Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 378 - 364: Golden River Sect (2/3)

Chapter 378: Chapter 364: Golden River Sect (2/3)

Hum!

As they were talking, a fluctuation surged through the air, piercing straight into the heart, as if a stone had been cast into a lake, creating ripples that clearly pointed to the source within the Dayan Sect. However, not everyone was sensitive enough to feel such a fluctuation; at a minimum, one had to have formed a Divine Infant!

Zhou Heng and the Black Donkey arrived at the Teleportation Array. Divine Radiance flickered above the Black Donkey’s head, continually forming the donkey’s Divine Infant, which served as the perfect symbol, explicitly declaring that Donkey Master was already at the Quasi Nascent Soul Realm with a formed Divine Infant.

Seeing such a being strut proudly toward them with its head held high, the disciples of the Wind Howl Sect guarding the Teleportation Array had no time to wonder about the donkey’s low nature and quickly prostrated themselves on the ground, calling out to Zhou Heng as "senior."

They thought the Black Donkey was Zhou Heng’s mount.

If even the mount was about to advance to the Nascent Soul Realm, how extraordinary must the master be?

Although their guess was off in direction, the result wasn’t wrong.

Given Zhou Heng’s current realm, he naturally wouldn’t concern himself with a few individuals in the Initial Separation Realm, and with a flick of his body, he was already entering the Gate of Light. As for the Black Donkey, it gave each disciple of the Wind Howl Sect a kick on the head, saying, "Next time, get your salute right; this is your Donkey Master!"

Wiggling its buttocks and walking in with conceit, the donkey left behind a pile of gaping mouths.

A green world emerged, everything as usual, only the creatures here were becoming fewer and fewer.

In the beginning, Wind Howl Forest indeed attracted many people to come here for adventure and treasure seeking, and some even purposely trained themselves here. But as time passed, the fervor naturally waned, and as the Demon Beasts were largely hunted down, the place lost its purpose for training.

Therefore, it was far from being as bustling as when Zhou Heng entered for the second time. Looking around, all that was left was barren land, the Demon Beasts killed off, and even the plants were dug up for research, after all, these plants were quite peculiar.

"Let’s go!"

One man and his mount pressed onward, traversing mountains and leaping over ridges, and two days later, they arrived in front of a vast ocean.

This was the Sea of Fiend Qi that Bai Yushi had mentioned!

Zhou Heng tried reaching out a hand into the raging and rolling Evil Force, and immediately, a strange force penetrated into his skin, carrying a corrosive nature that seemed to etch through his flesh.

He hummed lightly, and Golden Light sparkled within his bones, expelling the Evil Force, uncorrupted and undying.

"Zhou, your flesh is so strong it’s comparable to the Ancients’ Heavenly Venerates!" the Black Donkey said from the side, sensing that Zhou Heng had not utilized any Spiritual Power.

Zhou Heng smiled slightly. Even the Ancients’ Heavenly Venerates had only entered the Divinity Transformation Realm in terms of Spiritual Power. They did not possess the ability of the Gold Devouring Clan to consume metal and refine their flesh. The extent to which they could strengthen their bodies to withstand the power of a Nascent Soul Realm Magic Artifact was already the limit.

"A vast ocean, how to cross?" His brow furrowed. Although he could resist the corrosion of the Evil Force with just his physical strength, the corrosiveness of the seawater was bound to be much more terrifying. Even though he could resist with Spiritual Power, in such an environment of heavy consumption, his Spiritual Power would be quickly depleted.

This was no ordinary river where one could see the end, but an endless ocean!

"Don’t you have the Nine Mystic Trial Tower? Let’s hide inside and let the Treasure Pagoda float us across!" Black Donkey suggested. It had brought Zhou Heng along precisely with Zhou’s treasures in mind.

Zhou Heng brought out the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, submerging it into the Sea of Fiend Qi. The sound of sizzling was immediately heard as the tower was instantly corroded, leaving pitted marks all over it, utterly losing its previous majesty and sanctity!

He hastily withdrew the Treasure Pagoda. Although only the base of the tower was damaged, Zhou Heng still felt considerable heartache.

"Good heavens, how could this Evil Force be so terrifying?" Black Donkey hopped about frantically, but its expression showed even more excitement, "Zhou, this ocean must be untraveled by anyone. If we can be the first to cross, there must be an enormous opportunity waiting for us!"

Zhou Heng kicked out at it, but the Black Donkey dodged swiftly. He said, "Even the Nine Mystic Trial Tower can’t resist the Evil Force, so how do you propose we cross?"

He had certainly underestimated the Sea of Fiend Qi before. The corrosion of the Evil Force was on an entirely different level than that of the seawater. No wonder Bai Yushi, a Nascent Soul Realm expert, had both legs corroded and needed half a year to recover.

The Black Donkey scratched its head and ears, anxious to the point of death, yet unable to come up with a solution. After a while, it cautiously proposed, "How about...your lord steps on you to swim across?"

"Out of the question!"

Zhou Heng kicked out once more, and this time he truly made a move. Black Donkey couldn’t possibly dodge it and took a heavy blow to its buttocks, tumbling away like a ball of yarn.

"Was this trip made in vain?" His brow furrowed. This world was at least a Divinity Transformation Realm, perhaps even an Immortal Level!

Places like Death Forest and the other Four Great Death Places also had cores that were inaccessible. Even Nascent Soul or Divine Infant Realm old ancestors could only stand by and watch. However, the world was still continually emitting fluctuations. According to the Black Donkey, this had been happening for many days already, and he and Black Donkey couldn’t possibly be the first ones to arrive here.

Could it be that those who arrived before them knew the difficulty and backed away? Or was there some other way to cross the ocean and those people had already set off?

"Hmm?" Zhou Heng suddenly paused, his Divine Intent spreading. He sensed a group of people rapidly approaching the seaside.

In just an instant, seven figures had already soared toward them, all emanating a slight pressure and possessing Nascent Soul Realm cultivation levels. Among these seven, there were both old and young, male and female.

When they saw Zhou Heng and Black Donkey, especially the Donkey Master’s nearly fully formed Divine Infant on its head, the seven people all showed an intense expression of incredulity.

They had seen powerful Demon Beasts before, but the key point was that this donkey looked too ordinary. It didn’t look like it possessed any noble bloodline at all! If so, how could this donkey have achieved such heights?

How many Miraculous Spirit Pills must it have eaten!

"What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen such a handsome donkey before?" Black Donkey was incredibly sassy. Seeing everyone staring at it, it immediately opened its mouth to scold the seven people.

The faces of those seven people darkened. They were all in the Nascent Soul Realm, beings only half a step away from being Immortals. When had they ever been slighted like this? However, this donkey could actually talk!

"Eh, aren’t you the Black Donkey that always follows Heavenly Venerate Xuanying?" A young man who looked about twenty-five or twenty-six suddenly spoke up, a look of realization flashing across his face.

"That’s right, it must be this donkey!"

"I’ve heard that this donkey is incredibly sassy and has offended countless people. If it weren’t for Heavenly Venerate Xuanying’s protection, it would have been torn to pieces long ago!"

"Who would’ve thought that after tens of thousands of years, this donkey’s mouth is still as sassy!"

The others nodded in agreement, evidently all aware of Black Donkey’s background. This suggested that they were most likely individuals from Ancient Times, sealed to the present day by the Temporal Origin Liquid.

"If you admire Donkey Master so much, come over here and kneel down. I might barely agree to take you on as mounts!" Black Donkey’s impudent nature remained unchanged, as it addressed the seven Nascent Soul Realm experts insolently.

"Impudent!" An elderly man in red robes, who was in his sixties, yelled angrily, raising his hand to slap at Black Donkey, "Insolent donkey, do you think it’s still the Ancient Times with Heavenly Venerate Xuanying to protect you?"

Black Donkey was sassy but not stupid. Since it dared to provoke the seven Nascent Soul Realm ancestors, it naturally had its preparations. In a whoosh, it had already darted behind Zhou Heng. Then, sticking out its donkey head, it said, "If you want to fight with me, you’re lacking eighty thousand years’ worth of cultivation! Defeat my little brother first!"

It pushed Zhou Heng forward, nudging him to advance towards the seven people.

Zhou Heng kicked and sent Black Donkey to the side, laughing, "Gentlemen, this donkey is just a bit sassy with its mouth, don’t take offense!"

The seven of them looked Zhou Heng up and down, somewhat uncertain.

Unable to see through the Stealth Talisman, they also had no way of knowing how strong Zhou Heng really was, so they had their concerns. What if this young man, seemingly devoid of any power fluctuations, was actually a Divine Infant Realm being?

A beautiful young woman sashayed forward with her curvy hips, smiling sweetly, "My name is Murong Yuan. May I ask, sir, how should I address you?" She was coquettish to the extreme, clearly an old ancestor at the Nascent Soul Realm, but her tone was soft and sticky, almost like a young daughter-in-law from an ordinary household.

Zhou Heng bowed with cupped hands, saying, "I am Zhou Heng. Pleased to meet you all!"

"Zhou Heng!"

The seven’s expressions shifted simultaneously, their eyes blazing with excitement.

"So you are Zhou Heng!" Murong Yuan giggled coyly, her ample bosom quivering. The whiteness of her chest seemed about to spill out of her collar. Twirling her captivating body, she said, "Young Master Zhou, I’ve heard that you’ve obtained an Immortal Technique and an Immortal Sword on the Immortal Realm continent. Could you show them to me?"

Zhou Heng offered a faint smile, ignoring Murong Yuan’s coquettish advances, saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you have a way to cross this sea?"

"Young Master Zhou, I’m talking to you!" Murong Yuan spoke with an irritated sweetness, though still saccharine and delicate. Naturally, this was expected, as she was a Nascent Soul Realm old ancestor, who could hardly tolerate being ignored.

"Isn’t it a bit too forward for Miss Murong to ask for such personal matters?" said Zhou Heng. Whether it was the Immortal Technique or the Immortal Sword, who would just show them to a stranger upon meeting?

"Haha, we didn’t plan on looking for you, but now that we’ve encountered you, just hand over the Immortal Technique and Immortal Sword," the young man spoke. He was dressed in black, with eyes as sharp as a hawk.

Zhou Heng sighed, saying, "Are you forcing me to take action?"

"We don’t wish to cause any unpleasantness. If Young Master Zhou would just step back, there’s plenty of room under the heavens!" Murong Yuan said seductively, tossing Zhou Heng a flirtatious glance.

"Seven against one, you seem quite confident!" Zhou Heng said with a smile. His tone shifted as he continued, "So you’re saying you have me cornered?"

"Enough talk! We won’t kill you, just hand over the Immortal Technique and the Immortal Sword!" a sturdy man in his forties yelled, launching his right fist towards Zhou Heng. The air itself seemed to ignite from the force of his punch.

"Eh, you’re Baili Dong of the Crimson Fire Fist!" Black Donkey called out from the side, "I know now, you’re all from the Golden River Sect!"

Just as they had heard of Black Donkey, Black Donkey had also heard of them. Beings of the Nascent Soul Realm deserved to be known throughout the world.

Zhou Heng deftly dodged the punch, asking, "Donkey, is the Golden River Sect wealthy?"

"So-so, they’ve never had a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate!" Black Donkey boasted from the side.

"Sigh!" Zhou Heng let out a sigh, "Then there’s not much to gain from robbing them!"

"Rascals!" Seeing Zhou Heng treat them like fat sheep, the old ancestors of the Nascent Soul Realm were all incensed. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)