# Chapter 764: Blood-Imprinted Sacred Edict, Six Saints Ascension Wine
"Thank you."
Zhang Ruochen received the Withered Wood Pill, using sacred qi to envelop the medicinal pill, preventing it from being exposed to the air and losing its medicinal energy.
Shengshu Cainü stared at Zhang Ruochen, gently shaking her head, and said: "In the Fallen God Burial Ground, I originally said I would give you a karmic opportunity. At that time, I had already decided that I would do everything possible to send you to the Realm Son Seat, making you one of the nine Realm Sons. Since you do not wish to become a Realm Son, I will give you a sacred edict instead."
Shengshu Cainü waved her sleeve, and immediately, a golden scroll flew out, suspending in midair.
She cut her right index finger, and her slender finger quickly wrote in the air. Immediately, drops of sacred blood flew out, landing on the scroll, transforming into a passage of text.
Just as the text was formed, the golden scroll emitted dazzling light, and a vast sacred might surged forth from the scroll's surface.
Zhang Ruochen was slightly startled. "A Blood-Imprinted Sacred Edict."
A Blood-Imprinted Sacred Edict was naturally very different from an ordinary sacred edict.
When a Saint used ink and brush to write a sacred edict, it was merely an ordinary sacred edict. Although the sacred edict contained the Saint's sacred might, it could only store a very small amount of the Saint's power.
A Blood-Imprinted Sacred Edict, however, was different. It was written with the Saint's sacred blood and could store a large amount of the Saint's power.
Moreover, as long as one held a Blood-Imprinted Sacred Edict, it was as if the Saint themselves were present, carrying extraordinary significance.
Shengshu Cainü rolled up the Blood-Imprinted Sacred Edict and handed it to Zhang Ruochen, saying: "In the future, if you encounter troubles you cannot resolve, you may use this sacred edict to mobilize the imperial court's power to a certain extent. The Ministry of War, the Earth God Temple, various government offices, and even the Four Confucian Sects should all honor my authority. Of course, if you use my sacred edict to commit evil deeds, I will immediately reclaim it."
Shengshu Cainü was giving him this sacred edict to repay his kindness. Even if Zhang Ruochen accepted it, he would have a clear conscience.
Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen accepted the sacred edict very readily. Then, he looked at Shengshu Cainü's flawless, immortal-like countenance and smiled: "As expected of one of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maidens beside Empress Chi Yao. You want to bring me under your command so quickly?"
As long as Zhang Ruochen took out the sacred edict and used it, the people in the imperial court would naturally regard him as someone under Shengshu Cainü's command.
Therefore, Zhang Ruochen felt that Shengshu Cainü was using this opportunity to win people over.
"I would rather be friends with you. Actually, if you could become a Realm Son, your future cultivation path would be a hundred times, a thousand times easier than it is now... Forget it, I won't say more."
Shengshu Cainü smiled gracefully and then added: "If you ever come to the Central Domain in the future, remember to come find me. Remember, we are friends. From now on, don't call me 'Saint Lord' or 'Talented Lady.' My name is Nalan Danqing."
Before her words had completely faded, she took a step forward, and her graceful, delicate figure transformed into a wisp of ink smoke, dissipating and vanishing without a trace.
"Whoosh!"
Immediately, the entire ink-painting world gradually dissipated, revealing the true scene.
Zhang Ruochen was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, still on the Book Mountain, still surrounded by a sea of people, and still hearing the thunderous sounds of battle in his ears.
Everything that had just happened was like a dream.
However, Zhang Ruochen indeed had a Withered Wood Pill and a sacred edict in his hand, proving that he and Shengshu Cainü had indeed met alone just now.
"Nalan Danqing."
Zhang Ruochen glanced toward the top of Book Mountain, smiled, and shook his head. Then, he first put away the sacred edict, tucking it into his sleeve.
Next, he turned his gaze to the Withered Wood Pill in his hand and muttered to himself: "She is truly generous. She can casually give away a Withered Wood Pill."
The Withered Wood Pill was a ninth-grade sacred pill, a treasure that could bring the dead back to life. As long as a cultivator still had a breath left, taking this pill could save their life.
It could only be bought at large auction houses. Moreover, its price was extremely high, at least two to three million spirit crystals.
Even Half-Saints might fight to the death over a Withered Wood Pill.
From this, one could see how precious the Withered Wood Pill was.
Although Zhang Ruochen's current injuries were quite severe, they were still within his tolerable range. Therefore, he was somewhat reluctant to use the Withered Wood Pill.
"I'll save it for later. It might save my life someday."
Zhang Ruochen put away the Withered Wood Pill, then took out a sixth-grade healing pill, swallowed it, and continued healing.
The battles of the Realm Son Banquet continued until the late hours of the night before finally subsiding.
The nine Realm Son Seats, one hundred and eight King Seats, three thousand Heavenly Proud Seats, and eighteen thousand Outstanding Talent Seats were all filled without exception. The geniuses of the entire Kunlun Realm were gathered together, a grand event rarely seen in a thousand years.
After a series of fierce battles, the identities of the nine Realm Sons were finally confirmed. They firmly occupied the Realm Son Seats, displaying strength far beyond ordinary people, truly deserving of their titles.
Zhang Ruochen was also quite curious. He looked upward, wanting to know who the nine Realm Sons were.
Six men and three women.
Among them, he knew five people: the Demon Sect's Ouyang Huan, the Ten Thousand Fragrance City's Young City Lord Xue Wuye, the Liangyi Sect's Senior Sister Gai Tianjiao, the Central Domain Holy Academy's Beigong Lan, and the Brahma Heaven Path's Monk Lidi.
As for the other four, he did not recognize them at all.
"Those who can stand out from such fierce battles are indeed extraordinary. Each one is a stunningly talented figure." Zhang Ruochen nodded to himself.
Zhang Ruochen had personally witnessed the battles of Ouyang Huan and Gai Tianjiao. Both of them were absolutely monstrous characters.
At Zhang Ruochen's current realm, if he did not use the Void Sword, time, or space powers, he might not necessarily gain the upper hand in a fight with them.
As for Beigong Lan, she was also quite remarkable. At such a young age, she had already cultivated Sword Two to the fourth level. Such talent left countless people far behind.
The strength of Monk Lidi and Xue Wuye, however, was somewhat unfathomable to Zhang Ruochen.
Especially Monk Lidi. Having refined the Buddha Emperor's Golden Body, even if he stood still, people below the seventh-step Half-Saint level probably could not harm him. This person was truly an anomaly.
As for Xue Wuye.
He gave the impression that his strength was on par with Ouyang Huan's.
However, Zhang Ruochen had a vague feeling that Xue Wuye possessed a faint but powerful sword intent. It was very likely that he had already cultivated Sword Two to the fifth level, reaching the state of Great Perfection.
If that were the case, his strength would be a notch above Ouyang Huan's.
The nine Realm Son Seats were undoubtedly supremely honorable, representing the status of Realm Sons, above all others.
The one hundred and eight King Seats were also extraordinary, representing the status of the younger generation's kings. Each one had the potential to challenge for a Realm Son Seat but had failed for various reasons.
For example, Bu Qianfan on the fifth King Seat. His Undying Sacred Body was already quite powerful. However, he had broken through to the ninth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm too recently, putting him at a disadvantage.
If he were given another two years, as long as he raised his cultivation to the peak of the ninth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm or refined a drop of divine blood, he would be able to compete with Ouyang Huan and Gai Tianjiao. Sitting firmly on a Realm Son Seat would not be difficult.
It could only be said that he was born two years too late.
Another example was Ao Xinyan and Orange Moon Star Envoy. They also had great potential. If given more time to successfully cultivate the Divine Dragon Body and the Extreme Yin Body, they would naturally be able to compete with the nine on the Realm Son Seats.
The battles had ended, and all the seats were filled, but the Realm Son Banquet had only just begun.
Shengshu Cainü stood up from her seat, fully mobilized her sacred qi, and announced loudly: "Serve the banquet. Outstanding Talent Seats, wine service."
At the foot of Book Mountain, a group of young maidens carrying jade trays ascended the mountain one by one, presenting wine flasks to the geniuses.
Soon, all eighteen thousand Outstanding Talent Seats had each received a flask of wine.
It was the same type of wine.
However, the amount of wine in each flask was different.
The higher the seat, the more wine in the flask.
The genius sitting on the eighteen-thousandth Outstanding Talent Seat was a dark-faced, bearded man. He picked up the wine flask and poured only one cup before the flask was completely empty.
"How is there only one cup? Talented Lady, you are too stingy! Such a small cup of wine isn't even enough to fill my teeth." The dark-faced man complained with a bitter expression.
Other Outstanding Talents also immediately picked up their wine flasks and shook them.
Then, they put down their flasks, revealing knowing smiles.
Especially the genius sitting on the first Outstanding Talent Seat. He was overjoyed because his wine flask was full. Who knew how many cups it could pour?
Shengshu Cainü smiled warmly, like jade, and said: "Still complaining? Do you know that just that small cup of wine is worth five million spirit crystals? And it's not even available on the open market. Even Half-Saints cannot drink it."
A cup of wine worth five million spirit crystals?
Given Shengshu Cainü's status, she would not speak without basis.
Everyone found it hard to believe. A few immediately raised their cups and cautiously took a sip.
"This... this is the legendary Six Saints Ascension Wine! The Martial Market Bank's auction house once sold it. Even a single drop could sell for five hundred thousand spirit crystals."
An Outstanding Talent at the ninth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm held his cup, his face flushed red, trembling with excitement, speaking incoherently, completely losing the image of a strong expert.
"What? Six Saints Ascension Wine?"
The other Outstanding Talents were also extremely shocked.
Ascension Wine was a brew created by six human Saints of the Middle Ages after a lifetime of research.
Drinking one cup of Ascension Wine could significantly enhance a cultivator's physique.
If one could drink an entire flask, it could elevate an ordinary person's physique to the level of a Sacred Body, truly a step to heaven.
Originally, the six Saints' intention in creating this wine was to improve human physique, revitalize the human race, and thus contend with the barbarian beasts.
Unfortunately, just as they brewed the first batch of wine, they were attacked by powerful beings from the beast race.
To prevent the Ascension Wine recipe from falling into the hands of the beast race, the six Saints immediately destroyed the recipe.
Later, the six Saints were killed by the beast race's powerful beings. From then on, no one ever knew the recipe for Ascension Wine.
Even the first batch of Ascension Wine brewed by the six Saints fell entirely into the hands of the beast race. It was not until later that some barbarian beasts brought the Ascension Wine to the Central Domain to exchange for treasures that people learned about the legend of the six Saints and the Ascension Wine.
Therefore, people called the wine "Six Saints Ascension Wine."
The young cultivators sitting in the top ten Outstanding Talent Seats were all ecstatic because they each had a full flask of Six Saints Ascension Wine in front of them.
With this flask of wine, they could temper their physiques to match a Sacred Body, truly a step to heaven.
Shengshu Cainü's generosity was truly extraordinary. This was the real Realm Son Banquet.
Just the eighteen thousand Outstanding Talent Seats were treated to such precious wine. Those sitting on the higher Heavenly Proud Seats, King Seats, and Realm Son Seats would surely taste something even more extraordinary.