Regarding the Nine Great Martial Lords of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, although Wang Ruoxie had never met them, he had heard of them.

For instance, the commander of the Black Dragon Guard, where he was, was one of the Nine Great Martial Lords, named Lian Fei, with cultivation in the Pocket World Realm. As for his specific cultivation realm and strength, no one really knew.

After all, Lian Fei, as the commander of the Black Dragon Guard and one of the Nine Great Martial Lords, held a high position and great power. He rarely took action, spending most of his time in seclusion and cultivation, so his cultivation realm and strength were naturally hard to discern.

As for Zhuge Ming's grandfather, another one of the Nine Great Martial Lords, he's named Zhuge Junxiong.

It is said that Zhuge Junxiong has lived for over five hundred years, with cultivation power that is unfathomable, and is considered a pillar of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty's suppression of one area.

Most importantly, Zhuge Junxiong also commands an extremely powerful army, the Golden Armor Imperial Guard that protects the Imperial Capital.

Although in terms of overall cultivation power, the Golden Armor Imperial Guard cannot compare to the Black Dragon Guard, the duty of the Golden Armor Imperial Guard is to protect the safety of the Imperial Capital, so their numbers naturally far exceed those of the Black Dragon Guard.

Moreover, being able to control this Golden Armor Imperial Guard that protects the Imperial Capital shows that Zhuge Junxiong must be extremely valued by the Royal Family.

At the very least, it indicates that the emperor of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty greatly trusts Zhuge Junxiong, otherwise, he wouldn't entrust the important task of guarding the Imperial Capital to Zhuge Junxiong.

In addition, the Zhuge Family also has a foundation spanning over a thousand years, with vast influence, and many geniuses and strong practitioners within the family.

Especially among the current younger generation, several peerless talents that are renowned throughout the entire Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, such as Zhuge Tai, Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Feng, all made it into the top fifty of the Myriad Dragons List.

Compared to them, Zhuge Ming is just a debauchee.

It could even be said that within the Zhuge Family, Zhuge Ming's status is nowhere near comparable to Zhuge Tai, Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Feng, nor does he receive as much favor from Zhuge Junxiong as they do.

Nonetheless, Zhuge Ming is a direct descendant of the Zhuge Family and the direct grandson of Zhuge Junxiong. Killing him would surely incur Zhuge Junxiong's immense fury upon Wang Ruoxie.

Even if not for Zhuge Ming, Zhuge Junxiong probably wouldn't spare Wang Ruoxie, who dared to challenge the Zhuge Family's authority, lightly.

Of course, although Zhuge Junxiong is very powerful and the Zhuge Family is a behemoth, Wang Ruoxie is not afraid.

Since he dared to kill Zhuge Ming, he had already prepared mentally and was not afraid of Zhuge Junxiong and the Zhuge Family's retaliation.

Although with his current cultivation power, he is far from being able to contend with Zhuge Junxiong and might not even be able to match the true experts of the Zhuge Family, his growth speed is unmatched.

Especially in this Outer Battlefield, as long as he continues to hunt and kill the Blood Spirit Race and consume their essence blood, he can rapidly increase his cultivation power.

He is confident that it won't take long for him to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm, or even the Pocket World Realm. If he can gather the Five Elements Treasures and refine the Five Elements Creation Pill, it's not impossible to break through to the Celestial Monarch Realm.

Taking a step back, even if he can't break through by then, he can still escape with the Soul Boat and temporarily leave Yun Province, heading to other continents and waiting until his strength is sufficient to return.

Next, Wang Ruoxie, along with Xiao Ningyue, Qian Duoduo, Si Qing, and over two hundred Black Dragon Guards, continued to hunt and kill the Blood Spirit Race to earn merit.

Wang Ruoxie's main goal was naturally not merit but the essence blood within the Blood Spirit Race.

As time passed, Wang Ruoxie's cultivation power grew stronger, the Blood Spirit Race he killed became more numerous, and the speed of his cultivation power's increase naturally grew quicker as well.

In just half a month, his cultivation had risen to the Seventh Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm, reaching the late stage of the Acupoint Condensation Realm.

However, when Wang Ruoxie's cultivation reached the Seventh Layer of the Acupoint Condensation Realm, he also discovered that consuming the essence blood of Blood Spirit Race members below the late stage of the Acupoint Condensation Realm no longer brought significant improvement.

Even the essence blood of ordinary late-stage Acupoint Condensation Realm members did not have much effect.

"It seems that next, I must hunt and kill higher-level Blood Spirit Race members." Wang Ruoxie thought to himself. With his current cultivation power, he was confident he could kill even early-stage Purple Mansion Realm Blood Spirit Race members.

After all, not only is his own strength formidable, but due to the vortex formed by the Blood God Essence Blood, he has absolute suppression over the Blood Spirit Race, making it easy to achieve cross-realm challenges.

Thinking of this, Wang Ruoxie turned and said to Xiao Ningyue, Qian Duoduo, Si Qing, and others, "Now that you should all have obtained a considerable amount of merit, why not return to the Ninth City temporarily, exchange some cultivation resources, enhance your cultivation power, and then continue hunting the Blood Spirit Race."

During this half month, Xiao Ningyue and others had been following Wang Ruoxie, frantically hunting the Blood Spirit Race. Although most of them were killed by Wang Ruoxie, they all still earned a fair amount of merit.

However, as they ventured deeper, they encountered more and increasingly powerful Blood Spirit Race members, and they couldn't enhance their cultivation power by consuming essence blood like Wang Ruoxie, naturally feeling more pressured.

Especially in the past few days, if it weren't for Wang Ruoxie's frequent rescues, many of them might have been killed by the Blood Spirit Race.

Thus, they all agreed without hesitation to Wang Ruoxie's suggestion.

"Sir, we'll return to the Ninth City for now, enhance our cultivation power, and then come back to fight the enemy with you."

Si Qing said to Wang Ruoxie.

"Alright."

Wang Ruoxie nodded with a smile.

"Ruoxie, be careful. Although your strength is great, the Outer Battlefield is filled with dangers, and even in the Purple Mansion Realm or Pocket World Realm, one can perish at any time."

Xiao Ningyue looked at Wang Ruoxie with tender feelings and said, "If you encounter an unbeatable foe, just use it to return to the Ninth City first."

"I will."

Wang Ruoxie nodded slightly and said, "After you return to the Ninth City, exchange all your merit for Extreme Yin Grass, Seventh Grade Profound Yin Lotus Seeds, Supreme Yin Crescent Flower, and other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Then, using them, cultivate the Taiyin Heart Scripture I taught you, and your cultivation power will surely increase rapidly."

The Taiyin Heart Scripture was the cultivation technique of his previous life's fiancée, the Profound Lady, who also possessed the Nine Yin Profound Body.

Though the Taiyin Heart Scripture couldn't compare to the Nine Transformation Primordial Scripture he cultivated, it was also a top-grade Saint Tier cultivation technique with extraordinary power.

If Xiao Ningyue could cultivate the Taiyin Heart Scripture to the level of Great Perfection, she might transform the Nine Yin Profound Body into the Taiyin Body.

Then, Xiao Ningyue's cultivation power would surely experience a qualitative improvement, and she would have a great chance of reaching the legendary Divine Human Realm in the future.

Wang Ruoxie hadn't previously taught Xiao Ningyue the Taiyin Heart Scripture, not because he was reluctant, but because the resources required to cultivate the Taiyin Heart Scripture were extremely overwhelming. Teaching her too early served no purpose.

"Mm."

Xiao Ningyue nodded slightly.

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