Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 387 - 373: Moon Shadow Saintess (2/3)

Chapter 387: Chapter 373: Moon Shadow Saintess (2/3)

The Black Donkey ultimately paid the price for the outrageous claims it made.

This despicable donkey indeed possessed extraordinary talents and, with the benefits from the Corpse Spirit Flower, it directly advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, Second Layer Heaven—after all, its Dantian Space wasn’t as vast as Zhou Heng’s, making the breakthrough much easier.

But within the same Great Realm, who could rival Zhou Heng?

The accumulation of 640-fold Spiritual Power allowed him to easily suppress the Nascent Soul Third Layer Heaven while being in the Nascent Soul First Layer Heaven himself. The despicable donkey, getting ahead of itself, challenged Zhou and ended up being ridden on its back by Zhou Heng, and was forced to serve as a mount for a day.

"Woof, Zhou, I will not let this humiliation go unavenged, mark this donkey’s words!" the Black Donkey barked unwillingly.

"I’ll be waiting!" As the victor, Zhou Heng naturally didn’t mind the Black Donkey saying a few words to save its face.

Man and donkey continued their journey towards the depths of the Blood-Colored Continent. Compared to the green world on the other side of the sea, this place seemed much more barren, with hardly any vegetation in sight, and Demon Beasts were pitifully scarce, perhaps non-existent.

"What exactly is this place? Can such a huge space really be created underground?" Zhou Heng showed a look of doubt. Given their walking speed, setting aside the time spent at sea, it would have taken them a mere ten days to cross the entire Heavenly Dragon Empire!

Yet they still hadn’t reached the end of this Blood-Colored Continent!

"After the Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerates die, they can transform into a huge domain. Places like the Death Forest and the Poisonous Vast Sea are roughly the size of Bright Moon Country. If we say this place was transformed by an Immortal after their death, then there’s nothing strange about it being larger than the Heavenly Dragon Empire!" The Black Donkey finally spoke with seriousness.

"Immortals... they aren’t undying and indestructible either!" Zhou Heng sighed.

He had originally thought that becoming an Immortal would mean an existence as enduring as the universe itself, yet here was a Fairy Continent that had violently crashed into the Mortal Realm, leaving no sign of life! Surely there must have been Immortals on it, likely more than one, yet they died without leaving even a trace of bone behind.

The owner of the Black Sword, Huo Tian, or perhaps Huo Tian’s parents, were definitely Supreme Experts of the Immortal Realm, yet such beings were very likely to have perished as well.

In the world, does an undying and indestructible existence truly exist?

"Zhou, stop with these pointless sighs. If you want to control your own destiny, the only way is to climb to the pinnacle of the world!" The Black Donkey stood up on its hind legs, hooked its arm around Zhou Heng’s shoulder, and spoke, while its long tail wagged flirtatiously from beneath the flowery skirt.

Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "Despicable donkey, if you weren’t stretching out your thieving hooves, we’d still be good friends!"

The Black Donkey gave a sheepish grin, having intended to steal the Nine Mystic Trial Tower from Zhou Heng, but upon hearing Zhou’s words, it reluctantly retracted its hooves and brushed off the whole episode with a laugh, displaying a remarkably thick hide.

However, thanks to this despicable donkey’s antics, Zhou Heng no longer had the mood to ponder on those matters, and they continued to race across the desolate continent.

Three days later, they finally arrived at the edge of the continent, with the entire space contracting. In front of them emerged an enormous gorge.

Perhaps it would not be accurate to describe it as a gorge; it looked more like a colossal hole in the void, faintly visible with twinkling starlight shining through, immensely dazzling. It was difficult to determine the size of the hole because they were ten thousand miles away from it, yet they could clearly see its shape, which showed just how vast the space of this hole was.

Zhou Heng and the Black Donkey dared not enter recklessly. They had ascended into the Nascent Soul Realm, indeed powerful and standing near the peak of Xuanqian Star, but this place was too strange. There might be fallen Immortals here, and if a few more Nascent Soul Realm beings were to perish, what would that count for?

Even at such a distance, both man and donkey could feel the attractive force emanating from the hole, as if it were going to swallow up the entire space.

"There’s no other way forward!" the Black Donkey said.

"Either we turn back, or we head into that hole!" said Zhou Heng as well.

They looked at each other, and both could see a glint of determination and stubbornness in the other’s eyes.

"Let’s go!"

They began moving forward, and for Nascent Soul Realm beings, ten thousand miles were truly insignificant. In not too long, they arrived nearby.

The hole was pitch-black, and because of that, the faint starlight from the other side managed to shine through. Actually, this hole could be more accurately described as an unimaginably large and long corridor, its scale simply beyond comprehension.

What kind of being could construct such a magnificent edifice?

Beneath this massive hole, both Zhou Heng and the Black Donkey appeared as insignificant as ants, a mere drop in the ocean, akin to dust.

And they were not the only specks of dust. Many human Martial Artists were scattered around the entrance. Since Cold Blue Country was a human territory, the ones attracted here were naturally all human Martial Artists.

After scanning the crowd, the Black Donkey’s eyes suddenly lit up, and it sprinted towards a group of people. With its movement, its flowery skirt was lifted by the wind, revealing glimpses of a hairless butt, a mix of frivolity and abject shamelessness.

"Moonshadow Fairy!" The raucous donkey waved its front hooves while running and jumping.

An acquaintance of the Black Donkey?

Zhou Heng thought to himself. With a flicker, he followed the Black Donkey. He scanned the group of people. There were four women, all clearly respecting the one in the middle.

The three women around her were of varying ages, the oldest wrinkled and grey-haired. The other two were younger, both around forty, mature and with remaining charms.

The woman in the middle had her face covered with a piece of white gauze, making it impossible to see her features clearly, but her black hair draped elegantly, and her figure was graceful. Even dressed in a slightly loose long skirt, she could not conceal her devilish curves. Her proud breasts stood tall, and her pert buttocks were slightly lifted, displaying the vitality of youth.

Zhou Heng blinked in surprise because he recognized the old woman with the white hair, who was none other than Ancestor Master Lin of the East Spirit Immortal Pond, the first person to recognize his Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon bloodline.

Does that mean all these people are from the East Spirit Immortal Pond?

"Fairy, I’ve missed you to death!" the flirtatious donkey lunged forward.

"Despicable donkey!" The veiled woman, upon seeing the Black Donkey, immediately shouted in anger, and with a clang, she had unsheathed a precious sword in her hand and ruthlessly slashed at the Black Donkey.

"Mama mia——" The Black Donkey quickly turned tail and ran, its floral skirt fluttering, its hairless buttocks peeking out, frivolously bouncing.

Seeing this, the veiled woman grew even angrier and chased after him with her sword in hand.

The Divine Infant Realm!

Zhou Heng’s gaze sharpened, this woman was incredibly powerful!

"Fairy, let’s talk this out; we have old ties, no need to start with violence. It ruins our relationship!" the Black Donkey called out while running, "The position of an attendant for me, Venerate Divine Donkey, isn’t for just anyone. It’s your honor that I gave you this opportunity!"

"Who has ties with you!" The masked woman danced with her sword, her Sword Qi chasing the Black Donkey into a frenzy of screams and commotions.

This damned donkey truly has enemies everywhere!

Zhou Heng decisively did not step forward to interfere; this Black Donkey was so shameless, it deserved to be chopped to death! Besides, although the woman was striking fiercely, she was holding back and not actually aiming to kill, which meant she just wanted to teach the donkey a lesson.

This was an enjoyable spectacle; why should he interfere and play the villain then?

"Ah!" "Ee!" "Ha!" The Black Donkey wailed nonstop, its floral skirt already torn to shreds, and its body full of scars.

"Despicable donkey, don’t ever appear before me again!" The veiled woman sheathed her sword, and a divine light shone from each of her eyes. Her white garment fluttered as if she were a Goddess.

The Black Donkey, having had its fill of suffering, didn’t dare to be cheeky anymore and dejectedly retreated far away, burying its head in the ground, while its buttocks stuck up high, in a position that was bafflingly supposed to help it heal.

Zhou Heng then strode forward, saying, "I pay my respects to the senior!" He greeted Ancestor Master Lin with a clasped fist.

The old lady smiled faintly and said, "Young man, you are truly remarkable!" She was one of the few Divine Infant experts in the East Spirit Immortal Pond, respectfully called "Scattering Flowers Granny" within the sect and just a step away from the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Of course, the East Spirit Immortal Pond had heard of Zhou Heng’s deeds and knew that he had "obtained" the inheritance of the Three Yang Heavenly Venerate, but the East Spirit Immortal Pond had once produced a Heavenly Venerate of the Divinity Transformation Realm and had its own such inheritance. There was no need for them to covet what was in Zhou’s possession.

Besides, the East Spirit Immortal Pond had an entangled history with the Great Eternal Emperor in ancient times. They wouldn’t jeopardize their honor for it, so they had no intention of trying to take treasures from Zhou Heng.

Scattering Flowers Granny introduced the woman to Zhou saying, "Young man, this is our sect’s Moon Shadow Saintess, the first-generation Saintess!"

The first-generation Saintess?

Zhou Heng was taken aback. Didn’t that mean this woman came from the ancient times, sealed by the Temporal Origin Liquid, the very Moon Shadow Saintess that the despicable donkey often mentioned?

No wonder that donkey was so excited just now, but with its infamous reputation and not having a cute appearance like Little Gold or the endearing charm of Grey, which woman would fancy it?

Zhou Heng gave the Moon Shadow Saintess a fist-and-palm salute and said, "Zhou Heng pays respects to the Saintess!"

"Hmph!" The Moon Shadow Saintess merely snorted coldly. Although her expression was invisible, it was presumably unfriendly.

What’s going on?

Did he have a feud with this woman? Was there something wrong with his attitude? Why give him the cold shoulder right from the start?

Zhou Heng didn’t intend to get entangled with the East Spirit Immortal Pond, so he didn’t take it to heart. He wasn’t going to waste his warm face against her cold buttocks. After bowing to Scattering Flowers Granny again, he turned and walked away.

When he returned to the Black Donkey’s side, the donkey had already regained its vitality, looking at him with a sly glance and said, "Zhou, you’re quite unlucky. I forgot to tell you that once upon a time, the East Spirit Heavenly Venerate and the Great Eternal Emperor had a romantic history!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, a shame though, both of them were too stubborn, with constant break-ups and reconciliations, and they ultimately didn’t end up together!"

"As a result, the Moonshadow Fairy hates anyone related to the Great Eternal Emperor the most. You’re a descendant of the Great Emperor, so she must utterly dislike you!"

Zhou Heng just smiled lightly and said, "What do I care! Besides, what does her hating me have to do with you? She’s not going to be your attendant because of it!"

The Black Donkey’s eyes shifted sneakily as it muttered, "If I castrated Zhou, would the Moonshadow Fairy be pleased, I wonder?"

"...Despicable donkey, I can hear you!"(To be continued. If you like this book, welcome to qidian.com to vote for it or give it a monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)