The Seal of the Gods was able to hide itself automatically, and even a Saint would not be able to detect it.
How high was the cultivation level of the white-haired old Taoist? How did he see the Seal of the Gods and still judge that Zhang Ruochen had induced four resonances of the Gods?
If he was able to see through the Seal of the Gods, wouldn’t he also be able to see through Zhang Ruochen’s true appearance?
Zhang Ruochen was incomparably nervous, only his face was the only thing that still showed a very calm and collected appearance.
The white-haired old Taoist turned around, waved his hand, and said, ”Lin Yue, since you have obtained three sword intents, whether or not they are those of the three Founding Ancestors, you must make good use of them as well. Step back! Prepare well for the next Sword Dao Competition, and if you have time, you can go and break into the Ancient God Mountain, there, you should be able to gain some benefits.”
Hearing the white-haired old dao call him “Lin Yue”, Zhang Ruochen immediately relaxed, knowing that the other party would not make things difficult for him.
But why did the white-haired old dao, not reveal him to his face?
Could it be that the white-haired old Taoist trusted him so much that he didn’t suspect that he was an undercover agent of the Black Market or the Devil Cult?
Zhang Ruochen was puzzled and in a mixed mood as he walked out of the Shangqing Palace, along a wooded path in the direction of the Zixia Spirit Mountain.
His heart secretly said, ”The Two Element Sect is indeed hiding crouching tigers and dragons, with my current Change Art, I can hide it from Half-Saints and Saints, but I cannot hide it from some of the old fashioned people with heaven-defying cultivation. I must continue to cultivate the Formless and Phaseless 36 Changes, and cultivate the first change to the Grand Completion Realm, in order to ensure that I don’t reveal any cracks at all.”
When Zhang Ruochen returned to the Violet Cloud Spirit Mountain, Xun Hua Liu was waiting outside the compound where he lived despite the injuries on his body.
By Xun Hua Liu’s side, there was also a young man with a rather obese figure, and that rounded tummy seemed to be bursting his Taoist robe.
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze, glancing towards him, was roughly able to guess that this person must be Mu Jiji “Fatty Mu”, one of the Three Swordsmen of Style. Xun Hua Liu had mentioned his name in front of Zhang Ruochen.
Xun Hua Liu’s expression was very serious as she said, “Boss Lin, I heard that you signed up for the Fish Dragon Eighth Transformation Sword Dao Competition?”
The Windy Three Swordsmen had once made an oath that whoever had the highest cultivation level would be the boss.
Previously, Mu Jiji was the first to break through to the Fish Dragon Realm, so he was the boss.
Now, it was different, as Lin Yue was able to defeat even a Sacred Transmission Disciple of the Fish Dragon Third Transformation, so his cultivation naturally surpassed Mu Ji Ji of the Fish Dragon First Transformation, and he became the veritable boss of the three.
Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, “That’s right.”
Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji glanced at each other, and both could see the bitter smiles on the other’s face.
Although, they knew that Lin Yue’s current cultivation was very powerful, they wouldn’t think that it had become so powerful that it could defeat the Fish Dragon Eighth Transformation cultivator.
Only, now that Lin Yue was the boss, they didn’t dare to say much.
Zhang Ruochen brought the two of them into the courtyard, entered a study room, sat down, and stared at Xun Hua Liu as he said, “I have a bet with Gai Hao, if you lose to Pang Long in the Sword Dao Competition, I will have to lose a Holy Sword to him.”
“Pfft!”
Xun Hua Liu had just sat down and took a sip of tea when she was startled by Zhang Ruochen’s words and spat out all the tea in her mouth, spraying Fatty Mu across the table.
“Ahem! Boss Lin Yue, Grandpa Lin Yue, don’t joke, okay? How could I possibly defeat Pang Long? You actually took out the Holy Sword as a bet, playing too big a game! If you really have countless treasures, why don’t you give the Holy Sword to Senior Sister Han Qiu, and you’ll probably be able to capture her heart in one fell swoop.”Xun Hua Liu said with a crying face.
Mu Jiji also felt that Lin Yue’s approach was too crazy and said, “Boss Lin, although Xun Hua Liu and Pang Long are both at the cultivation level of the First Change of Fish and Dragon, the gap between the two of them is not a single star. By using the holy sword as a bet, wouldn’t we be cheapening that Gai Hao for nothing?”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “I naturally have a certain degree of certainty when I do this. Right now, there is still almost a month to go before the Sword Dao Competition, so as long as Xun Hua Liu’s cultivation can break through to the Fish Dragon Second Transformation, it won’t be difficult to defeat Pang Long.”
“A month’s time for a cultivator of the Fish Dragon First Transformation to break through to the Fish Dragon Second Transformation is simply impossible.”Mu Jiji immediately shook his head.
The corner of Zhang Ruochen’s mouth ticked as he tapped his finger on the desktop and said, “If it was a complete stranger, I naturally wouldn’t try to force him to do so, but it’s a kind of fate that we were able to meet. I am also just giving you guys a chance now, how to choose, the right to choose remains in your hands.”
Xun Hua Liu and Mu Jiji always felt that there seemed to be another layer of meaning in Boss Lin’s words.
Meeting was a kind of fate, wasn’t that nonsense?
After pondering for about a quarter of an hour, Xun Hua Liu was the first to make up her mind and said, “Still, as long as I can break through to the Fish Dragon Second Transformation before the Sword Dao Competition, I’ll do whatever you ask me to do. I will put my life on the line to help you win the bet.”
Mu Jiji laughed, “In that case, the Three Swordsmen of Style can’t be missing me.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Good, since you guys are determined, I will do my best to help you. The fact that you guys are able to cultivate to the Fish Dragon Realm at such a young age means that your bases aren’t that bad, on the contrary, you are even better than many so-called geniuses. As long as you are able to achieve three things, it will not be difficult to defeat Pang Long.”
Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji asked in unison, “Which three points?”
“First, enhance your physique. You guys should at least cultivate into a treasure body.”
“Second, change the gong method. You all should at least cultivate a king level gong method as well.”
“Third, refine your will. You guys can no longer indulge in female lust too much.”
“I’ve already prepared the Five Elements Spiritual Treasure Black Water Glazed Crystal for you guys, as long as you guys can refine it, it’s enough to offset the fruits of ten years of hard cultivation, and you’ll also be able to refine your Water Spirit Treasure Body.”
“I have also prepared the king level techniques for you all, you only need to transform the techniques you are currently cultivating.”
“As for, the teacher who will oversee your cultivation and help you refine your will at the same time, I have also found for you. Little Black, next, I will leave them to you.”
Little Black?
Xun Hua Liu and Mu Jiji looked towards the door at the same time, wanting very much to know just what kind of god Boss Lin had invited?
A lazy voice resounded inside the lobby, “It’s not just for them to break through to the Fish Dragon Second Transformation within a month, it’s completely unchallenging for this Emperor.”
The two of them withdrew their gazes and stared at the tabletop not far away, staring with wide eyes, surprised to find that the one who spoke was actually the fat black cat lying on the table.
How capable could a cat be?
Xiao Hei didn’t say anything, his feet stomped and rushed out with a whoosh, transforming into a black stream of light, and with lightning speed, he struck a blow on each of Xun Hua Liu’s and Mu Ji Ji’s bodies.
The two screamed miserably as they crashed through the wall and rolled down to the outside of the compound.
“This Emperor has sealed the meridians of the two of you, from now on, each of you will carry a weight of 100,000 jin and run twenty laps around the Purple Cloud Spirit Mountain first.”
Little Black rushed out and stood on top of the steps, roaring sternly.
“A fat cat, how dare you sneak up on your Flower Master?”
Xun Hua Liu seemed to want to resist, but was sent flying out by Little Black’s claw, spinning seven hundred and twenty degrees in mid-air before landing on the ground with a bang.
Outside, a series of violent beating sounds rang out, as well as Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji’s miserable cries, and in the end, it completely turned into the sounds of the two begging for mercy.
Zhang Ruochen was still confident in Xiao Hei’s abilities, and left the Black Water Glazed Crystal and the two techniques behind before taking out the Qiankun Divine Wood Diagram and entering the world of the scroll.
“Three Sword Intentions, what exactly are their origins?”
Sitting on the underside of the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood, Zhang Ruochen placed his hands on the position of his knees, completely retracted his spiritual energy, sank into his Qi Sea, and began to investigate the three sword intentions.
The three sword intent transformed into three surging air currents that travelled through the Qi Sea and rotated around Zhang Ruochen’s Sword Intent Heart.
Each stream of air had to be roughly thirty to forty miles long and a hundred metres wide, as if it was a large river.
“What a thick sword intent.”
Zhang Ruochen carefully controlled the Heart of Sword Intent, causing the Heart of Sword Intent to transform into the form of a small man, and attempted to try to collect the three huge air currents.
However, Zhang Ruochen’s Heart of Sword Intent was too weak compared to the three strands of Sword Intent, and instead, he was sent flying by the impact of one of the Sword Intent air currents.
Although, the Heart of Sword Intent was impacted by the sword intent airflow, Zhang Ruochen realised that the Heart of Sword Intent was only slightly traumatised.
On the contrary, just a moment ago, an aura of light flashed in his mind, and the previously incomprehensible Sword Dao Mystery gradually became clearer.
Zhang Ruochen observed carefully and discovered a phenomenon that surprised him greatly.
Just now, his Heart of Sword Intent suffered from the impact of the Sword Intent airflow, and tiny cracks appeared. Those cracks, surprisingly, were absorbing the sword intent airflow and repairing the broken Heart of Sword Intent.
“I see! The three streams of Sword Intent Airflow are like three teachers, as long as I’m not afraid of suffering and suffering from the impact of the airflow, I’ll be able to learn the knowledge of the Sword Dao in the Sword Intent Airflow.”
The three streams of Sword Intent Airflow were not just imparting Zhang Ruochen’s knowledge of Sword Dao, they were also refining his Sword Intent Heart, able to make it stronger and purer.
With only a month to go before the Sword Dao Competition, Zhang Ruochen was relatively pressed for time, and so, utilising his powerful spiritual power, he began to use two minds at once.
While controlling the Heart of Sword Intent, he learnt the Sword Dao with the three streams of Sword Dao Qi.
At the same time, he took the Xuanwu Sacred Blood, refining the Blood Qi and Sacred Qi in the Sacred Blood to enhance his cultivation realm.
Time flew by, and two months soon passed in the world of picture scrolls.
Zhang Ruochen refined a drop of Xuanwu Sacred Blood, raising his cultivation to the middle stage of the Fourth Transformation of the Fish Dragon, and cultivating Sword One to the Fifth Layer Realm.
Another two months passed.
Zhang Ruochen refined the second drop of Xuanwu Sacred Blood, and his cultivation increased somewhat again, reaching the late stage of the Fish Dragon Fourth Transformation and cultivating Sword One to the sixth layer realm.
Two months passed again.
Zhang Ruochen refined the third drop of Xuanwu Sacred Blood, his cultivation increased to the peak of the Fish Dragon Fourth Transformation, and cultivated Sword One to the seventh layer realm.
