Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

Chapter 125: Leaving the Mysterious World

Nangong Yuerong woke up again, and violently tried to get up, but a strong wave of soreness in her waist and back surged through her, forcing her to lie back down. She felt as though every bone in her body was falling apart.

She glared at Zhou Heng with venomous hatred. If looks could kill, Zhou Heng would have died hundreds, if not thousands of times.

"It must feel great to bully a woman!" she said coldly, her heart filled with rage. Her first time had actually been taken by the man she despised the most, in a cold cave no less.

"Don’t act so aggrieved, you brought this on yourself!" Zhou Heng had made up his mind, deciding to spare her life in exchange for her body. This time, he wouldn’t kill her!

"You—" Nangong Yuerong’s phoenix eyes widened with fury, but she had to acknowledge that Zhou Heng had a point, because she too could feel the abnormality in Zhou Heng before. She was unaware that Zhou Heng had consumed the Golden Sun Grass King, assuming instead that it was a side effect of her secret technique.

"Zhou Heng, if you have the guts, kill me now. Otherwise, I swear I will tear you to pieces to avenge today’s humiliation!" Nangong Yuerong shouted fiercely.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily, pinched her chin like it was made of jade, and said, "Don’t try to provoke me. Whether I kill you or not is up to me, and you won’t change that! But there’s a saying: ’Even a night together as husband and wife warrants a hundred days of grace.’ So, I won’t kill you for a hundred days!"

Nangong Yuerong struggled to get up. She didn’t want Zhou Heng to see her body again, but her royal garments had been torn to shreds by him—how could she put them on again? Yet, with a flick of her right hand, she suddenly had a complete set of clothes.

Space Artifact!

Zhou Heng’s eyes brightened. This must be a Space Artifact. This woman held a significant position in the Heavenly Star Sect indeed, to be in possession of a Space Artifact that even the master of the Black Water Hall might not have!

When Nangong Yuerong was dressed and left the cave, the three Dark Skin Monsters that had been outside were nowhere to be seen.

Zhou Heng explored to the end of the cave. It wasn’t very deep, at most fifty feet, and the walls were a distinct silvery gray, unlike ordinary stone and incredibly sturdy. The Black Sword could cut through it, but Zhou Heng’s strength was insufficient; a single strike only managed to cut half an inch deep.

The two left the cave, following the stream downwards, wary of the terrifying Dark Skin Monsters at the other end, whose keen sense of smell made them troublesome to disturb.

Nangong Yuerong followed Zhou Heng silently, her expression icy, seemingly having forgotten the man before her had violated her. But Zhou Heng knew better. This woman was deep, and her lack of outburst was merely a ploy to use his strength to escape.

Right upon entering, they were met with a large group of Initial Separation Realm Dark Skin Monsters and even three in the Land Cleaving Realm. This dreadful place was brimming with dangers; it was not somewhere a few novices at the Initial Separation Realm could handle.

Perhaps there were unparalleled opportunities here, but it was more likely they would perish before finding them.

Two days later, they arrived at the end of the stream.

It wasn’t so much the end of the stream as it was the end of this space. Since yesterday, the space they were in began to shrink. The distance between heaven and earth drew ever closer until now, where the sky was within reach.

A hazy expanse, impenetrable, like a restriction.

There was no path ahead, yet the stream still flowed on.

Zhou Heng thought for a moment then plunged into the water with a splash. Looking around, he saw the stream had turned into an underground passage that still went forward. He wasn’t afraid of suffocating underwater. Not to mention he could hold his breath for several hours now, he could also enter the Nine Mystic Trial Tower at any time to get air!

The stream was non-toxic; he had already tested it before, which is why he jumped in without any hesitation.

After a moment’s hesitation, Nangong Yuerong also jumped in after him. Time was running out, and if she couldn’t leave quickly, she would be trapped here to die!

For the sake of survival, she had to take the risk.

Half an hour, one hour, two hours!

Ahead, there appeared a Golden Light Cover!

Zhou Heng and Nangong Yuerong were both moved, swimming faster to enter it.

Hum!

Both their bodies trembled at once, their vision blurred and when their sight cleared, they were back inside the Martial Scripture Pavilion of the Dayan Sect, right in front of the Golden Light Cover that had brought them into the mysterious world.

However, at that moment, neither of them had any desire to enter it again.

With little more than a day left before their month-long deadline, another trip into the mysterious world meant they certainly wouldn’t make it out in time.

Nangong Yuerong eyed Zhou Heng’s retreating silhouette with an itching urge. With just one palm strike, she could send Zhou Heng back into the Golden Light Cover. But she dared not; every time she faced Zhou Heng, she ended up at a disadvantage. Who could say whether this was another trap Zhou Heng had deliberately set?

If she made a move, Zhou Heng would have a justification to kill her, wouldn’t he?

Maybe in the instant she was overpowered by Zhou Heng she thought of dying, but as time went on, she no longer entertained the notion of death—after all, death requires courage.

Zhou Heng did not even spare her a glance, his figure swiftly rose and disappeared in an instant, then he entered the Nine Mystic Trial Tower.

"Little pervert, why do you smell so weird?" An Yumei immediately covered her nose and remarked.

It was the smell of the stream. Zhou Heng had swam in it for a few hours, so of course his whole body carried this strange odor.

Zhou Heng quickly explained in a few words and immediately began secluding himself to refine and absorb the power within the Black Sword.

After all, he had slain over a hundred Initial Separation Realm Dark Skin Monsters, so the accumulated power was incredibly vast. With more than a day left, he might as well put the time to good use.

With the Moonshadow Heart Jue in motion, he rapidly refined and absorbed the energy from the Black Sword. In only half a day, he had already completed the refinement and his cultivation level had reached the peak of the Initial Separation First Layer Heaven. freёwebnoѵel.com

His Dantian space, which was forty times larger than that of ordinary Initial Separation Realm Martial Artists, gave Zhou Heng tremendous strength, but it also tremendously slowed the speed of his power accumulation. The energy from a hundred or so Initial Separation Realm Demon Beasts couldn’t even break through the First Layer Heaven!

Zhou Heng left the Nine Mystic Trial Tower with An Yumei. As for Lin Fuxiang, she had to stay inside; they were about to leave the ruins, and under no circumstances could he expose the secret of possessing a Space Artifact capable of harboring living beings.

Utilizing the remaining day, Zhou Heng waited for Gu Zi to join them while pondering over the Five Elements Lotus Break. He now had enough strength to perform the true Five Elements Lotus Break, more so with Purple Flame as the stem to further enhance the might of the Six-Colored Lotus.

If it had been an Upper Grade Earth Level before, then the Six-Colored Lotus could now rival the power of a Lower Grade Heaven Level Martial Arts Technique!

His comprehension was absolutely top-notch; within half a day, he had a partial grasp, and it wasn’t far-fetched to say that he’d soon master its execution.

For a purely force-based Martial Arts Technique like this, there wasn’t the distinction of mastering the Realm of Momentum or the Domain Realm; it was purely about control and circulation of Spiritual Power. The greater his own strength, the more powerful the technique naturally became.

Gu Zi arrived on the last day, joining Zhou Heng and An Yumei.

"I didn’t kill her!" Without waiting for Zhou Heng to ask, she took the initiative to speak of her battle with Gu Lu, "I took your advice; sisters should not fight to the death!"

"Will she still cause you trouble in the future?" Zhou Heng asked, his intentions not aimed at giving Gu Lu a talisman of protection.

Gu Zi tilted her head thoughtfully and then said, "The gap between her and me will only grow larger; she won’t stand a chance!"

Indeed, Gu Zi now possessed the Bloodline Power of a Heavenly Spirit Body; her future was bright and boundless, far beyond comparison with Gu Lu. Now both at the Initial Separation Realm, but ten years later, while Gu Lu might still be at the Initial Separation Realm, Gu Zi would be in the Land Cleaving Realm, even the Heaven-Opening Realm; the gap between them would only widen.

Half a day went by in the blink of an eye, and suddenly a passage appeared in the mist before them, through which they could vaguely see the base of the mountain, shadowy and indistinct.

The time had come, the foggy portal reopened.

"Let’s go!"

The three of them dashed out, and in just a dozen seconds, they burst out of the foggy portal.

Under normal circumstances, people should be coming out continuously at this time, but it was a good while after Zhou Heng and his companions emerged before they saw Nangong Yuerong and Gu Lu appear one after another. A short while later, another twenty or thirty people rushed out, and then no more.

"What about the others?" People at the base of the mountain started to ask.

"Dead," Nangong Yuerong stated coldly, fixating her beautiful eyes on Zhou Heng with contained murderous intent. She wasn’t going to kill Zhou Heng so easily. There were still great secrets to be extracted from him. First, she planned to take everything she could from Zhou Heng, then torture him to death with the most brutal methods!

Besides, the public humiliation of a princess being overpowered was not something she would casually reveal.

"How could so many have died?"

The crowd was puzzled. Although each opening of the ruins did indeed result in some deaths, never before had so many been lost, with fewer than thirty surviving the ordeal. It was nearly a total annihilation!

It would have been more plausible if only thirty had died.

These were the young elites of all the schools and sects of the Cold Blue Country; such a death toll could only mean a great blow to their vitality!

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