Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 422 - 406: The Great Yin River Array (2/3)

Chapter 422: Chapter 406: The Great Yin River Array (2/3)

"Anping, the old ancestor, we must make a move to kill Zhou Heng and his group now. If we let them continue their sabotage, our family’s plan for ten thousand years will be ruined by them!"

In a certain mountain, four elders sat together with serious expressions, discussing the family’s major affairs. This was where the true foundation of the Mao Family lay and also where they had received the inheritance of the Ghost Corpse Sect.

Among the four, two were in the Divine Infant Realm, the crucial pillars of the Mao Family, while the other two were in the Nascent Soul Realm, equally core figures of the power structure. The two Divine Infant Realm elders were Mao Anping and Mao Anxuan, who were cousins, while the Nascent Soul Realm ones were named Mao Bucheng and Mao Xiyang.

Mao Anping’s brows were tightly furrowed as he spoke, "This youngster is indeed becoming more and more arrogant, but sending someone to kill him will be extremely difficult!"

"This youngster has mastered an extremely clever movement technique. If he sets his mind on fleeing, we simply cannot catch up to him!" Mao Anxuan nodded in agreement.

"What if we set up the Great Yin River Array in advance, two ancestors?" Mao Xiyang said with a cold smile.

"The Great Yin River Array?" Mao Anping looked up at Mao Xiyang, then shook his head, "Although the Great Yin River Array can lock down heaven and earth, it’s extremely time-consuming to set up, requiring at least ten days of preparation!"

"Just look here, ancestors—" Mao Xiyang took out a map and pointed, "That little beast is currently around here, so the closest cities to him are these three. We only need to choose one city to set up the Great Yin River Array, and that little beast will surely fall into our trap!"

"At worst, we’ll just lose two cities!"

"As long as we can eliminate that rebel, everything will be worth it!"

After pondering for a while, Mao Anxuan said, "Then let’s set up the ambush in Luohe City. Xiyang, you take the No. 3 Walking Corpse and make the trip yourself!"

"Yes, ancestor!" Mao Xiyang quickly responded respectfully.

"However, regardless of which city that kid goes to, he only needs a day or two. If he chooses Luohe City as his first stop, there’s no way the Great Yin River Array will be completed in time!" Mao Bucheng said, frowning.

"Then, we’ll have someone attack along the way, leading the kid towards the other two cities first!"

"That will require quite a large sacrifice, again!"

"It doesn’t matter, once we’ve killed this youngster, we’ll refine him into a Walking Corpse! This rebel has a rough constitution and is already in the Nascent Soul Realm, turning him into a Walking Corpse will surely make him a king among Corpse Kings in the future!"

"Indeed, this youngster is a treasure in himself!"

"Besides, he has treasures from the Immortal Realm on him, all of which will belong to our Mao Family!"

"Ha, hahahaha!"

All four old men burst into laughter.

...

Zhou Heng certainly knew nothing of this.

He was aware that the Mao Family would not watch him ruin their painstakingly crafted plans without taking action, but he had no fear. The news of his breakthrough to the Divine Infant Realm was only known to a few people around him. Did the Mao Family know? Impossible!

Nascent Soul, Divine Infant, even though both were a step away from being an Immortal, the difference was immense! A regular Nascent Soul Realm facing off against a Divine Infant Realm had only the right to flee disgracefully—facing them head-on was a certain death!

—Not everyone was a freak like Zhou.

And just how strong was Zhou Heng’s battle power? A thousand times that of an ordinary Divine Infant Realm’s level of spiritual power, making him near invincible. Plus, with the Immortal Artifact, the Hundred Ghosts Sword, he could manifest a hundred spiritual bodies with the same level of spiritual power as himself, truly making him unbeatable in his realm!

As long as the Mao Family couldn’t produce the strength of the Divinity Transformation Realm, Zhou Heng was absolutely unafraid.

Conversely, if the Mao Family did possess the regular power of the Divinity Transformation Realm, they would undoubtedly be more high-profile, by tenfold, a hundredfold!

This time, no matter if the Mao Family was prepared or not, he was determined to uproot this clan.

"Zhou, something’s not right!" After a few days, Black Donkey finally couldn’t hold back its doubts, saying, "Although there’ve been quite a few attacks from the Mao Family people over the past few days, no powerful experts have been involved, only some Spirit Sea Realm Walking Corpses. It seems like they’re deliberately luring us here, gifting us a city!"

"What conspiracy could this be?" Zhou Heng asked.

"You see, there were originally three cities nearby, each at roughly the same distance from each other. The Mao Family people deliberately lured us over—could it be because there’s something extremely precious in one or both of these cities that they don’t want us to destroy?" As a greedy animal, Black Donkey’s first thought was of treasures.

"Maybe there’s some delicious food!" Little Foodie said, eyes shining and salivating.

Were those two even using their brains to think?

Zhou Heng sighed and said, "The Mao Family clearly has their own main residence. If they were to set up an important stronghold, it’s unlikely to be in a city but rather in some mountain or wilderness. So to say there are treasures inside is quite impossible!"

Black Donkey’s expression immediately deflated.

"And there certainly won’t be any delicious food!"

Little Foodie immediately wilted as well.

"Maybe, there’s a Walking Corpse reaching a critical breakthrough period in there. The Mao Family might be trying to buy time! Or perhaps, the Mao Family is setting a trap, waiting for us to step right into it!"

Black Donkey’s hair stood on end, and he quickly said, "Then let’s just skirt around these two cities and flatten the other places first! Zhou, we don’t need to take any risks!"

"Scaredy-cat!" Little Foodie shot Black Donkey a scornful look, then turned to Zhou Heng, "Master, no matter where you go, your disciple will definitely accompany you!"

"You brown-noser!" Black Donkey muttered with a curled lip.

"Big mouth donkey!" Wang Ke bit back without showing weakness.

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and said, "We’ll continue forward. We’ll know what’s going on based on the Mao Family’s reaction!"

They set off on their journey, facing a two-choice probability issue. Zhou Heng chose Luohe City, which was precisely where the Mao Family planned to set up the Great Yin River Array to kill him. But due to insufficient time, the Mao Family naturally deployed many experts to launch a sneak attack, directing them toward another city.

When they continued toward Luohe City five days later, they encountered no more sneak attacks.

"It seems that if Luohe City hasn’t become worthless, then the Mao Family has laid a net of heaven and earth, waiting for us to walk into it!" Zhou Heng made his judgment.

"Ouch, why does my stomach suddenly hurt!" Black Donkey’s eyes darted around as he clutched his stomach, intending to make a run for it, "I need to find a place to take a dump, you guys go ahead first!"

"Donkey, if the Mao Family really is setting up a trap to kill me, then they definitely will deploy a very powerful treasure!" Zhou Heng didn’t stop him and said indifferently.

"Damn!" Black Donkey’s escaping form froze as if immobilized, abruptly stopping in his tracks. This worthless donkey simply couldn’t ignore the word ’treasure’; hearing it made him itch all over.

"Then let’s make a fortune!" it gritted its teeth. In fact, it had treasures left by Heavenly Venerate Xuanying, so it wasn’t without the means to contend with the Mao Family; it was just too chicken-hearted and despicable.

Zhou Heng shook his head repeatedly, saying, "You make it sound like I’m sending you to your death! The Mao Family doesn’t know that I’ve already broken into the Divine Infant Realm, so all their preparations are based on the assumption that I’m still in the Nascent Soul Realm. This has already determined that they’re bound to fail and suffer heavy losses!"

"Haha, then what are we waiting for? Let’s go!" Black Donkey immediately perked up again.

"Big mouth donkey, you really have no shame!" Little Foodie couldn’t help but blurt out.

"Nonsense, I’ve always been upright and kind-hearted. I was famous throughout the cosmos in the ancient times, how could I be shameless!" Black Donkey corrected firmly and with dignity.

"Ugh, ugh, I don’t want to hear it, I’ll get so nauseated that I won’t be able to eat!" Little Foodie quickly covered her ears.

Black Donkey roared with laughter, claiming another victory in its battle with Little Foodie.

The two of them and the donkey headed towards Luohe City, and with their pace, they reached it in just three days.

Luohe City was a major metropolis, protected by a powerful Formation. Because of this, it was well-preserved despite the onslaught of the cataclysm that devastated the world, unlike nearby smaller cities that became ruins long ago.

This metropolis attracted countless refugees seeking shelter, but when the Mao Family brought down the corpse disaster, it became a disaster area. The living killed, and the dead feasted on the living, like a hell on earth.

Now, with big fish eating small fish and constant devouring, not only was there no trace of life in the city, but even Walking Corpses were scarce, turning the city into a ghost domain, deathly silent, exuding a cold aura that seemed to swallow everything.

"Zhou, are we really going in?" Black Donkey’s fear of death acted up again at the last moment, hesitatingly looking at Zhou Heng.

"Of course!" Zhou Heng kicked forcefully, launching Black Donkey’s butt into the air, and the despicable donkey shot towards the city, tracing an arc as it fell.

"Zhou, you bastard without an asshole for a son!" Black Donkey screamed miserably as he crashed into the city, destroying countless buildings and raising clouds of dust.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily, holding Wang Ke’s hand as they strode into the city.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

As he and Wang Ke entered the city, they saw beams of black light rising from within the city, uniting to form a vast black Milky Way that enveloped the entire city.

"Hahaha, heaven has a road, yet you choose not to walk; hell has no door, yet you barge in!" an old voice rang out, echoing above the cityscape.

Zhou Heng casually unleashed a punch, and with a hum, the golden light of his punch hit the black Milky Way but only splashed up a bit of water before the flowing river smoothed it out, failing to break through.

"Don’t waste your strength. This is the Great Yin River Array. Unless you’re in the Divinity Transformation Realm, forget about breaking through!" the voice continued, and a figure emerged, revealing himself to be the Mao Family’s Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestor Mao Xiyang!

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and said, "If that’s the case, all I need to do is destroy the Formation’s core in the city, and I’ll be able to leave, right?"

"Humph, do you think you have that chance?" Mao Xiyang sneered and let out a strange whistle. A skeleton burst from the ground, ethereally striding between heaven and earth.

This skeleton must have belonged to someone tall and burly in life, as even reduced to bones it still felt as massive as a mountain. It emanated a terrifying aura, and bizarrely, its skull was crowned with what seemed to be a royal diadem!(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)