Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

"You’re ruthless!" Zhang Zaiyun bellowed, "Zhou Heng, I’ve made a note of this. I, Zhang Zaiyun, swear that we are irreconcilable enemies, and one day, I will crush you to dust and exterminate your entire clan!"

By saying this, he was signaling his intention to run away!

Liu Shengjie was both scared and anxious, shouting hurriedly, "Cousin, save me! Save me!"

But what to save him with?

Zhang Zaiyun was stifling his rage. Naturally, he also wanted to save Liu Shengjie, not so much because they had a profound brotherly bond, but because it was a matter of face. Being driven to flee alone by Zhou Heng would be humiliating if word got out!

Yet, what option did he have if not to flee? To die alongside Liu Shengjie? He wasn’t an idiot to do such a foolhardy thing!

Endure a moment’s anger, and later he could take Zhou Heng’s life in revenge! The old saying goes, "Where there’s life, there’s hope."

He shot Zhou Heng a hateful glance and turned to run!

But just as he turned, shock almost scattered his soul—Zhou Heng was already standing in front of him!

How could anyone move that fast? But if it wasn’t for Zhou Heng’s extraordinary speed, did he possess the ability to clone himself? In a moment, Zhang Zaiyun’s heart bristled with fear. Despite the presence of a great enemy before him, he felt an intense urge to look back and see if Zhou Heng was still in his original spot.

Liu Shengjie was still screaming miserably, but Zhang Zaiyun turned a deaf ear, only feeling the cold sweat layering down his body, the immense pressure bearing down.

If Zhou Heng really had such fearsome speed, how could he escape?

"Zhou Heng, don’t push people too far!" he shouted with feigned bravery but internal timidity.

"Me, pushing too far?" Zhou Heng almost laughed. These two guys had barged in, blustering and intent on murder and robbery, yet now that they’d been beaten and routed, they were crying foul?

"I’ve never seen someone so shameless!" Lin Fuxiang kicked the Black Donkey heavily, lumping Zhang Zaiyun and the Black Donkey together in her contempt.

Zhang Zaiyun’s facial expression changed again, taking on a somewhat sincere look as he said, "We admit that we went too far. We apologize to you, and we ask you to let it go for the sake of the Heavenly Star Sect."

Lin Fuxiang was too angry for words. She had seen shameless people, but never to such an extent.

Zhou Heng smiled slightly, "For the sake of the Heavenly Star Sect, I’ll be in charge of both killing and burying. Rest assured!"

"You—" Zhang Zaiyun’s chest heaved with fury. He was accustomed to success and adored by his elders in the Heavenly Star Sect, which fostered his arrogance and disdain for others.

He felt he had already apologized humbly. Why was Zhou Heng still holding onto the matter? He was a disciple heavily favored by the Heavenly Star Sect, far more important than several disciples of the Black Water Hall, and even the Hall Master. So what if he killed a disciple or two from the Black Water Hall and had already apologized?

"Indeed, one cannot communicate between humans and swine!" Zhou Heng sighed and shook his head, no longer in the mood to toy with the other. He waved his right hand, and the Black Sword swept out, unleashing the Flying Waterfall Sword Technique. Rows of black sword waterfalls sprouted from thin air.

Zhang Zaiyun was thrown into disarray. In the face of such momentum, he had no power to fend off the attacks, only able to keep retreating.

Originally, Zhou Heng’s strength had even surpassed the Silver Men in the Heart Net Hall, but once faced with the Realm of Momentum, he could only rely on the Swift Cloud Radiant Step to flee! Zhang Zaiyun’s strength was no match for Zhou Heng, and when it came to speed, he was far behind. How could he possibly escape?

"Even if I die, I’ll take you down with me!" Zhang Zaiyun’s face contorted with ferocity, knowing there was no chance for survival, he steeled his heart, "Red Fiend Banner, explode!"

He knew Zhou Heng could seize his restrictions; this time he didn’t even bring them out, instantly triggering the Forbidden Artifact to self-destruct!

Boom!

Instantly, a terrifying energy radiated from Zhang Zaiyun as the epicenter, blasting throughout the entire stone chamber.

Zhou Heng cursed internally, his hands drawing An Yumei and the other two women close, and he also grabbed a leg of the Black Donkey. Whoosh, he instantly entered the Nine Mystic Trial Tower.

The violent energy rampaged through the chamber, destroying the pill shelves, pill furnace, and everything else inside in an instant, naturally including Liu Shengjie and Zhang Zaiyun. Surprisingly, the stone chamber remained intact.

Actually, this wasn’t so strange: this was a Pill Chamber, where Pill Masters also refined pills, and the refinement could not avoid the possibility of explosions, sometimes with blasts comparable to the Land Cleaving Realm or even higher. Therefore, the chamber had been constructed with extremely sturdy stone and fortified with formations, so even the Land Cleaving Realm would have a hard time demolishing it.

It was not indestructible, but certainly not something that could be torn down in a few blows.

After the turbulent energy subsided, Zhou Heng could clearly sense from inside the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, so he left the tower with the three women and one donkey.

"What a pity, their belongings were also destroyed in the blast!" Lin Fuxiang said with a face full of regret.

"But we still managed to acquire three Forbidden Artifacts, so that’s a bit of consolation, right?" An Yumei chimed in, knowing full well how Zhou Heng had acquired those three flags.

Zhou Heng was in a foul mood. Zhang Zaiyun blew himself up and dragged Liu Shengjie down with him, leaving Zhou with not a sliver of power to absorb! In the critical moment earlier, he only had time to take the three women and the Black Donkey into the tower, while Liu Shengjie harbored deep resentment towards him, necessitating the opening of the Nine Mystic Trial Tower to bring him in.

First, there was not enough time, and second, if the energy were allowed to surge into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, then everyone would be in trouble!

There was no way he would risk so much for a bit of power!

"There’s still a pill bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills!" Zhou Heng shook the pill bottle, which seemed to contain several pills. It was this very thing that directly sparked the conflict with Zhang Zaiyun, "I need to wake up the Black Donkey and ask what exactly this pill is used for!"

After kicking the Black Donkey more than a dozen times, the donkey suddenly leapt up, standing erect and retreating quickly while shouting, "Which idiot without an butthole of a son dares to sneak attack me?"

An Yumei and Lin Fuxiang were immediately filled with murderous intent. Although the insult was directed at Zhou Heng, sons without buttholes included them too, how could they not be angry?

"Black Donkey, what exactly is the use of these Yellow Dragon Pills?" Zhou Heng tossed the pill bottle in his hand.

"Not much use, just a bit of an increase in the accumulation of Spiritual Power!" The Black Donkey said nonchalantly, walking towards Zhou Heng and suddenly aiming a kick at him while snapping at the pill bottle with his mouth.

With the Swift Cloud Radiant Step deployed, Zhou Heng’s figure twisted and turned, finding himself seven feet away. He laughed, "I knew you, this cheap donkey, would play dirty tricks!"

"Warn you, Zhou, you must address me respectfully as Great Supreme Black Donkey God!" The Black Donkey held its head high, its hooves powerfully striking the ground as it launched another surprise attack on Zhou Heng.

This cheap donkey truly mastered the art of underhanded tactics, seeing sneak attacks as nothing shameful, and had countless tricks up his sleeve.

"Black Donkey, if you don’t talk, I’ll just swallow the Yellow Dragon Pills. Anyway, I know they’re definitely something good!" Zhou Heng feigned an attempt to open the pill bottle.

"You brat, you win!" The Black Donkey halted, and just when Lin Fuxiang thought the two were about to shake hands and make peace, the damn donkey suddenly launched another kick at Zhou Heng’s groin, as treacherous as ever.

Bang!

Zhou Heng swiftly kicked back in retaliation, activating the power of his Bloodline. One foot turned metallic, the other enveloped in Purple Flame, kicking the Black Donkey into a chorus of yelps. In the end, the donkey had no choice but to stand up, back against the wall, and raise its front hooves high in a gesture of surrender.

"Gegege!" Lin Fuxiang and An Yumei both let out charming laughs. This cheap donkey was no match for their man and only suffered losses!

"Really an ungrateful brat, totally forgetting how I brought you up from Body Refinement Ninth Layer to Body Refining Twelfth Layer. Now that your wings are tough, you turn around and bully this old bag of bones!" The Black Donkey lamented with a sad voice.

"Black Donkey, it seems you forgot who saved you from repression and led you out of Mist Valley!" Zhou Heng reminded.

"What? I don’t remember that at all," The Black Donkey said blankly, as if that had never happened.

"I can’t be bothered with you. Quick, what’s the effect of the Yellow Dragon Pills?" Zhou Heng shook the pill bottle in his hand.

"The Yellow Dragon Pills, ah—" the Black Donkey couldn’t help but drool, "those are refined from Dragon Blood, which can give the user a Dragon Bloodline and, with some luck, even a trace of Dragon Might!"

"Dragon Might?"

"You fool, not even knowing about Dragon Might! The True Dragons of heaven and earth are the strongest beings in the mortal world. Dragon Might is the pressure of the Divine Dragon, a manifestation of the will of heaven and earth. Anyone subject to this world will be influenced by Dragon Might!" The Black Donkey’s eyes sparkled, "Most importantly, one can obtain the Dragon Bloodline. The universe has the Five Elements Divine Dragons, including the rarest Thunder Dragon, all possessing incredible big-shot abilities, that’s a huge score!"

Zhou Heng frowned, "If the Yellow Dragon Pills are so precious, how come they were left here? Were the people of the Dayan Sect fools?"

"Not fools, it’s just that no one knew the origin of the Yellow Dragon Pills!" The Black Donkey looked eagerly at the pill bottle in Zhou Heng’s hand, "The Yellow Dragon Pills come from the ancients, and the pill recipe has long been lost. It’s impossible that they were refined by a pill master of the Dayan Sect. They must have stumbled upon it, possibly from some ancient relic. Since they didn’t know what it was, that’s why it was left here!"

Zhou Heng thought for a moment, it did seem possible, even Spirit Pills cannot be consumed carelessly. Zhang Zaiyun and the other person must have valued the Yellow Dragon Pills so much probably because they had consulted ancient records and knew their effects, hence they came prepared with the Four Yuan Returning Fiend Banner, determined to obtain them.

He opened the pill bottle and poured out all the pills, exactly five by a stroke of luck.

"One for each person. Black Donkey, are there any taboos to taking the Yellow Dragon Pills?" Zhou Heng first distributed one Yellow Dragon Pill to each of the three women, An Yumei included, then demanded the Black Donkey.

"None, but taking more will have no effect!" The Black Donkey drooled and quickly extended a hoof towards Zhou Heng, "Brat, hurry up and give me mine!"

Eventually, Zhou Heng tossed a Yellow Dragon Pill to the Black Donkey, who, fearing someone might snatch it, hurriedly threw it into his mouth and swallowed without chewing. Then, he eyed greedily the last Yellow Dragon Pill in Zhou Heng’s hand, "Zhou, you almost killed me just now, give that pill to me to soothe my shock!"

"Dead Black Donkey, didn’t you say multiple doses are ineffective, why so greedy!"

"Pah, ordinary people can’t take more than one, but I am a natural-born Divine Donkey, definitely not subject to such restrictions! Woof!"

"Cheap Donkey, imitating a dog’s random biting now, let’s see if I don’t kick you to death!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote and support me. Your encouragement is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)