Zhang Ruochen jumped down from the back of the Blood Feather Eagle and saw four powerful big characters engraved on the cliff at the south end of the White Stone Square, "Western Courtyard Martial Arena".

  Every single word is seven meters long and deeply engraved into the stone wall, containing a strong sword intent.

  It seems to be a supreme strongman, using a treasured sword, and carving words on the stone wall.

  "The person who inscribed these four characters must have already cultivated their sword intent to the realm of clarity and transparency." Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.

  Zhang Ruochen is now only at the realm of Sword Following Heart Walking High Stage. Only by breaking through this realm can he reach the state of Sword Heart Transparency.

  To reach the state of sword heart clarity is by no means an easy task. Many top-notch masters at the Tianji level also cannot cultivate to the point of sword heart clarity.

  In other words, a Tianji Realm martial artist, if he can reach the realm of Sword Heart Transparency, then among the Tianji Realm martial artists, he is also considered a strong one.

  "This year, in Ungok County, only a handful of people have come to take the examination at the Mugang School." A discordant voice rose up.

  A handsome young man walked over, seeing Zhang Ruochen, Liu Chenfeng, and Zi Qian of Yunwu County, a hint of ridicule appeared on his face.

  A young martial artist from Yunwu County, with a sturdy build, looked extremely annoyed and said in a low voice: "What do you mean?"

  That handsome and refreshing young man smiled and said, "Four-sided county, Shen Mengxi. Shen has no other meaning, but feels that the young martial artist of Yunwu County is getting worse year by year."

  "What did you say?"

  The young warriors of Yunwu County all showed angry faces and surrounded Shen Mengxi.

  Shen Mengxi appeared very calm, still with a smile on his face: "Is it wrong for Shen to say that the young warriors of Yunwu County are getting worse year by year? Last year, at least 100 or so people from Yunwu County came to take the exam, but this year there are only 60 or so left, not even one-tenth of our Four Sides County. Haha"

  That tall and sturdy young martial artist coldly said: "You actually dare to insult the young martial artists of our Cloud Martial County? I want to challenge you, and personally knock you down."

  "Alright, if you can withstand three moves from me, Ill immediately take back what I said earlier." Shen Mengxi smiled.

  "Youre really asking for it, daring to look down on me like that. Ill make sure you regret this."

  That robust young martial artist let out a loud roar, the true energy within his body rapidly flowing and circulating through his meridians to his arms.

  In an instant, the sturdy young warriors arms turned crimson red, emitting a faint wave of heat.

  A burly young martial artist suddenly rushed out, his five fingers clenched into a fist, and with one punch, he struck the air, causing it to emit a "slapping" sound.

  A young martial artist slightly moved, saying: "Jiang Heng reached the initial stage of Xuanji Realm three years ago, his true energy is quite thick, and he has also cultivated Huo Long Quan to a small success, even if he fights against a mid-term Xuanji Realm martial artist, he can fight for more than ten rounds."

  The name of that tall and young martial artist was Jiang Heng.

  It is worth noting that the young martial artists who come to participate in the examination at Wushu Academy are all under the age of thirty. Therefore, more than 70% of the martial artists cultivation bases are at the initial stage of Xuanji Realm. The remaining 30% of the martial artists are almost all cultivators at the middle stage of Xuanji Realm.

  As for the martial artists in the late stage of Xuanji Realm and the minor peak of Xuanji Realm, they are extremely rare.

  The sixty-seven young warriors of Yunwu County only had one in the late stage of Xuanji and one in the small extreme of Xuanji.

  That young martial artist who had reached the Mystic Extreme Boundarys Minor Extreme Position was naturally Zi Yan.

  Another late-stage martial artist of the Mystic Extreme Realm, who was already twenty-nine years old, had almost no chance of becoming a student of the Martial City Academy. Because his age was too great, it was impossible for him to reach the Earth Extreme Realm before he turned thirty.

  Outer disciples of Wucheng Academy who fail to reach the Earth Extreme Realm before the age of thirty will no longer be allowed to continue cultivating in Wucheng Academy.

  Shen Mengxi of Sifang County, also a cultivator in the early stages of Xuanji Realm, yet his combat strength was actually above that of Jiang Heng.

  He saw his arm swing out, chopping out a true energy knife wave, colliding with Jiang Hengs chest.

  "Boom"

  Jiang Heng let out a miserable cry and flew backward, heavily falling to the ground.

  His chest was cut open by the true energy knife wave, revealing a three-foot-long bloody mouth, and even two tendons were severed. The bright red blood kept gushing out of the wound.

  Just one move and Jiang Heng was seriously injured, definitely unable to participate in tomorrows Imperial Academy exam.

  "Haha, Cloud Martial Countys young generation is indeed impressive. Not even one of my moves can be blocked by this young master, how disappointing." Shen Mengxi said with a smile.

  The young warriors of the four-sided county and country saw Shen Mengxi use only one move to severely injure a young warrior from Yunwu County, and they all burst out laughing.

  "Last year, Yunwu County had only three people who passed the entrance exam for Wu City Academy, and this year its likely that none will pass."

  "With Shen Mengxis strength, he should be able to defeat everyone in Yunwu County."

  "At this rate of development, it wont be long before the Cloud Martial County will be annexed by our Four Sides Counties. Heh heh."

  Zhang Ruochen walked up to Jiang Hengs side and took out a healing pill, Shen Nei Dan, for him to swallow.

  Sheng Nian Dan is a second-grade wound-healing medicine, with a very strong medicinal effect. Although it cannot help Jiang Heng recover his two severed meridians, it can quickly heal his external injuries. As long as the meridians in his body are not completely severed, they can still be slowly reconnected.

  After taking the holy medicine, Jiang Hengs face regained some of its color and he thanked him profusely: "Thank you, Your Highness Ninth Prince."

  "It doesnt matter, its just a dan medicine." Zhang Ruochen smiled lightly and helped Jiang Heng up from the ground.

  "This year, among the examinees of Yunwu County, there is actually another prince, which is really great"

  Shen Mengxis eyes lit up as soon as he heard Jiang Hengs words, and his gaze turned to Zhang Ruochen, saying: "Ive long heard of the great name of the pre-heavenly Xiantian Gong of the royal family of Yunwu County. The Ninth Prince is so young and has already cultivated to the Xuanji boundary, he must have practiced Xiantian Gong before. I wonder if the Ninth Prince can give me some guidance."

  Seeing Shen Mengxi preparing to provoke Zhang Ruochen, Xie Changlao, who was standing at the edge of the West Wing Martial Arts Arena, slightly furrowed his brow and wanted to stop him.

  After all, Zhang Ruochen was the prince of Yunwu Commandery, and his status was much higher than that of Jianghu. If he were also severely injured before the exam, the Wumeng Academy would definitely be held responsible.

  Situ Zhanglao blocked Xie Zhanglao and smiled: "Young people competing in martial arts, why do we need to intervene?"

  Situ is the introducer of candidates from all over the country and has a good relationship with them, so he naturally speaks for them.

  The more young warriors from the four counties and states who pass the entrance examination to enter the Wu City Academy, the more rewards the introducers will receive from the Wu City Academy.

  So, every time there is an examination at the Mugyo Academy, its not just a competition between examinees from different countries, but also a competition between each of the guides.

  Xie Zhang was somewhat displeased and said: "He is the prince of Yunwu County, if something goes wrong before the exam, do you think the King of Yunwu will let it go?"

  "Thank you, Elder Xie, but youre worrying too much. Nothing will happen. If anything does happen, Ill take responsibility," said Elder Situ with a smile.

  "Hmm"

  Xie Zhanglao snorted and retreated back.

  Xie didnt want to offend Sito, because Sitos cultivation was one realm higher than his. Since Sito had already spoken out, he would take responsibility for it, and Xie naturally gave him some face.

  "The young martial artists of Yunwu County are indeed too weak, Im afraid not many people can be Shen Mengxis opponent." Xie Changlao glanced at Zhang Ruochen and shook his head lightly.

  At sixteen, he reached the Xuanji boundary, and his innate talent was not low. Unfortunately, he was still too young and had no way to compare with Shen Mengxi, so he would definitely lose.

  "Since Shen Mengxi knows his identity, he shouldnt go too far, at most just defeat him and humiliate him to crush the confidence of the young martial artists in Yunwu County." Elder Xie thought to himself, sighing again.

  When Shen Mengxi went to ask Zhang Ruochen for advice, all the young warriors from the four directions and countries burst out laughing, thinking that Shen Mengxi would surely win.

  The four-sided county king, Huo Xing Wangzi, stood in the center of the martial arena with his hands behind his back and smiled: "Shen Mengxi, if you can defeat Yunwu County Kings Ninth Prince within three moves, I will reward you with a True Martial Treasure."

  "Why bother with three moves when one move is enough?"

  Shen Mengxi decided to make a good impression in front of Huo Xing Wangzi, and his gaze fell on Zhang Ruochen again. He smiled and said: "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, you also heard just now that if Shen can defeat you within three moves, he will be able to obtain a true martial treasure. Therefore, in the upcoming battle, Shen will go all out. If there is any offense"

  Zhang Ruochen interrupted Shen Mengxis words and said: "Shen Mengxi, you may have misunderstood. I never said I wanted to fight with you."

  Shen Mengxi was slightly stunned, but immediately reacted and secretly smiled in his heart. "This Ninth Prince is indeed capable of adapting to situations. Earlier, he witnessed my powerful cultivation, so he must be too afraid to engage with me. Thats why he chose to flee. You want to escape? How could I possibly let you go?"

  Before Shen Mengxi could continue, Zhang Ruochen said: "Its not the Academy exam yet, you injured a warrior from Yunwu County, you must compensate for medical expenses. I wont extort you, take out 30,000 silver coins to compensate Jiang Heng. This matter I will not pursue."

  A very fair price, Zhang Ruochen neither asked for more nor less.

  Shen Mengxi was stunned again.

  Is this ninth prince joking?

  The young warriors of the four-sided county and country all burst out laughing, looking at Zhang Ruochen as if they were watching a fool. This Ninth Prince was too naive.

  Liu Chengfeng stepped forward, scolding: "Shen Mengxi, the Ninth Princes mansion is asking you to take out 30,000 taels of silver as compensation. Are you going to take it out or not? If not, Ill break your legs!"

  Thirty thousand silver coins, almost all of Shen Mengxis wealth, how could he possibly take them out.

  Shen Mengxi knew that Liu Chengfeng was once a top martial artist on the Imperial Martial Arts Ranking, and he himself was no match for him. So, he turned his attention to Zhang Ruochen again, letting out a mocking laugh: "The prince of Yunwu Commandery, it turns out youre just a turtle hiding in its shell, without even the courage to fight me. You truly bring shame to the face of the King of Yunwu Commandery."

  Zhang Ruochen slightly furrowed his brow.

  Liu Chengfeng revealed a hint of a smile and said, "Shen Mengxi, youre also too arrogant. Even if you were to fight me, you would definitely lose. And yet you still want to fight the Ninth Prince?"

  "Alright, if the Ninth Prince can win against me, Ill immediately hand over 30,000 silver coins to that injured warrior from Yunwu County and apologize to him. But if the Ninth Prince loses, heh heh, how can a strong person apologize to a weak one? What do you all think?"

  "Shen Mengxi is right, the strong will never apologize to the weak."

  "The Ninth Prince doesnt even have the courage to fight, he should just roll back to the Cloud Martial Imperial Palace and drink milk haha"

  The warriors of the four-party county and country all followed suit, wanting to force Zhang Ruochen to take action. If the ninth prince of Yunwu County was beaten into a pigs head by Shen Mengxi, it would definitely be a very interesting thing.