Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 179 - 172: Mao Family (3/5, Vote for Monthly Tickets)_3

Chapter 179: Chapter 172: Mao Family (3/5, Vote for Monthly Tickets)_3

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, the Mao Family really had taken it too far with him—first ambushing Zhou Dinghai, and now setting their sights on the Spirit Core at the same time as him. Unlike the other side, which relied on the guesses of professionals, Zhou Heng had the Black Sword, a treasure-finding cheat device, and he could be certain there must be a Spirit Core there.

He had to beat them to it!

While the other side naturally had more people, Zhou Heng’s advantage lay in the guidance of the Black Sword, and he was not worried.

The Mao Family, remembered!

Zhou Heng did not startle the snake by hitting the grass. He quietly exited the woods as he could not afford to waste any more time and must find the location of the Spirit Core as soon as possible.

He initiated a sweeping search. Seven days later, he stopped because the Black Sword finally started to show slightly more intense reactions, its broken blade pointing straight underground.

This was it!

Zhou Heng stomped with his foot. Beneath was a large, solid boulder. If an ordinary person came across such a situation, they would have no choice but to give up, as it was not something human strength could excavate.

But in front of an expert at the Land Cleaving Realm, this was nothing.

Land Cleaving was not just about the simple creation of a space as vast as the earth within one’s Dantian; one’s actual strength could also split land and move mountains!

For the sake of efficiency, Zhou Heng activated his Metallic Bloodline, and his hands turned golden as if forged from gold. With a single grab, he dug a large hole in the boulder. Boom, boom, boom! Like a pangolin, the hard mountainside crumbled like tofu before him, falling away in large chunks with every swipe.

After digging down several meters, it became inconvenient to throw the broken stones out, but this did not trouble him. He simply stuffed them directly into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, as that space inside was vast!

After digging several tens of meters down, the bottom spaces of the Nine Mystic Trial Tower would be filled. Zhou Heng would then jump to the surface to empty the debris and soil. Xiao Huoshui and Orchid Concubine had both moved to the second level—fortunately, they had cleared the first level; otherwise, they would have had to stay among the rubble and mud.

Such a project was extremely consuming. Even though his hands were wrapped in Spiritual Power and hardened with his bloodline, Zhou Heng’s hands were still bloody and tattered, unable to sustain the effort. He retracted his left hand and continued to dig with only his right, strengthened by the essence blood of the Gold Devouring Clan, enough to allow him to last much longer.

The deeper he went, the slower his progress became, but after another day, Zhou Heng still reached the vein. Grasping a handful of broken rock, he saw a milky-white cross-section appear amongst them, permeated with Spiritual Energy.

The quality was still only Lower Grade.

Zhou Heng continued to excavate, but Spirit Stones were much more durable than ordinary rocks, and his speed slowed significantly. Another day passed before he finally broke through this vein, continuing his exploration downwards.

Dig, dig, dig. Zhou Heng had no other thoughts in mind, spending all day contending with mud and rock.

A few hours later, he once again reached another vein of Spirit Stones.

A Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mine Vein!

Zhou Heng had never seen Middle Grade Spirit Stones before, but he could feel the vast amount of Spiritual Power contained within and some indescribable mysteries of heaven and earth, albeit incomplete, not sufficient to enlighten a person.

—Although he had obtained ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones from Ying Bingfeng, those were in the form of Spirit Tickets, not the actual substance.

Indeed, only within Upper Grade Spirit Stones were the mysteries of the heavens and the earth and the ultimate truths contained, allowing Martial Artists to penetrate the natural ways and comprehend enlightenment. These Middle Grade Spirit Stones were still lacking and did not truly carve the mysteries of the universe within them.

Zhou Heng was indifferent to this, as what he least lacked was the comprehension of realms. The Sky-soaring Nine Forms harbored the deepest secrets. As long as he penetrated these Nine Forms, it would be like understanding the entire world.

Continue digging!

Zhou Heng’s eyes gleamed. Now that he had found the Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mine Vein, the Spirit Core must surely be within close reach!

I dig! Dig! Dig!

Zhou Heng was full of energy; he needed the accumulation of powerful Spiritual Power as a foundation for his breakthrough.

Hm?

He suddenly paused as noises came from above.

Separated by these hundred meters, his Divine Sense could no longer perceive, but his hearing was not affected. He could clearly hear human voices. He immediately confirmed that these were surely from that mysterious power!

So they were also looking for the Spirit Core!

"Who’s down there, come out!" shouted the person above, then he faintly heard him telling someone nearby, "Hurry and notify the experts."

Zhou Heng acted as if he hadn’t heard, continuing to dig through the layers of Spirit Stone. By the time he got up there to stop the others from sending messages, it would be too late. The hole was deep, narrow, and straight; no matter that it was only about a hundred meters deep, it would take him more than a minute to get up there.

If an expert at the Heaven-Opening Realm came down, with this special terrain, he would be unable to use the Swift Cloud Radiant Step and would have to hide inside the Nine Mystic Trial Tower!

This meant he would have to hand over the Spirit Core on a silver platter!

Therefore, he had to find and retrieve the Spirit Core right now! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)