After winning ten consecutive games in the Yellow Rank Martial Arts Palace, Zhang Ruochen finally gathered one million silver coins and sent them to Qingxuan Hall.

  Thereafter, Qingxuange immediately dispatched someone to escort a Seven-Stage True Martial Treasure Furnace to the royal palace.

  Zhang Ruochen and Jiugunzhu had just arrived at the gate of the palace when an old eunuch came forward, bowing down in front of them. In a shrill voice, he said: "Your humble servant greets the Ninth Prince and Princess, the King and Queen Lin are waiting for you in the Xiangqi Hall, please hurry over."

  Its obvious what happened without guessing. It must be that the news of him becoming a Huangbang Wude reached the palace, and it would be strange if the Wang Gong didnt summon him.

  Zhang Ruochen ordered the imperial guards to send the alchemy furnace back to his residence, and then he and Jiugun Main immediately rushed to Xiagi Hall.

  They had just walked into the Xia Qi Hall when they heard the laughter of Yun Wu County King: "Jiu Er, its only been a little over a month since the end-of-year assessment, and youve broken through two realms in a row, reaching the Huang Ji Realm Da Ji position, and even becoming a Huang Bang Wuzhe. Father King is very delighted."

  "Father King, Ninth Brothers strength is absolutely immeasurable and cannot be determined by his martial arts realm."

  "Oh, really? Father King wants to test his skills today and see how far he has reached. Haixuan, go and compete with the Ninth Prince, lets see if you can probe into the true strength of the Ninth Prince." Cloud Martial Duke said.

  "Accepting the final order"

  On the left side of the grand hall, a man wearing iron scale armor knelt on one knee and bowed to the Cloud Martial Duke, then walked towards Zhang Ruochen, "Your Highness, Ninth Prince, please instruct me."

  Zhang Ruochen knew that Yun Wugong Wang wanted to see his true strength.

  After all, its only been a little over a month since the end-of-year assessment. To reach the level of a Yellow-Ranked Warrior in such a short period of time is something that even the Cloud Martial Prince finds hard to believe.

  Lin Fei sat beside Yun Wu Junwang and said, "Chen Er, Hai Shu is also a martial artist on the Imperial Rankings, ranked twenty-third. You two can exchange blows and let your father see your true abilities."

  Lin Feis heart was greatly relieved when the news of Zhang Ruochen becoming a Huangbang Wude reached the palace, she almost couldnt believe her own ears.

  Of course, she also hopes that Zhang Ruochen can become more and more excellent, and get the recognition of Yunwu County King. This is a kind of expectation for ones child to become a dragon.

  "In that case, Master Haisheng, lets exchange a few moves then."

  Zhang Ruochen did not underestimate Hai Xuan, anyone who could become a Yellow List warrior was not weak.

  "Whoosh"

  Shan Hunsus sword left its scabbard, and under the urging of Zhang Ruochens true energy, a power-inscribed mark, two ice-inscribed marks, and a light-inscribed mark were simultaneously activated.

  When Zhang Ruochen mobilized the true energy in his body, a soft "hmm" escaped from Yun Wugongs mouth.

  Because he saw more than 20 meridians in Zhang Ruochens body, some of which belonged to the strange meridian, and were very unusual. Even with his cultivation, he couldnt see through some of them.

  At least twenty-three, and possibly more.

  "What level of kung fu had Jiuer cultivated to actually open up so many meridians?" Cloud Martial Dukes mind was filled with some astonishment.

  "Whoosh"

  Zhang Ruochen and Hai Xuan finally started fighting each other.

  Zhang Ruochen uses a sword, Hai Shuo uses a knife.

  Hai Shu is also a strong practitioner of the Yellow Extreme Realm, but his combat power is not as good as Liu Chengfengs, and even weaker than Han Fu.

  At the fifteenth move, Zhang Ruochen unleashed a Heaven-Defying Plum Blossom strike, sending Haishans war knife flying out of his hand and securing victory in this martial arts competition.

  Hai Shus tiger mouth split open, and a drop of bright red blood flowed out. His entire arm had gone numb. "The Ninth Prince is indeed a master, worthy of being ranked eleventh on the Yellow List," he said. "I, Hai Shu, admit defeat."

  After saying this, Haixun picked up his battle knife from the ground and immediately retreated.

  "His Royal Highness, the Ninth Prince, has defeated a top-ranked martial artist with just fifteen moves. I, an old slave, am truly amazed today. Congratulations to Your Majesty and congratulations to Princess Lin." The eunuch beside Yun Wu, the Duke of Cloud Martial, flattered.

  Yunwu County King Lang burst out laughing and said, "Haishan, you lost without being wronged. You only cultivated your knife intent to the initial stage of following ones heart, while Jiuer still cultivated her sword intent to the high stage of following ones heart. With such a huge gap, how could you not lose?"

  Iki, also known as Kokoro, refers to a warriors level of understanding of the martial way.

  Mood, divided into three realms: following ones heart, penetrating clarity, and unity.

  For example, a martial artist who practices swordsmanship and reaches the state of being in harmony with his heart is called "the sword follows the heart".

  Reaching the state of clarity is called "Sword Heart Clarity".

  Reaching the state of unity is called "the unity of man and sword".

  Cultivating knife methods, spear methods, palm methods, fist methods and stick methods are all the same. The realm of intention is also divided into these three realms.

  Generally speaking, in the Yellow Extreme Boundary, being able to cultivate to the Random Heart Initial Stage is already considered a genius.

  Only a martial artist who has reached the Xuanji Boundary can generally achieve this level of mastery.

  Only warriors who have reached the Earth Extreme Realm can generally achieve a high-level cultivation at will.

  Zhang Ruochen was only sixteen years old, but his cultivation in the Yellow Extreme Boundary had already reached the level of Random High Grade. This was extremely against the natural order, and with just one sword strike, he could defeat a martial artist of the same boundary.

  "At the same age, Ive only reached the initial stage of following ones heart, but he has already reached the advanced stage. Hes really abnormal." The Ninth Princess muttered to herself.

  Yunwu County King said: "Everyone retreats, there are some words that this king wants to discuss with the Ninth Prince alone."

  After a moment, including Jiugunzhu and Lin Fei, everyone retreated.

  In the Xia Qi Hall, only Zhang Ruochen and Yun Wu County King were left.

  The King of Yunwu County stood up from his throne, walked into the main hall, and stood in front of Zhang Ruochen. He solemnly asked, "Tell me, how many meridians have you opened?"

  Zhang Ruochen did not conceal it and said: "Twenty-seven Meridians"

  In fact, theres nothing to hide. Once he mobilizes his true energy, the meridians in his body will surface, and its impossible to deceive Yun Wugongs eyes.

  "Who would have thought there were so many"

  Yunwu County King took a deep breath, more than he had imagined.

  His eyes became even more serious, and he said: "During the last year-end assessment, I already knew that you had an unusual encounter and must have cultivated some powerful technique. You dont want to talk about it, and I wont ask. However, you need to learn how to hide."

  "At the end of the year assessment, the Ice Fire Qilin armor that was rewarded to you, why isnt it worn on your body? Dont you know that the Ice Fire Qilin armor can conceal some of the meridians on your body, making it impossible for others to see the number of meridians inside your body?"

  "Uh-huh"

  Zhang Ruochen was slightly stunned and had never thought that the Ice Fire Kirin Armor bestowed upon him by Yunwu County King would have this additional meaning.

  "From now on, when I fight with others, I will wear the Ice Fire Qilin Armor." Zhang Ruochen said.

  Yunwu County King nodded and said, "In the Huangji Wudou Palace, there should be only one person who can see through the number of meridians in your body, that is Liu Chuanshen. This king will personally go to give him a call to keep the secret."

  Zhang Ruochens opened up too many meridians, opening up so many meridians must have been cultivated with some kind of heaven-defying technique.

  Every martial artist wants to obtain the cultivation method of reversing heaven

  Once targeted by the strong, it would be quite disadvantageous for Zhang Ruochen.

  Yunwu County King took out a purple-golden box from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Ruochen, saying: "This is a fourth-grade refining body pill, called Qilin Dan, made with the fresh blood of Qilin and its internal elixir. It should be of great help to you."

  Four kinds of elixirs, each one worth tens of millions of silver coins, even a warrior at the Tianji boundary would find it difficult to obtain just one.

  Its clear that Yunwu County King also knew about Zhang Ruochens boundless potential, so he rewarded him with this fourth-grade elixir to lend him a helping hand and solidify his foundation in martial arts.

  "With your current cultivation, if you directly ingest the Qilin Dan, it will definitely not be refined and will instead cause your body to explode. Therefore, wait until you enter the Man God Pool for cultivation, then take the Qilin Dan, and use the power of the blood essence in the Man God Pool to refine the Qilin Dan."

  "Your cultivation has just reached the Great Extreme Realm, right?"

  Zhang Ruochen nodded slightly.

  Yunwu County King said: "You first refine the true energy in the air pool to perfection, reach the peak of the Great Extreme position, and then go to the Barbarian God Pool for cultivation. That way, it will be more beneficial for you."

  "En", Zhang Ruochen nodded slightly.

  "You can withdraw." Yun Wu County King stared deeply at Zhang Ruo Chen, then lightly waved his hand.

  Zhang Ruochen bowed to Yun Wugong and walked out of the main hall.

  Suddenly, a voice came from behind, facing the Cloud Martial Prince, saying: "Jiuer, being born in an imperial family is like being born in a forest. Even if your father is the king of the forest, he cant always protect you. If youre not excellent enough, youll only be eliminated. If youre excellent enough, you can stand out in the cruel competition and win, with the strong surviving and the weak dying, each having their own fate."

  Zhang Ruochen slightly stopped in his tracks and did not turn around, saying: "I understand"

  Having said this, he walked out of the great hall.

  Zhang Ruochen would naturally understand

  The children of emperors are really too many, and it is impossible to take care of every child.

  Only outstanding people can attract the attention of emperors. Those who are not outstanding will only disappear in the eyes of emperors.

  If thats the case, Zhang Ruochen would still be in his original state, without showing excellent cultivation talent, and would only gradually disappear from Yunwu County Kings eyes. Now, however, its a different situation. As long as he is excellent enough, the cultivation resources he will get in the future will only increase more and more, and his status will also become higher and higher.

  Another palace in Wanggong.

  "Slap"

  The queen slammed a teacup to the ground, shattering it into pieces. "What a Ninth Prince," she said coldly. "Hes actually become a top martial artist so quickly. If hes allowed to grow up, that would be unbearable."

  "The queens maid, a beautiful servant girl with a red mole on her eyebrow, stood behind the queen and asked sharply."

  The queen exhaled a long breath and said: "Qing Luans cultivation has already broken through the Xuanji boundary, right?"

  "Two days ago, Qing Luan Shijie just broke through the Xuanji boundary." said one of the maids.

  The queen said: "Let her make her move as soon as possible, no matter the cost, she must get rid of the Ninth Prince. Within a month, I must see the head of the Ninth Prince."

  "What if the ninth prince doesnt leave the palace for a whole month?" one of the maidservants said.

  The queens eyes turned several degrees colder and she said, "Ive said it before, I wont hesitate to pay any price."

  "Understood"

  That maid immediately retreated and went down to pass on the queens order to Han Qingluo.

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