Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 510 - 494 Deng Family Assembly of Heroes (3/3)

Chapter 510: Chapter 494 Deng Family Assembly of Heroes (3/3)

They talked a long time, but naturally, they had to mention Mu Tongtong. This little girl was diagnosed with an Innate Poison shortly after she was born—a truly lethal poison, carried from the womb, ensuring she would not live past ten years old!

Therefore, after only a few years of eating plain rice, she was sealed by the Temporal Origin Liquid, waiting for the Creation King of the Elf Race to find a cure. Unfortunately, a great war in the Immortal Realm ensued, and the Creation King perished. Under the seal of Temporal Origin Liquid, the little girl traveled through a million years!

As for what the Elf Empress’ bloodline was, little Tongtong was utterly clueless, and Huo Tian, who had initially mentioned it, forgot about it after saying it once and could not offer any explanation either.

Of course, that’s not the point!

The point is, this little girl was very lively, and Black Donkey was the kind of scoundrel who reveled in chaos. Once this mismatched pair of a girl and a donkey got together, it was evident that the girl would soon be influenced into darker ways.

By the time the women discovered, little Tongtong had already adopted her current sly and devious character.

In a fit of rage, Huo Tian kicked Black Donkey so hard it flew away, and to this day, this wretched donkey is still missing. It’s unknown how much effort the Peerless Heavenly Maiden exerted, whether or not she kicked Black Donkey off the Dragon River Continent!

It’s not impossible either, for her powers were terrifyingly infinite. Zhou Heng wouldn’t find it strange if she could kick a planet into oblivion.

Then there were their cultivation issues.

The reason they could advance so swiftly was partly because Huo Tian occasionally provided them guidance, and partly due to the help of the Azure Sky Stone, which greatly aided in their cultivation.

Black Donkey had intended to keep it hidden, but couldn’t withstand Huo Tian’s intense pressure. A mere glare made him obediently hand over the Azure Sky Stone, proving that some creatures are simply meant to encounter their nemesis. Black Donkey certainly faced his biggest misfortune in meeting Huo Tian.

"There’s also one more thing, we were worried about when you would return, afraid you might miss it!" Ying Mengfan’s smooth skin emitted a charming fragrance, her black hair cascading down her jade-like back, stunningly beautiful.

Zhou Heng inhaled her scent and smiled, "What matter is so important?"

"Someone from the Immortal Realm has come!"

"Hmm?" Zhou Heng frowned slightly. Had the Linghu Family sent someone down so quickly? But with his current cultivation level in the Mortal Realm, he didn’t need to fear anyone—unless it was a match for Huo Tian’s heaven-defying existence!

"Not from the Linghu Family, but from the Deng Family!" Ying Mengfan explained, her cheeks flushed red, tinted with enticement that could intoxicate any man.

"The Deng Family?" Zhou Heng paused momentarily; he had not heard of the Deng Family before. Where were they from, and why did they want to come?

Ying Mengfan gave him a playful glare and said, "According to them, the Deng Family is a fairly influential clan in the Immortal Realm, and they’ve come down this time to select a group of talents to enter the Immortal Realm"

"I see!" Zhou understood.

Although the Mortal Realm was of a lower tier, those who could cultivate from an ordinary mortal to a Half-Step Immortal definitely had more potential than those of the same level in the Immortal Realm due to the completely different cultivation environments!

One who could rise above in the Lower Realm could soar even higher in the Immortal Realm!

The Deng Family was merely offering entry into the Immortal Realm as a favor, which allowed them to recruit a great number of excellent talents, perhaps even someone like the Great Eternal Emperor!

It was, in reality, a mutually beneficial situation because becoming an immortal in the Mortal Realm was incredibly difficult. After advancing to the second stage of Quasi-Immortal, unless one obtained treasures like the Star Core, the ambient spiritual energy was simply insufficient to break through the Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal stage!

Therefore, martial artists from the Mortal Realm would definitely seize any opportunity to enter the Immortal Realm, regardless of the cost.

—In the Immortal Realm, there were no worries about the scarcity of spiritual energy!

And what did the Deng Family need to contribute?

Open the Realm Gate to transfer people to the Mortal Realm, yes, they would surely bring Space Artifacts capable of accommodating living beings, similar to the Nine Mystic Trial Tower. They could unleash Immortal Level power and break through the void to return to the Immortal Realm when the time came!

It was not suitable; this method of return was non-directional, who knows where one might end up in the Immortal Realm. Therefore, they must open the Realm Gate again to return.

So it seemed that Linghu Xuan’s real mission was perhaps to replace his clan in recruiting talents?

But wasn’t the Realm Gate owned by the Linghu Family? How did the Deng Family come into play now?

The Dragon River Continent had only one Realm Gate, that much Zhou Heng was sure of. From this, he deduced that the corresponding Realm Gate in the Immortal Realm might not belong to the Linghu Family but to the Immortal City that it was a part of, controlled by a group of powers.

It was probably so.

Zhou Heng became quite interested and said, "Then let’s go have a look!"

...

Zhou Heng returned on the third day, and the Black Donkey came back as well.

This shameless donkey had always been good at reading the room, knowing how despised it was, so it did not dare to return to the Zhou Residence lightly before. But since Zhou Heng was back, having his protection naturally meant it had nothing to fear.

"Zhou, you must have missed me terribly—" the shameless donkey pounced over, hugged Zhou Heng tightly, and immediately stretched its front hooves to frisk him, obviously trying to sneak away with something good.

"Scram!" Zhou Heng kicked the Black Donkey away, "Pervert donkey, don’t be so disgusting!"

"Hehehe!" The Black Donkey, unabashed, didn’t mind at all and came back uprightly, saying, "So, are you planning to go to the Deng Family’s Assembly of Heroes?"

"Assembly of Heroes?" Zhou Heng repeated, laughing lightly, "That’s some big talk!"

"Then let’s join forces and make a big kill, sharing the spoils, you one, I nine!" the Black Donkey said fiercely, while clapping Zhou Heng’s shoulder.

Zhou Heng knew this shameless donkey was copying Linghu Xuan’s benefits and also thinking about seizing the Deng Family’s wealth. He chuckled, "I might as well just slaughter this shameless donkey here and take all the benefits for myself!"

"Tch, Zhou, that joke isn’t funny at all!"

"It’s you who lacks a sense of humor!"

The cultivation speed of this shameless donkey was rapidly increasing; it had now shockingly reached the second layer of the Divine Infant Realm, having somehow devoured some Immortal Elixir and undergone a second development.

Zhou Heng might breakthrough to a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal at any moment, so he took everyone with him this time, possibly having a realization and directly breaking into Immortality while on the move!

Zhou Dinghai and Zhao Kexin both decided not to join Zhou Heng in ascending to the Immortal Realm, preferring to thoroughly enjoy their life as a couple, and no amount of persuasion from Zhou Heng worked.

There was nothing Zhou Heng could do about it; those were his parents, after all. Could he really force them? Wouldn’t he be inviting a lightning strike from the heavens?

All the better, whether the Immortal Realm was dangerous or fortunate was still unclear; it was best to wait until he had established himself there, then use the Realm Gate to come back and take his friends and family up to the Immortal Realm.

Additionally, Little Foodie had run off with Helian Dong again.

Zhou Heng also felt quite guilty as a mentor, as Little Foodie seemed to be more Helian Dong’s apprentice than his, given that the latter was far more serious. However, Helian Dong was quite unreliable himself, just look at Feng Lianqing to see that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

Hopefully, Little Foodie could keep herself, for he had enough unreliable people around him and could really not handle a few more!

He packed up his beloved wife and concubine, and a few unrelated people like Feng Lianqing, Cangao Muyue, and Little Girl, setting off with his group grandiosely.

The servants of the Zhou Residence were dismissed by Zhou Heng, who provided them with a generous amount of cultivation resources, a gesture of great generosity.

This might be their last journey in the Mortal Realm, so everyone cherished this opportunity, traveling leisurely and thoroughly enjoying the scenic mountains and waters.

The Deng Family’s Assembly of Heroes was scheduled for half a year later, and given their pace, there was plenty of time, so there was no need to rush along the way.

Zhou Heng was worried he might breakthrough halfway and take the final step out of the Mortal Realm!

Well, if he did breakthrough, so be it. He was only attending the Deng Family’s Assembly of Heroes to learn about matters of the Immortal Realm anyways. Since Old Madman always spoke so vaguely, it was up to him to explore on his own.

Half a year passed quickly amidst their leisurely travels.

The Azure Sky Stone truly was a treasure of the Immortal Realm; the women, with the help of this treasure, cultivated at astonishing speeds, and the Black Donkey was even faster, having successfully advanced to the third layer of the Divine Infant Realm, not too far from the Divinity Transformation Realm!

When there was about half a month left to the Assembly of Heroes, Zhou Heng and his group arrived at Jiuhua City, where the Deng Family was holding the Assembly of Heroes.

"Donkey, just what breed are you, for your cultivation speed to be so fast?" Zhou asked curiously.

Previously, the Black Donkey had cultivated quickly because it had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm but had been knocked down a realm. However, starting from the Divine Infant Realm, it was on the same starting line as the ladies, yet its cultivation speed was noticeably faster than everyone else’s, only slightly behind Mu Tongtong!

"Hahaha, I am a heavenly miracle, naturally extraordinary!" the Black Donkey boasted proudly.

Huo Tian, however, glanced at the Black Donkey and then said, "This donkey must have eaten a Heaven-Earth Fruit, which then awakened its Spiritual Wisdom!"

"Heaven-Earth Fruit?"

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