Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 451 - 435 Beneath the Seven Lush Mountains (1/3)

Chapter 451: Chapter 435 Beneath the Seven Lush Mountains (1/3)

"Master, I want to go with you too!" Wang Ke clung to Zhou Heng’s clothes, crying out.

"Little Foodie, you’ll only be in the way, get lost!" Black Donkey dragged Wang Ke down and tossed him aside.

"Big Mouth Donkey, I’m going to eat you!" Wang Ke said angrily, baring his white teeth menacingly.

Zhou Heng knew that Little Foodie wanted to follow him because he was scared by the antics of that Little Witch, Feng Lianqing. Whenever they ate together, Feng Lianqing would surely eat more. It couldn’t be helped; after all, her strength was much greater than Little Foodie’s!

Following Feng Lianqing meant only getting soup; naturally, it wasn’t as good as following Zhou Heng and getting meat! A simple fact like that, how could Little Foodie not understand?

He had no intention of taking Wang Ke with him either. After comforting the ladies, he set off on the road with Black Donkey. This cunning donkey was best for tricky situations, making it the safest partner for deceiving and bluffing.

With Huo Tian protecting the home, the Zhao Family was certainly the safest place in the world, and Zhou Heng was very reassured by this.

"Let’s go!"

He and Black Donkey embarked on their journey once more, leaving behind the women who were sending them off with lingering reluctance. For a better future, their times together with Zhou Heng were few and far between, motivating them to make a firm resolution to improve their cultivation level quickly, so they could accompany Zhou Heng on his daring adventures instead of watching their beloved leave and anxiously waiting at home.

No matter how far they followed, parting was inevitable. Zhou Heng steeled his heart, accelerated his pace, and in a flash, he was thousands of miles away, leaving the women far behind.

"Zhou, you’re good in all respects, but you’re too sentimental!" Black Donkey shook its head as if pitying Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng smiled and said, "How would you, a donkey, understand matters of love and affection?"

"I’m a naturally born Divine Donkey; what is there for me not to know or understand?" Black Donkey huffed.

"You like biting people and barking like a dog so much, I should find you a female dog one day to breed with. That way, the offspring could serve as a beast pet!" Zhou Heng muttered.

"Woof! I’ll bite you to death!" Black Donkey was furious, chasing after Zhou Heng and trying to bite him, "If anyone should take a pet, it should be me taking a human pet. Seeing that you have decent roots, I’ll reluctantly take you as mine!"

In the midst of their playful banter, they had already traveled tens of thousands of miles toward the Seven Lush Mountains.

Legend had it that the Seven Lush Mountains were the birthplace of the Great Eternal Emperor, so the credibility of this piece of information was quite high.

Half a month later, Zhou Heng and Black Donkey arrived at the foot of this vast mountain range.

With the great catastrophe unfolding across heaven and earth, countless ancient cave mansions and ruins had emerged, protected by formations that had kept them intact.

In a vast expanse of ruins, only a lone mountain or mound stood high; it was so conspicuously prominent, it was impossible to overlook.

Just so here, where everything else was reduced to lowlands, only one solitary mountain stood proudly, like a sword piercing the sky, exuding a grim killing intent that gave an oppressive feeling that shook both heart and spirit.

"Worthy of a Great Emperor’s handiwork!" Black Donkey praised.

"Donkey, have you seen this Great Emperor before?" Zhou Heng asked.

"Of course I have!" Black Donkey replied proudly and then showed a smug smile, "By rights, I am from the same generation as your Old Ancestors. You should bow down and present me with gifts, offering all sorts of treasures!"

"Scram!" Zhou Heng kicked out, but Black Donkey deftly dodged—it should be noted that Zhou Heng didn’t really intend to kick hard, otherwise Black Donkey certainly wouldn’t have been able to avoid it.

"A lot of people here, huh!" Black Donkey observed, "The Great Emperor’s Divine Corpse really is tempting!"

Indeed, there were many people present, with strengths ranging from high to low, all levels represented, even those from the Heaven-Opening Realm, who were purely trying their luck.

The Heavenly Venerate restrictions of the Seven Lush Mountains had been activated, and the whole mountain was enveloped in a misty aura, appearing like a fairy mountain. One could faintly hear the calls of immortal cranes and the chants of water dragons, though nothing could be seen with the naked eye.

This was most likely the work of a formation; it was impossible for there to actually be cranes and dragons of such an extraordinary nature on the mountain, otherwise the secrets here would not have been hidden for so many years, only to be revealed when the catastrophe triggered the restrictions.

This restriction must be extremely powerful; otherwise, someone would have already broken through, instead of a large crowd merely spectating from the outside.

The Great Eternal Emperor was at least a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, and he must have single-handedly subdued the masters of the Four Great Death Places. Perhaps he was even beyond the two tribulations, somewhere between the second and the third!

It’s impossible it was the third tribulation because once one underwent the Three Tribulations, becoming an Immortal would greatly enhance one’s battle power, able to eliminate the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate and the others with ease, instead of allowing them to become the masters of Death Places and survive the ordeal.

But even as a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, the restrictions he laid down are not something that someone of the Divinity Transformation Realm could easily break through!

—Unless it were the masters of the Four Great Death Places themselves, but it’s nearly impossible for them to recover their full strength easily; they would surely wait until the contention over the Star Core to truly unleash all their power.

Besides, they might be slightly inferior to the Great Eternal Emperor, but they were of the same caliber. What use would the Great Emperor’s heritage be to them?

They were absolute prodigies of their respective planets, restricted only by the heavens and the earth from taking the final step, and not for lack of Cultivation Techniques or secret techniques. If they could effortlessly acquire the legacy of the Great Eternal Emperor, they might even deign to take a pointer or two, but if it meant paying too great a price, they absolutely wouldn’t do it.

What they lacked wasn’t understanding of the Dao but Spiritual Energy, abundant enough to fully nurture their deities after surviving the Three Tribulations!

Zhou Heng’s physique had already reached the level of a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact; as long as the masters of the Four Great Death Places didn’t intervene, he could swagger around freely. Therefore, he also had nothing to worry about here, bringing Black Donkey with him directly to the foot of the mountain.

He wanted to try if he could unlock the Restriction.

First, he was a Heavenly Venerate of Brutal Strength level, with a formidable body that could disregard most dangers and traverse mountains of swords and seas of flames as if walking on flat ground. Second, his Black Sword could potentially slice through the Restriction, just like the Sky Curtain of the underground world, which was of Immortal level, yet still got chopped through, right?

Lastly, he was of the bloodline of the Great Eternal Emperor; wouldn’t the Old Ancestor view him differently?

"This is the Lin Family’s territory; get the hell out!" As Zhou Heng and Black Donkey crossed the river to the foot of the mountain, a young man immediately came forward and yelled at them.

Behind him stood two middle-aged men, seeming to be attendants, their Cultivation Levels in the Mountains and Rivers Realm very imposing. However, when they saw a donkey’s buttocks wrapped flamboyantly in a floral skirt, they all turned into a mess and fastened their gazes on Zhou Heng, finding this "master" to be extremely perverse.

"What nonsense, have you no eyesight at all, daring to trespass onto Lin Family’s land!"

"Ha ha ha, dressing up a mount like that, truly damn disgusting!"

"Heh heh, maybe this guy has special tastes, liking to embrace a hairy donkey at night?"

"Exactly! Exactly!"

The three of them all burst into hearty laughter.

"What? You barely wet-behind-the-ears brat dare to slander This Seat!" Black Donkey flew into a furious rage and started cursing with a long face.

"Donkeys, donkeys can talk!" The young man and his two followers were shocked, staring at Black Donkey with horror-stricken eyes as if they had seen a ghost.

"What? Donkeys can’t talk?" Black Donkey stood upright, leaning back on his front hooves, moved in front of the young man, and kicked him to the ground with one hoof, "This Seat can even pee on you!"

This damned donkey did as he said, and a stream of hot urine immediately showered the young man’s face.

"Ah—" Humiliated so, the young man felt angry, frantic, and enraged. After Black Donkey released him, he couldn’t help but let out a scream filled with humiliation, his face turning alternatively red and white as if he were about to spew blood.

"What, unhappy about it? Come and bite This Seat!" Black Donkey flicked his buttocks, the hem of his skirt fluttering, his black rear end barely visible.

"You vile donkey!" The young man cursed through gritted teeth, suddenly letting out a piercing howl.

He was angry, indeed, but not stupid enough to know he was no match for Black Donkey, so his first reaction was to summon the family’s experts to avoid further humiliation.

"What? Daring to insult This Seat!" Black Donkey kicked again, and with a snapping sound, the young man immediately knelt on the ground, broken bones protruding through the flesh, a ghastly sight of white and bloody red that sent chills running through one’s heart.

Zhou Heng showed no sympathy; he wasn’t made of clay. With these three talking trash right before him, how could he remain indifferent?

At his level, he didn’t need to get angry. If displeased, he’d simply reach out and erase the irritation. If Black Donkey hadn’t made the first move, these three would certainly no longer be alive. In that sense, Black Donkey actually saved their lives.

"Donkey, he was just speaking the truth, aren’t you despicable?" Zhou Heng said with a faint smile.

"Pah, This Seat is upright and kind, beloved by all, flowers bloom at my sight, where am I despicable?" Black Donkey shamelessly retorted.

"Your skin is so thick, probably even Immortals can’t blast through it!" Zhou Heng sighed and continued walking forward; such a trivial conflict was not worthy of his concern.

"That’s right, my Iron Face Divine Skill is unparalleled!" Black Donkey trotted after Zhou Heng, quite pleased with himself.

Behind them, the young man with the help of two attendants rose to his feet, his eyes filled with venomous hate. How could he not be furious after such humiliation by a man and donkey duo, who then nonchalantly walked away leaving him— the great young master of the Lin Family—feeling so trivial?

It was as if a prostitute was not only cheated out of payment but also scornfully criticized for her looks and performance; could this not ignite rage?

"Yue’er, what happened?" Just then, a middle-aged man arrived swiftly on the scene, bearing a five-point resemblance to the young man. More than a dozen elders followed him, each brimming with energy, seven of which had even reached the Spirit Sea Realm!

"Dad, I got screwed over without payment!" The young man, lost in his bitter thoughts, blurted out upon hearing his father’s voice.

"Pfft!"

Both the father and the elders sprayed out in unison, dazed by his utterance. What the heck happened!? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)