Chapter 1816 - Breakthrough of the Seven-Step Saint Kinghood (1/2)

Zhang Ruochen’s fingers clenched the golden brocade ribbon tightly as he stood by the sh.o.r.e of the Luoshui, watching as the rosewood boat flew up and disappeared into the clouds.

Qiu Yichi had taken away Qi Sheng and Ying Huo. Zhang Ruochen did not stop her.

Right now, Zhang Ruochen was on pins and needles.

The appearance of this brocade ribbon had stirred her emotions. He was antic.i.p.atory as well as fearful.

He knew what he was afraid of.

“Endless Abyss… Who? Could it be her?” Zhang Ruochen mumbled to himself.

Meanwhile, Ji Fanxin was standing on the side, as if she had blended in with the surroundings.

She did not ask Zhang Ruochen who the person on the rosewood boat was. She just had a gut feeling that he was in trouble—pretty big trouble.

Endless Abyss was an inauspicious place. Even a powerful figure like Yan Liren, the Tenth Emperor, went to the place and never returned.

With Zhang Ruochen’s current level of cultivation base, it would be too reckless and dangerous to go there.

He would be in deep s.h.i.+t if that was a trap.

He needed to be at least a Nine-step Saint King and fully master Yanshen’s Leg, only then he had a higher probability of survival.

After thinking long and hard, Zhang Ruochen tucked away the golden brocade ribbon. “After killing Qi Xiaotian, did you find any G.o.dstone on his body, Fairy?”

Qi Xiaotian was the earliest being who found the ancient vein. He would have most likely taken the materialized G.o.dstones from the vein.

Ji Fanxin took out a box and handed it to him.

When he opened it, a bright divine light shone out of it. The intense divine Qi surged out like dragons.

There were three G.o.dstones inside the box.

“I found these inside the Sacred Cauldron of Blood Sacrifice. Qi Xiaotian must be thinking of adding some G.o.dstone powder to the Thousand Age Blood Pill, supposedly to enhance the efficacy of the pill.”

He quickly closed the box back, chuckling. “Great. With these three G.o.dstones, I would attain the Seven-step Saint Kinghood in no time. Since it was you who killed Qi Xiaotian, these three G.o.dstones should rightfully belong to you. Offer me a price and I will buy them up.”

“I promised to give you three G.o.dstones when you brought me to see the Divine Sky-connecting Tree. Have you forgotten?”

“Okay. But thanks for it anyway.”

Zhang Ruochen kept the G.o.dstones and invited Ji Fanxi to Royal Mountain.

“I am planning to scout out Luoshui again. I don’t think I can go to Royal Mountain with you.”

Ji Fanxin gazed out at the fog-covered Luoshui, seemingly fascinated by it. Her beautiful body flew up in the air like a white petal, landed on the water, and then walked into the depth of the fog. She looked very much like Fairy Lingbo.

Fairy of a Hundred Flowers is really gutsy. She dares go to Luoshui without needing to wait for the night with stars, but no moon.

Zhang Ruochen knew how thoughtful Fairy of a Hundred Flowers was. She had an unfathomably high level of cultivation. So he did not stop her.

Ji Fanxin was probably looking for an opportunity to find a breakthrough in her current cultivation base.

If not for having a time device like the Sundial, he would have also gone to explore Luoshui, collect sacred herbs, and toughen himself in the process to elevate his cultivation base.

When thinking of the high cultivation base of Ji Fanxin, he could not help but feel the pressure.

Every cultivator in the Kunlun Realm was working very hard on and trying to find the opportunity to elevate their cultivation base. If he failed to catch up with them, he would be left behind.

Back on Royal Mountain, Zhang Ruochen went to see Awesome, the Little Taoist.

Awesome’s attainment in the Path of Array was phenomenal. He had successfully set up the prototype of the Nine Stratum Array in just a short span of a few days.

Zhang Ruochen did a little test on the array. With his current cultivation base, he could hardly withstand the attack from the Nine Stratum Array.

This array, named Luotian Evil Purging Array, covered the entire Royal Mountain.

Awesome, the Little Taoist was thrilled with his little creation. “I am not exaggerating. Once a complete Luotian Evil Purging Array is finished, it will cover an area of fifty-thousand-mile across, putting the entire Yunwu Commandery within its protection. By then, even the Supreme Saints would be forced to retreat, let alone those Eight-step Saint Kings or Nine-step Saint Kings.”

Zhang Ruochen was thrilled. “How much materials are needed to set up a fully functional Luotian Evil Purging Array?”

“Not much, just a hundred times more than what this prototype needs.”

Zhang Ruochen was struck dumb.

He had spent a large part of his wealth in buying the materials for this prototype.

He would not have afforded a hundred times more materials. Even if he could, he might not find enough materials in the Kunlun Realm.

Besides, Awesome, the Little Taoist might have high attainment in arrays, but he had yet achieved the Dis.h.i.+-level and could not have possibly created a full-version Luotian Evil Purging Array.

“Let’s go! I have got a few more G.o.dstones. We can activate the Sundial again. Will you be able to attain Nine-step Saint Kinghood in the closed-door cultivation this time?” asked Zhang

Awesome, the Little Taoist first appeared excited, then sighed. “After attaining Seven-step Saint Kinghood, every subsequent step requires the understanding of millions of Precepts. It is not that easy to ascend to Nine-step Saint Kinghood in such a short time.”

When the number of Precepts reached around one million, he would have a chance to achieve Seven-step Saint Kinghood.