Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 456 - 440 The Skirt Thief (3/3)

Chapter 456: Chapter 440 The Skirt Thief (3/3)

Reaching such a level, how could someone possibly give up halfway?

Therefore, Zhou Heng believed that the Eternal Great Emperor must have left some sort of contingency plan!

Previously unaware of what Immortal Fate entailed, Zhou Heng naturally could not have any speculations, but after understanding the special nature of the Star Core, everything became traceable.

The Star Core could only be utilized once it had "matured" on its own and could not be "hastened"; this was not only a lengthy process but also accompanied by very evident natural changes.

The frequent natural disasters were occurring because Xuanqian Star had actually reached the end of its life, and the Star Core was nearing "maturation" during this process.

Thus, the formation was actually well-designed; as long as the natural disasters reached a certain degree, it would naturally trigger, attracting countless Martial Artists to explore. However, what exactly was hidden here that could deter experts of the level of the Four Great Death Places’ landlords?

Zhou Heng could not imagine and had to enter to find out what was truly inside.

What he was more concerned about was whether the Eternal Great Emperor had died or had become an Immortal; even though he was not a descendant of the Great Emperor, the mere title of the Eternal Great Emperor greatly intrigued him.

"Zhou, Brother Zhou, I am leaving!" Hong Tianfeng hesitantly said after a moment.

"Hmm? Brother Hong, didn’t you want to go in and see the remnants of the Great Emperor?" Zhou Heng asked curiously.

"Hehe, being able to come this close and see is already satisfying enough!" Hong Tianfeng revealed a carefree smile. "I was originally overestimating myself, but coming here made me realize the dangers of this world far exceed imagination!"

"If I follow you in, I’d just be a burden to you, Brother Zhou!"

Zhou Heng nodded; although they had not known each other for long, he knew that Hong Tianfeng was a very proud individual. Although he did not mind bringing one extra person, Hong Tianfeng had his own dignity.

He sighed and said, "Brother Hong, please visit the Zhao Family in Lanling City, Bright Moon Country; we’ll drink and converse to our heart’s content!"

"If there’s a chance!" Hong Tianfeng said.

Zhou Heng’s invitation carried the implication of taking Hong Tianfeng along if Xuanqian Star collapsed, but it was a message born out of panic. Didn’t Hong Tianfeng have any family or friends? If he packed them all to come along, what would Zhou Heng do?

The space in the Nine Mystic Trial Tower was extremely limited, and even providing for those close to him was not guaranteed, let alone if Hong Tianfeng brought a whole bunch of people; how could he refuse them?

Thus, everything was left to fate!

Zhou Heng took out some treasures, which had little value to him now, but were immensely valuable to Hong Tianfeng.

"Brother Zhou, how can I accept this?" Hong Tianfeng swept through the space artifact with his Divine Intent, quickly returning it.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily and said, "Brother Hong, you treat me with sincerity, and I treat you the same. This is just a small token of appreciation; please accept it! I look forward to your return to Lanling City!"

"Definitely!" Hong Tianfeng nodded, not one for pretense. He immediately put away the space artifact, secretly deciding that if there were any chance to repay Zhou Heng, he would do so thoroughly, without regret even at the cost of his life.

Watching Hong Tianfeng leave, Zhou Heng sat down cross-legged. Although cultivating on his own was not very efficient, even a slight increase in battle power was beneficial.

Seeing Zhou Heng begin to cultivate, Black Donkey had no choice but to imitate him and sit cross-legged. However, it lacked the patience, and soon stood up, sneaking around and sniffing the air, before scampering off in a dash.

Half a day later, Black Donkey returned contentedly, hiding under a tree, its back to Zhou Heng, rummaging through something. It occasionally let out sinister chuckles, which sounded quite frightening.

Every once in a while, the donkey would sneak out, and after four days, a "shocking" news broke out: a lustful thief had emerged in the Seven Lush Mountains recently, specifically targeting women’s skirts in extremely despicable and vile acts!

When Zhou Heng heard these rumors and caught Black Donkey coming back, he indeed found a large pile of floral skirts in its space artifact!

Caught red-handed, the shameless donkey boldly admitted to it and, to shut Zhou Heng up, offered to give him one third of the skirts, resulting in a beating from Zhou Heng.

If he were to return with a bunch of floral skirts, how horrifying a pervert would he be considered by the women?

"Forget it, just keep them yourself!" Zhou Heng shook his head and sighed; he had never expected that this shameless donkey, after dressing up in skirts, had actually developed a fetish for women’s clothes! He casually threw the floral skirts Black Donkey had pulled out back at it.

"It’s you guys!" Just then, a sharp rebuke rang out. A woman was seen poised on a branch, dressed in a flowing white dress, her black hair luxuriously trailing in the mountain breeze, elegant and unrivaled.

This was no human woman but the princess of the Heavenly Demon Clan, Cangao Muyue!

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but chuckle; it truly was a coincidence, every time something bad happened, she misunderstood. He casually kicked Black Donkey flying and said, "It’s not my doing; the thief is this shameless donkey!"

"Zhou, you can’t wrong the donkey, oh! Being a donkey, what would I do with these skirts!" Black Donkey protested, but its hooves were swiftly gathering all the scattered floral skirts back into the space artifact.

Cangao Muyue was livid, the human in front of her had no shame—previously coercing women in the wilderness, and now, committing such perverted acts, and even had the audacity to blame a donkey, truly disgraceful!

Why would a donkey need a skirt, could it be to wear? Eh---

To her surprise, Cangao Muyue discovered, that indeed, a flower skirt wrapped around the Black Donkey’s rear, covering its large buttocks, yet a tail was still sticking out, swinging around in a sleazy manner.

The fact that Black Donkey could speak was no longer news within the Half-Step Immortal circle, everyone knew Black Donkey was the exotic beast that followed Heavenly Venerate Xuanying in ancient times, but those who had never dealt with Black Donkey, how could they know just how despicable this donkey could be?

Cangao Muyue was now somewhat inclined to believe Zhou Heng’s words—the skirts might indeed have been stolen by this despicable donkey, but she had already made her accusations, how could she easily retract them?

"To acknowledge one’s mistakes and reform is the greatest virtue, just go directly to that despicable donkey!" Zhou Heng said.

"Zhou, you’re really disloyal!" Black Donkey cried out in protest.

"Hmph, birds of a feather!" Cangao Muyue mercilessly lumped Zhou Heng and Black Donkey together in her accusation, her right hand flicked, and a vermilion-colored longsword appeared in her grasp, its blade chillingly sharp, emitting endless murderous intents.

This young lady’s strength had clearly improved tremendously!

When she first saw her, she was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, but now she was only a step away from the Divine Infant Realm, evidently having a Heavenly Venerate as a father was a considerable advantage, thanks to the power of Bloodline.

When one achieves enlightenment, the vague and indescribable comprehension of the Great Dao condenses into the bloodline; if the later generations are sufficiently talented, they can obtain the appropriate realm insights, ultimately allowing them to nearly reach the level of their ancestor.

But if they were merely inheriting without striving for breakthroughs and innovations, then their achievements could never surpass their predecessors.

However, for Cangao Muyue, she didn’t need to forge her own path yet; she could continue following her father’s footsteps until this road came to an end!

She was in the Nascent Soul Realm, yet the sword in her hand was... a Divine Infant Realm Magic Artifact!

It must have been passed to her by the Emperor of Heavenly Demons after he became a Heavenly Venerate, because the Divine Infant Realm Magic Artifact was no longer useful to him.

With a delicate shout, Cangao Muyue brandished her sword, charging towards Black Sword and Zhou Heng, her sword carved a splendid arc, with light and shadows filling the sky.

"Zhou, quickly reel in this fierce woman, don’t drag Donkey Master down with you two lovebirds squabbling!" Black Donkey quickly hid behind Zhou Heng.

This mess was created by the despicable donkey, why did he have to clean it up?

Zhou Heng sighed, stretched out his hand, and directly reached towards the myriad sword lights.

"How audacious!" Cangao Muyue bellowed, Zhou Heng dared to belittle her thus!

His hand moved and the myriad sword shadows instantly vanished without a trace. Zhou Heng firmly grasped Cangao Muyue’s longsword in his hand, solid as a rock, no matter how much she tugged, it wouldn’t budge an inch.

Cangao Muyue was shocked, when she first met Zhou Heng, she was a full Great Realm higher than him, but now, in such a short time, he had become so powerful that she couldn’t even fathom!

She sensed a presence on Zhou Heng, akin to her father’s, albeit much fainter and nowhere near her father’s level, yet the essence was indistinguishable!

Divinity Transformation Realm, Heavenly Venerate!

Li Wujie had long passed away, not counting him, then Zhou Heng must be that most mysterious fourth Heavenly Venerate!

Very likely!

Because when that fourth Heavenly Venerate advanced, his aura was the weakest, possibly the weakest Heavenly Venerate ever, and Zhou Heng’s current faint presence should be exactly that!

But even the weakest Divinity Transformation Realm was still a Heavenly Venerate, capable of suppressing a Divine Infant Realm with a flip of the palm, let alone her, who hadn’t even entered the Divine Infant Realm?

"Young lady, don’t always be quick to draw swords and wield spears!" Zhou Heng loosened his grip, allowing Cangao Muyue to take her longsword back. Honestly, he didn’t particularly like or dislike this woman, but people with a sense of justice like her were already rare these days.

Although Cangao Muyue had an overwhelming sense of justice, she was definitely not foolish, knowing she couldn’t defeat Zhou Heng yet wouldn’t foolishly charge to her death. She was just puzzled, for a genius like Zhou Heng, why did he always engage in such lowly acts?

Such a waste of his supreme cultivation talent!

"Princess Muyue!" Whoosh, a figure dashed by, a man clad in green clothes landed down, in his twenties, handsome and spirited. His glance swept over Zhou Heng, revealing a trace of surprise, but he immediately hid it, and said, "Demon Venerable has ordered, please join His Majesty immediately!"

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