Chapter 159 Promoted to Fighting King

Yan Chixia looked at Ning Caichen, the vigorous young man, and couldn't help but sigh. He was also so high-spirited in the past, but in the end he could not stand the intrigues.

"Silly scholar, I still want to advise you that it is not so easy to get into the imperial court!" Yan Chixia advised.

Ning Caichen remained unmoved. He had studied hard for ten years, so how could he just give up?

Xiahou Jianke was the most open-minded and said disdainfully, "Yan Chixia, why are you trying to persuade him? I don't think this nerd can possibly make it into the imperial court. With his abilities, he will probably be a scholar at best in his lifetime."

∴Xiao Zhen burst out laughing. Xiahou Swordsman’s words were really heartbreaking.

Ning Caichen now covered his heart and couldn't help but sit on the ground and drink alone. He was very unsure whether he could pass the exam.

Xiahou Jianke also felt that what he said was a bit too much, so he comforted him: "Scholar, it's not that I look down on your literary talent, but the officialdom is dark nowadays. With your shabby appearance and no money to bribe the examiner, it's like a dream to hope to pass the exam."

"Is it really so dark now? I don't believe it!" Ning Caichen said loudly.

Yan Chixia fell silent. He used to be a bureaucrat and specialized in catching corrupt officials, so he knew the darkness in it even better.

After three rounds of drinking, except for Xiao Zhen who remained calm and composed thanks to his profound cultivation, the other three looked a little embarrassed. Ning Caichen fell directly to the ground, his face as red as a monkey's butt, and he was obviously drunk and unconscious.

Xiao Zhen looked at the three drunken people, smiled lightly, and took another sip of wine.

You are a bunch of scum. With your alcohol tolerance, you dare to drink the wine given by me.

By daybreak, Xiao Zhen had disappeared without a trace. Ning Caichen also left Lanruo Temple after sobering up. After all, he still had a mission to complete and had to go to Guobei County to collect debts.

Yan Chixia and Xiahou Jianke stayed in Lanruo Temple and practiced together. Xiahou Jianke always wanted to defeat Yan Chixia.

Now that Xiahou Swordsman has acquired new skills, he believes that his strength will increase by leaps and bounds, and it will not be impossible for him to defeat Yan Chixia by then.

Xiao Zhen left Lanruo Temple for a long distance, found a quiet cave, and began to practice.

As for the original owner of the cave, he was a black chicken spirit who had been practicing for hundreds of years. As soon as they met, he wanted to swallow Xiao Zhen directly.

Xiao Zhen showed no mercy and killed the black chicken with one sword. It would be his dinner tonight, so he could add some good seasonings and make a pot of nourishing black chicken soup.

Xiao Zhen released the two female ghosts casually. After all, the cave was too messy. The black chicken spirit didn't even know how to tidy it up. After all, it had some intelligence, but wild animals are wild animals. It just casually spread some hay and didn't even find some flowers and plants to decorate it.

After the two female ghosts came out, they frowned as they looked at the dirty and messy cave. Although they had lived in a graveyard before, it was also blessed by illusion and usually looked like a large mansion.

"You two, clean up this place, throw away those messy things, and find some flowers and plants to decorate it!" Xiao Zhen ordered.

"Yes!"

The two female ghosts agreed immediately. After all, ghosts live under the eaves and have to bow their heads. It’s just cleaning up the cave anyway, not asking them to seduce men.

Xiao Zhen didn't want to stay in the cave until the two female ghosts had been dealt with, so he simply walked out of the cave, found a clean stone, and sat down on it.

Xiao Zhen flipped his hand and a large number of books appeared in his hand, many of which were about alchemy.

"Tsk tsk, it turns out there are so many details to alchemy. I haven't learned this before in the Douqi Continent. I wonder if this is the difference between the two worlds?" Xiao Zhen flipped through the book in his hand, feeling a mixture of emotion.

Xiao Zhen opened another book, but this book was quite special. It looked quite ordinary, but the things recorded in it were...

People who practice cultivation have abundant blood and energy in their bodies. With the addition of some special herbs, they can make excellent blood pills. They can then improve their cultivation level without using them. The higher the level of cultivation, the better the effect of the pills they make!

After Xiao Zhen finished reading the whole book, he sneered a few times. This is what a god is like! Kind eyes and all that, it turns out to be all fake.

Xiao Zhen had heard of using living people to make pills before. After all, the alchemy business in the Douqi Continent was still very prosperous. Moreover, at the end of the original novel of Doupo, no one knew how many people were taken by Emperor Hun Tian to make pills before the emperor-grade embryo pill could be fully matured.

Xiao Zhen had seen with his own eyes a living person being used to make elixirs. That was the time when the Mountain God and the Gourd King Kong were used to make the Seven-Star Pill. Although these two did not seem to be human, Xiao Zhen still remembered the screams of them being thrown into the alchemy furnace.

Moreover, the last pill went into Xiao's stomach. It not only provided him with several magical powers, but also improved his own talent. If Xiao Zhen was given another chance, he would like to take another pill.

Xiao Zhen also began to learn the techniques from the books. He performed unfamiliar hand seals one after another, and the fighting spirit in his body was constantly circulating.

Because of the existence of the system, the fighting spirit in Xiao Zhen's body seems to be able to be used as magic power, which has been verified.

At this moment, the fighting spirit in Xiao Zhen's body could no longer be suppressed and exploded instantly, directly blasting a big hole around it.

Xiao Zhen also felt something strange in his body, but it was not a bad thing. It was just that he had been suppressing his cultivation, and now he finally couldn't hold it back anymore.

"It's time! Give me a breakthrough!" Xiao Zhen shouted, and the fighting spirit in his body surged wildly.

The two female ghosts who were cleaning up the cave were looking at everything outside in fear and trepidation. They really didn't know if something had happened to the master they had just found.

Not long after, the fighting spirit in Xiao Zhen's body began to calm down, and the bones in his body began to make crackling sounds, as if they were frying beans.

Xiao Zhen clenched his fists. He felt that his current strength was several times stronger than before. This must be the difference between a Dou Wang and a peak Dou Ling.

Moreover, Xiao Zhen is not an ordinary Dou Wang. After taking the Seven Star Pill, those magical powers are enough for him to have the capital to fight against the Dou Huang.

Think about the seven gourd brothers. Even when they were just born, they could already cause chaos for a large group of monsters. If they were given ten or twenty years to practice some high-quality skills, with their special physiques, they would definitely be able to achieve a lot.

"Master, what happened just now? Are you... okay?" Nie Xiaoqian walked up and asked hesitantly.

Xiao Zhen didn't know how worried this female ghost was, but he still answered her question honestly.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just made a breakthrough in my cultivation. Now I only have one feeling: great!"

Nie Xiaoqian was relieved to hear that Xiao Zhen had actually made a breakthrough. As long as nothing went wrong, she was still counting on the protection of her master.

"Congratulations, master. Congratulations, master!" The two female ghosts immediately began to greet him congratulatoryly. This was a habit they had developed over the years. After all, the tree demon liked this flattery and seemed very pleased every time he heard it.

Can Xiao Zhen be like the tree demon? He is a promising young man, so of course he has to maintain his composure.

Xiao Zhen put his hands behind his back, leaving only his back, and said lightly: "Hurry up and clean up the cave, otherwise you will have no place to stay tonight!"

The two female ghosts retreated, and Xiao Zhen smiled slightly. Most people like to hear others flatter them, and he seems to be no exception.