Chapter 1762 - The Gift of the Jade Swallow Pendant (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Inside Xumi Dojo, the Saints of the Kunlun Realm looked at the almost divine-like Zhang Ruochen, and they had a compulsion to kneel and bow before him.

Such a thought only ever came to mind when they met Empress Chi Yao.

At that moment, the name “Zhang Ruochen” was synonymous with invincibility.

By mastering the lotus, he could sweep every foe with just the flick of his fingers.

Shang Ziyan’s Three Corpses merged into one and looked at the bodies of the dead Saint Kings that littered the ground. His gaze extended to Zhang Ruochen, and suddenly, flames appeared in one eye while frost appeared in the other.

Ever since he was born, he had been the proud son of Heaven. Everything he did was perfect in comparison to any of his peers, and no one was better than him. How could he suffer such a ma.s.sive defeat?

Resentment, hatred, shame… all kinds of emotions were intertwined in his heart.

In the end, Shang Ziyan’s reason overcame his emotions, and he yelled, “Let’s go.”

The remnants of the Heavenly Realm withdrew like the receding tide.

Soon after, Zhang Ruochen flew down from the top of the Buddha statue.

The Nine-heavens Maiden raised her Heaven’s Sear Blade and shouted, “Now is the time to chase them down. Follow me and slay them all!”

“Wait,” Zhang Ruochen said.

The Kunlun Realm cultivators did not rush out of Xumi Dojo but looked at Zhang Ruochen.

It was clear that Zhang Ruochen’s influence on them had climbed above The Nine-heavens Maiden’s.

“The Heavenly Realm’s Saint Kings may have escaped, but they are still a lot stronger than all of you. With Equality, all of you were still no match for them. That is point number one,” Zhang Ruochen said.

“Number two, the Kunlun Realm has suffered grievous casualties from this battle, and everyone is injured, so just stay behind and heal up. Do not get anyone else killed!

“Number three, hundreds of the Heavenly Realm’s proud scions have died in battle, and each and every one of them has a considerable background. All of them had the potential of a Saint, so this would undoubtedly cause another terrible upheaval.

“Although this has yet to cause a breaking gap in the Heavenly Realm’s cultivation ranks, after such a major defeat, Shang Ziyan’s days will not be pleasant once he is back there.

“Everyone should know that our main priority is to immediately lay out defensive formations around Xumi Dojo. The Heavenly Realm is extremely powerful in the Celestial Domain of Truth, and they can make a comeback at any time.”

After they listened to Zhang Ruochen’s words, the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm stared at the bodies on the ground and fell silent.

There were not only bodies of the Heavenly Realm’s Saint Kings but also bodies of the Kunlun Realm’s cultivators.

At least half of the Kunlun Realm’s Saints and Saint Kings died in the aftermath of the battle, and they should really be licking their wounds.

If the Heavenly Realm’s Saint Kings had not wanted to interrogate the Kunlun Realm’s cultivators about their skills and Saint techniques, they would have long been wiped out.

The green lotus seed that Saint Monk Xumi left behind had allowed the cultivators to quickly heal their wounds, and without it, the Kunlun cultivators would have suffered far greater casualties.

Seeing that everyone had lost their will to fight, The Nine-heavens Maiden slowly put down her sword.

In actuality, she also found Zhang Ruochen’s words reasonable. The Kunlun Realm had suffered a big blow, and if they were to fight on, they would simply drive themselves into the ground.

However, after seeing Wan Zhaoyi burn his own life force and perish before her, as well as seeing another Kunlun Realm cultivator lay in a pool of blood, the flames of hatred and fury in her heart could not be quelled.

Yet, in the end, the Kunlun Realm was not in any condition to clash head-on with the Heavenly Realm. Even if every other factor were to fall into place, it would still be impossible.

The gulf between their powers was just too great!

Zhang Ruochen walked to Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongyue’s side and looked at the wound on their abdomen. Frowning, he turned his eyes to the Buddha statue’s brows and reached out to pull the lotus back.

The lotus had completely lost its l.u.s.ter and withered.

With some force and a snap later, the lotus seed broke open and turned into pieces of lifeless fragments, falling to the ground.

“The life essence of the lotus seed has been transferred to the lotus. Does this flower have the power to heal injuries?”

As he thought of that, Zhang Ruochen took a deep breath and pressed his palm against the lotus, mobilizing what little that remained of his Saint Qi and infusing the lotus with it. Immediately, a burst of life essence rose from the lotus and entered Chi Kunlun as well as Chi Kongyue’s body.

A moment later, the slash wound on both Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongyue’s abdomens were healed, and the dark energies left behind by Bloodbairn were also dispelled.

Luo Xu came to Zhang Ruochen’s side with a solemn expression and said, “Zhang Ruochen, over a dozen Kunlun Saints have been seriously injured, and they are not getting better even after they have swallowed the healing sacred pills. Will you save them… What is happening?”

Out of the blue, Zhang Ruochen’s body fell straight forward.

Right then, Chi Kongyue had just awoken and gotten to her feet. She was facing Zhang Ruochen, so she immediately stepped forward and held him up. “Zhang… Zhang… What’s the matter?” she asked rather anxiously.

All of the Kunlun cultivators were taken aback.

They only noticed that Zhang Ruochen’s brows were furrowed, and his face was quite pale. It also appeared that he had no strength left to even stand.