“Zhang Ruochen, why did you stop me just now?”
Boarding the White Dragon Sacred Ship, Duanmu Xingling shook off Zhang Ruochen’s hand, glaring with a pair of almond eyes, in her eyes, there was still a chilling aura in them, obviously she was really very annoyed.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Snow Shadow Rou and I were originally just purely sparring swordsmanship, it’s not as intimate as you think, and we are all trainees of the same Martial City Academy Palace, so why do we have to go to such an unmanageable extent?”
“You might have been looking at the same disciple and just wanted to instruct her in swordplay, but she wasn’t thinking that way. Can’t you see that?”
“It doesn’t matter what others think, the key is to do well for yourself.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Duanmu Xingling rolled her eyes and said, “Is that so? I have seen with my own eyes that she kissed you.”
Hearing these words, Si Xingkong and Chang Qiqi, and even that one rabbit potpourri that was nibbling on the elixir, all of them turned around and stared at Zhang Ruochen in surprise.
Everyone was shocked.
Chang Qi Qi was both envious and adoring, saying, ”Heavens! Senior Brother Zhang, is this really happening? Snow Shadow Rou is a great beauty who is a beauty to behold, and she actually took the initiative to kiss you?”
Si Xingkong also revealed a few smiles and said, “I just don’t believe that it was as simple as just a kiss.”
“I don’t believe it either.”
Chang Qi Qi hurriedly said, “No wonder Xue Ying Rou hates you so much, it turns out that you took such a big advantage of her, if I were her, I would definitely hate you too.”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head with a bitter smile and stared at Duanmu Xingling, asking, “Senior Sister Duanmu, how do you know about this?”
“I …… certainly …… accidentally saw it ……”
Duanmu Xingling’s face was slightly unnatural, and she hurriedly turned away, fearing that Zhang Ruochen would see something different
Fortunately, Chang Qiqi immediately helped her out and said coaxingly, “This matter is surprisingly true, Senior Brother Zhang, you are too charming! Just by instructing her on a few sword moves, she took the initiative to throw herself at me. I’ve seen Xue Ying Rou a few times, but she never even looked at me squarely each time, just like an iceberg. I thought that she was a fairy in the sky and didn’t eat the earth, but it turned out to be because she simply couldn’t look at me.”
Wide-eyed and somewhat dumbfounded, Pot said, “Master Dust, is it cool?”
Zhang Ruochen cried and laughed, saying, “She actually can’t look at me either, didn’t everyone see that just now?”
Chang Qi Qi laughed and said, “When she learns that even the Young Master of the Black Market One Piece Hall lost to you, she will probably have to regret it once again. I have a premonition that in the next issue of the East Region Wind and Cloud Newspaper, that battle between you and Emperor Yi will definitely be able to make it to the front page. The news of the Dragon Relic coming out will definitely shake the world.”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t feel the slightest joy, instead, his face became grave.
Being on the East Region Wind and Cloud Newspaper would certainly move the world with fame and become a hotly sought after Heaven’s Pride, but it would also surely provoke assassinations from Evil Dao experts.
After the next issue of the Eastern Region Wind and Cloud Newspaper was distributed, Zhang Ruochen’s life would never be as peaceful as it was now.
The huge White Dragon Sacred Ship, fuelled by the energy of 100,000 Spirit Crystals, inspired power inscriptions and rose into the air, flying towards the Eastern Domain Sacred City with a rumbling sound.
A planet that was a city.
It was also unknown how many years it had already been constructed before the Eastern Domain Sacred City had developed into its current size, and it was unknown how many billions of martial artists, cultivated and made a living in the Eastern Domain Sacred City.
There was more competition there than anywhere else.
Of course, there were also more opportunities.
The White Dragon Sacred Ship passed through the clouds, and standing on the ship, one could already see the land and ocean below, with palaces, pavilions, towers, and martial arts grounds everywhere. There were palace-like grandiose complexes on top of mountains, island cities in the water, and suspended holy temples in the sky.
A rich spiritual qi of heaven and earth surged over from all directions, and just by running the gong method, one could inhale a large amount of spiritual qi into the meridians and flow through the limbs and bones of the entire body, giving one a soothing and refreshing feeling.
“The spiritual qi of the Eastern Domain Holy City is ten times denser than the outside world. Cultivating here can definitely yield twice the results with half the effort, no wonder those martial artists are crowding their heads to rush to the Holy City.”Si Xingkong said.
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “The richness of aura is only one aspect. More importantly, is the martial arts atmosphere in the Eastern Region Sacred City. Here, there are many ten-thousand year old great clans and medieval families, and the atmosphere of martial arts and its atmosphere is so thick that you can get guidance from famous teachers and can learn profound techniques and martial arts.”
Even Lei Jing nodded, martial cultivation was never done behind closed doors, one must have a famous teacher to guide them, comprehend a hundred martial arts, and bring together the strengths of all the families before they could reach the Holy Realm.
If you only know how to cultivate a gongfu and do not comprehend other martial arts, even if you are cultivating a King’s Grade gongfu, it is still impossible to enter the Saint realm.
Only those who have gathered great strengths can become saints.
The Eastern Domain Sacred City, there were a total of five continents, twelve seas, and thousands of islands.
The Sacred Courtyard, located in the seventh city district of the Golden Rainbow Continent, was definitely the topmost prosperous place. Throughout the Eastern Domain, every year, I don’t know how many martial artists came to the seventh city district, some came to make a pilgrimage, some wanted to worship the master.
Anyway, most of them were geniuses with dreams, hoping for a miracle to happen, to suddenly be spotted by a certain Half-Saint Lecturer of the Holy Academy, to be accepted as a disciple, and from now on to become a Saint of the Holy Academy, to become a human being.
In the Seventh Urban District, there were not only the Holy Academy, but also academies and boxing halls, martial arts halls, and sword halls founded by other forces, large and small, thousands of them.
It could be said that the Seventh Urban District gathered countless heavenly talents, dragons and snakes gathered, pointing out the mountains and affecting the future pattern of the Eastern Region, and was the gathering place for geniuses from the entire Eastern Region.
Entering the Seventh Urban District, a silver-robed elder dispatched by the Martial City Academy Palace led Lei Jing, Zhang Ruochen, Si Xingkong, and the others to a Martial City Post House.
Although it was said to be a post house, in reality, it was more like a palace compound, covering a vast area with walls cast in silver, pillars carved in gold and jade, and the ground paved with lapis lazuli.
At a glance, it was like coming to an earthly fairyland, surrounded by divine palaces and heavenly mansions.
“The Nanting Stage House, there are a total of thirty-six palace wans, 360 cultivation rooms, and seven hundred and twenty inferior servants assigned. Among them, twenty-seven palace wans are already occupied. You guys will temporarily live in the Jade Toad Palace, there are ten rooms in total, so feel free to arrange them.”
That one silver-robed elder appeared easygoing and continued, “The first round of the Holy Academy’s examination is scheduled seven days later, you must remember the time, don’t miss the examination.”
After explaining what should be explained, that silver-robed elder retreated.
“The treatment of the trainees of the Martial City Palace of Learning is just fine, just a post house is like a holy temple where saints reside.”Chang Qi Qi was overjoyed, her entire body in a state of exuberance.
Si Xingkong said, “Even if it’s better, we can only reside for three months. After three months, if we fail to pass the Holy Academy Examination, we can only roll up our sleeves and leave.”
Chang Qi Qi clenched her fists and said, “I will definitely be able to pass the Holy Academy Examination, and in the future, I will also be able to become a permanent resident of the Eastern Domain Holy City through my own efforts.”
Arriving at the Eastern Domain Sacred City, Chang Qi Qi had already been Avray attracted by the bustling scenery and martial arts atmosphere, and instantly, had a new goal.
After returning to their respective rooms and settling down, Si Xingkong and Chang Qi Qi couldn’t wait to walk out of the post house and head to the main street of the Seventh City District, ready to see more of the prosperity of the Eastern Domain Sacred City.
Even Duanmu Xingling, who had left the post house at an unknown time, did not know where to go.
“Swish!”
Zhang Ruochen sat down in the middle of the room and pulled out the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, his fingers gently touching the break in the sword’s body, revealing a contemplative expression.
“Xiao Hei’s refining level is limited after all, it only renewed the basic inscriptions in the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, and it hasn’t even restored one-thousandth of the power of the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword.”
“Since I’ve already arrived at the Eastern Domain Holy City, it’s time to pay a visit to that one senior. Perhaps, only he, too, can help me restore the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword.”
A silhouette surfaced in Zhang Ruochen’s mind and his eyes narrowed as he retrieved the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword back into its scabbard, slung it on his back, and left the post house alone.
The Golden Rainbow Continent, was divided into a total of eighty-one urban districts, each of which covered an extremely wide area, with over 100 million resident martial artists.
In addition to the eighty-one urban districts, there were also some special spiritual mountains and holy places.
One must know that the Eastern Region Holy City could be said to be an inch of gold, and one would have to spend a huge amount of wealth to purchase a tiny house in an urban area. That amount of wealth was enough to empty the family fortune of a strong person of the Fish Dragon Realm.
Wanting to occupy a spiritual mountain in the Eastern Region Holy City was even more difficult. Only true Saints, or clans and families with deep roots, could do so.
At this moment, after half a day of rushing, Zhang Ruochen arrived at the bottom of a Spirit Mountain, to be exact, it was a piece of Spirit Mountains, one connected to the other, there were eighteen of them.
When a group of spiritual mountains were connected together, it could be called a “holy land”.
From this, it could be seen that the owner of this place was definitely a terrific big shot.
“Divine Sword Holy Land.”
Zhang Ruochen raised his head and looked at the huge stone monument that stood in front of him, and on the monument, there were four pale and powerful ancient characters that carried four intimidating sword intent.
The four characters, which turned into four figures, emerged from the stone monument and were constantly diffusing sword moves.
Each word represented a profound and unfathomable sword technique.
Eight hundred years ago, Zhang Ruochen had come to this place and had long since seen this monument, as well as these four characters, and everything seemed to have remained unchanged.
Only the fallen leaves on the ground seemed to have become thicker.
The Divine Sword Holy Land, for generations, had been dependent on the Zhang Family, and had been loyal to the Zhang Family. Eight hundred years ago, the owner of the Divine Sword Holy Land was Emperor Ming’s sixth disciple, named Lu Yuanzhi, who had already reached the level of a Sacred Artifact Refiner.
Of course, the identity of the Divine Sword Sacred Land and Lu Yuanzhi was very secretive, and other than Emperor Ming and Zhang Ruochen, there were never more than five people who knew about it.
Back then, when Emperor Ming brought Zhang Ruochen to the Divine Sword Holy Land, he told Zhang Ruochen that if there was ever a day when there was no way out, no one in the world could be trusted, only Lu Yuanzhi could be trusted.
“Eight hundred years have passed, is Senior Brother Lu still alive?”Zhang Ruochen squeezed his hands tightly as his mind was filled with thoughts.
Back then, Emperor Ming’s eight disciples were all over a hundred years old, and although Zhang Ruochen was of the same generation as them, there was actually a huge age gap.
Eight hundred years had passed, if Lu Yuanzhi was still alive, he should also be nine hundred and seventy years old.
