# Chapter 1115: Stirring Up Conflict
There are no impenetrable walls in the world. This great battle quickly spread throughout the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm.
"Zhang Ruochen rushed to the Azure Dragon Dynasty, struck again, led a powerful battle team, beat the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan and Corpse-Driving Ancient Clan into a state of defeat and collapse, and seized countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures."
This piece of news spread like a great earthquake, sweeping toward all factions.
According to the information revealed, Zhang Ruochen had merely led a few people, yet was able to overpower two ancient clans and seize the treasures they had collected.
One must know that the Corpse-Driving Ancient Clan and the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan were both extremely formidable. The alliance they formed could be considered one of the most powerful alliances among the human clans of the Kunlun Realm.
Yet, such a powerful alliance was routed by Zhang Ruochen leading just a few people. How could this not be shocking?
Had Zhang Ruochen already become that strong?
All the major powers that wanted to compete for the World Spirit felt a sense of dread. Once Zhang Ruochen joined the fight for the World Spirit, their chances would become even smaller.
A quasi-saint from the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan appeared on the outskirts of the royal capital and spoke these words: "Zhang Ruochen is like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, his edge fully exposed. His sword dao attainment has likely already surpassed Xue Wuye. His spiritual power attainment may have already exceeded Suihan. His physical body strength can overpower Lidi Dashi and the Devouring Demon Dragon. Below the saint realm, no living being is his match anymore."
With just this one sentence, Zhang Ruochen had made four powerful enemies.
The cultivators of the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan were well aware that relying on their own strength, they could not possibly be Zhang Ruochen's match. Thus, they spared no effort in stirring up trouble, hoping to use others to kill him.
People establish their names; trees establish their shadows.
Except for a very few reclusive experts who were indifferent to fame and fortune, who could completely disregard their own reputation?
Xue Wuye was a descendant of the Sword Emperor, hailed as the number one sword dao prodigy of the Kunlun Realm. He also held the noble status of Realm Son. Yet now, someone claimed that Zhang Ruochen's sword dao attainment was above his.
What would Xue Wuye think?
Suihan was born in the Qin Sect, one of the four sacred grounds of the Confucian path. He was known as the "Dual Supreme of Qin and Sword." His spiritual power talent could rival that of Emperor Wen from eight hundred years ago. With absolute advantage, he passed the imperial examinations as the top scholar, becoming the most sought-after rising star in the court of the First Central Empire.
Now, someone actually claimed that Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power attainment had surpassed his.
What would Suihan think?
Currently, below the saint realm, the Devouring Demon Dragon and Lidi Dashi possessed the most powerful physical bodies. All living beings were looking forward to seeing them erupt into an earth-shattering battle to determine who was stronger.
Now, to make matters worse, someone claimed that Zhang Ruochen's physical body strength could overpower the Devouring Demon Dragon and Lidi Dashi.
Even if Xue Wuye, Suihan, Lidi Dashi, and the Devouring Demon Dragon didn't care about outsiders' opinions, what about the people under them? Would they also not care?
Perhaps the cultivators of the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan thought that a single provocative statement was not enough to kill Zhang Ruochen.
Thus, on that very day, the princess of the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan, Feng Yinchan, appeared on the outskirts of the royal capital and said: "Zhang Ruochen's temperament has changed drastically. He has become cruel and bloodthirsty. In order to seize the heavenly materials and earthly treasures from an ancient city, he actually massacred the defenseless indigenous humans in that city. Nearly a million indigenous people died, their corpses piled up like mountains. The scene was simply too gruesome to behold."
Feng Yinchan's words stirred up a huge storm.
Not only were the human cultivators of the Kunlun Realm in an uproar, but even the indigenous experts in the royal capital were greatly enraged.
The various barbarian beast clans and the Undying Blood Clan had indeed been slaughtering wantonly in the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm, turning cities into slaughterhouses.
However, the indigenous humans of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm were also a branch of humanity.
The major factions of the Kunlun Realm's humans did not want to gain the reputation of "slaughtering their own kind," fearing that they would be condemned by hostile factions upon returning to the Kunlun Realm.
Therefore, they all exercised restraint, not killing ordinary humans or creating massacres.
Now, to make matters worse, Zhang Ruochen had transformed into a bloodthirsty madman, not only attacking ordinary people but also slaughtering an entire city.
This was simply insane.
"If Zhang Ruochen dares to slaughter a city in the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm, he will certainly become even worse when he returns to the Kunlun Realm."
"Zhang Ruochen is now a complete demon lord. If we can eliminate him in the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm, we absolutely must not let him return to the Kunlun Realm."
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Factions that had grudges against Zhang Ruochen all jumped out, stirring up discord, inciting public sentiment, and splashing dirty water on Zhang Ruochen.
Feng Yinchan was naturally delighted to see this. After all, who could blame Zhang Ruochen for offending too many people?
About three hundred li from the royal capital, there was a camp where all the cultivators of the Moon Worship Demon Sect were gathered.
Upon hearing the rumors from the outside world, Mu Lingxi immediately walked out of the camp, stepped forward, and shouted across the distance to Feng Yinchan: "Your Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan suffered a great loss at Zhang Ruochen's hands. Knowing that you are no match for him, you want to incite other forces to deal with Zhang Ruochen together?"
Feng Yinchan stood on top of a mountain peak and responded: "This time, our Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan did indeed suffer a setback. All the heavenly materials and earthly treasures we collected were taken by Zhang Ruochen. However, this princess is also a person of status. I would not slander him."
Feng Yinchan deliberately mentioned that Zhang Ruochen had taken the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan's heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
After all, no matter how they provoked and incited, nothing could stir people's hearts more than a huge fortune.
There was a saying: "An innocent man may be blamed for possessing a jade."
In reality, the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan had not suffered any loss. Zhang Ruochen had only taken the heavenly materials and earthly treasures collected by the Corpse-Driving Ancient Clan.
Mu Lingxi simply did not believe Feng Yinchan's words. She said: "Not long ago, at the Yingsha City base, Zhang Ruochen single-handedly blocked nineteen beast kings, turning the tide and saving countless human cultivators. Now you say he is bloodthirsty and slaughtered an entire city. Who would believe that?"
Not long after, Feng Yinchan responded again: "At the Yingsha City military base, Zhang Ruochen's actions could indeed be considered turning the tide, worthy of praise. However, when this princess saw him not long ago, his temperament had completely changed, completely different from before. It is very likely that he has gone berserk from practicing the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm."
Going berserk from practicing the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm?
Feng Yinchan did not fabricate this lie casually. She had thought it through carefully before saying it.
After all, in the history of the Ten Thousand Buddha Path, there were countless examples of people going berserk from practicing the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm.
The Dead Zen Patriarch was the best example.
Six hundred years ago, the Dead Zen Patriarch was an extraordinary genius of the Ten Thousand Buddha Path. He had an upright character and profound Buddhist teachings. Many believed he would surely become the second Buddha Emperor.
However, when the Dead Zen Patriarch cultivated the eleventh palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm to great perfection, he could not suppress the yang energy within his body and eventually went berserk.
Later, he betrayed the Ten Thousand Buddha Path, founded the Dead Zen Sect, and caused endless slaughter in the Kunlun Realm, becoming a calamity in human history.
The higher one's talent, the greater the destruction they could cause once they took the evil path.
"Could Zhang Ruochen be about to become the second Dead Zen Patriarch?"
"Probably even more terrifying than the Dead Zen Patriarch."
"It is said that Zhang Ruochen has already cultivated the tenth palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm to great perfection. It is quite possible that something went wrong while cultivating the eleventh palm."
"Zhang Ruochen has seized the heavenly materials and earthly treasures collected by the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan and the Corpse-Driving Ancient Clan. He must be in possession of a huge fortune. If we could seize it... hehe."
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Many people chose to believe Feng Yinchan. After all, Feng Yinchan held a high position in the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan. As a princess, she was very likely to inherit the position of clan leader in the future.
Generally speaking, such a big shot would not fabricate facts out of thin air.
Moreover, the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan and the Corpse-Driving Ancient Clan had recently submitted to the imperial court, making them semi-official forces. This also gave Feng Yinchan's words more credibility.
Although Mu Lingxi did not believe Feng Yinchan's words, she was still very worried about Zhang Ruochen, afraid that he had indeed gone berserk while cultivating the eleventh palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm and fallen into an irredeemable state.
She desperately hoped that Zhang Ruochen would appear soon and break the rumors spread by Feng Yinchan.
However, after waiting for several days, Zhang Ruochen still did not arrive at the royal capital, causing Mu Lingxi's heart to sink to the bottom.
The rumors spread more and more fiercely. The cultivators of the Ghost-Raising Ancient Clan were secretly running around, inciting people to surround and kill Zhang Ruochen and seize the treasures on him.
Ten days later, the Devouring Demon Dragon led dozens of barbarian beast clans to the outskirts of the royal capital. Upon hearing the news about Zhang Ruochen, he immediately declared: "If Zhang Ruochen comes to the royal capital, I will be the first to strike and suppress him. He is not worthy of trying to overpower me."
On the same day, Lidi Dashi also arrived at the outskirts of the royal capital and recited a Buddhist verse: "If Benefactor Zhang has indeed gone berserk from practicing the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm and slaughtered defenseless indigenous humans, this humble monk will take action to bring him back to the Brahma Heaven Path."
The royal capital of the Azure Dragon Dynasty was the convergence point of the spiritual veins of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm, and also the most solid city fortress in the entire ruins realm. Even the power of a saint could not break through it.
More than half of the top indigenous experts of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm were now gathered in the royal capital.
A Seven-Dragon Martial Venerable from the indigenous human race stood on top of the city wall, declaring that he would kill Zhang Ruochen to avenge the dead civilians.
At this stage, the various factions of the Kunlun Realm simply could not break through the royal capital. They could only temporarily camp in the outskirts, waiting for the great changes in heaven and earth. At that time, the city-protecting grand formation of the royal capital would automatically collapse.
Recently, the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm had been experiencing frequent great earthquakes, forming cracks that split mountains and rivers. Some scenic famous mountains spewed magma, turning the surrounding hundreds of li into a dead zone.
The Azure Dragon Ruins Realm had become very unstable. It would not be long before it completely collapsed.
At that time, the World Spirit would also emerge.
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Inside the Scroll World, Zhang Ruochen was refining divine blood, using all his strength to charge through the thirty-six acupoints in his legs and feet.
On the soles of Zhang Ruochen's feet, there were two divine seals, respectively taking the forms of a green luan and a fire phoenix.
Zhang Ruochen mobilized the power of the divine blood, continuously injecting it into the two divine seals. Gradually, the Green Luan Divine Seal and the Fire Phoenix Divine Seal became clearer and clearer, emitting the sound of luan and phoenix harmonizing.
"Bang, bang."
With the help of the two divine seals' power, Zhang Ruochen broke through the fourteen acupoints in his feet in one go. Each foot had seven acupoints at the sole, arranged according to a star map structure.
After breaking through the fourteen acupoints in the feet, the twenty-two acupoints in the legs were much easier.
Zhang Ruochen continued to absorb the divine blood, circulating his blood qi. Before long, he had broken through all thirty-six acupoints.
In the Scroll World, about half a year had passed.
Zhang Ruochen had fully sanctified the thirty-six acupoints in his legs and feet, breaking through to the peak of the eighth-order half-saint.
He stepped on the ground and circulated the blood qi in his body. Immediately, crimson flames continuously spewed out from the seven acupoints on the soles of his feet, turning into two patches of fire clouds.
The form of the fire clouds was very much like a green luan and a fire phoenix. Looking from afar, it was as if two massive ancient divine birds were lying on the ground, slowly lifting a human into the air.
"I have finally cultivated a pair of saint legs."
The corners of Zhang Ruochen's mouth lifted. His mood was excellent, and he was extremely satisfied. He thought to himself: "Relying only on my physical body strength, I should be able to overpower the Azure Heaven Crown Prince, who has sanctified one hundred and twenty-two acupoints."
Although Zhang Ruochen had only sanctified one hundred and eight acupoints, his arms had been refined with saint-level dragon souls and elephant souls, and his feet had been infused with the Green Luan Divine Seal and the Fire Phoenix Divine Seal. His physical body strength would only be stronger than that of the Azure Heaven Crown Prince.