God Emperor - Chapter 1033

Chapter 1033: 1033

The Phoenix Dance Palace was a massive force, comparable to some middle age clans . It would be impossible for another force to control it .

However, 800 years ago, the royal Zhang Family gradually seeped into the Phoenix Dance Palace and became deeply rooted .

After that, Lord Twelve used many tricks to take control of a majority of the palace without anyone realizing . As for the Phoenix Dance Palace’s force in the Sacred City, it was completely controlled by Lord Twelve .

Thus, Zhang Ruochen was absolutely safe in it .

After returning to the Phoenix Dance Palace, Zhang Ruochen entered the scroll world and started to treat himself . Even without the Withered Pill, Zhang Ruochen still recovered very quickly . He soon reached his peak state again .

At the same time, his cultivation had improved somewhat .

This time, he didn’t leave immediately . He’d learned a lot from the battle with Qingyi Chan and also discovered his flaws .

His biggest weakness was naturally his cultivation plane .

The difference between a Fifth Level Half-Saint and a Ninth Level Half-Saint was like someone on the ground and someone in heaven . Other than abnormalities like Zhang Ruochen, even the nine Heirs couldn’t cross that distance .

Ninth Level Half-Saints also had huge differences between one other .

Guo Lu, in the beginning stage, was on a different level from Yan Honglie and Qingyi Chan who were in the later stages of the Ninth Level .

Without using the powers of time and space, Zhang Ruochen would be in a very passive situation if he fought against a Monk in the later stage of the Ninth Level .

My internal injuries have mostly healed . It’s time to try for the seventh aperture of the Seven-Apertures Blood Palm .

Once I successfully cultivate it, I’ll have another trump card . I won’t be forced to reveal that I’m the Time and Space Descendant whenever I fight against a strong enemy .

Right now, Zhang Ruochen still wasn’t advanced in time and space . He was also wanted by the imperial court . If he revealed that he was the Time and Space Descendant, it was obviously a bad thing .

It was best if he didn’t have to use the powers of time and space . If he used them, it must be for a fatal shot .

Each palm has seven apertures . I’ve already opened the sixth aperture in both hands . Only the aperture in the palm is left .

The seventh aperture was the biggest one in the palm . Once it was opened, the two palms would each form a Qi circulation . Any casual palm would unleash 30 times the original combat ability .

Zhang Ruochen stood below the Divine Sky-Connecting Tree and started cultivating the palm technique according to the chant in the Seven-Apertures Blood Palm scripture .

Boom, boom .

With each palm he struck out, his blood would flow like a river of stars and rush to his palm . A cloud of Blood Qi dozens of meters wide would appear before his palm .

For an entire month, Zhang Ruochen was immersed in practicing the palm technique . He seemed drunk on it and entered a mysterious state .

With the Divine Sky-Connecting Tree as the heart, dozens of miles in radius were covered in Blood Qi . One could only hear palm prints sounding continuously .

Opening the seventh aperture was not only difficult but also dangerous . Repeatedly practicing the palm technique and training his mindset could lower the danger .

At one point, Zhang Ruochen’s blood turned boiling hot and bubbled violently . It started flooding toward the heart of his palm .

The heart of his palm was the seventh aperture, the Labor Aperture .

Boom!

His hands seemed to transform into two bronze bells . They produced a deafening noise from the collision .

In reality, the Labor Aperture was even sturdier than a bell . Trying to open it was as difficult as trying to pierce metal with water .

The Blood Qi crashed against the Labor Aperture more than 800 times to no avail . Instead, Zhang Ruochen’s arms cracked open .

A drop of blood dripped from the crack to his fingertip .

Zhang Ruochen had cultivated the Five Elements Chaotic Body and had refined the souls of a saint dragon and elephant into his arms . He still couldn’t bear the collision .

Any other human Monk would have disabled his arms from a single hit like that .

After more than 3,600 hits, Zhang Ruochen finally stopped . His first attempt at opening the seventh aperture had failed .

He couldn’t help it . His arms were now a bloody mess . If he continued trying, it would be very dangerous .

When his arms healed, he began to reflect on what had happened .

Next, he immediately started his second attempt . He spent nine whole days and tried more than 4,200 times .

He failed once again .

Zhang Ruochen didn’t give up, because he could feel that the Labor Aperture had started loosening . He could finally see hope for success .

He continued for his third attempt .

This time, he activated his Blood Qi and hit the Labor Aperture more than 4,900 times . The aperture grew looser and looser . It was about to open .

Kaboom!

After close to 5,000 hits, Zhang Ruochen’s palms suddenly turned scalding hot . With that, his Holy Qi actually connected to the Spiritual Qi in the air .

“Success!”

Zhang Ruochen was overjoyed . He opened his hands and seven Blood Qi vortexes appeared immediately on his palms . The vortexes grew bigger and bigger . They seemed to be about to absorb the entire world .

At the same time, the seven apertures also formed their own Qi circulations . A powerful force flowed through the seven apertures .

How powerful would his palm be if he attacked?

According to the scripture, if I complete the seventh aperture, I can unleash 64 times the combat ability .

As of now, Zhang Ruochen had only opened the seventh aperture . He hadn’t completed it yet .

According to his estimations, if he used all his might, he could unleash 40 times the power . That would far surpass the average saint spell .

Of course, he already had the foundation to complete the Seven-Apertures Blood Palm . Unleashing 64 times the power was only a matter of time .

Next, I will refine divine blood and saintify the seventh aperture to strengthen my palm power .

Zhang Ruochen took out a drop of divine blood . Holding it in his hands, he began to absorb the divine power and Blood Qi within it . Next, he activated that powerful saintly strength and directed it at his seventh aperture .

After refining 40 drops of divine blood, he’d raised the seventh apertures of both palms to the Saint Realm .

Now, Zhang Ruochen’s hands both had seven glittering spots . It was like he was holding seven stars in each hand, and it gave off a very mysterious feeling .

Whoosh—

Zhang Ruochen raised his right hand . The saintified seventh apertures instantly grew dazzlingly bright . The air within hundreds of miles shook violently .

My hands have become the hands of a Saint . Even without using the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm or Seven-Apertures Blood Palm, I can still unleash a saint spell’s power with my hands .

There were 144 apertures in total in a human’s body . After saintifying all of them, one’s physical body would become a Saint .

All 14 apertures in Zhang Ruochen’s hands had reached the Saint Realm . He’d taken a great step on the way to transforming his body into a Saint .

Next were the 22 apertures on his arms, the 36 on his legs and feet, 36 on his core and organs, and 36 in his head .

Obviously, the apertures in one’s limbs were easier to cultivate while the ones in the head were the hardest . Thus, Zhang Ruochen decided to first refine his arms, feet, legs, and then his core and organs, and finally his head .

After refining the 40 drops of divine blood, my cultivation has reached the later stage of the Fifth Level of the Half-Saint Realm .

With my current cultivation and palm power, I won’t lose even if I go against Qingyi Chan with only my palm technique . With the help of the powers of time and space, it won’t be hard to kill her .

Since he’d improved greatly, Zhang Ruochen stopped cultivating in isolation . He walked out of the scroll world .

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Snowflakes the size of goose feathers fluttered down in the Sacred City . The red buildings were covered in a layer of white .

The Sacred City was abnormally lively today . Every household was covered in decorations and lanterns . Everyone had a joyous smile on their face, even the cultivators .

Tonight was New Year’s Eve . They would welcome the New Year soon .

Cultivators were humans too . Even if they were training elsewhere, they would try to go home and eat the New Year’s Eve dinner with their families . They would also give advice to the juniors of their families and gift weapons and pills .

New Year’s Eve was a happy moment for everyone . They all wished to be reunited with their families .

Zhang Ruochen put on a long silver robe and walked down the snow-covered street by himself . He left behind a lonely track of footprints .

It was a familiar city, but there were no familiar people .

Granny Bai Su had told him that it was the Sacred Central Crypt that spread the rumor . It was because of them that the entire city knew he was the Crown Prince of the Sacred Central Empire .

From now on, Zhang Ruochen’s path would be even more difficult .

On New Year’s Eve when he was 16 years old, the entire Sacred City had been filled with lights . It was so lively and filled with so much noise .

Today, it was still lively and filled with noise, but Zhang Ruochen couldn’t feel any warmth . He only felt endlessly lonely and lost .

Before leaving the Phoenix Dance Palace, Granny Bai Su and Qin Yutong had specially told him that they’d prepared dinner . They’d hoped that he would go back earlier and eat with everyone .

However, Zhang Ruochen didn’t feel like it at all . He just wanted to walk and be alone .

“Zhang Ruochen!”

A familiar female voice came from ahead .

Zhang Ruochen stopped and looked up to the front of the street . His eyes brightened as he said, “You… How did you find me?”

Huang Yanchen with her sapphire-blue hair, like a beautiful goddess, stood a few hundred feet away and was looking at Zhang Ruochen . She was tall and had snow-white skin . Her cold aura was like an ice mountain, becoming one with the fluttering snowflakes .

“I knew you were in the Sacred City, so I especially came out tonight to find you . Zhang Ruochen, long time no see . ” Huang Yanchen’s voice was very cold, but she still smiled faintly .

“Long time no see indeed . ” Zhang Ruochen also smiled .

To be able to see Huang Yanchen on this special day, a bit of warmth found its way back into Zhang Ruochen’s heart .

He didn’t think about how Huang Yanchen could find him . Perhaps it was fate .

People with no fate wouldn’t find each other, no matter what .

People with fate could be together forever no matter how unsuitable they were .