Deep within the Tianmo Ridge, a vast barren land surface reveals a massive rift that stretches for thousands of kilometers. The rift constantly emits highly toxic miasma, rendering the surrounding area of thousands of miles into a life-prohibited zone.

  This is the entrance to the Red Sky Secret Mansion.

  Zhang Ruochen and others had just escaped from underground and hadn't had time to report the situation underground to the four deputy masters.

  Suddenly, a long whistle came from underground.

  A man enveloped in electricity bursts out of a fissure in the ground and leaps dozens of meters into the air.

  That man wrapped in electric light was Han Sanfu.

  He opened up the Thunderbolt Divine Fist Seal, and his true energy contained the power of thunder. Therefore, when he fully activated his true energy, he could unleash the power of thunder.

  Han Sanfu was once the Grand Master of Jingyue Prefecture, commanding the entire demonic cult. He was invincible and powerful. However, now he looks extremely disheveled, with at least five wounds on his body, suffering from severe injuries.

  His face showed a look of panic, and after escaping from the ground crack, he rushed eastward at high speed.

  "Han Sanfu, you still want to escape from Chi Kong Secret Mansion"

  The deputy master of the East Wing sat on the ground at the east edge, wearing a silver long gown. Seeing Han Sanfu rushing over, he showed a cold smile on his face and suddenly stood up, slapping a palm towards Han Sanfu.

  Han San's strength was formidable, but after all, it was only the realm of the Earth Extreme Boundary, while the Deputy Master of the East Wing was a martial artist in the realm of the Heavenly Extreme Boundary, and soon intercepted Han San.

  The other three deputy masters were about to make their move, joining forces to suppress Han Sanfu, when a even more ear-piercing long whistle came from underground, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

  A thread of crimson blood gas rose from the ground and transformed into a bloody cloud.

  In the bloody cloud, a tall figure stood upright, emitting a wave of terrifying energy.

  Upon closer inspection, within that mass of bloody clouds stood a ravishing beauty drenched in blood, with long hair dragging behind her, her skin crystal clear and translucent, like white jade carved to perfection.

  Seeing this beautiful woman rushing out from under the ground, all three deputy masters were slightly stunned.

  The vice president of the Northern Court recognized the woman's appearance and said: "Lu Hong, is that you?"

  That blood-haired beauty responded to the Deputy Master of the Northern Courtyard, transforming into a bloody aura that charged towards him. Her mouth let out an ear-piercing laugh: "What rich and thick blood energy, it must be very delicious!"

  "Jing Hong, the deputy head of the institute, was careful, she had been possessed by the Half Sacred Light and had become a blood-sucking evil creature."

  The deputy master of the Western Courtyard and the deputy master of the Southern Courtyard simultaneously unleashed their martial arts ultimate skills, attacking the blood-haired girl.

  The battle between Tianji Realm warriors is incredibly destructive. Even a single flying sword energy can kill a warrior from the Diyi Realm.

  Zhang Ruochen and others quickly retreated and hid in a distant place.

  Not long after, the battle ended.

  Han San was captured by the deputy master of the East Wing and imprisoned again in the Chi Kong Secret Mansion.

  Lu Hong escaped, and the three deputy masters joined forces but still couldn't stop her.

  Her body has a semi-sacred light protection, and the attacks of the three deputy masters cannot hurt her at all.

  Lu Feng has reached the Tianji boundary, with a speed that is astonishingly fast, transforming into a bloody light, and charging into the vast and boundless Tianmo Ridge.

  The deputy masters of the Western and Northern Institutes immediately chased after him, while the deputy master of the Eastern Institute rushed back to the Wushu Academy in the city to inform more powerful martial artists and prepare to join forces against Lu Fang.

  The last remaining deputy of the Southern Courtyard entered the Chi Kong Secret Mansion and suppressed all the escaped prisoners, locking them up once again.

  The students of Hong Kong Secret Service Middle School returned to the ground one after another, with 40 people entering and only 24 surviving, nearly half dead or injured.

  Some were killed by the ferocious beasts underground, while others died in the scramble for treasure.

  That hidden master who released the black market prisoner was also caught, and it turned out to be Wang Kun, the second-ranked student in Beiyuan, ranked ninety-ninth on the Xuanbang, a very formidable young genius.

  The Vice President of the South Court personally beheaded Wang Kun, cut off his head, and threw his body into a crack in the ground, smashing it into a bloody pulp.

  The Wu Shi Academy will show no mercy to hidden enemies. Once discovered, they will be killed without hesitation.

  Ten disciples of the Western Academy, seven survived, namely Luo Shuihan, Huang Yanchen, Duanmu Xingling, Tuomuzi, Zhang Ruochen, Sikong Shu and Zi Qian.

  The intermediate secret recipe exploration exam came to an end like this, and everyone's cultivation increased greatly, obtaining many precious cultivation resources.

  As long as these cultivation resources are refined, the martial arts will definitely make rapid progress. Even if they enter the inner palace, they can quickly become a top-notch expert in the inner palace.

  Moreover, they are all geniuses among geniuses. Since they have passed the intermediate ancient ruin exploration exam, they will definitely receive key cultivation from the Wushu Academy in the future.

  Under the escort of Vice President Nan, Zhang Ruochen and others returned to the West Wing.

  Luo Shuihan, Huang Yanchen, Duanmu Xingling, Tuomu Zi and Sikong Shu all broke through to the Earth Level realm and became inner palace disciples. They stayed in the West Wing for three days before receiving an order from the inner palace, leaving the West Wing and truly entering the inner palace of Wuyi Academy.

  The entire Dragon Martial Hall was left with only Zhang Ruochen alone.

  Long Wu Hall seems quite quiet, no longer hearing Tong Mu Xing Ling's laughter, nor worrying about Huang Yan Chen coming to demolish the building.

  Zhang Ruochen began his closed-door cultivation, preparing to refine the resources he had obtained in the Chi Kong Secret Mansion and enhance his own cultivation.

  Sitting cross-legged in the inner space of the Time and Space Crystal Stone, Zhang Ruochen took out a foot-long jade box and placed it on the ground in front of him.

  The jade box was opened, and a strong holy power and medicinal gas emanated from it.

  Sixty-eight stalks of Three-Leafed Sacred Qi Grass, each containing powerful medicinal properties. For a martial artist in the initial stages of the Mystic Extreme Realm, even refining just one stalk can allow them to break through a realm boundary.

  Zhang Ruochen did not rush to fully refine the Three-leafed Sacred Grass, but instead refined one every day, using all other time to cultivate the Dragon Elephant Pian Ruo Palm.

  He doesn't just want to refine the Three-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass, but also wants to completely absorb its medicinal properties and transform them into his own power.

  Half a month passed, Zhang Ruochen refined fifteen stalks of Three-leaf Holy Spirit Grass, his cultivation was once again elevated, the true energy in his dantian reached sixty percent of its capacity, an increase of one hundred percent compared to half a month ago.

  Improvement of cultivation is still secondary.

  More importantly, Zhang Ruochen's physical strength has increased.

  Zhang Ruochen's current fastest explosive speed has reached seventy-seven meters per second. In terms of speed, he has far surpassed that first warrior on the Xuanwu List.

  However, Zhang Ruochen's goal was not the first place on the Xuanhuang Ranking, but rather the Supreme Realm of the Xuanji Boundary.

  When the speed reaches eighty-one meters per second, it is a sign of the supreme ultimate state of Xuanji.

  Zhang Ruochen's seemingly close distance to the Supreme Realm of the Profound Void was actually a huge gap, and it was possible that he might never reach the Supreme Realm.

  "At the rate I'm progressing now, when I reach the peak of the Great Perfection of the Mystic Extreme Realm, my speed will only be 79 meters per second, and it's fundamentally impossible to reach the Supreme Ultimate Realm of the Mystic Extreme Realm."

  In Zhang Ruochen's hands was a huge ancient book that was one meter long and half a meter thick.

  In the near ancient era, in the Xuanji boundary, geniuses who cultivated speed to over 75 meters per second were all recorded in books.

  The Neolithic period refers to the time span from 10,000 years ago to 500 years ago.

  In the near ancient era, in the Kunlun Realm, no one reached the Supreme Ultimate Boundary of the Mystic Extreme Boundary. Nine geniuses cultivated their speed to 80 meters per second at the Mystic Extreme Boundary; seventy-eight geniuses cultivated their speed to 79 meters per second at the Mystic Extreme Boundary; seven hundred and sixty geniuses cultivated their speed to 78 meters per second at the Mystic Extreme Boundary

  The book records more than 750,000 personal names in great detail, each name representing a legend.

  The number one genius of Tianmo Ridge's thirty-six counties and states, Zhang Tiangu, had only reached a speed of seventy-three meters per second even in the Xuanji Boundary.

  It can be said that more than 750,000 individuals recorded in books are all more outstanding than Zhang TianGui.

  However, among so many talented and outstanding individuals, not a single one has reached the ultimate state of the Mystic Extreme Realm.

  Especially those nine geniuses who increased their speed to 80 meters per second, were even more stunning and brilliant in the Xuanji boundary than Zhang Ruochen's current performance. However, not a single one of them succeeded.

  Zhang Ruochen closed the thick book, let out a long sigh and said: "In the near ancient era, just ten thousand years ago, so many heroes were born. In the more distant medieval, ancient, and remote ancient times, even more heroes were born. But how many of them can cultivate to the highest extreme?"

  Zhang Ruochen deeply felt the difficulty of reaching the Xuanji Realm and the Supreme Extreme Realm. Of course, once successful, it would bring about a second resonance of all gods, with benefits just as enormous.

  "It's possible that someone in the ancient times also reached the Supreme Realm of the Mystic Extreme, but it wasn't recorded in this book. The Kunlun Realm is vast and boundless, even with the powerful influence of the Wushang Academy, it's impossible to record all the information about every warrior. At least when I reached the Yellow Extreme Realm's Supreme Realm, there was no record of it in the Wushang Academy."

  Zhang Ruochen gradually regained his confidence, and his eyes became extremely determined.

  Just because someone else can't do it doesn't mean he can't either.

  "Zhang Ruochen, Vice President Qinghua wants to see you." Xiao Hei's voice came from outside the Time-Space Crystal.

  "Qinghua Deputy Dean is back, she went to chase and kill Lu Han, but the outcome is unknown." Zhang Ruochen was quite concerned about Lu Han's affairs, so he immediately walked out of the inner space to welcome Qinghua Deputy Dean.