Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 192 - 185 Unboxing Treasures (1/5)

Chapter 192: Chapter 185 Unboxing Treasures (1/5)

As soon as they arrived at the plaza, the metallic figures immediately sprang into action, each moving as if they had come to life, throwing punches and chopping with their hands, with the wind from their movements howling around them, making the place resemble a bustling martial arts field filled with thousands of people.

Just as the four had said, the gravity here was incredibly strong, greatly limiting their movement techniques, forcing them to contend directly with these metallic figures and making it impossible to leap over them from above.

The five charged forward, the metallic figures in the front had already been knocked down, but soon they faced attacks from metallic figures at the Land Cleaving Realm, followed by the Heaven-Opening Realm. The pressure surged dramatically, and in the last fifth of the way, they encountered the Mountains and Rivers Realm, whose strength far exceeded their limits. In an instant, they were beaten back, forced to retreat in complete disarray.

"What do we do? There’s no way we can get through this!" all four Heaven-Opening Realm ancestors furrowed their brows tightly.

Could it be that only those at the Mountains and Rivers Realm could obtain this legacy?

Boom! After a long while, all the metallic figures finally stopped moving and returned to their original state, motionless like stone statues.

Zhou Heng suddenly stepped forward into the plaza and immediately, all the metallic figures sprang to life once again, clanging loudly and mightily.

"Boy, what are you doing!"

The four Heaven-Opening Realm ancestors were furious.

Zhou Heng glanced at them and said coldly, "Imbeciles!"

"What!" The four ancestors were almost driven mad with rage. This boy had the audacity to insult them as imbeciles; did he really think he could stand on equal footing with them?

Zhou Heng simply ignored them, waiting quietly instead.

"I will tear you to pieces!" The Lu Family ancestor, known for his explosive temper, immediately struck out at Zhou Heng with a palm.

"Stop dreaming! Also, I advise you to just wait quietly, otherwise, you’ll definitely regret it!" Zhou Heng said calmly.

"Brother Lu, wait!" The Zhao Family ancestor intervened, stopping the Lu Family ancestor and shaking his head. He hated Zhou Heng immensely, but he knew better than to underestimate the boy’s mysterious abilities.

The Lu Family ancestor barely managed to suppress his rage, snorting angrily.

Boom! After another round of commotion, all the metallic figures stopped again.

Zhou Heng lifted his foot and took a step forward.

There was complete silence!

It was as if the mechanisms had failed, or the formation was destroyed; not a single metallic figure moved again.

The second step, the third step, the fourth step — Zhou Heng strode forward effortlessly.

The Zhao Family ancestor and the others had their eyes wide with astonishment. Had he broken through? They hurriedly followed him onto the plaza, but all the metallic figures sprung into motion once again, punching and kicking, creating a tremendous uproar.

So that was it!

The four Heaven-Opening Realm ancestors were certainly not fools, or else they wouldn’t have reached this stage; they all paused, standing at the edge of the plaza like Zhou Heng had earlier, quietly waiting.

This level was difficult if said to be difficult, but also frightfully easy if said to be easy.

Every time someone stepped onto the field, the metallic figures would spring into action, but if there was no battle for a period, they would automatically stop moving. Then one could cross without triggering the formation again.

Of course, if someone were to step onto the field again, it would reactivate the formation and a battle would ensue.

So, all one needed to do was just one thing — not to leave the field.

According to Zhou Heng, this was not a level at all!

From the moment they entered, there were no trials or challenges, the second floor’s Black Serpent purely an accident, so the third floor wouldn’t have any either. This metallic figure formation was probably a training mechanism designed by Ma Buqian for his disciples, featuring enemies of various levels for practice.

Because Ma Buqian had never taken any disciples, they might be the first to experience this.

The Zhao Family ancestor and the others were driven by the stereotype that they had to fight their way through the third level, never considering a second possibility.

But Zhou Heng was different, possessing open-minded thinking along with a meticulous observation skill, he soon made the correct judgement.

After a while, all the metallic figures once again stopped moving, returning to absolute stillness.

The five hurriedly rushed forward and swiftly passed through this layer, entering a spiraling upward passage.

Everyone walked in silence, nobody knew what the others were thinking. Not to mention that Zhou Heng and the four ancestors were only cooperating superficially; even among the Zhao Family ancestor’s group, there was a great deal of scheming and power play.

With the legacy at stake, brutal competition was inevitable as they would all desperately fight for the Spirit Sea Realm’s legacy.

Zhou Heng also kept his guard up, ready to employ the Swift Cloud Radiant Step at any moment, or even enter the Nine Mystic Trial Tower directly, letting them tear each other apart first before he would come out to clean up the aftermath.

A while later, they reached the fourth floor of the cave dwelling.

Chests!

All he could see were chests; on the ground, on the tables, on the shelves, chests everywhere, each one foot long, half a foot wide, and about half a foot high, all the same size and color.

Each chest was locked, but there were keys on them, whether they matched or not was another question.

Whoosh, a flicker at the entrance revealed the phantom of an old man.

"I’m Ma Buqian, descendants, by the time you see this, I don’t know how many years I will have been dead! Don’t be afraid, I am not a ghost, but an echo, a voice left by a formation, about to vanish into smoke and clouds!"

The elder was quite emaciated, and even though it was just a phantom, one could see his declining vitality, clearly nearing death.

"I had no disciple in my life, and just before dying, I thought it would be a shame to let my lifelong learning enter the grave with me, so I didn’t destroy this cave dwelling I lived in and left my legacy, as a way to give back to future generations!"

"However, getting my legacy won’t be that easy!"

"In my lifetime, I never met a disciple worth my attention. Now that I cannot choose personally, I will leave it to fate to decide, to see if your luck is good enough!"

"There are a total of thirteen thousand and two boxes here, and my legacy is in one of them! Don’t hurry; don’t move; listen to me till the end! You only have half an hour to pick out the box containing my legacy!"

"The boxes are all locked, but there are keys nearby. You can open them, but you must do it by hand. If you forcefully smash them, the contents inside will also be destroyed!"

"Inside that box, besides the ’Falling Snow True Scripture’ I obtained from an ancient site, a Heaven Level Upper Grade Cultivation Technique, there are also some pills that will help you easily overcome all difficulties from Gathering Spirit to Mountains and Rivers Realm!"

"It all depends on your luck!"

"After half an hour, all boxes will automatically be destroyed, so don’t think about doing this slowly!"

"Now, let’s begin!"

The phantom of the old man trembled and dissolved into countless particles, scattering and disappearing.

After exchanging looks, the four elders of the Zhao Family didn’t have time to attack each other, as they all rushed to open the boxes.

The boxes had to be opened with a key, so the process was not quick, needing at least ten seconds to open one. Theoretically, one could only open six boxes per minute, making it one hundred eighty in half an hour.

Together, five people could only open nine hundred boxes!

And as Ma Buqian had mentioned, with over thirteen thousand boxes here, finding the one containing the legacy and the pills indeed required luck.

This old man really had a twisted sense of humor!

Standing still, Zhou Heng knew that relying on luck was practically futile, and he needed to find another way.

In fact, he wasn’t very interested in the ’Falling Snow True Scripture’; the pills were his primary target. It was these pills that gave Zhou Heng a chance to try something beyond luck.

That was to guide the Black Sword to search.

The Black Sword, being an inanimate object, naturally could not discern the quality of the Cultivation Technique, and to it, the technique was probably no different from waste paper. But pills were different, definitely capable of triggering a reaction from the Black Sword—unless Master Jian was overly fastidious.

"Since it belongs to me, it should serve my commands; listen to my order!" Zhou Heng thought silently. Usually, he wouldn’t know where treasures were, but knowing that there definitely was something worthwhile among these thousands of boxes, he had to force the Black Sword to act.

He stood motionless, appearing to be distracted, but his spirit was engaged with the Black Sword, conveying his will to it.

The Black Sword remained unaffected, quietly floating in his Dantian, as if it hadn’t sensed Zhou Heng’s intent.

Undiscouraged, Zhou Heng increased the pressure, his will as resilient as iron, continuously stacking upon the Black Sword.

One minute, five minutes, ten minutes!

After a long twenty minutes, as if it couldn’t stand Zhou Heng’s constant badgering, the Black Sword finally quivered, its broken tip pointing obliquely to a spot.

Zhou Heng was overjoyed and quickly dashed there; the Black Sword continued to serve as his guide. He immediately focused on a box, quickly took the key, opened it with a click, and lifted the lid.

There was something inside!

On the left side of the box lay a thin book with the title ’Falling Snow True Scripture’ on its cover, and it appeared to have another unknown book pressed underneath; on the right side were several pill bottles.

"The legacy is in that lad’s hands!" The four old ancestors of the Zhao Family kept an eye on each other all the time, knowing that if someone opened the treasure, Yu Ren would not just stand by and send blessings but would immediately start a fierce battle.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh, all four old ancestors shot forward simultaneously, unleashing their most powerful techniques against Zhou Heng.

Knowing Zhou Heng’s extraordinarily fast movement technique, they would not give him a chance to escape, sparing no cost in consuming Spiritual Power to block space, even employing some forbidden moves at the expense of substantial Yuan Force.

They must slay Zhou Heng!

The lad was an unpredictable factor, his fast movement technique unmatched! By killing this lad, the fight among them would be relatively fairer, at least it wouldn’t be so that someone couldn’t escape while others could do nothing about it.

Zhou Heng didn’t dodge; he just smiled slightly at the four.

Boom!

Four attacks fell simultaneously, exploding with deafening sounds. The surrounding boxes, hit by the tremendous force, instantly burst apart, splinters flying and dust filling the air.

As the dust settled, Zhou Heng had disappeared.

Where did the lad go? (Continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it on QiDian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)