Chapter 525: Rank-9 road
The memorial service was also the venue of the celebration party.
The grandmasters wanted to celebrate with their dead comrades.
The so-called celebration banquet was an endless amount of wine, a mountain of aged wine. There were no dishes, only drinking.
He wouldn"t stop until he was drunk!
It was difficult for martial artists to get drunk!
At the high ranks, there was no such thing as getting drunk. No matter how strong the alcohol was, even if one did not channel or care, the internal organs that were semi-energized would instantly disintegrate and melt these.
The wine was intoxicating!
The grandmasters might still be clear-headed, but everyone was drunk. They were so drunk that some of them let loose and wailed.
Some people were so drunk that they sang wildly, their voices like wolves howling.
……
Getting drunk was a way to vent and a good excuse to cause trouble.
Some people were drunk to vent.
Some people were drunk because they wanted to cause trouble.
A man with waist-length hair grabbed Fang Ping"s collar under the excuse of being drunk and asked,"Tell me, how many good things are you hiding?"
Fang ping looked at him calmly. After a while, he said, "You"re drunk?"
"Right! I"m drunk!"
"You"re not clear-headed?"
"Yes, I don"t remember anything when I woke up. First, tell me how many good things you"ve hidden ..."
"Bang!"
Fang ping punched him in the eye and said with a smile,"Since you"re drunk and don"t remember anything when you wake up, you definitely don"t remember being beaten up, right? If you still remember, then you"ve provoked a martial artist of a higher level than you, and you"ve knowingly committed a crime, so you"ll have to beat him up even more ruthlessly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang ping threw another punch!
At the end of the fight, Qin Fengqing howled and fled in a sorry state.
He was just curious about how many good things Fang ping had hidden. This b.a.s.t.a.r.d did not follow the routine and started to beat him up in front of so many grandmasters. He was too inhumane!
After beating Qin Fengqing away, old man Li, who had managed to get through a celebratory feast, also came over. He squinted his eyes and smiled."Kid, tell me, how many are you hiding?"
Other people might not know, but he knew that Fang ping had a storage ring.
With this kid"s personality, he wouldn"t reveal everything.
Fang ping smiled and raised his chin at the two Paragon powerhouses not far away, his ears twitching.
Old man Li understood and chuckled,"we"ll talk about it when we get back."
……
These people were drinking and partying.
Not far away, Li Zhen and Zhang Tao were also taking turns to drink the unknown wine.
After drinking for a while, Zhang Tao said,"Wu kuishan has hopes of achieving rank-9, do you want to give him a hand?" "Xing Kaiwen died in battle. Previously, he has been stationed in the Donglin catacombs. Now, Wu Chuan is temporarily holding the fort, but we can"t let Wu Chuan hold the fort there all the time ... Let elder fan go to Donglin and Wu kuishan take the Fort?"
"Just a little bit more ..."
"Rose city"s mayor"s corpse is in his hands. We"ll work together to extract Rose city"s Castellan"s source energy and help him develop a rank-nine Dao. How about it?"
"The essence is not destroyed?"
"It"s not destroyed. "
"That"s rare,"Li Zhen said doubtfully," so ... There"s still hope. However, I don"t have to do anything, do I?"
"Isn"t it easier with just two people?"Zhang Tao chuckled.
"Then let"s do it once, but it might not succeed." Li Zhen chuckled and nodded.
"Let"s give it a try. We"re just doing a little bit of work. Rose city"s mayor"s corpse isn"t ours."
"Hahaha ..."
Li Zhen couldn"t help but laugh, which surprised a few people from the military department. They didn"t expect commander li to laugh so happily.
……
Martial artists never procrastinated when they did things.
Soon, the Deputy commander of the military department, li deyong, came over.
He first nodded at old man Li, then looked at Wu kuishan and said,"The commander and department head Zhang have gone to the rest area. They asked me to ask if Vice-Chancellor Wu is interested in watching a rank-9 Dao performance."
Wu kuishan"s expression changed. He said in surprise,"The commander and Minister are going to perform for me?"
"Yes, the opportunity just came. If Vice-Chancellor Wu is interested, you can bring the corpse of the Rose City governor along. The commander and the rest are leaving tonight ..."
"Alright, I got it."
Li deyong didn"t stay and quickly left.
As soon as he left, old man Li asked curiously,"Old Wu, what kind of Dao are you acting in?"
Wu kuishan wanted to laugh, but he held back his laughter. He glanced at Fang ping, who was still a little dazed.
After thinking for a while, Wu kuishan said,"the breakthrough from rank-8 to rank-9 is mainly about the confusion of the path. Rank-9 martial artists have all started to walk their own path. Of course, it"s only a superficial exploration of the path at the beginning."
"However, everyone has their own path to walk on the path of martial arts. Rank-8 martial artists actually don"t have much of a clue.
"At this point, even if a rank-9 martial artist or even a Paragon martial artist tells you how to walk down the path, it"s useless to rely on words when the martial arts path has reached this point.
"If a rank-9 or a Paragon martial artist is willing to help you develop a martial arts path, you"ll be able to gain some enlightenment."
Fang ping was confused. He coughed drily and said,"Princ.i.p.al, just say it. Do you want the Rose City Lord"s corpse?"
Wu kuishan found it difficult to speak, but he still nodded and said,"Living rank-9s and paragons can also develop their own paths for others. However, under normal circ.u.mstances, these powerhouses won"t do this unless they"re in danger of dying.
This kind of evolution will consume a large amount of martial Dao Origin Energy ..."
"Origin Energy?"
Fang ping was a little confused. A new term? he had never heard of it.
Wu kuishan seemed to be thinking about how to explain it. After a while, he said,"Actually, it"s a type of knowledge and cognition that rank-9 martial artists have towards martial arts. I"ve only found out about this not too long ago.
As you know, the people in star suppression city have been trying to get back the body of the Yang family"s patriarch for the sake of this martial arts origin.
"This source energy can be considered a complete path of martial arts that a martial artist has taken from weak to strong.
"But this kind of evolution ... Let"s put it this way, it"s a cut and not a copy ..."
Fang ping shook his head and said,"you mean, if a martial artist practices this martial arts for others, he will lose his reserve of martial arts knowledge?"
"Yes,"
Wu kuishan nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. "It"s good that you understand."
When one"s martial Dao had reached such a level, some things were difficult to describe with words.
"So Rose city"s mayor has this kind of martial arts knowledge reserve, but if you use it, he will be cut into a blank doc.u.ment?"
"Cough, cough, cough ... You can understand it that way."
"Then, the corpse of the Rose city"s mayor is gone?"
"It"s still here, but only the corpse is still here. From the surface, nothing is missing ..."
As he spoke, Wu kuishan added,"of course, there may be some changes, such as the shattering of the heart and brain cores. It"s also possible." In short, after this evolution, Rose city"s city Lord"s corpse is about the same as tie mu "s. "
It was extremely rare to see the corpse of Rose city"s Governor in one piece.
However, if he became like tie mu, with only his remains left, then it would be nothing.
Wu kuishan and the others did not have any objections when Fang ping had given this to the government as a bonus. It was clear that tie MU"s corpse was not of much use.
Fang ping thought for a moment and said,"if you can perform this type of martial arts of the origin, will you be able to enter rank-9?"
"It"s not that simple. Rose City Lord"s martial arts path is not mine. I can only say that I"ll have a clear understanding of rank-9, and not the current blur and muddleheadedness. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
Fang ping nodded. With this knowledge, he had a direction.
"I"ve given you the general direction. At least you know where to go. And now, Wu kuishan is still in a situation where he doesn"t know where to go.
If he had to figure it out by himself, it might take a long time.
Although Rose city"s mayor"s path was not his, martial arts actually led to the same destination. They were all for greater power. The purpose of martial arts was to pursue power and nothing else.
Thinking of this, Fang ping did not waste any more time. He took out the paper and pen he brought with him and started writing.
Wu kuishan had a bitter smile on his face. Beside him, the other mcmau grandmasters were also shaking their heads.
This kid might as well stop practicing martial arts and start a loan shark company in the future.
Very quickly, Fang ping handed him a pen and paper, saying,"Vice-Chancellor, I"m not asking for much. 50 billion! Adding the one from before, it"s exactly 100 billion, roughly the same price as your divine weapon. This way, you still have the capital to pay back the money. "
Fang ping had calculated very clearly. 100 billion was probably the price of a rank-9 divine weapon. Of course, rank-9 divine weapons had their own prices.
However, a ninth-grade magic weapon refined by outsiders was not suitable for everyone, so it was only worth this much.
Old Wu still had the capital to return the money.
When he returned, he would immediately p.a.w.n all his divine weapons, just enough to pay off his debt.
Like a thief, Wu kuishan looked around. Seeing that no one seemed to be paying attention to them, he quickly took the pen and paper and started writing.
Very quickly, the signature was done.
Satisfied, Fang ping took back the IOU and chuckled."Princ.i.p.al, Rose city"s city Lord"s corpse is yours ... No, the martial arts source is yours. The rest is still mine. Remember to return me my money as soon as possible."
Wu kuishan did not know whether to laugh or cry. Beside him, old man Li said a little anxiously,"Come, let"s go and take a look. I really don"t know how to walk the rank-9 path ... But I"m one with 10000 DAOs, and I walk the path of breaking 10000 DAOs with a single force. I wonder if there"s a big difference?"
Rank-9 said. Wu kuishan had no direction.
Old man Li did!
No, there was only one way to become one, which was to cultivate one"s body and break through the Dao with one force.
Therefore, the origin evolution of Rose City master"s corpse was not of much use to him. Old man Li had not thought about this. His purpose for coming here this time was to get the divine weapon.
……
The group quickly brought Rose City governor"s corpse to the rest area.
In the central square, the two paragons were already waiting.
Seeing that Wu kuishan and the others had arrived, the two paragons did not say much. After Wu kuishan and the others had greeted them, Zhang Tao said,"Then let"s begin. However, you still have to walk your own path. Don"t be too deeply affected.
"Vice-Chancellor Wu, don"t ever get caught up in other people"s path. Once you do, you"re not him. Let"s not talk about whether you can walk this path. Even if you can, you"re still a weak rank-9, not a powerful rank-9."
These words applied to any rank-9.
Previously, the people of star suppression city and the Forbidden Zone were fighting for the remains of the peak. But even if they got it and followed the path of the Yang family"s patriarch, it was the path of others. Even if they reached the peak, they would be the weak ones.
Of course, no matter how weak a Paragon was, they were still a Paragon powerhouse, much stronger than a rank-9 who was not a Paragon.
Wu kuishan took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.
Li Zhen and Zhang Tao did not say much. The two of them began to Pat the Rose city"s mayor"s corpse. Fang ping watched for a while, but nothing seemed to be out of place.
However, very quickly, Rose city"s Governor seemed to have come to life. The feeling she gave Fang ping was as if she had become a living person.
Fang Ping"s expression changed. Would a rank-9 Dao evolution be spectacular?
The facts proved that Fang ping was overthinking.
Rose city"s city governor"s corpse emitted a faint glow, but it was not too obvious. At that moment, Wu kuishan released his spiritual power and made contact with the corpse.
Seeing this, Fang ping also released his own mentality ... In the end, just as he released it, Li Zhen shot him a look!
Fang ping was terrified by this one look!
His mental energy was directly pushed back!
Yes, it was suppressed, as if it had never been released.
Li Zhen did not say anything. Zhang Tao continued to slap the Rose City mayor"s corpse while smiling faintly, "Don"t cause trouble. You can treat this kind of martial arts evolution as a one-time consumable. If you cut some and leave, what your Vice-Chancellor will see won"t be complete. "
"Oh."
Fang ping nodded immediately. So that was how it was.
It was no wonder that they did not invite many rank-8s to watch the evolution of martial arts this time. It was a one-on-one kind.
However, Fang ping quickly came back to his senses, his face turning black!
Old Zhang ... Was actually eavesdropping on them again!
Was this person really too free?
Cutting and copying, that was what Wu kuishan had just said. Would Zhang Tao be so coincidental that he just happened to make the same a.n.a.logy as Wu kuishan?
Fang ping was truly speechless. He had never seen such a boring Summit.
No, he seemed to have only met these two Paragon experts, and they had only just met. Perhaps paragons were all so boring.
After all, he was too lonely and had nothing to do, so it was normal for him to have some fun.
Wu kuishan released his spiritual power, as if he was accepting something and observing something.
At times, he looked confused, and at other times, he seemed to be enlightened.
At the side, Lu fengrou stared at Wu kuishan, not moving at all. She seemed a little nervous.
On the other hand, old man Li was dozing off as he watched. He did not know much about this and thought that he would be able to see something. In the end, he only saw Wu kuishan"s face change.
As he looked, old man Li said vaguely,""I thought it was a popular movie, but it turns out that this guy is watching a private movie. How boring."
Tang Feng"s face turned red when he heard that.
Lu fengrou was also furious and glared at him.
Fang ping wanted to laugh too. He gave old man Li a thumbs up. This a.n.a.logy was too vivid.
Now, old Wu was just watching a private movie that she didn"t share with everyone. It was indeed boring.
After an unknown period of time, the glow on the Rose King"s body completely dimmed.
The Rose King"s corpse did not seem to have changed much. However, in Fang Ping"s opinion, it did seem to be missing something.
Before this, even if the Rose King had died, Fang ping would have thought that she was sleeping or meditating in seclusion.
But now, without the scent of a living person, he was like a statue.
A moment later, Wu kuishan opened his eyes. His gaze was extremely profound. Very quickly, he bowed to the two paragons and said softly,"Thank you, commander and Minister ..."
"You"re welcome. "
It wasn"t too difficult for two peak experts to work together to develop a path of transformation martial arts. Furthermore, they were using up someone else"s martial arts source. They just had to put in a little effort.
"How do you feel?" Zhang Tao asked with a smile.
"I"ve benefited a lot!"
Wu kuishan nodded and exhaled softly."I have a general direction now. After sorting it out and digesting it, I think I should be able to find my own path."
Since Wu kuishan had said so, it meant that he still had some confidence in his heart and the embryonic form of the martial arts path.
Zhang Tao laughed, and Li Zhen also smiled. Then, he regained his calm and said,""This time, Xing Kaiwen has fallen. Sino nation hasn"t produced any new rank-9 martial artists in the past two years. One fallen person means one less person.
"If you can enter rank-9 as soon as possible, you can also inspire people.
"After you return to mcmau, absorb and digest what you"ve obtained as soon as possible to enter rank-9."
Li Zhen said a few simple words. Suddenly, he looked at old man Li at the side and frowned slightly."Li Changsheng, the path of the myriad DAOs as one is not easy to walk. Although your combat power is strong, you can only last for a short time.
"You"ve once killed a rank-8 with a rank-6 sword. I"ve once thought that at the moment of crisis, perhaps you can walk my path.
Now ... You"re on your own!"
Zhang Tao did not have much of a reaction to this, but Fang ping and the others "expressions changed.
What did that mean?
Walk your own path?
Wu kuishan had made it clear just now that if he took someone else"s path, it would be cutting. If Li Zhen did not die, no one would be able to take his path. Even if it was similar, it was not his path.
He was optimistic about old man Li. Could it be that he wanted to be a reserve?
If he were to die in battle, would old man Li be allowed to embark on his path of martial arts?
Li Zhen was China"s number one powerhouse. At least, that was his current ranking. Even Li Zhen was so pessimistic?
Li Zhen didn"t say anything more. After saying this, he disappeared.
"I also have things to do ..." Zhang Tao said with a smile.
"Minister, when did the 300 billion from the government ..."
Before Fang ping could finish his sentence, Zhang Tao had already disappeared.
A rank-9 Paragon came and went without a trace.
Fang ping pursed his lips. Was he going back on his word?
It can"t be, right?
Fang ping was not in a hurry even if he could not get his payment. He looked at Wu kuishan, his face full of excitement."Vice-Chancellor, are you going to enter rank-9?"
Wu kuishan smiled and said,"I still need a little more time, but now ... I understand a little ... Also ..."
As Wu kuishan spoke, he frowned slightly and said,"I didn"t understand rank-9 before. Now, it seems that rank-9 and rank-6 are somewhat similar."
"What do you mean?"
"Rank-9 is just finding the way, finding the way, and there is no qualitative change." Wu kuishan muttered,"rank-9s may be strong, but if there are many rank-8 martial artists, they can surround and kill a rank-9."
"It"s just like how there are many peak rank-5 martial artists. It"s not a problem to surround and kill rank-6 martial artists.
It was not uncommon for peak rank-5 powerhouses to fight rank-6.
"But have you ever heard of a rank-5 martial artist defeating a martial artist who achieved mentality-vitality fusion?
"Paragon ... In my opinion, it might be the mentality-vitality fusion among rank-6s!"
Fang ping instantly understood what he meant. He mumbled,"So that"s how it is! Mentality-vitality fusion is indeed extremely powerful!"
Yes, among rank-6 martial artists, mentality-vitality fusion was also peak rank-6. However, there was a huge difference between peak rank-6 and peak rank-6.
Not to mention, compared to other middle-stage rank-6 martial artists.
Fang ping and the others had risked their lives to kill the mentality-vitality fusion powerhouse in Laurel City.
From start to finish, Fang ping had exhausted his vitality and mentality countless times.
Even so, the battle was still extremely difficult.
However, in the capital"s Giant Mine, when faced with a peak rank-6 powerhouse, under Fang Ping"s full outburst, it did not take much time to kill the other party, although his own injuries were not light either.
He had even killed a weak peak rank-6 when he was a middle-stage rank-5.
However, at that time, if he was facing a powerhouse who had achieved mentality-vitality fusion, even if Fang ping condensed 100c celestiality, he would not be able to blast the other party to death. He would definitely be the one to die.
For someone as strong as Tang Feng who was at the mentality-vitality fusion stage, killing an early-and middle-stage rank-6 martial artist could not be any easier.
"It"s not too difficult to kill a peak rank-6 who has not achieved mentality-vitality fusion if he goes all out.
Just as Fang ping was still thinking about this, Wu kuishan said again,"The difference between a Paragon and a rank-9 is even greater than the difference between mentality-vitality fusion and an average rank-6. Of course, this is just my guess, but it shouldn"t be wrong.
No wonder it"s always been said that the Paragon is the top power that can really change the situation. I can understand it now. "
If a Paragon could only fight against two or three rank-9 city Lords, then humans would not be able to compete with the catacombs at all.
There were many rank-9 powerhouses in the catacombs. For example, there were 30 of them in Tiannan, including the monsters.
"If one Paragon can only suppress two to three rank-9s, then wouldn"t the 14 paragons in Sino nation only be on par with the Tiannan catacombs?
Fang ping could not help but ask,"didn"t you say that when commander li fought with a rank-9, he only killed one?"
Wu kuishan muttered to himself,"it"s probably just a warning, or maybe ... Maybe he"s killing a peak-level cultivator?"
Fang ping shook his head. How was that possible?
Wu kuishan did not say anything more. He said with a happy expression,"We can go back now. We don"t need to worry about this place anymore. This time, we"ve gained a lot!"
At this point, Wu kuishan suddenly stopped talking.
He had gained a lot. He now had a rank-9 magic weapon and a direction in his path to rank-9.
But the 100 billion in debt ... That was still like a fish bone stuck in his throat.
The IOU was not important. The important thing was that he, a martial artist who was about to reach rank-9, had actually relied on a rank-6 martial artist to survive until now. The more he thought about it, the more embarra.s.sed he felt.