"Mother, dont worry, I will definitely work hard to cultivate and become a strong practitioner as soon as possible, and use my own power to protect you."

  Holding the Blood Dan, Zhang Ruochen returned to his own room and continued to cultivate diligently.

  "Miss, its said that warriors not only need to take the Blood Dan but also cultivate their skills. They must have cultivated their skills in order to open up their meridians." Cloudy said.

  Lin Fei gazed at Zhang Ruo Chens receding back, pursed her lips, and nodded bitterly: "I know. However, even the lowest-grade cultivation method would cost over 500 silver coins, which is far beyond my current financial means. Moreover, with the Queen and the National Master in charge of state affairs, theres no way the Queen would allow Ruo Chen to enter the Scripture Pavilion to obtain a cultivation method and martial skills. It seems I have only one option left."

  The maid Yuner said: "Your Highness wants to go ask the Lin family, but three years ago, Your Highness had a complete falling out with the Lin family. They will give the Ninth Princes cultivation method."

  "As long as they are willing to give Dust a cultivation method, even if I have to kneel on the ground and admit my mistake, I can still kneel." Princess Lin seemed to think of something in the past, and tears flowed from her eyes.

  "But it wasnt the young ladys fault at first." Maid Yuner let out a soft sigh.

  The inner space of the Time-Space Crystal is filled with a rich spiritual energy, about twice as dense as that in the outside world.

  In Yunwu County, if the spiritual energy density of those famous mountains and rivers reaches 1.5 times, it is already considered a cultivation treasure land and will be contested by various large families.

  Sitting in the center of the inner space, Zhang Ruochen took out the jade bottle containing ten blood dan, poured out one grain of blood dan from the jade bottle, and lightly sniffed it at the tip of his nose.

  "Blood Dan" is made from the blood of a barbarian beast, but it doesnt have a bloody smell, instead it has a faint fragrance.

  The alchemist removed the bloody smell from the Blood Dan while refining it and added Tigers Eye Grass and Mandrake Flower.

  Long-term consumption of Xue Dan not only provides martial artists with a constant supply of physical strength, but also improves the martial artists meridians, bones, and internal organs, making their body even stronger.

  "Its just a First-Rank Blood Pill." Zhang Ruochen nodded lightly and muttered to himself, "I thought that with my current cultivation level, taking a First-Rank Blood Pill would be enough."

  Zhang Ruochen swallowed a Blood Dan and immediately put the jade bottle back on the stone pedestal.

  Under the impetus of true energy, the blood gas of Blood Dan quickly melted and provided Zhang Ruochen with endless physical strength.

  "I have reached the early stages of the Yellow Extreme Realm and become a martial artist, but this physical body is really too weak, it cant be compared to other martial artists. I must temper my body to make it strong, otherwise when fighting with martial artists of the same realm, I will suffer greatly."

  For a martial artist, its not just about cultivating true energy, but also about cultivating martial skills.

  "Dragon Elephant Palm"

  Zhang Ruochens mind conjured up this set of mysterious palm techniques, which ranked among the top three in his memory of Wugui Secret Classics, perfectly suitable for his current cultivation.

  His legs spread apart, his waist sank down, and the true energy inside his body filled his legs, fixing his body in place. Slowly, he raised a pair of arms, and began to clap his palms according to some mysterious rhythm.

  In the mind, imagine yourself as a mighty and ancient god elephant, a profound dragon that swallows clouds and spits out fog. Every punch thrown with all ones might, as if to release every last bit of strength within.

  Every palm that goes out, all the muscles in the body are pulled, and the true energy inside also merges with the muscles and bones, making the muscles and bones undergo a transformation, becoming more powerful, more tenacious, and even merging with the true energy as one.

  Dragon Elephant Palm, a martial art with thirteen palm prints, belonging to the lower grade of royal-level techniques.

  To put it precisely, if one can cultivate the Dragon Elephant Palm to the thirteenth form, then compared to divine-level martial techniques, there would be little difference.

  Gongfa and Wujie are both divided into five levels: Ren, Ling, Gui, Wang, Shen.

  The first palm of Longxiangs Banruo Palm is called "Man Xiang Chi Di". After successful cultivation, its power can be compared to that of a human-level lower-grade martial skill.

  "Dragon Elephant Palm Second Style: Flying Dragon in the Sky, after successful cultivation, its power is comparable to a mid-grade human martial skill."

  "Dragon Elephant Return to Field", the third palm of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, is a powerful martial art that can rival top-grade human-level techniques.

  "Dragon Form Shadow Palm", fourth palm of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, upon successful cultivation, its power is comparable to that of a low-grade spiritual martial skill.

  The thirteenth palm of Longxiangs Banruo Palm, known as "Longxiang Miashi", has a power comparable to that of a divine martial art, and the force it unleashes is unimaginable.

  The first few palms of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm can only be considered low-level martial skills, and their power is not strong. Moreover, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm is extremely difficult to cultivate, being overly rigid and masculine, and those who can cultivate it to the seventh palm are extremely rare.

  After the seventh palm, each practice requires a lot of time and energy. If one cannot withstand the extremely yang power inside the body, there is even a possibility of self-combustion.

  It is precisely because of these reasons that Long Xiangs Palm can only be considered a lower-grade royal-class martial skill.

  Although the Dragon Elephant Palm is extremely difficult to cultivate, it happens to be suitable for Zhang Ruochens current cultivation and can make his body strong in a short period of time.

  "The Dragon Elephant Palms first move, the Barbarian Elephant Rushes to the Ground."

  Zhang Ruochen first stood in a horse stance, then quickly accelerated his pace, dashing out and rapidly striking with palm prints.

  Still as a mountain, moving like a wild elephant.

  Practicing over and over again until the true energy in the body is exhausted, then wiping away sweat, sitting cross-legged on the ground, using the divine martial mark between the eyebrows to absorb the spiritual energy from the space crystal stone, transforming it into an endless supply of true energy.

  In the inner space of the Time-Space Crystal, he had been cultivating for nine consecutive days and finally succeeded in cultivating the first move of the Dragon Elephant Art, "Wild Elephant Rushing to the Ground".

  In the inner space, it has been nine days, but in the outside world, it has only been three days.

  "I dont even know how strong the power of the first palm of Dragon Elephant Palm is with my current cultivation"

  Zhang Ruochen walked out of the inner space of the Time and Space Crystal, came to the backyard, stood in the center of the courtyard, circulated the true energy inside his body, and filled it into his legs.

  "The elephant rushed past."

  He stepped out in rhythmic strides and suddenly rushed out.

  As the pace advances, a strong force surges from both legs, passes through the waist and abdomen, rushes to the back and shoulders, and bursts out of both arms.

  Although it is just a palm technique, it mobilizes the strength of every muscle in the body, and the explosive force is naturally quite astonishing.

  "Boom"

  Clap your palms on a thousand-pound boulder about half the height of a person, then immediately withdraw your palms and quickly retreat to the original position, stepping on the previous footprints.

  Zhang Ruochen looked at the thousand-jin boulder, only to see that its surface had two shallow palm-shaped depressions. The bottom of the boulder sank about two centimeters into the mud.

  As for the power of this palm, Zhang Ruochen was quite satisfied.

  Although the Dragon Elephant Palm is now only a human-grade lower-level martial skill, it is more brilliant than other human-grade lower-level martial skills, and the explosive power that bursts out is also stronger.

  "The higher the level of martial arts, the more difficult it is to cultivate. If I were to directly cultivate a spiritual-level martial art now, it would be impossible for me to succeed within nine days, and it would take at least half a year or more. Moreover, with the amount of true energy in my body, I am unable to execute a spiritual-level martial art."

  The time for practicing martial skills and practicing qigong must be reasonably arranged.

  If one focuses too much on practicing martial skills while neglecting the cultivation of internal energy, their progress in achieving a higher level of enlightenment will be slow.

  If one focuses too much on cultivating internal energy and neglects the training of martial techniques, they will be at a great disadvantage when engaging in combat with others.

  No matter how you say it, after cultivating the Dragon Elephant Palm to the first move, Zhang Ruochen finally had the basic ability to protect himself 800 years later.

  In these nine days, Zhang Ruochens cultivation also made great progress. The true energy in his dantian had been fully cultivated and he could start to open up the second meridian.

  However, to open up the meridians, one must take the Marrow Washing Liquid. The queen only gave Zhang Ruochen one dose of the Marrow Washing Liquid, which he used when opening up his first meridian.

  How can I get a second bottle of shampoo, or even more bottles of shampoo?

  " Ninth prince, the princess is looking for you everywhere, what are you doing here?" Servant girl Yuner saw Zhang Ruochen standing in the center of the courtyard and curiously walked over.

  Yuner was the only maid beside Lin Fei and Zhang Ruochen, about 17 or 18 years old, quite beautiful, with bright eyes and a pointed chin.

  Zhang Ruochen walked to the opposite side of Yuner, blocking her line of sight so she wouldnt see the two handprints on the massive boulder in the distance. He asked with concern: "Yuner sister, is your arm injury better?"

  Yuner gently shook her head and said, "It takes a hundred days to recover from an injury that affects the tendons and bones. Im afraid it will take another two or three months to fully recover."

  The wound on her arm was from being pushed out by Wangzi a few days ago and breaking her bones. For maids like them, not to mention breaking bones, even if they were beaten to death with sticks, Wangzi wouldnt have to take any responsibility.

  In a world where might makes right, the weak have no status at all.

  "Why dont you buy a bottle of tendon and bone reconnecting ointment?"

  Yuner endured the pain in her arm, forcing a bitter smile: "Even the worst tendon repair cream costs 200 silver coins, and for people like us, its simply unaffordable. Ninth Prince, youre already kind to care about slaves like us. Hurry up and follow me to see Her Majesty, today were going out of the palace."

  Zhang Ruochen followed Yuner and curiously asked: "Where are we going outside the palace?"

  "Its been a long time since Ive seen Xianer, you must be very happy" Yuners face lit up with a bright smile, staring at Zhang Ruochen.

  Every time he mentions "Xīn Jiāng", he will definitely blush and become shy like a big girl.

  "Who is Xīn Juān?" Zhang Ruò Chén was just about to ask this question when he swallowed it back.

  Its obvious that Zhang Ruochen, who was dying of illness, must have known the woman named Xianer, and judging from Yuners tone, their relationship might not be ordinary.

  If Zhang Ruochen were to ask "Who is Xianer", he would definitely be exposed. Since thats the case, its better to keep quiet and speak as little as possible.

  Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen had been weak and sickly all these years. Except for Lin Feis constant concern for him, he rarely came into contact with others. Otherwise, it was likely that he would have already been suspected by someone.

  Yuner saw that Zhang Ruochen was surprisingly calm and composed, and she felt a slight sense of surprise in her heart, but she didnt think much about it and continued walking towards the courtyard where Lin Fei lived.