let Zhang Shaochu lead the troops. It was actually cultivating Zhang Shaochu’s prestige in the army so that he could take over the Yunwu County Kingdom in the future.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t want Zhang Tiangui to become the County King of Yunwu County Kingdom, and he himself couldn’t stay in Yunwu County Kingdom forever, so Zhang Shaochu was the best candidate.
Among the nine princes, apart from Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Tiangui, Zhang Shaochu’s natural talent was considered the highest, and with Zhang Ruochen’s help, his future achievements would definitely not be low enough to rule a county kingdom.
Of course, right now, Zhang Ruochen was only paving the way for him as much as possible, and how the situation would develop in the future was anyone’s guess.
As for himself, he wouldn’t spend too much time in the wars of the county kingdoms, striving to improve his strength was the king.
Returning to the Martial City Palace, Zhang Ruochen began to cultivate the Ten Veins Sword Wave.
The Ten Chakra Sword Wave, connecting the ten fingers of a martial artist.
The five sword waves in the left hand: the Sun Chakra Sword Wave, Taixu Chakra Sword Wave, Zhongchong Chakra Sword Wave, Tianchi Chakra Sword Wave, and Shaoze Chakra Sword Wave.
The five sword waves of the right hand: Tai Yin Vein Sword Wave, Tai Vein Sword Wave, Middle Spirit Vein Sword Wave, Tai Yuan Vein Sword Wave, and Shao Ning Vein Sword Wave.
Yang in the left hand, Yin in the right hand.
For male martial artists, it was easier to start by cultivating the left hand first.
Zhang Ruochen began to cultivate the first sword wave, the Solar Pulse Sword Wave.
The Solar Vein Sword Wave, which consisted of the left thumb condensing true qi and integrating it into sword intent, released the sword wave.
Once cultivated, when the sword wave was released, the sword path was majestic and powerful, breaking the sky and carrying the man’s fiery aura, enough to pierce through cliff walls and melt mountains and rocks.
A sword wave can break a thousand armies.
Zhang Ruochen sat by the poolside, rehearsing the “Solar Pulse Sword Wave” from morning until evening.
During the day, the sun shone brightly and the yang energy was strong, so it was the perfect time to practice the Solar Pulse Sword Wave.
His four fingers were tightly clasped, and his thumb was tilted forward, constantly pointing out and striking into the void.
As he cultivated, Zhang Ruochen felt his thumbs begin to burn, as if there were flames burning in his fingers.
After a whole day of cultivation, Zhang Ruochen felt his way through some doors.
In his thumb, the meridians were getting hotter and hotter, and it felt like it was turning into a magma river. True Qi, was the boiling magma in the river.
However, the sword intent did not merge with the true qi, and what was struck was still just a pillar of true qi, not a sword wave. Only, the power of the true qi pillar was a bit more powerful than before.
