Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 497 - 481 Azure Sky Stone (2/3)

Chapter 497: Chapter 481 Azure Sky Stone (2/3)

Gu Yan had indeed said that among the four realms of Immortals, there was an extremely large gap between each layer of heaven, and the Old Swindler had confirmed this point too, but to say that an existence from the Creation Third Layer Heaven could annihilate one from the Creation First Layer Heaven with just the aftershock of an aftershock was simply too much!

When Zhou Heng was breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, he had once seen the golden patterns that filled the entire world!

That was very likely the grand Dao of nature!

Zhou Heng had thought that if one day he could reach the level of breaking those golden patterns, it was very likely that he would stand above the Heavenly Dao and truly be free from the constraints of life and death.

Could it be... that Huo Tian and the original owner of Black Sword had already reached this realm?

If that was the case, then it would be easy to explain the abilities of Huo Tian and the original owner of Black Sword because they would be existences capable of commanding the Heavenly Dao. What’s so strange about the aftershock of an aftershock blowing away an entire Immortal Realm continent?

Linghu Xuan would never have imagined that a few casual words from him could prompt Zhou Heng to speculate so much. He was still being contemptuous on his end, thinking what kind of descendant of a great family could ask such a shallow question.

Hmph, if he could have the cultivation resources of the other party, his prospects would surely be a hundred times brighter than Zhou Heng’s now!

This Young Master Linghu attributed the reason for Zhou Heng’s heaven-defying battle power entirely to the "family power" behind him, naturally displaying as much contempt for Zhou Heng as he did envy.

At the Divinity Transformation Second Layer Heaven he already possessed the battle power of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal—what kind of terror would Zhou Heng be after becoming an Immortal?

Perhaps, he could even topple the Moonlight Sovereign during his time!

Zhou Heng withdrew his thoughts and scanned the Immortal Palace that had been lost to the world for who knows how many years, searching for anything valuable. However, the Black Sword in his Dantian seemed unconcerned and acted as if it was still half-asleep.

Was there really nothing in here that could "excite" Black Sword?

Zhou Heng knew that as his cultivation level increased, Black Sword became pickier and pickier, but this was an Immortal Palace! Moreover, it was the Immortal Palace of a Creation King—could he really not find one good item here?

He spread his Divine Intent, scanning every corner of this Immortal Palace and immediately understood.

Actually, the Immortal Palace was already riddled with holes; every piece of brick and stone was about to shatter, barely clinging together. But an Immortal Palace was still an Immortal Palace, even if it was about to fall apart, it was not something mortals could blow open with brute force.

Immortal-Level power was required, like a Star Core.

No wonder Black Sword wasn’t responding; the items here had probably all been destroyed already.

It was very likely that this Immortal Palace was destroyed by the Sword Qi of Black Sword, in which case Master Jian would be even less concerned—is it a picker of trash?

His Divine Sense was strong, and Liu Anqi opposite him was no less so. He was a true Immortal. Although his strength was suppressed now, the sensitivity of his Divine Sense hadn’t changed.

Liu Anqi, leading Linghu Xuan, kept moving without pausing, naturally knowing that there was nothing of value along the way.

"What kind of Immortal Palace is this, not even having any good items?" Black Donkey grumbled, its two thieving eyes constantly shifting around, not overlooking any place that might contain treasures.

Like the Black Donkey, Heavenly Venerate Qingyang and his companions were also not content, although their Divine Senses were several notches stronger. However, having entered the Immortal Palace, how could they be willing to leave empty-handed?

What’s wrong with this Immortal Palace? Why is there not even one decoration in sight?

It seemed as if this place had long been looted.

There was no furniture or the like because those items were even more fragile and had turned to ashes who knows how many years ago, naturally leaving nothing to be seen. Therefore, the palace seemed empty and echoing with each spoken word.

The first palace was quickly walked through, followed by a garden that likewise had no trace of any plants.

"Eh, Azure Sky Stone!" Linghu Xuan suddenly paused, his gaze fixated on a stone table in the garden. It was an entirely cyan-green stone table, but the main body had already fractured to three-fifths, basically leaving just a base.

The broken stone was emanating rich Spiritual Energy, far surpassing the overall environment here.

Zhou Heng was slightly startled; after so many years had passed, how was it that the Spiritual Energy in this stone hadn’t completely dissipated? It is known that no matter what Spirit Stone it is, once it is mined from the ground, it will begin to exude Spiritual Energy. Given enough time, even Upper Grade Spirit Stones would become mere rocks.

Especially since this Immortal Palace had fallen from the Immortal Realm, the rate of Spiritual Energy dissipation should have been faster, yet after millions of years, there was still Spiritual Energy remaining; this was utterly inconceivable!

"Pretty boy, what’s an Azure Sky Stone?" Black Donkey inquired, upholding the excellent tradition of asking when not understanding.

Pretty, pretty boy?

Linghu Xuan’s face darkened, almost passing out from anger!

He was the Ninth Young Master of the Linghu Family, who had ever dared to call him a pretty boy? The paleness was because he had good skin! If he were in his family’s domain, whoever dared to speak to him like that would be torn into pieces by the countless family experts at his beck and call!

But now he dared not act rashly because he had to consider Zhou Heng’s strength and status!

His face turned from red to white, but eventually, he suppressed the rage in his heart and said, "The Azure Sky Stone is a treasure of the Immortal Realm, not only can it gather nature’s spiritual energy, but it also has even more marvelous effects, such as significantly enhancing the likelihood of those cultivating nearby to have breakthroughs in understanding and comprehending the mysteries of the universe."

Before he could finish speaking, the Black Donkey’s eyes were already straightening with greed, and he cheered before dashing off, spreading his four hooves. He immediately hugged the broken stone table and rubbed his enormous donkey face against it continuously.

"Donkey, can you not be so disgusting?" Zhou Heng was about to lose his patience.

"You mind your own business!" The Black Donkey said, sticking his neck out. Then he rubbed his face against the stone table again, as if trying to absorb some immortal energy from it.

"Brother Zhou, since we found this together, how about we split it fifty-fifty?" Linghu Xuan really wanted to monopolize this treasure, but unfortunately, this was the Mortal Realm, not the Immortal Realm, and Liu Baoqi did not have the power to suppress Zhou Heng, so he had no choice but to take a step back.

Moreover, the Azure Sky Stone was not a consumable treasure. Even if he gave half to Zhou Heng now, there might still be a chance to take it back in the future!

For instance, if an unmatched Immortal Artifact emerged from here, he could rely on it to smash through Zhou’s physique and finish that guy off directly!

So what if that guy was a descendant of a high-tier Immortal City family? Dying in the Mortal Realm meant it would be impossible for anyone to know!

"Split it fifty-fifty? You really have no shame!" The Black Donkey immediately jumped up, "Even Zhou wouldn’t dream of taking a single bit from me, yet you dare to talk about splitting it half and half with me, you shameless thing!"

These words left Linghu Xuan completely dumbfounded!

How was he being shameless?

Since they were allies, wasn’t it normal to share the treasure evenly after finding it? Why was this shameless donkey acting like the treasure they found was naturally its own?

He had seen many shameless people, but none could compare to this despicable donkey!

"Brother Zhou, won’t you say something?" Linghu Xuan felt like a scholar facing soldiers; reason was useless. Arguing with a shameless and despicable donkey was obviously not a good idea. It would be better to let Zhou Heng handle it.

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and said, "Brother Linghu, what would you like me to say, then?"

Of course, it was to control this despicable donkey and stop it from being so shameless!

Linghu Xuan’s expression gradually turned cold as he said, "Brother Zhou, for the sake of our cooperation to come, please don’t forget fairness!"

"Zhou, this is good stuff. Even if you don’t think for yourself, you have to consider your future sons and daughters. The more treasures, the better, right? You can’t just let outsiders have them, can you?" The Black Donkey then added, attempting to persuade from the side.

"Young Master Zhou, let’s not spoil the fellowship between us!" Liu Anqi said, standing aside with crossed arms and looking up at the sky, embodying the lonely stance of an expert.

He and Linghu Xuan played good cop and bad cop, yet neither thought of taking action, at least not until they were absolutely certain they could kill Zhou Heng! Otherwise, if Zhou were to return to his Immortal Realm family, it would bring a devastating blow to the Linghu Family.

"When it comes to treasures, naturally it’s up to whoever has the quicker hands; there’s no talk of fairness or unfairness!" Zhou Heng declared.

This statement was a blatant bias toward the Black Donkey.

"Hmph!" Both Linghu Xuan and Liu Anqi’s expressions turned cold simultaneously, Zhou Heng was giving them too little respect!

One must know their strengths were not the slightest bit weaker than Zhou Heng’s, even possibly stronger!

"Brother Zhou, are you just being deliberately obstinate?" Linghu Xuan said coldly. How could he let go of a treasure like the Azure Sky Stone? This was a treasure that only a Creation Realm Immortal could possess! Taking it back to his family would be a great accomplishment!

Not to mention securing the position of primary heir, but at least he could aim for second or third!

Don’t underestimate the difference by one or two positions. In the great families of the Immortal Realm, being just one rank away could mean the difference between heaven and earth in terms of cultivation resources provided, as well as the power one would hold.

Therefore, he had to fight for it.

"How can you be so unreasonable!" The Black Donkey jumped up again, "The treasure obviously belongs to me, yet you keep ranting about splitting it. Are there such unreasonable people like you? Fine, let’s do it your way - we’ll split your mom and dad half and half too; your grandparents and maternal grandparents as well. I’ll just take a loss and only want the females to serve as maidservants!"

Linghu Xuan was a master of scheming, but upon hearing the Black Donkey’s words, he was still shaking with fury, the urge to kill rising in him.

"Young Master Xuan!" Liu Anqi called from the side, making a subtle gesture with his head, indicating that they were not sure they could kill Zhou Heng yet and absolutely must not provoke a formidable enemy for the family.

Linghu Xuan’s chest heaved violently, but after a moment, he calmed down and said, "You say this Azure Sky Stone is yours; do you have proof?"

"Proof? That’s easy!" The Black Donkey got up triumphantly, pointing with its hoof to the leg of the table. "Look!"

Suddenly, it was seen that a note had been stuck to the table leg at some point, with the words "This item is the property of the Divine Donkey" written on it, the ink still wet.

Linghu Xuan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)