Chapter 1788: Heavenly Dao Dual Pole Compass
After transforming into He Yuan, Zhang Ruochen found his left leg still extremely heavy, causing him to walk with a limp that he simply could not control.
This was a major flaw!
Therefore, Zhang Ruochen did not dare to act too conspicuously. He concealed his aura as much as possible and quietly infiltrated the bottom of Tongming River.
Arriving at the underwater Dragon Palace, Zhang Ruochen discovered that all the formation inscriptions of the palace had been breached. Inside the Dragon Palace, around the towering Dragon Tomb, stood dozens of figures, all clad in black robes, exuding a sinister and eerie aura.
The Dragon Tomb had originally been inscribed with Great Saint patterns by the Golden Dragon, making it difficult even for a Nine-Step Saint King to break in. However, the cultivators of the Nether God Palace had corroded it using Demon God blood.
The Dragon Tomb had been excavated, with a large section of its southeastern corner collapsed.
Among them, two black-robed cultivators emitted exceptionally powerful auras, putting considerable pressure on Zhang Ruochen. They were undoubtedly Nine-Step Saint King realm experts.
One of them stood below the Dragon Tomb, clad in a White Bone Armor that covered his entire body, making it impossible to discern age or gender.
That White Bone Armor was refined from the indestructible Saint Bones of a Great Saint. Within the Saint Bones, both the Saintly Dao rules of the Great Saint were preserved, and defensive inscriptions were engraved.
Behind him stood two rotting corpses.
Although they were corpses, their flesh and blood emitted a metallic luster, resembling two Death Gods. The thick death aura radiating from them turned the river water within dozens of zhang pitch black.
The other Nine-Step Saint King realm expert stood with his hands behind his back atop the Dragon Tomb. He appeared to be around fifty or sixty years old, with a broad chest and gray-streaked long hair drifting in the water. The aura he exuded was even stronger than that of the White Bone Armor cultivator and the two rotting corpses combined.
In addition, there were seven or eight other black-robed cultivators, all top-tier experts.
Zhang Ruochen did not dare to act rashly and became even more cautious. He thought to himself, "That White Bone Armor cultivator should be He Yuan's master, Zangxin Venerable. He cultivates both martial arts and spiritual power, excels in dragon-seeking and corpse-refining, and has refined dozens of powerful battle corpses. His strength far surpasses Yuan Che's."
"The one standing atop the Dragon Tomb should be Zangxin Venerable's junior brother, Feng Chengdao. He is a figure approaching the Rule Great Heaven realm."
In Zangxin Venerable's hand, he held an ancient compass, continuously channeling Saint Qi into it.
"Rustle."
With the compass at the center, the river water began to flow rapidly, forming a vortex.
More precisely, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the water was flowing rapidly, carrying the river water along with it, creating this strange phenomenon.
After about half an hour, a gleam of excitement appeared in Zangxin Venerable's eyes, and his hands trembled slightly. He said, "The Heavenly Dao Dual Pole Compass has detected the aura of that dragon corpse. It is deep underground. Give me some more time, and I will soon lock onto its location. No matter how deep it hides, I will dig it out."
More than half of the Nether God Palace cultivators knelt on one knee, saying, "Congratulations, Venerable."
Feng Chengdao laughed heartily, "Excellent! Once we dig out that dragon corpse and refine it into a Dragon Emperor Battle Corpse, we will surely dominate the Eastern Domain. Those sacred medicines in the awakened sacred soil will be ours for the picking. A Great Saint is within reach. Haha!"
"I can't wait any longer."
Zhang Ruochen's heart tightened as he racked his brain for a countermeasure.
Suddenly, he took out a Ten-Thousand Pattern Sacred Artifact-grade short blade and slashed it across his left leg.
"Clang!"
That slash failed to cut through the skin of his left leg, leaving only a white mark that quickly disappeared.
Zhang Ruochen smiled bitterly in frustration. He then used the short blade to cut five bloody wounds on his body, smearing a large amount of blood onto his left leg. After putting away the blade, he rushed toward the Dragon Tomb in a panic.
"Bad news! Terrible news, Master! Zhang Ruochen has come to Tongming River!"
Zhang Ruochen rushed to Zangxin Venerable's presence, stumbled forward, and fell heavily to the ground with a loud thud.
The Nether God Palace cultivators all acted as if they were facing a great enemy, summoning their sacred artifacts and looking in the direction behind Zhang Ruochen.
"I have no time to deal with him while excavating the dragon corpse. Yet he dares to come knocking on death's door." Zangxin Venerable let out a sinister laugh and immediately dispatched the two rotting corpses to intercept and kill Zhang Ruochen.
Just then, "He Yuan," who was lying on the ground, suddenly raised his head and shot a black streak of light from his hand.
It was a Space Rift.
"You..."
"He Yuan" was too close to Zangxin Venerable. Although Zangxin Venerable sensed the spatial fluctuation, he could not dodge in time. He could only twist his body quickly to avoid a fatal blow.
"Pfft."
The Space Rift severed Zangxin Venerable's right arm, blood gushing out, dyeing a large area of the river red.
Zangxin Venerable's eyes were filled with both confusion and fury.
Zhang Ruochen did not dare to linger. He grabbed Zangxin Venerable's severed arm and immediately activated the Great Space Teleportation.
Sensing the spatial fluctuation, Zangxin Venerable finally reacted and roared, "So it's you, Zhang Ruochen!"
"Nether Cold Palm."
Zangxin Venerable's remaining arm surged with hundreds of thousands of Saintly Dao rules. With a furious palm strike, he blasted toward Zhang Ruochen, shattering his body into pieces.
"Damn it, just an afterimage. Chase him!"
Zangxin Venerable roared in anger, his sound waves spreading out, shaking the river water for hundreds of li and raising towering waves dozens of zhang high.
"Whoosh——"
Zhang Ruochen emerged from the void, appearing on the riverbank. The bones in his left shoulder were completely shattered, the flesh and blood mangled, with a burning pain, and most of his body had gone numb.
He had failed to completely evade Zangxin Venerable's palm strike and had sustained significant injuries.
"A Nine-Step Saint King is terrifying. Even with the Great Space Teleportation, I was a step too slow. If I had been even slightly slower, half my life would have been left at the riverbed."
"Master, over here."
Mo Yin was waiting on the riverbank, having already pushed the Golden Step Dragon Chariot to its limit.
Zhang Ruochen jumped onto the chariot, and the nine golden dragons pulled it, charging toward the heavens, their speed far surpassing that of a Nine-Step Saint King.
Seated in the chariot, Zhang Ruochen immediately took a healing sacred pill and then looked at Zangxin Venerable's severed arm.
In the hand of the severed arm was clutched an ancient black compass.
"This is Zangxin Venerable's Heavenly Dao Dual Pole Compass. With it taken, it won't be so easy for him to accurately locate the remains of Senior Golden Dragon."
Just as Zhang Ruochen was about to take the Heavenly Dao Dual Pole Compass, the severed arm suddenly emitted a dazzling Saint light. Dropping the compass, it struck a palm toward Zhang Ruochen's chest.
Zhang Ruochen's expression changed. He quickly used the power of Space Distortion to neutralize the attack.
"Though a Nine-Step Saint King is strong, a mere severed arm cannot deal with me."
Zhang Ruochen immediately activated the formation inscriptions within the Golden Step Dragon Chariot to suppress the arm. He then unleashed a Purifying Divine Flame at the level of a Minister Flame, burning the arm to ashes.
On the Tongming River.
Zangxin Venerable sensed that his connection with the arm had vanished, and his eyes turned bloodshot with rage, hating Zhang Ruochen to the extreme.
As a Nine-Step Saint King, having his arm severed and destroyed made it extremely difficult to regrow a perfect arm. Even if he forcibly regrew one by consuming sacred pills and medicines, it would inevitably have flaws, greatly impacting his ability to condense an indestructible Saintly Body and break through to the Great Saint realm.
Perhaps, for this very reason, he would never reach the Great Saint realm.
"Boom."
Feng Chengdao burst out of the water, shouting, "They won't get away."
"Heaven and Earth Square, Striking from the Sky."
From within Feng Chengdao's body, nearly ten million Saintly Dao rules surged, gathering beneath his feet to form a circular imprint dozens of li in diameter. The spiritual energy and Saint Qi of heaven and earth continuously converged toward him.
Then, Feng Chengdao pointed toward the heavens.
"Whoosh——"
A dazzling beam of light shot out, catching up to the Golden Step Dragon Chariot, which had already traveled a thousand li away.
The creatures on the ground could almost see the path of light in the sky, hearing a rumbling sound in their ears. The powerful fluctuation of Saintly Dao force knocked countless commoners on this land unconscious, blood flowing from their seven orifices.
On the Golden Step Dragon Chariot, Zhang Ruochen and Mo Yin poured all their power into the Eight Dragon Umbrella.
"Roar!"
The Eight Dragon Umbrella expanded to the size of a cloud, and the eight golden dragons rushing out from it twisted together, forming a magnificent Eight Dragon Diagram.
"Bang!"
That beam of light struck the Eight Dragon Umbrella, causing the Golden Step Dragon Chariot to shake violently, nearly falling from midair.
The beam had already traveled a thousand li, losing much of its power, and was blocked by Zhang Ruochen and Mo Yin.
Feng Chengdao could clearly see the clash a thousand li away. He frowned and said, "I always thought Zhang Ruochen used the power of the Moon God to defeat the Divine Doppelganger of the Black Heart Demon Lord. Now it seems I underestimated him. Though this kid's realm is still low, he is a troublesome figure who must be eliminated as soon as possible."
Zangxin Venerable said venomously, "Since Zhang Ruochen has returned to Yunwu Commandery, it means he cares about the humans there. Let's go to the Yunwu Royal City. He won't dare not show himself."
As Feng Chengdao and Zangxin Venerable led the Nether God Palace cultivators toward the Yunwu Royal City, Zhang Ruochen sent a Message Light Talisman to the True Wonder Little Daoist.
A moment later, Zhang Ruochen received a light talisman from the True Wonder Little Daoist, which read: "The humans of Yunwu Royal City have all entered the inner world of the Space Spirit Orb."
Zhang Ruochen breathed a slight sigh of relief and then sent a message to the True Wonder Little Daoist, instructing it to lead Xie Chengzi, the Devouring Elephant Rabbit, and the Demon Ape to retreat into the Royal Mountain.
The Royal Mountain was equipped with Space Array and Time Array. Even if the Nether God Palace's strength was greater, they could not attack it in a short time. Moreover, the True Wonder Little Daoist wielded a Supreme Sacred Artifact, and with the evil spirit guarding the Royal Mountain, they were not without the power to fight back.
On his way back to the Royal Mountain, Zhang Ruochen received another Message Light Talisman.
It turned out that Luo Xu had already sent someone to deliver two Divine Stones to the Martial Market Bank branch in Qianshui Royal City, asking Zhang Ruochen to go and retrieve them.
"As expected of the Martial Market Bank, their efficiency is impressive."
Zhang Ruochen was overjoyed. He then steered the Golden Step Dragon Chariot toward Qianshui Royal City, hoping to obtain the Divine Stones as soon as possible.
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