Eternal Blood Emperor-Chapter 408: Shining Gold Ancient City

At this moment, Sun Huacang and the others were all as pale as ghosts in fear.

They immediately turned to flee. Although they had left the Celestial Sword Sect and Sect Leader Chu Li had agreed to this, leaving the sect on the eve of battle was still considered treachery.

Moreover, even though they hadn't been in the Celestial Sword Sect for long, they had heard about the thunderous methods of this Vice Sect Leader and didn't dare to stay any longer.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Then, a cold voice rang in the ears of Sun Huacang and the others, causing them to freeze, not daring to take another step.

"It's not wrong for you not to want to die for me, Wang Ruoxie, but during the sect's crisis, choosing to leave makes you faithless and unrighteous traitors."

Wang Ruoxie's gaze was cold as he looked at Sun Huacang and the others and said slowly, "For traitors to the sect, I will not be merciful and would execute you all without hesitation."

Hearing Wang Ruoxie's cold words, Sun Huacang and the others all trembled sharply. If Wang Ruoxie really wanted to kill them, they wouldn't even have the right to resist.

"However, I don't wish to kill you. Still, you cannot escape punishment for your crimes. You must serve as laborers in the Celestial Sword Sect for a hundred years to atone for your betrayal."

"Moreover, if the sect faces invasion by strong foes again, you will be the cannon fodder, leading the charge."

After speaking, Wang Ruoxie glanced at Sun Huacang and the others with an indifferent look and asked, "Are you willing to accept my judgment?"

"We accept it willingly."

Not daring to hesitate, Sun Huacang and the others agreed in unison.

As long as they could survive, they were willing to be laborers for a hundred years, or even a thousand years.

As for being cannon fodder the next time the Celestial Sword Sect was invaded, they didn't mind. After all, once news spread that Marquis Wu, Zhuge Junxiong, was slain by Wang Ruoxie, who would dare invade the Celestial Sword Sect again?

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After staying in the Celestial Sword Sect for half a month, Wang Ruoxie, along with Xiao Ningyue and Qian Duoduo, returned to the Outer Battlefield.

Before leaving, Wang Ruoxie had left all the treasure resources obtained from the Blood Demon Sect in the Celestial Sword Sect, and he arranged a higher-tier Sect Defense Array for them.

After half a month of cultivation, his cultivation successfully broke through to the Seventh Layer of the Pocket World Realm, progressing naturally.

Therefore, he was now able to inscribe Ninth Grade pinnacle arrays.

The Ninth Grade pinnacle array he set up for the Celestial Sword Sect was called the Circulation Heaven Primordial Array, integrating both offense and defense. Even a typical half-step Celestial Monarch would find it hard to break through its defenses quickly.

If the entire sect poured its power into unleashing the Array's strongest attack, it could even contend with a half-step Celestial Monarch.

With the protection of this Circulation Heaven Primordial Array, the safety of the Celestial Sword Sect was nearly assured, so he could return to the Outer Battlefield without worries.

Upon returning to the Outer Battlefield, Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue left the Ninth City together.

Having broken into the Pocket World Realm, they no longer needed to hunt the Blood Spirit Race for merits like the regular Black Dragon Guard. Even if they obtained more merits, it would be hard to exchange them for enough treasure resources to elevate their Cultivation Realm.

As for Qian Duoduo, Si Qing, and others who were still in the Purple Mansion Realm, they naturally needed to hunt the Blood Spirit Race to gain merits and then exchange those merits for treasure resources to improve their cultivation power.

Moreover, with their current cultivation power, Qian Duoduo and Si Qing were qualified to be promoted to Commander of the Black Dragon Guard, or even Vice Marshal.

So before leaving the Ninth City, Wang Ruoxie, leveraging his position as Grand Marshal, directly promoted Qian Duoduo and Si Qing to Vice Marshals holding the Six Dragon Order, and the Black Dragon Guard who followed him also received various promotions.

Now as the Grand Marshal of the Black Dragon Guard, second only to the Commander-in-Chief, Wang Ruoxie naturally took great care of his own people.

As for Xiao Ningyue, she was directly promoted to Marshal holding the Seven Dragon Order.

However, to Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue, positions like Marshal or Grand Marshal held little significance.

With their speed of advancement, it was estimated that they would soon break through to the Celestial Monarch Realm. At that time, their target would be higher-level Middle Thousand Worlds or even the Great Thousand Worlds, so how could they care about these official positions or power?

In the endless void above, two figures flew rapidly.

"Ruoxie, where are we heading?"

Xiao Ningyue asked Wang Ruoxie.

"Let's visit the major sects in the Five Elements Realm first. If we're lucky and acquire some Five Elements Treasures, we could quickly enhance our cultivation power."

Wang Ruoxie replied with a slight smile.

The Five Elements Realm has five major sects: the Cyan Wood Sect, the Vajra Sect, the Celestial Water Palace, the Divine Fire Sect, and the Thick Earth Hall. The Cyan Wood Sect possesses the Ancient Bodhi Tree, and the other four sects might have connections to the remaining four types of Five Elements Treasures.

He currently possesses the Bodhi Wood Heart and the Golden Light Profound Ganoderma. If he could also obtain the Rootless Purple Water, Sixth Grade Fire Lotus, and Glazed Blood Soil, then he could begin to refine the Five Elements Creation Pill.

It's worth noting that although the Five Elements Creation Pill is only a Seventh Grade pill, it has significant effects even on those in the Pocket World Realm.

Most importantly, he hopes to comprehend the True Intent of the Five Elements through the Five Elements Creation Pill.

"Alright."

Xiao Ningyue naturally supported Wang Ruoxie's decision without any reservations.

Immediately, the two sped up, heading swiftly in the direction of the Vajra Sect.

Based on information from the Black Dragon Guard, the Vajra Sect is located in the far east of the Five Elements Realm, where there is a city called Shining Gold Ancient City.

It's said that Shining Gold Ancient City has a history spanning at least tens of thousands of years, even older than the Vajra Sect.

However, after the Vajra Sect's powerful rise, it defeated all the city's forces, big and small, and took control of the entire Shining Gold Ancient City.

Now, the Five Elements Realm has become a battleground between the Yuanwu Realm and the Blood God Realm, and the five major sects have all been significantly affected, and the Vajra Sect is no exception.

Fortunately, since Shining Gold Ancient City is far from the center of the battlefield, it hasn't been greatly affected and remains relatively intact.

Consequently, the strength of the Vajra Sect hasn't diminished; in fact, they have acquired even more treasure resources due to the population reduction in the Five Elements Realm, leading to a significant overall enhancement of their power.

One could say that the Vajra Sect is now the greatest force in the entire Five Elements Realm, and even if the other four sects united, they might not be able to contend with it.

Even with Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue's current speed, it took them ten days of travel to finally reach Shining Gold Ancient City.

Upon entering Shining Gold Ancient City, they found the city bustling with prosperity. Compared to the other places in the Five Elements Realm, which resembled wastelands, this was practically a paradise.

Moreover, the travelers in the city were almost all at least in the Acupoint Condensation Realm, and there were many in the Purple Mansion Realm, with even occasional sightings of one or two in the Pocket World Realm.

Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue entered a tavern and, after casually ordering some food and wine, sat in the bustling hall to see if they could overhear any useful information.