Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 299 - 287 East Spirit Mountain Moves (3/3)

Chapter 299: Chapter 287 East Spirit Mountain Moves (3/3)

Zhou Heng was never stingy with his own people.

He cut off a tiny piece of the Nine Suns Vitality Grass and shared it with his mother, Lu Chenfu, and Ruan Jiaying.

The reason he didn’t uproot the Nine Suns Vitality Grass entirely was that he discovered the Nine Mystic Trial Tower was extremely conducive to the growth of the divine medicine. In just two months, the plant had regrown a quarter of the portion that was cut off!

Following the advice of several medicinal experts, Zhou Heng added a few Upper Grade Spirit Stones to the soil, which made the growth of the Nine Suns Vitality Grass even more promising.

— If people knew about this, they would definitely scold him for squandering! Although the Nine Suns Vitality Grass is indeed a divine medicine, the Upper Grade Spirit Stones also contain insights into heaven and earth. Moreover, they are only found alongside Middle Grade Spirit Stone Mines. Such extravagance is simply wasteful to the extreme.

Zhou Heng couldn’t care less about that. He found that Upper Grade Spirit Stones had the best effect in promoting the growth of the Nine Suns Vitality Grass. Compared to refining Upper Grade Spirit Stones, the effect of the divine medicine was more gentle, more effective, and quicker!

With so many advantages, the choice became obvious.

Lu Chenfu had worked hard to earn money for him, which was certainly a great contribution, so it was only natural that she would receive a share. And Ruan Jiaying had helped Zhou Heng many times before, but Zhou Heng had not been able to repay her, so it was only right to give her a share too.

It was only then that the two women learned that the Nine Suns Vitality Grass had fallen into Zhou Heng’s hands. They were extremely surprised, knowing that the divine medicine had attracted many experts in the Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Infant Realm to compete for it, yet it ended up in Zhou Heng’s hands!

This man was truly unfathomable!

Zhou Heng had originally planned to visit the Shangtian Martial Pavilion to meet the heroes of the world, but he was still expecting Han Yiyao to show up, so he waited a few more days. Although he would never admit he wanted Han Yulian and her niece Han Yiyao to serve him together in the same bed.

During this time, a small incident occurred. A friend of Bai Feiyu was getting married, and to highlight his relationship with Zhou Heng, he begged Zhou Heng humbly for half a day before finally inviting him to attend the wedding.

As a result, when the family saw Zhou Heng, all their faces turned green!

The Bride-Stealing Demon King!

What was he doing here, getting itchy hands again?

The groom’s side was green with envy, while the bride’s side was overjoyed—being matched with Zhou Heng would be like turning a wild chicken into a phoenix. Not only did the bride’s parents constantly hint that they could replace the groom at any time, but the bride herself also lifted her red veil frequently to throw flirtatious glances at Zhou Heng.

The wedding banquet was naturally filled with awkwardness, and Bai Feiyu then realized he had done the wrong thing with good intentions, underestimating Zhou Heng’s notorious reputation among the people of the Imperial Capital, so he sneaked away in the middle of the banquet.

After waiting another ten days, Zhou Heng finally decided to set off for the Heavenly Dragon Empire.

After saying goodbye to his mother, Zhou Heng took his entourage on the road toward the Heavenly Dragon Empire.

This time, not only were all the people who went to the Death Forest with him present, but another troublemaker was added—Mei Yixiang! This pampered heiress insisted on joining their adventure after hearing about the exploits of the others in the Death Forest.

No one knew what the Old Ancestor of the Mei Family was thinking, but he actually let this troublemaker out!

"I say, Miss, you mustn’t cause me any trouble!"

"Nonsense, I am gentle and graceful, educated and well-mannered, suitable for both family and home—clang! Hahaha, Qingqing, did you see that? I hit it too, and even better than you, the house fell down! Uh-oh, why are those three people with ash-covered faces running towards us? Not good, let’s scramble!"

One was a top-tier heiress while the other was a powerful wild girl. The destructive power of these two unruly characters together was extraordinary. At first Zhou Heng had to clean up after the two of them, but their ability to cause trouble was so outrageous that even Zhou Heng had no choice but to flee with them in the end.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Zhou Heng couldn’t stand their antics any longer, so he pinned them down on his left and right thighs and smacked their little bottoms with his large hand.

"Wah, my butt is going to split in half!"

"Qingqing, a butt is supposed to be two halves!"

"Wuwuwu, Zhou, I curse you to have a son without a butthole!"

"Zhou, this young master wants my father to twist off your dog head and kick it around like a ball!"

"Wuwuwu!"

"Wawawa!"

After a severe punishment, the two girls finally behaved, but Zhou Heng knew this was only temporary. The so-called ’easy to change rivers and mountains, hard to change nature’, it wouldn’t take long for them to revert to their old ways.

He would deal with it next time it happened!

More than ten days later, the group entered the Heavenly Dragon Empire.

This sole empire of humanity was immense, so vast that ordinary people could never hope to traverse it from one end to the other in their lifetimes. After entering this vast empire, the first stop for Zhou Heng wasn’t the Shangtian Martial Pavilion, but the East Spirit Immortal Pond.

Unlike the obscurity of the East Spirit Immortal Pond in the Cold Blue Country, it was a supremely exalted existence in the Heavenly Dragon Empire.

Legends say that in ancient times, the East Spirit Immortal Pond produced an expert in the Divinity Transformation Realm who was revered as the East Spirit Heavenly Venerate. Although no figure of such caliber has appeared since then, experts in the Divine Infant Realm have never ceased to emerge.

In the Heavenly Dragon Empire, the East Spirit Immortal Pond was akin to the status of the Mei, Bai, and Ying families in the Bright Moon Country, being one of the top forces!

However, the Heavenly Dragon Empire had existed for countless years, and its heritage was far beyond that of the Bright Moon Country. There were as many as thirteen of such top forces in the Heavenly Dragon Empire.

Zhou Heng merely made some inquiries and easily found out the location of the East Spirit Immortal Pond, then headed straight for it.

The East Spirit Immortal Pond was situated on East Spirit Mountain, a holy land for cultivation with incredibly dense spiritual energy, comparable to using Middle Grade Spirit Stones. This naturally attracted the covetous eyes of various major powers, but anyone would dismiss the thought of encroachment once they remembered that it was the East Spirit Immortal Pond that presided over this place.

Although that is the case, the distribution of spiritual energy throughout East Spirit Mountain is not even. Only the peak where the East Spirit Immortal Pond is located has the intensity of Middle Grade spirit stones, while the other peaks are quite inferior.

Nevertheless, who would tolerate someone else sleeping peacefully by their couch? Even if the East Spirit Immortal Pond did not occupy those peaks, they would not allow other forces to establish a foothold there, exhibiting overwhelming dominance.

"This is East Spirit Mountain!"

Twenty-one days later, they finally arrived at the base of East Spirit Mountain. Gazing up at the towering, cloud-piercing mountain range, they all felt deeply moved.

East Spirit Mountain was not particularly long; it only had five peaks. Yet, each peak was tens of thousands of feet tall, piercing through the stratus clouds, and even Zhou Heng with his sharp vision could not see their summits. There was an implicit oppressive feeling, as if the five peaks could fall and subdue the world.

Legend has it that these five peaks were transformed from the five fingers of the East Spirit Heavenly Venerate after his death. That’s why the East Spirit Immortal Pond regarded East Spirit Mountain as its private property. By cultivating here, every disciple of the East Spirit Immortal Pond could receive guidance from the mysterious influence of the sect’s founding master, achieving sudden insights in their cultivation that they couldn’t explain.

Zhou Heng gazed into the distance, and suddenly, profound and enigmatic realizations rose in his heart, plunging him into an inexplicable state.

Hum!

The five peaks seemed to tremble momentarily, as countless streams of spiritual energy rolled violently, rushing down from each peak like furious dragons, converging on Zhou Heng and infiltrating his body.

Zhou Heng’s body shook, and his spiritual power instantly began to surge.

...

"Hm?"

Atop the Mid Peak of East Spirit Mountain, many big shots opened their eyes from their meditative state. They sensed that the spiritual energy around them was running wild, spilling out uncontrollably as if about to drain away from the entire peak!

This cannot be allowed!

The East Spirit Immortal Pond took its name from East Spirit Mountain. How could it lose this mountain? How would they explain to the Old Ancestor after their ’departure’ if they did?

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Figures shot out one after another, mostly experts of the Mountains and Rivers and Spirit Sea realms, while certain even more powerful entities flew through the air, sensing the outflow of spiritual energy and quickly heading toward the base of the mountain.

What had happened that caused such a drastic change in East Spirit Mountain?

Zhou Heng was oblivious, his eyes fixated on the five gigantic peaks which in a daze seemed to transform into five pure white jade-like fingers—smooth, bright, and incredibly sacred.

Boom! The spiritual power roaring inside his body was like a roaring sea, shaking his entire body with thunderous noises.

"Zhou, Heng!" Ying Mengfan was the first to cover her ears and shout, filled with fear.

"It’s okay, it’s okay!" Han Yulian quickly pulled her back to prevent her from distracting Zhou Heng.

Over the past few days, Zhou Heng and the ladies had been cultivating the Heavenly Yang and Earthly Yin Technique, especially with Han Yulian, who had the Mysterious Yin Physique and was at the Spirit Sea realm. The combination had greatly aided his accumulation of spiritual power, bringing him close to the peak of the Second Layer Heaven of the Mountains and Rivers realm.

This continuous influx of spiritual power did not require him to run his cultivation technique to absorb; it seemed as if an Immortal was imparting wisdom, rapidly elevating his cultivation level.

He could make a breakthrough to the Third Layer Heaven!

Having reached the limit of his cultivation level, his body could no longer contain any more spiritual power, the torrential spiritual energy could not surge into his body and had to come to an abrupt halt, immediately returning to its original state.

But Zhou Heng didn’t hesitate and immediately began his breakthrough.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, one figure after another flew down the mountain, all of them females, varying in age, some old, some young, each with different strengths. But at the same moment, they all stopped in their tracks because the overflow of spiritual energy had suddenly ceased.

Everything returned to normal.

But why had this happened? They must figure it out, or else similar incidents could reoccur in the future.

East Spirit Mountain was the foundation of the East Spirit Immortal Pond; it absolutely could not tolerate any errors!

They continued forward, but their pace had noticeably slowed down. They expanded their divine sense, sweeping their gazes around, keeping an eye out for anything suspicious or out of the ordinary. And then, they saw Zhou Heng and his group.

"Who are you?" the women asked one after another, as their attitudes were tense due to the recent incident.

Since Zhou Heng was at a critical juncture, Xiao Huoshui and the other women naturally did not want him to be disturbed. Han Yulian immediately stepped forward and said, "We are here to look for a few friends!"

"Who?"

"An Yumei, Lin Fuxiang, Gu Zi!"

"Ah, are you their old friends from Cold Blue Country?"

"Indeed!"

The women from the East Spirit Immortal Pond all showed a hint of goodwill. An Yumei, Lin Fuxiang, and Gu Zi were all considered to have Heavenly Spirit Bodies and were highly valued by the Sect. Thus, the attitudes of Han Yulian and the others also improved.

"Follow me, but our Sect does not welcome men; this boy will have to stay outside!" A beautiful woman spoke, and if Zhou Heng could open his eyes at that moment, he would surely recognize her as Gu Lingfei, the one who took An Yumei, Lin Fuxiang, and Gu Zi away.

Just at that moment, a strong wave of power suddenly emitted from Zhou Heng’s body! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)