Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 264 - 252: Nascent Soul Realm Expert’s Cave Abode (1/3)

Chapter 264: Chapter 252: Nascent Soul Realm Expert’s Cave Abode (1/3)

"Black Donkey, why did you come here? Are you itching for a beating, or are you tired of living and planning to offer up your donkey meat for my dinner?" A man and a donkey had exchanged a few moves before they stopped.

Black Donkey suddenly hoofed over: "Donkey Master found a good spot and is giving you a chance to make a fortune with me. Don’t be ungrateful to my kind-hearted liver and lungs!"

"Not interested!" Zhou Heng rejected decisively and punched the donkey’s hoof back.

"You rotten brat!" Black Donkey yelled angrily, opening its mouth to bite at Zhou Heng again.

"It’s really strange, you love biting people so much, could it be you were meant to be a dog in this life?" Zhou Heng dodged with a flash and burst into laughter.

Black Donkey didn’t chase after him. It knew that Zhou Heng was faster than it, unless it launched a surprise attack, it couldn’t catch him off guard. The cunning donkey’s eyes shifted as he said, "Zhou, let me share a secret with you. That place was left by a Nascent Soul Realm expert!"

"Hmm?" Zhou Heng showed a hint of interest, "Really?"

"Absolutely true!" Black Donkey thumped its chest loudly.

"If it’s not true, will you castrate yourself?" Zhou Heng was skeptical.

"Ptui, ptui, ptui, Donkey Master has always been upright and honest, never a liar!" said Black Donkey, fuming with rage, its mouth open in a biting pose again.

Zhou Heng stroked his chin, saying, "Knowing how greedy and stingy you are, if you knew where a Nascent Soul Realm expert’s cave was, you’d have already gone there alone—no, a whole donkey, so why come find me?"

"Hmph, if it weren’t for the fact that I needed to use your Nine Mystic Trial Tower to get through a stage, I certainly wouldn’t have chosen you to make a fortune!" Black Donkey responded, clearly disgruntled.

Zhou Heng actually believed him then.

He smiled and said, "Wait for me for three days then, I still have something to take care of!"

"Can’t wait that long!" Black Donkey looked frustrated, "These few days are when the cave’s outside restrictions are weakest. If we miss this chance, even I can’t be sure of approaching the entrance again!"

As expected, this darn donkey was just as greedy and selfish!

It had definitely tried many times on its own, only thoroughly convinced of his inability to do it alone did he stick to the timing to come to Zhou Heng.

This darn donkey, the type that took all the advantages for itself, never sharing if it was capable of not sharing!

Zhou Heng hesitated. In three days, the Shangtian Martial Pavilion would be selecting disciples, and if he missed that, he would have to wait another three years to seek guidance from that Divine Infant Realm expert.

But on second thought, he revealed a smile. What could he learn at the Shangtian Martial Pavilion anyway?

A Domain? He was already on the threshold, had identified the direction, and mastery was imminent; even with a Divine Infant Realm expert’s guidance, it wouldn’t speed up much.

A breakthrough in a Great Realm?

Mountains and Rivers, Spirit Sea—these were no problem. Just the Nascent Soul might be tricky, as it required forming deities within his body, a transformation of heaven and earth he had never experienced, unaware of how long it might delay him.

But Zhao Duotian already had one foot in the Nascent Soul Realm, with his deities gradually forming; observing him would benefit Zhou Heng more than listening to any expert.

After all, one was merely transmission of knowledge, but the other could be observed and experienced directly through his own Divine Intent.

He couldn’t deny that visiting the Shangtian Martial Pavilion would be beneficial, but he couldn’t think of a compelling reason he must go!

Especially when compared with a Nascent Soul Realm expert’s cave!

Zhou Heng made up his mind immediately and said, "Alright, we’ll set off right away!"

Having just returned and about to leave again, he had to inform his mother. He also needed to let Xiao Huoshui know; after all, he quite liked this slave girl, whereas Orchid Concubine and Nangong Yuerong could be ignored.

Upon hearing her son was leaving again, Zhao Kexin couldn’t help but feel an immense reluctance; she and Zhou Heng had been separated for twenty years and had only recently reunited. Yet, Zhou Heng was always busy, hardly giving her time to be with her son.

She insisted on keeping Zhou Heng for one more day, demanding he depart only the following morning.

In the evening, Xiao Huoshui, Orchid Concubine, Nangong Yuerong, Feng Lianqing, Mei Yixiang, and others all came to his courtyard; they all loved the meals Zhao Kexin cooked, and Zhao Kexin was very happy to cook for everyone, dreaming of a harmoniously united family meal.

"Eh, why is there a stinky donkey?" Feng Lianqing noticed Black Donkey immediately, her eyes lighting up, intensely curious about all Demon Beasts, and she instantly tried to communicate with Black Donkey using her abilities.

She immediately showed a shocked and angry expression, ran to the kitchen to grab a kitchen knife, and chopped at Black Donkey, "This smelly donkey dared to curse someone!"

"Eh, a Demon Beast can curse?" Mei Yixiang also showed a surprised expression; she knew Feng Lianqing could communicate with Demon Beasts, but how did the Demon Beasts learn to curse, through Divine Sense transmission?

"This deity is a Heaven-descended Divine Beast, is it strange that I can curse?" Black Donkey puffed out its chest and belly, raising its donkey head high, "This little girl actually wants to enslave me; it’s a small matter for Donkey Master to scold her; otherwise, I’d kick her head full of blisters!"

The donkey, the donkey spoke!

All the women showed expressions of incredible shock; was this not a dream they had yet to awaken from?

Mei Yixiang pinched her own jade face, pain! Feng Lianqing gave Little Grey a punch but was blown out of the house by a stronger punch from the opponent, more pain! Xiao Huoshui touched between her own legs, not wet... so not a dream!

"Ha ha ha ha, why don’t you all kowtow to me right away? If I’m in a good mood, I might even bless you!" Black Donkey sat in a chair, his hind hooves on the ground and fore hooves crossed in front of his chest, an utterly arrogant pose.

"Huh?" It suddenly paused, fixing its gaze on Little Gold.

"Black Donkey, what’s up?" Zhou Heng knew this cunning donkey had seen much and knew a lot, so if it showed a look of surprise, there must be an extraordinary discovery.

"Zhou, is this little cat your pet? Give it to me, I will definitely fatten it up!" Black Donkey’s eyes gleamed as it turned to Zhou Heng and said.

"No way!" Feng Lianqing and the girls shouted in unison.

Black Donkey’s annoying mouth had the ability to make everyone dislike it as soon as it spoke. Since Feng Lianqing and the others already adored Little Gold, they naturally wouldn’t push the adorable cat into a fire pit.

Zhou Heng then pulled Black Donkey aside and asked, "Black Donkey, what kind is that tiger exactly?"

"How would I know!" Black Donkey’s eyes rolled nonstop.

This cunning donkey was obviously lying!

But since it refused to speak, pestering it was useless; this cunning donkey was tight-lipped. However, all they needed to know was that Little Gold truly had an impressive background, being able to feed directly off the Moon Bead, it definitely wasn’t ordinary.

A night passed, and Xiao Huoshui and the three girls were intimately entangled with Zhou Heng; since he had to leave the next day, he naturally wanted enough to last, so tiring that he couldn’t move a finger before they all fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Zhou Heng and Black Donkey hit the road.

"Black Donkey, what is the identity of that Nascent Soul Realm expert?" The two of them moved at extreme speeds, covering tens of thousands of miles in a day.

"That scum is called Gu Heqian, utterly detestable!" Black Donkey spoke murderously, its tail standing on end.

Zhou Heng was intrigued and asked, "Have you met this person?"

"Spit, even if that fool turns into ashes, I can still recognize him!" Black Donkey chuckled wickedly, "He offended me, so I raided his den!"

Zhou Heng grabbed Black Donkey and sternly asked, "Black Donkey, exactly which era are you from?"

He definitely had to figure this out today!

Black Donkey’s eyes shifted left and right, seeming to find ways to sidestep or slip away from the question. But seeing Zhou Heng’s relentless expression, it gritted its teeth and said, "I’ve been in a long slumber. I don’t remember very clearly, around, maybe, possibly tens of thousands of years ago!"

Zhou Heng frowned and said, "Black Donkey, have you really lived that long?"

Even Divinity Transformation Realm experts only had lifespans of less than five thousand years, yet this cunning donkey claimed to be from tens of thousands of years ago. How could anyone believe that?

"Zhou, this world holds countless secrets you do not know, just that your current level is too low, you’re not qualified to touch them!" Black Donkey said seriously, unusually serious for once.

"What Realm is required to qualify?" Zhou Heng was curious.

"At least the Nascent Soul Realm!"

That was quite a high requirement, but only the Nascent Soul Realm could forge a Divine Essence, directly enter the Earth’s Core, and explore the entire continent. From this perspective, the requirement of the Nascent Soul Realm was not high after all.

"Zhou, before long the whole world will undergo huge upheavals, without enough strength, you will only turn to dust!" Black Donkey spoke with a grave tone, "Only by reaching the Nascent Soul Realm will you have a glimmer of survival chance, even snatch the miraculous opportunities amidst extreme dangers."

"...Black Donkey, I’m really not used to seeing you like this!"

"Spit, I’m just reminding you out of the good of our friendship. You really don’t recognize kindness!"

"By the way, how far away was the era you lived in from the Great Eternal Emperor?"

"Hehe, I have seen the Great Eternal Emperor with my own eyes!"

"Bragging donkey!"

"Believe it or not, I, the Auspicious Omens of Heaven and Earth, revered by all, do I need a brat like you to prove it?"

"...Your thick-skinnedness has grown again!"

"Spit, what I’m saying is the truth!"

Five days later, they arrived at a cliff.

"Donkey, you’re not telling me we have to jump down from here, are you?" Zhou Heng turned his head and asked.

Although he had Open Heaven Realm Spiritual Power and a Mountains and Rivers Realm Magic Artifact level physique, falling from such a height would not kill him, but it would definitely cause severe injuries!

"You should have confidence in yourself!" Black Donkey grinned, took a step, and was already off the cliff, plunging straight down.

The gravity here was strangely strong, and Black Donkey’s body instantly transmuted into a falling meteor and vanished.

Zhou Heng steeled his heart and also stepped forward. Whoosh, his form accelerated instantly. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)