Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 504 - 488: The Little Girl in the Temporal Origin Liquid (3/3)

Chapter 504: Chapter 488: The Little Girl in the Temporal Origin Liquid (3/3)

"Hahaha, hahahahaha!" Linghu Xuan suddenly burst into laughter, and only after he had laughed did he abruptly realize, why am I so happy?

Originally, he had been filled with anger, his hard work benefitting someone else, but now he discovered that he didn’t actually give others any advantage, which naturally made him feel much better, involuntarily leading to laughter.

"Pretty boy, what are you laughing at?" Black Donkey was feeling quite irked and immediately berated Linghu Xuan.

"Despicable donkey, are you seeking death?" Linghu Xuan’s face suddenly darkened to an unparalleled level of gloom.

With Liu Baoqi dead, he definitely couldn’t suppress Zhou Heng to get the Star Core from him! And since there were no other treasures left here, his most important task was to return to the Immortal Realm to report.

Whether it was the treasure of the Gold Devouring Clan or the Star Core, the family absolutely had to have it!

At that time, certainly a Big Shot from the family would descend with an Immortal Artifact, regardless of the cost, they must find Zhou Heng and kill him, seizing the great opportunity he possessed!

He had a Restriction technique given by the Old Ancestor of the family, which would explode if he suffered a fatal attack, not only exerting terrifying power but also instantaneously transporting him to the nearest Realm Gate!

Unfortunately, due to the suppression of the Mortal Realm’s Dao, the power unleashed by the Restriction on him could only reach about the strength of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, which was still insufficient to kill Zhou Heng, who had the physique of a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact.

But as soon as Zhou Heng harbored any intention to kill him, he could use this to escape and immediately activate the Realm Gate to return to the Immortal Realm!

Therefore, he chose to turn hostile at this moment without hesitation.

Zhou Heng snorted and pointed a finger, and terrifying power surged through, causing Linghu Xuan’s body to instantly flop to the ground with a snap, like a turtle.

"Zhou Heng, what do you think you’re doing?" Linghu Xuan was a bit stunned, as this didn’t quite align with his expectations!

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and said, "I know you were trying to provoke me, and although I don’t know why you were doing that, since it’s what you want, naturally, I won’t oblige!"

"Release me quickly, I have to report back to the family every ten days. If I don’t, the family will definitely know something’s happened to me, and then a Big Shot will descend, you will be unable to escape death!" Linghu Xuan’s words, however, were false; the price required to communicate between the Immortal and Mortal Realms was too great, and the Linghu Family simply couldn’t afford such expenditure.

Zhou Heng curled his lips and said, "In the Immortal Realm, I might have some reservations, but here... I don’t mind slaughtering a few more Immortals!"

Hearing this, Linghu Xuan’s face changed, recalling Liu Baoqi, who died at Zhou Heng’s hands. Even though that man was merely his escort, an Immortal was still an Immortal, and the Moonlight King had quite some status in the Immortal Realm, too!

In the Mortal Realm, a place where the Dao suppressed the limit of power, Immortals really weren’t as impressive as one would imagine, at least when facing Zhou Heng with his Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact physique, it was a huge headache!

Could they kill with an Immortal Artifact?

That required first getting close to Zhou Heng, but with everyone’s power suppressed to a similar degree, on what basis could they get close to Zhou Heng?

In the Mortal Realm, Zhou Heng was virtually invincible.

Facing Zhou Heng who was impervious to all persuasion, what else could he do?

"Zhou, why not just kill him?" Black Donkey said murderously from one side, eyes radiating with the greedy golden light of avarice. This was a scion of a powerful Immortal Realm family, he should be carrying countless treasures, right?

They must be searched out, they couldn’t let it be like with Rong Jianlong, who exploded into dust, causing the treasures within his Space Artifact to scatter into the void, who knows when they might resurface again!

Hearing this, joy surged in Linghu Xuan’s heart, he couldn’t be killed, this would only send him away! But his IQ wasn’t low, and his face not only didn’t show a hint of happiness but instead became filled with rage, "How dare you! I am the Ninth Young Master of the Linghu Family, touching a single hair on me means making an enemy of the Linghu Family!"

"I’m so scared—" Black Donkey stuck out his tongue, then turned to look at Zhou Heng, "Steamed or braised?"

Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "This guy said before, his body has Restriction placed by the Old Ancestor of his family, which would automatically activate if he faced a fatal attack! Although I don’t think such a Restriction could fully function in the Mortal Realm, judging from his behavior, it seems there’s another effect. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be trying to provoke us deliberately!"

"Maybe this guy is bluffing?" Black Donkey was not ready to give up.

"Stupid donkey, you’re just eyeing the treasures on his body, right? That has nothing to do with whether we kill him or not, search away!" Zhou Heng laughed, this despicable donkey had fallen into a misunderstanding, thinking that they had to kill Linghu Xuan to obtain the treasures.

"Don’t even think about it!" Linghu Xuan immediately exclaimed, "You are underestimating the secret techniques of the Immortal Realm! The Space Artifact is within my Dantian Space, you can only get it if I willingly hand it over, even the Creation Emperor wouldn’t dream of forcing it from me!"

"It is a bit troublesome!" Zhou Heng commented to Black Donkey.

The Dantian Space is one’s private domain, where external forces can only destroy but cannot search or plunder; it’s just that in the Mortal Realm the Dantian Space can only hold Magic Artifacts, whereas Space Artifacts, being quite special, cannot be brought into it.

Undeterred, Black Donkey dragged Linghu Xuan aside to search him, devoid of dignity, it had no scruples as it stripped him clean in a trice, carefully examining every piece of cloth, every pore.

"Really nothing!" After quite some time, Black Donkey dejectedly reported, while Linghu Xuan had long since fainted from the extreme humiliation—he was utterly unable to resist Black Donkey’s violation with Zhou Heng’s power over him.

Zhou Heng waved his hand and said, "Just put him aside, we can interrogate him slowly once we leave!"

"Heh heh heh, right, how can I, your donkey, not have a plethora of techniques to deal with this brat?" Black Donkey cheered up again, dragging Linghu Xuan to the side, and then, with a sweep of its donkey eyes towards the bed in the middle, said, "Zhou, why do I have this strange feeling that this little girl might not be dead?"

"Indeed, she’s still alive!" Zhou Heng nodded, walking over and picking up the little girl entirely, feeling as if he was lifting a gigantic cocoon because of the outer layer sealed with Temporal Origin Liquid.

"Are we taking her out?"

"Yes, she might know some secrets about the ancient war in the Immortal Realm!" Zhou Heng nodded, but of course, he wouldn’t rashly undo the Temporal Origin Liquid seal. It was very likely that the girl was afflicted with some incurable disease, which was why she was sealed inside.

"Tch, those are things that have already happened. What do they have to do with us anyway? I only care about treasures!" the Black Donkey declared, utterly lacking in ambition.

Faced with the donkey’s greed, Zhou Heng had nothing left to say. He carried the girl and walked through walls.

This restriction only worked on those outside; leaving from the inside was exceedingly easy. But returning would be difficult, unless they woke up Linghu Xuan to break the seal once more.

They quickly reached the main hall outside, where Heavenly Venerate Qingyang and the other two were still crawling forward like dogs. Seeing Zhou Heng emerge with a little girl sealed by Temporal Origin Liquid, they were all struck by a sense of absurdity.

What was this situation?

Zhou Heng strode forward, stepping into the oppressive force, and something strange happened—he felt absolutely no presence of the Creation King’s oppressive force!

It had to do with the little girl in his arms!

Even if it was just a portrait hanging in the palace, an Immortal’s Divine Intent was unbelievably powerful, actually being able to discern the girl’s identity!

Zhou Heng became suddenly interested in the painting; he wanted to take it down. However, the portrait was firmly adherent to the palace wall, and he might have to damage the painting if he tried to scrape it off.

If he couldn’t take it down, then so be it; after all, he wasn’t lacking such a treasure.

He picked up the Black Donkey like an overloaded old ox, carrying both the girl and the donkey forward. He moved with ease, unaffected by the Creation King’s oppressive force, as if strolling leisurely in a garden.

"Zhou, you can’t be serious; you’ve become this powerful?" The Black Donkey’s tongue hung out in astonishment, extending a full foot long. It had witnessed Zhou Heng crumble, with all his Divine Bones shattered, the first time he passed through this place. But now, he seemed way too relaxed.

Zhou Heng didn’t reply. As he passed Heavenly Venerate Qingyang and the others, he had a thought, activated the Domain Path, and a world of Golden Light spread out, unleashing thunderous attacks on the three of them.

This is too much bullying!

The trio of Heavenly Venerate Qingyang nearly cried; they were already struggling to move under the oppressive force of the Creation King. Their wills were fully focused on resisting the Creation King’s oppression, leaving them no room to deploy their own Domains.

In such a state, they could only passively take hits, unable to put up the slightest defense and relying solely on their physiques to endure the assault.

But they weren’t from the Gold Devouring Clan, with limited physical strength—not much better than Nascent Soul Realm Magic Artifacts. How could they possibly withstand the power of Zhou Heng’s attack?

"Please have mercy!"

"We are willing to surrender!"

"Spare our lives!"

All three Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals were shouting loudly, choosing survival over pride without hesitation when faced with the choice.

"I don’t need it!" Zhou Heng’s gaze turned fierce, and the Golden Light in his world surged, completely engulfing those three Quasi-Immortals.

A flash of Golden Light, and those three Quasi-Immortals lost all signs of life.

After leaving the Immortal Palace, Zhou Heng did not let go of the Black Donkey but soared into the sky instead. His speed was something the Black Donkey could not hope to match.

A few days later, they returned to the Yuan Family.

"Oh, such a cute little girl!"

"Her ears are so pointed and long, and her skin is as white as milk!"

"And that emerald green hair, I’ve never seen anything like it!"

The women were all shrieking with excitement upon seeing the girl sealed within the Temporal Origin Liquid. All of them were hoping to give birth to children to continue the Zhou Family line and seeing such an adorable little girl immediately made their maternal instincts overflow.

"Has anything happened back home?" Zhou Heng asked.

"With Sister Huo Tian overseeing things, what could happen?" Ying Mengfan took the little girl into her arms, "Let me hold her!"

While speaking, Huo Tian also came over, and after a glance at the girl, she paused slightly before saying, "Turns out she’s of Elf Empress lineage, but afflicted with Innate Poison, fated to not live past ten years old!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)