188: Reencountering Su Tang, inexplicable words

Seven days passed in a flash.

Zhang Sheng's body finally reached the standard to withstand the Water Element Spiritual Qi Tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex - Divine Breath Chapter!

However, this wilderness was fraught with danger and was by no means a safe place.

The Breakthrough would have to wait until he returned to Qinglan Academy.

Fortunately, the fighting over the past half-month had not been in vain.

His two Spells, "Moon Slash" and "Spirit Shield", had both broken through to the first level of the "True Intent" Realm!

【 Spell: Moon Slash - Second Rank (True Intent Level 1: 0.000001%) 】

【 Spell: Spirit Shield - First Rank (True Intent Level 1: 0.0001%) 】

The power of the Spirit Shield, having stepped into the True Intent Realm, surged explosively!

Not only did its defensive power completely crush the previous "Profound Light Shield", but it could also fuse perfectly with it.

Combined, their defensive power directly doubled!

What was even better was that Zhang Sheng's Spirit Shield could also merge into one with the Spiritual Artifacts and spiritual clothing on his body, with endless wonderful uses!

With a thought, the Spirit Shield instantly covered his entire body's clothing, forming a layer of close-fitting protection, and with the Profound Light Shield layered over it, it was truly impregnable!

And the transformation of the Moon Slash was even more shocking!

Zhang Sheng flipped his hand and took out a trophy—a supreme-grade Spiritual Artifact seized from the bandits.

A palm-sized blue-silver moon blade condensed in his palm; this was the Moon Slash driven by the True Intent Realm!

That hard supreme-grade Spiritual Artifact, in front of this moon blade, was easily sliced open as if it were tofu!

With such terrifying sharpness, using it to deal with True Fetus Realm desolate beasts was like using an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken!

Zhang Sheng recalled the "Startling Thunder Divine Ability" that Lian Qiu had displayed, and at this moment, he was incomparably certain: the power of his own Moon Slash had long since far surpassed hers!

"I just don't know what it's like when a true powerhouse in the Divine Power Realm displays a Divine Ability?" he mused to himself.

Just then, the "omniscient guide" Jade Slip he carried with him vibrated slightly, updating a piece of news on the fledgling tiger ranking:

【 Qinglan Academy's Zhang Sheng, having killed 11,201 True Fetus Realm desolate beasts alone within half a month, fledgling tiger ranking position updated: 2641st! 】

This news was like a boulder thrown into a lake, instantly stirring up ripples among various factions.

"Damn it! Where the hell has this Zhang Sheng hidden himself?!" In a dark corner, Lian Qiu, who had been tortured until she was no longer recognizable, clutched the Jade Slip.

Zhang Sheng naturally saw the change in ranking as well.

"It's time to go to the front line and show my face; maybe I can even take on a few Divine Power Realm desolate beasts to test my skills!" Once the thought arose, his figure instantly transformed into a dazzling rainbow light, tearing through the air and heading straight for Tianxing City!

With his current speed, erupting at full power, he arrived at the borders of Tianxing City in just over half a day.

The Spiritual Qi here was violent to the extreme, almost no different from the desolate regions!

The vast majority of Cultivators could not directly refine and absorb it at all and could only rely on spirit crystals to replenish their consumption.

The "spirit suppressing pillar" of Tianxing City had not yet fully formed an array, only barely covering the urban area, suppressing the Spiritual Qi and making it relatively easier to refine.

Therefore, unless they were going out of the city to fight, the city was the main area for Cultivators' activities.

At this moment, in Zhang Sheng's storage ring, the beast cores of True Fetus Realm desolate beasts had accumulated to nearly 20,000!

Apart from those he had hunted himself, the rest were "friendly sponsorships" from the bandits. Converted into merit points, it was enough for him to be directly promoted to a Three-Star Qinglan Guard!

Tianxing City was heavily guarded. Zhang Sheng swept his gaze; there was a guard almost every thousand meters, and among them, there were dozens of powerhouses in the Divine Power Realm!

He restored his original appearance, displayed his qinglan token, and successfully entered the city.

Powerhouses were as numerous as clouds in the city. Let alone the fledgling tiger ranking, even experts from the divine ability ranking appeared from time to time; Zhang Sheng's status couldn't even be ranked here.

The priority was to first go to the Qinglan Academy station in the city to report.

Just after entering the city, a thick, murderous aura mixed with the smell of blood rushed towards him.

The streets were crowded with people, each with not-weak auras, moving in a hurry.

"Fellow Daoist! Take a look at this! A treasure just dug out from an underground ruin, a genuine Divine Artifact, only one hundred million spirit crystals!"

"Then why is there still an 'Chi Yang' mark engraved on the back?"

"Oh, Fellow Daoist, never mind the mark. You look closely at this quality, this patina; it is definitely a dust-covered Spirit Treasure!"

"Tsk... forget it."

"Hey! Fellow Daoist, don't go! Take another look..." Watching the customer leave, the stall owner muttered resentfully, "Can't recognize good goods!"

He then immediately raised his voice: "Come and take a look, everyone! Produced from a mysterious ruin, don't miss it as you pass by..."

Where there were clusters of Cultivators, there was naturally no shortage of trading.

Where there was a war fortress, there was even less of a shortage of money pits like "Chun Lai Tower".

The crowd in front of the building was surging, and the threshold was almost flattened.

The more tense the front line was, the more Cultivators needed to vent their pressure. It was just hard on the Fairies in the building who were "toiling" day and night.

"Zhang Sheng? What a coincidence!"

A voice transmission entered his ears, and Zhang Sheng turned around, following the sound.

A bewitching and graceful figure came into view.

"Shopkeeper Su? Long time no see." The person who came was none other than Su Tang, the manager of the "Youyuan Chamber of Commerce", the first to establish a chamber of commerce station in Hua Prefecture.

"Prefect Zhang, when we first met in Hua Prefecture, I knew you were no ordinary person. But I still underestimated you; you've already broken into the top 10,000 of the fledgling tiger ranking so quickly." Su Tang's eyes swirled, filled with smiles.

"Shopkeeper Su, you flatter me. Why have you come to the front line too?"

"Where there are people, there is business. With such a large market on the front line, how could our Youyuan Chamber of Commerce be missing?" Su Tang walked a few steps closer, lowered her voice, and with a hint of temptation,

"I really regret not pulling you in to be a consultant for my chamber earlier. The strength of our Youyuan Chamber of Commerce is not worse than Qinglan Academy, oh!"

Zhang Sheng had checked on the omniscient guide; the Youyuan Chamber of Commerce's influence spread across Qinglan Prefecture, Luoxia Prefecture, and it seemed they even had a presence throughout the entire Qingchuan Province.

"Many thanks for your high regard, Shopkeeper Su; perhaps there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. I must first go to the Qinglan station to report." Zhang Sheng replied politely.

Su Tang transmitted her voice again, her tone becoming a bit more serious: "Prefect Zhang, you haven't been in the Upper Realm for long, and your cultivation is still shallow. The waters on the front line are too deep; it would be safer to return as soon as you finish reporting.

It won't be too late to come back after you have stronger means of self-protection."

Watching Su Tang's receding back, Zhang Sheng was somewhat speechless.

Qian Che had advised him to hunt wandering desolate beasts on the periphery, and this Shopkeeper Su had even more directly advised him to go back. Why did everyone have so little faith in him?

He shook his head with a light laugh and turned to walk towards the Qinglan station.

Meanwhile, the departing Su Tang also quietly changed direction, heading towards the teleportation array area, sighing inwardly: "I hope this hotheaded youth listens to advice and leaves early. The sky of this Song Kingdom is getting darker and darker... I need to retreat quickly too."

At the same time, an inconspicuous Cultivator on the street caught a glimpse of Zhang Sheng's profile, his pupils shrank, and he quickly took out a communication jade slip.

"Zhang Sheng! I've finally waited for you! The moment you step out of the city gate will be the time of your death!" Upon receiving the message, Lian Qiu, her hand clutching the Jade Slip with bulging veins, her eyes full of resentment, immediately forwarded the message to Senior Brother Tiger.

Zhang Sheng was completely unaware of this and walked straight into the Qinglan station.

There were about several hundred Qinglan Guards in the station. Seeing Zhang Sheng, many of them took the initiative to come forward and greet him.

Zhang Sheng noticed that their qinglan tokens were mostly one-star or two-star, and their strength was mostly average; they were clearly members who had joined not long ago.

He responded briefly, completed the reporting and registration, and then left the station.

He intended to return the way he came and go out of the city to witness the so-called Divine Power Realm desolate beasts.

However, just as he was passing by the bustling Chun Lai Tower again, a burst of harsh clamor and commotion suddenly came from the entrance:

"You stinking beggar! You dare to come to Chun Lai Tower for fun without money? Get out of here!"