Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 271 - 259: The Mysterious Immortal Object (2/3)

Chapter 271: Chapter 259: The Mysterious Immortal Object (2/3)

The Black Sword moved!

Zhou Heng was startled for a moment before he realized, the sword actually reacted on its own!

There must be a peerless treasure among these metal materials!

Zhou Heng’s eyes instantly blazed with excitement. The reaction from the Black Sword this time surpassed any before, even more than when it sensed the Nine Mystic Trial Tower.

What could it be?

"Young Master Zhou, what’s wrong?" Seeing Zhou Heng stunned, Ruan Jiaying hurriedly asked.

"It’s nothing, thank you!" Zhou Heng sincerely said, the response from the Black Sword was so intense, it must be... an Immortal Object! Who wouldn’t be excited to come across an Immortal Object out of nowhere?

For the moment, he could not afford to chat more with the two women. He asked his mother to arrange accommodations for them. First, he released Xiao Huoshui and the other two ladies, and then he plunged into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower.

He had already collected the metals scattered on the ground, but like a small mountain pile, he didn’t know which one caused the reaction from the Black Sword.

No matter, he would refine them one by one.

Using the abilities of the Gold Devouring Clan, Zhou Heng casually grabbed a piece of metal. With just a thought, the metal turned to rust, and its essence turned into a drop of purple liquid, swirling in the palm of his hand.

Continue devouring!

After half a day, only a gray piece of metal remained on the ground.

He had not felt that he had devoured any exceptionally precious material, and the Black Sword in his Dantian was still vibrating intensely.

This is it!

Zhou Heng picked up the metal and looked closely. It appeared ordinary, and although he had acquired some ability to sense metal energy from the essence blood of the Gold Devouring Clan, this piece of metal really didn’t seem impressive.

He began to devour it.

Like wind erosion, the surface layer of the metal fell off piece by piece, quickly revealing a crystal about the size of a pea, covered in countless facets. Zhou Heng looked and found he couldn’t count them all!

The Power of Heaven and Earth is infinite, yet for such a small crystal to have so many facets is truly unusual!

Is this the Immortal Object?

The Black Sword in the Dantian shook violently, but Zhou Heng could not feel anything special about this crystal.

The crystal was clear like a diamond. Because it had so many facets, light refracted constantly, creating a stunningly beautiful sight, dazzling to the eyes.

Zhou Heng closely inspected a facet and suddenly felt a pain in his brain as if countless pieces of information were flooding in, yet none of them were comprehensible, only making his head spin!

How bizarre!

If this were an "Immortal Stone," Zhou Heng thought, it would be better. He could directly refine and absorb it— in the human world, Spirit Stones that enhance cultivation speed exist, so the Immortal Realm should have similar Immortal Stones, right?

But no matter how much Zhou Heng tried to absorb it, the crystal was like a stubborn stone, showing no reaction at all.

One thing was certain, this crystal stone was not simple.

Even without the intense reaction from the Black Sword, the fact that he could not shatter this crystal with his Spiritual Power was telling. Not to mention shattering it, any Spiritual Power he directed at it sank like a stone in the sea!

Zhou Heng tried using the Purple Flame, but it was equally ineffective!

He even thought about using the Black Sword to shave a piece off, but considering that although the Black Sword was sharp, his own strength had not caught up, unable to unleash its indestructibility, which could even slay an expert from the Spirit Sea Realm, let alone this mysterious crystal!

Besides being tough, the crystal didn’t seem to have any other special qualities.

He decided to put it away for now.

Zhou Heng kept the crystal on his person, not placing it in the Nine Mystic Trial Tower. This object was definitely profoundly mysterious, but currently, he couldn’t see through it, so he thought to ponder it from time to time.

Lu Chenfu intended to expand her industry to Bright Moon Country, which Zhou Heng wholeheartedly welcomed. For high-tier materials could only be bought with Spirit Stones, even Middle Grade and Upper Grade ones, and staying in Cold Wind Country, he could only get Middle Grade Spirit Stones, and the quantity would be extremely limited.

After all, he was, nominally, the head of the Lu Family’s business, and as they had come, he naturally had to help open up the situation. He might not understand business matters, but he could use his strength to clear obstacles for Lu Chenfu, making sure no foolish person caused trouble.

With the business expansion, having Ruan Jiaying assist on the side meant no issues would arise. It seemed that the Lu family’s business would soon settle down in Bright Moon Country, and moving forward, it would depend on Lu Chenfu’s business acumen.

But that was not something Zhou Heng worried about.

The next day, he was dragged by Feng Lianqing to participate in the competition for the skies.

This competition was arranged on short notice, naturally lacking complete regulations, but Martial Artists solved issues with their fists, right? That simplified matters!

A contest arena!

Only one person could stand till the end, and that would be the undeniable number one of the young generation in Bright Moon!

Feng Lianqing participated but had suffered a crushing defeat the day before!

There appeared a monster on the arena, possessing the Cultivation Level of the Third Layer of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, sweeping through all opponents!

This person was named Ying Dongyun, allegedly only ninety-one years old, the secret weapon of the Ying Family!

At ninety-one years old, a person would be considered elderly among common folk, but among martial artists, it really meant nothing. Just at the Initial Separation Realm, one could have a lifespan of four hundred years, making ninety-plus quite young.

Furthermore, in Mountains and Rivers Realm, the lifespan theoretically reaches up to sixteen hundred years!

Before this, no one had ever heard of such a monster in the Ying Family, yet he suddenly leapt into the scene!

The sudden appearance of this person was likely to save the Ying Family’s face.

Previously, Ying Chuchen was beaten like a dog, humiliatingly circling half of the Beast Fighting Arena. Afterwards, the Ying Family surprisingly failed to retaliate, which truly was a disgrace. Thus, they might host this Sky Battle Competition, using a sweeping first place to regain their dignity.

Apart from Zhao Duotian and Ying Cheng’en, were there any other geniuses under a hundred years old in Bright Moon Country who could suppress Third Layer Heaven of Mountains and Rivers Realm?

One couldn’t deny Zhou Heng’s battle power, but he could only compete with Third Layer Heaven of Mountains and Rivers at most, and victory was absolutely hopeless, as was proven in his previous encounter with Ying Haihuang! Of course, achieving this much at Open Heaven Realm had everyone marveling at Zhou Heng!

But to contend with Third Layer Heaven of Mountains and Rivers, Zhou Heng was still lacking!

This time, the championship was something the Ying Family was determined to win, hence they brought out Ying Dongyun, a name nobody had heard before.

The basis of the Ying Family was profoundly deep!

Feng Lianqing pulled Zhou Heng over, not only to get some air but mainly to win the first-place prize!

—Three Yuan Breath Pills!

These were said to expand the Dantian Space of martial artists below Spirit Sea Realm by ten percent, with a maximum of five pills consumable; they were practically divine objects only existing in legends! Incredibly valuable, and extremely hard to find!

The Ying Family really invested heavily, making the Sky Battle Competition highly prestigious, but also showing their determination. The more precious these three Yuan Breath Pills were, the less likely the Ying Family would allow them to fall into others’ hands.

And Ying Dongyun was enough to sweep all competitors!

"Zhou, go defeat that jerk, and we’ll split the prize half and half!" Feng Lianqing pushed Zhou Heng through the crowd. As increasingly stronger experts appeared, the number of spectators grew as well. The wild girl’s eyes sparkled, "I’ve inquired already, one Mixed Yuan Pill can sell for one million Spirit Stones, then I can buy lots of tasty foods!"

Zhou Heng was speechless; she actually thought of selling such treasures for Spirit Stones, not knowing if it was extravagant or foolish!

"Didn’t you have quite a lot of gambling money before?" Zhou Heng asked.

"That was just a little bit, I’ve already eaten it all up!" Feng Lianqing sighed and patted Grey’s head, "It’s all Grey’s fault, eating so much!"

"Roar!" Grey roared in protest. Speaking of eating, this wild girl could surely compete!

Zhou Heng laughed and said, "Since I’ll be the one fighting, why should I share half the prize with you?"

"Because I’m the one who called you here!" Feng Lianqing replied. Seeing Zhou Heng unmoved, she shyly pinched the hem of her clothes, "Then, at most I’ll let you kiss me!"

Pfft, Zhou Heng burst out laughing. Where did this wild girl learn that from?

Though the girl could eat a lot, her figure was slender, her white arms and legs, perky little buttocks, and that naïve, charming look undeniably radiated a wild seduction, quite heart-stirring.

Zhou Heng sighed; he really did not want to invite trouble.

"Alright, I’ll give you one!" he couldn’t stand the girl’s persistence, especially since a crying child often gets milk; this girl must have praised Zhao Kexin so well, or Zhao Kexin herself could press him if he didn’t agree.

Feng Lianqing finally beamed with joy but didn’t keep quiet for long, urging Zhou Heng to hurry up and fight.

Zhou Heng did not immediately go up but observed Ying Dongyun.

He always felt something bizarre about this man, but couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was.

Ying Dongyun was very strong, indeed very strong, bearing some similarities to Zhou Heng, not only with immense brutal strength but also a sturdy physique, taking a strike from a same-tier martial artist as if it were nothing—only a Magic Artifact could pose a real threat to him.

"Is there anyone else daring enough to fight?" Ying Dongyun, in a frenzy, actually tore an opponent in half, blood drenched the arena as he laughed loudly, stepping forward and holding the dead body by one hand, his eyes blazing a blood-red glint, "Where are the Zhao Family? Zhou Heng? Why has everyone turned into shrinking turtles?"

Drip, drip, drip, blood dripped onto the ground. Ying Dongyun’s gaze swept over, and beneath the stage no one dared meet his eyes, those more resolute only lowered their heads, while some even sat down on the ground.

A killing aura!

Zhou Heng sharply felt it; this man was simply born for slaughter, his whole person seemed like a weapon of massacre!

Yes, this was the bizarre feeling!

In Zhou Heng’s eyes, the opponent seemed not like a person but a consumable Magic Artifact, metal!

What Cultivation Technique had this man cultivated?

Even though many of the Zhao Family had the Crimson Gold bloodline, they hadn’t given him this kind of "metal" sensation—why was it appearing in this fellow?

"Zhou Heng, since you’re so bold, dare you come up for a battle!" Due to Zhou Heng’s Stealth Talisman, Ying Dongyun hadn’t spotted him, just shouted towards the crowd, swish, swish, he threw the two halves of the corpse out, blood splattered everywhere, causing the crowd to scream piercingly.

Everyone secretly cursed shamelessly.

"What skill is it for Mountains and Rivers Realm to challenge Open Heaven Realm, why don’t you fight Zhao Duotian if you are capable!"

"Yeah, if you’re capable fight Zhao Duotian!"

Laughter erupted from the crowd. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)