Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

""Stingy ghost, did that damned Black Donkey really die?" Seeing Black Donkey in such a pitiful state, Lin Fuxiang actually began to feel sympathy for it.

"Have you forgotten how this damn donkey insulted you, you silly girl!" An Yumei took this opportunity to kick the donkey’s backside several times; she had long wanted to do this but the crafty donkey had always been too slippery to catch, and only now had she gotten her chance.

Zhou Heng was holding a Yellow Dragon Pill and asked the three women, "Does any of you know what the Yellow Dragon Pill does?"

This medicine shouldn’t be taken rashly.

All three women shook their heads, while the Black Donkey was still frothing at the mouth, its limbs twitching.

"Hey, how did you get the Yellow Dragon Pill?" Just then, two people suddenly appeared at the door of the pill chamber. The speaker was none other than Liu Shengjie. His eyes were firmly fixed on the Yellow Dragon Pill, unable to hide his greed.

For such a shrewd fellow to display such obvious cupidity, the Yellow Dragon Pill must be extraordinary. No wonder even Black Donkey was tempted.

"Zhou Heng, give me the Yellow Dragon Pill, and we’ll call it even between us!" Liu Shengjie said magnanimously, as if he was doing Zhou Heng a huge favor.

What a thick face he had, to say such words without blushing or being short of breath!

"Cousin, why waste words on him? Just snatch it over!" The man next to him said, his face showing a look of arrogance.

This man turned out to be Liu Shengjie’s cousin!

No wonder the two of them had come together—the bird dies for food. In the face of interests, the so-called brotherhood and friendship are unreliable, and only closer blood relations can pass the test.

Of course, it depends on what kind of test. If Zhou Heng were willing to take out the Black Sword and include instructions for its use, it’s guaranteed that many brothers would turn hostile.

"Be careful, this person is called Zhang Zaiyun, and he has the cultivation level of Initial Separation’s Third Layer Heaven!" Gu Zi said softly.

Of those who entered the relic, there were four at the Third Layer Heaven of Initial Separation, three of whom had reached the peak. But it was uncertain how many were qualified to attempt the Land Cleaving Realm; they may have deliberately suppressed their advancement just for this expedition.

But it certainly wasn’t Zhang Zaiyun, as he was still in the mid-stage of the Third Layer Heaven of Initial Separation.

"Leave the Yellow Dragon Pill and scram!" Zhang Zaiyun looked over at An Yumei, paused slightly, then said coldly.

Zhou Heng believed that if An Yumei hadn’t been there, the man would not have wasted words and would have attacked immediately to kill and rob him of his treasure. After all, even the Heavenly Star Sect would be somewhat wary of a loose cultivator at the Heaven-Opening Realm.

—Zhang Zaiyun was indeed a disciple of the Heavenly Star Sect, and although his talent was not as outstanding as Nangong Yuerong’s, he was only thirty-seven years old, which certainly made him a genius!

"What’s the use of the Yellow Dragon Pill?" Zhou Heng asked, knowing the bastard donkey was not easy to deceive, so he might as well ask these two people in front of him.

Liu Shengjie chuckled and said, "You dare to ask me?"

"What is there not to dare!" Zhou Heng shrugged, "But I didn’t actually ask you, I asked him!" He pointed at Zhang Zaiyun and then pointed at Liu Shengjie, "I will kill you first, then ask him!"

"Big talk for a madman, have you lost your mind?" Zhang Zaiyun said coldly, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

"Cousin, this place is shielded by a Mountains and Rivers Realm-level formation, and even if this woman has a Message Transmitting Stone or something similar, she wouldn’t be able to send out any news. You handle An Yumei and Gu Zi. I’ll take care of the other two and the donkey—huh!"

Liu Shengjie looked at Lin Fuxiang, then at the Black Donkey on the ground, and suddenly felt bewildered!

What’s happening!

How did a donkey suddenly appear? Moreover, Lin Fuxiang clearly didn’t have a spot, so how could she be here!

"Cousin, they must have a space artifact that can store living entities!" Liu Shengjie cried out in realization after a moment of stupor, his face alight with ecstasy.

Even a simple space artifact was incredibly precious. Not to mention that he didn’t have one, even his father couldn’t produce such an item. Only a few bigwigs in the Heavenly Star Sect possessed such treasures. And ordinary space artifacts couldn’t contain living beings; either the beings would die upon entry, or their strength would burst the artifact!

A space artifact capable of storing living beings must at least be created by an expert at the Nascent Soul Realm, because life is the most magical thing in the world, and only when the Dantian in the Nascent Soul Realm nurtures the Divine Fetus can one begin to understand the mysteries of life.

In a flash, Liu Shengjie "understood" everything. No wonder Zhou Heng, with just a Three Stars Human Spirit Body, could advance so terrifyingly in cultivation level and possess heaven-defying battle power to be invincible among his peers! It all came from that treasure of at least the Nascent Soul Realm, it must be!

Luck was on his side to have encountered it now; otherwise, once the kid advanced to the Initial Separation Realm, he’d be much more difficult to handle!

He had to acquire it at all costs; such a heaven-defying opportunity was his to claim!

A treasure of the Nascent Soul Realm!

Liu Shengjie’s eyes were red with greed, and Zhang Zaiyun was not much better off. Both of them stared deathly at Zhou Heng, their breathing becoming heavy and rapid.

"Don’t be greedy or you’ll lose your life!" Zhou Heng said coldly.

"You get the kid’s treasure, and I’ll take care of the two women!" Zhang Zaiyun made a quick decision. As both Gu Zi and An Yumei were at the Initial Separation Realm, and although he was confident that he could win against the two women, it certainly wouldn’t happen in a few moves. There were too many variables, and it was natural to be at ease only when the treasure was in one’s own hands.

"Hmm!" Liu Shengjie revealed a ferocious look. He had wanted to kill Zhou Heng for more than a day or two. Unfortunately, there was first Lv Sue’s betrayal. Later, despite instigating animosity between Zhou Heng and the Nangong Family, Zhou Heng once again survived with his overwhelming power.

But now, lured by the precious treasure, he was determined to kill Zhou Heng, regardless of whether An Luochen would discover it afterward!

"Zhou Heng, you shouldn’t be unappreciative! If you had obediently been my dog, you could have lived well!" Liu Shengjie extended his right hand, and a longsword that shimmered like limpid water appeared out of thin air. It was definitely no ordinary item.

To prevent anyone from interfering, he needed to kill Zhou Heng in the shortest amount of time, so despite it being a case of "the strong bullying the weak," he immediately utilized a magic artifact.

"Now, die!" Liu Shengjie leaped forward, the magic artifact in his hand raised high, swinging it down at Zhou Heng.

He knew that Zhou Heng had the upper hand, but what use was that in the face of absolute strength!

Die! Die! Die!

He laughed hideously, having dreamt countless times of this moment, and now it was finally about to be realized.

Zhang Zaiyun was watching Gu Zi and An Yumei closely to prevent them from intervening to save Zhou Heng. To his surprise, the two women showed no intention of taking action; instead, they leisurely watched as if enjoying a show!

How... how could this be! At this moment, he even felt sorry for Zhou Heng; this poor guy was truly miserable to encounter such heartless, unprincipled women.

Zhou Heng gave a faint smile and said, "Liu Shengjie, let me give you a piece of sincere advice, before fighting someone, it’s best to understand their strength! But, forget it, you won’t have a ’next time’ anyway!"

"Bullshit!" As Liu Shengjie’s sword swept past, it reached Zhou Heng’s neck, and he couldn’t wait to see the wonderful scene of a head flying into the air and blood spraying.

Naturally, he understood the importance of knowing both oneself and the enemy; however, he wasn’t clear about what Zhou Heng was capable of. Unmatched in the Spirit Gathering Realm, indeed, but up against the Initial Separation Realm? He had no idea how much he was outclassed; it was an absolutely insurmountable chasm!

Could it be that in just these few days, this brat had broken through to the Initial Separation Realm?

Liu Shengjie’s heart skipped a beat. Zhou Heng hadn’t been in the Spirit Gathering Realm for many days, yet he had made repeated breakthroughs to reach the Third Layer Heaven of the Gathering Spirit in such a short time. It was not impossible for him to advance another step!

Impossible! Impossible!

Breaking through a Great Realm isn’t that easy, and with only a Three Stars Human Spirit Body and non-potent Bloodline Power, how could he possibly break through in just ten short days?

He must be bluffing, it had to be!

Zhou Heng acted, instantaneously undergoing a Metallic Transformation, and grabbed Liu Shengjie’s longsword. He had seized the upper hand, and any change in his hand seemed child’s play. This seemingly effortless grab was something Liu Shengjie couldn’t possibly avoid.

"Courting death!" Liu Shengjie snorted coldly. No matter how strong the Bloodline Power, without sufficient strength, it was trash! "Shatter!" he roared, as his Spiritual Power circulated, aiming to blast Zhou Heng’s hand into pieces.

"Not necessarily!" Zhou Heng’s grip on the sword was firm as it kept emitting sharp, screeching sounds.

Coldness filled Liu Shengjie’s heart!

Initial Separation Realm! It truly was Initial Separation Realm! How many days had it been? This kid had achieved a significant breakthrough. Was there no justice in the world? It must be the Nascent Soul Realm treasure in his hand that created such a miracle against the heavens! freewebnσvel.cøm

If only he knew, why hadn’t he taken care of him earlier to avoid nurturing a tiger that would cause trouble!

He regretted his past decisions!

"Let go!" Zhou Heng shouted coldly, yanking hard. Liu Shengjie could not keep hold of the longsword, which was snatched away forcefully.

Of course, with a Dantian Space forty times larger than that of a normal beginner in the Initial Separation Realm, Liu Shengjie could also barely be considered a genius, with his Dantian Space being much larger than the average Initial Separation Realm’s, but still at least ten times smaller than Zhou Heng’s!

Thus, Liu Shengjie, even at the peak of the First Layer Heaven of Initial Separation, could not match Zhou Heng’s strength, even with the reinforcement of a magic artifact!

"Cousin, let’s join forces to kill him!" Liu Shengjie said through gritted teeth. This kid was a monstrosity, possessing strength surpassing his own shortly after entering the Initial Separation Realm, moreover with his mastery of momentum, he had no chance of winning.

"No wonder!" Zhang Zaiyun looked proudly at Zhou Heng. No wonder An Yumei and Gu Zi did not take action; now that Zhou Heng had stepped into the Initial Separation Realm, they naturally had nothing to fear.

"However, the gap is still a gap. I’m at the Medium Period of Third Layer Heaven; even if all four of you joined forces, you wouldn’t be my match!"

Under normal circumstances, this was indeed the case. A martial artist in the Medium Period of Third Layer Heaven could easily take on five from the Second Layer Heaven. Zhou Heng’s group, even including the Black Donkey, barely made up five, not to mention that one of them was still in the Gathering Spirit Realm.

But Zhou Heng’s battle power was not something that could be assessed by common standards!

"You all talk too much!" Zhou Heng casually threw the magic artifact aside and threw a punch towards Liu Shengjie.

"How dare you!" Zhang Zaiyun roared, punching out as well to meet Zhou Heng’s attack.

Boom!

With a booming sound, wild forces surged, and both Zhou Heng and Zhang Zaiyun were blown away. One crashed into the wall inside the room, while the other was blasted right out the door, smashing into the corridor’s wall.

They were evenly matched! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)