The queen sat in the tent below the altar, wearing a golden phoenix crown on her head and a colorful phoenix robe, looking like twenty-eight or nine years old, elegant and dignified, not as old as Zhang Ruochen imagined, but rather giving off an air of nobility.

  She said, "The Grand King is in seclusion at the Life and Death Palace to cultivate, this grand ceremony of offering sacrifices is presided over by me. National Master, have you detected the grade of the divine martial mark opened by the Ninth Prince?"

  The national teacher of Yunwu County held a volume of iron book in his hand, shook it and said: "The Shengwu Seal Record contains all the patterns of martial arts seals that have appeared since the history of Kunlun Realm, from first-class martial arts seals to ninth-class martial arts seals, all recorded in the book. However, none of the seals match the Shengwu seal of the Ninth Princes mansion."

  The queen mother looked at Zhang Ruochen with a hint of indifference, "Since the test didnt yield any results, its likely that there is no grade for this divine martial mark. In other counties and states, some warriors have also activated unknown divine martial marks, but their achievements were all very limited."

  The Eighth Prince also stood in the camp, and immediately spoke up, saying: "The Queen Mother is right, Ninth Brother is already sixteen years old, and has missed the best age for cultivation. Even if he were to activate the Fourth Rank Divine Martial Imprint or Fifth Rank Divine Martial Imprint, it would be of no use to him."

  The queen nodded in agreement with the eighth princes words and said, "Since the ninth prince only opened a non-graded divine martial mark and is already sixteen years old, in order to save the royal familys cultivation resources as much as possible, lets just give the ninth prince one portion of marrow washing liquid."

  Lin Feis expression changed, saying: "Queen Wang, the first year of opening the Divine Martial Seal is the most important year. In that year, the Seventh Prince opened the Divine Martial Seal and obtained a total of twelve portions of marrow washing liquid, which can be used to wash his marrow once a month. Dust, why can you only get one portion of marrow washing liquid?"

  The queen coldly said: "At the age of three, the Seventh Prince had already activated the Seven Grades of Divine Martial Imprint. How can the Ninth Prince compare to the Seventh Prince?"

  The flattering words of the Eighth Prince: "Seventh Brother, as the eldest son of Queen Wang, inherited the powerful bloodline of Queen Wang, possesses the Seventh Rank Divine Martial Mark, who in the entire Yunwu Commandery can compare to Seventh Brother? Whether Yunwu Commandery will prosper and become stronger in the future all depends on Seventh Brother alone."

  He said again: "The prince says an unpleasant word, the importance of Seventh Brothers one finger is ten times, a hundred times more important than Ninth Brothers life, and there is no comparison."

  Lin Fei gritted her teeth and continued to plead for Zhang Ruochen, saying: "But when the Eighth Prince activated the Divine Martial Seal, he also obtained four bottles of Brain Cleansing Liquid."

  The queen mother said with great displeasure: "The higher the innate talent, the more resources one gets. The ninth prince has the lowest innate talent, so he naturally gets the least resources."

  "But," said Lin Fei.

  The queen mother became even more impatient, saying in a low voice: "This empress has already made her decision. Consort Lin, if you dare to say one more word, do you believe this empress will have you dragged out and flogged again?"

  Zhang Ruochen heard Queen Wangs words again and suddenly lifted his head up.

  Did Queen Wang ever cane Mother?

  Lin Fei heard Queen Wangs words and her whole body trembled slightly, as if recalling something terrifying, and immediately closed her mouth.

  At this moment, someone had already brought a bottle of shampoo and handed it over to Zhang Ruochen.

  Zhang Ruochen took the shampoo and walked to Lin Feis side, turned around and stared deeply at Queen Wang sitting above, saying: "Mother, lets go back now."

  "Hmm" Lin Fei lightly pursed her lips and nodded bitterly.

  The queen gazed at the departing figures of Zhang Ruochen and Lin Fei, saying: "In three months time, it will be the royal familys year-end assessment. Ninth Prince must work hard to cultivate and strive to complete the marrow washing and pulse washing within three months, becoming a true warrior. At that time, the great king will also come out of his retreat, hoping you can bring him a surprise."

  Then, the voice of Hachioji echoed again, laughing and saying: "Even with three portions of marrow washing liquid, its impossible to complete the marrow cleansing pulse in just three months. I spent half a year doing it myself, and with Ninth Brothers qualifications, I estimate it will take more than a year to have any chance. Hmph!"

  Zhang Ruochen didnt turn back, clenched his fists tightly, and the intention in his heart was very firm. "You just wait and see, I will definitely not disappoint you."

  Returning to the Zifen Pavilion, Zhang Ruochen hastily closed the door and began to cultivate immediately.

  Although I dont know what kind of divine martial mark was activated, since I have obtained the divine martial mark, I will definitely be able to cultivate true energy.

  Firstly, the first step is to open up the "air pool" below the Shenwu Seal.

  The so-called "air pool" is a pool for containing true air.

  The bigger the pool, the more true energy it can hold. As cultivation increases, the "energy pool" will also gradually expand.

  Generally speaking, to open up an "air pool", it must be done under the guidance of a senior.

  For Zhang Ruochen, who has rich cultivation experience, opening the "air pool" is not a difficult task. It only took him half an hour to successfully open the "air pool".

  For other cultivators, it would take at least several days of attempts to possibly open up the "qi pool".

  Zhang Ruochen however only used half an hour.

  "This body is indeed weak and small, its only opened up a Qi pool the size of an egg, which can hold too little true energy"

  Opening up "gas pools" is far from enough.

  The air sac is just a place where true energy is stored.

  The true energy must run throughout the whole body, and it is necessary to open up ones own cultivation meridians.

  Only after completing this step can one possess true qi and become a true martial artist.

  Next is the second step, washing and rinsing.

  Zhang Ruochen took out the small jade bottle containing the washing liquid, sniffed it lightly with his nose to confirm that it was genuine washing liquid, and then directly poured the entire bottle of washing liquid into his mouth.

  After the shampoo entered his throat, it was very cool, but only for a moment. The cold sensation disappeared and was replaced by a scorching heat.

  There is a flame burning inside me

  A thread of flame, drilling into every part of Zhang Ruochens body, then merging with his meridians.

  Its exactly this time

  "The Scripture of the Nine Heavens and the Bright Emperor, First Layer, The Great Huang Boundary Heaven."

  Cultivating different qigong methods will naturally open up different meridian routes.

  The more profound the skill is, the more meridian lines there are, the more complex and surprising it becomes.

  The Nine Heavens Divine Emperor Scripture has a total of thirty-six channels for its operation.

  Of course, Zhang Ruochen doesnt need to open up all the meridians now, he just needs to open up the first meridian, and that would be enough to complete the marrow washing and meridian clearing.

  "They say I couldnt even complete the washing of the meridians and clearing of the pulse in three months, but I will prove them wrong with my actions. Tonight, I will complete it and become a true martial artist."

  Zhang Ruochen relied on his cultivation experience from the previous life, using only a wisp of true energy to force his way through the meridians with all his might. He quickly opened up nearly half of the first meridian.

  A violent pain came from inside his body, as if his meridians were about to be torn apart, causing Zhang Ruochens whole body to tremble slightly.

  If it were someone else, they would have already failed miserably in such a situation.

  However, Zhang Ruochen gritted his teeth and persisted with a strong willpower, letting the sweat drop to the ground without stopping, never giving up.

  "Just one last little bit"

  Hope is in front of your eyes, you must strive for success

  Must succeed

  Zhang Ruochen took a deep breath and launched all his true energy in one swift motion.

  Boom

  A loud noise came from inside, emitting a deafening sound that almost made Zhang Ruochen dizzy.

  After that pain disappeared, I only felt a cool air flowing in the meridians, the pain gradually disappeared, and an unprecedented comfort spread throughout my body.

  "Haha succeeded! Successfully completed washing and rinsing, becoming a true martial artist"

  Hachioji finished this step, using four bottles of shampoo, and it took a whole half year.

  Zhang Ruochen only used it for one night and only applied a single dose of hair wash.

  Completing the washing of the marrow and flushing the pulse is the initial cultivation of the Yellow Extreme Boundary.

  Martial arts cultivation is divided into four major realms: "Huang, Xuan, Di, Tian", namely: Huangji Realm, Xuanyi Realm, Diji Realm, and Tianji Realm.

  Each major realm is divided into seven minor realms: initial, middle, later, small extreme position, medium extreme position, great extreme position, and great perfection.

  Four Greats and Seven Littles

  Zhang Ruochens current cultivation is at the early stage of the Yellow Extreme Boundary.

  The "early", "middle" and "late" stages of the Yellow Border, opening up the meridians, true energy gushing into the body, making the physical strength stronger and stronger. Every time a small boundary is transcended, the power increases by a large margin.

  Hachioji is the cultivation of Huang Ji Jings later period, can lift a 300-jin heavy stone plate with his bare hands, and throw the stone plate out for ten zhang. The power of his punch is comparable to that of a fierce cow.

  In the late stage of Huang Ji Jing, most warriors can cultivate "the strength of one cow".

  Above "Hou Qi" are four realms: "Xiao Ji Wei", "Zhong Ji Wei", "Da Ji Wei", and "Da Yuan Man".

  After breaking through the late stage of Huang Ji Jing, you can reach the small extreme position of Huang Ji Jing and immediately possess the "Four Oxen Power", with strength increased by four times.

  So, a martial artist at the Small Boundary of the Yellow Extreme, compared to a martial artist in the late stage of the Upper Yellow Extreme, is like an adult compared to a small child. One can take on ten without any problem.

  The "Middle Pole", "Great Pole" and "Great Perfection" above are even more terrifying, possessing powers that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

  Those boundaries are still far away from Zhang Ruochen, now its not necessary to think too much, steady and solid cultivation is the key, one step at a time, can go further.

  Hachioji cultivated for eight years and only reached the late stage of Huang Ji, which can only be considered ordinary talent.

  "Hachioji spent half a year to complete the washing of marrow and flushing of pulse. I only used one night."

  "Hachiōji spent eight years to reach the late stage of Huang Ji. I must complete this goal within three months. For me, its not that theres no chance."

  Three months later, it was the royal familys year-end assessment. All young warriors of the royal family, including princes and princesses, imperial relatives, would participate in the assessment to test their training results for the past year.

  In the royal family, in order to gain status, be respected by others and obtain more cultivation resources, one must prove their own strength.

  Three months

  Within three months, I must cultivate to the late stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm. Even if not for myself, I must do it for that one person who cares about and loves me, my mother, to fight for the dignity that belongs to her.