If one wanted to rapidly increase their cultivation, they could only use the Qian Kun Divine Wood Diagram.
The Qian Kun Divine Wood Diagram absorbed enough Wood Spirit Origin Qi before the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood in the diagram could grow and support the inner world of the scroll.
The flow of time in the inner space of the Qian Kun Divine Wood Diagram differed greatly from the outside world, and only one day would pass outside after ten days of cultivation inside.
In other words, as long as Zhang Ruochen was able to enter the Qiankun Divine Wood Diagram, his cultivation speed would increase tenfold.
“When I enter the Holy Academy tomorrow, I’ll make a trip to the Holy Academy’s Book Pavilion and consult the books, so I should be able to find an inferior Market Realm that contains a large amount of Wood Spirit Origin Qi.”
Zhang Ruochen walked forwards while pondering on a way to rapidly increase his cultivation, and after a few moments, he walked out of the bamboo forest.
Nie Honglou stood outside the bamboo forest in a dignified manner, and seeing Zhang Ruochen walk out alone, she asked, “Where is that one senior?”
“She’s gone!”Zhang Ruochen said.
Nie Honglou said, “Zhang Ruochen, I’m also leaving! Tomorrow, when you enter the Sacred Academy, I will leave.”
In the last half a month, it had been Nie Honglou who had been protecting Zhang Ruochen’s safety, almost like he followed Zhang Ruochen wherever he went, quite dutifully.
For a supreme expert like him to be able to do this, it was already quite remarkable.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t stay, after all, Nie Honglou also had to cultivate and had her own path of cultivation, it was impossible to spend her time on Zhang Ruochen all the time.
Zhang Ruochen thought for a moment and took out a jade box, handing it to Nie Honglou and smilingly said, “In the last half a month, if it wasn’t for Brother Nie’s protection, I’m afraid that I would have long since been assassinated by the black market experts. This gift, Brother Nie must accept it no matter what.”
Nie Honglou was, after all, a Fish Dragon Sixth Transformation powerhouse, his cultivation was unknown how many times higher than Zhang Ruochen’s, and his heart had its own wave of arrogance, so of course, it was impossible for him to accept Zhang Ruochen’s gift.
Just as he wanted to refuse, he suddenly stopped and detected a strange fluctuation coming from inside the box.
Could it be that inside the box, there was some terrific treasure?
Nie Honglou’s heart fluttered as he took the box and opened it.
Inside the box, there was a black crystal stone, the surface was smooth and carried a faint mist, using spiritual power to probe would reveal that the black crystal stone contained pure water attribute aura.
“Is this …… this …… the Black Water Glazed Crystal, one of the Five Elements Spiritual Treasures?”Nie Honglou’s eyes widened.
Zhang Ruochen nodded affirmatively and said, “That’s right.”
If it was any other treasure, Nie Honglou would have definitely rejected it. Since it was the Blackwater Glazed Crystal, Nie Honglou couldn’t say no no matter what.
Nie Honglou licked his lips and shook his head as he laughed, “Zhang Ruochen, you’re deliberately wanting me to owe you a favour!”
Zhang Ruochen said, “If Brother Nie doesn’t want it, I’ll take it back now.”
“Want it, of course.”
Without a hint of hesitation, Nie Honglou immediately put away the Black Water Glazed Crystal.
What a joke, a treasure like the Black Water Glazed Crystal was unattainable and enough to save him ten years of hard cultivation, so how could he not want it?
With the help of the Black Water Glazed Crystal, Nie Honglou was very confident that he would be able to go one step further with a hundred-foot pole and reach the Seventh Transformation of the Fish Dragon in a short period of time.
“How about this! Since you gave me all the Blackwater Glazed Crystals, I’ll protect you for another half a month.”Nie Honglou didn’t want to owe someone a favour and wanted to pay it back as soon as possible.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Brother Nie doesn’t have to be so polite, I gave you the Black Water Glazed Crystals simply because I wanted to make a friend, nothing else. Besides, tomorrow, I’m going to enter the Sacred Academy, so I no longer need Brother Nie’s protection.”
Nie Honglou laughed, “Do you really think that, by entering the Sacred Courtyard, you are completely free of danger? The competition in the Sacred Academy is much greater than the outside world, especially those old class participants who specifically take pleasure in stepping on the new class participants. The heirs of those saintly sects also take pleasure in humiliating the children of the humble sect.”
“You are the number one amongst the new students, a figure at the tip of the wind, how many people want to step on you so that they can become famous in one fell swoop?”
“With your strength, amongst the Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artists, of course you don’t need to fear anyone. However, can you deal with those Fish Dragon Realm Heaven’s Pride in the Sacred Courtyard? They don’t dare to kill you, but they are able to humiliate you. Wanting to stand firm in the Sacred Courtyard is not an easy task.”
Zhang Ruochen stared Avray at Nie Honglou and said, “How do you know so much about the Sacred Courtyard? Could it be that you are also a Saint of the Holy Academy?”
“Sort of! However, it’s been more than a decade since I’ve gone back, so I guess many people have already forgotten about me.”Nie Honglou laughed self-deprecatingly.
Why didn’t Nie Honglou cultivate in the Sacred Academy, instead joining a mercenary group to do various adventurous missions?
This doubt, Zhang Ruochen didn’t ask out, after all, everyone had their own choices. Perhaps, in his opinion, training in a mercenary group was more helpful to cultivation than cultivating in the Sacred Academy.
When he returned to the Martial City Stage House, Zhang Ruochen brought Concubine Lin, Kong Xuan, Little Black, Cold Snow, and the Demon Ape, to the Half-Saint Residence, and settled them all down.
As for Si Xingkong, Chang Qiqi, and Duanmu Xingling, they were all Saints of the Sacred Courtyard and could live in the Sacred Courtyard’s compound, so there was no need for them to live in Zhang Ruochen’s mansion.
After being busy until late at night, Zhang Ruochen laid down on his bed and slept peacefully.
Although, with his current cultivation level, even if he didn’t rest for ten days and half a month, he wouldn’t get tired. However, taking the initiative to sleep was always a very relaxing thing.
Having one’s nerves tied too tightly and being overworked would not be beneficial to cultivation.
Early the next morning, before the sky opened up, Zhang Ruochen woke up to practice his sword.
The Half-Saint Residence’s martial arts practice field was very wide, measuring fifty metres long and forty metres wide. At the edge of the practice field, there was a fifth grade defence formation, so Zhang Ruochen did not worry about the sword energy flying out and injuring the bystanders.
Sword practice for an hour.
Finally, the sun rose, breaking through the clouds and illuminating the earth.
The robe on Zhang Ruochen’s body was also completely drenched in sweat.
Returning to his room, Zhang Ruochen changed into the Sacred Academy’s special martial uniform, took the token with him, and walked out of the mansion in the direction of the Sacred Academy.
The Sacred Academy’s Martial Uniform, which was golden in colour, was woven using special golden threads, unusual swords and knives could not damage it at all, and was comparable to a defensive class Sixth Order True Martial Treasure.
In the Martial Market Chambers, only gold-robed elders were qualified to wear this golden-coloured martial uniform.
In other words, as long as one became a Saint, one would be able to enjoy the treatment of a gold-robed Elder.
A Saint, who was able to enter the top 100 of the Heavenly Ranking, could even wear a purple robe and enjoy even higher treatment.
When Zhang Ruochen arrived at the Sacred Courtyard, gorgeous carriages were parked outside and inside, and the young martial artists who stepped out of the carriages were all at the Heavenly Extreme Realm cultivation without exception, each and every one of them was a proud son of Heaven.
This term, a total of thirteen thousand four hundred and seventy-eight students had become Saints, and it was precisely for this reason that on the opening day of the school, the Sacred Courtyard was overcrowded and bustling, with cars and horses, and handsome men and beautiful women talking to each other could be seen everywhere, a youthful and energetic weather.
It wasn’t long before Zhang Ruochen saw a familiar and beautiful silhouette in the crowd, with a tall figure and long legs, it was none other than Huang Yichen.
Huang Yichen was also wearing a golden robe, and at her slender waist, she was wrapped in a gold and jade belt, outlining her concave and convex curves, and her long, full head of treasured blue hair was hanging behind her like a waterfall. At the same time, she also put up a small bun on her head, securing it with a jade pin.
She stepped down from on top of a magnificent carriage, instantly attracting the gazes of many young martial artists, it would be hard not to attract eyeballs with such a beauty.
“How beautiful, who is this woman?”
A young Saint holding a folding fan, his eyes revealed a look of infatuation as he stared intently at Huang Yichen who stepped out of the car.
“She’s a descendant of the Chen Family of the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Mansion, don’t even dream about it, someone else is already betrothed and has a marvellous fiancé.”
That one young Saint shook his folding fan in a suave manner and said arrogantly, “How remarkable can it be, as long as they haven’t married yet, I’m sure I can snatch her over.”
“Haha! Her fiancé is Zhang Ruochen, one of the new generation of kings in the Eastern Region, with your cultivation, how dare you compete with Zhang Ruochen for a woman? Can you block Zhang Ruochen’s ten moves?”
“What? Her fiancé, is actually Zhang Ruochen.”That one young Saint’s face changed, he didn’t dare to hit Huang Yichen anymore, he wasn’t Zhang Ruochen’s opponent.
Huang Yichen sensed that there was a familiar aura, so he immediately turned around and looked, just in time to meet Zhang Ruochen at eye level.
“Zhang Ruochen, your fame lately, is really getting bigger and bigger, you’ve already fought hundreds of matches in the Martial Market Fighting Arena, right? Do you want to fight me as well, I also want to know how many moves I can catch you?”
Huang Yichen held out her chest, revealing a cold as ice look as she walked over to Zhang Ruochen under the envious gazes of a group of Saints.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Senior Sister Smoky Dust, why do you need to challenge me? If you are confident in your strength, you can go to the Martial Market Fighting Arena and challenge experts from all sides.”
“Are you thinking that I am no longer worthy of being your opponent?”Huang Yichen said.
Zhang Ruochen laughed, “I certainly have no problem with Senior Sister wanting to spar with me. But, today is the day of the school year, and there are still many things to do, so it won’t be too late to fight again in the future. Right?”
Huang Yichen nodded and said, “Alright! Go to the Sword Dao Department to enrol first!”
This year, the Sword Dao Department, which had enrolled a total of six thousand Saints, was the department with the largest number of people, and was divided into one hundred groups, with sixty Saints in each group.
According to the results of the three rounds of examination, from top to bottom, they were ranked in order.
The cadets ranked in the top six hundred, all entered the Half-Saint group, which was the ten Half-Saint group.
The trainees who ranked at the back, were all divided into the Fish Dragon Group, which was the ninety Fish Dragon Groups.
The so-called, half-saint group, was to invite half-saints to be lecturers, to teach saints the way of cultivation.
The so-called, fish dragon group, was to invite cultivators of the fish dragon realm to be lecturers and teach the cultivation path to the saints.
The lecturers of the Fish Dragon Realm were almost always invited to be the top masters of the Fish Dragon Seventh Transformation and above, however, there was still a huge gap compared to the Half-Saint lecturers.
Therefore, for a Saint to be able to enter the Semi-Saint group was definitely a great honour, and if they performed well enough, they even had the chance to become a Semi-Saint heir.
