God Emperor - Chapter 1216

Chapter 1216: 1216

Zhang Ruochen wandered around the Martial City of Ancient Taiyin City . He didn’t buy any suitable defensive or offensive items .

With his current cultivation, he would only need to use a defensive or offensive treasure if he was in a Saint-level attack .

Only the major ancient clans and sects could create items that could fend off or attack Saints . There were very few and only important figures could carry them .

The Blood God Sect’s Hierarch Fire Token was a powerful protective treasure . However, the previous Hierarch had taken it away . It wasn’t passed down to Zhang Ruochen .

There were very, very few treasures that could attack and hurt Saints .

The Fifth Town Destructive Rune that Shi Qiankun gave Zhang Ruochen was one . As for the Saint Figure Rune that the Taishang Elder had given him, it was an incredibly powerful attack treasure .

The most special thing about attack weapons was that it could overlook cultivation and repress the opponent .

Of course, in the Ancient Taiyin City, Zhang Ruochen wasn’t completely fruitless . He also bought some rare medicines .

According to Blackie, using these spiritual medicines with the sacred medicine from the Blue Dragon Dynasty could produce pills to heal Saints .

Under the Saint Realm, the most effective pill was none other than the Withered Pill . Any cultivator who took the Withered Pill would be able to be brought back, even if he was on the brink of dying .

But after reaching the Saint Realm, the cultivator’s body would change drastically . With changes in their life, the Withered Pill’s effectiveness would also decrease . To Xuanhuang Realm Saints, the Withered Pill wouldn’t be effective at all .

In the Saint Realm, whether it was a curing pill or pills for raising cultivation, they had to be divine pills to be effective .

Divine pills could only be received by chance .

Most Saints would use their comprehension and accumulation of time to reach a higher level . Cultivating 100 or 200 years to have a breakthrough was very normal .

They could only speed up if they found a divine pill .

Blackie organized the spiritual medicines that Zhang Ruochen had bought . “There should be a 10,000-year Willow Grass from the Blue Dragon Dynasty’s treasury, right?”

Zhang Ruochen took out the Golden Light Ribbon and searched . He took out a blade of saintly green grass . “This Willow Grass must be 20,000 years!”

The Willow Grass looked like a freshly-grown willow branch . Shreds of saintly light flowed on the surface of the leaf . It also emanated a dizzying fragrance .

Blackie’s eyes lit up . “Not bad . The higher the year, the stronger the Willow Grass is . The Spring Pill will also be stronger . ”

“You’re making a Spring Pill?” Zhang Ruochen asked .

“Indeed . ”

The Spring Pill was definitely a divine pill . It could help Saints heal . If a Saint had a Spring Pill, it was like him having an extra life .

If Blackie could really produce a Spring Pill, Zhang Ruochen would be more confident entering the Savage Barren Territory this time .

Blackie took out a pill furnace and began producing the Spring Pill .

Zhang Ruochen sat cross-legged near the furnace and continued cultivating . Earlier, he’d refined a saint fruit . His cultivation had increased greatly . His body was well-saturated now .

According to his calculations, he should be at the peak of the Second Pre-Saint Level now . It was all due to the saint fruit . Otherwise, he wouldn’t be this fast at cultivating .

My physical body and Spiritual Power both reached the Saint Realm . It’s even stronger than my foundation for the Pre-Saint Realm . I can undergo the third Pre-Saint Trial at any time .

Zhang Ruochen decided to go into a wormhole and undergo the trial after reaching the eastern region . Only then would he be able to condense a saintly source and become a true Martial Saint .

Next, Zhang Ruochen took out the Time and Space Secret Guide . He continued studying the sword technique in the third level—the Twelfth Hour Sword Technique .

The Twelfth Hour Sword Technique represented 12 sword movements in total . Each movement had a different style and contained endless time rules . The more he studied them, the more he realized how miraculous and powerful the technique was .

Time was the most difficult to predict . It was formless and impossible to see . If Saint Xumi hadn’t combined time with sword to create the time-sword technique, Zhang Ruochen might not even be able to start learning .

“Saint Xumi definitely put in a lot of effort to create the time-sword technique . This way, I could use sword techniques to learn the mysteries of time . ”

Comprehending the sword and time simultaneously, Zhang Ruochen was completely immersed .

Boom .

A huge sound came from the direction of the door .

Zhang Ruochen and Blackie were both shocked . A gray figure crashed open the door and rushed to the side of the furnace .

It was an old man that reeked of alcohol . He wore a wrinkly gray robe with a ragged hat . Messy white hair peeked out of the hat . He was no different from a beggar .

Sniff, sniff .

The man caressed the red-hot furnace and pressed his nose against the side . He sniffed powerfully as if mesmerized . “Willow Grass…23,640 years… Using such saintly medicine to create pills is such a waste . ”

Zhang Ruochen stood up and looked at the intruder cautiously . It was clear that the old man had broken in because he’d smelled the fragrance . However, Blackie had already set up a formation to stop the smell from permeating .

Just how sensitive was the old man’s nose to be able to smell the fragrance through the formation?

The furnace was also burning red-hot . The temperature was so high, but the man could touch it without getting hurt . It was clear that the man wasn’t a common figure .

With my Spiritual Power, I can only estimate that the Willow Grass is around 23,000 years . He just sniffed and could determine the exact year . This isn’t easy .

Zhang Ruochen tried to keep calm as he walked toward the old man .

The old man didn’t even look at him or Blackie . He just hugged the furnace and sighed . “This grade of Willow Grass should be used to create willow wine . It’s a complete waste to be turned into a Spring Pill . ”

Blackie stretched its claws, shining with cold light . It prepared to attack .

Zhang Ruochen stopped it .

This old alcoholic seemed strange, but he wasn’t about to steal the pill furnace . It was best not to attack first, lest they create a big enemy .

Zhang Ruochen looked very handsome in his white robe . He came to the back of the old man and smiled . “Senior seems very well-versed in producing wine and pills . May I know your name?”

The man let go of the furnace and looked back at Zhang Ruochen . “Not well-versed at all . I only know some things . ” After a pause, he said, “I drank too much wine and I’m all a bit numb . I don’t remember my name, but people who know me all call me Crazy Alcoholic . ”

“You’re indeed a crazy alcoholic,” Blackie said coldly .

The Crazy Alcoholic wasn’t angry . He grabbed the wine gourd hanging on his hip and poured it into his mouth . It was emptied in an instant .

“The gourd is too small . I can drink it all in one gulp . ”

He put the gourd back on his hip and took a bag of wine from his back . He sat beside the furnace and continued drinking .

Blackie sent a telepathic message to Zhang Ruochen . “This Crazy Alcoholic isn’t a simple figure . He might know your identity and might just be pretending to be crazy to get close and steal your treasures . ”

“I’ll test him . ”

Zhang Ruochen walked toward the Crazy Alcoholic . He suddenly sped up, leaving a trail of afterimages, and appeared beside the Crazy Alcoholic . He reached out two fingers to steal the wine bag .

Unexpectedly, he didn’t face any problems and grabbed the bag easily .

The Crazy Alcoholic looked up blankly and asked, “What are you doing?”

Zhang Ruochen grabbed the wine bag . Looking at the pure and artless eyes of the Crazy Alcoholic, he didn’t know what to do .

“Haha, I got it . You like drinking too, right?”

The Crazy Alcoholic jumped up like a little child . He made several flips, filled with excitement .

Zhang Ruochen let out a relieved breath but smelled the thick smell of alcohol . The Crazy Alcoholic suddenly came before him . He stared crazily from the short distance and urged, “Drink! Since you want to drink, don’t be shy . Just one word: drink . ”

Zhang Ruochen thought carefully . He’d been too tense during this time . Everyone he saw was like a cunning fox . Sometimes, he really should change this mindset .

He smiled . “Thank you for your wine . I’ll drink . ”

He grabbed the wine bag and poured it into his mouth . The Crazy Alcoholic’s wine wasn’t spiritual wine or saintly wine . It couldn’t enhance his cultivation or increase his Spiritual Power, but it was spicy and strong .

Seeing him drink, the Crazy Alcoholic grew even more excited . He dragged Zhang Ruochen outside, saying he’d take him elsewhere to drink and not go home until they were drunk .

Zhang Ruochen could see that the Crazy Alcoholic had no ulterior motives . He was just a drinker .

Zhang Ruochen also wanted to take this advantage to adjust his mind so he wouldn’t give himself any problems . He really went outside to drink with the Crazy Alcoholic .

The man brought Zhang Ruochen to an underground wine cellar . There were jars of various sizes .

Zhang Ruochen’s Spiritual Power and physical body had both reached the Saint Realm, so he wasn’t afraid of hard liquor . He was confident that he wouldn’t be drunk no matter how much he drank .

He and the Crazy Alcoholic drank three vats in a row .

The Crazy Alcoholic put it down . Looking at how Zhang Ruochen was still standing, he was a bit shocked . “The Dragon and Mad Oxen Wine is the 17th strongest wine in the world but you drank three vats without falling . You’re comparable to how I was when I was young . Not bad, not bad . ”

“What Dragon and Mad Oxen Wine?”

Zhang Ruochen’s mind was a bit messed up now . He couldn’t sense that Holy Qi was spinning wildly in him at all . Each strand of Holy Qi was like a mad ox . Even the speed of his blood flowing had doubled .

Boom .

Just then, an ear-splitting boom came from above ground . The wine cellar shook as well . Clouds of dust fell down as if it was about to cave in .

“Gu Linfeng, come out to die . ”

A cold and emotionless voice passed through the ground and into the wine cellar .

In the night, the Death Knight held a blood-red spear and shattered the gates of Ancient Taiyin City . He rushed in . The previous boom was the sound of the city gates breaking .

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