Chapter 5

Zhang Ruochen's gaze was sharp, and with a determined mind, he said, "Mother, don't worry! I will definitely cultivate to become a powerful warrior as soon as possible and protect you with my own strength."

Holding the Blood Pill, Zhang Ruochen returned to his room and continued to practice diligently.

"Lady, I heard that warriors not only need to take Blood Pills but also cultivate techniques. They must have cultivation techniques to open their meridians," the maid Yun'er said.

Lady Lin looked at Zhang Ruochen's departing back, pursing her lips and nodding bitterly. "I know! But even the lowest-grade cultivation techniques cost more than five hundred silver coins, which I can't afford with my current financial situation. Moreover, the Queen and the Imperial Preceptor are now in charge of the government. The Queen would never let Ruochen go to the 'Library Hall' to receive cultivation techniques and martial arts. It seems there is only one way!"

"Is Lady going to ask the Lin family? But three years ago, Lady had a complete falling out with the Lin family. Would they give the Ninth Prince cultivation techniques?" the maid Yun'er asked.

"As long as they are willing to give Ruochen cultivation techniques, I am willing to kneel and apologize," Lady Lin said, tears welling up in her eyes as she thought of something from the past.

"But it wasn't Lady's fault back then..." the maid Yun'er sighed softly.

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Inside the spatial crystal, the spiritual energy was abundant, about twice as dense as the outside world.

In Yunwu County, if the spiritual energy concentration of famous mountains and rivers reached 1.5 times, it would be considered a cultivation treasure land and would be contested by various major families.

Sitting in the center of the inner space, Zhang Ruochen took out a jade bottle containing ten Blood Pills, poured one out, and sniffed it lightly.

Although the "Blood Pill" was made from the blood of savage beasts, it did not have a bloody smell but rather a faint fragrance.

The alchemist had removed the bloody smell and added tiger luo grass and mandala flowers during the refining process.

Long-term consumption of Blood Pills not only provides warriors with a continuous supply of physical strength but also improves their meridians, bones, and organs, making their bodies stronger.

"Just a first-grade Blood Pill," Zhang Ruochen nodded slightly, muttering to himself, "With my current cultivation, a first-grade Blood Pill is enough."

Zhang Ruochen swallowed a Blood Pill and immediately put the jade bottle back on the stone platform.

Under the stimulation of true qi, the blood energy of the Blood Pill quickly melted, providing Zhang Ruochen with an endless supply of physical strength.

"Although I have reached the initial stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm and become a warrior, this body is too weak and cannot compare to other warriors. I must strengthen my body, or I will suffer a great disadvantage when fighting with warriors of the same realm."

For warriors, it is not only necessary to cultivate true qi but also to practice martial arts.

"Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm!"

The image of this profound palm technique appeared in Zhang Ruochen's mind. It ranked among the top three in the martial arts secret manuals in his memory, making it suitable for his current cultivation.

He spread his legs, lowered his waist, filled his legs with true qi to stabilize his body, and slowly raised his arms, beginning to strike his palms according to a certain mysterious pattern.

In his mind, he imagined himself as a powerful ancient divine elephant, a dragon that devours clouds and spits mist, striking with all his might, as if trying to release every bit of strength from his body.

Each palm strike pulled his muscles, and the true qi in his body merged with his muscles and bones, causing them to undergo a transformation, becoming stronger and more resilient, even fusing with the true qi.

The Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm has thirteen palm techniques and is classified as a lower-grade king-level martial art.

To be precise, if one can cultivate the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm to the thirteenth palm, it would be comparable to a divine-level martial art.

Cultivation techniques and martial arts are divided into five grades: human, spirit, ghost, king, and divine.

The first palm of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm, "Savage Elephant Charging the Earth," when successfully cultivated, has the power of a lower-grade human-level martial art.

The second palm, "Flying Dragon in the Sky," when successfully cultivated, has the power of a middle-grade human-level martial art.

The third palm, "Dragon Elephant Returning to the Field," when successfully cultivated, has the power of an upper-grade human-level martial art.

The fourth palm, "Dragon Elephant Shadow," when successfully cultivated, has the power of a lower-grade spirit-level martial art.

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The thirteenth palm of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm, "Dragon Elephant Destroying the World," has the power of a divine-level martial art, and the strength it can unleash is unimaginable.

The first few palms of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm are considered low-grade martial arts and are not very powerful. Moreover, the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm is extremely difficult to cultivate, and very few people can reach the seventh palm.

After the seventh palm, each palm requires a significant amount of time and effort to cultivate. If one cannot withstand the extremely yang and rigid force within the body, they might even burn to death.

Due to these reasons, the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm is only considered a lower-grade king-level martial art.

Although the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm is very difficult to cultivate, it is exactly suitable for Zhang Ruochen's current cultivation, allowing him to strengthen his body in a short time.

"First palm of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm, Savage Elephant Charging the Earth."

Zhang Ruochen first stood in a horse stance, then quickly stepped forward, rushing out and rapidly striking the palm technique.

As still as a mountain, as dynamic as a savage elephant.

He practiced repeatedly until his true qi was exhausted, then wiped the sweat, sat down, and used the Divine Martial Mark on his forehead to absorb the spiritual energy in the inner space of the spatial crystal, converting it into an endless supply of true qi.

After nine days of cultivation in the inner space of the spatial crystal, he finally successfully cultivated the first palm of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm, "Savage Elephant Charging the Earth."

Nine days in the inner space were only three days in the outside world.

"I wonder how strong my first palm of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm is with my current cultivation."

Zhang Ruochen walked out of the inner space of the spatial crystal, came to the backyard, stood in the center of the courtyard, and circulated the true qi in his body, filling his legs.

"Savage Elephant Charging the Earth."

He stepped forward in a rhythmic pattern, suddenly rushing out.

As he moved, a powerful force surged from his legs, passing through his waist and spine, surging to his back and shoulders, and erupting from his arms.

Although it was just one palm technique, it mobilized the strength of every muscle in his body, making the explosive power quite astonishing.

"Bang!"

His palms struck a half-person-high, thousand-pound stone, then he immediately retracted his palms and quickly retreated to his original position, following the footprints he had left.

Zhang Ruochen looked at the thousand-pound stone and saw two shallow palm-shaped indentations on its surface. The bottom of the stone had sunk into the soil by about two centimeters.

Zhang Ruochen was quite satisfied with the power of this palm.

Although the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm is currently a lower-grade human-level martial art, it is more advanced than other lower-grade human-level martial arts and can unleash more powerful strength.

"The higher the grade of the martial art, the more difficult it is to cultivate. If I were to directly cultivate a spirit-level martial art now, I would not be able to succeed in nine days; it would take at least half a year. Moreover, with the amount of true qi in my body, I cannot even perform a spirit-level martial art."

The time for cultivating martial arts and techniques must be reasonably arranged.

If one focuses too much on cultivating martial arts and neglects techniques, their cultivation realm will progress slowly.

If one focuses too much on cultivating techniques and neglects martial arts, they will suffer a great disadvantage in combat.

In any case, by cultivating the first palm of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda Palm, Zhang Ruochen finally had a basic self-defense capability after eight hundred years.

In these nine days, Zhang Ruochen's cultivation also advanced greatly, and the true qi in his qi pool was already full, allowing him to begin opening his second meridian.

However, to open a meridian, one must take the Bone Washing Liquid. The Queen had only given Zhang Ruochen one dose of Bone Washing Liquid, which he had already used to open his first meridian.

How could he obtain a second dose of Bone Washing Liquid, or even more?

"Ninth Prince, Lady is looking for you everywhere. What are you doing here?" The maid Yun'er saw Zhang Ruochen standing in the center of the courtyard and curiously walked over.

Yun'er was the only maid by Lady Lin and Zhang Ruochen, about seventeen or eighteen years old, quite beautiful, with bright eyes and a pointed chin.

Zhang Ruochen walked to Yun'er's opposite side, blocking her view to prevent her from seeing the two handprints on the thousand-pound stone in the distance, and asked with concern, "Sister Yun'er, is your arm injury better?"

Yun'er shook her head lightly and said, "It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. It will probably take another two or three months to recover."

Her arm injury was caused by the Eighth Prince pushing her and breaking her bones a few days ago. For maids like them, even if they were beaten to death, the Eighth Prince would not be held responsible.

In a world where the strong rule, the weak have no status.

"Why don't you buy a dose of Bone Healing Ointment?" Zhang Ruochen asked.

Yun'er, enduring the pain in her arm, smiled bitterly. "The cheapest dose of Bone Healing Ointment costs two hundred silver coins, which we lowly people can't afford. Ninth Prince, it's already very good that you care about us servants. Quickly come with me to see Lady. We are leaving the palace today."

Zhang Ruochen followed Yun'er and asked curiously, "Leaving the palace? Where are we going?"

"To see Ningshan! You haven't seen her for a long time, you must be very happy, right?" Yun'er's face lit up with a bright smile as she stared at Zhang Ruochen.

Every time "Ningshan" was mentioned, he would definitely blush and become shy like a young girl.

"Who is Ningshan?" Zhang Ruochen almost asked, but immediately swallowed the words.

Clearly, the Zhang Ruochen who died of illness must have known the woman named Ningshan, and from Yun'er's tone, their relationship might have been quite special.

If Zhang Ruochen asked "Who is Ningshan?", it would definitely expose him. Since that was the case, it was better to remain silent and speak as little as possible.

Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen had been weak and sickly for many years, and apart from Lady Lin's concern, he had rarely interacted with others. Otherwise, he would have been suspected long ago.

Yun'er was slightly surprised to see Zhang Ruochen's calm demeanor but did not think much about it and continued walking towards Lady Lin's courtyard.

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