Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly and said, “Doesn’t it mean that even if one masters the Formless and Formless Thirty-Six Changes, it isn’t of much use?”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint laughed, “The Thirty-Six Changes is originally just a magical means, not a great Dao of cultivation. Of course, if it is utilised well, it can naturally be used for endless wonderful purposes.”
“For example, right now, if you are able to cultivate one or two of these skills, you can at least change into another person with ease. With it by your side, wouldn’t it be a few points safer to travel to the Eastern Region’s Evil Lands?”
“Moreover, you have the fourth volume of the Four Nine Mysterious Techniques at your disposal, so if you cultivate it in combination, you might be able to make the Thirty-Six Changes even more miraculous.”
Zhang Ruochen finally understood the reason why the Xuan Gui Sword Saint had passed on the Formless and Invisible Thirty-Six Changes to him.
Indeed, if he was able to change his form and appearance, it would definitely be much easier for him to kill Emperor Yi.
One must know that the Xuan Gui Sword Saint had previously performed the Formless and Phaseless Thirty-Six Changes, turning into the Nine Phantoms Sword Saint, and had fooled Trillion Trillions of them all.
From this, it could be seen that the Formless and Phase-less Thirty-Six Transformations were not at all comparable to illusions, not only was it able to change a cultivator’s appearance and stature, but it was also able to change the aura of a cultivator’s body, making it difficult for even Saints to distinguish between the real and the fake.
After thinking about it, Zhang Ruochen took out a spatial ring and handed it to the Xuan Gui Sword Saint, saying, “Master, inside this spatial ring, there is a transcription of the fourth volume of the Four Nine Xuan Gong. By comprehending it, it might be able to make Master Teacher’s Thirty-Six Changes even more subtle.”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint did not push back and put the spatial ring away, explaining once again, “The Thirty-Six Changes are supported by Sacred Qi. That’s why it’s necessary to wait until you cultivate to the Fourth Change of the Fish Dragon and open up the first Sacred Vein. At that time, you will be able to transform your true qi into holy qi through the holy vein and perform the changes.”
“Of course, you shouldn’t spend too much energy on the Thirty-Six Changes, but waste the Way of the Sword.”
Zhang Ruochen clasped his hands together and bowed, saying, “I will definitely remember my master’s teachings.”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint stared Avray at Zhang Ruochen for a long time before saying, “The jianghu is dangerous and the hearts of people are treacherous, in the future, you will have to rely on yourself. Perhaps, you’ll be able to make a name for yourself with another identity. Or perhaps, you will take on another identity and die in a foreign land in another country.”
“On the path of the Sacred Way, misfortune is hard to predict. If you encounter a predicament, be sure to send a message to tell your master. Go! It’s already time for you to leave, and I hope that Master will be proud of you in the future.”
The Xuan Gui Sword Saint stepped on the ice with his feet, taking a ten-foot step and gradually disappearing downstream of the ancient river. From the beginning to the end, he did not mention the words “Space-Time Successor”.
The downstream of the Ancient River led to the Eastern Divine Lands.
The upstream of the Ancient River led to the Eastern Region Evil Land.
One big river, one master and one disciple, two very different paths.
Zhang Ruochen seemed to be able to understand the feelings of the Xuan Gui Sword Saint because, as long as Empress Chi Yao was still alive for one day, then Zhang Ruochen would never be able to regain his original name.
His sixth disciple, Zhang Ruochen, had died today.
“Senior, take care.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes stared at the lower reaches of the great river as he watched the Xuan Gui Sword Saint leave, and his mouth chanted in a low voice.
Afterwards, from inside his spatial ring, he took out a metal mask and put it on his face as he marched upstream against the current, marching upwards and setting out on the path to the Eastern Region Evil Lands without any hesitation.
Only when he had cultivated to the fourth change of the Fish Dragon could he cultivate the Formless and Phaseless Thirty-six Changes, and right now, of course, he could only use the mask to hide his appearance, so as not to be discovered as an identity.
This piece of primitive jungle was called the Falling God Mountain Ridge. To the north of it, there were the 36 provinces ruled by the imperial court, called the “Eastern Divine Land”.
To the right of it, it was the Eastern Region Evil Land.
Because of this natural barrier, the imperial army has not been able to conquer the East Region Evil Land until today.
Even if it was conquered, governing the Eastern Region Evil Land was also a difficult task.
After all, this piece of land has been ruled by the Evil Way for an unknown number of years, gathering a large number of murderous devils, Evil Way experts, and even within the ordinary people who do not practice martial arts, it is difficult to find a few good people.
Because, a good person could hardly survive in the Eastern Region Evil Land.
Walking inside the primitive jungle, Zhang Ruochen would encounter powerful savage beasts at any time, and he had killed six of them in just the lower fifth rank savage beasts. There were even more fourth-order barbarian beasts and third-order barbarian beasts.
Among them, one of the most powerful savage beasts was at the upper fifth rank. Its battle strength was comparable to that of a human cultivator of the Fish Dragon Ninth Transformation, and Zhang Ruochen managed to escape only because he had the Meteor Invisibility Clothes on board.
Half a month passed, and Zhang Ruochen arrived at the edge of the Falling God Mountain Range, about to walk out of the primitive jungle.
During this period of time, Zhang Ruochen hurried quickly during the day, and at night, he entered the Scroll World to cultivate, his cultivation had progressed tremendously, and had already reached the peak of the Fish Dragon Second Transformation.
If he were to refine another drop of Xuanwu Sacred Blood, Zhang Ruochen was certain that he would break through to the Fish Dragon Third Transformation within the near future, reaching the Bone Refining Jade Realm.
In the evening, Zhang Ruochen finally passed through the Falling God Mountain Range and arrived at the first city of the Eastern Region Evil Land, Liyuan City.
Liyuan City, located at the edge of the Falling God Mountain Range, had a very tall city wall, however, it was in tatters, and many places had even collapsed, revealing a gap tens of metres wide. Obviously, the city walls here, had not been refurbished for many years.
Zhang Ruochen entered the city through a gap in one of the broken walls.
He came to Liyuan City for two purposes.
One was, to purchase Sacred Stones.
The second was, to find someone.
The purchase of the Sacred Stone was used to test the power of the Weapon Refining Warrior. After all, after Eldest Senior Brother had given him the Alchemist Warrior, he had yet to test just how much power the Alchemist Warrior was capable of exerting?
As for finding someone, of course he was looking for help.
If he wanted to kill Emperor Yi in his territory, he had to find helpers, and he also had to carefully plan and wait for a suitable time so that he could do it with a single strike.
Zhang Ruochen considered going to the Huo Sheng Mountain Villa, looking for the old troops of the Sacred Brightness Central Empire back then, and using their strength to deal with Emperor Yi.
However, Zhang Ruochen quickly dismissed this strategy again.
After all, eight hundred years had passed, and even if they were once loyal minions, now, they might not still be loyal to him. In case those people turned against him and betrayed him, wouldn’t Zhang Ruochen be putting himself in a desperate situation?
Now that he was alone and had come to the Eastern Region Evil Lands, he had to be careful, even more careful, and absolutely could not make any mistakes.
Of course, Zhang Ruochen had also considered another person, that was Duanmu Xingling.
Other people, might not be trustworthy, but, Duanmu Xingling should still be trustworthy. Moreover, in the Eastern Region Evil Lands, there were not only the forces of the Black Market, but also the forces of the Devil Cult.
If he could utilise the power of the Demon Sect, then Zhang Ruochen would have a few more certainties when it came to killing Emperor Yi.
However, killing Emperor Yi was quite a big deal, so Zhang Ruochen didn’t want to trouble Duanmu Xingling, and even more so, he didn’t want to involve her. In the end, Zhang Ruochen shook his head and decided that he should act alone.
As he was thinking, suddenly, Zhang Ruochen stopped his steps, raised his head and looked towards a shop on the right side of the street, only to see three large, powerful characters written above the plaque above the shop’s main door.
“Qingxuan Pavilion.”Zhang Ruochen read.
In the Yunwu County Kingdom, Duanmu Xingling’s aunt, Qin Ya, had opened a Qingxuan Pavilion in the Martial City.
Qingxuan Pavilion was the place where Zhang Ruochen had first purchased pills, so he still remembered it very clearly.
However, he did not expect to see another Qingxuan Pavilion in the first city he came to in the Eastern Region Evil Lands.
Only, this Qingxuan Pavilion in front of him was much larger than the one in the Yunwu County Kingdom, not only selling pills, but also True Martial Treasure Weapons and Savage Beast Mounts.
Although the order in Liyuan City was chaotic, the outside of the Qingxuan Pavilion appeared to be in order.
Every now and then, there were martial artists, entering and exiting the door of the Qingxuan Pavilion. Some of them were medicine farmers who had come to sell their herbs after picking them from the Fallen God Mountain Range. Others, however, were martial artists wearing blades, obviously going in to purchase pills and True Martial Treasures.
Zhang Ruochen had just walked in when a pale voice that was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar came to his ears.
“My lord, do you want to purchase pills, or True Martial Treasure Weapons?”
Zhang Ruochen turned around, only to see that behind him, stood a very familiar looking old man. At the corner of the old man’s mouth, there was a black mole with a warm smile on his face.
Seeing this one old man, Zhang Ruochen gave birth to an illusion that he seemed to have returned to the Yunwu County Kingdom.
Because, this old man in front of him looked exactly the same as the one in charge of the Qingxuan Pavilion in the Yunwu County Country.
Zhang Ruochen’s heart was shocked and delighted, but, controlling his emotions, he faintly said, “May I ask how Your Excellency is addressed?”
“Old man, Mo Hanlin, is the shopkeeper of this Qingxuan Pavilion.”The old man smiled.
Even the name was exactly the same.
It shouldn’t be wrong!
Was it, exactly, the Qingxuan Pavilion of the Yunwu County Kingdom that had moved to Liyuan City? Or was it that, in the Eastern Domain, there were already many Qingxuan Pavilions?
At first, Zhang Ruochen’s realm was low and he couldn’t see through Mo Hanlin’s cultivation. Now, with just a glance, he was able to see through Mo Hanlin, whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the Heavenly Extremity Realm.
At such a realm, back in the Yunwu County Kingdom, it was definitely considered a martial arts myth.
Zhang Ruochen calmed his mind and said, “I want to purchase Sacred Stones, is the Qingxuan Pavilion able to get them for me?”
“Sacred Stones?”
Mo Hanlin’s eyes widened as his aged body first shook slightly before he resumed his examination of Zhang Ruochen.
If he hadn’t seen Zhang Ruochen’s extraordinary aura, Mo Hanlin would probably have already called for him to be expelled.
Purchasing Sacred Stones, how dare you speak out loud?
A holy stone was enough to exchange for 10 million ordinary spirit crystals, comparable to 10 billion silver coins.
Moreover, this was just the exchange. If someone were to purchase it, the value of the holy stone would be increased by 10%, that is, eleven million ordinary spirit crystals.
Under normal circumstances, only Half-Saints, would use Holy Stones.
Moreover, some Half-Saints without backgrounds might not be able to afford to use Sacred Stones.
Although Zhang Ruochen was wearing a mask, however, with a glance, it was still possible to tell that he was probably only in his twenties. How could he be a Half Saint?
Mo Hanlin’s expression was grave as he said, ”Qingxuan Pavilion also has tens of thousands of shops in the entire Eastern Region, so it is considered to have a deep heritage. As long as Your Excellency can afford the price, of course you can get the Sacred Stone. However, for such a big event, I cannot make a decision, I must go and consult the Boss Lady first.”
