Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 357 - 345: The Remaining Sword Qi (1/3)

Chapter 357: Chapter 345: The Remaining Sword Qi (1/3)

It’s no wonder everyone was so excited; just the thought of the existence of an Immortal Object in the valley was enough to unsettle anyone.

All the Old Ancestors were patiently waiting. Having cultivated to their level, they naturally possessed exceptional patience. Yet, the allure of an Immortal Object was too tempting, and a look of eager anticipation could faintly be seen on everyone’s faces.

However, Zhou Heng was much more composed. He already had two Immortal Objects in his possession: Black Sword and the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, and he previously possessed a Mysterious Heavenly Spirit Crystal. Having seen such objects before, he was naturally able to stay calm.

The crowd was clearly divided. Even among members of the same race, whether humans, Night Demons, or Heavenly Demons, everyone maintained a considerable distance from one another.

At this critical juncture, everyone was afraid of others striking them from behind, depriving them of the chance to find the Immortal Object!

Zhou Heng and Huo Tian stood shoulder to shoulder. After standing for a while, they took out chairs from the Nine Mystic Trial Tower and sat down, appearing not so much treasure seekers as if they were on vacation. This drew many a murderous gaze.

—This youngster carries the legacy of the Three Yang Heavenly Venerate! Not to mention anything else, it is said that even the Treasure Pagoda can block attacks from those in the Divine Infant Realm. How could they not be envious?

Since the valley’s restrictions had not yet been lifted, they wondered whether it was time to make a move.

But the more composed Zhou Heng appeared, the more hesitant the group became to attack him, thinking he must have something up his sleeve and was waiting for them to take the bait!

It was laughable, really— a group of Nascent Soul Realm and Divine Infant Realm Old Ancestors wary of a junior who had just formed his Deities. But with examples such as Blood-Soaked Heavenly Monarch and Yingshan Muzhi perishing at the hands of Zhou Heng, who dared to underestimate him?

They were all concerned that Zhou Heng would wield the legacy item of Three Yang Heavenly Venerate to inflict heavy injuries on them, inadvertently laying the groundwork for someone else and thus losing their own opportunity to snatch the Immortal Object. So despite their envy, not a single one of them made a move.

It was fortunate for them they didn’t act, for Huo Tian’s abilities were not to be underestimated. She could easily take down one after another!

"Zhou Heng, why aren’t we leaving yet?" Huo Tian could no longer endure the waiting; she was used to having others wait for her.

"Don’t rush. After dealing with the matter here, we will attend to your affairs," Zhou Heng reassured her. The Peerless Heavenly Maiden was his trump card, giving him the confidence to move with ease among the Nascent Soul and Divine Infant Realms experts.

Otherwise, if these old fogeys truly went mad, he would have no choice but to flee in disgrace.

Though Huo Tian was dissatisfied, without someone to accompany her, her mobility was no different from an ordinary person. How long would it take her to reach her destination? Have someone else take her? Besides Zhou Heng, anyone who approached her within a ten-foot radius had no choice but to fall prostrate before her!

So, she had no option but to continue waiting with Zhou Heng.

And since Queen Lord was in a foul mood, she kept scowling at Zhou Heng, seemingly trying to guilt him with her glare.

Under such circumstances, three days quietly passed.

"The, the restriction is lifted!"

Someone exclaimed first, and the crowd immediately boiled over with excitement. Thankfully, they were all Half-Step Immortals, and one by one, they rushed into the valley with great urgency, the majority heading straight for the manor in the middle of the valley, while a few others ran towards the lush grass, clearly hoping to find Immortal Herbs.

"Young friend, please!" Yuan Shixiang said with a faint smile. Initially, he had regarded Zhou Heng considerately only because he was a descendant of the Great Eternal Emperor. But after Zhou Heng successively slew two peerless experts, he truly won Yuan Shixiang’s heartfelt admiration.

Zhou Heng also held a great deal of respect for the elder. He immediately bowed in thanks before saying, "Please, go ahead, senior!"

He stood respectfully, offering Yuan Shixiang the courtesy of going first due to his junior status.

Seeing this, Yuan Shixiang was even more pleased, increasing his esteem for the descendant of the Great Eternal Emperor. He then stepped into the valley.

"Hypocrite!" Huo Tian said disdainfully.

Zhou Heng sighed and said, "So you’re not comfortable unless you’re opposing me, correct?"

"Exactly!" Huo Tian clenched her silver teeth, finding Zhou Heng exceedingly irritating to look at, to the point where she wanted to stab him with scissors even in her dreams!

"Really, no good deed goes unpunished. I’ve saved you many times after all!"

"I never asked you to! And besides, every time you help, you’re never clean-handed, always taking advantage of me!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t falsely accuse a good person! I am a gentleman of integrity!"

"Do you even believe that yourself?"

As they bantered back and forth, they casually entered the valley. They were the last to do so, and saw those who had gone to look for Immortal Herbs already on their way back, their faces showing unmistakable disappointment.

Although it was possible they were feigning defeat, Zhou Heng truly didn’t notice anyone secretly harvesting anything.

—The patch of green grass had instantly turned to withered grass as they passed by!

In truth, that grass should have died long ago but somehow remained in its original state under the power of the restriction. However, with the disintegration of the restriction, the grass instantly returned to dust, returning to the earth.

So off to the manor then!

Zhou Heng and Huo Tian were still the last two to enter. The main gate had already been forcibly split in two by powerful Vigorous Qi, leaving metallic scars exposed. Zhou Heng reached out to touch the severed part but before he could make contact, a flash of Blood Light streaked by, and he hurriedly retracted his hand.

A gash now marred his right hand, deep enough to reveal bone and emitting a flash of golden light.

"How powerful!" Zhou Heng’s eyes widened. That gate had once been split in two by a burst of Vigorous Qi, but how many years had passed for it to still retain such residual power!?

Zhou Heng himself was almost at the Quasi Nascent Soul Realm, but his hand had merely reached out, not even touching the gate, with at least a foot of distance remaining, yet it was sliced by the lingering Qi, nearly severing his hand!

The strength of the individual who had shattered this manor all those years ago was too excessive!

Drip, drip, drip, drops of fresh blood fell. Zhou Heng’s body shuddered as he was struck by a vision: in a strange world, a bolt of sword Qi flashed across the sky, splitting a continent in twain with its force. The excess energy radiated outward, obliterating all life in its path!

He whooshed open his eyes, realizing that the estate had not been deliberately destroyed but was merely affected by the residual force of a Sword Qi!

No, even the Sword Qi that had struck was merely the aftereffect of an aftereffect!

Terrifying indeed!

Zhou Heng startled with horror as he noticed his hand was bleeding profusely. No matter how he circulated his Spiritual Power, the wound was unhealable!

He turned his hand into metal, but the wounded area refused to obey, remaining flesh and blood, with blood gushing out wildly! He then invoked the Azure Dragon bloodline to turn his hand into a chunk of ice, but to no avail—the wound continued to bleed.

Was he destined to bleed out?

The lethality of this Sword Qi was ridiculously fearsome; being a mere echo of an echo, after who knows how many years, it still possessed such formidable might!

Incurable, untreatable, doomed to bleed to death?

Hum!

Inside his Dantian, the Black Sword trembled lightly. Just as Zhou Heng was about to unsheathe it, Huo Tian had already lifted his hand and brought it to her red lips.

Zhou Heng initially wanted to stop her. The power of the Sword Qi was truly fearsome, and even a strand left in his wound could rebound with enough force to turn Huo Tian’s beautiful face into a honeycomb structure.

But Huo Tian glared at him, saying, "Don’t move!"

Knowing she had an indescribable connection to the Immortal Realm, Zhou Heng hesitated and then forgot to withdraw his hand, which had already been kissed by Huo Tian. His heart immediately fluttered, overcome by a sensation he couldn’t articulate, feeling as though he had fallen into a vat of honey, ecstatic to the point of bliss.

Though he had kissed Huo Tian before, it had been a forced kiss. What sweetness could compare with a beauty initiating it willingly?

Huo Tian gently licked his hand with her little tongue, then immediately tossed it aside and began gagging a short distance away, continually spitting and cursing, "Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting!"

Zhou Heng looked at his hand and saw that the wound had vanished!

Did the Utmost Heavenly Girl’s saliva actually have healing properties?

Zhou Heng chuckled and said, "Disgusting, yet you took it!"

"Hmph, this Queen has also saved you once. Now we’re even," said Huo Tian weakly, seeming to have taken a significant hit.

How many secrets was she hiding?

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Heng summoned the Black Sword and probed towards the dilapidated gate.

As the Broken Blade touched the jagged edge of the gate, boom, countless black mists rose from the gate, immediately forming a black long sword that fiercely slashed at the Black Sword.

What!

Zhou Heng’s face showed utter surprise. This black long sword...wasn’t it the Black Sword itself? Except the actual Black Sword had become the Broken Blade, and the black mist formed a complete blade.

The Sword Qi that had cleaved down this Fairy Continent was actually emitted by the Black Sword!

Hiss!

Just how terrifying might the original owner of the Black Sword have had back then?

Yet even such a being perished? Even the Black Sword had broken into two!

What sort of calamity had befallen the Immortal Realm in those days?

A series of questions plunged Zhou Heng into a daze until the black Sword Qi collided heavily with the Black Broken Sword, blasting the sword from his hands, forcing him abruptly back to reality.

After leaving his grasp, the Black Broken Sword didn’t fall but hovered in the air, confronting the black Sword Qi with overwhelming might.

Hum!

Huo Tian also responded, her body exuding a supreme, mighty presence, like the Empress of Immortals, suppressing eternities and universes!

Boom!

The damaged gate suddenly exploded into hundreds of pieces, scattering all over the ground.

Whoosh, the Black Sword swiftly returned to Zhou Heng’s Dantian Space, while Huo Tian trembled, her face revealing a hint of bewilderment as the aura surrounding her instantly withdrew.

After a moment of shock, Zhou Heng spread his arms open, and the shattered gate pieces scattered on the ground immediately shot into his hands. This was metal from the Immortal Realm!

That no one had collected it before was simply because the remnants of Sword Qi on the gate were so terrifying that no one could manage it!

"What’s happening!"

"What was that indescribable grand presence just now?"

"Did an Immortal appear?"

Many people emerged from the estate, each with an expression of undeniable shock. The aura that had vibrated moments ago had made them all involuntarily kneel to the ground! (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)