Novel Full Chapter 2273: Knocking on the Door
Chapter 2273: Knocking on the Door
Zhao Hai sat quietly in the room arranged for him by Shopkeeper Yun. This time, he was really going into seclusion. He had absorbed a lot of blood qi from the Mountain of the Sacred Elephant. After several generations of Crazed Elephants dying on the mountain, the blood qi in the mountain has reached a large amount. Although Zhao Hai’s body managed to absorb all of the blood qi and broke through to the Earth Monarch Realm, there were still blood qi that had not been digested.
Blood Qi and Spiritual Qi are somewhat different. As long as you absorb spiritual qi, you can become stronger. As for blood qi, it wasn’t easy to become stronger just by absorbing it. Moreover, blood qi emphasizes strengthening the body. As long as your body was strong enough, your qi would be more powerful.
And the most effective means to absorb blood qi was through body cultivation methods. Zhao Hai now has an abundant amount of blood qi in his body, but he cannot absorb them all right now. What he needs to do right now was to use his body cultivation method in seclusion in order to fully absorb the blood qi.
If Zhao Hai can really utilize the blood qi left behind by thousands upon thousands of crazed elephants, his strength would without a doubt reach a terrifying stage. Average cultivators wouldn’t be able to imagine how strong Zhao Hai would be. If Zhao Hai truly absorbs all of the blood qi, he could possibly become the Forbidden Path Sect’s strongest disciple.
However, before entering the Forbidden Path Sect, Zhao Hai had to absorb all of the blood qi. If he doesn’t absorb the blood qi, it would slowly vanish. It would be like a person who stopped exercising after gaining muscles. After some time, the muscles he worked so hard for would slowly vanish.
Time passed as Zhao Hai went into a true seclusion. Although he would still go see Laura and the others, besides that, he spent most of his time cultivating.
Two months later, Demonheart City began to liven up. This was because in three days, the Forbidden Path Sect would open its gates.
The Forbidden Path Sect didn’t have very strict requirements in recruitment this time. They wanted to increase their strength, so they needed to recruit a lot of disciples. As long as they aren’t very old, the sect would accept them. At worst, they can stay in the outer sect and then act as cannon fodder once the war starts.
Because of this, Demonheart City was now flooded with cultivators. Majority of these cultivators are at the Soul Fusion and the Earth Monarch Stage. And most of them were rogue cultivators.
Compared to the liveliness outside, the Blood Knife Gang was very peaceful. The Blood Knife Gang was a very small force in Demonheart City that nobody paid attention to. And with the gang’s shortage of strength, it acted very low key. Although it had the protection of the Abundance Hall and Ling Dong, the gang still acted discreetly.
There were some people who turned their heads towards the Blood Knife Gang upon learning that someone from there obtained a Bloodless Command Token. But because the gang acted very low key, they were quickly forgotten.
Liu Zhen was currently in his room wearing a worried expression. Yu Linfeng was sitting opposite him with a sad face. After a while, Liu Zhen sighed and said, “Do you think something happened to Little Ling? Why hasn’t he come back yet? The Forbidden Path Sect will open its gates in three days. He should be back by now.”
Yu Linfeng also had an anxious look on his face, “I have sent people to welcome him. But none of them saw any signs of his return. If Little Ling doesn’t come back, our Blood Knife Gang will be in danger.”
Liu Zhen sighed and said, “I didn’t expect Little Ling to acquire a Bloodless Command Token. Because of this token, he became a target of criticism. I can understand this point, but I just hope that nothing happens to him. Otherwise, all of our previous efforts will be wasted.”
Yu Linfeng replied, “It seems like Little Ling is still fine. Otherwise, the people from the Forbidden Path Sect protecting us wouldn’t still be here. I am sure that they are here because of Little Ling. If something happened to him, they would no longer care about us.”
At this time, a person ran in from outside. Then they stopped in front of Liu Zhen’s door and reported, “Gang Master, Zhao Ling has returned.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhen and Yu Linfeng stared. Then both stood up and walked outside. Upon stepping out, they saw an excited Blood Knife Gang member. Liu Zhen looked at him and said, “You said Little Ling is back? Where is he?”
“Hahaha, Big Brother Liu. I’m back!” With a laugh, Zhao Hai walked in from outside. Then he cupped his fist towards Liu Zhen and Yu Linfeng, “Big Brother Liu, Big Brother Yu, I’m back.”
Seeing Zhao Hai’s appearance, Liu Zhen couldn’t hide his excitement. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Hai’s shoulders as he said, “It’s good that you’re back. Alright, let’s head inside and talk.” Zhao Hai nodded and then entered the room with the two.
After sitting down, Liu Zhen calmed down. Then he looked at Zhao Hai and said, “You’re now an Earth Monarch, that’s good. This way, the Forbidden Path Sect will see you more favorably once you join.”
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “My trial to Gale Canyon has been quite fruitful. So I managed to advance.”
Hearing Zhao Hai, Liu Zhen couldn’t help but say, “Gale Canyon? Didn’t you go into seclusion in the auction house? When did you go to Gale Canyon?”
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “I’m afraid of being hunted down, so I entered Gale Canyon in secret. I didn’t actually close up in the auction house. I was in Gale Canyon the whole time.” ŗåŊộBÊŞ
Liu Zhen and Yu Linfeng nodded, “So it’s like this. I heard that you obtained the Bloodless Command Token that can make you enter the Forbidden Path Sect? Is that true?”
Zhao Hai nodded, “When I left the clan, I also brought a piece of Resurrection Grass with me. You should be aware of how valuable it is. Since I can’t maximise the use of the Resurrection Grass, I exchanged it for the token. Although the grass is very precious, being able to enter the Forbidden Path Sect is more valuable to me.”
Liu Zhen and Yu Linfeng agreed with Zhao Hai’s decision. Although resurrection grass was very precious, it was actually a curse to rogue cultivators. Using it to join the Forbidden Path Sect instead was a much better use for it. In the sect, not only could one realign their cultivation method, they can also obtain precious cultivation resources. Most importantly, one would gain a backer after gaining the identity as a disciple of the sect.
Zhao Hai looked at the two and said, “I’ve been in Demonheart City for some time. I came back through Windchase Town’s transmission formation. I’ve been staying in the Abundance Hall. I thought that if I came back to the gang too soon, people might come and cause trouble.”
Hearing this, Liu Zhen and Yu Linfeng were stunned. Then the two nodded and said, “But now that you’re back, won’t the outsiders know?”
Zhao Hai nodded, “You don’t have to worry. Even if they know, it’s useless. I managed to have a few breakthroughs when I secluded in the Abundance Hall. Now my fighting strength isn’t worse than an ordinary Teleportation Stage Expert. If someone really comes over to cause trouble, I wouldn’t be polite.”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, Liu Zhen and Yu Linfeng couldn’t help but stare. Then their complexion changed as they ruminated over Zhao Hai’s words. They knew very well the gap between the Earth Monarch Realm and the Teleportation Stage. These two stages were like heaven and earth. Entering the Teleportation Stage was the same as jumping through the dragon’s gate.
In their minds, Zhao Hai breaking through to the Earth Monarch Realm was already a lucky break. He might be able to defeat other Earth Monarchs, but it would still be impossible for him to beat Teleportation Stage Experts.
At this time, a thunderclap was heard from outside. Then a voice followed after, “Zhao Ling, come out and die!” Along with the voice, a heaven-shaking aura covered the Blood Knife Gang. This aura wasn’t any weaker than Wang Da. It’s possible that this person was a Teleportation Stage Expert.
Feeling the heavy aura covering them, Liu Zhen and Yu Linfeng’s faces paled. Then they immediately stood up. On the other hand, Zhao Hai was faster than them. He was already outside, dodging all the Blood Knife Gang members as he met the person talking.
Outside the Blood Knife Gang were two people, a 50-year old man as well as a 20-year old man.
The 50-year old cultivator was skinny and had a long face. His eyes were quite small and he had a hooked nose. He gave a gloomy feeling overall.
On the other hand, then young man on his side was hearing greed robes and was similarly thin. His two eyes were shining with coldness akin to a poisonous snake.
The shout of the 50-year old man was heard all throughout the area. Naturally, it attracted many people who gathered around the Blood Knife Gang to watch the fun.
The members of the Blood Knife Gang were now on alert, weapons in hand. They looked at the two intruders with vigilance. Meanwhile, the two newcomers were looking at the Blood Knife Gang with a sneering expression.
As Zhao Hai came out of the gang’s headquarters, he looked at the two and said, “I’m Zhao Ling. I don’t know how I offended Senior for you to come to the Blood Knife Gang and declare killing me?”