God Emperor - Chapter 1675

Chapter 1675: Chapter 1675 - Third Step Saint King

Chapter 1675: Third Step Saint King

Translator: Larbre Studio  Editor: Larbre Studio

The saint spells on the walls could make martial artists fight to the death for them . The pill recipes on the walls could make pill alchemists go crazy . The rune scroll creation techniques could make rune masters stay up day and night…

Zhang Ruochen wasn’t very interested . Looking away, he said, “Where are the saint fruit and medicine that I want?”

The Thousand Star Maiden walked forward . A mesmerizing fragrance came from her purple dress . Smelling it gave one a gentle and beautiful feeling .

Following her, they went to an extremely cold hidden room . It had many different jade boxes, wooden caskets, and porcelain bottles . Zhang Ruochen didn’t enter the room, because he discovered that there were hidden techniques . Formation runes covered it densely .

If he broke into it, he’d definitely get attacked by the formation .

Zhang Ruochen had seen Formation Saint Masters before . The runes drawn here were comparable to Formation Saint Masters in both complexity and connectivity .

With his current cultivation, he might not be able to retreat safely if he entered .

Seeing him stop, the Thousand Star Maiden’s red lips curved up . “Are my formation runes enough for you?”

“You’re already a Formation Saint Master?”

The Thousand Star Maiden took specific steps and walked to a stone wall . She took out many jade and wooden boxes, saying proudly, “My goal is to become a god . A mere Formation Saint Master isn’t some impressive accomplishment . Zhang Ruochen, as a manipulator of an ancient way, we should have a bigger vision . ”

Formation Saint Masters were even rarer than Supreme Saints . They had extremely high statuses in any world .

Every sect, clan, or city needed a formation’s defense . Formation Saint Masters were also required .

A Formation Saint Master was on the same level as Supreme Saints .

However, the Thousand Star Maiden said that it wasn’t an impressive accomplishment . Zhang Ruochen felt that there was a certain proud and bragging undertone .

The Thousand Star Maiden carried a tall pile of jade and wooden boxes over . She handed it to Zhang Ruochen without the high and mighty aura of a goddess . Instead, she seemed like a gentle girl . “You already have 2,100 rules inside of you . Your Spiritual Power is also in the middle of level 56 . This saint medicine and fruit can help you reach the third step Saint King Realm and level 57 of Spiritual Power . ”

The Thousand Star Maiden’s Origin Divine Eyes gave Zhang Ruochen a headache . He couldn’t keep any secrets before her eyes .

Sometimes, he wondered if he was naked when standing before her .

He accepted the jade boxes and wooden caskets and began checking them .

He had to admit that the Thousand Star Maiden was very generous . She gave even more saintly fruit and medicine than Zhang Ruochen had imagined . If he didn’t run into a bottleneck, then he would definitely have a breakthrough .

Suddenly, the Thousand Star Maiden asked, “Zhang Ruochen, do you drink?”

Zhang Ruochen was surprised and quickly shook his head . “Not often . ”

“How about you drink a bit with me?”

She walked to another hidden room that actually had all sorts of wine and brews . They’d been collected from all over the world . Each one was more than 100 years old and it was difficult to measure their value in saint stones .

Who would’ve known that the gentle and mysterious Thousand Star Maiden was an alcoholic? “This is Non-Precept Breaking . It was brewed by a Bodhisattva from the Western Buddhist Field . I put in a lot of effort to buy a bottle . All this time, I couldn’t find a friend who was qualified to drink this . But as the controller of time and space, you are qualified to taste it . ”

The Thousand Star Maiden’s slender hands opened the wine bottle’s seal and a clean fragrance instantly filled the entire space .

Even Zhang Ruochen who cautioned himself against drinking was mesmerized by the fragrance . He couldn’t help but sniff . When he reopened his eyes, the Thousand Star Maiden had already filled his cup with wine .

She used her practically perfect jade-like hands to lift her cup and sipped it with her red lips . “Not bad . As expected of Non-Precept Breaking . It didn’t disappoint me . ”

Zhang Ruochen didn’t lift his cup . He felt that the atmosphere was very strange and unbelievable .

“Are we friends or enemies?” he asked .

“Friends, of course . Otherwise, why would I invite you onto my carriage and take out Non-Precept Breaking for you to taste?” The Thousand Star Maiden sat primly across from him . Her dress pooled on the ground like a purple flower and her starry eyes were asphyxiatingly beautiful .

“Then, would you kill your own friends? And steal their Mysteries of Truth?”

“There are many different types of friends . Us two are just wine friends . ” The Thousand Star Maiden lifted her cup and made an elegant move while smiling brightly . “Of course, you’re one of the very few men who don’t annoy me . If you treasure this friendship, you can give me the Mysteries of Truth voluntarily . We might even become better friends after that . Drink! Are you afraid that I poisoned it?”

The fragrance of Non-Precept Breaking was like Qing Mo’s food . No being could resist its temptation .

Zhang Ruochen raised his cup and took a sip . Then he drank it all . “Great wine . I know an old guy who loves wine like its his life and is a master at making wine . This Non-Precept Breaking is already comparable with his . ”

After drinking a little, the Thousand Star Maiden finally asked the question that was on her mind . “On the riverbank of the Truth Ocean, you and Feng Yan discussed me secretly . At that time, you said, ‘That woman is indeed strong . She knows how to give and take and can make the correct choice . She’s smart, but unfortunately…’ You didn’t continue on . I really want to know what’s unfortunate . ”

“So you invited me to drink wine for this?” It dawned on Zhang Ruochen .

Since childhood, the Thousand Star Maiden had always been better than others of her age . She learned everything quickly and was even better than her teachers . She’d received countless praise and compliments .

Everyone thought that she was perfect and flawless . She could definitely become an empress or goddess in the future .

Only Zhang Ruochen used the word “unfortunate” when commenting about her . Naturally, she would remember this and keep wondering what Zhang Ruochen wanted to say .

What Zhang Ruochen said after that annoyed the Thousand Star Maiden .

“Unfortunately, your personality isn’t strong enough . If you run into a true trial, you probably won’t be able to face it head-on . Someone who can become an emperor won’t submit to others . Someone who can become a god can persevere through all challenges . You’re still far from that . ”

After speaking, Zhang Ruochen no longer desired the wine . He stood up and left the ancient carriage .

Arriving at the Weapon-Refining Pavilion where the cultivators of the Thousand Star Civilization were gathered, the carriage drove in . Under the lead of the bearded man, Zhang Ruochen was sent to stay at a cultivation residence .

He didn’t see the Thousand Star Maiden this entire time . Clearly, she was staying inside the carriage .

It’s almost daybreak . There are still eight hours before noon . With the help of the Time and Space Crystal, it’s enough time for me to refine all the saint fruit and medicine .

Zhang Ruochen actually had some other fruit and medicine taken from the Saint Kings of the Heaven World Sect . Even if he couldn’t reach the third step, he would be very close .

Asking for fruit and medicine from the Thousand Star Maiden was just to take advantage of her .

Zhang Ruochen entered the Time and Space Crystal . He took out one of each fruit and medicine that could improve his cultivation and Spiritual Power and started refining them .

Countless hours passed . Zhang Ruochen refined all the saint fruit and medicine .

In the Sea of Qi, the Heaven Pass River made out of Rules of Saintly Way broadened and was obviously faster .

There were 40,760 rules in it . The number had almost doubled .

With such a great number, it was sure that he’d reached the third step .

Of course, Zhang Ruochen was still very far from the fourth step . According to many books, he needed at least 100,000 rules to reach the fourth step .

He would only be able to unleash the power of a mid-level saint spell perfectly after reaching the fourth step .

Cultivators below the fourth step could only use a portion of power from the mid-level spell . It was incomparable to the flawless power . It was like the difference between a Saint and a Half-Saint .

This was why third and fourth step Saint Kings had such a difference in combat ability . Even many talented cultivators couldn’t fight across realms .

In the Saint King Realm, each step disqualified many untalented figures . None of those who could reach the end were weak .

This was why fighting across realms grew more difficult as you went further .

“After entering the God-Naming Platform, I’ve already ingested close to 100 saint fruit and medicine,” he muttered to himself . “Even if there are other saint fruits and medicines, it won’t let me break into the fourth step . I can only do it quickly if I find more treasures like the Amazing Saint Fruit or 100,000-year-old medicine . There might be such opportunities in the Wind Atrium . ”

Since he’d improved greatly and had a breakthrough, Zhang Ruochen was naturally very happy .

However, his Spiritual Power reached a bottleneck . He was stuck at the peak of level 56 and didn’t improve at all even after swallowing a dozen types of medicine for raising Spiritual Power .

Zhang Ruochen got a feeling of crisis . He was worried that the peak of level 56 would be the limit of his life .

Countless amazing Spiritual Power cultivators had the talent to become Spiritual Power Supreme Saints when they were young but got stuck at a bottleneck and stayed in place for centuries before finally dying of old age .

These top talents who lacked power later were countless .

Zhang Ruochen quickly calmed down and summarized the reasoning . “It must be because I keep using pills and improved too quickly but lack understanding and practice . That’s why this is happening . ”

Compared to those old guys who’d lived for centuries, Zhang Ruochen was still too young and hadn’t experienced enough . The reason why he could reach the peak of level 56 before hitting a bottleneck was thanks to the seven lives he’d experienced in the Seven Lives and Seven Deaths Map . They increased his experience and exercised his spirit .

Otherwise, with his cultivation speed, how could his bottleneck wait until now?

He suddenly sensed something and walked out of the Time and Space Crystal . He saw a small guy had appeared in the cultivation residence . He wore a Taoist robe and a circular leaf hat on his head .

It was the Psychic Sage, the Amazing Taoist .

Zhang Ruochen surveyed the room and found that the formation runes hadn’t been destroyed . He was quite shocked . “How did you find this place? And there’s a formation in the room . How did you break in?”

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