Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 503 - 487: Treasure House (2/3)

Chapter 503: Chapter 487: Treasure House (2/3)

"Stop feeling so smug, let’s go!" Zhou Heng dragged Black Donkey forward.

"Can’t you let me enjoy my moment a bit longer?" Black Donkey’s still-slanting mouth hadn’t closed yet.

"You’re always so cheerful; be careful or your jaw might fall off!" Zhou Heng cracked a dull joke as he entered through the side door, casting a glance at Heavenly Venerate Qingyang and his two companions.

His Spiritual Power had already reached the limits of the Mortal Realm. Even if Black Sword absorbed more Life Essence Qi, it couldn’t advance his Cultivation Level, only serving to restore his Spiritual Power. Therefore, these three old men weren’t worth his attention anymore.

However, he didn’t mind casually killing these three old bags, as they dared to trick him into coming here. If it wasn’t for his monstrous strength, anyone else would have surely been dead!

Now, separated by a layer of the Creation King’s pressure, invisible yet tangible, Zhou Heng’s current strength was still not sufficient to breach this pressure and deal a lethal blow to the three Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals.

He’d just wait for them to come to him!

Zhou Heng entered through the side door, now going to deal with the matter of Linghu Xuan.

Passing through the side door, there was another garden. Unfortunately, after searching around, they found no second table made of Azure Sky Stone, making Black Donkey criticize the stinginess of the Elf Creation King.

Beyond the garden was the last section of the True Yang Immortal Garden, a series of chambers.

What good stuff could be in the chambers?

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but feel that, despite truly being in an Immortal Palace, its value wasn’t very high, like the previous Fairy Continent. Anything valuable had been turned into dust, no, not even dust remained, only the hardest substances like the Azure Sky Stone had survived.

Yet most of it was already destroyed!

But having obtained the Azure Sky Stone was enough for Zhou Heng, as it could greatly benefit those around him.

One shouldn’t be too greedy, right?

That was the thought, but both Zhou and Black Donkey were searching every chamber extensively, not willing to miss any potential hidden compartments.

The chambers were arranged in a circular manner. After searching a few of the outermost rooms, Zhou Heng said, "Donkey, let’s move on. I bet these outer rooms are for the servants; there’s nothing good here!"

"I was thinking the same!" Black Donkey readily agreed, being an expert in Treasure Seek.

Decisively skipping the outermost bedrooms, they proceeded towards the center. The journey was somewhat circuitous, but with their speed, it didn’t take much time; in just a few minutes, the man and the donkey reached the very center of the palace.

Here stood a single, isolated room. It wasn’t particularly large, and one of its walls showcased a crack stretching about twenty meters, nearly spanning the entire wall with a width of one inch. But a dark fog churned within, preventing any view into the room’s interior.

Linghu Xuan had arrived, and he was making an effort on one wall, seemingly trying to break in.

It was an easy guess; unlike the other rooms, this one stood in the most central, most important spot with walls on all sides—it had to be peculiar, right?

This could be the treasury!

As for the lack of doors, that was simple: it was controlled by mechanisms or Restrictions, designed to prevent access to just anyone.

Linghu Xuan was enthusiastic, his face increasingly excited as he seemed close to breaking in successfully.

Seeing this, Zhou Heng simply used his Spiritual Power to envelope himself and Black Donkey within, not making a sound. With his Spiritual Power and Divine Sense far surpassing Linghu Xuan’s, he could easily accomplish this.

Moreover, Linghu Xuan was fully focused on breaking the Restriction and had no extra Mental Strength to notice anything else.

Let Linghu Xuan be happy for a moment, soon he’d be crying.

"Zhou, you really are wicked!" Black Donkey said, with Zhou Heng’s Spiritual Power sealing them, even yelling wouldn’t alert Linghu Xuan.

"I’m embarrassed, how can I accept such praise in front of you, my master!" Zhou Heng humbly replied.

"You’ve certainly learned a few truths of my shameless skills!" Black Donkey affirmed proudly.

"Finally, the ’shameless donkey’ recognizes its lack of shame!"

"Pah, I can say that about myself, but others can’t! Zhou, we may be close, but if you slander me, I’ll still turn on you!" Black Donkey threatened.

"How often have you turned on me anyway?" Zhou Heng rolled his eyes.

The man and the donkey playfully bickered, killing time. About three hours later, they suddenly heard Linghu Xuan burst into laughter, standing up and walking towards the wall he was facing. As he moved, he simply vanished into the wall!

It worked!

Zhou Heng didn’t hesitate, grabbing Black Donkey and employing Swift Cloud Radiant Step, not falling behind even half a second as he also passed through the wall.

It felt like entering a mud pit, slowing his speed instantly, but this was only a momentary feeling. Soon, that sensation vanished, and he found himself inside the central room.

"How did you get in here too!" Linghu Xuan finally noticed Zhou Heng’s sneaky move, filled with both anger and resentment.

He didn’t have a guard like Liu Baoqi who could match Zhou Heng, so what made him think he could compete with Zhou Heng for the treasure? It was over for him, the restrictions in this room were so troublesome. Had they not been extremely severely damaged by external forces, possessing less than one ten-thousandth of their original power, he would never have been able to break them after all these years, nearly equating to being entirely useless!

But one could also deduce how strict the defenses of this room had been back in the day!

What was such a heavily guarded place used for?

Nonsense, it was obviously used as a treasury!

He had worked so hard to break the restrictions, and now Zhou Heng was reaping all the benefits. Could he not be angry? Could he swallow this grievance?

Even if he couldn’t get it, he at least had to take a look to know what exactly Zhou Heng had taken, since he had the power of the Old Ancestor protecting him, Zhou Heng could never kill him.

If he couldn’t get the treasure, and neither could the Linghu Family, then they couldn’t let Zhou Heng get what he wanted. He must spread the secrets about Zhou Heng to all the Immortal Cities, making him the rat that crosses the street that everyone wants to hit!

With this thought, Linghu Xuan immediately opened his eyes and scanned the room. He had worked so hard to unlock the restrictions; he couldn’t be content without taking a look.

Huh!

What’s this situation!

Unlike what he had imagined, this room was unexpectedly empty, and the walls around were painted with very juvenile pictures, meant entirely for four or five-year-old children.

There were no rows of shelves filled with eye-catching treasures, but only one large bed, on which lay a very pretty little girl, who couldn’t be more than five years old, completely sealed within a crystal of flowing light.

At the bedside stood a middle-aged man, tremendously handsome, tall and slim, but with unusually long and pointed ears, standing upright like a rabbit’s, and his hair was also azure blue, matching his incredibly handsome appearance and giving him an ethereal, otherworldly allure.

But this man... his body below the left shoulder was gone, and looking into the break, there were absolutely no blood or bones inside!

He seemed like he was made of paper, just retaining the outer layer of his body, and that too only half of it.

Where were the treasures?

Where were the treasures?

Linghu Xuan was immediately dumbstruck. If he hadn’t been the first to enter, he would have suspected that Zhou Heng had already taken all the good things and then deliberately set up this scene to confuse him.

"Where are the treasures? Where are my treasures?" Black Donkey cried out in agony, as if his parents had died.

Zhou Heng approached, only to see that the middle-aged man’s form moved, and the remaining half of his body turned toward him, releasing a colossal burst of murderous aura. Yet, he had long since passed, and just as this murderous intent was released, his body could no longer hold, immediately turning to ash and merging with the world.

The murderous intent naturally dissipated as well.

"How terrifying!" Black Donkey stood upright and immediately hid behind Zhou Heng, with his front hooves on Zhou’s shoulders, ready to push Zhou out at the first sign of danger, "Just now I really thought I was going to die!"

"Don’t worry, you’re so crafty, you’ll live for tens of thousands of years!" Zhou said offhandedly, his mind pondering the scene he had just witnessed.

The man who turned to ash was none other than the owner of this palace, the Elf Creation King!

—There was even a portrait of him outside, and the aura he emitted was the same as the majestic presence exuded by that portrait, providing the best proof.

Before the Elf Creation King was completely destroyed, he was looking at that little girl on the bed, filled with concern. This was naturally not the affection between a man and woman, but that of a father’s concern for his daughter!

Zhou could imagine it now; a Sword Qi had once passed through, blasting through the True Yang Immortal Garden and the body of the Elf Creation King, directly slaying him!

Yet, the Creation King had had such a strong attachment that, even in death, he had wanted to protect his daughter. It was almost triggered by Zhou’s movement, but how could he possibly after being dead for a million years?

This little girl... was alive!

Zhou could sense the faint life force emanating from the little girl on the bed, weak but indeed present!

Could an Immortal live for a million years?

Not at all!

Temporal Origin Liquid!

This little girl was sealed within Temporal Origin Liquid, and was not hurt in the catastrophic attack, which was why she had been able to sleep until now.

Could things be so coincidental that the destructive attack just happened to skip this little girl? Unlikely, and given the urgent situation that day, did the Elf Creation King have the chance to calmly get Temporal Origin Liquid to seal his beloved daughter?

This little girl probably had an incurable disease from a young age, which was why the Elf Creation King would have sealed her within Temporal Origin Liquid, to seek a cure.

When that attack came, perhaps the Elf Creation King used his body to shield his daughter; otherwise, with the cultivation level of a Creation King, it shouldn’t have been hard to dodge the aftermath of an attack.

The hearts of all parents in the world are heavy! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)