Chapter 1877: Opportunity
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Zhang Ruochen took out his Azuresky PaG.o.da, summoning his Saint Qi to drive it. So now it had turned into a ma.s.sive paG.o.da of hundreds of yards tall.
As soon as he stepped inside the paG.o.da, a blade with Supreme Power attacked him.
That was the saber of the Supreme-Saint corpse king.
Zhang Ruochen saw it coming and unfolded the Secret Tome of Time and s.p.a.ce to create multiple dimensions. Using the Power of Dimensions, he caught the saber.
A silverish light burst out of the saber with an ear-piercing sound.
The energy formed by the clank of the saber could tear a Saint cultivator into pieces.
“I will melt you in the fire if you resist!” said Zhang Ruochen.
A silverish centipede emerged from the saber. It was about 70-yard-long, its exoskeleton made of white silver. When it crawled on the saber, it made a grating sound with sparks flying everywhere.
This was the saber spirit that had formed a body.
The energy emanating from the centipede could rival that of the Precept-Domain fighters.
“I have come into being after three years of True Flames of Tribulations. Do you think you can burn and refine me?” said the centipede.
“What is the big deal with the True Flames of Tribulations?”
Zhang Ruochen performed a Yanshen’s Leg, flames appearing on his leg filled the inside of the Azuresky PaG.o.da, turning it into a furnace.
The power and aura of Yanshen scared the centipede stiff. “The—the power of Yanshen?” It stammered.
“Do you still think I can’t refine you?” said Zhang Ruochen.
The silverish centipede became silent, afraid of challenge Zhang Ruochen again.
“Hand over your Element of Consciousness and bow to me,” Zhang Ruochen demanded.
After all, as a saber, the silverish centipede was still looking for a new master who could make it more powerful.
The man in front of it might not be as powerful as it would like to be and not in the same league as its original master, but he had a supreme artifact and could manipulate the power of dimensions. This man’s future was bright.
Bowing to him was not too bad after all.
“I bow to you, my master.”
The silverish centipede spat out a silverish bead and let it fly slowly toward Zhang Ruochen. This bead was its Element of Consciousness.
Zhang Ruochen caught the silverish bead in his hand and studied it for a while. He then absorbed it into his Sea of Qi, using the power of the Qiankun Realm to contain it.
As he reached out his hand in the air, the silverish saber flew into his hand.
Summoning his spiritual power, he examined the saber and found the number of inscriptions inside the blade had reached 103,400. It was a Ten-Radiance Thousand-Inscription Sacred Artifact-cla.s.s weapon indeed.
This saber was as good as the Ten-Dragon Saber that Emperor Ming used to wield.
“This is a fantastic saber. It is a shame that I am not cultivating the Path of Saber.
There was a void dimension inside the saber that stored a vast amount of the power of the Supreme Saints.
Just because the silverish centipede could summon the power of the Supreme Saint, it could challenge a Precept-Domain fighter. But on its own, its power was not powerful enough to do that.
If it could hand this saber to a cultivator with a high Path of Saber attainment, the power of this saber would be even higher.
“How about letting me have the saber, Zhang Ruochen?” The voice of the evil spirit came from the Yi Huang Bone Scepter.
Zhang Ruochen took the scepter out. “You’re a Path of Saber cultivator?”
“I used to be a Supreme Saint who was excellent in all Paths of cultivation, and my cultivation in the Path of Saber was one of my top three abilities,’ said the evil spirit.
“You can have it,” said Zhang Ruochen.
The combat strength of the evil spirit was at the Precept Domain realm. With the addition of this Ten-Radiance Thousand-Inscription Supreme Artifact-cla.s.s saber, his combat strength would only rise to a new height.
“The Supreme Saint’s sarira inlaid in the bone scepter is about to run out of juice. You have got to help me find a body as soon as possible. I could regain the Supreme Saint rank only if I have a body.”
“Why don’t you consider taking the route of the Path of Ghost?” asked Zhang Ruochen.
“It is not as simple as you think. Each time you want to transcend, you need to undergo a Ghost Tribulation, failing which death is a.s.sured. Besides, my skull and spine are still there. If you will, please ask Yueshen for help. I am sure she will be happy to help me make a body.”
“Why need Yueshen for this?” asked Zhang Ruochen.
“It is nature-defying to make Supreme Saint a new body. It is not that easy. Only an ancient great deity like Yueshen has the means to change my destiny,” said the evil spirit.
“I am not returning to the Celestial Court any time soon. You would have to wait a bit. If the Bodhi Emperor’s sarira runs out of juice, I can give you a Supreme-Saint Sainthood Source or even a G.o.dstone.”
While saying, Zhang Ruochen took out the rotten corpse of the Supreme Saint, readying to cut open the immortal Saint Body with the Azuresky PaG.o.da by force for the Sainthood Source.
“Hold on a second,” said the evil spirit.
“Why is it?”
The evil spirit let out an evil smile. “I still couldn’t make myself a body, but I could borrow this one instead.”
The Yi Huang Bone Scepter flew out of Zhang Ruochen’s hand and landed on the Saint Body of the Supreme Saint. A cloud of mist as black as ink gushed out of the bone scepter and formed into an air coc.o.o.n.
The air coc.o.o.n rose slowly in the air.
“Lend me a hand, Zhang Ruochen!” said the evil spirit urgently.
Zhang Ruochen quickly summoned his Saint Qi into his left leg, then performed a Yanshen’s Leg. Intense flames engulfed the air coc.o.o.n to refine the Yi Huang Bone Scepter and the Supreme Saint’s body.
This went on for a day and a night. Zhang Ruochen had lost count of how much Saint Qi had been exhausted.
At last, the Yi Huang Bone Scepter and the body of the Supreme Saint were fused into one, becoming a living dead.
The Supreme-Saint corpse opened its eyes, but there were no eyeb.a.l.l.s in the sockets, just a pair of burning flames. It looked at its arms and guffawed. “Finally, a body! Better yet, it is an immortal Saint Body. Not half bad at all!”
The defense capability of the immortal body of a Supreme Saint was just about invincible.
The evil spirit clenched its fists and summoned its evil energy. Patterns of the Supreme Saint instantly appeared on its skin, making the Precepts of Heaven and Earth in the surroundings swirling around it.
The corpse of a Supreme Saint was akin to a mysterious weapon.
The evil spirit continued to extract the mystery inside the Supreme Saint’s corpse. As soon as it could master enough mysteries, its combat strength would increase tremendously and it would have no problem fighting a top fighter like Blood Wasp Ashuran King.
Zhang Ruochen gave the evil spirit some Spring of Life, and after consuming it, new flesh would grow out on the rotten part of its body, and it would no longer look so hideous.
“Controlling the Supreme Saint as a slave is dangerous.” Ji Fanxin’s voice was heard coming from the forest.
The fragrant scent of the flowers drifted into Zhang Ruochen’s nostrils as Ji Fanxin’s beautiful body appeared in front of him. Her refres.h.i.+ng aura seemed to blend well with the trees and plants in the surroundings.
The evil spirit looked at Ji Fanxin, eyes cold. It emanated a hostile air as evil energy rushed out from its back.
Ji Fanxin shot a glance at the evil spirit. A potent spiritual power came and suppressed the evil spirit.
The evil spirit was not a true Supreme Saint. It was fearful of Ji Fanxin’s spiritual power as if it had encountered its most dreaded nemesis.
“Step down!” Zhang Ruochen chided.
Not daring to defy Zhang Ruochen’s command, the evil spirit left.
Zhang Ruochen looked at Ji Fanxin. “By the looks of thing, you must have achieved another attainment in your cultivation, Fairy.”
“That is right,” said Ji Fanxin.
“Congratulations! With your current level of strength, I am surprised if you could suppress some Precept-Domain cultivators with only the power of martial arts,” said Zhang Ruochen with a smile.
“Didn’t you improve even faster than I did? You are now an Eight-step Saint King, mind you.”
Ji Fanxin was surprised and suspecting that Zhang Ruochen must have possessed some treasure of time to achieve this level of attainment in such a short time.
“You surely have no problem beating a Precept-Domain fighter with your level of strength. Shall we now go to see the true body of the Divine Sky-connecting Tree?” said Ji Fanxin.
“Since you are desperate, I am happy to oblige.”
The Divine Sky-connecting Tree was also important to Zhang Ruochen.
It did not only represent a divine corpse but also have other uses, such as alchemy and weapon-making.
The sprout of the Divine Sky-connecting Tree once said there was a mysterious treasure inside the true body of the Divine Sky-Connecting Tree. It had been nurtured for billions of years and could help cultivators achieve enlightenment, act as a source of longevity, and even provide the secret to achieving divinity.
“The cultivators of the Qianhui Realm have sent the G.o.dstones to the Qianshui Royal City. We can collect them on the way,” said Ji Fanxin.
So off they went to say goodbye to Fairy Tianchu.
At this time, Fairy Tianchu was sitting cross-legged at the bank of the third Heavenly Stream, her long hair dipping inside the water, her skin as delicate as the suet jade.
Those cultivators who had survived the Warsoul Star trip had received immense benefits.
Knowing the purpose of Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin’s coming, a strange expression flashed in Fairy Tianchu’s eyes. “You two are leaving?”
“I and Zhang Ruochen have to go Northern Region. It is something very important that we have been planning for a long time. If Your Highness is interested, you can join us. Who knows, there might be an opportunity there,” said Ji Fanxin without waiting for Zhang Ruochen to speak.
Zhang Ruochen frowned, thinking how could Ji Fanxin invite Fairy Tianchu to go to Northern Region? She was just looking for trouble.
With one of the fairies from the Portrait of the Nine Beauties walking with him, it was enough to cause much envy and hate from the world’s cultivators.
He could not imagine what would happen if two fairies were with him. It would surely cause a stir, those cultivators would see him as a thorn in the flesh.
Fairy Tianchu did not immediately decline Ji Fanxin’s invitation. She was deep in thought. “Can I have a moment with Zhang Ruochen, Fairy?”
Ji Fanxin nodded and let out a meaningful smile at Zhang Ruochen before she left them.
Zhang Ruochen stood quietly behind Fairy Tianchu. Seeing her not saying anything, he decided to break the silence. “Fairy of a Thousand Flowers and I are just allies. Our relations.h.i.+p isn’t as close as Your Highness thinks.”
“You guys… are still pretty close.”
Fairy Tianchu got to her feet slowly, black hair cascading down on her dress, looking as pure as it was innocent. She was looking at the Heavenly Stream in front of her. “No need to go to the Northern Region. There is an opportunity that I would like you to have now.”