Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 470 - 454: Star Gate Appears (2/3)

Chapter 470: Chapter 454: Star Gate Appears (2/3)

Zhou Heng and Black Donkey searched the mountains, circling around time after time.

It wasn’t just the two of them who thought to conduct a thorough search here; after Zhou Heng and the donkey had circled half the area, they encountered some other people, naturally all of them at least at the Half-Step Immortal level, but upon seeing Zhou Heng, they turned and ran.

This man was capable of slaying even a Heavenly Venerate!

They weren’t unwilling to get acquainted with such an expert, for clinging to such a big tree was certainly an extremely fortunate opportunity. However, Zhou Heng had just slaughtered Cheng Shangchen, the son of the Master of the Poisonous Vast Sea. Who would dare get involved with Zhou Heng at this time and become the mortal enemy of the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate?

From the current perspective, Zhou Heng was obviously far less formidable than the Master of the Death Places, so who dared to become such a doomed ghost!

After searching circle after circle, they found nothing to note, which caused Black Donkey to become dispirited and lose interest in searching any further.

"Zhou, the measures of the Great Emperor are by no means something we can fathom. If he doesn’t want us to discover him, no matter how much we search, it is merely a waste of effort!" Black Donkey said.

Zhou Heng’s eyebrows tightened. "Although a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal is powerful, the difference can’t be that great. Keep looking carefully, we’re bound to find something!"

"If you want to continue searching, do it yourself. I’m too lazy to move!" Black Donkey found a spot, lay down, buried its head into its hooves, and purposefully lifted its butt up, clearly unwilling to move.

Zhou Heng grabbed hold of the donkey’s neck and dragged it along. The donkey was lazy at times, but if there was a benefit to be gained, it would definitely jump out, ready to take without blushing or batting an eye.

"Zhou, what exactly are you looking for? You are already akin to a Magic Artifact of the Divinity Transformation Realm, and you have several Immortal Artifacts at your disposal. Why are you fixated on the treasures of the Great Emperor?" Black Donkey couldn’t help but ask.

"What if I said I just want to know whether the Great Eternal Emperor became immortal or died? Would you believe me?" Zhou Heng replied.

Black Donkey fell silent, and after a long while, it said, "If it were possible to know whether the Mysterious Venerate became immortal, this Donkey Master would give up any treasure!"

"And then steal it back?" Zhou Heng teased.

Black Donkey, hit where it hurt, immediately became irritated and angry. "Is this Donkey that kind of donkey?"

"That’s exactly what you are!" Zhou Heng said mercilessly.

"Hehehe!" Black Donkey instead started to laugh, its face full of slyness.

The man and the donkey carefully searched, not just sweeping over areas as before, but meticulously examining every inch of soil. After seven full days, Zhou Heng finally found a peculiar spot.

It was a cluster of chaotic stones that seemed inconspicuous at first glance. But it was exactly this that caught Zhou Heng’s attention because he had walked past here three times and yet, somehow, he had failed to remember this place!

Something was clearly amiss!

"The Blinding Method set up by the Great Emperor!" Black Donkey nodded its head.

"Do you know how to break it?" Zhou Heng turned and asked. "If not, let’s try violent bombardment!" He actually wanted to trigger greater power from this restriction to help him take the final step into the Divinity Transformation Realm.

"Stop yelling, can’t you see I’m busy here?" Black Donkey said haughtily, muttering something under its breath.

The cunning donkey twisted left, peered right, and occasionally tapped on the rocks. After a while, it said, "It’s fine. This formation only serves to obscure the eyes. Once discovered, it’s easy to break!"

Zhou Heng couldn’t help feeling disappointed; he actually hoped the formation was powerful enough to force him to fight with all his might!

The stronger the formation, even possibly endangering his own life, the sooner he would be able to make the final breakthrough under great pressure.

"Make way for Donkey Master!" Black Donkey, after some tinkering, suddenly shouted loudly. Boom, the pile of stones instantly crumbled, revealing a dark cavern. The donkey paused for a moment and then burst into proud laughter: "This Donkey Master truly is the number one in the world. Even the Great Emperor’s formation has been broken by me effortlessly!"

Its laughter grew wilder, and suddenly it lost its balance, crashing flat on its back with a slap.

But the cunning donkey quickly scrambled up and yelled, "Treasure, here I come!" and dashed into the cavern.

"Donkey, are you seeking death?" Zhou Heng grabbed hold of Black Donkey. "Dare you to recklessly enter the Great Emperor’s Ancestral Mansion?"

"Right, right, you go first!" Black Donkey immediately trembled with fear and hurriedly hid behind Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng’s face darkened; this donkey was way too cunning.

"Don’t look at this Donkey Master like that. First, you’re tough enough to take a beating, and second, you’re a descendant of the Great Emperor. They surely won’t lack mercy towards you based on who you are, just rush forward! In the worst case, this Donkey Master will recover your body, ensuring you won’t die away from home!" Black Donkey spoke nonsense with complete confidence.

"Sometimes, I really do want to act as the heavens and slaughter you, you despicable donkey!" Zhou Heng sighed.

"Tsk, this Donkey Master is an Auspicious of Heaven and Earth. Anyone disrespecting this Donkey Master is blaspheming the heavens and the earth. Can you bear such a sin?" Black Donkey proudly declared.

Zhou Heng walked ahead. Although the cave was quite dark, to his eyes, no detail could escape: "Donkey, what breed are you exactly? I’ve heard that Immortals can reincarnate and capture souls to be reborn. You couldn’t possibly be an Immortal born in the wrong body, could you?"

"Scram! Donkey Master is just that, not deigning to be human!" Black Donkey barked angrily.

"It must be tough for you, having the body of a donkey but the heart of a human! Others are Demon Beasts, and you’re a Demon Person!"

"You’re the Demon Person, all of you are Demon People!"

"If you don’t like ’Demon Person,’ how about ’Human Demon’? Hmm, rolls off the tongue nicely—that name isn’t bad!"

"Not bad my foot! Say that again and Donkey Master will turn on you!"

"Say what again?"

"Human Demon... Zhou, you dare to play me? Watch Donkey Master bite your butt off—woof woof woof woof woof!"

"Stop, stop, stop—quit it!" Zhou Heng grabbed Black Donkey’s gaping mouth with his hand.

"Ptui! Donkey Master is going to fight you till the bitter end today!" Black Donkey declared his unyielding warrior spirit.

"Treasure!" Zhou Heng shouted loudly.

"Ah! Where? Where?" Black Donkey leapt up immediately, spinning around, his eyes emitting a red glow. After half a spin, his eyes instantly fixed on a massive Divine Altar, "There really is a treasure!"

Black Donkey immediately dashed over.

This was an ancient Divine Altar with a triangular base, and a beam in the middle that looked like a door. It wasn’t clear what material it was made from, but it emitted a faint glow like the stars.

"Treasure, here Donkey Master comes!" Black Donkey pounced on it, his entire body hanging from the horizontal beam, with his skirt hanging and donkey tail fluttering. He tried hard to wrench the beam from its base, but no matter how much strength he exerted, the beam wouldn’t budge an inch.

"Zhou! Come and help quickly!" he yelled.

Zhou Heng, however, pulled Black Donkey down, his tone becoming solemn, "This treasure must not be tainted by your greed, for this is... the Star Gate!"

"What, a Star Gate?" Black Donkey’s eyes bulged in surprise.

"This must be the Star Gate!" Zhou Heng nodded, his tone shifting from doubtful to certain. He had previously asked Gu Yan in detail about the appearance of Star Gates and Realm Gates. He only had a concept before, but now, running his hands over the base and beams of the Divine Altar, he was absolutely sure.

"A Star Gate, huh—psh!" Black Donkey immediately lost interest, turned around and started drawing circles, cursing that the Great Emperor should bear a son without an anus.

However, Zhou Heng was overjoyed. To escape the great cataclysm of Xuanqian Star, there were only two methods. One was to ascend to immortality and take his family and friends directly to the Immortal Realm for good, but the downside was that he couldn’t take too many people with him.

The second was to use the Star Gate to travel to another planet. Although they would still be in the Mortal Realm, at least they could avoid an unavoidable calamity like a planet’s destruction. Moreover, the Star Gate could transport far more people than the limit of the Nine Mystic Trial Tower.

Seeing this Star Gate, Zhou Heng could also be sure that the Great Eternal Emperor hadn’t died on Xuanqian Star but had fled to another planet, greatly increasing the likelihood of the greatest emperor of all time achieving immortality.

This Star Gate was at the end of this cave; beyond it was just an empty expanse with not a few hundred thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones left for Zhou Heng to activate the Star Gate.

"Donkey, let’s head back immediately!" Zhou Heng said.

"Fine..." Not too thrilled, Black Donkey replied listlessly.

Zhou Heng dragged Black Donkey out of the cave and sealed it with his great strength to prevent anyone from coming in and damaging the Star Gate. He unfolded his movement technique and rushed back to the Zhao Family in Bright Moon Country as fast as he could.

Seeing his return, those who had remained at the Zhao Family all sighed in relief. After all, among those who went to the Seven Lush Mountains, there was a Heavenly Venerate! A Heavenly Venerate had always been the strongest of existences since ancient times, who could help but feel awe in their hearts.

Their renewed faith in Zhou’s uncanny abilities was useless unless they saw him return safely in person to truly ease their minds.

AfterZhou Heng exchanged brief pleasantries with the women, he immediately brought up the matter of the Star Gate. Zhao Duotian then promptly decided—all Zhao Family members were to set off immediately, heading to the Seven Lush Mountains for a galaxy-level transportation!

Although they didn’t know where the Star Gate built by the Great Eternal Emperor led, the impending collapse of Xuanqian Star was unavoidable, and the Nine Mystic Trial Tower could only accommodate a limited number of people; thus, a galaxy-scale evacuation was their only option.

Next, Zhou Heng visited Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

Despite his grievances due to Huo Tian’s behavior, he couldn’t deny that this power remained the strongest in the entire continent. If he wanted to spread the word as quickly as possible, no one could outpace Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

He wanted to spread the news about the Star Gate far and wide, giving more people a chance to escape the planet.

Then, he had to make a trip to the East Spirit Immortal Pond.

Because Gu Yan had stated that activating the Star Gate required the power of a Heavenly Venerate. Although he was classified as a Heavenly Venerate, he wasn’t sure if his power would suffice. With no time to waste, inviting the Moon Shadow Saintess to take action was clearly the best choice. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com).

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