Chapter 2159: Xue Wuye was Seriously Injured
Zhang Ruochen could not help but feel emotional as he stood before the Inscription Guild.
If it were not for this opportunity, he would have to seclude himself for G.o.d knows how long to practice the Path of Dimension and Path of Time to their current state.
After all, it was extremely difficult to add a precept to any path, not to mention the Path of the Ancients.
No one would believe that hundreds and thousands of precepts grew in only 72 days. It was absolutely incredible.
But that realm was special as it contained countless Dimensional Inscriptions and Mark of Time.
More importantly, Zhang Ruochen’s strength and willpower were too strong. The benefits he gained from reaching the 18th Stele of the Imperial Ruler in the Saint King Realm were something ordinary people couldn’t compare with.
‘There are extraordinary treasures like the Divine Sky-connecting Tree, Sundial, and Imperial Ruler. No wonder Kunlun was so prosperous before the Middle Ages. Maybe that’s why Infernal Court wants to conquer Kunlun,’ Zhang Ruochen thought.
There were too many treasures in Kunlun that even Infernal Court and the realms in Celestial Court could not compare.
To them, Kunlun had become a battlefield of merits. It was like a grand banquet that they simply could not miss.
Time flowed differently in that realm. Less than two and a half days had pa.s.sed in the outside world compared to the 72 days in that world. It didn’t take up too much time.
Otherwise, Zhang Ruochen would not know what had become of Central Imperial City when he came out of seclusion.
Zhang Ruochen did not stay outside the Inscription Guild for long. He rushed straight to Ziwei Palace as he wanted to find the Nine-heavens Maiden to find out the latest situation in Central Imperial City, especially Yan Wushen’s whereabouts. He also wanted to see Chi Kongyue.
Tens of millions of Saint-level armies from Infernal Court surrounded the city. It may seem calm now but the situation could change rapidly. Central Imperial City could be conquered in the next moment. A great war could break out at any time.
Not long after, Zhang Ruochen saw the Nine-heavens Maiden and Chi Kongyue outside Ziwei Palace.
What surprised Zhang Ruochen was that Yin Yuanchen also walked out of Ziwei Palace.
The Nine-heavens Maiden’s expression was grave, as if something terrible had happened.
“What has happened?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
The Nine-heavens Maiden answered, “Six hours ago, Xue Wuye was seriously injured. His life is hanging by a thread.”
Zhang Ruochen could not help but frown upon hearing this. He had a good relations.h.i.+p with Xue Wuye. Even though they walked different paths, they were both sincere about swordsmans.h.i.+p.
Moreover, Xue Wuye had come into contact with Saint Monk Xumi. Saint Monk Xumi had given him the Brand of Time and Brand of Dimension. With these two brandings, he could use the power of Time and Dimension to a certain extent.
In a sense, Xue Wuye could be considered as the successor of Saint Monk Xumi.
Zhang Ruochen was willing to make friends with Xue Wuye just because of this.
“Take me to Xue Wuye,” Zhang Ruochen said.
The Nine-heavens Maiden did not hesitate and immediately led the way.
Ziwei Palace was extremely huge. It was composed of many magnificent palaces and pavilions. Those who could live in it had high positions in the imperial court.
Fane of Zichen was a place of practice that Empress Chi Yao had specially prepared for the nine Realm Bearers in which ordinary people were not allowed to enter.
At this moment, except for Huang Yanchen and Ouyang Huan, who had died, the other seven Realm Bearers were all gathered in Fane of Zichen.
As soon as he entered Fane of Zichen, Zhang Ruochen recognized many familiar faces: Gai Tianjiao, Friar Lidi, Beigong Lan… However, everyone’s expressions were not well. The atmosphere was depressing.
As Gai Tianjiao and the others witnessed Zhang Ruochen’s arrival, their expressions changed.
They had been chosen as Realm Bearers and had been nurtured by Empress Chi Yao. Their future was limitless. Each of them had hopes of becoming emperors and empresses in the future.
Over the years, they had indeed grown very fast. Their cultivation had caught up to or even surpa.s.sed the Five Heroes.
However, compared to Zhang Ruochen, their achievements were overshadowed.
Zhang Ruochen nodded slightly and did not say anything as he followed the Nine-heavens Maiden to one of the cultivation rooms.
He could already hear the continuous cries from a distance.
Zhang Ruochen knew that without a doubt, the cries were from the sword attendants that Xue Wuye had taken in.
Like Xue Hongchen—the Sword Emperor—Xue Wuye was also a great figure. He had many sword attendants with him at all times. Each of them were stunning and had extraordinary talent in swordsmans.h.i.+p.
There were more than ten sword attendants in the cultivation room. All of them looked extremely sad and pitiful.
Zhang Ruochen looked around and saw Xue Wuye.
Xue Wuye was lying on a bed of jade. He was severely injured. His body was covered in scars and blood kept oozing out. It looked like he would break in just a touch.
Zhang Ruochen could tell at a glance that Xue Wuye’s three meridians broke, his organs were messed up, and his Saint Soul was severely injured. He could barely hold his breath. It was obvious that he could not hold on for long.
“Xue Wuye’s three meridians are all crushed. Even if we had the best sacred pill in our hands, there is no way it could help him,” Divine Scripture Maiden sighed softly.
The Imperial Court did not lack sacred pills or sacred medicine, but Xue Wuye’s current situation made it difficult.
Zhang Ruochen did not say a word. He walked to the jade bed and carefully examined Xue Wuye’s injuries.
The dozen or so sword attendants clearly recognized Zhang Ruochen’s ident.i.ty and knew that he was an unparalleled legend. Therefore, a glimmer of hope appeared in their previously despairing eyes.
“Master Zhang, please save my master,” all the swordmen knelt down and begged Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen asked them to get up and as he proceeded to check Xue Wuye’s injuries, his heart sank.
Xue Wuye’s condition was worse than he had expected. His injuries were almost irreversible.
If he wanted to cure Xue Wuye’s injuries, he needed the top-level Spring of Life, a large amount of Divine Springs from the Divinity Bestowment Altar, or other healing treasures of the same level.
Unfortunately, the Divine Sky-conneccting tree had not fully grown yet. The level of Spring of Life was not enough, and the Divine Springs from the Divinity Bestowment Altar weren’t enough to heal Xue Wuye.
“Who did this?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
The person who had injured Xue Wuye was extremely vicious. Not only did he want Xue Wuye’s life, but he wanted him to suffer.
Zhang Ruochen did not sense power of Infernal Court from Xue Wuye. So he was sure that it was someone from Celestial Court.
Yin Yuanchen said, “It was Gu Xin’ao, the Sword Reverend of Saber Empyrean. He took a liking to one of Xue Wuye’s sword attendants and the two of them had a conflict. Unfortunately, I arrived late and couldn’t stop them in time.”
“Master Yuanchen is not to blame. If you hadn’t arrived in time, Xue Wuye might have died,” the Nine-heavens Maiden said.
Because of Zhang Ruochen’s inquiry, the Nine-heavens Maiden got to understood Yin Yuanchen’s situation. Thus, she did not treat him as an enemy and confuse him with the other cultivators of Heavenly Realm.
“With the current state, almost all the beautiful women of Kunlun that are fancied by the big shots of the outside world will be taken into their camps,” Yin Yuanchen sighed.
“Not only that, in order to join the powerdul relams, the small clans and sects of Kunlun will take the initiative to offer beautiful women to the cultivators of the outside world. Beauty in exchange of a means for subsistence.”
“It is precisely for these reasons that the arrogance of Gu Xin’ao and the cultivators is encouraged. They think that the women of Kunlun belong to them. As long as they have their eyes on them, they can take them away. But this time, they b.u.mped into Xue Wuye.”
‘Gu Xin’ao,’ Zhang Ruochen narrowed his eyes.
He had heard of this name before. This person was the leader of Saber Empyrean. His talent in swordsmans.h.i.+p was outstanding. Few could compare to him.
Saber Empyrean was one of the top 20 powerful realms in the Western Universe. It was the most prosperous macroworld in swordsmans.h.i.+p. There were countless sword cultivators and their foundations were extremely powerful. Very few people would willingly provoke them.
Most importantly, Saber Empyrean belonged toHeavenly Realm faction. It had always followed the lead of Heavenly Realm. Maybe Gu Xin’ao was deliberately trying to provoke Xue Wuye in order to scratch a Kunlun Bearer.