As Zhang Ruochin's cultivation realm grew higher, the more Xuanwu Sacred Blood he needed to refine in order to improve his cultivation.


Zhang Ruochin spent half a year refining three drops of Xuanwu Sacred Blood, finally raising his cultivation from the initial stage of Fish Dragon Fourth Transformation to its peak.


It is known that during the third transformation of Yu Long, he only refined one drop and reached the peak state.


At this moment, Zhang Ruochin's whole body meridians were filled with a surge of violent true qi. Part of the true qi surpassed his capacity, gushing out from his pores and floating in the air, forming a three-zhang long Xuanwu phantom.


Refining the Xuanwu sacred blood did indeed cause Zhang Ruichen's cultivation to rise rapidly, pushing him to the peak of the fourth transformation of the Yu Long. However, that surge of power hadn't fully harmonized with Zhang Ruichen's own strength.


The newly acquired blood energy and true energy still carried the aura of the Azure Fire Black Tortoise, creating a repulsive force against Zhang Ruochin's true energy and blood energy.


Zhang Ruochen did not continue to refine the fourth drop of Xuanwu Holy Blood. He stretched out a palm, mobilized his true qi, and channeled the powerful true qi to the meridians in his arm, gushing out from his palm.

Unconsciously, Zhang Ruochin felt a slight tingling in the meridians of his arm. His own true qi and the newly acquired true qi were clashing with each other.

Thus, Zhang Ruochin immediately retracted some of his true qi and slowed down the flow rate, the stinging sensation in his arm's meridians disappeared instantly.


"His cultivation has reached the peak of Fish Dragon Fourth Transformation. Even if he continues to refine the Xuanwu Sacred Blood, it is impossible to immediately impact Fish Dragon Fifth Transformation."


From now on, I must allow my cultivation to settle for a period of time. I need to refine the blood qi and true qi within me to make them more rounded and integrate them with my own blood qi and true qi. Only then can I solidify my realm thoroughly before opening up a second sacred meridian and striking at the fifth transformation of Fish Dragon.


Although Zhang Ruochen had reached the peak of the fourth transformation of Fish Dragon, his cultivation surged greatly, but his utilization rate of true qi was still very low. At most, he could only exert six to seven out of ten of his strength.


To put it simply, his current state is not yet stable, and he cannot fully wield the power of growth. He still has a lot of room for improvement in the fourth transformation of Yu Long.


Of course, even with his current skill level, he has improved significantly from before.


Zhang Ruochen retracted his true energy, stopped cultivating, took out the Chenxuan Ancient Sword, and began to practice swordsmanship.


"Whoosh whoosh."


With a casual flick of his wrist, he raised his sword. In an instant, dozens of sword-shaped blades of energy materialized around him.


In an instant, his entire demeanor transformed, becoming incredibly noble and imposing, like a white-clad sword saint.

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With legs apart, Zhang Ruochin swiftly swung his sword, drawing a long trail of sword energy that transformed into a sword path over twenty meters long, flying towards the distance.




A powerful sword qi cleaved the ground in two, leaving a deep fissure.


<<<"Heaven's heart guides the way." >

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The heart is full of the moon's light.


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Having reached the seventh level of Jian Yi, Zhang Ruochin's understanding of kendo had deepened countless times. Even a simple set of Ling-grade inferior Tianxin Sword Technique unleashed an astonishing power akin to that of Gui-grade inferior swordsmanship.




Only when Zhang Ruochin unleashed his final sword strike did he sheath the Abyssal Ancient Sword once more.

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"The Jian technique has a total of ten realms. Logically, the further you go, the harder it is to cultivate and the more time it takes. However, with the guidance of three sword intent qi flows, my cultivation speed on the path of the sword has only slowed down a little."


At my current cultivation speed, it will be a maximum of one year before I can cultivate Jian Yi to the tenth level of perfection. If I am even faster, it will only take eight months to complete the cultivation.


Not only did Zhang Ruochin's understanding of Jian Yi reach the seventh level, but he also discovered that the Sword Intent Heart in his Qi Hai had become crystal clear, like a crystal gemstone, emitting dazzling light.




According to Zhang Ruochin's judgment, this is the realm of kendo, a manifestation of breaking through to the advanced level of Jian Xin Tong Ming.


The fact that swordsmanship can progress so rapidly must be related to the three sword intents and qi.


The results of this retreat were quite satisfactory to Zhang Ruochen.


>It has been half a year since the Picture Scroll World, and almost twenty days have passed in the outside world. Zhang Ruochin calculated that today is March 1st.


Every month on the first day, Mount Gushen will be open to disciples of the Holy Transmission once.




Whether out of curiosity about Mount Gushen or to investigate the Altar of Heaven and Earth, Zhang Ruochin had to venture in.


Zhang Ruchen walked out of the scroll world and returned to Zixia Ling Mountain.




"Master, please don't add more fire, I beg you, stop...Please don't...I'm going to be cooked through..."


Outside the room, the sounds of Xun Huazhu and Mu Jiji's cries could be heard.


"Squeal!"


Zhang Ruochen pushed open the door and walked out. In the courtyard, there were two triangular bronze cauldrons, each one zhang high. Inside the cauldrons, all sorts of herbs and beast blood were burning, emitting a strong pungent smell.


Xunhua Liuli and Mugiji were immersed in the boiling copper cauldron. The screams from within grew louder and more piercing with each passing moment.


<<< Xiao Hei placed two Blazing Formation arrays below the copper furnace, constantly channeling fire-attribute spirit crystals into them. This caused the flames emanating from the formations to grow increasingly intense. >>>


Two bronze cauldrons, already burning a crimson red, showed just how terrifying the temperature inside must be.


The little black man stood up, his two paws behind him, pacing around the two bronze cauldrons. He snorted coldly, "After daily physical training, you must temper your body with medicinal blood to maximize your cultivation results. Only by enduring hardship can one become a superior person."


"Master Black, I... can't take it anymore!"


From the hearth on the left, came the anguished cries of Mugigji.




Xiao Hei's eyes widened and he said, "I can't take it anymore, but I have to. You two don't know how lucky you are. You need to know that the medicinal blood in the copper furnace is used by the dragon clan to cultivate their young. Besides the dragon clan, I'm afraid only I know the recipe."


"Of course, there are a few types of medicine and beast blood that are too precious to be included. So the medicinal blood you use is probably only about two or three tenths the potency of dragon clan medicinal blood. With your Fish Dragon First Transformation cultivation base, if you can't handle even two or three tenths of the potency, wouldn't you be a waste?"




"Using dragon-tribe secret recipe blood to refine your body, not only can it remove impurities within, but also strengthen your skin, blood, bones, and tendons. Don't even mention just reaching the second transformation of Fish Dragon, even breaking through to the third transformation of Fish Dragon in a short time is possible."


Zhang Ruochin walked beneath the two bronze furnaces and asked, "The medicine blood you configured for them, is it really the dragon clan's medicine blood used to cultivate young ones?"


"Of course."




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<<<“Using dragon blood to refine their bodies, even if they don't reach the level of a dragon cub, it can at least make their physical bodies several times stronger than other cultivators of the same realm. Of course, this is also about tempering their will. If they can't even pass this stage, no matter how many resources you give them, they won't become strong.”>>>


About an hour later, the medicinal blood in the cauldron had finally boiled dry. Xiao Hei finally took Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji out of the cauldron.


They were both covered in a thick layer of black blood mud, looking like two corpses.


"Stop pretending! Today is the day when Mount Gosheng opens. If you miss it, you'll have to wait until next month." Zhang Ruochin said.

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Suddenly, a loud sound was heard. "Bang!"


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Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji immediately broke open the black blood mud, charging up with dragon-like power and tiger-like ferocity. After a deafening roar, they landed on the ground.


Compared to twenty days ago, the two of them were like reborn creatures. They exuded the powerful aura of ferocious beasts. A faint golden light appeared on their skin surfaces, and they were already very close to reaching the "Refining Skin into Gold" stage of the second transformation of Fish-Dragon.


"Hei Ye's methods are indeed amazing. Although he tortures people to the brink of death every time they practice, as long as they use medicine blood to refine their bodies, their injuries will heal instantly, and their physical strength will increase significantly." Mu Gigi said.


Although Mu Jiji was still quite fat, Zhang Ruochin could clearly see that he had lost a significant amount of weight compared to before.




Xun Huayou looked at her own arms, extremely excited, her face flushed red and she said: "Hei Ye is too awesome! This is going to cultivate me, Xun Huayou, into a peerless master. A mere Pang Long, how could he be my opponent?"


Xun Hua Liu picked up Xiao Hei and brought her mouth close, giving her a passionate kiss.




With a deafening roar, Xiao Hei swatted out with a claw, sending Xun Huayou flying dozens of feet away. He sneered, "Stay away from this king. With your current physique, you're still ten thousand miles away from being a master."


Zhang Ruochin shook his head and smiled, saying, "You two had better hurry up and change your clothes. It's time to leave!"


Xun Hua Liu and Mu Ji Ji, having donned the azure robes of sacred disciples, set off with Zhang Ruochin towards Mount Gushen.


Every beginning of the month is an important day. Most of the disciples from the Sacred Transmission, who rarely appear in public, will gather at the foot of Mount Gu Shen on this day, making the usually tranquil Mount Gu Shen lively and bustling.


Zhang Ruchen arrived at the entrance of Gushenshan and was slightly taken aback by the scene before him. There were countless disciples in blue Taoist robes surrounding him, a vast sea of them. The weakest among them possessed at least the power of Yu Long's first transformation.


You have to know, even an ordinary disciple from the Holy Transmission sect is a top-tier powerhouse when they go outside.


Such a large gathering of disciples from the Holy Transmission would be crushed with ease. It wouldn't take more than an hour to turn a single holy family into a lifeless graveyard.


Of the three, only Mu Gigi had previously ventured into Gushenshan and possessed some knowledge of it.


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"There are also some closed-door disciples who have stopped cultivating and started moving around. Firstly, they are adjusting themselves, wanting to reach their best state before the swordsmanship competition. Secondly, they want to find out beforehand which competitors they will be facing, so as to formulate counterstrategies."

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