# Chapter 7: Heavenly Heart Sword Technique
Zhang Ruochen did not show any emotional fluctuation and said calmly, "Then congratulations to my cousin. From now on, we can be considered even closer relatives."
Having said this, Zhang Ruochen turned and left.
At their first meeting, Zhang Ruochen had no favorable impression of this beautiful and moving cousin. With no common ground to speak of, he felt somewhat disinterested and left.
Seeing that Zhang Ruochen showed absolutely no reaction, the young martial artists of the Lin family were all greatly disappointed.
How could this be?
Seeing Zhang Ruochen's indifferent demeanor, Lin Ningshan also felt a trace of disappointment in her heart. Staring at his retreating back, she said somewhat unwillingly, "Don't you want to know the reason?"
Zhang Ruochen truly had no interest whatsoever in who Lin Ningshan was engaged to. However, since she insisted on telling him, he reluctantly stopped and lightly nodded, "I will definitely attend to offer my congratulations when you become engaged. If there is nothing else, I will go find my mother."
Just after saying this, Zhang Ruochen saw Lin Fei walking out from the inner courtyard of the Lin residence.
Lin Fei's eyes were somewhat red, clearly having just cried. Although she had already wiped away her tears, how could she hide it from Zhang Ruochen?
Zhang Ruochen immediately went up to her and asked with concern, "Mother, what's wrong? Who bullied you?"
Lin Fei shook her head and said, "It's nothing. Let's go back."
Judging by Lin Fei's appearance, how could it be nothing?
After meeting Lin Ningshan, Zhang Ruochen had no good feelings toward the Lin family.
Seeing Lin Fei's current state, Zhang Ruochen's impression of the Lin family worsened even further.
"Wait!"
Lin Fengxian walked out from the inner courtyard with his hands behind his back. He glanced indifferently at Zhang Ruochen and took out a roll of beast-hide ancient book from his sleeve, saying, "This is a Human-grade low-level cultivation technique called 'Tai'a Decision.' It can open up seven meridians. Take it and cultivate! Although it is not a profound cultivation technique, it can at least complete marrow cleansing and meridian flushing. It should be sufficient for you."
Subsequently, Lin Fengxian ordered someone to bring two portions of Marrow Cleansing Liquid and said coldly, "After all, you do carry some of the Lin family's blood in your veins. Take these two portions of Marrow Cleansing Liquid as well!"
Lin Fei stared deeply at Lin Fengxian, showing a grateful expression. She immediately pulled Zhang Ruochen's hand and said, "Chen'er, why don't you quickly thank your uncle."
Zhang Ruochen looked at Lin Fengxian's condescending manner and felt extremely displeased. No wonder his mother's eyes were red; she had probably suffered no small amount of grievance in front of him just now while begging for a cultivation technique.
"We don't need the Lin family's charity. Mother, let's go!"
Zhang Ruochen didn't even glance at the cultivation technique and Marrow Cleansing Liquid that Lin Fengxian had brought out. He pulled Lin Fei and left the Lin residence.
"Giving face but not taking it. He really thinks he's still a prince." The young martial artists of the Lin family all snorted disdainfully and laughed coldly.
Lin Ningshan stared at the young man who resolutely walked out of the Lin residence, feeling even more puzzled. She always felt that this cousin, who had been weak-willed since childhood, seemed to have become somewhat different.
"Having awakened the Divine Martial Mark, he naturally becomes a bit more assertive. But he doesn't know that awakening the Divine Martial Mark at sixteen has already passed the golden age for martial arts cultivation. Why think so much about it? From now on, we are destined to be people from two different worlds."
Lin Ningshan sighed and returned to the training ground to continue her cultivation.
After leaving the Lin residence, Lin Fei said, "Chen'er, you were too impulsive. As long as you can become a martial artist and strengthen your body through martial arts, it doesn't matter how much grievance I suffer."
Zhang Ruochen stood straight, turned around, and stared at the golden plaque inscribed with "Lin Residence." He said firmly, "Mother, rest assured! Even without the Lin family's charity, I can still become a martial artist, and moreover, a strong one among martial artists."
Lin Fei sighed softly and didn't continue. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, she said, "Chen'er, you already know that Ningshan and the Seventh Prince are about to become engaged, right? Please don't be too sad!"
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "Mother, rest assured! There are plenty of good women in the world. There will always be someone better than Lin Ningshan."
"Knowing you think this way, I can truly rest easy." Lin Fei said with a relieved smile.
Returning to the Cloudwu Royal Palace, Zhang Ruochen consumed the last Blood Pill and entered the inner space of the Time-Space Crystal to continue cultivating the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Fist.
After training until he was completely exhausted, he sat down for a brief rest.
"The humiliation my mother suffered at the Lin family, I will make them repay tenfold sooner or later. What exactly happened three years ago? I need to find an opportunity to ask Sister Yun'er. But of course, my primary goal right now is to break through to the mid-stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm as quickly as possible."
To break through to the mid-stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm, he needed to consume Marrow Cleansing Liquid.
A single portion of Marrow Cleansing Liquid cost at least two hundred silver coins.
Two hundred silver coins was no small amount for Zhang Ruochen.
Moreover, since he was cultivating the "Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture," one portion of Marrow Cleansing Liquid would clearly not be enough.
"I've got it!"
Zhang Ruochen slapped his forehead and silently cursed himself for being too stupid. He clearly possessed a huge treasure trove, yet he was still worrying about earning silver coins.
After all, in his previous life, he was the son of the Bright Emperor. He had read many high-grade cultivation techniques and martial skills, all stored in his memory. Taking out any one cultivation technique or martial skill could sell for an astronomical price.
The "Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture" and Dragon-Elephant Prajna Fist were at the level of divine techniques and precious classics throughout the entire Kunlun Realm, so naturally, he couldn't sell them.
However, his memory also contained other low-grade techniques and martial skills. Taking out any one of them would cause quite a stir in the Cloudwu Commandery.
Zhang Ruochen immediately found paper and brush and wrote down a Spirit-grade martial skill called "Heavenly Heart Sword Technique."
The Heavenly Heart Sword Technique was already the lowest-grade martial skill in Zhang Ruochen's memory.
Spirit-grade, low-level.
"A Spirit-grade low-level martial skill should be considered top-tier in the Cloudwu Commandery. Even for a large family like the Lin family, their most powerful martial skill is probably only Spirit-grade low-level, and they would have at most one or two sets as their clan's ultimate techniques."
In the Cloudwu Commandery, many martial artists had no opportunity to learn martial skills. Even Human-grade low-level martial skills were remarkable treasures to them.
The cheapest Human-grade low-level martial skill cost at least three hundred silver coins. Some powerful Human-grade low-level martial skills could even sell for over a thousand silver coins, which ordinary wandering martial artists simply couldn't afford. Some martial artists would even risk their lives fighting over a single Human-grade low-level martial skill.
As for Spirit-grade low-level martial skills, once put up for sale, even the heads of large families would be tempted and would pay any price to buy them back.
One additional Spirit-grade martial skill would greatly increase a family's foundation.
After writing down the cultivation method for the Heavenly Heart Sword Technique, Zhang Ruochen also drew small diagrams for each sword technique on the paper.
Zhang Ruochen condensed all the meager true qi in his body into the tip of the brush, infusing true qi and martial arts artistic conception into the sword technique diagrams.
After exhausting all the true qi in his body, he had only finished drawing one diagram.
Zhang Ruochen immediately sat cross-legged, circulated the "Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture" to replenish the true qi in his qi pool, and then began drawing the second diagram.
It took him a full half day to complete all twelve diagrams of the "Heavenly Heart Sword Technique."
Although his cultivation level was gone, his insight remained, as did his understanding of martial arts. Every sword technique he drew was extremely exquisite, no different from the sword techniques in the original copy of the "Heavenly Heart Sword Technique."
"With my current understanding of martial arts, drawing a Spirit-grade low-level martial skill is already my limit. If I were asked to draw a Spirit-grade mid-level martial skill diagram, I could probably only capture one-third of its artistic conception."
Martial skill manuals could not be casually copied or reproduced.
Even if an ordinary person wrote down the oral formulas and sword technique diagrams of the "Heavenly Heart Sword Technique," it would only be an empty shell. Even if they successfully cultivated the sword technique, it would never reach the power of a Spirit-grade low-level sword technique.
In his previous life, Zhang Ruochen was a Heavenly Extreme Realm Great Perfection expert, yet he could only capture the divine essence of a Spirit-grade low-level sword technique. For higher-grade martial skills, he couldn't capture their full essence.
"A Spirit-grade low-level sword technique should fetch a good price."
Zhang Ruochen did not immediately take the "Heavenly Heart Sword Technique" to the Martial Market. Instead, he waited until nightfall before heading toward the palace gates.
"Your Highness, the Ninth Prince, you wish to leave the palace so late?" the two Imperial Guards at the gate said.
The two Imperial Guards also knew that the Ninth Prince and Lin Fei had been moved to a side hall, which meant they had fallen out of favor in the palace. Thus, their faces showed no respect, and they didn't even bow to Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen was no longer the cowardly Zhang Ruochen of the past. He fixed his sharp gaze on the two Imperial Guards, slightly puffed out his chest, and said, "This Prince wishes to visit Cousin Ningshan at the Lin residence. Open the palace gates immediately!"
After all, Zhang Ruochen was still of royal blood. The two Imperial Guards naturally wouldn't truly offend him. They opened the palace gates and watched Zhang Ruochen leave.
"What's he being so arrogant about? If he weren't the son of the Cloudwu Commandery King, he would have died countless times already." One of the Imperial Guards spat coldly.
"Rumor has it that Lin Ningshan, that talented girl from the Lin family, is about to become engaged to the Seventh Prince, and he still won't give up. How foolish." Another Imperial Guard said disdainfully.
Zhang Ruochen naturally wasn't really going to see Lin Ningshan. He was just using this excuse to leave the palace without arousing suspicion.
After leaving the palace, Zhang Ruochen took out a large black cloak from the Time-Space Crystal, wrapped his entire body in it, and walked into the brightly lit royal capital.
In the darkness, no one could see his face.
Before long, Zhang Ruochen passed through several bustling streets and entered the Martial Market.
Other areas of the royal capital could only be considered "Common Markets." The area occupied by the "Martial Market" was only one-tenth the size of the entire royal capital, yet it was the most prosperous place in Cloudwu Commandery City.
The Martial Market was divided into five zones: the Pill Market, the Artifact Market, the Beast Market, the Slave Market, and the Central Auction House.
To a certain extent, the Martial Market determined the rise and fall of the entire Cloudwu Commandery. Therefore, the commandery's management of the Martial Market was very strict.
Every entrance to the Martial Market was guarded by soldiers. Only martial artists or people of noble status were qualified to enter the Martial Market.
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