The Saints who came to the Book Depository were obviously not interested in humanities and geography books, so when Zhang Ruochen removed the Brief Summary of the Three Thousand Market Realms from the top of the bookshelf, on the booklet, it was already covered in dust.
Using his sleeve, he gently wiped away the dust on the cover before Zhang Ruochen slowly turned the pages of the book.
Following the catalogue introduction, Zhang Ruochen quickly made his way through the book and found a suitable Market Realm.
“Wood Essence Ruins Realm, a lower-grade Ruins Realm, contains a thick wood attribute aura. In the Market Realm, there is vegetation all over the place, ancient trees, abundant spiritual qi, and countless precious spirit medicines and ancient rare plants growing.”
“The Wood Essence Market Realm, however, is also incomparably dangerous, with flowers, grass, trees, and wood, all of which may transform into elves of infinite strength, devouring humans and savage beasts.”
Zhang Ruochen’s face revealed a joyful expression as he said, “Good! That’s it!”
A Market Realm with an abundance of wood-attribute aura was sure to have a powerful Wood Essence Origin Qi.
As long as the Origin Qi of the Wood Spirit Ruins Realm was found and given to the Qiankun Divine Wood Diagram to absorb, it would surely be able to make the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood grow and hold up the inner world of the diagram scroll.
At that time, Zhang Ruochen would be able to enter the inner world of the Qiankun Divine Wood Diagram to cultivate, and the speed of his cultivation would be ten times that of the present.
Zhang Ruochen soon read another passage on top of the scroll, “The Wood Essence Market Realm, is an excellent world for the growth of spiritual medicines, the First Central Empire issued a decree that cultivators above the Fish Dragon Realm are not allowed to enter the Wood Essence Market Realm, so as not to damage the natural ecology of the Wood Essence Market Realm.”
Fish Dragon Realm cultivators were too destructive to enter the Wood Essence Market Realm.
Martial artists of the Heavenly Extremity Realm, on the contrary, could enter the Wood Essence Market Realm. However, those elves and monsters in the Wood Essence Ruins Realm were so powerful that it was tantamount to sending them to their deaths for an ordinary Heavenly Extremity Realm martial artist to enter.
Originally, Zhang Ruochen was also prepared to invite Nie Honglou to go to the Wood Essence Market Realm with him.
With Nie Honglou’s strength, it was enough to sweep through the dangers of the Wood Essence Ruins Realm, and it would be easier to capture the Origin Qi. Now, it seemed that it would not work, and he could only rely on his own strength.
On top of the pages of the book, a map of the Wood Essence Ruins Realm was sketched, recording the names of some major places.
Zhang Ruochen mobilised his spiritual power and memorised that one map, firmly in his mind.
“Let’s set off now.”
He closed the booklet and placed it back on the bookshelf, preparing to go to the Wood Essence Market Realm now.
Right at this moment, behind the bookshelf, the figure of a slender woman with a faint fragrance came out and stood opposite Zhang Ruochen, saying, “Zhang Ruochen, I’m also going to the Wood Essence Market Realm.”
Earlier, Zhang Ruochen had been fully engrossed in his reading and did not notice that there was someone behind the bookshelf.
It wasn’t until she took the initiative to walk out that Zhang Ruochen was able to see her face with the help of the dim light.
It was none other than that one princess of the Divine Dragon Half Human Race, Ao Xin Yan.
Zhang Ruochen’s brows furrowed as he said, “The Wood Essence Market Realm is dangerous, what are you doing there?”
“Since the Wood Essence Market Realm is so dangerous, why do you still want to go?”Ao Xinyan said.
“I’m going to the Wood Essence Market Realm because I have something important to do. You’d better not go, in case you die there, won’t the royal family of the Divine Dragon Demi-human Race come to ask me for someone. So it’s best if you don’t cause me any trouble.”
Zhang Ruochen walked past her side and headed out.
Ao Xin Yan turned around and stared at Zhang Ruochen’s back, clenching her two rows of snow-white teeth as she said firmly, “After losing to you, my state of mind, a breach appeared. Only by defeating you can I make up for the breach. Therefore, from now on, wherever you go, I will follow you until I defeat you.”
“Is that so? Then let’s see if you can follow me.”
After saying this, Zhang Ruochen’s figure shifted and disappeared in place.
Ao Xinyan snorted coldly and immediately executed her body technique to chase after him.
However, after chasing out of the Sacred Courtyard, she lost the chase as Zhang Ruochen disappeared without a trace.
“Damn it, his speed, it’s so fast.”
Ao Xin Yan stomped her foot fiercely, her eyes looked in all directions, and with all her true qi, she said loudly, “Zhang Ruochen, since you won’t let me follow you, then, I’ll let even more people follow you, so that you’ll know what it means to be in real trouble, we’ll see.”
Zhang Ruochen carried his hands behind his back and stood on top of a distant green-tiled pavilion, looking in the direction of the Sacred Courtyard, clearly hearing Ao Xinyan’s voice, he shook his head and smiled, not taking Ao Xinyan’s words to heart.
“Swish!”
His figure flickered and disappeared once again.
An hour later, Zhang Ruochen and Little Black, together, hit the road and left the Eastern Domain Sacred City.
Not long after, a piece of news spread through the Seventh City District, and, at an extremely fast speed, spread to more people’s ears.
“Zhang Ruochen, one of the Six Great Kings of the New Generation, left the Eastern Domain Sacred City today and travelled to the Wood Essence Ruin Realm, and it’s said that he’s going to deal with an important matter of great importance.”
“What important matter, I think it must be that Zhang Ruochen knows that the Wood Essence Ruin Realm has some terrific treasures, that’s why, he rushed there.”
“It’s said that the Wood Essence Ruins Realm grows spirit medicines all over the place, and if you’re lucky, it’s even possible to pick holy medicines.”
“Heavens! In that case, the Wood Essence Market Realm is full of treasures, so if we don’t go there now, when will we wait?”
……
Because Zhang Ruochen travelled to the Wood Essence Ruins Realm, it made many people aware of the existence of the Wood Essence Ruins Realm. In less than a day, the Wood Essence Ruins Realm had gained a great deal of notoriety and spread into the ears of countless young martial artists.
Furthermore, the Wood Essence Ruins Realm was also rumoured to be more and more divine, and there were even people who claimed to have harvested holy pills within it.
Thus, on that very day, a large number of Heavenly Extremity Realm experts, as well as hordes of mercenaries, left the Eastern Domain Sacred City, travelled on ships, passed through wormholes, and headed to the Chaotic Ten Thousand Realms Mountain, all of them aiming for the Wood Essence Ruins Realm.
Xi Yunxi and Zuo Quling also immediately returned to the Sacred Courtyard and told Xu Hai the news they had inquired about.
Xu Hai was originally recuperating from his injuries, and when he learnt of the news, his spirits immediately lifted and he laughed aloud, ”Excellent! Zhang Ruochen is asking for death, the Wood Essence Market Realm only allows martial artists below the Fish Dragon Realm to enter, and Nie Honglou can’t enter at all. Without Nie Honglou’s shelter, what is Zhang Ruochen? Quickly! Quickly go and get Pei Ji here, this time, we have to get rid of Zhang Ruochen no matter what.”
Not long after, Pei Ji, Xi Yunxi, and Zuo Quling, the three of them selected eighteen Heavenly Extremity Realm Grand Circle experts from the Xu Sacred Sect, Xi Sacred Sect, and Zuo Sacred Sect, and rushed to the Chaotic Ten Thousand Boundaries Mountain at the fastest speed possible.
In the Eastern Sacred City, the Golden Rainbow Continent, there was a white misty spiritual mountain.
In the mountain, there was a study centre.
At this moment, the sun shone brightly and the clouds parted.
Emperor Di was holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, sitting under a cherry blossom tree, studying the contents of the slips.
“Wow!”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy transformed into a residual shadow and flew from afar, passing through the vermilion palace-like building and appearing in front of Di Yi.
Her feet, which did not touch the ground, hung in mid-air as she said, “Young Lord, Zhang Ruochen has left the Eastern Domain Sacred City, and someone has released the news that he has gone to the Wood Essence Market Realm.”
“Oh!”
Emperor Yi put down the bamboo slip in his hand, his brows lifted slightly, revealing a contemplative expression as he said, “Did you find out who released the news? Could it be that Zhang Ruochen himself is putting up a false front, trying to lure our Black Market people into the trap?”
Emperor Yi was a cautious person and, ever since he lost to Zhang Ruochen once, he never underestimated Zhang Ruochen again.
The Orange Moon Star Envoy said, “It has already been found out that the person who released the news is also a Saint of the Sacred Academy named Ao Xinyan.”
“Ao Xinyan, could it be that princess of the Divine Dragon Half Human Race?”Di Yi said.
“It is precisely her.”Orange Moon Star Envoy said.
The corner of Emperor Yi’s mouth ticked with a hint of a smile, “How did Zhang Ruochen provoke her?”
Ao Xin Yan’s natural talent was very high and one of the Sacred Academy geniuses that the Black Market needed to strangle in the cradle, and had long been put on Emperor Yi’s list.
“It is said that not long ago, she lost to Zhang Ruochen. Moreover, Zhang Ruochen only used nine moves.”The Orange Moon Star Envoy said.
Emperor Yi pondered for a moment and said, “In that case, it doesn’t seem like Zhang Ruochen set it up.”
“I still have some knowledge about the Wood Essence Market Realm. It is said that only martial artists below the Fish Dragon Realm are allowed to enter it. Since Zhang Ruochen went there, it is a good opportunity for us.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy asked, “The young master is going to the Wood Essence Market Realm himself?”
Emperor Yi shook his head and said, “I’m in a critical period of breaking through my realm, so I can’t go to the Wood Essence Ruins Realm just yet. If it’s not too late, I should rush over immediately after I break through the realm.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy said, “In that case, I will lead the Glazed Knights and rush to the Wood Essence Market Realm. This time, I will definitely be able to kill Zhang Ruochen and won’t give him any more chances.”
“No, you are not Zhang Ruochen’s opponent.”
Emperor Yi’s finger gently tapped on the tabletop and said, “The Red Desire Star Envoy should have already refined the Blood Spirit Pill, and with her current strength, I’m afraid that she’s no weaker than you. The two of you, each leading a team of glazed knights and a set of nine-star formation flags, will go to the Chaotic Ten Thousand Realms Mountain first.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy said, “Is it necessary to activate the Nine Star Formation Flags to deal with one Zhang Ruochen? Moreover, it’s still two sets.”
Di Yi said, “My aim is to capture him alive. Of course, if you really can’t catch him, you guys can also suppress him. A person like Zhang Ruochen shouldn’t live in the world.”
The Orange Moon Star Envoy was very clear that Emperor Yi had always wanted to capture Zhang Ruochen and use it to cultivate the shadow.
If Zhang Ruochen died, Emperor Yi would have no choice but to settle for the second best and target Bu Qianfan.
The figure of Bu Qianfan flashed through the Orange Moon Star Envoy’s mind. A hint of struggle appeared in her pupils, and after biting her lips, she finally decided that no matter what, she would capture Zhang Ruochen alive.
Right now, Zhang Ruochen could not die.
Emperor Yi looked at the back of the Orange Moon Star Envoy’s departure, an evil smile appeared in his eyes as he said, “Blackheart, come out!”
A person whose entire body was wrapped in black clothes appeared in front of Emperor Yi, kneeling on one knee, saying, “Young Lord, what are your orders?”
“The Yellow God Star Envoy should be in the Xuanwu Ruins Realm for training, pass on my order for him to make a trip to the Wood Essence Ruins Realm.”
“I want him to do two things, the first thing, he must find out why Zhang Ruochen is going to the Wood Essence Ruin Realm? The second thing, no matter what, he must capture Zhang Ruochen alive or kill him.”
That one black-robed man, hesitated for a moment and said, “The Young Lord has already dispatched the Red Desire Star Envoy and Orange Moon Star Envoy to rush to the Wood Essence Market Realm, just to deal with a Zhang Ruochen, why do we still need to let the Yellow God Star Envoy do it himself?”
Emperor Yi laughed and said, “The two of them, they are just the ones I sent out on the surface. With their strength, fighting Zhang Ruochen is still a bit short of the mark. The Yellow God Star Envoy is the one who will truly clean up Zhang Ruochen, stop asking me questions and go do what you need to do.”
“Lead the way.”
The body of the man in black, twisted and turned into a black mist, sinking into the ground and disappearing.
