Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Zhang Ruochen immediately looked up at the incoming elephant foot. He wasn’t panicked at all and instead, seemed composed. He extended a finger and pointed.
Two hundred feet away from his finger, various patches of spatial power grouped together and consolidated. After all the spatial power at that point was consolidated to the max, there was a boom. The outside caved in, forming a hundred-meter-wide zone of broken space.
The saint elephant’s foot happened to collide with the broken space.
Poof.
Because of the spatial attack, the huge elephant’s leg shattered instantly, dissolving into a cloud of bloody mist. After losing one foot, the Celestial Divine Elephant lost its balance. It collapsed to the ground with a boom.
Zhao Shiqi used his Spiritual Power beforehand to create a gust of wind. He used it on him to fly more than 1,000 meters in the air.
“Spatial power…how can this be…can he be…the Time and Space Descendant…”
Zhao Shiqi looked down at the still-chaotic space, unable to keep calm. He abruptly felt something cold on his neck. He looked down. He was met with an ancient black sword propped across his shoulder. It shone faintly.
Zhang Ruochen was standing behind Zhao Shiqi, holding a sword with one hand. “Isn’t it too late for you to guess my identity now?”
“You’re Zhang Ruochen.” Zhao Shiqi tried to suppress his fear and shock and appear calm.
Zhang Ruochen put the Ancient Abyss Sword away. He stepped into the air and casually strolled to Zhao Shiqi. “Speak! Who told you to come kill me?”
Seeing that Zhang Ruochen had put his sword away, Zhao Shiqi actually felt the impulse to use his Spiritual Power and attack.
However, after calculating seriously, he gave up on that. Zhang Ruochen was too close to him right now. If Zhang Ruochen wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as killing a regular person.
A Spiritual Power Half-Saint was only suitable for long-distance attacks. Once a Martial Half-Saint of the same level approached him, only death awaited.
Clenching his jaw, Zhao Shiqi muttered, “You’ll still kill me after I tell you.”
“Perhaps not.” Zhang Ruochen shook his head. “As 47th level Spiritual Power Half-Saint and also a powerful beast trainer, you’re still useful. As long as you don’t try any tricks, not only will I not kill you, I might even put you in an important position.”
Zhao Shiqi understood what Zhang Ruochen was saying and his eye twitched. “You want me to work for you? You know that this is the Blood God Sect. If I reveal your information, you won’t be able to escape alive no matter how powerful you are.”
“Don’t worry,” Zhang Ruochen said. “Even if I die, you’ll die before me.”
Zhao Shiqi gradually relaxed. He wasn’t as nervous as before, because if Zhang Ruochen wanted to kill him, he wouldn’t say all this. Since Zhang Ruochen didn’t plan on killing him, then he was qualified to negotiate.
“Zhang Ruochen,” Zhao Shiqi said. “You’re the Time and Space Descendant and have powerful Qi. You’ve also cultivated the Tenth Change of the Fish-Dragon Realm and will definitely become a dominating figure of Kunlun’s Field. I can follow you, but what can you give me?”
The Ming Sect had just been established and was in the process of enlisting members. Zhang Ruochen was very willing to take in a rare talent like Zhao Shiqi. If he couldn’t, then he could still kill the man.
Zhang Ruochen studied him. “You should be close to 200 years old, correct?”
Zhao Shiqi’s eyes darkened. He was indeed close to 200 years old.
For both Martial and Spiritual Power Half-Saints, 200 years old was a big trial.
Once a Martial Half-Saint became 200 years old, their Blood Qi would start to fall and their bodies would start to age. If they didn’t have divine pills or medicine, it would be very hard to improve after that.
Spiritual Power Half-Saints were a bit better off. Their Spiritual Powers could continue growing after 200 years old, but it would slow down.
With Zhao Shiqi’s age, the 48th level of Spiritual Power would be his limit. It might be possible that he would never reach the 48th level.
“What if I tell you that only I can help you reach the Saint Realm of Spiritual Power?” Zhang Ruochen asked. “Would you join me?”
“Really?” Zhao Shiqi’s eyes shone with hot light. He couldn’t repress his excitement.
Zhang Ruochen was still calm. “You should’ve heard that I found a divine medicine in the netherworld.”
“Of course,” Zhao Shiqi said. “I heard that you used it to revive Sword Saint Xuanji.”
Zhang Ruochen’s fame in Kunlun’s Field could compete with a Saint of the older generation now. His every action was scrutinized by all the Monks. The Time and Space Descendant wasn’t just a title.
“The medicine that I found is called Seven Star Sacred Tuber.”
Zhao Shiqi clearly knew the effect of the Seven Star Sacred Tuber. After hearing the name, his excitement grew immediately. “According to legends, the first leaf is like a dragon. After eating it, one can cultivate to the…Supreme Saint Realm of Spiritual Power.”
“Why are you so excited?” Zhang Ruochen asked. “I never said that I’ll give you the Blue Dragon Leaf. At most, I’ll only give you a drop of dew from the leaf.”
Zhao Shiqi immediately chuckled and put on an ingratiating expression. “Even if you give me the Blue Dragon Leaf, I won’t be able to absorb it with my Spiritual Power. I only need some drops of dew from the leaf. The power contained in the dew is enough to push my cultivation to the 50th level and become a Spiritual Power Saint. Once I become a Saint, my vitality will increase greatly.”
“So have you already decided to follow me?” Zhang Ruochen asked. “You really believe that I have the Seven Star Sacred Tuber?”
Zhao Shiqi froze before smiling immediately. “Lord Zhang has cultivated to your current state at such a young age. You definitely have an unlimited future. Even if you don’t have the Seven Star Sacred Tuber, I’m still willing to follow you for life.”
With that, Zhao Shiqi lowered himself onto one knee. He put a hand on his chest and made a gesture to show his loyalty.
To Zhao Shiqi, he wouldn’t accomplish anything greater if he continued to stay in the Blood God Sect. It would be hard to reach a higher level. However, if he followed a young legend like Zhang Ruochen, he might be able to create a new future.
Throughout Kunlun’s Field’s history, there’d been many kings who’d been able to dominate an era. The followers of those kings all had countless benefits, becoming top cultivators that the others could only look up to.
Zhang Ruochen’s current accomplishments were more impressive than those kings in their younger days.
If he became some emperor in the future, then Zhao Shiqi’s decision to follow him now would reap great benefits. By then, the Discipline Kings and palace leaders of the Blood God Sect would try to kiss up to him.
Basically, Zhao Shiqi was gambling the last few decades of his life for a future.
“Get up!” Zhang Ruochen said. “Tell me, who wants to kill me?”
Zhao Shiqi rose and answered seriously, “Lord, it is the Deity.”
“Mei Lanzhu?”
Zhang Ruochen smiled. His performance on Poluo Mountain was indeed very talented. However, he couldn’t threaten Mei Lanzhu’s status as the Deity. Thus, it had to be the other reason: Shangguan Xianyan, Saintess of the Blood God Sect.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head. “Mei Lanzhu was tenth of the Kings at the Heir Banquet. He’s known as one of the top 20 talents of Kunlun’s Field. How can he be so petty?”
Zhang Ruochen had flirted with Shangguan Xianyan to support his disguise. He didn’t actually want to pursue her. He didn’t expect that this would almost kill him.
Zhao Shiqi chuckled coldly. “Lord, how about we go to the Nether Heavenly Palace and secretly kill Mei Lanzhu? You can be the Deity.”
Admittedly, Zhao Shiqi’s suggestion was quite tempting.
After all, the status of “Gu Linfeng” was too low. He couldn’t reach the core secrets of the Blood God Sect at all. His movements were restricted too.
If he could become the Deity, things would change greatly. There were two ways to become the Deity.
The first was to kill Mei Lanzhu. Then Zhang Ruochen could use the Traceless 36 Changes to change into him and become the new Mei Lanzhu.
However, Mei Lanzhu and Gu Linfeng were different. Mei Lanzhu had always been cultivating in the Blood God Sect. He grew up under the watch of the founder and various elders. They were all familiar with him.
It was hard for Zhang Ruochen to transform into him flawlessly. After all, the old guys of the Blood God Sect weren’t stupid. Each one was wiser than the last. It wasn’t easy to fool them.
In that case, there was only one more plan: kill Mei Lanzhu, then use Gu Linfeng’s identity to compete for the Deity’s position.
If he could hide in the Blood God Sect as the Deity, he could be under the radar while also receiving great amounts of cultivation resources.
After a moment of thinking, Zhang Ruochen said, “Let’s put this to the side now. We’ll consider it in the future. I have another important matter right now. I must hurry to the Nether Heavenly Palace immediately.”
Zhang Ruochen flew back to the top of the mountain. He reached Su Bai’s body and checked her Sea of Qi. The strike earlier had destroyed her Sea of Qi and also shattered her saint soul. She was deader than dead.
He found some saint stones, pills, and secret scrolls from Su Bai. He also found three drops of the Blood God’s divine blood. The divine blood could be used against the corrosion of the Blood God Venomous Work, but it could also be fed to the worms to strengthen them.
Zhang Ruochen put it all in his spatial ring. Then he looked to Zhao Shiqi in the distance.
Zhao Shiqi was standing before the Celestial Divine Elephant’s head. He took out healing medicine from his arms and fed it to the elephant.
It seems that he’s really my man now, Zhang Ruochen thought. He might be useful when we get to the Nether Heavenly Palace.
Zhang Ruochen had put space between him and Zhao Shiqi earlier as a test. If Zhao Shiqi had been pretending, he would’ve definitely attacked Zhang Ruochen just then, or escaped to spread news about Zhang Ruochen.
Since he didn’t do so, Zhang Ruochen decided to continue trusting him.
