Chapter 1803 - An Old Pervert (1/2)
Over the following three days, Zhang Ruochen set up a vast number of Marks of Time and Dimensional Trap.
There was a multiple-fold increase in not only defensive capability but also attack ability, especially the Dimensional Trap, where even a Nine-step Saint King of the Greater Precept World could not escape from if he fell into it.
Next, it was Awesome, the Little Taoist’s turn to set up the Ninth Stratum Array prototype. If successful and combined with the Dimensional Labyrinth and Time Array, Royal Mountain would become an impenetrable fortress.
News of Zhang Ruochen returning to the Yunwu Commandery had spread far and wide in the Kunlun Realm for the past few days.
News of the death of Yuan Che and Venerable Hiddenheart in Yunwu Commandery had struck a chord with many cultivators. It had not only shocked the outside world but also put a remote place like Yunwu Commandery on the crest of a wave.
Zhang Ruochen received a dozen communication talismans sent from Luo Shuihan, Kong Lanyou, Murong Yefeng, and others. They were all his old acquaintances.
Some of them were asking what had happened, and some asking if he needed any help. Kong Lanyou went a step forward: she asked to meet him at the Ming Hall as she could help him solve the problem with the Fane of Youshen.
Zhang Ruochen replied with communication talismans. He had learned that their situations were not looking too good, too.
The powerful warriors from the Celestial Court and Infernal Court had come to the Kunlun Realm. Of all the major forces in the Kunlun Realm, who could stay aloof from this situation?
Even a top-tier figure like Kong Lanyou, who dropped from the Supreme Sainthood to Saint Kinghood, had to go all out to deter the advance of the strong ones from the other realms to keep the Ming Hall safe.
The major forces of the Kunlun Realm appeared especially weak in the invasion’s wake. All they hoped now was to guard their territories and not to kowtow to anyone.
But during the communication, Zhang Ruochen finally heard news of the G.o.dstones.
Kong Lanyou told him that there were eight G.o.dstones in storage at the Ming Hall. She could give him four, and the remaining four were a backup for the Ming Hall.
There was a divine ancient artifact in the Ming Hall, which needed the G.o.dstones to activate it.
Besides, refining Heavenly Divine Pill required the G.o.dstone powder.
So giving four of the G.o.dstones to Zhang Ruochen was the best she could do.
Zhang Ruochen was overjoyed nevertheless. These four G.o.dstones might be instrumental in helping him achieve the Seven-step Saint Kinghood.
He recorded another communication talisman: The Ming Hall is the most powerful force in the Kunlun Realm. Why has it only stored eight G.o.dstones?
The precepts of Heaven and Earth of the Kunlun Realm became incomplete and resources depleted a hundred thousand years ago. All the major veins could no longer nurture any G.o.dstones. Kong Lanyou quickly replied.
The G.o.dstones that the major forces of the un Realm had in possession are leftover from the ancient period. There are few left after a hundred thousand years.
Seeing Kong Lanyou’s message, Zhang Ruochen finally understood why a person of stature like Luo Xu could only buy two G.o.dstones.
If that was the case, there might not be many G.o.dstones left in the Martial Market Bank.
At last, Kong Lanyou told him that the Kunlun Realm had recovered and that those veins from the ancient period could restart nurturing G.o.dstones.
Following immediately, Murong Yefeng replied, telling him he could buy four G.o.dstones from the black market.
Ling Feiyu was a little late in reply. “If you want the G.o.dstones, come to Mount Topless. I can give all the G.o.dstone stock in the Demonic Sect of the Moons to you.”
Zhang Ruochen forced a smile at reading this communication talisman.
Feiyu, the Sword Saint, was still as bossy as ever.
Since Ling Feiyu was inviting him to Peekless Mountain and willing to see him, it meant that she had no more hard feelings toward him.
Zhang Ruochen knew he had hurt Ling Feiyu before. He wanted to go to Peekless Mountain to visit her.
For now, Royal Mountain’s defensive array had yet to be completed, and the strong ones from the Fane of Youshen could make a comeback anytime. He could not leave just like that.
The only thing he could do now was to wait.
So long as Kong Lanyou and Murong Yefeng gave him the G.o.dstones, he could surely achieve a greater height in his cultivation base.
Following that, Zhang Ruochen took out the Heavenly Polars Geomantic Compa.s.s that he got from the Venerable Hiddenheart. Holding it in his hands, he walked around on Royal Mountain.
The Heavenly Polars denoted the “good” and the “bad”.
With the Heavenly Polars Geomantic Compa.s.s in hands, one could court good fortune and dispel bad luck.
Of course, the compa.s.s was just an inanimate object; it could not completely get a person out of trouble. Had it been, it would have given Venerable Hiddenheart an early warning that Zhang Ruochen would launch a surprise attack on him.
But courting good fortune-wise, it had been proven to work in Zhang Ruochen’s hand.
Every time when a sacred herb appeared, the needle on the compa.s.s would flick slightly and emit a faint glow.
Since Royal Mountain is a land of enlightenment, the birthplace of the sacred herbs with flowing sacred spring, could there be veins underground? Zhang Ruochen thought to himself and mobilized more Saint Qi into the compa.s.s to survey the ground underneath.
In the following days, he had combed the entire area surrounding Royal Mountain.
He found one vein, which was a big one. The thing was, it had only nurtured some spiritual crystals and saint stones, as well as a trace amount of Saint jades and exotic metals.
It looked like only the particular area where the ancient spirits had mined could produce G.o.dstones. Zhang Ruochen sighed and was disappointed
There were no more than ten such veins in the entire Kunlun Realm.
In the other realms in the Celestial Court, none of them had such a vein. So no way they could produce the G.o.dstones.