Zhang Shaochu continued, "The internal affairs of Yunwu State are also in a mess. The Queen and the National Master advocate handing you over to appease the anger of the four surrounding states. However, the various commanders and generals in the army advocate fighting a decisive battle with the four surrounding states and absolutely will not compromise."

  "The various big families and sects of Yunwu County are also in a state of panic, everyone thinks that you have caused a great disaster, which has brought catastrophic consequences to Yunwu County. They are too foolish, the four neighboring counties have long wanted to annex Yunwu County, the death of Huo Xing Wangzi is just an excuse."

  " Ninth brother, the current situation is very unfavorable for you, it's best for you to stay in the west wing, absolutely don't go back."

  Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "That's not possible, I'm just about to head back to Wang City."

  "No, you can't go back now." Zhang Shaochu said: "If you return to Wang City now, you will definitely become the target of public criticism. Everyone will point their spears at you. Who knows, they might even cut off your head and send it to the four corners of the country to quell the war."

  Zhang Ruochen stood up, his eyes determined, and said: "I must go back. If not, Mother will be alone in the palace and will have to bear too much pressure."

  Zhang Shaochu fell silent, clenching his fists as if he had made a major decision. "Ninth brother," he said, "Fourth Brother will go back with you. Even if we have to fight the armies of the four countries in a bloody battle, we brothers must stand together."

  "Let's go back together," Zhang Ruochen said.

  When Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Shaochu walked out of the dormitory, Xiao Hei was already waiting outside.

  Xiao Hei sat on the back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion, staring at Zhang Shaochu for a moment before saying, "Fatty, you should also go back."

  Seeing a cat even fatter than him being called "Fatty", Zhang Shaochu naturally felt somewhat displeased, and with great effort, he widened his eyes and said: "Who's the fatty?"

  "You dare to say that to me?" The little black man stood up on the back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion, rubbed his two paws together and showed a very ferocious appearance.

  "Your ninth brother, the cat you raised is so impolite!" Zhang Shaochu also didn't show weakness and revealed a ferocious look, taking out his deadly scythe and grasping it in his hand, ready to engage in an intense battle with Xiao Hei.

  Zhang Ruochen didn't want to waste any more time and said, "All of you stop making a fuss, let's head back to Wang City first."

  Xiao Hei and Zhang Shaochu immediately separated, each glaring at the other, but they didn't fight.

  Zhang Ruochen flipped over and sat on the back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion, saying: "From the West Wing to the Wang City of Yunwu Prefecture, it will take at least two days and two nights. I want to enter the inner space of the Time-Space Crystal to cultivate. Xiao Hei, if something happens, remember to call me."

  Zhang Shaochu led out a second-rate barbarian beast mount from the Beast Palace, and upon hearing Zhang Ruocheng's words, he asked in surprise: "What is this 'Time-Space Crystal'?"

  At this moment, Zhang Ruochen, who was originally sitting on the back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion, suddenly disappeared with a "whoosh".

  The back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion had only one crystal stone left, tied with a chain.

  "What's going on"

  Zhang Shao was startled and let out a loud cry.

  "Make a mountain out of a molehill."

  Xiao Hei gave Zhang Shaochu a disdainful glance, picked up the Time-Space Crystal Stone and hung it around his neck.

  Zhang Shaochu was still in a state of shock and looked around for Zhang Ruochen, asking: "Ninth brother, where did you go?"

  Xiao Hei looked somewhat impatient, riding on the double-headed blood lion, swaggering towards the outside of the college gate, saying: "Why do you care so much and follow Ben Huang, it's naturally not wrong."

  Zhang Shaochu was somewhat hesitant and sat on the back of a fierce beast, the Sword-toothed Thunder Tiger, and chased after Xiao Hei.

  Zhang Ruochen's intense cultivation, in the inner space of the Time and Space Crystal, took six days to refine two and a half drops of Sacred True Liquid, and his cultivation was raised again.

  It's not easy to reach the extreme state of the great extreme, even if all twenty-seven and a half sacred true liquids are refined, it's estimated that the extreme state of the great extreme can't be reached.

  Of course, if he refines twenty-seven drops of Semi-Holy True Liquid, his physique will definitely be greatly enhanced, which will be very helpful for him to impact the Supreme Extreme Realm.

  "Humming"

  Zhang Ruochen began to practice his palm technique, repeatedly striking out with the Dragon Elephant Palm, using this method to fully absorb the medicinal properties of the Semi-Saint True Liquid into his body.

  After a whole day and night of practicing palm techniques, Zhang Ruochen was covered in hot sweat, having almost completely absorbed the medicinal properties of two and a half drops of Sacred True Liquid.

  "It should be almost time to return to Wang City." Zhang Ruochen felt that the time was about right, so he stopped his cultivation and walked out of the inner space of the Time-Space Crystal.

  With a "whoosh" sound, a flash of white light, Zhang Ruochen reappeared on the back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion.

  Zhang Shaochu rode the Sword-toothed Thunder Tiger, walking beside him, and saw Zhang Ruochen suddenly appear, and was startled again. His body shrunk back, almost rolling off the Sword-toothed Thunder Tiger, and exclaimed: "Ninth Brother, where have you been for the past two days?"

  Zhang Ruochen smiled and said: "Closed door cultivation."

  "Where is he in seclusion?" Zhang Shaochu searched everywhere, wanting to find Zhang Ruochen's place of seclusion, but ultimately still gained nothing.

  Zhang Shaochu didn't discover the secret of the Time-Space Crystal, and Zhang Ruochen wasn't planning to tell him either. For Zhang Shaochu, knowing too much might not be a good thing for him.

  Zhang Ruochen pointed to the swollen belly of the Double-Headed Blood Lion and smiled vaguely: "I am cultivating inside the Double-Headed Blood Lion's belly, so you can't see me."

  Really

  Zhang Shao's round face showed a brilliant expression, and he exclaimed excitedly: "I've heard since I was young that some extraordinary people can enter the belly of ferocious beasts to cultivate, absorbing the beast's essence and blood to provide nutrition, thereby making their cultivation progress by leaps and bounds. Could it be that Ninth Brother also masters this secret art?"

  He actually believed it

  Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, "I also accidentally found an ancient book in a cave mansion, from which I learned this secret technique."

  "Then can you teach me?" Zhang Shaochu looked at Zhang Ruochen with eager eyes and said.

  "This can be discussed later" Zhang Ruochen immediately changed the subject, looking forward and said: "What territory are we in now? How far is it from Wang City?"

  Zhang Shaochu said: "We have now arrived at Tianyue Mountain. After crossing Tianyue Mountain, we are only two hundred miles away from Wang City."

  Zhang Ruochen had heard of Tianyue Mountain, an important defensive barrier on the west side of Wang City. The entire mountain range covered a radius of three hundred miles, with rugged terrain, ferocious beasts roaming about, and steep cliffs, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

  Three hundred years ago, Yunwu County built a city gate in Tianyue Mountain, called Tianyue Gate.

  After three hundred years of operation, the city wall of Tianyue Pass was built more solidly than Wangcheng, with a large number of formations, 120,000 troops stationed, repelling barbarians and beasts outside, and stabilizing Wangcheng inside, with very important strategic significance.

  Although they were walking on a treacherous mountain path, Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Shaochu's mounts were both second-tier savage beasts, so their speed was still very fast.

  Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen's ears moved slightly, looking towards the nearby thicket, and said in a low voice: "Who is it?"

  "Whoosh"

  Zhang Ruochen drew out his Soul Chasing Sword and assumed a defensive stance.

  A blood-soaked man crawled out of the thicket and stumbled in front of the Double-Headed Blood Lion, saying "Save me"

  As soon as he said those two words, the man fainted.

  Zhang Shaochu was on guard against that blood-clothed man and said cautiously: "Ninth brother, be careful of a trick."

  Zhang Ruochen jumped down from the back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion and walked to the front of that blood-covered person, seeing the injuries on his body, feeling a bit apprehensive in his heart.

  This person had at least thirty wounds on his body, and even one of his arms was severed. The most serious wound was on the head, with the skull split open by a sharp blade, and shattered bones could be clearly seen in the head, with the entire head almost being split in two.

  Fortunately, his cultivation was strong and his martial body surpassed that of ordinary people, so he managed to survive.

  If it were another warrior who had suffered such a severe injury, they would have died long ago.

  Zhang Ruochen brushed away the disheveled hair on his face, revealing a somewhat familiar face.

  Seeing this face, Zhang Ruochen's complexion changed greatly, and he said: "How could it be him?"

  Zhang Shaochu also walked over and looked at the middle-aged man lying on the ground, saying: "I feel like he looks a bit like Liu Chengfeng"

  "Because he is Liu Chengfeng's father, the master of Qianzhuang in Yunwu County, Guangzhou City, Liu Chuanshen." Zhang Ruochen said solemnly.

  "What"

  Zhang Shaochu was shocked and fell to the ground, exclaiming: "According to legend, Liu Chuan Shen is a martial arts myth of the Tianji realm, an existence at the level of a great master, with the powerful ability to split mountains and rivers. In Yunwu County, he is considered one of the top martial artists. Who can injure him so severely?"

  Zhang Ruochen also revealed a solemn expression, feeling that this matter was not trivial. He carefully observed the injuries on Liu Chuanshen's body and analyzed: "If I'm not mistaken, Liu Chuanshen should have been surrounded by a group of extremely powerful Di Ji realm experts. Moreover, among those enemies, there must be another Tian Ji realm martial arts god who is also very powerful. His arm was cut off by that Tian Ji realm martial arts god."

  Zhang Ruochen immediately took out a bottle of wound-healing medicine, poured out a handful, and gave Liu Chuanshen ten pills in a row. However, after taking the wound-healing medicine, the effect seemed to be not great.

  Zhang Ruochen's healing pellets were all second-grade pellets, and their effect on Xuanji boundary warriors was obvious. However, for Tianji boundary martial arts legends, the effect was negligible.

  The physical quality of a Tianji realm warrior is too strong, and ordinary injuries can be healed with just blood and true energy. However, once a Tianji realm warrior suffers a serious injury, ordinary elixirs are completely useless to him.

  Zhang Shaochu said: "Liu Chuanshen is the master of Wushi Qianzhuang, who dares to besiege him and not fear offending Wushi Qianzhuang?"

  "I'm afraid something big has happened in Wang City." Zhang Ruochen had a bad premonition.

  Rumbling

  Just then, a loud horseshoe sound came from the mountain road ahead.

  From far away, a strong and solemn atmosphere can be felt. The birds in the forest fly away in flocks to distant places, disappearing into the mountains.

  Zhang Ruochen immediately sent Liu Chuanshen to the inner space of the Time and Space Crystal, then jumped back onto the back of the Double-Headed Blood Lion, giving Zhang Shaochu a look that told him to remain calm.

  What kind of person dares to kill even the master of a bank in Wucheng?